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LEVITICUS 27 

NUMBERS 3G 

DEUTERONOMY 34 

JOSHUA 24 

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JONAH 4 

MICAH 7 

NAHUM 3 

HABAKKUK    3 

ZEPHANIAH 3 

HAGGAI      2 

ZECHARIAH 14 

MALACHI  4 


MATTHEW 

MARK 

LUKE 

JOHN 

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EPISTLE  TO  THE  ROMANS 

I.  CORINTHIANS     .     .     .     . 

II.  CORINTHIANS       .     .     . 

GALATIANS 

EPHESIANS 

PHILIPPIANS 

COLOSSIANS 

I.  THESSALONIANS     .     .     , 

II.  THESSALONIANS      .     . 


THE  BOOKS  OF  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT. 

I.  TIMOTHY 

ir.  TIMOTHY       .... 


TITUS 3 

PHILEMON 1 

TO  THE  HEBREWS 13 

EPISTLE  OF  JAMES 5 

I.  PETER 5 

II.  PETER 3 

I  JOHN 

II.  JOHN 

III.  JOHN 

JUDE 


0 

1 

1 

1 

REVELATION 22 


THE   FIRST  BOOK  OF  MOSES, 


GENESIS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  creation  of  heaven  and  earth,  3  of  the  light,  6  of 
the  firmament,  9  of  the  earth  separated  from  the 
■waters,  11  and  made  fruitful,  14  of  the  sun,  moon, 
and  stars,  20  of  fish  and  fowl,  24  of  beasts  and  cattle, 
26  of  man  in  the  image  of  God.  29  Also  the  ap- 
pointment of  food. 

AnnoMun.  -r]\j  ^|^g  abe£tinnin£;  God  *>  created 


the  heaven  and  the  earth. 


the  world 

Before  Christ  »       t      i  •    i 

4004.  2  And  the  earth  "was  without 

form,  and  void ;  and  darkness  ivas  upon 
the  face  of  the  deep.  And  the  ''Spirit  of 
God  moved  upon  the  face  of  the  water.s. 

3  And  God  "said,  Let  there  be  "^light: 
and  there  was  light. 

4  And  God  saw  the  light,  that  it  luas 
good :  and  God  divided  *  the  light  from 
the  darkness. 

5  And  God  called  the  slight  Day,  and 
the  darkness  he  called  Night.  tAnd  the 
evening  and  the  morning  were  the  first 
day. 

6  If  And  God  "^  said.  Let  there  he  at  firma- 
ment in  the  midst  of  the  waters,  and  let 
it  divide  the  waters  from  the  waters. 

7  And  God  made  the '  firmament,  and  di- 
vided the  waters  which  tvere  under  the 
firmament  from  the  waters  which  ivere 
aboveJ  the  firmament :   and  it  was  so. 

8  And  God  called  the  firmament  Heaven. 
And  the  evening  and  the  morning  were 
the  second  day. 

9  *[[  And  God  said,  ^  Let  the  waters  under 
the  heaven  he  gathered  together  unto  one 
place,  and  let  the  dry  land  appear :  and 
it  was  so. 


«  Prov.8 

23 ;  John  1 : 

,2;  Heb.l 

10.     b  Job  38 

4;  P6a.33 

•6; 

Is 

a.  40  :  26 ; 

.ler.  51:16, 

Zech.  12 : 

;    Acta  14  :  IS 

Rom.  1  : 

20; 

r 

3l.  1 :  16. 

c  .Tob  26: T.- 

.ler. 4 :  23. 

<1  Job  26:13 

Pfla.  104 

30. 

e 

P8.->.33:9 

Mat.  8: 3. 

2Cor.4:6 

Eph.  S :  14.     *  Heb.  between 

Ch 

e  liffht,  and  betioeen  the  darkness 

B   Psa.  74: 

6;    Isa.  45 

:7. 

CHAPTER  1. 
Geiiesis ;    the  generation,  origin,  or  beginning. 
This  book  is  so  called  because  it  describes  the  ori- 
gin or  beginning  of  the  world. 

1.  Tlie  hegitming :  the  beginning  of  time,-  or 
of  the  period  -which  God  here  speaks  of.  Created; 
made  or  caused  what  before  did  not  exist.  Heaven, 
— earth  ;  created  the  matter  out  of  -which  these, 
as  described,  -were  afterwards  formed. 

2.  Witho'itt  form ;  the  materials  e.xisted,  but  the 
different  kinds  had  not  been  separated  or  put  into 
shape.  Void ;  empty,  and  destitute  of  the  vege- 
tation and  living  creatures  which  were  afterwards 
brought  forth.  How  long  the  earth  remained  so, 
God  has  not  revealed,  and  we  do  not  know.  The 
deep;  the  mass  of  unformed  matter.     Moved ;  in 


10  And  God  called  the  dry  land  Earth  ; 
and  the  gathering  together  of  the  waters 
called  he  Seas :  and  God  saw  that  it  was 
good. 

11  And  God  said,  Let  the  'earth  bring 
forth  ^  grass,  the  herb  yielding  seed,  and 
the  fruit-tree  '"yielding  fruit  after  his 
kind,  whose  seed  is  in  itself,  upon  the 
earth  :   and  it  was  so. 

12  And  the  earth  brought  forth  grass, 
and  herb  yielding  seed  after  his  kind,  and 
the  tree  yielding  fruit,  whose  seed  u'as  in 
itself,  after  his  kind  :  and  God  saw  that 
it  was  good. 

13  And  the  evening  and  the  morning 
were  the  third  day. 

14  IT  And  God  said.  Let  there  "be  lights 
in  the  firmament  of  the  heaven,  to  divide 
the  II  day  from  the  night ;  and  let  them  be 
for  signs,"  and  for  seasons,  and  for  days, 
and  years  : 

15  And  let  them  be  for  lights  in  the  fir- 
mament of  the  heaven,  to  give  light  upon 
the  earth  :   and  it  was  so. 

16  And  God  made  two  great  lights  ;  the 
greater  light  *to  rule  the  day,  and  the 
lesser  light  to  rule  the  night :  he  made  the 
stars  also. 

17  And  God  set  them  in  the  firmament 
of  the  heaven  to  give  light  upon  the  earth, 

18  And  to  Prule  over  the  day  and  over 
the  night,  and  to  divide  tlie  light  from  the 
darkness  :   and  God  saw  that  it  was  good. 

19  And  the  evening  and  the  morning 
were  the  fourth  day. 


f  Heb.  and  the  evening  teas,  and  the  morning  was 
t  Heb.' expansion,      i  Jer.  10:  1-2.      j   Prov.8: -28. 

h  Job  37: 18. 

k  Job  .38:8. 

1  Mat.  6:30.     ^  Heb.  tender  ijrass.     m  Luke  6:  44. 

B  P.sa.  1 36  :  7. 

H   Heb.  between  the  day,  arid  between  the  night. 
*  Heb.  fur  the  rule  of  the  dan.     P  Jer.  31 :  35. 

o  Psa.  104:19. 

the  original,  brooded  or  hovered  over  the  mass  of 
matter,  and  thus  prepared  it  to  bring  forth,  at  the 
command  of  God,  various  productions. 

6.  Firinaineiit ;  in  the  original, expansion, above 
and  around  the  earth.  Divide  the  waters;  the 
waters  in  the  clouds  from  the  waters  on  tlie  earth. 

9.  Waters — dryland;  the  earth  and  water  had 
before  been  mixed  together,  but  now  they  were  sep- 
arated. 

11.  Yielding  seed;  to  perpetuate  by  natural 
growth  the  same  kind. 

14-19.  Lights;  light  and  heat  had  been  made 
before,  on  the"  first  day,  v.  3-5;  but  now  there  were 
two  great  bodies  in  the  heavens  to  occasion,  through 
the  m.otions  of  the  earth,  day  and  night,  summer  and 
winter,  seed-time  and  harvest. 

1 


27u'  creation. 


GENESIS  II. 


The  first  Sabbath. 


20  And  God  said,  Let  the  waters  bring 
forth  abundantly  the  •moving  creature 
that  halh  ^lifc,  and  ^fowl  that  may  fly 
above  the  earlli  in  the  *  open  firmament 
of  heaven. 

•2\  And  God  created  great  whales,  and 
every  living  creature  that  moveth,  which 
the  waters  brought  forth  abundantly  af- 
ter their  kind,  and  every  winged  fowl 
after  his  kind :  and  God  saw  that  it  icas 
good. 

22  And  God  blessed  them,  saying,  Be 
fruitful,  and  multiply,  and  fill  the  waters 
in  the  seas,  and  let  fowl  multiply  in  the 
earth. 

23  And  the  evening  and  the  morning 
were  the  fifth  day. 

24  Tf  And  God  said.  Let  the  earth  bring 
forth  the  living  creature  after  his  kind, 
cattle,  and  creeping  thing,  and  beast  of 
the  earth  after  his  kind  :  and  it  was  so. 

25  And  God  made  the  beast  of  the  earth 
after  his  kind,  and  cattle  after  their  kind, 
and  every  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the 
earth  after  his  kind :  and  God  saw  that 
it  was  good. 

2G  ^  And  God  said,  Let  us  make  man 
in  our  image,  after  our  likeness  :  and  let 
them  have  dominion  over  the  fish  of  the 
sea,  and  over  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and 
over  the  cattle,  and  over  all  the  earth,  and 
over  every  creeping  thing  that  creepeth 
upon  tlie  earth. 

27  So  God  created  man  in  his  own  "im- 


•  Hch.  rrrcping.  IKinc",  * :  ^■t■  t  Heb.  a  liviniitoiil.  ver.  :!0 ;  Hcrl. 
S:!!l.  tlU\,  Ut/owt/ly.  ^Hyh.faccoflhejirmamtnlofheavrn. 
»er.  7,  M.    •  KccL  7 :  ••'<> ;  F.pli.  ^ :  .!4 ;  Col.  3 :  10.    |j  Heb.  creepeth. 


20, 21 .  Life  ;  vogetable  life,  as  that  of  plants  and 
;r<es,  liad  beon  given  before,  v.  11,  12,  but  now  a 
II, .tier  kinJ,  animal  life,  was  given. 

■J'l.   llra.^t  of  the  earth  ;  -wild  beasts. 

26.  TJf ;  such  are  tlie  nature  and  manifestations 
of  God,  that  he  can  properly  speak  of  himself  as  I  or 
we,  me  or  uk  ;  tlius  our  Saviour  said,  We  will  come 
unto  him,  and  make  our  abode  with  him.  John  11: 23. 
Our  imarrc — oitr  likeness ;  like  his  Creator  a  ra- 
tional and  pure  spirit,  exercising  dominion. 

29.  Evrnj  herb  ;  f,o  far  a«  it  would  proniote  their 
benefit.     Meal ;  food. 

31.  Very  good  ;  perfectly  suited  to  the  wise  and 
benevolent  ends  for  which  Uod  made  them. 

msTnucTioNs. 

1.  The  niitcnce.  wisdom,  and  greatness  of  God 

AT'     ' '  ■■  ■'      •'  '  ii'h  he  has  made,  even 

li:  'd ;  so  that  those  who 

>'■'  'I  adore  him,  are  with- 

..  ]•  .  ^.-     ••.      l;..in.  1:  -JO. 

'!  1.1  ;lit  exi.st*  independently  of  the  sun,  as  in 
•  •■'.r.  i*y.  lit,'htnin;j.  and  fire.  God  caused  the 
li)(ht  to  shine  out  of  d.irkness,  and  he  can  shine  into 
dark  hearlJi,  and  give  them  the  light  of  the  knowledge 
of  hill  glory  in  the  face  of  Jesus  (Jhrist.    2  l>or.  4  :6. 

10.  In  separating  or  combining  the  elenient«,  as- 
signing to  carh  ita  appropriate  place,  and  uphold- 
ing it  tliorc.  no  less  really  than  in  its  creation.  God 
showed  his  infinite  power,  wisdom,  and  goodiie.ss. 
He  spake,  and  it  was  done;  he  comiiianded.  and  it 
»tood  fast.     I'sa.  3:3 :  0 ;  Heb.  1:3. 


him ;  male  and  female  created  he  them. 

28  And  God  blessed  them,  and  God  said 
unto  them,  Be  fruitful,  and  multipl)^,  and 
replenish  the  earth,  and  subdue  it;  and 
have  dominion  over  the  fish  of  the  sea,  and 
over  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  over  every 
living  thing  that  !i  moveth  upon  the  earth. 

29  H  And  God  said.  Behold,  I  have  given 
you  every  herb  *  bearing  seed,  which  i.? 
upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth,  and  every 
tree,  in  the  which  is  the  fruit  of  a  tree 
yielding  seed ;  to  you ''  it  shall  be  for  meat. 

30  And  to  every  beast  of  the  earth,  and 
to  every  fowl  of  the  air,  and  to  every  thing 
that  creepeth  upon  the  earth,  wherein 
there  is  tlife,  /  have  given  every  green 
herb  for  meat :   and  it  was  so. 

31  And  God  saw  every  thing  that  he 
had  made,  and  behold,  it  was  very  good. 
And  the  evening  and  the  morning  were 
the  sixth  day. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  The  first  sabbath.  4  The  manner  of  the  creation.  8 
The  planting  of  the  garden  of  Eden,  10  and  the  river 
thereof.  17  The  tree  of  knowledge  only  forbidden. 
19,  20  The  naming  of  the  creatures.  21  The  mak- 
ing of  woman,  and  institution  of  marriage. 

THUS  the  heavens  and  the  earth  were 
finished,  and  all  the  host  of  them. 
2  And  "^  on  the  seventh  day  God  ended 
his  work  which  he  had  made ;  and  he 
rested  on  the  seventh  day  from  all  his 
work  which  he  had  made. 


P8a.fi9:3-I.  *  Heb.»«dmj7S«rf.  b  chap.  2: 16;  9:3;  Job36:  31; 
Acta  14: 17.  \  neh.  a  livins  soul.  c  Ex.  20:11;  Isa.  58:13; 
Heb.  4:4. 


12.  In  the  continuance  of  the  great  law  which  God 
at  first  gave,  that  each  seed  should  produce  its  kind  in 
allfuture  time,  we  have  evidence  that  he  sees  and  gov- 
erns throughout  the  vegetable  creation — is  of  one 
mind,  and  none  can  turn  him.  Job  23: 13;  Isa.  46: 10. 

18.  The  sun,  moon,  and  stars  are  bright  m.mifes- 
tations  of  the  wisdom,  power,  and  goodness  of  God. 
We  can  see  and  enjoy  them  without  being  able  to 
understand  their  nature,  or  how  they  produce  their 
effects.  So  we  can  believe  truths,  and  enjoy  the 
benefits  of  faith,  without  comprehending  how  those 
truths  exist,  are  related,  or  operate  so  usefully  on  us. 

28.  The  fear  of  man  manifested  by  fishes,  fowls, 
and  beasts,  testifies  to  his  dignity  as  the  represent- 
ative of  his  Makers  and  by  yielding  to  him  to  whom 
God  gave  dominion,  they  acknowledge  God's  au- 
thority, and  thus  honor  him.  They  also  suiter  in 
consequence  of  man's  sin.    Gen.  6:7;  Rom.  8 :  20. 

31.  All  that  God  does  is  very  good;  like  its  Au- 
thor, perfect.  Nothing  could  be  better ;  and  in 
our  treating  all  tilings  according  to  his  will  there  is 
great  reward. 

CHAPTER  rt. 

1.  Thus ;  as  described  in  the  previous  ch.apter. 

2.  llested  ;  not  in  the  sense  of  weariness,  or  eiise 
from  fatigue ;  God  is  never  weary.  Isa.  40 :  28.  But 
he  ceased  from  the  work  of  the  six  days.  He  rested, 
a.s  men  should,  after  six  days  of  labor;  and  as  the 
friends  of  God,  who  rightly  understand  their  duly, 
will.  Having  made  man  in  his  ov\-n  image,  he  now 
sets  him  an  example. 


Tke  garden  of  Eden. 


GENESIS   II. 


The  making  of  woman. 


tc.'iiai.  3  And  God  blessed  the  seventh 
day,  and  sanctified  it ;  because  that  in  it 
he  had  rested  from  all  his  work  which  God 
created*  and  made. 

4  T[  These  are  the  generations  of  the 
heavens  and  of  the  earth  when  they  were 
created,  in  the  day  that  the  Lord  God 
made  the  earth  and  the  heavens, 

5  And  every  plant  of  the  field  before  it 
was  in  the  earth,  and  every  herb  of  the 
field  before  it  grew  :  for  the  Lord  God 
had  not  caused  it  to  rain  upon  the  earth, 
and  there  ivas  not  a  man  to  till  the  ground. 

6  But  t  there  went  up  a  mist  from  the 
earth,  and  watered  the  whole  face  of  the 
ground. 

7  And  the  Lord  God  formed  man  J  of 
the  "dust  of  the  ground,  and  ''breathed 
into  his  "^  nostrils  the  breath  of  life  ;  and 
man*^  became  a  living  soul. 

8  ^And  the  Lord  God  planted"  a  gar- 
den eastward  in  Eden ;  and  there  he  put 
the  man  whom  he  had  formed. 

9  And  out  of  the  ground  made  the  Lord 
God  to  grow  every  tree  that  is  pleasant 
to  the  sight,  and  good  for  food ;  the  ""tree  of 
life  also  in  the  midst  of  the  garden,  and 
the  stree  of  knowledge  of  good  and  evil. 

10  And  a  river  went  out  of  Eden  to 
water  the  garden ;  and  from  thence  it  was 
parted,  and  became  into  four  heads. 

1 1  The  name  of  the  first  is  Pison  :  that 
is  it  which  compasseth  the  Avhole  land 
of  ''Havilah,  where  there  is  gold  ; 

12  And  the  gold  of  that  land  is  good: 
there  is  bdellium  and  the  onyx-stone. 


*  Heb.  created  to  make.       f 

Or,  a  mist 

which  went  up  from. 

X  Heb.  dust  of  the  grottnd.      a 

chap.  3:1!) 

Paa.  103:14;    Isaiah 

64:8;  1  Cor.  15:47.      b  .lob.TT 

4.      c  Isa.  '. 

:■:■.'.      i  1  Cor.  15:4S. 

e  Kiek.  31:8,9.     f  chap.  .T: -Ji  ; 

Prov.  3:18 

Kev.2:7.     B  ver.  17. 

h  chap.  25:  18.      %  Heb.  Cttsh. 

i  Dan.  10: 

4.      II  Or,  tastxoard  to 

3.  The  seventh  day  ;  that  which  succeeds  the 
six  working  days  ;  and  which  was  made  to  be  a  day 
of  rest  from  secular  employments  and  of  devotion 
to  religious  duties.  Sanctified  it;  set  it  apart 
from  other  days  for  sacred  employments. 

4.  Tlie  generations;  the  true  history  of  the  origin 
of  the  heavens  and  the  earth.  Lord;  in  the  origi- 
nal, Jehovah.  This  is  the  first  time  this  word  is  used 
in  the  Bible.  It  is  the  peculiar  name  of  Him,  who 
is,  and  was,  and  is  to  come,  the  Almighty;  and  im- 
plies eternal,  independent,  unchanging  self-exist- 
ence, and  infinite  perfection. 

When  the  word  Lord  in  the  Bible  is  printed  in 
small  capitals,  it  is  in  the  Hebrew,  Jehovah. 

5.  Before  it  was  in  the  earth — before  it  greiu ; 
things  did  not  at  first  grow  gradually  from  the  earth 
by  natural  laws,  as  they  did  afterwards ;  but  God 
formed  them  in  a  state  of  maturity  and  perfection. 
Not  a  man  to  till  the  ground;  it  did  not,  at  first, 
produce  by  cultivation,  but  spontaneously,  by  the 
power  of  God. 

7.  Formed  man;  chap.  1:27.  He  was  not 
born  as  men  now  are,  and  did  not  grow  up  gradually; 
but  as  other  things  were  formed  by  the  power  of  (3rod 
at  once,  he  was  created  full-grown  and  perfect. 

8.  Eden  ;  a  country  east  or  north-east  of  Pales- 
tine, near  the  rivers  Tigris  and  Euphrates. 

9.  The  tree  of  life ;  whose  fruit  would  be  to 


1 3  And  the  name  of  the  second  river  is 
Gihon  :  the  same  is  it  that  compasseth 
the  whole  land  of  ^  Ethiopia. 

14  And  the  name  of  the  third  river  is 
Hiddekel :'  that  is  it  which  goeth  II  toAvard 
the  east  of  Assyria.  And  the  fourth  river 
is  Euphrates. 

15  And  the  Lord  God  took  *  the  man, 
and  J  put  him  into  the  garden  of  Eden,  to 
dress  it  and  to  keep  it. 

16  And  the  Lord  God  commanded  the 
man,  saying.  Of  every  tree  of  the  garden 
thout  mayest  freely  cat : 

17  But  of  the  tree  of  the  knowledge  of 
good  and  ^  evil,  thou  shalt  not  eat  of  it ; 
for  in  the  day  that  thou  eatest  thereof 
thou  t  shalt  surely  die. 

18  TfAnd  the  Lord  God  said.  It  is  not 
good  that  the  man  should  be  alone  :  '  I 
will  make  him  a  help  ^meet  for  him. 

i  19  And  out  of  the  ground  the  Lord 
God  formed  every  beast  of  the  field,  and 
every  fowl  of  the  air;  and  "'brought  them 
unto  II  Adam  to  see  what  he  would  call 
them ;  and  whatsoever  Adam  called  every 
living  creature,  that  was  the  name  there- 
of. 

20  And  Adam  *  gave  names  to  all  cattle, 
and  to  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  to  every 
beast  of  the  field ;  but  for  Adam  there 
was  not  found  a  help  meet  for  him. 

21  And  the  Lord  God  caused  a  "deep 
sleep  to  fall  upon  Adam,  and  he  slept ; 
and  he  took  one  of  his  ribs,  and  closed 
up  the  flesh  instead  thereof : 

22  And  the  rib,  which  the  Lord  God  had 


Assyria.  *  Or,  Adam,  j  ver.  8.  f  Heb.  eating  thou  shatt  eat. 
k  chap.  3:1.3,11,17;  Romans  fi:23;  1  Cor.  15:, W.  t  Heb. 
dying  thou  shall  die.  I  1  Cor.  11:9;  1  Tim.  2  :  13.  %  Heb.  an 
before  him.  m  Psa.  8:6.  ||  Or,  the  man.  *  Heb.  called,  n  chap. 
15:12. 


man,  if  obedient,  a  pledge  of  endless  life.  Tree  of 
knowledge ;  by  man's  treatment  of  which  his 
character  would  be  known ;  and  concerning  which 
he  knew  by  express  revelation  the  will  of  God :  by 
obeying  that  will,  he  would  know  good  and  good 
only ;  and  by  disobeying,  he  would  know  evil,  and 
tran.smit  it  to  his  posterity. 

10.  Four  heads ;  four  different  streams,  some  of 
which  it  is  difficult  to  identify. 

13.  Ethiopia ;  in  the  Hebrew,  Gush ;  not  the 
Ethiopia  in  Africa,  hut  a  country  in  Asia,  inhabited 
by  descendants  of  Gush  the  son  of  Ham,  and  father 
of  Nimrod.     Gen.  10 :  6,  8. 

14.  Hiddekel ;  supposed  to  be  the  river  Tigris, 
which  empties  into  the  Euphrates.  Euphrates;  a 
river  which  rises  in  Armenia  and  flows  south  into 
the  Persian  Gulf. 

1-5.  Dress;  cultivate. 

16.  Of  every  tree;  except  the  tree  of  know- 
ledge, v.  17. 

17.  Tliou  shalt  7iot  eat  of  it;  this  was  a  test 
of  his  obedience  to  the  known  will  of  God.  Surely 
die;  in  the  original,  dying  thou  shalt  die.  He 
would  lose  the  moral  image  and  the  favor  of  God ; 
become  mortal  and  exposed  to  endless  sinfulness  and 
misery. 

18.  tIZows;  without  a  human  companion.  ]\[eet 
for  him  ;  suited  to  his  nature,  condition,  and  wants. 

3 


The  serpent  deccivcth  Eve. 


GENESIS  III, 


Man's  shameful  fall . 


taken  from  man,  '  made  he  a  woman,  and 
brought*  her  unto  the  man. 

23  And  Adam  said,  This  is  now  bone  of 
my  bones,  '■and  flesli  of  my  flesh:  she 
shall  be  called  t  Woman,  because  she  was 
taken  out  of  »  Man. 

24  Therefore  shall  a  man  leave  ''his 
father  and  his  mother,  and  shall  cleave 
unto  his  wife  :  and  they  shall  be  one  flesh. 

"2.5  And  they  were  both  naked,  the  man 
and  his  wife,  and  were  not  ashamed. 

CHAPTER   III. 

1  The  verpont  deceivcth  Eve.  6  Man"s  shameful  fall. 
9  Go<i  arraipneth  them.  14  The  serpent  is  cursed. 
1.5  The  promised  .seed.  10  The  punishment  of  man- 
kind. 21  Their  first  clothing.  22  Their  casting  out 
of  paradise. 

~|VrOW  the  ''serpent  was  more  "subtle 
J_N  than  any  beast  of  the  field  which  the 
Lord  God  had  made.  And  he  said  unto 
the  woman,  *  Yea,  hath  God  said.  Ye  shall 
not  eat  of  every  tree  of  the  garden  ? 

2  And  the  woman  said  unto  the  serpent. 
We  may  eat  of  the  fruit  of  the  trees  of 
the  garden  : 

3  But  of  the  fruit  of  the  tree  which  is 
in  the  midst  of  the  garden,  God  hath  said. 
Ye''  shall  not  eat  of  it,  neither  shall  ye 
touch  it,  lest  ye  die. 

4  And  the  ^serpent  said  unto  the  •■  wom- 
an, Ye  shall  not  surely  die : 


-  Hrl>.  fcuiWfrf.  •  Prov.  I8:;5.  bKiili.  5:na  f  Heb. /«Aa. 
t  Hch. /<A.  c.MarklO:7.  ailev.lS:!).  e2Cor.U:3.  %  Heb. 
fta,  bteaiut.  ric.      fcbiip.  5:17.      (John  8:  44.      klTim.  2:H. 


23.  Woma7i — ma/i ;  in  Hebrew,  man  is  Ish ; 
woman.  Isha,  the  feminine  of  man. 

24.  There/ore;  on  account  of  her  likeness  to 
man,  her  suitablene.ss  lo  be  his  companion,  the  ap- 
pointment of  GoJ  with  regard  to  it,  and  the  mutual 
affection  wliich  lie  would  cause  to  subsist  between 
them.  One  flesh;  united  in  bonds  more  tender  and 
strong  than  those  which  unite  relatives  by  birth. 

25.  Not  ashamed ;  shame  is  the  fruit  of  sin,  and 
a*  thev  had  never  sinned,  they  felt  none  of  its  evils. 
How  Ion;;  they  continued  in  this  state,  God  has  not 
told  us ;  and  we  do  not  know. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  A.%  God  made  one  day  in  seven  for  rest  and 
•piritunl  duties,  set  it  ap.irl  to  be  devoted  not  to  sec- 
ular but  to  sacred  employments,  and  enforced  the 
obller^•anre  of  it  by  his  own  example  and  his  com- 
mand, it  is  manifestly  his  will  that  men  should  re- 
fard  it ;  and  no  man  in  this  respect  does  his  will  who 
oe»  not  remember  the  Sabbath-day  to  keep  it  holy. 

7.  As  the  body  of  man  was  at  first  formed  from  the 
dust,  and  all  our  \-r>,\'\f,  nnist  soon  return  to  dust,  our 
chicfroni':  '    '     I'.r  the  soul;  that  it  may  be 

filtrd,  wIm  .  body,  to  enter  into  the  pres- 

ence, ami  •  .r  of  God. 

l').  Piligiiicf  111  l.iisincss  during  the  six  working 
days,  as  well  as  rest  from  it  on  the  Sabbath,  was 
needful  to  man  in  a  slate  of  innocence.  He  was 
made  for  employment;  and  no  man  can  indulge  in 
idleness  or  sloth,  without  committing  sin. 

18.  As  God  has  told  us  that  it  is  not  good  for  man 
to  live  unmarried,  those  who  contend  that  it  is  best 
for  ministers  of  the  gospel  to  live  unmarried,  set  up 
their  wisdom  in  opposition  to  his,  deprive  them- 
selves of  many  blessings,  and  set  an  evil  example  to 
their  fellow-men. 


5  For  God  doth  know,  that  in  the  bc'.tom: 
day  ye  cat  thereof,  then  your  eyes  shall  be 
opened;  and  ye  shall  be  as  gods,  knowing 
good  and  evil. 

6  And  when  the  woman  saw  that  the 
tree  ivas  good  for  food,  and  that  it  was 
pleasant  II  to  the  eyes,  and  a  tree  to  be 
desired  to  make  one  wise,  she  took  of  the 
fruit  thereof,  and  did  eat ;  and  gave  also 
unto  her  husband  with  her,  and  he  did 
eat. 

7  And  the  eyes  of  them  both  were  open- 
ed, and  they  knew  that  they  were  '  nalc ed  ; 
and  they  sewed  fig-leaves  together,  and 
made  themselves  *  aprons. 

8  And  they  heard  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
God  walking  in  the  garden  in  the  tcool 
of  the  day  :  and  Adam  and  his  wife  Jhid 
themselves  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord  God  amongst  the  trees  of  the  gar- 
den. 

9  And  the  Lord  God  called  unto  Adam, 
and  said  unto  him.  Where  art  thou  ? 

10  And  he  said,  I  heard  thy  voice  in  the 
garden,  and  I  wa,s  afraid,  ''because  I  was 
naked  ;  and  I  hid  myself. 

11  And  he  said.  Who  told  thee  that  thou 
u'ast  naked  ?  Hast  thou  eaten  of  the  tree, 
whereof  I  commanded  thee  that  thou 
shouldest  not  eat  ? 


K  Heb.orfcjiVf.     ichap.2:2S.     '  Or, things  to  girdabout.     f  Htb. 
inind.    j  Jer.  23  :  24 ;  Amoa  9:2,3.    k  IJolin,  3 :  20. 


23.  The  manner  in  which,  and  the  object  for  which 
woman  was  made,  show  that  the  husband  and  wife 
should  love  each  other  with  tender  affection;  culti- 
vate union  of  views,  interest,  and  effort ;  and  mu- 
tually seek  each  others  highest  good. 

24.  Marriage,  according  to  the  will  of  God,  is  a 
union  for  life  of  one  man  with  one  woman,  and  with 
one  only ;  and  the  fact  that  it  is  a  divine  institution, 
shows  that  men  should  enter  into  it  for  the  glory  of 
God  in  the  promotion  of  their  own  happiness  and 
usefulness. 

CHAPTER  III. 

I.  iS«i</«;  cunning,  deceitful.  J/f  ;  the  serpent, 
or  Satan  speaking  by  him. 

3.  The  tree;  the  tree  of  knowledge  of  good  and 
evil.     Chap.  2:0. 

4.  Ye  shall  not — die  ;  this  is  the  first  lie  record- 
ed in  the  Bible.  Satan  was  its  author,  and  he  is 
justly  called  the  fither  of  lies.     John  8:  44. 

5.  Be  as  gods  ;  be  greatly  ennobled,  dignified,  and 
exalted. 

6.  Good  for  fi'od  ;  as  she  thought  from  its  looks. 
To  make  one  wise  ;  according  to  the  testimony  of 
Satan ;  but  according  to  God's  testimony,  the  sure 
means  of  death.  '  She  took  of  the  fruit ;  showing 
that  she  believed  Satan  and  not  God. 

7.  Were  opened;  to  see  something  of  the  evil 
which  they  had  committed.  Knew  that  they  were 
naked ;  and  experienced  shame  as  the  fruit  of  sin. 

8.  Heard  the  voice  of  the  Lord  God;  per- 
ceived evidence  of  his  presence.  Hid  themselves; 
through  conscious  guilt,  and  fearful  expectation  of 
coming  evil. 

II.  Who  told  thee;  how  didst  thou  become 
ashamed  and  fe.\rful  ?  This  was  asked,  not  for  the 
information  of  God,  but  for  the  conviction  of  Adam. 


Tlie  jxidgmcnts  of  God. 


GENESIS  IV. 


Man  cast  out  of  Eden. 


kc.'mi.  1 2  And  the  man  said,  *  The  wom- 
an "whom  thou  gavest  to  be  with  me,  she 
gave  me  of  the  tree,  and  I  did  eat. 

13  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto  the 
woman,  What  is  this  that  thou  hast  done  ? 
And  the  woman  said.  The  serpent  be- 
guiled me,  and  I  did  eat. 

14  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto  the  ser- 
pent. Because  thou  hast  done  this,  thou 
art  cursed  above  all  cattle,  and  above 
every  beast  of  the  field :  upon  thy  belly 
shalt  thou  go,  and  ""dust  shalt  thou  eat  all 
the  days  of  thy  life  : 

15  And  I  will  put  enmity  between  thee 
and  the  woman,  and  between  "^thy  seed 
and  ''her  seed ;  ^it  shall  bruise  thy  head, 
and  thou  shalt  bruise  his  heel. 

1 6  Unto  the  woman  he  said,  I  will  greatly 
multiply  thy  sorrow  and  thy  conception  : 
in  sorrow  thou  shalt  bring  forth  children  ; 
and  thy  desire  *  shall  be  to  thy  husband, 
and  he  shall  '^rule  over  thee. 

17  And  unto  Adam  he  said,  Because 
thou  hast  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of 
thy  wife,  and  hast  eaten  of  the  tree  of 
which  I  commanded  thee,  saying.  Thou 
shalt  not  eat  of  it :  cursed  is  the  grovind 
for  thy  sake  ;  in  sorrow  shalt  thou  eat  of 
it  all  the  days  of  thy  life  ; 

1 8  Thorns  also  and  thistles  shall  it  bring 
forth  t  to  thee ;  and  thou  shalt  eat  the 
herb  of  the  field  : 


a  .Tob;il:33;  Prov.  28:13.  b  Isa.  e'liM;  Micall7:17.  o  Mat. 
13:38;  John  8:  44;  IJoIin,  3t8.  i  Isa.  7:14;  Mat.  1 :  23  ;  I.uke 
nS."!.  e  Rtim.  16:20;  Kpli.  4:8;  Rev.  12:7,  8.  *  Or,  subject  to 
thy  husband,     f  I  Cor.  14:34.     f  Heb.  cause  to  b«d.    J  Heb.  C/ia- 


12.  She  gave  me  ;  this  was  true,  but  it  did  not 
excuse  liim. 

13.  Beguiled ;  deceived. 

14.  The  serpent ;  the  instrument  through  which 
Satan  acted.  Cursed ;  he  would  be  greatly  de- 
graded, and  detested. 

15.  It ;  the  seed  of  the  woman,  or,  as  it  might 
be  rendered,  He,  referring  especially  to  Christ,  who 
in  due  time  would  come  to  destroy  the  works  of  the 
devil.  1  John,  3:  8.  Bruise  thy  head  ;  overcome 
him  and  destroy  his  power.  Bruise  his  heel ;  in- 
flict upon  him  temporary  evil. 

16.  And  thy  conception ;  in  thy  conception. 
Thy  desire — to  thy  husband;  he  should  control 
her,  and  she  be  subject  to  him. 

IS.  The  herb  of  the  field  ;  for  which  he  must  labo- 
riously toil,  instead  of  living  any  longer  in  paradise. 

20.  Eve;  meaning  life. 

21.  Skins;  supposed  to  be  of  animals  offered  in 
sacrifice  to  God,  pointing  forward  to  the  great  aton- 
ing sacrifice  of  Christ,  the  promised  Conqueror  of 
Satan.  Through  faith  in  Christ,  God  would  forgive 
men.  sanctify,  and  save  them. 

22.  One  of  us  ;  chap.  1 :  26.  Man  had  vainly  at- 
tempted to  elevate  and  bless  himself,  by  taking  his 
own  way,  in  compliance  with  Satan's  temptation, 
and  in  opposition  to  the  known  will  of  God;  thus 
he  knew  good  and  evil,  by  losing  the  one  and  suffer- 
ing the  other. 

24.   Cheruhims ;  guards  of  angels. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
1.  The  great  means  of  s.afety  to  man  is  continued, 
hearty  belief  in  the   truth  of  God's  declarations. 


19  In  the  sweat  of  thy  face  shalt  thou 
eat  bread,  till  thou  return  unto  the 
ground ;  for  out  of  it  wast  thou  taken  : 
for  dust  thou  art,  and  unto  dust  shalt 
thou  return. 

20  And  Adam  called  his  wife's  name 
Eve  ;t  because  she  was  the  mother  of  all 
living.^ 

21  Unto  Adam  also  and  to  his  wife  did 
the  Lord  God  make  coats  of  skirls,  and 
clothed'"  them. 

22  TfAnd  the  Lord  God  said,  'Behold, 
the  man  is  become  as  one  of  us,  to  know 
good  and  evil :  and  now,  lest  he  put  forth 
his  hand,  and  take  also  of  the  tree  of 
life,'  and  eat,  and  live  for  ever : 

23  Therefore  the  Lord  God  sent  him 
forth  from  the  garden  of  Eden,  to  ''till 
the  ground  from  whence  he  was  taken. 

24  So  he  drove  out  the  man  :  and  he 
placed  at  the  east  of  the  garden  of  Eden 
eherubims,'  and  a  flaming  '"sword  which 
turhed  every  way,  to  keep  the  "way  of 
the  tree  of  life. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  birth,  trade,  and  religion  of  Cain  and  Abel.  8 
The  murder  of  Abel.  11  The  curse  of  Cain.  17 
Enoch  the  fir.~t  city.     19  Lamech  and  his  t-wo  wives. 

25  The  birth  of  Seth;  26  and  Enos. 

AND  Adam  knew  Eve  his  wife ;  and 
she  conceived,  and  bare  ^  Cain,  and 
said,  I  have  gotten  a  man  from  the  Lord. 


vah,  that 

s,  living,      g 

Act 

17:26.      h 

Isaiah  61  :  10 

Phil.  3 

9. 

i  Ter.  .S.    J 

Reve 

ition 

:7. 

k  -ver.  19. 

1  Psalm  80  : 1 

etc.;  99 

1. 

m  1  Chronicles  21 

:16. 

n  Hebrews  10: 

20.      \  That  is 

,  gotten^ 

jr, 

acquired. 

Hence  Satan  tries  to  prevent  this,  that  by  their  own 
voluntary  transgressions,  he  m.ay  destroy  them. 

4.  Satan  tries  to  make  men  disbelieve  God's  dec- 
larations, in  order  to  lead  them  to  break  his  com- 
mands. Liars  resemble  Satan,  do  his  work,  and 
will  partake  of  his  torment.     Rev.  21 :  8. 

9.  Sin  makes  men  ashamed  of  themselves,  afraid 
of  God,  and  desirous  to  escape  his  notice.  But 
their  efforts  to  hide  themselves  or  their  sins  are 
vain,  and  only  show  the  reality  of  their  guilt  and 
the  dreadfulness  of  their  condition. 

13.  Impenitent  men  try  to  cast  the  blame  of  their 
sins  on  others;  while  those  who  are  penitent,  take 
it  to  themselves.     Luke  15:  21. 

17.  Duty,  safety,  and  interest  sometimes  require 
us  to  refuse  compliance  with  the  wishes  of  our  dear- 
est friends ;  and  if  we  do  not,  we  shall  bring  upon 
ourselves  a  dreadful  curse. 

19.  The  evil  of  sin  surpasses  all  finite  conception. 
Every  instance  of  death  is  an  evidence  of  its  power, 
and  of  the  truth  of  God.  When  the  word  hath  gone 
out  of  his  mouth,  it  standeth  for  ever.  All  who  dis- 
believe his  known  declarations,  demonstrated  in  the 
universal  mortality  of  men,  are  without  excuse. 

24.  There  is  nothing  in  tlie  nature  of  holiness 
which  is  a  security  against  apostasy  and  ruin. 
Those  that  are  perfectly  holy  may  commit  sin  ;  and 
thus  change  their  character,  condition,  and  prospects 
for  eternity. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1.  Cain;  meaning  possession.  A  man;  man- 
child,  a  son. 


Cain  slayelh  Jlbel, 


GENESIS  IV. 


and  bccomcth  a  fugitive. 


2  And  she  again  bare  his  brother  *  Abel. 
And  Abel  was  t  a  keeper  of  sheep,  but 
Cain  was  a  tiller  of  the  ground. 

3  And  tin  process  of  time  it  came  to 
pass,  that  Cain  "brought  of  the  fruit  of 
the  ground  an  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

4  And  Abel,  he  also  'brought  of  the 
lirstlings  of  his  ^ flock,  and  of  the  ''fat 
thereof.  And  the  Loud  liad  "^respect  unto 
Abel  and  to  his  offering  : 

5  But  unto  Cain,  and  to  his  offering,  he 
had  not  respect.  And  Cain  was  very 
wroth,  and  his  countenance  fell. 

6  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Cain,  Why 
art  thou  wroth?  and  why  is  thy  coun- 
tenance fallen  ? 

7  If  thou  doest  well,  shalt  thou  not  "be 
accepted  ?  and  if  thou  doest  not  well,  ""sin 
lieth  at  the  door.  vVnd  *  unto  thee  shaU  be 
his  desire,  and  thou  slialt  rule  over  him. 

8  And  Cain  talked  with  Abel  his  broth- 
er :  and  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were 
in  the  field,  that  Cain  rose  up  against 
Abel  his  brother,  and  ''slew  liim. 

9  1[And  the  Lord  said  unto  "^Cain, 
Where  is  Abel  thy  brother?  And  he  said, 
I  know  not :  Am  I  my  brother's  keeper? 

10  And  he  said.  What  hast  thou  done? 
the  voice  of  thy  brother's  ^  blood  ^crieth 
unto  mc  from  the  ground. 

11  And  now  art  thou  cursed  from  the 
earth,  which  hath  opened  her  mouth  to 
receive  thy  brother's  blood  from  thy  hand. 

12  When  thou  tillest  the  ground,  it 
shall  not  henceforth  yield  unto  thee  her 
strength  ;  a  fugitive  and  a  vagabond  shalt 
thou  be  in  the  earth. 

13  And  Cain  said  unto  the  Lord,  My 


•  Htb.Htb€l.  f  Hfb.  o /m/cr.  %  Hvb.  at  Ihe  tnd  of  dayt. 
•  Num.  1»:IJ.  J  U'-h.shtrp,i>r,  goals,  b  Lev.  3:16. 17.  c  Heb. 
11:4.  \\  Or,  Marr  Ihr  rmlltnty.  <l  1  .lolin,  3:  IJ.  '  Or,  ruhject 
«iU«M».     •  l.lolin,3:li!;  .ludell.     f  I'lin.d:  li.     f  Hcb.  Wood*. 


2.  Abel;  signifying  vanity;  short  continuance; 
that  wliich  quickly  passes  away.  Psa.39:5;  James 
4  :  14. 

3.  In  process  of  time ;  at  the  end  of  the  days; 
the  time  npjxjintcu  to  worship  G-od. 

4.  Had  respect;  received  it  with  fr.tor,  and 
showed  that  he  accepted  it;  because  it  pointed  for- 
ward to  the  atoninp  blood  of  Christ,  and  showed 
faith  in  what  God  liad  revealed  concernin"-  him. 
Chap.  3:  l.'i,  'JI.  notes;  Heb.  11:4. 

r*.  IIa4  111)1  rtfjirct  ;  he  did  not  accept  it.  It 
WM  not  an  cxprrR.sion  of  faitli  in  a  coming  Saviour, 
and  was  not  otfcrfd  with  a  right  spirit.  It  regard- 
ed not  the  fall,  or  the  promised  deliverer  from  its 
effect*.  Jlis  coiintciuiHcc  fell ;  ho  looked  sad,  an- 
gry, and  sullen. 

7.  Sin  lieth  at  the  iloor ;  itji  punishment,  or  as 
lome  think  an  ofiViing  for  it,  is  near.  Thou  shalt 
rule  over  him  ;  Cain,  being  (lie  eldest  son.  accord- 
ing to  his  birthright  would  liave  preeminence  over 
Abel. 

9.  My  brother's  keeyer ;  one  whose  business  it 
is  to  watch  over  and  take  care  of  him. 

10.  Blood  crieth  ;  calleth  for  the  punishment  of 
him  who  shed  it. 

11.  From  the  earth  :  or  ground,  which  would 

6 


punishment  +  is  greater  than  I  can  -'*  ,.^.^  "'•"'" 
bear.  '  "'-•=«"• 

1 4  Behold,  thou  hast  driven  me  out  this 
day  from  the  face  of  the  earth  ;  and  from 
thy  face  shall  I  be  hid ;  and  I  shall  be  a 
fugitive  and  a  vagabond  in  the  earth : 
and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  ^  that  every  one 
that  lindeth  mc  shall  slay  me. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  There- 
fore whosoever  slayeth  Cain,  vengeance 
shall  be  taken  on  him  seven-fold.  And 
the  Lord  set  a  mark  upon  Cain,  lest  any 
iinding  him  should  kill  him. 

16  If  And  Cain  '  went  out  from  the  pres- 
ence of  the  Lord,  and  dwelt  in  the  land 
of  Nod,  on  the  cast  of  Eden. 

17  And  Cain  knew  his  wife;  and  she 
conceived,  and  bare  ^ Enoch:  and  he 
builded  a  city,  and  called  the  name  of  the 
city  after  the  name  of  his  son,  Enoch. 

18  And  unto  Enoch  was  born  Irad  :  and 
Trad  begat  IMehujael :  and  Mehujael  begat 
Mcthusael :  and  Methusael  begat  I!  La- 
mech. 

19  If  And  Lamcch  took  unto  him  two 
wives  :  the  name  of  the  one  icas  Adah, 
and  the  name  of  the  other  Zillah. 

20  And  Adah  bare  Jabal :  he  was  the 
father  of  such  as  J  dwell  in  tents,  and  of 
such  as  have  cattle. 

21  And  his  brother's  name  was  Jubal : 
he  was  the  father  of  all  such  as  handle 
the  harp  and  organ. 

22  And  Zillah,  she  also  bare  Tubal-cain, 
an  *  instructor  of  every  artificer  in  brass 
and  iron  :  and  the  sister  of  Tubal-cain 
was  Naamah. 

23  And  Lamech  said  unto  his  wives. 


B  Heb.  12:24;  Rev.  6:10.  ^  Or ,  mine  iniiiuity  is  grtater  than 
Viat\tan\y  be  forgiven.  M.it.  12:31.  h  .Toh  15:20-24;  Prov.28:l. 
■  2King9,  13:23;  24:20;  I's.a.  61:11.  \  Hcb.  Chanoeh.  \\  Heb. 
iiemecH.    i  ver.  2 ;  cUnp.  2.'i :  27 ;  Jer.  35 : 9, 10.     *  Heb.  whetter. 


not  yield  him  its  increase  as  before,  and  would  thus 
testify  against  his  sin. 

12.  A  fugitive — a  vagabond;  wandering  from 
place  to  place. 

14.  Face  of  the  earth  ;  the  land  where  he  had 
dwelt.  From  thy  face;  from  the  place  where 
God  manifested  his  special  presence,  he  would  be 
expelled.  Shall  slay  me ;  he  knew  they  would 
think  that  he  deserved  to  die  for  killing  his  brother, 
and  was  afraid  they  would  treat  him  accordingly. 

15.  Seven-fold;  he  shall  be  more  severely  pun- 
ished. Set  a  mark ;  showed  that  no  one  should  be 
permitted  to  kill  him ;  but  he  should  live  a  vaga- 
bond, a  monument  of  the  guilt  of  murder,  and  of 
the  wrath  of  God  against  it. 

16.  JjatidofNod;  of  vagrancy,  or  of  vagabonds. 

17.  Ills  wife  ;  it  is  supposed  that  Cain  was  mar- 
ried before  he  murdered  Aoel. 

19.  Two  wives ;  this  is  the  first  instance  men- 
tioned of  a  violation  of  the  law  of  marriage,  by  tak- 
ing more  than  one  wife.  It  shows  that  men  had  be- 
come very  corrupt,  and  this  course  tended  to  make 
them  worse. 

20.  The  father  ;  the  inventor  of  a  business,  or 
he  who  makes  great  improvements  in  it,  is,  in  He- 
brew, called  the  fath»r  of  those  who  pursue  it. 


The  genealogy 


GENESIS   V. 


of  the  Patriarchs. 


*iJJ:  ='"'°"" Adah  and  Zillah,  Hear  my  voice; 
B.  c.  3875.  yg  -wives  of  Lamccli,  hearken  unto 
my  speech  :  for  *  I  have  slain  a  man  to  my 
wounding,  and  a  young  man  tto  my  hurt. 

24  If  Cain  shall  be  avenged  seven-fold, 
truly  Lamech  seventy  and  seven-folS. 

25  T[  And  Adam  knew  his  wife  again ; 
and  she  bare  a  son,  and  called  his  name 
Seth  :+  For  God,  said  she,  hath  appointed 
me  another  seed  instead  of  Abel,  whom 
Cain  slew. 

■  26  And  to  Seth,  to  him  also  there  was 
born  a  son  ;  and  he  called  his  name  5  Enos  : 
then  began  men  II  to  call  upon  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  genealogy,  age,  and  death  of  the  patriarchs,  from 
Adam  unto  Noah.  21  The  godliness  and  translation 
of  Enoch. 

THIS  is  the  book  of  the  generations  of 
Adam.     In  the  day  that  God  created 
man,  in  *the  likeness  of  God  made  hehim ; 

2  Male  ''and  female  created  he  them; 
and  blessed  them,  and  called  their  name 
Adam,  in  the  day  when  they  were  created. 

3  TfAnd  Adam  lived  a  hundred  and 
thirty  years,  and  begat  a  son  in  his  own 
likeness,*^  after  his  image  ;  and  called  his 
name  Seth  : 

4  And  the  days  of  Adam  after  he  had 
begotten  Seth  were  eight  hundred  years  : 
and  ''he  begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

5  And  all  the  days  that  Adam  lived 
were  nine  hundred  and  thirty  years  :  "  and 
he  died. 

6  And  Seth  lived  a  hundred  and  live 
years,  and  begat  ''Enos  : 

7  And  Seth  lived  after  he  begat  Enos 


*  Or,  I  would  slay  a  man  in  my  t 

vound,  etc.     f  Or,  in  my  hurt. 

J  Heb.  Sheth,  timt  is,  appointed,  or 

put.     \  Heh.  Enosh.     \\  Or, 

to  rait  themselves  bv  the  name  of 

«c  Lord.   Deut.  26:17;   Psa. 

116:17;   Isa.44:5;  .Joel -2 :  :i-2 ;   IC 

jr.  1:2.     a  cliap.  1:27;   1  Cor. 

11:7;  2Cor.3:18.     b  Mal.2:I5.     c 

Job  2.5:4;  .Iolin3:6;  1  Cor. 

24.  Liainech  seventy  and  seven  ;  it  is  supposed 
that  Lamech  wished  to  convince  his  wives  that  he 
should  not  be  put  to  death.  God  had  said,  v.  15, 
that  should  anv  one  kill  Cain,  his  death  should  be 
avenged  seven-fold ;  and  Lamecli  saj's  liis  would  be 
avenged  seventy  and  seven ;  implying  that  in  his 
own  estimation  he  was  much  less  guilty  than  Cain  ; 
and  that  he  who  should  kill  him,  would  be  punished 
much  more  severely  than  he  who  should  kill  Cain. 

25.  Seth  ;  meaning  appointed,  or  substituted,  as 
Eve  thought,  in  place  of  Abel. 

26.  To  call  iijion  ;  or  be  called  bv,  the  name  of 
the  Lord  ;  the  liord's  people :  sons  of  God,  in  dis- 
tinction from  the  openly  wicked,  called  sons  of  men. 
Chap.  6 : 2.  They  separated  from  the  wicked, 
maintained  the  public  worship  of  God,  and  were 
thus  recognized  as  his  visible  people. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
4.  In  the  declaration  that  the  seed  of  the  woman 
should  bruise  the  serpent's  head,  and  in  the  appoint- 
ment of  sacrifices,  chap.  3:  15,  21.  God  revealed  the 
certainty  of  a  coming  Saviour,  and  laid  a  foundation 
for  faith,  by  the  exercise  of  which  men  might  be 
justified,  and  for  Christ's  sake,  be  accepted  as  right- 
eous.    Heb.  11:4. 


eight  hundred  and  seven  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters  : 

8  And  all  the  days  of  Seth  were  nine 
hundred  and  twelve  years  :  and  he  died. 

9  ^And  Enos  lived  ninety  years,  and 
begat  *  Cainan  : 

1 0  And  Enos  lived  after  he  begat  Cainan 
eight  hundred  and  fifteen  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters  : 

1 1  And  all  the  days  of  Enos  were  nine 
hundred  and  five  years  :  and  he  ^died. 

12  ^And  Cainan  lived  seventy  years, 
and  begat  t  Mahalaleel : 

13  And  Cainan  lived  after  he  begat  Ma- 
halaleel eight  hundred  and  forty  years, 
and  ''begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

1 4  And  all  the  days  of  Cainan  were  nine 
hundred  and  ten  years  :   and  he  '  died. 

1 5  Tf  And  Mahalaleel  lived  sixty  and  five 
years,  and  begat  t  Jared  : 

16  And  Mahalaleel  lived  after  he  begat 
Jared  eight  hundred  and  thirty  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

17  And  all  the  days  of  ^Mahalaleel  were 
eight  hundred  ninety  and  five  years  :  and 
he  Jdied. 

18  TfAnd  Jared  lived  a  hundred  sixty 
and  two  years,  and  he  begat  Enoch  : 

1 9  And  Jared  lived  after  he  begat  Enoch 
eight  hundred  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters  : 

20  And  all  the  days  of  Jared  were  nine 
hundred  sixty  and  two  years  :  and  he  died.'' 

21  TfAnd  Enoch  lived  sixty  and  five 
years,  and  begat  ^  Methuselah  : 

22  And  Enoch  'walked  with  God  after 
he  begat  Methuselah  three  hundred  years, 
and  begat  sons  and  daughters  : 


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ver.  7, 

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26,30 

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ver.  4. 

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B. 

5.  Faith  in  what  God  has  revealed  with  regard 
to  the  Redeemer,  and  the  way  of  life  through  him. 
is,  to  those  who  know  this  revelation,  essential  to  ac- 
ceptable worship.  He  that  rejects  the  Son  rejects 
also  the  Fatlier,  and  will  be  rejected  by  him.  John 
15:23;  1  John,  2:23. 

9.  Sins  have  a  close  connection,  and  the  commis- 
sion of  one  leads  to  the  commission  of  others.  He 
who  will  commit  murder  will  also  tell  lies. 

14.  A  murderer  feels  that  he  deserves  to  die ;  and 
when  he  is  put  to  death,  often  acknowledges  that 
it  is  just. 

25.  If  men  would  possess  the  character  and  re- 
ceive the  reward  of  God's  people,  they  must  sepa- 
rate from  his  enemies,  publicly  maintain  his  wor- 
ship, and  show  themselves  to  be  his  friends.  Mark 
8 :  38 ;  John  14 :  21 ;  1  Cor.  7 :  19 ;  2  Cor.  G  :  17. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1.  Booh  of  the  gc7ierations ;  history  of  Adam 
and  his  posterity. 

2.  Their  name  Adam, ;  that  is,  man. 

'  3.  In  his  own  Hl-cness;  a  human  being,  and 
depraved  ;  who,  without  the  renewing  grace  of  God, 
would  never  be  holy,  but  would  live  and  die  in  sin. 


Tlie  wickedness  of  men. 


GENESIS  VI. 


Noah  findcth  grace. 


23  Anil  all  the  days  of  Enoch  were  three 
hundred  sixty  and  live  years  : 

24  And  Enoch  walked  with  God  :  and 
he  teas  not ;  "for  God  took  him. 

25  And  Methuselah  lived  a  hundred 
eighty  and  seven  years,  and  begat  *La- 
mcch : 

26  And  Methuselah  lived  after  he  begat 
Lamech  seven  hundred  ciglity  and  two 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

27  And  all  the  days  of  Methuselah  were 
nine  hundred  sixty  and  nine  years:  and 
he  died. 

28  ^  And  Lamech  lived  ahundred eighty 
and  two  years,  and  begat  a  son  : 

29  And  he  called  his  name  tNoah,  say- 
ing, This  .wz/ie  shall  comfort  us  concern- 
ing our  work  and  toil  of  our  hands,  be- 
cause of  the  ground  ''which  the  Lord 
hath  cursed. 

30  And  Lamech  lived  after  he  begat 
Noah  five  hundred  ninety  and  five  years, 
and  begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

31  And  all  the  days  of  Lamech  were 
seven  hundred  seventy  and  seven  years: 
and  he  died. 

32  And  Noah  was  five  hundred  years  old: 
and  Noah  begat  "^^Shem,  IIam,and  Japheth. 

CHAPTER   VI. 

1  The  wickedness  of  the  world,  which  provoked  God's 
wrath,  and  cauned  the  flood.  8  Noah  flndeth  grace. 
II  The  order,  form,  and  end  of  the  ark. 

AND  it  came  to  pass, ''when  men  began 
to  multiply  on  the  face  of  the  earth, 
and  daugliters  were  born  unto  them, 

2  That  the  sons  of  God  saw  the  daugh- 
ters of  men  "  that  they  tvcre  fair ;  and  they 
took*^  tliem  wives  of  all  which  thev  chose. 


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*  clinp.  1 

■J8. 

•  Job  31 : 

r  ti 

CULT: 

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2;  Horn. 

24.  Waited  with  God ;  was  cordially  reconciled 
to  liiin.  Amos  '.i:[\\  Boiijjiit  his  <juidance,  believed  his 
(leclarationK,  obeyed  his  commands,  and  enjoyed  his 
preHence.  Was  not ;  was  nol  found  on  the  earth ;  nor 
did  hedie,  liutGod  tooli  him  to  heaven.     Hcb.  11:5. 

2<>.  Noah;  si^'nifyins:  rest,  comfort;  expressive 
of  the  liope  and  expectation  that  he  would  be  a  great 
bleHNing. 

.TJ.  Japheth  ;  he  was  the  eldest ;  but  Shem  is 
mentioned  first,  because  from  iiim  would  descend 
tlie  MeEsiah. 

TNSTRVCTIONS. 

24.  To  walk  with  God  is  the  highest  duty,  the 
greatent  honor,  excellence,  and  blctsedness  of  man. 
Jnde  14,  13;  Heb.  11:5,6. 

IK).  ParenU  often  hope  for  great  comfort  from 
their  cliildren  ;  and  if  children  are  pious,  especially 
if  they  become  preacher*  of  rijihteousness,  and  are 
instrumental  in  the  salvation  of  men,  parents  have 
reason  to  rejoice  with  great  joy. 

CHAPTER  VI. 
2.  Sons  of  God ;  his  visible  people;  professors* 
of  true  religion.     Of  men  ;  the  visibly  and  openly 
wicked.     All  which  they  chose ;  being  governed 


3  And  the  Lord  said,  eMy  Spirit  ''ri.'2;JSS: 
shall  not  always  strive  with  man,  for  that 
he  also  i.s  flesh  :''  yet  his  days  shall  be  a 
hundred  and  twenty  years. 

4  There  were  giants  in  the  earth  in 
those  days  ;  and  also  after  that,  when  the 
sons  of  God  came  in  unto  the  daughters 
of  men,  and  they  bare  children  to  them  : 
the  same  became  mighty  men,  which  were 
of  old,  men  of  renown. 

5  T[  And  God  saw  'that  the  wickedness 
of  man  urns  great  in  the  earth,  and  that 
every  -imagination  J  of  the  thoughts  of 
his  heart  iva.'i  only  evil  ^  continually. 

6  And  it  repented  the  Lord  that  he  had 
made  man  on  the  earth,  and  it  grieved 
him  at  his  heart. 

7  And  the  Lord  said,  I  will  destroy  man 
whom  I  have  created  from  the  face  of  the 
earth ;  H  both  man,  and  beast,  and  the 
creeping  thing,  and  the  fowls  of  the  air ; 
for  it  rcpcntcth  me  that  I  have  made  them. 

8  But  Noah  found  grace  in  the  eyes  of 
the  Lord. 

9  T[  These  arc  the  generations  of  Noah  : 
Noah  was  a  just  man  and  *  perfect  in  his 
generations,  and  Noah  walked  with  God. 

10  And  Noah  begat  three  sons,  Shem, 
Ham,  and  Japheth. 

11  The  earth  also  was  corrupt  before 
God,  and  the  earth  Avas  filled  with  a^o- 
lence. 

12  And  God  looked  upon  the  earth,  and 
behold,  it  was  corrupt ;  for  all  flesh  had 
corrupted  his  way  upon  the  earth. 

13  And  God  said  unto  Noah,  ''The  end 
of  all  flesh  is  come  before  mc ;  for  the 
earth    is    filled   with    violence    through 


3:0.  i  Or,  the  what',  imagination  :  The  Hebrew  word  signifies 
not  only  the  imagination,  but  also  the  purposes  and  desires,  j  chap. 
8:21;  Dent.  29:19;  Klek.  8  :  9,  12  ;  M:.t.  1.5:19.  i  Heb.  every 
dan.  II  Heb.  from  man  unto  beast.  *  Or,  upright,  k  1  Peter, 
4:7. 


in  this  matter  by  their  own  wills,  not  by  the  will  of 
God. 

3.  Strive  with  man;  to  bring  him  to  repent- 
ance and  salvation.  Is  Jlesh  ;  corrupt,  John  3  ;  6. 
A  hundred  and  twenty  years;  so  long  would 
God  wait  before  he  would  destroy  the  world. 

4.  Giants;  men  of  great  stature  and  wickedness. 
Men  of  renown  ;  famous  for  their  deeds  of  rapine. 

6.  Repented  the  Lord — grieved  h  ini ;  he  would 
change  his  conduct  towards  men,  as  men  change 
their  conduct  when  sorry  for  what  they  have  done  ; 
and  instead  of  continuing  them  on  the  earth  and 
granting  them  his  favors,  as  he  had  done,  he  would 
destroy  them. 

7.  See  Instruction,  chap.  1 :  28. 

8.  Found ^race  ;  was  truly  pious,  and  graciously 
accepted  as  righteous.     Heb.  11:7. 

0.  Perfect ;  not  in  the  sense  of  being  sinless ; 
but  in  t!ie  .sense  of  being  sincere,  upright,  and  truly 
devoted  to  God. 

11.  Filled  with  violence;  cruelty,  oppression, 
robbery,  murder,  and  other  kinds  of  wickedness. 

12.  All  Jlesh  ;  the  whole  human  family  ;  though 
grace,  in  cases  like  that  of  Noah,  had  produced  a 
change.     1  Cor.  1.5 :  10. 


Noah  buildcth  an  ark. 


GENESIS  VII. 


The  deluse  cometh. 


tc.'nm:  them ;  and  behold,  I  will  destroy 
them  *  with  the  earth. 

14  T[  Make  thee  an  ark  of  gopher-wood  : 
rooms  t  shalt  thou  make  in  the  ark,  and 
shalt  pitch  it  within  and  without  with 
pitch. 

1.5  And  this  is  the  fashion  which  thovx 
shalt  make  it  of:  The  length  of  the  ark 
shall  be  three  hundred  cubits,  the  breadth 
of  it  fifty  cubits,  and  the  height  of  it 
thirty  cubits. 

16  A  window  shalt  thou  make  to  the 
ark,  and  in  a  cubit  shalt  thou  finish  it 
above  ;  and  the  door  of  the  ark  shalt  thou 
set  in  the  side  thereof:  with  lower,  sec- 
ond, and  third  stories  shalt  thou  make  it. 

17  And  behold,  I,  even  I,  *do  bring  a 
flood  of  waters  upon  the  earth,  to  destroy 
all  flesh,  wherein  is  the  breath  of  life, 
from  under  heaven  ;  and  every  thing  that 
is  in  the  earth  shall  die. 

18  But  with  thee  will  I  establish  my 
covenant ;  and  thou  shalt  come  into  the 
ark,  thou,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  wife, 
and  thy  sons'  wives  with  thee. 

19  And  of  every  living  thing  of  all  flesh, 
two  ""of  every  sort  shalt  thou  bring  into 
the  ark,  to  keep  them  alive  with  thee  : 
they  shall  be  male  and  female. 

20  Of  fowls-after  their  kind,  and  of  cattle 
after  their  kind,  of  every  creeping  thing 
of  the  earth  after  his  kind ;  two  of  every 
sort  shall  come  unto  thee,  to  keep  therii 
alive. 

21  And  take  thou  unto  thee  of  all  food 
that  is  eaten,  and  thou  shalt  gather  it  to 
thee  ;  and  it  shall  be  for  food  for  thee,  and 
for  them. 

22  Thus  did  Noah;  "=  according  to  all 
that  God  commanded  him,  so  did  he. 


*  Or,  from  the  earth,      f  Heb.  nests,      a  Psa.  93  :  3,  4  ;    Amos 
9:6.    b  chap.  7 :  8,  9.     c  Heb.  U  :  7.     J  1  Peter,  3  :  iO ;  'i  Peter,  3 :  .S. 


14.  Gopher;  a  species  of  resinous  wood;  sup- 
posed to  be  the  cypress. 

1.5.  Length  ;  about  four  hundred  and  fifty  feet. 
Breadth  ;  seventy-five  feet.  Height ;  forty-five 
feet:  proportions  according  to  vrhich  the  best  ships 
are  now  built. 

17.  All  flesh  ;  except  what  should  be  in  the  ark. 

18.  My  covenant ;  his  engagement  for  the  pres- 
ervation of  Noah  and  his  family,  when  the  rest  of 
the  world  should  be  destroyed. 

INSTRUCTIOXS. 

2.  Intimate  connections  with  the  wicked  are 
sources  of  great  moral  corruption  and  danger. 

7.  When  God,  instead  of  preserving  and  blessing 
men,  turns  against  and  destroys  them,  he  is  said  in 
the  Bible  to  repent,  because  he  changes  his  conduct 
as  men  do  when  they  repent.  Not  that  he  alters 
his  purposes,  or  does  what  he  did  not  always  intend 
to  do.  In  this  sense  he  is  of  one  mind,  and  none  can 
turn  him,  Job  23 :  13 ;  he  is  not  a  man  that  he 
should  lie,  nor  the  son  of  man  that  he  should  repent. 
Num.  23 :  19.  There  is  no  contradiction  in  these 
texts  ;  they  refer  to  different  things,  and  express  dif- 
ferent truths.  In  studying  the  Bible,  we  should  not 
regard  simply  the  sound  of  the  word.s,  but  become 


CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Noah,  with  his  family,  and  the  living  creatures,  enter 
into  the  ark.  17  The  beginning,  increase,  and  con- 
tinuance of  the  flood. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Noah,  Come 
thou  and  all  thy  house  into  the  ark ; 
for  "^thee  have  I  seen  righteous  before 
me  in  this  generation. 

2  Of  every  "^  clean  beast  thou  shalt  take 
to  thee  by  ^  sevens,  the  male  and  his  fe- 
male ;  and  of  beasts  that  are  not  clean  by 
two,  the  male  and  his  female. 

3  Of  fowls  also  of  the  air  by  sevens,  the 
male  and  the  female  ;  to  keep  seed  alive 
upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 

4  For  yet  seven  days,  and  I  will  cause 
it  to  rain  upon  the  earth  forty  days  and 
forty  nights ;  and  every  living  substance 
that  I  have  made  will  I  *  destroy  from  off" 
the  face  of  the  earth. 

5  And  Noah  did  according  unto  all  that 
the  Lord  commanded  him. 

6  And  Noah  was  six  hvxndred  years  old 
when  the  flood  of  waters  was  upon  the 
earth. 

7  H  And  Noah  went  in,  and  his  sons, 
and  his  wife,  and  his  sons'  wives  with 
him,  into  the  ark,  because  of  the  waters 
of  the  flood. 

8  Of  clean  beasts,  and  of  beasts  that  are 
not  clean,  and  of  fowls,  and  of  every 
thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth, 

9  There  went  in  two  and  two  unto  Noah 
into  the  ark,  the  male  and  the  female,  as 
God  had  commanded  Noah. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  H  after  seven 
days,  that  the  waters  of  the  flood  Avere 
upon  the  earth. 

1 1  ^  In  the  six  hundredth  year  of  Noah's 
life,  in  the  second  month,  the  seventeenth 


'  Lev.  ch.  U.      X  Heb.  wtiere  «iieM.      %  Heb.  6/i/«  out.      ||  Or,  on 
the  seventh  day. 


acquainted  with  and  believe  their  meaning.     In  no 
other  way  can  we  receive  benefit  from  them. 

9.  The  cause  of  the  difference  between  a  good 
man  and  the  openly  wicked  is,  not  their  natural  dis- 
position, but  divine  grace  ;  and  the  fruits  of  this 
grace  are  piety  towards  Grod,  integrity,  uprightness, 
and  benevolence  towards  men. 

12.  The  corruption  of  men  proceeds  from  them- 
selves ;  they  are  the  authors  of  all  their  wickedness, 
and  the  cause  of  their  own  ruin.  Prov.  1 :  31 ;  Ho- 
sea  13  :  9  ;  James  1 :  14. 

22.  That  faith  in  Grod  which  he  accepts,  and 
which  is  the  means  of  justification  and  salvation, 
leads  those  who  exercise  it  to  obey  his  commands. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

2.  Clean  beast ;  suitable  for  sacrifice. 

10.  After  seven  days  ;  on  the  seventh  day  it  be- 
gan to  rain. 

11.  The  second  month  ;  the  year  began  in  Sep- 
tember :  and  the  second  month,  called  Marchesvan, 
answered  to  the  last  part  of  October  and  the  first 
part  of  November.  Fountains  of  the  great  deep 
— windows  of  heaven  ;  the  waters  rushed  up  from 
below  and  poured  down  from  above. 

9 


The  mountains  covered. 


GENESIS   VIII. 


The  waters  assuage. 


day  of  the  month,  the  same  day  were  all 
the  '  fountains  of  the  sreat  deep  broken  up, 
and  the  *  windows  of  heaven  were  opened. 

12  And  the  rain  was  upon  the  earth  forty 
days  and  forty  nitihts. 

13  In  the  self-same  day  entered  Noah, 
and  Shem,  and  Ham,  and  Japheth,  the  sons 
of  Noah,  and  Noah's  wife,  and  the  three 
wives  of  his  sons  with  them, ''  into  the  ark ; 

14  They,  and  every  beast  alter  his  kind, 
and  all  the  cattle  after  their  kind,  and 
every  creeping  thins  that  creepeth  upon 
the  earth  after  his  kind,  and  every  fowl 
after  his  kind,  every  bird  of  every  tsort. 

1 5  And  tlicy  went  in  unto  Noah  into  the 
ark,  two  and  two  of  all  flesh,  wherein  is 
the  breath  of  life. 

16  And  they  that  went  in,  went  in  male 
and  female  of  all  flesh,  as  God  had  com- 
manded him  :  and  the  Lord  shut  him  ''in. 

17  And  the  flood  was  forty  days  upon 
the  earth  :  and  the  waters  increased,  and 
bare  up  the  ark,  and  it  was  lifted  up 
above  the  earth. 

18  And  the  waters  prevailed,  and  were 
increased  greatly  upon  the  earth  ;  and  the 
ark  went  upon  the  face  of  the  waters. 

19  And  the  waters  prevailed  exceeding- 
ly upon  the  earth  ;  ""and  all  the  high  hills 
that  were  under  the  whole  heaven  were 
covered. 

20  Fifteen  cubits  upward  did  Hie  waters 
prevail:  and  the  mountains  "were  cov- 
ered. 

21  And  all  flesh  died  that  moved  upon 
the  earth,  both  of  fowl,  and  of  cattle,  and 
of  beast,  and  of  every  creeping  thing  that 
creepeth  upon  the  earth,  and  every  "^man  : 

22  All  in  whose  nostrils  u'as  ^  the  breath 
of  life,  of  all  that  iras  in  the  dry  huul,  died. 

23  And  every  living  substance  was  de- 
stroyed wliich  Avas  upon  the  face  of  the 


•  rlinp.  8:2:  Pn.v.  11:28:  Mnt.2<:38;  1  TliPs.i  r. : 3.  *0r, 
Aoodgattt.  kclnip.fi:  la  \  WrXt.wing.  <■  Doiil.:t:):27;  Pi)a.4fi:2; 
tU:»;  rrov,:i :•::!.  il  .lob  12:  Ki;  1'i.n.  101:11;  2  IVlnr,3:«.  e  Jer. 
3 :  «l.  »  J(.b  J." :  I .-.- 1 7.  %  lleb.  tht  breath  itf  the  ipirU  (if  life. 
(  Ewk.  I4:M,  2U:  Miil.3:l7,  18.      hchnp.  8:3.      i  cbnp.  I'J :  20 ; 


20.  Fifleen  cubits;  about  twenty-two  and  a  half 
feet. 

2-1.  A  hviulred  and  fifty  tlays;  so  long,  it  is 
supposed,  the  watcri"  did  not  scniiibly  abate. 
INSTRICTIONS. 

1.  It  is  not  neccKsary  for  a  msin  to  be  wicked  be- 
cause otliers  around  him  are  wicked.  Anyone  may, 
if  he  will,  be  righteous,  even  in  the  midst  of  abound- 
ing iniquily.  And  cvrry  one  whom  God  sees  to  be 
ri^teou.s  tlirou^jh  failli,  will  be  saved  when  the 
wicked  are  destrfyrd. 

T).  If  men  would  be  saved,  thry  must  not  only  be- 
lieve G(x1"k  derlnrationM,  but  also  make  it  their  great 
object  to  obey  all  his  coiuni.-inds. 

\^^.  God  h.is  power  not  only  over  men,  but  also  over 
beast*,  and  all  the  works  of  his  hands.  Ho  can  inllu- 
ence,  direct,  and  control  them,  us  seemclli  liim  good. 

Ifi.  Those  who   believe  God"s   declarations   and 
obey  his  commands,  will  receive  his  ciroctual  pro- 
tection and  care. 
10 


ground,  both  man,  and  cattle,  and  *b.?:23«: 
the  creeping  things,  and  the  fowl  of  the 
heaven ;  and  they  were  destroyed  from 
the  earth  :  and  Noah  e  only  remained  alive, 
and  they  that  were  with  him  in  the  ark. 

24  And  ""the  waters  prevailed  upon  the 
earth  a  hundred  and  fifty  days. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  The  waters  assuage.  4  The  ark  resteth  on  Ararat. 
7  The  raven  and  the  dove.  15  Noah,  being  com- 
manded, 18  goeth  forth  of  the  ark.  20  He  buildeth 
an  altar,  and  ofTercth  sacrifice,  21  which  God  accept- 
eth,  and  promiseth  to  curse  the  earth  no  more. 

AND  God  'remembered  Noah,  and 
every  living  thing,  and  all  the  J cat- 
tle that  was  with  him  in  the  ark :  and 
God  made  a  wind  ''  to  pass  over  the  earth, 
and  the  waters  assuaged  ; 

2  The  fountains  'also  of  the  deep,  and 
the  windows'"  of  heaven  were  stopped, 
and  the  rain  from  heaven  was  restrained  ; 

3  And  the  waters  returned  from  off  the 
earth  *  continually  :  and  after  the  end  of 
the  hundred  and  fifty  days  the  waters 
were  abated. 

4  And  the  ark  rested  in  the  seventh 
month,  on  the  seventeenth  day  of  the 
month,  upon  the  mountains  of  °  Ararat. 

5  And  the  waters  H  decreased  continu- 
ally until  the  tenth  month  :  in  the  tenth 
month,  on  the  first  day  of  the  month,  were 
the  tops  of  the  mountains  seen. 

6  ^[And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
forty  days,  that  Noali  opened  °  the  Avindow 
of  the  ark  which  he  had  made  : 

7  And  he  sent  forth  a  raven,  which  went 
forth  *to  and  fro,  until  the  waters  were 
dried  up  from  off  the  earth. 

8  Also  he  sent  forth  a  dove  from  him, 
to  see  if  the  waters  were  abated  from  off 
the  face  of  the  ground  ; 

9  But  the  dove  found  no  rest  for  the  sole 


Ex.  2:24;  Psa.  10fi:4.  jPsa.3<>:P.  kE.T.H:2l.  irr<iv.8:28. 
m  .lob  .IS:  37;  M.ittlicvv  8:  27.  %  Heb.  in  going  and  reluming. 
n  Jer.  51 :  27.  \l  Heb.  were  in  going  and  decreasing.  o  cbap. 
6 :  16.    *  Heb.  in  going  forth  and  returning. 


21.  Men  who  know  the  declarations  of  God  but 
do  not  believe  them,  will  be  convinced  of  their  truth 
by  their  fulfilment ;  and  when  he  undertakes  to  pun- 
ish, there  is  no  possibility  of  escape. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1.  Remembered;  showed  that  he  remembered. 
Assuased ;  began  to  abate. 

3.  Hundred  and  fifty  days ;  horn  the  time  it 
began  to  rain. 

■1.  Seventh  mouth  ;  called  Nis.^n,  and  answering 
to  the  last  part  of  March  and  the  first  part  of  April. 
Mountains  of  Ararat ;  in  Armenia. 

3.  Tenth  inonth  :  called  Thamuz,  and  answer- 
ing to  the  Last  part  of  June  and  the  first  part  of  July. 

C.  Forty  days  ;  from  the  time  when  the  moun- 
tains were  seen. 

9.  Funnd  no  rest;  though  the  tops  of  some 
mountains  could  be  seen,  these  were  not  the  re- 
gions wliich  the  dove  would  visit. 


T7iey  go  out  from  the  ark. 


GENESIS   IX. 


Noah  offereth  a  sacrifice. 


B.  C.  2349. 

him  into  the  ai-k,  for  the  waters  locre  on 
the  face  of  the  whole  earth  :  then  he  put 
forth  his  hand,  and  took  her,  and  *  pulled 
her  in  unto  him  into  the  ark. 

1 0  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven  days, 
and  again  he  sent  forth  the  dove  out  of 
the  ark ; 

11  And  the  dove  came  in  to  him  in  the 
evening;  and  lo,  in  her  mouth  ivas  an 
olive-leaf  plucked  off:  so  Noah  knew  that 
the  waters  were  abated  from  off  the  earth. 

12  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven  days, 
and  sent  forth  the  dove  ;  which  returned 
not  again  unto  him  any  more. 

13  T[  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  six  hun- 
dredth and  first  year,  in  the  first  month, 
the  first  day  of  the  month,  the  waters 
were  dried  up  from  ofl'  the  earth  :  and 
Noah  removed  the  covering  of  the  ark, 
and  looked,  and  behold,  the  face  of  the 
ground  was  dry. 

14  And  in  the  second  month,  on  the 
seven  and  twentieth  day  of  the  month, 
was  the  eartli  dried-. 

15  %  And  God  spake  unto  Noah,  saying, 

16  Go  forth  of  the  ark,  thou,  and  thy 
wife,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  sons'  wives 
with  thee. 

17  Bring  forth  with  thee  every  living 
thing  that  i.<!  with  thee,  of  all  flesh,  both 
of  fowl,  and  of  cattle,  and  of  every  creep- 
ing thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth ; 


*  Heb.  caused  her  to  come,  a  chap.  1:22.  f  Heb.  families. 
b  Lev.  ch.  U.  %  Heb.  a  savor  of  rest,  c  Lev.  1:9;  Isa.  ^b:b; 
Ezek. 20:41;  2  Cor.  2  :  15.      d  cliap.  3  :  17;   6:17.      ^  Or,  t/iour/h. 


13.  The  first  mo7ith  ;  called  Tisri,  and  answer- 
ing to  the  last  part  of  September  and  the  first  part 
of  October.  This  was  the  first  month  of  the  civil 
year.  Afterwards,  in  the  days  of  Moses,  the  eccle- 
siastical year  of  the  Jews  began  in  the  month 
Abib  or  Nisan,  ans^^•ering  to  the  last  part  of  March 
and  the  first  part  of  April. 

14.  The  seven  mid  twentieth  day  ;  reckoning 
the  day  he  entered  and  the  day  he  left,  this  was 
twelve  months  and  eleven  days  from  the  time  the 
fountains  of  the  great  deep  were  broken  up,  and  the 
windows  of  heaven  opened.  Chap.  7:  11.  Theirs 
were  lunar  months,  measured  by  the  changes  of  the 
moon.  Six  of  these  consisted  of  thirty  days  each, 
and  six  of  twenty-nine.  Twelve  months  and  eleven 
days  would  therefore  make  a  solar  year,  or  three 
hundred  and  sixty-five  days. 

20.  Altar ;  an  elevated  place  on  which  to  ofl^er 
sacrifices.  Biirnt-offeriiigs  ;  offerings  that  were 
consumed  by  fire  ;  expressive  of  the  conviction  of  the 
offerers,  that  they,  as  sinners,  deserved  to  be  eon- 
sumed ;  also  of  their  gratitude  for  sparing  mercy, 
their  need  of  pardoning  grace,  and  their  hope  of  ob- 
taining it,  through  the  sacrifice  of  Christ  as  a  pro- 
pitiation for  the  sins  of  the  world.  Eph.  5:2;  Heb. 
9:14;  1  John,  2:2. 

21.  A  srveet  savor  ;  God  was  pleased  with,  and 
accepted  the  offering,  as  a  suitable  expression  of  a 
penitent,  believing,  and  grateful  heart.  Said  in  his 
heart ;  determined,  and  made  known  his  determi- 
nation. Not  again  curse  tlie  ground ;  by  bring- 
ing upon  it  a  flood.  For  :  tliough  men  would  con- 
tinue to  be  naturally  as  wicked  after  the  flood  as  be- 


that  they  may  breed  abundantly  in  the 
earth,  and  *be  fruitful  and  multiply  upon 
the  earth. 

18  And  Noah  went  forth,  and  his  sons, 
and  his  wife,  and  his  sons'  wives  with  him: 

19  Every  bea.st,  every  creeping  thing, 
and  every  fowl,  and  whatsoever  creepeth 
upon  the  earth,  after  their  t  kinds,  went 
forth  out  of  the  ark. 

20  IfAnd  Noah  builded  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord,  and  took  of  ''every  clean  beast, 
and  of  every  clean  fowl,  and  offered 
burnt-offerings  on  the  altar. 

21  And  the  Lord  smelted  a  t  sweet  sa- 
vor ;•=  and  the  Lord  said  in  his  heart,  I 
will  not  again  ^  curse  the  ground  any  more 
for  man's  sake  ;  ^  for  the  "^  imagination  of 
man's  heart  is  evil  from  his  youth  :  neither 
will  I  again  ''smite  any  more  every  thing 
living,  as  I  have  done. 

22  While  II  the  earth  remaineth,  s  seed- 
time and  harvest,  and  cold  and  heat,  and 
summer  and  winter,  and  day  and  night, 
shall  not  cease. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  God  blesseth  Noah.  4  Blood  and  murder  are  forbid- 
den. 8  God's  covenant,  13  sig-nified  by  the  rainbow. 
IS  Noah  replenisheth  the  world,  21)  planteth  a  vine- 
yard, 21  is  drunken,  and  mocked  of  his  son,  25  curs- 
eth  Canaan,  26  blesseth  Shem,  27  prayeth  for  Ja- 
pheth,  29  and  dieth. 

AND  God  blessed  Noah  and  his  sons, 
and  said  unto  them,  ''Be  fruitful,  and 
multiply,  and  replenish  the  earth. 


e  cb.lp.6:.'>;  Jobl.'>:14;  .Ter.l7:9;  Rom.I:21.  f  chap.  9:  II,  16. 
IJ  neh.  as  yet  all  the  days  of  the  earth,  g  Isa.  54:9;  Jer.  33:20,08. 
li  ver.  7,  19;  chap.  10:32. 


fore,  yet  God  would  not  again  interrupt  the  regular 
course  of  the  seasons,  and  of  day  and  night,  to  the 
end  of  time. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  However  great  or  long-continued  the  trials  of 
God's  people,  he  never  forgets  them;  nor  does  he 
continue  those  trials  any  longer  than  will  promote 
his  glory  and  their  highest  good.  Let  them  place 
implicit  confidence  in  him  ;  in  due  time  all  his  prom- 
ises will  be  fully  accomplished. 

12.  In  the  days  of  Noah,  as  at  the  creation  and 
in  the  days  of  Adam,  time  was  divided  into  weeks 
or  periods  of  seven  days ;  marked,  not  by  the  revo- 
lutions of  heavenly  bodies,  .as  were  months  and  years, 
but  by  the  return  of  the  Sabbath,  a  day  of  rest  from 
secular,  and  of  devotion  to  sacred  duties.  This  di- 
vision of  time  was  carried  into  all  parts  of  the  world, 
and  has  been  observed  by  the  people  of  God  in  all 
ages. 

18.  As  soon  as  trials  have  accomplished  God's 
wise  and  benevolent  ends,  he  delights  to  deliver 
his  people  from  them,  and  to  fill  their  hearts  with 

joy- 

21.  "Whatever  destruction  God  brings  upon  the 
wicked,  and  however  extensively  it  may  be  known, 
without  the  grace  of  God  those  who  survive  will  con- 
tinue to  be  wicked  ;  neither  judgments  nor  mercies 
will  lead  them  to  love  and  obey  God. 

22.  The  regular  return  of  day  and  night,  summer 
and  winter,  seed-time  and  harvest,  is  a  constant  me- 
morial of  the  truth  of  Jehovah  ;  that  when  the  word 
hath  gone  out  of  his  mouth  it  standeth  for  ever. 
Num.  23:19;  Mat.  24:35. 

11 


God's  covenant  with  man. 


GENESIS  IX. 


Noah  fallcth  into  sin. 


2  And  the  fear  of  you,  'and  the  dread  of 
you,  shall  be  upon  every  beast  of  the 
earth,  and  upon  every  fowl  of  the  air, 
upon  all  that  inovcth  upon  the  earth,  and 
upon  all  the  fi.«hes  of  the  sea;  into  your 
hand  are  they  delivered. 

3  Every  ''  moving  thing  that  livcth  shall 
be  meat  for  you  ;  even  as  the  "^  green  herb 
have  I  given  you  ''all  tilings. 

4  But  flesh  "with  the  life  thereof,  which 
is  the  blood  thereof,  shall  ye  not  eat. 

5  And  surely  your  blood  of  your  lives 
will  I  require  :  at  the  hand  of  every  beast 
will  I  require  it,  "^and  at  the  hand  of  man  ; 
at  the  hand  of  every  man's  brother  will 
I  require  the  life  of  man. 

6  Whoso  sheddeth  man's  blood,  ^by 
man  shall  his  blood  be  shed :  ''for  in  the 
image  of  God  made  he  man. 

7  And  you,  be  ye  fruitful,  and  multiply  ; 
bring  forth  abundantly  in  the  earth,  and 
multiply  therein. 

8  ^  And  God  spake  unto  Noah,  and  to 
his  sons  with  him,  saying, 

9  And  I,  behold,  I  establish ' my  covenant 
with  you,  and  with  your  seed  after  you  ; 

10  And  J  with  every  living  creature  that 
is  with  you,  of  the  fowl,  of  the  cattle,  and 
of  every  beast  of  the  earth  with  you, 
from  all  that  go  out  of  the  ark,  to  every 
beast  of  the  earth. 

1 1  .\nd  I  will  establish  my  covenant  with 
you  ;  neither  shall  all  flesh  be  cut  ofi"  any 
more  by  the  waters  of  a  flood ;  neither  shall 
there  any  more  be  ""a  flood  to  destroy  the 
earth. 

12  And  God  said,  This  is  the  token  'of 
the  covenant  wliich  I  make  between  me 
and  you,  and  every  living  creature  that 
15  with  you,  for  perpetual  generations  : 

13  I  do  set  ""my  bow  in  the  cloud,  and 
it  shall  be  for  a  token  of  a  covenant  be- 
tween me  and  the  earth. 


.  P.K.Hifi;  Ho.,-,>:ig;  Jn/..3:7.  b  Dcut.  12:15;  14:4, etc.; 
Artiiin:H-14;  ITiin.  1::i,4.  cclinp.l:29.  ■IRom.l4:»  «  Lev 
17:10-M;  l«:M;  DeoL12:K(;  1  .Snm.  14  :34.  (Kl.  21:li2« 
f  I.«>r.  ■.'4;17;  1  King",  2:  B,  R,  32.  b  clinp.  1  :  27.  I<er.  U  17; 
cl»p.«:l8.'  iclmp.srl;  Pan.  14.'>:9.  k  2  Peter,  3:7.  1  rlmp 
17!ll.  n  Eiek.UW:  npr.4:3:  10:1.  ■  Lev. 2H: 42, 45;  Dent. 
7:B;  I  Kiiig».8:a3;  Neb.  9:32;  P.n.  106:45;  Eiek.  1  li : 00 ;  Luke 


CHAPTER  IX. 

2.  Into  your  hatul;  tliey  sliall  be  subject  to  you, 
to  be  Hied  for  your  benefit. 

3.  Brr.ry  iiioviiig  thing ;  that  is  good  to  eat. 

4.  Thf  hlood — shall  ye  uot  eat ;  it  would  not  be 
unefiil,  and  it  was  to  typify  the  blood  which  was  to  be 
offered  to  God  as  an  atonement  for  tlie  sins  of  men. 

5.  At  the  hand  of  every  brast  will  I  require 
it  ,•  this  was  to  impress  upon  them  the  sacredness 
of  human  life,  and  thus  prevent  one  man  from  kill- 
ins  another.     Ex. '21  : '28,  29. 

6.  If  is  hlood  he  shed;  the  murderer  of  man 
should  by  man  be  put  to  death.  This  was  designed 
to  be  another  safeguard  of  human  life.  The  mur- 
deier  w,v<t  t/>  die,  to  prevent  others  from  committing 
murder.  In  the  image  of  God;  a  rational,  ac- 
countable, mor;il,  and  immortal  being;  to  exercise 
by  God's  appointment  a  portiort  of  his  authority; 

12 


14  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  ^B.asm 
when  I  bring  a  cloud  over  the  earth,  that 
the  bow  shall  be  seen  in  the  cloud  : 

15  And  "I  will  remember  my  covenant, 
which  is  between  me  and  you  and  every 
living  creature  of  all  flesh ;  and  the 
waters  shall  no  more  become  a  flood  to 
destroy  all  flesh. 

16  And  the  bow  shall  be  in  the  cloud; 
and  I  will  look  upon  it,  that  I  may  re- 
member "the  everlasting  covenant  be- 
tween God  and  every  living  creature  of 
all  flesh  that  is  upon  the  earth. 

17  And  (jod  said  unto  Noah,  This  is  the 
token  of  the  covenant  which  I  have  es- 
tablished between  me  and  all  flesh  that 
is  upon  the  earth. 

18  If  And  the  sons  of  Noah  that  went 
forth  of  the  ark,  were  Shem,  and  Ham, 
and  Japheth  :  and  Pllam  is  the  father  of 
Canaan.* 

19  These  are  the  three  sons  of  Noah:  "iand 
of  them  was  the  whole  earth  overspread. 

20  And  Noah  began  to  be  a  husband- 
man, and  he  planted  a  'vineyard  : 

21  And  he  drank  of  the  wine, '  and  was 
drunken  ;  and  he  was  uncovered  within 
his  tent. 

22  And  Ham,  the  father  of  Canaan, 
saw  *the  nakedness  of  his  father,  "and 
told  his  two  brethren  without. 

23  And  Shem  and  Japheth  took  a  gar- 
ment, and  laid  it  upon  both  their  shoul- 
ders, and  went  backward,  ^'and  covered 
the  nakedness  of  their  father  :  and  their 
faces  ivere  backward,  and  they  saw  not 
their  father's  nakedness. 

24  And  Noah  awoke  from  his  wine,  and 
knew  what  his  younger  son  had  done 
unto  him. 

25  And  he  said,  "Cvxrscd  be  Canaan ;  a 
servant  of  servants  shall  he  be  unto  his 
brethren. 


1:72.  o  rh.ip.  17:l:l,  I!l;  2Sam.  2.1:5;  Isni«h.55:3;  .Ier..32:40; 
Heb.  13:20.  p  cbnn.  10 : 1 ,  6.  *  Ueh  Chenaan.  qrbnp.lD:32; 
ICbroii.  1:4.  r  I)eilt20:6;  28:30;  Prov,  24:30;  C;int.l:6; 
lCor.!):7.  •  Prov. 20:1;  Luke2l:34;  I  Cor  10: 12 ;  Titus  2:2. 
I  Hab.2:15;  Rev.3:18.  u  Pan.  .15:  20;  40: 1.5 :  70:3;  Ob.  12, 13. 
»  Exoilus  20:12;  Gnl.ll:l;  lPeter,4:8.  w  Deut.  27:16;  Josh. 
9:2.1,27;  Ju>lg.  1:28,30;  2  Chron.  8:  7,8. 


and  with  a  right  to  life,  till  God.  or  some  one  in  obe- 
dience to  or  in  accordance  with  liis  will,  should  take 
it  away. 

9.  Establish  my  covenant ;  confirm  a  solemn 
promise  or  engagement. 

13.  My  bow;  the  rainbow.  A  toI:en;  a  vis- 
ible assurance  of  the  certain  fulfilment  of  what  God 
promised,  and  bringing  it  to  remembrance. 

15.  I  will  remember  m7i  coveiiaut ;  the  rain- 
bow was  to  be  a  means  of  leading  men  in  all  ages 
to  remember  God's  covenant,  and  to  feel  that  he  re- 
members it,  and  that  what  he  has  promised,  he  will 
accomplish. 

19.  Overspread;  repeopled  with  inhabitants. 

20.  A  hiishaiiilmaii ;  a  cultivator  of  the  earth. 

2-j.  Cminaii ;  he  was  the  son  of  ILim,  and  fa- 
ther of  the  Canaanites,  whom,  as  a  just  punishment 
for  their  sins,  God  in  after-ages  directed  the  Israel- 


27(c  generations  of  Noah. 


GENESIS  X, 


The  sons  of  Ham. 


kc.'^l'  26  And  he  said,  Blessed  be  the 
Lord  God  of  Shem  ;  and  Canaan  shall 
be  *  his  servant. 

27  God  shall  t  enlarge  Japheth,  "and  he 
shall  dwell  in  the  tents  of  Shem  ;  and 
Canaan  shall  be  his  servant. 

28  IfAnd  Noah  lived  after  the  flood 
three  hundred  and  fifty  years. 

29  And  all  the  days  of  Noah  were  ''  nine 
hundred  and  fifty  years  :  and  he  died. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  generations  of  Noah.  2  The  sons  of  Japheth. 
6  The  sons  of  Ham.  8  Nimiod  the  first  monarch. 
21  The  sons  of  Shem. 

IVrOW  these  are  the  generations  of  the 
_L\  sons  of  Noah  :  Shem,  Ham,  and  Ja- 
pheth ;  and  unto  them  were  sons  born 
after  the  flood. 

2  The  "sons  of  Japheth;  Gomer,  and 
Magog,  and  ]Madai,  and  Javan,  and  Tubal, 
and  Meshech,  and  Tiras. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Gomer ;  Ashkenaz, 
and  Riphath,  and  Togarmah. 

4  And  the  sons  of  Javan  ;  Elishah,  and 
Tai'shish,  Kittim,  and  +  Dodanim. 

5  By  these  were  the  isles''  of  the  Gen- 
tiles divided  in  their  lands  ;  every  one 
after  his  tongue,  after  their  families,  in 
their  nations. 

6  11  And  the  sons  of  Ham ;  Cush,  and 
Mizraim,  and  Phut,  and  Canaan. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Cush;  '^Seba,  and 
Havilah,  and  Sabtali,  and  Raamah,  and 
Sabtecha :  and  the  sons  of  Raamah ; 
Sheba,  and  Dedan. 

"  Or,  servant  to  them,  f  Or,  persuade,  a  E))!].  2  :  13.  b  chap. 
fi:,=i.  c  ver.  21.  f  Or,  qs  some  reiul  it,  Jioilanim.  rt  Jer.  2: 10; 
Zeph.  2:11.     e  Pea.  72:10.      fMic-ali5:0.      gMicah7:2.     %  Gr. 

ites  to  destroy.  Ex.  34 :  10-14  ;  Deut.  7  :  17-24. 
Servant  of  servants  ;  the  meanest  of  servants. 

27.  Enlarge  Japheth  ;  greatly  extend  the  ter- 
ritory of  his  descendants.  Divell  in  the  tents  of 
Shem;  partake  of  the  blessings  enjoyed  by  him. 
The  Jews  came  from  Shem.  The  chief  civilized 
and  Christian  nations  of  modern  Gentiles  are  from 
Japheth. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  With  the  increase  of  the  human  family  by  the 
marriage  of  one  man  with  one  woman,  God  is  well 
pleased,  that  all  parts  of  the  earth  may  be  inhab- 
ited, cultivated,  and  filled  with  his  praise. 

3.  The  fear  of  man  in  beasts,  birds,  and  fishes,  is 
evidence  of  the  truth  and  goodness  of  God.  With- 
out his  permission  we  should  have  no  right  to  use 
them  for  food;  and  all  wanton  destruction  of  them, 
or  putting  them  to  pain,  is  sinful. 

6.  God  is  the  riglitful  disposer  of  human  life,  and 
as  he  directs  that  the  murderer  shall  by  man  be 
put  to  death,  it  is  morally  wrong  for  government  not 
to  do  it.     It  is  a  violation  of  duty  to  God  and  to  men. 

lo.  Whenever  we  see  the  rainbow  we  have  evi- 
dence of  the  truth  of  God"s  declarations,  and  that  he 
remembers  them ;  and  we  should  feel  that  not  one 
jot  or  tittle  of  what  he  has  said  will  fail,  but  that 
all  will  be  fulfilled. 

21.  Wine  is  an  intoxicating  liquor.  Those  who, 
at  home  or  abroad,  on  ordinary  or  on  festive  occa- 

2 


8  And  Cush  begat  ''Nimrod :  he  began 
to  be  a  mighty  one  in  the  earth. 

9  He  was  a  mighty  hunter  s  before  the 
Loud  ;  wherefore  it  is  said,  Even  as  Nim- 
rod the  mighty  hunter  before  the  Lord. 

10  And  the  beginning  of  his  kingdom 
was  ^  Babel,  and  Erech,  and  Accad,  and 
Calneh,  in  the  land  of  Shinar. 

1 1  Out  of  that  land  H  went  forth  Asshur, 
and  builded  Nineveh,  and  *thc  city  Rc- 
hoboth,  and  Calah, 

12  And  Rcsen  between  Nineveh  and 
Calah  :  the  same  is  a  great  city. 

13  And  Mizraim  begat  Ludim,  and  An- 
amim,  and  Lehabim,  and  Naphtuhim, 

14  And  Pathrusim,  and  ''Casluhim,(out 
of  whom  came  Philistim,)  and  Caphtorim. 

1 5  ^  And  Canaan  begat  t  Sidon  his  first- 
born, and  Heth, 

16  And  the  Jebusite,  and  the  Amorite, 
and  the  Girgasite, 

17  And  the  Hivite,  and  the  Arkite,  and 
the  Sinite, 

18  And  the  Arvadite,  and  the  Zemarite, 
and  the  Hamathite  :  and  afterward  were 
the  families  of  the  Canaanites  spread 
abroad. 

19  And  the  border  'of  the  Canaanites 
was  from  Sidon,  as  thou  comest  to  Gerar, 
unto  +Gaza;  as  thou  goest  unto  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah,  and  Admah,  and  Zeboim, 
even  unto  Laslia. 

20  These  are  the  sons  of  Ham,  after 
their  families,  after  their  tongues,  in  their 
countries,  and  in  their  nations. 

21  ^Unto  Shem  also,  the  father  of  all 


Babylon.  ((  Or,  he  toent  out  into  Assyria.  *  Or,  the  streets  of 
the  city,  h  1  Chron.  1 :  12.  f  Heb.  Tzidon.  i  chap.  15: 18,  21 ; 
Num.  3-«  :  2,  12  ;  Josh.  12  :  7,  8.    X  Heb.  Azzah. 


sions,  drink  it,  are  in  danger  of  becoming  drunken  ; 
nor  is  piety  towards  God,  nor  benevolence  to  men, 
nor  a  long  course  of  successful  resistance  of  temp- 
tation, a  sure  safeguard  against  it.  All,  therefore, 
who  think  they  stand,  should  take  heed  lest  they  fall ; 
praying,  '■  Lead  us  not  into  temptation,"  and  show- 
ing the  sincerity  of  their  prayers  by  their  conduct. 

CHAPTER  X. 

5.  The  isles  of  the  Gentiles ;  countries  which 
from  Palestine  were  bej'ond  the  waters ;  including 
Asia  Minor  and  Europe. 

9.  Mighty  Itunter  before  the  Lord;  distin- 
guished for  his  bold  and  successful  exploits,  in  over- 
coming and  controlling  beasts  and  men. 

10.  Babel;  afterwards  called  Babylon,  a  city  on 
the  river  Euphrates.  The  land  of  Shinar;  a 
country  between  Mesopotamia  and  Persia,  through 
which  ran  the  river  Euphrates.  It  was  six  or  seven 
hundred  miles  east  of  Canaan. 

11.  Asshicr  ;  from  this  came  the  name  Assyri.a. 
Nineveh;  a  city  on  the  river  Tigris,  about  three 
hundred  miles  north  of  Babylon. 

11).  Sidon;  acity  in  the  north-west  corner  of  Ca- 
naan on  the  Mediterranean  sea.  Gerar — Gazn  ; 
cities  of  the  Philistines.  Sodom — Gomorrah — Ad- 
mah — Zeboim;  cities  in  the  valley  of  Siddim,whic!i 
afterwards,  on  account  of  the  wickedness  of  the  in- 
habitants, were  destroyed  by  fire.     Chap.  19 :  21, 2-5. 

13 


The  sotis  of  Shcm. 


GENESIS   XL 


The  confusion  of  tongues. 


the    children    of    Ebcr,   the    brother   of ,  unto  heaven;  andlet  us  make  us  a  Vsv"""" 


JaphcTh  the  elder,  even  to  him  were  chil- 
dren born. 

22  The  children  of  Sheni  ;  Elam,  and 
Asshiir,  and  'Arphaxad,  and  Lud,  and 
Aram. 

23  And  the  children  of  Aram  ;  Uz,  and 
llul,  and  Gether,  and  Mash. 

24  And  Arphaxad  begat  t  Salah ;  and 
Salah  begat  Ebcr. 

25  And  unto  Eber  »  were  born  two  sons  : 
the  name  of  one  was  Peleg,*  for  in  his 
days  was  the  earth  divided ;  and  his 
brothcr\s  name  was  Joktan. 

26  And  Joktan  begat  Almodad,  and  She- 
leph,  and  Hazarmavcth,  and  Jcrah, 

27  And  Hadoram,  and  Uzal,  and  Diklah, 

28  And  Obal,  and  Abimacl,  and  ^  Slieba, 

29  And  Ophir,  and  llavilah,  and  Jobab  : 
all  these  were  the  sons  of  Joktan. 

30  And  their  dwelling  was  from  Mesha, 
as  tliou  gocst  unto  Scphar,  a  mount  of 
the  east. 

31  These  are  the  sons  of  Shcm,  after 
their  families,  after  their  tongues,  in  their 
lands,  after  their  nations. 

32  These  arc  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Noah,  after  their  generations,  in  their 
nations  :  and  by  these  were  the  nations 
divided  in  the  earth  after  the  flood. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  One  lui^a'e  in  the  world.  3  The  huilding  of  Babel. 
5  Th«  confiision  of  tongues.  10  The  generations  of 
Shem.  27  The  generations  of  Terah  the  father  of 
Abrain.     31  Terah  goetli  from  Ur  to  Haran. 

AND  the  whole  earth  was  of  one  *  lan- 
guage, and  of  one  II  speech. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  jour- 
neyed from  the  'cast,  that  they  found  a 
plain  in  the  land  of  Shinar;  and  they 
dwelt  there. 

3  And  t  (licy  said  one  to  anotlicr.  Go  to, 
let  US  make  brick,  and  -burn  them  thor- 
oughly. And  they  had  brick  for  stone, 
iuid  sliine  had  they  for  mortar. 

4  And  tlicy  said.  Go  to,  let  u.s  build  us 
a  city,  and  a  tower,  "^  whose  top  may  reach 


'  Hi'b.  Arpaehihad. 
.  divuhn.  W  fhnp. 
thranj,     f  Hph.  a  mai 

a  burnina.    e  Dpitt.  I 


f  Hrk  Shtl„h.    >  1  Cliron.  1:19.    J  Thnt 

\::\.     \Hvh.  lip.     ||  Hpb.  nwrrf».     *  Or, 

laid  lo  hit  nrighhar.     ^  Heb.  bum  them 

.'H.     i  I'xn.H'.lMI-IS;  I'rov.  10:7;  Dnn. 


25.  Pelep;  nie.inin;;divi.sion.  The eartkdivid- 
ed;  nmon;;  thodifrercnt  Irihcsof  men.    Chap.  11:8. 

30.  A  7noiiiit  of  the.  east ;  supposed  to  ue  in  or 
near  Armenia. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

32.  A«  all  n.itions  hatl  one  common  orijjin  and 
sprung  from  one  family,  tht-y  should  all  love  each 
oiher  as  brethren,  and  seek  to  promote  each  other's 
good  ;  doing  in  all  things  to  others  as  they  ought  to 
wish  that  others  should  do  to  them. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

3.  Go  to ;  come  now.  Slime — for  mortar  ; 
bitumen ;  a  glutinoiu  substance  which  tlu-y  used 
for  cement. 

14 


name,''  lest  we  be  scattered  "=  abroad  '•  '^-  ^'■ 
upon  the  face  of  the  whole  earth. 

5  And  the  Lord  came  down  '"to  see  the 
city  and  the  tower,  which  the  children 
of  men  builded. 

6  And  the  Lord  said,  Behold,  the  peo- 
ple is  one,  and  they  have  all  one  lan- 
guage ;  and  this  they  begin  to  do  :  and 
now  nothing  will  be  restrained  from  them, 
which  they  have  s  imagined  to  do. 

7  Go  to,  let  us  go  down,  and  there  con- 
found "^  their  language,  that  they  may  not 
understand  one  another's  speech. 

8  So  the  Lord  scattered  them  abroad 
from  thence  upon  the  face  of  all  the 
earth  :  and  they  left  off  to  build  the  city. 

9  Therefore  is  the  name  of  it  called 
Babel,^  bceau.se  the  Lord  did  there  con- 
found the  language  of  all  the  earth  :  and 
from  thence  did  the  Lord  scatter  them 
abroad  upon  the  face  'of  all  the  earth. 

10  T[  These  are  Jthe  generations  of 
Shcm  :  Shcm  ivas  a  hundred  years  old, 
and  begat  Arphaxad  two  years  after  the 
flood: 

11  And  Shem  lived  after  he  begat  Ar- 
phaxad five  hundred  years,  and  ''begat 
sons  and  daughters. 

12  And  Arphaxad  lived  five  and  thirty 
years,  and  'begat  S.ilah  : 

13  And  Arphaxad  lived  after  he  begat 
Salah  four  hundred  and  three  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters. 

14  And  Salah  lived  thirty  years,  and 
begat  Ebcr : 

1 5  And  Salah  lived  after  he  begat  Eber 
four  hundred  and  three  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  dnughtcrs. 

16  And  Ebcr  lived  four  and  thirty 
years,  and  begat  liPeleg: 

17  And  Ebcr  lived  after  he  begat  Pcleg 
four  hundred  and  thirty  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters. 

18  And  Peleg  lived  thirty  years,  and 
begat  *  Reu : 

19  And  Peleg  lived  after  he  begat  Reu 


■4:30.  t  vpr.9;  re.i.(i::9;  Liikel:5l.  f  clinp.  18:21.  (:l'9a.2:l. 
h  P8H.6.5:!t;  Acl<i-2:6;  lCor.l4:l«.  %  That  is, con/""""-  '  AfU 
17:i!fi.  j  ver.27i  elmp.  10:21,22.  V  i-iinp.  1:28.  1  Luke  3 : .la. 
II  I.iike3:35;  PItalte.    »  Luke  3: 35;  Ragau. 


4.  Reachnnto  heaven  ;  be  very  high. 

5.  Came  doivu  lo  see  ;  showed  that  he  saw  what 
they  were  doing. 

fa.  Nothing  will  be  restrained ;  if  permitted 
to  go  on,  (hey  will  accomplish  their  designs. 

7.  Go  down  ;  exert  divine  power.  Confound 
thrir  language ;  destroy  their  power  of  under- 
standing each  other. 

8.  Scattered  them  abroad;  led  them  to  .sepa- 
rate and  go  to  different  countries ;  and  thus  the 
sooner  to  people  the  earth. 

9.  Babel ;  meaning  confusion. 

10.  Shem;  the  progenitor  of  Abraham,  whose 
history  Moses,  the  writer  of  this  book,  is  about  to 
give. 


The  kindred  of  Abratn. 


GENESIS  XII. 


God  callelh  Abram. 


kc^ml'  two  hundred  and  nine  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters. 

20  And  Ren  lived  two  and  thirty  years, 
and  begat  *  Serng  : 

21  And  Reu  lived  after  he  begat  Serug 
two  hundred  and  seven  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  danghters. 

22  And  Serug  lived  thirty  years,  and 
begat  t  Nahor : 

23  And  Serug  lived  after  he  begat  Na- 
hor two  hundred  years,  and  begat  sons 
and  daughters. 

24  And  Nahor  lived  nine  and  twenty 
years,  and  begat  -  Terali : 

25  And  Nahor  lived  after  he  begat  Terah 
a  hundred  and  nineteen  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters. 

26  And  Terah  lived  seventy  years,  and 
begat  ^Abrain,  Nahor,  and  Haran. 

27  1[  Now  these  are  the  generations  of 
Terah  :  Terah  begat  Abram,  Nahor,  and 
Haran  ;  and  Haran  begat  Lot. 

28  And  Haran  died  before  his  father 
Terah  in  the  land  of  his  nativity,  in  ''Ur 
of  the  Chaldees. 

29  And  Abram  and  Nahor  took  them 
wives  :  the  name  of  Abram's  wife  urns 
Sarai  f  and  the  name  of  Nahor's  wife, 
Milcah,''  the  daughter  of  Haran,  the  father 
of  Milcah,  and  the  father  of  Iscah. 

30  But  Sarai  was  "^barren;  she  had  no 
child. 

3 1  And  Terah  took  Abram  his  son,  and 
Lot  the  son  of  Haran  his  son's  son,  and 
Sarai  his  daughter-in-law,his  son  Abram's 
wife ;    and  they  went  forth  with  them 


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26.  Lived  seventy  years ;  and  after  that,  be- 
gat Abram,  Nahor,  and  Haran;  but  not,  it  is 
supposed,  in  this  order.  Haran  was  the  first-born, 
and  Abram  was  the  youngest.  He  is  mentioned 
first  as  Shem  was.  chap.  5:32,  because  from  him 
was  to  spring  the  Messiah.     See  chap.  5,  and  Mat.  1. 

28.  JJr  of  the  Chaldees  ;  a  pl.aoe  it  is  supposed 
between  the  Tiijris  and  Euphrates,  about  four  hun- 
dred miles  north-east  of  Canaan.  This  is  the  first 
time  the  Chaldees  are  mentioned  in  Scripture.  They 
lived  in  the  north  part  of  Mesopotamia,  now  Koor- 
distan.  Afterwards  they  went  south  into  the  land 
of  Shinar,  which  was  afterwards  called  Chaldea  and 
babylonia.     Chap.  10  :  10. 

29.  Sarai — Milcah  ;  these  are  both  supposed  to 
have  been  daugjiters  of  Haran,  the  elder  brother  of 
Abram  and  Nalior.  If  so,  these  two  brothers  mar- 
ried their  nieces;  but  it  seems  that  Haran  and  Abra- 
ham, though  both  sons  of  Terah,  had  not  the  same 
mother.     Chap.  20  :  12. 

31.  Into;  towards.  Canaan;  a  country  on 
the  eastern  shore  of  the  Mediterranean  sea.  Ha- 
ran ;  a  place  in  Mesopotamia  between  the  rivers 
Euphrates  and  Chebar.  It  is  called  in  the  New 
Testament,  Charran.    Acts  7: 4. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  It  is  natural  for  men  to  seek  to  be  distinguished, 
and  as  natural  to  seek  it  in  a  wrong  way  and  for  a 


from  ^Ur  of  the  Chaldees,  to  go  into  the 
land  of  Canaan ;  and  they  came  unto 
Haran,^  and  dwelt  there. 

32  And  the  days  of  Terah  were  two 
hundred  and  five  years  :  and  Terah  died 
in  Haran. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  God  calleth  Abram,  and  blesselh  him  with  a  promise 
of  Chri.st.  4  He  departe4:h  with  Lot  from  Haran .  G 
He  jounieyeth  ttiroush  Canaan,  7  which  is  promised 
him  in  a  vision.  10  He  is  driven  by  a  famine  into 
Egypt.  11  Fear  maketh  him  feign  his  wife  to  be  his 
sister.  14  Pharaoh,  having  taken  her  from  him,  by 
plagues  is  compelled  to  re.store  her. 

"IVrOW  the  Lord  had  said  sunto  Abram, 
-LN  Get  thee  out  of  thy  country,  and  from 
thy  kindred,  and  from  thy  father's  house, 
unto  a  land  that  I  will  show  thee  : 

2  And  I  will  make  of  thee  a  great  ■•  na- 
tion, and  I  will  bless  thee,  and  make  thy 
name  great ;  '  and  thou  shalt  be  a  bless- 
ing : 

3  And  I  will  bless  them  J  that  bless  thee, 
and  curse  him  that  curseth  thee  :  and  in 
thee  shall  all  families  of  the  earth  be 
blessed.'' 

4  So  Abram  departed,  as  the  Lord  had 
spoken  unto  him ;  and  Lot  went  with  him  : 
and  Abram  teas  seventy  and  five  years 
old  when  he  departed  out  of  Haran. 

5  And  Abram  took  Sarai  his  wife,  and  Lot 
his  brother's  son,  and  all  their  substance 
that  they  had  gathered,  and  the  souls  that 
they  had  gotten  in  Haran  ;  and  they  went 
forth  to  go  into  the  land  of  Canaan  ;'  and 
into  the  land  of  Canaan  they  came. 

6  ^  And  Abram  passed  through  the  land 


Charran.  g  chap.  11:31;  I.t:7;  Neh.  9:7;  Isa.  41:2;  Acts  7:3; 
Heb.  11:8.  h  chap.  17:6;  24:35.  i  chap.  18: 18;  28 : 4.  j  Num. 
24:9.      k  Psa.  72:17;  Acts3:25;  Gal.3:8.      lHeb.ll:8. 


wrong  end.  In  doing  this  they  will  be  disappointed. 
Would  they  be  truly  great,  and  permanently  honored, 
which  they  may  and  ought  to  desire,  they  must  seek 
these  blessings,  not  in  the  indulgence  of  selfish  grati- 
fication, but  in  learning  and  doing  the  will  of  Grod. 

9.  The  effects  of  the  confusion  of  tongues  are 
seen  down  to  the  present  day,  in  the  variety  of  lan- 
guages which  are  spoken,  and  in  the  diliiculty  tlius 
occasioned  of  holding  intercourse  and  communicat- 
ing freely  the  knowledge  which  multitudes  need,  and 
without  which  they  are  exposed  to  perish. 

31.  The  statements  of  the  Old  Testament  are  in 
various  ways  confirmed  by  the  New,  and  thus  they 
mutually  support  and  illustrate  e.ach  other;  while 
both  throughout  have  special  reference  to,  and  in  nu- 
merous ways  proclaim  the  dignity  and  show  forth 
the  glory  of  Jesus  Christ. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1.  Abram;  this  is  composed  of  two  Hebrew 
words ;  Ah,  signifying  fiither,  and  ram,  meaning 
high  or  distinguished. 

2.  13e  a  blessing:  by  his  faith,  and  his  being  a 
progenitor  of  Jesus  Christ. 

3.  Be  blessed ;  especially  in  his  seed,  which  is 
Christ.     Gal.  3 :  $-16. 

6.  Sichem;  called  also  Shechem ;  and  in  the 
New  Testament,  Sychar.   John  4: 5.    It  L%y  between 

15 


Abrmn  sojourncth  in  Ei;ypt, 


GENESIS   XIII. 


and  in  the  south  country. 


unto  the  place  of  •Sichem,  unto  the  plain 
of  Moreh.  And  the  ''  Canaanite  was  then 
in  the  land. 

7  And  the  Loud  "  appeared  unto  Abram, 
and  said,  Unto  thy  .seed  will  I  give  ''this 
land:  and  there  builded  he  an  "^altar 
unto  the  Lord,  -svho  appeared  unto  him. 

8  And  he  removed  from  thence  unto  a 
mountain  on  the  east  of  ""Beth-el,  and 
pitched  his  tent,  having  Beth-cl  on  the 
vest,  and  "  Hai  on  the  east :  and  there 
he  builded  an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  and 
called s  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  Abram  journeyed,  t  going  on  still 
toward  the  south. 

1 0  %  And  there  was  a  famine  in  the  land  : 
and  Abram  went  down  into  Egypt  to 
sojourn  there ;  for  the  famine  was  griev- 
ous in  the  land. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was 
come  near  to  enter  into  Egypt,  that  he  said 
unto  Sarai  his  wife.  Behold  now,  I  know- 
that  thou  art  a  fair  woman  to  look  upon : 

12  Therefore  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  the  Egyptians  shall  see  thee,  that 
they  shall  say.  This  is  his  wife  :  and  they 
will  kill  me,  but  they  will  save  thee  alive. 

1 .3  Say,  I  pray  thee,  thou  art  my  ''  sister : 
that  it  may  be  well  with  me  for  thy  sake  ; 
and  my  soul  shall  live  because  of  thee. 

14  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
Abram  wa.s  come  into  Egypt,  the  Egyp- 
tians beheld  the  woman  that  she  ivas 
very  fair. 

15  The  princes  also  of  Pharaoh  saw  her, 
and  commciuled  her  before  'Pharaoh: 
and  the  woman  was  J  taken  into  Phara- 
oh's house. 


■  DcuL  II  :3n;  Juil/;.  7:1.  k  rlinp.  10: 18,  19.  cclinp.l7:I: 
18:1.  i  rlmn.l3:lA;  17:8;  86:3;  28:13;  Psalm  1  Or.: 9-11 ; 
Hnni.9:8;  Gl>l3:ir.:  4:28.  e  clinp.  13:4,  18 ;  gfi:.2.5;  Xi:iO. 
f  chiip.  48:  19.  ♦  Hrb.  y*l;  Jo»li.  7:«.  8  chiip.  21  :.33.  f  Heb. 
in  ffninff  and  Journeying.       h  chap.  20:2;    2G:7.      i   Mat.  .t: 28. 


C.  J921. 

and 


for  her  sake :  and  he  had  sheep 
oxen,  and  he-asses,  and  men-servants, 
and  maid-servants,  and  she-asses,  and 
camels. 

17  And  the  Lord  plagued  Pharaoh  and 
his  house  with  great  plagues  because  of 
Sarai,  Abram's  wife. 

18  And  Pharaoh  called  Abram,  and 
said.  What  is  tliis  that  thou  hast  done 
unto  me  ]  "^  Why  didst  thou  not  tell  me 
that  she  was  thy  wife  1 

19  Why  saidst  thou,  She  is  my  sister'? 
so  I  might  have  taken  her  to  me  to  wife  : 
now  therefore,  behold  thy  M'ife,  take  her, 
and  go  thy  way. 

20  And  Pharaoh  commanded  'his  men 
concerning  him  ;  and  they  sent  him  away, 
and  his  wife,  and  all  that  he  had. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Abram  and  Lot  return  out  of  Egypt.  7  By  disagree- 
ment they  part  asunder.  10  Lot  goeth  to  wicked 
Sodom.  14  God  renevveth  the  promise  to  Abram.  1^ 
He  removelh  to  Hebron,  and  tiiere  buildeth  an  altar. 

AND  Abram  w^ent  up  out  of  Egypt,  he, 
and  his  wife,  and  all  that  he  had, 
and  Lot  with  him,  into  the  '"south. 

2  And  Abram  was  very  rich  "in  cattle, 
in  silver,  and  in  gold. 

3  And  he  went  on  his  journeys  from  the 
south  even  to  Beth-el,  unto  the  place 
where  his  tent  had  been  at  the  beginning, 
between  Bcth-cl  and  Hai ; 

4  Unto  the  place  of  the  "altar,  which  he 
had  made  there  at  the  first :  and  there 
Abram  called  Pon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

5  11  And  Lot  also,  which  went  with 
Abram,  had  flocks,  and  herds,  and  tents. 


j   rs:u  10.-.:  H;    Prn 

V.  (i :  2rt ;    Heb.  13:4.      k  chap.  20  : 1 0 ;    20 :  1 0 ; 

Exa<lu9  3i:21.      > 

'roverbs21:I.      m  chap.  12:  9,  etc.      n  chap, 
.lob  1:10;  Psalm  112:3;  Proverbs  3:9,  10; 

24 :  .^'i ;    1  Sam.  2 :  7 

10:22;  Mat.K:a3. 

o  chap.  12:7,  8;  Psa.42:I,2;  84:10.     V  Psa. 

115:17;  143:18. 

mount  Ebal  on  the  north,  and  G-erizim  on  the  south. 
It  is  now  called  Naplonse  or  Nabnhis,  and  is  about 
forty  miles  north  of  Jerusalem.  Phitii.;  the  origi- 
nal word  means  terehintli,  a  turpentine  \i-»e or  grove. 
8.  Urthel ;  the  meaning  of  this  word  is  house  of 
G-od.  This  name  was  afterwards  given  to  this  place 
by  Jacob.  Chap.  28:19.  The  city  was  before  called 
Luz.  and  is  about  thirty  miles  south  of  Shechem. 
Ilai ;  called  Aj,  Josh.  8:  1;  a  few  miles  east  of 
Bethel. 

10.  Eeypt  ;  n  country  two  or  three  hundred 
miles  south-west  of  Canaan,  through  which  ran  the 
river  Nile. 

1.3.  Sister;  this  term  is  used  in  the  Bible,  not 
only  as  now  for  the  daughter  of  one's  parents,  but 
aUo  for  a  niece,  or  near  female  relative:  as  brother 
is  used  for  a  nepliew  or  n^ar  male  relative.  Chap. 
11:11.  My  soul  shall  live;  my  life  shall  be 
spared. 

17.  Plagued  Pharaoh;  showed  him  by  some 
calamity  that  it  w.-w  wrong  for  him  to  keep  Sarai, 
for  she  was  Abram's  wife. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  Though  God  calls  his  peojile  to  make  great 
sacrifices  for  his  sake,  he  promises  th 


greater  than  those  they  relinquish  ;  and  in  believing 
and  obeying  him,  they  will  find  abundant  reward. 

8.  When  called  to  remove  from  one  place  to  an- 
other, it  is  a  great  comfort  to  take  with  us  our 
friends.  Wherever  we  are  we  should  worship  God, 
and  commit  ourselves  and  our  friends  to  his  merci- 
ful guidance  and  care. 

10.  Though  obedience  to  God  will  not,  in  this 
world,  secure  us  from  trials,  it  will  prepare  us  to 
meet  them,  make  them  blessings,  ana  fit  us,  when 
we  leave  this  world,  to  be  freed  from  all  trials  and 
receive  uuiningled  and  everlasting  joys. 

12.  The  best  of  men  are  far  from  being  faultless  ; 
they  do  many  things  in  which  it  is  neither  wise,  nor 
safe,  nor  right  for  us  to  imitate  them  ;  and  whenever 
we  trust  to  hum.an  expedients  instead  of  trusting  in 
God,  we  may  expect  to  be  punished  for  our  folly. 

l-'3.  Great  beauty  is  a  source  of  gre;it  danger, 
and  often  the  means  of  great  evil  to  its  possessor. 

20.  The  Lord  watches  over  his  people  for  good, 
and  takes  much  belter  care,  of  them  than  they  do 
of  themselves. 


them  blessings       1. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 
The  south  ;  the  south  part  of  Canaan. 


Mram  and  Lot  separate. 


GENESIS  XIV. 


The  battle  of  the  kings. 


S.aira-  6  And  the  land  was  not  able  Mo 
bear  them,  that  they  might  dwell  togeth- 
er :  for  their  substance  Avas  great,  so  that 
they  could  not  dwell  together. 

7  And  there  was  a  strife  between  the 
herdmen  of  Abram's  cattle,  and  the  herd- 
men  of  Lot's  cattle  :  and  the  Canaanite  and 
the  Perizzite  dwelled  ''then  in  the  land. 

8  And  Abram  said  unto  Lot,  Let  there 
be  no  strife,  "^I  pray  thee,  between  me 
and  thee,  and  between  my  herdmen  and 
thy  herdmen  ;  for  we  he  *  brethren.'' 

9  Is  not  the  whole  land  before  ''thee'? 
Separate  thyself,  I  pray  thee,  from  me  : 
if  thou  wilt  take  the  left  hand,  then  I  will 
go  to  the  right ;  or  if  thori  depart  to  the 
right  hand,  then  I  will  go  to  the  '"left. 

10  And  Lot  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  be- 
held all  the  plain  of  Jordan,  that  it  ivas 
well  watered  every  where,  before  the 
Lord  destroyed  s  Sodom  and  Gomorrah, 
even  as  the  '■garden  of  the  Lord,  like  the 
land  of  Egypt,  as  thou  comest  unto  '  Zoar. 

1 1  Then  Lot  chose  him  all  the  plain  of 
Jordan ;  and  Lot  journeyed  east :  and 
they  separated  J  themselves  the  one  from 
the  other. 

12  Abram  dwelled  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan, and  Lot  dwelled  in  the  cities  of  the 
plain,  and  pitched  his  tent  toward  Sodom. 

13  But  the  men  of  Sodom  ivere  wicked  and 
sinners  ''before  the  Lord  exceedingly. 

14  T[And  the  Lord  said  unto  Abram, 
after  that  Lot  was  separated  from  him, 


«  cliap.  36:7.      b  chap.  34:30. 

c    Phil.  2:14;    Hebrews  12:14. 

*  Heb.  men  brethren,     d  chap.  11; 

27.     e  rbap.  20:  1:).     f  ]  Peter, 

3:8-1-2.     6  rhap.  19:2S;   1  .lolin,  2 

IS.     h  chap.  2:10;    Isa.  Bl :  3  ; 

Joel  2:  3.     iclia^.  H:2.     j  Prov. 

27:10.      k  chap.  18:20;   Ezek. 

6.  Not  able  to  bear  them  ;  the  pasturage  was 
not  sufficient  for  their  flocks. 

7.  Dwelled  tlieii  in  tJie  land;  and  the  quarrels  of 
the  herdmen  would  make  a  bad  impression  on  them. 

8.  Brethren ;  near  relatives,  and  professors  of 
the  same  religion. 

10.  Jordan  ;  rising  near  mount  Lebanon,  and  run- 
ning south  into  the  Dead  sea.  The  plain  of  Jordan 
was  the  region  bordering  on  the  river.  Sodom — Go- 
tnorrah — Zoar  ;  cities  in  the  south  of  Canaan,  and 
near  the  Jordan.  Garden  of  the  Lord;  the  scenery 
of  p.aradise  may  harbor  a  population  ripening  for  hell. 

1.5.  To  thee  will  I  gice  it ;  not  to  him  person- 
ally, but  to  his  descendants.  Acts7:5.  Forever; 
for  a  perpetual  inheritance,  should  they  continue  to 
obey  him. 

16.  As  the  dnst  of  the  earth  ;  very  numerous. 

IS.  Plain;  chap.  12:6.  Hebron;  a  city  about 
twenty  miles  south  of  Jerusalem,  called  originally 
Kirjath-Arba,  or  the  city  of  Arba,  a  famous  giant 
who  lived  there.     Josh.  11:  1.5. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  Habitual  communion  with  God  is  essential  to 
a  life  of  faith  ;  and  necessary  in  order  rightly  to  use 
the  blessings,  meet  the  trials,  and  discharge  the 
duties  of  life. 

6.  Increasing  riches  may  part  old  and  tried 
friends. 

7.  Contentions  among  the  friends  of  God,  the 
members  of  their  families,  or  persons  in  their  em- 
ployment, are  e.xceedingly  injurious  to  his  cause; 


Lift  up  now  thine  eyes,  and  look  from 
the  place  where  thou  art,  northward,  and 
southward,  and  eastward,  and  westward  : 

15  For  all  the  land  which  thou  seest,  to 
thee  will  I  give  it,  and  'to  thy  seed  for 
ever. 

16  And  I  will  make  thy  seed  as  the  du?t 
of  the  earth  :  so  that  if  a  man  can  num- 
ber the  dust  of  the  earth,  then  shall  thy 
seed  also  be  numbered. 

17  Arise,  walk  through  the  land  in  the 
length  of  it  and  in  the  breadth  of  it ;  for 
I  will  give  it  unto  thee. 

18  Then  Abram  removed  his  tent,  and 
came  and  dwelt  in  the  t  plain  of ""  Mamre, 
which  is  in  Hebron,  and  built  there  an 
altar  unto  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  The  battle  of  four  kings  against  five.  12  Lot  is  taken 
prisoner.  14  Abram  rescueth  him.  18  Melohizedek 
blesseth  Abram.  '20  Abram  giveth  him  tithe.  '2'i 
The  rest  of  the  spoil,  his  partners  having  had  their 
portions,  he  restoreth  to  the  king  of  Sodom. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  days  of 
Amraphel  king  °of  Shinar,  Arioch 
king  of  EUasar,  Chedorlaomer  king  of 
Elam,  and  Tidal  king  of  nations  ; 

2  That  these  made  war  with  Bera  king 
of  Sodom,  and  with  Birsha  king  of  Go- 
morrah, Shinab  king  of  °Admah,  and 
Shemeber  king  of  Zeboiim,  and  the  king 
of  Bela,  which  is  PZoar. 

3  All  these  were  joined  together  in  the 
vale  of  Siddim,  ••  which  is  the  salt  sea. 


16:49;  2  Peter,  2:7,  8.  I  chap.  12:7.  \  Yleh.  plains,  m  chap. 
3.t:27.  n  chap.  11:2;  Isa.  11:  11;  Zech.  .1:  II.  o  Dent.  29:23 ; 
Hoseall:8.     p  chap.  19:22.     q  Deut.  3  :  17;  Josh.  3: 16. 


they  tend  to  prejudice  men  ag.ainst  religion,  and  to 
prevent  their  salvation. 

9.  A  wise  and  good  man  will  be  kind,  accommo- 
dating and  peaceful ;  will  seek  to  avoid  strife,  es- 
pecially with  his  relatives  ;  and  will  often  relinquish 
his  rights  rather  than  contend  for  them. 

13.  When  men,  in  selecting  their  place  of  abode, 
regard  the  opportunities  for  making  money  more 
than  they  do  the  means  of  intellectual  and  moral 
improvement,  they  commit  sin,  and  will  have  reason 
to  be  grateful  if  they  escape  ruin. 

1.5.  God  requires  faith  in  promises,  the  fulfilment 
of  which  is  future  and  distant. 

18.  Men  who,  from  regard  to  God,  make  sacri- 
fices for  peace,  will  be  kept  from  many  evils  into 
which  others  will  fall.  They  will  receive  much 
good  themselves,  and  be  instrumental  in  communi- 
cating much  to  others. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1.  Shhiar ;  chap.  10 :  10.  EUasar;  supposed 
by  some  to  be  in  Arabia,  and  by  others  in  Media. 
Elam ;  Persia. 

2.  King  of  Sodom;  the  word  king  is  used  in 
the  Bible  for  the  ruler  of  a  city  or  small  district ; 
and  for  the  chief  of  a  clan  or  tribe,  as  well  as  for 
the  ruler  of  a  nation. 

3.  Joined  together;  assembled  their  forces. 
Vale  of  Siddim  ;  the  southern  part  of  the  valley 
of  the  Jordan,  in  which  were  the  cities  above  men- 
tioned, and  where  is  now  the  Dead  sea. 

17 


Lot  taken  captive, 


GENESIS  XIV. 


and  released  by  Abram. 


4  Twelve  years  llicy  served  Chedorlao- 
mer,  and  in  the  thirteenth  year  they  re- 
belled. 

5  And  in  the  fourteenth  year  came  Che- 
dorlaoiner,  and  the  kings  tiiat  were  with 
liim,  and  smote  "the  llcphaims  ''in  Ash- 
terotii-karnaini,  and  nhe  Zuzims  in  Ham, 
and  the  Emims  in  *8haveh  Kiriathaim, 

6  And  tiie  Horites  in  their  mount  Seir, 
unto  t  El-paran, ''  which  is  by  the  wilder- 
ness. 

7  And  they  returned,  and  came  to  En- 
mishpat,  which  is  Kadesh,  and  smote  all 
the  country  of  the  Amalekites,  and  also 
the  Amorites,  tliat  dwelt  ''in  Hazezon- 
tamar. 

8  And  there  went  out  the  king  of  Sod- 
om, and  the  king  of  Gomorrah,  and  the 
king  of  Admah,  and  the  king  of  Zeboiim, 
and  the  king  of  Bela,  (the  same  is  Zoar ;) 
and  they  joined  battle  witli  them  in  the 
vale  of  Siddim  ; 

9  With  Chedorlaomer  the  king  of  Elam, 
and  with  Tidal  king  of  nations,  and  Am- 
raplicl  king  of  Sliinar,  and  Arioch  king  of 
Ellasar;   four  kings  with  live. 

H)  And  the  vale  of  Siddim  icas  full  of 
slime-pits  ;  and  the  kings  of  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah  fled,  and  fell  there  :  and  they 
that  remained  lied  "^to  the  mountain. 

1 1  And  they  took  all  the  goods  of  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah,  and  all  their  victuals, 
and  went  their  way. 

12  And  they  took  Lot,  Abram's  broth- 
er's son,  who  dwelt  ^\\\  Sodom,  and  his 
goods,  and  departed. 

13  II  And  there  came  one  that  had  es- 
caped, and  told  Abram  the  Hebrew  ;  ''  for 
he  dwelt  in  tlie  plain  of  Mamre  the  Am- 
orite,  brother  of  Eshcol,  and  brother  of 
Aner:  and  these  were  confederate  with 
Abram. 


»cllnp.l^:^0.  b  Jonli.  IQ:-!.  e  Deut.3:  lO.'JO.  *  Ox. the  plain  of 
Kiriuthnitn.  \  Or,  plnin  of  Paran.  d  clmp.  21  :S1 ;  Num.  1-2  :  Iti. 
•  jriiroii.  iO:«.  f  rlinp.  I»:l7,;i0.  I  cbrip.  13:  li;  Num.  l(i:-26; 
ITim.S;!!.   brlmp.  I3;18.  ^Or.Udforth.   TiOr.imtnicred.    i  DeuU 


14  And  when  Abram  heard  that  *B.c:m3: 
his  brother  was  taken  captive,  he  i  armed 
his  drained  servants,  born  in  his  own 
house,  three  hundred  and  eighteen,  and 
pursued  them  'unto  Dan. 

15  And  he  divided  himself  against  them, 
he  and  his  servants,  by  night,  and  J  smote 
them,  and  pursued  them  unto  Hobah, 
which  is  on  the  left  hand  of  Damascus. 

16  And  he  brought  back  ''all  the  goods, 
and  also  brought  again  his  brother  Lot, 
and  his  goods,  and  the  women  also,  and 
the  people. 

17  T[  And  the  king  of  Sodom  'went  out 
to  meet  him  (after  his  return  from  the 
slaughter  of  Chedorlaomer,  and  of  the 
kings  that  were  with  him,)  at  the  valley 
of  Shaveh,  which  is  the  king's  "'dale. 

18  And  "  iNIelchizedek  king  of  Salem 
brought  forth  bread  and  wine  :  and  he 
was  the  °  priest  of  the  most  Phigh  God. 

19  And  he  blessed  him,  and  said.  Bless- 
ed be  Abram  of  the  most  high  God,  i pos- 
sessor of  heaven  and  earth  : 

20  And  blessed  be  the  most  high  God, 
which  hath  delivered  thine  enemies  into 
thy  hand.    And  he  gave  him  ''tithes  of  all. 

21  And  the  king  of  Sodom  said  unto 
Abram,  Give  me  the  H  persons,  and  take 
the  goods  to  thyself. 

22  And  Abram  said  to  the  king  of  Sod- 
om, I  'have  liflcd  iip  my  hand  unto  the 
Lord,  the  most  high  God,  the  'possessor 
of  heaven  and  earth, 

23  That  "I  will  not  take  from  a  thread 
even  to  a  shoe-latchet,  and  that  I  will  not 
take  any  thing  that  is  thine,  lest  thou 
shouldest  say,  I  have  made  Abram  rich  : 

24  Save  only  that  which  the  young  men 
have  eaten,  and  the  portion  of  the  men 
which  went  with  me,  Aner,  Eshcol,  and 
Mamre  ;  let  them  take  their  "portion. 


4.  Served  Chedorlaomer;  by  paying  him  trib- 
ute.    Rebelled;  refused  lon-jer  to  pav  tribute. 

.').  Asliteroth  —  Ham — Shaveh  kiriathaim; 
places  east  of  the  JorJiin. 

G.  Mount  Seir;  goutli  of  the  Dead  sea.  El- 
para/i  ;  west  of  mount  Seir. 

7.  liii-mishpat — Ilazezou-tamar  ;  places  be- 
tween the  Jordan  and  the  south-east  part  ol  the  Med- 
iterranean bea. 

10.  Slime-nilg ;  places  wliere  bitumen,  a  glu- 
tinous and  inllammahle  subst^ince,  oozed  out  of  the 
pround,  or  where  bitumen  hail  been  du^  out  to  be 
used  for  mortar.  Chap.  11  :  ;i.  Fell  there  ;  ^vere 
mired,  or  were  overcome,  ami  many  perished. 

13.  The  Jlehrew ;  a  name  ^iven  lo  Abram,  as 
some  suppose,  because  lie  descended  from  Eber,  or 
Heber ;  and  as  others  think,  because  he  came  from 
beyond  the  river  Euphrates;  the  word  signifying 
one  wlio  h.is  p;uised  over.  Plain  of  Mamre; 
chap.  I'i.Ct.  Confederate  with  Abram;  united 
with  him  in  opposing  his  enemies. 
18 


34:1.  i  l8H.41:-2,3.  k  1  Sam.  30:8. 18.  I  1  Sum.  18:6.  ni  iSiUii. 
18:18.  iiHeb.7:l.  o  Psa.  1 10:4:  Hel).5:fi;  7:3. 1 1.  vMicalifi:K. 
1  ver.M;  I'8a.-24:li  r>0:10.  rHcb.7:l-I0.  ||  Heb.»nu/«.  •  E.x. 
6:8.     I  TIT.  19;  rbap. -21:33.     n   Ksth.  9:  16,  IB.     vlTim.S:I8. 


14.  Brother;  here  used  for  nephew.  Chapter 
12 :  13.  Ban  ;  a  place  in  the  north  part  of  Canaan, 
first  called  Laish.     Judg.  IS :  7-29. 

1;1.  Jjefthand;  to  the  north.  Damascus;  the 
capital  of  ancient  Syria;  on  a  plain  east  of  Anti- 
Lebanon. 

17.  Shaveh — dale;  a  valley  near  .Terus.^lem. 

18.  Melchizedek;  aname  meaningKing  of  right- 
eousness Salem;  meaning,  in  Hebrew,  peace, 
Heb.  7:2;  supposed  to  iiave  been  the  place  after- 
wards called  Jerusalem. 

20.  He  gave  him  tithes ;  Abram  gave  to  Mel- 
chizedek a  tenth  part.  lleb.  7:1-17.  This  was 
done  as  an  e.xpression  of  gratitude  to  tjrod,  whose 
priest  Melchizedek  was. 

21.  Persons  and — goods;  which  Abr.%m  had 
taken  from  the  enemy. 

22.  Lifted  up  my  hand ;  taken  an  oath,  or  made 
a  solemn  promise. 

21.  Auer,  Eshcol,  and  Mamre ;  the  confeder- 
ates of  Abram,  mentioned  v.  13. 


God  encourascth  Abram 


GENESIS  XV. 


with  the  promise  of  a  son. 


CHAPTER  XV. 


1  God  encourageth  Abram.  2  Abram  complaineth  for 
■want  of  an  heir.  4  God  promiseth  liim  a  son,  and  a 
multiplying  of  his  seed.  0  Abramis  justified  by  faith. 
7  Canaan  is  promised  again,  and  confirmed  by  a  sign, 
12  and  a  vision. 

AFTER  these  things  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  Abram  in  a  "vision, 
saying,  ""Fear  not,  Abram:  I  am  thy 
shield,'^  and  thy  exceeding  "^  great  reward. 

2  And  Abram  said,  Lord  God,  what  wilt 
thou  give  me,  seeing  I  go  "^childless,  and 
the  steward  of  my  house  is  this  Eliezer 
of  Damascus  ? 

3  And  Abram  said,  Behokl,  to  me  thou 
hast  given  no  seed  :  and  lo,  one  born  in 
my  house  ""is  mine  heir. 

4  And  behoki,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  him,  saying,  This  shall  not  be 
thine  heir ;  but  he  that  shall  come  forth  out 
of  thine  s  own  bowels  shall  be  thine  heir. 

5  And  he  brought  him  forth  abroad,  and 
said,  Look  now  toward  heaven,  and  tell 
the  stars,  ''if  thou  be  able  to  number 
them:  and  he  said  vmto  him, 'So  shall 
thy  seed  be. 

6  And  he  believed  in  the  Lord  ;  and  he 
countcdJ  it  to  him  for  righteousness. 

7  And  he  said  unto  him,  I  am  the  Lord 
that  brought  thee  ''out  of  Ur  of  the  Chal- 
dees,  to  give  thee  this  land  to  inherit  it. 


a  chap.  46:2;  Num.  12;6;  Diin.  10:1;  Acts  10:11,22.  1)  I-uke 
\:13.  c  Dent.  .%■! :  29  ;  Psa.  3  :  3  ;  84:11;  91:4;  119:114;  Trov 
an-.r,.  <1  Psa.  142:.'j;  Lam.  S:24;  Heb.  I3:.S.  e  cliap.  .30: 1 ;  Isa 
.W :  5 ;  Acts  7  :  .=>.  fProv.  29:21.  g  chap.  17: 16.  h  Deut.  1 :  10 
Heb.  11:12.     i  Rom.  4:18.      j  Rom.  4:3,  6,  etc.;  Gal.  3  :6;  .liis 


INSTRUCTIONS. 

IL  Erer  since  tlie  apostasy,  there  have  been  men 
who  acted  as  if  might  gave  right;  who,  if  they  could, 
would  rob  others ;  and,  to  obtain  their  property,  put 
them  to  death :  sins  as  odious  and  hateful,  when 
committed  by  rulers  and  nations,  as  when  commit- 
ted by  private  individuals. 

12.  When  men,  for  worldly  purposes,  choose  to 
dwell  in  places  distinguished  for  wickedness,  they 
expose  themselves  to  share  in  the  calamities  which 
that  wickedness  brings  upon  the  people. 

16.  When  men  have  been  robbed  of  what  .justly 
belongs  to  them,  those  who  are  right-minded  will 
abhor  the  crime,  and  be  disposed,  when  they  can,  to 
take  right  and  elfectual  measures,  that  what  has 
been  taken  away  may  be  restored. 

20.  Though  Grod  often  suffers  wicked  men  to  take 
possession  of  what  does  not  belong  to  them,  such 
possession  gives  theiu  no  just  title  to  it;  and  when, 
in  his  providence,  lie  restores  it,  his  goodness  should 
be  acknowledged,  and  the  praise  given  to  him. 

23.  (.rood  men,  who  do  right,  will  be  careful  to 
avoid  the  reality  and  the  appearance  of  covetous- 
ness,  and  of  every  thing  selfish,  niggardly,  and  mean. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1.  Shield;  protection. 

2.  Give  me;  as  a  token  that  the  promises  will 
be  fulfilled,  or  to  show  me  how  they  will  be  accom- 
plished. Chap.  12  :  1-3 ;  13  :  14-17.  Steward  of 
tny  house;  his  head-servant. 

3.  Born  in  -riiy  house  ;  a  house-servant. 

5.  So  shall  thy  seed  be  ;  exceedingly  numerous. 
Chap.  13:16. 

6.  Counted  it  to  him  for  righteonsness  ;  ac- 


8  And  he  said,  Lord  God,  'whereby 
shall  I  know  that  I  shall  inherit  it  1 

9  And  he  said  unto  him,  Take  me  a 
heifer  of  three  years  old,  and  a  she-goat 
of  three  years  old,  and  a  ram  of  three 
years  old,  and  a  tiirtledove,  and  a  young 
pigeon. 

10  And  he  took  unto  him  all  these,  and 
divided  "them  in  the  midst,-and  laid  each 
piece  one  against  another  :  but  "the  birds 
divided  he  not. 

1 1  And  when  the  fowls  came  down  upon 
the  carcasses,  Abram  drove  them  away. 

12  And  when  the  sun  was  going  down, 
a  deep  sleep  "fell  upon  Abram;  and  lo,  a 
horror  of  great  darkness  fell  upon  him. 

13  And  he  said  unto  Abram,  Know  of  a 
surety  that  thy  seed  shall  be  a  stranger 
in  a  land  that  is  not  theirs,  and  shall 
serve  them  ;  and  they  shall  afflict  Pthem 
four  hundred  years  ; 

14  And  also  that  nation  whom  they  shall 
serve,  will  I  ijudge:  and  afterward  shall 
they  come  out  with  great  ■'substance. 

15  And  thou  shalt  go  to  thy  fathers  in 
peace ;  thou  shalt  be  buried  in  a  good 
old  "  age. 

Ifi  But  in  the  fourth  generation  they 
shall  come  hither  again  :  for  the  iniquity 
of  the  Amorites  is  not  yet  'full. 


2:23.  kchap.l2:l.  !  Judg.  6: 17  ;  2  Kings,  211:8  ;  I.uke  1 : 1". 
m  .Jer.  34 :  18, 19.  n  Lev.  1:17.  o  chap.  2:21;  1  Sam.  26 :  12  ;  .Toh 
4:13.  pEx.l2:40.  qEx.6:B.  rEx.l2:36.  »chap.25:8; 
Job  5 :  26.     t  Mat.  23 :  32 ;  1  Tlicss.  2 : 1 6. 


cepted  him  as  righteous,  through  faith,  or  the  exer- 
cise of  that  confidence  in  God  which  led  him  to  fol- 
low his  directions.  Rom.  4  :  4, 21,  22  ;  Gal.  3  :  6-9, 
29 ;  James  2  :  21-24. 

7.  Ur  of  the  Chaldees ;  chap.  11:31.  Give 
thee  this  land ;  not  him  personally,  but  his  pos- 
terity.    Acts  7 : 5. 

8.  Whereby  shall  I  know ;  by  what  token  or 
visible  sign. 

10.  One  against  another  ;  the  carcass  was  di- 
vided lengthwise,  and  each  half  placed  opposite  the 
other,  with  a  space  wide  enough  for  those  who  in 
this  way  made  a  covenant,  to  pass  between  them. 
They  approaoiied  at  opposite  ends  and  met  in  the 
middle,  where  they  took  the  oath  of  the  covenant. 

11.  Fowls ;  ravenous  birds,  accustomed  to  feed 
upon  flesh. 

12.  Great  darkness  ;  emblematical  of  the  afflic- 
tion which  would  come  upon  his  posterity  in  Egypt. 

13.  Fo7ir  hundred  years  ;  this  is  suppcsed  to 
extend  from  about  the  time  Isaac  was  mocked,  or 
as  the  apostle  calls  it,  persecuted  by  Ishmael,  to  the 
time  when  the  Israelites  left  Egypt.  This  event  was 
lour  hundred  and  thirty  years  from  the  time  the  prom- 
ise was  first  made  to  Abraham  ;  about  half  of  which 
his  posterity  spent  in  Canaan,  and  the  rest  in  Egypt. 
Gen.  12  : 1-3 ;  Ex.  12 :  40,  41 ;  Gal.  3  :  17  ;  4 :  29. 

14.  Judge;  visit  with  judgments,  in  punishment 
of  their  sins.     Substance;  riches.    Psa.  105:37. 

16.  In  the  fourth  generation  ;  after  four  hun- 
dred years  from  the  time  above  mentioned  ;  or  the 
fourth  generation  from  the  time  they  went  into 
Egypt,  Moses  and  Caleb  being  the  fourth  genera- 
tion from  Levi  and  Judah.  Amorites  ;  one  of  the 
principal  nations  that  was  to  be  destroyed  by  the 

19 


The  promise  confirmed. 


GENESIS  XVr 


Hagar  Jlcclh  from  Sarai. 


17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  the  j  slie  conceived  :  and  when  she  saw  *b.?;^: 
sun  wont  down,  and  it  was  dark,  behold  that  she  had  conceived,  her  mistress  was 
a  smokintr  furnace,  and  'a  burning  lamp  |  despised"'  in  her  eyes. 

5  AndSaraisaiduntoAbram,  My  wrong 
be  upon  thcc  :  I  have  given  my  maid  into 
thy  bosom ;  and  when  she  saw  that  she 
had  conceived,  I  was  despised  in  her 
eyes:  the  Lord  judge  ''between  me  and 
thee. 

6  But  Abram  said  unto  Sarai,  e  Behold, 
thy  maid  is  in  thy  hand ;  do  to  her  i  as  it 
pleaseth  thee.  And  when  Sarai  ^  dealt 
hardly  with  her,  she  fled  from  her  face. 

7  H  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  found 
her  by  a  fountain  of  water  in  the  wilder- 
ness, by  the  fountain  in  the  way  to  ''  Shur. 

8  And  he  said,  Hagar,  Sarai's  maid, 
whence  earnest  thou  ?  and  whither  wilt 
thou  go?  And  .'^he  said,  I  flee  from  the 
face  of  my  mistress  Sarai. 

9  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
her.  Return  to  thy  mistress,  and  'submit 
thyself  under  her  hands. 

10  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
her,  I  Avill  multiply  thy  seed  exceedingly, 
that  it  shall  not  be  numbered  for  multi- 
tude. 

1 1  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
her.  Behold,  thou  art  with  child,  and 
shalt  bear  a  son,  and  shalt  call  his  name 
Ishmael  ;ll  because  the  Lord  hath  heard 
thy  afilietion. 

12  And  he.  will  be  a  wild  Jman;  hi.'? 
hand  will  he  against  every  man,  and 
every  man's  hand  against  him  ;  and  he 
shall  dwell  ''in  the  presence  of  all  his 
brethren. 


tliat  jtassed  between  those  pieces. 

18  In  the  same  day  the  Loud  made  a 
covenant  witli  Abram,  saying,  Unto  thy 
seed  have  I  given  this  land,  from  the 
river  of  Esypt  unto  the  great  river,  the 
river  Euidirates  : 

19  The  Kcnites.  and  the  Kenizzites, 
and  the  Kadinouites, 

20  And  tiie  Hittites,  and  the  Terizzites, 
and  the  Rephaims, 

21  And  the  Aniorites,  and  the  Canaan- 
ites,andtheGirgashites,andthcJebusites. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1   Sarai,  being  barren,  giveth  Hagar  to  Abram.    4  Ha- 
par,  being  afflicted  for  despising  her  mistress,  runneth 
away.     7  An  angel  sendeth  her  back  to  submit  her- 
self, 11  and  telleth  her  of  her  child.     15  Islunael  is 
bom. 
"VrOW  Sarai,  Abram's  wife,  bare  him 
_L\    no  children  :   and  she  had  a  hand- 
maid,  !tn   "Esvptian,  whose    name  was 
Hagar." 

2  And  Sarai  said  unto  Abram,  Behold 
now,  the  Lord  "^hath  restrained  me  from 
bearing:  I  pray  thee,  ''go  in  unto  my 
maid ;  it  may  be  that  I  may  t  obtain  chil- 
dren by  her.  And  Abram  hearkened  to 
the  voice  of  Sarai. 

3  And  Sarai,  Abram's  wife,  took  Hagar 
her  maid  the  Eayptian,  after  Abram  had 
dwelt  ten  years  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
and  gave  her  to  her  husband  Abram  to 
be  liis  wife. 

4  1[And  he  went  in  unto  Hagar,  and 


'  Ur\,.a lamp !•/ fire.  •  clii<n,:i  :>(.  b  Gal. 4: '24.  < 
<l  cliilp.30:n,9.  \  Ht^.bcbuililtithy/htr.  r  1  Sniiu  I 
30:23.     f  rli.i|).  31:Mj  1  Snm.  24  :  IB  ;  JChron. '24  :  Ji 


clmp.'20:  IS. 

;(>,«;  l*rov. 

e  1  Peter, 


3:7.  t  Heb.  tlmt  wliicli  is  good 
her.  h  chap.  23:  18.  il  Peter,  2: 
j  cli^p.  21  :  '.'0.     k  cliap.  2.'>:  18. 


Israelites,  after  tliey  should  leave  Eg)'pt.     Deut. 
•JO:  17;  Josh.  3:10;  10:5-11;  2-1:15. 

17.  A  smoking  furnace.,  and  a  burning  lamp; 
indications  of  the  divine  presence. 

IH.  River  of  Egypt;  supposed  to  be  Sihor, 
whicli  einplicd  into  the  Mediterranean  between  Gaza 
and  the  eastern  branch  of  the  Nile.  Num.  J}t:5; 
Josh.  13:3;  1  Chron.  13:5.  Its  preseni  name  is 
El-Arish.     Euphrates;  Gen.  2:11. 

19-21.  Keiiites — Jebiisites ;  tribes  that  dwelt 
in  Canaan.     Cliap.  9 ;  25-27. 

INSTRrCTlON.S. 

1.  Tliose  wlio  are  protected  by  God  have  no  rea- 
son to  fear,  and  those  who  receive  his  gracious  re- 
ward will  not  want  any  good  thing. 

6.  That  confidf-nre  in  God  which  Ic.ids  men  to 
believe  and  oliey  him  is  counted  to  them  for  right- 
eousness ;  and  those  who  exercise  it  will,  for  Christ's 
sake,  be  jiistitied,  sanctified,  and  saved.  Rom.  -1:3; 
James  2: 2 1-21. 

13.  God  graciously  communicates  to  his  people 
as  iiiurh  knowledge  of  the  future  as  will  best  fit 
them  for  the  discharge  of  their  duty;  and  what 
would  not  be  useful  to  them  he  kindly  withholds. 

IH.  When  ''od  in  his  providence  has  given  to  a 

people  a  good  land,  and  they  abuse  his   mercicii. 

break  his  laws,  .and  live  in  rebellion  against  him,  he 

may  justly  take  it  from  them  and  give  it  to  others. 

20 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

I.  A  handmaid;  a  female  servant. 

3.  His  vife ;  this  was  a  violation  of  the  great 
Law  of  marriage,  and  was  followed  by  great  domes- 
tic troubles.     Mat.  19  :  5-9. 

5.  My  wrong  be  iipo7i  thee  ;  thou  art  the  cause 
of  this  evil,  and  thou  oughtest  to  prevent  it. 

7.  The  Angel  of  the  Lord;  supposed  to  be  the 
Messenger  of  the  covenant,  the  Messiah.  Mai. 
3:1;  Luke  1  :  76.  Shnr  ;  the  wilderness  or  desert 
between  Canaan  and  Egypt. 

9.  Retnr/i  to  thy  mistress  ;  she  would  be  more 
exposed  to  hardship,  suffering,  and  death,  in  going 
forward,  than  in  going  back. 

II.  Ishmael;  a  Hebrew  name,  meaning  God 
will  hear  ;  it  was  given  as  a  memento  that  God  had 
heard  and  gr.anted  her  relief,  and  an  encour.Tgemeiit 
to  her  and  others  to  call  upon  him.     Psa.  50 :  15. 

12.  He  will  he  a  ivild  man  ;  his  posterity  would 
be  rude,  unsubdued,  and  opposed  to  the  restraints 
of  city  life;  as  the  Arabs  in  their  native  country 
always  have  been.  His  hand — against  every 
man  ;  they  would  be  robbers  and  plunderers  of  such 
as  should  fall  in  their  way.  Direll  in  the  presence  ; 
though  opposed  to  all  nations,  they  would  never  be 
exterminated  or  dispossessed  ;  and  they  have  contin- 
ued to  inhabit  Arabia  down  to  the  present  day. 


God  reneu-eth  the  covenant. 


GENESIS  XVII. 


Tlie  seal  of  circumcision. 


B.  c-mo.'  1 3  And  she  called  the  name  of  the 
Lord  that  spake  unto  her,  Thou  ^  God  seest 
me  :  for  she  said,  Have  I  also  here  looked 
after  him  that  sceth  me  1 

14  Wherefore  the  well  was  called  Beer- 
lahai-roi:*  behold,  it  is  between  Kadesh 
and  Bered. 

1 5  1[  And  ''  Hagar  bare  Abram  a  son  : 
and  Abram  called  his  son's  name,  which 
Hagar  bare,  Ishmael. 

16  And  Abram  was  fourscore  and  six 
years  old,  when  Hagar  bare  Ishmael  to 
Abram. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  God  reneTS-eth  the  covenant.  5  Abram  his  name  is 
changed  in  token  of  a  greater  blessing.  10  Circum- 
cision is  instituted.  15  Sarai  her  name  is  changed, 
and  she  blessed.  17  Isaac  is  promised.  i23  Abraham 
and  Ishmael  are  circumcised. 

AND  when  Abram  was  ninety  years  old 
and  nine,  the  Lord  appeared  to  Abram, 
and  said  unto  him,  •=  I  «?n  the  Almighty  God ; 
walk  •*  before  me,  and  be  thou  t  perfect. 

2  And  I  will  make  my  •=  covenant  be- 
tween me  and  thee,  and  will  multiply 
thee  exceedingly. 

3  And  Abram  fell  on  his  face  :  and  God 
talked  with  him,  saying, 

4  As  for  me,  behold,  my  covenant  is 
with  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  ""a  father  of 
many  t  nations. 

5  Neither  shall  thy  name  any  more  be 
called  Abram,  but  ^thy  name  shall  be 
Abraham  ;^  for  ''  a  father  of  many  nations 
have  I  made  thee. 

6  And  I  will  make  thee  exceeding  fruit- 
ful, and  I  will  make  '  nations  of  thee  ; 
and  kings  shall  come  out  of  thee. 


a  Prov.  5 :  21.  *  Tli.it  ie,  the  well  of  him  that  liveth  ami  secth  me. 
!>  cliap.  2fl:12.  c  ohap.  18:14;  Ex.  6  :  3  ;  Dan.4:3,T:  Kph..3:'20. 
A  chap.48:1.5;  1  King.s,  2  :  4  :  2Kinss,20:3.  t  Or, upright, or, sin- 
cere. cliap.6:9;  Deut.  18:13;  Job  1:1.  o  rliap.  9:9;  Psalm 
in.i:8,  II  ;  Gal.3:17,  18.  f  chap.  13:  Ifi;  22  :  17.  f  Heh.  multi- 
tude of  nations,     g  Neh.  9:7.     %  Tliat  is,  father  of  a  great  multi- 


13.  The  Lord ;  in  the  original,  Jehovah,  "who 
spoke  to  her. 

14.  Beer-lahai-roi  ;  the  ■vrell  of  the  livinp;  one 
who  seetii  ine.  Kadesh  and  Bered ;  places  about 
forty  miles  south  of  Hebron. 

16.  Fourscore  ;  eighty. 

INSTRUCTIOXS. 

2.  Abraham  was  not  perfect.  In  all  things  he 
came  short,  and  in  many  things  offended.  It  is  not 
wise,  safe,  or  right  for  us  to  imitate  any  mere  man 
in  all  things.     There  is  hut  one  perfect  example. 

6.  Such  is  human  nature,  that  irresponsible  power 
is  very  likely  to  be  abused ;  and  nothing  but  the 
grace  of  God  will  teach  masters  and  mistresses  so  to 
treat  servants  as  to  fulfil  the  great  law  of  lore.  Mat. 
7:12. 

11.  The  Lord  tenderly  sympathizes  in  the  afflic- 
tions of  servants  as  well  as  of  masters.  His  ears 
are  ahvays  open  to  the  cries  of  those  who  heartily 
call  upon  him,  and  he  is  ready  to  help  them. 

15.  Mementos  of  divine  kindness  are  highly  prop- 
er, and  may  be  very  useful.  They  remind  us  of  the 
unmerited  goodness  of  G-od,  tend  to  awaken  new 
gratitude,  and  lead  to  increasing  devotion  to  his 
service. 


7  And  I  will  establish  my  covenant  be- 
tween me  and  thee,  and  thy  seed  after 
thee,  in  their  generations,  for  an  everlast- 
ing covenant;  Jto  be  a  God  unto  thee, 
and  to  thy  seed  after  thee. 

8  And  I  will  give  unto  thee,  and  to  thy 
seed  after  thee,  the  land  II  wherein  thou 
art  a  stranger,  all  the  land  of  Canaan, 
for  an  everlasting  ''possession;  and  'I 
will  be  their  God. 

9  Tf  And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  Thou 
shalt  keep  my  covenant  therefore,  thou, 
and  thy  seed  after  thee,  in  their  genera-* 
tions. 

10  This  is  my  covenant,  which  ye  shall 
keep,  between  me  and  you  and  thy  seed 
after  thee  ;  Every  man-child  among  you 
shall  be  circumcised. 

1 1  And  ye  shall  circumcise  the  flesh  of 
your  foreskin  ;  and  it  shall  be  a  token  ""  of 
the  covenant  betwixt  me  and  you. 

12  And  *he  that  is  eight  days  old  shall 
be  circumcised  among  you,  every  man- 
child  in  your  generations,  he  that  is  born 
in°  the  house,  or  bought  with  money  of 
any  stranger,  which  is  not  of  thy  seed. 

13  He  that  is  born  in  thy  house,  and  he 
that  is  bought  with  thy  money,  must  needs 
be  circumcised  :  and  my  covenant  shall  be 
in  your  flesh  for  an  everlastiiig  coA^enant. 

14  And  the  uncireumcised  man-child, 
whose  flesh  of  his  foreskin  is  not  circum- 
cised, that  soul  shall  be  cut  oft'  °  from  his 
people ;  he  hath  broken  my  covenant. 

15  T[And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  As 
for  Sarai  thy  wife,  thou  shalt  not  call  her 
name  Sarai,  but  Sarah+  shall  her  name  be. 


tude.  hRom.4:17.  i  ver.  IK,  20;  diap.  a'):ll.  j  cliap.  2S:  13; 
Lev.  2(i:12;  Heb.  11:16.  i|  Heh.  of  thv  sojoumingt.  k  cliiip. 
48 : 4 ;  Deut.  32 : 8.  I  Exodus  6:7;  Jer.  24 : 7 ;  Eiek.  37 :  23 ;  Rev. 
21:3.  mActo7:8;  Roman84:ll.  *  Heb.  a  son  of  eii/ht  days. 
n  Exodus  12 :  44.     o  Exodus  4:  24;  Joshua  5. 2,  etc.      f  Tlwt  «, 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

I.  Almighty  God ;  one  who  is  infinitely  pow- 
erful, and  can  do  all  his  pleasure.  Perfect;  sin- 
cere, upright,  wholly  and  perseveringly  devoted  to 
the  service  and  glory  of  God. 

f).  Abram;  this  word  means  a  high  or  distin- 
guished father.  Gen.  12:1.  Ahraham  ;  by  this 
change  in  the  Hebrew  word,  it  means  a  father  of 
great  multitudes. 

7.  Thy  seed;  Gal.  3:7,29. 

8.  Everlasting  possession  ;  perpetual ;  to  the 
end  of  time,  if  perseveringly  obedient  to  God. 

10.  This  is  my  covenant ;  the  token  or  seal  of 
it  which  they  should  continue  to  observe.  Ver.  11 ; 
Rom.  4:11-22. 

II.  Circumcise  ;  this  word  means,  to  cut  around. 

13.  My  covenant;  the  token  or  sign  of  it.  Ev- 
erlasting covenant ;  its  spiritual  blessings  to  the 
obedient  would  be  without  end.     Gal.  3: 14-17. 

14.  Cut  off;  by  wilfully  neglecting  God"s  cov- 
enant, they  would  be  cut  off  from  the  privileges  of 
his  people.  Brolcen  my  covenant ;  refused  to  com- 
ply with  its  conditions.  , 

1-5.  Sarai ;  meaning  my  princess.  SaraJi; 
princess  of  a  multitude.    Ver.  16. 

21 


Abraham  is  circutnriscd^ 


GENESIS  XVIir. 


and  visited  by  three  angels. 


16  And  I  will  bless  her, 'and  give  thee 
a  son  also  of  her  :  yea,  I  will  bless  her, 
and  *  she  shall  be  a  mother  of  nations ; 
kinus  of  people  shall  be  of  her. 

17  Then  Abraham  fell  upon  his  face, 
and  '•lauahcd,  and  said  in  his  heart,  Shall 
a  child  be  born  unto  him  that  is  a  hun- 
dred years  old?  and  shall  Sarah,  that  is 
ninety  years  old,  bear  ? 

18  And  Abraham  said  unto  God,  0  that 
Ishmael  might  live  before  thee  ! 

19  And  God  said,  Sarah  thy  wife  shall 
icar  thee  a  son  indeed;  and  thou  shalt 
call  his  name  Isaac  :  and  I  will  establish 
my  covenant  with  him  for  an  everlasting 
covenant,  and  with  his  seed  after  him. 

20  And  as  for  Ishmael,  I  have  heard 
thee  :  Behold,  I  have  blessed  him,  and  will 
make  him  fruitful,  and  will  multiply  him 
exceedingly  :  "^  twelve  princes  shall  he  be- 
get, and  i  will  make  him  a  great  nation. 

21  But  my  covenant  will  I  establish 
with  Isaac,  which  Sarah  shall  bear  unto 
thee  at  this  set  time  ''in  the  next  year. 

22  And  he  left  off  talking  with  him,  and 
God  went  up  from  Abraham. 

23  ^And  Abraham  took  Ishmael  his 
son,  and  all  that  were  born  in  his  house, 
and  all  that  were  bought  with  his  money, 
every  male  among  the  men  of  Abraham's 
house  ;  and  circumcised  the  flesh  of  their 
foreskin  in  the  self-same  day,  as  God 
had  said  unto  liim. 

24  And  Abraham  ivas  ninety  years  old 
and  nine,  when  he  was  circumcised  in 
the  flesh  of  his  foreskin. 

2')  And  Ishmael  his  son  was  thirteen 
years  old,  when  he  was  circumcised  in 
the  flesh  of  his  foreskin. 


•  dup.  18 

:10. 

*  Heb.  the  ihalt  become  natioi 

~ 

II  ; 

Oiiliitiiin»4i 

2«-.1l 

;   IPel-r 

,1:K.      b  rlmp.  18:12 

2 

■fi 

c  rb 

iM:13,  etc. 

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up.  21 : 2. 

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f 

chap.  19:  t ; 

Heb. 

13:2:    1 

I'eter,  4:9.       k  cbap 

2.1 

:7; 

33:. 3 

-7; 

17.   Laughed;  expressing  his  gratitude  and  joy. 

IS.  Miplit  live ;  pro.sper  and  be  blessed  in  his 
person  and  posterity. 

11*.  Isaac;  meaiiinK  l.-uighter — joy  in  view  of  the 
blessings  bestowed  on  him. 

2i.   God  ;  the  visible  token  of  liis  presence. 

INSTHUCTION.S. 

1.  Though  the  fulfilment  of  divine  promises  may 
be  long  delayed,  yet  in  due  time  they  will  all  be  ac- 
complished ;  for  God  is  almighty,  he  can  do  all  his 
pleasure  ;  and  none  who  continue  patiently  to  trust 
in,  and  obey  him,  will  in  the  end  be  disappointed. 

10.  Circumcision  wa.H  a  seal  of  the  rightoousiie.ss 
of  fnitli  ;  a  visible  sign  that  by  failh  man  may  be 
justified,  snnctilied,  and  saved.  It  was  designed  to 
impress  en  the  mind  the  nece.ssity  of  obeying  God, 
not  outwardly  merely,  but  in  heart;  of  serving 
him  who  is  a  Spirit,  in  spirit  and  in  truth.  Rom. 
2:2.V,'0;  4 :  11 ;  Phil.  3: 3. 

1.3.  It  is  the  will  of  God  that  servants,  as  well  as 
masters  and  their  children,  should  have  the  means 
of  grace,  be  instructed  in  the  way  of  lifr.  and  be 
treated  in  all  respects  as  rational,  accountable,  and 
immortal  bein^,  for  whom  Christ  died,  and  who, 
22 


26  In  the  self-same  day  was  Abra-  b.c.'iJSS: 
ham  circumcised,  and  Ishmael  his  son. 

27  And  all  the  men  of  his  house,  born 
in  the  house,  and  bought  with  money  of 
the  stranger,  were  circumcised  with  him. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  Abraham  entertaineth  three  angels.  9  Sarah  is  re- 
proved for  laughing  at  the  strange  promise.  17  The 
destruction  of  Sodom  is  revealed  to  Abraham.  "23 
Abraham  maketh  intercession  tor  the  men  thereof. 

AND  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  in 
the  *  plains  of  Mamre  :  and  he  sat  in 
the  tent-door  in  the  heat  of  the  day  ; 

2  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  and  looked, 
and  lo,  ''three  men  stood  by  him  :  and 
when  he  saw  them,  he  ran  to  meet  them 
from  the  tent-door,  and  showed  himself 
toward  the  ground, 

3  And  said,  My  Lord,  if  now  I  have 
found  favor  in  thy  sight,  '■  pass  not  away, 
I  pray  thee,  from  thy  servant : 

4  Let  a  little  'water,  I  pray  you,  be 
fetched,  and  wash  your  feet,  and  rest 
yourselves  under  the  tree  : 

5  And  I  will  fetch  a  morsel  of  bread, 
and  t  comfort  ye  your  hearts  ;  after  that 
ye  shall  pass  on  :  for  therefore  t  are  ye 
come  to  your  servant.  And  they  said, 
So  do,  as  thou  hast  said. 

6  And  Abraham  hastened  into  the  tent 
unto  Sarah,  and  said,  ^  Make  ready  quick- 
ly three  measures  of  fine  meal,  knead  it, 
and  make  cakes  upon  the  hearth. 

7  And  Abraham  ran  unto  the  herd,  and 
fetched  a  calf  tender  and  good,  and  gave 
it  unto  a  young  man  ;  and  he  hasted  to 
dress  it. 

8  And  he  took  J  butter,  and  milk,  and 
the  calf  which  he  had  dressed,  and  set  it 


43:26,28;  44:14;  Kiitb2:lO;  2  Kiiiga,  2: 15.  h  Hebrews  13:2; 
1  Peter,  4:9.  i  rbap.  43 :  24.  f  Heb.  itay.  ^  Heb.  you  have 
pasted.    \  Heh.  Hatten.    j  Juilg.  5:2A. 


through  faith  in  him,  may  shine  as  the  brightness 
of  the  firmament  and  as  the  stars  for  ever.  Ex. 
20:9-11. 

18.  As  God  is  the  author  of  parental  afTection, he 
delights  in  its  exercise,  and  in  answering  the  hearty, 
fervent  prayers  of  parents  for  their  children. 

2.3.  True  and  lively  faith  not  only  trusts  the  prom- 
ises of  God,  but  yields  prompt,  implicit,  and  hearty 
obedience  to  Gods  commands.  It  thus  shows  itself 
by  works,  and  by  works  is  faith  made  perfect.   James 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1.  The  Lord;  Jehovah.  Plat  us  of  Mamre  ; 
chap.  14:  13. 

3.  Ml/  Lord ;  a  token  of  respect,  addressed  to  one 
who  appeared  to  be  chief. 

4.  Wash  7/011  r  feet  ;  as  the  feet  were  then  pro- 
tected only  with  sandals,  or  soles  fastened  on  with 
straps,  it  was  customary  with  travellers,  when  they 
stopped,  to  wa.-ih  their  feet. 

■).  Therefore  are  ye  come  ;  intimating  that  they 
h.id  been  providentially  directed  there,  that  he  might 
thus  entertain  them.' 


Abraham  interccdcth 


GENESIS  XVIII, 


with  God  for  Sodom. 


S:  "S'  before  tliein  ;  and  he  stood  by  them 
under  the  tree,  and  they  did  eat. 

9  ^And  they  said  unto  him,  Where  is 
Sarah  thy  wife  ?  And  he  said,  Behokl, 
in  the  tent. 

10  And  he  said,  I  will  certainly  return 
unto  thee  '^  according  to  the  time  of  life ; 
and  lo,  ''Sarah  thy  wife  shall  have  a  son. 
And  Sarah  heard  it  in  the  tent-door, 
which  v:as  behind  him. 

11  Now  Abraham  and  Sarah  vcre  '^old 
and  well  stricken  in  age ;  and  it  ceased  to 
be  with  Sarah ''  after  the  manner  of  women. 

12  Therefore  ''Sarah  laughed  within 
herself,  saying.  After  I  am  ^waxed  old 
shall  I  have  pleasure,  sniy  lord  being 
old  also  ? 

13  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Abraham, 
Wherefore  did  Sarah  laugh,  saying,  Shall 
I  of  a  surety  bear  a  child,  which  am  old  ? 

14  Is  any  thing  too  hard  for  the  ''  Lord  1 
At  the  time  appointed  I  will  return  unto 
thee,  according  to  the  time  of  'life,  and 
Sarah  shall  have  a  son. 

15  Then  Sarah  denied,  saying,  I  laughed 
not ;  for  she  was  afraid.  And  he  said. 
Nay  ;  but  thou  ■'  didst  laugh. 

■  1 6  And  the  men  rose  up  from  thence,  and 
looked  toward  Sodom  :  and  Abraham  went 
with  them  to  bring  them  on  the  ""way. 

17  1[And  the  Lord  said,  Shall  I  'hide 
from  Abraham  that  thing  which  I  do  ; 

18  Seeing  that  Abraham  shall  surely 
become  a  great  and  mighty  nation,  and 
all  the  nations  of  the  earth  shall  '"be 
blessed  in  him  1 

19  For  I  know  him,  that  he  will  com- 
mand his  "  children  and  his  household 


aver.H;  2Kin.TS,  4: 16.  li  chap.  17  :  19,  21;  Rom.9:9;  Gal. 
4:23.  cnom.4:'i9;  Heh.  II  :  1 1,  1-2.  d  cliap.  31 :  35.  e  chap. 
21:6;  Psa.l'26:2.  f  Luke  1:  IS.  gl  Peter, 3:  6.  hNum.  ll:-23; 
Jer.:i2:17;  Mat.  19:26.  i  2  Kings,  4  :  Hi.  j  Psa.  44  :  21  ;  Prov. 
12:19.  k  Acts  l.'>;3:  Homnns  15:24;  3.ToIin,  6.  IPsa.  25:14; 
Amos3:7;  .lohn  15:15.  m  chap.  12:3;  22:18;  P8a.72:I7;  Acts 
3:25;  Gal.3:8.      n  Deut.4:9,10;  6:7;  Psa.  78:5-8;  Eph.6:4. 


10.  /  will — return  ;  he  here  speaks  as  if  he  had 
made,  and  would  fulfil,  the  promise  mentioned  chap. 
17  :  16-21.  According  to  the  time  of  life  ;  sup- 
posed to  mean  the  usual  time  from  the  conception 
to  the  birth  of  a  child. 

12.  Sarah  laughed;  as  if  the  thing  promised 
■was  impossible. 

13.  The  Lord ;  Jehovah. 

16.  Lioohed  toward  Sodom  ;  as  if  they  would  go 
that  way.  Tohrivgthcmou  theway ;  assist  them 
on  their  journey.  Rom.  15:24;  ICor.  16:6;  3John.6. 

20.  The  cry  of  Sodom  ;  tlieir  sins,  crying  to 
God  for  vengeance.     G-en.  4:10;  Jas.  5 : 4. 

21.  I  will  knoiv ;  act  with  knowledge,  and  treat 
them  as  their  case  may  require. 

22.  The  men  ;  the  two  beings  in  human  form, 
who  accompanied  Jehovah,  and  who  at  evening  en- 
tered Sodom.  Chap.  19:1.  The  Lord;  Jehovah, 
who  had  been  speaking  to  Abraham.     Ver.  13-20. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
5.  A  pious  mind  is  accustomed  to  recognize  the 
hand  of  God  in  all  the  events  of  providence,  and  to 
glorify  him  by  doing  good  to  men. 


after  him,  and  they  shall  keep  the  way 
of  the  Lord,  to  do  justice  and  judgment ; 
that  the  Lord  may  bring  upon  Abraham 
that  which  he  hath  spoken  of  °him. 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  p  Because  the  cry 
of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  is  great,  and 
because  their  sin  is  very  grievous, 

21  I  willgo  down*!  now,  and  see  whether 
they  have  done  altogether  according  to 
the  cry  of  it,  which  is  come  unto  me  ;  and 
if  not,  'T  will  know. 

22  And  the  men  turned  their  faces  from 
thence,  and  went  toward  Sodom  :  but 
Abraham  stood  yet  before  the  Lord. 

23  lyAnd  Abraham  'drew  near  and  said. 
Wilt' thou  also  destroy  the  righteous  with 
the  wicked  1 

24  Peradventure  there  be  fifty  righteous 
within  the  city  :  wilt  thou  also  destroy 
and  not  spare  the  place  for  the  fifty 
righteous  that  are  therein  1 

25  That  be  far  from  thee  to  do  after 
this  manner,  to  slay  the  righteous  with 
the  wicked  ;  and  that  the  righteovis  should 
be  as  the  wicked,  that  be  far  from  "thee  : 
Shall  not  the  Judge  of  all  the  earth  do  right? 

26  And  the  Lord  said,  "If  I  find  in  Sod- 
om fifty  righteous  within  the  city,  then 
I  will  spare  all  the  place  for  their  sakes. 

27  And  Abraham  answered  and  said, 
Behold  now,  I  have  taken  \ipon  me  to 
speak  unto  the  Lord,  which  am  but  "dust 
and  ashes  : 

28  Peradventure  there  shall  lack  five  of 
the  fifty  righteous  :  wilt  thou  destroy  all 
the  city  for  lack  of  five  1  And  he  said, 
If  I  find  there  forty  and  five,  I  will  not 
destroy  it. 


a  lSani.2:30.  p  chap.  13:13;  19:13.  q  chap.  11:5;  Kx.3:8. 
r  ,7oshua22:22;  P8ahnl39:l;  Jer.  17:10;  I.nke  16:15.  «  Jer. 
.30:21;  Heb.  10:22;  Jas.  5:17.  t  Numbers  16:  22.  i>Joh8:3; 
34:17;  Psalm  .58: 11 ;  94:2.  v  Isaiah  10:  22  ;  .ler.  5  : 1  ;  E7.ekicl 
22:30.  w  chap.  2:7;  3:19;  .lob  4:  19;  Psa.  8:4;  144:3;  Ei-cl. 
12:7;  Isaiah  6:5;  64:8;  Luke  5:8;  1  Cor.  15 :  47,  48 ;  2  Cor. 
5:1,2. 


■8.  We  should  not  be  forgetful  to  entertain  stran- 
gers, for  thereby  some  have  entertained  angels,  and 
also  the  Lord  of  angels  ;  and  acts  of  kindness  done 
for  his  sake,  even  to 'the  least  of  his  disciples,  he 
will  remember  and  reward,  .is  if  done  to  himself. 
Mat.  10:42;  25:40;  Heb.  13:2. 

15.  The  commission  of  one  sin  makes  way  for  the 
commission  of  another;  and  the  disbelief  of  God's 
word  is  a  fruitful  source  of  manifold  and  aggravated 
transgressions. 

19.  Family  religion  is  peculiarly  pleasing  to  God, 
and  he  requires  that  parents  not  only  counsel  and 
advise,  but  command  their  children  to  keep  the  way 
of  the  Lord;  and  there  is  an  intimate  connection 
between  their  doing  this,  and  his  bestowing  upon 
them  and  their  children  the  richest  spiritual  and 
temporal  blessings. 

24.  Those  who  love  God  love  their  fellow-men, 
and  earnestly  supplicate  for  them  the  mercies  which 
they  need. 

32.  Prayer  has  great  influence  with  God  ;  and 
those  who  rightly  ofier  it  are  eminently  benefactors 
of  mankind.     From  regard  to  them,  God  may  delay 

23 


Tiro  angih  visit  Lot, 


GENESIS  XIX. 


071(1  bring  him  mtt  of  Sodom. 


29  And  he  spake  unto  him  yet  an;ain, 
and  said,  Pcrad venture  there  shall  be 
forty  found  tlicre.  And  he  said,  I  will 
not  do  it  for  forty's  sake. 

30  And  he  said  vnfo  him,  Oh,  let  not 
the  Lord  be  angry,  and  I  will  speak  : 
Peradventure  there  shall  thirty  be  found 
there.  And  he  said,  I  will  not  do  it,  if  I 
find  tliirty  tlierc. 

31  And  he  said.  Behold  now,  I  have 
taken  upon  me  to  speak  unto  the  Lord  : 
Peradventure  there  sliall  be  twenty  found 
there.  And  he  said,  I  will  not  destroy 
it  for  twenty's  sake. 

32  And  he  said.  Oh,  let  not  the  Lord 
be  angry,  and  I  will  speak  yet  but  this 
once  :'  Peradventure  ten  shall  be  found 
there.  And  he  said,  I  will  not  destroy 
it  for  ten's  ''sake. 

33  And  the  Loud  went  his  way,  as  soon 
as  he  liad  left  communing  with  Abraham  : 
and  Abraham  returned  unto  his  place. 

CHAPTER   XIX. 

1  Lot  entertaineth  tn-o  anjrels.  4  The  vicious  Sodom- 
ites are  stricken  with  blindness.  12  Lot  is  sent  for 
safety  into  the  mountains.  I'i  He  obtaineth  leave 
to  go  into  Znar.  24  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  are  de- 
str-yed.  20  Lot's  wife  is  a  pillar  of  salt.  30  Lot 
dwelloth  in  a  cave.  31  The  incestuous  original  of 
Moab  and  Ammon. 

AND  there  =  came  two  angels  to  Sodom 
at  even  ;  and  Lot  sat  in  the  gate  of 
Sodom  :  and  Lot,  seeing  them,  rose  up  to 
meet  tlicm;  and  lie  bowed  himself  with 
his  face  toward  Ihe  ground. 

2  And  lie  said,  Pciiold  now,  my  lords, 
turn''  in,  I  pray  you,  into  your  servant's 
house,  and  tarry  all  nigiit,  and  wash 
your  feet,  and  ye  shall  rise  up  early,  and 
go  on  your  ways.  And  they  said,  •'Nay  ; 
but  wc  will  abide  in  the  street  all  night. 

3  And  he  pressed  upon  fhem  greatly, 
and  they  turned  in  unto  him,  and  entered 
into  his  house ;  and  he  made  them  a 
feast,''  and  did  bake  unleavened  bread, 
and  they  did  cat.         .  . 

4  1[But  before  they  lay  down,  the  men 
of  the  city,  even  the  mcTi  of  Sodom,  com- 
passed the  house  round,  both  old  and 
younir,  ail  (he  people  from  every  quarter  : 

5  .\iid  llii'v  called  unto  Lot,  and  said 
unto  him,  Where  nrc  Ihe  men  which  came 
in  to  thee  this  night?  «bring  them  out 
unto  us,  tliat  wc  may  know  (hem. 

•  .Iii.lEr.  «.:).(.  ti  .lol,  ;i"»:i-l.  e  Hinn.  18:M.  ilHvb.  13:9. 
'  l.uk' ;4  : 'in.  r  chap.  lH:fl-H;  ai:H;  Luke  I, :  19 ;  Joliill2:2; 
Hi'li.  1.1  :i.  (  rlmp.  4:1  ;  !.«.».  1(1:M;  50:l:i;  Juilr.  Ill  ■•.•J-  Un. 
\:9;  S:i»;  .lrr..1:3;  <l:ir.;  Kvklfl  l)l:4tl,Al;  IHuL  1 1  : 'jn  U- 
IlnmniM  M  2fl,  84, '2(1,  27 :  ICnr.  «:«;  I  Tim.  1:10;  2Tilll.  3:  i:i  j 
•J "J*  7.      Ii  l.rv.  I8;2J;  20:13;  I)riiL23:l7;  Kom.  I  :  24  ;  1  Cor 


hii  jmlKments,  and  in  annwer  to  tlieir  priiyers  brin" 
the  wicked  to  repentance  and  salvation. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

\.    Tvo  ail  gelt ;  two  of  the  three  spoken  of  in 
the  preceding  chapter. 
24 


6  And  Lot  went  out  at  the  door  aciiwe! 
unto  them,  and  shut  the  door  after  him, 

7  And  said,  I  pray  you,  brethren,  do  not 
so  ''wickedly. 

8  Behold  now,  I  have  two  daughters 
which  have  not  known  man  ;  let  me,  I 
pray  you,  bring  them  out  unto  'you,  and 
do  ye  to  them  as  is  good  in  your  eyes  :  only 
unto  these  men  do  nothing;  for  therefore 
came  they  under  the  shadow  of  my  roof. 

9  And  they  said,  Stand  back.  And  they 
said  again.  This  one  fellow  came  in  to 
sojourn,  and  he  will  needs  be  a  ■> judge  : 
now  will  we  deal  worse  with  thee  than 
with  them.  And  they  pressed  sore  upon 
the  man,  cve7i  Lot,  and  came  near  to  break 
the  door. 

10  But  the  men  put  forth  their  hand, 
and  pulled  Lot  into  the  house  to  them, 
and  shut  to  the  door. 

11  And  they  smote  the  men  that  were 
at  the  door  of  the  house  with  ''blindness, 
both  small  and  great  :  so  that  they  wea- 
ried themselves  to  find  the  door. 

12  T[And  the  men  said  unto  Lot,  Hast 
thou  here  any  besides  ?  son-in-law,  and 
thy  sons,  and  thy  daughters,  and  what- 
soever thou  hast  in  the  city,  bring  them 
out  of  this  place  : 

13  For  we  will  destroy  this  place,  be- 
cause the  'cry  of  them  is  waxen  great 
before  the  face  of  the  Lord;  and  ""the 
Lord  hath  sent  us  to  destroy  it. 

14  And  Lot  went  out,  and  spake  unto  his 
sons-in-law,  which  marrictl  his  daugh- 
ters, and  said,  "Up,  get  you  out  of  this 
place  ;  for  the  Lord  will  destroy  this 
city  :  but  he  seemed  as  one  that  "mocked 
unto  his  sons-in-law. 

15  T[  And  when  the  morning  arose,  then 
the  angels  liastened  Lot,  saying,  Arise, 
take  thy  wife,  and  thy  two  daughters 
which  *  are  here,  lest  thou  be  consumed 
in  the  t  iniquity  of  the  city. 

16  And  while  he  lingered,  the  men  laid 
hold  upon  his  hand,  and  upon  the  hand 
of  his  wife,  and  upon  the  hand  of  his  two 
daughters  ;  the  Lord  being  p  merciful  unto 
him  :  and  they  brought  him  forth,  and 
set  him  wi(hout  the  city. 

17  ^f  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  (hey 
had  brought  them  forth  abroad,  that  he 
said,  1  Escape  for  thy  life  ;  ■'look  not  be- 


6;  9-11 

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8.  Bring  them  out  ;  this  proposal  was  wicked, 
and  should  not  have  been  made. 

10.  The  nieti  ;  the  two  angels;  tliey  were  mes- 
sengers sent  from  God. 

1-1.  As  one  that  mocked;  they  did  not  believe 
what  he  said. 


Sodom  and  Gomorrah  destroyed.       GENESIS    XIX.  Origin  of  Moah  and  Ammon. 

29  1[  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God  de- 
stroyed the  cities  of  the  plain,  that  God 
remembered  Abraham,  and  sent  Lot  out  of 
the  midst  of  the '  overthrow,  when  he  over- 
threw the  cities  in  the  which  Lot  dwelt. 

30  TIAnd  Lot  went  up  out  of  Zoar,  and 
dwelt  in  the  '"mountain,  and  his  two 
daughters  with  him ;  for  he  feared  to 
dwell  in  Zoar:  and  he  dwelt  in  a  cave, 
he  and  his  two  daughters. 

31  And  the  first-born  said  unto  the 
younger,  Our  father  is  old,  and  there  is 
not  a  man  in  the  earth  to  come  in  unto 
us  after  the  manner  of  all  the  earth : 

32  Come,  let  us  make  our  father  drink 
wine,  and  we  will  lie  with  him,  that  wo 
may  preserve  seed  of  our  father. 

33  And  they  made  their  father  drink 
wine  that  "  night :  and  the  first-born  went 
in,  and  lay  with  her  father ;  and  he  per- 
ceived not  when  she  lay  down,  nor  when 
she  arose. 

34  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  the  first-born  said  unto  the  younger. 
Behold,  I  lay  yesternight  with  my  father : 
let  us  make  him  drink  wine  this  night 
also  ;  and  go  thou  in,  and  lie  with  him, 
that  we  may  preserve  seed  of  our  father. 

35  And  they  made  their  father  drink 
wine  that  night  also  :  and  the  younger 
arose,  and  lay  with  him  ;  and  he  per- 
ceived not  when  she  lay  down,  nor  when 
she  arose. 

36  Thus  were  both  the  daughters  of 
Lot  with  child  by  their  °  father. 

37  And  the  first-born  bare  a  son,  and 
called  his  name  Moab  :  the  same  is  the 
father  of  the  PJNIoabites  unto  this  day. 

38  And  the  younger,  she  also  bare  a 
son,  and  called  his  name  Ben-ammi :  the 
same  is  the  father  of  the  "^  children  of 
Ammon  unto  this  day. 


the  plain :   escape  to  the  mountain,  lest 
thou  be  consumed. 

18  And  Lot  said  unto  them.  Oh,  not  so, 
my  Lord  ! 

19  Behold  now,  thy  servant  hath  found 
grace  in  thy  sight,  and  thou  hast  "mag- 
nified thy  mercy,  which  thou  hast  showed 
unto  me  in  saving  my  life  ;  and  I  cannot 
escape  to  the  ''mountain,  lest  some  evil 
take  me,  and  I  die  : 

20  Behold  now,  this  city  is  near  to  flee 
unto,  and  it  is  a  little  one  :  Oh,  "^let  me 
escape  thither,  {is  it  not  a  little  one  1)  and 
my  soul  shall  ''live. 

21  And  he  said  unto  him.  See,  I  have 
accepted''  *thee  concerning  this  thing 
also,  that  I  will  not  overthrow  this  city, 
for  the  which  thou  hast  spoken. 

22  Haste  thee,  escape  thither ;  for  "^I 
cannot  do  any  thing  till  thou  be  come 
thither.  Therefore  the  name  of  the  city 
was  called  t  Zoar. 

23  T[  The  sun  was  t  risen  upon  the  earth 
when  Lot  entered  into  Zoar. 

24  Then  the  Lord  rained  upon  Sodom 
and  upon  Gomorrah  s  brimstone  and  fire 
from  the  Lord  out  of  heaven  ; 

2.5  And  he  overthrew  those  cities,  and 
all  the  plain,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of 
the  cities,  and  that  which ''  grew  upon  the 
ground. 

2G  1[  But  his  wife  looked  back  from  be- 
hind him,  and  she  became  a'pillar  of  salt. 

27  *\  And  Abraham  gat  up  early  in  the 
morning  to  the  place  where  Jhe  stood 
before  the  Lord  : 

28  And  he  looked  toward  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah,  and  toward  all  the  land  of  the 
plain,  and  beheld,  and  lo,  the  smoke  of 
the  country  went  up  as  the  ''smoke  of  a 
furnace. 


a  ITim.  1:14.     b  1  S.im.  27: 1.     c  Pro 

V.  3:5-7.     d  Psa.  119: 17.i; 

Ismah  M  :  3.      e  cliap.  4:7:  .Tob  42 :  8, 9 

.ler.  14:10.      *  Heb.  tinj 

face,     t  clinp.  M  :  2S ;  Ex.  3-2 :  10 :  Deut. 

9:14;  Markli:.5.     t  Tliat 

1^,  little,     t  Heh.  gone  fi)?-lh.     g  Deut. 

:H:23;  .lob  IS:  15;  Psalm 

n:r>;   Isa.  13:19;    .Jer.  49:18;   M-.W; 

I.am.  4:6;   Ezek.  16:49; 

22.  I  cminot  do  any  thing;  not  for  -want  of 
power,  but  because  it  would  not  be  best.  Zoar ; 
little.  It  was  called  Zoar,  as  a  memento  of  this 
event.     Its  name  before  was  Bela.     Chap.  14  :  2. 

26.  A  pilhir  of  salt ;  as  a  monument  of  the 
wrath  of  God  against  her  for  breaking  his  com- 
mand.    Ver.  17. 

27.  Where  he  stood ;  on  the  day  before.  Chap. 
18:22. 

INSTRUCTIOXS. 

•1.  Though  God  bestow  upon  men  a  good  land, 
and  surround  them  with  unnumbered  mercies,  if  left 
without  his  grace  they  will  grow  worse  and  worse, 
till  they  become  too  wicked  longer  to  live 

8.  Of  two  natural  evils,  it  is  often  proper  to  choose 
the  least ;  but  of  two  moral  evils  we  should  choose 
neither,  and  should  never  commit  sin  to  avoid  any 
supposed  evil,  or  obtain  any  supposed  good.  .  The 
only  course  of  wisdom  and  safety  is  to  trust  in  God 
and  do  light. 


Amo9  4:ll  ;    Zeplianiali  2:9; 

Mat.  1 1  :  23 ;    2  Peter,  2 :  6 ;    .1  lule  7. 

h  Psalm  107:. 34.      i  I.uke  17 

.32.      i   rhap.  18:22.      k   Rev.  19:3. 

1  P8a..l4.i:20.     m  ver.  17,  19. 

n  Prov.  23:  31-3.3.     »Lev.l8:6,7; 

Hab.  2:15.      p  Deut.  2:9,  19 

23:3.      q  Keli.  13:1;   Isa.  11:14; 

Zi^pb.  2:9. 

11.  AM  men  are  dependent  upon  God.  With  him 
for  their  protector  his  people  will  be  secure,  and  his 
enemies,  in  perseveringly  opposing  them,  will  be  de- 
stroyed. 

14.  Faith  in  God  is  needful  to  salvation;  and 
when  he  foretells  the  destruction  of  the  wicked,  if 
they  do  not  believe  him  and  escape,  they  will  perish. 

16.  God  is  more  merciful  to  his  people  than  they 
are  to  themselves ;  if  he  were  not,  they  would  all 
perish. 

21.  From  regard  to  one  righteous  man,  though  he 
be  imperfect,  God  may  save  many  from  destruction. 
2  Peter,  2 :  7-9. 

2.5.  Jehovah  is  a  God  of  justice  as  well  as  mercy ; 
and  tliough  he  bear  long  with  transgressors,  if  they 
turn  not  from  their  sins,  he  will  in  due  time  bring 
upon  them  overwhelming  destruction. 

26.  One  act  of  wilful  disobedience  to  God  may 
prove  the  occasion  of  immediate  and  irretrievable 
ruin. 

25 


.ibiahain  clcniclh  his  iv'/c- 


GENESIS  XX. 


Abimckch  rcstorcth  Sarah. 


CHAPTER  XX. 


1  Abraham  Bojourneth  at  Gerar,  2  dcnieth  his'wife,  and 
lo»*th  her.  U  Afiimi-'lecli  is  reproved  for  her  in  a 
dream.  9  He  r''l>iik«>th  Abraham,  14  restoreth  Sarah, 
Ki  and  rcproveth  her.  17  He  is  healed  by  Abraham's 
jirayer. 

AND  Abraham  journeyed  from  thence 
toward  the  south  country,  and  dwelled 
between  Kadesh  and  "  Shur,  and  sojourned 
in  ''Gerar. 

2  And  Abraham  said  of  Sarah  liis  wife, 
She  "is  my  sister:  and  Abimelech  king 
of  Gerar  sent  and  took  Sarah. 

3  But  ''God  came  to  Abimelech  in  a 
dream  by  night,  and  said  to  him.  Behold, 
tliou  art  but  a  dead  man,  for  the  woman 
wiiieh  thou  hast  taken;  for  she  is  *  & 
man's  wife. 

4  But  Abimelech  had  not  come  near 
her:  and  he  said.  Lord,  "wilt  thou  slay 
also  a  righteous  nation? 

5  Said  he  not  unto  me,  She  is  my  sister? 
and  she,  even  she  herself  said.  He  is  my 
brother:  In  the  t  integrity  ■"  of  my  heart 
and  innocency  of  my  hands  have  I  done 
this. 

6  And  God  said  unto  him  in  a  dream. 
Yea,  I  know  that  thou  didst  this  in  the 
integrity  of  thy  heart;  for  I  also  ^ with- 
held tlioe  from  sinning ''  against  me :  there- 
fore suffered  I  thee  not  to  touch  her. 

7  Now  therefore  restore  the  man  his 
wife  ;  for  he  is  a  prophet,  and  he  'shall 
pray  for  thee,  and  thou  shalt  live:  and 
if  thou  restore  her  not,  know  thou  that 
tiiou  shalt  surely  die,  thou  and  all  that 
arc  tliinc. 

8  Therefore  Abimelech  rose  early  in 
the  morning,  and  called  all  his  servants, 
and  told  all  these  things  in  their  ears  : 
and  the  men  were  sore  afraid. 

9  Then  Abimelech  called  Abraham,  and 


rl, 

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29.  It  is  a  great  blessing  to  have  pious  relatives, 
and  to  be  the  subject  of  their  prayers,  from  how 
many  evils  ihi.y  iiave  been  and  inay  be  the  means 
of  saving  us,  none  but  God  can  tell. 

3G.  In  solitude  we  are  often  more  exposed  to  temp- 
tation, niul  in  greali-r  danger  of  complying  with  if, 
than  in  the  crowded  city  ;  and  the  use  of  intoxicat- 
ing drinks  exciti-s  to  the  greatest  abominations. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1.  From  theuee ;  the  groves  of  Hebron,  where 
he  had  for  some  time  resided.  Chap.  13:18;  18:1. 
Gerar ;  a  city  of  the  Phiiisiineg. 

n.  A  dcdil  m'nii  ;  he  would  be,  should  he  not  re- 
turn Sarah  to  Jut  husband. 

4.  A  ri^htniiti  nation  ;  one  that  was  not  giiiltv 
in  this  matter. 

7.  Shalt  surrly  die;  this  shows  God's  abhor- 
rence of  the  crime  of  adultery,  and  his  indignation 
against  those  who  commit  it. 

9.   Brought  on  me  and  on  my  kingdom;  ex- 
posed us  lo  commit  a  great  sin. 
26 


said  unto  him,  What  hast  thou  done  ^b.  o^  leS- 
unto  us  ■?  and  what  have  I  offended  thee, 
that  thou  hast  brought  on  me  and  on  my 
kingdom  J  a  great  sin  ?  thou  hast  done  deeds 
unto  me  that  ought  not  ''to  be  done. 

10  And  Abimelech  said  unto  Abraham, 
What  sawest  thou,  that  thou  hast  done 
this  thing? 

1 1  And  Abraham  said.  Because  I  thought, 
Surely  the  fear  of  '  God  is  not  in  this 
place ;  and  they  will  slay  me  for  my 
wife's  sake. 

12  And  yet  indeed  she  is  ""my  sister; 
she  is  the  daughter  of  my  father,  but  not 
the  daughter  of  my  mother :  and  she 
became  my  wife. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God 
cavtsed  me  to  wander  from  my  father's 
house,  that  I  said  unto  her.  This  is  thy 
kindness  which  thou  shalt  show  unto  me  ; 
at  every  place  whither  we  shall  come, 
say  of  me.  He  is  my  brother. 

14  And  Abimelech  took  sheep,  and  oxen, 
and  men-servants,  and  women-servants, 
and  gave  them  unto  Abraham,  and  re- 
stored him  Sarah  his  wife. 

15  And  Abimelech  said.  Behold,  "my 
land  is  before  thee:  dwell  t -where  it 
pleaseth  thee. 

16  And  unto  Sarah  he  said.  Behold,  I 
have  given  thy  brother  a  thousand  pieces 
of  silver :  behold,  he  is  to  thee  a  covering 
of  the  eyes  unto  all  that  are  with  thee, 
and  with  all  other :  thus  she  was  °  re- 
proved. 

17  It  So  Abraham  prayed  unto  God:  and 
God  healed  Abimelech,  and  his  wife,  and 
his  maid-servants  ;  and  they  bare  children. 

18  For  the  Lord  Phad  fast  closed  up  all 
the  wombs  of  the  house  of  Abimelecliy 
because  of  Sarah,  Abraham's  wife. 


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12.  Sister;  niece.  Daughter ;  granddaugh- 
ter, or  de.scendant.  Not  of  my  onother ;  Terah, 
Abraham's  father,  is  supposed  to  have  had  two 
wives ;  Haran.  Sarah's  father,  to  have  been  a  son  of 
Terah's  first  wife,  and  Abraham  to  have  been  a  son 
of  the  second ;  jo  that  Sarah  was  his  niece,  and  grand- 
daugiiter  of  his  father,  but  not  of  his  mother.  The 
term  sister  w:is  then  often  given  to  a  niece,  and 
brother  to  a  nephew,  uncle,  or  near  relative,  ver.  5, 
13 ;  chap.  11 :  29 ;  yet  this  use  of  these  terms,  in  this 
case,  was  designed  to  deceive,  and  was  wrong. 

1(5.  She  vas  reproved;  for  her  deception,  and 
instructed  to  appear  henceforward,  wherever  she 
went,  not  as  the  sister,  but  as  tlie  wife  of  Abraham. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  The  best  of  men  are  entirely  dependent  for 
perseverance  in  holiness,  for  integrity,  uprightness, 
and  even  external  morality,  upon  the  {jrace  of  God. 
If  left  to  themselves  they  will  distrust  Jehovah,  give 
way.  to  temptation,  commit  sin,  and  bring  disgrace 
on  religion,  and  distress,  if  not  destruction,  on  them- 
selves and  others. 


Isaac  is  born. 


GENESIS  XXI. 


Ha  gar  sent  forth. 


tc-S.-       CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Isaac  is  bom.  4  He  is  circumcised.  6  Sarah's  joy. 
9  Hagar  and  Ishmael  are  cast  forth.  15  Hagar  in 
distress.  17  The  angel  comtbrteth  her.  2'2  Abime- 
lech's  covenant  with  Abraham  at  Becr-sheba. 

AND  the  Lord  *  visited  Sarah  as  he  had 
said,  and  the  Lord  did  unto  Sarah 
a'S  ""he  had  spoken. 

2  For  Sarah  '^conceived,  and  bare  Abra- 
hani  a  son  in  his  old  age,  at  the  set  time 
of  which  God  had  spoken  to  him. 

3  And  Abraham  called  the  name  of  his 
son  that  was  born  unto  him,  whom  Sarah 
bare  to  him,  ''Isaac. 

4  And  Abraham  circumcised  his  soii 
Isaac,  being  eight  days  old,  as  God  had 
commanded  "^him. 

5  And  Abraham  was  a  hundred  years 
old,  when  his  son  Isaac  was  born  unto  him. 

6  ^  And  Sarah  said,  God  hath  made  me 
to  ''laugh,  50  thai  all  that  hear  will  laugh 
with  me. 

7  And  she  said,  Who  would  shave  said 
unto  Abraham,  that  Sarah  should  have 
given  children  suck?  for  I  have  borne 
him  a  son  in  his  old  age. 

8  And  the  child  grew,  and  was  weaned : 
and  Abraham  made  a  great  feast  the  same 
day  that  Isaac  was  weaned. 

9  1[And  Sarah  saw  the  son  of  Hagar 
the  *"  Egyptian,  which  she  had  borne  unto 
Abraham,  mocking. 

10  Wherefore  she  said  unto  Abraham, 
Cast  out  this  bond-woman  and  her  'sou  : 
for  the  son  of  this  bond- woman  shall  not 
be  heir  with  my  son,  even  with  Isaac. 

1 1  And  the  thing  was  very  grievous  in 
Abraham's  J  sight,  because  of  his  son. 

12  TfAnd  God  said  unto  Abraham,  Let 
it  not  be  grievous  in  thy  sight,  because  of 
the  lad,  and  because  of  thy  bond- woman  ; 
in  all  that  Sarah  hath  said  unto  thee, 
hearken  unto  her  voice  :  for  ''in  Isaac 
shall  thy  seed  be  called. 


a  1  Sam.  2:21;  Luke  1:68.  b  cUap.  17: 19;  18: 10,  14.  c  Heb. 
11:11.  d  chap.  17:19.  e  Exodus  12  :  48;  Lev.  12:;);  Acts  7  :  8. 
f  Psa.l2fi:2;  Isa.54:l.  g  Num.  2.'!:  23;  Pan.  86:10;  Epli.3:20. 
h  cliap.  lfi:l,15;  Gal.  4:22.  iGaI.4:30.  j  chap.  17: 18.  k  Rom. 
9:7,8;  Heb.  11:18.     1  ver.  18;  chap.l6  :  10.     m  John8:  33.     n  E^. 


3.  Before  men  had  the  Bible  to  guide  them,  God 
often  made  known  his  will  in  dreams ;  but  now  we 
have  no  reason  to  expect  a  revelation  of  his  will  in 
this  way.  as  all  needful  directions  in  duty  may  be 
obtained  from  prayerful  study  of  the  scriptures. 

7.  Adultery  is  a  sin  which  exposes  all  who  com- 
mit it  to  the  wrath  of  God,  both  in  this  world  and 
in  the  world  to  come. 

13.  The  guilt  of  sin  is  greatly  increased  when  it 
is  made  a  part  of  a  settled  plan,  or  committed  with 
forethought,  deliberation,  and  fixed  purpose;  and 
were  it  not  for  the  boundless  grace  of  (.rod.  those 
wlio  so  sin  would  never  be  brought  to  repentance, 
but  would  inevitably  perish. 

16.  The  conduct  of  worldly  men  is  often  a  re- 
proof to  professed  Christians ;  such  as  ought  to  make 
them  ashamed,  and  arouse  them  to  greater  confi- 
dence in  God  and  greater  devotion  to  his  service. 
Luke  16:8. 


13  And  also  of  the  son  of  the  bond- 
woman will  I  make  a  'nation,  because 
he  is  thy  seed. 

14  And  Abraham  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  took  bread,  and  a  bottle  of 
water,  and  gave  it  unto  Hagar,  putting  it 
on  her  shoulder,  and  the  child,  and  sent 
her  ■"  away  :  and  she  departed,  and  wan- 
dered in  the  wilderness  of  Beer-sheba. 

15  And  the  water  was  spent  in  the 
bottle,  and  she  cast  the  child  under  one 
of  the  shrubs. 

16  And  she  went,  and  sat  her  down 
over  against  him,  a  good  way  off,  as  it 
were  a  bow-shot :  for  she  said.  Let  me 
not  see  the  death  of  the  child.  And  she 
sat  over  against  hivi,  and  lifted  up  her 
voice,  and  wept. 

1 7  And  °  God  heard  the  voice  of  the  lad ; 
and  the  angel  of  God  called  to  Hagar  out 
of  heaven,  and  said  unto  her.  What  aileth 
thee,  Hagar?  Fear  "not;  for  God  hath 
heard  the  voice  of  the  lad  where  he  is. 

18  Arise,  lift  up  the  lad,  and  hold  him  in 
thy  hand  :  for  pI  will  make  him  a  great 
nation. 

19  And  God  opened  her  "leyes,  and  she 
saw  a  well  of  water ;  and  she  went,  and 
filled  the  bottle  with  water,  and  gave  the 
lad  drink. 

20  And  God  was  with  the  ''lad  ;  and  he 
grew,  and  dwelt  in  the  wilderness,  and 
became  an  'archer. 

21  And  he  dwelt  in  the  wilderness  of 
Paran  :*  and  his  mother  "took  him  a  wife 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  ^Aiid  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time, 
that  Abimelech  and  Phichol  the  chief  cap- 
tain of  his  host  spake  unto  Abraham,  say- 
ing, God  is  with  "'thee  in  all  that  thou 
doest : 

23  Now  therefore  '^  swear  unto  me  here 
by  God,  *that  thou  wilt  not  deal  falsely 


3:7.     0  P.salm  107:4,6.     p  ver.  13.     q  N 

inibera  22  :  31 ;  2  King.s, 

6:17,20;   Luke  24:  16.3I.      r  chap.  1 7  :  2(1. 

s  chap.  25 :  27  ;  27 :  .3. 

t  Num.  10:12.     »chap.24:4;  27:46;  28:2. 

Tch.-ip.2fi:2.'<;  -if!:  In; 

39 : 2 ;  Josh.  1 :  .■>,  9.    •*  chap.  24 : 3 ;  Josh. 

2:12.      »Heb.  i/rtu« 

Shalt  lie  unto  me. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 
2.  At  the  set  time;  chap.  17  :  19-21 ;  IS :  10.  M. 
4.  As  God  had  comma nded ;  chap.  17:10-12. 
6.    To  laugh  ;  in  token  of  joy. 
9.  Itlockivg  ;  opposing,  afflicting,  and  persecut- 
ing Isaac.     Gal.  4  :  29. 

11.  His  sou  ;  Ishmael. 

12.  I^i  Isaac;  from  him  was  to  proceed  the 
Messiah,  to  bless  all  nations.     Chap.  12 :  3. 

14.  A  bottle  ;  the  skin  of  some  animal  was  then 
generally  used  for  this  purpose.  Beer-sheba  ;  this 
means,  the  well  of  the  oath,  ver.  31.  It  was  in  the 
south-west  part  of  Canaan. 

17.   The  071  gel  of  God;  chap.  16:7. 

19.  Opened  her  eyes  ;  showed  her. 

20.  With  the  lad ;  to  bless  and  prosper  him. 

21.  The  unlderness  of  Paran  ;  a  desolate  re- 
gion south  of  Canaan. 

22.  Abimelech  ;  chap.  20 :  2. 

27 


Covenant  with  Abimchck. 


GENESIS  XXIL 


Mraham' s  faith  tried. 


witli  me,  nor  with  my  son,  nor  ^A"ith  my 
sou's  son :  but  according  to  tlie  kindness 
that  I  have  done  unto  thee,  thou  slialt  do 
unto  me,  and  to  the  land  -wherein  thou 
hast  sojourned. 

24  And  Abraham  said,  I  will  swear. 

2'i  And  Abraham  reproved  Abimelech 
because  of  a  well  of  water,  which  Abime- 
Icch's  servants "  had  violently  taken  away. 

26  And  Abimelech  said,  I  wot  not  who 
hath  done  this  thing:  neither  didst  thou 
tell  me,  neither  yet  heard  I  of  it,  but  to- 
day. 

27  And  Abraham  took  sheep  and  oxen, 
and  gave  them  unto  Abimelech ;  and  both 
of  them  '■made  a  covenant. 

28  And  Abraham  set  seven  ewe-Iambs 
of  the  flock  by  themselves. 

29  And  Abimelech  said  unto  Abraham, 
What  "^mean  these  seven  ewe-lambs, 
which  thou  hast  set  by  themselves  1 

30  And  he  said,  For  these  seven  ewe- 
lambs  shalt  thou  take  of  my  hand,  that 
they  may  be  ''a  witness  unto  me  that  I 
liave  digged  this  well. 

3 1  Wherefore  he  called  that  place  Beer- 
shcba;*  because  there  they  sware  both 
of  them. 

32  Thus  they  made  a  covenant  at  Beer- 
sheba  :  then  Abimelech  rose  up,  and  Phi- 
clinl  the  chief  captain  of  his  host,  and  they 
returned  into  the  land  of  the  Philistines. 

33  ■[  A  nd  Abrnhnm  planted  a  t  grove "  in 
Bcer-sheba,  and  '^callcd  there  on  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  the  everlasting  sGod. 

34  And  Abraham  sojourned  in  the  Phi- 
listines' land  many  days. 


•  rlinp.  20:  15-22.  h  clmp.  SI  :44;  I  Sam.  18:3.  c  chap.  13:8. 
<1  (■liap.ni:4a;  Joi.li.B2:27.  "  ■nmlm.lliewtll  o/the  oalh.  t  Or, 
tree,      e  Dent  in:2l;  .liidg.  3  : 7 ;  2  Kinsn,  17  :  Ifi.      f  chap,  i  :  26. 


21.  Swear ;  covenant  to  deal  truly  and  kindly 
with  Aliimelech  and  his  people. 

•2C.   Wot;  know. 

'J7.  Ma/le  a  covenant ;  to  treat  each  other  kind- 
ly, and  that  each  sliould  have  wliat  rightfully  be- 
lon;;ed  to  him. 

30.  A  vitiiess  ;  evidence  which  should  te.stify 
ftf^inst  Abimelech  and  his  people,  should  they  lay 
claim  to  that  well. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  To  prevent  all  doubt,  evidence  is  often  repeated 
that  however  long  God  may  delay  to  fulti}  his  prom- 
isen,  at  the  set  time  they  will  be  perfectly  accom- 
plished, and  not  a  jot  or  titlle  of  whal  he  has  said  fail 
till  it  all  comes  to  pass. 

5-8.  God's  way  and  time  of  fnlfiUinjj  his  prom- 
ises are  such  as  to  bring  the  hi>,'hest  glory  to  him- 
self, and  the  greatest  good  to  his  people. 

11.  Seasons  of  great  joy  are  ofti-n  followed  by 
season.s  of  great  aiigui.sh,  and  our  choicest  comfort's 
may  prove  the  occision  of  j)eculiar  sorrow. 

II.  In  cheerful  and  prompt  obedience  to  God,  and 
hearty  roumiitment  of  ourselves  and  our  friends  to 
him,  he  will  keep  us  in  peace,  and  provide  for  us 
according  to  all  our  wants. 

18.  God  hears  and  tenderly  sympathizes  not  only 
with  the  voice  of  supplication,  but  with  that  of  dis- 
tress.    Not  a  groan,  a  tear,  or  a  si^;!!  escapes  his  no- 
2S 


CHAPTER  XXII.      *.^:=^f[ 

I  Abraham  is  tempted  to  offer  Isaac.  3  He  giveth  proof 
of  his  faith  and  obedience.  11  The  angel  stayeth 
him.  1.3  Isaac  is  exchanged  with  a  ram.  14  The 
place  is  called  Jehovah-jireh.  15  Abraham  is  bless- 
ed again.    20  The  generation  of  Nahor  unto  Rebekah. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things, 
that  God  did  tempt  ''Abraham,  and 
said  unto  him,  Abraham :  And  he  said, 
-  Behold,  here  I  am. 

2  And  he  said,  Take  now  thy  sonjlliine 
only  son  Isaac,  whom  thou  lovest,  and 
get  thee  into  tlie  land  of  'Moriah;  and 
offer  him  there  for  a  burnt-offering  upon 
one  of  the  mountains  which  I  will  tell 
thee  of. 

3  %  And  Abraham  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  saddled  his  ass,  and  took 
two  of  his  young  men  with  him,  and 
Isaac  his  son,  and  clave  the  wood  for  the 
burnt-offering,  and  rose  up,  and  went  unto 
the  place  of  which  God  had  told  him. 

4  Then  on  the  third  day  Abraham  lifted 
up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the  place  afar  off. 

5  And  Abraham  said  unto  his  young 
men.  Abide  ye  here  with  the  ass,  and  I 
and  the  lad  will  go  yonder  and  worship, 
and  come  again  to  you. 

6  And  Abraham  took  the  wood  of  the 
burnt-offering,  and  J  laid  it  upon  Isaac  his 
son ;  and  he  took  the  fire  in  his  hand, 
and  a  knife  ;  and  they  went  both  of  them 
together. 

7  And  Isaac  spake  unto  Abraham  his 
father,  and  said.  My  father  :  and  he  said, 
^  Here  am  I,  my  son.  And  he  said,  Behold 
the  fire  and  the  wood  :  but  where  is  the 

II  lamb  for  a  burnt-offering'? 


(!r8a.90:2;  Isa.  40:28.  li  neut.S:2;  iChron.  32:.^l ;  Prov.l7:3; 
Heb.ll:I7;.Iaa.l:12;  1  Peter,l:7.  i  Heb.neholdme.  i  2  Chroii. 
3:1.    j  John  19: 17.    ^  H^b.  Belwld  7ne.     ||  Or,  Airf/  ver.  2,  8, 13. 


tice,  or  fails  to  reach  his  heart.  He  hears  the  young 
ravens  when  tliey  cr)',  and  delights  to  feed  them. 
Job  38 :  41 ;  Ps».  117  :  9  ;  Lnke  12 :  24. 

2G.  They  who  would  lire  in  peace  should  not  only 
avoid  contention  themselves,  but  e.xercise  a  diligent 
supervision  and  a  wi.se  control  over  those  under  their 
care,  lest  wrong  and  injury  should  be  done  of  which 
they  are  ignorant.  When  injured,  it  is  wise  to  go 
directly  and  kindly  to  those  who  can  give  redress, 
rather  than  publish  the  injury  to  others. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1.  Te7npt  Abraham  ;  try  him  ;  prove  the  genu- 
ineness and  strength  of  his  faith. 

2.  The  land  of  Moriah  ;  in  which  Jerusalem 
and  the  temple  were  afterwards  built.  Offer  h  im — 
for  a  It  irr  lit -offer  ill  g  ;  kill  hiiTi,  and  consume  his 
bo«ly  with  fire. 

3.  Clave  the  ivood ;  which  he  intended  to  use 
in  burning  the  body  of  Isaac.  Went  unto  the 
place :  towards  it. 

5.  /  and  the  lad  will — come  again;  he 
thought  that  God  would  raise  Isaac  fiom  the  dead. 
or  in  .some  way  restore  him,  even  if  oflered  as  a  sac- 
rifice.    Heb.  11:17-19. 

7.  Where  is  the  lamb;  Lsaac  it  seems  knew 
that  Abraham  was  going  to  ofl'er  a  burnt-offering, 
but  did  not  know  that  he  intended  to  sacrifice  him. 


A  sacrifice  provided. 


GENESIS  XXIII. 


The  death  of  Sarah. 


B.  C.  1S71!. 

will  provide  himself  a  *lainb  for  a  burnt- 
offering  :  so  they  went  both  of  them  to- 
gether. 

9  And  they  came  to  tlie  place  which 
God  had  told  him  of;  and  Abraham  built 
an  altar  there,  and  laid  the  wood  in  order, 
and  bound  ''Isaac  his  son,  and  "-"laid  him 
on  the  altar  upon  the  wood. 

10  And  Abraham  stretched  forth  his 
hand,  and  took  the  knife  to  slay  his  son. 

1 1  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  called  unto 
him  out  of  heaven,  and  said,  Abraham, 
Abraham :  ''and  he  said,  Here  am  I. 

12  And  he  said.  Lay  not  thy  hand 
upon  the  lad,  neither  do  thou  any  thing 
unto  "him  :  for  now  I  know  that  thou 
fcarest  "^God,  seeing  thou  hast  not  with- 
held thy  son,  thine  only  son,  from  me. 

13  And  Abraham  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
looked,  and  behold,  behind  Jiim  a  ram 
caught  in  a  thicket  by  his  s  horns  :  And 
Abraham  went  and  took  the  ram,  and 
offered  him  up  for  a  burnt-offering  in  the 
stead  of  his  son. 

14  And  Abraham  called  the  name  of 
that  place  *Jehovah-jireh  :  as  it  is  said  to 
this  day.  In  the  mount  of  the  Lord  it 
shall  be  ''seen. 

15  ^And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  called 
unto  Abraham  out  of 'heaven  the  second 
time, 

16  And  said,  By  myself  have  I J  sworn, 
saith  the  Lord,  for  because  thou  hast 
done  this  thing,  and  hast  not  withheld 
thy  son,  thine  only  son  : 

17  That  in  blessing  I  will  bless  thee, 
and  in  multiplying  I  will  multiply  thy 
seed  as  the  ''stars  of  the  heaven,  and  as 


a  .lolinl;-2il:   Rev.5:i;.     b  rsa.U8:i7;  Joli 

U0:17,l.s. 

c  Heb. 

11:17;  .las. -Ziil.     d  Ex.3:4;  1  Siim.3:  lU.     e  M 

tab  6:7,8. 

f  cli,ip. 

■2li:5;  I  Siim.  15 :  2-2 :  I'sa. 25:1-2;  U7  : 1 1 ;  M.-iI.  4 

-2.     g  1  Co 

.10:13; 

•2  Cor.  1 :  9,  10.      *  That  is,  the  Lobd  will  see.  o 

,  provide. 

h  I'sa. 

22:4,5;  Dan.  3  :  17,  etc-.;  2  Cor.  1 :  9, 10.    ■  ver 

11.    j  Vm 

105:9; 

12.  Now  I  know ;  it  had  been  made  evident  that 
Abraham  regarded  G-od  more  than  he  did  Isaac,  or 
any  creature.  Let  God  command  what  he  might, 
Abraham  \Yould  obey. 

14.  Jeliovah-jireh ;  meaning,  the  Lord  will 
provide.  It  uliall  be  seen  ;  that  God  will  provide. 
Hence  the  proverb,  "Man's  extremity  is  God's  op- 
portunity." 

15,  IC.  A ns,el  of  the  Lord — By  myself  have 
I  su-orn  ;  Heb.  6  :  13-20. 

17.  As  the  savd ;  exceedingly  nvtmero-as.  Pos- 
sess th  e  gate ;  ultimately  be  victorious  over  all  their 
Toes. 

18.  Th?/ seed;  Chnst.     Gal.  3:16. 
20.  Nahor;  chap.  11:27. 

23.  Rebekah  ;  her  father  was  Abraham's  neph- 
ew, and  cousin  to  Isaac  whom  she  afterwards  mar- 
ried.    Chap.  24  :  15,  67. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  children  of  (rod,  while  in  this  M-orld,  must 
expect  trials ;  and  often,  the  most  severe  come  last. 
But  they  need  not  despond.  If  they  trust  in  God, 
he  will  sustain  them  and  caiise  them  to  triumph. 
Rom.  5:3-5-  Jas.  1:2-4;  1  Peter,  1 :  6-9. 

3 


the  sand  which  is  upon  the  t  sea-shore  ; 
and  thy  seed  shall  possess  the  gate  of 
his  enemies ; 

18  And  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  nations 
of  the  earth  be  'blessed;  because  thou 
hast  "'obeyed  my  voice. 

19  So  Abraham  returned  unto  his  young 
men  ;  and  they  rose  up,  and  went  to- 
gether to  Beer-sheba ;  and  Abraham  dwelt 
at  Beer-sheba. 

20  T[  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things,  that  it  was  told  Abraham,  saying. 
Behold,  Milcah,  she  hath  also  borne 
children  unto  thy  brother  Nahor  ; 

21  Huz"  his  first-born,  and  "Buz  his 
brother,  and  Kemuel  the  father  of  Aram, 

22  And  Chesed,  and  Hazo,  and  Pildash. 
and  Jidlaph,  and  Bethuel. 

23  And  Bethuel  P  begat  ^Rebekah:  these 
eight  did  Milcah  bear  to  Nahor,  Abra- 
ham's brother. 

24  And  his  concubine,  whose  name  was 
Reumah,  she  bare  also  Tebah,  and  Ga- 
ham,  and  Thahasli,  and  JMaachah. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  The  a^e  and  death  of  Sarah.     3   The  purchase  of 
Machpelah,  19  where  Sarah  was- buried. 

AND  Sarah  was  a  hundred  and  seven 
and  twenty  years  old  :  these  were  the 
years  of  the  life  of  Sarah. 

2  And  Sarah  died  in  i  Kirjath-arba  ;  the 
same  is  ■'Hebron  in  the  land  of  Canaan  ; 
And  Abraham  canie  to  mourn  for  Sarah, 
and  to  weep  for  her. 

3  If  And  Abraham  stood  up  from  before 
his  dead,  and  spake  unto  the  sons  of  Ileth. 
saying, 

4  I  am,  a  "  stranger  and  a  sojourner  with 


Isa.-15:23; 

Luke  1:73;  Heb.  ei :  13,  U.     k  Deut.  1  :10;  Jer.  33:2-:. 

\  Heb.  Hv. 

1  chap.  12::!.     m  1  S:iin.  2  ::10  ;  .Ier.7:23.     n  .Iobl:l, 

o  .lob  32: -2. 

p  cUap.24:15.'   i  Rehecca.  Rom.9:10.    q  .Josh.  14:15  : 

ludg.  1:10. 

r  chap.l3:18;  ver.l9;  2S:im.5:3.     s  1  Chron.-2y:  15  . 

Ps,-l..39:l-2 

106:12;  Heb.  11:9;  1  Peter,  2:11. 

2.  As  God  is  the  giver  and  preserver  of  life,  he 
has  a  perfect  right  to  direct  when  and  how  it  shall 
be  taken  away.  Though  to  take  life  in  oppositioi\ 
to  his  known  will  is  murder,  and  subj"cts  the  mur- 
derer to  his  curse,  to  do  it  in  obedienf  i  to  his  com- 
mand is  a  duty,  and  will  receive  fro;ii  him  a  gra- 
cious and  glorious  reward. 

5.  To  believe  heartily  and  fully  the  divine  decl.a- 
rations,  and  expect  their  fulfilment,  it  is  not  neces- 
sary to  know,  or  be  able  to  conceive,  how  they  can 
be  accomplished. 

8.  A  permanent  conviction  that  God  will  pro- 
vide, is  an  anchor  to  the  soul,  sure  and  steadf;v.st. 
Under  its  influence,  though  the  winds  rage  and  the 
tempests  roar,  men  may  outride  the  storm,  and  ia 
due  time  calmly  and  joyfully  enter  the  port. 

18.  Fidelity  vinder  great  trials  is  peculiarly  plo.i-s- 
ing  to  God  and  useful  to  men.  It  will  receive  spe- 
cial tokens  of  divine  favor,  and  be  followed  by  a  rich 
and  lasting  reward. 

CHAPTER  XXIIl. 

3.  Heth  ;  the  son  of  Canaan,  and  grandson  o{ 
Ham.     His  descendants  were  called  Hittites. 

2'J 


Abraham  purrhaseth 


GENESIS  XXIV. 


the  cave  of  Machpelah. 


you  :  give  me  a  possession  of  a  burying- 
place  with  you,  that  I  may  'bury  my 
dead  out  of  my  sight. 

5  And  tlic  children  of  Ilcth  ansAvered 
Abraham,  saying  unto  him, 

fi  Hear  us,  my  lord;  thoua>7  *a  mighty 
prince''  among  us  :  in  the  choice  of  our 
scpiilclircs  bury  thy  dead;  none  of  us  shall 
withhold  from  thee  his  sepulchre,  but 
that  thou  mayest  bury  thy  dead. 

7  And  Abraham  stood  up,  and  bowed 
himself  to  the  people  of  the  land,  even 
to  the  children  of  Heth. 

8  And  he  communed  with  them,  say- 
ing. If  it  be  your  mind  that  I  should  bury 
my  dead  out  of  my  sight,  hear  me,  and 
entreat  for  me  to  Ephron  the  son  of  Zohar, 

9  That  he  may  give  me  the  cave  of 
Machpelah,  which  he  hath,  which  is  in 
the  end  of  his  field  ;  for  +  as  much  money  as 
it  is  worth  he  shall  give  it  me,  for  a  pos- 
session of  a  burying-place  among  you. 

10  And  Ephron  dwelt  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Heth.  And  Ephron  the  Ilittite 
answered  Abraham  in  the  t  audience  of 
the  children  of  Heth,  even  of  all  that  went 
in  at  the  "^gate  of  his  city,  saying, 

1 1  Nay,  my  lord,  hear  me  :  the  Held  give 
I  thee,  and  the  cave  that  is  therein,  I  give 
it  thee  ;  in  the  presence  of  the  sons  of  my 
people  give  I  it  thee  :  bury  thy  dead. 

12  And  Abraham  bowed  down  himself 
before  the  people  of  the  land. 

1.3  And  he  spake  unto  Ephron  in  the 
audience  of  the  people  of  the  land,  say- 
ing, But  if  thou  wilt  give  it,  I  pray  thee, 
hear  me  :  I  will  give  thee  ^  money  for 
the  field  :  take  it  of  me,  and  I  will  bury 
my  dead  there. 

14  And  Ephron  answered  Abraham, 
saying  unto  liim, 

l.*)  My  lord,  hearken  unto  me  :  the  land 
is  worth  four  hundred  shekels  of  silver; 


•  Ait-.7:fi.  *H.-\,.apimet„/Gud.  b  cliap.  13  :2;  14  :  14. 
iHr\>./ull  money.  |  Hi-li.«ar>.  c  cliii|i.  34:20. «.  d  C  Sam. '4 :  24. 
•  clinp.  •;.'.:  ■!;  4'i;30;  60:  13;  A<-t»7:lii.      f  .ler.  SJkIO.      %  Heb. 


9.  Mtic/ipt  'ah  ;  a  tr.-ict  of  land  owned  by  Epliron, 
in  wliicli  was  a.  cave.    Ver.  17-20. 

10.  Aiiilieiicf  ;  hearing. 

12.  Bowed  down  ;  nsed  the  customary  forms  of 
politeness. 

IT).  Four  hundred  shclcis ;  about  two  hundred 
dollar.s. 

16.    Weighed — I  he  silver;  that  was  the  way, 
in  those  days,  of  determining;  the  value  of  money. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  longest  life  must  come  to  an  end,  the 
dearest  connections  be  sundereil,  and  the  most  inti- 
mate friends  part  to  meet  no  more  on  earth. 

A.  The  bodies  of  (liose  we  most  love  must  soon 
be  buried  out  of  our  sight. 

'J.  A  burial-place,  as  a  memento  of  the  evil  of  sin, 
should  lead  us  to  abhor  sin,  and  by  believinp;  in  Him 
who  is  "  the  resurrection  and  the  life,"  to  obtain  de- 
liverance from  its  power.     John  11  rS."),  26. 

12.  True  politeness,  and  a  courteous,  gentlemanly 
30 


what  is  that  betwixt  me  and  thee  ?  b.  c- iwo^ 
bury  therefore  thy  dead. 

l(j  And  Abraham  hearkened  unto 
Ephron,  and  Abraham  weighed  to  Ephron 
the  silver  which  he  had  named  in  the 
audience  of  the  sons  of  Heth,  four  hun- 
dred shekels  of  silver,  current  money  with 
the  merchant. 

17  1[And  the  field  of  ''Ephron,  which 
ii:ns  in  Machpelah,  which  ^cas  before 
Mamre,  the  field,  and  the  cave  which 
icas  therein,  and  all  the  trees  that  u-ere 
in  the  field,  that  were  in  all  the  borders 
round  about,  were  made  sure 

18  Unto  Abraham  for  a  possession  in 
the  presence  of  the  children  of  Heth,  be- 
fore all  that  went  in  at  the  gate  of  his  city. 

19  And  after  this,  Abraham  buried  Sa- 
rah his  wife  in  the  cave  of  the  field  of 
Machpelah,  before  Mamre  :  the  same  is 
Hebron  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

20  And  the  field,  and  the  cave  that  is 
therein,  were  made  '^sure  unto  Abraham 
for  a  possession  of  a  burying-place  by 
the  sons  of  Heth. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Abraham  sweareth  his  servant.  10  The  servant's 
journey:  12  His  prayer:  14  His  sign.  15  Rebekah 
meeteth  him,  18  lulfilleth  his  sign,  '22  receiveth  jew- 
els, 23  showeth  her  kindred,  2.5  and  inviteth  him 
home.  26  The  servant  blesseth  Ood.  29  Laban  en- 
tertaineth  him.  34  The  servant  showeth  his  mtssage. 
50  Laban  and  Bethuel  approve  it.  58  Rebekah  con- 
senteth  to  go.     02  Isaac  meeteth  her. 

AND  Abraham  was  old«)u/  ^  well  strick- 
en in  age  :  and  the  Lord  had  blessed 
Abraham s  in  all  things. 

2  And  Abraliam  said  unto  his  eldest 
servant''  of  his  house,  that  ruled  'over 
all  that  he  had.  Put,  J I  pray  thee,  thy 
hand  under  my  thigh: 

.3  And  I  will  make  thee  ''swear  by  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  heaven,  and  the  God  of 
the   earth,  that  thou   shah  not  'take   a 


Qone into dnvt.  g  cliap.  1:1:2;  vcr.35;  PBa.ll2:l-3.  h  cbRp.lS:'2. 
i  ver.  10;  liiap.  3<):5.  j  chap.  47:  29;  I  Cliron.  29:24.  k  DeuL 
6:13.     1  cliap.  6:2,  etc.;  Deut.7:3;  2Cor.6:14. 


demeanor  are  the  indispensableduty  of  all,  especial- 
ly of  the  friends  of  God ;  and  the  more  distinguished 
men  are.  the  greater  is  the  importance  of  their  being 
patterns  of  discretion,  propriety,  and  good  manners. 

16.  Perfect  honesty  in  making  bargains,  and  strict 
punctuality  in  fulfilling  them,  .are  duties  sacredly 
binding  upon  all ;  and  those  who  do  not  thus  act, 
violate  the  first  principles  not  only  of  morality,  but 
of  religion. 

20.  All  conveyances  of  property  from  one  person 
to  another  should,  at  the  time,  be  made  sure,  and 
thus  occasion  of  contention  be  prevented. 

CHArTER  XXIV. 

1.  Was  old ;  aged  one  hundred  and  forty  years. 

2.  Eldest  servant;  supposed  to  be  Eiiezer. 
Chap.  \!S:  2.  Under  my  thigh  ;  a  form  of  mak- 
ing solemn  engagements,     (jhap.  47  :  29. 

.3.  Make  thee  swear  ;  put  thee  under  oath,  or 
make  thee  enter  into  a  s,icred  engagement. 


Abraham  sendeth  his  servant 


GENESIS  XXIV. 


to  seek  a  wife  for  Isaac. 


B.  C.  1857, 

of  the  Canaanites  among  whom  I  dwell : 

4  But  thou  slialt  go  unto  my  ''country, 
and  to  my  kindred,  and  take  a  wife  unto 
my  son  Isaac. 

5  And  the  servant  said  unto  him,  Per- 
adventure  the  woman  will  not  be  willing 
to  follow  me  unto  this  land :  must  I  needs 
bring  thy  son  again  unto  the  land  from 
whence  thou  earnest? 

6  And  Abraham  said  unto  him,  Beware 
thou,  that  thou  bring  not  my  son  thither 
again. 

7  The  Lord  God  of  ''heaven,  which 
took  me  "^from  my  father's  house,  and 
from  the  land  of  my  kindred,  and  which 
spake  unto  me,  and  that  sware  unto  me, 
saying,  Unto  thy  seed  will  I  give  this 
land:  he  shall  send  his  angel  ''before 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  take  a  wife  unto  my 
son  from  thence. 

8  And  if  the  woman  will  not  be  willing 
to  follow  thee,  then  thou  shalt  be  "^  clear 
from  this  my  oath  :  only  bring  not  my 
son  thither  again. 

9  And  the  servant  put  his  hand  ixnder 
the  thigh  of  Abraham  his  master,  and 
sware  to  him  concerning  that  matter. 

10  ^  And  the  servant  took  ten  camels, 
of  the  camels  of  his  master,  and  departed ; 
(*  for  all  the  goods  of  his  master  loere  in 
his  hand ;)  and  he  arose,  and  went  to 
Mesopotamia,'^  unto  the  city  of  s  Nahor. 

1 1  And  he  made  his  camels  to  kneel 
down  without  the  city  by  a  well  of  water, 
at  the  time  of  the  evening,  even  the  time 
that  t  women  go  out  to  draw  ^  water. 

12  And  he  said,  0  Lord  God  of  my 
master  'Abraham,  I  pray  thee,  send  me 
good  J  speed  this  day,  and  show  kindness 
unto  my  master  Abraham. 

13  Behold,  I  stand  here  by  the  ''well  of 
water ;  and  the  daughters  of  the  men  of 
the  city  come  out  to  draw  water  : 

14  And  let  it  come  to  pass  that  the  dam- 
sel to  whom  I  shall  say.  Let  down  thy 
pitcher,  I  pray  thee,  that  I  may  drink ; 
and  she  shall  say.  Drink,  and  I  will  give 
thy  camels  drink  also  :  let  the  same  be  she 
that  thou  hast  appointed  for  thy  servant 
Isaac ;  and  '  thereby  shall  I  know  that 
thou  hast  showed  kindness  unto  my 
master. 


•  ehap.lI:2o,etc;  2i:-20;  28:2.  1>  Ezra  1 :2:  Dan.2:44;  Jonah 
1:9;  Rev.  11:13.  c  chap.  12:1,7;  lS:l.i:  Deut.l:8;  34:4;  Arts 
7 :  a.  i  T.x.  2.3  :  23 ;  33 : 2  ;  Psalm  34 :  7 ;  Isaiah  63 :  9 ;  Heh.  1  : 1 4. 
«  Josh.  2 :  17-20.  '  Or,  and.  f  Deut,  23 :  4 ;  Judg.  3  :  8, 1 0 ;  Acts 
2:9.  R  chap.  11:31.  f  Heh.  that  women  which  draw  vi:iteT go 
forth,     h  E.T.2:I6;  1  Sam.  9: 11.    i  ver.  27;  chap.  26:24;  Ex.  3: 6; 


4.  My  country  ;  Mesopotamia.     Kindred ;rel- 
a.  lives. 

7.  Send  his  an.^cl ;  make  thv  ■way  prosperous. 

10.  The  city  of  Nahor;  Haran'.  Chap.  11 :27-3-2. 

11.  Kneel  down;  the  posture  in  which  camels 
take  their  rest. 


15  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  before  he  had 
done  ""speaking,  that  behold,  Rebekah 
came  out,  who  was  born  to  Bethuel,  son  of 
Milcah,  the  wife  of  Nahor,  Abraham's  bro- 
ther, with  her  pitcher  upon  her  shoulder. 

16  And  the  damsel  teas  +very  fair  to 
look  upon,  a  virgin,  neither  had  any  man 
known  her  :  and  she  went  down  to  the 
well,  and  filled  her  pitcher,  and  came  up. 

17  And  the  servant  ran  to  meet  her, 
and  said.  Let  me,  I  pray  thee,  drink  a 
little  water  of  thy  pitcher. 

18  And  she  said.  Drink,  my  lord:  and 
she  hasted,  and  let  down  her  pitcher 
upon  her  hand,  and  gave  him  drink. 

19  And  when  she  had  done  giving  him 
drink,  she  said,  I  will  draw  tuater  for 
thy  camels  also,  "until  they  have  done 
drinking. 

20  And  she  hasted,  and  emptied  her 
pitcher  into  the  trough,  and  ran  again 
unto  the  well  to  draw  water,  and  drew 
for  all  his  camels. 

21  And  the  man,  "wondering  at  her, 
held  his  peace,  to  wit  whether  the  Lord 
had  made  his  journey  prosperous  or  not. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  camels 
had  done  drinking,  that  the  man  took  a 
golden  ^  ear-ring  of  half  a  shekel  weight, 
and  two  p  bracelets  for  her  hands  of  ten 
shekels  weight  of  gold , 

23  And  said.  Whose  daughter  art  thou  ? 
tell  me,  I  pray  thee  :  is  there  room  in  thy 
father's  house  for  us  to  lodge  in  ? 

24  And  she  said  unto  him,  I  am  the 
daughter  of  i  Bethuel  the  son  of  Milcah, 
which  she  bare  unto  Nahor. 

25  She  said,  moreover,  unto  him.  We 
have  both  straw  and  provender  enough, 
and  room  to  lodge  in. 

26  And  the  man  ''bowed  down  his  head, 
and  worshipped  the  Lord. 

27  And  he  said,  'Blessed  he  the  Lord 
God  of  my  master  Abraham,  who  hath 
not  left  destitute  my  master  of  'his  mercy 
and  his  truth :  I  being  in  the  way,  the 
Lord  led  me  to  the  house  of  my  master's 
brethren. 

28  And  the  damsel  ran,  and  told  them  of 
her  mother's  house  these  things. 

29  lyAnd  Rebekah  had  a  brother,  and 
his  name  u-as  "  Laban  :  and  Laban  ran 
out  unto  the  man,  unto  the  well. 


Mat22:32.  i  Neh.  1 :  II ;  Prov.3:6.  k  ver.  43.  IJudg.  6: 17,37; 
lSam.2n:7.  m  Isa.65:24;  Dan.fl:2l.  XHeh.goodnfcnunlenance. 
nlPeter,4:9.  o  Luke  2: 19,  .-il.  \  Or,  Jeicrl  for  the /orduad. 
P  Ezek.  16:11.  12;  1  Peter,  3:3.  q  chap.  22:2.3.  rverS2;Kx. 
4:31;  34:8;  Neli.8:6;  P».a.93:6.  »  Exodus  18:10;  Kuth4:14. 
t  chap.  32:10;  Psa.98:3;  Luke  1:68.     <"  chap.  29:.'5.  


12.  Send  me  good  speed ;  prosper  me  m  my  un- 
dertaking. 

lo.  Rehelali;  chap.  22:23. 

21.  Wondering  at  her  ;  to  see  how  exactly  his 
prayer  was  answered.  To  wit ;  to  know,  from  the 
indications  of  Providence. 

31 


The  servant  is  prospered, 


GENESIS  XXIV. 


and  obtaineth  Rebekah. 


30  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  saw 
the  ear-ring,  and  bracelets  upon  liis  sis- 
ter's hands,  and  when  he  heard  the  words 
ol'Hebekali  his  sister,  saying,  Thus  spake 
the  man  unto  mc  ;  tliat  he  eame  unto  the 
man,  and  behold,  he  stood  by  the  camels 
at  tlie  well. 

31  And  he  said.  Come  in,  Hhou  blessed 
of  the  Lord;  wherefore  standest  thou 
without  ■?  for  I  have  prepared  the  house, 
and  room  for  the  camels. 

32  H  And  the  man  came  into  the  house  : 
and  he  uniiirded  his  camels,  and  gave 
straw  and  provender  for  the  camels,  and 
water  to  wash  his  feet,  and  the  men's 
feet  that  were  with  him. 

33  And  there  was  set  meat  before  him 
to  eat :  but  he  said,  ''I  will  not  eat  until 
I  have  told  mine  errand.  And  he  said, 
Speak  on. 

34  And  lie  said,  I  am  Abraham's  servant. 

35  And  the  Lord  hath  ■=  blessed  my  mas- 
ter greatly,  and  he  is  become  "^  great :  and 
he  hath  given  him  flocks,  and  herds,  and 
silver,  and  gold,  and  men-servants,  and 
maid-servants,  and  camels,  and  asses. 

36  And  Sarali,  my  master's  wife,  bare 
a  son  to  my  master  when  she  was  old  : 
and  unto  him  hath  he  given  all  that  he 
hath. 

37  And  my  master  made  "me  swear, 
saying.  Thou  shall  not  lake  a  wife  to  my 
son  of  tiie  daughters  of  the  Canaanites, 
in  wliosc  land  I  dwell : 

38  Hut  thou  shall  go  unto  my  father's 
house,  and  to  my  kindred,  and  take  a 
wife  unto  my  son. 

39  And  1  said  unto  my  master,  Perad- 
venture  the  woman  will  not  follow  me. 

40  And  lie  said  unto  me.  The  Lord,  be- 
fore whom  I  walk,  will  send  his  angel 
with  thee,  and  prosper  thy  way ;  and 
thou  shah  take  a  wife  for  my  son  of  my 
kindred,  and  of  my  father's  house. 

41  Tlien  shall  thou  be  clear  from  this 
my  oath,  when  thou  comest  to  my  kin- 
dred ;  and  if  they  give  not  thee  o?ic,  thou 
shall  be  clear  from  my  oath. 

42  And  I  came  tliis  day  unto  the  well, 
and  said,  ()  Lord  "^(iod  of  my  ma.stcr 
Abraham,  if  now  thou  do  ^ prosper  my 
way  whieli  I  go  : 

43  Behold,  I  stand  by  the  well  of  water ; 
and  it  shall  conne  to  pass,  that  when  the 


•  cli»p. «6 :  W i  JuJjc.  17:9;  Kutli3:in;  Prinlm  I  IS:  IS.  b  P«a. 
LMrS-ft:  Jolin<:n4:  Epli.6ift-7.  e  vcr.  I  ;  clinn.  1!."2:  13:2;  Prov. 
10:M:M:4.     "I   P"nlm  IH:  ;10.      •  Trrne  X      f  ver««- 1  J.     I!  clinn. 


32.  IJe  iiiigirded ;  that  is,  Lnban. 

4.5.  SpeaAiiig  in   my  heart;    offering  silent 
prayer. 

48.   Brother^s  daughter ;  slie  was  the  daughter 
i>f  Abraham's  nephew. 
32 


and  I  say  to  her,  Give  me,  I  pray  thee,  a 
little  water  of  thy  pitcher  to  drink  ; 

44  And  she  say  to  me.  Both  drink  thou, 
and  I  will  also  draw  for  thy  camels  ;  let 
the  same  be  the  woman  whom  the  Lord 
hath  appointed  out  ''for  my  master's  son. 

45  And  before  I  had  done  speaking  in 
my  'heart,  behold,  Rebekah  came  forth 
with  her  pitcher  on  her  shoulder ;  and 
she  went  down  unto  tlie  well,  and  drew 
water  :  and  I  said  unto  her,  Let  mc  drink, 
I  pray  thee. 

46  And  she  made  haste,  and  let  down 
her  pitcher  from  her  shoulder,  and  said. 
Drink,  and  I  will  give  thy  camels  drink 
also  :  so  I  drank,  and  she  made  the  camels 
drink  also. 

47  And  I  asked  her,  and  said.  Whose 
daughter  art  thou  1  And  she  said.  The 
daughter  of  Bethuel,  Nahors  son,  wliom 
Mileah  bare  unto  him  :  and  I  put  the 
ear-ring  upon  her  ■"  face,  and  the  bracelets 
upon  her  hands. 

48  And  I  bowed  down  my  ''head,  and 
worshipped  the  Lord,  and  blessed  the 
Lord  God  of  my  master  Abraham,  which 
had  led  me  in  the  right  'way  to  take  my 
master's  brother's  daughter  unto  his  son. 

49  And  now  if  ye  will  "'deal  kindly  and 
truly  with  my  master,  tell  me  :  and  if 
not,  tell  me;  that  I  may  turn  to  the  right 
hand,  or  to  the  left. 

50  Then  Laban  and  Bethuel  answered, 
and  said.  The  thing  proeeedeth  from  the 
Lord:"  wc  cannot  "speak  unto  thee  bad 
or  good. 

51  Behold,  Rebekah  is  before  thee,  take 
her,  and  go,  and  let  her  be  thy  master's 
son's  wife,  as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

52  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when 
Abraham's  servant  heard  their  words,  lie 
worshipped  the  PLord,  boiving  himself  io 
the  earth. 

53  And  the  servant  brought  forth  "jew- 
els of  silver,  and  i  jewels  of  gold,  and 
raiment,  and  gave  ihcni  to  Rebekah :  he 
gave  also  to  her  brother  and  to  her  mother 
precious  ■■  things. 

54  And  they  did  cat  and  drink,  he  and 
the  men  that  tvcre  with  liim,  and  tarried 
all  night;  and  they  rose  up  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  he  said,  Send  mc  away  unto  my 
master. 


k  Ter.Sa  1  Panllli:i2:8;  4H:14;  107:7:  Prov.3:fi;  1»«.'(8:17. 
B  chnp.H7:20:  .1o»ll.S:14.  n  P«n.  1 1 8 : 2.1.  o  rlinp.  31 :  «  ;  2Slim. 
13:2.;;  Acti  11:17.  f  vcr.  2B,  48  ;  Pnnim  9.'> :  6.  '  Heb.  veMtcJt. 
q  F.xoilu»3:22;  11:2;  12:35.     r  Deut.  33:  13-16;  2  Clirun.  21  :.1; 


1  l:fi. 


49.  Deal  kiiuUy  ;  in  permitting  Rebekah  to  be- 
come Isaac's  wife. 

52.  lie  u'orshipped  the  Lord ;  as  tlic  author  of 
hi.1  succos.s. 

5i.   Scud  mc  away  ;  permit  mc  to  go. 


Juaac  mccteth  Rcbekah 


GENESIS   XXV. 


Children  of  Abraham. 


t:  c.'mi.'  55  And  her  brother  and  her  moth- 
er said,  Let  the  damsel  abide  with  us  *  a 
few  days,  at  the  least  ten  ;  after  that  she 
shall  go. 

56  And  he  said  unto  them,  Hinder  *me 
not,  seeing  the  Lord  hath  ''prospered  my 
way  :  send  me  away,  that  I  may  go  to 
my  master. 

57  And  they  said.  Wo  will  call  the 
damsel,  and  inquire  at  her  mouth. 

58  And  they  cSlled  Rebekah,  and  said 
unto  her.  Wilt  thou  go  with  this  *^man? 
And  she  said,  I  will  go. 

59  And  they  sent  away  Rebekah  their 
sister,  and  her  '^  nurse,  and  Abraham's 
servant,  and  his  men. 

60  And  they  "blessed  Rebekah,  and  said 
unto  lier.  Thou  art  our  sister  ;  be  thou 
the  mother  of  thousands  of  millions,  and 
let  thy  seed  possess  the  gate  of  those 
which  hate  them. 

61  TfAnd  Rebekah  arose,  and  her  dam- 
sels, and  they  rode  upon  the  camels,  and 
followed  the  man :  and  the  servant  took 
Rebekah,  and  went  his  way. 

62  And  Isaac  came  from  the  way  of  the 
well  "^Lahai-roi ;  for  he  dwelt  in  the  south 
country. 

63  And  Isaac  went  out  t  to  ^  meditate  in 
the  field  at  the  eventide  :  and  he  lifted 
up  his  eyes,  and  saw,  and  behold,  the 
camels  ^vere  coming. 

64  And  Rebekah  lifted  up  her  eyes,  and 
when  she  saw  Isaac,  she  *"  lighted  off  the 
camel. 


*  Or,  fl  fitll  year^  or,  ten  months,  a  cliap.  45:9.  *>  ,Toph.  1:8: 
Isa. -18:1.=..  cP8a.45:10.  d  chap.  35 :  8.  f  chap.  22:  17  :  Kulh 
<:11,I2.  f  chap.  16:14;  2S:  11.  f  Or, topray.  g.Tosh.l:8; 
I'salm  1:2;  77:  12;  119:1.5;  14^:5.      h  Josh,  l.i:  18;  Judg.  1 :  14. 


SO.  Her  nurse  ;  Deborah.     Chap.  3.5  :  8. 

60.  Possess  the  gate;  be  victorious  over  their 
enemies. 

C'2.  Lahai-roi ;  chap.  16  :  14.  South  couiitri/  ; 
Ihe  country  south  of  Canaan. 

65.  Covered  herself;  according  to  the  custom  in 
that  country. 

67.  SaraWs  tent ;  which  was  hers  when  living, 
she  having  been  dead  about  three  years. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  A  wise  parent  will  take  a  deep  interest  in  the 
marriage  of  his  children,  as  aflecting  not  only  their 
usefulness  and  happiness,  but  that  of  their  po.sterity. 

V2.  Those  wlio  in  all  the ir  ways  acknowledge  '.rod 
.Tnd  seek  iiis  blessing,  may  expect  that  he  will  make 
plain  before  them  the  path  of  duty,  and  enable  them 
successfully  and  gratefully  to  walk  in  it. 

14.  Industry,  kindness,  economy,  and  beneficence 
are  virtues  which  every  prudent  man  will  seek  in 
a  wife,  as  upon  these  the  happiness,  respectability, 
and  usefulness  of  families  very  much  depend. 

21.  Believing  prayer  is  often  so  speedily  and  abun- 
dantly answered  as  to  astonish  those  who  offer  it, 
and  lead  them  in  every  thing  by  prayer  and  suppli- 
cation witli  thanksgiving,  to  make  known  their  re- 
quests unto  Grod.     Isa.  6.5 :  24 ;  Phil.  4 :  6. 

27.  All  the  kindness  which  we  receive  from  men, 
and  all  our  success  in  business,  we  should  acknow- 
ledge as  coming  from  God.  and  be  excited  by  it  to 
new  iidelitv  in  learning  and  doing  his  will. 


65  For  she  had  said  unto  the  servant. 
What  man  is  this  that  walketh  in  the 
field  to  meet  us  ■?  And  the  servant  had 
said.  It  is  my  master:  therefore  she  took 
a  'veil  and  covered  herself. 

66  And  the  servant  told  Isaac  all  things 
that  he  had  done. 

67  And  Isaac  brought  her  into  his  moth- 
er Sarah's  J  tent,  and  took  Rebekah,  and 
she  became  his  wife  ;  and  he  loved  her  : 
and ''  Isaac  was  comforted  after  his  moth- 
er's death.  ' 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  The  sons  of  Abraham  by  Keturah.  5  The  division  of 
his  goods.  7  His  a^e,  and  death.  9  His  burial.  12 
The  generations  of  Ishmael.  17  His  a^p,  and  death. 
19  Isaac  prayeth  for  Rebekah,  bein-r  barren.  22  The 
children  strive  in  her  womb.  24.  The  birth  of  Esau 
and  Jacob.  27  Their  difference.  29  Esau  selleth 
his  birthright. 

THEN  again  Abraham  took  a  wife,  and 
her  name  was  'Keturah. 

2  And  she  bare  him  Zimran,  and  Jok- 
shan,  and  Medan,  and  "Midian,  and  Ish- 
bak,  and  "Shuah. 

3  And  Jokshan  begat  "Sheba,  and  p  De- 
dan.  And  the  sons  of  Dedan  were  Asshu- 
rim,  and  Letushim,  and  Leummim. 

4  And  the  sons  of  Midian  ;  lEphah,  and 
Epher,  and  Hanoch,  and  Abidah,  and  El- 
daah.  All  these  xoere  the  children  of 
Keturah. 

5  T[  And  Abraham  gave  all  that  he  had 
unto  Isaac. 

6  But  unto  the  sons  of  the  concubines 
which  Abraham  had,  Abraham  gave  gifts, 


i  1  Timothy,  2:9.  ich,ip.  18:6.  k  chap.  .18: 12  ;  1  Tlie»s.  4  :  13. 
I  1  Chron.  1 :  32.  m  Num.  22:4;  25: 17;  Judg.  6.  n  Job  2:11. 
o  1  Kings,  10 : 1 ;  Psa.  72 :  10.    p  Jer.  25 :  23.    q  Isa.  60 : 6. 


33.  A  faithful  man  will  regard  his  appropriate 
business  as  more  important  than  his  personal  grati- 
fication, and  will  endeavor  so  to  conduct  it  as  shall 
be  most  likely  to  insure  success.  For  this  purpose, 
while  he  will  habitually  pray  for  the  divine  blessing, 
he  will  use  all  suitable  means  that  his  prayers  may 
be  answered. 

48.  When  we  have  learned,  by  experience,  the 
right  way  to  secure  the  divine  guidance  and  bless- 
ing, and  G-od  has  given  us  success,  it  is  proper  to 
make  kno^^•Tl  this  way  to  others,  tliat  they  may  be 
induced  to  do  likewise. 

.52.  New  favors  will  draw  forth  from  a  grateful 
heart  new  thanksgivings,  till  the  habit  become  fixed 
of  giving  thanks  always,  for  .all  things,  unto  G-od. 
E  ph.  5:20. 

58.  It  is  happy,  when  one's  inclinations  and  the 
indications  of  providence  coincide  ;  and  a  readiness 
promptly  to  do  right,  and  make  any  sacrifices  which 
duty  requires,  is  a  good  preparation  to  be  blessed, 
and  to  become  a  blessing. 

63.  Stated  and  devout  meditation  upon  the  char- 
acter, works,  and  ways  of  God,  communion  with  him, 
and  commitment  of  our  interests  to  his  care,  are  of- 
ten followed  by  his  special  favors.     Prov.  IS :  22. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 
6.  Concribines ;  Hagar  and  Keturah.    1  Chron. 
1 :  32.     East  country  ;  Arabia,  which  lay  south- 
east of  Canaan. 

33 


Death  of  Mraham. 


GENESIS  XXV. 


Birth  of  Esau  and  Jacob. 


and  sent  them  "away  from  Isaac  his  son, 
while  he  yet  lived,  eastward,  ""unto  the 
east  country. 

7  And  tlicse  arc  tlic  days  of  the  years 
of  Abraham's  life  which  he  lived,  a  hun- 
dred threescore  and  (ificcn  years. 

8  Then  Abraham  i,'ave  up  the  ghost,  and 
died  in  a  "^good  old  age,  an  old  man,  and 
full  of  years ;  and  was  "'gathered  to  his 
people. 

t)  And  his  sons  Isaac  and  Islimacl  buried 
him  in  the  cave  of  Machpclah,  in  the 
field  of  Ephron  the  son  of  Zohar  the  Hit- 
titc,  which  25  before  Mamre  ; 

10  The  field  which  Abraham  purchased 
of  the  sons  of  "^  llcth  :  there  was  Abraham 
buried,  and  Sarah  his  wife. 

1 1  *\  And  it  came  to  pass  after  the  death 
of  Abraham,  that  God  blessed  his  son 
Isaac :  and  Isaac  dwelt  by  the  well  La- 
hai-roi. 

1 2  T[  Now  these  are  the  generations  of 
Ishmael,  Abraham's  son,  whom  Hagar 
the  P2gyptian,  Sarah's  handmaid,  bare 
unto  Abraham. 

1.3  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  Ishmael,  by  their  names,  according  to 
their  generations  :  The  first-born  of  Ish- 
mael, Ncbajoth  ;  and  Kedar,  and  Adbeel, 
and  Mibsam, 

1 4  And  INIishma,  and  Dumali,  and  Massa, 

15  Iladar,*  and  Tenia,  Jctur,  Naphish, 
and  Kc'dcmah : 

16  These  arc  the  sons  of  Ishmael,  and 
these  are  their  names,  by  their  towns, 
and  by  their  castles  ;  "^twelve  princes  ac- 
cording to  their  nations. 

17  And  these  arc  tiic  years  of  the  life  of 
Ishmael,  a  liundred  and  thirty  and  seven 
years  :  and  he  gave  up  the  ghost  and  died, 
and  was  gathered  unto  his  people. 

18  And  they  dwelt  from  sHavilah  unto 
Shur,  that  is  before  Egypt,  as  thou  goest 
toward  Assyria  :  and  he  t  died  in  the  pres- 
ence of  all  his  brethren. 

19  HAnd  these  are  the  generations  of 


•  Pm.  17:H.  b  .ludg.ri:X  c  cliiip.  15:15;  -19:29;  Job»:2fi. 
d  clm|)..^^:  29;  49:33.  »  rhnp.  23 : 1(1  »  Or,  i/adod.  1  Cl.ron. 
1:00.  r  rliiip.  17:20.  ltlSam.l5:7.  f  Hrb./«/;.  k  rliKp. 2'< : S7. 
I  clinp.  28:5.  i  I  SomucI,  I  :  II ;  Luke  I  :  13.  k  I  Cliron.  5 : 20 ; 
2Chron.33:l3;  Eira  H:2;i;  l>riii.HS:l9;  rroT.10:»;  Koni.9:10. 


7.  T/trfcscore  and Jifteeu;  seventy-five.  This 
was  ttiirty-tiyht  vcars  .-li'ii-r  tlio  death  of  Sarah,  and 
thirty-five  after  tnc  niarria;^e  of  Isaac. 

9.  Cave  of  Machiielah;  chap.  2.3 :  11-20. 

11.  Lahni-roi;  chap.  10:11;  21:62. 

16.    Tirelve  princes ;  rliap.  17:20. 

18.  They  ;  the  desccndaiit.s  of  Ishmael.  From 
Ilavilahunto  Shur;  thocomitrv between tlie Per- 
sian {jiilf  and  the  Red  sea.  In  the  presence  of  all 
his  hrithrcn;  chap.  16:  12. 

20.  Pddan-arnm  ;  meaning  the  plains  of  Aram, 
one  of  (lie  Ilrbrew  names  of  Mesopotamia,  more  es- 
pecially the  level  part  of  it. 

23.  Tiro  7iations  ;  those  from  whom  shonid  de- 
scend two  nations,  the  Edomites  and  the  Israelites. 
34 


begat  Isaac : 

20  And  Isaac  was  forty  years  old  when 
he  took  Rebekah  to  ''wife,  the  daughter 
of  'Betliuel  the  Syrian  of  Padan-aram, 
the  sister  to  Laban  the  Syrian. 

21  And  Isaac  entreated  the  Loud  Jfor 
his  wife,  because  she  %vas  barren  :  and 
the  Loud  was  entreated  of ''him,  and  Re- 
bekah his  wife  conceived. 

22  And  the  children  struggled  together 
within  her  :  and  she  said.  If  it  he  so,  why 
07/1  I  thus?  And  she  went  to  'inquire  of 
the  Lord. 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  her.  Two 
nations  are  in  thy  womb,  and  two  man- 
ner of  people  shall  be  separated  from  thy 
bowels  :  and  the  one  people  shall  be  stron- 
ger than  tlic  other  people  ;  and  the  elder 
shall"'  serve  the  younger. 

24  *[[  And  when  her  days  to  be  delivered 
were  fulfilled,  behold,  there  were  twins  in 
her  womb. 

25  And  the  first  came  out  red,  all  over 
like  a  hairy  garment :  and  they  called  his 
name  Esau. 

26  And  after  that  came  his  brother  out, 
and  his  hand  took  hold  on  Esau's  "heel  ; 
and  his  name  was  called  .lacob  :  and  Isaac 
was  threescore  years  old  when  she  bare 
them. 

27  And  the  boys  grew  :  and  Esau  was 
a  cunning  "hunter,  a  man  of  the  field; 
and  Jacob  icas  a  plain  man,  p  dwelling  in 
tents. 

28  And  Isaac  loved  Esau,  because  the 
did  eat  of  his  i venison:  but  Rebekah 
loA^ed  Jacob. 

29  1[  And  Jacob  sod  pottage  :  and  Esau 
came  from  the  field,  and  he  was  faint. 

30  And  Esau  said  to  Jacob,  Feed  me,  I 
pray  thee,  ^with  that  same  red  pottage; 
for  I  am  faint :  therefore  was  his  name 
called  II  Edom. 

31  And  Jacob  said.  Sell  me  this  day 
thy  birthright. 


1  ISnm.  22:15;  E7.ck. 20:31;  36:37.  ni  cli.ap.  27 :  29 ;  Psn.fin:8; 
Isa.  r>3  :!-(<;  Obadmli  1-lR;  Mill.  1 :  3-1 ;  Rnin.  9: 10-12.  n  Ho:<ea 
12:3.  a  clLip.  27 : 3.  P  Heb.  11:9.  1  Hvb.  venison  vrns  in  hit 
mouth,  q  dinp.  27  :  19.  ^  Hcb.  loiM  that  red,  with  tliat  red  pot- 
Uige.    II  That  i»,  red. 


Serve  the  younger  ;  the  descendants  of  Esau  would 
be  subject  to  the  descendants  of  Jacob. 

26.  Jacob  ;  meaning  a  supplanter,  as  by  taking 
hold  of  the  heel  one  causes  another  to  fall,  or  over- 
comes him. 

29.  Sod;  boiled.  Pottage;  a  nutricious  soup 
or  broth. 

.30.  Jidoin  ;  which  means  red. 

31.  Jh'rthright ;  that  right  which  belonged  to 
the  first-born,  of  succeeding,  on  the  death  of  his 
father,  to  the  government  and  spiritual  instruction 
of  the  family,  officiating  as  their  priest,  offering 
sacrifices,  and  thus  securing  the  tlessings  with 
which  the  performance  of  these  duties  would  be 
connected. 


Isaac  is  blessed  of  God. 


GENESIS   XXVI. 


He  dwelleth  in  Gerar. 


at  *  the  point  to  die  :  and  what  ^profit  shall 
this  birthright  do  to  me  1 

33  And  Jacob  said,  Swear  to  me  this 
day;  and  he  sware  unto  him:  and  he 
sold  his  birthright  ''nnto  Jacob. 

34  Then  Jacob  gave  Esau  bread  and 
pottage  of  lentiles  ;  and  he  did  eat  "^  and 
drink,  and  rose  up,  and  went  his  way  : 
thus  Esau  ^  despised  his  birthright. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

I  Isaac  because  of  famine  ■went  to  Gerar.  2  God  in- 
structeth,  and  blesseth  him.  7  He  is  reproved  by 
Abinielech  for  denying  his  wife.  12  He  groweth  rich. 
18  He  diggeth  Esek,  Sitnah,  and  Rehoboth.  2(i 
Abimelech  maketh  a  covenant  with  him  at  Beer- 
sheba.     3-1  Esau's  wives. 

AND  there  was  a  famine  in  the  land, 
besides  the  first  "famine  that  was  in 
the  days  of  Abraham.  And  Isaac  went 
unto  Abimelech  ''king  of  the  Philistines, 
unto  Gerar. 

2  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him,  and 
said,  Go  not  down  into  Egypt :  dwell  in 
the  land  which  I  shall  tell  thee  of. 

3  Sojourns  in  this  land,  and  I  will  be 
with  •'thee,  and  will  bless  thee  :  for  unto 
thee,  and  unto  thy  seed,  I  will  give  all 
these  'countries,  and  I  will  perform  the 
oathJ  which  I  sware  unto  Abraham  thy 
father ; 

4  And  I  will  make  thy  seed  to  multiply 
as  the  stars  of  heaven,  and  will  give  unto 
thy  seed  all  these  countries  :  and  in  thy 
seed''  shall  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  be 
blessed ; 

5  Because  that  Abraham  obeyed  my 
voice,'  and  kept  my  charge,  my  com- 
mandments, my  statutes,  and  my  laws. 

6  ^  And  Isaac  dwelt  in  Gerar  : 

7  And  the  men  of  the  place  asked  him 
of  his  wife  ;  and  he  "'  said.  She  is  my  sis- 
ter :  for  he  "  feared  to  say.  She  is  my  wife  ; 
lest,  said  he,  the  men  of  the  place  should 


*  Heb.  going  to  die.  a  .Tob  1\:\h;  Mai.  .3  :  14.  b  chap.  27  :  K6; 
SR:6:  Heb.  12;lfi.  c  l8.->.22: 13  ;  1  Cor.  1.1:  32.  <l  Psa.  I0f;:24  ;  Mat. 
22:fi;  Acts  13:41.  e  chap.  12  :  10.  f  ch.ip.  20 :  2.  gPsa.  39:12; 
Heb.  11:9,  13,  IB.      h  chap.  28  :  1 5 ;  I.sa.  43  :  2,  .1.      i  chap.  13: 15; 


33.  Sivear  to  me  ;  make  a  sacred  engagement. 

34.  Lentiles;  a  kind  of  pulse  or  coarse  grain 
resembling  peas  and  beans.  Despised  his  birth- 
right ;  by  giving  up  its  temporal  and  spiritual  bless- 
ings for  the  gratification  of  his  appetite.  Heb. 
12:15-17. 

INSTRUCTIOXS. 

8.  No  degree  of  faith  in  G-od.  or  fidelity  in  his 
service,  can  prevent  the  approach  of  death;  but  as 
sin  has  entered,  and  death  by  sin,  so  the  sentence  of 
death  hath  passed  upon  all  men,  because  all  are 
sinners. 

18.  The  declarations  of  God,  with  regard  to  this 
world  as  well  as  the  future,  and  with  regard  to  bad 
men  as  well  as  good,  will,  in  due  time,  all  be  ac- 
complished. 

23.  The  Lord  sees  the  end  from  the  beginning, 
and  can  describe  events  which  are  future,  with  as 
much  minuteness  and  accuracy  as  those  which  are 


kill  me  for  Rebckah  ;    because  she  icas 
fair  to  look  upon. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  when  he  had 
been  there  a  long  time,  that  Abimelech 
king  of  the  Philistines  looked  out  at  a 
window,  and  saw,  and  behold,  Isaac  ivas 
sporting  with  Rebckah  his  wife. 

9  And  Abimelech  called  Isaac,  and  said. 
Behold,  of  a  surety  she  is  thy  wife  ;  and 
how  saidst  thou.  She  is  my  sister?  And 
Isaac  said  unto  him,  Because  I  said,  Lest 
I  die  for  her. 

10  And  Abimelech  said,  What  is  this 
thou  hast  "  done  unto  us  1  one  of  the 
people  might  lightly  have  lain  with  thy 
wife,  and  thou  shouldcst  have  brought 
guiltiness  upon  us. 

1 1  And  Abimelech  charged  all  his  peo- 
ple, saying.  He  that  Ptoucheth  this  man 
or  his  wife  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

12  Then  Isaac  sowed  in  that  land,  and 
received  t  in  the  same  year  a  hundred- 
fold :   and  the  Lord  blessed  him  : 

1 3  And  the  man  waxed  great,  and  -  went 
forward,  and  grew  until  he  became  very 
great : 

14  For  he  had  possession  of  flocks,  and 
possession  of  herds,  and  great  store  of  ^^  ser- 
vants ;  and  the  Philistines  ''envied  him. 

15  For  all  the  wells  wHiich  his  father's 
servants  liad  digged  in  the  days  of  Abra- 
ham his  father,  the  Philistines  had  stop- 
ped them,  and  filled  them  with  earth. 

16  And  Abimelech  said  unto  Isaac,  Go 
from  us;  for  tliou  art  much  "^ mightier 
than  we. 

17  1[And  Isaac  departed  thence,  and 
pitched  his  tent  in  the  valley  of  Gerar, 
and  dwelt  there. 

18  And  Isaac  digged  again  the  wells  of 
water  which  they  had  digged  in  the  days 
of  Abraham  his  father;  for  the  Philistines 
had  stopped  them  after  the  death  of  Abra- 


15:18.  j  chap. 22:16;  Pea.  105:9;  Mie.ahr:20.    k  cbap.22: 18;  Ps». 

72:17.  lchap.22:lfi.     m  chap.  20:2, 13.     n  Prov.  29 : 2.'i.     o  chap 

20:9.  p  Paa.  lO.-i:  I.t;  Prov.  fi:-29.     ^  Heb.  found.     J  Heb.  KJ««/ 

going.  \  Or,  hitsbandt^.     q  Eccl.  4:4.     r  Ex.  1:9. 


past ;  and  the  truth  of  his  declarations  is  abundantly 
proved  by  the  dispensations  of  his  providence. 

28.  Partiality  of  parents  towards  their  children 
is  a  fruitful  source  of  manifold  evils,  and  will  be 
conscientiously  avoided  by  all  who  duly  regard  the 
comfort  and  welfare  of  their  families. 

31.  To  disregard  spiritual  privileges  and  blessings, 
and  treat  them  as  less  valuable  than  personal  grat- 
ifications, is  a  great  sin.  It  is  viewed  by  God  as 
profane,  and  exposes  the  soul  to  the  loss  of  his  fa- 
vor.    Heb.  12 :  17. 

CHAPTER  X-XVI. 
1.   The  frst  faini?ie ;  chap.  12:  W.     Gerar ;  a. 
city  of  the  Philistines  in  the  south  part  of  Canaan. 
3.   The  oath  ;  chap.  22:  16-18. 

12.  A  hundred-fold ;  a  hundred  times  as  much 
as  he  had  sowed. 

13.  Very  great ;  rich  and  powerful. 

35 


^ibiinchrh  makclh 


GENESIS   XXVII. 


a  covenant  with  Isaac. 


ham:  and  he  called  their  names  after  the 
names  by  which  liis  father  had  called 
them. 

19  And  Isaac's  servants  digged  in  the 
valley,  and  found  there  a  well  of  *  spring- 
ing water. 

20  And  the  herdmen  of  Gcrar  did  strive 
with  Isaac'.s  herdmen,  saying,  The  water 
is  ours  :  and  he  called  the  name  of  the  well 
Esek  ;t  because  they  strove  with  him. 

21  And  they  digged  another  well,  and 
strove  for  that  also  :  and  he  called  the 
name  of  it  +Sitnah. 

22  And  he  removed  from  thence,  and 
digged  another  well ;  and  for  that  they 
strove  not :  and  he  called  the  name  of  it 
Rehoboth  -J  and  he  said.  For  now  the 
Lord  hath  made  room  for  us,  and  we 
shall  be  fruitful  in  the  land. 

23  And  he  went  up  from  thence  to  Beer- 
sheba. 

24  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  the 
same  night,  and  said,  I  am  the  God  of  Abra- 
ham thy  father :  fear  not,  *for  I  am  with 
thee,  and  will  bless  thee,  and  multiply  thy 
seed  for  my  servant  Abraham's  sake. 

25  And  he  ''builded  an  altar  there,  and 
called  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord,  and 
]>itclK'(l  his  tent  there:  and  there  Isaac's 
servants  digged  a  well. 

26  •[  Then  Abimcleeh  went  to  him  from 
Gcrar,  and  Ahuzzatli  one  of  his  friends, 
and''  I'hiehol  the  chief  captain  of  his  army. 

27  And  Isaac  said  unto  them,  Where- 
fore come  ye  to  me,  seeing  ye  hate  ''me, 
and  have  ""sent  me  away  from  you? 

28  And  they  said,  II  We  saw  certainly 
tliat  tlie  Lord  was  with  thee  :  and  we 
5aid,  Let  there  bo  now  an  ""oath  betwixt 
us,  even  betwixt  us  and  thee,  and  let  us 
make  a  covenant  with  thee  : 

29  That  *  thou  wilt  do  us  no  hurt,  as 

*  H.-li.  (ir(ji^.  i  Thai 'u,ciinUntwn.  tThnlir.hatred.  »  Tlint 
i»,ti>om.  •  l'B»lini7:l.»;  Isniah  41:10;  fil:12.  b  di.ip.  35  : 1 
<■  fhnp.  ei :  22.  a  .ludg.  1 1 :  7.  •  ver.  Hi.  ||  Heb.  Setinf  we  tmo. 
I  rlnp.  '.■!  :  ■»■      *  Heb.  If  Ihcnuhalt,  etc.     t  clia)).  21 :  31 ;    P«,llm 


2.'J.  Ih^er-shcha;  ver.  33;  chap.  21 :  14,  22-31. 

20.  Went  to  him  ;  to  make  with  him  a  covenant 
of  pcafc  and  friendship. 

M.  ITe  viaile  them  a  fedft ;  showing  that  he 
was  willing  to  live  in  peace  with  them. 

31.  Hvarc  uiie  to  another  ;  entered  into  a  sol- 
emn eii:;;it:ement  with  e:ich  other  to  live  in  peace. 

:n.   fihehah  :  Beer-sheha.     Chap.  21  :  311 

31.  The  llitlite ;  the  Hittites  were  descendants 
of  Hfth  the  son  of  Canaan,  and  one  of  the  nations 
that  were  afterwards  to  be  destroyed.  Chap.  23:3. 
INSTRI'CTIOX.S. 

lO.  As  great  blessings  often  come  upon  children  in 
consequence  of  the  piety  ami  faithfulness  of  p.irents, 
hv  the  exercise  of  like  piety  and  faithfulness  children 
sfionid  endeavor  to  confer  similar  blessings  on  their 
posterity'. 

10.  The  Bible  describes  men  as  they  are;  records 

not  only  their  virtues  but  their  vices,  and  often  witli- 

cnt  commending  the  one  or  condemning  the  other. 

Whether  an  action  is  right  or  wrong  must  be  de- 

36 


we  have  not  touched  thee,  and  as  *b.c:^; 
we  have  done  unto  thee  nothing  but  good, 
and  have  sent  thee  away  in  peace  :  thou 
art  now  the  ^blessed  of  the  Lord. 

30  And  he  made  them  ''  a  feast,  and  ihey 
did  eat  and  drink. 

31  And  they  rose  up  betimes  in  the 
morning,  and  sware  one  to  another :  and 
Isaac  sent  them  away,  and  they  departed 
from  him  in  peace. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  day,  that 
Isaac's  servants  came  and  told  liirn  con- 
cerning the  well  which  they  had  digged, 
and  said  unto  him,  We  have  found  water. 

33  And  he  called  it  t  Shebah :  therefore 
the  name  of  the  city  is  +Beer-sheba  unto 
this  day. 

34  T[And  Esau  was  forty  years  old 
when  he  took  to  wife  Judith  the  daughter 
of  Beeri  the  Hittite,  and  'Bashemath  the 
daughter  of  Elon  the  Hittite  : 

35  Which  were  ^a  grief  of  mind  unto 
Isaac  and  to  Rebekah. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  Isaac  sendeth  Ksau  for  venison.  6  Rebekah  instruct- 
eth  .lacob  to  obtain  the  blessinisf.  15  Jacob  under  the 
person  of  Esau  obtaincth  it.  liO  Esau  bringeth  veni- 
son. 3.3  Isaac  trembleth.  .31  Esau  coraplameth,  and 
by  importunity  obtaineth  a  blessing.  41  He  threat- 
eneth  Jacob.     42  Rebekah  disappointeth  it. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Isaac 
was  old,  and  his  eyes  were  '  dim,  so 
that  he  could  not  see,  he  called  Esau  his 
eldest  son,  and  said  unto  him,  My  son  : 
and  he  said  unto  him.  Behold,  lierc  am  I. 

2  And  he  said,  Behold  now,  I  am  old,  I 
know  ''  not  the  day  of  my  death  : 

3  Now  therefore  take,  I  pray  thee,  thy 
weapons,  thy  quiver  and  thy  bow,  and 
go  out  to  the  field,  and  II  take  me  some 
venison  ; 

4  And  make  me  savory  meat,  such  as 
I  loA-e,  and  bring  it  to  me,  that  I  may  eat ; 


ii.<; 

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termined  not  from  the  fact  of  its  being  recorded  in 
the  Scriptures,  but  from  its  agreement  or  disagree- 
ment with  the  requirements  of  G-od. 

14.  God  deals  with  men  in  this  world  not  accord- 
ing to  their  sins,  but  according  to  the  greatness  of 
his  mercy  ;  and  every  new  blessing  lays  them  under 
new  obligations  to  love  and  obey  liim. 

22.  Men  who  cannot  live  near  each  other  without 
contention,  luod  better  separate  and  live  further  .apart. 
There  is  room  enough  for  all ;  and  let  all  do  to  others 
as  they  ought  to  wish  that  others  should  do  to  them, 
and  all  m.ay  live  in  peace. 

31.  A  wise  man,  when  he  has  ^een  injured,  will 
not  be  disposed  to  take  revenge,  but  will  be  ready  to 
overlook  and  forgive  past  transgressions. 

CHAPTER.  XXVII. 
1.  Old:  about  one  hundred  and  thirty-six  years, 
.3.   Qiiifcr ;  a  case  or  sheath  for  arrows. 
■I.  Stironj  nieat ;  seasoned  with  spices  and  other 
things  to  give  it  a  ple;u?ant  taste. 


Jacob  obtaincth 


GENESIS  XXVII. 


his  father  s  blessing. 


fore  I  die. 

5  And  Rebekah  heard  when  Isaac  spake 
to  Esau  his  son.  And  Esavx  went  to  the 
field  to  hunt  for  venison,  and  to  bring  it. 

6  ^And  R,ebekah  spake  unto  Jacob  her 
son,  saying,  Behold,  I  heard  thy  father 
speak  unto  Esau  thy  brother,  saying, 

7  Bring  me  venison,  and  make  me  sa- 
vory meat,  that  I  may  eat,  and  bless  thee 
before  the  Lord,  before  my  death. 

8  Now  therefore,  my  son,  ""obey  my 
voice,  according  to  that  which  I  com- 
mand thee. 

9  Go  now  to  the  flock,  and  fetch  me 
from  thence  two  good  kids  of  the  goats  ; 
and  I  will  make  them  savory  "^meat  for 
thy  father,  such  as  he  loveth : 

1 0  And  thou  shalt  bring  it  to  thy  father, 
tliat  he  may  eat,  and  that  he  may  bless 
Ihee  before  his  death. 

1 1  And  Jacob  said  to  Rebekah  his  mother, 
Behold,  Esau  my  brother  is  a  ''  hairy  man, 
and  I  am  a  smooth  man  : 

12  My  father  peradventure  will  ^feel 
me,  and  I  shall  seem  to  him  as  a  deceiver ; 
and  I  shall  bring  a  ""curse  upon  me,  and 
not  a  blessing. 

13  And  his  mother  said  unto  him,  s Upon 
me  be  thy  curse,  my  son ;  only  obey  my 
voice,  and  go  fetch  me  them. 

14  And  he  went,  and  fetched,  and  brought 
them  to  his  mother  :  and  his  mother  made 
savory  ''meat,  such  as  his  father  loved. 

15  And  Rebekah  took  *  goodly  raiment 
of  her  eldest  son  Esau,  which  icere  with 
her  in  the  house,  and  put  them  upon  Ja- 
cob her  younger  son : 

16  And  she  put  the  skins  of  the  kids  of 
the  goats  upon  his  hands,  and  upon  the 
smooth  of  his  neck  : 

17  And  she  gave  the  savory  meat  and 
the  bread,  which  she  had  prepared,  into 
Ihe  hand  of  her  son  Jacob. 

18  11  And  he  came  unto  his  father,  and 
said,  My  father.  And  he  said,  Here  am 
I ;  who  art  thou,  my  son  ? 

19  And  Jacob  said  unto  his  father,  I  am 
Esau  thy '  first-born  ;  I  have  done  accord- 
ing as  thou  badest  me  :  arise,  I  pray  thee, 
sit  and  eat  of  my  venison,  that  thy  soul 
may  bless  me. 


a  ver 

■25;  cbap.  48: 

9;  49 

:28;  Deut  33:1. 

b  ver 

13.     c 

ver.  4. 

J  chap. 

25 :  25. 

e  ver 

■22. 

f  chap 

9:25;  Deut.  27 

18.     5 

1  Sam. 

■:.T :  'M : 

2  Sum 

14:9: 

Mat. 

27:25: 

h  chap 

25 :  -28 

Prov 

■23 : 3  ; 

I.uke  -2 

:34. 

*  Heb 

desh 

able. 

1  Kings, 

13: 18; 

14:2; 

•28:15; 

Zech. 

13:4. 

1  JEx 

20:7; 

Job  13:7 

t  H 

»b.  bc/t 

13.  Th7/  curse  ;  the  evil  that  would  come  in  con- 
sequence of  Jacob's  deceiving  his  father. 

19.  I  am  Esau  ;  anutteranddeliberatef;ilsehood. 

'20.  Tlie  Lord  tJiy  God  broitght  it ;  this  was 
an  aggravation  of  his  falsehood,  implying  that  God 
had  countenanced  him  in  his  deception. 

'l\.  He  said,  I  am ;  a  repetition  of  his  sin  per- 
severed in. 


20  And  Isaac  said  unto  his  son.  How  is 
it  that  thou  hast  found  it  so  quickly,  my 
son?  And  he  said.  Because  Jthe  Lord 
thy  God  brought  it  tto  me 

21  And  Isaac  said  unto  Jacob,  Come 
near,  I  pray  thee,  that  I  may  ^  feel  thee, 
my  son,  whether  thou  he  my  very  son 
Esau,  or  not. 

22  And  Jacob  went  near  unto  Isaac  his 
father;  and  he  felt  him,  and  sa-id.  The 
voice  is  Jacob's  voice,  but  the  hands  are 
the  hands  of  Esau. 

23  And  he  discerned  him  not,  because 
his  'hands  were  hairy,  as  his  brother 
Esau's  hands  :   so  he  blessed  him. 

24  And  he  said.  Art  thou  my  very  son 
Esau?     And  he  said, '"I  am. 

25  And  he  said,  Bring  it  near  to  me, 
and  I  will  eat  of  my  son's  venison,  that 
my  soul  may  bless  thee.  And  he  brought 
it  near  to  him,  and  he  did  eat :  and  he 
brought  him  wine,  and  he  drank. 

26  And  his  father  Isaac  said  unto  him, 
Come  near  now,  and  kiss  me,  my  son. 

27  And  he  came  near,  and  kissed  him : 
and  he  smelled  the  smell  of  his  raiment, 
and  "  blessed  him,  and  said,  °  See,  the  smell 
of  my  son  is  as  the  smell  of  a  field  Avliieh 
the  Lord  hath  p blessed: 

28  Therefore  God  give  thee  of  i  the  dew 
of  heaven,  and  the  fatness  of  the  earth, 
and  plenty  of  corn  and  wine  . 

29  Let  people  serve  thee,  and  nations 
bow  down  to  thee ;  be  lord  over  thy 
brethren,  and  let  thy  mother's  sons  ''bow 
down  to  thee  :  cursed  he  every  one  that 
curseth  'thee,  and  blessed  he  he  that 
blesseth  thee. 

30  1[And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as 
Isaac  had  made  an  end  of  blessing  Jacob, 
and  Jacob  was  yet  scarce  gone  out  from 
the  presence  of  Isaac  his  father,  that  Esau 
his  brother  came  in  from  his  hunting. 

31  And  he  also  had  made  savory  meat, 
and  brought  it  unto  his  father;  and  said 
unto  his  father.  Let  my  father  arise,  and 
eat  of  his  son's  venison,  that  thy  soul  may 
bless  me. 

32  And  Isaac  his  father  said  unto  him. 
Who  flri  thou  1  And  he  said,  I  am  thy  son, 
thy  first-born,  Esau. 

33  And  Isaac  t  trembled  verv  exceed- 


t  ver. 

2. 

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4 

11 

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7. 

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33;  13, 

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2  Sam.  1 

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nbling 

greatly 

27.  His  raiment;  which  belonged  to  Esau. 
Ver.  15. 

29.  Be  lord  over  thy  brethren  ;  here  the  bless- 
ings of  the  birthright  were  confirmed  to  Jacob,  with 
great  worldly  prosperity,  e.xtensive  dominion,  and 
family  preeminence.     Chap.  25 :  31-34. 

33.  He  shall  be  blessed;  Isaac  saw  that  al- 
though he  had  been  deceived,  yet  it  was  the  purpose 

37 


Esau  thrcatcnclh 


GENESIS   XXVri. 


Jacob  his  brother. 


ingly,  and  said,  Who?  ^Yhcrc  is  he  that 
hath  'taken  venison,  and  brou£;ht  it  me, 
and  I  have  eaten  of  all  •before  thou 
earnest,  and  have  blessed  him  ?  yea,  ^and 
he  shall  be  blessed. 

34  And  when  Esau  heard  the  words  of 
his  father,  he  cried  with  a  great  and  ex- 
ceeding bitter  cry,  and  said  unto  his  father, 
Bless  me,  even  me  "^also,  0  my  father! 

35  And  he  said.  Thy  brother  came  with 
subtlety,''  and  hath  taken  away  thy  bless- 
ing. 

36  And  he  said.  Is  not  he  rightly  named 
Jacob  V  for  he  hath  supplanted  me  these 
two  times  :  he  took  away  my  ''birthright; 
and  behold,  now  he  hath  taken  away  my 
blessing.  And  he  said,  Hast  thou  not 
reserved  a  blessing  for  me? 

37  And  Isaac  answered  and  said  unto 
Esau,  Behold,  I  have  made  him  thy  ""lord, 
and  all  his  brethren  have  I  given  to 
him  for  servants ;  and  with  corn  and 
wine  have  I  t sustained  him:  and  what 
shall  I  do  now  unto  thee,  my  son? 

38  And  Esau  said  unto  his  father.  Hast 
thou  but  one  blessing,  my  father?  bless 
me,  even  me  also,  0  my  father!  And 
Esau  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  ^wept. 

39  And  Isaac  his  father  answered,  and 
said  unto  him,  Behold,  thy  dwelling  shall 
be  Hhc  fatness  of  the  earth,  and  of  the 
dew  of  heaven  from  above  ; 


40  And  by  thy  sword  shalt  thou  b.c"™: 
live,  and  ''shalt  serve  thy  brother  :  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass  w^hen  thou  shalt  have 
the  dominion,  that  thou  'shalt  break  his 
yoke  from  off  thy  neck. 

41  T[  And  Esau  J  hated  Jacob  because  of 
the  blessing  whererwith  his  father  blessed 
him :  and  Esau  said  in  his  heart.  The 
days  of  ''mourning  for  my  father  are  at 
hand,  then  will  I  slay  'my  brother  Jacob. 

42  And  these  words  of  Esau  her  elder 
son  were  told  to  Rebekah :  and  she  sent 
and  called  Jacob  her  younger  son,  and 
said  unto  him.  Behold,  thy  brother  Esau, 
as  touching  thee,  doth  ""comfort  himself, 
purposing  to  kill  tliee. 

43  Now  therefore,  my  son,  obey  my 
voice :  and  arise,  flee  thou  to  Laban  my 
brother"  to  Haran  ; 

44  And  tarry  with  him  a  few  days, 
until  thy  brother's  fury  turn  away  ; 

45  Until  thy  brother's  anger  turn  away 
from  thee,  and  he  forget  that  which  thou 
hast  done  to  him  :  then  I  will  send,  and 
fetch  thee  from  thence.  Why  should  I 
be  deprived  also  of  you  both  in  one  day? 

46  And  Rebekah  said  to  Isaac,  I  am 
W"eary  of  my  "life,  because  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Heth  :  if  Jacob  take  a  wife  of  the 
daughters  of  Heth,  such  as  these  which 
are  of  the  daughters  of  the  land,  what 
good  shall  my  life  do  me  ? 


*  Heb.  Aun/^rf.  «  ver.  in.  b  Ilnni.  1 1  :  39.  c  Pruv.  1 :  31 ;  Heb. 
W:I7.  d  iKiligs,  I0.1<);  Mnl.2:10;  ITIiefs  4:6.  f  That  is, 
aiupplanter.  e  clmp.  M :  2h,  34.  f  ver.  2<);  2Sam.  8: 14.  t  Or, 
tupjMrlid.     t  lea.  6.'i:14.     \  <Jt,  of  the  fatncn.    Ii  chap.  25 :  23 ; 


Psalm  60:9,  10;  Obaiiiah  18-20.     i  2Kin{ 
j   chap.  4:6;   37:4,8.       k   cb.ip.  60:3. 
m  Job  20 :  12 ;  l'«a.  64  :  5.     n  ch.ip.  11:31. 


9,  8 :  20 ;  2  Cliron.  21 ;  8. 
chap.  33:6:  Obad.  10. 
a  chap.  26:35. 


of  God  that  the  blessings  whicli  he  had  pronounced 
should  come  upon  Jacob,  according  to  what  was  said 
of  him  before  he  was  born.    Chap.  25 :  23. 

35.  Suhttety  ;  cunning,  deceit. 

36.  Jacob;  a  supplanter ;  one  who  by  artifice 
gets  into  tlie  place  of  another,  lie  took  away ; 
bought  that  which  Esau  despised  and  chose  to  sell 
for  a  me.ss  of  pottage.    Chap.  25 :  33. 

37.  Sif.stai/ied  Htm  ;  foretold  that  he  should  be 
sustained. 

40.  J]y  thy  sirord  shall  thou  live  ;  his  poster- 
ity would  be  warlike,  and  make  plundering  excur- 
sions upon  tlioir  neighbors.  Serve  thy  brother ; 
they  would  be  in  subjection  to  the  posterity  of  Ja- 
cob. 2  Sam.  8 :  14.  Bnak  his  yoke ;  after  a  time 
tlie  Edomilts  would  revoh  from  their  subjection  to 
the  Israelites,  and  become  independent.  2  Kin"-s, 
8 :  20-22. 

•I  1 .  Days  of  mourning ;  on  account  of  the  death 
of  Iwuic,  which  Esau  thought  would  soon  take  place 
and  f;ivor  his  designs. 

43.  Laban;  chap.  24:29. 

45.   Diprivfd — of  yon  both  ;  chap.  9  :  6. 

40.  The  daughters  of  llcth  ;  the  Hittite  fe- 
males, especially  the  two  whom  Esau  had  married. 
Chap.  26 : 3-J,  35. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  By  depriving  us  of  the  use  of  our  senses,  or 
dimini.shing  their  power  a«  age  advances,  God  ad- 
monishes us  that  we  are  not  at  home  in  the  body, 
and  that  what  our  hands  find>to  do  in  serving  him, 
we  should  do  with  our  might ;  for  in  the  grave,  to 
which  we  are  hastening,  there  is  no  work. 
38 


10.  When  parents  tempt  their  children  to  sin,  they 
lay  the  foundation  for  great  and  lasting  sorrow. 

13.  To  imprecate  on  one's  self  the  curse  of  evil- 
doing  is  high-handed  iniquity ;  it  is  assuming  a  load 
which  may  be  found  too  great  to  bear.  It  is  sowing 
the  wind  to  reap  the  whirlwind.     Hos.  8:  7. 

24.  The  telling  of  one  lie  often  leads  to  the  tell- 
ing of  a  second;  and  that  to  a  third.  The  begin- 
ning of  iniquity  is  like  the  letting  out  of  water  from 
a  dam,  which  may  sweep  every  thing  before   it. 

29.  Through  the  evil-doing  and  the  well-doing  of 
men  God  fulfils  his  infinitely  wise,  holy,  and  benev- 
olent designs,  causing  even  the  evil  which  is  com- 
mitted to  be  overruled  for  good. 

33.  Men  are  often  the  means  of  accomplishing 
what  they  did  not  intend.  They  mean  one  thing 
and  God  means  another.  Chap.  50 :  20 ;  Prov.  16 : 9 ; 
19:21. 

36.  Wicked  men  are  prone  to  ascribe  their  calam- 
ities to  other  men's  sins  rather  than  to  their  own, 
and  to  exercise  pride,  envy,  and  revenge,  rather  than 
humility,  repentance,  and  forgiveness. 

40.  The  foretelling  of  wickedness  which  men  will 
commit  does  not  force  them  to  commit  it;  nor  does 
it  lessen  their  power  or  obligation  to  refrain  from  it, 
or  iheir  guilt  in  committing  it. 

41.  There  is  an  intimate  connection  between  ha- 
tred and  murder,  and  the  indulgence  of  the  one  often 
produces  the  intention  to  commit  the  other. 

46.  To  commit  known  sin  and  tempt  others  to 
commit  it,  is  the  way  to  make  life  a  burden  ;  and 
those  who  lead  their  children  into  sin,  must  expect 
through  their  children  to  be  punished. 


Journey  to  Padan-aram. 


GENESIS  XXVIII. 


Vision  of  the  ladder. 


B.aim    CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  Isaac  blesseth  Jacob,  and  sendeth  him  to  Padan-aram. 

6  Esau  marrieth  Mahalath  the  daughter  of  Ishmael. 
10  The  vision  of  Jacob's  ladder.  18  The  stone  of 
Beth-el.'    20  Jacob's  vow. 

AND  Isaac  called  Jacob,  and  blessed 
him,  and  charged  him,  and  said  unto 
him.  Thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife  of  the 
daughters  of ''Canaan. 

2  Arise,  go  to ''  Padan-aram,  to  the  house 
of  "^Bethuel  thy  mother's  father;  and  take 
thee  a  -wife  from  thence  of  the  daughters 
of  "Tjaban  thy  mother's  brother. 

3  And  God  Almighty  bless  thee,  and 
make  thee  fruitful,  and  multiply  thee,  that 
thou  mayest  be  *  a  multitude  of  people  ; 

4  And  give  thee  the  •'blessing  of  Abra- 
ham, to  thee,  and  to  thy  seed  with  thee; 
that  thou  mayest  inherit  the  land  t  where- 
in thou  art  a  stranger,  which  God  gave 
unto  Abraham. 

5  And  Isaac  sent  away  Jacob  :  and  he 
went  to  Padan-aram  unto  Laban,  son  of 
Bethuel  the  Syrian,  the  brother  of  Rebek- 
ah,  Jacob's  and  Esau's  mother. 

G  H  When  Esau  saw  that  Isaac  had  ""bless- 
ed Jacob,  and  sent  him  away  to  Padan- 
aram,  to  take  him  a  wife  from  thence ; 
and  that  as  he  blessed  him,  he  gave  him 
a  charge,  saying,  Thou  shalt  not  tp-ke  a 
wife  of  the  daughters  of  Canaan ; 

7  And  that  Jacob  s  obeyed  his  father,  and 
his  mother,  and  was  gone  to  Padan-aram  ; 

8  And  Esau  seeing  that  the  daughters 
of  Canaan  ^  pleased  not  Isaac  his  father  ; 

9  Then  went  Esau  unto  Ishmael,  and 
took  unto  the  wives  Avhich  he  had,  *  Ma- 
halath the  daughter  of  Ishmael,  Abra- 
ham's son,  the  sister  of  Nebajoth,  to  be 
his  wife. 

10  1[And  Jacob''  went  out  from  Beer- 
sheba,  and  went  toward  II  Haran. 

11  And  he  lighted  upon  a  certain  place, 
and  tarried  there  all  night,  because  the 
sun  was  set :  and  he  took  of  the  stones 
of  that  place,  and  put  them  for  his  pillows, 
and  lay  down  in  that  place  to  sleep. 


«  cliHp.  •24:ri.  b  Hosen  12:  1-2.  c  clinp.  25: -20.  (1  clKip.  24:  2;). 
*  tlvh.  amemblij  of  people,  e  rliap.l2;2.  f  Heb.  <?/ M,v  *();«  wrn- 
ingt.  r  rliap.  27::i:i.  s  rliap.  27  :4:t.  %  Heh.vere  evitih  the  eyes. 
%  chap.  :tH::t,  IS  called  BoiAfmnM.  h  Hosea  12:  12.  ||  calleil,  Acts 
7:2,  C/iar7iin.     i  clmp.  41 : 1  ;  Kum  1-2:6;  Job  4: 13.     j  John  1  :.'il  ; 


CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

2.  Padan-aram  ;  chap.  2-") : '20. 

4.  TJie  b/essiiig  of  Abraham  ;  that  vchich  was 
promised  to  him.  Chap.  12 :  2,  3  ;  15 :  5-7 ;  17  :  8 ; 
22:17,  18;  Gal.  3:!^'29. 

9.  U^ito  Ishinael ;  the  family  of  Ishmael,  he 
being-  dead.     Chap.  25 ;  17. 

14.  Ill  thy  seed;  Gal.  3:16. 

16.  The  Lord  is  in  this  place ;  in  a  special 
manner. 

17.  Hoiiseof  God — gate  of  heaven;  a  place  in 
which  God  held  special  communication  with  men. 

18.  Poured  oil  iipon  the  top  of  it ;  in  token 
of  its  being  consecrated  to  God  as  a  memorial  of 
what  there  took  place. 


12  And  he  'dreamed,  and  behold,  a  lad- 
der set  up  on  the  earth,  and  the  top  of  it 
reached  to  heaven  :  and  -i  behold,  the  an- 
gels of  God  ascending  and  descending  on  it. 

13  And  behold,  the  Lord  stood  above  ir, 
and  said,  I  am  the  Lord  God  of  Abraham 
thy  ''father,  and  the  God  of  Isaac:  the 
land  whereon  thou  liest,  to  thee  will  I 
give  it,  and  to  thy  seed. 

14  And  thy  'seed  shall  be  as  the  dust  of 
the  earth;  and  thou  shalt  *  spread  abroad 
to  the  west,  and  to  the  east,  and  to  IJie 
north,  and  to  the  south  :  and  in  thee  and 
in  thy  '"seed  shall  all  the  families  of  the 
earth  be  blessed. 

15  And  behold,  I  am  with  "thee,  and 
will  "keep  thee  in  all  places  whither  thou 
goest,  and  will  bring  thee  p  again  into 
this  land  :  for  I  will  not  i  leave  thee,  until 
I  have  done  that  which  I  have  spoken  to 
thee  of. 

16  ^And  Jacob  awaked  out  of  his  sleep, 
and  he  said.  Surely  the  Lord  is  in  "^this 
place  ;  and  I  knew  it  not. 

17  And  he  was  afraid,  and  said.  How 
dreadful  is  this  place  !  this  is  none  other 
but  the  house  of  God,  and  this  is  the  gate 
of  heaven. 

1 8  And  Jacob  rose  up  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  took  the  stone  that  he  had  put 
for  his  pillows,  and  set  it  up /or  a  pillar, 
and  poured  "oil  upon  the  top  of  it. 

19  And  he  called  the  name  of  that  place 
Beth-el  :t  but  the  name  of  that  *city  icas 
called  Luz  at  the  first. 

20  And  Jacob  vowed  a  vow,  saying.  If 
God  will  be  with  "  me,  and  will  keep  me  in 
this  way  that  I  go,  and  will  give  me  bread 
to  eat,  and  raiment  to  put  on, 

21  So  that  I  come  again  to  my  father's 
house  in  peace  ;  then  shall  the  ^Lord  be 
my  God  : 

22  And  this  stone,  which  I  have  set /or 
a '"pillar,  shall  be  God's  house:  and  of 
all  that  thou  shalt  give  me,  I  will  surely 
give  the  ^  tenth  unto  thee. 


Hell.  1  :  14.  k  limp.  '26:24:  Ex.  3:6;  Mat.  22:33.  1  chap.  13: 16. 
*  Heb.  break  forth,  m  cbap.  18:  18.  n  Josh.  1:5:  Juilg.  6:16. 
o  Psa.  121:5-8.  p  rhap.3.-.:(i.  qHeb.l3:5.  r  Ex.3:o;  .losh  .5:  Ifi. 
»Num.7:l.  ^neh.  the  house  of  God.  t  Juil?.l  :23,-26;  Hosea  12:4. 
n  2  Sam.  15:8.     t  Deut. -26:  17.     w  cliap..3.i:  7,  14.     lU.ev. -27:30. 


19.  Beth-el;  meaning,  tho  house  of  God.  That 
city  ;  a  city  that  stood  near  this  place.  Chap. 
12:8;  Judg.  1 : '23-26. 

21.  Be  my  God;  I  will  consecrate  myself  to  him. 

22.  God's  house  ;  a  place  where  I  will  publicly 
acknowledge  and  adore  him.  Give  the  tenth ; 
devote  a  tenth  part  of  what  he  should  have  to  acts 
of  piety  and  mercy. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
2.  Parents  who  rightly  regard  the  good  of  their 
children,  for  this  life  or  the  future,  or  that  of  their 
descendants,  will  especially  desire  that  they  be  con- 
nected with  pious  companions. 

9.  When  persons  undertake  to  cure  or  to  lessen 
one  evil  by  the  commission  of  another,  they  must 

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Jacob  marricth 


GENESIS  XXIX. 


Leah  atid  Rachel. 


niAPTER   XXIX. 

1  Jacob  cornpih  !n  ihp  well  of  Haran.  9  lie  taketh  ac- 
quaintance of  Rachel,  in  Laban  enteriaineth  him. 
IH  Jacob  covenftnteth  for  Rachel.  23  He  is  deceived 
with  Leah,  'ii  He  marrieth  also  Rachel,  and  serveth 
for  her  seven  years  more.  ;?2  Leah  beareth  Reuben, 
33  Simeon,  34  Levi,  35  and  Judah. 

THEN  Jacob  *  went  on  lii.s  journey,  and 
eamc  into  the  land  of  the  +  people  of 
the  east. 

2  And  he  looked,  and  behold,  a  well  in 
the  field,  and  lo,  there  vere  three  flocks 
of^sheep  lying  by  *it ;  for  out  of  that  well 
they  watered  the  flocks  :  and  a  great  stone 
was  upon  the  well's  rnouth. 

3  And  thither  were  all  the  flocks  gath- 
ered :  and  they  rolled  the  stone  from  the 
well's  mouth  and  watered  the  sheep,  and 
put  the  stone  again  upon  the  well's  mouth 
in  his  place. 

4  And  Jacob  said  unto  them,  My  breth- 
ren, whence  be  ye?  And  they  said,  Of 
Ha^an''  are  we. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Know  ye  La- 
ban  the  son  of  Nahor?  And  they  said, 
We  know  him. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  t  I.s  he  ■=  well? 
And  they  said,  He  is  well :  and  behold, 
Kaehel  his  daughter  cometh  with  the 
sheep. 

7  And  he  said,  Lo,  ^  it  is  yet  high  day, 
neitlior  is  it  time  that  the  cattle  should 
be  iiathcred  together :  water  ye  the  sheep, 
and  20  (iiid  feed  them. 

H  And  they  said,  We  cannot,  until  all 
the  flocks  be  gathered  together,  and  till 
ihcy  roll  the  ''  stone  from  the  well's  mouth ; 
then  we  water  the  sheep. 

9  H  And  while  he  yet  spake  with  them, 
Rachel  came  with  her  father's  sheep;  for 
she  kept  them. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jacob 
saw  Rachel  the  daushter  of  Laban  his 
mother's  brother,  and  the  sheep  of  Laban 
his  mother's  brother,  that  Jacob  went 
near,  and  rolled  the  stone  from  the  well's 


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transgrcKsion  the  gp-ater  the  inisohief,  and  the 
greater  the  danger  of  utter  ruin. 

11.  If  men,  Ihrou^'h  their  own  fault,  are  deprived 
of  nuineroiis  bloKsiiigs,  and  are  left  desolate  and 
alone,  they  sniiietimes,  during'  the  silence  and  dark- 
nenH  of  night  or  in  icene.s  of  Boliiiide.  gloom,  and 
peril,  reflect  on  their  condition,  and  are  brought  into 
«uch  a  state  of  inind  as  to  be  prepared,  through 
grace,  for  new  and  glorious  inanircstations  of  divine 
favor. 

1().  God  i.s  much  nearer  lo  iis  than  we  are  apt  to 
imagine.  Wherever  we  go  and  whatever  we  do,  we 
are  surrounded  eontinually  with  his  presence.  He 
keeps  tlie  breath  in  our  nostrils,  t!ie  blood  flowing 
in  our  veins,  and  it  is  in  him  that  wc  live,  move, 
and  have  existence. 
40 


mouth,*  and  watered  the  flock  of  B.c.neo: 
Laban  his  mother's  brother. 

1 1  And  Jacob  kissed  Rachel,  and  lifted 
up  his  "^ voice,  and  wept. 

1 2  And  Jacob  told  Rachel  that  he  ivas  her 
father's s  brother,  and  that  he  was  Rebek- 
ah's ''  son  ;  and  she  ran  and  told  her  father. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Laban 
heard  the  H  tidings  of  Jacob  his  sister's 
son,  that  he  ran  to  meet  him,  and  em- 
braced him,  and  'kissed  him,  and  brought 
him  to  his  house.  And  he  t6ld  Laban  all 
these  things. 

14  And  Laban  said  to  him,  Surely  thou 
art  my  Jbone  and  my  flesh.  And  he 
abode  with  him  *the  space  of  a  month. 

15  IT  And  Laban  said  unto  Jacob,  Be- 
cause thou  art  my  brother,  shouldest  thou 
therefore  serve  me  for  naught?  tell  me, 
what  shall  thy  wages  be  1- 

16  And  Laban  had  two  daughters  :  the 
name  of  the  elder  u-as  Leah,  and  the  name 
of  the  younger  was  ''Rachel. 

17  Leah  was  tender-eyed,  but  Rachel 
was  beautiful  and  well-favored. 

18  And  Jacob  loved  Rachel  ;  and  said, 
I  will  serve  thee  seven  years  for  Rachel 
thy  younger  daughter. 

19  And  Laban  said,  It  is  better  that  I 
give  her  to  thee,  than  that  I  should  give 
her  to  another  man  :   abide  with  me. 

20  And  Jacob  'served  seven  years  for 
Rachel ;  and  they  seemed  unto  him  but 
a  few  days,  for  the  love  '"he  had  to  her. 

21  ^  And  Jacob  said  unto  Laban,  Give 
me  my  wife,  for  my  days  are  fulfilled,  that 
I  may  go  in  unto  her. 

22  And  Laban  gathered  together  all  the 
men  of  the  place,  and  made  a  "  feast. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  evening, 
that  he  took  Leah  his  daughter,  and 
brought  her  to  him  ;  and  he  went  in 
unto  her. 

24  And  Laban  gaA'e  unto  his  daughter 
Leah,  "Zilpah  his  maid,  for  a  handmaid. 

24  :  -28.  11  Heh.  hearing,  i  Uom.  16:  Hi.  j  Jud;;.  9:2:  2  Sum.  5:1; 
19:12.  *  Heh.  a  month  of  davi.  k  Ruth  4:  11.  lHo8eal2:12. 
in  Canticles  8 :  7.      u  Judges  14: 10;  Julm  2:  1,2.  -    ocbnp.30:9; 


22.  Whenever  we  receive  special  favors,  we  should 
feel  under  special  obligations  to  acknowledge  and 
adore  God,  the  author  and  finisher  of  all  good  ;  and 
should,  without  delay,  consecrate  ourselves  and  all 
that  we  have  to  his  service. 

CHAPTER  XXJX. 

.3.  Itolhd  the  stove  from  the  veil's  7>iOHth  ; 
after  all  the  flocks  had  arrived.    Ver.  8. 

7.   Iliizh  tiny  ;   early  in  the  day. 

12.  Her  father's  hrotlier ;  Jacob  was  Laban's 
sister's  son;  of  course  not  his  brother  in  our  sense 
of  the  word,  but  his  nephew.     Ver.  15. 

14.  My  hone  and  my  flesh  ;  my  near  relative. 

2.3.  He  took  heah  ;  it  was  then  cu.stoinary  for  a 
bride  to  be  Uikcn  at  night  to  her  husband  covered 
with  a  veil. 


Children  of  Leah, 


GENESIS  XXX. 


Bilhnh,  and  Zilpah 


b.c'i7m!'  25  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in 
the  morning,  behold,  it  teas  Leah  :  and  he 
said  to  Laban,  What  is  this  thou  hast 
done  unto  me  1  did  not  I  serve  with  thee 
for  Ilacliel  1  wherefore  then  hast  thou 
beguiled  me? 

26  And  Laban  said,  It  must  not  be  so 
done  in  our  *  country,  to  give  the  younger 
before  the  first-born. 

27  Fulfil  her  *week,  and  we  will  give 
thee  this  also,  for  the  service  which  thou 
shall  serve  with  me  yet  seven  other  years. 

28  And  Jacob  did  so,  and  fulfilled  her 
M'eek  :  and  he  gave  him  Rachel  his  daugh- 
ter to  wife  also. 

29  And  Laban  gave  to  Rachel  his  daugh- 
ter, *"  Bilhah  his  handmaid,  to  be  her  maid. 

30  And  he  went  in  also  unto  Rachel, 
and  he  loved  also  •=  Rachel  more  than 
Leah,  and  served  with  him  yet  scA'cn 
other  years. 

31  TI  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that  Leah 
was  hated,  he  "*  opened  her  womb  :  but 
Rachel  teas  "barren. 

32  And  Leah  conceived,  and  bare  a  son ; 
and  she  called  his  name  t  Reuben  :  for 
she  said.  Surely  the  Lord  hath  "^ looked 
upon  my  affliction ;  now  therefore  my 
liusband  will  love  me. 

33  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare 
a  son  ;  and  said,  Because  the  Lord  hath 
heard  that  I  2oas  hated,  he  hath  therefore 
given  me  this  son  also  :  and  she  called 
his  name  t  Simeon. 

34  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare 
a  son  ;  and  said,  Now  this  time  will  my 
husband  be  joined  unto  me,  because  I  have 
borne  him  three  sons  :  therefore  was  his 
name  called  ^  Levi. 

35  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare 
a  son  :   and  she  s*iid.  Now  will  I  praise 


*  Heb.  p/a«.  ■  Judg.  14  :  12.  b  c-hap.  35:2-3  :  37:  3.  ever.  20; 
Deut.  21 :  15.  il  Psa.  127  :  3.  e  chap.  30  :  1.  f  Tl'-it  is,  tee  a  son. 
fDeut.26:7;  I  Samuel,  1 :  20;  Luke  1:25.  J  That  is, /learinjj. 
i^Tliat  is,  joined.  Num.  18;  2, -J.    ||  That  is,  j>fa(K.     "  Heb.  stood 


25.  Beguiled ;  imposed  on,  deceived.  Jacob  had 
deceived  liis  father,  and  now  his  ^yife■s  father  deceived 
him. 

27.  Fiiljil  her  weelc  ;  a  week  of  feastin";,  accord- 
ing to  the  custom  at  weddinjrs,  after  which  Rachel 
would  be  given  to  him.  on  condition  of  his  serving 
Laban  seven  years  more. 

31.  Was  hated;  regarded  les.s  than  Rachel. 
JIal.  1:3;  Rom.  9  :  13. 

.32.  Reuben  ;  meaning,  see  a  son.  The  Lord 
hath  seen  my  affliction  and  given  me  a  son. 

33.  Simeo??  ;  that  is,  hearing. 

34.  Levi;  joined — thinking  that  her  husband 
would  now  be  joined  in  affection  to  her,  as  he  was 
to  Rachel. 

3-'J.  Judah  ;  praise — she  being  disposed  to  praise 
the  Lord  for  his  goodness. 

INSTRUCTIO>fS. 

4.  A  kind  and  courteous  behavior  is  most  likely 
to  receive  kindness  in  return;  and  a  disposition  to 
be  useful,  most  likely  to  make  a  man  welcome,  and 
give  him  success. 


the  Lord  :  therefore  she  called  his  name 
Judah,ll  and  *  left  bearing. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  Rachel,  in  grief  for  her  barrenness,  giveth  Bilhah  her 
maid  unto  Jacob.  5  She  beareth  I)aii  and  Xaphtali. 
9  Leah  giveth  Zilpah  her  maid,  who  beareth  Gad  and 
Asher  14  Reuben  findeth  mandrakes,  with  which 
Leah  buyeth  her  husband  of  Rachel.  17  Leah  bear- 
eth Issachar,  Zebulun,  and  Dinah.  22  Rachel  bear- 
eth Joseph.  25  Jacob  desireth  to  depart.  27  Laban 
stayeth  him  on  a  new  covenant.  37  Jacob's  policy, 
whereby  he  became  rich. 

AND  when  Rachel  saw  that  she  bare 
Jacob  no  ^children,  Rachel  '' envied 
her  sister  ;  and  said  unto  Jacob,  Give  me 
children,'  or  else  I  die. 

2  And  Jacob's  anger  was  kindled  against 
Rachel ;  and  he  said.  Am  I  in  God's  stead, 
who  hath  J  withheld  from  thee  the  fruit 
of  the  womb  ? 

3  And  she  said.  Behold  my  maid  Bilhah, 
go  in  unto  her;  and  she  shall  bear  upon 
my  knees,  that  I  may  also  +  have  children 
by  her. 

4  And  she  gave  him  Bilhah  her  ''hand- 
maid to  wife  :  and  Jacob  went  in  unto  her. 

5  And  Bilhah  conceived,  and  bare  Jacob 
a  son.  ' 

6  And  Rachel  said,  God  hath  'judged 
me,  and  hath  also  heard  my  voice,  and 
hath  given  me  a  son  :  therefore  called  she 
his  name  t  Dan. 

7  And  Bilhah,  Rachel's  maid,  conceived 
again,  and  bare  Jacob  a  second  son. 

8  And  Rachel  said.  With  ^  great  wrest- 
lings have  I  wrestled  with  my  sister,  and 
I  have  prevailed  :  and  she  called  his  name 
Naphtali.il 

9  When  Leah  saw  that  she  had  left  bear- 
ing, she  took  Zilpah,  her  maid,  and  gave 
her  Jacob  to  wife. 

10  And  Zilpah,  Leah's  maid,  bare  Jacob 
a  son. 


from  bearing,  g  chap.  29:31.  h  1  Cor.  3:3;  Jas.  4:.5.  i  Joh 
.5:2.  j  ISam.  1:.5.  f  Heb.  be  built  by  her.  k  cUap.  IB :  :t. 
1  Psa.  35:24;  43:1;  Lam.  3:59.  %  TbaX  ie,  judging.  %  Heb. 
wrestlings  of  God.    \\  That  is,  my  wrestling. 

11.  Men  sometimes  weep'  for  joy,  and  few  things 
are  more  affecting  to  a  truly  thankful  heart,  than  the 
great  goodness  of  God. 

15.  Our  relatives,  as  well  as  otjiers,  should  be 
fairly  paid  for  their  services  ;  and  we  ought  not  to 
wish  any  to  labor  for  us  without  receiving  a  just 
compensation.     Col.  4  : 1. 

20.  One  of  the  most  prompt,  cheerful,  pleasant, 
and  persevering  springs  of  action,  is  love.  Under 
its  influence,  labor,  sacrifices,  and  self-denials  often 
give  great  delight. 

25.  Those  who  have  wickedly  deceived  others, 
should  not  wonder  if  others  deceive  them,  and  they 
experience  the  evils  of  it  through  life.     Is.-v.  33:  1. 

3-5.  God  often  regards  those  whom  men  wrong- 
fully disregard,  and  graciously  bestows  such  favors 
upon  them  as  to  fill  their  hearts  widi  gratitude, 
and  open  their  mouths  in  praise. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

2.  Jacob's  anger  teas  I: indled  ;  because  Rachel 
seemed  to  find  fault,  not  with  him  only,  but  also 
with  God. 

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Rachd  bcareth  Joseph. 


GENESIS   XXX 


The  change  of  wages. 


and 


1 1  And  Leah  said,  A  troop  cometh 
she  called  his  name  *  Gad.* 

12  And  Zilpah,  Leali's  maid,  bare  Jacob 
a  second  son. 

13  And  Leah  said,  t  Happy  am  I,  for  the 
dausliters''  will  call  nic  blessed  :  and  she 
called  his  name  +Asher. 

14  ^  And  Reuben  went  in  the  days  of 
wheat-harvest,  and  found  mandrakes  in 
tlie  field,  and  brou2;ht  them  unto  his 
mot  lie  r  Leah.  Then  Rachel  said  to  Leah, 
Give  me,  I  pray  thee,  of  thy  son's  'man- 
drakes. 

1 5  And  she  said  unto  her.  Is  it  a  small 
matter"*  that  thou  hast  taken  my  husband  1 
and  wouldest  thou  take  away  my  son's 
mandrakes  also  1  And  Rachel  said.  There- 
fore he  shall  lie  with  thee  to-night  for 
thy  son's  mandrakes. 

16  And  Jacob  came  out  of  the  field  in 
the  evening,  and  Leah  went  out  to  meet 
him,  and  said.  Thou  must  come  in  unto 
me  ;  for  surely  I  have  hired  thee  with  my 
son's  mandrakes.  And  he  lay  with  her 
that  night. 

17  And  God  *=  hearkened  unto  Leah,  and 
she  conceived,  andbarc  Jacob  the  fifth  son. 

18  And  Leah  said,  God  hath  given  me 
my  hire,  because  I  have  given  my  maiden 
to  my  husband  :  and  she  called  his  name 
Issachar.^  ^ 

19  And  Leah  conceived  again,  and  bare 
Jacob  the  sixth  son. 

20  And  Leah  said,  God  hath  endowed 
me  with  a  good  dowry  ;  now  will  my 
husband  dwell  with  ^me,  because  1  have 
borne  him  six  sons  :  and  she  called  his 
name  HZcbulun. 

21  .And  afterwards  she  bare  a  daughter, 
and  called  her  name  *  Dinah. 

22  Ij  And  God ''  remembered  Rachel,  and 
God  hearkened  lo  her,  and  opened  her 
womb. 

23  And  she  conceived,  and  bare  a  son  ; 
and  said,  God  hath  taken  'away  my  re- 
proach : 

24  And  she  called  his  name  t Joseph; 
and  said.  The  Lord  shall  add  to  me  an- 
other son. 

25  •;  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Rachel 
had  borne  Josepli,  that  Jacob  said  unto 
Laban,  Send  nic  'away,  that  I  may  go  unto 
mine  own  ''place,  and  to  my  country. 

26  Give  me  my  wives  and  my  children. 


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:(i; 

14.  Mandrakes  ;  pi<!asing  flowers  or  fruits. 
V>.  My  country  ;   tiie  hind  of  Ciinaan. 
30.   House  ;  family. 

33.   So  shall  my   righteousness  austver  for 
vie;  by  his  having  none  in  his  possession,  except  I 
42 


let  me  go  :   for  thou  knowest  my  'service 
which  I  have  done  thee. 

27  And  Laban  said  unto  him,  I  pray 
thee,  if  I  have  found  '"favor  in  thine 
eyes,  tarry:  for  I  have  learned  by  expe- 
rience that  the  Loud  hath  blessed  "me  for 
thy  sake. 

28  And  he  said.  Appoint  me  thy  °  wages, 
and  I  will  give  it. 

29  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thou  know- 
est how  I  have  served  Pthee,  and  how 
thy  cattle  was  with  me. 

30  For  it  ivas  little  which  thou  hadst  be- 
fore I  came,  and  it  is  now  t  increased  unto 
a  multitude  ;  and  the  Lord  hath  blessed 
thee  *  since  my  coming:  and  now,  when 
shall  I  provide  for  mine  own  "5 house  also? 

31  And  he  said,  What  shall  I  give  thee? 
And  Jacob  said.  Thou  shalt  not  give  me 
any  thing  :  if  thou  wilt  do  tliis  thing  for 
me,  I  will  again  feed  and  keep  thy  flock  : 

32  I  will  pass  through  all  thy  flock  to- 
day, removing  from  thence  all  the  speck- 
led and  spotted  cattle,  and  all  the  brown 
cattle  among  the  sheep,  and  the  spotted 
and  speckled  among  the  goats  :  and  of 
such  shall  be  my  Miire. 

33  So  shall  °my  righteousness  answer 
for  mc  II  in  time  to  come,  when  it  shall 
come  for  my  hire  before  thy  face  :  every 
one  that  is  not  speckled  and  spotted  among 
the  goafs,  and  brown  among  the  sheep, 
that  shall  be  counted  stolen  with  me. 

34  And  Laban  said,  Behold,  I  would  it 
might  be  according  to  thy  word. 

35  And  he  removed  that  day  the  he- 
goats  that  were  ring-streaked  and  spotted, 
and  all  the  she-goats  that  were  speckled 
and  spotted,  and  every  one  that  had  some 
white  in  it,  and  all  the  brown  among  the 
sheep,  and  gave  them  into  the  hands  of 
liis  sons. 

36  And  he  set  three  days'  journey  be- 
twixt himself  and  Jacob:  and  Jacob  fed 
the  rest  of  Lnban's  flocks. 

37  ^1  And.Jiicob  took  him  rods  of  green 
poplar,  and  of  the  hazel  and  chesnut- 
tree ;  and  pilled  white  streaks  in  them, 
and  made  the  white  appear  which  rvas 
in  the  rods. 

38  And  he  set  the  rods  which  he  had 
pilled  before  the  flocks  in  the  gutters  in 
the   watering-troughs    when    the    flocks 


Ismail  4:1.  f  Thnl  i«,  adding.  j  clmp.  24 :  B4.  k  clmp.  SI  :  .Vi. 
I  cliiip.  31  :  6.  i»Ex..T:2l;  IVeli.  1  :  U  ;  Pnniel  I  :  9  ;  Arti  7  :  10. 
n  limp.  :«l :  3,  6 ;  Psiilm  1:3;  Isa.  61 : 9.  o  clmp.  2!) :  15.  p  MaU 
24:4'. ;  Titus  2:10.  i  Heb.  broken  forth.  l^  Hvh.  at  mv  fool. 
1  I  Tim.  r. :  8.  r  rh.ip.  31 :  8.  •  Paalni  18:  24  ;  37  :6.  \[  Heb.  to- 
morroiu.  Kxoduii  13:  14. 


such  as  Laban  had  agreed  to  give  him,  it  would  be 
seen  that  he  was  honest.  Erery  one  that  ?'.<  itot 
speckled— shall  be  coujited  stolen;  should  Jacob 
have  any  of  one  color  in  his  possession,  it  would 
be  seen  that  they  did  not  belong  to  him. 


Jacob  deparleth 


GENESIS  XXXI. 


with  his  household. 


*„.^a!"'°"' came  to  drink,   that  they  should 
B.  c.  1745.  conceive  when  they  came  to  drink. 

39  And  the  flocks  conceived  hefore  the 
rods,  and  brought  forth  cattle  *  ring- 
streaked,  speckled,  and  .spotted. 

40  And  Jacob  did  separate  the  lambs, 
and  set  the  faces  of  the  flocks  toward  the 
ring-streaked,  and  all  the  brown  in  the 
flock  of  Laban  ;  and  he  put  his  own  flocks 
by  themselves,  and  put  them  not  unto 
Laban's  cattle. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  whensoever  the 
stronger  cattle  did  conceive,  that  Jacob 
laid  the  rods  before  the  eyes  of  the  cattle 
in  the  gutters,  that  they  might  conceive 
among  the  rods. 

42  But  when  the  cattle  were  feeble,  he 
put  them  not  in  :  so  the  feebler  were  La- 
ban's,  and  the  stronger  Jacob's. 

43  And  the  man  "^  increased  exceedingly, 
and  had  much  "^  cattle,  and  maid-servants, 
and  men-servants,  and  camels,  and  asses. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  Jacob  upon  displeasure  departeth  secretly.  19  Ra- 
chel stealeth  her  father's  images.  22  Laban  pursu- 
eth  after  him,  26  and  complaineth  of  the  wrong.  34 
Rachel's  policy  to  hide  the  images.  36  Jacob's  com- 
plaint of  Laban.  43  The  covenant  of  Laban  and 
Jacob  at  Gaieed. 

AND  he  heard  the  words  of  Laban's 
sons,  saying,  Jacob  hath  taken  away 
all  that  ivas  our  father's  ;  and  of  that 
which  ivas  our  father's  hath  he  gotten  all 
this  ''glory. 

2  And  Jacob  beheld  the  ^countenance  of 
Laban,  and  behold,  it  tvas  not  "^toward 
him  *  as  before. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Jacob,  Return 
unto  the  land  of  thy  fathers,  and  to  thy 
kindred  ;  and  I  will  be  ^with  thee. 

4  And  Jacob  sent  and  called  Rachel  and 
Leah  to  the  field  unto  his  flock. 


"  chap.  31 :  8-12.  b  ver.  30.  c  chap.  13:2;  24:  35  ;  26: 13,  H  ; 
.loh  42 :  12.  i  Ps.-u  49 :  16 ;  Eccl.  4:4:1  Tim.  fi :  4.  o  chap.  4 : 5. 
f  Ueut.28:54.  *  Heh.  as  yesterday  and  the  day  before.  K  chap. 
28:1.=!.     hver.2,3.    iver.41.    j  ver.  41 ;  Num.  14:  22;  Neh.  4:  13; 


43.   The  man ;  Jacob. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Grief  at  another's  prosperity  is  a  n^reat  sin,  and 
a  source  of  torment  to  all  who  indulge  it.  Prov. 
14 :  30. 

S.  Those  who  are  discontented  with  their  condi- 
tion, often  take  wicked  measures  to  change  it;  and 
if  successful,  they  are  tempted  to  justify  their  course. 
But  success  in  iniquity  is  no  proof  of  divine  ap- 
probation. 

13.  Success  in  iniquity  tempts  to  its  repetition; 
and  desired  objects  obtained  blind  the  mind  to  the 
guilt  of  wrongfully  seeking  them. 

18.  The  reasons  which  men  assign  for  the  dispen- 
sations of  Providence,  are  often  very  different  from 
tiie  true  ones. 

24.  Events  anticipated  with  joy  are  often  the  oc- 
casion of  e.\quisite  sorrow.     Chap.  35 :  16-20. 

27.  Men  of  the  world  are  often  convinced  that 
true  piety  is  profitable,  and  employ  pious  persons  to  | 
promote  their  own  temporal  advantage.  i 


5  And  said  unto  them,  I  see  your  father's 
countenance,  that  it  is  not  toward  me  as 
before  :  but  the  God  of  my  father  hath 
been  with  ""me. 

6  And  ye  know  that  with  all  ray  power 
I  have  'served  your  father. 

7  And  your  father  hath  deceived  me, 
and  changed  my  J  wages  ten  times  ;  but 
God  sufl'ered  him  not  to  hurt  ''me. 

8  If  he  said  thus,  The  speckled  shall 
be  thy  wages  ;  then  all  the  cattle  bare 
speckled :  and  if  he  said  thus.  The  ring- 
streaked  shall  be  thy  hire  ;  then  bare  all 
the  cattle  ring-streaked. 

9  Thus  God  hath  taken  away  the  cattle 
of  your  father,  and  given  them  to  me. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  that 
the  cattle  conceived,  that  I  lifted  up  mine 
eyes,  and  saw  in  a  dream,  and  behold, 
the  t  rams  which  leaped  upon  the  cattle 
U'ere  ring-streaked,  speckled,  and  'griz- 
zled. 

1 1  And  tne  angel  of  God  "  spake  unto 
me  in  a  dream,  saying,  Jacob  :  And  I 
said,  Herg  am  °  I. 

1 2  And  he  said,  Lift  up  now  thine  eyes 
and  see,  all  the  rams  which  leap  upon 
the  cattle  are  ring-streaked,  speckled,  and 
grizzled  :  for  I  have  "seen  all  that  Laban 
doeth  unto  thee. 

13  lam  the  God  of  p  Beth-el,  where  thou 
anointedst  the  pillar,  and  where  thou  vow- 
edst  a  vow  unto  me  :  now  arise,  get  thee 
out  from  this  land,  and  return  "Junto  the 
land  of  thy  kindred. 

1 4  And  Rachel  and  Leah  answered,  and 
said  unto  him.  Is  there  yet  any  portion  or 
inheritance  for  us  in  our  father's  house  1 

1 5  Are  we  not  counted  of  him  strangers "? 
for  he  hath  sold  ''us,  and  hath  quite  de- 
voured also  our  money. 

16  For  all  the  riches  which  God  hath 


Job  19:3;  Zech.  8  :  23.  k  chap.  20  :  6;  Job  1 :  10;  Ps;ilm  37  :  28; 
10.t:14.  ^  Or,he-goats.  1  chap. 30: 39.  m  chap. 48:  Hi.  iiEx.3:4; 
ISam.  3:4,  etc.;  Isa.  .W:9.  o  Ex.  3:7;  Psa.  139:3;  Eccl.  5:8. 
P  chap.  28:18.     q  ver.  3 :  chap.  .32  :  9.    r  chap.  29:  27;  Neh.  5:  8. 


.30.  Those  who  have  families  should  use  all  suit- 
able means  comfortably  to  provide  for  them  ;  and 
while  they  daily  seek  the  blessing  of  God,  they 
should  wisely  and  diligently  use  proper  means  to 
obtain  it. 

43.  Persons  who  have  been  wronged  by  others 
need  not,  and  should  not,  do  wrong  to  obtain  redress. 
Property,  and  all  earthly  blessings,  are  the  gifts  of 
God,  and  he  will  grant  all  that  will  in  the  end  be  a 
blessing  to  such  as  continue  to  obey  him. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 
2.  Not  toicard  him ;  not  favorable,  but  mani- 
fested dislike  and  opposition  to  him. 

7.  Ten  times  ;  meaning  very  often. 

8.  All  the  cattle  ;  the  great  portion  of  them. 

9.  God  hath  taken — and  given  them  to  me; 
so  ordered  things  in  his  providence  that  Jacob  ob- 
tained them. 

13.  The  God  of  Beth-el ;  he  who  there  appeared 
to  him.     Chap.  28 :  13-22. 

43 


Laban  piirsueth  and 


GENESIS  XXXI. 


overtake th  him. 


taken  from  our  father,  tliat  is  ours,  and 
our  children's  :  now  Ihcn,  "whatsoever  God 
hath  said  unto  thee,  do. 

17  ^  Then  Jacob  rose  up,  and  set  his 
sons  and  his  wives  upon  "camels; 

18  And  he  carried  away  all  his  cattle, 
and  all  his  goods  which  he  had  gotten, 
the  cattle  of  his  getting,  which  he  had 
gotten  in  Padan-aram ;  for  to  go  to  Isaac 
his  ''father  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

19  And  Laban  went  to  shear  his  sheep  : 
and  Uachel  had  stolen  the  'images  "^that 
were  her  father's. 

20  And  Jacob  stole  away  t  unawares  to 
Laban  (he  Syrian,  in  that  he  told  him  not 
that  he  fled. 

21  So  he  fled  with  all  that  he  had;  and 
he  rose  up,  and  passed  over  the  ''river, 
and  set  his  "^  face  toward  the  mount  Gilead. 

22  And  it  was  told  Laban  on  the  third 
day,  that  Jacob  was  fled. 

23  And  he  took  his  brcthen  with  him, 
and  pursued  after  him  seven  days'  jour- 
ney ;  and  they  overtook  him  in  the  mount 
Gilead. 

24  And  God  came  to  Laban  the  Syrian 
in  a  "^dream  by  night,  and  said  unto  him, 
Take  heed  that  thou  speak  not  to  Jacob 
either  +  good  or  bad. 

25  ^  Then  Laban  overtook  Jacob.  Now 
Jacob  had  pitched  his  tent  in  the  mount : 
and  Laban  with  his  brethren  pitched  in 
the  mount  of  Gilead. 

26  And  Labau  said  to  Jacob,  What  hast 
thou  done,  that  thou  hast  stolen  away  un- 
awares to  me,  and  carried  away  my  daugh- 
ters, as  captives  ^ taken  with  the  sword? 

27  Wherefore  didst  thou  flee  away  se- 
cretly, and  ^  steal  away  from  me,  and  didst 
not  tell  me,  that  I  might  have  sent  thee 
away  with  mirth,  and  with  ''songs,  with 
tabret,  and  with  harp? 

28  And  hast  not  suffered  me  to  'kiss  my 
sons  and  my  daughters?  thou  hast  now 
done  foolishly  in  so  doing. 

29  It  is  in  the  power  of  my  hand  to  do 
you  hurt :  but  the  God  of  your  father 
spake  unto  me  yesternight,  saying,  Take 
thou  heed  tlint  thou  speak  not  to  Jacob 
cither  good  or  bad. 

30  And  now,  though  thou  wouldest  needs 
be  gone,  because  thou  sore  longedst  after 


•  eliap.  21 ;  10.  b  clinp. '28;-21.  *  Heb./fro;>/iim.  r  .Tutlg.  17:5; 
ISam.  l>.l:l:1i  HOKO.'IIIH.  \  \it\t.  the  heart  of  l.aban.  3  clinp. 
l.i:li*.  •  cimp.  ir,:!!8i  QKins«,  r2:17;  Luke9:r>l.  fclinp.W;'l. 
Job33:15.     f  Hcb.  fiom  good  to  had.     t  1  Snin.30:2.     ^  Hati.hatt 


19.  linages;  idols  that  her  father  worshipped. 
Ver.  30. 

20.  Stole  away  ;  departed  privily. 

21.  Orrr  the  river;  Euphrates,  which  lay  be- 
tween Padan-aram  and  Canaan.  Mount  Gilead ; 
a  rang(!  of  high  land  east  of  the  Jordan  and  south 
of  Biishan. 

21.  Good  or  had ;  or,  as  in  the  margin,  from  good 
44 


thy  father's  house,  yet  wherefore  *B.c:K?i 
hast  thou  J  stolen  my  gods  ? 

31  And  Jacob  answered  and  said  to  La- 
ban, Because  I  was  afraid  :  for  I  said, 
Peradventure  thou  wouldest  take  by  force 
thy  daughters  from  me. 

32  With  whomsoever  thou  findest  thy 
gods,  let  him  not ''live  :  before  our  breth- 
ren discern  thou  what  /.s  thine  with  me, 
and  take  (7  to  thee  :  for  Jacob  knew  not 
that  Rachel  had  stolen  them. 

33  And  Laban  went  into  Jacob's  tent, 
and  into  Leah's  tent,  and  into  the  two 
maid-servants'  tents  ;  but  he  found  them 
not.  Then  went  he  out  of  Leah's  tent, 
and  entered  into  Rachel's  tent. 

34  Now  Rachel  had  'taken  the  images, 
and  put  them  in  the  camel's  furniture, 
and  sat  upon  them.  And  Laban  II  search- 
ed all  the  tent,  but  found  them  not. 

35  And  she  said  to  her  father.  Let  it 
not  displease  my  lord  that  I  cannot  rise 
up  '"before  thee ;  for  the  custom  of  women 
is  upon  rae.  And  he  searched,  but  found 
not  the  images. 

36  T[  And  Jacob  was  "wroth,  and  chode 
with  Laban  :  andJacob  answered,  and  said 
to  Laban,  What  is  my  trespass  ?  what  is  my 
sin,  that  thou  hast  so  hot  ly  pursued  after  me  ? 

37  Whereas  thou  hast  searched  all  my 
stutf,  what  hast  thou  found  of  all  thy 
household  stuff"?  set  it  here  before  my 
brethren,  and  thy  brethren,  that  they  may 
judge"  betwixt  us  both. 

38  This  twenty  years  have  I  been  with 
thee ;  thy  ewes  and  thy  she-goats  have 
not  cast  their  young,  and  the  rams  of  thy 
flock  have  I  not  eaten. 

39  That  which  was  torn  of  beasts,  I 
brought  not  unto  thee  ;  I  bare  the  loss  of 
it;  of  Pmy  hand  didst  thou  require  it, 
whether  stolen  by  day,  or  stolen  by  night. 

40  Thus  I  was  ;  in  the  day  the  drought 
consumed  me,  and  the  frost  by  night ,  and 
my  sleep  departed  from  mine  eyes. 

41  Thus  have  I  been  twenty  years  in 
thy  house  :  I  served  thee  i  fourteen  years 
for  thy  two  daughters,  and  six  years  for 
thy  cattle:  and  thou  hast  changed  my 
wages  ''ten  times. 

42  Except  "the  God  of  my  father,  the 
God  of  Abraham,  and  the  "Fear  of  Isaac 


ttnUnme.  h  .lob  21 : 1 1, 1-2.  i  1  Kinji,  1<1:20.  j  ver.  19;  .luJj. 
I8:'2J.  k  cbiip.4J:!l.  I  ver.  19.  ||  Heb./<rtt.  m  Kx.  20:  12;  I,pv. 
19:32.  nKpli.  <:26.  ol  Cor.  6:8.  p  Exoilus  22  :  10.  <1  cbnp. 
29 :  18, 30.     r  ver.  7.     a  Pun.  124  :  1,  2.     I  ver.  Kl. 


to  bad :  while  you  pretend  to  be  friendly,  see  that 
you  do  not  injure  him.     Ver.  29. 

2S.   Sons ;  grandsons. 

31.  I  wa,.<i  afraid;  this  wns  Jacob's  answer  to 
the  first  of  Laban's  questions,  why  he  h.id  gone  away 
privately;  not,  to  the  last,  as  to  the  gods. 

42.  The  Fear  of  Isaac;  the  God  whom  Isaac 
feared,  loved,  and  obeyed. 


The  covenant  of 


GENESIS   XXXII. 


Laban  and  Jacob. 


sent  me  away  now  empty.  God  hath  seen 
nnine ''  affliction,  and  the  labor  of  my  hands, 
and  "^rebuked  thee  yesternight. 

43  TfAnd  Laban  answered,  and  said  unto 
Jacob,  These  daughters  are  my  daughters, 
and  these  children  are  my  children,  and 
these  cattle  are  my  cattle,  and  all  that 
thou  seest  is  mine  ;  and  what  can  I  do 
this  day  unto  these  my  daughters,  or  unto 
their  children  which  they  have  borne  1 

44  Now  therefore  come  thou,  let  i^s 
make  a  ''covenant,  I  and  thou  ;  and  let  it 
be  for  a  *  witness  between  me  and  thee. 

45  And  Jacob  took  a  '^ stone,  and  set  it 
up /or  a  pillar. 

46  And  Jacob  said  unto  his  brethren, 
Gather  stones ;  and  they  took  stones,  and 
made  a  heap  :  and  they  did  eat  there 
upon  the  heap. 

47  And  Laban  called  it  *  Jegar-sahadu- 
tha  ;  but  Jacob  called  it  t  Galeed  : 

48  And  Laban  said.  This  heap  is  a  wit- 
ness between  me  and  thee  this  day.  There- 
fore was  the  name  of  it  called  Galeed ; 

49  And  t  Mizpah ;  s  for  he  said.  The  Lord 
watch  between  me  and  thee,  when  we 
are  absent  one  from  another. 

50  If  thou  shalt  afflict  my  daughters,  or 
if  thou  shalt  take  other  wives  besides  my 
daughters,  no  man  is  with  us  ;  see,  God 
is  ''witness  betwixt  me  and  thee. 

51  And  Laban  said  to  Jacob,  Behold  this 
heap,  and  behold  tJiis  pillar,  which  I  have 
cast  betwixt  me  and  thee  ; 

52  This  heap  be  witness, 'and  this  pillar 
be  witness,  that  I  will  not  pass  over  this 
heap  to  thee,  and  that  thou  shalt  not  pass 
over  this  heap  and  this  pillar  unto  me,  for 
harm. 


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6. 

44.  A  covenant ;  an  agreement  of  mutual  peace. 

•in .  Jegar-sahadutha ;  Chaldee  :  in  Hebrew, 
Galeed  ;  both  meaning,  the  heap  of  witness. 

49.  Mizpalt, ;  a  watch-tower. 

51.   This  pillar  ;  ver.  45. 

53.   The  Fear  of  his  father  ;  ver.  42. 

5-5.  His  sons  ;  grandsons. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Covetousness  contracts!  and  debases  the  soul, 
lessens  natural  affection,  and  tends  greatly  to  in- 
jure those  wiio  e.xercise  it,  and  those  who  feel  its 
influence. 

9.  Things  which  take  place  in  the  course  of  di- 
vine providence  are  often,  in  the  Bible,  ascribed  to 
G-od.  Good  men  receive  all  their  blessings  as  com- 
ing from  him,  and  give  him  the  glory. 

16.  When  husbands  and  wives  agree  in  doing 
what  G-od  commands,  they  may  expect  that  he  will 
be  with  them,  and  bestow  upon  them  and  their  fam- 
ilies all  needed  good. 

24.  That  protection  of  G-od  which  is  secured  by 
obeying  him,  is  a  better  safeguard  than  all  human 
aid.     Prov.  16  :  7. 

4 


53  The  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  God 
of  Nahor,  the  God  of  their  J  father,  judge 
betwixt  ''us.  And  Jacob  sware  by  the 
Fear'  of  his  father  Isaac. 

54  Then  Jacob  5  offered  sacrifice  upon 
the  mount,  and  called  his  brethren  to  eat 
bread  :  and  they  did  eat  bread,  and  tar- 
ried all  night  in  the  mount. 

55  And  early  in  the  morning  Laban  rose 
up,  and  kissed  his  son^and  his  daughters, 
and  "'blessed  them  :  and  Laban  departed, 
and  returned  unto  his  "place. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  Jacob's  vision  at  Mahainaim.  3  His  message  to  Esau, 
fi  lie  is  afraid  of  Ksau's  coming.  9  He  prayeth  for 
deliverance.  13  He  sendeth  a  present  to  Esau.  24 
He  wrtstleth  with  an  angel  at  Peniel,  where  he  is 
called  Israel.     31  He  halteth. 

AND  Jacob  went  on  his  way,  and  the 
angels  of  God  "met  him. 

2  And  when  Jacob  saw  them,  he  said, 
This  is  God's  Phost:  and  he  called  the 
name  of  that  place  II  INIahanaim.i 

3  And  Jacob  sent  messengers  before 
him''  to  Esau  his  brother,  unto  the  land 
of 'Seir,  the  *  country  of  Edom. 

4  And  he  commanded  them,  saying. 
Thus  shall  ye  speak  unto  my  Mord  Esau  : 
Thy  servant  Jacob  saith  thus,  I  have 
sojourned  with  Laban,  and  stayed  there 
until  now  : 

5  And  I  have  oxen,  and  asses,  flocks, 
and  men-servants,  and  women-servants  : 
and  I  have  sent  to  tell  my  lord,  that  I 
may  find  "grace  in  thy  sight. 

6  T[  And  the  messengers  returned  to  Ja- 
cob, saying,  We  came  to  thy  brother  Esau, 
and  also  he  cometh  to  meet  thee,  and  four 
hundred  men  with  him. 

7  Then  Jacob  was  greatly  afraid   and 


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36.  Good  men  are  sometimes  angry  with  others, 
when,  if  they  knew  all  the  circumstances,  they 
would  see  that  the  case  requires  explanation  and 
apology  rather  than  censure  ;  and  while  ready  to 
forgive,  they  would  also  feel  the  need  of  being  for 
given. 

55.  When  men  are  disposed,  difficulties  can  be 
amicably  settled ;  and  when  they  are  .settled,  both 
parties  should  unite  in  praising  (xod,  who  is  the  au- 
thor, not  of  contention  but  of  peace,  and  who,  in  the 
settlement  of  difficulties,  ordin.arily  confers  upon 
both  parties  more  blessings  than  could  be  gained  by 
strife.     1  Cor   14  :  33 ;  James  3 :  16. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

2.  Mahanaim ;  this  was  east  of  the  Jordan. 
and  north  of  the  river  Jabbok. 

.3.  Country  of  Edom ;  south  and  south-east  of 
Canaan. 

5.  Grace  ;  favor. 

7.  Jacob  was  greatly  afraid ;  lest  Esau  should 
take  vengeance  on  him  for  having  obtained  the  birth- 
right and  the  blessing.     Chap.  "27  :  36,  41. 

45 


Tlie  kindness  of 


GENESIS  XXXII. 


Jacob  and  Esau. 


distressed  :*  and  he  divided  the  people 
that  was  with  him,  and  the  flocks,  and 
herds,  and  the  eaniels,  into  two  bands ; 

8  And  said,  If  Esau  come  to  the  one 
company,  and  smite  it,  then  the  other 
company  which  is  left  shall  escape. 

9  ^And  Jacob  said,  ""O  God  of  my 
father  Abraham,  and  God  of  my  father 
Isaac,  the  Lord  which  saidst  unto  me, 
Return''  unto  thy  country,  and  to  thy 
kindred,  and  I  will  deal  well  with  thee  : 

10  I  *am  not  worthy  of  the  least  of  all 
the  ''mercies,  and  of  all  the 'truth,  which 
thou  hast  showed  unto  thy  servant;  for 
with  my  statT  I  passed  over  this  Jordan  ; 
and  now  I  am  "^become  two  bands. 

11  Deliver  sme,  I  pray  thee,  from  the 
hand  of  my  brother,  from  the  hand  of 
Esau  :  for  I  fear  him,  lest  he  will  come 
and  smite  me,  and  the  mother  twith  the 
children.'' 

12  And  thou  'saidst,  I  will  surely  do 
thee  good,  and  make  thy  seed  as  the  sand 
of  the  sea,  which  cannot  be  numbered 
for  multitude. 

13  IT  And  he  lodged  there  that  same 
night,  and  took  of  that  which  came  to  his 
hand  a  J  present  for  Esau  his  brother; 

14  Two  hundred  she-goats  and  twenty 
ne-goats,  two  hundred  ewes  and  twenty 
rams, 

1 5  Thirty  milch  camels  with  their  colts, 
forty  kine  and  ten  bulls,  twenty  she-asses 
and  ten  foals. 

16  And  he  delivered  ^Acrn  into  the  hand  of 
his  servants,  every  drove  by  themselves  ; 
and  said  unto  his  servants.  Pass  over  be- 
fore me,  and  put  a  space  betwixt  drove 
and  drove. 

17  And  he  commanded  the  foremost, 
saying,  When  Esau  my  brother  meeteth 
thee,  and  askcth  thee,  saying,  Whose  art 
thou  ■?  and  whither  goest  thou  ?  and  whose 
arc  these  before  thee? 

18  Tiien  thou  shalt  say,  They  be  thy 
servant  Jacob's  :  it  is  a  present  sent  unto 
my  lord  Esau :  and  behold  also  he  is  be- 
hind us. 

19  And  so  commanded  he  the  second, 
and  the  third,  and  all  that  followed  the 


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servant  Jacob  is  behind  us.  For  he  said, 
I  will  ''appease  him  with  the  present  that 
goeth  before  me,  and  afterward  I  will  see 
his  face  ;  peradventure  he  will  accept  of 
me.- 

21  So  went  the  present  over  before  him  ; 
and  himself  lodged  that  night  in  the  com- 
pany. 

22  And  he  rose  up  that  night,  and  took 
his  two  wives,  and  his  two  women-ser- 
vants, and  his  eleven  sons,  and  passed 
over  the  ford  'Jabbok. 

23  And  he  took  them,  and  ^  sent  them 
over  the  brook,  and  sent  over  that  he  had. 

24  ^And  Jacob  was  left  alone;  and 
there  ""wrestled  a  man  with  him  until  the 
breaking II  of  the  day. 

25  And  when  he  saw  that  he  prevailed 
not  against  him,  he  touched  the  hollow 
of  his  thigh  :  and  the  hollow  of  Jacob's 
thigh  was  out  of  joint,  as  he  wrestled  with 
him. 

26  And  he  said,  Let  me  go,  for  the  day 
breaketh  :  And  he  said,  I  will  not  "let 
thee  go,  except  thou  bless  me. 

27  And  he  said  unto  him.  What  is  thy 
name?  And  he  said,  Jacob. 

28  And  he  said,  Thy  name  shall  be  called 
no  more  "Jacob,  but  *  Israel:  for  as  a 
prince  hast  thou  power  with  PGod,  and 
with  imcn,  and  hast  prevailed. 

29  And  Jacob  asked  him,  and  said.  Tell 
me.  I  pray  thee,  thy  name:  And  he  said, 
Wherefore  is  it  ihat  thou  dost  ''ask  after 
my  name  ?    And  he  blessed  him  there. 

30  And  Jacob  called  the  name  of  the 
place  t  Pcniel ;  for  I  have  seen  God  face- 
to  'face,  and  my  life  is  preserved. 

31  And  as  he  passed  over  Penucl,  the 
sun  rose  upon  him,  and  he  halted  upon 
his  thigh. 

I  32  Therefore  the  children  of  Israel  eat 
not  o/the  sinew  which  shrank,  which  /.•> 
[upon  the  hollow  of  the  thigh,  unto  this 
'  day  ;  because  he  touched  the  hollow  of 
;  Jacob's  thigh  in  the  sinew  that  shrank. 

I  Mfuioriiinj/  ~n~Lukel8:l;  l^or.lA:.^8.  o  cUnp^TiS;  10;  ikingn, 
17:.1<.  »  Heb.  a  princt  of  Gud.  p  Hnwa  l'2:3.  4.  n  clinp. 
Sl.W;  .13:4.  r  .ludg.  13:  18.  \  IhnX'w,  the  face  of  God.  •  F,.T 
24:11:  33:20;  Dent.  fi:24;  34:10;  Judaea  6:32;  J3:S2,'23, 
Isa.e:6;  John  1:18;  Cnl.  I:IA;  Heh.  11:27. 


21.   A  vian  ;  one  in  the  form  of  a  man. 
28.  Israel ;  meaning,  a  princely  prevailer  with 
God. 

30.  Peiiicl;  meaning',  the  fivoe  of  God.  This  .Ta- 
oob  says  he  had  seen,  showinij  that  the  one  with 
whom  lie  h.ad  wrestled  was  <rod  in  liuinan  form,  the 
An^el  of  the  covenant,  the  Messiah.     Hos.  12  :  ."i— 5. 

31.  PeiinrJ ;  meaning  tlie  same  as  Peniel.  Ver. 
;iO.  Jle  halted;  limped. -or  wa.s  laine,  in  conse- 
quence of  the  touch  of  the  angel.    Ver.  25. 

46 


INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Angels  are  ministering  spirits  sent  forth  by 
God  to  minister  to  those  who  are  heirs  of  salvation. 
Psa.  9:11;  Mat.  4:11;  Heb.  1:11. 

7.  Pjist  transgressions  are  often  remembered,  and 
cause  deep  and  pungent  distress  long  after  they  have 
been  committed. 

12.  Supplication  to  God  isone  of  the  most  sure  and 
powerful  means  of  influencing  men  and  obtaining 
from  them  what  we  desire.     Prov.  16 :  7  ;  21 :  1. 


The  meeting  of 


GENESIS  XXXIII 


Jacob  and  Esau. 


i:c.\^:   CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

I  The  kindnessof  Jacob  and  Esau  at  theirmeeting.  17 
Jacob  Cometh  to  Sucooth.  IH  At  Shalem  he  buyeth 
a  field,  and  buildeth  an  altar  called  El-Elohe-Israel. 

AND  Jacob  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
looked,  and  behold,  Esau  "came,  and 
with  liim  four  hundred  men.  And  he 
divided  the  children  unto  Leah,  and  unto 
Rachel,  and  unto  the  two  handmaids. 

2  And  he  put  the  handmaids  and  their 
children  foremost,  and  Leah  and  her  chil- 
dren after,  and  Rachel  and  Joseph  hind- 
ermost. 

3  And  he  passed  over  before  them,  and 
bowed  himself  to  the  ground  **  seven  times, 
until  he  came  near  to  his  brother. 

4  And  Esau  ran  to  meet  him,  and  em- 
braced "^him,  and  fell  on  his  ''neck,  and 
kissed  him  :   and  they  wept. 

5  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw 
the  women  and  the  children  ;  and  said. 
Who  are  those  *  with  thee  1  And  he  said. 
The  children  which  God  hath  graciously 
given®  thy  servant. 

6  Then  the  handmaidens  came  near, 
they  and  their  children,  and  they  bowed 
themselves. 

7  And  Leah  also  vritli  her  children  came 
near,  and  bowed  themselves  ;  and  after 
came  Joseph  near  and  Rachel,  and  they 
bowed  themselves. 

8  And  he  said,  t  What  meaner?  thou  by  all 
this  drove  which  I  met  1  And  he  snid,These 
arc  to  find  '^grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord. 

9  And  Esau  said,  I  have  enough,  my 
brother ;  t  keep  that  thou  hast  unto  ^  thyself. 

10  And  Jacob  said.  Nay,  I  pray  thee,  if 
now  I  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  then 
receive  my  present  at  my  hand ;  for  there- 
fore I  have  seen  thy  ''face,  as  though  I 


a  chap. 32 : fi.  b  cliap.  18:2  H2:6;  43:  ifi.  c  cliap.33:28.  d  rhap. 
4F,:U.  *  Heb.lothec.  e  chap.  48:  0;  Psa.  127:3.  iUeb.Whatia 
all  this  band  to  thee  ?  f  chap.  32 :  5, 1 6.  t  Heli.  be  that  to  thee  that 
iathine.  gProv.lH:7.  h  chap.43:3  ;  2S:uii.3: 13.  iISam.25:27; 
2King»,S:I5.  ^Heb.nll things.  jrhil.4:l«.  k  iKiriRS.S:  16,2.3. 
I  lChron.22:5.     ||  Heb.  accoidiitg  to  the  foot  of  the  wa7k,etc., and 


20.  Pr.iyer  does  not  render  needless  the  most  dil- 
igent use  of  appropriate  means,  but  encourages  it, 
and  is  instrumental  in  its  success. 

28.  Fervency  and  perseverance  in  penitent,  be- 
lieving prayer,  has  great  influence  with  God  :  it 
prepares  the  way  for  deliverance  from  present  trials, 
and  furnishes  the  best  preparation  for  all  which  are 
future. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

•3.  Bowed  himself;  according  to  the  custom  of 
inferiors  to  their  superiors. 

4.  T/iei/  wept ;  for  joy,  at  meeting  each  other 
in  such  a  kind  manner. 

8.  Grace;  favor,  by  their  being  presented  to  Esan. 

10.  As  though  I  had  seen  the  face  of  God; 
under  circumstances  of  great  and  peculiar  favor. 

11.  il7y  hlessi>ig  :  his  present  as  a  token  of  his 
kindness  and  desire  to  promote  Esau's  good. 

12.  He;  Esau. 

13.  He;  Jacob.  All  the  floclc  ;  the  young,  and 
those  tliat  could  not  bear  the  fatigue. 


had  seen  the  face  of  God,  and  thou  wast 

pleased  with  me. 
I     11  Take,  I  pray  thee,  my  'blessing  that 

is  brought  to  thee ;  because  God  hath 
I  dealt  graciously  with  me,  and  because  I 
1  have  *  enough:  J  and  he  urged  ''him,  and 
■  he  took  it. 

12  And  he  said,  Let  us  take  our  journey, 
and  let  us  go,  and  I  will  go  before  thee. 

1 3  And  he  said  unto  him.  My  lord  know- 
eth  that  the  children  are  '  tender,  and  the 
flocks  and  herds  with  young  are  with  me ; 
and  if  men  should  overdrive  them  one 
day,  all  the  flock  will  die. 

14  Let  my  lord,  I  pray  thee,  pass  over 
before  his  servant;  and  I  will  lead  on 
softly,  II  according  as  the  cattle  that  goeth 
before  me  and  the  children  be  able  to  en- 
dure, until  I  come  unto  my  lord  unto 
Seir." 

15  And  Esau  said.  Let  me  now  *  leave 
with  thee  some  of  the  folk  that  are  with 
me  :  And  he  said,  t  What  needeth  it"?  Let 
me  find  grace  in  the  "sight  of  my  lord. 

16  1[So  Esau  returned  that  day  on  his 
way  vxnto  Seir. 

17  And  Jacob  journeyed  to  "Succoth, 
and  built  him  a  house,  and  made  booths 
for  his  cattle  :  therefore  the  name  of  the 
place  is  called  t  Succoth. 

1 8  T[  And  Jacob  came  to  p  Shalem,  a  city 
of  ^  Shechem,  which  is  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan, when  he  came  from  Padan-aram ; 
and  pitched  his  tent  before  the  city. 

19  And  he  ^  bought  a  parcel  of  a  field, 
where  he  had  spread  his  tent,  at  the  hand  of 
the  children  of  II  Hamor,  Shechem's  father, 
for  a  hundred  *  pieces  of  money. 

20  And  he  erected  there  an  'altar,  and 
called  it  t  El-Elohe-Isracl. 

according  to  the  foot  of  the  children,  m  chap.  32  :  3.  '  Heh.  tet, 
itr.place.  \  Heb.  Wherefore  is  this  ?  n  chap.  34  :  U  ;  Ruth2:  13; 
2S:ini.lfi:4.  o  Josh.  13:  27;  .ludg.  8:3.  t  Tbalift,  booths,  r  John 
3 :  23.  \  called,  Act«  7  :  Ifi.  Sychem.  q  chap.  23 :  17 ;  Josh.  24  :  32. 
||  called,  Acts  7:lh,Bm'nor.  *  Or,  lamia.  rchap.35:7.  f  That 
IS,  God  the  God  of  Israel. 


15.  Let  me  find  grace;  be  permitted  to  pro- 
ceed without  any  of  Esau's  men  to  accompany  him. 

17.  House;  or  tent.  Chap.  27:15.  Booths; 
shelters,  coverings.  Succoth.  ;  tents ;  a  place  east 
of  the  Jordan,  and  south  of  the  Jabbok. 

18.  Shalem;  on  the  west  of  Jordan,  and  north- 
east of  Shechem.  Shalem  means  peace  ;  and  some 
have  rendered  this,  he  came  in  peace  to  the  city  of 
Shechem.  Shechem;  or  Sychar,  John  4  :  5,  about 
forty  miles  north  of  Jerus.ilem,  in  the  part  of  Ca- 
naan afterwards  called  Samaria. 

20.  El-Elohe-Israel ;  God  the  God  of  Israel. 
Chap.  32 :  24-30. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  A  soft  answer  turneth  away  wrath  ;  and  vield- 
ing  pacifieth  great  offences.  Prov.  15:1;  'Eccl. 
10:4. 

11.  Men  who  feel  and  act  right,  will  in  all  their 
ways  acknowledge  God,  and  adore  him  as  the  giver 
of  all  their  mercies.  In  so  doing,  they  may  liope 
for  wisdom  to  .idopt  such  measures  as  he  will  crown 
with  success.     Prov.  3:6;  Psa.  25 :  9. 

47 


The  Shechcmiles 


GENESIS  XXXIV. 


arc  circicmcised. 


CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1  Dinah  is  ravished  br  Shpchom.  4  He  supth  to  marry 
her.  1.3  The  sons  of  Jacol)  oiler  the  condition  of  cir- 
cumcision to  the  Shecheiiiitf  s.  20  Hamorand  She- 
chem  persuade  them  to  accejit  it.  3->  The  sons  of 
Jacob  upon  that  advanta<;e  slay  them,  27  and  spoil 
their  city.     .30  Jacob  reproveth  Simeon  and  Levi. 

AND  "Dinah  the  daughter  of  Leah, 
which  she  bare  unto  Jacob,  went  out 
to  ""see  the  daughtcr.s  of  tlie  land. 

2  And  when  Shechcm  the  son  of  Hamor 
the  Hivite,  prince  of  the  country,  saw 
her,"^  he  took  her,  and  lay  with  her,  and 
deliled'*  her. 

'i  And  liis  soul  "'clave  unto  Dinah  the 
daughter  of  .Jacob,  and  he  loved  the  dam- 
.•<el,  and  .spake  +  kindly  unto  the  damsel. 

4  And  Shechcm  spake  unto  his  father 
Hamor,  .saying,  Get  me  this  *damsel  to 
wife. 

5  And  Jacob  licard  that  he  had  defiled 
Dinah  his  daughter :  now  his  sons  were 
with  his  cattle  in  the  field :  and  Jacob 
held  his  ^peace  until  they  were  come. 

6  lyAnd  Hamor  the  father  of  Shechcm 
went  out  unto  Jacob  to  commune  with  him. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Jacob  came  out  of  the 
field  when  they  heard  it :  and  the  men 
were  grieved,  and  they  were  ^A-ery  wroth, 
because  he  had  wrought  ''folly  in  Israel 
in  lying  with  Jacob's  daughter;  which 
thing  ought  not  to  be  'done. 

8  And  Hamor  communed  with  them, 
saying.  The  soul  of  my  son  Shechem  long- 
eth  for  your  daughter:  I  pray  you  give 
her  him  to  wife. 

9  And  make  ye  marriages  with  us,  and 
give  your  daughters  unto  us,  and  take 
our  daughters  unto  you. 

10  And  ye  shall  dwell  with  us:  and 
the  land  shall  be  before  J  you  ;  dwell  and 
trade  ye  therein,  and  get  you  possessions 
therein. 

11  And  Shechcm  said  unto  her  father, 
and  unto  her  brethren.  Let  me  find  grace 
in  youreyes,  and  what  ye  shall  say  unto 
me,  I  will  give. 

12  Ask  me  never  so  much  ''dow^y  and 
gift,  and  I  will  give  according  as  ye  shall 
say  unto  me  :  but  give  mo  the  damsel  to 
wife. 

13  x\nd   the   sons   of  Jacob    answered 


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.stow.s  on  men  speci:il  favor.s,  thiy  should  render  spe- 
cial thanksgiving;  and  wherever  they  reside,  should 
have  a  place  consecrated  to  public  worship. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 
13.  Deceitfully :  pretending  one  thing  and  mean- 
ing another.     And  said ;  to  justify  the  crime  they 
were  plotting. 
4S 


Shechem  and  Hamor  his  father"' de-  ^B.ciirm: 
ceitfuUy,  and  said.  Because  he  had  defiled 
Dinah  their  sister : 

14  And  they  said  unto  them,  We  cannot 
do  this  thing,  to  give  our  sister  to  one  that 
is  uncircumcised;  for  that  were  a  '"re- 
proach unto  us : 

15  But  in  this  will  we  consent  unto 
you  :  If  ye  will  be  as  we  be,  that  every 
male  of  you  be  "circumcised; 

16  Then  will  we  give  our  daughters 
unto  you,  and  we  will  take  your  daugh- 
ters to  us,  and  we  will  dwell  with  you, 
and  we  will  become  one  people. 

17  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  us, 
to  bo  circumcised;  then  will  we  take  our 
daughter,  and  we  will  be  gone. 

18  And  their  words  pleased  Hamor  and 
Shechem  Hamor's  son. 

19  And  the  young  man  deferred  not  to 
do  the  thing,  because  he  had  "delight  in 
Jacob's  daughter :  and  he  icas  more  p  hon- 
orable than  all  the  house  of  his  father. 

20  T[And  Hamor  and  Sliechem  his  son 
came  unto  the  gate  of  their  city,  and  com- 
muned with  the  men  of  their  city,  saying, 

21  These  men  are  peaceable  with  us; 
therefore  let  them  dwell  in  the  land,  and 
trade  therein  :  for  the  land,  behold,  it  is 
large  enough  for  them  :  let  us  take  their 
daughters  to  us  for  wives,  and  let  us  give 
them  our  daughters. 

22  Only  i  herein  will  the  men  consent 
unto  us  for  to  dwell  with  us>  to  be  one 
people,  if  every  male  among  us  be  cir- 
cumcised, as  they  are  circumcised. 

23  Shall  not  their  cattle,  and  their  sub- 
stance, and  every  beast  of  Uheirs  he  ours? 
only  let  us  consent  unto  them,  and  they 
will  dwell  with  us. 

24  And  unto  Hamor  and  unto  Shechem 
his  son  hearkened  all  that  'went  out  of 
the  gate  of  his  city  ;  and  every  male  was 
circumcised,  all  that  went  out  of  the  gate 
of  his  city. 

25  1[And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third 
day,  when  they  were  sore,  that  two  of 
the  sons  of  Jacob,  Simeon  and  Levi,  Di- 
nah's brethren,  took  each  man  his  sword, 
and  'came  upon  the  city  boldly,  and  slew 
all  the  males. 


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14.  TT'c  cainwt ;  this  shows  the  mannei  in  whicii 
tlie  word  cannot  is  often  used  in  the  Bible,  referring, 
not  to  power,  but  choice. 

Ifi.  Then  will  we  g-ive ;  tliis  was  false,  and 
designed  to  deceive  Hamor  and  Sheciiem. 

19.  Brfrrred  not ;  did  not  hesitate  to  do  what 
they  proposed. 

20.  Simeoji,  niid  Levi ;  they  were  the  leaders, 
thougli  others  in:iy  have  assisted  them. 


God  scndeth  Jacob  to 


GENESIS  XXX^. 


Bclhcl.  and  blcssclh  him. 


Sliechem  his  son  with  the  *edge''  of  the 
sword,  and  took  Dinah  out  of  Shechem's 
house,  and  went  out. 

27  The  sons  of  Jacob  came  upon  the 
slain,"*  and  spoiled  the  city,  because  they 
had  defiled  their  sister. 

28  They  took  their  sheep,  and  their  oxen, 
and  their  asses,  and  that  which  luas  in  the 
city,  and  that  which  ivas  in  the  field, 

29  And  all  their  wealth,  and  all  their  little 
ones,  and  their  wives  took  they  captive, 
and  spoiled  even  all  that  was  in  the  house. 

30  And  Jacob  said  to  Simeon  and  Levi, 
Ye  have  "^  troubled  me  to  make  me  to 
stink  ''among  the  inhabitants  of  the  land, 
among  the  Canaanites,  and  the  Perizzites  : 
and  I  being  ^few  in  number,  they  shall 
gather  themselves  together  against  me, 
and  slay  me ;  and  I  shall  be  destroyed,  I 
and  my  house. 

31  And  they  said.  Should  ho  deal  with 
our  sister  as  with  a  harlot  ? 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1  God  sendeth  Jacob  to  Beth-el.  -2  He  purgeth  his 
house  of  idols.  6  He  buildeth  an  altar  at  Beth-el.  8 
Deborah  dieth  at  AUon-bachuth.  9  God  blesseth  Ja- 
cob at  Beth-el.  16  Rachel  travaileth  of  Benjamin, 
and  dieth  in  the  ■n'ay  to  Edar.  '2-2  Reuben  lieth  with 
Bilhah.  23  The  sons  of  Jacob.  27  Jacob  oometh  to 
Isaac  at  Hebron.  2a  The  age,  death,  and  burial  of 
Isaac. 

A  ND  God  said  unto  Jacob,  Arise,  go  up 
XjL  to  Beth-el,  and  dwell  "^ there  :  and 
make  there  an  altar  unto  God,  that  ap- 
peared unto  thee  when  thou  sfleddest 
from  the  face  of  Esau  thy  brother. 

2  Then  Jacob  said  unto  his ''household, 
and  to  all  that  were  with  him.  Put  away 
the  strange 'gods  that  are  J  among  you,  and 
be  '^clean,  and  change  your  garments : 

3  And  let  us  arise,  and  go  up  to  Beth-el ; 
and  I  will  make  there  an  altar  unto  God, 
who  answered  me  in  the  'day  of  my  dis- 
tress, and  was  with  ""me  in  the  way  which 
I  went. 

4  And  they  gave  unto  Jacob    all   the 


*  Heb.  mouth.  «  Deut.  Si :  42.  b  cliap.  49 :  7.  c  .Josh.  7 :  Jo. 
J  Ex.5:2l:  lSam.lS:4:  27:12.  eDeut.4:27;  Psalm  Itti:  12. 
fPsa.47:4.  B  chap.  27:  4:i;  28:  13, 19.  h  chap.  18:  19.  i  .losh. 
24:15;  Psa.  101:2-7.  j  chap.  31:19;  Josh.  24:23;  1  Sam.  7  :  3. 
k  E.xodus  19:10.     1  chap.  32  :  7,  24  ;  Psa.  107  :  ti.     m  chap.  2.S :  20  ; 


29.  T/ie  hoji.^e  ;  the  houses  of  the  Shechemites. 

30.  Stink ;  become  odious,  hateful. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Ne.vt  to  the  fear  and  love  of  God,  (he  guardi- 
anship of  parents  is  the  great  safeguard  of  children. 

5.  In  this  life,  trials  often  succeed  trials  like  the 
waves  of  the  sea  ;  the  passing  away  of  some  being 
quickly  followed  by  the  coming  of  others. 

13.  The  deceitfulness  of  parents  is  often  dread- 
fully punished  by  the  deceitfulness  of  their  children. 

24.  Pecuniary  considerations  have  great  influence 
with  men.  and  they  will  readily  submit  to  much 
^elf-denial  for  the  sake  of  making  money. 

29.  Deceit,  hypocrisy,  and  a  profane  use  of  divine 
ordinances,  blind  the  mind,  harden  the  heart,  sear 


strange  gods  which  were  in  their  hand, 
and  all  their  "  ear-rings  which  were  in  thei  r 
ears  ;  and  Jacob  hid  them  under  the  oak 
which  tvas  by  "Shechem. 

5  And  they  journeyed  :  and  the  terror 
of  PGod  was  upon  the  cities  that  were 
round  about  them,  and  they  did  not  pur- 
sue after  the  sons  of  Jacob. 

6  H  So  Jacob  came  to  Luz,  which  is  in 
the  land  of  Canaan,  that  is,  Beth-el,  he 
and  all  the  people  that  were  with  him. 

7  And  he  built  there  an  altar,  and  called 
the  place  t  El-beth-el ;  because  there  God 
appeared  1  unto  him,  when  he  fled  from 
the  face  of  his  brother. 

8  But  Deborah,  Rebekah's  nurs^e,  died, 
and  she  was  buried  beneath  Beth-el,  un- 
der an  oak  :  and  the  name  of  it  was  called 
Allon-bachuth.t 

9  T[  And  God  appeared  unto  Jacob  again 
when  he  came  out  of  Padan-aram,  and 
blessed  him. 

10  And  God  said  unto  him.  Thy  name 
is  Jacob  :  thy  name  shall  not  be  called 
any  more  Jacob,  but  Israel  shall  be  thy 
name ;  and  he  called  his  name  ■■  Israel. 

1 1  And  God  said  unto  him, "  I  am  God  Al- 
mighty :  be  fruitful  and  multiply ;  a  nation 
and  a  company  of  nations  shall  be  of  thee, 
and  kings  shall  come  out  of  thy  loins. 

12  And  the  land  which  I  gave  *  Abra- 
ham and  Isaac,  to  thee  I  will  give  it,  and 
to  thy  seed  after  thee  will  I  give  the  land. 

13  And  God  went  up  from  "him  in  the 
place  where  he  talked  with  him. 

14  AndJacob  set  up  a^pillar  inthe  place 
where  he  talked  with  him.  even  a  pillar 
of  stone  :  and  he  poured  a  drink-offering 
thereon,  and  he  poured  oil  thereon. 

15  And  Jacob  called  the  name  of  the 
place  where  God  spake  with  him,  Beth-el. 

16  Tf  And  they  journeyed  from  Beth-el; 
and  there  w-as  but  ^  a  little  way  to  come 
to  Ephrath  :  and  Rachel  travailed,  and 
she  had  hard  labor. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass  when  she  was 


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the  conscience,  and  prepare  the  \A-ay  for  the  most 
abominable  crimes. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1.  Beth-el;  chap.  12:8;  28:19-22. 

2.  Strange  gods  ;  idols.     Be  clean  ;  cleanse  or 
purify  yourselves. 

3.  The  day  of  onij  distress;  chap.  28:20;  32:7, 
24-28. 

7.  EI-beth.el;  God  of  Bethel. 

8.  Deborah;   chap.  24:59.      Allon-hachnth ; 
the  oak  of  weeping. 

l.").  Beth-el;  house  of  God.     Chap.  28:  19. 
Tfi.    Epiirnth,     afterwards    called    Bethlehem, 
about  si.\  miles  south  of  Jerusalem.     Ver.  19. 

49 


Death  of  Rachel  and  Isaac. 


G'ENESIS  XXXVI. 


Generations  of  Esau. 


ill  hard  labor,  that  the  midwife  said  unto 
her,  Fear  not;  *thou  shalt  have  this  son 
also. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  her  ''soul 
was  in  departing,  (for  she  died,)  that  she 
called  his  name  *  Ben-oni :  but  his  father 
called  him  t  Benjamin. 

19  And  Rachel  "^  died,  and  was  buried  in 
the  way  to  ■' Ephrath, which  2s  Beth-lehem. 

20  And  Jacob  set  a  pillar  upon  her  grave : 
that  is  the  pillar  of  Rachel's  "  grave  unto 
this  day. 

21  11' And  Israel  journeyed,  and  spread 
his  tent  beyond  the  4ower  of  Edar. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Israel 
dwelt  in  that  land,  that  « Reuben  went 
and  lay  with  Bilhah  his  father's  concu- 
bine :  and  Israel  heard  it.  Now  the  sons 
of  Jacob  were  "^  twelve  : 

23  The  sons  of  Leah  ;  Reuben,  Jacob's 
first-born,  and  Simeon,  and  Levi,  and  Ju- 
dah,  and  Issachar,  and  Zebulun  : 

24  The  sons  of  Rachel  ;  Joseph,  and 
Benjamin : 

25  And  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  Rachel's 
handmaid  ;   Dan,  and  Naphtali : 

26  And  the  sons  of  Zilpali,  Leah's  hand- 
maid ;  Gad,  and  Asher.  These  are  the 
sons  of  Jacob,  which  were  born  to  him 
in  Padan-aram. 

27  %  And  Jacob  came  unto  Isaac  his 
father  unto  'Mamrc,  unto  the  city  of  J  Ar- 
ba,  which  is  Hebron,  where  Abraham  and 
Isaac  sojourned. 

28  And  the  days  of  Isaac  were  a  hun- 
dred and  fourscore  years. 

29  And  Isaac  gave  up  the  ghost,  and 
died,  and  was  ''gathered  unto  his  people, 
being  old  and  full  of  days  ;  and  his  sons 
Esau  'and  Jacob  buried  him. 


I  CHAPTER   XXXVI.    1,.?;sS. 

1  Esau's  three  wive«.  6  His  removing  to  mount  Seir. 
i)  His  sons.  1.5  The  dukes  which  descended  of  his 
sons.  20  The  sons  and  dukes  nf  Seir.  '24  Anah  find- 
eth  mules.  .'Jl  The  kings  of  Edom.  40  The  dukes 
that  descended  of  Esau. 

"IVrOW  these  are  the  generations  of  Esau, 
-L\    who  is  ™Edom. 

2  Esau  took  his  wives  of  the  daughters 
of  Canaan  ;  "Adah  the  daughter  of  Elon 
the  Hittite,  and  Aholibamah  the  daugh- 
ter of  Anah  the  daughter  of  Zibeon  the 
Hivite, 

3  And  Bashemath,  Ishmael's  daughter, 
sister  of  Nebajoth. 

4  And  Adah  bare  to  "Esau,  Eliphaz ; 
and  Bashemath  bare  Reuel ; 

5  And  Aholibamah  bare  Jeush,  and  Jaa- 
1am,  and  Korah  :  these  arc  the  sons  of 
Esau,  which  were  born  unto  him  in  the 
land  of  Canaan. 

6  And  Esau  took  his  wives,  and  his 
sons,  and  his  daughters,  and  all  the  +  per- 
sons of  his  house,  and  his  cattle,  and  all 
his  beasts,  and  all  his  substance  which 
he  had  got  in  the  land  of  Canaan  ;  and 
went  into  the  country  from  the  face  of 
his  brother  Jacob. 

7  For  their  riches  were  more  than  that 
they  might  dwell  together  :  and  the  land 
wherein  they  were  strangers  could  not 
bear  Pfhcm,  because  of  their  cattle. 

8  Thus  dwelt  Esau  in  mount  i  Seir : 
Esau  15  Edom. 

9  *\  And  these  are  the  generations  of 
Esau  the  father  of  *  the  Edomites,  in  mount 
Seir : 

10  These  are  the  names  of  Esau's  sons; 
Eliphaz  "■  the  son  of  Adah  the  wife  of 
Esau  ;  Reuel  the  son  of  Bashematli  the 
wife  of  Esau. 


«  rhap.  30 :  24  i  1  Sam.  4  :  20.  b  I.nin.  2 : 1 2.  *  That  is,  tht  ton 
of  my  lorrmo.  f  Tlint  is,  the  ton  of  the  right  hand,  c  cliap.  48 :  7. 
<l  Until  1:  2;  4:11;  Micaliftrl;  Matthew  2  :  6.  e  1  Sam.  10:2. 
f  Mic-ah  4:8.      (  chap.  4M:4;  ICIirnn.  5:  I;  1  Cor.  6:  I.      h  chap. 


IS.  Bcji-0711 ;  son  of  my  sorrow.  Benjamin; 
meanini;,  son  of  the  right  hand,  one  greatly  beloved. 

20.  Unto  this  day  ;  the  time  when  Moses  wrote 
tills  history. 

21.  Tower  of  Edar ;  called,  Micah  4  : 8,  tower 
of  the  flock,  and  supposed  to  have  been  not  far  from 
Bethlehem. 

27.  Hebron;  chap.  13:18;  23:2,  19. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  When  God  has  graciously  appeared  for  us  in 
trouble,  answered  our  prayers,  and  visited  us  in 
mercy,  we  should  hasten  to  acknowledge  his  good- 
ness, and  render  the  praise  and  thanksgiving  which 
are  his  due  and  our  reasonable  service. 

8.  Domestics  who  perforin  with  fidelity  their  ap- 
propriate duties  to  God  and  to  men,  add  greatly  to 
the  comfort  and  uscfuliie.ss  of  families,  and  are  justly 
entitled  to  confidence,  atlection,  and  respect.  By  the 
wise  .^nd  the  good  they  will  be  greatly  beloved  while 
they  live,  and  deeply  lamented  when  they  die. 

14.   Whenever  God  especiallv  blesses  men,  pious 
gratitude  should  lead  them  publicly  to  acknowledge 
and  adore  him. 
50 


4R:8. 

i  chap.  1.1:  \».    i  .losh.  14:15: 

15:13.    k  chap.  25:8:  .Too 

i-.:2B. 

1  chnp.  25  :  9.     m  chap.  25  :  30. 

B  chap.  26: 34.    »  I  Chron. 
11.      qI>eut.S:S.     \Heb. 

1  ;  SI). 

t  Heb.  touts,     p  chap.  13:6, 

Edom. 

r  ver.  3,  4  ;  I  Chron.  1 :  ?6. 

. 

19.  Not  a  thought,  word,  or  action  escapes  the 
notice  of  God,  or  ever  passes  from  his  remembrance. 
Give  me  children,  said  Rachel,  or  else  I  die.  Chap. 
30: 1.  God  gave  her  children,  and  she  died.  More 
wise,  more  safe,  more  blessed  is  it  to  say.  Not  my 
will,  but  thine  be  done.  Mat.  26:39-42;  Luke 
22 :  42. 

29.  The  death  of  a  parent  should  ever  awaken 
new  .affection  and  kindness  in  children  ;  and  while 
they  unite  in  paying  respect  to  his  memory,  they 
should  be  grateful  for  his  virtues,  and  so  far  as  he 
obeyed  God,  imitate  his  example. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1.  Generatiims  of  Esau;  a  notice  of  his  de- 
scendants.    Edom;  chap.  35:30. 

2.  Esau  took  his  vdves;  chap.  2G:. 34;  2.8:9. 
In  the  different  .accounts  his  wives  and  their  parents 
are  called  by  different  names,  more  than  one  name 
being  often  applied  to  the  same  person. 

7.  Could  not  hear  them  ;  they  needed  more  pas- 
turage for  their  flocks. 

8.  Mount  Seir;  chap.  32:3. 


The  sons  of  Seir. 


GENESIS  XXXVI 


The  dukes  of  Edam. 


B.c.'nw*:  11  A.iid  the  sons  of  Eliphaz  were 
Teman,  Omar,  *  Zepho,  and  Gatam,  and 
Kenaz. 

12  And  Timna  was  concubine  to  Eli- 
phaz, Esau's  son ;  and  she  bare  to  Eli- 
phaz, *Amalek:  these  were  the  sons  of 
Adah,  Esau's  wife. 

13  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Reuel ; 
Nahath,  and  Zerah,  Shammah,  and  Miz- 
zah  :  these  were  the  sons  of  Bashemath, 
Esau's  wife. 

14  ^And  these  were  the  sons  of  Aho- 
libamah,  the  daughter  of  Anah  the  daugh- 
ter of  Zibeon,  Esau's  wife  :  and  she  bare 
to  Esau,  Jeush,  and  Jaalam,  and  Korah. 

15  Tl  These  were  dukes  of  the  sons  of 
Esau  :  the  sons  of  Eliphaz  the  first-born 
son  of  Esau ;  duke  Teman,  duke  Omar, 
duke  Zepho,  duke  Kenaz, 

16  Duke  Korah,  duke  Gatam,  and  duke 
Amalek :  these  are  the  dukes  that  came  of 
Eliphaz,  in  the  land  of  Edom  :  these  were 
the  sons  of  Adah. 

17  ^  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Reuel, 
Esau's  -son  ;  duke  Nahath,  duke  Zerah, 
duke  Shammah,  duke  Mizzah  :  these  are 
the  dukes  that  came  of  Reuel,  in  the  land 
of  Edom  :  these  are  the  sons  of  Bashe- 
math, Esau's  wife. 

18  i[  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Aholi- 
bamah,  Esau's  wife  ;  duke  Jeush,  duke 
Jaalam,  duke  Korah  :  these  were  the  dukes 
that  came  of  Aholibamah  the  daughter  of 
Anah,  Esau's  wife. 

19  These  are  the  sons  of  Esau,  who  is 
Edom,  and  these  are  their  dukes. 

20  '[[These  are  the  sons  of  '•Seir  the 
Horite,  who  inhabited  the  land ;  Lotan, 
and  Shobal,  and  Zibeon,  and  Anah, 

21  And  Dishon,  and  Ezer,  and  Dishan  : 
these  are  the  dukes  of  the  Horites,  the 
children  of  Seir  in  the  land  of  Edom. 

22  And  the  children  of  Lotan  were  Hori 
and  t  Hemam ;  and  Lotan's  sister  was 
Timna. 

23  And  the  children  of  Shobal  ivere 
these  ;  +  Alvan,  and  Manahath,  and  Ebal, 
Shepho,^  and  Onam. 

24  And  these  are  the  children  of  Zibe- 
on ;  both  Ajah,  and  Anah  :  this  was  that 
Anah  that  found  the  mules  in  the  wil- 
derness, as  he  fed  the  asses  of  Zibeon  his 
father. 

25  And  the  children  of  Anah  «"ere  these ; 

*  Or,  Zephi.  1  Cliron.  1:36.  •  Ex.  17:8,  14;  Numbers  24  :  -20 ; 
I  Samuel,  l.T  :  2.  b  chan.  14:  6;  Deut. -2  :  12,  M.  f  Or,  Homam. 
i  Or,  Alian.       %  Or,  Shephi.       ||   Or,  Amram.       *  Or,  Jakan. 


1.5.  Dukes  ;  leaders,  or  princes. 
20.  Sons  of  Seir ;  these  were  the  former  in- 
habitants, called  Horites. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

7.  In  this  world,  as  to  temporal  things,  God  treats 
the  righteous  and  the  wicked  in  many  respects  alike. 


Dishon,  and  Aholibamah  the  daughter  of 
Anah. 

26  And  these  are  the  children  of  Dishon  ; 
Hemdan,ll  and  Eshban,  and  Ithran,  and 
Cheran. 

27  The  children  of  Ezer  are  these  ;  Bil- 
han,  and  Zaavan,  and  *  Akan. 

28  The  children  of  Dishan  are  these  ; 
Uz,  and  Aran. 

29  These  are  the  dukes  that  came  of  the 
Horites  ;  duke  Lotan,  duke  Shobal,  duke 
Zibeon,  duke  Anah, 

30  Duke  Dishon,  duke  Ezer,  duke  Di- 
shan :  these  are  the  dukes  that  came  of 
Hori,  among  their  dukes  iu  the  land  of 
Seir. 

31  ^And  these  arc  the  kings  that  reigned 
in  the  land  of  "^  Edom,  before  there  reigned 
any  king  over  the  children  of  Israel. 

32  And  Bela  the  son  of  Beor  reigned  in 
Edom  :  and  the  name  of  his  city  xcas 
Dinhabah. 

33  And  Bela  died,  and  Jobab  the  son  of 
Zerah  of  Bozrah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

34  And  Jobab  died,  and  Husham  of  the 
land  of  Temani  reigned  in  his  stead. 

35  And  Husham  died,  and  Hadad  the 
son  of  Bedad,  who  smote  Midian  in  the 
field  of  Moab,  reigned  in  his  stead :  and 
the  name  of  his  city  ivas  Avith. 

36  And  Hadad  died,  and  Samlah  of  Mas- 
rekah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

37  And  Samlah  died,  and  Saul  of  ^  Re- 
hoboth  bij  the  river  reigned  in  his  stead. 

38  And  Saul  died,  and  Baal-hanan  the 
son  of  Achbor  reigned  in  his  stead. 

39  And  Baal-hanan  the  son  of  Achbor 
died,  and  tHadar  reigned  in  his  stead: 
and  the  name  of  his  city  loas  Pau  ;  and 
his  wife's  name  ii'as  Mehetabel,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Matred,  the  daughter  of  Mezahab. 

40  And  these  are  the  names  of  the 
^  dukes  that  came  of  Esau,  according  to 
their  families,  after  their  places,  by  their 
names  ;  duke  Timnah,  duke  t  Alvah,  duke 
Jetheth, 

41  Duke  Aholibamah,  duke  Elah,  duke 
Pinon, 

42  Duke  Kenaz,  duke  Teman,  duke 
Mibzar, 

43  Duke  Magdiel,  duke  Iram :  these  be 
the  dukes  of  Edom,  according  to  their 
habitations  in  the  land  of  their  possession : 
he  15  Esau  the  father  of  ^  the  Edomites. 


c  1  Chron.  1 :  43.  d  chap.  10:  U.  f  1  Chron.  1 :  50.  Hadad  Pa,. 
After  his  death  w.is  an  aristocracy.  «  Exodus  15 :  15.  t  Or, 
Aliah.    %  Heb.  Edom. 


He  makes  his  sun  to  rise  on  the  evil  and  on  the  good, 
and  sends  his  rain  on  the  just  and  on  the  unjust. 
But  in  the  future  world,  each  will  receive  according 
to  his  works. 

43.  Enough  of  the  history  of  Esau's  descendants 
is  given  in  the  Bible  to  show  that  tlie  promises  of 
God  concerning  him  were  accompli.sheil. 

51 


Joseph^s  two  dreams. 


GENESIS   XXXVII. 


He  visits  his  brethren. 


CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

2  Joseph  is  hated  of  his  brethren.  5  His  two  dreams. 
i:i  Jacob  sendeth  him  to  visit  his  brethren.  IS  His 
brcthrea  conspire  his  death.  21  Reuben  saveth  him. 
26  They  sell  him  to  the  Ishraaelites.  31  His  father, 
deceived  by  the  bloody  coat,  mourneth  for  him.  36 
He  is  sold  to  Potiphar  in  Kgypt. 

AND  Jacob  dwelt  in  the  land  *  wherein 
his  father  was  *a  stranger,  in  the 
land  of  Canaan. 

2  These  are  the  generations  of  Jacob. 
Joseph  being  seventeen  years  old,  was 
feediiii;  the  flock  with  his  brethren  ;  and 
the  lad  was  with  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  and 
with  the  sons  of  Zilpah,  his  father's  wives  : 
and  Joseph  brought  unto  his  father  ''their 
evil  report. 

3  Now  Israel  loved  Joseph  more  than 
all  his  children,  because  he  wa.?  the  "^son 
of  his  old  age :  and  he  made  him  a  coat 
of  many  t  colors.'^ 

4  And  when  his  brethren  saw  that  their 
father  loved  him  more  than  all  his  breth- 
ren, they  •"  hated  him,  and  could  not  speak 
peaceably  unto  him. 

5  ^  And  Joseph  dreamed  a  dream,  and 
he  told  it  his  brethren  :  and  they  hated 
him  yet  the  more. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  Hear,  I  pray 
you,  this  dream  which  I  have  dreamed  : 

7  For  behold,  we  were  binding  sheaves 
in  the  field,  and  lo,  my  sheaf  arose,  and 
also  stood  upright ;  and  behold,  your 
sheaves  stood  round  about,  and  made 
obeisance  "^  to  my  sheaf. 

8  And  his  brethren  said  to  him,  Shalt 
thou  indeed  reign  sovcr  us?  orshaltthou 
indeed  have  dominion  over  us  ?  And  they 
hated  him  yet  the  more  for  his  dreams, 
and  for  his  words. 

9  1[  And  he  dreamed  yet  another  dream, 
and  told  it  his  brethren,  and  said,  Be- 
hold, I  have  dreamed  a  dream  more  :  and 
behold,  the  sun  and  the  moon  and  the 
eleven  stars  made  ''obeisance  to  me. 

10  And  he  told  it  to  his  father,  and  to 
his  brethren  :  and  his  father  rebuked 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  What  is  this 
dream  that  thou  hast  dreamed?  Shall  I 
and  thy  mother  and  thy  brethren  indeed 


*  lieh.  of  hi* /ather^t  tojourningi.  a  cli.ip.  17:8:  2.1:4;  28-4: 
n6:7;  Hcb.  ll:i>-lfi.  b  1  Sam.  2:M--24  ;  1  Cor.  1:11;  fi:!;  II  :  18. 
c  chap.  44: M.  f  Or,  pUcei.  4  Judg.f.:  30  ;  2Snm.  13  :  18;  Ezek. 
16:16.  •  chnp.  49:23;  Pen1m38:iy;  69:4;  Titu(..'):3.  r  clian. 
42:6-9;  43:2«;  44:  14.  i:  Pun.  118:22;  I.iike  19:  14,27.  k  cliap. 
44:14:46:29:60:18.     I  chnp.  27 :29.     jAct»7:9.     kl)an.7:28: 


CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

2.  Sonj  of  Bilhah,  ayid — Zilpah ;  Dan  and 
Naphtali,  Gad  and  Asher.  Chap.  30 : 4-13.  Their 
rvtl  report ;  Joseph  made  known  to  Jacob  their  evil 
conduct. 

3.  Coat  of  mavy  colors  ;  a  mark  of  distinction, 
and  an  expression  of  his  father's  love. 

4.  Contd  not ;  for  want  of  disposition,  not  of 
power ;  they  chose  not  to  do  it. 

7.  Made  obeisance ;  bowed  down;   a  common 
mode  of  expressing  subjection. 
52 


come  to  bow  'down  ourselves  to  a":?™: 
thee  to  the  earth? 

1 1  And  his  brethren  J  envied  him  ;  but 
his  father  ''observed  the  saying. 

1 2  T[  And  his  brethren  went  to  feed  their 
fathers  flock  in  Shechem. 

13  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Do  not 
thy  brethren  feed  the  jloclc  in  Shechem? 
Come,  and  I  will  'send  thee  unto  them. 
And  he  said  to  him.  Here  am  I. 

14  And  he  said  to  him,  Go,  I  pray  thee, 
see  t  whether  it  be  well  with  thy  brethren, 
and  well  with  the  flocks  ;  and  bring  me 
word  again.  So  he  sent  him  out  of  the 
vale  of '"  Hebron,  and  he  came  to  Shechem. 

15  ^  And  a  certain  man  found  him,  and 
behold,  he  was  wandering  in  the  field  : 
and  the  man  asked  him,  saying.  What 
seekest  "  thou  ? 

16  And  he  said,  I  seek  my  brethren:  "tell 
me,  I  pray  thee,  where  they  feed  their  flocks. 

17  And  the  man  said.  They  are  depart- 
ed hence  ;  for  I  heard  them  say.  Let  us 
go  to  Dothan.  And  Joseph  went  after  his 
brethren,  and  found  them  in  p  Dothan. 

18  And  when  they  saw  him  afar  off, 
even  before  he  came  near  unto  tJiem,  they 
conspired  1  against  him  to  slay  him. 

19  And  they  said  one  to  another,  Behold, 
this  ^  dreamer  cometh. 

20  Come  now  therefore,  and  let  us  slay 
him,  ""and  cast  him  into  some  pit,  and  Ave 
will  say,  Some  evil  beast  hath  devoured 
him  ;  and  we  shall  see  what  will  become 
of  his  dreams. 

21  And  Reuben  heard  it,  and  he  deliv- 
ered him  out  of  their  hands ;  and  said, 
Let  us  not  kill  him. 

22  And  Reuben  said  unto  them.  Shed 
no  'blood,  but  cast  him  into  this  pit  that 
is  in  the  wilderness,  and  lay  no  hand 
upon  him  ;  that  he  might  rid  him  out  of 
their  hands,  to  deliver  him  to  his  father 
again. 

23  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joseph 
was  come  unto  his  brethren,  that  they 
stripped  'Joseph  out  of  his  coat,  his  coat  of 
many  H  colors"  that  was  on  him  ; 

24  And  they  took  him,  and  cast  him 


T.iikc2:19,5l.  1  1  Sam.  17: 17;  I-uke  20: 13.  t  Hfh. tte  the  peace 
of  thy  brethren,  etc.  m  chnp.  3ft :  27.  n  Juilp.4:  22  ;  2Kiiipi,li:  19. 
oCant.l:7.  P  2King«,6:  13.  q  Psa.  31 :  13;  37:  12,32  ;  94:21  ;  Mat. 
21:38;  27:1;  .Iohnll:63;  Acl,t23:12.  %  Heb.malter  of  dreamt. 
r  Prov.  1:11,16;  27:4.  •  chap. 42:  52.  I  Mat, 27: 28.  \\Or,piecet. 
n  verse  3. 

9.  Sun — moon  and — eleven  stars;  supposed 
to  refer  to  Joseph's  father,  mother,  and  eleven 
brethren. 

11.  Ohserved  the  saying;  remembered  it.  and 
reflected  much  upon  its  meaning. 

12.  Shechem;  chap.  33:18. 

17.  Dotha7i ;  twelve  or  fifteen  miles  north  of 
Shechem. 

22.  That  he  mi ght  rid  him  out  of  their  haiid.i; 
prevent  their  killing  him,  and  restore  him  again  to 
his  father. 


Joseph  is  sold 


GENESIS   XXXVIII. 


to  the  Ishmadites. 


Re's*'  into  a *pit :   and  the  pit ivas  empty,  1 
there  was  no  water  in  it.  1 

25  And  they  sat  down  to  eat  ''bread: 
and  they  lifted  up  their  eyes  and  looked, 
and  behold,  a  company  of  "^  Ishmaelitcs 
came  from  Gilead,  with  their  camels  bear- 
ing spieery  and  '^balm  and  myrrh,  going 
to  carry  it  down  to  Egypt. 

26  And  Judah  said  unto  his  brethren. 
What  profit  is  it  if  we  slay  our  brother, 
and  '^conceal  his  blood'? 

27  Come,  and  let  us  sell  him  to  the  Ish- 
maelitcs, and  let  not  our  ''hand  be  upon 
him  ;  for  he  is  our  brother  and  our  flesh  : 
and  his  brethren  *were  content. 

28  Then  there  passed  by  sMidianites, 
merchant-men  ;  and  they  drew  and  lifted 
up  Joseph  out  of  the  pit,  and  sold  ''Joseph 
to  the  Ishmaelitcs  for  twenty  pieces  of  sil- 
ver :  and  they  brought  Joseph  into  Egypt. 

29  1[  And  Reuben  returned  unto  the  pit ; 
and  behold,  Joseph  teas  not  in  the  pit ; 
and  he  'rent  his  clothes. 

30  And  he  returned  unto  his  brethren, 
and  said.  The  J  child  is  not ;  and  I,  whither 
shall  I  go  1 

31  And  they  took  Joseph's  ''coat,  and 
killed  a  kid  of  the  goats,  and  dipped  the 
coat  in  the  blood  ; 

32  And  they  sent  the  coat  of /»««?/ coloi's, 
and  they  brought  it  to  their  father ;  and 
said.  This  have  we  found :  know  now 
whether  it  be  thy  son's  coat  or  no. 

33  And  he  knew  it,  and  said.  It  is  my 
son's  coat;  an  evil  'beast  hath  devoured 
him  ;  Joseph  is  without  doubt  rent  in 
pieces. 

34  And  Jacob  rent  his  clothes,  and  put 
sackcloth'"  upon  his  loins,  and  mourned 
for  his  son  many  days. 


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25.  Ishmaelites ;  descendants  of  Ishmael.  Gil- 
end:  ch.-ip.  31 :21. 

26.  Slay  our  brother  ;  by  leaving  liiin  to  die  in 
the  pit. 

29.  Midiaiiites ;  descendants  of  Midian,  Abra- 
ham's fourth  son  by  Keturah.  They  and  descend- 
ants of  Ishmael  were  probably  in  tlie  same  com- 
pany. 

29.  Rent  his  clothes;  a  common  way  of  e,\- 
pressing  grief. 

30.  TliP  child  is  not ;  Reuben  was  probably  ab- 
sent when  they  sold  Joseph. 

33.  Joseph  is — rent  in  pieces  ;  Jacob,  who  de- 
ceived his  father,  is  now  himself  wofully  deceived 
by  his  children. 

34.  Sackcloth  ;  a  kind  of  coarse  cloth  worn  by 
mourners. 

mSTRUCTIOXS. 

3.  Parents  in  the  treatment  of  their  children  need 
■wisdom  from  above,  and  should  carefully  avoid 
making  invidious  distinctions  between  them. 

8.  Children  who  are  especially  favored  need 
much  wisdom,  in  order  not  needlessly  to  increase 


35  And  all  his  sons  and  all  his  "daugh- 
ters rose  up  to  comfort  him  ;  but  he  re- 
fused to  be  comforted;  and  he  said.  For 
I  will  go  down  into  the  grave  unto  my  son 
mourning.   Thus  his  father  wept  for  him. 

36  And  the  Midianitcs  sold  him  into 
Egypt  unto  Potiphar,  an  t  officer  of  Pha- 
raoh's, and  t  captain  of  the  guard. 

CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 

1  Judali  tegetteth  Er,  Onan,  and  Phelah.  C  Ermarrl- 
eth  Tamar.  8  The  trespass  of  Onan.  11  Tamar 
stayethfor  Shelah.  13  Shedeceiveth  Judah.  27  Slie 
beareth  twins,  Pharez  and  Zarah. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time,  that 
J_A-  Judah  went  down  from  his  brethren, 
and  turned  in  to  a  certain  AduUamite, 
whose  name  tvas  Hirali. 

2  And  Judah  saw  there  a  daughter  of  a 
certain  Canaanite,  whose  name  iras  Shu- 
ah ;  and  he  took  her,  and  went  in  unto  her. 

3  And  she  conceived,  and  bare  a  son  ; 
and  he  called  his  name  "Er. 

4  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare-  a 
son  ;   and  she  called  his  name  PQnan. 

5  And  she  yet  again  conceived,  and  bare 
a  son  ;  and  called  his  name  ''  Shelah  :  and 
he  was  at  Chezib  when  she  bare  him. 

6  And  Judah  took  a  wife  for  Er  his  first- 
born, whose  name  was  Tamar. 

7  And  Er,  Judah's  first-born,  was  wicked 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  ''and  the  Lord 
slew  him. 

8  And  Judah  said  unto  Onan,  Go  in 
unto  "thy  brother's  wife,  and  marry  her, 
and  raise  up  seed  to  thy  brother. 

9  And  Onan  knew  that  the  seed  should 
not  be  his  :  and  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
went  in  unto  his  brother's  wife,  that  he 
spilled  it  on  the  ground,  lest  that  he  should 
give  seed  to  his  brother. 


1  chap.  44 :  28.  m  2  KiiiKS.  19:1;  K.sther  4:1;  Isa.  .•i2 :  1 1  :  .lonah 
:i:^.  n  2  Sam.  12:17.  t  Heh.  eunuch,  chamf/erlain,  or,  courtier, 
Esth.  1:10.  f  Or,  chief  marshal.  Heh.  chief  of  the  slaughtermen 
OT  executioners,  ochap.  4fi:12.  p  chap.  4fi :  12.  qver.  U,2t>. 
r  1  Chron.  2  :  3.    »  Deut.  iti :  ri :  Mat.  22 :  24. 


the  difficulty  which  the  partiality  of  parents  occa- 
sions. 

11.  God's  dealings  with  children  are  full  of  in- 
struction, and  worthy  of  being  carefully  observed 
and  seriously  pondered  by  parents. 

18.  Envy  tends  to  make  men  hard-hearted  and 
cruel,  to  root  out  even  natural  affection,  and  awak- 
en the  most  malignant  and  murderous  passions. 

24.  Great  favors  of  Providence  are  often  accom- 
panied or  followed  by  great  trials.  2  Co.-.  2:7; 
Heb.  12 : 6. 

32.  Under  the  influence  of  envy  or  covetousness, 
men  may  sell  even  their  own  brother  into  perpetual 
bondage,  and  rend  the  heart  of  an  affectionate  fa- 
ther with  exquisite  anguish.  But  in  doing  it,  they 
are  preparing  for  exquisite  anguisli  themselves. 

CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 

1.  Advllamite;  belonging  to  Adullam,  a  place 
north  of  Hebron,  and  south-west  from  Jerusalem. 

2.  Shiiah;  the  name,  not  of  the  daughter,  but 
of  her  father.     Ver.  12. 

9.  Give  seed  to  his  brother;  Deut.  25:5,  6. 
53 


Tamar  dereiveth 


GENESIS  XXXIX. 


her  father-in-law. 


1 0  Ami  the  tliini!;  whicli  he  did  *  displeas- 
ed the  Lord  ;  wherefore  he  slew  him  also. 

1 1  Then  said  Judah  to  Tamar  his  daugh- 
ter-in-law, Remain  a  widow  at  thy  fa- 
thers house,  till  Shelah  my  son  be  grown  : 
for  he  said,  Lest  peradvcnture  he  die  also, 
as  his  brethren  did:  and  Tamar  went 
and  dwelt  in  her  father's  house. 

12  TfAnd  tin  process  of  time  the  daugh- 
ter of  Shuah,  Judah's  wife,  died ;  and  Ju- 
dah was  eomforted,  and  went  up  unto  his 
sheep-shearers  to  Timnath,  he  and  his 
friend  Hirah  the  AduUamite. 

13  And  it  was  told  Tamar,  saying,  Be- 
hold, thy  father-in-law  goetli  up  *to  Tim- 
nath to  shear  his  sheep. 

14  And  she  put  her  widow's  garments 
off  from  her,  and  covered  her  w"ith  a  veil, 
and  wrapped  herself,  and  sat  in  -an  open 
place,*"  which  is  by  the  way  to  Timnath ; 
for  she  saw  that  Shelah  was  grown,  and 
she  was  not  given  unto  him  to  wife. 

1 5  When  Judah  saw  her,  he  thought  her 
to  be  a  harlot ;  because  she  had  covered 
her  face.    . 

16  And  he  turned  unto  her  by  the  way, 
and  said.  Go  to,  I  pray  thee,  let  me  come 
in  unto  thee ;  for  he  knew  not  that  she 
7/v;.';  his  daughter-in-law  :  and  she  said. 
What  wilt  thou  give  me,  that  thou  may- 
cst  come  in  unto  me  ? 

17  And  he  said,  I  will  send  thee  ^a  kid 
from  the  flock.  And  she  said,  Wilt  thou 
give  mc  a  pledge,  till  thou  send  if? 

18  And  he  said.  What  pledge  shall  I 
give  thee?  And  she  said.  Thy  "^signet, 
and  thy  bracelets,  and  thy  staff  that  is  in 
thy  hand :  and  he  gave  it  her,  and  came  in 
unto  her,  and  she  conceived  by  him. 

19  And  she  arose,  and  went  away,  and 
laid  by  her  veil  from  her,  and  put  on  the 
garments''  of  her  widowhood. 

20  And  Judah  sent  the  kid  by  the  hand 
of  his  friend  the  AduUamite,  to  receive 
his  pledge  from  the  woman's  hand  :  but 
he  found  her  iiot. 

21  Then  he  asked  the  men  of  that  place, 
saying.  Where  is  the  harlot  that  was 
openly  H  by  the  way-side?  And  they  said, 
There  was  no  harlot  in  this  place. 


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12.   Timnath;  south-west  of  Jerusalem. 

I.').   Covered  her  face;    as  was  the  custom  of 
harlots. 

18.  Signet;   seal.     Bracelets;   ornaments  for 
the  wrists. 

S.*?.  Let  her  take  it  ;  let  her  keep  the  pledjje. 

26.  More  righteous ;  less  wicked. 
INSTRITCTIONS. 

2.  Although  it  is  ordinarily  best  for  young  men  to 


said,  I  cannot  find  her  ;  and  also  the  men 
of  the  place  said,  that  there  was  no  harlot 
in  this  place. 

23  And  Judah  said,  Let  her  take  it  to 
her,  lest  we  *  be  *  shamed  :  behold,  I  sent 
this  kid,  and  thou  hast  not  found  her. 

24  T[And  it  came  to  pass  about  three 
months  after,  that  it  was  told  Judah,  say- 
ing, Tamar  thy  daughter-in-law  hath 
played  the  "^harlot ;  and  also,  behold,  she 
is  with  child  by  whoredom.  And  Judah 
said,  Bring  her  forth,  and  let  her  be  s  burnt. 

25  When  she  u-a.'s  brought  forth,  she 
sent  to  her  father-in-law,  saying.  By  the 
man  whose  these  are.  am  I  with  child  : 
and  she  said, ''  Discern,  I  pray  thee,  whose 
are  these,  the  'signet,  and  bracelets,  and 
staff. 

26  And  Judah  acknowledged  them,  and 
said.  She  hath  been  more  J  righteous  than 
I ;  because  that  I  gave  her  not  to  ''  Shelah 
my  son.  And  he  knew  her  again  no  '  more. 

27  T[  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  time  of 
her  travail,  that  behold,  twins  were  in 
her  womb. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass  when  she  trav- 
ailed, that  the  one  put  out  his  hand  :  and 
the  midwife  took  and  bound  upon  his 
hand  a  scarlet  thread,  saying.  This  came 
out  first. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  drew  back 
his  hand,  that  behold,  his  brother  came 
out ;  and  she  said,  t  How  hast  thou  broken 
forth  ?  this  breach  be  upon  thee  :  there- 
fore his  Utame  was  called  tPharez."" 

30  And  afterward  came  out  his  brother, 
that  had  the  scarlet  thread  upon  his  hand ; 
and  his  name  was  called  Zarah. 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

1  Joseph  advanced  in  Potiphar's  house.  7  He  resisteth 
his  mistress'  temptation.  13  He  is  falsely  accused. 
20  He  is  cast  in  prison.     21  God  is  with  him  there. 

AND  Joseph  was  brought  down  to 
Egypt;  and  "Potiphar,  an  officer  of 
Pharaoh,  captain  of  the  guard,  an  Egyp- 
tian, bought  him  of  the  hands  of  the  Ish- 
maelites,  which  had  brought  him  down 
thither. 


t  I.ev.21:9;  l)eut,22:'21  ;  JS.im.lirS.  b  clisp.  37 : 3-2.  i  vrr.l«. 
J  1  Sum.  J-*:!?,  k  ver.  U.  I  Ji.b  3-1 :  31,  32;  Koni.  13:  i:  ;  Tilu» 
2:11,1-2.  t  Or,  MTierefore hatt  thou  made  tliin  breach  ngaimt  thee  f 
X  Thai  is,  a  breach,  m  Numbers  26:20;  1  Cbton.  2:4;  Mat  1:3. 
n  cliap.  37:3S:   I'ea.  lOS:  17. 


without  earnest  prayer  to  God  for  his  guidance  and 
blessing,  that  the  connection  may  be  a  source  of 
happiness  and  usefulness. 

10.  Secret  as  well  as  open  sins  are  all  known  to 
God,  and  unless  repented  of  and  forgiven,  will  be 
visited  with  his  curse. 

20.  Judah  had  been  instrumentiil  in  deceiving 
his  father,  and  now  he  is  himself  deceived. 

24.  Those  who  are  most  guilty  themselves  are 


married  early  in  life,  ytt  it  should  not  be  done  j  often  most  ready  to  denounce  vengeance  on  others. 
51 


Joseph  is  advanced, 


GENESIS  XXXIX, 


and  cast  into  prison. 


B.'^ira/'  2  And  the  Lord  was  with  »Jo- 
seph,  and  he  was  a  prosperous  man  ;  and 
he  was  in  the  house  of  his  master  the 
Egyptian. 

3  And  his  master  saw  that  the  Lord  luas 
with  him,  and  that  the  Lord  made  all  that 
he  did  to  ''prosper  in  his  hand. 

4  And  Joseph  found  "^  grace  in  his  sight, 
anc^  he  served  him  :  and  he  made  him 
overseer**  over  his  house,  and  all  that  he 
had  he  put  into  his  hand. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  from  the  time  that 
he  had  made  him  overseer  in  his  house, 
and  over  all  that  he  had,  that  the  Lord 
blessed  the  Egyptian's  •■  house  for  Joseph's 
sake  ;  and  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  was 
upon  all  that  he  had  in  the  "^house,  and 
in  the  field. 

6  And  he  left  all  that  he  had  in  Joseph's 
hand  ;  and  he  knew  not  aught  he  had, 
save  the  bread  which  he  did  eat.  And 
Joseph  was  a  e  goodly  person,  and  well- 
favored. 

7  1[  And  it  eame  to  pass  after  these  things, 
that  his  master's  wife  ea.st  her  ''  eyes  upon 
Joseph ;  and  she  said,  'Lie  with  me. 

8  But  he  J  refused,  and  said  unto  his 
master's  wife.  Behold,  my  master  wotteth 
not  what  is  with  me  in  the  house,  and  he 
hath  committed  all  that  he  hath  to  my 
hand ; 

9  There  is  none  greater  in  this  house 
than  I ;  neither  hath  he  kept  back  any 
thing  from  me  but  thee,  because  thou  art 
his  wife  :  how  then  can  I  do  this  great 
wickedness,''  and  'sin  against  God? 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  spake  to 
Joseph  day  by  ""day,  that  he  hearkened 
not  unto  her,  to  lie  by  her,  or  to  be  with 
her. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass  about  this  time, 
that  Joseph  went  into  the  house  to  do  his 
business  ;  and  there  icas  none  of  the  men 
of  the  house  there  within. 

1 2  And  she  caught  °  him  by  his  garment, 


«  ISiim.  IB:  IS;  18:  U,  28;  Acti  7:«.  b  Josh.  1 :  T,  8;  I  Chron. 
2::  l:i;  Psa.  1:3.  c  ver.il ;  1  Sam.  IB:  OJ.  li  cli.ip.  24 : 2.  e  chap. 
■50:'-'7.  f  Deut.  28 :  .3-H.  s  1  Sam.  Ifi  :  12  ;  17  :  42.  "h  Job  31 : 1  ; 
P8a.  119:37.  i2Snm.  13:11.  j  Prcnerbs  1  :  10.  lcLev.20:10; 
Prov.  tj:  29,32.     1  2Sam.  12: 13;  Psa.  51 :  4;  Jer.  28: 16.     m  Prov. 


CHAPTER  XXXIX. 
2.  A  2>rosperoits  man;   succeeded  well  in  his 
business,  and   thus   promoted   his   master's  inter- 
ests. 1^ 

4.  Grace  ;  favor. 

6.  lie  knew  not  aught ;  he  did  not  take  the 
care  of  any  thing  himself,  but  left  all  to  Joseph. 
Good/// — irefl-favored ;  beautiful  in  person. 

8.    Wotteth  ;  knoweth. 

12.   Got  him  out ;  escaped  out  of  the  house. 

20.  In  the  priso)!  ;  chap.  41  :  14 ;  Psa.  10") :  IS. 

22.  He  va.f  the  doer;  he  gave  directions,  and 
things  were  done  accordingly. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

5.  The  Lord  vi-ill  not  forsake  any  who  put  their 
trust  in  him;  and  fidelity  in  the  discharge  of  duty 


saying.  Lie  with  me  :  and  he  left  his  gar- 
ment in  her  hand,  and  "  fled,  and  got  him 
out. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  saw 
that  he  had  left  his  garment  in  her  hand, 
and  was  fled  forth, 

14  That  she  called  unto  the  men  of  her 
house,  and  spake  unto  them,  saying.  See, 
he  hath  brought  in  a  Hebrew  unto  us  to 
mockP  us ;  he  came  in  unto  me  to  lie  with 
me,  and  I  cried  with  a  *  loud  voice  : 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  heard 
that  I  lifted  up  my  voice  and  cried,  that 
he  left  his  garment  with  me,  and  fled,  and 
got  him  out. 

1 6  And  she  laid  up  his  garment  by  her, 
until  his  lord  came  home. 

17  And  she  spake  unto  him  "i  according 
to  these  words,  saying,  The  Hebrew  ser- 
vant which  thou  hast  brought  unto  us, 
came  in  unto  me  to  mock  me  : 

18  And  it  "came  to  pass,  as  I  lifted  up  my 
voice  and  cried,  that  he  left  his  garment 
with  me,  and  fled  out. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  his  mas- 
ter heard  the  words  of  his  wife,  which 
she  spake  unto  him,  saying.  After  this 
manner  did  thy  servant  to  me  ;  that  his 
wrath  "■  was  kindled. 

20  And  Joseph's  master  took  him,  and 
put  him  into  the  ''prison,  a  place  where 
the  king's  prisoners  iverc  bound  :  and  he 
was  there  in  the  prison. 

21  H  But  the  Lord  was  with  Joseph, 
and  t  showed  him  mercy,  and  gave  him 
favor'  in  the  sight  of  the  keeper  of  the 
prison. 

22  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison  com- 
mitted to  Joseph's  hand  all  the  prisoners 
that  were  in  the  prison  ;  and  whatsoever 
they  did  there,  he  was  the  doer  of  it. 

23  The  keeper  of  the  prison  looked  not 
to  any  thing  that  uvi.s-  under  his  hand  ;  be- 
cause the  Lord  was  with  him,  and  that 
which  he  did,  the  Lord  "  made  it  to  prosper. 


22:14 

2.3 :  27 

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1.3. 

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extended  kindness  unto  him. 

1 

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.  106:41) 

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lt>:7; 

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9;  Acts  7:  10. 

"  ' 

er.  2,  3 

in  lower  situations  is  the  best  preparation  for.  and 
the  surest  way  of  advancement  to  those  that  are 
higher. 

9.  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  surest  pledge  of 
fidelity,  the  best  safeguard  .against  temptation,  and 
the  most  powerful  means  of  promoting  all  the  great 
interests  of  men. 

13.  Tempters  to  sin  will  turn  accusers,  and  when 
they  have  power,  will  become  persecutors  and  tor- 
mentors. 

21.  No  evils  which  men  can  inflict  can  shut  out 
the  presence  and  favor  of  God  from  those  who  trust 
in  him  ;  and  a  servant  in  a  dungeon  m.ay  be  more 
happy  than  a  king  on  his  throne.  Though  he  may 
suffer  for  righteousness'  sake,  in  due  time  he  will  be 
delivered,  and  his  sorrow  turned  into  joy. 
'55 


Pharaoh's  butler 


GENESIS   XL. 


and  baker  in  j)rison. 


CHAPTER  XL. 

1  Thp  biitler  and  baker  of  Pharaoh  in  prison.  4  Joseph 
hath  charge  of  Ihem.  5  He  interpreteth  their  dream.s. 
'■Ht  They  come  lo  pas*  accnr'ling  to  his  interpretation. 
23  Tlio  ingratitude  of  the  butler. 

AND  it  came  to  pas.s  after  these  things, 
lliat  the  "butler  of  the  king  of  Egypt 
and  his  baker  had  offended  their  lord  the 
king  of  Egypt. 

2  And  Pharaoh  was  **  wroth  against  two 
of  his  oflicers,  against  the  chief  of  the 
butlers,  and  against  the  chief  of  the  ba- 
kers. 

3  And  he  put  them  in  ward  in  the  house 
of  the  captain  of  the  guard,  into  tlie  "^pris- 
on, the  place  where  Joseph  rvas  bound. 

4  And  the  captain  of  the  guard  charged 
.Joseph  with  them,  and  he  served  them  : 
and  they  continued  a  season  in  ward. 

5  1  And  they  dreamed  a  dream  both  of 
them,  each  man  liis  ''dream  in  one  night, 
each  man  according  to  the  interpretation 
of  his  dream,  the  butler  tynd  the  baker  of 
the  king  of  Egypt,  which  were  bound  in 
the  prison. 

6  And  Joseph  came  in  unto  them  in  the 
morning,  and  looked  upon  them,  and  be- 
hold, they  ^t'erc  "sad. 

7  And  he  asked  Pharaoh's  officers  that 
luere  with  him  in  the  ward  of  his  lord's 
house,  saying,  Wherefore  *  look  ye  so  sad- 
ly '^to-day'? 

8  And  they  said  unto  him,  \Vc  have 
dreamed  a  dream,  and  there  is  no  e inter- 
preter of  it.  And  Joseph  said  unto  them, 
Do  not  interpretations  ^belong  to  God? 
tell  mc  them,  I  pray  you. 

9  And  the  chief  butler  told  his  dream  to 
Joseph,  and  said  to  him,  In  my  'dream, 
l)ehold,  a  vino  was  before  mc ; 

10  And  in  the  vine  ivcrc  three  branches  : 
and  it  was  as  though  it  budded,  and  her 
blossoms  shot  forth  ;  and  the  clusters 
thereof  brought  forth  ripe  grapes  : 

1 1  And  Pharaoh's  cup  was  in  my  hand  : 
and  I  took  the  grapes,  and  pressed  them 


•  N.'li.  1:11.  b  Proir.l(i:14;  19:19.  c  rhnp.39:  i0,2.1.  d  .lob 
3.1:  I.VI7.  «I)nn.4:5.  •  Heb. are  vour/<i««  f ui7 .»  fNeli.i:2. 
«  (•liii|i.4l:IR.  I>  Dan.2: 11,28.  i  .)ii(l?.7:l:l.  j  ilinp.41  :-2/-.;  D:in. 
S:»i.  tOr,rM*un.  k  2Kiiigi.,2.'i:27:  .Tcr..V2:31.  i  Heh.  retntmbcr 
mewiUithee.    I  lSam.2n:  M,  ll>;  lKing<<,2:T;  Luke2U:'«'j.   n  1  S.tm. 


CHAPTER  XL. 

1.  Jiiitler ;  a  cnp-bearer;  one  who  preisented  to 
the  king  his  wine.  Baker;  the  one  who  furnished 
the  kini{  iiis  bresul,  or  h;ul  the  direction  of  others 
who  did  it. 

3.  Ward;  prison. 

4.  Charged  Joseph  ;  ^ave  him  the  care  of  them. 
Served  tliem  ;  supplied  their  wants. 

5.  According  to  the  interpretatio7i ;  answer- 
ing to  the  events  which  Joseph  explained  them  to 
mean. 

6.  Sad;  looking  .sorrowful  and  trouhled. 

8.  Interpreter;  one  who  could  tell  the  menning 
of  the  dream. 

12.   Three  branches  are  three  days  ;  not  liter- 
56 


cup  into  Pharaoh's  hand. 

12  And  Joseph  said  unto  him.  This  is 
the  interpretation  of  J  it :  The  three 
branches  are  three  days  : 

13  Yet  within  three  days  shall  Pharaoh 
liftt  up  thy  ''head,  and  restore  thee  unto 
thy  place ;  and  thou  shalt  deliver  Pha- 
raoh's cup  into  his  hand,  after  the  former 
manner  when  thou  wast  his  butler. 

14  But  -think  on  me  when  it  shall  be  well 
with  thee,  and  show  kindness,  'I  pray  thee, 
unto  me,  and  make  mention  of  me  unto 
Pharaoh,  and  bring  me  out  of  tliis  house  : 

15  For  indeed  I  was  stolen  away  out  of 
the  land  of  the  Hebrews  :  and  here  also 
have  I  done  "'  nothing  that  they  should  put 
me  into  the  dungeon. 

16  When  the  chief  baker  saw  that  the 
interpretation  was  good,  he  said  unto  Jo- 
seph, I  also  was  in  my  dream,  and  behold, 
I  had  three  Hvhite  baskets  on  my  head: 

17  And  in  the  uppermost  basket  there 
was  of  all  manner  of  H  bake-meats  for  Pha- 
raoh :  and  the  birds  did  eat  them  out  of 
the  basket  upon  my  liead. 

18  And  Joseph  answered  and  said.  This 
is  the  interpretation  thereof:  The  three 
baskets"  are  three  days: 

19  Yet  within  "three  days  shall  Pharaoh 
lift*  up  thy  head  from  off  thee,  and  shall 
hang  tliee  on  a  tree  ;  and  the  birds  Pshall 
eat  thy  flesh  from  off  thee. 

20  T[  And  it  came  to  pass  the  third  day, 
ivhich  urns  Pharaoh's  i birthday,  that  he 
made  a  feast  Tinto  all  his  servants  :  and 
he  t  lifted  up  the  licad  of  the  eliief  butler 
and  of  the  chief  baker  amon^  his  servants. 

21  And  he  restored  tlic  chief  butler  un- 
to his  butlership  nsain,  and  he  gave  the 
cup'  into  Pharoah's  hand; 

22  But  he  lianged  the  chief  baker,  as 
Joseph  had  "interpreted  to  them. 

23  Yet  did  not  the  chief  butler  remem- 
ber Joseph,  but  'forgat  him. 


21:11;  Psii.  ■>9:3,4;  Dan.fi:  W.  %  Or.  full  of  holet.  ||  Heh.ment 
n/Pharaoli.theworko/n  linker, orcook.  n  rliR|>.41 :2fi.  >>  ver.  13. 
*  Or,  reckon  thee,  and  take  tliv  "(Bee  from  thee,  p  1  Sam.  17:44; 
2Satn.21:in.  q  M:it.  14:rt;  .Mark  fi:21.  ^  Or, reckoned,  r  Neh. 
2:1.     ■  ver.  19.     t  Pga.  31 :  12  ;  Errl.  9: 1.1, 16;  Amos  6:6. 


ally,  hut  they  represent  or  mean  three  days.     Ver. 
18 ;  Mat.  26  :  26. 

13.  Lift  lip  thy  head ;  take  thee  out  of  prison. 

14.  T/ii.i  house  ;  the  prison. 

15.  Stole?!  ;  his  brethren,  in  selling  him,  took 
what  was  not  theirs,  and  appropriated  it  to  their 
own  use.     This,  Joseph  called  ste:iling. 

16.  Good;  favorable,  ple.isant. 

23.  Did  not — rememher  Joseph  ;  did  not  so  re- 
member as  to  comply  with  his  request. 
INSTRl'CTIOXS. 

.3.  The  present  condition  of  men  is  no  certain  in 
dication  of  their  character.  In  the  same  dungeon 
may  be  very  different  men,  and  from  very  different 
causes — men  who  are  serving  different  masters,  ;ti.J 
preparing  to  dwell  for  ever  iu  different  places. 


The  two  dreams 


GENESIS  XLI. 


of  Pharaoh. 


B:c.\Xft       CHAPTER  XLI. 

1  Pharaoh's  two  dreams.  25  Joseph  interpreteth  them. 
33  He  giveth  Pharaoh  counsel.  -iS  Joseph  is  ad- 
vanced. 50  He  begetteth  Manasseh  and  Ephraim. 
54  The  famine  beginneth. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  two 
full  years,  that  *  Pharaoh  dreamed: 
and  behold,  he  stood  by  the  river. 

2  And  behold,  there  came  up  out  of  the 
river  seven  well-favored  kine  and  fat- 
fleshed  ;  and  they  fed  in  a  meadow. 

3  And  behold,  seven  other  kine  came 
up  after  them  out  of  the  river,  ill-favored 
and  lean-fleshed  ;  and  stood  by  the  other 
kine  upon  the  brink  of  the  river. 

4  And  the  ill-favored  and  lean-fleshed 
kine  did  eat  up  the  seven  well-favored 
and  fat  kine.     So  Pharaoh  awoke. 

5  And  he  slept  and  dreamed  the  second 
time  :  and  behold,  seven  ears  of  corn  came 
up  upon  one  stalk,  *  rank  and  good. 

6  And  behold,  seA'cn  thin  ears  and  blast- 
ed with  the  east  wind  sprung  up  after 
them. 

7  And  the  seven  thin  cars  devoured  the 
seven  rank  and  full  ears.  And  Pharaoh 
awoke,  and  behold,  it  was  a  dream. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
that  his  ''  spirit  was  troubled ;  and  he  sent 
and  called  for  all  the  *=  magicians  of  Egypt, 
and  all  the  wise  men  thereof:  and  Pha- 
raoh told  them  his  dream  ;  but  there  ivas 
none  that  could  ''interpret  them  unto  Pha- 
raoh. 

9  %  Then  spake  the  chief  butler  unto 
Pharaoh,  saying,  I  do  remember  my  faults 
this  day  : 

10  Pharaoh  was  "^  wroth  with  his  ser- 
vants, and  put  me  in  ward  in  the  captain 
of  the  guard's  house,  both  mo  and  the 
chief  baker  : 

1 1  And  we  dreamed  a  dream  in  one 
night,  I  and  he ;  ""we  dreamed  each  man 
according  to  the  interpretation  of  his 
dream. 

12  And  there  iras  there  with  us  a  young 
man,  a  Hebrew,  servant  to  the  captain  of 
the  guard  ;  and  we  told  him,  and  he  in- 


»  Esther  6:1;   D.in.  2:1.      *  Heb.  fat 

.      h  D:.n.  4:.'i,19;  7:28; 

8::7.     c  Ex.  7:11;  Isa.-2i»:14:  Dan  i:-2 

.     d  ICor.  1:19.     e  chap. 

4(1 :  -2.      f  cha)).  40  :  5.      f  Heli.  made  hii 

J  >iin.      e  1  Samuel,  2:8; 

P.'.a.  105 :  20.     h  I>.,a.  2.". :  1 4  ;  Dan  5 :  1  (j. 

t  Or,  when  thou  henrcU 

8.  Those  who  receive  their  blessings  as  the 
gift  of  God,  and  gratefully  acknowledge  him, 
will  sympathize  in  the  distresses  of  others,  and  be 
disposed,  as  far  as  may  be  consistent,  to  relieve 
them. 

12.  To  insist  on  a  literal  interpretation  where  the 
meaning  is  evidently  figurative,  is  a  gross  perver- 
sion of  Scripture. 

1-3.  The  selling  of  a  brother  into  bondage  is  not 
only  palpable  dishonesty,  but  aggravated  theft.  Ex. 
21:16. 

2-3.  In  prosperity  men  are  apt  to  overlook  and  for- 
get those  who  have  aided  tliem  in  adversity,  and  thus 
to  show  that  their  hrarts  are  deceitfiil  and  despe- 
ratelv  wicked.     Jer.  17  :  9. 


terpreted  to  us  our  dreams  ;  to  each  man 
according  to  his  dream  he  did  interpret. 

1 3  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  interpreted 
to  us,  so  it  was ;  me  he  restored  unto 
mine  office,  and  him  he  hanged. 

14  11  Then  Pharaoh  sent  and  called  Jo- 
seph, and  they  t  brought  him  hastily  out 
of  s  the  dungeon:  and  he  shuved  himself, 
and  changed  his  raiment,  and  came  in 
unto  Pharaoh. 

15  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  '■Joseph,  I 
have  dreamed  a  dream,  and  there  is  none 
that  can  interpret  it :  and  I  have  heard 
say  of  thee,  that  t  thou  canst  'understand 
a  dream  to  interpret  it. 

16  And  Joseph  answered  Pharaoh,  say- 
ing, It  is  not  in  me  :  God  shall  give  Pha- 
raoh an  answer  of  peace. 

17  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  In 
my  dream,  behold,  I  stood  upon  the  bank 
of  the  J  river : 

18  And  behold,  there  came  up  out  of 
the  river  seven  kine,  fat-fleshed  and  well- 
favored  ;  and  they  fed  in  a  meadow : 

19  And  behold,  seven  other  kin<e  came 
up  after  them,  poor  and  very  ill-favored 
and  lean-fleshed,  such  as  I  never  saw  in 
all  the  land  of  Egypt  for  badness  : 

20  And  the  lean  and  the  ill-favored  kine 
did  eat  up  the  Ikst  seven  fat  kine  : 

21  And  when  they  had  *  eaten  them  up, 
it  could  not  be  known  that  they  had  eaten 
them  ;  but  they  were  still  ill-favored,  as 
at  the  beginning.     So  I  awoke. 

22  And  I  saw  in  my  dream,  and  behold, 
seven  ears  came  up  in  one  stalk,  full  and 
good : 

23  And  behold,  seven  ears,  H  withered, 
thin,  and  blasted  with  the  east  wind, 
sprung  up  after  them  : 

24  And  the  thin  ears  devoured  the  seven 
good  ears  :  and  I  told  this  unto  the  ''  ma- 
gicians ;  but  there  tvas  none  that  could 
declare  it  to  me. 

25  T[And  Joseph  said  unto  Pharoah, 
The  dream  of  Pharaoh  is  one :  God  hath 
showed  Pharaoh  what  he  is  '  about  to  do. 


anst  interpret  it.     i  chap.  40 :  8  ;  Dan.  2  :  30 ;  i  Cor. 
%  Heb.  came  to  the  inward  parts  of  them.     |J  Or, 
?;Dan.4:7.    1  Dan.  2:29,  45  ;  Rev.  4:  I. 


CHAPTER  XLI. 

1.  The  river ;  Nile. 

2.  Kine  ;  cows. 

8.  Maglcia7is  ;  persons  who  pretended  to  super- 
natural power  in  explaining  signs,  interpreting 
dreams,  and  revealing  hidden  things. 

9.  All/  faults  ;  probably  not  so  much  in  neglect- 
ing Joseph,  as  in  displeasing  Pharaoh. 

13.  Me  he  restored ;  foretold  that  I  should  be 
restored,  and  that  the  baker  would  be  hanged. 

16.  It  is  not  ill  me  ;  he  could  not  of  himself  in- 
terpret the  dream,  it  must  be  by  divine  aid.  An 
cutswer  of  peace  ;  one  that  would  remove  his  fears 
and  promote  his  good. 

25.  Is  one  ;  both  dreams  mean  the  same  thing. 
57 


Joseph  intcrprcteth 


GENESIS   XLI. 


Pharaoh's  dreams. 


26  The  seven  good  kinc  are  seven  years  ; 
and  the  seven  good  ears  are  seven  years  : 
the  dream  is  one. 

27  And  the  seven  thin  and  ill-favored 
kine  that  eame  up  after  them  arc  seven 
years  ;  and  the  seven  empty  ears  blasted 
with  the  east  wind  shall  be  'seven  years 
of  famine. 

28  This  is  the  thing  wliich  I  have  spoken 
nnto  Pharaoh  :  what  God  is  about  to  do 
lie  showeth  unto  Pharaoh. 

29  Behold,  there  eome  '' seven  years  of 
great  plenty  throughout  all  the  land  of 
Egypt : 

.30  And  there  shall  arise  after  them  seven 
years  of  *=  famine  ;  and  all  the  plenty  shall 
be  forgotten  in  the  land  of  Egypt ;  and 
the  famine  shall  ''consume  the  land; 

31  And  the  plenty  shall  not  be  known 
in  the  land  by  reason  of  that  famine  fol- 
lowing; for  it  shall  be  very  *  grievous. 

32  And  for  that  the  dream  was  doubled 
unto  Pharaoh  "^ twice;  it  is  because  the 
thing  is  t  established  by  God,  and  God 
will  shortly  bring  it  to  "^pass. 

33  Now  therefore  let  Pharaoh  look  out 
a  man  discreet  and  wise,  and  set  him  over 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

34  Let  Pharaoh  do  this,  and  let  him  ap- 
point -officers  over  the  land,  and  take  up 
the  fifth  part  of  the  land  of  Egypt  in  the 
seven  plenteous  ^  years. 

3.5  And  let  them  gather  all  the  food  of 
those  good  years  that  come,  and  lay  up 
corn  under  the  hand  of  Pharaoh,  and  let 
them  keep  food  in  the  cities. 

36  And  that  food  shall  be  for  store  to 
the  land  a  gainst  the  seven  years  of  famine, 
which  shall  be  in  the  land  of  Egypt ;  that 
the  land  ^perish  not  through  the  famine. 

37  'i  And  the  thing  was  good  in  the  eyes 
of  Pharaoh,''  and  in  tlie  eyes  of  all  his 
servants. 

38  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  his  servants, 
Can  we  find  such  a  one  as  this  ts,  a  man 
in  'whom  the  spirit  of  God  is? 


•  aKinjn,  8:  I.  b  ver.  *7.  c  rer.  M.  i  rliap.  47;  13.  *  Heh. 
htavy.  '  clmp.  »7 :  7,  M.  \  Or,  prrpared  of  Ood.  fNiim  23:19; 
l.'«a.4K:10.  X  Ot,ovtrteeri.  «  l'ro».6:  r.-«;  2-2:3.  iHeh.btnot 
cutoff,  h  Acta  7: 10.  1  Nuin.C7  :  18;  J<ib  3-2:8;  ProT.2:  H;  Dan. 
4:8,l8;r>:ll.  J  Pbh.  10S:21.  ||  Hcb.ftrar»Krf,nr.*iM.  kIlan.H:3. 
I  £atli.3:IO;  8:2,K,1A.     •  Or,«i7*.     m  Dan. 5: 7,29.     f  Or,/«nrf«r 


26.  Are  seven  years;  represent  them.  Chap. 
40:12,18. 

30.  Forgotten — consume  the  land;  in  the  sev- 
en years  ol  famine  tlie  people  would  consume  the 
produce  of  the  seven  years  of  plenty. 

■52.  Doubled;  to  show  the  certainty  and  near- 
ness of  the  events  foretold. 

34.   Of  the  land ;  the  prodiice  of  the  land. 

36.  the  land  perish  not ;  tiie  inhabitints  of  it. 

37.  The  thing  was  good ;  it  met  the  approba- 
tion of  Ph.araoh  and  his  servants. 

42.  Pnt  it  vpon  Joseph's  hand;  in  token  of 
his  being  clothed  with  authority. 

44.  Lift  It])  his  hand  or  foot ;  a  proverbial  ex- 
OS 


39  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  'V.c.f?!?: 
Forasmuch  as  God  hath  showed  thee  all 
this,  there  is  none  so  discreet  and  wise  as 
thou  art  : 

40  Thou  shalt  be  over  my  J  house,  and 
according  unto  thy  word  shall  all  my 
people  11  be  ruled  :  only  in  the  throne  will 
I  be  greater  than  thou. 

41  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  See, 
I  have  set  thee  ''  over  all  tlie  land  of  Egypt. 

42  And  Pharaoh  took  off  his  'ring  from 
his  hand,  and  put  it  upon  Joseph's  hand, 
and  arrayed  him  in  vestures  of  *fine  linen, 
and  put  a  '"gold  chain  about  his  neck; 

43  And  he  made  him  to  ride  in  the  sec- 
ond chariot  which  he  had ;  and  they  cried 
before  him,  t  Bow  +  the  knee :  and  he  made 
him  ruler  over  all  the  "land  of  Egypt. 

44  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  I  am 
Pharaoh,  and  without  thee  shall  no  man 
lift  up  his  hand  or  foot  in  all  the  land  of 
Eg>'pt. 

45  And  Pharoah  called  Joseph's  name 
Zaphnath-paaneah  ;^  and  he  gave  him  to 
wife  Asenath  the  daughter  of  Poti-phe- 
rah  II  priest  of  On.  And  Joseph  went  out 
over  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

46  %  And  Joseph  was  thirty  years  old 
when  he  .stood  "before  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt.  And  Joseph  went  out  from  the 
presence  of  Pharaoh,  and  went  through- 
out all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

47  And  in  the  seven  plenteous  years  the 
earth  brought  forth  by  handfuls. 

48  And  he  gathered  up  all  the  food  of 
the  seven  years,  which  were  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  laid  up  the  food  in  the  cities  : 
the  food  of  tlie  field  which  u-as  round  about 
every  city,  laid  he  up  in  the  same. 

49  And  Joseph  gathered  corn  as  the  sand 
of  the  P  sea,  very  much,  until  he  left  num- 
bering; for  it  vas  without  number. 

50  And  unto  Joseph  were  born  two 
sonsi  before  the  years  of  famine  came: 
which  Asenath  the  daughter  of  Poti- 
pherah  *  priest  of  On  bare  unto  him. 


father.  ^  Heb.  Abrec/i.  n  cimp.  4.1:8,20 ;  AcL«  7: 10.  ^  Wliirli  in 
llje  Coptic  Bignifiefi,  «  rcveater  of  secrets,  or,  the  man  to  whom 
secrets  are  revealed.  ||  Or,  prince.  F.xodim2:16;  2Snm.8:18. 
o  ISamuel,  I(k21;  n.tnici  1:19;  Luke  21:36.  P  t-liap.  2-2: 17; 
.Iud|;ea7:l2;  ISain.  I3:S;  Panlm  78:27.  q  diap.  46 : -.'0 ;  48 : 6. 
*  Or,  prince,  vrr.  4;".. 


pression,  denoting  that  a.11  the  people  should  be  un- 
der Joseph's  control. 

4-5.  2^])hiiath-paaneah  ;  supposed  by  some  to 
mean,  revealer  of  secrets  ;  by  others,  saviour  of  the 
people.  Priest ;  a  priest  at  that  time,  in  l*^gypt. 
was  a  civil  as  well  a.s  an  ecclesiastical  ruler;  and 
by  this  marriage  Joseph  became  connected  with  one 
of  the  great  men  of  tlie  kingdom.  0)1,  ;  called  by 
the  Greeks  Ileliopolis,  or  the  city  of  the  sun.  It 
was  on  the  east  oi'  the  Nile,  in  the  land  of  Goshen, 
and  not  far  from  the  modern  Cairo. 

47.  ]iy  handfnls;  in  great  abundance. 

48.  Laid  lip  the  food ;  that  which  was  not 
wanted  for  present  use. 


Jacob  sendcth  his  sons 


GENESIS  XLII. 


to  buy  corn  in  Egypt. 


B-'aiTii'  51  AndJoscph  called  the  name  of 
the  first-born  *  Manasseh.  For  God,  .said 
he,  hath  made  me  forget  all  my  toil,  and 
all  my  father's  house. 

52  And  the  name  of  the  second  called 
he  tEphraim:  For  God  hath  caused  me 
to  be  "fruitful  in  the  land  of  my  afflic- 
tion. 

53  T[  And  the  seven  years  of  plenteous- 
ness,  that  was  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  were 
ended. 

54  And  the  seven  years  of  dearth  began 
to  come,  according  as  Joseph  had  ""said: 
and  the  dearth  was  in  all  lands  ;  but  in 
all  the  land  of  Egypt  there  was  bread. 

55  And  when  all  the  land  of  Egypt  was 
famished,''  the  people  cried  to  Pharaoh 
for  bread  :  and  Pharaoh  said  unto  all  the 
Egyptians,  Go  unto  Joseph  ;  what  he  saith 
to  you,  do. 

56  And  the  famine  was  over  all  the  face 
of  the  earth  :  and  Joseph  opened  +  all  the 
storehouses,  and  ''sold  unto  the  Egyp- 
tians ;  and  the  famine  waxed  sore  in  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

57  And  all  countries  came  into  Egypt 
to  Joseph  for  to  buy  corn;  because  that 
the  famine  was  so  sore  in  all  lands. 

CHAPTER   XLII. 

1  Jacob  sendeth  his  ten  sons  to  buy  corn  in  Egypt.  16 
They  are  imprisoned  by  Joseph  for  spies,  lb  They 
are  set  at  liberty,  on  condition  to  brinj^  Benjamin. 
21  They  have  remorse  for  Joseph.  24  Simeon  is  kept 
for  a  pledj;e.  25  They  return  with  corn,  and  their 
money.  '29  Their  relation  to  Jacob.  3G  Jacob  refus- 
eth  to  send  Benjamin. 

"IVrOW  when  "Jacob  saw  that  there  was 

_L\    corn  in  Egypt,  Jacob  said  unto  his 

sons.  Why  do  ye  look  one  upon  another'? 

2  And  he  said.  Behold,  I  have  heard  that 


*  That  isjorgetting.    f  That  \s. fruitful. 
■  Jer.  14:1,2;  Lam.  -1:4.     f  Heh.  all  whcr 


chap.  49 :  ij.   b  ver.  .10. 
n  wan.     A  chap.  42 ;  fi ; 


51.  Manasseh  ;  forgetfulness,  or  causing  to  for- 
get. 

52.  Ephraim  ;  fruitful. 

55.  Egypt  was  famished ;  the  people  had  con- 
sumed all  their  food,  .and  were  in  want. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

7.  All  future  things  are  known  to  Grod,  and  as  far 
as  he  sees  best  he  makes  them  known  to  men.  Be- 
fore men  had  the  Bible,  God  often  communicated 
information  to  them  in  dreams  and  visions.  But 
now  we  are  not  to  expect  information  in  those  ways, 
but  to  give  heed  to  the  Bible,  which  is  able  to  make 
us  wise  unto  salvation,  and  furnish  us  thoroughly 
for  every  good  work. 

]4.  God  never  overlooks  the  trials  of  his  people, 
or  suffers  them  to  continue  a  moment  too  long. 
When  the  right  time  comes  he  delivers  them,  often 
suddenly,  in  ways,  by  means,  and  for  purposes  which 
they  never  expected. 

25.  Those  who  in  all  their  ways  acknowledge 
God,  will  find  that  he  directs  their  paths;  and  those 
things  which  they  thought  to  be  against  them,  they 
will  see  were  ordered  in  such  a  way  as  to  promote 
their  highest  good. 

33.  The  fact  that  men  are  dependent  on  God  does 
not  supersede  the  necessity,  on  their  part,  of  wisdom 


there  is  corn  in  Egypt :  get  you  down 
thither,  and  buy  for  us  from  thence ;  that 
we  may  ""live,  and  not  die. 

3  T[  And  Joseph's  ten  brethren  went 
down  to  buy  corn  in  Egypt. 

4  But  Benjamin,  Joseph's  brother,  Ja- 
cob sent  not  with  his  brethren  ;  for  he 
said,  Lest  perad venture  s  mischief  befall 
him. 

5  And  the  sons  of  Israel  came  to  buy 
corn  among  those  that  came  :  for  the  fam- 
ine was  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

6  And  Joseph  was  the  ''governor  over 
the  land,  and  he  it  was  that  sold  to  all  the 
people  of  the  land  :  and  Joseph's  brethren 
came,  and  bowed  down  themselves  be- 
fore him  u'ith  their  faces  to  the  earth. 

7  And  Joseph  saw  his  brethren,  and  he 
knew  them,  but  made  himself  strange 
unto  them,  and  spake  ^  roughly  unto  them ; 
and  he  said  unto  them,  Whence  come  yel 
And  they  said.  From  the  land  of  Canaan 
to  buy  food. 

8  And  Joseph  knew  his  brethren,  but 
they  knew  not  him. ' 

9  And  Joseph  remembered  the  dreams 
which  he  'dreamed  of  them,  and  said 
unto  them,  Ye  are  spies  ;  to  see  the  naked- 
ness of  the  land  ye  arc  come. 

10  And  they  said  unto  him,  Nay,  my 
lord,  but  to  buy  food  are  thy  servants 
come. 

1 1  We  are  all  one  man's  sons  ;  we  are 
true  men,  thy  servants  are  no  spies. 

12  And  he  said  unto  them.  Nay,  but  to 
see  the  nakedness  of  the  land  ye  are  come. 

13  And  they  said,  Thy  servants  arc 
twelve  brethren,  the  sons  of  one  man  in 
the   land  of  Canaan  ;    and   behold,   the 


47:14.24.     <iAct.i7:12.     f  chap.  43:  8;  Psa.  118: 17.     g  ver.  38. 
•>  chap.  41  :41.     ^  Hub.  hard  things  u-ith  Ihtm.     i  chap.  37  :  .1, 9. 


and  discretion ;  and  those  who  have  most  of  these 
qualities,  will  be  most  likely  to  be  successful. 

39.  Those  who  know  most  of  God  and  his  ways 
will  be  the  more  wise  and  discreet.  1  hey  can  be 
more  safely  trusted,  and  in  great  and  difficult  ser- 
vices may  be  expected  to  do  the  most  good. 

44.  He  who  shows  the  most  kindness,  patience, 
compassion,  and  benevolence  in  a  dungeon,  may  be 
expected  to  show  tiie  most  humilitv,  meekness, 
equanimity,  and  loveliness  on  a  throne. 

52.  God  can,  in  this  world,  cause  his  people  to 
forget  their  sorrows,  or  so  to  remember  them  as  to 
heighten  their  joys,  and  make  them  feel  that  their 
sharpest  trials  were  not  worthy  to  be  compared  with 
the  glory  which  shall  follow. 

CHAPTER  XLII. 

1.  Saw;  was  informed.  Loo/j  one  tepoit  an- 
other ;  in  indolence  and  despondency. 

6.  r/i(Zt  «oZ<^;  directed  as  to  the  selling.  Hawed 
down  ;  chap.  37  :  7,  8. 

7.  Made  himself  strange  ;  appeared  not  to  know 
them. 

9.  The  dreams;  chap.  37  :  5-9.  The  naked- 
ness of  the  land;  its  defenceless  condition,  where 
and  how  a  successful  attack  might  be  made  upon  it 

59 


Joseph's  brethren  return 


GENESIS  XLir. 


to  Jaeob  their  father. 


youngest  is  this  day  ^Yitl^  our  father,  and 
one*  is  not. 

1 4  And  Joseph  said  unto  them,  That  is  it 
that  I  spake  unto  you,  saying.  Ye  are  spies  : 

15  Hereby  ye  shall  be  proved:  By  the  life 
of ''Pharaoh  yc  shall  not  go  forth  hence, 
except  your  youngest  brother  come  hither. 

IG  Send  one  of  you,  and  let  him  fetch 
your  brother,  and  ye  shall  be  *kept  in 
prison,  that  your  words  may  be  proved, 
whether  there  be  any  truth  in  you :  or  else, 
by  the  life  of  Pharaoh,  surely  ye  are  spies. 

17  And  he  tput  them  all  together  into 
ward  three  days. 

18  And  Joseph  said  unto  them  the  third 
day.  This  do,  and  live ;  for  I  fear  '^God  : 

19  If  ye  be  true  vicn,  let  one  of  your 
brethren  be  bound  in  the  house  of  your 
prison  :  go  ye,  carry  corn  for  the  famine 
of  your  houses  : 

20  But  ''bring  your  youngest  brother 
unto  me ;  so  shall  your  words  be  verified, 
and  ye  shall  not  die.    And  they  did  so. 

21  ^And  they  said  one  to  another,  We 
are  verily  ''guilty  concerning  our  brother, 
in  that  we  saw  the  anguish  of  his  soul, 
when  he  besought  us,  and  we  would  not 
hear  ;■"  therefore  is  this  distress  come 
upon  us. 

22  And  Reuben  answered  them,  saying, 
Spake  I  not  unlo  ^you,  saying,  Do  not  sin 
against  the  child  ;  and  ye  would  not  hear? 
tlierefore,  behold,  also  his  blood  is  ''re- 
(juired. 

2,3  And  they  knew  not  that  Joseph  un- 
derstood them;  for  the  spake  unto  them 
by  an  interpreter. 

24  And  he  turned  himself  about  from 
tlicin,  and  wept;  and  returned  to  them 
again,  and  communed  with  them,  and 
took  from  them  Simeon,  and  bound  him 
before  their  eyes. 

25  1[  Then  Joseph  commanded  to  fill 
their  sacks  with  corn,  and  to  restore  every 
man's  money  into  his  sack,  and  to  give 
tliem  provision  for  the  'way:  and  thus 
did  he  unto  them. 


•  (liap.STinOi  .ler.  .11 :  in  ;  I,ain.fi:7;  Mat.2:l8.  *  neiit.6:  IS; 
ISiim.  1  :iii;  17:55;  .Ian.  f.:  I?.  *  Heb.lwund.  f  Heb.galliercil. 
r  .liai..  20:11;  Lev.'i6:«;  Nell.r>:IS;  LukelH:2,4.  d  vfrr.  S4  ; 
r'li.l|..  43:11;  44:23.  «  Nuin.M:23;  1  KinjCT,  17: 18 ;  .lobSlKS.S; 
H'JbimR:!/);  Mal.27:n,4;  .Act«l!l:18.  f  Trov.  21  :  H:  24  :  11,  1-2; 
Jer.34:l7;  Mat.7:2.     «  chnp.:l7:21.     b  clinp.9:  ft ;  1  King3,2:32; 

M.  That  is  it ;  what  you  have  said  sho\Vs  the 
truth  of  what  I  declare,  tliat  you  are  spies;  for  a 
mail  who  had  eleven  sons  would  not  send  all  but 
one  so  far  away  from  hiin. 

15.  By  the  life  of  Pharaoh  ;  as  surely  as  Pha- 
raoii  lives. 

17.  TFirzn/;  prison.  Three  days  ;  i\ns  ^a.xt  them 
time  to  rellect  upon  their  past  conduct,  their  treat- 
ment of  Joseph  and  Jacoh,  and  upon  tlieir  present 
condition  and  prospects.  This  was  what  Josepli  in- 
t'  uded,  and  he  no  doubt  prayed  that  it  iniglit  be  for 
their  good. 

20.  lie  verified ;  proved  to  be  triie. 

eo 


26  And  they  laded  their  asses  *b.c;??S: 
with  the  corn,  and  departed  thence. 

27  And  as  one  of  them  opened  his  J  sack 
to  give  his  ass  provender  in  the  inn,  he 
espied  his  money  ;  for  behold,  it  was  in 
his  sack's  mouth. 

28  And  he  said  unto  his  brethren,  My 
money  is  restored;  and  lo,  it  is  even  in 
my  sack  :  and  their  heart  *  failed  them,  and 
they  were  afraid,  saying  one  to  another, 
What  is  this  t]iat  God  hath  done  unto  us? 

29  If  And  they  came  unto  Jacob  their 
father  unto  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  told 
him  all  that  befell  unto  them;   sayins, 

30  The  man  who  is  the  lord  of  the  land, 
spake  il  roughly''  to  x;s,  and  took  us  for 
spies  of  the  country. 

31  And  we  said  unto  him,  We  are  true 
men  ;  we  are  no  spies  : 

32  We  be  twelve  brethren,  sons  of  our 
father ;  one  is  not,  and  the  youngest  is 
this  day  with  our  father  in  the  land  of 
Canaan. 

33  And  the  man,  tJie  lord  of  the  country, 
said  unto  us.  Hereby  shall  I  know  that 
ye  are  true  men  :  leave  one  of  your  breth- 
ren here  with  me,  and  take  food  for  the 
famine  of  your  households,  and  be  gone : 

34  And  bring  your  youngest  brother 
unto  me:  then  shall  I  know  that  yc  are 
no  spies,  but  that  ye  are  true  men  :  so  will 
I  deliver  you  your  brother,  and  ye  shall 
tratlic'  in  the  land. 

35  1[  And  it  cainc  to  pass  as  they  emp- 
tied their  sacks,  that  behold,  every  man's 
bundle  of  money  iras  in  his  '"sack:  and 
M'hen  both  they  and  their  father  saw  the 
bundles  of  money,  they  were  afraid. 

36  And  Jacob  their  father  said  unto 
them,  Me  have  ye  "bereaved  of  mi/  chil- 
dren: Joseph  is  not,  and  Simeon  is  not. 
and  ye  will  take  Benjamin  away :  all  these 
things"  are  against  me. 

37  And  Reuben  spake  unto  his  father, 
saying,  Slay  my  two  sons,  if  I  bring  him 
not  to  thee:  deliver  him  into  my  hand, 
and  I  will  bring  him  to  thee  again. 


SCliron.  24:22;  P.iiilm  9:  12  ;  Ezek.3:18;  Luke  11  :ftO,  SI ;  Acta 
2S:4;  Rev.  13:10.  |  Hi-h.  an  interpreter  w.is  between  them. 
i  Mat.  5:44;  Rom.  12:17,  ■»;  Epli.  4:2.  j  diap.  43 :  21.  %  Heb. 
went  fiirth.  ||  Heh.  with  vs  hard  things.  I  vi-r.  7,  12.  1  ctmp. 
34:10.  ni  rhnp.  43:21.  n  chap.  43: 14.  ■>  1  Sam.  27:  1 ;  Job  7  :  7; 
Keel.  7:8;  Rojii.  8 :  28. 


21.  Guilty  concerning  our  hrother ;  conscience 
condemned  them  for  their  treatment  of  Josepl  .  more 
tlian  twenty  years  before.  Therefore  is  thi.f  dis- 
tress ;  they  viewed  it  as  a  punishment  of  their  sins. 

25.  Money  ;  what  each  one  had  paid  for  his  corn. 

27.  Inn;  where  they  stopped  for  the  nif^ht. 

28.  They  were  afraid;  lest  they  should  be 
charjjed  with  havinjj  stolen  the  money,  and  be 
treated  as  thieves,  (rod  hath  done  ;  in  his  provi- 
dence caused  to  come  upon  us. 

.36.  Bereaved ;  deprived. 

37.  Slay  vty  ttvo  sons;  th9,t  is,  you  may  slay 
tiieiii,  if  1  brin^  not  Benjamin  back  again;  a  rash 


The  sons  of  Jacob 


GENESIS  XLIII 


go  again  into  Egypt. 


h.  C.  1707. 

go  down  with  you ;  for  his  brother  is 
dead,"  and  he  is  left  alone  :  if  mischief 
befall  him  by  the  way  in  the  which  ye  go, 
then  shall  ye  bring  down  my  gray  "^  hairs 
with  sorrow  to  the  grave. 

CHAPTER  XLIII. 

1  Jacob  is  hardly  persuaded  to  send  Benjamin.  15  Jo- 
seph entertainetli  his  brethren.  31  He  maketh  them 
a  feast. 

AND    the    famine    ivas   "^sore    in    the 
land. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had 
eaten  up  the  corn  which  they  had  brought 
out  of  Egypt,  their  father  said  unto  them, 
Go  again,  buy  us  a  little  food. 

3  And  Judah  spake  unto  him,  saying. 
The  man  *  did  solemnly  protest  unto  us, 
saying.  Ye  shall  not  see  my  face,  except 
your  brother  be  with  you. 

4  If  thou  wilt  send  our  brother  with  us, 
we  will  go  down  and  buy  thee  food  : 

5  But  if  thou  wilt  not  send  him,  we  will 
not  go  down :  for  the  man  said  unto  us, 
Ye  shall  not  see  my  face,  except  your 
brother  be  with  you. 

6  And  Israel  said.  Wherefore  dealt  ye 
so  ill  with  me,  as  to  tell  the  man  whether 
ye  had  yet  a  brother'? 

7  And  they  said.  The  man  t  asked  us 
straitly  of  our  state,  and  of  our  kindred, 
saying.  Is  your  father  yet  alive?  have  ye 
another  brother "?  and  we  told  him  accord- 
ing to  the  t  tenor  of  these  words.  ^  Could 
we  certainly  know  that  he  would  say. 
Bring  your  brother  down  1 

8  And  Judah  said  unto  Israel  his  father. 
Send  the  lad  with  me,  and  we  will  arise 
and  go ;  that  we  may  live,  and  not  die, 
both  we,  and  thou,  and  also  our  little  ones. 

9  I  will  be  ''surety  for  him ;  of  my  hand 
fihalt  thou  require  him :  if  I  bring  him 
not  unto  thee,  and  set  him  before  thee, 
then  let  me  bear  the  blame  for  ever: 

10  For  except  we  had  lingered,  surely 
now  we  had  returned  II  this  second  time. 


•  chap.  37:33;  44:20,28.  b  rliap.  37:. 35;  44:29,31;  Isai.ali 
38:10.  c  cliap.  41 :  ."v*;  Lam. .5:10.  *  Heh,  protesting  protested. 
t  Heb.  asking  asked  us.  %  Heb.  mouth.  5  Heh.  knowing  could 
Keknowf     d  chap.  44  :  32 ;  Psa.  119: 122  :  Phile.  18, 19.     \\  Or,  twice 


expression,  but  it  showed  Reuben's  earnestness  and 
sincerity. 
38.  His  brother ;  Joseph. 

INSTRUCTIOXS. 

2.  In  seasons  of  danger  and  distress  nothing  is 
piined  by  despondency.  The  question  should  be. 
What  shall  we  do?  and  having  ascertained,  we 
should,  without  delay,  ami  in  dependence  on  God, 
attempt  to  do  it.  He  helps  those  who,  in  the  right 
way,  attempt  to  help  themselves. 

9.  The  efforts  of  men  to  thwart  the  plans  of  God 
are  the  means  of  fulfilling  them  :  yet  they  are  as 
wicked  in  opposing  him,  as  if  he  did  not  make  what 
t'ley  do  the  occasion  of  promoting  his  cause. 


11  And  their  father  Israel  said  unto 
them.  If  it  ^mist  be  so  now,  do  this  ;  take 
of  the  best  fruits  in  the  land  in  your  ves- 
sels, and  carry  down  the  man  a  ''present, 
a  little  ''balm,  and  a  little  honey,  spices 
and  myrrh,  nuts  and  almonds  : 

12  And  take  double  money  in  your 
hand  ;  and  the  money  that  was  s brought 
again  in  the  mouth  of  your  sacks,  carry 
it  again  in  your  hand  ;  peradventure  it 
U'as  an  oversight. 

13  Take  also  your  brother,  and  arise, 
go  again  unto  the  man  : 

14  And  God  Almighty  give  you  mercy 
before ''  the  man,  that  he  may  send  away 
your  other  brother,  and  Benjamin.  If*  I  bo. 
bereaved'  of  my  children,  I  am  bereaved. 

1 5  ^And  the  men  took  that  present,  and 
they  took  double  money  in  their  hand, 
and  Benjamin ;  and  rose  up,  and  went 
down  to  Egypt,  and  stood  before  Joseph. 

16  And  when  Joseph  saw  Benjamin 
with  them,  he  said  to  the  J  ruler  of  his 
house.  Bring  these  men  home,  and  t  slay, 
and  make  ready  ;  for  these  men  shall  tdine 
with  me  at  noon. 

17  And  the  man  did  as  Joseph  bade; 
and  the  man  brought  the  men  into  Jo- 
seph's house. 

18  And  the  men  were  afraid,  because 
they  were  brought  into  Joseph's  house  ; 
and  they  said.  Because  of  the  money  that 
was  returned  in  our  sacks  at  the  first  time 
are  Ave  brought  in;  that  he  may  *seek 
occasion  against  us,  and  fall  upon  us,  and 
take  us  for  bondmen,  and  our  asses. 

19  And  they  came  near  to  the  steward 
of  Joseph's  house,  and  they  communed 
with  him  at  the  door  of  the  house, 

20  And  said,  O  sir,  II  we  came  indeed 
down  at  the  first  time  to  buy  food  : 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  we  cams 
to  the  inn,  that  we  opened  our  sacks,  and 
behold,  every  man's  money  was  in  the 
mouth  of  his  sack,  our  money  in  full 
weight :  and  we  have  brought  it  again 
in  our  hand. 


/)!/  this 

, 

Pr 

OT.  18 

Ifi. 

f  rhap. 37:2 

1.      s  ch 

•ip.  42 : 

Ir,.       h    Kch. 

1:11; 

P.sa 

37 

:!i.     * 

Or, 

and  I,  as  fha 

ve  been 

etc.     i 

E-ith   4 :  16. 

i  chap 

4t 

1. 

t  Heh.  kill  a  killing,     t 

Heb.  ea 

t.     5  t 

eb.  roll  him. 

self  upon 

us. 

.Job  .30 

:I4 

II  Heh.com 

ing  dot 

n  we 

came  *.u»n. 

16.  Men  are  often  strongly  tempted  to  do  evil  that 
good  may  come,  but  it  is  never  right;  and  the  suc- 
cess of  a  plan  is  no  sure  evidence  of  the  righteous- 
ness of  the  means  used  in  prosecuting  it. 

28.  When  men  have  done  what  they  know  to  be 
wicked,  and  evils  oome  upon  them,  conscience  link."! 
the  two  together,  and  vfews  the  one  as  a  punishment 
for  the  other. 

CHAPTER  XLIII. 
7.   Straitly;  carefully,  particularly.     The  ten- 
or of  these  words  ;  truly  answered  his  inquiries. 

12.  Double  money ;  that  which  they  brought 
back,  and  enough  more  to  buy  the  corn  which  yh.ej 
needed. 

61 


Joseph  tnakelh  a 


GRXESIS  XLIV. 


yeast  for  his  brethren. 


22  And  other  money  have  we  brought 
down  in  our  hands  to  buy  food  :  we  can- 
not tell  who  put  our  money  in  our  sacks. 

23  And  he  said,  "Peace  be  to  you,  fear 
not :  your  God,  and  the  God  of  your 
father,  hath  given  you  treasure  in  your 
sacks :  *  I  had  your  money.  And  he 
brought  Simeon  out  unto  them. 

24  And  the  man  brought  the  men  into 
Joseph's  house,  and  gave  them  ^  water,  and 
they  washed  their  feet;  and  he  gave  their 
asses  provender. 

25  And  they  made  ready  the  "^present 
against  Joseph  came  at  noon  :  for  they 
heard  that  they  should  eat  bread  there. 

26  T[And  when  Joseph  came  home,  they 
brought  him  the  present  which  teas  in 
their  hand  into  the  house,  and  "'bowed 
themselves  to  him  to  the  earth. 

27  And  he  asked  them  of  their  t  welfare, 
and  said,  i  Is  your  father  well,  the  old 
man  of  whom  ye  "spake?  Is  he  yet  alive? 

28  And  they  answered,  Thy  servant 
our  father  is  in  good  health,  he  is  yet 
alive  :  and  they  bowed  down  their  heads, 
and  made  obeisance. 

29  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw 
his  brother  Benjamin,  his  "^mother's  son, 
and  said.  Is  this  your  younger  brother,  of 
whom  ye  spake  unto  me  ?  And  he  said, 
God  be  gracious  unto  thee,  my  ^son. 

30  And  Joseph  made  haste ;  for  his 
bowels  did  '■yearn  upon  his  brother  :  and 
he  sought  where  to  weep  ;  and  he  entered 
into  his  chamber,  and  wept  there. 


•  Juiig.6:23;  19:20;  1  Sam.  25 :  6 :  I.iike  24:36.  *  Heb.  your 
monev  came  lo  me.  b  clian.  18  :  4  ;  24:35.  c  verse  U.  (i  cbap. 
37:7,  10.  t  Ht-b.pMM.  f  Heb.  Is  tbere  peace  to  your  father^ 
•  cliap.42:ll,13.     f  cb.ip.35: 17, 18.     g  Jok1i.7:  19;  2Cliron.  29: 11 ; 


2.3.  God — hath  given  yon  treasure  ;  not  -with- 
out human  agency  ;  but  he  had  so  ordered  things  in 
his  providence  that  they  had  their  money.  /  had 
your  money ;  it  was  paid  to  me,  and  I  acknow- 
ledge the  receipt  of  it;  of  course  you  need  not  fear. 
He  had  himself,  at  the  command  of  Joseph,  without 
their  knowledge,  put  it  into  their  sacks. 

24.  Washed  their  feet ;  according  to  the  custom 
of  travellers  in  those  days.     Chap.  18:4. 

2.').  The  present ;  that  which  they  had  brought 
from  the  land  of  Canaan. 

26.  Bowed  themselves ;  chap.  37:7. 

31.  Refrained;  from  weeping,  and  appeared  as 
usual. 

33.  They  sat  before  him  ;  they  were  seated  ac- 
cording to  their  different  ages.  Marvelled ;  that 
he  who  seated  them  should  know,  in  e.ach  case, 
■which  was  oldest. 

31.  Messes;  portions  of  food. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

5.  As  to  the  future  doing  of  things  which  are  left 
to  our  discretion,  it  is  ordinarily  not  best  to  s.ay  pos- 
itively what  we  will  or  will  not  do,  but  to  feel  our 
dependence  on  God  ;  and  when  the  time  to  act  comes, 
decide  as  truth  and  duty  may  then  require. 

7.  When  things  seem  to  go  against  us,  M-e  are 
apt  to  overlook  the  controlling  hand  of  God,  and  re- 
gard only  the  instruments ;  but  in  blaming  them, 
we  often  find  fault  with  him. 
62 


31  And  he  washed  his  face,  and  ^b.cI?"' 
went  out,  and  refrained  himself,  and  said, 
Set  on  bread. 

32  And  they  set  on  for  him  by  himself, 
and  for  them  by  themselves,  and  for  the 
Egyptians  which  did  eat  with  him  by 
themselves  :  because  the  Egyptians  micht 
not  eat  bread  with  the  Hebrews  ;  for  that 
is  an  'abomination  unto  the  Egyptians. 

33  And  they  sat  before  him,  the  first- 
born according  to  his  birthright,  and  the 
youngest  according  to  his  youth  :  and  the 
men  marvelled  one  at  another. 

34  And  he  took  and  sent  J  messes  unto 
them  from  before  him  :  but  Benjamin's 
mess  was  five  times  so  much  as  any  of 
theirs.  And  they  drank,  and  *  were''  merry 
with  him. 

CHAPTER  XLIV. 

1  Joseph's  policy  to  stay  his  brethren.     14  Judah's  hum- 
ble supplication  to  Joseph. 

AND  he  commanded  II  the  steward  of  his 
house,  saying,  Fill  the  men's  sacks 
with  food,  as  much  as  they  can  carry,  and 
put  every  man's  money  in  his  sack's  mouth. 

2  And  put  my  cup,  the  silver  cup,  in 
the  sack's  mouth  of  the  youngest,  and  his 
corn-money.  And  he  did  according  to  the 
word  that  Joseph  had  spoken. 

3  As  soon  as  the  morning  was  light,  the 
men  were  sent  away,  they  and  their 
asses. 

4  And  when  they  were  gone  out  of  the 
city,  and  not  yet  far  off,  Joseph  said  unto 


Mat.9:2.  h  lKings,3:26;  Jer.31:20;  Pbil.l;8;  2:1;  Col.3:IJ. 
j  cbap.  46:34;  Ex.  8:26.  j2Sam.ll:8.  ^  Web.  drank  largely. 
kProv.31:6;  Eccl.9:7;  10:19;  Cant.5:l;  M;lt.  11:19;  Jobn 
2:10.     II  Heb.  him  that  wa.i  oner  hit  house. 


11.  When  a  man  has  promised  to  do  what  is  wrong, 
instead  of  feeling  that  he  is  bound  to  fulfil  his  prom- 
ise, his  duty  is  to  acknowledge  his  sin  in  making  it, 
repent,  and  do  what  is  right.  There  is  always  a  law 
higher  than  any  mere  human  promise,  namely,  the 
law  of  God.  If  a  man  does  wrong  because  he  has 
promised  or  sworn  to  do  it,  he  adds  sin  to  sin, 
and  ripens  for  an  aggravated  condemnation.  Mat. 
14:9,  10. 

18.  A  guilty  conscience,  when  awakened,  natu- 
rally forebodes  evil,  producing  a  certain  fearful  look- 
ing for  judgment  and  fiery  indignation  ;  and  unless 
men  find  the  way  of  deliverance,  it  will  make  them 
wretched. 

22.  Property  that  has  come  into  our  hands  by 
oversight  or  mistake,  as  well  as  that  which  we  have 
wrongfully  obtained,  should  be  carefully  and  prompt- 
ly returned  to  its  rightful  owners. 

26.  When  events,  long  before  made  known,  are 
accomplished  by  the  voluntary  actions  of  free  moral 
agents,  it  shows  that  such  actions  were  beforehand 
certain  ;  though  that  certainty  docs  not  lessen  men's 
freedom,  nor  diminish  their  praise  or  blameworthi- 
ness in  performing  tliose  actions.     Acts  2 :  23. 

30.  Family  ties  are  tender  and  lasting;  and  de- 
lightful, after  long  absence,  is  the  meeting  of  affec- 
tionate family  friends.  As  their  forcible  and  violent 
separation  causes  the  intensest  anguish,  so  their 
kind,   providential  restoration   gives  inexprccsiblf 

joy- 


Joscph^s  device  to 


GENESIS   XLIV. 


stay  his  brethren. 


BcliTcrt''  his  steward,  Up,  follow  after  the 
men  ;*  and  when  thou  dost  overtake  them, 
say  unto  them,  Wherefore  have  ye  re- 
warded ''evil  for  good? 

5  Is  not  this  it  in  which  my  lord  drink- 
eth,  and  whereby  indeed  he  *  divineth  1 
ye  have  done  evil  in  so  doing. 

6  ^And  he  overtook  them,  and  he  spake 
unto  them  these  same  words. 

7  And  they  said  unto  him,  Wherefore 
saith  my  lord  these  words'?  God*^forbid 
that  thy  servants  should  do  according  to 
this  thing : 

8  Behold,  the  money,  which  we  found 
in  our  sacks'  mouths,  we  brought  again 
unto  ''thee  out  of  the  land  of  Canaan: 
how  then  should  we  steal  out  of  thy 
lord's  house  silver  or  gold? 

9  With  whomsoever  of  thy  servants  it 
be  found,  both  let  "him  die,  and  we  also 
will  bo  my  lord's  bondmen. 

10  And  he  said.  Now  also  let  it  be  ac- 
cording unto  your  words :  he  with  whom 
it  is  found  shall  be  my  ""servant ;  and  ye 
shall  be  blameless. 

1 1  Then  they  speedily  took  down  every 
man  his  sack  to  the  ground,  and  opened 
every  man  his  sack. 

12  And  he  searched,  aud  began  at  the 
eldest,  and  left  at  the  youngest :  and  the 
cup  was  found  in  Benjamin's  sack. 

13  Then  they  rent  their  e  clothes,  and 
laded  every  man  his  ass,  and  returned  to 
the  city. 

14^  And  Judah  and  his  brethren  came 
to  Joseph's  house  ;  for  he  ims  yet  there  : 
and  they  fell  before  ''him  on  the  ground. 

15  And  Joseph  said  unto  them.  What 
deed  is  this  that  ye  have  done  ?  wot  ye 
not  that  such  a  man  as  I  can  certainly 
divine  ?t 

16  And  Judah  said.  What  shall  we  say 
unto  my  lord  ?  what  shall '  we  speak  ?  or 


»  r)eut.2:13.  h  Prov.  17:13.  * 
2C!:22;  2King9,8:13.  d  chap.«:22 
E  cliap.  37:29,34     "         ■  ■    •■     -  " 


maketk  trial,  e  .Joshua 
v.im,..,.,.^i.  .  rhap.31:32.  fEs.22:3. 
14:6;  2  Sam.  1:11.    h  cliap.  37  : 7.    f  Or, 


CHAPTER  XLIV. 
5.   Whereby ;   by  which,  or  concerning  which. 
Divineth ;  maketh  search  and  ascertaineth. 

13.  Rent  their  clothes ;  as  was  the  custorft  in 
great  distress. 

14.  Fell  before  him;  in  token  of  suhmission. 
Chap.  37  : 7,  10. 

Id.  Divine  ;  ascertain  the  facts.     Ver.  .'). 

16.  The  iniquity  of  thy  servants ;  he  might 
not  mean  by  this  to  confess  that  they  had  stolen  the 
cup,  but  tliat  God  in  his  providence  was  righteously 
punishing  them  for  their  sins,  and  that  they  meant 
to  accept  whatever  he  should  lay  upon  them. 

18.  Even  as  Pharaoh  ;  having  full  power  to  do 
as  he  should  choose. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

9.  Hasty  decisions,  and  strong,  conMent  asser- 
tions are  often  wrong,  and  bring  those  who  make  them 
into  great  perplexity  and  distress.     ProV.  29  :  11. 

16.  Hearty  acknowledgment  of  the  justice  of  God 


how  shall  we  clear  ourselves  ?  God  hath 
found  J  out  the  iniquity  of  thy  servants: 
behold,  we  are  my  lord's  servants,  both 
we,  and  he  also  with  whom  the  cup  is 
found. 

1 7  And  he  said,  God  forbid  that  I  ^  should 
do  so :  bvt  the  man  in  whose  hand  the 
cup  is  found,  he  shall  be  my  servant ; 
and  as  for  you,  get  you  up  in  peace  unto 
your  father. 

18  T[  Then  Judah  came  near  unto  him, 
and  said,  O  my  lord,  let  thy  servant,  I 
pray  thee,  speak  a  word  in  my  lord's 
ears,  and  let  not  thine  anger '  burn  against 
thy  servant :  for  thou  art  even  as  Pha- 
raoh. 

19  My  lord  asked  his  servants,  saying, 
Have  ye  a  father,  or  a  brother? 

20  And  we  said  unto  my  lord,  We  have 
a  father,  an  old  man,  and  a  child  of  his 
old  age,  a  little  one  ;  and  his  brother  is 
dead,  and  he  alone  is  left  of  his  mother, 
and  his  "  father  loveth  him. 

21  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy  servants. 
Bring  him  down  unto  "  me,  that  I  may  set 
mine  eyes  upon  him. 

22  And  we  said  unto  my  lord.  The  lad 
cannot  leave  his  father:  for  ?/he  should 
leave  his  father,  his  father  would  die. 

23  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy  servants, 
Except  your  youngest  brother  come  down 
with  you,  ye  shall  see  my  face  no  more. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass  when  we  came 
up  unto  thy  servant  my  father,  we  told 
him  the  words  of  my  lord. 

25  And  our  father  said.  Go  "again,  and 
buy  us  a  little  food. 

26  And  we  said.  We  cannot  go  Pdown  : 
if  our  youngest  brother  be  with  us,  then 
will  we  go  down  ;  for  we  may  not  sec  the 
man's  face,  except  our  youngest  brother 
be  with  us. 

27  And   thy   servant    my   father   said 


make  trial,  yer.  n.  i  Ezra  9  :  10;  Job  40:4.  j  Num.  32 :  23 ;  Josh. 
7:1S;  Prov.28:17;  Luke  12:2.  k  Prov.  17: 1.1.  1  chap.  18:30,3^. 
■n  chap.  37 : 3.     n  chap.  42 :  15,  20.     o  chap.  43 :  2.     p  Luke  11:7. 


in  our  trials,  and  humble  submission  to  his  will,  in- 
dicate a  preparation  for  appro.aching  deliverance. 

18.  It  is  never  wise  or  right,  in  a  world  of  mercy 
and  grace,  to  despair,  or  cease  to  use  appropriate 
means ;  however  dark  to  human  appearance  may 
be  the  prospect,  or  feeble  the  means  used,  God  can 
give  speedy  and  triumphant  success. 

3'2.  The  most  touching  and  efficacious  eloquence 
is  often  a  simple  narration  of  facts.  God's  ways 
are  great,  and  a  true  recital  of  them  is  suited  to 
produce  great  effects.  His  ways,  like  himself,  are 
perfect,  and  a  knowledge  of  them  is  suited  to  make 
men  perfect,  and  lead  them,  in  their  measure,  to  im- 
itate him. 

34.  An  affectionate  and  lender  regard  for  one's  fa- 
ther, a  readiness  to  sacrifice,  and  if  need  be  suffer,  to 
prevent  evils  from  coming  upon  him,  and  to  prolong 
his  life,  promote  his  comfort,  and  cheer  him  in  old 
age,  is  peculiarly  pleasing  to  God,  and  is  often  fol- 
lowed by  some  of  his  richest  blessings. 

63 


Joseph  maketh  himself 


GENESIS   XLV. 


known  to  his  brethren 


unto  US,  Ye  know  that  my  wife  bare  me 
two*  sons  : 

28  And  the  one  went  out  from  me,  and 
I  said,  Surely  he  is  ''torn  in  pieces  ;  and 
I  saw  him  not  since  : 

29  And  if  ye  take  this  also  from  me, 
and  mischief  befall  him,  ye  shall  bring 
down  my  gray  hairs  with  sorrow  to  the 
grave. 

30  Now  therefore  when  I  come  to  thy 
servant  my  father,  and  the  lad  be  not 
with  us;  seeing  that  his  life  is  ''bound 
up  in  the  lad's  life  ; 

31  It  shall  come  to  pass,  when  he  seeth 
that  the  lad  is  not  U'ith  its,  that  he  will 
die:  and  thy  servants  shall  bring  down 
the  gray  hairs  of  thy  servant  our  father 
with  sorrow  to  the  grave. 

32  For  thy  servant  became  '' surety  for 
the  lad  unto  my  father,  saying,  If  I  bring 
him  not  unto  thee,  then  I  shall  bear  the 
blame  to  my  father  for  ever. 

33  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  let  thy 
.servant  abide  instead  of  the  ""lad  a  bond- 
man to  my  lord  ;  and  let  the  lad  go  up 
with  his  brethren. 

34  For  how  shall  I  go  up  to  my  father, 
and  the  lad  be  not  with  me  1  lest  perad- 
venture  I  see  the  ""evil  that  shall  *come 
on  s  my  father. 

CHAPTER  XLV. 

1  Josfiph  maketh  h'mself  known  to  his  brethren.  5  He 
comforteth  them  in  God's  providence.  9  He  sendeth 
for  his  father.  16  Pharaoh  confirmeth  it.  21  Joseph 
furnisheth  them  for  their  journey,  and  exhorteth  them 
to  concord.     25  Jacob  is  revived  with  the  news. 

THEN  Joseph  could  not  refrain  himself 
before  all  them  that  stood  by  him ; 
and  he  cried.  Cause  every  man  to  go  out 
from  me.  And  there  stood  no  man  with 
him,  while  Joseph  made  himself  known 
unto  his  brethren. 

2  And  he  t  wept ''  aloud  :  and  flie  Egyp- 
tians and  the  house  of  Pharaoh  heard. 

3  And  .lospph  said  unto  his  brethren,  I 
am  Joseph  ;  dotli  my  father  yet  live  1  And 
his  brethren  could  not  answer  him;  for 
they  were  ^troubled  'at  his  presence. 

4  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren, 
Come  near  to  me,  I  pray  you  :  and  they 
came  near.  And  he  said,  I  am  Joseph 
your  brother,  whom  ye  J  sold  into  Egypt. 


•  clinp.m:3.1;  36: 18;  IK:  19.  b  cliiip.  37  ::»  ;  42  ::l<i.  c  I  Sam. 
18:1;  JSi-ia.  d  rli;i|>.  H:1  : 9.  •  Kxoiluil  3i  :3i;  Kom.fi: 7-10; 
9 1  3.  »  i  Cliron.  .'H  :  J8.  '  Hrh.  Jimt  my  futhtr.  jEx.  m:8; 
J*b3l:2*ls  PmlIIH::!;  II9:M.'I.  t  Ht\i.  gave  forth  hit  voice  in 
wteping.  b  Numbers  M  :  I.  %  Or,  ten  ifitd.  i  Job  4  :  6;  'i3:  15; 
M»t.l4:*).     J    (Jin|>.  37:28.      k    2  Cor.  1:7.      4    Web.  neither  let 


CHAPTER  XLV. 

5.  Be  iiot  grieved;  indulge  not  excessive  an- 
guish, nor  .sink  into  despair,  lor  God  is  to  be  seen 
and  acknov  Icd^i'd  in  all  these  things. 

6.  Earitig ;  an  old  English  word  for  ploughing, 
or  tilling. 

8.  Not  yon  ;  that  is,  not  you  merely,  or  prjnci- 
61 


5  Now  therefore  be  not  ^  grieved,  B.c,nM 
nor  *  angry  with  yourselves,  that  ye  sold 
me  hither;  for  God  did  send  me  'before 
you  to  preserve  life. 

6  For  these  two  years  ""hath  the  famine 
been  in  the  land  :  and  yet  there  are  five 
years,  in  the  which  there  shall  neither  be 
earing"  nor  harvest. 

7  And  God  sent  me  before  you  II  to 
preserve  you  a  posterity  in  the  earth, 
and  to  save  your  lives  by  a  great  "deliv- 
erance. 

8  So  now  it  was  not  you  that  sent  me 
hither,  but  p  God  :  and  he  hath  made  me 
a  "i father  to  Pharaoh,  and  lord  of  all  his 
house,  and  a  ruler  throughout  all  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

9  Haste  ye,  and  go  up  to  my  father, 
and  say  unto  him,  Thus  saith  thy  son 
Joseph,  God  haih  made  me  lord  of  all 
Egypt :   come  down  unto  me,  tarry  not : 

10  And  thou  shalt  dwell  in  the  land  of 
Goshen,''  and  thou  shalt  be  near  unto  me, 
thou,  and  thy  children,  and  thy  children's 
children,  and  thy  flocks,  and  thy  herds, 
and  all  that  thou  hast : 

11  And  there  will  I  nourish  thee;  for 
yet  there  are  five  years  of  famine  ;  lest 
thou,  and  thy  household,  and  all  that  thou 
hast,  come  to  poverty. 

12  And  behold,  your  eyes  "see,  and  the 
eyes  of  my  brother  Benjamin,  that  it  is 
my  mouth  that  speaketh  unto  you. 

13  And  ye  shall  tell  my  father  of  all 
my  glory  in  Egypt,  and  of  all  that  yc 
have  seen ;  and  ye  shall  haste  and  bring 
down'  my  father  hither. 

14  And  he  fell  upon  his  brother  Ben- 
jamin's "neck,  and  wept;  and  Benjamin 
wept  upon  his  neck. 

1.5  Moreover,  he  kissed  all  his  brethren, 
and  wept  upon  them  :  and  after  that  his 
brethren  talked  with  him. 

1 6  T[  And  the  fame  thereof  was  heard  in 
Pharaoh's  house,  saying,  Joseph's  breth- 
ren are  come  :  and  it  *  pleased  Pharaoh 
well,  and  his  servants. 

17  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  Say 
un^o  thy  brethren,  This  do  ye  ;  lade  your 
beasts,  and  go,  get  you  unto  the  land  ol 
Canaan ; 

18  And   take    your   father,   and    your 


there  be  anger  in  your  eyei.  I  chap.  60: iO;  Psalm  lO.i:  16,17 
m  cli:ip.  47  :  18.  n  Kx.  34  :  21.  |I  Heb.  to  put  for  ^ou  a  remnant- 
o  1  Chron.  II  :14;  P»B  18:60;  44:4.  p  John  19:  II.  'lcli«p.41  :4:1; 
.luijg.  17:  10;  Job  2!1:16.    r  chap.  46l29  ;  47:l-ti;  Ex.  S  :  2J  ;  9:2<v 

42:  23;   Luke  24:  39.     lAcLi7:l4.     u  tliup.  33  :  4  ;  4G:  M. 

ivat  yooti  in  the  eyet  of  Pharauh. 


•  il,:,p. 
'  Heb. 


pally.     You  were  instruments  in  fulfilling  the  iu- 
linilely  wise  and  gracious  purposes  of  God. 

9.  God  halh  made  vie  lord ;  though  men  had 
been  the  ii\(p,ns,  God  had  been  tlie  cause,  and  to  him 
belonged  the  glory. 

10.  Goshen;  the  north-east  part  of  Egypt,  near- 
est to  the  land  of  Canaan. 

11.  Nourish;  support  and  comfort  vou. 


Jacob  goeth  urith  his 


GENESIS   XLVI, 


family  into  Egypt. 


B.c!'S'  households,  and  come  unto  me  : 
and  I  will  give  you  the  good  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  ye  shall  *eat  the  fat  of  the 
land. 

19  Now  thou  art  commanded,  this  do 
ye  ;  take  you  wagons  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  for  your  little  ones,  and  for  your 
wives,  and  bring  your  father,  and  come. 

20  Also  *  regard  not  your  stuff;  for 
the  good  of  all  the  land  of  Egypt  is 
yours. 

21  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so : 
and  Joseph  gave  them  wagons,  according 
to  the  t  commandment''  of  Pharaoh,  and 
gave  them  provision  for  the  way. 

22  To  all  of  them  he  gave  each  man 
changes  of  raiment ;  but  to  Benjamin  he 
gave  three  hundred  pieces  of  silver,  and 
tive"^  changes  of  raiment. 

23  And  to  his  father  he  sent  after  this 
manner;  ten  asses  *  laden  with  the  good 
things  of  Egypt,  and  ten  she-asses  laden 
with  corn  and  bread  and  meat  for  his 
father  by  the  way. 

24  So  he  sent  his  brethren  away,  and 
they  departed :  and  he  said  unto  them. 
See  that  ye  fall  not  out  by  the  way. 

25  TfAnd  they  went  up  out  of  Egypt, 
and  came  into  the  land  of  Canaan  unto 
Jacob  their  father, 

26  And  told  him,  saying,  Joseph  is  yet 
alive,  and  he  is  governor  over  all  the 
land  of  Egypt.  And  Uacob's  heart  faint- 
ed, for  he  ''believed  them  not. 

27  And  they  told  him  all  the  words  of 
Joseph,  which  he  had  said  unto  them : 
and  when  he  saw  the  wagons  which  Jo- 
seph had  sent  to  carry  him,  the  spirit  of 
Jacob  their  father  "revived. 

28  And  Israel  said,  It  is  enough  ;  Joseph 
my  son  is  yet  alive  :  I  will  go  and  see 
him  before  I  die. 


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20.  Stuff;  furniture ;  such  things  as  could  not 
be  easily  carried. 

24.  Fall  7iot  out ;  not  get  into  any  dispute  as 
to  who  was  most  guilty  in  selling  Joseph,  or  deceiv- 
ing his  father,  or  about  any  thing  else. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

5.  A  wise  and  good  man  will  sometimes  act  tow- 
ards those  whom  he  loves  in  a  way  which  he  knows 
will  give  them  pain,  not  because  he  takes  pleasure  in 
distressing  them,  but  for  the  purpose  of  doing  them 
good;  and  he  will  remove  their  sorrow  as  soon  as  he 
sees  that  he  can  do  it  consistently  with  their  highest 
benefit. 

8.  God  is  not  to  be  overlooked  in  any  of  the  ac- 
tions of  men,  but  is  to  be  acknowledged  and  adored 
as  over  all.  perfect  and  blessed  for  evermore.  How- 
ever wicked  those  actions,  or  great  the  evils  they 
occasion,  he  intends  so  to  counteract  and  overrule 
tliem  as  to  accomplish  unspeakable  good. 

9.  Whatever  good  we  receive,  and  in  whatever 


CHAPTER  XLVI. 

1  Jacob  is  comforted  by  God  at  Beer-sheba.  5  Thenc« 
he  with  his  household  goeth  into  Egypt.  8  Thenom- 
ber  of  his  family  that  went  into  Egypt.  29  Joseph 
meeteth  Jacob.  31  He  instructeth  his  brethren  how 
to  answer  to  Pharaoh. 

AND  Israel  took  his  journey  with  all 
that  he  had,  and  came  to  "^  Beer-sheba, 
and  offered  sacrifices  unto  the  sQod  of  his 
father  Isaac. 

2  And  God  ''spake  unto  Israel  in  the 
visions  of  the  night,  and  said,  Jacob,  'Ja- 
cob :   and  he  said.  Here  am  I. 

3  And  he  said,  I  am  God,  the  God  of  thy 
father :  fear  not  to  go  down  into  Egypt ;  for 
I  will  J  there  make  of  thee  a  great  nation. 

4  I  will  go  down  with  thee  into  Egypt ; 
and  I  will  also  surely  bring  thee  *  up 
again :  and  Joseph  shall  put  his  '  hand 
upon  thine  eyes. 

5  And  Jacob  rose  up  from  Beer-sheba . 
and  the  sons  of  Israel  carried  Jacob  their 
father,  and  their  little  ones,  and  their 
wives,  in  the  wagons  which  Pharaoh  had 
sent"  to  carry  him. 

6  And  they  took  their  cattle,  and  their 
goods,  which  they  had  gotten  in  the  land 
of  Canaan,  and  came  into  "Egypt,  Jacob, 
and  all  his  seed  with  him : 

7  His  sons,  and  his  sons'  sons  with  him, 
his  daughters,  and  his  sons'  daughters, 
and  all  his  seed  brought  he  with  him  into 
Egypt. 

8  T[  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  chil- 
dren of  °  Israel,  which  came  into  Egypt, 
Jacob  and  his  sons  :  Reuben,  Jacob's 
first-born. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Reuben  ;  IIanoch,and 
Phallu,  and  Hezron,  and  Carmi. 

10  11  And  the  sons  of  Simeon ;  HJemuel, 
and  Jamin,  and  Ohad,  and  *  Jachin,  and 
Zohar,t  and  Sliaul  the  son  of  a  Canaan- 
itish  woman. 


3:4,10.  j  chap.  12:2;  DeuLifi:.";.  k  chap.  Li):  16  ;  50:13,'i'>; 
Ex.  3:8.  1  chap.  .^0:1;  Acts  7:  15.  m  chap.  i(5:  19,  27.  nNum 
20:15;  Deut.  26  :  ."i ;  Joshua  24:  4;  Psalm  1 05 :  23 ;  Isai.ah  52  :  4 
o  Ex.  1 :  1 ;  6: 14.    |(  Or,  Ntmucl.     *  Or,  Jarib.    f  Or,  ZcraA. 


way,  Grod  is  its  author,  and  to  him  we  should  give 
the  praise. 

22.  It  is  sometimes  right  and  best  to  bestow  more 
of  undeserved  favors  upon  one  than  upon  another ; 
and  a  truly  penitent,  grateful,  and  benevolent  heart 
will  not  repine  at  seeing  this :  it  will  not  blame  the 
giver  nor  envy  the  receiver,  but  will  admire  the  one 
and  rejoice  with  the  other. 

24.  Criminations  and  contests  among  brethren 
are  exceedingly  injurious,  and  the  truly  wise  and 
benevolent  earnestly  desire  to  prevent  them. 

28.  When  the  friends  of  God  see  the  ends  he  had 
in  view,  the  ways  he  took  to  accomplish  them,  the 
results  which  have  followed  and  are  to  follow,  it 
will  be  enough — enough  for  life,  enough  in  death,  and 
enough  for  eternity. 

CHAPTER  XLVI. 
4.   Bring  thee  up ;  his  body,  for  burial,  and  his 
posterity  to  possess  the  land  of  Canaan.     Put  his 

65 


JTie  children  of  Israel. 


GENESIS  XLVII. 


His  meeting  with  Joseph. 


1 1  II  And  the  sons  of  Levi ;  *  Gershon, 
Kohatli,  and  Merari. 

12  1[And  the  sons  of  Judah  ;  Er,  and 
Onan,  and  Shelah,  and  Pharez,  and  Za- 
rah  :  but  Er  and  Onan  *died  in  the  land 
of  Canaan.  And  the  sons  of  Pharez  were 
Hezron  and  Hamul. 

13  ^f  And  the  sons  of  Issachar ;  Tola, 
and  t  Phuvah,  and  Job,  and  Shimron. 

14  ^  And  the  sons  of  Zebulun ;  Sered, 
and  Elon,  and  Jahleel. 

15  These  be  the  sons  of  Leah,  ■which  she 
bare  unto  Jacob  in  Padan-aram,  with  his 
daugliter  Dinah  :  all  the  souls  of  his  sons 
and  liis  daughters  were  thirty  and  three. 

16  1]  And  the  sons  of  Gad;  ^^Ziphion, 
and  Haggi,  Shuni,  and  ^  Ezbon,  Eri,  and 
Arodi,!!  and  Areli. 

17  II  And  the  sons  of  Asher ;  Jimnah, 
and  Ishuah,  and  Isui,  and  Beriah,  and 
Serah  their  sister  :  and  the  sons  of  Beriah  ; 
Heber,  and  JVIalchiel. 

18  These  are  the  sons  of  Zilpali,  whom 
Laban  ''gave  to  Leah  his  daughter;  and 
these  sire  bare  unto  Jacob,  eve7i  sixteen 
souls. 

19  The  sons  of  Rachel,  Jacob's  wife; 
Joseph,  and  Benjamin. 

20  ^And  unto  Joscpli  in  the  land  of 
Egypt  were  born  "^  Manasseh  and  Ephra- 
im,  which  Asenath  the  daugliter  of  Poti- 
pherah  *  priest  of  On  bare  unto  liim. 

21  H  And  the  sons  of  Benjamin  were 
Bclah,  and  Becher,  and  Ashbcl,  Gera,  and 
Naanum,  t  Ehi,  and  Ilosh,  +Muppim,  and 
Iluppim,^  and  Ard. 

22  These  are  the  sons  of  Rachel,  which 
were  born  to  Jacob :  all  the  souls  tvcre 
fourteen. 

23  Tf  And  the  sons  of  Dan  ;  II  Ilushim. 

24  ^[And  the  sonsof  Naphtali ;  Jahzeel, 
and  (lUni,  and  Jezer,  and  Shillcm. 

25  These  are  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  wliich 
Laban  ''gave  unto  Rachel  his  daughter, 
and  she  bare  these  unto  Jacob:  all  the 
souls  were  seven. 

26  All  the  souls  that  came  with  Jacob 
into  Egypt,  which  came  out  of  his  *  loins. 


'  Or.  G'rih.tm.     «  rlinp.  M  :  3,  7,  10.     f  Or,  /'un/i 

t  Zephon.  Kam.2e.:\f,.     %  Or,  Ox/i>.     I|  Or,  .■fr-.rf.     I 

t-lmp.  JO :  .'4. 
±  Shupham. 
Num. 'JB::t9. 

f  ch.ip.'drM).     *(ir, prince,     f  Miram.  Kum.H.-.nS. 

Kum.  'if, : :» ;  Shuppim.   1  Cliron   7  :  1  i.      %  Huphaht. 

hand ;  Joseph  would  be  with  his  father,  and  close 
his  eyes  when  he  should  die. 

27.  Threescore  and  ten  ;  s>>venty ;  namely,  the 
sixty-six  mentioned  ver.  12G,  with  Jacob,  .Joseph,  and 
his  two  soris.  If  to  these  seventy  we  add  Joseph's 
five  grandsons,  mentioned  1  Chron.  7:  M-'23,  or  if 
to  the  sixty-six  mentioned  ver.  26  we  add  the  nine 
wives,  who  are  supposed  to  have  been  living,  of  nine 
of  Jacob's  sons,  it  will  make  seventy-five,  the  num- 


30.  Let  me 


ber  mentioned  by  Stephen,  Acts  7  :  M. 
lie  ;  Luke  2 :  20.  .■} 
INSTRUCTION.^. 
1.  In  undertaking  a  journey,  or  entering  upon  any 
new  plan,  we  should  feel  our  dependence  upon  G-oa, 
66 


besides  Jacob's  sons'  wives,  all  the  B'.c.no8: 
souls  were  threescore  and  six. 

27  And  the  sons  of  Joseph,  which  were 
borne  him  in  Egypt,  were  two  souls  :  all  the 
souls  of  the  house  of  Jacob,  which  came 
into  Egypt,  were  threescore  and  ''ten. 

28  11  And  he  sent  Judah  before  him  unto 
Joseph,  to  direct  his  "^face  unto  Goshen; 
and  they  came  into  the  land  of  s Goshen. 

29  And  Joseph  made  ready  his  chariot, 
and  went  up  to  meet  Israel  his  father,  to 
Goshen,  and  presented  himself  unto  him ; 
and  he  fell  on  his  ''  neck,  and  wept  on  his 
neck  a  good  while. 

30  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Now  let 
me  'die,  since  I  have  seen  thy  face,  be- 
cause thou  art  yet  alive. 

31  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren, 
and  unto  his  father's  house,  I  will  go  up, 
and  show  Pharaoh,  and  say  unto  him,  My 
brethren,  and  my  father's  house,  which 
were  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  are  come  unto 
me  ; 

32  And  the  men  are  shepherds,  for  t  their 
trade  hath  been  to  feed  cattle ;  and  they 
have  brought  their  flocks,  and  their  herds, 
and  all  that  they  have- 

33  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
Pharaoh  shall  call  you,  and  shall  say, 
What  Ji.v  your  occupation? 

34  That  ye  shall  say.  Thy  servants' 
trade  hath  been  about  ''cattle  from  our 
youth  even  until  now,  both  we,  and  also 
our  fathers  :  that  ye  may  dwell  in  the 
land  of  Goshen ;  for  every  sheplierd  is  an 
abomination'  unto  the  Egyptians. 

CHAPTER  XLVII. 

1  Joseph  presenteth  five  of  his  brethren,  7  and  his 
father,  before  Pharaoh  H  He  giveth  them  habita- 
tion and  maintenance.  Vi  He  getteth  all  the  Egyp- 
tians'money,  16  their  cattle,  18  their  lands  to  I'ha- 
raoh.  'ii  The  priests'  land  was  not  bought.  'Zl  He 
letteth  the  land  to  them  for  a  fifth  part.  2S  Jacob's 
age.  29  He  sweareth  Joseph  to  bury  him  with  his 
fathers. 

THEN  Joseph  came  and  ""told  Pharaoh, 
and  said,  My  father  and  my  brethren, 
and  their  flocks,  and  their  herds,  and  all 
that  they  have,  are  come  out  of  the  land 


II  Or.iAuAam.  Num.2iir4.'.  ilclinp.i9:-29.  *Heb.Mij;A.  e  Deut 
I0:J:;  Art97:H.  f  dmp.  31  :21.  t  cliap.  47  : 1.  h  chap.  4.'>:  14. 
i  Luke  -J  :  'I'.-l,  30.  f  Hfb.  they  are  men  of  cuttle,  i  rlinp.  47:  3. 
k  cli:ip.  :W:;i.T;  .37:12.     I  chap.4!:3:;  Ejl.8:26.     m  cbl<p.46:3t. 


seek  his  blessing,  and  commit  ourselves  to  his  guid- 
ance and  care. 

4.  With  the  blessing  of  God  we  need  not  fear  to 
undertake  any  service,  make  any  sacrifice,  or  endure 
any  trial  to  which  he  may  call  us. 

30.  Men  may  receive  such  blessings  as  to  desire 
no  more  on  earth,  and  be  willing  at  any  time  to 
leave  it,  and  enter  into  heaven.     Phil.  1  :  23. 

34.  A  wise  regard  for  our  friends  will  ordinarily 
lead  us  to  wish  them  to  continue  in  the  employ- 
ment in  which  they  have  been  educated  and  with 
whicli  they  are  acquainted,  as  promising  greater 
happiness  to  themselves  and  greater  usefulness  to 
others. 


Jacob  blesseth  Pharaoh. 


GENESIS   XLVII. 


The  years  of  famine. 


B'c.'vm.'  of  Canaan  ;  and  behold,  they  are  in 
the  ^land  of  Goshen. 

2  And  he  took  some  of  his  brethren,  even 
Ave  men,  and  ''presented  them  unto  Pha- 
raoh. 

3  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  his  brethren, 
What  is  your  "^  occupation  1  And  they  said 
unto  Pharaoh,  Thy  servants  are  ''shep- 
herds, both  we,  ayid  also  our  fathers. 

4  They  said  moreover  unto  Pharaoh, 
For  to  "sojourn  in  the  land  are  we  come; 
for  thy  servants  have  no  pasture  for  their 
flocks,  for  the  famine  is  sore  in  the  land  of 
Canaan  :  now  therefore,  we  pray  thee,  let 
thy  servants  dwell  in  the  land  of  Goshen. 

5  And  Pharaoh  spake  unto  Joseph,  say- 
ing, Thy  father  and  thy  brethren  are  come 
unto  thee : 

6  The  land  of  Egypt  is  before  thee;  in 
the  best  of  the  land  make  thy  father  and 
brethren  to  dwell ;  in  the  land  of  Goshen 
let  them  dwell ;  and  if  thou  knowest  any 
men  of  activity  among  them,  then  make 
them  rulers  ''oA^er  my  cattle. 

7  And  Joseph  brought  in  Jacob  his  fa- 
ther, and  set  him  before  Pharaoh  :  and 
Jacob  blessed  s  Pharaoh. 

8  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jacob,  How 
old  *  art  thou  1 

9  And  Jacob  said  unto  Pharaoh,  The 
days  of  the  years  of  my  pilgrimage  are  a 
hundred  and  thirty  years  :  few  and  evil 
have  the  days  of  the  years  of  my  life  been, 
and  ''have  not  attained  unto  the  days  of 
the  years  of  the  life  of  my  fathers  in  the 
days  of  their  pilgrimage. 

]  0  And  Jacob  blessed  Pharaoh,  and  went 
out  from  before  Pharaoh. 

1 1  TT  And  Joseph  placed  his  father  and 
his  brethren,  and  gave  them  a  possession 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  best  of  the 
land,  in  the  land  of  Rameses,  as  'Pharaoh 
had  commanded. 

12  And  Joseph  nourished  his  father,  and 
his  brethren,  and  all  his  father's  household, 
with  bread,  t  according  to  their  families. 

13  ^And  'there  was  no  bread  in  all  the 
land  ;  for  the  famine  vras  very  sore,  so 
that  the  land  of  Egypt  and  all  the  land  of 
Canaan  fainted  by  reason  of  the  famine. 

1 4  And  Joseph  gathered  up  all  the  money 
that  was  found  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 


■  chapter  45: 28.  bActs7:13.  c  John  I  :  8.  dAmos7:M. 
e  chap.  15:  13;  Deat.26:S;  Psa.lO,i:23;  l9a.r.2:4.  fl  Cliron. 
27:29;  Prov.  22:29.  g  1  Sam.  l.i  :  .30;  1  Chron.  29  :  20  :  1  Peter, 
2:17.     *  Heh.  many  are  the  days  of  the  years  of  thy  life,    h  chap. 


CHAPTER  XLVII. 

4.   Sore  ;  general,  and  grievous. 

7.  Blessed  Pharaoh  ;  sought  a  blessing  on  him 
from  Grod. 

9.  Pilgrimage  ;  journey  through  this  world. 

11.  Best  of  the  land:  most  fertile,  and  best 
adapted  to  their  wants.  Rameses;  the  capital  of 
Goshen,  about  half  way  from  the  Nile  to  the  Red  sea. 


in  the  land  of  Canaan,  for  the  corn  which 
they  bought  :  and  Joseph  brought  the 
money  into  Pharaoh's  house. 

15  And  when  money  failed  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  all 
the  Egyptians  came  unto  Joseph,  and  said, 
Give  us  bread  :  for  why  should  we  die  in 
thy  presence'?  for  the  money  faileth. 

16  And  Joseph  said.  Give  your  cattle;  and 
I  will  give  yon  for  your  cattle,  if  money  fail. 

17  And  they  brought  their  cattle  unto 
Joseph  :  and  Joseph  gave  them  bread  in 
exchange  for  horses,  and  for  the  flocks, 
and  for  the  cattle  of  the  herds,  and  for  tho 
asses;  and  he  tfed  them  with  bread  for 
all  their  cattle  for  that  year. 

18  When  that  year  was  ended,  they 
came  unto  him  the  second  year,  and  said 
unto  him,  We  will  not  hide  it  from  my 
lord,  how  that  our  money  is  spent ;  my 
lord  also  hath  our  herds  of  cattle  ;  there 
is  not  aught  left  in  the  sight  of  my  lord, 
but  our  bodies,  and  our  lands  : 

19  Wherefore  shall  we  die  before  thine 
eyes,  both  we  and  our  land?  buy  ''us  and 
our  land  for  bread,  and  we  and  our  land 
will  be  servants  unto  Pharaoh:  and  give 
us  seed,  that  we  may  live,  and  not  die, 
that  the  land  be  not  desolate. 

20  And  Joseph  bought  all  the  land  of 
Egypt  for  Pharaoh ;  for  the  Egyptians 
sold  every  man  his  field,  because  the 
famine  prevailed  over  them  :  so  the  land 
became  Pharaoh's. 

21  And  as  for  the  people,  he  removed 
them  to  cities  from  one  end  of  the  borders 
of  Egypt  even  to  the  other  end  thereof. 

22  Only  the  land  of  the  ^  priests  bought 
he  not ;  for  the  priests  had  a  portion  as- 
signed them  of  Pharaoh,  and  did  eat  their 
portion  which  Pharaoh  gave  them :  where- 
fore they  sold  not  their  lands. 

23  Then  Joseph  said  unto  the  people. 
Behold,  I  have  bought  you  this  day  and 
your  land  for  Pharaoh  :  lo,  here  is  seed 
for  you,  and  ye  shall  sow  the  land. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  in- 
crease, that  ye  shall  give  the  fifth  jmrt 
unto  Pharaoh,  and  four  parts  shall  bo 
your  own,  for  seed  of  the  field,  and  for 
your  food,  and  for  them  of  your  house- 
holds, and  for  food  for  your  little  ones. 


2.5:7,8:35:28.  i  ver.  6;  E.xoJus  1  :  II.  fUeh.  according  to  the 
tittle  ones;  or,  as  a  little  child  is  nourished,  j  ihap.  41 :30,  31. 
t  Ueb.led.     i  Job  2:4;   Lam.  1:11.     %  Ot,  princes. 


13.   The  land— fainted ;  the  people  in  it. 
18.  Alight ;  any  thing. 

21.  Removed  thevi  to  cities  ;  where  the  food  was 
stored,  for  the  greater  convenience  of  supply  i  ng  them. 

22.  Priests  ;  these  were  princes  and  maffistrates, 
as  well  as  ecclesiastical  officers.     Chap.  41  :  45. 

23.  Sow  the  land;  as  the  seven  years  of  famine 
were  now  drawing  to  a  close. 

67 


Sickness  of  Jacob. 


GENESIS   XLVIII. 


Joseph  visitcth  him. 


25  And  they  said,  Thou  hast  saved  our 
lives  :  let  us  find  grace  in  the  sight  of  my 
lord,  and  we  will  be  Pharaoh's  servants. 

26  And  Joseph  made  it  a  law  over  the 
land  of  Egypt  unto  this  day,  that  Pharaoh 
should  have  the  fifth  part;  "except  the 
land  of  the  *  priests  only,  which  became 
not  Pharaoh's. 

27  *!  And  Israel  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  in  the  country  of  Goshen ;  and 
they  had  possessions  therein,  and  grew, 
and  '"multiplied  exceedingly. 

28  And  Jacob  lived  in  the  land  of  Egypt 
seventeen  years :  so  the  t  whole  age  of 
Jacob  was  a  hundred  forty  and  seven 
years. 

29  And  the  <^time  drew  nigh  that  Israel 
must  die  :  and  he  called  his  son  Joseph,  and 
said  unto  him,  If  now  I  have  found  grace  in 
thy  sight,  "*  put,  I  pray  thee,  thy  hand  under 
my  thigh,  and  deal  kindly  and  truly  with 
me  ;  bury  me  not,  I  pray  thee,  in  Egypt : 

30  But  I  *=  will  lie  with  my  fathers,  and 
thou  shalt  carry  me  out  of  Egypt,  and 
bury  me  in  their  burying-place.  And  he 
said,  I  will  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

31  And  he  said,  Swear  unto  me.  And  he 
sware  unto  him.  And  '^Isracl  bowed  him- 
self upon  the  bed's  head. 

CHAPTER  XLVIII. 

1  Joseph  Tvitli  his  sons  visiteth  his  sick  father.  2  Jacob 
strengtheneth  himself  to  bless  them.  3  He  repeateth 
the  promise.  .'5  He  taketh  Ephraira  and  Manasseh 
as  his  own.  7  He  telleth  Josepliof  his  mother's  grave. 
9  He  blesseth  Ephraim  and  Manasseh.  17  He  pre- 
ferreth  the  younger  before  the  elder.  21  He  prophe- 
sieth  their  return  to  Canaan. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things, 
that  one  told  Joseph,  Behold,  thy  fa- 
ther is  sick  :  and  he  took  with  him  his 
two  sons,  Manasseh  and  Ephraim. 


•  Eira  7:24.  *  Or,  prinets.  b  Exodus  1 :7, 12;  Deut.  10:22; 
■eh.9:2.3.  i  Web.  dayt  of  tlie  ytaii  of  hu  lift.  cDent.3I:H; 
I  King«,  2:1;  Job  7:1;  H;H.  ilchap.24:2.  e  chap.  .'iO:  5-13; 
Ueb.ll:22.      f  1  Kings,  1:47;    Heb.  11:21.       K  chap.  28  :  13-19; 


26.  The  fifth  part;  this  is  supposed  to  have 
bepn  the  tax  which  they  paid  for  the  use  of  the  land 
and  the  support  of  tlie  government. 

30.  Their  Imryi7ig-]>lace  ;  chap.  23  :  20  ;  25 :  9. 
This  Jacob  did,  not  merely  because  he  wished  to  be 
buried  by  the  side  of  his  fathers,  bat  also  as  an 
••xpression  of  his  faith  in  the  promise  of  God  that 
bis  posterity  should  inherit  that  land. 

.31.  The  bed's  head;  the  word  here  translated 
bed's  head,  means  also  the  head  or  top  of  a  staff. 
Heb.  11:21. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  Notwithstanding  our  dependence  on  God  for  all 
the  blessings  we  enjoy  and  hope  for,  it  is  as  needful  to 
nse  all  suitable  means  to  obtain  these  blessings,  as  it 
would  be  if  success  depended  solely  on  our  efforts. 

9.  The  longest  life  is  but  a  journey  through  this 
world  to  another;  and  as  character  is  the  chief  thing, 
our  great  concern  should  be  that  it  may  be  such  as 
»hall  render  us  most  u-seful  and  fit  us  fiir  heaven. 

20.  Men  will  cheerfully  give  up  their  property  to 
save  the  life  of  the  body;  and  yet,  for  tne  sake  of 
property,  they  will  sacrifice  the  Life  of  their  souls. 
68 


2  And  one  told  Jacob,  and  said,  b. ":?««.■ 
Behold,  thy  son  Joseph  cometh  unto  thee : 
and  Israel  stiengthened  himself,  and  sat 
upon  the  bed. 

3  And  Jacob  said  unto  Joseph,  God  Al- 
mighty 6  appeared  unto  me  at  Luz  in  the 
land  of  Canaan,  and  blessed  me, 

4  And  said  unto  me,  Behold,  I  will  make 
thee  fruitful,  and  multiply  thee,  and  I  will 
make  of  thee  a  multitude  of  people  ;  and 
will  give  this  land  to  thy  seed  after  thee 
for  '"an  everlasting  possession. 

5  ^And  now  thy  two  sons,  Ephraim  and 
Manasseh,  'which  were  born  unto  thee 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  before  I  came  unto 
thee  into  Egypt,  are  mine  ;  as  Reuben  and 
Simeon,  they  shall  be  mine. 

6  And  thy  issue,  which  thou  begettest 
after  them,  shall  be  thine,  Ja?id  shall  be 
called  after  the  name  of  their  brethren  in 
their  inheritance. 

7  And  as  for  me,  when  I  came  from 
Padan,  ^  Rachel  died  by  mc  in  the  land  of 
Canaan  in  the  way,  when  yet  there  was 
but  a  little  way  to  come  unto  Eplirath  : 
and  I  buried  her  there  in  the  way  of  Eph- 
rath;  the  same  is  Beth-lehem. 

8  And  Israel  beheld  Joseph's  sons,  and 
said,  Who  are  these  1 

9  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  father,  They 
are  my  sons,  whom  God  hath  'given  me 
in  this  place.  And  he  said,  Bring  them,  I 
pray  thee,  unto  me,  and  I  will  ■"  bless  them. 

10  Now  the  eyes  of  Israel  were  J  dim 
for  age,  so  that  he  could  not  see.  And 
he  brought  them  near  unto  him  ;  and  he 
kissed  them,  and  embraced  them. 

11  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  °I  had 
not  thought  to  see  thy  face  :  and  lo,  "God 
hath  showed  me  also  thy  seed. 


35:6.  eti-.  h  cliap.  17  :  8  ;  Deut  32:  8  ;  Amos  9: 14,  IS.  I  cliRp. 
41:60-.'i:.  j  Joshua  14:  4.  k  cbap.  3.=i :  16-19.  1  chap.  33 :  .S. 
m  chap.  JT :  4  :  Heb.  11:21.  J  Heb.  /leavy.  n  chap.  37 :  33,  35 ; 
45:26.     u  Eph.  3:20. 


2.'5.  To  he  ungrateful  to  one  who  had  saved  our 
life,  would  ho  base ;  how  much  more  so  not  to  be 
grateful  to  Him  who,  by  suffering  and  death  for  us, 
has  opened  a  way  to  save  the  undying  soul. 

30.  The  pious  at  death  wish  to  have  such  dispo- 
sal made  of  their  bodies  as  shall  be  most  useful  to 
survivors,  and,  if  consistent,  to  have  them  laid  with 
the  bodies  of  pious  ancestors  ;  that  at  the  trump  of 
the  arch.angel  they  may  rise  and  ascend  together, 
and  complete  in  body  and  soul,  be  ever  with  the 
Lord.     1  Cor.  15 :  51-55 ;  1  Thess.  4  :  16,  17. 

CHAPTER  XLVIII. 

3.  L7iz;  chap.  28:13,  19. 

5.  Thei/  shall  be  mine;  be  heads  of  distinct 
tribes,  like  the  other  sons  of  Israel. 

6.  After  the  vame  of  their  brethren;  they 
should  not  be  he.ods  of  distinct  tribes,  but  should 
be  reckoned  as  belonging  to  the  tribe  of  Ephraim 
or  of  Manasseh. 

7.  Rachel  died;  chap.  35:9,  16,  19. 

8.  Beheld;  perceived  or  understood  that  they 
were  present.     Ver.  10. 


Jacob  blesseth 


GENESIS  XLIX. 


Joseph'' s  soTis. 


S:ai^''  12  And  Joseph  brought  them  out 
from  between  his  knees,  and  he  "bowed 
himself  with  his  face  to  the  earth. 

13  And  Joseph  took  them  both,  Ephra- 
im  in  his  right  hand  toward  Israel's  left 
hand,  and  Manasseh  in  his  left  hand  tow- 
ard Israel's  right  hand,  and  brought  them 
near  unto  him. 

14  And  Israel  stretched  out  his  right 
hand,  and  laid  it  upon  Ephraini's  head, 
who  was  the  younger,  and  his  left  hand 
upon  Manasseh's  head,  guiding  his  hands 
wittingly  ;''  for  Manasseh  was  the  first- 
born. 

15  TfAnd  he  blessed  Joseph,  and  said, 
God,  before  whom  "^my  fathers  Abraham 
and  Isaac  did  walk,  the  God  ^  which  fed 
me  all  my  life  long  unto  this  day, 

16  The  '^  Angel  which  •" redeemed  me 
from  all  evil,  bless  the  lads  ;  and  let  my 
name  be  named  on  them,  and  the  name 
of  my  fathers  Abraham  and  Isaac  ;  and 
let  them  *grow  into  a  ^  multitude  in  the 
midst  of  the  earth. 

1 7  And  when  Joseph  saw  that  his  father 
laid  his  right  hand  upon  the  head  of  Ephra- 
im,  it  displeased  him  :  and  he  held  up  his 
father's  hand,  to  remove  it  from  Ephra- 
im's  head  unto  Manasseh's  head. 

18  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  father,  Not 
so,  my  father :  for  this  is  the  first-born  ; 
put  thy  right  hand  upon  his  head. 

19  And  his  father  refused,  and  said,  I 
know  it,  my  son,  I  know  it:  he  also  shall 
become  a  people,  and  he  also  shall  be 
great:  but  '"truly  his  'younger  brother 
shall  be  greater  than  he,  and  his  seed 
shall  become  a  t  multitude  of  nations. 


•  Exodus  20:  1-2;  Lev.  19:32.  b  ver.  \9.  c  cliap.  17:1;  24:40. 
J  Psalm  103:4,  5.  I'  chap.  31:  11;  Isaiali  63:9.  f  I'salm  34:23. 
*  Heb.  at  Jishes  do  increase,  s  Num.  2fi  :  :!4.  37.  li  Num  1:33, 
3,1;  Deut.  33:17.  i  chap.  2.i  :  23.  f  Hfh.  fulness.  j  Ruth 
•4:11,12.     k  chap.  50:24;  Josh.  23:14.     I  .Tosh.  17 :  14.     mlJeut. 


12.  His  k7iees ;  the  knees  of  Jacob.  Boived 
himself ;  in  token  of  reverence  for  his  father. 

14.    Witliiigly  ;  knowingly,  designedly. 

16.  T/ifi  Angel;  chap.  17  :  1 ;  28:  15;  31 :  11, 
13,  24.  My  nayne — and  the  name  of  my  fa- 
thers;  let  them  be  called  not  Egyptians,  but  Isra- 
elites, descendants  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob. 

18.  Not  so ;  he  thought  his  father  had  made  a 
mistake. 

19.  Be  greater ;  have  a  more  numerous  and  pow- 
erful posterity. 

22.  One  portion ;  to  belong  to  Joseph's  posterity, 

in  addition  to  what  would  fall  to  them  when  the  land 

of  Canaan  should  be  divided  among  the  tribes.  Chap. 

33 :  18-20  ;  Josh.  24 :  32 ;  1  Chron.  5:2;  John  4 :  5. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  In  sickness  it  is  well  gratefully  to  recount  the 
past  goodness  of  God  to  us  and  our  families,  and 
earnestly  to  recommend  him  and  his  salvation  to  all 
around  us. 

11.  God  is  often  better  to  us  than  our  fears,  and 
Joes  more  for  us  than  we,  in  our  ignorance  and 
we;vkness,  had  dared  to  hope.  This  should  lead  us 
to  trust  in  him  at  ail  times,  and  in  well  doing,  pa- 
tiently wait  for  his  salvation. 


j  20  And  he  blessed  them  that  day,  say- 
1  ing.  In  J  thee  shall  Israel  bless,  saying, 
'  God  make  thee  as  Ephraim  and  as  Ma- 
!  nasseh :  and  he  set  Ephraim  before  Ma- 
,  nasseh. 

I  21  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Behold, 
!l  die;  but  ''God  shall  be  with  you,  and 

bring  you  again  unto  the  land  of  your 

fathers. 
22  Moreover,  I  have  given  to  thee  one 

portion  'above  thy  brethren,  which  I  took 

out  of  the  hand  of  the  Amorite  with  my 

sword  and  with  my  bow. 

CHAPTER  XLIX. 

1  Jacob  calleth  his  sons  to  bless  them.  3  Their  bless- 
ing in  particular.  29  He  chargeth  them  about  his 
burial.     3:3  He  dieth. 

AND  ""Jacob  called  unto  his  sons,  and 
said.  Gather  yourselves  together,  that 
I  may  tell  you  that  "which  shall  befall 
you  in  the  last  °days. 

2  Gather  yourselves  together,  and  hear, 
ye  sons  of  Jacob ;  and  hearken  unto  Is- 
rael your  father. 

3  ^  Reuben,  thou  art  my  first-born,  my 
might,  and  the  p  beginning  of  my  strength, 
the  excellency  of  dignity,  and  the  excel- 
lency of  power : 

4  Unstable  as  water,  tthou  shalt  not 
excel  ;  because  "ithou  wentest  up  to  thy 
father's  bed ;  then  defiledst  thou  it :  *  he 
went  up  to  my  couch. 

5  ^Simeon  ""and  Levi  are  brethren; 
instruments  II  of '  cruelty  are  in  their  habi- 
tations. 

6  0  *my  soul,  come  not  thou  into  their 
secret ;  unto  their  assembly,  mine  honor, 
be  not  thou  united  :   for  in  their  anger 


33:1,  etc.  n  Num.  24:14;  Dput.  4:30.  o  Isa.  2:2;  .Ter.  23:20. 
P  Deut.  21:17.  t  Heb.  do  not  tkau.  q  chap.  3.t:  22  ;  Dent- .'> :  21. 
%  Or,  my  couch  is  gone,  r  diap.  29:  33,  .34.  ||  Or,  their  swordt 
are  weapons  of  violence.  ■  chap.  34:25-29.  tPaa.  26:9;  PrOT. 
1  :  ir>,  16. 


15.  However  much  we  may  have  of  this  world, 
and  however  many  may  minister  to  our  wants,  our 
daily  bread  comes  from  God,  and  he  is  the  giver  of 
all  the  common  as  well  as  special  mercies  of  life. 

21.  Strong  confidence  in  the  promises  of  God,  and 
good  hope  through  grace  that  when  absent  from  the 
body  we  shall  be  present  with  the  Lord,  and  that  he 
will  be  the  God  of  our  children  and  children's  chil- 
dren, to  coming  generations,  gives  peace  and  joy  in 
death. 

CHAPTER  XLIX. 

1.  Last  days  ;  future  generations. 

3.  Excellency  of  dignity,  and — of  power;  as 
the  first-born,  the  blessings  of  the  birthright  belonged 
to  Reuben,  but  on  account  of  his  sin  it  was  taken 
from  him. 

4.  Unstable  as  boater ;  easily  overcome  by 
temptation,  and  rushing  headlong  into  iniquity. 
Shalt  not  excel ;  neither  he  nor  his  posterity  would 
ever  be  dis-inguished.     Chap.  35:22. 

5.  Are  bretliren ;  not  merely  descended  from 
the  same  parents,  but  alike  in  cruelty  of  disposition. 
Instruments  of  cruelty  ;  chap.  34  :  25-2iD. 

6.  Come  not  thou;  in  this  verse  Jacob  expresses 
his  deep  abhorrence  of  their  crimes. 

69 


The  sons  of  Jacob 


GENESIS   XLIX. 


receive  his  blessing. 


they  slew  a  man,  and  in  their  self-will 
they  'digged  down  a  wall. 

7  Cursed  be  their  anger,  for  it  was  fierce  ; 
and  their  wrath,  for  it  was  cruel:  I  will 
divide  ="  Ihem  in  Jacoh,  and  scatter  them 
in  Israel. 

8  1[  Judah,''thou  art  he  whom  thy  breth- 
ren shall  praise:  thy  hand  shall  be  in 
the  neck  of  thine  enemies ;  tliy  father's 
children  shall  bow  "^down  before  thee. 

9  Judah  ?'.5  alien's  whelp  :  from  the  prey, 
my  son,  thou  art  gone  up  :  he  stooped 
down,  he  couched  as  a  ''lion,  and  as  an 
old  lion  ;  who  shall  rouse  him  up  ? 

10  The  "^ sceptre  shall  not  depart  from 
Judah,  nor  a  ''lawgiver  from  ^  between 
his  feet,  until  ''Shiloh  come;  and  unto 
him'  shall  the  gathering  of  the  people  be. 

1 1  Binding  his  foal  unto  the  vine,  and 
his  ass's  J  colt  unto  the  choice  vine;  he 
washed  his  garments  ''in  wine,  and  his 
clothes  in  the  blood  of  grapes  : 

12  His  'eyes  shall  be  red  with  wine,  and 
his  teeth  white  with  milk. 

13  1[  Zebulun  "'shall  dwell  at  the  haven 
of  the  sea;  and  he  shall  be  for  a  haven 
of  ships;  and  his  border  shall  be  unto 
Zidon. 

14  1[  Issachar  is  a  strong  ass  couching 
down  between  two  burdens  : 

15  And  he  saw  that  rest  teas  good,  and 
the  land  that  it  was  pleasant ;  and  bowed 


*  Or,  houghed  oxen,  a  ,7osli.  21:3.  b  chap.  29 :  35  ;  Ps.l.  76 :  1 . 
e  tCliron..'i:i;  nev.S:9.  i  Num.  2.'!:24  ;  Rev..-,:S.  t  Num. '2-1: 17. 
f  Piia.60:7;  l8a.3:l:i2.  k  Deut  28:  f>7.  li  Isa.  1 1 : 1 -S;  Ejek.21 :27. 
i  JolinU:iV2;   12:32.     iM;iU21:2.     k  Is.i.t«:  1-3.     1  CiintS:  10-16. 


7.  /  vnll  divide  them ;  tliis  was  a  prophecy 
from  (.>o(J,  that  their  posterity  would  be  scattered 
amoii^  tlie  other  tribe.s. 

8.  rhij  brethren  shall  praise  ;  his  descendants 
would  be  highly  distinguished  and  honored  by  all 
the  other  tribes.  In  the  neck ;  they  would  over- 
come tlu-ir  enemies. 

9.  A  lion;  as  the  lion  is  the  king  of  the  forest, 
and  terrible  to  other  beasts,  so  the  tribe  of  Judah 
would  govern  the  other  tribes,  and  be  a  terror  to 
their  foes. 

10.  The  sceptre;  an  emblem  of  power  and  au- 
thority. Shiloh;  the  Messiah,  Prince  of  peace, 
sent  as  a  Saviour.  Isa.  7:14;  9:6,7;  11  :  1-10- 
Jer.  23 :  T),  6 ;  Dan.  9  :  2-5-27  ;  Mat.  1 :  21-23.  The 
gathering  of  the  people  ;  they  shall  choose  him 
as  their  King,  and  he  shall  reign  over  them. 

12.  Red  with  wine — white  with  viiUc ;  his 
posterity  would  have  a  very  fruitful  country,  and  an 
abundance  of  ihe  good  tliing.s  of  life. 

13.  At  the  haven  of  the  sea;  his  posterity 
would  live  near  the  sea,  and  be  distinguished  as  a 
mercantile  people. 

11.  15.  Strong  ass — bowed  his  shoulder  to 
bear ;  his  posterity  would  be  distinguished  for  their 
ability  and  readiness  to  labor,  for  their  quiet,  pa- 
tient, and  industrious  habits,  and  their  preferring  to 
live  at  home  rather  than  engage  in  wars  or  puolic 
affairs. 

1(5.  Judge  his  people  ;  they  would  h.ave  a  head 
or  ruler  like  the  other  tribes,  or  would  furnish  one 
like  Sampson  for  all  the  tribes.  Judg.  15 :  7-20  ; 
16:27-31. 

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his  shoulder  to  bear,  and  became  *b'.c:^ 
a  servant  unto  tribute. 

16  ^  Dan  "shall  judge  his  people  as  one 
of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

1 7  Dan  shall  be  a  serpent  by  the  way,  an 
adder  t  in  the  path,  that  biteth  the  horse's 
heels,  so  that  his  rider  shall  fall  backward. 

18  I  "have  waited  for  thy  salvation,  O 
Lord.         » 

19  ^Gad,  a  troop  shall  overcome  him: 
but  Phe  shall  overcome  at  the  last. 

20  11  Out  of  Asher  his  bread  shall  be  fat, 
and  he  shall  yield  royal  dainties. 

21  II  Naphtali  is  a  hind  let  loose  :  he  giv- 
eth  goodly  words. 

22  If  Joseph  is  a  fruitful  bough,  even  a 
fruitful  bough  by  a  well ;  whose  t  branches 
run  over  the  wall : 

23  The  "i  archers  have  sorely  grieved 
him,  and  shot  at  him,  and  hated  him : 

24  But  his  'bow  abode  in  strength,  and 
the  "arms  of  his  hands  were  made  strong 
by  the  hands  of  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob  ; 
(from  thence  is  the  'shepherd,  Ihe  "stone 
of  Israel ;) 

25  Even  by  the  God  of  thy  ''father,  who 
shall  help  thee  ;  and  by  the  Almighty, 
who  shall  bless  thee  w^ith  blessings  of 
heaven  above,  blessings  of  the  deep  that 
lieth  under,  blessings  of  the  breasts  and 
of  the  womb  : 

26  The  blessings  of  thy  father  have  pre- 


■n  .losh.  19:10.  n  .ludg.  13:2,  etr.  f  Heb.  nnoiwnntt.  o  Van- 
40:1;  l8n.2.'S:9;2K:8.  |.  lCliron.,T:  18.  %  Heh.dalightert.  q  rliap. 
37 :  4, etc. ;  39 :  20.  r  Job  29:20;  I'sa.  37:  14,  I.V  >  Hsa,  18  :  32,3-1. 
1  cbal".  45:  10,  11;  50:21.     u  183.28:16.     vDeut.33:27. 


17.  A  serpent — an  adder;  they  would  overcome 
their  enemies  by  subtlety,  stratagem,  and  surprise, 
ratlicr  than  bycour.-vgeand  open  force.    Judg.  18:27. 

18.  For  thy  salvation  ;  Jacob  would  expect  de- 
liverance, not  from  men,  but  from  God. 

19.  Shall  overcome  him ;  his  posterity,  from 
their  situation,  would  be  peculiarly  e.\'posed  to  the 
incursions  of  enemies,  who  would  often  overcome 
them,  but  in  the  end  they  would  conquer  and  sub- 
due their  foes.  Deut.  33:20;  Judg.  10:8;  Jer. 
49  : 1 ;  1  Chron.  5 :  18-22 ;  12  :  8. 

20.  Fat — royal  dai?! ties  ;  the  inheritance  of  his 
posterity  would  yield  in  abundance,  not  merely  the 
necessaries,  but  also  the  luxuries  of  life. 

21.  A  hind;  a  female  deer,  distinguished  for  its 
beauty  and  fleetness.  Let  loose  ;  fond  of  liberty, 
timorous,  and  disposed  to  fly  from  its  enemy,  not. 
like  the  lion,  to  encounter  him.  It  seeks  elevatea 
places  for  security,  and  walks  s.afely  on  high,  crag- 
gy rocks.  2  Sam.  22  :  34  ;  Psa.  18  :  3:i ;  Hab. 
^i:19.  Giveth  goodly  words  ;  is  friendly,  suppli- 
ant, and  courteous.  Some  give  a  different  transla- 
tion, and  render  this  verse  in  such  a  manner  as  would 
foretell  for  Naphtali  unusual  health  and  prosperity, 
according  to  Deut.  33  :  23. 

22.  A  fruitful  bough  ;  he  would  have  a  very 
numerous  posterity. 

23.  Hated  him  ;  chap.  37 : 4.  20,  24. 

^  2-1.  Made  strong;  chap.  41:39^5;  45:5-13. 
The  shepherd,  the  stone;  one  who  prolectedj 
nourished,  and  supported  his  people. 

25,  26.  Jilessings — above — wider — andof  tht 
womb — the   utmost  bound  of  the  everlastifig 


Jacob's  death,  and 


GENESIS   L. 


burial  in  Canaan^ 


B.'c!imj^'  vailed  above  the  blessings  of  my 
progenitors  *  unto  the  utmost  bound  of  the 
everlasting  ''hills:  they  shall  be  on  the 
head  of  Joseph,  and  on  the  crown  of  the 
head  of  him  that  was  "^separate  from  his 
brethren. 

27  1[  Benjamin  shall  ^  raven  as  a  wolf : 
in  the  morning  he  shall  devour  the  prey, 
and  at  night  he  shall  divide  the  "spoil. 

28  "T[A11  these  are  the  twelve  tribes  of 
Israel :  and  this  is  it  that  their  father 
spake  unto  them,  and  blessed  them ;  every 
one  "^ according  to  his  blessing  he  blessed 
them. 

29  And  he  charged  them,  and  said  unto 
them,  I  am  to  be  gathered  unto  my  peo- 
ple :  bury  me  with  my  ^  fathers  in  the 
cave  that  is  in  the  field  of  Ephron  the 
Hittite, 

30  In  the  ''cave  that  is  in  the  field  of 
Machpelah,  which  is  before  Mamre  in 
the  land  of  Canaan,  which  Abraham 
bought  with  the  field  of  Ephron  the 
Hittite,  for  a  possession  of  a  burying- 
place. 

3 1  There  they  buried  Abraham  and  Sa- 
rah his  wife ;  there  they  buried  Isaac  and 
Rebekah  his  wife  ;  and  there  I  buried 
Leah. 

32  The  purchase  of  the  field  and  of  the 
cave  that  is  therein  icas  from  the  children 
of  Heth. 

33  And  when  Jacob  had  made  an  end 
of  commanding  his  sons,  he  gathered  up 
his  feet  into  the  bed,  and  yielded  up  the 
ghost,'  and  was  J  gathered  unto  his  peo- 
ple. 

a  Epli.  1:3.  1)  Hab.  3:6.  c  iBalah  66  :  .1.  i  .Tudges  20 :  21,  2.i. 
•  E7.pk.  39  :  a-IO.  f  Rom.  12:6,  etc.  B  chap.  47  :  .30;  2  .S.nmuel, 
19:37.      li  cliap.  23 :  3,  etc.      i  Job  14:10.      j  ver.  29.      Vver.26; 

hills  ;  Joseph's  posterity  would  have  a  mild,  genial 
climate,  a  fruitful  soil,  treasures  from  land  and  wa- 
ter, a  healthful  and  numerous  progeny,  and  blessings 
permanent  and  lasting. 

27.  Raven  as  a  wolf;  His  posterity  would  be  war- 
like, fierce,  and  cruel.     Judg.  19  :  22-27 ;  20 :  14-25. 

28.  Blessed  them;  foretold  the  blessings  God 
would  bestow  upon  them,  and  what  would  take 
place  in  future  times  with  regard  to  their  posterity. 

29.  In  the  cave;  chap.  47:30;  23:19;  25:9; 
35 :  27  29. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  We  should  desire  not  only  to  be  useful  in  life, 
but  in  death  to  inculcate  such  truth,  communicate 
such  instruction,  and  set  such  an  example  as  shall 
be  most  useful  to  coming  generations. 

7.  We  may  feel  the  effects  of  our  sins  long  after 
they  have  been  committed.  Even  if  they  have  been 
repented  ofandforgiven,we  and  our  posterity  may  suf- 
fer evils  in  consequence  of  them  to  the  end  of  time. 

10.  The  fact  that  the  sceptre  has  long  ago  de- 
parted from  the  tribe  of  Judah,  who  have  ceased  to 
govern  Israel,  shows  that  the  Messiah  has  come,  and 
that  the  expectation  of  a  future  Messiah  is  vain. 

IS.  The  fulfilment  of  the  prophecies  uttered  by 
Jacob  on  his  death-bed  shows  that  he  spoke  as  di- 
rected by  the  Holy  Ghost.  But  however  highly  fa- 
vored a  good  man  may  be  on  earth,  however  numer- 


CHAPTER  L. 

1  The  mourning  for  Jacob.  4  Joseph  getteth  leave  of 
Pharaoh  to  go  to  bury  him.  7  The  funeral.  1.5  Jo- 
seph comforteth  his  brethren,  who  craved  his  pardon. 
22  His  age.  23  He  seeth  the  third  generation  of  his 
sons.  24  He  prophesieth  unto  his  brethren  of  their 
return.  2-5  He  taketh  an  oath  of  them  for  his  bonea. 
26  He  dieth,  and  is  embalmed. 

AND  Joseph  fell  upon  his  father's  face, 
and  wept  upon  him,  and  kissed  him. 

2  And  Joseph  commanded  his  servants 
the  physicians  to  ''  embalm  his  father : 
and  the  physicians  embalmed  Israel. 

3  And  forty  days  were  fulfilled  for 
him ;  for  so  are  fulfilled  the  days  of  those 
which  are  embalmed:  and  the  Egyptians 
mourned*  for  him  'threescore  and  ten 
days. 

4  And  when  the  days  of  his  mourning 
were  past,  Joseph  spake  unto  the  house 
of  Pharaoh,  saying.  If  now  I  have  found 
grace  in  your  eyes,  speak,  I  pray  you,  in 
the  ears  of  Pharaoh,  saying, 

5  My  father  made  me  ""swear,  saying, 
Lo,  I  die-:  in  my  grave  which  "I  have 
digged  for  me  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
there  shalt  thou  bury  me.  Now  therefore 
let  me  go  up,  I  pray  thee,  and  bury  my 
father,  and  I  will  come  again. 

6  And  Pharaoh  said,  Go  up,  and  bury 
thy  father,  according  as  he  made  thee 
swear. 

7  H  And  Joseph  went  up  to  bury  his 
father :  and  with  him  went  up  all  the 
servants  of  Pharaoh,  the  elders  of  his 
house,  and  all  the  elders  of  the  land  of 
Egypt, 

8  And  all  the  house  of  Joseph,  and  his 
brethren,  and  his  father's  house :    only 


2Cliron.  16:14;  Maltliew  26  :  12  ;  Mark  14:8;  16:1;  .Iolml2:7. 
*  Heb.wept.  I  Numbers  20:29;  Deut.  34:8.  m  chap.  47:29. 
n  Isa.  22:  16;    M.at.  27:60. 


ous  his  blessings  or  those  of  liis  posterity,  nothing 
will  fully  satisfy  him  but  the  salvation  of  God. 

26.  The  measures  which  men  take  in  opposing 
God,  are  made  the  means  of  fulfilling  his  designs  ; 
and  tliose  which  are  adopted  to  prevent  the  exalta- 
tion and  glory  of  his  people,  are  made  the  occasion 
of  promoting  them. 

33.  Men  who  have  finished  the  work  which  God 
gave  them  to  do,  and  are,  through  grace,  gathered 
in  peace — their  bodies  to  the  grave  and  their  souls 
to  the  assembly  of  just  men  made  perfect — are  in- 
deed truly  and  unspeak.ably  blessed.     Rev.  14:  13. 

CHAPTER  L. 

2.  Embalm;  prepare  the  body  with  spices,  drugs, 
and  gums,  in  order  to  preserve  it. 

3.  Forty  days  ;  the  time  it  took  to  embalm  the 
body.  Threescore  and  ten;  seventy;  the  forty 
days  in  which  they  were  embalming  him,  and  thirty 
besides. 

4.  House  of  Pharaoh ;  his  chief  servants  or 
princes. 

5.  I  have  digged;  it  was  common  for  men  to 
prepare  their  burial-place  long  before  their  death, 
and  Jacob  is  supposed  to  have  prepared  his  in  the 
cave  of  Machpelah,  before  he  left  Canaan. 

7.  All  the  servants  of  Pharaoh;  ihe  elders; 
his  principal  men  ;  a  great  company.     Ver.  9. 


Joseph  comforteth 


GENESIS  L. 


his  suppliant  brethren. 


their  little  'ones,  and  their  flocks,  and 
their  herds,  they  left  in  the  land  of  Go- 
shen. 

9  And  there  went  up  with  him  both 
chariots  and  horsemen  :  and  it  was  a  very 
great  company. 

10  And  they  came  to  the  threshing-floor 
of  Atad,  which  is  beyond  Jordan ;  and 
there  they  mourned  with  a  great  and  very 
sore  lamentation  :  and  he  made  a ''  mourn- 
ing for  his  father  seven  days. 

1 1  And  when  the  inhabitants  of  the  land, 
the  Canaanites,  saw  the  mourning  in  the 
floor  of  Atad,  they  said,  This  is  a  grievous 
mourning  to  the  Egyptians  :  wherefore 
the  name  of  it  was  called  *  Abel-mizraim, 
which  is  beyond  Jordan. 

12  And  his  sons  did  unto  him  according 
as  he  *=  commanded  them  : 

13  For  his  sons  carried  him  into  the 
land  of  Canaan,  and  buried  him  in  the 
cave  of  the  field  of  Machpelah,  which 
Abraham  ''bought  with  the  field'for  a  pos- 
session of  a  burying-place  of  Ephron  the 
Hittite,  before  Mamre. 

14  1[  And  Joseph  returned  into  Egypt, 
he,  and  his  brethren,  and  all  that  went 
up  with  him  to  bury  his  father,  after  he 
had  buried  his  father. 

15  TI  And  Avhen  Joseph's  brethren  saw 
that  their  •■  father  was  dead,  they  said,  Jo- 
seph will  pcradvenfure  hate  us,  and  will 
certainly  requite  us  all  the  eifil  which  we 
did  unto  him. 

16  And  they  tsent  a  messenger  unto 
Joseph,  saying.  Thy  father  did  command 
before  he  died,  saying, 

17  So  shall  ye  say  unto  Joseph,  Forgive,  I 


•  ExoJus  10:9,  2fi.  bDcut.34:«;  I  Sam.  31  :  IS;  2  Sam.  1  :  17: 
Job  2 :  13  ;  AcU  8:2.  *  That  i«,  tht  mourning  of  Hit  Egijptians. 
t  chap.  49 :  29.  i  chap.  23  :  10.  e  chap.  27  :  41  ;  Lev.  2H :  36  ;  .lob 
IS:  21;  Prnv.  28:1.  f  Heb.  chaiutd.  f  Proverbs  28  :  13;  Mat, 
6:12,14;    18:3.t;    Luke  17:3,4;    Eph.4:32;    Col.3:13;   James 


10.  Beyoiid  Jordan  ;  on  the  west  side  ;  Moses 
having  written  this  on  the  east  of  Jordan. 

11.  Afiel-mizraitn  ;  mourning  of  the  Egyptians. 
17.   The  trespass  of  thy  brethren  ;  in  selling 

Joseph  into  Egypt.     Chap.  37 :  28. 
IS.   Fell  down;  chap.  37:7,  10. 

19.  Am  I  in  the  place  of  God?  it  was  not  his 
business  to  punish  them;  that  belonged  to  G-od. 
Rom.  12:19;  Heb.  10:30. 

20.  Ye  tlions^ht  evil ;  in  intending  that  Joseph 
should  live  and  die  a  slave,  and  that  his  father  should 
think  that  he  had  been  torn  in  pieces.  God  meant 
it  wito  ffood ;  that  he  should  be  greatly  exalted, 
and  be  the  means  of  saving  his  father,  his  brethren, 
and  multitudes  of  others  from  death,  and  of  illus- 
trating to  all  future  generations  the  wonderful  prov- 
idence of  a  wonder-working  God. 

23.  Brought  11)1  vpojiJosepli's  knees  ;  he  lived 
to  see  and  enjoy  them. 

2-1.    Visit  yon. ;  mercifully  interpose  in  their  be- 
bulf.     He  sware  ;  chap.  l.T  :  14 ;  46  :  4 ;  48  :  21. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Divine  grace  does  not  destroy  or  lessen  natural 
affection,  but  regulates,  purifies,  and  exalts  it. 


brethren,  and  their  sin  ;  for  they  did  unto 
thee  evil :  and  now,  we  pray  thee,  forgive 
the  trespass  of  the  servants  of  the  God  of 
thy  father.  And  Joseph  wept  w^hen  they 
spake  unto  him. 

18  And  his  brethren  also  went  and  fell 
down  before  his  face  ;  and  they  said.  Be- 
hold, we  be  thy  servants. 

1 9  And  Joseph  said  unto  them,  Fear  not : 
for  am  I  in  the  ^ place  of  God? 

20  But  as  for  you,  ye  ""thought  evil 
against  me  ;  but  God  'meant  it  unto  good, 
to  bring  to  pass,  as  it  is  this  day,  to  save 
much  people  alive. 

21  Now  therefore  fear  ye  not:  I  will 
nourish  -"you,  and  your  little  ones.  And 
he  comforted  them,  and  spake  t  kindly 
unto  them. 

22  H  And  Joseph  dwelt  in  Egypt,  he,  and 
his  father's  house  :  and  Joseph  lived  a 
hundred  and  ten  years. 

23  And  Joseph  saw ''  Ephraim's  children 
of  the  third  generation  :  the  children  also 
of  'Machir  the  son  of  Manasseh  were 
brought*  up  upon  Joseph's  knees. 

24  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren, 
I  die;  and  God  will  surely  visit  "you, 
and  bring  you  out  of  this  land  unto  the 
land  which  he  sware  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac, 
and  to  Jacob. 

25  And  Joseph  took  an  "  oath  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying,  God  will  surely 
visit  you,  and  ye  shall  carry  up  my  bones 
from  hence. 

26  So  Joseph  died,  being  a  hundred  and 
ten  years  old  :  and  they  embalmed  him, 
and  he  was  put  in  a  coffin  in  Egypt. 


.1:16.  B  Dent.  .12  :  3.1 :  2Kinss,  .1 :  7;  Job34:29;  Rom.  12:19: 
Heb.  10:30.  li  P.ialm  ."iB  :  5.  "i  chap.  4:> :  5,  7.  i  M.lttlievr  .1 :  44. 
t  Heb.  to  their  heart:  k  Job  42  :  IH.  I  Num.  32  :  39.  %  Heb. 
home,  m  Exodus  3 :  16.  n  Ex.  13:  19;  Jo3h.  34:32;  Acta  7: 16: 
Heb.  1 1  :  22. 


3.  The  removal  of  the  righteous,  especially  those 
who  have  had  great  influence,  is  not  only  a  private, 
but  a  public  loss,  and  may  well  occasion  public 
grie'f. 

13.  Decent  and  afTectionate  respect  should  be  paid 
to  the  mortal  remains  of  departed  friends,  and  their 
dying  requests,  so  far  as  may  be  consistent,  should 
be  faitiifully  complied  with. 

18.  A  guilty  conscience  naturally  forebodes  evil ; 
and  duty,  as  well  as  interest,  requires  that  suitable 
measures  should  be  taken  to  escape  it.  Lev.  26 :  36, 
40^.5:  Prov.  28:1. 

20.  The  object  of  God  in  suffering  men  to  com- 
mit wickedness  is  very  different  from  their  object  in 
committing  it.  Whenever  they  intentionally  do 
wrong  their  object  is  evil,  and  they  are  evil.  His 
design  in  suffering  it  to  be  committed  is  good,  and 
he  is  good. 

25.  Living  faith  in  God  gives  good  hope,  through 
grace,  that  when  the  soul  is  absent  from  the  body  it 
will  be  present  with  the  Lord  ;  that  in  due  time  the 
body  will  be  r.^ised,  immortal  and  glorious,  to  be 
united  with  the  soul,  and  both  be  perfect  in  his 
likeness  for  ever. 


72 


THE  SECOND  BOOK  OF  MOSES, 


EXODUS. 


S.c"S  CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  children  of  Israel,  after  Joseph's  death,  do  multi- 
ply. 8  The  more  they  are  oppressed  by  a  new  king, 
the  more  they  multiply.  1 5  The  godliness  of  the  mid- 
wives,  in  saving  the  men-children  alive.  22  Pharaoh 
oommandeth  the  male  children  to  be  cast  into  the  river. 

nyrOW  these  are  the  names  of  the  children 
J_\  of  Israel,  which  came  into  *  Egypt ; 
every  man  and  his  household  came  with 
Jacol). 

2  Reuben,  Simeon,  Levi,  and  Judah, 

3  Issachar,  Zebulun,  and  Benjamin, 

4  Dan,  and  Naphtali,  Gad,  and  Asher. 

5  And  all  the  souls  that  came  out  of  the 
loins  *  of  Jacob  were  ''  seventy  souls  :  for 
Joseph  was  in  Egypt  already. 

6  And  Joseph  "^died,  and  all  his  breth- 
ren, and  all  that  generation. 

7  ^  And  the  children  of  Israel  were  fruit- 
ful, and  increased  ^  abundantly,  and  mul- 
tiplied, and  waxed  exceeding  mighty ;  and 
the  land  was  filled  with  them. 

8  Now  there  arose  up  a  new  king  over 
Egypt,  which  ""knew  not  Joseph. 

9  And  he  said  unto  his  people,  Behold, 
the  people  of  the  children  of  Israel  are 
more  and  mightier  than  we  : 

1 0  Come  on,  let  us  deal  "^ wisely  with  them, 
lest  they  multiply,  and  it  come  to  pass, 
that,  when  there  falleth  out  any  war,  they 
join  also  unto  our  enemies,  and  fight  against 
us,  and  so  get  them  up  out  of  the  land. 

11  Therefore  they  did  set  over  them 
taskmasters,  to  afflict  sthem  with  their 
burdens.  And  they  built  for  Pharaoh 
treasure-cities,  Pithom  and  ''  Raamses. 

12  Butt  the  more  they  afflicted  them, 
the  more  they  multiplied  and  grew.  And 
they  were  grieved  because  of  the  children 
of  Israel. 


>  Gen. 

46  :f 

.      *  Heb.  thigh 

b   Deut.  10:22 

c  Gen.  50:26. 

i  Gen.  46 

::i; 

Dent.  26:  5; 

Fs^ 

105:24.     0  Eccl.2:19;  Arti  7:18. 

f  Psa.83 

3,4 

Prov.  1:11 

•21 

30;  Acts  23:12 , • 

LCor.3:  1!);  Ja?. 

S:I5.       e  chap.  S:  7;   Ge 

esis 

15:  13;    Deut.  26 

:  6  ;    Psalm  81  :  6. 

h  Gen.  47 

11. 

fHeb.^nd 

asth 

ey  affiicttd  them,s 

0  they  multiplied. 

CHAPTER  I. 

Exodus  ;  meaningr,  departure — a  name  given  to 
this  book  because  it  describes  the  departure  of  the 
Israelites  from  Egypt. 

5.  Seventy  sutils  ;  including  .Tacob  himself,  Jo- 
seph, and  his  two  sons.     Gen.  4G  :  27. 

8.  Knew  not  Joseph  ;  did  not  reg.ard  his  emi- 
nent services,  or  favor  the  Israelites. 

10.  Deal  wisely  ;  cunningly,  in  such  a  manner 
as  to  diminish  their  number  and  power. 

11.  Burdens;  e.xactions  of  labor  and  money. 
Treasure-cities  ;  fortified  places  for  the  keeping  of 


13  And  the  Egyptians  made  the  children 
of  Israel  to  serve  with  rigor : 

14  And  they  made  their  'lives  bitter 
with  hard  bondage,  in  mortar,  and  in 
brick,^  and  in  all  manner  of  service  in 
the  field  :  all  their  service,  wherein  they 
made  them  serve,  %vas  with  ^  rigor. 

15  T[  And  the  king  of  Egypt  spake  to  the 
Hebrew  midwives,  of  which  the  name  of 
the  one  was  Shiphrah,  and  the  name  of 
the  other  Puah ; 

16  And  he  said.  When  ye  do  the  office 
of  a  midwife  to  the  Hebrew  women,  and 
see  them  upon  the  stools,  if  it  be  a  son, 
then  ye  shall  kill  him ;  but  if  it  be  a 
daughter,  then  she  shall  live. 

17  But  the  midwives  'feared  God,  and 
did  not  as  the  king  of  Egypt  command- 
ed them,  but  stved  the  men-children 
alive. 

18  And  the  king  of  Egypt  called  for  the 
midwives,  and  said  unto  them.  Why  have 
ye  done  this  thing,  and  have  saved  the 
men-children  alive "? 

19  And  the  midwives  said  unto  ""  Pha- 
raoh, Because  the  Hebrew  women  are  not 
as  the  Egyptian  women ;  for  they  are 
lively,  and  are  delivered  ere  the  midwives 
come  in  unto  them. 

20  Therefore  God  dealt  "well  with  the 
midwives :  and  the  people  multiplied,  and 
waxed  very  mighty. 

2 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  because  the  mid- 
wives  feared  God,  that  "he  made  them 
houses. 

22  And  Pharaoh  charged  all  his  people, 
saying.  Every  son  that  is  born  ye  shall 
cast  into  the  river,  and  every  daughter  ye 
shall  save  alive. 


i  chap.2:2.3;  6:9;  Num.20:i:i;  RutUl:20;  Acts7:lVI,34. 

iPM 

81:6;  Nahum3:14.     k  Lev. 25; 43;  Is.T.58:6;  Jer.50:S3. 

Nell. 

5:15;    ProT.16:6;  r)an.3:18;   6:13;   Acl95:29.      m  .losl 

.2:4; 

2Sam.l7:19.     n  Prov.U:18;  F.ccl.8:12;  In.i.3:10;  Heb 

6:10. 

0  ISam.  2:35;  2  Sam.  7:11;   1  Kings,  2:  •24;  Ps.-l.  127:  1. 

military  or  other  stores.  Pithom  and  Raamses ; 
cities  in  the  north-east  part  of  Egypt,  in  or  near 
Goshen.     Gen.  4-5 :  10 ;  47  :  11. 

13.   With  rigor  ;  with  great  cruelty. 

20.  God  dealt  well  with  the  midwives;  bless- 
ed them  because  they  would  not  obey  the  command 
of  Pharaoh. 

21.  Made,  them  houses;  increased  and  pros- 
pered their  families. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
6.  No  excellence  of  character,  and  no  degree  of 
authority,  influence,  or  usefulness  among  men  can 

73 


Moses  is  born. 


EXODUS   II 


He  fleeth  into  Midian. 


CHAPTER    II. 


1  Moses  is  born,  3  and  in  an  ark  cast  into  the  flags.  5 
He  is  found,  and  brought  up  by  Pharaoh's  daughter 
11  He  slayeih  an  Egyptian,  lit  He  reproveth  a  He- 
brew. 15  He  fleeth  into  Midian.  21  He  marrieth 
Zipporah.  22  Gershom  is  born.  23  God  respecteth 
the  Israelites'  cry. 

AND  there  went  a  "man  of  the  house 
of  Levi,  and  took  to  wife  a  daughter 
of  Levi. 

2  And  the  woman  conceived,  and  bare  a 
son  :  and  when  she  saw  him  that  he  ivas  a 
goodly  child,  she  ''hid  him  three  months. 

3  And  when  she  could  not  longer  hide 
him,  she  took  for  him  an  ark  of  bulrushes, 
and  daubed  it  with  slime  and  with  pitch, 
and  put  the  child  therein ;  and  she  laid  it 
in  the  flags  by  the  river's  brink. 

4  And  his  sister  stood  afar  off,  to  wit 
what  would  be  done  to  him. 

5  ^  And  the  daughter  of  Pharaoh  came 
down  to  wash  herself  at  the  river ;  and 
her  maidens  walked  along  by  the  river's 
side:  and  when  she  saw  the  ark  among 
the  flags,  she  sent  her  maid  to  fetch  it. 

6  And  when  she  had  opened  it,  she  saw 
the  child :  and  behold,  the  babe  wept. 
And  she  had  "=  compassion  on  him,  and 
said.  This  is  one  of  the  Hebrews'  children. 

7  Then  said  his  sister  to  Pharaoh's 
daughter,  Shall  I  go  and  call  to  thes  a 
nurse  of  the  Hebrew  women,  that  she 
may  nurse  the  child  for  thee'? 

8  And  Pharaoh's  daughter  said  to  her, 
Go.  And  the  maid  went  and  called  the 
child's  mother. 

9  And  Pharaoh's  daughter  said  unto  her, 
Take  this  child  away,  and  nurse  it  for 
me,"*  and  I  will  give  thee  thy  wages.  And 
the  woman  took  the  child,  and  nursed  it. 

10  And  the  child  grew,  and  she  brought 
him  unto  Pharaoh's  daughter,  and  he  be- 
came her  son.  And  she  called  his  name 
Moses:*  and  she  said.  Because  I  drew 
him  out  of  the  water. 

1 1  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 

•  cImp.R:!:0.  b  Arts 7:20;  Hcb.  11:23.  c  Nell.  1 :  11 ;  Psn.  I0ri:4fi. 
*  Pea.  27 : 1 0,  *  Tlml  i»,  drawn  out.  «  ch.ip.  1 : 1 1 ;  3:7;  6:9-14; 
I««.68:6;  I.ukp4:J«;  Act*  7  : 2:|,  2<  ;  Heb.  11 :  24-26.      f  Heb.  o 


keep  ofT  death.  It  becomes  all,  therefore,  to  prepare 
for  it,  by  setting  their  affections  on  things  above,  and 
laying  up  trea.sure  not  on  earth,  but  in  heaven. 

10.  Tyrants  often  pretend  that  their  unrighteous 
decrees  are  needful  to  the  welfare  of  the  state. 
Were  tliis  true  it  would  not  excuse  them,  for  the 
end  does  not  justify  the  means.  But  it  is  not  true  ; 
the  permanent  good  of  individuals  or  communities 
is  never  promoted  by  doing  wrong. 

11.  The  providences  of  God  often  alarm  men; 
and  to  prevent  evils,  real  orimaginary,  and  obtain 
good,  they  frame  and  execute  M-ickcd  devices. 

CHAPTER  11. 
1.   There  went ;  had  gone.     Amram  the  father 
of  Moses  had  been  married  a  number  of  years,  and 
had  at  least  two  children,  Miriam  and  Aaron,  when 
Moses  was  born.     Ver.  4  ;  C  :  20 ;  7:7. 
74 


when  Moses  was  grown,  that  he  *b.c  S 
went  out  unto  his  brethren,  and  looked  on 
their  "^  burdens  :  and  he  spied  an  Egyptian 
smiting  a  Hebrew,  one  of  his  brethren. 

12  And  he  looked  this  way  and  that  way, 
and  when  he  saw  that  there  ^i:as  no  man, 
he  slew  the  Egyptian,  and  hid  him  in  the 
sand. 

13  And  when  he  went  out  the  second 
day,  behold,  two  men  of  the  Hebrews 
strove  together  :  and  he  said  to  him  that 
did  the  wrong.  Wherefore  smitest  thou 
thy  fellow  1 

14  And  he  said.  Who  made  thee  a  t  prince 
and  a  judge  over  us?  intendest  thou  to 
kill  me,  as  thou  killedst  the  Egyptian? 
And  Moses  feared,  and  said.  Surely  this 
thing  is  known. 

15  Now  when  Pharaoh  heard  this  thing, 
he  sought  to  slay  Moses.  But  Moses  fled 
from  the  face  of  Pharaoh,  and  dwelt  in  the 
land  of  Midian  :  and  he  sat  down  by  a  well. 

16  Now  the  t  priest  of  Midian  had  seven 
daughters  :  and  they  came  and  '"drew  wa- 
ter, and  filled  the  troughs  to  water  their 
father's  flock. 

17  And  the  shepherds  came  and  drove 
them  away  :  but  Moses  stood  up  and  help- 
ed them,  and  watered  their  flock. 

18  And  when  they  came  to  ^  Reuel  their 
father,  he  said,  How  is  it  that  ye  are  come 
so  soon  to-day  ? 

19  And  they  said.  An  Egyptian  deliv- 
ered us  out  of  the  hand  of  the. shepherds, 
and  also  drew  water  enough  ifor  us,  and 
watered  the  flock. 

20  And  he  said  unto  his  daughters.  And 
where  is  he  1  why  is  it  that  ye  have  left  the 
man  ?  call  him,  that  he  may  ^eat  bread. 

21  And  Moses  was  "^  content  to  dwell 
with  the  man  :  and  he  gave  Moses  'Zip- 
porah his  daughter. 

22  And  she  bare  him  a  son,  and  he  call- 
ed his  name  II  Gershom ;  for  he  said,  I  have 
been  a  stranger  in  a  strange  land. 


irtn.  a  prince.  J  Or,  prince. 
Called  niso  Jclhro,  ..r,  Jcthe 
Fllil.  4:11.     i  chap.  IS:  2.     || 


<  Gen.  24:11;  29:10;  I  Sam.  9:11. 
•.  Numbers  10:29.  c  Gea31:64. 
That  iff,  a  itranger  here. 

2.  Goo(f/y  c/j/W;  beautiful,  well-favored.  Acts 
7:20. 

3.  Slime  and — pitch  ;  to  fasten  it  together  and 
keep  out  the  water.  Riveras  brink  ;  the  border  of 
the  river  Nile. 

10.  Became  her  S07i;  was  treated  as  her  son. 
Moses  :  signifying  one  drawn  out. 

11.  Was  grown, ;  had  become  great,  not  in  stature 
merely,  but  in  wisdom,  reputation,  and  influence ;  be- 
ing  forty  years  old.     Acts  7 :  22-2r);  Heb.  1 1 :  23-26. 

15.  Midian;  a  country  south  of  Canaan  and 
near  the  Red  sea. 

16.  Priest  of  Midiaji ;  the  Hebrew  word  for 
priest  signilies  also  prince.     Gen.  41 :  45. 

18.  Renel ;  probably  the  same  as  Jethro;  or,  as 
some  think,  the  father  of  Jethro.  Chap.  3:1: 
Num.  10:29. 

22.  Gershom  ;  meaning,  a  stranger  there. 


God  sendeth  Moses 


EXODUS   III. 


to  deliver  Israel. 


cess  of  time,  that  the  king  of  Egypt  died: 
and  the  children  of  Israel  ^sighed  by  reason 
of  the  bondage,  and  they  cried,  and  their 
cry  came  up  unto  ''God  by  reason  of  the 
bondage. 

24  And  God  heard  their  groaning,  and 
God  remembered  his  "^  covenant  with  Abra- 
ham, with  Isaac,  and  with  Jacob. 

25  And  God  looked  upon  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  God  *  had  rsspect  unto  them. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Moses  keepeth  Jethro's  flock.  2  God  appeareth  to  him 
in  a  burning  bush.  9  He  sendeth  him  to  deliver  Israel. 
14  The  name  of  God.     15  His  message  to  Israel. 

■jVrOW  Moses  kept  the  flock  of  Jethro 
_LN  his  father-in-law,  the  priest  of  Midi- 
an :  and  he  led  the  flock  to  the  backside 
of  the  desert,  and  came  to  the  mountain 
of  "^God,  even  to  Horeb. 

2  And  the  Angel  of  the  Lord  appeared 
unto  him  in  a  flame  of  fire  out  of  the 
midst  of  a  "bush;  and  he  looked,  and 
behold,  the  bush  burned  with  fire,  and 
the  bush. was  not  consumed. 

3  And  Moses  said,  I  will  now  turn  aside, 
and  see  this  great  sight,  why  the  bush  is 
not  burnt. 

4  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that  he  turn- 
ed aside  to  see,  God  called  unto  him  out 
of  the  midst  of  the  bush,  and  '^said,  Mo- 
ses, Moses  :   and  he  said,  Here  am  I. 

5  And  he  said.  Draw  not  nigh  hither :  put 
off" thy  s  shoes  from  off" thy  feet ;  for  the  place 
whereon  thou  standest  is  holy  ground. 

6  Moreover  he  said,  ''I  am  the  God  of 
thy  father,  the  God  of  Abraham,  the  God 
of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob.  And 
Moses  hid  his  face ;  for  he  was  '  afraid  to 
look  upon  God. 

7  TfAnd  the  Lord  said,  I  have  surely 
seen  the  affliction  of  my  '  people  which 
are  in  Egypt,  and  have  heard  their  ''cry 
by  reason  of  their  taskmasters ;  for  I 
know '  their  sorrows ; 


a  Num.  ioafi;  Deut. '26:7;  Psa.  12:5.  b  cliaii.3:9;  22:2.3,27; 
Gen.  18:20;  Deut  24: 1.5;  Isa.  5:7.  c  Gen.  15:  14;  46:4;  Luke 
1:72-74.  "Heb-knew.  d  chap.  18:5;  1  Kings,  19:  8.  e  Deut. 
33:16;  Isa.63:9;  Acts7:30.  f  Gen.22: 1,1 1 ;  46:2.  g  cliap.  19:12. 
Jo9h.6:15;  Eccl.5:l.     h  Gen.28:13;  1  Kings,  18:  36;  Mat.22:32. 


24.  His  covenant ;  Gen.  15  :  14  ;  46:4. 

25.  Had  respect ;  viewed  with  compassion,  and 
resolved  to  deliver  them. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

15.  The  efforts  of  men  to  perpetuate  oppression  may 
prepare  the  way  for  the  deliverance  of  the  oppressed. 

22.  God  ha.s  a  work  for  each  one  of  his  people ; 
and  he  bestows  upon  them  suclr  mercies,  and  leads 
tliem  through  such  trials  as  are  best  suited  to  fit 
them  to  perform  it. 

24.  The  measures  which  men  adopt  to  thwart 
the  purposes  of  God  for  the  good  of  his  people,  are 
often  made  the  means  of  fulfilling  them. 

CHAPTER  III. 
1.  Jethro;    chap.  2:18.     Horeb;   a  mountain 
in  Arabia  between  the  two  arms  of  the  E,ed  sea. 


8  And  I  am  come  down  to  deliver  them 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  "Egyptians,  and  to 
bring  them  up  out  of  that  land  unto  a 
good  °  land  and  a  large,  unto  a  "  land  flow- 
ing with  milk  and  honey ;  unto  the  place 
of  the  Canaanites,  and  the  Hittites,  and 
the  Amorites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the 
Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites. 

9  Now  therefore,  behold,  the  cry  of  the 
children  of  Israel  is  come  unto  me  :  and 
I  have  also  seen  the  oppression  where- 
with the  Egyptians  oppress  them. 

1 0  Come  now,  therefore,  and  I  will  p  send 
thee  unto  Pharaoh,  that  thou  mayest  bring 
forth  my  people  the  children  of  Israel 
out  of  Egypt. 

11  "TfAnd  Moses  said  unto  God,  Who 
am  "il,  that  I  should  go  unto  Pharaoh,  and 
that  I  should  bring  forth  the  children  of 
Israel  out  of  Egypt  ? 

12  And  he  said,  Certainly  I  will  be  with 
thee  ;'■  and  this  shall  be  a  token  unto  thee, 
that  I  have  sent  thee  :  When  thou  hast 
brought  forth  the  people  out  of  Egypt,  ye 
shall  serve  God  upon  this  mountain. 

13  And  Moses  said  unto  God,  Behold, 
when  I  come  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  shall  say  unto  them.  The  God  of  your 
fathers  hath  sent  me  unto  you  ;  and  they 
shall  say  to  me.  What  is  his  name  1  what 
shall  I  say  unto  them? 

14  And  God  said  unto  Moses,  I  AM 
THAT  I  » AM  :  and  he  said,  Thus  shalt 
thou  say  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  I  AM 
hath  sent  me  unto  you. 

15  And  God  said  moreover  unto  Moses, 
Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  The  Lord  God  of  your  fathers, 
the  God  of  Abraham ,  the  God  of  Isaac,  and 
the  God  of  Jacob,  hath  sent  me  unto  you  : 
this  is  my  name  for  ever,  and  this  is  my 
memorial^  unto  all  generations. 

16  Go,  and  gather  the  elders  of  Israel 
together,  and  say  unto  them.  The  Lord 
God  of  your  fathers,  the  God  of  Abraham, 


i  Juiig.  13:22 

•   l8a.fi:.5.       j  Neh.9:9;   Psa.  106:44;   lsa.63:9. 

k  rli:i|..22:Q3 

Psa.l45:19.     lPsa.l42:3.     m  chap,  fi:  (V8;  12:  51. 

n  Num.  13:19 

Deut.  1 :  25.     0  Deut.  26 : 9 ;  .ler.  11:5:  Eiek.  20 : 6. 

p  Psa.  105:26; 

Mic.6:4.     ilJer.l:6.     r  Gen.3I  :3;  .loeh.  1 :5;  Rom. 

8:31.     »  chap 

6:3;  Heb.l3:8.     1  Psa.HJ2:12;   135:13;  Hos.l2:5. 

2.  All  gel  of  the  Lord;  ver.4,6;  Gen.  16: 7-14; 
22:8-12;  24:7. 

5.  Holy  ground ;  to  be  treated  with  peculiar 
reverence,  because  of  the  manifestation  of  .lehovah 
there. 

6.  Look  itpon  God ;  John  1:18;  14:9. 

8.  Floiviiig  with  milk  and  honey  ;  abounding 
in  these  things,  fruitful  and  pleasant. 

11.  Who  am  I?  e.xpressLng  a  sense  of  his  in- 
sufficiency. 

12.  A  token;  the  event  foretold  would  prove 
that  God  was  with  him. 

14.  /  am  that  I  ain  ;  the  self-existent,  eternal, 
unchangeable  Jehovah.  John  8:58;  Heb.  13:8; 
Rev.  1 : 8. 

16.  Elders  of  Israel ;  their  most  respected  and 
influential  men.     Surely  visited;    he  was  per- 

75 


GocTs  message  to  Israel. 


EXODUS   IV. 


He  ^vclh  signs  to  Moses. 


of  Isaac,  and  of  Jacob,  appeared  unto 
me,  saying,  I  have  surely  'visited  you, 
and  seen  that  which  is  done  to  you  in 
Egypt : 

17  And  I  have  said,  I  will  ''bring  you 
up  out  of  the  affliction  of  Egypt  unto  the 
land  of  the  Canaanites,  and  the  Hittites, 
and  the  Amorites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and 
the  Hivitcs,  and  the  Jebusites,  unto  a 
land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey. 

18  And  they  shall  hearken  to  thy  voice  : 
and  thou  shalt  come,  thou  and  the  elders 
of  Israel,  unto  the  king  of  Egypt,  and  ye 
shall  say  unto  him.  The  Lord  God  of  the 
Hebrews  hath  "^  met  with  us  :  and  now 
let  us  go,  we  beseech  thee,  three  days' 
journey  into  the  wilderness,  that  we  may 
sacrifice  to  the  Lord  our  God. 

19  1[And  I  am  sure  that  the  king  of 
Egypt  will  not  let  ""you  go,  *no,  not  by  a 
mighty  hand. 

20  And  I  will  stretch  out  my  hand,  and 
smite  Egypt  with  all  my  ''wonders  which 
I  will  do  in  the  midst  thereof:  and  after 
that  Hie  will  let  you  go. 

21  And  I  will  give  this  e  people  favor  in 
the  sight  of  the  Egyptians :  and  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  that,  when  ye  go,  ye  shall 
not  go  empty : 

22  But  every  woman  shall  ''borrow  of 
her  neighbor,  and  of  her  that  sojourneth 
in  her  house,  jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels 
of  gold,  and  raiment :  and  ye  shall  put 
them  upon  your  sons,  and  upon  your 
daughters :  and  ye  shall '  spoil  the  t  Egyp- 
tians. 


CHAPTER  IV. 


«  Gen.  50:24;  Luke  1:68.  b  Gen.  Ifi:  13-20;  46:4.  c  Num. 
23:3,  etc.  dclinp.  5:2.  ^  Or,  but  by  a  stronff  hand.  «  cliap. 
7:3;    11:9;    Deut6:22;    Neh.  9:10;    Psa.  105:27;   Jer.  32:20; 

fectly  acquainted  with  their  condition,  and  -n-oiild 
certainly  deliver  them.     Gen.  15:  14,  16;  50:24. 

18.  Met  mil h  vs  ;  appeared  and  given  us  direc- 
tions. Sacrifice  to  the  Lord ;  worship  Jehorah 
.according  to  his  appointment. 

19.  Not  let  you  go;  not  at  first;  nor  till  he 
had  seen  many  stupendous  miracles. 

20.  Let  yon  go;  chap.  12:31-33. 

21.  Give  this  jteojile  favor ;  lead  the  Egyp- 
tians to  furnish  them  the  things  they  should  ask 
for,  and  which  they  had  doubtless  earned.  Chap. 
12:35,36. 

22.  Borrow;  the  word  rendered  borrow,  means 
also,  to  request  or  demand,  not  expecting  to  make 
a  return.  Josh.  15:  IS;  1  S.-vm.  8:  10;  Psa.  2:8. 
Jewels ;  the  word  rendered  jewels  means  also  fur- 
niture, utensils,  and  goods  of  various  descriptions. 
Gen.  24:53;  27:3;  Deut.  22:5;  1  Kings,  0:7; 
2Chron.  34:12.  Spoil  the  Egypt ia}is :  carry 
away  the  rich  treasures  which  they  shall  give  you. 
Chap.  12:36;  Gen.  15:14. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
5.  The,  place  where  God  manifests  himself  has 
a  peculiar  sanctity;  and  if  we  would  approach  him 
acceptably,  it  must  be  with  reverence  and  godly 
fear. 

9.  Jehov.^h  is  a  just,  and  also  a  kind,  compassion- 
ate, and  merciful  God.     He  tenderly  sympathizes 
with  all  the  distressed,  especially  such  as  wrong- 
76 


1  Moses'  rod  is  turned  into  a  serpent.  6  His  hand  is 
leprous.  10  He  is  loath  to  be  sent.  14  Aaron  is  ap- 
pointed to  assist  him.  16  Moses  departeth  from  J»-- 
thro.  21  God's  message  to  Pharaoh.  2t  Zipporah 
circumciseth  her  son.  27  Aaron  is  sent  to  meet  Mo- 
ses.    31  The  people  believeth  them. 

AND  Moses  answered  and  said.  But 
behold,  they  will  not  believe  me,  nor 
hearken  unto  my  voice  :  for  they  will  say. 
The  Lord  hath  not  appeared  unto  thee. 

2  And  the  Loru  said  unto  him.  What  in 
that  in  thy  hand?    And  he  said,  A  rod. 

3  And  he  said.  Cast  it  on  the  ground. 
And  he  cast  it  on  the  ground,  and  it  be- 
came a  serpent;  and  INIoses  fled  from  be- 
fore it. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Put 
forth  thy  hand,  and  take  itby  the  tail.  And 
he  put  forth  his  hand,  and  caught  it,  and 
it  became  a  rod  in  his  hand : 

5  That  they  may  J  believe  that  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  the  God  of  Abraham, 
the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob, 
hath  appeared  unto  thee. 

6  1[  And  the  Lord  said  furthermore  unto 
him,  Put  now  thy  hand  into  thy  bosom. 
And  he  put  his  hand  into  his  bosom  :  and 
when  he  took  it  out,  behold,  his  hand  ii*a.v 
leprous''  as  snow. 

7  And  he  said.  Put  thy  hand  into  thy 
bosom  again.  And  he  put  his  hand  into 
his  bosom  again  ;  and  plucked  it  out  of  hi.s 
bosom,  and  behold,  it  was  turned  again 
as  his  other  flesh. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will 
not  believe  thee,  neither  hearken  to  the 


Acts7:36.  f  chap.  12  :  31.  e  chap.  1 1  :  3.  hthap.l2:36.  "Job 
27:17;  Prov.  13  :  22  ;  Isaiah  33: 1.  f  Or,  jEjypt.  j  chap.  19:9. 
k  Num.  12:10;  2  Kings,  5:57.     I  Mat  8:3. 


fully  suffer ;  and  in  due  time  he  will  deliver  the 
oppressed,  and  punish  the  oppressor. 

12.  However  unworthy  men  may  be,  and  how- 
ever insufficient  in  themselves  for  services  to  which 
God  calls  them,  if  he  grant  them  his  presence  they 
may  fearlessly  go  forward,  expecting  to  be  crowned 
with  success.     Psa.  71  :  16;  Phil.  4: 13. 

15.  The  eternal,  unchanging  perfections  of  Jeho- 
vah are  a  proper  ground  for  implicit  confidence  in 
him,  and  prompt,  persevering  ooedience  to  all  his 
commands. 

20.  Neither  the  power  of  God,  nor  the  truth  of 
his  promises,  nor  the  certainty  that  they  will  be 
accomplished,  renders  the  use  of  means  unneces- 
sary, or  furnishes  any  ground  to  expect  his  blessing 
in  the  neglect  of  them. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1.  Moses — said;  stated  what  he  feared  would 
take  place. 

2.  A  rod ;  a  shepherd's  crook  or  staff. 

5.  That  they  may  believe ;  this  was  the  object 
of  the  miracle,  to  lead  the  people  to  believe  what 
Moses  should  say,  and  that  God  had  truly  sent  him. 

C.  Leprous  as  snow;  white  with  leprosy,  a 
loathsome  and  obstinate  disease. 

8.  Believe  tlie  voice;  its  testimony  to  the  fact 
that  God  had  sent  Moses  to  deliver  his  people  from 
bondage. 


Aaron  is  sent  loith  Moses. 


EXODUS  IV. 


TTicy  meet  the  elders  of  Israel. 


B  ai'i9L'  voice  of  the  first  sign,  that  they 
will  believe  the  voice  of  the  latter  sign. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will 
not  believe  also  these  two  signs,  neither 
hearken  unto  thy  voice,  that  thou  shalt 
take  of  the  water  of  the  river,  and  pour 
it  upon  the  dry  land :  and  the  water 
which  thou  takest  out  of  the  river  *  shall 
become  *  blood  upon  the  dry  land. 

10  1[  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  0 
my  Lord,  I  am  not  t  eloquent,  neither 
heretofore, t  nor  since  thou  hast  spoken 
unto  thy  servant ;  but  I  am  slow  of  speech, 
and  of  a  slow  tongue. 

1 1  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Who 
hath  made  man's  '' mouth?  or  who  mak- 
eth  the  dumb,  or  deaf,  or  the  seeing,  or 
the  blind "?  have  not  I  the  Lord  1 

1 2  Now  therefore  go,  and  I  will  be  with 
thy  mouth,  and  teach  thee  "^what  thou 
shalt  say. 

13  And  he  said,  0  my  Lord,  send,  I  pray 
Ihec,  by  the  hand  of  him  whom  thou  ^  wilt 
send. 

14  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against  Moses,  and  he  said.  Is 
not  Aaron  the  Levite  thy  brother'?  I  know 
that  he  can  speak  well.  And  also,  be- 
hold, he  Cometh  forth  to  meet  thee  :  and 
when  he  sceth  "^thee,  he  will  be  glad  in 
his  heart. 

15  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  him,  and 
put  "^ words  in  his  mouth:  and  I  will  be 
with  thy  mouth,  and  with  his  mouth,  and 
will  teach  you  what  ye  shall  do. 

16  And  he  shall  be  thy  spokesman  unto 
the  people  :  and  he  shall  be,  even  he  shall 
be  to  thee  instead  of  a  mouth,  and  thou 
shalt  be  to  him  "^instead  of  God. 

17  And  thou  shalt  take  this  ^rod  in  thy 
hand,  wherewith  thou  shalt  do  signs. 

18  *[  And  Moses  went  and  returned  to 
Jethroll  his  father-in-law,  and  said  unto 
him,  Let  me  go,  I  pray  thee,  and  return 


"  Heh.  shall  be  and  shall  lie.  a  dmp.  7  :-20;  Psa.  78:  44.  t  Heb. 
a  man  of  words.  ^  Heb.  since  yesterday,  nor  since  the  third 
dnv.  1>  Psa.  94 : 9 ;  .Ter.  1  : 6-9.  c  Isa.  SO:  4  ;  Milt.  10: 19.  %  Or, 
shouldest.  li  ver.  27.  o  Num.  23  :38:  •£!  :  ."i,  etc. ;  Deut.  18  :  18  ; 
Isii.  .'■>I  :  16:  Jer.  1:9:  Luke  21  :!.'>.  f  clmp.  7: 1 :  18: 19.  g  ver.  2. 
l\  Ueh.  Jether.     h  rimp.  2:  l.i,  23;  Matthew  2  :  20.     iciiap.  17:9; 


10.  Not  eloquent;  not  of  ready  utterance,  or 
persu.asive  power  of  speech. 

1.3.   Send.  I  frray  ;  by  some  one  else,  not  by  me. 

14.  Jgaijist  ]\lo.<:es  ;  on  account  of  his  great  and 
unreasonable  reluctance  to  Jo  what  God  commanded. 

1.5.  P/'t  words  in  his  mouth  ;  tell  him  what 
to  say. 

16.  Instead  of  God ;  make  known  to  him  the 
will  of  GroJ.  and  direct  him  what  to  Jo. 

17.  /)o  s/o'?;5;  work  mir.acles.     Chap.  7: 10,  20. 

20.  His  sons;  Gershom  and  Eliezer.  Chap. 
18:3.4.  Keturned  ;  &etoni  to  ret\xT-a.  The  rod 
of  God;  ver.  2,  17. 

21.  Put  in.  thy  hand ;  directed,  and  would  en- 
able him  to  perform.  TT7//  harden  his  heart ;  by 
making  known  to  him  his  duty  and  the  reasons  for 
doing  it,  and  yet  suffering  him  to  take  his  own  way. 


unto  my  brethren  which  are  in  Egypt, 
and  see  whether  they  be  yet  alive.  And 
Jethro  said  to  Moses,  Go  in  peace. 

19  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  in 
Midian,  Go,  return  into  Egypt :  for  all  the 
men''  are  dead  which  sought  thy  life. 

20  And  Moses  took  his  wife  and  his 
sons,  and  set  them  upon  an  ass,  and  he 
returned  to  the  land  of  Egypt :  and  MosCvS 
took  the  'rod  of  God  in  his  hand. 

21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
When  thou  goest  to  return  into  Egypt, 
see  that  thou  do  all  those  >  wonders  before 
Pharaoh  which  I  have  put  in  thy  hand  : 
but  I  will  ''harden  his  heart,  that  he  shall 
not  let  the  people  go. 

22  And  thou  shalt  say  ixnto  Pharaoh, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Israel  is  my  'son, 
even  my  first-born  : 

23  And  I  say  unto  thee.  Let  my  son  go, 
that  he  may  serve  me  :  and  if  thou  refuse 
to  let  him  go,  behold,  I  will  ■"  slay  thy  son, 
even  thy  first-born. 

24  TI  And  it  came  to  pass  by  the  way  in 
the  inn,  that  the  "Lord  met  him,  and 
sought  to  "kill  him. 

25  Then  Zipporah  took  a  sharp  *  stone, 
and  Pent  off  the  foreskin  of  her  son,  and 
castt  it  at  his  feet,  and  said.  Surely  a 
bloody  husband  art  thou  to  me. 

26  So  he  let  him  go  :  then  she  said,  A 
bloody  husband  thou  art,  because  of  the 
circumcision. 

27  T[  And  the  Lord  said  to  Aaron,  Go 
into  the  wilderness  to  meet  Moses.  And 
he  went,  and  met  him  in  the  i  mount  of 
God,  and  kissed  him. 

28  And  Moses  told  Aaron  all  the  words 
of  the  Lord  who  had  sent  him,  and  all  the 
signs  which  he  had  commanded  him. 

29  1[  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  and 
gathered  together  all  the  elders  of  the 
children  of  Israel : 

30  And  Aaron ''spake  all  the  words  which 


Num.  20 :  8,  9.  j  cliap.  3  :  20.  k  chap.  7  : ."!,  etc. :  Deut.  2  :  30  ; 
.Tcishua  11:20;  lsaiah6:10;  83:17:  .John  12:40;  Romans9:18; 
2Tliess.  2:10-12.  1  Deut  14:1;  .Ier.31:9:  Hoseall:!:  Koni. 
9:4.  m  chap.  11:5;  13:  29.  n  Numbers  22  :  22.  o  Gen.  17:14. 
*  Or,  knife,  p  Josh.  5: 2,  3.  i  Ueb.  made  it  touch,  q  chap.  3:1. 
r  ver.  16. 


and  thus  obstinately  and  wickedly  refuse  to  obey 
God's  most  wise,  just,  and  reasonable  commands. 

22.  Ml/  son — my  jirst-born  ;  greatly  beloved, 
and  greatly  favored. 

23.  Slay  thy  son ;  chap.  12:29,30. 

24.  Inn  ;  the  place  where  they  stoppeJ  for  the 
night.  Kill  him  ;  threatened  Moses  with  death, 
should  he  still  continue  to  neglect  to  circumcise 
his  son. 

2.5.  Shaiy  stone;  sharp  flints  were  then  used 
for  knives. 

26.  lie  let  him  go;  the  Lord  ceased  to  threaten 
him  with  death  for  neglecting  his  duty. 

27.  /w  the  mount;  at  mount  Horeb.  Chap. 
3 :  1 ;  4  :  14. 

28.  Signs;  miracles  which  God  had  commanded 
him  to  perform. 

77 


Pharaoh  increascth 


EXODUS  V. 


the  Israelites^  task. 


the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  Moses,  and  did 
(he  signs  in  the  sight  of  the  people. 

31  And  the  people  "believed  :  and  when 
Ihey  heard  tliat  the  Loiiu  had  visited  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  that  he  had  looked 
upon  their  afllietion,  then  they  bowed 
their  ''heads  and  worshipped. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Pharaoh  chidcUi  Moses  and  Aaron  for  their  message. 
5  He  increascth  the  Israelites'  task.  15  He  derideth 
their  complaints.  2!)  They  cry  out  upon  Moses  and 
Aaron.     22  Moses  complaineth  to  God. 

AND  afterward  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
in,  and  told  Pharaoh,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  Let  my  people  go,  that 
they  may  hold  a  *=  feast  unto  me  in  the 
wilderness. 

2  And  Pharaoh  said,  ""Who  is  the  Lord, 
that  I  should  obey  his  voice  to  let  Israel 
go  ■?  I  know  not  the  Lord,  neither  will  I 
let  Israel  go. 

3  And  they  said,  The  God  of  the  He- 
brews'' hath  met  with  us:  let  us  go,  we 
pray  thee,  three  days'  journej'  into  the 
desert,  and  saerifice  unto  the  Lord  our 
God;  lest  he  fall  upon  us  with  ""pesti- 
lence, or  with  the  sword. 

4  And  the  king  of  Egypt  said  unto  them. 
Wherefore  do  ye,. Moses  and  Aaron,  let 
the  people  from  their  works  1  get  you  unto 
your  burdens. 

5  And  Pharaoh  said.  Behold,  the  peo- 
ple of  the  land  now  are  many,  and  ye 
make  them  rest  from  their  burdens. 

6  And  Pharaoh  commanded  the  same 
day  the  taskmasters  of  the  people,  and 
their  officers,  saying, 

7  Ye  shall  no  more  give  the  people  straw 

•  clinp.3:IS;  ver.8,9.  b  Genonis  17:3;  24:26;  chap.  12:27; 
iClirnn.  2H:  20;  2Chron.  20:18.  ediap.l0:9.  d  SKinga,  18::lB; 
Ji>b21:  l.'i;  Pealm  12:4.     e  cliap. :):  18.     f  Dent  28:21 ;  Ezekiel 


them  go  and  gather  straw  for  themselves. 

8  And  the  tale  of  the  bricks  which  they 
did  make  heretofore,  ye  shall  slay  upon 
them  ;  ye  shall  not  diminish  aught  there- 
of: for  they  be  idle;  therefore  they  cry, 
saying,  Let  us  go  and  saerifice  to  our  God. 

9  Let  *  there  more  work  be  laid  upon 
the  men,  that  they  may  labor  therein  ; 
and  let  them  not  regard  ''  vain  words. 

10  ^And  the  taskmasters  of  the  people 
went  out,  and  their  officers,  and  they 
spake  to  the  people,  saying.  Thus  saith 
Pharaoh,  I  will  not  give  you  straw. 

1 1  Go  ye,  get  you  straw  where  ye  can 
find  it:  yet  not  aught  of  your  work  shall 
be  diminished. 

12  So  the  people  were  scattered  abroad 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt  to  gather 
stubble  instead  of  straw. 

13  And  the  taskmasters  hasted  them, 
saying.  Fulfil  your  -works,  your  '^  daily 
tasks,  as  when  there  was  straw. 

14  And  the  officers  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  "vvhich  Pharaoh's  taskmasters  had 
set  over  them,  were  beaten,  a7)d  demand- 
ed. Wherefore  have  ye  not  fulfilled  your 
task  in  making  brick  both  yesterday  and 
to-day,  as  heretofore  1 

15  iy  Then  the  officers  of  the  children  of 
Israel  came  and  cried  unto  Pharaoh,  say- 
ing. Wherefore  dealest  thou  thus  with  thy 
servants  ? 

16  There  is  no  straw  given  unto  thy 
servants,  and  they  say  to  us,  Make  brick : 
and  behold,  thy  .servants  are  beaten  ;  but 
the  fault  is  in  thine  own  people. 

17  But  he  said,  Ye  are  idle,  i/e  are  idle: 


6:11.      B  r«a.  106:41.      *  Heb.  Let  the  work  tie  heavy  upon  tht 
men.    1"  2  Kings,  18: 20.    f  Heb.  a  matter  of  a  day  in  hU  day. 


31.  Visited  the  children  of  Israel ;  appeared 
for  tliem  in  mercy,  and  was  about  to  deliver  them 
from  bond:ii^e. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1 .  It  is  often  exceedinj^ly  difficult  to  induce  even 
the  best  of  men  in  all  things  heartily  to  believe 
God  ;  and  were  it  not  for  his  boundless  compassion 
and  {jrace,  instead  of  being  saved  by  faith,  they 
would  perish  through  unbelief. 

8.  God  in  his  mercy  furnishes  his  people  with  all 
needful  aid  for  the  services  to  which  he  calls  them ;  so 
that  in  reliance  on  him  tliey  may  safely  follow  his  di- 
rections, expecting  that  he  will  give  them  success. 

13.  Men  arc  very  apt  to  start  objections  against 
doing  what  they  dislike,  and  to  desire  that  others 
may  perform  the  labors  and  bear  the  trials  of  diffi- 
cult services,  rather  than  themselves. 

14.  God  is  angry  with  men  when  they  are  afraid 
or  ashamed  to  obey  him.  or  seek  to  excuse  them- 
selves iVom  doing  their  duty. 

18.  In  doing  the  will  of  God  we  should  endeavor 
not  needlessly  to  exasperate  men,  and  should  aise 
8.11  suitable  means  to  secure  their  approbation  and 
aid. 

'2'\.  Those  who  are  called  to  guide  others  in  the 
pall)  of  duty  should  be  careful  to  walk  in  it  them- 
78 


selves,  and  in  all  things  to  set  an  example  which 
others  may  safely  follow. 

31.  God  is  often  better  to  his  people  than  (heir 
fears,  and  always  bettor  than  (heir  deserts.  Difficul- 
ties in  the  way  of  duty,  which  may  seem  insuperable, 
when  they  engage  in  it  disappear  or  are  readily  over- 
come. The  yoke  which  appeared  to  be  so  galling  is 
easy,  and  the  burden  which  seemed  so  heavy  is  light. 
Mat.  11:29,30. 

CHAPTER  V. 

3.  The  desert ;  (he  desert  of  Shur.  lying  be- 
tween Egypt  and  Canaan.  Fall  npoit  its  with 
pestilence  ;  punish  us  with  death  for  neglecting  to 
obey  his  command. 

4.  Let  the  people  ;  hinder  their  working. 

6.  Tffslma.<!ters ;  Egypli;uis  appointed  to  exact 
of  the  Israelites  the  required  labor.  Officers ;  Is- 
raelites appointed  to  execute  the  directions  of  the 
taskmasters.     Ver.  14-16. 

7.  Straw;  to  be  mixed  with  the  clay  to  make 
the  bricks  more  firm  and  durable.  They  were  not 
burned,  but  dried  in  the  sun. 

8.  The  tale  of  the  bricks ;  the  full  amount 
which  was  required. 

9.  Vain  irords ;  false  pretences,  about  being 
required  by  God  to  go  and  worship. 


God  reneivcth  his 


EXODUS  VI, 


promise  unto  Israel. 


B.clifa''  therefore  ye  say,  Let  us  go  and  do 
sacrifice  to  the  Lord. 

18  Go  therefore  now,  and  work;  for 
there  shall  no  straw  be  given  you,  yet 
shall  ye  deliver  the  tale  of  bricks. 

19  And  the  officers  of  the  children  of 
Israel  did  see  that  they  were  in  *evil  case, 
after  it  was  said,  Ye  shall  not  minish 
aught  from  your  bricks  of  your  daily 
task. 

20  TI  And  they  met  Moses  and  Aaron, 
who  stood  in  the  way,  as  they  came  forth 
from  Pharaoh : 

21  And  they  said  unto  them.  The  Lord 
look  upon  you,  and  judge  ;  because  ye 
have  made  our  savor  *  to  be  ''abhorred  in 
the  eyes  of  Pharaoh,  and  in  the  eyes  of 
his  servants,  to  put  a  sword  in  their  hand 
to  slay  us. 

22  And  Closes  returned  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said.  Lord,  wherefore  hast  thou  so 
evil-entreated  "^  this  people'?  why  is  it  that 
thou  hast  sent  me  1 

23  For  since  I  came  to  Pharaoh  to  speak 
in  thy  name,  he  hath  done  evil  to  this 
people  ;  t  neither  hast  thou  delivered  thy 
people  at  all. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  God  reneweth  his  promise  by  his  name  JEHOVAH. 
14  The  genealogy  of  Reuben,  15  of  Simeon,  16  of 
Levi,  of  whom  came  Moses  and  Aaron. 

niHEN  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Now 
JL  shalt  thou  see  what ''  I  will  do  to  Pha- 
raoh :  for  with  a  strong  *  hand  shall  he 
let  them  go,  and  with  a  strong  hand  shall 
he  drive  "^them  out  of  his  land. 


«  Deut.32:3fi;  Eccl.4:l;  5:8.  '^  Hgh. lo stink.  bGen.34:30; 
ISain.l3:4;  27:1-2:  2S;im.lO:6;  1  Clirnn.  19  :  6.  o  Jer.20:7; 
Hab.  2:3.  j  Heb.  delivering  tkou  hast  not  dtlivtrtd.  <l  2  Cliron. 
20:17;  Pa:!.  12:. 5.  ePsa.89:13.  fch.ip.U:!.  J  Or,  jEnov»n. 
e  Gen.l7:l;  3,1:11;  48:.3.     h  chap.3:I4;  Ps,x68:4;  83:18;   Isa. 


21.  Judge;  punish  you  for  the  evil  you  have 
brought  upon  us,  in  occasioning  an  increase  of  our 
burdens.  Made  our  savor  to  be  abhorred ;  set 
Pharaoh  and  his  people  more  cruelly  and  violently 
against  us.  Put  a  sword  in  their  hand ;  giving 
them  a  pretext  for  killing  us. 

22.  Retnrned  unto  tlie  Lord;  expressed  to  him 
his  feelings,  which  were  as  unreasonable  towards 
Jehovah  as  those  of  the  Israelitish  officers  were 
towards  him ;  and  much  more  inexcusable,  as  he 
had  been  expressly  forewarned  that  Pharaoh  would 
for  a  time  resist  his  efforts.     Chap.  3 :  19,  20. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  The  commands  of  God  are  reasonable  and  bind- 
ing on  all  who  know  them.  If  men  do  not  obey  them, 
it  is  because  they  liave  no  disposition  to  obey. 

8.  Wicked  men  often  imagine  that  the  friends  of 
Jehovah  have  no  real  regard  for  him ;  that  their 
professions  are  mere  pretence,  and  that  if  they  were 
not  hypocritical,  selfish,  and  idle,  they  would  not 
wish  to  spend  time  in  worshipping  him. 

23.  Good  men  in  pursuing  a  good  object  in  the 
right  way,  if  not  immediately  successful,  are  liable 
to  become  discour.aged,  and  to  complain  not  merely 
of  men,  but  also  of  God. 

CHAPTER  VI. 
1.  Strong  hand ;  under  the  judgments  of  God 


2  And  God  spake  urito  Mo.scs,  and  said 
unto  him,  I  am  tthe  Lord: 

3  And  I  appeared  unto  Abraham,  unto 
Isaac,  and  unto  Jacob,  by  the  name  o/God 
Almighty ,e  but  by  my  •'name  JEHOVAH 
was  I  not  known  to  them. 

4  And  I  have  also  established  my  '  cov- 
enant with  them,  to  give  them  the  land 
of  Canaan,  the  land  of  their  pilgrimage, 
wherein  they  were  strangers. 

5  And  I  have  also  heard  the  J  groaning 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  whom  the  Egyp- 
tians keep  in  bondage ;  and  I  have  ''  re- 
membered my  covenant. 

6  Wherefore  say  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  I  a7n  the  Lord,  and  I  Avill  bring  you 
out'  from  under  the  burdens  of  the  Egyp- 
tians, and  I  will  rid  you  out  of  their  bond- 
age, and  I  will ""  redeem  you  with  a  stretch- 
ed-out  arm,  and  with  great  judgments : 

7  And  I  will  take  you  to  "me  for  a  peo- 
ple, and  I  will  be  to  you  a  God  :  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  your  God, 
which  bringeth  you  out  from  under  the 
burdens  of  the  Egyptians. 

8  And  I  will  bring  you  in  unto  the  land, 
concerning  the  which  I  did  ^  swear  to  give 
it  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob  ;  and 
I  will  give  it  you  for  a  heritage  :  I  am  the 
Lord. 

9  And  Moses  spake  so  unto  the  children 
of  Israel :  but  they  hearkened  not  "unto 
Moses  for  il  anguish  of  spirit,  and  for  cruel 
bondage. 

10  ^And  the  Lord  spake  unto  ]Moses, 
saying. 


42:8;  John  8:58;  Re^ 

.1:4.     i  Gen.  17:7,8.     j  chap.  2:  24;  Psa. 

10H:44.     k  Psa.  105:8. 

1  Deut.26:8;  Psa.  SI :  6.     m  chap.  15:13; 

Deut.7:8;  1  Chron.  17 

21;  Neh.  1:10.     n  Deut.  4  :  20 :  7 :  li ;  2  Sam. 

7:24;  Jer.  31:33;  Hii 

ea  1 :  10;  Rev.  21  :  3,  7.    %  Heb.  lift  up  my 

hand,     o  chap.  5  :  21. 

1  Heb.  shortness,  or,  straitness. 

Pharaoh  would  not  only  consent,  but  be  very  urgent 
to  have  them  go. 

3.  /  appeared ;  Gen.  17  : 1 ;  35  :  11 ;  48 :  3.  By 
'my  name  Jehovah  was  I  not  kiiuw7i  ;  not  so 
fully  known  as  he  would  be  in  time  to  come.  The 
name  of  a  person  is  that  by  which  he  is  known. 
So  those  manifestations  of  Jehovah  by  which  he  i» 
known  are  often  called  in  the  Bible  his  name,  as 
in  John  17  :  6  :  ''I  have  manifested  thy  name  unto 
the  men  which  thou  gavest  me  out  of  the  world." 
That  is,  I  have  more  clearly  shown  them  thy  true 
character,  as  a  God  not  only  of  justice,  but  of  mercy 
and  grace.  So  John  17: 11,  "Keep  tlirough  thine 
own  name  those  whom  thou  hast  given  ine."  That 
is,  keep  them  through  those  manifestations  of  thy- 
self which  thou  hast  made,  and  wilt  make  in  the 
person  and  work  of  thy  Son  and  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 
So  those  infinite  perfections  implied  in  tlie  term 
Jehovah,  especially  his  immutable  truth  and  his 
unchanging  faithfulness  to  his  promises,  he  would 
now  more  clearly  show.  Their  fathers  knew  that 
his  name  was  Jehovah,  but  they  did  not  know  what 
that  name  implied  so  fully  as  he  would  now  show 
them,  by  fulfilling  the  promises  which  he  made  to 
their  fathers. 

4.  Give  them;  their  posterity. 

8.  I  did  swear;  Gen.  15  :  18;  26  :  3;  28  :  1?; 
35:12. 

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Tlie  genealogy  of 


EXODUS  VII. 


Reuben,  Simeon,  and  Levi. 


1 1  Go  in,  speak  unto  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt,  that  he  let  the  children  of  Israel 
go  out  of  his  land. 

12  And  Moses  spake  before  the  Lord, 
saying.  Behold,  the  children  of  Israel 
have  not  *  hearkened  unto  me  ;  how  then 
.shall  IMiaraoh  hear  me,  who  am  of  ''un- 
circumcised  lips? 

13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
unto.^aron,  and  gave  them  a  "^charge  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  unto  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt,  to  bring  the  children  of 
Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

14  1[  These  be  the  heads  of  their  fathers' 
houses  :  The  ''sons  of  Reuben  the  first- 
born of  Israel ;  Hanoch,  and  Pallu,  Hez- 
ron,  and  Carmi :  these  be  the  families  of 
Reuben. 

15  And  the  ^sons  of  Simeon;  Jemuel, 
and  Jamin,  and  Ohad,  and  Jachin,  and 

V   Zohar,  and  Shaul  the  son  of  a  Canaanitish 
woman  ;  these  arc  the  families  of  Simeon. 

16  Tl  And  these  arc  the  names  of  the 
sons  of  "^Levi  according  to  their  genera- 
tions ;  Gershon,  and  Kohath,  and  Merari : 
and  the  years  of  the  life  of  Levi  were  a 
hundred  thirty  and  seven  years. 

17  The  sons  of  Gershon;  Libni,  and 
Shimi,  according  to  their  families. 

18  And  the  sons  of  ^Kohath;  Amram, 
and  Izhar,  and  Hebron,  and  Uzzicl :  and 
the  years  of  the  life  of  Kohath  were  a  hun- 
dred thirty  and  three  years. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Merari ;  Mahali  and 
Mushi  :  these  are  the  families  of  Levi 
according  to  their  generations. 

20  And  Amram  took  him  Jochebed  his 
father's  sister  to  wife  ;  and  she  bare  him 
Aaron  and  Moses :  and  the  years  of  the 
life  of  Amram  were  a  hundred  and  thirty 
and  seven  years.  » 

21  T[And  the  sons  of  ''Izhar;  Korah, 
and  Nepheg,  and  Zichri. 

22  And  the  sons  of  'Uzzicl;  Mishael, 
and  Elzaphan,  and  Zithri. 


«ver.  9.  b  vcr.  30;  l.pv.  iSMl;  JeremiKh  9 :  26 ;  Ai-t3  7:f)l. 
c  Num.  27:19,  M;  Dent.  31 :  14.  d  Gen.  4B :  9,  etc. ;  lCliron.5:3. 
e  I  Chroa  4 :  24.  f  Num.  3: 17  :  1  Cliron.  6: 1.  BNum.26:57. 
bNum.  I«:l.    iLev.lOM.    jRutli4:19.    fc  1  Chron.  6:3;  24: 1. 

12.  TJucircumcised  lips ;  not  eloquent.  Chap. 
4:10. 

14-27.  These  verses  show  from  whom  Moses  and 
Aaron  were  descended. 

IN.STRt:CTIONS. 

1.  When  men  despair  of  help  from  themselves  and 
from  creatures,  and  look  to  God,  he  shows  both  his 
readiness  and  his  power  to  do  for  them  what  they  need. 

8.  Those  atlriliiites  of  God  which  are  implied  in 
the  names  that  he  appropriates  to  himself  in  his 
word,  are  made  known  to  men  in  his  providence. 
Both  hy  what  he  says,  and  by  what  he  does,  he 
shows  that  he  is  Jehovah. 

12.  Even  the  best  of  men  are  strongly  tempted  to 

walk  by  sight,  not  by  faith  ;  and  if  appearances  are 

against  them,  are  liable  to  be  discouraged  though  all 

die  perfections  of  Jehovah  are  pledged  m  their  behalf. 

80 


23  And  Aaron  took  him  Elishe-  B.c.?JJh 
ba,  daughter  of  JAmminadab,  si.stcr  of 
Naashon,  to  wife  ;  and  she  bare  him  ''  Na- 
dab  and  Abihu,  Eleazar  and  Ithamar. 

24  And  the  sons  of  Korah  ;  Assir,  and 
Elkanah,  and  Abiasaph  :  these  are  the 
families  of  the  Korhites. 

25  And  Eleazar,  Aaron's  son,  took  him 
one  of  the  daughters  of  Puticl  to  wife  ;  and 
she  bare  him  'Phinehas:  these  are  the 
heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  Levites  accord- 
ing to  their  families. 

26  These  are  that  Aaron  and  Moses,  to 
whom  the  Lord  said.  Bring  out  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  from  the  land  of  P^gypt  ac- 
cording to  their  armies. 

27  These  are  they  which  spake  to  "  Pha- 
raoh king  of  Egypt,  to  bring  out  the  chil- 
dren of  °  Israel  from  Egypt :  these  are  that 
Moses  and  Aaron. 

28  TIAnd  it  came  to  pass  on  the  day 
when  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the 
land  of  Egypt, 

29  That  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, I  am  the  Lord  :  speak  thou  unto  Pha- 
raoh king  of  Egypt  °  all  that  I  say  unto  thee. 

30  And  Moses  said  before  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  am  of  P  uncircumcised  lips,  and  how 
shall  Pharaoh  hearken  unto  me? 

CHAPTER  VII. 

I  Moses  is  encouraged  to  go  to  Pharaoh.  7  His  age.  3 
His  rod  is  turned  inio  a  serpent.  1 1  The  sorcerers  do 
the  like.  13  Pharaoh's  heart  is  hardened.  14  God's 
message  to  Pharaoh.    19  The  river  is  turned  into  blood. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  See,  I 
have  made  thee  a  '^  god  to  Pharaoh ; 
and  Aaron  thy  brother  shall  be  thy 
prophet. 

2  Thou  shalt  speak  'all  that  I  command 
thee;  and  Aaron  thy  brother  shall  speak 
unto  Pharaoh,  that  he  send  the  children 
of  Israel  out  of  his  land. 

3  And  I  will  "harden  Pharaoh's  heart, 
and  multiply  my  signs  and  my  wonders  in 
the  land  of  Egypt. 


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29.  The  utter  insufficiency  of  men,  and  their  en- 
tire dependence  on  God,  instead  of  being  a  reason 
why  tliey  should  not  in  all  things  obey  him,  are  a 
reason  why  they  should  obey  him  ;  and  in  doing  his 
will  they  will  find  his  grace  to  be  sufficient  for 
them,  and  his  strength  made  perfect  in  their  weak- 
ness.   2  Cor.  12:9;  Heb.  11:34. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1.  I  have  made  thee  a  god ;  appointed  thee  to 
make  known  the  will  of  God,  and  work  miracles 
in  liis  name.  Thy  prophet ;  to  speak  what  you 
shall  direct  him. 

3.  Harden  Pharaoh's  heart ;  as  a  punishment 
for  his  sins,  he  was  given  up  to  hardness  of  heart 
and  blindness  of  mind,  or  suffered  to  continue  and 
increase  his  obduracy  and  wickedness. 


Moses  and  Aaron 


EXODUS   VII. 


JO  unto  Pharaoh. 


B.'am"'  4  But  Pharaoh  shall  not  hearken 
unto  you,  that  I  may  lay  my  hand  upon 
Egypt,  and  bring  forth  mine  armies,  and 
my  people  the  children  of  Israel,  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt  by  great  judgments. 

5  And  the  Egyptians  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  *Lord,  when  I  stretch  forth  my 
hand  upon  Egypt,  and  bring  out  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  from  among  them. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  as  the  Lord 
commanded  them,  so  did  they. 

7  And  Moses  ivas  fourscore  years  old, 
and  Aaron  fourscore  and  three  years  old, 
when  they  spake  unto  Pharaoh. 

8  yi  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

9  When  Fharaoh  shall  speak  unto  you, 
saying,  Show  a  •"  miracle  for  you  :  then 
thou  shalt  say  unto  Aaron,  Take  thy  rod, 
and  cast  it  before  Pharoah,  and  it  shall 
become  a  serpent. 

1 0  1[  And  INIoses  and  Aaron  w^ent  in  unto 
Pharoah,  and  they  did  so  as  the  Lord  had 
commanded  :  and  Aaron  cast  down  his 
rod  before  Pharaoh,  and  before  his  ser- 
vants, and  it  became  a  serpent. 

1 1  Then  Pharaoh  also  called  the  wise 
men  and  the  "^sorcerers:  now  the  magi- 
cians of  Egypt,  they  also  did  in  like  man- 
ner with  their  enchantments. 

12  For  they  cast  down  every  man  his 
rod,  and  they  became  serpents  :  but 
Aaron's  rod  swallowed  up  their  rods. 

13  And  he  hardened  Pharaoh's  heart, 
that  he  hearkened  not  unto  them  ;  as  the 
LoRD'^  had  said. 

14  1[And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Pharaoh's  heart  i.s "  hardened  :  he  "^refus- 
eth  to  let  the  people  go. 

1 5  Get  thee  unto  Pharaoh  in  the  morn- 
ing; lo,  he  goeth  out  unto  the  water;  and 
thou  shalt  stand  by  the  river's  brink 
against  he  come ;  and  the  rod  which  was 
turned  to  a  s  serpent  shalt  thou  take  in 
thy  hand. 


••  cbiip.  H:4, 

l«i 

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39 

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18. 

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28 

SKi 

4.  T/iat  I  may  lay  my  hand  npoii  EgyjJt ;  this 
was  not  Pharaoh's  object  in  refusing  to  obey  God, 
but  it  was  God's  object  in  suffering  him  to  do  it. 

5.  Tlie  Egyptians  shall  kiiou' ;  that  Jehovah 
is  almighty,  and  able  to  do  his  pleasure. 

7.  Fourscore  ;  eighty. 

n.  Sorcerers — magicia^ts  ;  men  who  pretended 
to  supernatural  power,  and  were  accustomed  to  prac- 
tise deceits  upon  their  fellow-men.      2  Tim.  3  :  8. 

12.  And  they  became  serpents  ;  or  they  appear- 
ed to  become  serpents.     See  chap.  8 :  IS. 

13.  He  Jiardened  Pliaraoh^s  heart ;  this  in  the 
original  is  the  .^ame  as  in  verses  14  and  22,  where 
it  is  rendered,  Pharaoh's  heart  was  hardened. 

22.  Did  so  with  their  eiichantments ;  smote 
the  waters,  in  order  to  appear  to  turn  them  into 
blood.     Pharaoh's  heart  was  hardened ;  by  his 


16  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  him.  The 
Lord  God  of  the  ''  Hebrews  hath  sent  me 
unto  thee,  saying.  Let  my  people  'go, 
that  they  may  serve  me  in  the  wilder- 
ness :  and  behold,  hitherto  thou  wouldest 
not  hear. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  this  thou 
shalt  know  that  I  am  J  the  Lord  :  behold, 
I  will  smite  with  the  rod  that  is  in  my 
hand  upon  the  waters  Avhich  are  in  the 
river,  and  they  shall  be  ''turned  to  blood. 

18  And  the  fish  that  is  in  the  river  shall 
die,  and  the  river  shall  stink;  and  the 
Egyptians  shall  loathe  to  drink  of  the 
water  of  the  river. 

19  ^And  the  Lord  spake  unto  INIoses, 
Say  unto  Aaron,  Take  thy  rod,  and  stretch 
out  thy  hand  upon  the  waters  of  Egypt, 
upon  their  streams,  upon  their  rivers,  and 
upon  their  ponds,  and  upon  all  their  *  pools 
of  water,  that  they  may  become  blood ; 
and  that  there  may  be  blood  throughout 
all  the  land  of  Egypt,  both  in  vessels  of 
wood,  and  in  vessels  of  stone. 

20  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  so,  as 
the  Lord  commanded;  and  he  lifted  up 
the  rod,  and  'smote  the  waters  that  n'ere 
in  the  river,  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh,  and 
in  the  sight  of  his  servants  ;  and  all  the 
waters  that  were  in  the  river  were  turned 
to  blood. 

21  And  the  fish  that  teas  in  the  river 
died  ;  and  the  river  stank,  and  the  Egyp- 
tians could  not  ™  drink  of  the  water  of  the 
river ;  and  there. was  blood  throughout  all 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  And  the  magicians  of  Egypt  "did  so 
with  their  enchantments  :  and  Pharaoh's 
heart  was  hardened,  neither  did  he  heark- 
en unto  them;   as  the  Lord  had  said. 

23  And  Pharaoh  turned  and  went  into 
his  house,  neither  did  he  set  his  "heart  to 
this  also. 

24  And  all  the  Egyptians  digged  round 
about  the  river  for  water  to  drink  ;  for 


19:19;  Ezekiel29:9:  30:8;  38:23.  k  Psalm  78  :  44  ;  105:29; 
Uev.  8:8,  1*5:4,6.  *  lAf^h.  gathering  of  their  waters.  1  chap. 
17:5;  Num.  20:11.  m  ver.  18.  n2Tim.3:8.  o  Isa.  26:11;  Jer 
5:3;  36:24;  Haggai  1:.5. 


continuing  proudly  and  obstinately  to   refuse   to 
obey  God. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

5.  The  Lord  takes  occasion,  even  from  the  obsti- 
nacy and  wickedness  of  men,  to  manifest  his  char- 
acter and  show  forth  his  glory,  to  the  terror  of  his 
enemies  and  the  joy  of  his  friends. 

13.  Things  which,  in  the  course  of  divine  provi- 
dence, take  place  through  the  wickedness  of  men, 
are  sometimes,  in  the  Bible,  ascribed  to  God  This 
shows  his  all-controlling  agency,  though  he  cannot 
be  tempted,  neither  does  he  at  any  time  tempt  men, 
to  commit  sin.     Jas.  1  :  13,  14. 

22.  When  men  dislike  to  obey  God.  and  seek  ex- 
cuses for  their  neglect,  they  can  generally  find  them  ; 
and  when  they  wish  to  harden  themselves  against 
him,  he  often  suffers  them  to  do  it,  even  to  their  ruin. 

81 


TTtt  plagve  ofjrogs, 


EXODUS    VIII. 


and  of  lire. 


they  could  not  drink  of  the  water  of  the  ^ 

river.  I 

25  And  seven  days  were  fulfilled,  after 

that  the  Lord  had  smitten  the  river.  ' 

CHAPTER   VIII.  j 

1  Fro^  are  sent.  8  Pharaoh  sueth  to  Moses,  12  and 
Moses  by  prayer  reinoveth  them  a-way.  16  The  dust 
is  turned  into  lice,  which  the  magicians  could  not  do. 
•_'0  The  swarms  of  flies.  25  Pharaoh  inclineth  to  let 
the  people  fjo,  3'2  but  yet  is  hardened. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Go 
unto  Pharaoh,  and  say  unto  him, 
Thus  saitli  the  Lord,  Let  my  people  go, 
that  they  may  serve  me. 

2  And  if  thou  refuse  to  let  them  go,  he- 
hold,  I  will  smite  all  thy  horders  with 
frogs : 

3  And  the  river  shall  hring  forth  frogs 
abundantly,  which  shall  go  up  and  come 
into  thy  house,  and  into  thy  bedchamber, 
and  upon  thy  bed,  and  into  the  house  of 
thy  servants,  and  upon  thy  people,  and 
into  thine  ovens,  and  into  thy  *  kneading- 
troughs : 

4  And  the  frogs  shall  come  up  both  on 
thee,  and  upon  thy  people,  and  upon  all 
thy  servants. 

5  T[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
Say  unto  Aaron,  Stretch  forth  thy  hand 
with  thy  rod  over  the  streams,  over  the 
river.'<,and  over  the  ponds,  and  cause  frogs 
to  come  up  upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

6  And  Aaron  stretched  out  his  hand 
over  the  waters  of  Egypt;  and  the  "frogs 
came  up,  and  covered  tlio  land  of  Egypt. 

7  And  the  magicians  did  so  with  their 
enchantments,  and  brought  up  frogs  upon 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

8  ^[  Then  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses  and 
Aaron,  and  said, ''Entreat  the  Lord,  that  he 
may  take  away  the  frogs  from  me,  and  from 
my  people ;  and  I  will  let  the  people  go,  that 
they  may  do  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  Moses  said  unto  Pharaoh,  t  Glory 
over  me  :  ^  when  shall  I  entreat  for  thee, 
and  for  thy  servants,  and  for  thy  people, 
to*  destroy  the  frogs  from  thee  and  thy 
houses,  that  they  may  remain  in  the  river 
only  ? 


»  Or,  dovgh.  >  Panim  78:46;  l(»:30;  Ilev.  16:13.  b  rlinn. 
9:M;  10:17;  Numbem  21 :  7;  1  Kinifii,  IS  :  fi;  Act<8:J4.  f  Oi\ 
Have  tliid  honor  aver  me.  J  Or,  agninit  when.  J  Heh.  lo  ctit  i<ff. 
I)  Or.  ngainil  to  morrow.  c  PimiI.  3-2  :  31  ;  *) :  21! ;  2Sntn.  7:«; 
1  Cliron.  17:20;   Pan.  83:  18;  8r,:8;   laa.  ■«0:2,');  4«:>i;  .Jeremiah 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

7.  And  brought  vp  frogs:.     See  chap.  7 :  12. 

9.  Glory  over  me  ;  have  the  honor  of  saying 
when  the  frogs  sliall  be  removed. 

1,3.   Village.^;  yards,  or  grounds  ahoiit  the  houses. 

Ki.  He  hardened  his  heart :  by  refusing  to  obey 
God.  Here,  the  hardening  of  his  heart  is  ascribed 
to  Pharaoh  ;  and  yet  the  process  was  probably  the 
same  as  when  it  was  ascribed  to  God.  Chap. 
7: 13.  In  one  sen.sc  it  was  ascribed  to  God,  and 
in  anotlier  to  Pharaoh. 
82 


10  And  he  said,  H  To-morrow.  *B.c:r4»i.' 
And  he  said.  Be  it  according  to  thy  word  ; 
that  thou  mayest  know  that "  there  is  none 
like  unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

1 1  And  the  frogs  shall  depart  from  thee, 
and  from  thy  houses,  and  from  thy  ser- 
vants, and  from  thy  people ;  they  shall 
remain  in  the  river  only. 

12  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  out  from 
Pharaoh  :  and  Moses  *cried  untothe  Lord 
because  of  the  frogs  which  he  had  brought 
against  Pharaoh. 

13  And  the  Lord  ^did  according  to  the 
word  of  Moses ;  and  the  frogs  died  out 
of  the  houses,  out  of  the  villages,  and  out 
of  the  fields. 

14  And  they  gathered  them  together 
upon  heaps  ;  and  the  land  stank. 

15  But  when  Pharaoh  saw  that  there 
was  respite,  he  ''hardened  his  heart,  and 
hearkened  not  unto  them  ;  as  the  Lord 
had  Ssaid. 

16  IT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Say 
unto  Aaron,  Stretch  out  thy  rod,  and  smite 
the  dust  of  the  land,  that  it  mny  become 
lice  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

17  And  they  did  so  ;  for  Aaron  stretch- 
ed out  his  hand  with  his  rod,  and  smote 
the  dust  of  the  earth,  and  it  became  *'lic« 
in  man,  and  in  beast:  all  the  dust  of  the 
land  became  lice  throughout  all  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

18  And  the  magicians  did  so  with  their 
enchantments  to  bring  forth  lice,  but  they 
could  not:'  so  there  were  lice  upon  man, 
and  upon  beast. 

19  Then  the  magicians  said  unto  Pha- 
raoh, This  i.s-  the  J  finger  of  God:  and 
Pharaoh's  heart  was  hardened,  and  he 
hearkened  not  unto  them  ;  as  the  Lord 
had  said. 

20  ^And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Rise  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  stand 
before  Pharaoh  ;  lo,  he  cometh  forth  to 
the  water  ;  and  say  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Let  my  people  go,  that  they 
may  serve  me. 

21  Else,  if  thou  wilt  not  let  my  people 
go,  behold,  I  will  send  *  swarms  of  flies 


i,7.  d  Jjimes.'i:  Ifi,  18.  •  Deut.  34  :  10-15.  fF<Tl.R:lI. 
ap.7:4.  h  Pail.l0n:31.  i  Gen.41:8;  l»n.l!):i:;  M:\i, 
,2:10.  j  lS:im.  «::(,!):  Pp,i.8:3;  Mnt  l'2:-28:  I.nken:'20. 
r,  a  mixture  of  noisome  liensts,  etc. 


16.  Lice ;  the  word  translated  lice  is  by  many- 
supposed  to  mean  gnats, 

18.  The  magicimis  did  .'o  :  smote  the  earth  to 
bring  forth  lice  ;  but  as  they  had  no  previous  warn- 
ing of  this  plague,  and  no  time  to  prepare  their 
deceptions,  they  could  not  imitarte  this  mir.acle  even 
in  appearance;  and  to  hide  their  shame,  confessed 
that  it  was  the  effect  of  divine  power. 

21.  Sii-ariiis  of  flies;  the  word  in  the  original, 
translated  swarms  of  flies,  may  mean  a  mixed  mul- 
titude of  noisome  insects. 


The  swarms  of  flies. 


EXODUS   IX. 


The  7nurrain  of  beasts. 


and  upon  thy  people,  and  into  thy  houses  : 
and  the  liouses  of  the  Egyptians  shall  be 
full  of  swarms  of  flics,  and  also  the  ground 
whereon  they  are. 

22  And  I  will  *  sever  in  that  day  the 
land  of  Goshen,  in  which  my  people 
dwell,  that  no  swarms  of  flies  shall  be 
there  ;  to  the  end  thou  mayest  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord  in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 

23  And  I  will  put  a  *  division  between 
my  people  and  thy  people:  t to-morrow- 
shall  this  sign  be. 

24  And  the  Lord  did  so ;  and  there  came 
a  grievous  swarm  of  flies  into  the  house 
of  Pharaoh,  and  into  his  servants'  houses, 
and  into  all  the  land  of  Egypt :  the  land 
was  +  corrupted  by  reason  of  the  swarm 
of  flies. 

25  H  And  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses  and 
for  Aaron,  and  said.  Go  ye,  sacrifice  to 
your  God  in  the  land. 

2G  And  Moses  said,  It  is  not  meet  so  to 
do;  for  we  shall  sacrifice  the  ''abomina- 
tion of  the  Egyptians  to  the  Lord  our 
God  :  lo,  shall  we  sacrifice  the  abomina- 
tion of  the  Egyptians  before  their  eyes, 
and  will  they  not  stone  us  1 

27  We  will  go  "^  three  days' journey  into 
the  wilderness,  and  sacrifice  to  the  Lord 
our  God,  as  he  shall  ''command  us. 

28  And  Pharaoh  said,  I  will  let  you  go, 
that  ye  may  sacrifice  to  the  Lord  your 
God  in  the  wilderness  ;  only  ye  shall  not 
go  very  far  away :  "entreat  for  me. 

29  And  Moses  said,  Behold,  I  go  out 
from  thee,  and  I  will  entreat  the  Lord 
that  the  swarms  of  flies  may  depart  from 
Pharaoh,  from  his  servants,  and  from  his 
people,  to-morrow  :  but  let  not  Pharaoh 
deal*"  deceitfully  any  more  in  not  letting 
the  people  go  to  sacrifice  to  the  Lord. 

30  And  Moses  went  out  from  Pharaoh, 
and  entreated  the  Lord. 


«  cliap.  9:4,etc. ;  10:2.T;  ll:fi,7i  13:13.  *  Heb.  a  redemption. 
Or,  bn  ta-morroio.  %  Or,  destroyed,  b  Genesis  43  :  3J  :  46 :  34  ; 
'eut.7:2n,-  12:3l;  1  Kiogs,  1 1 : 5-7 ;  2  Kings, 23: 13.     ccliap.3:18. 


22.   Sever;  separate. 

24.  Corr wpted ;  destroyed  or  devoured.  Psalm 
78 :  45. 

2G.  Meet ;  suitable,  fit,  proper.  Sacrifice  the 
abomi)iation  ;  various  animals  were  worshipped 
by  the  Egyptians,  and  should  they  see  the  Israelites 
sacrifice  them  they  would  be  greatly  offended. 

32.  Pharaoh  hardened  his  heart ;  ver.  15. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

6.  God  can  make  even  the  meanest  of  his  crea- 
tures instruments  of  punishment  to  those  who  rebel 
against  him  ;  and  none  are  so  exalted  that  they  can 
resist  him  and  prosper.  Though  for  a  time  he  waits 
upon  them,  not  willing  that  they  should  perish,  yet 
"he  that  being  often  reproved  hardeneth  his  neck, 
shall  suddenly  be  destroyed,  and  that  without  rem- 
edy.'" 

15.  Those  misgivings,  confessions,  resolutions, 
and  promises  which  are  extorted  only  by  the  en- 


31  And  the  Lord  did  according  to  the 
word  of  Moses ;  and  he  removed  the 
swarms  of  flies  from  Pharaoh,  from  his 
servants,  and  from  his  people ;  there  re- 
mained not  one. 

32  And  Pharaoh  e hardened  his  heart 
at  this  time  also,  neither  would  he  let  the 
people  go. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

1  The  murrain  of  beasts.  8  The  plague  of  boils  and 
blains.  13  His  message  about  the  hail,  'ii  The 
plague  of  hail.  27  Pliaraoh  sueth  to  Moses,  ,0.3  but 
yet  is  hardened. 

THEN  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go 
in  unto  Pharaoh,  and  tell  him.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  the  Hebrews,  Let 
my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me. 

2  For  if  thou  refuse  to  let  them  go,  and 
wilt  hold  them  still, 

3  Behold,  the  hand  of  the  Lord  is  upon 
thy  cattle  which  is  in  the  field,  iipon  the 
horses,  upon  the  asses,  upon  the  camels, 
upon  the  oxen,  and  upon  the  sheep  :  there 
shall  he  a  very  grievous  murrain. 

4  And  the  Lord  shall  sever  between  the 
cattle  of  Israel  and  the  cattle  of  Egypt : 
and  there  shall  nothing  die  of  all  that  is 
the  children's  of  Israel. 

5  And  the  Lord  appointed  a  set  time, 
saying.  To-morrow  the  Lord  shall  do  this 
thing  in  the  land. 

6  And  the  Lord  did  that  thing  on  the 
morrow,  and  ''all  the  cattle  of  Egypt  died  : 
but  of  the  cattle  of  the  children  of  Israel 
died  not  one. 

7  And  Pharaoh  sent,  and  behold,  there 
was  not  one  of  the  cattle  of  the  Israelites 
dead.  And  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  was 
hardened,  and  he  did  not  let  the  people  go. 

8  T[And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  and 
unto  Aaron,  Take  to  you  handfuls  of  ashes 
of  the  furnace,  and  let  Moses  sprinkle  it 
toward  the  heaven  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh. 

9  And  it  shall  become  small  dust  in  all  the 

d  rli.ip.  .34 :  1 1 ;  Lev.  10:1;  Mat.  28 :  20.  e  verse  8 ;  ch;ip.  9  :  28 ; 
1  Kings,  I3:fi.  f  Psalm  78:34-37;  Jer.  42:20.  g  ver.  15;  cUap. 
4:21;  Horn.  2:5.    h  Psa.  78  :  50. 


durance  of  present,  or  the  fear  of  future  evils,  are 
not  to  be  depended  on.  When  those  evils  or  fears 
are  removed,  their  apparent  good  effects  will  be 
like  the  morning  cloud  or  early  dew,  which  quickly 
pass  away.     Hos.  6  :  4. 

22.  However  great  the  calamities  which  God 
brings  upon  his  enemies,  he  is  ever  able  and  willing 
to  protect  his  people  and  deliver  them  from  ti'mp- 
tations,  while  he  reserves  the  wicked  fo  the  day  of 
judgment  to  be  punished.  And  though  now  they 
may  often  seem  to  be  in  many  respects  alike,  yet 
hereafter  all  men  will  return  and  discern  between 
him  that  serveth  God  and  him  that  serveth  him 
not.     Mai.  3  :  18 ;  2  Peter,  2 :  9. 

CHAPTER  IX. 
3.  Murrain;  a  pestilence,  or  fatal  dise.\se. 
6.  All  the  cattle ;  great  numbers  of  all  kind*. 
Ver.  19. 

83 


The  plague  'of  boils, 


EXODUS   IX. 


and  of  hail. 


land  of  Egypt,  and  shall  be  a  'boil  break- 
ing forth  with  blains  upon  man,  and  upon 
beast,  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  they  took  ashes  of  the  furnaee, 
and  stood  before  Pharaoh ;  and  Moses 
sprinkled  it  up  toward  lieaven  ;  and  it 
beeamc  a  boil  breaking  forth  with  blains 
upon  man,  and  upon  beast. 

11  And  the  magicians  eould  not  ''.stand 
before  Moses  because  of  the  boils  ;  for  the 
boil  was  upon  the  magicians,  and  upon 
all  the  Egyptians. 

12  And  the  Loud  hardened  the  heart  of 
Pharaoli,  and  he  '^  hearkened  not  unto  them ; 
as  the  Lord  had  '^  spoken  unto  Moses. 

13  ^And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Rise  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  stand 
before  Pharaoh,  and  say  unto  him,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  the  Hebrews,  Let 
my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  mc. 

14  For  I  will  at  this  time  send  "all  my 
plagues  upon  thy  heart,  and  upon  thy 
servants,  and  upon  thy  people  ;  that  thou 
mayest  know  that  there  is  none  like  me 
in  all  the  earth. 

15  For  now  I  will  stretch  out  my  hand, 
that  I  may  smite  thee  and  "^thy  people 
with  pestilence ;  and  thou  shall  be  cut  off 
from  the  earth. 

1 6  Aiul  in  very  deed  for  ^  this  cause  have 
I  *  raised  tliee  up,  for  to  show  in  thee  my 
power;  and  that  my  name  may  be  de- 
clared throughout  all  the  earth. 

17  As  yet  exaltest  thou ''thyself  against 
my  people,  that  thou  wilt  not  let  them  go? 

18  Behold,  'to-morrow  about  this  time 
I  will  cause  it  to  Jrain  a  very  grievous 
hail,  such  as  hath  not  been  in  Egypt  since 
the  foundation  thereof  even  until  now. 

19  Send  therefore  now,  and  gather  thy 
cattle,  and  all  that  thou  hast  in  the  field ; 
for  upon  ev'ery  man  and  beast  wliicli  shall 
be  found  in  the  Held,  and  shall  not  be 
brouglit  liomc,  the  hail  shall  come  ''down 
upon  them,  and  they  shall  die. 

20  He  tliat  feared  the  '  word  of  tlie  Lord 
among  the  servants  of  Pharaoh  made  his 

•  Dfut. '.'S.-a?;  .)ob  2:7;  Rev.  16:2.  b  Isa.  M7: 1-2,  14.  c  Psa. 
»1:11.  <t  rliap.  4:21.  r  Lev.  21;:  18;  Dent.  28:  l.i;  29:  20;  32:  W; 
lSani.4:e;  .ler.I9:«:  Uev.l8:8;  22:1R.  fProv.2:22.  I!  Prov. 
16:4;  Itiiin.  9:  17:  1  Peter,2:8.  *  Heb.  mode  thtt  itand.  h  Job 
9:4;  Ifi:25,2fi.  M  Kings,  19:  2  :  20:  fi.  jPBn.Kl:l5.  k  ver.  26. 
I  Prov.  16:20;  22:3.     f  Hvb.  Itl  not  liii lirart  unto,     m  rliap.  7  :2.3. 

10.  Jilniiis ;  violent  and  painful  inflammation. 

12.  The  Tjord  hanlciied  the  heart  of  Pha- 
raoh ;  cliap.  4  :  21  ;  7:3;  8  :  Ky. 

l.").  Thon  ^hnlt  he  cut  off ;  rrceaX  numbers  of 
his  people  would  die,  and  he  eventually  be  destroyed. 

IC.  Rained  I  lire  up ;  caused  thee  to  stand;  con- 
tinued thee  in  life,  notwithstandinj;  all  thy  wicked- 
ness. Ml/ iinme  7naij  lie  declared ;  my  character, 
a-s  manifested  in  iriy  wonderful  works,  m.ay  be  made 
known  to  all  people. 

23.    Fire;  li^rhtninjj. 

29.   The  earth  is  the  Lord's  ;  he  is  its  rightful 
owner  and  universal  governor. 
84 


servants  and  his  cattle  flee  into  the  *b.  ":»": 
houses : 

21  And  he  that  t  regarded  ""  not  the  word 
of  the  Lord  left  his  servants  and  his  cat- 
tle in  the  field. 

22  T[And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Stretch  forth  thy  hand  toward  heaven, 
that  there  may  be  hail  in  all  the  land  of 
Egypt,  upon  man,  and  upon  beast,  and 
upon  every  herb  of  the  field,  throughout 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

23  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  rod 
toward  heaven  :  and  the  Lord  sent  tliun- 
der  and  "hail,  and  the  fire  ran  along  upon 
the  ground;  and  the  Lord  rained  hail 
upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

24  So  there  was  hail,  and  fire  mingled 
with  the  hail,  very  grievous,  such  as  there 
was  none  like  it  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt 
since  it  became  a  nation. 

25  And  the  hail  smote  throughout  all 
the  land  of  Egypt  all  that  was  in  the 
field,  both  man  and  beast ;  and  the  hail 
smote"  every  herb  of  the  field,  and  brake 
every  tree  of  the  field. 

26  Only  in  the  land  of  P  Goshen,  where  the 
children  of  Lsrael  were,  was  there  no  hail. 

27  T[And  Pharaoh  sent,  and  called  for 
Moses  and  Aaron,  and  said  unto  them,  1 
have  sinned  this  time  :  the  Lord  is  i  right- 
eous, and  I  and  my  people  arc  wicked. 

28  Entreat  the  Lord''  (for  it  is  enough) 
that  there  be  no  more  +  mighty  thunder- 
ings  and  hail;  and  I  will  let  you  go,  and 
ye  shall  stay  no  longer. 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  him.  As  soon 
as  I  am  gone  out  of  the  city,  I  will  spread 
abroad  my  "hands  unto  the  Lord;  and 
the  thunder  shall  cease,  neither  shall 
there  be  any  more  hail ;  th.at  thou  mayest 
know  how  that  the  earth  is  the  *  Lord's. 

30  But  as  for  thee  and  thy  servants,  I 
know  that  vc  will  not  yet  "fear  the  Lord 
God. 

31  And  the  flax  and  the  barley  was 
smitten :''  for  the  barley  was  in  the  car, 
and  the  flax  was  boiled. 


n  Josh.  10:11;  1  Sam.  12:17,  18;  Job  38:22;  Psd.  18:13;  78:47; 
lO:. :  32  ;  Isaiah  30 :  30 ;  Ezek.  38 :  22  ;  Rev.  8:7.  o  Ps,-!.  10.") :  33. 
p  chap.  8 :  22,  etc. ;  I»a.  32 :  18, 19.  q  2  Chron.  12 :6;  Psa.9:16; 
129:4;  14.1:17;  Lam.  1  :  18;  Dan.9:l4.  r  Act.  8  :  24.  t  H.-h. 
voicet  of  God.  •  1  Kings,  8:38;  Psa.  143:6;  Isa.  1  :  15  t  Psalm 
24:1;   ICor.  10:26.     ul8a.26:IO.     t  Ainos  4  :9;  Hub.  3: 17. 


31.  Was  boiled ;  the  pod  to  contain  the  seed 
was  formed. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

0.  The  brute  creation  often  suffer  through  the 
wickedness  of  man,  and  are  visited  with  calamities 
as  .a  puni.^hment  of  his  sins. 

1 1.  Whatever  power  the  wicked  claim,  or  what- 
ever intluence  they  may  be  able  to  e.xert  over  their 
fellow-men,  they  are  entirely  dependent  upon  God  ; 
and  if  thev  continue  in  rebellion  against  him,  noth- 
ing can  shield  them  from  his  indignation. 

16.  All  men  are  under  sacred  obligations  to  honor 
God.     If  they  will  not,  by  obeying  his  commands, 


The  hail  ceases. 


EXODUS   X. 


The  plague  of  locusts. 


not  smitten  :  for  they  were  *  not  grown  up 

33  And  Moses  went  out  of  the  city  from 
Pharaoh,  and  spread  abroad  his  hands  unto 
the  Lord  :  and  the  thunders  and  hail  ceas- 
ed, and  the  rain  was  not  poured  upon  the 
earth. 

34  And  when  Pharaoh  saw  that  the  rain 
and  the  hail  and  the  thunders  were  ceas- 
ed, he  sinned  yet  ^more,  and  hardened  his 
heart,  he  and  his  servants. 

35  And  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  was  hard- 
ened, neither  would  he  let  the  children 
of  Israel  go  ;  as  the  Lord  had  spoken  t  by 
Moses. 

CHAPTER    X. 

1  God  threateneth  to  send  locusts.  7  Pharaoh,  moved 
by  his  servants,  inclineth  to  let  the  Israelites  go.  12 
The  plague  of  the  locusts.  IG  Pharaoh  sueth  to  Mo- 
ses. 21  The  plague  of  darkness.  24  Pharaoh  sueth 
unto  Moses,  27  but  yet  is  hardened. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go  in  un- 
to Pharaoh  :  for  I  "■  have  hardened  his 
heart,  and  the  heart  of  his  servants,  that  I 
might  show  these  my  signs  before  him : 

2  And  that  thou  mayest  tell  in  the  ears 
of  thy  "^son,  and  of  thy  son's  son,  what 
things  I  have  wrought  in  Egypt,  and  my 
signs  which  I  have  done  among  them  ;  that 
ye  may  know  how  ■'that  I  am  the  Lord. 

3  And  Moses  and  Aaron  came  in  unto 
Pharaoh,  and  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  the  Hebrews,  How  long 
wilt  thou  refuse  to  "^humble  thyself  be- 
fore me  ?  let  my  people  go,  that  they  may 
serve  me. 

4  Else,  if  thou  refuse  to  let  my  people 
go,  behold,  to-morrow  will  I  bring  the 
locusts  "^  into  thy  coast : 

5  And  they  shall  cover  the  +  face  of  the 
earth,  that  one  cannot  be  able  to  see  the 
earth  :  and  they  shall  eat  the  s  residue  of 
that  which  is  escaped,  which  remaineth 
unto  you  from  the  hail,  and  shall  eat  every 
tree  which  groweth  for  you  out  of  the  field : 

6  And  they  shall  fill  thy ''houses,  and  the 
houses  of  all  thy  servants,  and  the  houses 
of  all  the  Egyptians  ;  which  neither  thy 
fathers,  nor  thy  fathers'  fathers  have  seen. 


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he  will  glorify  his  justice  in  their  punishment,  and 
ultimately  in  their  ruin. 

21.  Men  who  believe  God,  will  use  the  means 
which  are  needful  to  escape  the  evils  he  threatens; 
while  those  who  disbelieve,  by  neglecting  the  means 
of  escape  will  bring  those  evils  upon  them. 

27.  However  much  the  wicked  may  try  to  jus- 
tify them.selves  and  condemn  Jehovah  for  bringing 
evils  upon  them,  they  will  ultimately  all  confess  that 
he  is  right  and  they  are  wrong ;  and  will  feel  that 
they  are  the  cause  of  their  own  ruin. 

34.  The  long-suffering  and  patience  of  God,  his 
kindness  in  removing  evils  and  in  bestowing  new 


since  the  day  that  they  were  upon  the 
earth  unto  this  day.  And  he  turned  him- 
self, and  went  out  from  Pharaoh. 

7  And  Pharaoh's  servants  said  unto  him, 
How  long  shall  this  man  be  '  a  snare  unto 
us  ?  let  the  men  go,  that  they  may  serve 
the  Lord  their  God  :  knowest  thou  not 
yet  that  Egypt  is  destroyed  ? 

8  And  Moses,  and  Aaron  were  brought 
again  unto  Pharaoh  :  and  he  said  unto 
them,  Go,  serve  the  Lord  your  God :  but 
who*  are  they  that  shall  go? 

9  And  Moses  said.  We  will  go  Avith  our 
young  and  with  our  old,  with  our  sons 
and  with  our  daughters,  with  our  flocks 
and  with  our  herds  w'ill  we  go ;  for  we 
must  hold  a  feast  unto  the  Lord. 

10  And  he  said  unto  them,  Let  the  Lord 
be  so  with  you,  as  I  will  let  you  go,  and 
your  little  ones:  look  to  it;  for  evil  is 
before  you. 

1 1  Not  so :  go  now  ye  that  are  men,  and 
serve  the  Lord  ;  for  that  ye  did  desire. 
And  they  were  driven  out  from  Pharaoh's 
presence. 

12  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Stretch  Jout  thy  hand  over  the  land  of 
Egypt  for  the  locusts,  that  they  ma}'  come 
up  upon  the  land  of  P^gypt,  and  eat  every 
herb  of  the  land,  even  all  that  the  hail 
hath  left. 

13  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  rod 
over  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  the  Lord 
brought  an  east  wind  upon  the  land  all 
that  day,  and  all  that  night ;  and  when  it 
was  morning,  the  ^  east  wind  brought  the 
locusts. 

14  And  the  'locusts  went  up  over  all 
the  land  of  EgA'pt,  and  rested  in  all  the 
coasts  of  Egypt :  very  grievous  tcere  they  ; 
before  them  there  were  no  such  '"locusts 
as  they,  neither  after  them  shall  be  such. 

15  For  they  covered  the  face  of  the 
whole  earth,  so  that  the  land  was  dark- 
ened ;  and  they  did  eat  every  herb  of  the 
land,  and  all  the  fruit  of  the  trees  which 
the  hail  had  left :  and  there  remained  not 
any  green  thing  in  the  trees,  or  in  the 


g  chap.  9 :  32  ;  Joel  1  :  4  ;  2 :  25.  h  ver.  14,  l.=> ;  cliap.  8:3.  i  chap. 
23:33;  Josh.  23  :  13  ;  1  Sam.  18:21;  Proverbs  29  :  6  ;  Kccl.  7  :  26. 
%  Heb.  foAo  anrf  ujAo,  <<<r.  i  chap.  7:  19.  k  Psa.  78:  26;  107  :  26; 
Mat  8 :  27.     1  Pealm  78 :  46 ;  105 :  34.     m  Joel  2 : 2. 


mercies,  are  often  abused  to  the  increase  of  trans- 
gression, and  a  preparation  for  more  aggravated 
woe. 

CHAPTER  X. 

4.  Locusts  ;  a  species  of  large  grasshopper,  very 
voracious  in  eastern  countries,  and  often  destruc- 
tive to  vegetation. 

7.  A  snare;  a  means  of  bringing  evils  upon  us. 

10.  Be  .fo  with  yon  ;  no  more  favor  you  than  I 
will  in  letting  yoiir  little  ones  go;  that  is,  they 
shall  not  go.  ivil  is  before  you  ;  you  mean  evil, 
and  evil  shall  overtake  you. 

85 


The  plague  of  darkness. 


EXODUS   XI. 


The  first-born  threatened. 


herbs  of  the  field,  through  all  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

16  1i  Then  Pharaoh  *  called  for  Mo.ses 
and  Aaron  in  haste ;  and  he  said,  I  have 
sinned  "against  the  Lord  your  God,  and 
against  you. 

17  Now  therefore  forgive,  I  pray  thee, 
my  sin  only  this  onee,  and  '' entreat  the 
Lord  your  God,  that  he  may  take  away 
from  me  this  death  only. 

18  And  he  went  out  from  Pharaoh,  and 
entreated  the  Lord. 

19  And  the  Lord  turned  a  mighty  strong 
west  wind,  which  took  away  the  locusts, 
and  tcast  them  "^into  the  Red  sea;  there 
remained  not  one  locust  in  all  the  coasts 
of  Egypt. 

20  But  the  Lord  hardened  Pharaoh's 
heart,  so  that  he  would  not  let  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  go. 

21  TfAnd  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Stretch  out  thy  hand  toward  heaven,  that 
there  may  be  "*  darkness  over  the  land  of 
Egypt,  +even  darkness  which  may  be  felt. 

22  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  hand  to- 
ward heaven  ;  and  there  was  a  thick  dark- 
ness in  all  the  land  of  Egypt  three  days : 

23  They  saw  not  one  another,  neither 
rose  any  from  his  place  for  three  days  : 
but  all  the  children  of  Israel  had  "^  light  in 
their  dwellings. 

24  ^And  Pharaoh  called  unto  Moses, 
and  said.  Go  ye,  serve  the  Lord  ;  only 
let  your  flocks  and  your  herds  be  stayed  : 
let  your  little  ones  also  go  with  you. 

25  And  Moses  said,  Thou  must  give  ^  us 
also  sacrifices  and  burnt-offerings,  that  we 
may  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

26  Our  "^cattle  also  shall  go  with  us  ; 
there  shall  not  a  hoof  be  left  behind ;  for 

*  Keh.hanttnedlacnll.  •  chnfi. !J : 27.  b  1  Kings,  IS:6;  Isa.  26:16. 
i  Uvb.  fattened.  c.)ocl2:20.  d  »8l>.  H.'i:  6;  lO.".  :28:  Prnv.4: 1«; 
Eccl.  2:14;  6:4:  I.in.  8 :  22.  J  Heb.  thai  one  may  feel  darknesi. 
•  Iso.  42 :  lb  ;   Col.  1:13;   1  Peter,  2:9.     \  Heb.  into  our  liandt. 


17.  Death  ;  deadly  plague. 

21,  22.  Darkness  which  may  be  felt — thiol: 
darkness ;  heavy,  damp  darkness,  e.xceedingly  great 
and  distressing. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  The  glory  of  God  in  the  manifestation  of  his 
true  character,  is  one  grfat  design  of  all  his  dispen- 
sations towards  the  children  of  men. 

7.  The  wickedness  and  obstinacy  of  rulers  are 
often  the  means  of  great  calamities  to  the  people. 
And  when,  instead  of  being  what  they  ought  to  be, 
ministers  of  God  for  good,  they  become  ministers 
of  evil,  it  is  right  for  the  people  by  suitable  means 
to  seek  a  change  for  the  better. 

11.  When  men  become  convinced  that  they  must 
yield  to  God  or  perish,  their  yielding  is  often  partial, 
or  in  pretence  merely  ;  and  when  they  find  that  their 
submission  must  be  sincere,  and  that  they  must  in  all 
things  follow  the  will  of  God,  they  sometimes  become 
vexed  and  determine  that  they  will  not  regard  him. 

17.  Increasing  sin  brings  increasing  misery;  and 
men  often  earnestly  seek  deliverance, not  from  the  love 
and  practice  of  iniquity,  but  from  its  consequences. 


thereof  must  we  take  to  serve  the  *b.c  1401: 
Lord  our  God ;  and  we  know  not  with 
what  we  must  serve  the  Lord,  until  we 
come  thither. 

27  TIBut  the  Lord  «  hardened  Pharaoh's 
heart,  and  he  would  not  let  them  go. 

28  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  him,  Get  thee 
from  me,  take  heed  to  thyself,  sec  my 
face  no  ''more  ;  for  in  that  day  thou  seest 
my  face  thou  shalt  die. 

29  And  Moses  said,  Thou  hast  spoken 
well,  'I  will  see  thy  face  again  no  more. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  God"s  message  to  the  Israelites  to  borrow  jewels  of 
their  neighbors.  4  Moses  threateneth  Pharaoh  with 
the  death  of  the  first-born. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Yet 
will  I  bring  one  plnguo  more  upon 
Pharaoh,  and  upon  Egypt ;  afterwards  he 
will  let  you  go  hence :  when  he  shall  let 
you  go,  he  shall  surely  thrust  you  out 
hence  J  altogether. 

2  Speak  now  in  the  ears  of  the  people, 
and  let  every  man  borrow  of  his  neighbor, 
and  every  woman  of  her  neighbor,  jewels 
of  silver,  and  jewels  of  gold. 

3  And  the  Lord  gave  the  people  ''  favor 
in  the  sight  of  the  Egyptians.  Moreover, 
the  man  Moses  %cas  very  'great  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh's 
servants,  and  in  the  sight  of  the  people. 

4  And  Moses  said.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
About  "'midnight  will  I  go  out  into  the 
midst  of  Egypt : 

5  And  all  the  first-born  in  the  land  of 
Egypt  shall  "die,  from  the  first-born  of 
Pharaoh  that  sitteth  upon  his  throne,  even 
unto  the  first-born  of  the  maid-servant 
that  is  behind  the  mill ;  and  all  the  first- 
born of  beasts. 


f  HoseB.'i:fi;  Zecb.  14:20.  f  ver.  1 ,  20;  cbnp.  14:4,«.  k  2Cbron. 
16:10;  2ri:  16:  Anios7:l3.  iHeli.ll:27.  j  eliiip.  12:31-.3!).  k  clinp. 
12:36;  Tsa.  106:46.  I  2Sam.7:9;  F,stli.9:4;  Kev.3:9.  ■»  Job 
34:20;  Micah2:10;  Zech.  14  : 3.     o  Aino9  4:l0. 


28.  However  great  the  miseries  which  the  sins 
of  men  bring  upon  them,  if  left  without  the  grace 
of  God  to  pursue  their  own  chosen  way,  they  will 
grow  worse  and  worse  till  they  perish. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1.  T/iC  Z<orJ.!ri7;V/;  made  known  to  Moses.  This 
was  done  before  Moses  left  the  presence  of  Pharaoh; 
and  he  denounced  against  him  the  judgment  men- 
tioned verses  4-6  before  he  departed,  as  stated  in 
verse  8.  Thrust  yon  out;  be  exceedingly  earnest 
to  have  them  all  immediately  depart.     Ver.  8. 

2.  7for;o7<',' ask,  solicit,  or  demand.  Chap.  3:22. 
Jetvels ;  the  Hebrew  word  here  used  means  also  ves- 
sels, utensils,  garment.*,  and  weapons.    Chap.  3  :  22. 

3.  Gave  thepeople  favor;  inclined  the  R:;yptians 
willingly  to  give  the  Israelites  what  they  asked,  so  as 
to  hasten  their  departure.  This,  however,  did  not 
take  place  till  after  Moses  had  left  Pharaoh,  and 
brought  upon  him  the  judgment  he  had  denounced. 

.'J.  Behind  I hr,  mill;  their  grain  was  ground  in  a 
small  hand-mill  of  two  stones,  by  a  female  servant, 
who  sat  behind  the  mill  and  turned  the  upper  stone. 


The  Passover 


EXODUS   XII. 


is  instituted. 


B.c''i«"  6  And  there  shall  he  a  great* cry 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt,  such 
as  tfiere  was  none  like  it,  nor  shall  be 
like  it  any  more. 

7  But  against  any  of  the  children  of 
Israel  shall  not  a  dog  move  his  ••  tongue, 
against  man  or  beast :  that  ye  may  know 
how  that  the  Lord  doth  put  a  difference 
between  the  Egyptians  and  Israel. 

8  And  all  these  thy  "^  servants  shall  come 
down  unto  me,  and  bow  down  themselves 
unto  me,  saying,  Get  thee  out,  and  all  the 


3  %  Speak  ye  unto  all  the  congregation 
of  Israel,  saying,  In  the  tenth  day  of  this 
month  they  shall  take  to  them  every  man 
a  tlamb,  according  to  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  a  lamb  for  a  house : 

4  And  if  the  household  be  too  little  for 
the  lamb,  let  him  and  his  neighbor  next 
unto  his  house  take  it  according  to  the 
number  of  the  souls;  every  man  accord- 
ing to  his  eating  shall  make  your  count 
for  the  lamb. 

5  Your  lamb  shall  be  without  ^blemish, 


people  *  that  follow  thee  :   and  after  that  i  a  male  ^  of  the  first  year :   ye  shall  take  it 
I  will  go  out.     And  he  went  out  from   out  from  the  sheep,  or  from  the  goats  : 
Pharaoh  in  t  a  great  anger.  6  And   ye   shall    keep   it  up   until  the 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Pha-  fourteenth''  day  of  the  same  month:  and 
raoh  shall  not  hearken  unto  you  ;  that  my!  the  whole  assembly  of  the  congregation 
wonders  ''may  be  multiplied  in  the  land   of  Israel  shall  kill  it  ii  in  the  'evcnins 


of  Egypt, 

10  And  IMoses  and  Aaron  did  all  these 
wonders  before  Pharaoh:  and  the  Lord 
hardened"  Pharaoh's  heart,  so  that  he 
would  not  let  the  children  of  Israel  go 
out  of  his  land. 

CHAPTER   XII. 

1  The  beginning  of  the  year  is  changed.  3  The  pass- 
over  is  instituted.  11  The  rite  of  the  passover.  15 
Unleavened  bread.  29  The  first-born  are  slain.  31 
The  Isiaolites  are  driven  out  of  the  land.  37  They 
come  to  Succoth.     43  The  ordinance  of  the  passover. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
Aaron  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  saying, 
2  This  '^month  sliall  be  unto   you   the 
beginning  of  months :   it  shall  be  the  first 
month  of  the  year  to  you. 


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7.  Not  a  dog  move  his  tongue ;  a  proverbial 
expression  denoting  entire  peace  and  safety. 

9.    The  Lord  said ;  had  said.     He  hail  foretold 
this,  and  all  things  had  occurred  according  to  his 
predictions.     Chap.  3  :  19  ;  4:21;  7  :  3, 4 ;  10  : 1. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  All  hearts  are  in  the  hands  of  the  Lord,  and 
he  can  turn  them  as  the  rivers  of  water  are  turned. 
When  he  sees  best  he  can  influence  his  enemies  to 
favor  his  people,  and  gladly  to  bestow  upon  them 
whatever  they  desire. 

5.  As  God  is  the  giver  and  preserver  of  life,  he 
has  a  perfect  right,  at  such  times  and  by  such 
means  as  he  sees  best,  to  take  it  away. 

8.  When  G-od  undertakes  to  deliver  his  people  he 
will  accomplish  it;  and  what  men  do  to  prevent 
this  he  will  overrule  to  render  their  deliverance  in 
due  time  more  complete,  triumphant,  and  glorious. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1.  Spake;  had  spoken. 

2.  This  movth  ;  the  month  Abib  or  Nisan,  an- 
swering to  the  last  part  of  March  and  the  first  part 
of  April.  The  beginning  ;  of  their  ecclesiastical 
year.  It  had  been  the  seventh  month ;  and  Tisri, 
answering  to  the  last  part  of  September  and  the 
first  part  of  October,  h.^d  been  the  first  month,  and 
so  in  their  civil  concerns  it  still  continued  to  be. 

4.  According  to  the  number  ;  about  the  num- 
ber that  would  at  a  meal  consume  a  lamb. 


7  And  they  shall  take  of  the  blood,  and 
strike  it  on  the  two  side-posts  and  on  the 
upper  door-post  of  the  houses,  wherein 
they  shall  cat  it. 

8  And  they  shall  eat  the  flesh  in  that 
night,  roast  with  fire,  and  J  unleavened 
bread ;  and  with  bitter  herbs  they  shall 
eat  it. 

9  Eat  not  of  it  raw,  nor  sodden  at  all 
with  water,  but  roast  u'ith  fire  ;  his  head 
with  his  legs,  and  with  the  purtenancer 
thereof. 

10  And  ye  shall  let  nothing  of  it  ''re- 
main until  the  morning;  and  that  which 
rcmaineth  of  it  until  the  morning  ye  shall 
burn  with  lire. 

1 1  IF  And  thus  shall  ye  eat  it ;  with  your 


17:1; 

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5.  Without  blemish ;  perfect,  sound,  healthy. 
Of  the  first  year  ;  not  more  than  a  year  old. 

6.  In  the  evening  ;  literally  between  the  two 
evenings.  The  first  evening  with  the  Jews  began 
at  noon,  the  second  at  sunset.  Between  noon  and 
sunset  the  lamb  was  to  be  killed. 

7.  Upper  door-post ;  the  lintel  or  beam  that 
goes  across  6ver  the  door. 

8.  Fire ;  an  emblem  of  the  wrath  which,  as 
sinners,  they  deserved.  Unleavened  bread ;  bread 
not  raised  with  yeast,  leaven,  or  any  fermenting  sub- 
stance. As  leaven  work.s  in  secret  and  unseen,  it  ia 
the  emblem  of  hypocrisy  and  deceit.  They  were  on 
these  occasions  to  abstain  from  it.  to  impress  on  their 
minds  the  importance  of  worshipping  (rod  sincerely, 
inspirit  and  in  truth.  lCor.5:6-8.  Bitter  herbs; 
reminding  them  of  the  bitter  fruits  of  sin,  and  the 
necessity  of  repentance  in  order  to  salvation. 

9.  Sodden ;  boiled.  Pnrtenayice  ;  head,  legs, 
heart,  liver,  lungs,  and  kidney.  The  lamb  after 
being  dressed  was  to  be  roasted  whole. 

10.  That  which  remaiuetk ;  which  they  did 
not  eat. 

11.  Loins  girded ;  they  wore  loose  flowing  gar- 
ments, which  when  they  were  about  to  travel  were 
fastened  close  by  a  girdle,  strap,  or  belt  around  the 
body.  This  girdle  was  to  be  thus  fastened  that  they 
might  be  prepared  to  start  immediately  on  their 
journvy  towards  Canaan.  The  LonCs  passover  ; 
that,  out  of  regard  to  which  the  Lord,  when  he  should 

87 


Unleavened  bread. 


EXODUS   XII. 


The  first-horn  are  slain. 


loins  girded,  your  shoes  on  your  feet,  and 
your  staff  in  your  hand  ;  and  ye  shall  eat 
it  in  haste  :   it  is  the  Lord's  passover. 

12  For  I  will  pass  through  the  land  of 
Egyptthis  night,  and  will  smite  all  the  first- 
born in  the  land  of  Egypt,  both  man  and 
beast;  and  against  all  the  *  gods  of  "Egypt 
I  will  execute  judgment :  I  am  the  Lord. 

13  And  the  blood  shall  be  to  you  for  a 
token  upon  the  houses  where  ye  are :  and 
when  I  see  the  blood,  I  will  pass  over 
you,  and  the  plague  shall  not  be  upon 
you  tto  destroy  you,  when  I  smite  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

14  And  this  day  shall  be  unto  you  for  a 
memorial ;  and  ye  shall  keep  it  a ''  feast  to 
the  Lord  throughout  your  generations  : 
ye  shall  keep  it  a  feast  by  an  ordinance 
for  ever. 

15  Seven  "=  days  shall  ye  eat  unleavened 
bread ;  even  the  first  day  ye  shall  put  away 
leaven  out  of  your  houses  :  for  whosoever 
eateth  leavened  bread  from  the  first  day 
until  the  seventh  day,  that  soul  shall  ''be 
cut  off  from  Israel. 

16  And  in  the  first  day  there  shall  be  a 
holy''  convocation,  and  in  the  seventh 
day  there  shall  be  a  holy  convocation  to 
you ;  no  manner  of  work  shall  be  done 
in  them,  save  that  which  every  tman 
must  eat,  that  only  may  be  done  of  you. 

17  And  ye  shall  observe  the  feast  o/ un- 
leavened bread  ;  for  in  this  self-same  day 
nave  I  brought  your  armies  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt :  therefore  shall  ye  observe 
this  day  in  your  generations  by  an  ordi- 
nance for  ever. 

18  ^  In  the  first  ?no?i//i.,  on  the  fourteenth 
day  of  the  month  at  even,  ye  shall  eat 
unleavened  bread,  until  the  one  and  twen- 
tieth day  of  the  month  at  even. 

19  Seven  days  shall  there  be  no  ""leaven 
found  in  your  houses  :  for  whosoever  eat- 
eth that  which  is  leavened,  even  that  soul 
shall  be  cut  off  from  the  congregation  of 


*Or,prin«».  •  NuIn.^■):4;  r(ia.82:l.  f  Heh.  for  a  deitruc- 
lion,  b  l.ev.23:4,6;  2Kings,  Mr'Jl;  10or.6:8.  ccliap.l3:6, 
etc.;  Num.  28:17.  JNum.  MrlS.  o  Num.  2<t:  1-2.  ^  Heb.  »om^ 
f  clinp.  2.1:  1.1;  34:18;  Deut  16:3.  ^  Or,  kid.  c  .losli. .") :  10; 
2KiMgB,C3:21;  Kira  6  :  20  ;   Miittliew  26  :  18;   Mark  14:12;   Luke 


slay  the  Egyptians,  would  pass  over,  spare,  and  not 
destroy  the  Israelites.  The  blood  of  this  Iamb,  sprin- 
kled by  God's  command  on  the  door-posts,  typified 
the  blood  of  the  Lamb  of  (jod,  Jesus  Christ,  out  of 
regard  to  which  God  pa.sses  over,  spares,  and  saves 
those  who  obey  him.  Hence  Christ  is  said  to  be 
"our  Passover."  1  Cor.  5:7.  By  eating  of  the  lamb 
the  Israelites  were  taught  the  necessity  of  union  by 
faith  to  Jesus  Christ,  as  well  as  of  reliance  on  his 
blood  for  salvation.     John  6  :  4S-58. 

12.  Thi;  gods  of  Egypt ;  all  the  objects  of  their 
worship  and  dependence. 

13.  A  token  ;  an  evidence  that  they  had  com- 
plied with  the  Lord's  directions,  and  were  under  his 
protection.  The  plague  ;  that  which  destroyed 
the  firstborn  of  Egypt.    Ver.  23. 

88 


Israel,  whether  he  be  a  stranger,  ^s.c.uJr 
or  born  in  the  land. 

20  Ye  shall  eat  nothing  leavened ;  in 
all  your  habitations  shall  ye  eat  unleav- 
ened bread. 

21  TIThen  Moses  called  for  all  the  el- 
ders of  Israel,  and  said  unto  them.  Draw 
out  and  take  you  a  ^  lamb  according  to 
your  families,  and  kill  the  ^passover. 

22  And  ye  shall  take  a  bunch  of  hyssop, 
and  dip  it  in  the  blood  that  is  in  the  ba- 
sin, and  ''strike  the  lintel  and  the  two 
side-posts  with  the  blood  that  is  in  the 
basin:  and  none  of -you  shall  go  out  at 
the  door  of  his  house  until  the  morning. 

23  For  the  Lord  will  pass  tlirough  to 
smite  the  Egyptians  ;  and  when  he  seeth 
the  'blood  upon  the  lintel,  and  on  the  two 
side-posts,  the  Lord  will  pass  over  the  door, 
and  'will  not  suffer  the  destroyer  to  come 
in  unto  your  houses  to  smite  you. 

24  And  ye  shall  observe  this  thing  for  an 
ordinance  to  thee  and  to  thy  sons  for  ever. 

25  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  ye 
be  come  to  the  land  which  the  Lord  will 
give  you,  according  as  he  hath  promised, 
that  ye  shall  keep  this  service. 

26  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  your 
children  shall  say  unto  you, ''  What  mean 
ye  by  this  service? 

27  That  ye  shall  say.  It  is  the  sacrifice 
of  the  Lord's  passover,  who  passed  over 
the  houses  of  the  children  of  Israel  in 
Egypt,  when  he  smote  the  Egyptians, 
and  delivered  our  houses.  And  the  people 
bowed  the  head  and  'worshipped. 

28  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  away, 
and  did  as  the  Lord  had  commanded  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron,  so  did  they. 

29  TI  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  at  mid- 
night the  Lord  '"smote  all  the  first-born 
in  the  laiul  of  Egypt,  from  the  first-born 
of  Pharaoh  that  sat  on  his  throne  unto 
the  first-born  of  the  captive  thatii'rt.s  in  the 
dungeon  ;ll  and  all  the  first-born  of  cattle. 


22:7, etc.  k  Lev.  14:6,7;  Psalm  .''il :  7 ;  Hebrews  <):  19;  11:28- 
i  Heb.  12:24.  i  2  Sam.  24:16;  Ezekiel  9:  4,  B;  Kev.  7:3;  9:4. 
k  cliap.  13:8, 14;  Deut.32:7;  .Io6li.4:6;  P8a.78:6.  1  cliap.4:3i. 
m  Num.  3:13;  8:17;  33:4;  Psa.  78:61;  10.'>:36;  135:8;  136:10; 
Heb.  1 1 :  28.    ||  Heb.  houit  of  the  pit. 


14.  A  memorial ;  a  means  of  keeping  in  re- 
membrance their  preservation  and  deliverance  when 
the  EgA'ptians  were  destroyed.     Ver.  27. 

1.5.  Seven  days ;  from  the  evening  of  the  four- 
teenth to  the  evening  of  the  twenty-first  day  of  the 
month.  Ver.  IS.  Cut  off  from  Linirl ;  fieipa.ra.tcd 
from  the  congregation  aud  deprived  of  its  blessings. 
Ver.  19 ;  Gen.  17  :  14. 

16.  Convocation ;  an  assembling  together  for 
public  worship.  No  manner  of  woric ;  e.xcept 
what  was  neeaful  in  the  preparation  of  food. 

17.  For  ever  ;  to  the  end  of  the  Jewish  state. 

21.  The  passover;  the  Iamb  that  was  to  be 
slain  on  that  occasion. 

22.  Hyssop  ;  a  bushy  plant,  with  leaves  of  aro- 
matic smell  and  pungent  taste. 


The  Israelites  are 


EXODUS   XII. 


hastened  out  of  Egypt. 


B.'"S'  30  And  Pharaoh  rose  up  in  the 
night,  he,  and  all  his  servants,  and  all  the 
Egyptians  ;  and  there  was  a  great  *cry  in 
Egypt :  for  there  was  not  a  house  where 
there  ivas  not  one  dead. 

31  TfAnd  he  '' called  for  Moses  and 
Aaron  by  night,  and  said,  Rise  up,  and 
get  you  forth  from  among  my  people, 
both  ye  and  the  children  of  Israel ;  and 
go,  serve  the  Lord,  as  ye  have  said. 

32  Also  take  your  flocks  and  your  herds, 
as  ye  have  said,  and  be  gone;  and  "^ bless 
me  also. 

33  And  the  Egyptians  were  ''urgent  up- 
on the  people,  that  they  might  send  them 
out  of  the  land  in  haste  ;  for  they  said, 
We  be  all  dead  men. 

34  And  the  people  took  their  dough  be- 
fore it  was  leavened,  their  *  kneading- 
troughs  being  bound  up  in  their  clothes 
upon  their  shoulders. 

35  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  Moses ;  and  they 
borrowed  of  the  Egyptians  jewels  of  sil- 
ver, and  jewels  of  gold,  and  raiment : 

36  And  the  Lord  "gave  the  people  favor 
in  the  sight  of  the  Egyptians,  so  that  they 
lent  unto  them  such  things  as  they  required: 
and  they  spoiled  the  Egyptians. 

37  TIAnd  the  children  of  Israel  jour- 
neyed from  "^Rameses  to  Succoth,  about 
sixs  hundred  thousand  on  foot  that  were 
men,  besides  children. 

38  And  ta  mixed  ■•  multitude  went  up 


•  chap.  U:6;   Prorerbs  21:13;   Amos  5:17;    Mattli 

evr  2.5 :  t; ; 

.lames  2:  13.     b  chap.  U  :  1.     c  Genesis  27  :  34.     d  Psal 

m  10.->:.38. 

»  Or,  dough,      e  Genesis  39: 21;    chap.  3:21;    11:. 3.      f 

Numbers 

33:3,.').     g  Num.  1:46;  11:21.     ^  Huh.  a  great  mixture 

1.  Num. 

31.  Called  for  ;  sent  to. 

32.  Bless  me  ;  seek  of  God  a  blessing  for  me. 

33.  We  be  all  dead ;  we  shall  be. 

34.  Kneading-troughs  ;  vessels  containing  their 
dough. 

35.  Borrowed;  asked,  requested.  Chap.  3:21, 
22;  11:2,3. 

36.  Lent  unto  them;  granted  them  what  they 
desired,  in  order  to  hasten  their  departure.  Spoiled 
the  Egyptians  ;  received  and  carried  away  much 
of  their  substance.     G-en.  15  :  14. 

37.  Rameses ;  a  city  which  the  Israelites  had 
built,  and  where  they  were  now  assembled.  Chap. 
1 :  11.  Siiccoth  ;  a  place  of  encampment  between 
Rameses  and  Suez.  Six  hundred  thousand — 
men, ;  this  shows  that  the  whole  number  of  souls 
was  probably  over  two  millions.     Psa.  lOo  :  37. 

40.  Four  hundred  and  thirty  years ;  from  the 
time  the  promise  was  made  to  Abraham.  Gen. 
15:13.  About  half  this  time  was  spent  in  Ca- 
naan, and  the  rest  in  Egypt.     Gal.  3  :  17. 

43.  Stranger;  a  foreigner  who  had  not  em- 
braced the  Jewish  religion,  and  was  not  circum- 
cised.    Ver.  45,  48. 

46.  Neither — breah  a  hone  ;  John  19  :  33,  36. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  The  directions  of  God  to  his  ancient  people 
were  suited  to  impress  upon  them  the  evil  of  sin, 
the  necessity  of  an  atonement,  and  the  efficacy  of 
that  precious  blood  wliicli  was  to  be  shed  for  many 
for  the  remission  of  sins.     Mat.  26 :  28. 


also  with  them ;  and  flocks,  and  herds, 
even  very  much  cattle. 

39  And  they  baked  unleavened  cakes  of 
the  dough  which  they  brought  forth  out 
of  Egypt,  for  it  was  not  leavened  ;  because 
they  were  thrust  out  of  Egypt,  and  could 
not  tarry,  neither  had  they  prepared  for 
themselves  any  victuals. 

40  \  Now  the  sojourning  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  who  dwelt  in  Egypt,  was  'four 
hundred  and  thirty  years. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
the  four  hundred  and  thirty  years,  even 
the  self-same  day  it  came  to  pass,  that  all 
the  hosts  of  the  Lord  went  out  from  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

42  It  is  ta  night  to  be  Jmuch  observed 
unto  the  Lord  for  bringing  them  out  from 
the  land  of  Egypt :  this  is  that  night  of 
the  Lord  to  be  observed  of  all  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  in  their  generations. 

43  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  and 
Aaron,  This  is  the  ''ordinance  of  the 
passover :  there  shall  no  stranger  eat 
thereof: 

44  But  every  man's  servant  that  is 
bought  for  money,  when  thou  hast  'cir- 
cumcised him,  then  shall  he  eat  thereof. 

45  A  ""foreigner  and  a  hired  servant 
shall  not  eat  thereof. 

46  In  one  house  shall  it  be  eaten;  thou 
shalt  not  carry  forth  aught  of  the  flesh 
abroad  out  of  the  house ;  neither  shall  ye 
break  a  "  bone  thereof. 

11:4.  i  Gen.  1.1:13;  Acts  7:  fi;  Gal.  3:17.  %  Meh.  a  night  of 
observations,  j  Deut.  IR:  1,  K.  k  Numbers  9: 14.  IGen.l7:12. 
m  Lev. 22:10;  Eph.2:12.     ■>  Num.y:12;  John  19:33,  36. 


8.  It  was  not  enough  for  the  deliverance  of  Israel 
that  (he  paschal  lamb  should  be  slain  and  its  blood 
struck  upon  the  door-posts,  but  they  must  eat  of  the 
lamb,  and  thus  a  union  be  formed  between  it  and  them. 
So  the  blood  of  Christ  will  save  none  but  such  as  are 
by  faith  united  to  him.     John  6  :  .53  ;   1  Cor.  6  :  17. 

13.  It  is  through  the  blood  of  Christ,  typified  by 
the  blood  of  tlie  p;i.schal  lamb,  th.at  God  pardons 
men,  and  saves  them  from  that  destruction  which 
as  sinners  they  deserve.     1  Cor.  5 :  7. 

24.  The  ordinances  which  God  appoints  as  me- 
morials of  his  goodness,  should  be  carefully  observed 
by  his  people,  not  in  outward  form  merely,  but  in 
spirit  and  in  truth,  with  repentance  for  sin,  faith  in 
the  Redeemer,  and  gratitude  for  his  infinite  mercy. 

27.  The  ordinances  of  God,  when  understood,  are 
adapted  to  impress  divine  truth,  esp-'cially  upon  tlie 
minds  of  children  and  youth.  The  meaning  of 
them  should  therefore  be  carefully  explained  by 
parents  and  teachers,  that  all  may  apprehend  it, 
and  receive  the  benefit  which  it  is  suited  to  impart. 

33.  God  can  so  order  events  in  his  providence,  that 
oppressors  will  be  anxious  to  get  rid  of  those  whom 
they  oppress;  and  all  will  at  length  see  that,  under 
his  righteous  government,  the  condition  of  the  op- 
pressor is  more  dreadful  than  that  of  the  oppressed. 

41.  If  the  oppressed  believe  and  obey  God,  their 
deliverance  from  the  power  of  their  oppressors  will 
not  be  delayed  any  longer  than  is  needful  to  make 
such  deliverance  most  for  the  glory  of  God,  and  the 
final  srood  of  all  who  trust  in  him. 

89 


Ordinance  of  the  passover. 


EXODUS   XIII. 


T lie  first-born  set  apart. 


47  All  the  congregation  of  Israel  shall 
keep*  it. 

48  And  when  a  .stranger  shall  sojourn 
with  thee,  and  will  keep  the  passover  to 
the  Loud,  let  all  his  males  be  circumcised, 
and  then  let  him  come  near  and  keep  it ; 
and  he  shall  be  as  one  that  is  born  in  the 
land  :  for  no  uncircumeiscd  person  shall 
eat  thereof. 

49  One  ='la\v  shall  be  to  him  that  is 
home-born,  and  unto  the  stranger  that 
sojourncth  among  you. 

50  Thus  did  all  the  children  of  Israel; 
as  tlie  Lord  commanded  Moses  and  Aaron, 
so  did  they. 

51  And  it  came  to  ''pass  the  self-same 
day,  that  the  Lord  did  bring  the  children  of 
Israel  out  of  the  land  of  "^  Egypt,  by  their 
armies. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  The  first-bom  are  sanctified  to  God.  S  The  memorial 
of  the  passover  is  commanded.  11  The  firstlings  of 
bf-as'.sare  set  apart.  17  The  Israelites  go  out  of  Egypt, 
and  carry  Joseph's  bones  with  them.  20  They  come 
to  Ktham.  21  God  guideth  them  by  a  pillar  of  a 
cloud,  and  a  pillar  of  fire. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 

2  Sanctify  unto  me  all  the  ^first-born, 
whatsoever  opencth  the  womb  among  the 
children  of  Israel,  both  of  man  and  of 
beast :  it  is  mine. 

3  ^And  Moses  said  unto  the  people. 
Remember  this  ''day,  in  which  yo  came 
out  from  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  t  bond- 
age ;  for  by  strength  of  hand  the  Lord 
brought  you  out  from  this  place:  there 
shall  no  leavened  bread  be  eaten. 

4  This  day  came  ye  '^out  in  the  month 
Abib. 

5  And  it  shall  be  when  the  Lord  shall 
bring  thee  into  the  land  of  the  Canaan- 
ites,  and  the  Hittitcs,  and  the  Amorites, 
and  the  Ilivites,  and  the  Jebusites,  which 
he  ^sware  unto  thy  fathers  to  give  thee,  a 
land  (lowing  with  milk  and  honey,  that 
thou  shall  keep  this  service  in  this  month. 

6  Seven ''days  thou  shall  eat  unleavened 
bread,  and  in  the  seventh  day  shall  be  a 
feast  to  the  Lord. 

7  Unleavened  bread  shall  be  eaten  seven 


*  Hi-h.doit.  •  Nimi.9:H;  ir.:IS,16:  Gal.»:28;  Col.3:II. 
kver.41.  c  clinp.'r.r'ja  J  ver.  li;  clinp.  23:2!);  S4  ;  19  ;  Num. 
:):in;  Deiit  ir.;  Ill;  I.iike2:2.1.  «  clinp.  12:  42.  f  Hi-lt.tcrvants. 
cliap.2a:2.     f  cli:ip.  23:  If);    Dent.  16: 1-3.     I!  Gen.  17  :  8:  22  :  Ifi. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

2.  Sanctify  ;  set  apart  for  G-od,  to  be  devoted 
pi'culiarly  to  his  service.     Ver.  12. 

4.  Abib ;  meaning,  green  corn.     This  was   tlie 
seventh  month,  called  also  Nisan.     Chap.  VI:  2. 

9.  A  sign  ;  a  means  of  keeping  their  deliverance 
inremeinhrance,  and  making  God's  commands  famil- 
iar to  their  minds.  Ver.  10;  Prov.  3:3.  The  Jews 
interpreted  these  directions  liler.illy,  writing  cerUiiii 
precepts  of  the  law  on  parchment,  and  wearing  them 
as  evidences  or  ornaments  of  piety.  Mat.  23 :  5. 
90 


days ;  and  there  shall  'no  leavened  *b  ": "J?: 
bread  be  seen  with  thee,  neither  shall 
there  be  leaven  seen  with  thee  in  all  thy 

quarters. 

8  TI  And  thou  shalt  show  thy  J  son  in  that 
day,  saying,  This  is  done  because  of  that 
iL'hich  the  Lord  did  unto  me  when  I  came 
forth  out  of  Egypt. 

9  And  it  sli  all  be  for  a ''sign  unto  thee  upon 
thy  hand,  and  for  a  memorial  between 
thine  eyes,  that  the  Lord's  law  may  be  in 
thy  mouth  :  for  with  a  strong  hand  hath 
the  Lord  brought  thee  out  of  Egypt. 

10  Thou  shalt  therefore  keep  this  'ordi- 
nance in  his  season  from  year  to  year. 

11  *f[  And  it  shall  be  when  the  Lord 
shall  bring  thee  into  the  land  of  the  Ca- 
naanites,  as  he  sware  unto  thee  and  to 
thy  fathers,  and  shall  give  it  thee, 

12  That  thou  shalt  J  set  apart  unto  the 
Lord  all  that  openeth  the  matrix,  and 
every  firstling  that  cometh  of  a  beast 
which  thou  hast;  the  males  shall  be  the 
Lord's. 

13  And  every  firstling  of  an  ass  thou 
shalt  redeem  with  a  *  lamb  ;  and  if  thou 
wilt  not  redeem  it,  then  thou  shalt  break 
his  neck  :  and  all  the  first-born  of  man 
among  thy  children  shalt  tliou  redeem. 

1 4  TI  And  it  shall  be  when  tliy  "'son  asketh 
thee  II  in  time  to  come,  saying,  What  is 
this  ■?  that  thou  shalt  say  unto  him.  By 
strength  of  hand  the  Lord  brought  us  out 
from  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage  : 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Pharaoh 
would  hardly  let  us  go,  that  the  Lord 
slew  all  the  first-born  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
both  the  first-born  of  man  and  the  first- 
born of  beast:  therefore  I  sacrifice  to  the 
Lord  all  that  opencth  the  matri.x,  being 
males;  but  all  the  first-born  of  my  chil- 
dren I  redeem. 

16  And  it  shall  be  for  a  token  upon  thy 
hand,  and  for  frontlets  between  thine 
eyes  :  for  by  strength  of  "hand  the  Lord 
brought  us  forth  out  of  Egypt. 

17  lIAnd  it  came  to  pass,  when  Pha- 
raoh had  let  the  people  go,  that  God  led 
them  not  through  the  way  of  the  land  of 
the  Philistines,  although  that  was  near; 


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10.  In  his  season;  on  vhe  fourteenth  day  of 
Abib  annually. 

13.  Every  firstlitig  of  an  ass — and  all  the 
first-horii  of  man — shalt  thou  redeem;  Num. 
3:4G-.')1;  18:8-18. 

14.  What  is  this?  why  are  tlie  first-born  thus 
devoted  to  God  and  redeemed  ?  What  is  the  mean- 
ing of  it? 

1.5.   Would  hardly  ;  refused. 
17.   Through  the — land  of  the  Thilistines  ; 
the  direct  way  from  Egj'pt  to  Canaan. 


The  pillar  of  fire. 


EXODUS   XIV. 


Pharaoh  pursueth  Israel. 


tc.!*":  for  God  said,  Lest  perad venture 
the  "people  repent  when  they  see  war, 
and  they  ''return  to  Egypt: 

18  But  God  *=  led  the  people  about, //iroHg/t 
the  way  of  the  ^Yilderness  of  the  Red  sea : 
and  the  children  of  Israel  went  up  *  har- 
nessed out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

19  And  Moses  took  the  bones  of  Joseph 
with  him  :  for  he  had  straitly  sworn  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying,  ^  God  will  surely 
visit  you ;  and  ye  shall  carry  up  my  bones 
away  hence  with  you. 

20  ^  And  they  took  their  "journey  from 
Succoth,  and  encamped  in  Etham,  in  the 
edge  of  the  wilderness. 

21  And  the  Lord  went  before  ""them  by 
day  in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud,  to  lead  them 
the  way  ;  and  by  night  in  a  pillar  of  fire, 
to  give  them  light ;  to  go  by  day  and  night. 

22  He  took  not  away  the  pillar  of  the 
cloud  by  day,  nor  the  pillar  of  fire  by 
night, //-om  before  the  people. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  God  instructeth  the  Israelites  in  their  journey.  5 
Pharaoh  pursueth  after  them.  10  The  Israelites  mur- 
mur. 13  Moses  comforteth  them.  15  God  instruct- 
eth Moses.  1 9  The  cloud  reraoveth  behind  the  camp. 
21  The  Israelites  pass  through  the  Red  sea,  23  which 
drowneth  the  Egyptians. 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing. 


A 


«  Hiap.  14:11,  1-2;  Numbers  14: 1-4.     h  Deut. 

17:lfi. 

c  Deut. 

.11 :  10.      *  Or,  Injjive  in  a  rank.      A  Gen.  .W  :  25 

;  .Io?liu? 

24:33; 

.\it3  7:lfi.        «   .N  urn    3.3:6.        f  Num.  9:  ir,--23 

10:. 34; 

14:14; 

l>i-ut.l;33;    Neh.  9:12,  19;    Psa.  78:14;    99:7; 

103 :  39 

Isaiah 

18.  Red  sea ;  which  separates  Egypt  from 
Arabia.  It  is  about  1,400  miles  long,  and  upon  an 
average  about  150  miles  wide.  It  extends  from 
the  straits  of  Babelmandel  on  tlie  south,  which 
unite  it  with  the  Indian  ocean,  to  the  isthmus  of 
Suez  on  the  north,  which  separates  it  from  the 
Mediterranean  sea.  At  the  north  end  it  divides 
into  two  arms  or  gulfs,  between  wliich  is  the  wil- 
derness in  which  the  children  of  Israel  spent  forty 
years.  The  western  arm,  called  the  gulf  of  Suez, 
IS  about  190  miles  long  and  on  an  average  21  miles 
wide,  it  was  near  the  head  of  this  gulf,  that  the 
Hebrews  passed  and  the  Egyptians  were  drowned. 
(!;ii,ip.  14  :  21-30.  The  eastern  arm.  called  the  gulf 
of  Akabah,  and  anciently  the  ..^lanitic  gulf  or  gulf 
of  Elatli,  is  about  112  miles  long,  and  on  an  average 
about  15  miles  wide.  On  this  gulf  was  Eziongeber, 
a  port  from  which  Solomon  sent  his  ships  to  Ophir 
for  gold.  1  King's,  9:26.  From  Rameses  to  the  Red 
.sea  was  about  forty  or  fifty  miles.  Harnessed ; 
jirmcd.  equipped,  and  in  order. 

10.   The  hones  of  Joseph  ;  Gen.  50:2-1 

20.  Etiiam  ;  a  place  near  Suez,  at  the  head  of 
the  western  branch  of  tlie  Red  sea.  The  wilder- 
71CSS ;  of  Etham. 

21.  Pillar  of  a  cloud;  a  cloud  in  the  form  of  a 
pillar,  to  shield  them  from  the  sun  and  guide  them 
in  tlie  djiytime,  and  to  give  them  light  by  night. 

22.  Too^  not  away  the  pillar;  it  continued 
with  them  through  the  wilderness,  as  the  emblem 
of  the  divine  presence.     Chap.  14  :  24 ;  33 :  9-14. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
7.  In  the  Bible  the  same  or  similar  instructions  are 
often  repeated,  that  the  truth  niiiy  become  familiar, 
and  make  a  strong,  abiding  impression  on  the  lieart. 


2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  turn  and  encamp  before  °  Pi-hahiroth, 
between  ^  Migdol  and  the  sea,  over  against 
Baal-zephon :  before  it  shall  ye  encamp 
by  the  sea. 

3  For  Pharaoh  will  say  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  'They  are  entangled  in  the  land, 
the  wilderness  hath  shut  them  in. 

4  And  I  will  J  harden  Pharaoh's  heart, 
that  he  shall  follow  after  them ;  and  I 
will  be  honored  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon 
all  his  host;  that  the  Egyptians  may  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord.     And  they  did  so. 

5  IT  And  it  was  told  the  king  of  Egypt 
that  the  people  fled  :  and  the  heart  of  Pha- 
raoh and  of  his  servants  was  ''turned 
against  the  people,  and  they  said.  Why 
have  we  done  this,  that  we  have  let  Is- 
rael go  from  serving  us? 

6  And  he  made  ready  his  chariot,  and 
took  his  people  with  him  : 

7  And  he  took  si.\  hundred  chosen  '  char- 
iots, and  all  the  chariots  of  Egypt,  and 
captains  over  every  one  of  them. 

8  And  the  Lokd  hardened  the  heart  of 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  he  pursued 
after  the  children  of  Israel :  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  went  out  with  a  "  high  hand. 

9  But  the  Egyptians  pursued  after  them, 
all  the  horses  and  chariots  of  Pharaoh, 
and  his   horsemen,  and  his   army,   and 


4.5;  lCor.lO:2;  Rev.lO:l.  B  Numbers  33  :  7.  hjer.44:l. 
i  PsHlm3:2;  71:11;  Jer.  20:10,11.  j  rliap.  4  :  21,  etc.  I  Psa. 
105 :  25.    1  chap.  15:4.    m  Num.  33 :  3 ;  Deut.  26 :  8. 


14.  The  ordinances  of  God  are  designed  to  in- 
crease the  knowledge,  perpetuate  the  remembrance, 
and  extend  the  efficacy  of  his  truth;  and  the  proper 
understanding  of  these  ordinances  is  suited  to  bene- 
fit all,  especially  the  young. 

18.  The  way  through  this  world,  in  which  God 
leads  his  people,  is  often  very  different  from  what 
they  expect  or  desire,  and  very  different  from  what 
any  finite  mind  at  the  time  would  think  to  be  best. 

But  though  they  go  far  wandering  round, 
'Tis  the  right  way  to  Canaan's  ground. 

22.  God  is  the  guide  and  protector  of  his  people. 
To  follow  him  is  perfectly  safe.  And  after  he  has, 
by  the  wisest  means  and  in  the  best  way,  prepared 
them  for  heaven,  he  will  receive  them  there. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

2.  That  they  tierti  ;  to  the  south,  and  go  down 
on  the  west  side  of  the  west  arm  of  the  Red  sea, 
instead  of  passing  northward  round  the  head  of  the 
sea,  as  they  might  have  done.  Pi-hahiroth — 
Migdol  and — liaal-zephon ;  places  south  of 
Etham,  where  they  would  be  shut  in  between  the 
mountains  and  the  sea;  so  that  should  Pharaoh  fol- 
low them  with  his  army,  they  would,  without  a 
miracle,  have  no  way  of  escape. 

4.  Harden.  Pharaoh's  heart;  chap.  4:21.  i 
u'ill  be  honored;  in  the  destruction  of  Pharaoh 
and  his  host. 

5.  Turned  against  the  people;  against  per- 
mitting them  to  escape. 

8.  High  hand;  openly,  with  regularity,  and  in 
order.  Not  as  fugitives,  but  as  a  numerous  and 
disciplined  army. 

91 


The  passage  of  the  Red  sea. 


EXODUS  XIV. 


T7ie  Egyptians  are  drou-ncd. 


overtook  them  encamping  by  the  sea,  be- 
side Pi-hahiroth,  before  Baal-zephon. 

10  T[  And  when  Pharaoh  drew  nigh,  the 
children  of  Israel  lifted  up  their  eyes,  and 
behold,  the  Egyptians  marched  after 
them  ;  and  they  were  sore  afraid  :  and 
the  children  of  Israel  "cried  out  unto  the 
Lord. 

1 1  And  they  said  unto  Moses,  Because 
there  U'ere  no  graves  in  Egypt,  hast  thou 
taken  us  away  to  die  in  the  wilderness? 
Wherefore  hast  thou  dealt  thus  with  us, 
to  carry  us  forth  out  of  Egypt? 

12  Is  not  this  the  word  that  we  did  tell 
thee  in  ''Egypt,  saying,  Let  us  alone,  that 
we  may  serve  the  Egyptians  ?  For  it  had 
been  better  for  us  to  serve  the  Egyptians, 
than  that  we  should  die  in  the  wilderness. 

13  T[And  ]Mo.ses  said  unto  the  people, 
Fear  ye  not,  '^  stand  still,  and  see  the  sal- 
vation of  the  Lord,  which  he  will  show 
to  you  to-day  :  *  for  the  Egyptians  whom 
ye  have  seen  to-day,  ye  shall  see  them 
again  no  more  for  ever. 

14  The  Lord  shall  ^  fight  for  you,  and  ye 
shall  hold  your  peace. 

1.5  ^And  the  Lord  said  unto  JMoses, 
Wherefore  criest  thou  unto  me  ?  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  go 
forward : 

16  But  lift  thou  up  thy  rod,  and  stretch 
out  thy  hand  over  the  sea,  and  divide  it: 
and  the  children  of  Israel  shall  go  on  dry 
ground  through  the  midst  of  the  sea. 

17  And  I,  behold,  I  will  harden  the 
hearts  of  the  Egyptians,  and  tliey  shall 
follow  them  :  and  I  will  get  me  honor 
upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  host,  upon 
his  chariots,  and  upon  his  horsemen. 

18  And  the  Egyptians  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord,  when  I  have  gotten  me 
honor  upon  Pharaoh,  upon  his  chariots, 
and  upon  his  horsemen. 

1 9  ^i  And  the  "  Angel  of  God,  which  went 
before  the  camp  of  Israel,  removed  and 
went  behind  them  ;  and  the  pillar  of  the 


•  Jonli.M:?;  Neh.9:»;  I'»ii.34: 17;  106:44;  107:fi.  b  chap.. S: 21; 
fi:l).  e  Nuin.l4:9!  Deul.20:3i  2Kings.6:l«;  2  Cliron.iO:  IB,  17; 
Pm.27:1,2;  4R;l-3;  l9a.41;in,M.  *  Or,  fur  whereat  yr  have  teen 
the  Egnptiam  today.      i  Deut.  1:30;  3:22;  20:4;  Josh.  10:14; 


13.  <Sto?/y/«tt7/;  be  firm,  unmoved.  No  more ; 
no  more  alive. 

14.  Hold  your  peace;  not  fi^'ht,  but  quietly 
follow  (i oil's  directions. 

18.  Gotten  ine  honor ;  ver.  4. 

19.  Angel  of  God;  ver.  24,  20.  He  who  dwelt 
in  the  cloud,  called  the  Angel  of  the  Covenant,  who 
was  afterwards  made  fiesli  and  dwelt  among  men. 
Dent.  1 :  32,  33 ;  Psa.  99  :  6,  7  ;  Isa.  63  :  8-16 ;  John 
1:14;  ICor.  10:9. 

20.  To  them;  the  Egyptians.  These;  the 
Israelites. 

21.  The.  morning-toatch  ;  nin;ht  was  divided 
into  three  watches  of  four  hours  eacli.  The  morn- 
ing-watch was  tiir  last,  and  began  eight  hours  after 
sunset.     Looked  ;  with  displeasure. 

92 


cloud  went  from  before  their  face,  *B.c:rJ": 
and  stood  behind  them : 

20  And  it  came  between  the  camp  of  the 
Egyptians  and  the  camp  of  Israel ;  and  it 
was  a  cloud  aiul  darkness  to  them,  but  it 
gave  light  by  night  to  these :  so  that  the  one 
came  not  near  the  other  all  the  night. 

21  And  Moses  stretched  out  his  hand 
over  the  sea ;  and  the  Lord  caused  th*^ 
sea  to  go  back  by  a  strong  east  wind  all 
that  night,  and  made  the  sea  ''dry  land, 
and  the  waters  were  divided. 

22  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  into 
the  s  midst  of  the  sea,  upon  the  dry  ground  : 
and  the  waters  u-cre  a  M'all  unto  them  on 
their  right  hand,  and  on  their  left. 

23  If  And  the  Egyptians  pursued,  and 
went  in  after  them  to  the  midst  of  the 
sea,  even  all  Pharaoh's  horses,  his  char- 
iots, and  his  horsemen. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  the 
morning-watch  the  Lord  looked  unto  the 
host  of  the  Egyptians  through  the  pillar 
of  fire  and  of  the  cloud,  and  troubled  the 
host  of  the  Egyptians, 

25  And  took  off  their  chariot-wheels, 
thatt  they  drave  them  heavily:  so  that 
the  Egyptians  said,  Let  us  flee  from  the 
face  of  Israel ;  for  the  Lord  fighteth  for 
them  against  the  Egyptians. 

26  If  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Stretch  out  thy  hand  over  the  sea,  that 
the  waters  may  come  again  upon  the 
Egyptians,  upon  their  chariots,  and  upon 
their  horsemen. 

27  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  hand 
over  the  sea,  and  the  sea  returned  to  his 
strength  when  the  morning  appeared  ; 
and  the  Egyptians  fled  against  it ;  and  the 
Lord  J  overthrew  the  Egyptians  in  the 
midst  of  the  sea. 

28  And  the  waters  returned,  and  ''cov- 
ered the  chariots,  and  the  horsemen,  and 
all  the  host  of  Pharaoh  that  came  into  the 
sea  after  them  ;  there  remained  not  so 
much  as  one  of  them. 


23:3,10;  2  Chron.  20:  2!) ;  Nell. 4:20;  Isn.  30:  ir,.  e  Num.  20:16; 
Isa.«3:9.  f  .losli.  3:16;  4:-23;  P»a.  fifi:»i.  g  1  Cnr.  10:  1  ;  Heh. 
1 1 :  29.  t  Or,  and  made  them  to  go  heavily.  J  Hcli.  shook  qff. 
h  chap.  15:10;  P»a.  77: 16-20;  78:.'i3;  106:11. 


INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  If  men  would  not  iiave  their  hearts  hardened, 
they  must  not  continue  knowingly  to  disobey  G-od. 
If  they  tims  disobey,  all  tiie  blame  will  rest  upon 
themselves. 

9.  When  suffering  the  consequences  of  sin  and 
fearing  destruction,  men  often  appear  to  be  peni- 
tent and  disposed  to  reform ;  but  if  when  they  are 
relieved  and  their  fears  pass  away,  they  rush  again 
into  sill,  they  not  unfrequently  become  more  hard- 
encd,  reckless,  ;md  wicked  than  ever,  till,  given  up 
of  God,  they  sink  into  ruin. 

15.  It  is  the  duty  of  men  not  merely  to  pray,  but 
to  act :  and  unless  they  go  forward  in  the  way  of 
duty,  their  prayers  will  not  avail.  God  helps  those 
who  do  what  he  requires  to  help  themselves 


The  song  of  Moses 


EXODUS  XV 


and  the  hracliles. 


n.  aiTai'-  29  But  the  children  of  Israel  walk- 
ed upon  dry  land  in  the  midst  of  the  sea  ; 
and  the  waters  were  a  wall  unto  thcin  on 
their  right  hand,  and  on  tlieir  left. 

30  Thus  the  Lord  saved  Israel  that  day 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians  ;  and 
Israel  saw  the  Egyptians  dead  upon  the 
sea-shore. 

31  And  Israel  saw  that  great  *work 
which  the  Lord  did  upon  the  Egyptians  : 
and  the  people  feared  the  Lord,  and  "  be- 
lieved the  Lord,  and  his  servant  Moses. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Moses'  song.  22  The  people  want  water.  23  The 
waters  at  Marah  are  bitter.  25  A  tree  sweeteneth 
them.  29  At  Elim  are  twelve  wells,  and  seventy 
palm-trees. 

THEN  ''sang  Moses  and  the  children 
of  Israel  this  song  unto  the  Lord,  and 
spake,  saying,  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord, 
for  he  hath  triumphed  gloriously  :  the 
horse  and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into 
the  sea. 

2  The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  '^song, 
and  he  is  become  my  salvation  :  he  is 
my  God,  and  I  will  prepare  him  a  '' habi- 
tation ;  my  father's  God,  and  I  will  exalt 
him. 

3  The  Lord  Z5  a  man  of  •■  war :  the  Lord 
is  his  name. 

4  Pharaoh's  chariots  and  his  host  hath 
he  east  into  the  sea :  his  chosen  captains 
also  are  drow'ned  in  the  Red  sea. 

5  The  depths  have  covered  them  :  they 
sank  into  the  bottom  as  a  stone. 

6  Thy  right  Hiand,  0  Lord,  is  become 
glorious  in  power :  thy  right  hand,  0  Lord, 
hath  dashed  in  pieces  the  enemy. 

7  And  in  the  greatness  of  thine  s  excel- 
lency thou  hast  overthrown  them  that 
rose  up  against  thee :  thou  sentest  forth 


*  Heh.hand.  a  cliap.4:l');  1!):9;  .)nliii2:Il:  )  1  : -15.  b  .Inilf;. 
6:1:  '2Sam.  2>2:1;  I'salrn  lOfi  :  12.  c  Psalm  18: -2;  27:1;  62  :H; 
1I8:H;  Isai;ili  12  :  2.  ■!  1  Kings,  8  :  l:J.  27.  e  Ps.n.  24  :  8;  4,')::!; 
Kev.l9:U.  f  Psalm  118  :  l.i,  jtr.  s  Deut.  33 :  2H  ;  Psa.  B8  :  ^3. 
Ii  Paa.  ,19 : 1.3 ;   laaiali5:24:  47:14;  Mnt.3:12.      i  2Sam.  22:16; 

18.  The  dispensations  of- Providence,  as  -n-ell  as  the 
publication  of  divine  truth,  are  to  some,  by  being  im- 
proved, a  savor  of  life  unlo  life;  to  others,  by  being 
abused,  a  savor  of  death  unto  death ;  and  God  is 
honored  in  the  s.alvation  of  the  one  and  the  destruc- 
tion of  the  other. 

20.  Many  things  are  very  plain,  and  give  great 
light  and  comfort  to  those  who  obey  God,  which 
appear  exceedingly  dark  and  perple.ting  to  those 
who  knowingly  disobey  him. 

128.  The  way  of  transgressors  is  hard.  God  is 
against  them,  and  the  time  will  come  when  they 
will  see  this.  Happy  will  it  be  if  they  see  it  wliile 
he  is  waiting  to  be  gracious,  saying,  "  Turn  ye,  turn 
ye ;  for  why  will  ye  die?"  and  hearken  to  his  voice, 
instead  of  madly  persevering  in  rebellion  against 
him. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

2.  Song;  the  subject  of  it.  Mi/  salvation ; 
the  author  of  it.  A  habitation  ;  a  place  for  his 
public  worihip      TLxalt :  glorify  and  adore. 

7 


thy  Avrath,  ich  ich  consumed ''  theni  as  stub- 
ble. 

8  And  with  the  blast  of  '  thr  nostrils  the 
waters  were  gathered  together,  the  floods 
stood  upright  as  a  heap,  and  the  depths 
were  congealed  in  the  heart  of  the  sea. 

9  The  enemy  said,  I  will  pursue,  I  will 
overtake,  I  will  divide  the  spoil ;  my  lust 
shall  be  satisfied  upon  them  ;  I  will  draw 
my  sword,  my  hand  shall  t  destroy  them. 

10  Thou  didst  blow  with  thy  Jwind, 
the  sea  covered  them  :  they  sank  as  lead 
in  the  mighty  waters. 

11  Who  is  ''like  unto  thee,  O  Lord, 
among  the  -  gods  1  who  is  like  thee,  glo- 
rious in  holiness,  fearful  in  praises,  doing 
wonders  1 

12  Thou  stretchedst  outthy  right  hand, 
the  earth  swallowed  them. 

13  Thou  in  thy  mercy  hast  'led  forth 
the  people  ivhich  thou  hast  redeemed  : 
thou  hast  guided  them  in  thy  strength 
unto  thy  holy  habitation. 

14  The  people  shall  hear,  and\>Q  afraid  : 
sorrow  shall  take  hold  on  the  inhabitants 
of  Palestina. 

15  Then  the  dukes  of  Edom  shall  be 
amazed  ;  the  mighty  men  of  Moab,  trem- 
bling shall  take  hdd  upon  them  ;  all  the 
inhabitants  of  Canaan  shall  '"melt  away. 

1 6  Fear  and  dread  shall "  fall  upon  them  ; 
by  the  greatness  of  thine  arm  they  shall 
be  as  ° still  as  a  stone;  till  thy  people 
pass  over,  0  Lord,  till  the  people  pass 
over,  which  Pthou  hast  purchased. 

17  Thou  shalt  bring  them  in,  and  ^  plant 
them  in  the  mountain  of  thine  inherit- 
ance, in  the  place,  0  Lord,  which  thou 
hast  made  for  thee  to  dwell  in  ;  in  the 
sanctuary,''  0  Lord,  which  thy  hands  have 
established. 


.lob  4:9;.2Thes.'i.2:8.  f  Or,  lepossess.  j  rliap.  14  :21 ;  Poalm 
117:18.  k  Isaiah  40  :  18,  f  Or,  viighCj/ onca.  1  Isaiah  63  :  13. 
m  .Joshua  .1:1.  n  Dent.  2  :  i.") ;  11:25;  .Joshua  2  :  9.  o  1  Sanu 
2;"):. I?.     P  Psa.  74  :  2 ;  Acts  20 :  28.     q  Psa.  44  :  2.     rP8,x7S:54. 


3.  A  man  of  war;  one  who  obtains  great  vic- 
tories. 

7.  Consumed ;  utterly  destroyed. 

8.  Blast  of  thy  nostrils  ;  the  wind,  represented 
as  the  breath  of  the  Almighty.  Ver.  10,  The 
depths  were  congealed;  made  to  stand  upon 
either  side  like  walls, of  ice. 

12,  The  earth;  the  sea  in  the  depths  of  the 
earth,     Psa.  77  :  14-20. 

13.  Tliy  holy  habitation. ;  the  place  wh?rc  he 
would  be  worshipped,  and  delight  to  dwell, 

11.  The  people  ;  the  surrounding  nations,  Vcr. 
15, 

15.  Du/.es ;  leaders,  princes, 

16.  Pass  over ;  over  the  desert  and  through  the 
intervening  countries,  to  take  possession  of  Canaan, 
Purchased ;  redeemed  or  delivered  from  bondage, 
to  be  his  peculiar  people, 

17.  The  mountain  of  thine  inheritance  ;  the 
land  of  Canaan,  especially  Jerusalem,  and  the  tem- 
ple where  he  would  dwell. 

93 


The  loatcrs  of  Mar  ah. 


EXODUS    XVI. 


The  people  murmur 


18  The  Lord  shall  "reign  for  ever  and 
ever. 

19  For  the  horse  of  Pharaoh  went  in 
with  his  chariots  and  with  his  horsemen 
into  the  sea,  and  the  Lord  brought  again 
the  waters  of  the  sea  upon  them  ;  but  the 
children  of  Israel  went  on  dry  land  in  the 
midst  of  the  sea. 

20  HAnd  ^Miriam  the  prophetess,  the 
sister  of  Aaron,  Hook  a  timbrel  in  her 
hand  ;  and  all  the  women  went  out  after 
her  Avith  timbrels  and  with  dances. 

21  And  Miriam  answered  them.  Sing 
ye  to  the  •=  Lord,  for  he  hath  triumphed 
gloriously :  the  horse  and  his  rider  hath 
he  thrown  into  the  sea. 

22  So  Moses  brought  Israel  from  the  Red 
sea,  and  they  went  out  into  the  wilderness 
of  "*Shur;  and  they  went  three  days  in 
the  wilderness,  and  found  no  water. 

23  ^And  wiien  they  came  to  «Marah, 
they  could  not  drink  of  the  waters  of  JNIa- 
rali,  for  they  were  bitter :  therefore  the 
name  of  it  was  called  *  Marah. 

24  And  the  people  murmured  against 
Moses,  saying,  What  shall  we  drink  ■? 

25  And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord  ;  and 
the  Lord  showed  him  a  tree,  which  when 
he  had  cast  ""into  the  waters,  the  waters 
were  made  sweet :  there  he  made  for  them 
a  statute  and  an  ordinance,  and  there  he 
proved  them, 

26  And  said.  If  thou  wilt  diligently 
hearken  to  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  wilt  do  that  which  is  right  in  his 
sight,  and  wilt  give  ear  to  his  command- 
ments, and  keep  all  his  statutes,  I  will 
put  none  of  these  diseases   upon  thee,  j 


which  I  have  brought  upon  the  bo.' "no?. 
Egyptians:?  for  I  am  the  Loud  ■■  that 
healcth  thee. 

27  1i  And  they  came  to  Elim,  where 
icere  twelve  wells  of  water,  and  three- 
score and  ten  palm-trees  :  and  they  en- 
camped there  by  the  waters. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  The  Israplites  come  to  Sin.  2  They  murmur  for  want 
of  bread.  4  God  promiseth  them  bread  from  heaven. 
11  Quails  are  sent,  14  and  manna.  16  The  orderin<j 
of  manna.  2.5  It  was  not  to  be  found  on  the  Sabbath. 
32  An  omer  of  it  is  preserved. 

AND  they  took  their  journey  from 
Elim,'  and  all  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel  came  unto  the  wil- 
derness of  J  Sin,  which  is  between  Elim 
and  Sinai,  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  sec- 
ond month  after  their  departing  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

2  And  the  whole  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel ''  murmured  against  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron  in  the  wilderness  : 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  said  unto 
them,  Would  to  God  we  had  died  by  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
when  'we  sat  by  the  flesh-pots,  and  when 
we  did  eat  bread  to  the  full ;  for  ye  have 
brought  us  forth  into  this  wilderness,  to 
kill  this  whole  assembly  with  hunscr. 

4  ^  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Moses, 
Behold,  I  will  rain  '"bread  from  heaven 
for  you ;  and  the  people  shall  go  out  and 
gather  t  a  certain  rate  every  day,  that  I 
may  "  prove  them,  whether  they  will  walk 
in  my  law,  or  no. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  on  the 
sixth  day  they  shall  prepare  tliat  which 


1  P»a.  14fi:10;    Dan.  4:3;   7:27.      b  Judg.  11 

34;  2Sain.  6:.t; 

.peRlni  r.8:'J5;   8I:2;   U9:3;   I.tO:4.      c  ver.  I. 

il  Geneai.i  16 :  7. 

e  tluinberB  M:  8.      *  Tli.it  is,  btUerneit.  Ruth  I 

:20.      t  iKinjs, 

jj:21;    4:41.      g  Deut.  28  :  i?,  6.S.      bI'Ba.41:4 

103:3.      i  Num. 

20.  Timbrel;  a  musical  instrument  like  the 
tambourine.  The  prophetess  ;  appointed  of  God  to 
instruct  the  women,  and  lead  them  in  their  devo- 
tions.    Num.  12 :  1,  2 ;  Micah  C  :  4. 

21.  Miriam,  ansicered ;  she  led  the  women,  who 
gunjr  responsively  with  the  men. 

23.  Marah;  meaning  bitterness ;  where  was  a 
fountain  of  bitter  water. 

2.').  Statute — ordinance  ;  rule,  direction,  or  de- 
cree, mentioned  ver.  20 ;  Jer.  7  :  22,  23.  Proved 
them  ;  tried  lliem  by  his  providence,  and  thus  gave 
them  opportunity  to  sliow  whether  they  would  obey 
him.     <jen.  22  :  1. 

26.  Healcth  thee;  forgiveth,  sanctifieth,  and 
saveth  thee. 

27.  Elim, ;  a  place  south-east  of  Marah,  and  on 
the  way  to  mount  Sinai.  Threescore  and  ten  ; 
seventy. 

IX.STRUCTIONS. 
1.  Those  dispensations  of  Providence  which  ex- 
cite our  greatest  fears,  often  so  result  as  to  call  forth 
our  loudest  praises. 

7.  They  that,  being  often  reproved,  continue  to 
harden  their  iiearts,  will  be  suddenly  destroyed,  and 
that  without   remedy.      2   Chron.   3G :  16 ;    Prov. 
■6:14,  15;  29:1. 
94 


33 :  10.  j  Elek.  30 :  l.^  k  chap.  15 :  24 ;  Paa.  lOfi :  ih ;  1  Cor.  10:10 
1  Number.!  11:4,  .S.  m  Pn.i.  78 :  24 ;  John  6: 31,  32.  t  Heb.  <A» 
portion  of  a  day  in  hit  day.     n  Deut.  8:  Iti 


10.  When  the  enemies  of  God  are  most  confident 
of  success,  they  are  often  the  nearest  to  destruction. 

16.  That  fear  of  coming  evil  which  prevents  ex- 
ertion and  leads  to  despair,  instead  of  delivering 
from  danger  only  increases  it,  and  prevents  escape. 

21.  Great  deliverances  should  be  celebrated  with 
manifestations  of  hearty  gratitude  to  God,  and  sin- 
cere devotion  of  body  and  soul  to  his  service. 

26.  The  human  heart  cannot  be  safely  trusted. 
At  one  time  it  will  sing  praises  to  God,  and  at 
another  murmur  against  him.  All  true  confidence 
in  God,  and  all  genuine  love  to  him,  are  the  fruit 
of  his  Spirit ;  and  to  him  belongs  the  glory  of  every 
thing  spiritually  good  in  men. 

CHAPTER  -XVI. 
1.  Fifteenth  day  of  the  second  month;  just 
one  month  after  they  started  from  Egypt. 

3.  Kill — with  hanger ;  they  had  hitherto  lived 
on  provisions  which  they  brought  with  them,  or 
obtained  by  the  way;  but  as  they  now  entered  tile 
wilderness,  where  they  tho\ight  they  could  not  obta  in 
any,  they  feared  they  should  perish. 

4.  Bread ;  food.    Prove  them  ;  put  them  to  trial. 

5.  TIbC  sixth  day  ;  the  sixth  working  day,  the 
day  before  the  Sabbath. 


God  sendeth 


EXODUS   XVI. 


quails  and  manna. 


B.o'Sthey   bring  in;    and    it   shall   te 
twice*  as  much  as  they  gather  daily. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  said  unto  all 
the  children  of  Israel,  At  even,  then  ye 
shall  know  that  the  Lord  hath  brought 
you  out  from  the  land  of  Egypt : 

7  And  in  the  morning,  then  ye  shall  see 
the ''  glory  of  the  Lord  ;  for  that  he  heareth 
your  murmurings  against  the  Lord  :  and 
what  are  wc,  that  ye  murmur  against  us  1 

8  And  Moses  said,  This  shall  be  when 
the  Lord  shall  give  you  in  the  evening 
flesh  to  eat,  and  in  the  morning  bread  to 
the  full ;  for  that  the  Lord  heareth  your 
murmurings  which  ye  murmur  against 
him:  and  what  are  we?  your  murmurings 
are  not  against '^  us,  but  against  the  Lord. 

9  ^  And  Moses  spake  unto  Aaron,  Say 
unto  all  the  congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  Come  ''near  before  the  Lord: 
for  he  hath  heard  your  murmurings. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Aaron  spake 
unto  the  whole  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  that  they  looked  toward 
the  wilderness,  and  behold,  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  "appeared  in  the  cloud. 

11^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

12  1  have  heard  the  '^murmurings  of  the 
children  of  Israel :  speak  unto  them,  say- 
ing, At  even  ye  shall  eat  flesh,  and  in  the 
morning  ye  shall  be  filled  with  bread  ;  and 
ve  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

1 3  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  at  even  the 
quails  s  came  up,  and  covered  the  camp  : 
and  in  the  morning  the  dew  lay  round 
about  the  host. 

14  And  when  the  dew  that  lay  was  gone 
up,  behold,  upon  the  face  of  the  wilder- 
ness there  lay  a  small  round  thing,  as 
small  as  the  hoar  frost  on  the  ground. 


»  ver.  22.     b  ver.  10 :  cbap.  ^0 

34  ;  Num.  H  :  10.     c  1  Sam.  8 : 7  i 

Mat,  10:40;  I.uke  10:16.     *   Nun 

i.l6:lfi.     e  Num.  14:10 ;  IKinjs, 

8:10.     f  ver.  7.      g  Num.  11:31 

Psa.  78 :  27-31 ;  lus  :  40.      *  Or, 

What  is  this  ?  or.  It  IS  a  portion. 

h  ver.  31,33;   Numbers  11:7; 

6.  Ye  shall  know;  by  the  Lord's  providing 
miraculously  double  the  quantity  of  food. 

7.  See  the  glory  of  the  Lord;  he  would  show 
them  that  he  heard  what  they  said,  and  knew  how 
they  felt. 

8.  Not  against  us  ;  merely  or  principally. 

9.  Near  before  the  Lord ;  near  to  the  cloudy 
pillar,  in  which  he  dwelt,  and  from  which  he  spoke. 
A^er.  10. 

12.  I  am  the  Lord  your  God;  of  course  all 
their  fears  in  following  his  guidance  were  ground- 
less. 

13.  Quails ;  small  fowls  good  for  food.  Psa. 
78 :  27. 

14.  When  the  dew — ivas  gone  ;  Num.  11:9. 

15.  It  is  manna;  which  might  be  translated, 
What  is  this?     This  is  the  bread;  ver.  4. 

16.  An  omer  ;  about  three  quarts. 

17.  Some  -more,  some  less ;  according  to  their 
activity,  and  the  number  of  persons  they  had  to 
eat  it. 


15  And  when  the  children  of  Israel  saw 
it,  they  said  one  to  another,  *  It  is  ^  man- 
na :  for  they  wist  not  what  it  rcas.  And 
Moses  said  unto  them.  This  is  the  bread 
which  the  Lord  hath  given  you  to  eat. 

16  Tf  This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord 
hath  commanded,  Gather  of  it  every  man 
according  to  his  eating,  an  omer  +  for  every 
man,  according  to  the  number  of  your 
persons  ;+  take  ye  every  man  for  them 
which  are  in  his  tents. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so,  and 
gathered,  some  more,  some  less. 

18  And  when  they  did  mete  it  with  an 
omer,'  he  that  gathered  much  had  nothing 
over,  and  he  that  gathered  little  had  no 
lack;  they  gathered  every  man  according 
to  his  eating. 

19  And  Moses  said.  Let  no  man  J  leave 
of  it  till  the  morning. 

20  Notwithstanding,  they  hearkened  not 
unto  Moses ;  but  some  of  them  left  of  it 
until  the  morning,  and  it  bred  worms, 
and  stank :  and  Moses  was  wroth  with 
them. 

21  And  they  gathered  it  every  morning, 
every  man  according  to  his  eating :  and 
when  the  sun  waxed  hot,  it  melted. 

22  ^Anditcametopass,fAaf  on  the  sixth 
day  they  gathered  twice  as  much  bread, 
two  omers  for  one  ?7ian:  and  all  the  rulers 
of  the  congregation  came  and  told  Moses. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  This  is  that 
which  the  Lord  hath  said,  To-morrow  is 
the  ''rest  of  the  holy  sabbath  unlo  the 
Lord  :  bake  that  which  ye  will  bake  to- 
day, and  seethe  that  ye  will  seethe  ;  and 
that  which  remaineth  over,  lay  up  for 
you  to  be  kept  until  the  morning. 

24  And  they  laid  it  up  till  the  morning, 
as  Moses  bade :  and  it  did  not  '  stink,  nei- 
ther was  there  any  worm  therein. 


Deut8:3,16;  Josh.ft:12;  Neb.  9:15;  Psa.  78:24;  105:40;  John 
6:31,49,.'i8:  1  Cor  10:3:  Heb.  9:  4  ;  Rev.  2  :  17.  f  Heb.  ftj)  «i« 
poll,  or,  head.  %  Heh.  touts.  i2Cor.  8:1S.  j  Matthew  6  :  34. 
k  chap.  20 : 8 ;  31:15;  35  :  3  ;  Gen.  2 :  3  ;  Lev.  23 : 3.     1  ver.  20. 


18.  Tlfe^e  zV;  measure  it.  Had  nothing  over ; 
he  had  only  an  omer  for  each  one  in  his  family. 
He  that  gathered  little  ;  he  too  had  an  omer  for 
each  one  in  his  family,  so  that  each  family  had 
what  they  needed.  2  Cor.  8  :  10-15.  According 
to  his  eating;  according  to  the  number  of  his 
household. 

19.  Let  no  man  leave  of  it  till  the  morning  ; 
not  that  each  one,  under  all  circumstances,  was 
required  to  eat  the  whole,  but  no  one  was  allowed 
to  lay  up  any  of  it  for  the  next  day,  or  for  future 
use.  This  was  designed  to  teach  them  to  depend 
on  God,  from  day  to  day,  for  their  daily  bread. 
Mat.  6:11,  34. 

23.  The  Lord  hath  said;  G-od  had  told  this  to 
Moses,  ver.  5,  and  Moses  now  tells  it  to  the  people. 
Seethe  ;  boil.  Remaineth  over  ;  above  one  omer 
for  a  man,  or  above  what  they  would  want  for  the 
sixth  day.  To  he  kept ;  for  their  supply  on  the 
Sabbath.'  It  was  cooked  the  d.iy  before,  to  prevent 
unnecessary  labor  on  the  Sabbath. 

95 


Divers  di reel  ions 


EXODUS   XVII. 


roneerniiis;  the  manna. 


Aaron  laid  it  ''up  before  the  Tcs-  *B.c;rS^': 
timony,  to  he  kept. 

35  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  eat 
manna  "^ forty  years,  until  tliey  came  to  a 
land  inhabited  :  they  did  eat  manna,  until 
they  came  unto  the  ^borders  of  the  land 
of  Canaan. 

36  Now  an  ''  onier  is  the  tenth  part  of  an 
cphah. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  The  people  launnur  for  ^vatcr  at  Repliidim.  5  God 
sendctii  Inm  for  water  to  the  rock  in  Horeb.  3  Ama- 
lek  is  overcome  by  the  holding  np  of  Moses'  hands. 
J5  Moses  buildeth  the  altar  Jehovah-nissi. 

AND  all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  journeyed  from  the 
\Yilderness  of  'Sin,  after  their  journeys, 
according  to  the  commandment  of  the 
LoKD,  and  pitched  in  Repliidim  :  and  there 
was  no  water  for  the  people  to  drink. 

2  Wherefore  the  people  did  J  chide  with 
Moses,  and  said,  Give  us  water  that  we 
may  drink.  And  Moses  said  unto  tlicm, 
Why  chide  ye  with  me?  wherefore  do  yc 
tempt''  the  Lord^ 

3  And  the  people  thirsted  there  for 
water  ;  and  Ihc  people  murmured  against 
Moses,  and  said.  Wherefore  is  this  that 
thou  hast  brouglit  us  up  out  of  Egypt,  to 
kill  us  and  our  children  and  our  cattle 
with  thirst? 

4  And  Moses  cried  nnto  the  Lord,  say- 
ing, What  shall  I  do  unto  this  people  7 
they  be  almost  ready  to  'stone  me. 

•  clmp.  20:«,  10.       b  Numbers  14:  11;   2Kings,  17.14;    I'salm  ;  5;  1-2;  Nell.  9  :  15.     h  ver.  16,3-2,33.     >  cliiip.  16: 1 :  Num.  33: 1-2, 14. 
TH:10,M;    lOB:  13  ;  .Ter.  9:rt ;   Kzckie».T:fi.      c  Numbers  11  :  7,  8.  :  j  Num. -20:  3,  4.      kDeut.6:lfi;    P.sa.  7«:  Il»,  41 ;  >).'):8,9;    LsaiHli 
J   Heb.<):4.      e  cli:ip.  2.t:16;    Num.I:60;    17:10;    lKiiigs,«:9.     7  :  1-2;  Mat  4  :  7  ;  I  Cor.  iq:9.     1  1  Sam.  30:6;  John  8:  .'i9;  10:31 ; 
-•■■■■■■••       Acts  7:. -.9;  14:19. 


25  And  Moses  said,  Eat  that  to-day; 
for  to-day  is  a  sabbath  unto  the  Lord: 
to-day  ye  shall  not  lind  it  in  the  Held. 

26  Six  ""days  ye  shall  gather  it ;  but  on 
the  seventh  day,  ivhich  is  the  sabbath,  in 
it  there  shall  be  none. 

27  "([And  it  came  to  pass,  that  there  went 
out  some  of  the  people  on  the  seventh  day 
for  to  gather,  and  they  found  none. 

28  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  How 
long  '' refuse  ye  to  keep  my  command- 
ments and  my  laws? 

29  See,  for  that  the  Lord  hath  given  you 
the  sabbath,  therefore  he  giveth  you  on 
the  sixth  day  the  bread  of  two  days  :  abide 
ye  every  man  in  his  place,  let  no  man  go 
out  of  his  place  on  tlie  seventh  day. 

30  So  the  people  rested  on  the  seventh 
day. 

31  And  the  house  of  Israel  called  the 
name  thereof  manna:  and  ''it  was  like 
coriander-seed,  white  ;  and  the  taste  of  it 
was  like  wafers  made  with  honey. 

32  TfAnd  Moses  said.  This  is  the  thing 
which  the  Lord  commandcth.  Fill  an 
omcr  of  it  to  be  kept  for  your  generations  ; 
that  they  may  see  the  bread  wherewith 
I  have  fed  you  in  tlie  wilderness,  when  I 
brought  you  forth  from  the  land  of  Egypt. 

33  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  "^Take 
a  pot,  and  put  an  omer  full  of  manna 
therein,  and  lay  it  up  before  the  Lord,  to 
be  kept  for  your  generations. 

34  As  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so 


"    ncD.  M  :  1.      o  cniip. '.;.•>:  ID ;    iiuni.i:wf:    l/:iu;    i  ivmgn,  «t :  ». 
f  Num.33::!S;  Deut.8:-2,3;  Ncll.9:'21;  .lobn  R:  31,  49.     s  .Insll. 


28.  Ml/  laivs ;  especially  those  which  required 
them  to  rest  from  their  ordinary  einployinents,  and 
keep  the  Sabbath-day  holy. 

29.  Go  out  of  his  place;  for  needless,  worldly 
purposes. 

31.  Lii-e  coria7ider-sepel ;  in  shape  and  size. 
Wafers ;  thin  cakes.  When  cooked  it  had  sonie- 
tliinir  of  the  taste  of  sweet  oil.     Num.  11 :  6-8. 

33.  A  pot ;  Heb.  0:4.  Before  the  Lord;  in 
the  ark  of  the  testimony,  the  place  of  his  presence. 
Ver.  31 ;  chap.  2-5:  10,  21 ;  30:6. 

3.').  Forty  years;  the  time  they  .spent  in  the 
wilderness.     Josh.  •'5 : 1 1.  12. 

.30.   JCphah  ;  about  thirty  quarts. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

.3.  Men  arc  prone  to  undervalue  their  mercies  and 
to  majjnify  their  trials.  ]5y  comparing  their  present 
with  their  past  condition  they  become  discontented, 
and  thus  unlit  themselves  for  duty  and  dishonor  God. 

.'>.  Such  was  God's  rejjard  for  the  Sabbath  before 
the  establishment  of  the  Jewish  ritual,  and  before 
the  ten  commandments  had  been  written  on  tables 
of  stone,  that  he  wrought  a  stupendous  miracle, 
that  his  people  might  continue  to  keep  it  holy. 

S.  When  men  murmur  against  others  for  doing 
what  God  commands,  instead  of  blaming  men  only, 
they  are  in  reality  blaming  (.iod. 

12.  The  ingratitude  and  wickedness  of  men  arc 
often  the  occasion  of  wonderful  manifestations  of 
the  patience,  kindness,  and  gra/:e  of  God. 

18.  Were  it  best,  the  Lord  could  furnish  his  peo- 
06 


pie  with  the  necessaries  of  life,  and  even  with 
luxuries,  without  their  labor;  and  he  sometimes 
does  tills.  But  generally  he  requires  them  to  make 
etforts;  and  in  all  cases,  having  food  and  raiment, 
he  requires  them  to  be  therewith  content.  1  Tim. 
0:8;   lleb.  13:5. 

23.  Things  should  be  so  arranged  on  Saturday 
that  all  may  rest  from  worldly  employments  on  the 
Sabbath,  and  not  be  prevented  by  needless  cooking, 
or  any  other  labor,  from  remembering  the  day  to 
keep  it  holy. 

27.  However  clearly  it  may  be  shown  that  God 
requires  men  to  keep  the  Sabbath,  some  will  neglect 
it.  And  though  he  makes  known  that  men  cannot 
in  the  end  be  gainers  by  disobeying  him,  yet  such 
as  have  no  love  to  him,  and  no  confidence  in  h  m, 
will  violate  the  day. 

2^).  All  which  will  in  the  end  benefit  believers, 
they  will,  in  the  use  of  suitable  means,  receive. 

"  All  needful  grace  will  God  be.^tow, 
And  crown  that  grace  with  glory  too ; 
He  gives  ui  all  thing.s,  and  withholds 
No  real  good  from  upright  souls.'' 

CHATTER  XVII. 

1.  Rephidim ;  a  place  on  their  way  towards 
mount  Sinai. 

2.  Chide  with  Moses;  found  fault  with  liiiu  ; 
murmured  against  him.  Tempt  the,  Lord;  try 
his  patience  by  finding  fault  with  his  ministers,  and 

provoking  him  to  destroy  them. 


Water  from  the  rock. 


EXODUS   XVIII. 


Amalck  is  overcome- 


aaS'  5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Go  on  before  the  people,  and  take  with 
thee  of  the  elders  of  Israel ;  and  thy  rod, 
whereM'ith  thou  *smotest  the  river,  take 
in  thy  hand,  and  go. 

6  Behold,  I  will  stand  before  thee  there 
upon  the  rock  in  Horeb  ;  and  thou  shalt 
smite  the  rock,  and  there  shall  ''come 
water  out  of  it,  that  the  people  may  drink. 
■And  Moses  did  so  in  the  sight  of  the 
elders  of  Israel. 

7  And  he  called  the  name  of  the  place 
Massah,*  and  tMeribah,  because  of  the 
chiding  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  be- 
cause they  tempted  the  Lord,  saying.  Is 
the  Lord  among  us,  or  not? 

8  ^Then  came  "^Amalek,  and  fought 
with  Israel  in  Rephidim. 

9  And  Moses  said  unto  t  Joshua,  Choose 
us  out  men,  and  go  out,  fight  with  Ama- 
lek  :  to-morrow  I  will  stand  on  the  top  of 
the  hill  with  the  rod  of  God  in  my  hand. 

10  So  Joshua  did  as  INIoscs  had  said  to 
him,  and  fought  with  Amalek :  and  Mo- 
ses, Aaron,  and  Hur  went  up  to  the  top 
of  the  hill. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses  held 
up  his  hand,  that  Israel  prevailed ;  and 
when  he  let  down  his  hand,  Amalek  pre- 
vailed. 

12  But  IMoscs'  hands  were  heavy;  and 
they  took  a  stone,  and  put /?  under  him,  and 
he  sat  thereon;  and  Aaron  and  Hur  stayed 
up  his  hands,  the  one  on  the  one  side,  and 


»  chap. 
10:4.       * 
e  Genesis 
Ueb.  4:8. 

?:20:    Num. '20:8-U. 

That  is,  temptalinn. 
!fi:l-2;    Numbers  24:2(1 

d  Num.  24:20;  Deut. 

b 
t 

25 

Psa 
Tl 
t 
19 

.  105:41  ;   114:8;    1  Cnr. 

It  is,  chiding,  or,  strife. 

Called  Jesus.    Arts  7  :  45 ; 

%  That  is,  the  LoaD  my 

6.  I  ivill  stand  before  thee  ;  in  the  uloudy  pil- 
lar, that  would  rest  upon  tlie  rociv  which  Moses  was 
to  strike  with  his  rod.  ' 

7.  Massah  ;  temptation.  Meribah  ;  chiding  ; 
because  there  they  chided  with  Moses  and  tempted 
the  Lord. 

8.  Amalek;  the Amalekites,apeoplelivnngin the 
wilderness  of  Paran.  between  Rephidim  and  Canaan. 

9.  Josli.ua;  this  is  the  first  time  he  is  mentioned 
in  the  Bible.  His  name  in  Hebrew  means  Saviour, 
the  same  as  Jesus  in  Greek.  Hence  he  is  sometimes, 
in  the  New  Testament,  which  was  written  in  'Jreek. 
called  Jesus.     Acts  7  :  45 ;  Heb.  4  :  8. 

10.  Hnr  ;  1  Chron.  2  :  19. 

11.  Held  itp  his  hand ;  in  token  of  his  seeking 
help  from  God.     1  Tim.  2  :  8. 

12.  Heavy ;  weary,  tired.  His  hands  were 
steady  ;  continued  to  be  lifted  up;  showing  that 
they  felt  that  success  must  come  from  God. 

13.  Discomfited  Amalek ;  obtained  a  victory 
over  the  Amalekites. 

14.  Write  this  ;  that  God  ■woxAAput  ont  the  re- 
memhranee  :  utterly  destroy  the  Amalekites.  Deut. 
25 :  17-19 ;  ISam.  15 : 3-33 ;  30: 1-19 ;  2 Sam.  1 : 1-15. 

15.  Jehovah-iiissi  ;   the  Lord  my  banner. 

16.  From  generation  to  generation  ;  till  they 
are  destroyed. 

INSTRUCTIOXS. 
3.  No  miracles  or  manifestations  of  divine  power, 
wisdom,  and  goodness,  will  of  themselves  lead  men 
to  trust  in  God,  or  prevent  them,  when  tried,  from 


the  other  on  the  other  side ;  and  his  hands 
were  steady  until  the  going  down  of  the  sun. 

13  And  Joshua  discomfited  Amalek  and 
his  people  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

14  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Write 
this  for  a  memorial  in  a  book,  and  re- 
hearse it  in  the  ears  of  Joshua  :  for  I  will 
utterly  put  out  the  remembrance  of ''  Ama- 
lek from  lender  heaven. 

15  And  Moses  built  an  altar,  and  called 
the  name  of  it  *  Jehovah-nissi ; 

1 6  For  he  said,  HBecauso  *  the  Lord  hath 
sworn  that  the  Lord  will  have  war  with 
Amalek  from  generation  to  generation. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  Jethro  bringeth  to  Moses  his  wife  and  two  sons.  7 
Moses  cntertaineth  him.  13  Jethro's  counsel  is  ac- 
cepted.    27  Jethro  departeth. 

TirHEN  ^Jethro  the  priest  of  Midian, 
VV  Moses'  father-in-law,  heard  of  all 
that  God  had  done  for  Moses,  and  for  Is- 
rael his  people,  and  that  the  Lord  had 
brought  Israel  out  of  Egypt : 

2  Then  Jethi-o,  Moses'  father-in-law, 
took  Zipporah,  Moses'  wife,  after  he  had 
sent  her  back, 

3  And  her  two  sons  ;  of  which  the  name 
of  the  one  icas  t  Gershom  ;  for  he  said,  I 
have  been  an  alien  in  a  strange  land  : 

4  And  the  name  of  the  other  ivas  tEli- 
ezer;  for  the  God  of  my  father,  said  he, 
was  my  help,  and  delivered  mc  from  the 
sword  of  Pharaoh : 

5  And   Jethro,    Moses'    father-in-law, 


banner.  Psa.  60:4. 

II  Or,  Beca 

use  the  hand  of  Amalek  is  against 

the  throne  of  the  L 

RD,  therefor 

°,  etc.     *  Heb.  the  hand  upon  tht 

throne  of  the  Lord 

e  rhap.  2 

16.      t  That  IS,  a  stranger  then. 

t  That  is,  my  God 

s  a  help. 

being  dissatisfied  with  his  dealings  and  murmuring 
against  him. 

12.  The  servants  of  God  may  grow  weary  in  pray- 
er, and  often  they  do  so  sooner  than  in  the  use  of  other 
means  ;  but  our  great  Advocate  and  Intercessor  in 
heaven  is  never  weary.  Ministers  of  the  gospel  need 
the  aid  and  encouragement  of  God's  people. 

There  is  no  inconsistency  between  hearty  de- 
pendence on  God,  manifested  in  believing,  affec- 
tionate, fervent  prayer  for  blessings,  and  the  most 
skilful,  vigorous,  and  persevering  use  of  all  appro- 
priate means  to  obtain  them;  but  the  proper  use  of 
the  one  secures  and  gives  efficacy  to  the  right  per- 
formance of  the  other. 

16.  National  sins  are  followed  by  national  judg- 
ments;  and  though  the  manifestation  of  divine  in- 
dignation may  long  be  delayed,  in  due  time  it  will 
come ;  and  those  who  fear  not  God,  nor  regard  the 
welfare  of  their  fellow-men,  will  be  destroyed  with 
utter  destruction. 

CHAPTER  XVni. 

1.  Jethro ;  chap.  2  :  16  ;  3:1. 

2.  Sent  her  back;  he  had  sent  back  Zipporah 
to  her  father,  while  he  and  Aaron  went  to  bring 
Israel  out  of  Egypt.     Chap.  4  :  21-26. 

3.  Gershom  ;  chap.  2  :  22.     " 

4.  Eliezer;  meaning,  my  God  a  help.  Acts 
7  :  29. 

5.  The  mount  of  God;  Sinai.     Chap.  3  :  1, 12 
19:  11,20. 

97 


Jelhro's  visit  and 


EXODUS   XVIII, 


cou7isel  to  Moses. 


came  with  his  sons  and  his  wife  unto 
Moses  into  the  wilderness,  where  he  en- 
camped at  the  'mount  of  God  : 

6  And  he  said  unto  INIoscs,  I  thy  father- 
in-law  Jethro  am  come  unto  thee,  and  thy 
wife,  and  her  two  sons  with  her. 

7  If  And  Moses  went  out  to  meet  his  fa- 
ther-in-law, and  did  ''obeisance,  and  kiss- 
ed him  ;  and  they  asked  each  other  oi their 
welfare  ;*  and  they  came  into  the  tent. 

8  And  Moses  told  his  father-in-law  all 
that  the  Lord  had  done  unto  Pharaoh  and  to 
the  Egyptians  for  Israel's  sake,  and  all  the 
travail  that  had  t  come  upon  them  by  the 
way,  and  how  the  *=  Lord  delivered  them. 

9  And  Jethro  ''  rejoiced  for  all  the  good- 
ness which  the  Lord  had  done  to  Israel, 
whom  he  had  delivered  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  Egyptians. 

10  And  Jethro  said,  *  Blessed  be  the 
Lord,  who  hath  delivered  you  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and  out  of  the 
hand  of  Pharaoh  ;  who  hath  delivered  the 
people  from  under  the  hand  of  the  Egyp- 
tians. 

1 1  Now  I  know  that  the  Lord  is  greater 
than  all  "^gods  :  for  in  the  thing  wherein 
they  dealt  ^ proudly,  he  was  above  them. 

12  And  Jethro,  Moses'  father-in-law, 
took  a  burnt-offering  and  sacrifices  for 
God  :  and  Aaron  came,  and  all  the  ciders 
of  Israel,  to  eat  bread  with  Moses'  father- 
in-law  ''before  God. 

1 3  1[  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  Moses  sat  to  judge  the  people  :  and 
the  people  stood  by  Moses  from  the  morn- 
ing unto  the  evening. 

14  And  when  Moses'  father-in-law  saw 
all  that  he  did  to  the  people,  he  said.  What 
is  this  thing  tliat  thou  doest  to  the  peo- 
ple ?  Why  siltcst  thou  thyself  alone,  and 
all  the  people  stand  by  thee  from  morning 
unto  even  1 

15  And  Moses  said  unto  his  father-in- 
law,  Because  the  people  come  unto  'me 
to  inquire  of  God  : 

16  When  they  have  a  matter,  they  come 

*rlinii.3:l,W.  b  Gen.M:  13:  M:4.  *Heh.peace.  f  Heh/oimrf 
titcm.  c  P»a.lOti:43;  lf»7:2.  aRom.l2:15.  e  JSiim.  18:28;  I.ukc 
l:BH.  f  P(ia.il5:3:  HT.H.  |!  .lolMO:  11  ;  Dnn.'l::iT.  hPeul.l'2:7; 
lCliron.I9:'2-2;   lCor.lO:21.     1  Num.  lo:34:  27:fi;  Deut  17:«,9. 


8.    Travail ;  toils  and  trials. 

11.  They  ;  the  king  and  princes  of  Egypt. 

12.  Bnrnt-oJJering  and  sacrifices  ;  in  devout 
acknowledgtnent  of  the  goodness  of  G-od,  and  as  an 
expression  «f  gratitude  for  his  mercies. 

13.  Judge  the  people  ;  hear  and  decide  their 
controversies,  and  give  them  such  instruction  as 
they  needed.     Ver.  16. 

15.   To  inquire  of  God ;  to  learn  his  will. 

17.  Not  good ;  it  was  not  good  for  Moses  to  do 
the  whole  alone,  because  it  would  injure  his  health 
and  shorten  his  life. 

18.  Wear  away  ;  he  would  become  exhausted, 
and  the  people  would  sufTer  through  the  delay  of 
their  causes. 


unto  me ;  and  I  judge  between  *one  ^'  c!  h«?. 
and  another,  and  I  do  make  them  know 
the  statutes  of  God,  and  his  laws. 

17  And  Moses'  father-in-law  said  unto 
him.  The  thing  tliat  thou  doest  is  not  good. 

18  Thou^  wilt  surely  wear  away,  both 
thou,  and  this  people  that  is  with  thee  : 
for  this  thing  is  too '  heavy  for  thee ;  thou 
art  not  able  to  perform  it  thyself  alone. 

19  Hearken  now  unto  iny  voice,  I  will  give- 
thee  counsel,  and  God  shall  be  with  thee  : 
Be  thou  for  the  ''people  to  God-ward,  that 
thou  maycst  bring  the  causes  unto  God  ; 

20  And  thou  shalt  teach  them  'ordi- 
nances and  laws,  and  shalt  show  them 
the  way  wherein  they  must  walk,  and 
the  work  that  they  must  do. 

21  Moreover,  thou  shalt  provide  out  of 
all  the  people  able  men,  such  as  '"fear 
God,  men  of  truth,  hating  covetousness  ; 
and  place  such  over  them,  to  he  rulers  of 
thousands,  ami  rulers  of  hundreds,  rulers 
of  fifties,  and  rulers  of  tens  : 

22  And  let  them  judge  the  people  at  all 
seasons  :  and  it  shall  be,  that  every  great 
matter  they  shall  bring  unto  thee,  but 
every  small  matter  they  shall  judge  :  so 
shall  it  be  easier  for  thyself,  and  they 
shall  bear  the  '^burden  with  thee. 

2.'3  If  thou  shalt  do  this  thing,  and  God 
command"  thee  so,  then  thou  shalt  be 
able  to  endure,  and  all  this  people  shall 
also  go  to  P  their  place  in  peace. 

24  So  Moses  hearkened  to  the  voice  of 
his  father-in-law,  and  did  all  that  he  had 
said. 

25  And  ]Moses  chose  able  men  out  of  all 
Israel,  and  made  them  heads  over  the 
people,  rulers  of  thousands,  rulers  of  hun- 
dreds, rulers  of  lifties,  and  rulers  of  tens. 

26  And  they  judged  the  people  at  all 
seasons  :  the  hard  causes  they  brought 
unto  Moses,  but  every  small  matter  they 
judged  themselves. 

27  ^  And  Moses  let  his  father-in-law 
depart;  and  ''he  went  his  way  into  his 
own  land. 

t  Hel).  a  wirtrtnn(/A»>/c//oiw.  ^Heh.J^itdinijtkoutaiUfitdf.  j  Deut 
1:9.1.'.  k  clmp. -20:19;  DeuLS:."!.  I  Deut.4: 1 ;  fi:  1,4;  Neli.S):  14. 
m  Deut  1  :1.S-I7;  IB:  18;  28:1171. 23: 3;  Job29:16;  31:13  »  Num. 
11:17.     olSam.8:7.     p  Gen.  30:  2.1.     <i  Num.  10;  29,  30. 

19.  God  shall  be  with  thee ;  he  believed  the 
plan  he  proposed  would  be  approved  of  God.  To 
God-u-ard ;  Moses  was  to  inquire  of  God  for  them, 
and  make  known  to  them  liis  will. 

21.  Aide  men  ;  capable  men,  who  are  disposed 
and  qualified  rightly  to  discharge  the  duties  in- 
trusted to  them. 

2.'}.  If — God  command  thee  ;  if  he  approve  the 
plan,  and  direct  thee  to  follow  it.  Go  to  their 
place  in  peace  ;  finish  their  business  with  correct- 
nes.s  and  dispatch,  and  go  home  satisfied. 

27.  His  oivn  la7id ;  the  \a,nil  of  Widian.  Chap. 
2 :  16,  21. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  It  is  sometimes  proper  for  husbands  and  wives 


The  people  come 


EXODUS  XIX. 


to  mount  Sinai. 


chaptp:r  XIX. 


1  The  people  come  to  Sinai.  3  God's  message  by  Mo- 
ses unto  the  people  out  of  the  mount.  8  The  people's 
ans\ver  returned  again.  10  The  people  are  prepared 
against  the  third  day.  1'2  The  mountain  must  not 
be  touched.  16  The  fearful  presence  of  God  upon  the 
mount. 

IN  the  third  month,  when  the  children 
of  Israel  were  gone  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  the  same  day  came  tliey  into  the 
wilderness''  of  Sinai. 

2  For  they  were  departed  from  •'llcphi- 
dim,  and  were  come  to  the  desert  of  Sinai, 
and  had  pitched  in  the  wilderness ;  and 
there  Israel  camped  before  the  mount. 

3  And  Moses  went  up  unto  God,  and 
the  Lord  called  vmto  him  out  of  the  moun- 
tain, saying.  Thus  shall  thou  say  to  the 
house  of  Jacob,  and  tell  the  children  of 
Israel ; 

4  Ye  have  seen  what  I  "^did  unto  the 
Egyptians,  and  hoiv  I  bare  you  on  eagles' 
wings/  and  brought  you  unto  myself. 

5  Now  therefore,  if  ye  will  obey  my 
voice  indeed,  and  keep  my  covenant,  then 
ye  shall  be  a  peculiar  *■  treasure  unto  me 
above  all  people  :  for  all  the  earth  is  mine  : 

6  And  ye  shall  be  unto  me  a  kingdom 
of  '^priests,  and  a  holy  nation.  These  are 
the  words  which  thou  shalt  speak  unto 
the  children  of  Israel. 

7  1[  And  Moses  came  and  called  for  the 
elders  of  the  people,  and  laid  before  their 
faces  all  these  words  which  the  Lord 
commanded  him. 

8  And  all  the  people  answered  together. 


«  Nam.  33:15.  b  cliap.  17  :1,  8.  c  chap.  7,  etc.  d  Deut.  3-2: 11; 
I«a.40:31;  &3:9.  e  Deut.7:6;  32:9;  lKings,8:53;  Psa.  135:4; 
Isa.  41:8;  43:1;  Titus -2: 14.      f  Rev.  1  :  6  :  5  :  10.      ecliap.  24:3; 


to  live  apart  for  a  time,  but  generally  it  is  best  for 
them  to  live  together,  and  by  precept  and  example, 
unite  in  training  up  their  children  in  the  nurture 
and  admonition  of  the  Lord.    1  Cor.  7  :  5  ;  E  ph.  6:4. 

10.  When  friends  who  meet  recount  the  goodness 
of  God  to  them,  it  is  calculated  to  honor  him,  to 
increase  their  gratitude,  and  better  to  fit  them  for 
the  discharge  of  their  duties. 

13.  When  those  vi-ho  have  been  separated  meet 
again,  it  is  not  enough  merely  to  speak  of  the  kind- 
ness of  Grod,  but  they  should  unite  in  worshipping 
him  as  the  author  of  all  the  blessings  they  enjoy. 

18.  It  is  not  wise,  nor  is  it  right  for  men  to  labor 
so  much  as  to  injure  their  health  and  shorten  their 
lives,  even  for  the  purpose  of  doing  good  ;  but  they 
should  proportion  iheir  labors  to  their  ability  most 
usefullv  to  perform  them. 

21.  Rulers,  and  all  civil  officers  should  be  capa- 
ble men,  who  love  God,  speak  the  truth,  hate  covet- 
ousness,  and  are  strictly  honest :  men  who  are  able 
and  willing  promptly  to  discharge  their  appropriate 
duties,  in  order  to  honor  God  and  do  good  to  men. 

26.  Division  of  labor  greatly  increases  useful  re- 
sults. Our  object  should  be  to  have  others  do  all 
the  good  they  consistently  can,  and  to  do  ourselves 
all  we  consistently  can  of  what  they  leave  undone. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 
1.    The  same  day ;  that  is,  the  first  day  of  the 
third  month,  called  Sivan,  answering  to  the  last 


and  said,  ^AU  that  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
we  will  do.  And  Moses  returned  the 
words  of  the  people  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Lo,  I 
come  unto  ''thee  in  a  thick  cloud,  that  the 
people  may  hear  when  I  speak  with  thee, 
and  believe  thee  for  ever.  And  Moses  told 
the  words  of  the  people  unto  the  Lord. 

10  Tf  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go 
unto  the  people,  and  'sanctify  them  to- 
day and  to-morrow,  and  let  them  wash 
their  clothes, 

1 1  And  be  ready  against  the  third  day  : 
for  the  third  day  the  Lord  will  come 
downJ  in  the  sight  of  all  the  people  upon 
mount  Sinai. 

12  And  thou  shalt  set  bounds  unto  the 
people  round  about,  saying.  Take  heed 
to  yourselves,  that  ye  go  not  up  into  the 
mount,  or  touch  the  border  of  it :  who- 
soever ''  toueheth  the  mount  shall  be  sure- 
ly put  to  death : 

13  There  shall  not  a  hand  touch  it,  but 
he  shall  surely  be  stoned,  or  shot  through ; 
whether  it  be  beast  or  man,  it  shall  not 
live:  when  the  *  trumpet  soundeth  long, 
they  shall  come  up  to  the  mount. 

14  T[And  Moses  went  down  from  the 
mount  unto  the  people,  and  sanctified  the 
people  ;   and  they  washed  their  clothes. 

1 5  And  he  said  unto  the  people.  Be  ready 
against  the  third  day  :  come  'not  at  your 
wives. 

16  TfAnd  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third 
day  in  the  morning,  that  there  were  thun- 


Deut. 5: 27-29;  Josh. -24: 24;  Neh.  10:29.  h  chap. 20:21 ;  24: 1.l,  16; 
Deut.4:  11;  P8a.I8:ll,12;  laa.lS:  1.  iLev.ll:44.  iver.l(),18. 
kHeb.I2:20.     *  Or, cornet.     1  I  Sam,  21 :  4,  5  ;  Joel  2  :  16. 


part  of  May  and  the  first  of  June.  This  was  forty* 
five  days  after  they  left  Egypt :  namely,  si.xteen 
days  of  the  first  month  and  twenty-nine  of  the  sec- 
ond. The  next  day  Moses  went  up  to  meet  God. 
Ver.  3.  The  day  after  he  returned  to  God  the 
answer  of  the  people,  verses  7,  8,  then  three  days 
were  allowed  the  people  to  prepare  themselves,  and 
on  the  third  day,  which  was  the  fiftieth  from  their 
departure  out  of  Egypt,  God  came  down  on  mount 
Sinai  and  gave  them  the  law.  Verses  11, 16.  Hence 
the  feast  which  was  established  in  commemoration 
of  this  event  was  called  Pentecost,  meaning  the 
fiftieth.  At  this  feast  it  was  that  the  Holy  Ghost 
descended  on  the  disciples.     Acts  2  :  1— I. 

4.  Brtre  you  on  eagles'  wings ;  saved  them, 
and  brought  them  safely  and  triumphantly  to  the 
enjoyment  of  his  special  presence  and  favor.  Deut. 
32:11;  Isa.  63:9. 

6.  A  kingdom  of  priests ;  a  kingly  or  royal 
priesthood ;  a  nation  consecrated  to  God,  and  while 
they  obeyed  him  victorious  over  their  enemies. 

7.  Laid  before  their  faces ;  fully  explained  to 
tliem,  and  submitted  to  their  consideration  what 
God  had  said. 

10.  Sanctify  them  ;  cause  them  to  cleanse  and 
prepare  themselves. 

13.  To  the  mount ;  towards  it,  but  not  beyond 
the  bounds  prescribed  for  them. 

14.  Sanctified  the  people ;  led  them  to  purify 
themselves  as  directed,  verses  10,  15. 

99 


The  solemn  giinng  of 


EXODUS  XX. 


the  ten  eonimatiflmcnts. 


ders  and  lightnings,  and  a  thick  cloud 
upon  the  mount,  and  the  voice  of  the 
trumpet  exceeding  loud ;  so  that  all  the 
peoi)lc  that  was  in  the  camp  "trembled. 

17  And  Moses  brought  forth  the  people 
out  of  the  camp  to  meet  with  God  ;  and 
they  stood  at  the  nether  part  of  the  mount. 

18  And  mount  Sinai  was  altogether  on 
a  smoke,  because  the  Lord  descended 
upon  it  in  ''fire  :  and  the  smoke  thereof 
asceiulcd  as  the  smoke  of  a  furnace,  and 
the  whole  mount  quaked  greatly. 

19  And  when  the  voice  of  the  trumpet 
Bounded  long,  and  waxed  louder  and  loud- 
er, Moses  spake,  and  God  answered  him 
by  a  voice. 

20  And  the  Lord  came  ''down  upon 
mount  Sinai,  on  the  top  of  the  mount: 
and  the  Lord  called  Moses  up  to  the  top 
of  the  mount;  and  Closes  went  up. 

21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go 
down,  *  charge  the  people,  lest  they  break 
through  unto  the  Lord  to  ^  gaze,  and  many 
of  them  perish. 

22  And  let  the  priests  also,  which  come 
near  to  the  Lord,  sanctify  themselves,  lest 
the  Lord  break  forth  upon  them. 

23  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  The 
people  cannot  come  up  to  mount  Sinai : 
for  thou  chargedst  us,  saying.  Set  bounds 
about  the  mount,  and  sanctify  it. 

24  And  the  Loud  said  unto  him.  Away, 
get  thee  down,  and  thou  slialt  come  up, 
thou,  and  Aaron  with  tliee :  but  let  not 
the  priests  and  the  people  break  through 


•  Heb.  12:21. 

b  Deut.  4:11;  33 :  2 ;  Judg.  .''1:5;  Psalm  68  :  S ; 

Hab.  3:3.    c  Nell 

9:13.     *  Heb.  contttt.     <1  chap.  .13 :  20 ;  1  Sam. 

6:19.      •  Deut  n 

4,  etc.      f  I,ev.  2ii:13;  Psalm  81: 10.      f  Heb. 
ngs,  17;3i5;  .ler.  2.'S:f.;  MaUhew4:I0.      h  T.ev. 

ttrvanlt.      B  2Ki 

17.  Nether;  lower,  outside  of  the  prescribed 
line.     Ver.  12. 

18.  Q/i.^XW;  trembled  and  shook.  Psa.  68:8; 
104  :  :]2. 

19.  Moses  spate,  and  God  answered  him ; 
Neh.  9:  13;  Heb.  12:18-21. 

21.  Break  through;  over  the  bounds  set  for 
them. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

5.  If  we  hcarjcen  to  the  voice  of  God,  believe  his 
declarations,  and  obey  his  commands,  he  ■will  de- 
light in  us,  and  esteem  lis  as  his  peculiar  treasure. 
Deut.  7  :  6  ;  .32  :  9  ;  P.sa.  135: 4 ;  Tit.  2 :  14 ;  1  Peter, 
2:9;  Rev.  5  :  10. 

8.  Men  are  often  much  more  ready  to  promise 
than  to  perform  :  and  it  is  generally  not  wise  to  say 
what  we  will  or  will  not  do,  but  to  say,  "  If  the  Lord 
will,  we  shall  live  and  do  tiiis  or  that ;"'  and  while  we 
resolve  in  his  strenirth,  we  should  depend  on  him  for 
wisdom  and  grace  to  learn  and  do  his  will. 

13.  To  meet  God  with  acceptance,  we  must  ap- 
proach him  feeling  that  we  are  sinners,  and  that  he 
IS  of  purer  eyes  than  to  behold  iniquity  but  with  ab- 
horrence, and  striving  to  cleanse  ourselves  from  all 
filthiness  of  the  flesh  and  of  the  spirit,  and  to  perfect 
holines.s  in  the  fear  of  God. 

21.  All  unholy  curiosity  in  approaching  God,  gaz- 
ing upon  what  he  designed  should  not  be  seen,  or 
prying  into  what  is  not  revealed,  is  olfensivc  to  him 
and  dangerous  to  ourselves. 
100 


to  come  up  unto  the  Lord,  lest  he  *b.c:m»i: 
break  forth  upon  them. 

25  So  Moses  went  down  unto  the  peo- 
ple, and  spake  unto  them. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  The  ten  commandments.     18  The  people  are  afraid 

20  Moses  comforteth  them.     22  Idolatry  is  forbidden 

21  Of  wliat  sort  the  altar  should  be. 

AND  God  spake  all  these  *  words,  say- 
ing, 

2  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  have 
brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  ""Egypt, 
out  of  the  house  of  tbondjige. 

3  Thou  shalthave  no  other  ^  gods  before 
me. 

4  Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  any 
graven''  image,  or  any  likeness  of  any 
thing  that  is  in  heaven  above,  or  that  is 
in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the 
water  under  the  earth  : 

5  Thou  shalt  not  'bow  down  thyself  to 
them,  nor  serve  them  :  for  I  the  Loud  thy 
God  am  a  Jjealous  God,  visiting  the  ini- 
quity of  the  fathers  upon  the  children 
unto''  the  third  and  fourth  generation  of 
them  that  hate  me  ; 

6  And  showing  'mercy  unto  thousands 
of  them  that  love  nie,  and  keep  my  com- 
mandments. 

7  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  "'name  of  Iho 
Lord  thy  God  in  vain  :  for  the  Lord  will 
not  hold  him  "guiltless  that  takcth  his 
name  in  vain. 

8  Remember  the  sabbath-day,  to  keep  it 
holy.  r 


2ti:l;  Deut  4: 16.  1  chap.  23 : 24 ;  Joelma  23 :  7 ;  Isa.  44: 15, 19. 
j  Josliua  24:19;  Nahum  1  :  2.  k  chap.  34:7;  Niim  14:18;  Job 
21:19;  .Ter.  2:9;  32:18.  1  Deut  7:9;  Romans  11:28.  m  L«». 
19:12;   l>eut.  28:.';8.     n  I,cv.24:l6;  Psa.  139:20. 


CHAPTER  XX. 
3.  Hare  iio  other  god.i ;  to  have  a  god  is  to  love 
an  object  supremely.  What  a  man  most  loves  is 
his  god.  Thou  shall  not  love  any  object  in  compari- 
son wi'.li  Jehovah,  or  worship  any  but  liim.  Before 
mc  ;  id  my  sight,  or  besides  me. 

5.  Not  bow  down — vor  serve  them  ;  for  that  is 
giving  them  the  place  of  Jehovah  ;  worshipping  and 
serving  the  creature  in  opposition  to  and  delianee 
of  the  Creator.  Jealous  God;  displeased  with 
those  who  bestow  upon  others  what  belongs  only  to 
him.  Visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  npoii 
the  children  ;  by  sutfering  the  sins  of  parents  to 
bring  evil  upon  children,  and  often  suffering  children, 
through  the  wicked  influence  of  parent-s,  to  imitate 
their  example  and  live  and  die  in  sin,  and  bring  upon 
themselves  its  awful  guilt  and  punishment. 

6.  Showing  mercy  unto  thousands — that  loi^e 
me  ;  not  only  by  forgiving  their  sins  and  saving 
their  souls,  but  ofteNi  making  them  instrumental  in 
leading  others,  especially  their  children  and  chil- 
dren's children,  to  become  pious,  and  the  means  of 
.salvation  to  their  posterity  to  many  generations. 

7.  Take — invain;  uselightly, without anygood 
reason.  Not  hold  him  guiltless  ;  will  view  and 
treat  him  as  he  truly  is,  exceedingly  guilty  and  de- 
serving divine  displeasure. 

8.  Remeviber ;  that  God  in  six  d.ays  made  the 
heavens  and  the  earth,  the  sea,  .and  all  that  in  them 
is,  and  that  the  seventh  day  he  made  for  rest  and 


The  people  tremble 


EXODUS   XX, 


at  the  presence  of  God. 


B.'c!'i«L    9  Six  days  shalt  thou  labor,  and 
do  all  thy  work  : 

10  But  the  *  seventh  day  is  the  sabbath 
of  the  LoKD  thy  God  :  in  it  thou  shalt  not 
do  ""any  work,  thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy 
daughter,  thy  man-servant,  nor  thy  maid- 
servant, nor  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger 
that  is  within  thy  gates : 

11  For  in  "^six  days  the  Lord  made 
heaven  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that 
in  them  is,  and  rested  the  seventh  day : 
wherefore  the  Lord  blessed  the  ^  sabbath- 
day,  and  hallowed  it. 

1 2  T[  Honor "  thy  father  and  thy  mother  : 
that  thy"  days  may  be  long  upon  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

13  Thou  shalt  not  ndll. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  commit  s  adultery. 

15  Thou  shalt  not  ''steal. 

16  Thou  shalt  not  bear  'false  witness 
against  thy  neighbor. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  J  neighbor's 
house,  thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbor's 
wife,  nor  his  man-servant,  nor  his  maid- 
servant, nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass,  nor  any 
thing  tliat  is  thy  neighbor's. 

18  TfAnd  all  the  people  saw  the  thun- 


•  chap.  31:  13,  14;  Isaiah  5R  :  13.  b  Lev.  23:3;  E/.ek.  20: 1-2. 
<•  Neh.  IS:!."),!');  Mat.  12:1-12.  i  Gen.2:2.3.  e  Deut.27:lfi; 
Prov.  1:8;  .Jer.:i5:  18,19;  Mat.  15  :  4,  B;  Eiih.6:2.      f  Gen.9:6. 


spiritual  duties;  that  on  it  he  himself  rested  from 
all  his  work  ;  that  he  blessed  it  and  sanctified  if.  or 
set  it  apart  from  other  days,  to  be  devoted  from  the 
beginning  to  the  end  of  time,  not  to  secular,  but  to 
sacred  duties.  Gren.  2  :  1-3.  Keep  it  holy  ;  in 
accordance  with  the  object  for  which  G-od  made  it 
and  gave  it  to  men.  As  a  day  to  be  devoted  not 
to  worldly  business,  conversation,  reading,  travel- 
ling, visiting,  or  amu.sement,  nor  to  sleep,  idleness, 
or  worldly  thoughts  and  feeling.?,  but  to  be  employed 
in  religious  worship,  and  in  the  promotion  of  our 
ovi-n  spiritual  good  and  that  of  our  fellow-men. 

9.  Six  days — do  all  tliy  tcork ;  all  the  worldly 
business  which  men  do  must  be  done  in  the  si.x 
working  days,  and  what  cannot  be  done  in  those 
days  must  be  left  undone,  except  what  is  needful 
to  the  be.st  discharge  of  the  appropriate  duties  of 
the  Sabbath. 

10.  The  Sahhath  ;  the  day  of  rest  for  men  and 
beasts  of  burden. 

11.  Hallowed  it ;  devoted  it  to  sacred,  in  dis- 
tinction from  secular  duties. 

1*2.  Honor  tliy  father  and  thy  mother  ;  love 
them,  he.i.rken  to  their  teaching,  and  obey  their  com- 
mands. Treat  them  with  respectful  and  kind  at- 
tention, assist  them  when  they  need,  labor  to  supply 
their  wants,  promote  their  comfort,  increa.se  their 
usefulness,  and  do  them  all  the  good  in  your  power. 
-Mat.  l;j  :  4-6 ;  19  :  19  ;  Mark  7  :  10-13 ;  10  :  19  ; 
Luke  18:20;  Eph.  6:1-3;  Col.  3:20;  1  Tim. 
5:1.  Days — be  lo)ig  ;  life  be  continued  prosper- 
ous and  happy. 

13.  Not  kill;  not  take  the  life  of  any  human 
being  except  when  God  requires  it.  G-en.  9:6' 
Dent.  25  :  17-19  ;  1  Sam.  15  :  1-3,  IS,  19.  This 
command  not  only  forbids  murder,  but  all  those 
practices  and  kinds  of  business  which  tend  to  de- 
stroy human  life  ;  and  requires  the  performance  of 
those  duties,  and  the  pursuit  of  such  courses  as  tend 
to  preserve  it  and  render  it  useful. 


derings,  and  the  lightnings,  and  the  noise 
of  the  trumpet,  and  the  mountain  smok- 
ing: and  when  the  people  saw  it,  they 
removed,  and  stood  afar  off. 

19  And  they  said  unto  Moses,  Speak 
thou  Avith  us,  and  we  will  hear :  but  let 
not  God  speak  with  us,  lest  we  die. 

20  And  Moses  said  unto  the  people, 
Fear  not :  for  God  is  come  to  prove  you, 
and  that  his  fear  may  be  before  your 
faces,  that  ye  sin  not. 

21  And  the  people  stood  afar  off,  and 
Moses  drew  near  unto  the  thick  darkness 
where  God  was. 

22  TfAnd  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Thus  thou  shalt  say  unto  the  children  of 
Lsrael,  Ye  have  seen  that  I  have  talked 
with  you  from  heaven. 

23  Ye  shall  not  make  with  me  gods  of 
silver,  neither  shall  ye  make  unto  you 
gods  of  gold. 

24  IT  An  altar  of  earth  thou  shalt  make 
unto  me,  and  shalt  sacrifice  thereon  thy 
burnt-offerings,  and  thy  peace-offerings, 
thy  sheep,  and  thine  oxen  :  in  all  places 
where  I  record  my  ^name  1  will  come 
unto  thee,  and  I  will  bless  thee. 


S  Mat.  .5 :  27,  28 ;  13 :  18  ;  nom.  13 : 9.  h  Epii.  4 :  28  ;  1  Thesa.  4 :  S. 
i  Psa.  r)2  : 3,  5  ;  Rev.  22:16.  j  Hab.'2:9;  Rom.  7:7;  1  Cor.  6:10; 
Col.  3:6.     k  2  Chron.  7 :  16 ;  Mat.  18 :  20. 

14.  Not  commit  adultery  ;  this  command  for- 
bids all  unchastity  in  thought,  word,  or  deed.  It 
also  forbids  all  those  things  which  tend  to  this  evil. 
It  is  the  application  of  the  great  law  of  supreme 
love  to  (jrod  and  impartial  love  to  men  with  regard 
to  purity  in  heart  and  life.     Mat.  5 :  28. 

15.  Not  steal;  this  command  forbids  us  to  ap- 
propriate to  our  own  use  what  belongs  to  others. 
It  is  the  application  of  the  law  of  love  to  property, 
and  requires  us  to  do  to  others,  in  respect  to  it,  as 
we  ought  to  wish  them  to  do  to  us.  Mic.  6:8; 
Col.  4  :  1 ;  2  Peter,  2  :  9. 

16.  Not  bear  false  witness ;  this  is  the  applica- 
tion of  the  law  of  love  to  the  reputation  of  others, 
and  forbids  us  to  speak  differently  of  them  from 
what,  under  similar  circumstances,  we  ought  to 
wish  them  to  speak  of  us.  Mat.  12:37;  Rom.  13:10. 

17.  Nat  covet ;  not  desire  what  does  not  right- 
fully belong  to  us,  in  any  such  sense  as  would  incline 
us  wrongfully  to  take  or  retain  possession  of  it.  Re- 
spect and  treat  the  rights  of  all  as  you  would  wish 
them  to  respect  and  treat  yours. 

All  these  ten  commands  express  great  moral  ob- 
ligations, arising  from  the  nature  and  relations  of 
things.  Tiiey  extend  to  the  thoughts  and  feelings 
as  well  .as  the  outward  actions,  and  are  binding  in 
all  countries  and  in  all  ages. 

18.  Saw;  personally  witnessed  the  thunderings 
and  lightnings. 

19.  Lest  we  die;  Judg.  6  :  22  ;  13  :  22. 

20.  Fear  not;  not  fear  immediate  death,  but 
fear  to  disobey  G-od.  Prove  yoii  ;  give  you  oppor- 
tunity to  show  whether  you  will  or  will  not  obey 
him. 

22.   Seen  that  I  have  tal/ced ;  they  heard  his  ' 
voice  but  they  saw  no  likeness  of  him,  and  this  was 
designed  to  guard  them  against  attempting  to  make 
any  such  likeness.     Ver.  2!. 

24  Record  my  name  ;  appoint  to  meet  my  peo- 
ple and  receive  their  public  worship. 

101 


Laws  for 


EXODUS   XXI. 


men-servants. 


25  And  if  thou  wilt  make  me  an  altar  of  I    2  If  thou  buy  a  Hebrew  servant,  *B'.c:ifii: 
stone,  thou  !*halt  not  *build  it  of  hewn  six  years ''he  shall  serve  :   and  in  the  sev- 


stonc  ;  for  if  thou  lift  up  thy  tool  upon  it, 
thou  hast  polluted  it. 

26  Neither  shalt  thou  go  up  by  steps 
unto  mine  altar,  that  thy  nakedness  be 
not  discovered  thereon. 

CHAPTER   XXI. 

1  Laws  for  men-sprvants.  5  For  the  servant  whose 
ear  is  bored.  7  For  women-servants.  12  For  man- 
slaughter. IG  For  stealers  of  men.  17  F'or  cursers 
of  parents.  18  Forsmiters.  22  For  a  hurt  by  chance. 
28  For  an  ox  that  goreth.  33  For  him  that  is  an  oc- 
casion of  liarm. 

"XTOW  these  are  the  judgments  which 
JLN    thou  shalt  *set  before  them. 


Heb.  build  them  with  hewing,    a  Deut.  6:1.    b  Deut.  1 


12; 


25.  Thou  hast  polluted  it ;  rendered  it  unfit 
for  a  place  of  public  worship,  by  disobeying  Grod  in 
the  manner  of  building  it. 

26.  Neither — hy  steps  ;  they  were  to  go  up  by 
a  gradual  ascent,  and  thus  avoid  such  exposure 
as  might  result  from  their  being  dressed  in  loose 
flowing  garments. 

L\STRUCTIO>fS. 

1.  By  proclaiming  the  ten  commandments  to  the 
Israelites  himself,  and  in  circumstances  of  awful  so- 
lemnity, God  showed  their  fundamental  importance, 
and  took  a  course  adapted  to  impress  upon  all  men 
their  obligations  perfectly  to  obey  tiiem. 

2.  Deliverance  from  bondage  is  a  great  and  pre- 
cious blessing,  and  special  praises  should  be  ren- 
dered to  God  by  those  who  enjoy  it. 

3.  By  forbidding  men  to  regard  any  object  more 
than  God,  or  to  worship  any  other,  he  would  remove 
the  temptation,  and  prevent  the  inclination  which 
supreme  regard  to  creatures  occasions  to  break  his 
commandments. 

5.  To  treat  creatures,  or  the  likenesses  of  crea- 
tures, as  if  they  were  divine,  by  bowing  down  to 
them  and  worshipping  them,  is  to  act  as  if  they 
were  gods  when  they  are  not,  and  thus  by  actions 
to  inculcate  a  falsehood  suited  to  degrade,  debase, 
pollute,  and  destroy  the  soul. 

7.  To  use  the  name  of  God  in  a  profane,  light, 
or  irreverent  manner,  or  to  mention  it  without  good 
reason,  tends  to  lessen  the  reverence  which  the  soul 
ought  to  feel  for  him,  to  render  it  reckle.ss  and  in- 
creasingly wicked,  and  is  a  fhigrant  offence  against 
the  Ruler  of  the  universe. 

10.  Men  have  no  riglit  to  employ  themselves,  their 
children,  servants,  or  cattle  in  worldly  business  more 
than  si.\  days  in  a  week.  If  they  take  the  Sabbath 
for  worldly  purposes,  they  take  what  is  not  theirs, 
and  thus  show  themselves  to  be  dishonest  men, 
taking  that  which  does  not  belong  to  them,  and  in 
opposition  to  the  express  command  of  Jehovah. 

11.  As  God  has  hallowed  the  Sabbath,  or  set  it 
apart  for  sacred  purposes,  and  for  this  end  has  blessed 
it,  he  makes  it  a  blessing  to  all  who  rightly  keep  it, 
and  through  them  a  nif ans  of  rich  benetits  to  others. 

12.  Children  are  bound  to  respect,  love,  and  obey 
their  parents,  for  the  purpose  of  thus  honoring  and 
obeying  God;  and  if  they  do  not  thus  honor  them, 
they  dishonor  and  rebel  against  him. 

1.'3.  By  taking  the  life  of  a  human  being  when 
not  required  by  God,  a  in;in  forfeits  his  own,  and 
ought,  in  obedience  to  the  divine  requirement,  to  be 
put  to  death. 

14.  Unchastity  is  a  sin  which  greatly  corrupts 
the  human  soul,  and  exposes  it  to  numerous  evils  in 
this  world,  and  to  the  wrath  of  God  in  the  world  to 
come.  Lev.  20 :  10  ;  Prov.  G ;  2-5 ;  Mai.  .'J : .') ;  Mat. 
5  :  2S ;  1  Cor.  G  :  9  ;  Gal.  5  :  19  ;  Heb.  13  :  4. 
102 


cnth  he  shall  go  out  free  for  nothing. 

3  If  he  came  in  ^  by  himself,  he  sliall  go 
out  by  himself:  if  he  were  married,  then 
his  wife  shall  go  out  with  him. 

4  If  his  master  have  given  him  a  wife, 
and  she  have  borne  him  sons  or  daugh- 
ters, the  wife  and  her  children  shall  be  her 
master's,  and  he  shall  go  out  by  himself. 

5  And  if  the  servant  +  shall  plainly  say, 
I  love  my  master,  my  wife,  and  my  chil- 
dren ;  I  will  not  go  out  free  : 

6  Then  his  master  shall  bring  him  unto 
the  judges  ;  he  shall  also  bring  him  to  the 


Jer.  34:8-17.    f  Heh.  with  his  body.    $  Ueh.  saying  shall  »ay. 


15.  Every  man  has  certain  things  which  God  has 
given  him,  and  which,  by  right  from  God,  belong  to 
himself.  They  are  his  property.  To  take  them 
away,  or  without  just  cause  deprive  him  of  them, 
is  theft,  and  exposes  those  who  do  it  to  be  excluded 
from  heaven.  Isa.  10  :  1,  2;  Luke  16  ;  11 ;  1  Cor. 
6  :  9  ;  2  Thess.  2  :  12. 

16.  To  utter  falsehood  concerning  others,  or  truth 
for  the  purpose  of  injuring  them,  is  a  violation  of 
duty,  and  will  be  condemned  by  God  when  the  se- 
crets of  all  hearts  shall  be  revealed.  Mat.  12  :  37  ; 
Jas.  4:  11. 

17.  The  law  of  God  forbids  us  not  merely  to  take 
what  belongs  to  others,  but  to  desire  to  take  it.  It 
extends  to  the  thoughts  and  feelings,  requiring  us  to 
be  content  with  such  things  as  we  have  and  can 
gain  by  doing  right ;  loving  Jehovah  supremely  and 
our  fellow-men  as  we  love  ourselves,  and  pursuing 
that  course  which,  under  the  direction  of  his  word, 
this  love  requires.  Psa.  119 :  96  ;  Mat.  22  :  37-40  : 
Rom.  13  :  7-10 ;  1  John,  3  :  10  ;  4 :  8. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1.  Judgments ;  rules  or  laws  by  which  their 
civil  government  was  to  be  conducted. 

2.  If  thou  buy  ;  God  did  not  require  or  justify 
this  any  more  than  the  t.aking  of  two  wives,  ver.  10, 
but  both  were  then  common,  and  many  evils  sprung 
from  them.  God  gave  directions  which  would  tend 
to  lessen  some  of  those  evils,  and  render  the  case  of 
those  servants  and  wives  less  distressing  than  it 
otherwise  would  be.  The  word  translated  buy, 
means  to  acquire,  obtain,  or  possess.  Gen.  4:1. 
The  seventh  ;  one  Hebrew  should  not  be  bound  to 
serve  another  more  tiian  six  years ;  about  the  time 
that  an  apprentice  among  us  serves  his  master. 
For  nothing ;  however  little  work  lie  h.ad  done 
during  his  time  of  service,  he  was  not  to  be  required 
to  pay  any  thing  for  his  freedom,  because  at  the  close 
of  six  years  it  belonged  to  hiin,  and  his  master  was 
bound  not  only  to  let  him  go,  but  also  liberally  to 
supply  him.  So  with  a  woman-servant.  Deut. 
1.5 :  12-15. 

4.  A  u'ife;  from  his  female  servants.  Shall 
be  her  master's  ;  neither  her  marriage  nor  the  close 
of  her  husband's  term  of  service  shall  release  her 
from  any  previous  obligation  to  serve  her  master. 

5.  Viainly  say ;  openly,  freely,  so  as  to  m.ike 
it  manifest  tliat  it  was  his  free,  deliberate  choice  ; 
thinking  that  it  would  on  the  whole  be  better  for 
him  to  continue,  than  to  take  another  course. 

6.  liore  his  car ;  this  was  to  be  the  evidence, 
that  from  love  to  his  master,  his  wife,  and  his  chil- 
dren, he  iiad  voluntarily  engaged  to  continue 
through  life  to  work  for  his  master.     For  ever ; 

A  through  life. 


Concerning  manslaughter, 


EXODUS  XXI. 


and  injuries  by  strife. 


his  master  shall  bore  his  ear  through 
■with  an  awl ;  and  he  shall  serve  him  for 
ever. 

7  T[  And  if  a  man  ^sell  his  daughter  to 
be  a  maid-servant,  she  shall  not  go  out  as 
the  ''men-servants  do. 

8  If  she  *  please  not  her  master,  who 
hath  betrothed  her  to  himself,  then  shall 
he  let  her  be  redeemed :  to  sell  "  her 
unto  a  strange  nation  he  shall  have  no 
power,  seeing  he  hath  dealt ''deceitfully 
with  her. 

9  And  if  he  have  betrothed  her  unto  his 
son,  he  shall  deal  with  her  after  the  man- 
ner of  daughters. 

10  If  he  take  him  another  wz/e,  her  food, 
her  raiment,  and  her  ""duty  of  marriage 
shall  he  not  diminish. 

1 1  And  if  he  do  not  these  three  unto  her, 
then  shall  she  go  out  free  without  money. 

12  T[He  that  ""smiteth  a  man,  so  that  he 
die,  shall  be  surely  put  to  death. 

13  And  ^if  a  man  lie  not  in  wait,  but 
God  deliver  him  into  his  hand  ;  then  I 
will  appoint  thee  a  ''place  whither  he 
shall  flee. 

14  But  if  a  man  'come  presumptuously 
upon  his  neighbor  to  slay  him  with  guile, 
thou  shalt  take  him  from  mine  J  altar,  that 
he  may  die. 

15  T[  And  he  that  smiteth  his  ''father,  or 
his  mother,  shall  be  surely  put  to  death. 

16  If  And  he  that  'stealeth  a  man,  and 
selleth '"  him,  or  if  he  be  found  in  his  hand, 
he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 


a  Nell.  5:5.  b  ver.  2,  3.  *  Heh.  be  evil  in  the  eyes  of .  c  Beut. 
21:14.  il  Mal.2:I4,l.^.  elCoi-.7:5.  f  Lev.24: 17;  Num.3.n:3a.31; 
Mat.2fi:,'i2.  g  Deut.  19:4..5.  h  Num.3,T:  11.  i  Num.  l.T:.3n.  j  Gen. 
9:6;   Deut.  19:  11-13;   I  Kinss,  2:  29-34.      k  1  Tim.  1 :  9.      1  Rev. 


7.  Sell  his  daughter ;  under  the  expectation 
that  the  buyer  or  his  son  would  marry  her ;  and 
his  thus  buying  her  was  an  engagement  to  do  so, 
as  it  was  tlien  customary  for  a  man  to  buy  his  wife. 
Not  go  out  as  the  men-servants  do  ;  she  should 
be  better  provided  for. 

8.  Who  hatk  betrothed  her ;  by  thus  buying 
her.  Let  her  be  redeemed ;  cause  her  to  be  re- 
deemed To  sell  Iter;  and  thus  betroth  her,  or 
cause  her  to  be  married  or  disposed  of.  He  liath 
dealt  deceitfully ;  in  not  marrying  her  himself,  or 
having  her  married  in  his  family. 

9.  After  the  manner  of  daughters ;  giving 
her  a  dowry,  and  treating  her  on  her  marriage  as 
he  should  his  own  daughter. 

10.  Her  food,  her  raiment,  and  her  duty  of 
vianiage ;  those  of  the  wife  whom  he  had  bought 
and  married. 

11.  Go  out  free;  free  from  all  further  obliga- 
tions to  him.  She  might  be  divorced  and  married, 
if  she  chose,  to  another  man. 

12.  Smiteth  a  man ;  intending  to  kill  him. 
One  who  commits  murder.  Gen.  9:o;  Lev.  24:17; 
Num.  35  :  30,  31. 

13.  Lie  not  in  wait ;  had  no  malice  against  the 
man,  and  did  not  intend  to  kill  him.  God  deliver 
him  ;  if  the  act  was  wholly  providential,  without 
human  intention.      Whither  he  shall  Jiee ;    and 


17  IT  And  he  that  t  curseth  his  "  father,  or 
his  mother,  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

18  ^  And  if  men  strive  together,  and  one 
smite  J  another  with  a  stone,  or  with  Ids 
fist,  and  he  die  not,  but  kecpeth  his  bed, 

19  If  he  rise  again,  and  walk  abroad 
upon  his  staff,  then  shall  he  that  smote 
him  be  quit:  only  he  shall  pay /or  Hhe 
loss  of  his  time,  and  shall  cause  him  to  be 
thoroughly  healed. 

20  \\  And  if  a  man  smite  his  servant,  or 
his  maid,  with  a  rod,  and  he  die  under  his 
hand,  he  shall  be  surely  H  punished. 

21  Notwithstanding,  if  he  continue  a  day 
or  two,  he  shall  not  be  punished  :  for  he 
is  his  money. 

22  ^If  men  strive,  and  hurt  a  woman 
with  child,  so  that  her  fruit  depart  from 
her,  and  yet  no  mischief  follow,  he  shall 
be  surely  punished,  according  as  the 
woman's  husband  will  lay  upon  him ;  and 
he  shall  pay  as  the  "judges  determine. 

23  And  if  any  mischief  follow,  then  thou 
shalt  give  life  for  life, 

24  Eye  p  for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth,  hand  for 
hand,  foot  for  foot, 

25  Burning  for  burning,  wound  for 
wound,  stripe  for  stripe. 

26  T[  And  if  a  man  "J  smite  the  eye  of  his 
servant,  or  the  eye  of  his  maid,  that  it 
perish  ;  he  shall  let  him  go  ''free  for  his 
eye's  sake. 

27  And  if  he  smite  out  his  man-servant's 
tooth,  or  his  maid-servant's  tooth ;  he  shall 
let  him  go  free  for  his  tooth's  sake. 

28  1[  If  an  ox  gore  a  man  or  a  woman, 


18:12.13.      m   Deut.  24:7.      f  Or, 

revileth. 

n   Proverbs  20  :  20  ; 

30:11,17;    Mat.  15:4.      i  Or,  his 

xeighbor. 

%   Heb.  his  ceasing. 

II  Heb.  avenged,     o  ver.  30  ;  Deut 

1H:18. 

p  Lev.  24:20;  Deut. 

19:21;  Mat.  5:38.     qEph.  6:9.     r 

Col.  4  : 

stay  till  the  matter  could  be  duly  examined  and  the 
man  rightly  treated. 

14.  Slay  him  icith  guile  ;  intending  to  murder 
him.  Tale  him  from  miiie  altar ;  even  if  he 
should  flee  there  for  refuge.     1  Kings,  2  :  28-34. 

15,17.  Smiteth — curseth;  rebellion  againsfc 
rightful  parental  authority  was  rebellion  against 
God  ;  and  to  smite  or  curse  parents,  under  that  gov- 
ernment of  which  God  was  the  civil  as  well  .as  moral 
ruler,  was  at  his  command  punished  with  death. 

16.  Stealeth  a  man  ;  taking  him  by  force  or 
guile,  for  the  purpose  of  selling  or  enslaving  him. 
The  guilt  would  be  the  same,  should  one  hire  or  in- 
duce others  to  do  it. 

18.  If  men  strive  ;  get  into  a  quarrel. 

19.  Be  quit ;  free  from  the  guilt  of  killing  the 
man,  and  be  punished  only  as  speciiied. 

20.  Surely  punished ;  according  to  what,  on 
judicial  investigation,  should  appear  to  have  been 
his  intention  and  his  crime. 

21.  Not  be pnnished ;  notbe punished,  especially 
with  death.  He  is  his  money  ;  the  master  had 
such  a  monied  interest  in  the  continued  life  of  his 
servant,  that  it  was  not  to  be  concluded  that  he 
meant  to  kill  him,  unless  there  should  be  clear  evi- 
dence of  the  fact. 

22-25.  Hye  for  eye ;  Lev.  24 :  17-22 ;  Deut. 
19  :  16-21. 

103 


The  ox  that  sorelh. 


EXODUS   XXII. 


Of  theft  and  damage. 


that  they  die,  then  the  'ox  shall  be  surely 
stoned,  and  his  flesh  shall  not  be  eaten; 
but  the  owner  of  the  ox  shall  be  quit. 

29  But  if  the  ox  were  wont  to  push  with 
his  horn  in  time  past,  and  it  hath  been 
testified  to  his  owner,  and  he  hath  not 
kept  him  in,  but  that  he  hath  killed  a  man 
or  a  woman ;  the  ox  shall  be  stoned,  and 
his  owner  also  shall  be  put  to  death. 

30  If  there  be  laid  on  him  a  sum  of 
money,  then  he  shall  give  for  the  ''ransom 
of  his  life  whatsoever  is  laid  upon  him. 

ol  Whether  he  have  gored  a  son,  or  have 
gored  a  daughter,  according  to  this  judg- 
ment shall  it  be  done  unto  him. 

32  If  the  ox  shall  push  a  man-servant 
or  a  maid-servant,  he  shall  give  unto  their 
master  "^thirty  shekels  of  silver,  and  the 
ox  shall  be  stoned. 

33  H  And  if  a  man  shall  open  a  pit,  or 
if  a  man  shall  dig  a  pit,  and  not  cover  it, 
and  an  ox  or  an  ass  fall  therein  ; 

34  The  owner  of  the  pit  shall  make  it 
good,^  and  give  money  unto  the  owner  of 
them  ;  and  the  dead  beast  shall  be  his. 

35  ^  And  if  one  man's  ox  hurt  another's, 
that  he  die,  then  they  shall  sell  the  live 
ox,  and  divide  the  money  of  it;  and  the 
dead  ox  also  they  shall  divide. 

36  Or  if  it  be  known  that  the  ox  hath 
used  to  '■push  in  time  past,  and  his  owner 
hath  not  kept  him  in,  he  shall  surely  pay 
ox   for  ox ;    and  the   dead  shall   be   his 


•  Gen.9:5.  b  cliap.30:I2;  Prov.l3:8.  c  Zecli.  II :  12,  13; 
Matthew  2li:  15;  Phil.  2:7.  d  chap.  22  :  6,  14.  «  vcr.  211.  *  Or, 
goat,     f  2 Sam.  12:6;  Proverbs  6:31:  Luke  19:8.     f!.lob24:H; 


28.  His  Jlcsh  shall  not  be  eaten  ;  this  was  de- 
signed to  impress  upon  all  the  sacredness  of  human 
life.  lie  quit ;  not  be  held  guilty  of  murder,  nor 
suffer,  except  by  the  loss  of  the  ox.  This  was  on 
supposition  that  he  did  not  before  know  that  the  ox 
was  unruly,  and  that  its  going  at  large  would  en- 
danger the  lives  of  men.  But  if  he  did  know  it,  he 
was  to  be  punished  according  to  the  circumstances 
and  .aggravations  of  the  offence.     Ver.  29-31. 

32.    Thirty  shekels  ;  supposed  to  be  about  fifteen 
dollars.     Some  have  tliought  it  to  be  more. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  God,  as  civil  ruler  among  the  Jew.s,  did  not 
at  once  abolish  all  existing  evils,  but  suffered  some 
for  a  time  to  continue,  on  account  of  the  hardness 
of  their  hearts.  Yet  he  adopted  regulations  which 
were  suited  to  lessen  some  of  the  distressing  conse- 
quences of  those  evils,  and  prepare  the  way,  under 
the  manifestations  of  increasing  light  and  love,  for 
their  ultimate  entire  removal.  Mat.  19:8;  Mark 
10  :  5 ;  Acts  17  :  30. 

10.  The  giving  of  regulations  to  lessen  the  evils 
of  an  existing  practice  does  not  sanction  the  con- 
tinuance of  that  pr.aotice,  or  afford  any  evidence 
that  it  ought  not  to  be  abandoned. 

14.  As  King  of  the  Jews,  God  .-ulopted  into  their 
civil  code  many  of  those  moral  laws  whicii  had  been 
obligatory  on  all  men  from  the  creation  of  the  world, 
and  among  them  was  that  which  required  ihe  mur- 
derer to  he  put  to  death — a  law  binding  on  men 
under  all  dispensations.     Gen.  9:6;  Num.  .3-T  :  31. 

26.  A  Jew  by  maiming  his  servant  forfeited  all 
104 


CHAPTER  XXII.      \^tfm. 

1  Of  theft.  5  Of  damage.  7  Of  trespasses.  14  Of 
borrowing.  10  Of  fornication.  18  Of  witchcraft.  19 
Of  bestiality.  20  Of  idolatry.  '21  Of  strangers,  wid- 
ows, and  fatherless.  23  Of  usury.  20  Of  pledges. 
2S  Of  reverence  to  magistrates.     29  Of  thefir.st-fruits. 

IF  a  man  shall  steal  an  ox,  or  a  *  sheep, 
and  kill  it,  or  sell  it ;  he  shall  restore 
live  oxen  for  an  ox,  and  four  "^shecp  for  a 
sheep. 

2  If  If  a  thief  be  s  found  breaking  up,  and 
be  smitten  that  he  die,  there  shall^  no  blood 
be  shed  for  him. 

3  If  the  sun  be  risen  upon  him,  there 
shall  be  blood  shed  for  him  ;  for  he  should 
make  full  restitution  :  if  he  have  nothing, 
then  he  shall  be  sold  for  his  theft. 

4  If  the  theft  be  certainly  found  in  his 
hand  alive,  whether  it  be  ox,  or  ass,  or 
sheep;  he  shall  'restore  double. 

5  ^1  If  a  man  shall  cause  a  field  or  vine- 
yard to  be  eaten,  and  shall  put  in  his 
beast,  and  sliall  feed  in  another  man's 
field  ;  of  the  best  of  liis  own  field,  and  of 
the  best  of  his  own  vineyard,  shall  he 
make  J  restitution. 

6  If  fire  break  out,  and  catch  in  thorns, 
so  that  the  stacks  of  corn,  or  the  standing 
corn,  or  the  field,  be  consumed  tkcretvith; 
he  that  kindled  the  fire  shall  surely  make 
restitution. 

7  H  If  a  man  shall  deliver  unto  his  neigh- 
bor money  or  stuff'to  keep,  and  it  be  stolen 
out  of  the  man's  house;  if  the  thief  be 
found,  let  him  pay  double. 


Joel  2:  9;   Mat.  24:43. 
18:6.    j  chap.  21:34. 


h  Numbers  35 :  27.     iJer.  16:18;   Rev. 


claim  to  his  services ;  and  God,  by  requiring  him  to 
be  set  at  liberty,  and  in  many  other  things,  showed 
a  regard  to  the  persons,  property,  and  rigiits  of  ser- 
vants, and  to  the  mutual  good  of  all,  far  beyond 
wliat  was  then  shown  in  the  civil  code  of  any  other 
nation.     Deut.  4  :  5-9. 

29.  Wlien  a  man  has  reason  to  believe  that  any 
thing  under  his  control,  if  sent  out  or  suffered  to  go 
out,  will  endanger  the  lives  of  men,  he  is  bound  to 
keep  it  in.  If  he  does  not.  and  a  man  is  killed  by 
it,  he  is  responsible  for  the  life  of  that  man,  and 
will  be  treated  accordingly  at  the  bar  of  God. 

3-1.  Carelessness  is  forbidden  by  the  law  of  God, 
as  well  as  m.alice  and  covelousne.ss ;  and  if  others 
suffer  loss  through  our  neglect,  we  are  bound,  as 
far  as  may  be  in  our  power,  to  remunerate  them. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

2.  Breaking  up;  breaking  into  a  dwelling  in 
the  night.  No  blood  be  shed ;  the  man  who  killed 
him  was  not  to  be  deemed  guilty  of  murder,  or  be 
punished. 

3.  If  the  sun  be  risen  ;  if  it  was  in  the  day- 
time the  man  could  be  seen  and  secured.  There 
was  no  need  of  killing  him,  and  the  wanton  killing 
of  him  would  be  murder.  Be  sold  for  his  theft  ; 
till  he  can  make  restitution  for  it. 

.').  Restitution  ;  a  proper  compensation  to  the 
person  injured. 

6.  Make  restitution  ;  for  the  injury  which  his 
carelessness  or  neglect  occasioned. 

7.  Stuff ;  furniture  or  articles  of  any  kind. 


Of  trespass  and  borrowing. 


EXODUS   XXII, 


Of  strangers  and  the  poor. 


the  master  of  the  house  shall  be  brought 
unto  the  judges,  to  see  whether  he  have  put 
his  hand  unto  his  neighbor's  goods. 

9  For  all  manner  of  trespass,  ii'hether  it 
he  for  ox,  for  ass,  for  sheep,  for  raiment, 
or  for  any  manner  of  lost  thing,  which 
another  challengeth  to  be  his,  the  cause  of 
both  parties  shall  ^  come  before  the  judges; 
and  whom  the  judges  shall  condemn,  he 
shall  pay  double  unto  his  neighbor. 

10  If  a  man  deliver  unto  his  neighbor 
an  ass,  or  an  ox,  or  a  sheep,  or  any  beast, 
to  keep ;  and  it  die,  or  be  hurt,  or  driveii 
away,  no  man  seeing  it ; 

11  Then  shall  an  ""oath  of  the  Lord  be 
between  them  both,  that  he  hath  not  put 
his  hand  unto  his  neighbor's  goods  ;  and 
the  owner  of  it  shall  accept  thereof  and 
he  shall  not  make  it  good. 

12  And  if  it  be  stolen  from  him,  he  shall 
make  restitution  unto  the  owner  thereof. 

13  If  it  be  torn  in  pieces,  then  let  him 
bring  it /or  witness,  and  he  shall  not  make 
good  that  which  was  torn. 

14  11  And  if  a  man  borrow  aught  of  his 
neighbor,  and  it  be  hurt,  or  die,  the  owner 
thereof  being  not  with  it,  he  shall  surely 
make  it  good. 

1 5  But  if  the  owner  thereof  be  with  it, 
he  shall  not  make  it  good  :  if  it  be  a  hired 
thing,  it  came  for  his  hire. 

IG  1[  And  if  a  man  entice  a  maid  that  is 
not  betrothed,  and  lie  with  her,  he  shall 
surely  endow  "=  her  to  be  his  wife. 

17  If  her  father  utterly  refuse  to  give 
her  unto  him,  he  shall  *pay  money  ac- 
cording to  the  dowry  of  virgins. 

1 8  ^Tliou  shall  not  suffer  a* witch  to  live. 

19  ^Whosoever  lieth  with  a®  beast  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 


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8.  F/it  his  hand ;  taken  the  articles  himself. 

9.  ChaUoigetli,  ;  affirms  or  declares. 

12.  MaL-e  restitution  ;  oa  the  ground  of  his  not 
having  taken  proper  care  to  prevent  the  theft. 

13.  Bri?/g  it  for  wimess  ;  show  by  proper  evi- 
dence that  it  had  been  killed  v\-ithoiit  his  fault. 

14  Make  it  good ;  presuming  he  had  not  taken 
proper  care  of  it. 

1.5.  Not  make  it  good ;  because  the  owner 
Bould  see  how  it  was  treated.  It  came  for  his 
hire  ;  the  price  p:iid  for  the  use  of  the  beast  was 
supposed  to  be  enough  not  only  to  compensate  for 
service,  but  also  to  cover  the  risk  to  wliich  it  would 
be  exposed.  Of  course  should  the  beast  be  hurt  or 
die,  the  owner  was  to  bear  the  loss. 

16.  Endow  her ;  marry  her,  and  suitably  pro- 
vide for  as  his  wife. 

17.  According  to  the  d(nory  ;  such  as  would  be 
proper  according  to  her  rank  and  condition. 

18.  A  witch  ;  one  who  pretended  to  have  inter- 
course with  evil  spirits  anil  from  them  to  receive 
supernatural  power. 


20  Tf  He  that  sacrificcth  unto  ^any  god, 
save  unto  the  Lord  only,  he  sliall  be  ut- 
terly destroyed. 

21  T[  Thou  shall  neither  vex  a  s  stranger, 
nor  oppress  him :  for  ye  were  strangers 
in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  IT  Ye  shall  not  afflict  any  ^  widow,  or 
fatherless  child. 

23  If  thou  afflict  them  in  any  wise,  and 
they  cry  at  all  unto  me,  I  will  surely 
hear  their  cry  ; 

24  And  my  wrath  shall  wax  hot,  and  I 
will  kill  you  with  the  sword  ;  and  your 
wives  shall  be  'widows,  and  your  chil- 
dren fatherless. 

25  T[  If  thou  lend  money  to  any  of  my 
people  that  is  poor  by  thee,  thou  shall  not 
be  to  him  as  a  J  usurer,  neither  shall  thou 
lay  upon  him  usury. 

26  If  thou  at  all  take  thy  neighbor's  rai- 
ment to  "^  pledge,  thou  shall  deliver  it  unto 
him  by  that  the  sun  goeth  down : 

27  For  that  is  his  covering  only,  it  is 
his  raiment  for  his  skin :  wherein  shall 
he  sleep  ?  and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
he  crieth  unto  me,  that  I  will  '  hear ;  for  I 
am  "'gracious. 

28  TfThou  shall  not  "revile  the  tgods, 
nor  curse  the  ruler  of  thy  people. 

29  ^  Thou  shall  not  delay  to  offer  i  the 
firstof  thy  ripe  "fruits,  andof  thy  ^  liquors  : 
the  first-born  of  thy  p  sons  shall  thou  give 
unto  me. 

30  Likewise  shall  thou  do  with  thine 
oxen,  and  with  thy  sheep:  i seven  days 
it  shall  be  with  his  dam ;  on  the  eighth 
day  thou  shall  give  it  me. 

31  ^And  ye  shall  be  ''holy  men  unto 
me  :  neither  shall  ye  eat  any  flesh  that  is 
torn  of  "beasts  in  the  field ;  ye  shall  cast 
it  to  the  dogs. 


Ps.alm  l.'S:,'>;  Ezekiel  18:8,17.  k  Deut  24 :  6,  etc. ;  .lob  22:6. 
1  ver.  23.  n.  -jClironicles,  30:9.  n  Acts  23  :  3,  .1;  .Itule  B.  f  Or, 
judges.  ^  Yleh. thy  fulness.  oMicali7;l.  %  Heb.  tear,  p  chap. 
13:2.  n  Lev.  22:27.  r  Lev.  19:2;  1  I'eter,  1 :  15,  1(3.  «  Lev. 
22:8;  Ezek.  4:  14;  44:31. 


20.  Sliall  be  utterly  destroyed ;  he  not  only 
broke  the  first  commandment  of  the  moral  law,  but 
also  committed  treason  against  the  state,  in  ac- 
knowledging another  god  instead  of  Jehovah,  who 
was  then  the  civil  head  of  the  Jews. 

21.  A  stranger ;  one  who  came  among  them 
from  another  nation. 

2.').  Usury;  interest,  especially  excessive  interest. 

28.   The  gods;  magistrateSjjudges.andothercivil 

rulers,  officers  under  God.     Curse ;  speak  evil  of. 

30.  Give  it  vie ;  this  was  an  acknowledgment 
of  G^od  as  the  rightful  proprietor  of  all.     Ex.  13  :  2. 

31.  Holy  tnen  unto  lae  ;  separated  from  others 
to  be  peculiarly  Jehovah's  people. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
3.  Among  the  Jews,  men  were  sometimes  sold 
or  bound  out  for  a  time  as  a  punishment  for  their 
crimes.  Their  services  were  sold  till  they  had  made 
compensation  to  those  whom  they  had  injured.  A 
poor  man  sometimes  sold  liis  own  services,  or  tlio.'se 
of  his  children,  or  his  creditors  sold  them  for  die 
pavment  of  his  debts.     Chap.  21  :  2. 

105 


Of  slander  and  injustice. 


EXODUS   XXIII. 


The  three  yearly  yeasttt. 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  Of  slander  and  false  witness.  3,  6  Of  justice.  4  Of 
ch.^riIablencss  10  Of  the  year  of  rest.  1'2  Of  the 
sabbath.  1 :}  Of  idolatry.  14  Of  the  three  feasts.  18 
Of  the  blood  and  the  fat  of  the  sacrifice.  20  An  Angel 
is  promised,  with  a  Messing,  if  they  obey  him. 

THOU  shall  not  * rai.se  a  false  "report: 
put  not  lliy  hand  with  the  wicked  to 
be  an  '"unrighteous  witnc.«s. 

2  ^  Thou  shalt  not  follow  a  "^multitude 
to  do  evil ;  neither  shalt  thou  t  speak  in  a 
cause  to  decline  after  many  to  wrest  judg- 
ment : 

3  ^Neither  shalt  thou  countenance  a 
poor"*  man  in  his  cause. 

4  1[  If  thou  meet  thine  ^enemy'.s  ox  or 
his  ass  going  astray,  thou  shalt  surely 
bring  it  back  to  him  again. 

5  If  thou  see  the  ass  of  him  that  hateth 
thee  lyjng  under  his  burden,  and  t  would- 
est  forbear  to  help  him,  tliou  shalt  surely 
help  with  him. 

6  Thou  shalt  not  wrest  the  judgment  of 
thy  '^poor  in  his  cause. 

7  Keep  thee  far  from  a  false  matter ;  and 
the  innocent  and  righteous  slay  thou  not: 
for  I  will  not  ^justify  the  wicked. 

8  1[And  thou  shalt  ''take  no  gift:  for 
the  gift  blindeth  ^  the  wise,  and  perverteth 
the  words  of  the  righteous. 

9  1[  Also  thou  shalt  not  oppress  a  stranger: 
for  ye  know  the  il  heartof  a  stranger,  seeing 
ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt 


"  Or,  rtctivt.  •  INiilm  l.") :  3.  b  Proverbs  19  :  fi  ;  Eph.  4  :  2h. 
r  I  Kings,  19  :  10:  Job  31  :  34.  f  Heb.  answer,  i  ver.  6.  •  Mat. 
R:  44.  t  Or,  wilt  thnu  cease  to  help  him?  or,  wouldest  cease  to 
leave  thy  business  /or  him;   thou  shalt  surely  leave  it  to  join 


6.  When  one  man  injures  another  through  de- 
sign or  heedlessness,  he  is  bound,  as  far  as  may  be 
in  his  power,  to  make  him  suitable  compensation. 

10.  Fidelity  in  the  safe  preservation  and  good 
treatment  of  whatever  is  committed  to  us,  is  re- 
quired by  the  law  of  God.  We  should  regard 
another's  property  as  we  ought  to  wish  him  to  re- 
gard ours. 

1.').  When  a  man  hires  property,  giving  a  rent 
sufficient  to  compensate  not  only  for  its  use,  but 
also  for  the  risk  to  which  it  is  exposed,  and  the 
property  without  his  fault  is  providentially  injured 
or  destroyed,  the  lo.ss  should  fall  on  the  owner. 

20.  The  restraints  which  are  needful  to  keep  men 
from  outbreakinjf  iniquity,  show  that  their  hearts 
are  depraved ;  and  t  hat  all  the  holiness  which  there  is 
among  men  is  the  fruit  of  divine  grace.    Jas.  1 :  17. 

21.  Stranger.s,  widows,  orphans,  and  poor  per- 
son.s  are  prculiarly  exposed  to  be  wronged  by  the 
wicked,  and  on  this  account  God  graciously  makes 
iheiri  objects  of  his  peculiar  care,  and  with  special 
severity  will  punish  their  oppressors.  Psa.  G8:  f*); 
Prov.  22  : 1.'2,  23 ;  Jer.  49  :  1 1 ;  Mat.  26  :  1 1. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1.  Put  not  thy  hand;  do  not  join  with  the 
wicked  in  his  wickedness. 

2.  Wrest ;  pervert. 

3.  Cov Hte nance ;  unduly  favor.  In  deciding 
causes,  they  were  not  to  favor  the  rich,  the  great, 
or  the  many ;  nor  were  they  to  be  partial  towards 
the  poor,  but  to  decide  according  to  evidence,  right, 
and  duty. 

5.  Lying  under  his  burden  ;  fallen,  and  not 
106 


10  And  six  'years  thou  shalt  sow  *b.":mJ?. 
thy  land,  and  shalt  gather  in  the  fruits 
thereof: 

11  But  the  seventh  i/rar  thou  shall  let 
it  rest  and  lie  still ;  that  the  poor  of  thy 
people  may  eat :  and  what  they  leave  the 
beasts  of  the  field  shall  eat.  In  like  man- 
ner thou  shalt  deal  with  thy  vineyard. 
and  with  thy  *  olive-yard. 

12  Six  days  thou  shalt  do  thy  work,  and 
on  the  seventh  day  thou  shalt  rest:  that 
thine  ox  and  thine  ass  may  rest,  and  the 
son  of  thy  handmaid,  and  the  stranger, 
may  bo  refreshed. 

13  And  in  all  things  that  I  have  said 
unto  you  be  J  circumspect :  and  make  no 
mention  of  the  name  of ''other  gods,  nei- 
ther let  it  be  heard  out  of  thy  mouth. 

14  ^  Three  times  thou  shalt  keep  a  feast 
unto  me  in  the  year. 

1 5  Thou  shalt  keep  the  feast  of  unleav- 
ened bread  :  thou  shalt  eat  unleavened 
bread  seven  days,  as  I  commanded  thee, 
in  the  time  appointed  of  the  month  Abib ; 
for  in  it  thou  earnest  out  from  Egypt :  and 
none  shall  appear  before  me  empty  : 

16  And  the  feast  of  harvest,  the  first- 
fruits  of  thy  labors,  which  thou  hast  sown 
in  the  field  :  and  the  feast  of  ingathering, 
vhich  i.-i  in  the  end  of  the  year,  when 
thou  hast  gathered  in  thy  labors  out  of 
the  field. 

witiTliim.  f  vpr.  3.  R  chap.  34 : 1.  k  Prov.  17:23;  Isn.  SsTl ,^. 
\  Heh.  the  seeini,.  ||  Heb.  »o«/.  1  Lev.  2.'j :  3,  4  ;  26 :  34.  *  Or, 
olive-trees,  j  Deut,4:9;  Eph.6:16.  k  Josh.  23:7;  Psa.  16:4; 
Hosea  2: 17. 

able  to  rise  without  help.  Help  with  him  ;  assist 
the  owner  in  getting  the  beast  up. 

7.  Far  from  a  false  matter ;  not  attempt  to 
support  a  false  accusation.  Slay  thoii  not ;  not 
be  accessory  to  the  death  of  an  innocent  person. 

8.  Gift ;  a  bribe  offered  to  induce  a  magistrate 
to  favor  one  in  judgment. 

9.  A  stranger ;  a  foreigner.  They  h.td  learned 
by  experience  in  Egypt  the  liability  of  foreigners  to 
be  oppressed,  and  remembered  how  they  felt  under 
oppression. 

11.  Let  it  rest ;  this  was  to  teach  them  their 
dependence  on  God,  and  the  safety  of  trusting  in 
him. 

12.  Thy  ii'orl  :  all  worldly  business  except  what 
was  needful  in  arts  of  mercy,  and  for  the  best  dis- 
charge of  the  .Tiipropriate  duties  of  the  Sabbath. 
May  be  refreshid ;  one  day's  rest  in  a  week  from 
labor  is,  for  man  and  beast,  essential  to  the  best 
refreshment,  the  greatest  vigor,  and  longest  life. 
Chap.  34:21. 

13.  Circumspect ;  very  careful  to  obey  his  will. 

15.  Feast  of  unleavened  bread ;  this  followed 
the  passover,  instituted  the  night  before  they  left 
Egypt.  It  was  called  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread 
because  they  were  required,  during  that  feast,  to 
eat  nothing  leavened,  and  to  have  no  leaven  in  their 
houses.  Chap.  12 :  14-20.  Empty;  without  an 
offering,  or  something  devoted  especially  to  the  Lord. 
Chap.  34  :  18-20. 

16.  Feast  of  harvest ;  so  called  because  the 
harvest  then  began  to  be  ripe.  It  w.as  called  also  the 
feast  of  weeks,  or  of  sevens,  because  it  was  kept 
seven  weeks  after  the  passover;  also  the  feast  of 


The  ^ngel  of  the  covenant. 


EXODUS   XXIII. 


Blessings  of  obedience. 


males  shall  appear  before  the  Lord  God 

18  Thou  shalt  not  offer  the  blood  of  my 
sacrifice*  with  leavened  bread;  neither 
shall  the  fat  of  my  sacrifice  remain  until 
the  morning. 

19  The  first  of  the  first-fruits  of  thy  land 
thou  shalt  bring  into  the  house  of  the 
Loud  thy  God.  Thou  shalt  not  *  seethe  a 
kid  in  his  mother's  milk. 

20  T[ Behold,  I  send  an  ''Angel  before 
thee,  to  keep  thee  in  the  way,  and  to 
bring  thee  into  the  place  which  I  have 
prepared. 

21  Beware  of  him,  and  obey  his  voice, 
provoke  him  not ;  for  he  will  not  pardon 
your  transgressions  :  for  my  name  is  in 
him. 

22  But  if  thou  shalt  indeed  obey  his 
voice,  and  do  all  that  I  speak  ;  then  I  will 
be  an  <^  enemy  unto  thine  enemies,  and  an 
adversary  t  unto  thine  adversaries. 

23  For  mine  ■*  Angel  shall  go  before  thee, 
and  bring  thee  in  unto  the  Amorites,  and 
the  Hittites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the 
Canaanitcs,  the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites ; 
and  I  will  cut  them  oflf. 

24  Thou  shalt  not  bow  ""down  to  their 
gods,  nor  serve  them,  nor  "^do  after  their 
works  :  but  thou  shalt  utterly  overthrow 
them,  and  quite  break  down  « their  images. 

25  And  ye  shall  serve  the  ■"  Lord  your 


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Pentecost,  which  means  the  fiftieth,  because  it 
commenced  on  the  fiftieth  day  after  the  passover, 
and  was  commemorative  of  the  giving  of  the  law 
from  mount  Sinai,  which  took  place  fifty  days  after 
the  departure  of  the  Israelites  from  Egypt.  Chap. 
34  :  22  ;  Lev.  23  :  14-21 ;  Num.  28  :  26-31.  The 
feast  of  ingathering ;  so  called  because  it  took 
place  after  the  gathering  in  or  completion  of  the 
harvest.  It  was  called  also  the  feast  of  taberna- 
cles, in  commemoration  of  tlieir  having  dwelt  forty 
years  in  tabernacles  or  tents  in  the  wilderness.  The 
feast  was  kept  from  the  fourteenth  to  the  twenty- 
first  day  of  the  month  Tisri,  answering  to  the  last 
part  of  September  and  the  first  part  of  October.  It 
was  the  seventh  month  of  their  ecclesiastical,  and 
the  first  of  their  civil  year.  Lev.  23 :  3^1-36  ;  Deut. 
16 :  13-15. 

18.  The  blood  of  my  sacrifice  ;  at  the  feast  of 
the  passover.  Chap.  12 : 7-10  ;  34 :  25  ;  Lev.  2:11; 
Deut.  16 : 4. 

19.  Seethe  ;  boil  or  cook. 

20.  AiiAiigel;  hewhodweltinthepillarof cloud 
and  of  fire.  Chap.  14 :  19 ;  32 :  .34  :  33 : 2,  14  ;  Num. 
20  :  IG  ;  Josh.  5  :  ] ;}-15  ;  6  :  2 ;  Isa.  63 :  7-13. 

21.  -ITy  i>a7ne  is  in  him;  he  possessed  and 
manifested  the  attributes  of  Jehovah.     Mai.  3:  1. 

23.  Mine  Angel  shall — bring  thee  in;  Josh. 
24:2-11. 

26.  Thy  days  I  n-ill  fulfil ;  he  would  preserve 
their  lives  to  a  good  old  age. 

28.  Hornets  ;  Deut.  7  :  20  ;  Josh.  24  :  12. 

29.  Beast  of  the  field;  wild  and  ravenous 
beasts.     Deut.  7  :  22. 


God,  and  he  shall  'bless  thy  bread,  and 
thy  water  ;  and  I  will  take  J  sickness  away 
from  the  midst  of  thee. 

26  T[  There  shall  nothing  cast  their 
young,  nor  be  ''barren,  in  thy  land:  the 
number  of  thy  days  I  will  fulfil. 

27  I  will  send  my  'fear  before  thee,  and 
will  destroy  all  the  people  to  whom  thou 
shalt  come ;  and  I  will  make  all  thine 
enemies  turn  their  J  backs  unto  thee. 

28  And  I  will  send  ""  hornets  before  thee, 
which  shall  drive  out  the  Hivite,  the  Ca- 
naanite,  and  the  Hittite,  from  before  thee. 

29  I  will  not  drive  them  out  froiu  before 
thee  in  one  year ;  lest  the  land  become 
desolate,  and  the  beast  of  the  field  multi- 
ply against  thee. 

30  By  little  and  little  I  will  drive  them 
out  from  before  thee,  until  thou  be  in- 
creased, and  inherit  the  land. 

31  And  I  will  set  thy  "bounds  from  the 
Red  sea  °even  unto  the  sea  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  from  the  desert  unto  the  river: 
for  I  win  deliver  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  P  into  your  hand ;  and  thou  shalt 
drive  them  out  before  thee. 

32  Thou  shalt  make  no  i covenant  with 
them,  nor  with  their  gods. 

33  They  shall  not  dwell  in  thy  land, 
lest  they  make  thee  sin  against  me  :  for  if 
thou  serve  their  gods,  it  ''will  surely  be  a 
snare  unto  thee. 


103:. 3. 

k  Deut.  28  : 4. 

1  Josh.  2 

9,11 

1  Sam 

.  14 

IS;    2Ch 

ro«. 

14:  14 

X  Heb.  neck. 

Psa 

18 :  40. 

m  Deut  7 

20 

.Josh   24 

12. 

n  Nui 

nbers  34  :  3,  etc. 

Deut.  11:  24.      o 

Nu.n. 

34:3:  .Tosh.  1 

:4; 

Psalm 

72  :  8.      p  Joshu 

a  21 

44.      q 

chap 

34 :  12 

15; 

Psa.  lOfi : 

3.5; 

2  Cor. 

6;  \h.     T  Judg.  2 

:3. 

31.  Seaof  the  Philistines ;  the  Jflediterranean, 
on  the  eastern  shore  of  which  the  Philistines  lived. 
The  desert;  of  Shur.  The  river;  Euphrates. 
Josh.  1 :  4 ;  1  Kings,  4  :  21. 

32.  JVb  covenant — with  their  gods  ;  not  wor- 
ship them. 

33.  A  snare ;  it  would  draw  them  away  from 
tlie  worship  of  Jehovah,  and  bring  upon  them  his 
wrath. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  The  majority  as  to  numbers,  wealth,  and  po- 
litical influence  are  often  wrong.  If  in  such  cases 
a  person  would  do  right,  he  must  not  be  governed 
by  public  opinion,  however  it  maybe  expressed,  but 
by  the  law  of  God. 

7.  The  laws  of  Moses,  as  well  as  those  of  Christ, 
required  men  to  love  others  as  they  loved  them- 
selves ;  and,  under  all  circumstances,  to  do  to  others 
as  thev  ought  to  wish  that  others  should  do  to  them. 
Mat.  7:12;  19:  19;  22:37-40. 

9.  Might  never  gives  right,  and  to  oppress  or 
wrong  any  one  because  he  cannot  defend  himself, 
or  bring  to  justice  the  aggressor,  is  mean,  base,  and 
wicked. 

12.  In  requiring  men  to  remember  the  Sabbath- 
day  to  keep  it  holv,  God  regards  not  only  his  own 
glory,  but  the  comfort  and  highest  good  of  all  chisses 
of  men  and  of  laboring  animals.  To  deprive  them 
of  the  rest  of  the  Sabbath  is  robbery  of  God,  and  of 
man  and  beast. 

17.  Not  only  individuals  but  nations  are  bound 
to  follow  the  directions  of  God.  Nor  does  their 
safety  or  their  best  interest  ever  require  them,  a> 
107 


Moses  buildeth  an  altar, 


EXODUS   XXIV. 


and  goclh  up  the  moxint. 


CHATTER  XX rv. 

1  Moses  is  called  up  into  the  inountain.  3  The  people 
promise  obedience.  4  Moses  buildeth  an  altar,  and 
twelve  pillars.  6  He  spriirkleth  the  blond  of  the  cov- 
enant. 9  The  glory  of  God  appeareth.  14  Aaron 
and  Hiir  have  the  charge  of  the  people.  15  Moses 
goeth  into  the  mountain,  where  he  continueth  forty 
days  and  forty  nights. 

AND  he  said  unto  Moses,  Come  *np 
unto  the  Loud,  thou  and  Aaron,  Na- 
dab,  and  ''Abihu,  and  <=  seventy  of  the 
elders  of  Israel  ;  and  ^vorship  ye  afar  off. 

2  And  JNIoses  alone  shall  come  near  the 
Lord  :  but  they  shall  not  come  nigh ; 
neither  shall  the  people  go  up  with  him. 

.3  TfAnd  Moses  came  and  told  the  peo- 
ple all  the  words  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
judgments  :  and  all  the  people  answered 
with  one  voice,  and  said.  All  the  w^ords 
which  the  Lord  hath  ""said  will  we  do. 

4  And  Moses  *  wrote  all  the  words  of 
the  Lord,  and  rose  up  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  buildcd  an  altar  under  the  hill, 
and  twelve  pillars,  according  to  the  twelve 
tribes  of  Israel. 

5  And  he  sent  yoiing  men  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  which  offered  burnt-oifer- 
ings,  and  sacrificed  peace-offerings  of  oxen 
unto  the  Lord. 

6  And  Moses  took  half  of  the  blood,  and 
put  it  in  basins  ;  and  half  of  the  blood  he 
sprinkled  on  the  altar. 

7  And  he  took  the  book  of  the  covenant, 
and  read  in  the  audience  of  the  people : 
and  they  said.  All  that  the  Lord  hath  said 
will  we  do,  and  be  obedient. 

8  And  Moses  took  the  blood,  and  ''sprin- 
kled it  on  the  people,  and  said.  Behold 
the  blood  of  the  covenant,  which  the  Lord 
hath  made  with  you  concerning  all  these 
words. 


•  ver.  1.1;  chap.  34:2. 

b  chap.  28:1.    «  Nrtm.  11 :  16.    d  Deut 

h:<n;    Joshua  24  :K. 

e  Deut  31 :  9;      f  Heb.  9 :  19-21  ;  13  :  20 ; 

1  Peter.  1:2.      B  1  Kings 

,22:19;   Isaiah  6:1,6.     h  Ej.ek.  1 :  26 ; 

10:1;  Kev.4:3;  21:  19. 

>  Mat  17:2;  Kev.  1:16.     j  Gen.  18:8. 

nations  or  individu.ils,  to  break  his  commands.  Vcr. 
22-27  ;  chap.  31 :  24. 

31.  Jehovah  claims  and  exercises  the  right  to 
dispose  of  all  parts  of  the  earth  according  to  his 
pleasure. 

CHAPTER  XXrV. 

I.  Nadah,  and  Ahihu  ;  sons  of  Aaron. 

3.  The  words ^of  the  Lord — the  judgments  ; 
his  directions,  especially  those  contained  in  the 
three  previous  chapters. 

4.  All  the  vords  of  the  JjOrd ;  those  which  the 
people  said  tiiev  would  do. 

7.  The  hook  of  the  covenant;  that  which  he 
had  written.     Ver.  4. 

8.  The  hlood  of  the  covenant;  that  by  wliich 
the  covenant  which  they  had  made  was  ratified. 
Heb.  9:19;  Mat-  26:28;  Mark  14:24;  Luke 
22  :  20. 

0.    Then  vent  iip  l^'oscs  ;  as  directed,  ver.  1. 

10.  Saw  the  God  of  Israel ;  a  special  manifes- 
tation of  his  presence.  Sapphire-stone ;  a  pre- 
cious stone  of  sky-blue  color. 

II.  He  laid  not  his  hand;  they  received  no 
harm,  tliough  tiicv  saw  God ;   not  his  essence  or 

IDS 


9  If  Then  went  up  Moses,  and  *b.c:u1?: 
Aaron,  Nadab,  and  Abihu,  and  seventy 
of  the  elders  of  Israel ; 

10  And  they  ^saw  the  God  of  Israel; 
and  there  was  under  his  feet  as  it  were  a 
paved  work  of  a  ''sapphire-stone,  and  as 
it  were  the  body  of  'heaven  in  his  clear- 
ness. 

11  And  upon  the  nobles  of  the  children 
of  Israel  he  laid  not  his  hand  :  also  they 
saw  God,  and  did  Jeat  and  drink. 

12  ^And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses. 
Come  up  to  me  into  the  '"mount,  and  be 
there:  and  I  will  give  thee  'tables  of 
stone,  and  a  law,  and  "'commandments 
which  I  have  written  ;  that  thou  mayest 
teach  them. 

13  And  Moses  rose  up,  and  his  minister 
Joshua ;  and  Moses  went  up  into  the 
mount  of  God. 

14  And  he  said  unto  the  elders.  Tarry 
ye  here  for  us,  until  we  come  again  unto 
you  :  and  behold,  Aaron  and  Ilur  arc 
with  you  :  if  any  man  have  any  matters 
to  do,  let  him  come  unto  them. 

15  And  Moses  went  up  into  the  mount, 
and  a  cloud  "covered  the  mount. 

16  And  the  "glory  of  the  Lord  abode 
upon  mount  Sinai,  and  the  cloud  covered 
it  six  days  :  and  the  seventh  day  he  called 
unto  Moses  out  of  the  midst  of  the  cloud. 

17  And  the  sight  of  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  was  like  p devouring  fire  on  the  top 
of  the  mount  in  the  eyes  of  the  children 
of  Israel. 

18  And  Moses  went  into  the  midst  of 
the  cloud,  and  gat  him  up  into  the  mount : 
and  Moses  was  in  the  i  mount  forty  days 
and  fortv  nights. 


k  ver.  2,  18.  1  Deut  5: 22.  m  Nehemmh  9: 13.  n  chap.  19:9. 
o  Leviticus  9:23;  Numbers  14:10.  p  Deut4:S6;  Exekiel  1:27; 
Nahuiiil:6;  Hab.3:4,6;  Hebrews  12 :  18,  29.  q  ch.ip.  34 :  28 ; 
Deut  9 : 9. 


shape,  but  his  visible  glory.     John  1:  18;  5:37; 
G:46;  14:9;  15:24;  1  John,  4  :  12. 

12.  Come  up  to  me;  still  nearer  to  the  visible 
glory.  Tahlesof  stone  ;  on  which  were  the  ten  com- 
mandments.   Chap.  31: 18;  32:15,10;  Deut.  5:  22. 

13.  Minister;  servant.  Into  the  m  itnt ; 
towards  the  top  of  the  mount,  on  which  was  the 
visible  presence  of  Jehovah. 

14.  Matters  to  do ;  controversies  to  be  settled, 
or  cases  to  be  decided. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  We  should  approach  God  not  only  with  rever- 
ence and  holy  fear,  out  witli  filial  respect,  conlidence, 
and  love. 

3.  We  often  find  that  many  who  are  forward  to 
promise  are  backward  to  perform,  and  that  nothing 
but  the  grace  of  God  will  make  those  who  solemnly 
covenant  with  him  steadfast  and  persevering  in  obey- 
ing his  commands.  Num.  14: 11-35;  Psa.  78:10- 
Cl;  100:  8-13;  1  Cor.  10:5-12. 

8.  The  blood  which  was  shed  in  sacrifices  under 
the  Old  Testament  dispensation,  was  designed  to 
impress  upon  all  the  necessity  of  an  atonement,  in 
order  to  the  forgiveness  of  sin  and  acceptance  with 
God.     It  pointed  forward  to  tiie  blood  of  Christ,  who, 


Offerings  for  the  tabernacle. 


EXODUS   XXV. 


The  ark  and  the  mercy-scat. 


1  What  the  Israelites  must  offer  for  the  making  of  the 
tabernacle.  10  The  form  of  the  ark.  17  The  meroy- 
seat,  with  the  cherubim.  23  The  table,  with  the 
furniture  thereof.  31  The  candlestick,  with  the  in- 
struments tliereof. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  *  bring  me  an  t  offering:  of  every 
man  that  giveth  it  "willingly  with  his 
heart  ye  shall  take  my  offering. 

3  And  this  is  the  offering  whieh  ye  shall 
take  of  them  ;  gold,  and  silver,  and  brass, 

4  And  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine-  linen,  and  goats'  hair, 

5  And  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  badg- 
ers' skins,  and  shittim-wood, 

6  Oil  for  the  light,  spices  for  anointing 
oil,  and  for  sweet  incense, 

7  Onyx-stones,  and  stones  to  be  set  in 
the  epliod,  and  in  the  breastplate. 

8  And  let  them  make  me  a  sanctuary  ; 
that  I  may  ''dwell  among  them. 

9  According  to  all  that  I  *=show  thee, 
after  the  pattern  of  the  tabernacle,  and 
the  pattern  of  all  the  instruments  thereof, 
even  so  shall  ye  make  it. 

10  1[  And  they  shall  make  an  ''ark  of 
shittim-wood  :  two  cubits  and  a  h&U  shall 
be  the  length  thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a 
half  the  breadth  thereof,  and  a  cubit  and 
a  half  the  height  thereof. 

1 1  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  pure 


*  Heh.  take  for  me.  f  Or,  luaventfering.  a  2  Cor.  8  :  1'2  ;  9 :  7. 
t  Or, silk,  b  chap. '29:4:);  ^Cor.  6:U1;  Rev.  21  :•■!.  c  Heb.  8  : .'). 
dHeb.  9:4?'     e  chap.  16:  .34 ;   31:18;    34:'29;   Num.  17:4;    Ueut. 


in  due  time,  wa.s  to  take  away  sin  by  the  sacrifice  of 
himself;  and  who  would  enter  the  holy  place  with 
liis  own  blood,  and  thus  obtain  eternal  redemption 
for  all  who  should  believe  on  him.    Heb.  9:  6-28. 

12.  A  right  understanding  of  the  law  which  (rod 
wrote  with  his  finger  on  tables  of  stone,  is  essential 
to  a  right  estimate  of  human  character.  Ministers 
should  therefore  be  very  explicit  in  teacliing  it. 
Without  rightly  understanding  the  law,  men  will 
not  rightly  understand  the  gospel,  or  their  need  of 
it.s  blessings. 

18.  Moses  received  his  directions  from  Grod,  there- 
fore all  the  children  of  Israel  were  bound  to  obey 
him.  If  they  did  not  they  rebelled  against  Grod, 
and  were  justly  e.xposed  to  his  wrath.  How  much 
more  aggravated  will  be  the  sin  and  doom  of  men 
who  refuse  to  obey  Jesus  Christ.  Deut.  18  :  15  ; 
John  1 :  45 ;  Acts  3 :  22-26  ;  7  :  37  ;  Heb.  10 :  28-31. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 
5.  Shiltim-ivood ;  acacia,  a  kind  of  wood  e.v- 
ceedingly  liard.  smooth,  and  durable,  from  which  is 
obtained  the  gum  Arabic. 

7.  EpJiod ;  an  outer  garment  somewhat  like  a 
double  apron,  the  fore  and  after  parts  of  which  were 
united  at  the  shoulders.  Chap.  28  :  6,  7.  Breast- 
plate :  a  splendidly  embroidered  ornament,  in  which 
were  set  twelve  precious  stones,  on  e.ach  of  wliich 
was  the  name  of  one  of  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel. 
It  was  M-orn  bv  the  high-priest  on  the  front  of  his 
ephod.     Cliap.'  28 :  15-29 ;  39  :  8-21. 

8.  A  sanctuary ;  a  large  tabernacle  or  tent,  to 
be  the  peculiar  dwelling-place  of  G-od,  where  he 


gold,  within  ai>d  without  shalt  thou  over- 
lay it,  and  shalt  make  upon  it  a  crown  of 
gold  round  about. 

1 2  And  thou  shalt  cast  four  rings  of 
gold  for  it,  and  put  ihem  in  the  four  cor- 
ners thereof;  and  two  rings  shall  he  in  the 
one  side  of  it,  and  two  rings  in  the  other 
side  of  it. 

13  And  thou  shalt  make  staves  0/ shit- 
tim-wood, and  overlay  them  with  gold. 

14  And  thou  shalt  put  the  staves  into 
the  rings  by  the  sides  of  the  ark,  that  the 
ark  may  be  borne  with  them. 

15  The  staves  shall  be  in  the  rings  of 
the  ark :  they  shall  not  be  taken  from  it. 

16  And  thou  shalt  put  into  the  "ark  the 
testimony  which  I  shall  give  thee. 

17  And  thou  shalt  make  a  ""mercy-scat 
o/pure  gold:  two  cubits  and  a  half  .s/ta/Z 
be  the  length  thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a 
half  the  breadth  thereof. 

18  And  thou  shalt  make  two  cherubim 
of  gold,  of  beaten  work  shalt  thou  make 
them,  in  the  two  ends  of  the  mercy-seat. 

19  And  make  one  cherub  on  the  one  end, 
and  the  other  cherub  on  the  other  end  : 
even^  of  the  mercy-seat  shall  ye  make  the 
cherubim  on  the  two  ends  thereof. 

20  And  the  cherubim  shall  stretch  forth 
?AeJr  Swings  on  high,  covering  the  mercy- 
seat  with  their  wings,  and  their  faces  .'ihall 
look  one  to  another ;  toward  the  mercy- 
seat  shall  the  faces  of  the  cherubim  be. 


10:2, .5;  lKmgs,8:9;  2Kings,ll:  12;  2Chron.34:  14;  Rom.3:2; 
Heb.rt:  I.  f  chap.3-:(i;  40:20;  Lev.lS:13;  Rom. 3:25;  Heb.9:.'). 
%  Or,  of  the  matter  of  the  mercy-seat,     g  2  Chron.  3:10. 


was  to  be  worshipped,  and  from  which  he  would 
give  directions  to  the  people.  Ver.  22.  Divell 
amoHg  them  ;  by  a  visible  manifestation  of  his 
presence  in  the  sanctuary. 

9.  The  x>attcrn ;  the  model  of  the  tabernacle 
and  the  furniture  connected  with  it,  which  Grod 
showed  to  Moses  in  the  mount. 

10.  An  ark ;  this  is  a  different  word  from  that 
rendered  ark,  G-en.  6 :  14,  and  means  a  chest.  A 
cubit;  about  eighteen  inches. 

11.  A  crown;  a  cornice  or  border  around  the 
lid  of  the  ark. 

13.  Staves ;  poles  or  rods  to  go  through  the 
rings  of  the  ark,  by  which  to  carry  it. 

16.  The  testimony ;  the  tables  of  stone,  on 
which  were  written  the  ten  commandments,  Grod's 
testimony  as  to  the  duty  of  men. 

17.  A  tnercy-seat ;  this  was  the  golden  covering 
or  lid,  the  upper  side  of  the  sacred  chest  or  ark, 
called  the  mercy-seat  because  on  it  was  sprinkled 
tjje  blood  of  atonement,  and  above  it  dwelt  Jehovah 
in  his  visible  glory,  dispensing  mercy  to  men. 

18.  Chenihim ;  representations  of  creatures  in- 
tensely studying,  for  the  purpose  of  doing  the  will 
of  G-od.  Some  have  supposed  them  to  resemble  the 
living  creatures  described  Ezek.  1 :4-14. 

20.  One  to  another;  the  cherub  on  one  end, 
looking  towards  the  cherub  on  the  other  end  of  t':e 
mercy-seat,  and  their  wings  stretched  over  it. 
Heb.  9  :  5.  Between  them,  on  the  mercy-seat,  was 
the  shekinah,  or  the  visible  glory  of  Jehovah. 
Hence,  he  is  said  to  dwell  between  the  cherubim. 
1  Sam.  4:4;  Psa.  80  :  1 ;  99  :  1. 

109 


The  show-table 


EXODUS   XXV 


and  the  candlestick. 


21  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mercy-seat 
aboA'e  *  upon  the  ark ;  and ''  in  the  ark  thou 
shalt  put  the  testimony  that  I  sliall  give 
thee. 

22  And  there  I  will  meet  with  thee,  and 
I  will  commune  with  thee  from  above 
the  mercy-seat,  from  *=  between  the  two 
clierubim  which  are  upon  the  ark  of  the 
testimony,  of  all  things  which  I  will  give 
thee  in  commandment  unto  the  children 
of  Israel. 

23  TIThou  shalt  also  make  actable  o/shit- 
tim-wood :  two  cubits  shall  be  the  length 
thereof,  and  a  cubit  the  breadth  thereof, 
and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the  height  thereof. 

24  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  "^  pure 
gold,  and  make  thereto  a  crown  of  gold 
round  about. 

25  And  thou  shalt  make  unto  it  a  border 
of  a  handbreadth  round  about,  and  thou 
shalt  make  a  golden  crown  to  the  border 
thereof  round  about. 

26  And  thou  shalt  make  for  it  four  rings 
of  gold,  and  put  the  rings  in  the  four  cor- 
ners that  are  on  the  four  feet  thereof. 

27  Over  against  the  border  shall  the 
rings  be  for  places  of  the  staves  to  bear 
the  table. 

28  And  thou  shalt  make  the  staves  of 
shittim-wood,  and  overlay  them  with  gold, 
that  the  table  may  be  borne  with  them. 

29  And  thou  shalt  make  the  ""dishes 
thereof,  and  spoons  thereof,  and  covers 
thereof,  and  bowls  thereof,  *  to  cover  with- 
al :  o/pure  gold  shalt  thou  make  them. 

30  And  thou  shalt  set  upon  the  table 
show-bread  fi  before  me  always. 

3 1  T[  And  thou  shalt  make  a  '■  candlestick 


•  cliap.26:34.  b  ver.lG.  c  cliap.SOrB;  LeT.lR:2;  Num.7:89; 
17:4;  1  Sam.  4:4;  2  Sam.  6:2:  2  Kings,  19:15;  Pan.  80:  1;  99:1; 
I»a.37:l6.  d  cliap.  .■37:10;  1  King.s,  7:48;  Heb.  9:2.  olKing,s, 
6:20.  f  cliap.37:16;  Kiim.4:7.  *  Or, to  pour  out  withal.  K  Lev. 
24:5,  6;  1  Sam.  21:6;  Mai.  1  :  7,  12;  Mat.  12:  4.      h  oh.ip.  37: 17; 


QA.  A  croini  ;  cornice  or  rim. 

2-'5.  Border;  this  was  to  be  below  the  leaf, 
around  the  frame  of  the  table.  Handbreadth  ; 
the  width  of  the  four  fingers  ;  about  three  or  four 
inches.  A  golden  crown,;  a  rim  of  gold  around 
the  border,  liice  tliat  around  the  leaf  of  the  table. 

29.  Ditkes ;  chargers  or  platters.  Spoo7is ; 
censers  or  cups  for  incense. 

30.  Shoic-hrrad;  twelve  loaves  of  bread,  equal  to 
the  number  of  the  tribes.  It  was  placed  on  the  table, 
and  called  sliow-brea<l,  or  bread  of  the  presence, 
because  it  always  stood  in  the  presence  of  the  Lord. 
It  was  sprinkled  with  frankincense.  On  the  Sal^j 
bath  the  bread  was  taken  away,  and  new  bread  put 
in  its  place.  The  frankincense  that  was  on  it  was 
burnt  as  an  oblation  to  G-od.  and  the  bread  was 
e.\ten  by  the  priests.  Lev.  2 1 :  .O-O.  On  one  emer- 
gency mentioned  in  Scripture  it  was  given  to  others. 
1  Sam.  21  :  1-G ;  Mat.  12:2,  4.  This  show-bread, 
and  all  the  articles  and  worship  in  the  tabernacle, 
and  afterwards  in  the  temple,  pointed  forward  to 
the  Bread  of  God,  which  was  to  come  down  from 
heaven,  and  give  life  unto  the  world.  John  6  :  32- 
58. 

31.  A  candlestick ;  one  with  various  branches; 

110 


q/'pure  gold:  o/ beaten  work  shall  H.ciris?: 
the  candlestick  be  made:  his  shaft,  and 
his  branches,  his  bowls,  his  knops,  and 
his  flowers,  shall  be  of  the  same. 

32  And  six  branches  shall  come  out  of 
the  sides  of  it ;  three  branches  of  the 
candlestick  out  of  the  one  side,  and  three 
branches  of  the  candlestick  out  of  the 
other  side : 

33  Three  bowls  made  like  unto  almonds, 
ivith  a  knop  and  a  flower  in  one  branch ; 
and  three  bowls  made  like  almonds  in 
the  other  branch,  with  a  knop  and  a  flow- 
er :  so  in  the  six  branches  that  come  out 
of  the  candlestick. 

34  And  in  the  candlestick  shall  he  four 
bowls  made  like  unto  almonds,  ivith  their 
knops  and  their  flowers. 

35  And  there  shall  be  a  knop  under  two 
branches  of  the  same,  and  a  knop  under 
two  branches  of  the  same,  and  a  knop 
under  two  branches  of  the  same,  accord- 
ing to  the  six  branches  that  proceed  out 
of  the  candlestick. 

36  Their  knops  and  their  branches  shall 
be  of  the  same :  all  of  it  shall  be  one  beaten 
work  of  pure  gold. 

37  And  thou  shalt  make  the  'seven 
lamps  thereof :  and  J  they  shall  t  light  the 
lamps  thereof,  that  they  may  give  light 
over  against  tit. 

38  And  the  tongs  thereof,  and  the  snufl^ 
dishes  thereof,  shall  be  o/pure  gold. 

39  0/"  a  talent  of  pure  gold  shall  he  make 
it,  with  all  these  vessels. 

40  And  look  that  thou  make  them  '' after 
their  pattern,  *  which  was  showed  thee  in 
the  mount. 


IKinja,  7:49;  2Cbron.  13:11;  Zeeli.  4:2;  Heb.  9:2;  Rer.  1:12. 
i  Zedl.4:2;  Uev.l:4,12.  j  chap. 27: 20, 21 ;  30:7,8;  Lev.24:3,4; 
Num.  8:2;  2CIiron.  13:  II.  ^  Or, eauseto  ascend.  ^  Heb. the/ace 
of  it.  k  cliap.2fi:30;  Num.8:4;  1  CIiron.28: 11 ;  Acts7:44;  Heb. 
8:5.    \  Heb.  which  thou  wast  caused  to  see. 


a  candeliibrum  or  lamp-bearer.  Knops  ;  knobs  or 
embossed  v\-ork.  These  and  the  bowl.s  and  flowers 
were  orn.i.mental  figures  on  the  shaft  and  branches. 

33.  Liie  u7ito  ahnonds  ;  in  the  form  of  an  al- 
mond, or  of  an  egg.  In  the  six  branches  ;  three 
bowls,  knobs,  and  flowers  on  each  branch,  and  four 
on  the  shaft  of  the  candlestick,  making  twenty-two 
in  all. 

35.   Of  the  same  ;  the  same  material,  pure  gold. 

37.  Seven  lanips  ;  one  for  the  shaft,  and  one  for 
eacii  branch  of  the  candlestick. 

38.  The  tongs ;  snuffers  or  scissors  to  trim  the 
lamps.  Snnff-dishes  ;  vessels  to  receive  the  lamp 
trimmings. 

39.  A  talent  of  pure  gold ;  estimated  by  some  to 
be  equal  to  about  twenty,  and  by  others  thirty  thou- 
sand dollars.  The  light  of  these  lamps  represented 
the  spiritual  light  which  God  in  Ciirist,  by  his  word 
and  Spirit,  through  the  instrumentality  of  his  peo- 
ple, especially  his  ministers,  communicates  to  the 
world. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
2.  God  most  justly  requires  of  men  that,  whatever 
they  do,  they  should  seek  to  honor  him  and  benefit 
their  fellow-men. 


The  ten  curtains. 


EXODUS   XXVI. 


Boards  of  the  tabernacle. 


tlun:      CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  The  ten  curtains  of  the  tabernacle.  7  The  eleven 
curtains  of  <);oats'  hair.  14  The  covering  of  rams' 
skins.  15  The  boards  of  the  tabernacle,  with  their 
sockets  and  bars.  31  The  veil  for  the  ark.  3G  The 
hanging  for  the  door. 

MOREOVER  thou  shalt  make  the  tab- 
ernacle loith  ten  *  curtains  of  fine 
twined  linen,  and  blue,  and  purple,  and 
.scarlet :  with  cherubim  *  of  cunning  work 
shalt  thou  make  them. 

2  The  length  of  one  curtain  .'shall  be 
eight  and  twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
of  one  curtain  four  cubits  :  and  every  one 
of  the  curtains  shall  have  one  measure. 

3  The  five  curtains  shall  be  coupled  to- 
gether one  to  another;  and  other  five  cur- 
tains shall  he  coupled  one  to  another. 

4  And  thou  shalt  make  loops  of  blue  upon 
the  edge  of  the  one  curtain  from  the  sel- 
vedge in  the  coupling ;  and  likewise  shalt 
thou  make  in  the  uttermost  edge  oi  anoth- 
er curtain,  in  the  coupling  of  the  second. 

5  Fifty  loops  shalt  thou  make  in  the 
one  curtain,  and  fifty  loops  shalt  thou 
make  in  the  edge  of  the  curtain  that  is  in 
the  coupling  of  the  second ;  that  the  loops 
may  take  hold  one  of  another. 

6  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  taches  of  gold, 
and  couple  the  curtains  together  with  the 
taches  :   and  it  shall  be  one  tabernacle. 

7  ^And  thou  shalt  make  curtains  of 
goats'  ^hair  to  be  a  covering  upon  the  tab- 
ernacle :  eleven  curtains  shalt  thou  make. 

8  The  length  of  one  curtain  s/ia//  be  thirty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  one  curtain  four 
cubits  :  and  the  eleven  curtains  shall  be 
all  of  one  measure. 

9  And  thou  shalt  couple  five  curtains 
by  themselves,  and  six  curtains  by  them- 
selves, and  shalt  double  the  sixth  curtain 
in  the  fore-front  of  the  tabernacle. 

10  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  loops  on 
the  edge  of  the  one  curtain  that  is  outmost 


a  1  Chron.  17: 1.      *  Heb.  the  work  of  a  cunning  wot-km 
nbroidercr.     b  chap.  :iO  :  H,  etc.     f  Or,  covering.     %  Heb. 


8.  Though  God  is  in  all  places,  yet  he  dwells 
especially  in  those  which,  according  to  his  will,  are 
consecrated  to  his  worship ;  and  from  them  he  be- 
stows peculiar  blessings  on  his  people. 

16.  What  relates  to  the  worship  and  glory  of  G-od, 
and  to  the  redemption  of  men  by  Jesus  Christ,  is 
«L  •  described  in  the  Bible  with  greater  minuteness, 
and  treated  as  of  greater  importance,  than  the  tem- 
poral interests  of  kingdoms,  or  all  the  mere  worldly 
concerns  of  men. 

"22.  All  things  which,  by  divine  appointment,  are 
connected  with  the  sanctuary,  were  designed  by  God 
to  impress  upon  the  worshippers  a  conviction  of  his 
presence,  and  communicate  something  of  those  truths 
which  relate  to  thebestowmentof  mercyand  the  gift 
of  salvation  through  Christ. 

30.  It  is  not  enough,  in  order  to  salvation,  that 
Christ  tasted  death  for  every  man,  and  was  made 
a  propitiation  for  the  sins  of  the  world;  but  in  order 
to  be  saved,  men  must  receive  from  him  spiritual 
life,  be  united  to  him,  and  receive  from  him  per- 


in  the  coupling,  and  fifty  loops  in  the 
edge  of  the  curtain  which  coupleth  the 
second. 

1 1  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  taches  of 
brass,  and  put  the  taches  into  the  loops, 
and  couple  the  t  tent  together,  that  it  may 
be  one. 

12  And  the  remnant  that  remaineth  of 
the  curtains  of  the  tent,  the  half  curtain 
that  remaineth,  shall  hang  over  the  back-  • 
side  of  the  tabernacle. 

13  And  a  cubit  on  the  one  side,  and  a 
cubit  on  the  other  side  t  of  that  which  re- 
maineth in  the  length  of  the  curtains  of 
the  tent,  it  shall  hang  over  the  sides  of 
the  tabernacle,  on  this  side  and  on  that 
side,  to  cover  it. 

14  And  thou  shalt  make  a  covering  for 
the  tent  of  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  a 
covering  above  of  badgers'  skins. 

1 5  *\  And  thou  shalt  make  boards  for  the 
tabernacle  o/ shittim-wood  standing  vip. 

16  Ten  cubits  .s/ta//  be  the  length  of  a 
board,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  shall  he  the 
breadth  of  one  board. 

17  Two  Henons  shall  there  he  in  one 
board,  set  in  order  one  against  another : 
thus  shalt  thou  make  for  all  the  boards  of 
the  tabernacle. 

18  And  thou  shalt  make  the  ■=  boards  for 
the  tabernacle,  twenty  boards  on  the  south 
side  southward. 

19  And  thou  shalt  make  ^  forty  sockets 
of  silver  under  the  twenty  boards  ;  two 
sockets  under  one  board  for  his  two  ten- 
ons, and  two  sockets  under  another  board 
for  his  two  tenons. 

20  And  for  the  second  side  of  the  taber- 
nacle on  the  north  side  there  shall  be 
twenty  boards, 

21  And  their  forty  sockets  o/ silver ;  two 
sockets  under  one  board,  and  two  sockets 
under  another  board. 


ma  inder  or  surplusage. 
chap.  27 :  10. 


%  Heb.ftandj.    c  Num.3:  36;  4:31,  3^ 


manently  spiritual  nourishment  and  support.     Heb. 
2  :  9  ;  1  John,  2:2;  John  6  :  32-58 ;  1-5  :  1-11. 

37.  Jesus  Christ  is  the  light  of  the  world.  All 
men,  and  especially  his  ministers,  .are  bound  to  fol- 
low him,  that  they  may  not  walk  in  darkness,  but 
have  the  light  of  life ;  and  let  that  light  so  shine  in 
godly,  beneficent  conduct,  that  men  sliall  be  led  to 
glorify  their  Father  fn  heaven.  John  8  :  12  ;  Mat. 
5 :  14-16. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1.  Cult 71171  g  work;  work  skilfully,  ingeniously 
devised  and  wrought. 

2.  Ei ght  and  tiventy  cubits ;  the  common  cubit 
was  about  eighteen  inches ;  the  sacred  cubit  is  sup- 
posed to  have  been  somewhat  longer,  about  twenty- 
one  inches. 

6.   Taches  ;  clasps,  to  hold  the  edges  of  the  cur- 
tains together. 
8.   One  measure  ;  equal  size. 
15.  Boards  ;  a  framework  of  boards  or  plank. 
Ill 


The  bars  and  the  veil. 


EXODUS  XXVII. 


Altar  of  burnt -offering. 


22  And  for  the  sides  of  the  tabernacle 
westward  thou  shalt  make  six  boards. 

23  And  two  boards  shalt  thou  make  for 
the  corners  of  the  tabernacle  in  the  two 
sides. 

24  And  they  shall  be  *  coupled  together 
beneath,  and  they  shall  be  "coupled  to- 
gether above  the  head  of  it  unto  ''one 
ring :  thus  shall  it  be  for  them  both  ;  they 

,  shall  be  for  the  two  corners. 

25  And  they  shall  be  eight  boards,  and 
their  sockets  of  silver,  sixteen  sockets  ; 
two  sockets  under  one  board,  and  two 
sockets  under  another  board. 

26  H  And  thou  shalt  make  bars  of  shit- 
tim-wood  ;  five  for  the  boards  of  tlie  one 
side  of  the  tabernacle, 

27  And  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the 
other  side  of  the  tabernacle,  and  five  bars 
for  the  boards  of  the  side  of  the  tabernacle, 
for  the  two  sides  westward. 

28  And  the  middle  bar  in  the  midst  of 
the  boards  shall  reach  from  end  to  end. 

29  And  thou  shalt  overlay  the  boards 
with  gold,  and  make  their  rings  of  gold 
for  places  for  the  bars  :  and  thou  shalt 
overlay  the  bars  with  gold. 

30  And  thou  shalt  rear  up  the  taber- 
nacle according  to  the  •^fashion  thereof 


nacle  toward  the  south :   and  thou  shalt 
put  the  table  on  the  north  side. 

36  And  thou  shalt  make  ashangingfor 
the  door  of  the  tent,  of  blue,  and  purple, 
and  scarlet,  and  line  twined  linen,  wrought 
with  needlework. 

37  And  thou  shalt  make  for  the  hanging 
five  pillars  of  shittim-?<'oo(/,  and  overlay 
them  witli  gold,  a)ul  their  hooks  shall  be 
of  gold :  and  thou  shalt  cast  five  sockets 
of  brass  for  them. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  The  altar  of  burnt-offering,  with  the  vessels  thereof. 
9  The  court  of  the  tabernacle  inclosed  -nath  hangings 
and  pillars.  18  The  measure  of  the  court.  20  The 
for  the  lamp. 

ND  thou  shalt  ''make  an  altar  o/shit- 
tim-wood,  five  cubits  long,  and  five 
cubits  broad ;  the  altar  shall  be  four- 
square, and  the  height  thereof  shall  be 
three  cubits. 

2  And  thou  shalt  make  the  'horns  of  it 
upon  the  four  corners  thereof:  his  horns 
shall  be  of  the  same  :  and  thou  shalt  over- 
lay it  with  brass. 

3  And  thou  shalt  make  his  pans  to  re- 
ceive his  ashes,  and  his  shovels,  and  his 
basins,  and  his  ficsh-hooks,  and  his  fire- 
pans :   all  the  vessels  thereof  thou  shalt 


A' 


which  was  showed  thee  in  the  mount. 

31  T[And  thou  shalt  make  a ''veil  o/  make  J  o/ brass, 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  ;  4  And  thou  shalt  make  for  it  a  grate  of 
twined  linen  of  cunning  work :  with  cher-  j  network  of  brass  ;  and  upon  the  net  shalt 
ubim  shall  it  be  made.  thou  make  four  brazen  rings  in  the  four 

32  And  thou  shalt  hang  it  upon  four  pil-   corners  thereof. 


lars  of  shittim-ri'ooc/  overlaid  with  gold : 
their  hooks  .sAa//  be  of  gold,  upon  the  four 
sockets  of  silver. 

33  H  And  thou  shalt  hang  up  the  veil 
under  the  taclies,  that  thou  maycst  bring 
in  thither  within  the  veil  the  ark  of  the 
testimony  :  and  the  veil  shall  divide  unto 
you  between  the 'holy  p/ace  and  the  most 
holy. 

34  And  thou  slialt  put  the  mercy-seat 
upon  tlie  ark  of  the  testimony  in  the  most 
holy  place. 

35  And  thou  shalt  ''set  the  table  without 
the  veil,  and  the  candlestick  over  against 


5  And  thou  shall  put  it  under  the  com- 
pass of  the  altar  beneath,  that  the  net 
may  be  even  to  the  midst  of  the  altar. 

6  And  thou  shalt ''make  staves  for  the 
altar,  slaves  o/shittim-wood,  and  overlay 
them  with  brass. 

7  And  the  staves  shall  be  put  into  Ihe 
rings,  and  the  staves  shall  be  upon  the 
two  sides  of  the  altar,  to  bear  it. 

8  Hollow  with  boards  shalt  thou  make 
it :  as  t  it  was  showed  thee  in  the  mount, 
so  'shall  they  make  it. 

9  1[  And  thou  shalt  make  the  "'court  of 
the  tabernacle  :   for  the  south  side  south- 


*  Heb.  twined.  «  Psalm  133:1;  1  Cor.  3;lfi;  1  Peter,  S.-S. 
b  Enli.  4:IU;  Col.  2  :  19.  c  cliap.  W:9,  40;  27:8;  ArU7:44; 
Heb.  8:5;  9:23.  <l  cliap.  36:36;  Lev.  16:2;  2  Chron.  3:14; 
Mnt.  27:51;  Heb  9:3i8;  10:20.  •  1  King*,  8:  8-10;  2  Chri.n. 
5-7-10.     f  clinp.  40:22.     It  cimp.  36 :  37.     !•  clinp.  38 : 1 ;  2  CLron. 


4:1;  E7.ekiel  43 :  13 ;  Heb.  13 :  10.  I  clinp.  29 :  12 ;  Lev.  4  :  7,  18 ; 
16- 18;  \  Kinra,  1  :.W;  2:28;  Psn.  118:27;  Heb. 6: 18.  J  IKingo, 
7  •  48 ;  Jer.  hi:  20.  k  clinp.  30 : 4 ;  Niim  4 :  14.  f  Heb.  lit  tliowed. 
1  chap.  26:30,  etc.;  Heb.  8:6.  m  cbnp.  38:9;  I  Kinss,  6:36; 
8:64;  Psalm  92: 13;  Ewk.  40:  20,  etc. 


26.  Bars;  these  were  to  run  through  the  sides  of 
the  framework,  to  increase  its  bc.iuty  and  strength. 

33.  The  /toll/  place  and  the  most  holy  ;  these 
were  the  two  divisions  into  which  the  tabernacle 
was  divided.     Heb.  9  :  6-9. 

36.   The  door  :  the  entrance  to  the  tabernacle. 
INSTRUCTIO.NS. 

30.  In  order  to  be  accepted,  we  must  consecrate 
to  G-od  the  best  tiiat  we  have,  and  be  careful  in  all 
thinr;s  to  follow  his  directions. 

33.  As  tlie  veil  which  sep;irated  the  holy  from 
the  most  holy  place,  in  tlie  tabernacle  and  after-    closure  around  the  tabernacle 
112 


wards  in  the  temple,  was  at  the  crucifixion  of  Christ 
rent  in  twain,  to  show  us  that  the  way  to  the  throne 
of  mercy  is  open  for  all,  all  should,  with  beli(i.ving 
and  Kraleful  hearts,  draw  near  to  God,  in  that  new 
and  living  way  opened  by  the  death  of  Christ,  that 
they  may°obtain  mercv,  and  find  s^pe  to  help  in 
all  times  of  need.     HJb.  9  :  1-14,  20-'22. 


CHArTER  XXVII. 
2.  Horns;  projections  at  the  corners. 
9.  Conrt  of  the  tabernacle ;  a  large  open  in- 


Tlic  court  of  the  tabernacle. 


EXODUS   XXVIII. 


Garments  for  the  pricsta. 


court  of  fine  twined  linen  of  a  hundred 
cubits  long  for  one  side  : 

10  And  the  twenty  pillars  thereof  and 
their  twenty  sockets  shall  be  of  brass  ; 
Ihc  hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets 
.shall  be  of  silver. 

11  And  likewise  for  the  north  side  in 
length  there  .fhall  be  hangings  of  a  hun- 
dred cubits  long,  and  his  twenty  pillars 
and  their  twenty  sockets  of  brass  ;  the 
hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  of 
silver. 

12  ^  And  for  the  breadth  of  the  court 
on  the  west  side  shall  be  hangings  of  fifty 
cubits  :  their  pillars  ten,  and  their  sockets 
ten. 

13  And  the  breadth  of  the  court  on  the 
east  side  eastward  shall  be  fifty  cubits. 

14  The  hangings  of  one  side  of  the  gate 
."fhall  be  fifteen  cubits  :  their  pillars  three, 
and  their  sockets  three. 

15  And  on  the  other  side  shall  be  hang- 
ings fifteen  cubits :  their  pillars  three,  and 
their  sockets  three. 

16  ^  And  for  the  gate  of  the  court  shall 
he  a  ^hanging  of  twenty  cubits,  o/blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined 
linen,  wrought  with  ''  needlework :  and 
their  pillars  shall  be  four,  and  their  sockets 
four. 

17  All  the  pillars  round  about  the  court 
.shall  be  filleted  with  silver  ;  their  hooks 
shall  be  of  silver,  and  their  sockets  of 
brass. 

18  T[  The  length  of  the  court  shall  be 
a  hundred  cubits,  and  the  breadth  *  fifty  I 
everywhere,  and  the  height  five  cubits; 
o/fine  twined  linen,  and  their  sockets  of\ 
brass. 

19  All  the  vessels  of  the  tabernacle  in 
all  the  service  thereof,  and  all  the  pins  I 
thereof,  and  all  the  pins  of  the  court,  shall 
be  o/'' brass. 

20  T[  And  thou  shalt  command  the  chil- 


•  clmp.  .1R :  37.  b  chap.  2S :  39  ;  39  :  29  i  Psalm  J.i  :  14.  *  Heb. 
Ji/tv  by  fifty,  c  ver.  3.  d  Leviticus  24  :  -2.  t  Heb.  to  ascend  up. 
e  cliap.  30 :  8 ;  1  Sam.  3:3;  -2  Chron.  13:11;  Luke  12 :  3,"i.  f  chap. 
2«:43;  29:9,28;  Lev.  3:17;  lfi:34;  24:9;  Num.  18:23;  19:21; 
ISnm.  30:25.    s  Lev.  8:2;  Num.  18:7;  2 Chron. 26: 18-21 ;  Heb. 


20.  Oil-olive  beateji  ;  oil  obtained  from  beating 
olives  in  n.  mortar,  which  was  more  pure  than  that 
obtained  by  pressin;^  them  in  a  mill. 

21.  Order  it ;  see  to  the  lijjhting  of  the  lamp, 
according  to  divine  direction. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

8.  Every  altar  for  sacrifice,  erected  by  divine 
appointment  under  the  Old  Testament,  pointed  for- 
ward to  the  sacrifice  of  Christ;  who,  through  the 
etern;il  Spirit,  offered  himself  without  spot  unto  G-od, 
to  purge  our  consciences  from  dead  works  to  serve 
the  livnig  (3-od.     Heb.  9  :  10-21. 

20.  Intelligence  and  purity  should  ever  charac- 
terize the  followers,  and  especially  the  ministers  of 
Christ.  He  is  the  light  of  the  world,  and  in  follow- 
ing him  they  will  not  walk  in  darkness,  but  have  the 
light  of  life,  and  be  instrumental  in  communicatino- 


dren  of  Israel,  that  they  bring  ''thee  pure 
oil-olive  beaten  for  the  light,  to  c<iuse  the 
lamp  tto  burn  always. 

21  In  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
without  the  veil,  which  is  before  the  tes- 
timony, Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  ■■  order 
it  from  evening  to  morning  before  the 
Lord  :  it  shall  be  a  ""statute  for  ever  unto 
their  generations  on  the  behalf  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  Aaron  and  hi-ssons  are  set  apart  for  the  jiriest's  office. 
2  Holy  garments  are  appointed.  6  The  ephod.  15 
The  breastplate  with  twelve  precious  stonps.  30  The 
Urim  and  Thummim.  31  The  robe  of  the  ephod,  with 
pomegranates  and  bells.  3G  Tlie  plate  of  the  mitre. 
39  The  embroidered  coat.  40  The  garments  for 
Aaron's  sons. 

AND  take  thou  unto  ethee  Aaron  thy 
brother,  and  his  sons  with  him,  from 
among  the  children  of  Israel,  that  he  may 
minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's  office, even 
Aaron,  Nadab  and  iVbihu,  Elcazar  and 
Ithamar,  Aaron's  sons. 

2  And  thou  shalt  make  ''holy  garments 
for  Aaron  thy  brother,  for  'glory  and  for 
beauty. 

3  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  all  that  are 
wise-hearted,i  whom  I  have  filled  with 
the  spirit  of  wisdom,  that  they  may  make 
Aaron's  garments  to  consecrate  him,  that 
he  may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's 
ofiice. 

4  And  these  are  the  garments  which 
they  shall  make;  a  ''breastplate,  and  an 
ephod,'  and  a  '"robe,  and  a  "broidered 
coat,  a  "mitre,  and  a  p girdle:  and  they 
shall  make  holy  garments  for  Aaron  thy 
brother,  and  his  sons,  that  he  may  min- 
ister unto  me  in  the  priest's  office. 

5  And  they  shall  take  gold,  and  blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  linen. 

6  it  And  they  shall  make  the  ephod  of 
gold,  o/blue,  and  o/purple,  o/scarlet,  and 
fine  twined  linen,  with  cunning  work. 

7  It  shall  have  the  two  shoulder-pieces 

.5:1,4.  h  chap.  29 :  .1,  29 ;  Lev.  8  : 7,  30 ;  Num.  20 :  2fi,  28  ;  Psalm 
132:16.  i  Lsaiab  61  :3,  10;  Rev.  5:10;  19:8.  j  chap.  31:3; 
:i5:30-3.S;  Prov.2:6;  1  Cor.  12:11.  k  ver.  15  ;  chap.  39  :  8,  41 ; 
Isaiah  .59:  17;  Eph.6;14.  I  verse  a  m  verse  31 ;  chap.  39 :  22. 
n  Lev.  8:7.    o  chap.  39:  28;  Zech.  3:5.    visa.  U:.S. 


it  for  the  salvation  of  their  fellow-men.    Mat.  5:16; 
John  1:9;  8:12. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

2.  Hoi]/  garme.7its  ;  garments  to  be  used  not  on 
ordinary  occasions,  but  when  engaged  in  the  public 
worship  of  God.  For  glory  and  for  heaiity  ;  to 
inspire  proper  feelings  towards  the  sacred  olTice  and 
its  ministers,  and  thus  promote  proper  feelings 
towards  (jod. 

3.  Wisr-hearted ;  ingenious  and  skilful.  Con- 
secrate Itim, ;  to  be  a  sign  and  badge  of  his  conse- 
cration to  the  priest's  office. 

4.  A  robe ;  a  garment  worn  under  the  ephod, 
and  reaching  below  the  knees.  A  mitre ;  a  crown 
for  the  he;wl.  A  girdle  ;  a  belt  to  fasten  the  loose 
garments  close  round  the  body. 

113 


Epiiod  aiid  breastplate. 


EXODUS  XXVTII. 


The  Urim  and  Tlmmmim. 


thereof  joined  at  the  two  edges  thereof; 
and  so  it  shall  be  joined  together. 

8  And  the  *  curious  girdle  of  the  cphod, 
which  is  upon  it,  shall  be  of  the  same, 
according  to  the  work  thereof;  even  of 
gold,  o/bluc,  and  purple,  and  scai-let,  and 
tine  twined  linen. 

9  And  thou  shalt  take  two  onyx-stones, 
and  grave  on  them  the  names  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel : 

10  Six  of  their  names  on  one  stone,  and 
the  other  six  names  of  the  rest  on  the  other 
stone,  according  to  their  birth. 

1 1  With  tlie  work  of  an  engraver  in  stone, 
like  the  "  engravings  of  a  signet,  shalt  thou 
engrave  the  two  stones  with  the  names  of 
the  children  of  Israel:  thou  shalt  make 
them  to  be  set  in  ouches  of  gold. 

12  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two  stones 
upon  the  shoulders  of  the  cphod/or  stones 
of  memorial  unto  the  children  of  Israel : 
and  Aaron  shall ''bear  their  names  before 
the  Lord  upon  his  two  shoulders  for  a 
memorial."^ 

1 3  ^f  And  thou  shalt  make  ouches  o/gold ; 

14  And  two  chains  of  pure  gold  at  the 
ends;  o/wreathen  work  shalt  thou  make 
them,  and  fasten  the  wreathen  chains  to 
the  ouches. 

15  1[  And  thou  shalt  ''make  the  breast- 
plate of  judgment  with  cunning  work; 
after  the  work  of  the  ephod  thou  shalt 
make  it;  o/gold,  o/bluc,  and  o/ purple, 
and  of  scarlet,  and  of  line  twined  linen, 
shalt  thou  make  it. 

16  Foursquare  it  shall  be  ie/ng' doubled ; 
a  span  shall  he  the  length  thereof,  and  a 
span  shall  be  the  breadth  thereof. 

17  And  thou  shalt  tset  in  it  settings  of 
stones,  even  four  rows  of  stones  :  the  first 
row  shall  6<?  a  t  sardius,  a  topaz,  and  a  car- 
buncle :   this  shall  be  the  first  row. 

18  And  the  second  row  shall  be  an  eme- 
rald, a  sapphire,  and  a  diamond. 

19  And  the  third  row  a  ligure,  an  agate, 
and  an  amethyst. 

20  And  the  fourth  row  a  beryl,  and  an 
onyx,  and  a  ""jasper :  they  shall  be  set  in 
gold  in  their  Enclosings. 

21  Aiul  the  stones  shall  be  "^with  the 
names  of  the  children  of  Israel,  twelve, 
according  to  their  names,  like  the  engrav- 


'  Or,  embroidered.  •  ver  S6.  b  vcr.  'Jit ;  clinp.  3^1 :  fi,  7.  c  Josli. 
4:7;  Zeiliarinllfi:14.  d  i|,np.  39:  8;  Lev.  8:  a  t  Hi-I)  Jt// in  iV 
Jillingt  of  ttone.      %  Or,  ruhy.      e  Uev.  4  :3;  21 :  19, -.'O.      J  Hcb. 

11.  Signet;  a  seal.      Ouches;  sockets. 

12.  For  a  memorial ;  to  put  llieiii  in  remem- 
brance that  Aaron,  as  priest,  appeared  in  their  be- 
half before  the  Lord. 

1.5.  Breastplate  of  judgment ;  so  called  be- 
cause worn  by  (he  high-priest  when  he  applied  to 
the  Lord  for  his  judgment  or  decision,  in  matters 
about  which  tiiey  inquired  of  him. 

16.  A  span  ;  about  nine  inches. 
114 


ings  of  a  signet ;  every  one  Avith  his  *b. "■  na^ 
name  shall  they  be  according  to  the  twelve 
tribes. 

22  T[  And  thou  shalt  make  upon  the 
breastplate  chains  at  the  ends  0/ wreathen 
work  of  pure  gold. 

23  And  thou  shalt  make  upon  the  breast- 
plate two  rings  of  gold,  and  shalt  pvit  the 
two  rings  on  the  two  ends  of  the  breast- 
plate. 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two  wreathen 
chains  of  gold  in  the  two  rings  which  are 
on  the  ends  of  the  breastplate. 

25  And  the  other  two  ends  of  the  two 
wreathen  chains  thou  shalt  fasten  in  the 
two  ouches,  and  put  them  on  the  shoulder- 
pieces  of  the  ephod  before  it. 

26  ^And  thou  shalt  make  two  rings  of 
gold,  and  thou  shalt  put  them  upon  the 
two  ends  of  the  breastplate  in  the  border 
thereof,  which  is  in  the  side  of  the  ephod 
inward. 

27  And  two  other  rings  of  gold  thou 
shalt  make,  and  shalt  put  them  on  the 
two  sides  of  the  ephod  underneath,  tow- 
ard the  fore  part  thereof,  over  against  the 
other  coupling  thereof,  above  the  curious 
girdle  of  the  ephod. 

28  And  they  shall  bind  thebreastplate by 
the  rings  thereof  unto  the  rings  of  the  ephod 
with  a  lace  of  blue,  that  it  may  be  above 
the  curious  girdle  of  the  cphod,  and  that  the 
breastplate  be  not  loosed  from  the  ephod. 

29  And  Aaron  shall  bear  the  names  of 
the  children  of  Israel  in  the  breastplate 
of  judgment  upon  his  heart,  w-hen  he 
goeth  in  unto  the  holy  place,  for  a  ^  memo- 
rial before  the  Lord  continually. 

30  1[  And  thou  shalt  put  in  the  breast- 
plate of  judgment  the  ''Urim  and  the 
Thummim  ;  and  they  shall  be  upon 
Aaron's  heart,  when  he  goeth  in  before 
the  Lord  :  and  Aaron  shall  bear  the  judg- 
ment of  the  children  of  Israel  upon  his 
heart'  before  the  Lord  continually. 

31  T^And  thou  shalt  make  the  robe  of 
the  ephod  all  of  blue. 

32  And  there  shall  be  a  hole  in  the  top 
of  it,  in  the  mid.st  thereof:  it  shall  have 
a  binding  of  woven  work  round  about  the 
hole  of  it,  as  it  were  the  hole  of  an  J  ha- 
bergeon, that  it  be  not  rent. 

Jillingt.  f  Rev.  21:13  e  ver.  12.  h  t.ev.  8:8;  Numbers  27:21 ; 
Deiit,  33 : 8 :  1  Siiin.  2f< :  6 ,  Ezra  S :  03 ;  Nell.  7 :  65.  i  Heb.  9 :  24. 
j  Nell.  4:  1«;  .lob  41  :S6. 


17.  Setliuffs  of  stoiN'.s ;  the  twelve  precious 
stone.s  iiicnlioned  ver.  17-20. 

30.  The  Urim  and  the  Thiunmim  ;  the  mean- 
ing of  these  words  is,  liglits  and  perfections:  indi- 
cating, as  some  suppose,  the  value  of  the  truth 
conveyed  and  the  clearness  of  the  mode  of  convey- 
ing it. 

32.  Habergeon  ;  a.  coat  with  iron  network  or 
small  plates,  to  defend  the  neck  and  breast. 


The  plate  of  the  mitre. 


EXODUS   XXIX. 


Other  articles  of  dress. 


b.c'h9k"  33  ^And  beneath  upon  the  *hem 
of  it  thou  shalt  make  pomegranates  of 
blue,  and  of  purple,  and  of  scarlet,  round 
about  the  liem  thereof;  and  bells  of  gold 
between  them  round  about : 

34  A  golden  bell  and  a  pomegranate,  a 
golden  bell  and  a  pomegranate,  upon  the 
hem  of  the  robe  round  about. 

35  And  it  shall  be  upon  Aaron  to  min- 
ister :  and  his  sound  shall  be  heard  when 
he  goeth  ''in  unto  the  holy  place  before 
the  Lord,  and  when  he  cometh  out,  that 
he  die  not. 

36  T[And  thou  shalt  make  a  ''plate  of 
pure  gold,  and  grave  upon  it,  like  the  en- 
gravings of  a  signet,  HOLINESS  TO  THE 
LORD. 

37  And  thou  shalt  put  it  on  a  "^  blue  lace, 
that  it  may  be  upon  the  mitre ;  upon  the 
fore-front  of  the  mitre  it  shall  be. 

38  And  it  shall  be  upon  Aaron's  fore- 
head, that  Aaron  may  "^bcar  the  iniquity 
of  the  holy  things,  which  the  children  of 
Israel  shall  hallow  in  all  their  holy  gifts  ; 
and  it  shall  be  always  upon  his  forehead, 
that  they  may  be  "accepted  before  the 
Lord. 

39  TfAud  thou  shalt  embroider  the  coat 
of  line  linen,  and  thou  shalt  make  the 
mitre  of  fine  linen,  and  thou  shalt  make 
the  girdle  of  "^needlework. 

40  ^And  for  Aaron's  sons  thou  shalt 
make  coats,  and  thou  shalt  make  for  them 
girdles,  and  bonnets  shalt  thou  make  for 
them,  for  ^ glory  and  for  beauty. 

41  And  thou  shalt  put  them  upon  Aaron 
thy  brother,  and  his  sons  with  him ;  and 


*  Or,  tkirts.  aHeh.  9:12.  h  cliap.  :i9:™;  Zedi.  14:  iO ;  Heb. 
7:2fi;  I'2:U;  Kev.  21  :  27.  c  Ter.-J8,;!l:  Num.  l/i:38.  i  ver.43; 
Lev.  10:17:  23:9;  Num.  18:1;  l.ia.  .5:i :  H,  1 1  :  Ezek. 4:4-6;  John 
1  :  2;) ;  2  Cor.  5 :  2 1  ;  Heb.  9 :  28  ;  1  Peter,  2  :  24.  e  Leviticus  1:4; 
22 :  27 ;  2:! :  1 1  ;  Isn.  .=.«  :  7  ;  fiO :  7 ;  Eyili.  1  :  H  ;  1  Peter,  2  :  .5.  f  Psa. 
45:14.     g  ver.2.     h  chap.  29:  7;  30:311 :  40:  lii;  lsa.«l :  1.    f  Heb. 


33.  Pomegra/iates ;  balls  in  the  form  of  pome- 
granates, a  species  of  fruit  shaped  like  an  apple. 

34.  A  golden  he.ll  avd  a  pomegranate ;  one 
after  the  other,  alternately,  round  the  hem  of  the 
robe.  The  bell  was  an  emblem  of  pleasant  sound, 
and  the  pomegranate  of  abundant  fruitfulness;  in- 
dicating the  duty  of  making  a  good  profession,  and 
abounding  in  fruits  of  holiness. 

35.  Bear  the  iniquity  of  the  holy  things; 
typically  make  atonement  for  their  sins,  and  thus 
obtain  forgiveness  through  the  atonement  of  Christ. 

41.  Anoint  them  ;  in  token  of  their  dedication 
to  the  sacred  office.  Sanctify  them;  set  them 
apart,  and  devote  them  to  tlieir  work. 

43.  Sear  not  iniquity  ;  do  not  commit  sin,  by 
neglecting  divine  directions,  thus  e.xposing  them- 
selves to  divine  judgments. 

IXSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  high-priest,  among  the  Jews,  was  a  strik- 
ing type  of  the  Messiah,  who,  as  a  priest,  entered 
the  holy  place  with  his  blood,  and  obtained  eternal 
redemption  for  his  people.     Heb.  9  :  11,  12. 

3.  The  ingenuity  of  men,  tlieir  genius  and  judg- 
ment, their  ability  to  plan,  and  their  power  to  exe- 
cute, all  come  from  G-od,  and  should  all  be  devoted 
to  his  service.     Jas.  1 :  17. 


shalt''  anoint  them,  and  t  consecrate 'them, 
and  sanctify  them,  that  they  may  minister 
unto  me  in  the  priest's  office. 

42  And  thou  shalt  make  them  J  linen 
breeches  to  cover  +  their  nakedness  ;  from 
the  loins  even  unto  the  thighs  they  shall 
reach. * 

43  And  they  shall  be  upon  Aaron,  and 
upon  his  sons,  when  they  come  in  unto 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  or 
when  they  come  near  ''  unto  the  altar  to 
minister  in  the  holy  place;  that  'they 
bear  not  iniquity,  and  die :  it  shall  be  a 
statute'"  for  ever  unto  him  and  his  seed 
after  him. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  The  sacrifice  and  ceremonies  of  consecrating  the 
priests.  38  The  continual  burnt-ofFering.  45  God's 
promise  to  dwell  among  the  children  of  Israel. 

AND  this  is  the  thing  that  thou  shalt 
do  unto  "them  to  hallow  them,  to 
minister  unto  mc  in  the  priest's  office : 
Take  one  young  bullock,  and  two  rams 
without  blemish, 

2  And  "unleavened bread, and  cakes  un- 
leavened tempered  with  oil,  and  wafers 
unleavened  anointed  with  oil :  o/wheaten 
flour  shalt  thou  make  them. 

3  And  thou  shalt  put  them  into  one 
basket,  and  bring  them  in  the  basket,  with 
the  bullock  and  the  two  rams. 

4  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  thou  shalt 
bring  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  and  shalt  Pwash  them 
with  water. 

5  And  thou  shalt  take  the  ''garments, 


fill  their  hand,  i  Lev.  8  ;  Mehxevra  h-.-i.  jLev.  Ifi:4;  Ezeiiiel 
44:18.  %  \ieh.  flesh  nf  theirnakednem.  ?i  Ueh.  bt.  k  chapter 
20:26.  1  Lev.6:1.17;  20:19,20;  22:9;  Numbers  9: 13;  18:22. 
m  cliap.  27:21;  Leviticus  17:7.  n  Leviticus  8  :  2,  etc.  o  Lev. 
2:4;  6:20-22.  P  chap.  .W  :  19-21  ;  40:12;  Leviticus  8:  6;  Heb. 
10 :  22  ;  1  Peter,  3:21.     q  chap.  28  :  2-8. 


9,  12.  Our  great  High-priest,  of  whom  Aaron  was 
a  type,  bears  all  his  people  upon  his  heart,  presents 
their  wants  before  bis  Father,  and  will  save  to  the 
uttermost  all  who  come  unto  God  through  him, 
seeing  he  ever  liveth  to  make  intercession  for  them. 
1  Pet.  2  :  24  ;  Heb.  7  :  2-5. 

21.  The  names  of  all  his  people  are  in  the  Lamb's 
book  of  life;  he  will  never  blot  them  out,  but  will 
acknowledge  them  as  his  redeemed  people,  before 
his  Father  and  the  holy  angels.  R.ev.  3  :  .5 ;  Mat. 
10  :  32. 

30.  All  spiritual  illumination  and  perfection  are 
in  Jesus  Christ,  and  he  is  able  and  willing  to  com- 
municate according  to  the  wants  of  all  who  feel 
their  need,  and  heartily  apply  to  him. 

38.  Holiness  to  the  Lord  w.as  the  great  and  all- 
pervading  characteristic  of  the  Redeemer  ;  and  it  is 
his  great  design,  by  his  word,  his  Spirit,  and  his 
providence,  in  all  his  dispensations  to  make  his  peo- 
ple like  him.     1  Cor.  1.3  :  49  ;  1  John,  3  :  2. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1.  To  hallow ;  set  apart  from  secular  to  sacred 
duties.     Blemish;  defect  or  deformity. 

2.  Wafers ;  thin  cakes. 

115 


The  consecration  of 


EXODUS   XXIX. 


Jlaron  and  his  sons. 


and  put  upon  Aaron  the  coat,  and  the 
robe  of  the  epliod,  and  tlie  cphod,  and  the 
breastplate,  and  gird  liiin  with  the  curious 
girdle  of  the  epliod  : 

6  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mitre  upon 
his  head,  and  put  the  holy  crown  upon 
the  mitre. 

7  Then  shalt  thou  take  the  anointing  oil, 
and  pou  r  it  *  upon  his  head,  and  anoint  him. 

8  And  thou  shalt  bring  ""his  sons,  and 
put  coats  upon  them. 

9  And  thou  shalt  gird  them  with  girdles, 
Aaron  and  his  sons,  and  *put  the  bonnets 
on  them  :  and  the  priest's  "^  office  shall  be 
theirs  for  a  perpetual  statute :  and  thou 
shalt  t  consecrate  Aaron  and  his  sons. 

10  And  thou  shalt  cause  a  bullock  to  be 
brought  before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation ;  and  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall 
put  their  ^  hands  upon  the  head  of  the 
bullock. 

11  And  thou  shalt  kill  the  bullock  be- 
fore the  Lord,  by  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation. 

12  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the  "blood  of 
the  bullock,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of 
the  altar  with  thy  finger,  and  pour  all  the 
blood  beside  the  bottom  of  the  altar. 

13  And  thou  shalt  take  all  the  fat  that 
covereth  the  inwards,  and  the  +  caul  that 
is  above  the  liver,  and  the  two  kidneys, 
and  the  fat  that  is  upon  them,  and  burn 
them  upon  the  altar. 

14  But  the  flesh  of  the  bullock,  and  his 
skin,  and  his  dung,  shalt  thou  burn  with 
fire  "^  without  the  camp  :  it  is  a  sin-offering. 

15  IT  Thou  shalt  also  take  one  ram ;  and 
Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  put  their  hands 
upon  the  ^hcad  of  the  ram. 

16  And  thou  shalt  slay  the  ram,  and 
thou  shalt  take  his  blood,  and  sprinkle  it 
round  about  upon  the  altar. 

17  And  thou  shalt  cut  the  ranj  in  pieces, 
and  wash  the  inwards  of  him,  and  his 
legs,  and  put  them  unto  his  pieces,  and 
unto^  his  liead. 

18  And  thou  shalt  burn  tlic  whole  ram 
upon  the  altar :  it  is  a  burnt-oflering  unto 
the  Lord  :  it  is  a  ''  sweel  savor,  an  oficring 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

19  ^  And  thou  shaft  take  the '  other  ram  ; 

•  Levitii-uB  10:7;  Pnulm  13.1:2.  b  chap.  28 : 4f).  etc  *  Hnh. 
bind,  c  Niimbprs  18:7;  Hebrews  ft:  4.  f  He^i.  Jill  thr  hand  of. 
d  Lev.l:4;  3:2;  8:U;  loRinli  53 : 8  i  2Cor..'i:2I.  •  Lev.8:I.V 
*  Or,  midrib,      f  Lev.  4: 11, 12;   Heb.  13;  11.     f  ver.  10.     J  Or, 


6.  Hofy  crown;  tfie  plate  of  gold.  Cliap. 
28:36,37. 

7.  A7ioi)iti>iff  oil ;  an  oil  prepared  whh  various 
spices.     Chap.  30  :  23-33. 

9.  The  bonnets;  or  turbans.     Cliap.  28  :  40. 

10.  Put  their  hands  npon  the  head  of  the 
Jndlock ;  this  expressed  their  conviction  of  jjuilt, 
and  their  hope  that  through  the  shedding  of  tlie 
blood  of  that  victim,  pointing  forward  to  tlie  blood 
of  Chri.st,  they  should  receive  panlon. 

ne 


and  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  put  *b.c:hoi; 
their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  ram. 

20  Then  shalt  thou  kill  the  ram,  and 
take  of  his  blood,  and  put  it  J  upon  the 
tip  of  the  right  ear  of  Aaron,  and  upon 
the  tip  of  the  right  car  of  his  sons,  and 
upon  the  thumb  of  their  right  hand,  and 
upon  the  great  toe  of  their  right  foot,  and 
sprinkle  the  blood  upon  the  altar  .round 
about. 

21  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the  blood  that 
is  upon  the  altar,  and  of  the  anointing 
oil,''  and  sprinkle  it  upon  Aaron,  and  upon 
his  garments,  and  upon  his  sons,  and  upon 
the  garments  of  his  sons  with  him :  and 
he  shall  be  hallowed,  and  his  garments, 
and  his  sons,  and  his  sons'  garments  with 
him. 

22  Also  thou  shalt  take  of  the  ram  the 
fat  and  the  rump,  and  tlie  fat  that  cover- 
eth the  inw'ards,  and  the  caul  ahove  the 
liver,  and  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat 
that  15  upon  them,  and  the  right  shoulder; 
for  it  is  a  ram  of  consecration. 

23  And  one  loaf  of  bread,  and  one  cake 
of  oiled  bread,  and  one  w"afer  out  of  the 
basket  of  the  unleavened  bread  that  is 
before  the  Lord  : 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  all  in  the  hands 
of  Aaron,  and  in  the  hands  of  his  sons  ; 
and  shalt  II  wave  them /or  a  'wave-oflcr- 
ing  before  the  Lord. 

25  And  thou  shalt  i-eceive  them  of  their 
hands,  and  burn  them  upon  the  altar  for 
aburnt-offering,  for  a  '"  sweet  savor  before 
the  Lord:  it  is  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord. 

26  And  thou  shalt  take  the  "breast  of 
the  ram  of  Aaron's  consecration,  and 
wave  it  for  a  wave-offering  before  the 
Lord:   and  it  shall  be  fhy  part. 

27  And  thou  shalt  "sanctify  the  breast 
of  the  wave-oflering,  and  the  shoulder  of 
the  heave-offering,  which  is  waved,  and 
which  is  heaved  up,  of  the  ram  of  the 
consecration,  even  of  thut  which  is  for 
Aaron,  and  of  that  which  is  for  his  sons  : 

28  And  it  shall  be  Aaron's  and  his  sons' 
by  a  statute  for  ever  from  the  children  of 
Israel  ;  for  it  is  a  heave-offering:  and  it 
shall  be  a  heave-offering  from  the  children 


upon,     h  Genesis  8 : 2 

;  Elih.  6:2;  Pbil.  4:18.      i  ver.  3.     j  Lev. 

8:24;  Hebrews  9:  22. 

k  cliap.  30 :  2A,  etc.      ||  Heb.  thake  to  and 

fro.      1  Lev.  7:30.     m 

ver.  18.     "Lev. 8:29.     o  Num.  18: 11,18; 

Deut  18:3. 

12.   The  horns  of  the  altar  ;  chap.  27  :  2. 

].').   One  ram  ;  one  of  ihe  two  mentioned  ver.  1. 

IS.  Burn  the  whole  ;  denoting  the  necessity  of 
an  entire  consecration  of  the  wliole  man  to  God,  as 
Well  as  the  necessity  of  an  atonement,  in  order  to 
salvation. 

24.   Wave  them  ;  move  them  to  and  fro. 

28.  Heave-offering;  one  lifted  up.  and  thus  pre- 
sented to  God.  Peace-offerings ;  indicating  peace 
and  communion  with  God. 


Consecration  of  the  altar 


EXODUS  XXIX. 


Cuntinual  burnt-offering 


B.^i'™'  of  Israel  of  the  sacrifice  of  their 
peace-offerings,  even  their  heave-offering 
unto  the  Lord. 

29  T[And  the  holy  garments  of  *  Aaron 
shall  be  his  sons'  after  him,  to  be  anointed 
therein,  and  to  be  consecrated  in  them. 

30  And  *  that  son  that  is  priest  in  his 
stead  shall  put  them  on  ''seven  days, 
when  he  cometh  into  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  to  minister  in  the  holy 
place. 

31  ^  And  thou  shalt  take  the  ram  of  the 
consecration,  and  seethe  his  flesh  in  the 
holy  place. 

32  x\nd  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  eat 
the  flesh  of  the  ram,  and  the  "^  bread  that 
is  in  the  basket,  by  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation. 

33  And  they  shall  ''eat  those  things 
wherewith  the  atonement  was  made,  to 
consecrate  and  to  sanctify  them  :  but  a 
stranger  shall  *not  eat  thereof^  because 
they  are  holy. 

34  And  if  aught  of  the  flesh  of  the  con- 
secrations, or  of  the  bread,  remain  unto 
the  morning,  then  thou  shalt  "^burn  the 
remainder  with  fire  :  it  shall  not  be  eaten, 
because  it  is  holy. 

35  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  Aaron, 
and  to  his  sons,  according  to  all  things 
which  I  have  commanded  thee :  seven 
days  shalt  thou  consecrate  them. 

36  And  thou  shalt  ^ofli'er  every  day  a 
bullock /or  a  sin-offering  for  atonement: 
and  thou  shalt  cleanse  the  altar,  when 
thou  hast  made  an  atonement  for  it,  and 
thou  shalt  anoint ''  it,  to  sanctify  it. 

37  Seven   davs    thou   shalt    make   an 


a  Numbers  18:8.  *  Heb.  he  nf  his  sons,  b  Lev.  8  :  35  ;  9:1. 
c  ver.  2,  3,  23.  d  Lev.  10:13-18:  .lolin  « :  53,  Ho.  e  Lev.  22  :  10. 
f  Leviticus  7:  18;  8:32.      g  EzekieH3:27;  Heb.  10:  II.     h  cliap 

30:26-29;  40: '"       '     "         "    -"     "       — —    -     . 

IChron.  16:  10 


':i»;  »;:v.j.  g  £,zeKiel  4:i:'i7;  Met).  iu:ll.  n  cliap. 
0:10.  i  chap.  30:29;  Mat.  23:1  <1.  jNum.28:3,4; 
■10;   2Chron.  2:4;   31:3;   Ezra  3  :  3  ;   Dan.  9:21,27; 


30.  That  son  ;  the  one  who  should  succeed  his 
father  in  the  high-priest's  office.  Wiieii  he  Com- 
eth ;  before  he  should  be  permitted  to  discharge  the 
duties  of  high-priest. 

33.  Eat  those  things  icherewith  the  atone- 
ment vas  made;  denoting  the  necessity  of  luiion 
to  liim  by  whom  it  was  ma<le.  Mat.  26  :  26;  John 
6  :  .'J.'}_;-).5  ;  1  Cor.  6  :  17. 

3(5.  Sanctify  it ;  set  it  apart  to  the  worship  of 
God. 

37.  For  the  altar;  upon  it.  Holy;  devoted  to 
God.     Mat.  23:  19. 

38.  Contin iially  ;  each  day. 

40.  A  tenth-deal ;  one-tenth  of  an  ephah,  or 
three  quarts,  an  ephah  being  seven  and  a  half  gal- 
lons.    A  kin  ;  five  quarts,  or  one-si.\th  of  an  ephah. 

42.  A  continual  burnt-offering ;  representing 
their  continual  need  of  the  constant  efficacy  of  the 
atonement,  righteousne.ss,  and  intercession  of  Christ. 

4").  Dwell  among  the  children  of  Israel ;  by 
his  continual  presence  in   the  shekinah,  or  visible 
glory,  on  the  mercy-seat,  where  he  was  worshipped, 
and  from  which  he  made  known  his  will. 
IXSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  It  is  the  will  of  God  that  those  who  minister 


atonement  for  the  altar,  and  sanctify 
it ;  and  it  shall  be  an  altar  most  holy : 
whatsoever'  toucheth  the  altar  shall  be 
holy. 

38  TTNow  this  is  that  which  thou  shalt 
offer  upon  the  ■"  altar :  two  lambs  of  the 
first  year  day  by  day  continually. 

39  The  one  lamb  thou  shalt  offer  in  the 
morning  ;  and  the  other  lamb  thou  shalt 
offer  at  even : 

40  And  with  the  one  lamb  a  tenth-deal 
of  flour  mingled  with  the  fourth  part  of  a 
hin  of  beaten  oil;  and  the  fourth  part  of 
a  hin  of  wine  for  a  drink-offering. 

41  And  the  other  lamb  thou  shalt  offer 
at  even,  and  shalt  do  thereto  according 
to  the  meat-offering  of  the  morning,  and 
according  to  the  drink-ofl'ering  thereof, 
for  a  sweet  savor,  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

42  This  shall  be  a  continual  burnt-offer- 
ing throughout  your  generations  at  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
before  the  Lord,  where  I  will  ""meet  you, 
to  speak  there  unto  thee. 

43  And  there  I  Avill  meet  with  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  t  the  tabernacle  shall  be 
sanctified   by  my  glory. 

44  And  I  will  sanctify  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  and  the  altar:  I  will 
sanctify  also  both  Aaron  and  his  sons,  to 
minister  to  me  in  the  priest's  office. 

45  T[  And  I  will  "'dwell  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  will  be  their  God. 

46  And  they  shall  know  that  °I  am  the 
Lord  their  God,  that  brought  them  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  that  I  may  dwell 
among  them  :   I  am  the  Lord  their  God. 


12:11;  John  1:29;  Rev.  5:9-12.  k  chapter  25 :  22 ;  30:6,36; 
Num.  17:4.  f  Or,  Israel.  1  cban.  40:34;  2  Chron.  5  :  14;  7;  1-3; 
Ezek.  43:5;  Haggai  2  :  7,  9;  Malacbi3:l.  m  chap.  25:8;  Lev. 
26:12;  PsaUn68:18;  Zech.  2:10;  John  14: 17,  20;  2  Cor.  6:16; 
Rev.  21 :  3.     n  cbap.  20 :  2. 


in'holy  things,  making  known  the  will  of  God  and 
leading  the  devotions  of  his  people,  should  not  only 
be  called  of  him,  but  should  be  publicly  set  apart 
to  their  work. 

10.  Ministers  of  religion,  as  well  as  their  people, 
are  sinners,  and  need  pardon  through  the  atonement 
of  Christ,  and  the  purifying  influences  of  his  Spirit, 
in  order  rightly  to  di-scharge  their  duties; 

18.  The  evidence  of  genuine  repentance  for  sin, 
faith  in  Christ,  and  pardon  through  his  atonement, 
is  sincere  and  hearty  consecration  of  body  and  soul 
to  his  service. 

28.  The  effects  of  reconciliation  to  God  are  peace 
and  communion  with  him,  access  to  his  mercy-seat, 
and  grace  to  help  in  all  times  of  need. 

33.  Continued  union  to  Christ,  by  habitual  trust 
in  him,  not  only  for  pardon,  but  for  wisdom,  strength, 
consolation,  and  all  needed  good,  is  essenti.al  to 
progress  in  holiness  and  preparation  for  heaven. 

42.  Habitual  acknowledgment  of  God  as  the 
author  of  all  good,  and  daily  supplication  to  him 
for  the  blessings  which  we  need  for  ourselves,  our 
friends,  and  all  our  fellow-men,  are  the  duly  of  all. 
They  are  also  a  privilege,  the  enjoyment  of  which 
should  not  be  sacrificed  for  any  worldly  good. 
117 


The  altar  of  incense. 


EXODUS   XXX. 


The  brazen  laver. 


CHAPTER  XXX. 


1  The  altar  of  incense.  11  The  ransom  of  souls.  17 
The  brazen  laver.  22  The  holy  anointing  oil.  34 
The  composition  of  the  perfume. 

AND  thou  shall  "make  an  altar  to  burn 
inccn.se  upon  :   o/shittim-wood  slialt 
thou  make  it. 

2  A  ^iwh'ii  shall  be  the  length  thereof,  and 
a  cubit  the  breadth  thereof;  four.square 
shall  it  be,  and  two  cubits  shall  he  the 
height  thereof  :  the  horns  thereof  shall  be 
of  the  same. 

3  And  thou  shall  •'overlay  it  with  pure 
gold,  the  *  top  thereof,  and  the  ^  sides  there- 
of round  about,  and  the  horns  thereof; 
and  thou  shalt  make  unto  it  a  crown  of 
gold  round  about. 

4  And  two  golden  rings  slialt  thou  make 
to  it  under  the  crown  of  it,  by  the  two 
corners  -  thereof,  upon  the  two  sides  of 
it  shalt  thou  make  it :  and  they  shall  be 
for  places  for  the  staves  to  bear  it  withal. 

5  And  thou  shalt  make  the  *=  staves  of 
shittim-wood,  and  overlay  them  with 
gold. 

6  And  thou  shalt  put  it  before  the  ^  veil 
that  is  by  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  before 
the  ^  mercy-seat  that  is  over  the  testimony, 
•where  I  will  meet  with  thee. 

7  And  Aaron  shall  burn  thereon  ^  sweet 
incense "^  every  morning:  when  he  dress- 
eth  the  lamps,  he  shall  burn  incense 
upon  it. 

8  And  when  Aaron  II  lightcth  the  lamps 
at  *  even,  he  shall  burn  incense  upon  it, 
a  perpetual  incen.se  before  the  Loud 
throughout  your  generations. 

9  Ye  shall  offer  Sno  strange  incense 
thereon,  nor  burnt-sacrifice,  nor  meat- 
offering; neither  shall  ye  pour  drink- 
offering  thereon. 

10  And  Aaron  shall  make  an  atonement 
upon  the  horns  of  it  '"once  in  a  year  wi-th 
the  blood  of  the  sin-offering  of  atoncment.s ; 
once  in  the  year  shall  he  make  atonement 
upon  it  throughout  your  generations:  it 
is  most  holy  unto  the  Loiin. 

]  1  *\\  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 


•  Hiap.  »7  :  2S.  k  clinp. -25  :  II.  *  Heb.  roo/.  \  Vleh.  mallt. 
tHeb-Wif.  c  clinp.  M:!^.  <1  cli«p.  Jfi:.-!! ;  40:3;  Mlit  27  :  fil ; 
Heb.  9:3.  •  cliiip.  W  .-21.  \  Ht-b.  incente  of  tpica.  f  ver.  31 ; 
ISain.S:28;  1  Chron.':3: 1.3;  l.iikc  i  :9.    WVieh. cauttthtoatctnd. 


CHAPTER  XXX. 

2.  A  cuhit ;  supposed  to  he  the  sacred  cubit, 
about  twenty-one  inches.     Cliap.  26  :  2. 

3.  A  crown  ;  cornice  or  border. 

6.  The  veil ;  which  separi^ted  the  holy  from  the 
most  holy  place. 

7.  Sweet  ince7ise ;  this  represented  the  inter- 
cession of  Christ  for  his  people,  as  the  burnt-olTering 
did  liis  atonement. 

9.  Strange  incense  ;  such  as  God  had  not  com- 
manded. 

10.  Once  in  a  year ;  on  the  great  day  of  atone- 

118 


12  When  thou  takest  the  'sum  of  VI u". 
the  children  of  Israel  after  t  their  num- 
ber, then  shall  they  give  every  man  a 
ransomJ  for  his  soul  unto  the  Lord,  when 
thou  numberest  them ;  that  there  be  no 
plague  ''  among  them,  when  thou  number- 
est them. 

13  This  they  shall  give,  every  one  that 
passeth  among  them  that  are  numbered, 
half  a  shekel  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary :  (a  shekel  is  twenty  gerahs  :)  a 
half  shekel  shall  be  the  offeri  ng  of  the  Lord. 

14  Every  one  that  passeth  among  them 
that  are  numbered,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  above,  shall  give  an  offering  unto  the 
Lord. 

15  The  rich  shall  not  tgive  more,  and 
the  poor  shall  not  ^  give  less,  than  half  a 
shekel,  when  they  give  an  offering  unto 
the  Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for  your 
souls. 

16  And  thou  shalt  take  the  atonement- 
money  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  shalt 
appoint  it  for  the  service  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation  ;  that  it  may  be  a  me- 
morial unto  the  children  of  Israel  before 
the  Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for  your 
souls. 

17  1[And  the  Lord  spake  unto  ;Mo.scs, 
saying, 

1 8  Thou  shalt  also  make  a '  laver  o/brass, 
and  his  foot  also  of  brass,  to  wash  withal  : 
and  thou  shalt  put  it  between  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation  and  the  altar, 
and  thou  shalt  put  water  therein. 

19  For  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  '"wash 
their  hands  and  their  feet  thereat. 

20  When  they  go  into  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  they  shall  wash  with 
water,  that  they  die  not ;  or  when  they 
come  near  to  the  altar  to  minister,  to  burn 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

21  So  they  shall  wash  their  hands  and 
their  feet,  that  they  die  not  :  and  it  shall 
be  a  statute  for  CA'cr  to  them,  even  to 
him  and  to  his  seed  throughout  their 
generations. 

22  T[  Moreover  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying, 


sttletli  up.     *  Heb.  between  tt\e  two 

evetu. 

It  Lev. 

lU: 

I.     kLev. 

IR 

18;  '23: 

27;  Heb.9:7 

•2.1. 

Num. 

:2;  26: 

2.    t  Hell 

thetn  t/tat 

ttobenu 

mbered.     j  Nu 

m.3l 

:.10.     k 

2Snin.2 

:2-l.') 

t 

Heh.mul- 

tiplv-     %H 

sb.diminis/t. 

Ich: 

p.  38:8 

I  Kings 

7:38. 

P»n.26:6. 

ment.  Lev.  16  :  18 ;  23  :  27,  28.  Shall— male 
atonemeJit ;  this  showed  that  atonement  was  neces- 
sary, in  order  to  the  efficacy  of  intercession. 

12.  The  Sinn;  the  census;  their  number.  A 
ransom  for  his  sonl ;  a  tribute  paid  to  God  for 
the  preservation  and  blessings  of  life,  and  for  the 
support  of  divine  worship. 

13.  Half  a  shekel ;  in  value  about  twenty-fivf' 
cents. 

IS.  A  laver;  large  bowl  or  basin. 
20.    Wash  with  water ;  an  emblem  of  the  puri- 
fying influences  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 


The  holy  ointment^ 


EXODUS   XXXI. 


and  perfume. 


D.  cliwf  23  Take  tliou  also  unto  thee  prin- 
cipal spices,  of  pure  *  myrrh  five  hundred 
shekels,  and  of  sweet  cinnamon  half  so 
much,  eve7i  two  hundred  and  fifty  shekels, 
and  of  sweet  calamus  two  hundred  and 
fifty  shekels, 

24  And  of  cassia  five  hundred  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary,  and  of 
oil-olive  a  hin : 

25  And  thou  slialt  make  it  an  oil  of  holy 
ointment,  an  ointment  compound  after  the 
art  of  the  *  apothecary  :  it  shall  be  a ''  holy 
anointing  oil. 

26  And  thou  shalt  ''anoint  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation  therewith,  and 
the  ark  of  the  testimony, 

27  And  the  table  and  all  his  vessels, 
and  the  candlestick  and  his  vessels,  and 
the  altar  of  incense, 

28  And  the  altar  of  burnt-offering  with 
all  his  vessels,  and  the  laver  and  his  foot. 

29  And  thou  shalt  sanctify  them,  that 
they  may  be  most  holy :  '^  whatsoever 
touchcth  them  shall  be  holy. 

30  And  thou  shalt  anoint  Aaron  and  his 
sons,  and  consecrate  them,  that  they  may 
minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's  office. 

31  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying.  This  shall  be  a 
holy  anointing  oil  unto  me  throughout 
your  generations. 

32  Upon  man's  flesh  shall  it  not  be 
poured,  neither  shall  ye  make  any  other 
like  it,  after  the  composition  of  it :  it  is 
holy,*"  and  it  shall  be  holy  unto  you. 

33  Whosoever  compoundeth  anyVike  it, 
or  whosoever  puttcth  any  of  it  upon  a 
stranger,  shall  even  be  cut  off  from  his 
people. 

34  TfAnd  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 


a  Psa.4S:8.     *  Or,  perfu 
8:10.    d  chap. M: 37.    ever 


^89::0.     c  cliap. 40:9;   Lev. 
13;  lChron.9::!l,:iO.    f  Heb. 


23.  Principal  spices  ;  of  the  purest  and  most 
precious  kind.  Five  hundred  sliekels ;  about 
sixteen  pounds. 

2-5.  The  aiiothecary ;  perfumer,  or  maker  of 
ointments. 

30.  Anoint  Aaron  and  his  sons ;  in  token  of 
the  necessity  of  their  being  endued  with  the  Holy 
Spirit,  to  fit  them  for  their  duties. 

32.  Upon  man's  Jiesh  ;  the  flesh  of  men  who 
were  not  priests. 

34.  Stacte — 07iycha,aud galbanum ;  fragrant 
spices  or  gums. 

35.  Confection- ;  mixture. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

].  In  the  Mosaic  ritual  we  are  continually  re- 
minded of  ihe  priesthood,  sacrifice,  and  intercession 
of  Christ,  through  the  incense  of  whose  merits  alone 
our  prayers  can  ascend  with  acceptance  before  God. 

8.  Our  need  of  Christ's  intercession  is  constant; 
and  day  by  day,  morning  and  evening,  continually 
our  supplications  should  ascend  before  him  as  in- 
cense, and  the  lifting  up  of  our  hearts  in  prayer 
and  praise  as  our  habitual  sacrifice.     Heb.  13: 15. 

16.  A  portion  of  what  Grod  has  given  us  should 
be  gratefully  devoted  to  the  support  of  his  worship, 


Take  unto  thee  ""sweet  spices,  stacte,  and 
onycha,  and  galbanum ;  these  sweet  spices 
with  pure  frankincense:  of  each  shall 
there  be  a  like  iceight : 

35  And  thou  shalt  make  it  a  perfume, 
a  confection  after  the  art  of  the  apothe- 
cary, t  tempered  together,  pure  and  holy  : 

36  And  thou  shalt  beat  some  of  it  very 
small,  and  put  of  it  before  the  testimony 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
where s  I  will  meet  with  thee  :  it  shall  be 
unto  you  most  holy. 

37  And  as  for  the  perfume  which  thou 
shalt  make,  ye  sliall  not  make  to  your- 
selves according  to  the  composition  there- 
of: it  shall  be  unto  thee  holy  for  the  Lord. 

38  Whosoever  shall  make  like  unto  that, 
to  smell  ''thereto,  shall  even  be  cut  off" 
from  his  people. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  Bezaleel  and  Aholiab  are  called  and  made  meet  for 
the  work  of  the  tabernacle.  12  The  observation  of 
the  sabbath  is  again  conunanded.  18  Moses  receiv- 
eth  the  two  tables. 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  jNIoses,  say- 


AND 

jA.  ing. 


2  See,  I  have  called  by  'name  J Beza- 
leel the  son  of  Uri,  the  son  of  Hur,  of  the 
tribe  of  Judah : 

3  And  I  ''have  filled  him  with  the  spirit 
of  God,  in  wisdom,  and  in  understanding, 
and  in  knowledge,  and  in  all  manner  of 
workmanship, 

4  To  devise  cunning  works,  to  work  in 
gold,  and  in  silver,  and  in  brass, 

5  And  in  cutting  of  stones,  to  set  them, 
and  in  carving  of  timber,  to  work  in  all 
manner  of  workmanship. 

6  And  I,  behold,  I  have  given  with  him 
Aholiab,'  the  son  of  Ahisamach,  of  the 


salted.  Lev.2:13.    gchap.29:-12;  Lev 
j  lCliron.2:-20.    k  chap.3ri:3I ;  1  Kii 


lfi:2.    liver.33.    i  Isa.4.T:3,4. 
^,3:9;  7:14.     1  chap. 35: 34. 


as  a  memorial  of  his  goodness  and  a  testimony  of 
our  obligations  for  all  the  blessings  of  his  provi- 
dence and  grace. 

21.  Purity  of  heart  and  life  is  as  needful  as  the 
pardon  of  sin  ;  and  for  it  we  should  look  habitually 
to  the  Holy  Spirit,  the  Author  and  Finisher  of  all 
that  is  spiritually  good  in  the  children  of  men. 

31.  All  our  services  must  be  perfumed  with  the 
incense  of  Christ's  merits,  and  be  the  fruit  of  his 
Spirit,  working  in  us  both  to  will  and  also  to  do,  in 
order  to  be  holy,  or  ascend  before  Grod  with  accept- 
ance.    John  15  :  5 ;  Rev.  8  :  4. 

38.  While  we  rely  on  the  atonement,  righteous- 
ness, and  intercession  of  Christ  as  the  one  only  and 
all-sufficient  Mediator,  and  look  to  his  Spirit  as  the 
only  Sanctifier,  we  should  most  carefully  abstain 
from  looking  to  or  depending  on  any  other ;  for  there 
is  none  other  name  under  heaven  given  among  men 
whereby  we  must  be  saved.     Acts  4  :  12. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 
6    Given  with  him  ;  as  his  associate  and  assist- 
ant in  making  the  tabernacle  and  its  furniture,  ac- 
cording to  the  pattern  and  directions  which  God  had 
given  to  Moses. 

119 


The  keeping  of  the  Sabbath. 


EXODUS  XXXII, 


The  tables  of  the  law  given. 


tribe  of  Dan  :  and  in  the  licart;;  of  all  that 
are*wisc-heartcd  I  have  put  wisdom,  that 
they  may  ''make  all  that  I  have  command- 
ed thee  ; 

7  The  tabernacle  of  the  congresation, 
and  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  and  the 
mercy-seat  that  is  thereupon,  and  all  the 
furniture  *  of  the  tabernacle, 

8  And  the  table  and  his  furniture,  and 
the  pure  candlestick  -\vilh  all  his  furni- 
ture, and  the  altar  of  incense, 

9  And  the  altar  of  burnt-offering  with  all 
his  furniture,  and  the  lavcr  and  his  foot, 

10  And  the  clothes  of  service,  and  the 
holy  garments  for  Aaron  the  priest,  and 
the  garments  of  his  sous,  to  minister  in 
the  priest's  office, 

1 1  And  the  anointing  oil,  and  sweet  in- 
cense for  the  holy  place:  according  to  all 
that  I  have  commanded  thee  shall  they  do. 

12  ^1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

13  Speak  thou  also  unto  the  children  of 
Ispael,  saying.  Verily  '^my  sabbaths  ye 
shall  keep  :  for  it  is  a  ""sign  between  me 
and  you  throughout  your  generations; 
that  ye  may  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
that  doth  sanctify  you. 

14  Ye  shall  ''keep  the  sabbath  therefore  ; 
for  it  is  holy  unto  you.  Every  one  that 
defileth  it  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  :  for 
whosoever  "^  doeth  any  work  therein,  that 
soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  among  his  people. 

15  Six  days  may  work  be  done;  but  in 
the  seventh  is  the  sabbath  of  rest,  t  holy 


•  Pro- 

erbs  2 : 

fi,  7.      b  fl 

aps.  37,  38 ; 

Nn 

11.  oil. 

4; 

1  Kinjrs 

,  rhs. 

6.7,8; 

2  Cliron 

eh».  3,  4 ; 

Kzek 

rli.  4; 

* 

H<-1). 

vesseli.     c 

Lev. 

ly :  S,  3C 

;  26:2. 

J  Nell.  < 

:I4; 

Kzek. 

20: 

2,  20. 

e 

chap.  20 :  «  ; 

Deiit.  5 

12;  Isaiah  58:13; 

Kiek 

.  44 :  24. 

'  chap 

3.T 

:2.      t 

Hell. 

hotinest. 

e  Sii 

m.  i;.:35. 

b  ver 

13.     i 

Genesis  1 

31 

2:2; 

Heb. 

13.  A  sign  hetiveen  me  avd  you;  a  sign  of 
the  relation  which  subsisted  between  them.  By 
keeping  tlie  Sabbath  holy,  according  to  his  direc- 
tions, chap.  20:8-11,  they  would  show  tiiat  they 
were  Iii.s  people,  and  tliat  he  was  their  G-od.  It 
would  also  be  a  great  means  of  preserving  among 
.them  ;i  right  Icnowiedge  of  God,  and  tiius  making 
them  lioly  and  preparing  them  for  heaven. 

14.  Ilidy  unto  yoa ;  set  apart;  devoted  to  sa- 
cred employments.  Defileth  it;  by  devoting  it  to 
worlilly  business.  Viit  to  death  ;  by  the  magis- 
trate, at  the  command  of  God.  who  was  King  of 
that  nation,  and  had  a  right  to  dispose  of  life  as  he 
saw  best. 

17.  A  sign. ;  an  evidence  of  God's  kindness  to 
men,  and  a  public  token  that  they  who  rightly  keep 
it  are  his  people,  that  he  is  their  <]rod,  and  will  do 
for  them  all  that  he  has  promised.  Was  refresh- 
ed;  delighted  in  his  work,  especially  in  the  Sab- 
bath, which  he  had  provided  and  sec  apart  as  a  day 
of  rest  for  his  people,  and  in  the  beneKts  which  the 
keeping  of  il  holy  would  confer  upon  them. 

18.  Tables  of  testimony  ;  on  which  were  writ- 
ten, by  the  finger  of  God,  the  ten  commandments, 
chap.  "20 :  3-17.  testifying  his  will  and  tiie  duty  of 
men.     Ex.  20  ;  3-17  ;  '24 :  12 ;  32  :  1.5,  IG. 

I.\.STRL'CT]ONS. 
3.  God  bestows  various  talents  on  men,  not  for 
the  purpose  of  their  lying  useless,  or  being  employed 
120 


to  the  Loud  :  whosoever  doeth  anij  acinii: 
work  in  the  sabbath-day, she  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death. 

16  Wherefore  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
keep  the  sabbath,  to  observe  the  sabbath 
throughout  their  generations,  for  a  per- 
petual covenant. 

1 7  It  is  a '"  sign  between  me  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  for  ever :  for  in  '  six  days  the 
Lord  made  heaven  and  earth,  and  on  the 
seventh  day  he  rested,  and  was  J  refreshed. 

18  ^And  he  gave  unto  Moses,  when  he 
had  made  an  end  of  communing  with  him 
upon  ''mount  Sinai,  two  tables  of  testi- 
mony, tables  of  stone,  written  with  the 
finger  of  Cod. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  The  people,  in  the  absence  of  Moses,  cause  Aaron  to 
make  a  calf.  7  God  is  angered  thereby.  H  At  the 
entreaty  of  Moses  he  is  appeased.  1.5  Moses  cometh 
down  with  the  tables.  19  He  breaketh  them.  'iO  He 
destroyeth  the  calf.  22  Aaron's  excuse  for  himself. 
'2o  Moses  causeth  the  idolaters  to  be  slain.  30  He 
prayeth  for  the  people. 

AND  when  the  people  saw  that  Moses 
'  delayed  to  come  down  out  of  the 
mount,  the  people  gathered  themselves 
together  unto  Aaron,  and  said  unto  him. 
Up,  make  us  "'gods,  which  shall  go  before 
us;  for  as  for  this  Moses,  the  man  that 
brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of  "  Egypt, 
we  wot  not  what  is  become  of  him. 

2  And  Aaron  said  unto  them,  Break  off 
the  "golden  earrings  which «/•<;  in  the  ears 
of  your  wives,  of  your  sous,  and  of  your 
daughters,  and  bring  them  unto- me. 

4:3,4,10.  j  .lob  38:7;  Psa.  104:31.  k  chap.  24  :  12;  32: 15, 16  : 
34 :  28,  2'J ;  Deut-  4:13;  6 :  22 ;  9:9-11;  2  Cor.  3:3.  1  chap.  24  :  18 ; 
Deut  9:9.  mActs7:40.  n  Mat  24 :  48 ;  2  Peter,  3 :  4.  «  Gen. 
24:22;  J  udg.  8 :  24-27 ;  Ezek.  16:  12,  17;  Hosea2:8. 


only  for  the  gratification  or  benefit  of  their  posses- 
sors, but  for  the  promotion  of  his  glory  and  the  good 
of  mankind. 

6.  Dirt'erent  gifts  are  imparted  to  men,  that  they 
may  feel  their  need  of  each  other,  and  be  mutual 
helpers  in  the  discharge  of  their  various  duties,  and 
the  accomplishment  of  the  work  to  which  he  calls 
them. 

11.  The  more  exactly  men  follow  the  directions 
of  God,  the  greater  wisdom  and  goodness  they  will 
manifest,  and  the  more  useful  they  will  be. 

14.  The  Sabbath  was  not  given  to  men  for  labor, 
even  in  preparing  houses  or  furniture  for  the  wor- 
ship of  God,  hut  for  rest,  and  for  religious  duties. 
It  is  in  keeping  the  day  holy  that  men  show  that 
they  rightly  know  God,  belong  to  his  people,  and 
are  preparing  for  the  rest  of  heaven.     Heb.  4  :  0. 

17.  The  holy  keeping  of  the  Sabbath  is  delightful 
to  the  pious.  It  makes  them  more  and  more  like 
God,  and  gives  them  greater  views  of  his  goodness, 
especially  in  the  manifestations  which  on  that  day 
he  makes  of  himself,  and  in  the  everlasting  and 
glorious  ends  which,  through  the  Sabbath  and  its 
means  of  grace,  he  will  accomplish. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1.  Ontofthe  inoKut ;  c]\;\'p.'2\:V2-\fi.  Gods; 
idols,  or  an  idol  to  represent  God.      11  ot ;  know. 


A  golden  caJf  is  made. 


EXODUS  XXXII. 


Moses  destroyeth  it. 


B.c'iwf  3  And  all  the  people  brake  off  the 
golden  ear-rings  which  were  in  their  ears, 
and  brought  them  unto  Aaron. 

4  And  ho  received  them  at  their  hand, 
and  fashioned  it  with  a  graving  tool,  after 
he  had  made  it  a  *  molten  calf:  and  they 
said.  These  be  thy  gods,  0  Israel,  which 
brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

5  And  when  Aaron  saw  it,  he  built  an 
altar  before  it ;  and  Aaron  ''made  procla- 
mation, and  said.  To-morrow  is  a  feast  to 
the  Lord. 

6  And  they  rose  up  early  on  the  morrow, 
and  offered  burnt-offerings,  and  brought 
peace-offerings  ;  and  the  "^  people  sat  down 
to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  rose  up  to  play. 

7  T[  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go, 
get  thee  down ;  for  thy  people,  which  thou 
broughtest  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  have 
corrupted''  themselves: 

8  They  have  turned  aside  quickly  out 
of  the  way  which  I  commanded  them : 
they  have  made  them  a  molten  calf,  and 
have  worshipped  it,  and  have  sacrificed 
thereunto,  and  said.  These  be  thy  gods,  0 
Israel,  which  have  brought  thee  up  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  I  have 
seen  this  people,  and  behold,  it  is  a  '"stiff- 
necked  people : 

10  Now  therefore  let  me  alone,  that  my 
wrath  "^may  wax  hot  against  them,  and 
that  I  may  consume  them:  and  ^1  will 
make  of  thee  a  great  nation. 

11  And  Moses  besought  *tlie  Lord  his 
God,  and  said.  Lord,  ■'  why  doth  thy  wrath 
wax  hot  against  thy  people,  which  thou  hast 
brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  with 
great  power,  and  with  a  mighty  hand  1 

1 2  Wherefore  should  the  '  Egyptians 
speak,  and  say.  For  mischief  did  he  bring 
them  out,  to  slay  them  in  the  mountains, 
and  to  consume  them  from  the  face  of 
the  earth  1  Turn  -i  from  thy  fierce  wrath, 
and ''  repent  of  this  evil  against  thy  people. 

13  Remember  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Is- 
rael, thy  servants,  to  whom  thou  'swarest 
by  thine  own  self,  and  saidst  unto  them, 
I  will  multiply  your  seed  as  the  stars  of 

"  .-hap.  20: -23:  Dent.9:16;  Juilg.  17  :  3,4  ;  1  Kinss,  1-2:28:  Neb. 
9:18;  P3a.l0rt:19;  Isa.  40: 18, 19  :  -IB:  6  :  Rom.  1 : -23.  biKings, 
10:30.  clCor.lO:7.  cl  Gen.  6:  II,  12  ;  Pent.  4  :  Ifi;  .Tuilg.  2  :  19  i 
Hosea9:9.  e  2  Chron.  30 : 8 :  I-o-a.  48 :  4.  f  clinp.  22  :  24.  B  Num. 
14:12;  Paa.l0fi:23.  *  Heli.  W^/ac-eo/Me  T.ord.  h  Dent. 9: 18-29; 
rBalm74:l,2.     i  Deut.  32  :  2rt,  27.     j  Dent.  13  :  17;  Jcsluia  7:  2H  ; 


6.  Play  ;  eiTgage  in  revelling  and  wantonness. 

9.  St i if- necked ;  refusing  to  yield  obedience  to 
the  commands  of  God. 

10.  Let    me  alone;    do  not   ask   me   to   spare 
them.      Of  thee  ;  thy  posterity. 

12.  Repent  of  this  evil ;  not  destroy,  but  spare 
the  people. 

13.  Thou  swarest:    Gen.  13:1.5,   16;   2G  :  4  • 
28:  13,  14;  3-):  11,  12. 

14.  The  Lord  repented ;  instead  of  destroying, 
he  spared  tiie  nation. 


heaven,  and  all  this  land  that  I  have 
spoken  of  will  I  give  unto  your  seed,  and 
they  shall  inherit  it  for  ever. 

14  And  the  Lord  '"repented  of  the  evil 
which  he  thought  to  do  unto  his  people. 

15  T[  And  Moses  turned,  and  went  down 
from  the  mount,  and  the  two  tables  of 

'  the  testimony  were  in  his  hand :  the  tables 
were  written  on  both  their  sides  ;  on  the 
one  side  and  on  the  other  were  they  written. 
I  16  And  the  tables  were  the  work  of  God, 
I  and  the  writing  °  uylv  the  writing  of  God, 
graven  upon  the  tables. 

1 7  And  when  Joshua  heard  the  noise  of 
the  people  as  they  shouted,  he  said  unto 
Moses,  There  is  a  noise  of  war  in  the  camp. 

1 8  And  he  said.  It  is  not  the  voice  of  them 
that  shout  for  mastery,  neither  is  it  the 
yoiceoi  them  tltat  cry  for  t  being  overcome; 
but  the  noise  of  thexi  that  sing  do  I  hear. 

19  T[And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  he 
came  nigh  unto  the  camp,  that  he  saw  the 
calf,  and  the  dancing:  and  Moses'  anger 
waxed  hot,  and  he  east  the  tables  out  of 
his  hands,  and  brake  them  beneath  the 
mount. 

20  And  he  took  the  calf  which  they  had 
made,  and  "burnt  it  in  the  fire,  and  ground 
it  to  powder,  and  strewed  it  upon  the  water, 
and  made  the  children  of  Israel  drink  of  it. 

21  And  Moses  said  itnto  Aaron,  P\Vhat 
did  this  people  unto  thee,  that  thou  hast 
brousht  so  great  a  sin  upon  them "? 

22  And  Aaron  said.  Let  not  the  anger 
of  my  lord  wax  hot :  thou  knowest  the 
people,  that  they  are  "iset  on  mischief. 

23  For  they  said  unto  "^me.  Make  us 
gods,  which  shall  go  before  us  :  for  as  for 
this  Moses,  the  man  that  brought  us  up 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  we  wot  not  what 
is  become  of  him. 

24  And  I  said  unto  them.  Whosoever 
hath  any  gold,  let  them  break  it  off.  So 
they  gave  it  me :  then  I  cast  it  into  the 
fire,'  and  there  came  out  this  calf. 

25  TfAnd  when  Moses  saw  that  the 
people  were  naked,  (for  Aaron  had  made 
them  *naked  unto  their  shame  amongtheir 
enemies,^) 

Ezra  10:14;  Psa.  78: 38.  kPsa.90:13.  1  Gen.22: 16;  Heb.  6: 13. 
■n  2Sam.24:16;  1  Cliroii.21 :  l.i;  Psa.  106:4.=);  Jer.  18:S;  .IoeI2:  13. 
n  i-Iiap.31:18;  neiit.9:10;  Heh.8:10.  j  Heh.wenknes^.  o  Deut. 
9:21.  p  Gen.  20:9.  q  Deut.  31:27.  r  ver.  I.  s  ver.  4.  t  chap. 
33:4,5;  2  Cliron.  28  :  19  ;  Isaiah  47:3;  Micahl:ll;  Rev.  3:18. 
i  Heb.  those  that  rose  up  against  tJicm. 

15.  Tables  of  the  testimony  ;  those  on  which 
God  had  written  the  ten  commandments. 

19.  He — brake  them;  to  show  the  people,  in  a 
significant  manner,  that  they  had  broken  the  cove- 
nant into  which  they  liad  solemnly  entered,  chap. 
24  :  4,  7,  and  deserved  to  be  destroyed. 

20.  The  water ;  which  flowed  from  the  rock, 
chap.  17  :  C,  and  of  which  tlie  people  continued  to 
drink. 

2o.  Naked ;  stripped  of  their  ornaments,  and  ex- 
posed. 


The  idolaters  arc  slain. 


EXODUS   XXXIII. 


God  trieth  the  people. 


26  Then  Moses  stood  in  the  gate  of  the 
camp,  and  said,  Who  is  on  the  Lord's 
side?  let  him  come  unto  me.  And  all  the 
sons  of  Levi  gathered  themselves  together 
iinto  him. 

27  And  he  said  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Loud  God  of  Israel,  Put  every  man 
his  sword  by  his  side,  and  go  in  and  out 
from  gate  to  gate  throughout  the  camp, 
and  "slay  every  man  his  brother,  and 
every  man  his  companion,  and  every  man 
his  neighbor. 

28  And  the  children  of  ^  Levi  did  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  Moses  :  and  there  fell 
of  the  people  that  day  about  three  thou- 
sand men. 

29  For  *]Moses  had  said,  t  Consecrate 
yourselves  to-day  to  the  Lord,  even  every 
man  upon  his  son,  and  upon  his  brother; 
that  he  may  bestow  upon  '^you  a  blessing 
this  day. 

30  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  mor- 
row, that  INIoses  said  unto  the  ^  people. 
Ye  have  sinned  a  great  sin :  and  now  I 
will  go  up  unto  the  Lord  ;  pcradvcnturo 
I  "^^  shall  make  an  atonement  for  your  sin. 

31  And  ]\Ioses  returned  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  Oh,  this  people  have  sinned  a 
great  sin,  and  have  made  them  ""gods  of 
gold. 

32  Yet  now,  if  thou  wilt  forgive  their 
sin  ;  and  if  ^  not,  blot  nic,  I  pray  thee, 
out  of  ''  thy  book  which  Ihon  hast  written. 

33  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Who- 
soever hath  sinned  against  'me,  him  will 
I  blot  out  of  mv  book. 


a  Num.  25:5.  h  Deut.  33 : 9 ;  Mai.  i2  M-«.  *  Or,  And  Moset 
XflKf,  Consecrate  yourselves  to-day  to  the  Lord,  because  every  man 
liafa  been  against  his  sun,  and  against  his  brother,  etc.  f  Heb. 
Pill  your  hands.     cJoeliMJH.     <1  1  Sam.  IJ :  20,  23.     e  Num. 


27.  His  brother — companion,  and — neighbor  ; 
all  wlio  should  continue  to  uphold  or  vindicate  this 
idolatry. 

29.  Coiisecrateyonrselves ;  devote  yourselves  to 
the  Lord,  in  the  execution  of  his  will  in  punishing 
the  tr.msgressors. 

30.  Make  an  atonement;  obtain  mercy  for 
them. 

3'2.  Blot  me — out  of  thy  book  ;  if  thou  destroy 
them  let  me  die  also,  and  not  live  to  see  thy  dis- 
honor and  their  ruin. 

.34.  /  ivill  visit  their  sin  ;  in  the  day  of  retri- 
bution I  will  punish  them. 

30.  Plagued  the  jieople ;  visited  them  with 
judgments. 

IXSTRUCTIOXS. 

1.  Into  whatever  engagements  men  enter  to  serve 
tlie  Lord,  if  left  to  tlieir  own  sinful  inclinations 
they  will  soon  break  them,  and  plunge  into  wicked- 
ness, to  their  disgrace  ami  ruin. 

6.  Those  forms  of  religion  whicli  gratify  the 
pride,  selfishness,  and  carnal  inclinations  of  men, 
while  they  attract  great  numbers,  instead  of  mak- 
ing them  better,  only  make  them  worse  and  ripen 
them  for  divine  judgments. 

l-l.  Prayer  for  sinners,  offered  from  regard  to  the 
glory  of  God,  lias  great  influence  with  him,  and  is 
often  the  means  of  changing  his  conduct  towards 
122 


34  Therefore  now  go,  lead  the  *b.c:h9?. 
people  unto  the  place  of  which  I  have  spo- 
ken unto  thee  :  behold,  mine  J  Angel  shall 
go  before  thee :  nevertheless,  in  the  day 
when  I  visit,  I  will  ''visit  their  sin  upon 
them. 

35  And  the  Lord  plagued  the  people, 
because  they  made  the  calf,  which  Aaron 
made. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1  The  Lord  refuseth  to  go  as  he  had  promised  with  the 
people.  4  The  people  murmur  thereat.  7  The  tab- 
ernacle is  removed  out  of  the  camp.  9  The  Lord 
talketh  familiarly  with  Moses.  12  Moses  desireth  to 
see  the  glory  of  God. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  IMoses,  De- 
part, and  go  up  hence,  thou  and  the 
people  which  thou  hast  brought  up  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  unto  the  land  which 
I  sware  unto  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and 
to  Jacob,  saying,  Unto  thy  seed  will  I 
give  it: 

2  And  I  will  send  an  Angel  before  thee; 
and  I  will  drive  out  the  Canaanite,  the 
Amorite,  and  the  Hittite,  and  the  Periz- 
zite,  the  Hivite,  and  the  Jcbusite  : 

3  Unto  a  land  flowing  with  milk  and 
honey :  for  I  will  not  go  up  in  the  midst 
of  thee  ;  for  thou  art  a  stifl'-necked  people  : 
lest  I  consume  thee  in  the  way. 

4  1[  And  when  the  people  heard  these 
evil  tidings,  they  mourned:  and  no  man 
did  put  on  him  his  ornaments. 

0  For  the  Lord  had  said  unto  IMoses, 
Say  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Ye  arc  a 
still-necked  people:   I  will  come  up  into 


25:13;  .Toh42:7.8;  Amos  5:  15  ;  .lames  6  :  16.  fcliap.  20:83 
gHnm.9:3.  h  Psalm  ."ifi:  8;  Daniel  12:1:  Phil.4:3;  )le».3:5. 
iPsalm69:28.  j  chap.  23: 20;  Num.  20: 16;  Isa.  63:9.  k  Deut. 
32:35;   .Amos  3:14. 


them ;  so  that,  instead  of  destroying  them,  he 
brings  them  to  repentance,  and  bestows  upon  them 
precious  and  everlasting  mercies. 

24.  When  good  men  connive  at  iniquity,  and  es- 
pecially when  they  aid  in  promoting  it.  their  guilt 
is  exceedingly  great,  and  the  excuses  which  they 
make  are  both  cowardly  and  foolish.  If  such  con- 
duct does  not  bring  destruction  on  themselves,  it 
may  on  multitudes  of  others. 

29.  It  is  sometimes  a  duty  to  take  away  human 
life ;  and  in  doing  it  we  may  honor  God,  do  good  to 
men,  and  secure  special  divine  favor.  When  done 
at  the  command  <>f  God,  or  in  obedience  to  his  will, 
it  is  a  proper  and  useful  expression  of  his  indigna- 
tion against  sin. 

34.  Respite,  or  delay  of  punishment,  is  not  for- 
giveness ;  and  persons  may  be  spared  for  a  time,  and 
yet  afterwards  be  destroyed.  The  goodness  of  God 
in  delaying  punishment,  should  lead  all  to  repent- 
ance. If  it  does  not,  it  will  in  the  end  aggravate 
their  ruin. 

CHAPTER  XXXllI. 

3.  I  will  not  go ;  not  go  with  his  visible,  special 
presence,  but  would  send  an  Angel  to  lead  them,  as 
stated  ver.  2  and  chap.  32:34. 

•').  Ill-ill — consume  til  ee  :  this  he  might  justly 
do;  and  this,  should  they  continue  their  wickedness, 
he  would  do. 


God  talketh  with  Moses, 


EXODUS   XXXIII. 


and  showeth  him  his  glory. 


r.v.'um:  the  midst  of  thee  in  a  moment,  and 
consume  thee :  therefore  now  put  *otf  thy 
ornaments  from  thee,  that  I  may  know 
what  to  do  unto  thee. 

6  And  the  children  of  Lsrael  stripped 
themselves  of  their  ornaments  by  the 
mount  Horeb. 

7  And  Moses  took  the  ''tabernacle,  and 
pitched  it  without  the  camp,  afar  off  from 
the  camp,  and  called  it  the  Tabernacle  of 
the  congregation.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
that  every  one  which  sought  the  Lord 
went  out  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, which  icas  without  the  camp. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses 
went  out  unto  the  tabernacle,  that  all  the 
people  rose  up,  and  stood  every  man  at 
his  tent-door,  and  looked  after  Moses, 
until  he  was  gone  into  the  tabernacle. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Moses  entered 
into  the  tabernacle,  the  cloudy  pillar 
descended,  and  stood  at  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle,  and  the  LORD  ''talked  with 
Moses. 

10  And  all  the  people  saw  the  cloudy 
pillar  stand  at  the  tabernaelc-door :  and 
all  the  people  rose  up  and  worshipped, 
every  man  in  his  tent-door. 

11  And  the  Lord  spake  ''unto  Moses 
face  to  face,  as  a  man  speaketh  unto  his 
friend.  And  he  turned  again  into  the 
camp;  but  his  servant  .Toshua,  the  son  of 
Nun,  a  young  man,  departed  not  out  of 
the  tabernacle. 

12  *^And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord, 
See,  thou  say  est  unto  me,  ''Bring  up  this 
people :  and  thou  hast  not  let  me  know 
whom  thou  wilt  send  with  me.  Yet  thou 
hast  said,  I  know  '^thee  by  name,  and 
thou  hast  also  found  grace  in  my  sight. 


»  .Tob  1  :  CO ;  Isaiah  3-2:11;  Ezeki^l  -Zr, :  IR.  b  chap.  29  :  42,  4X 
rPsa.M:7.  ()  Deut.  34:  10.  e  rhap.  3-2:34.  f  Tsil.  43  : 1  ;  .ler. 
]:n:  -2 Timothy,  2:  m.  g  Psa.  8R:11;  119:33;  John  14  :  21--23. 
h  Deut  9:36, '29;   .loel  2:17.       i  chap.  40:34-38;   Isaiah  63:9. 


7.  The  Taiernacle  of  the  congregation. ;  the 
place  where  the  penitent  of  the  congregation  should 
assemble,  and  where  G-od  would  meet  them. 

10.  Worsh  ipped;  worshipped  Jehovah,  who  was 
in  the  cloudy  pillar. 

11.  Face  to  face;  plainly,  kindly,  and  famil- 
iarly. But ;  Mo.ses  returned  again  into  the  camp, 
and,  as  some  suppose,  his  servant  Joshua;  but  Je- 
hovah, as  appearing  in  the  cloud,  departed  not  out 
of  the  t.abernacle,  or  as  it  is  in  the  original,  out  of 
the  midst  of  the  tabernacle,  where  he  was  when 
conversing  with  Moses. 

12.  Thou  hast  tiot  let  me  kumv ;  he  had  only 
told  him  he  would  send  an  angel  before  them,  ver. 
2 ;  and  Moses  wished  for  more  information,  espec- 
ially that  God,  by  his  own  presence,  would  go  with 
them.  By  name;  as  his  intimate  and  peculiar 
friend.. 

13.  Thy  vmy  ;  the  way  and  means  by  which  he 
would  lead  them  to  Canaan,  and  give  them  pos- 
session of  the  promised  land.  Know  thee  ;  more 
fully  know. 

14.  My   'presence  shall  go;   in  the  pillar  of 


13  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  if  I  have 
found  grace  in  thy  sight,  s.show  me  now 
thy  way,  that  I  may  know  thee,  that  I 
may  find  grace  in  thy  sight:  and  ''con- 
sider that  this  nation  is  thy  people. 

14  And  he  said.  My  'presence  shall  go 
ii'ith  thee,  and  I  will  give  thee  -*  rest. 

15  And  he  said  unto  him,If  thy  presence 
go  ''not  with  me,  carry  us  not  up  hence. 

16  For  wherein  shall  it  be  known  here 
that  I  and  thy  people  have  found  grace  in 
thy  sight  ■?  is  it  not  in  that  thou  goest  with 
us  ?  So  '  shall  we  be  separated.,  I  and  thy 
people,  from  all  the  people  that  are  upon 
the  face  of  the  earth. 

17  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  I 
will  do  this  thing  also  that  thou  hast 
spoken  :  for  thou  hast  found  grace  in  my 
sight,  and  I  know  thee  by  name. 

18  And  he  said,  I  beseech  thee,  show 
me  thy  glory. 

19  And  he  said,  I  will  make  all  my 
goodness'"  pass  before  thee,  and  I  will 
proclaim  the  name  of  the  Lord  before 
thee;  and  will  be  "gracious  to  whom  I 
will  be  gracious,  and  will  show  mercy  on 
whom  I  will  show  mercy. 

20  And  he  said.  Thou  canst  not  "see  my 
face :  for  there  shall  no  man  see  me,  and 
live. 

21  And  the  Lord  said.  Behold,  there  is 
a  place  by  me,  and  thou  shalt  stand  upon 
a  rock : 

22  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  while  my 
glory  passeth  by,  that  I  will  put  thee  in  a 
cleft  of  the  rock,  and  will  cover  thee  with 
my  hand  while  I  pass  by : 

23  And  I  will  take  away  my  hand,  and 
thou  shalt  see  my  back  parts ;  but  my 
face  shall  not  be  seen. 


j  Joshua -23:1; 

Jer.  6:IR.     V  Psahn  4  :  6.     I  Num.  14:14;  Deut. 

4:7,34;  2  Sam 

7: -23;    1  King.«,  8  :  53;    Psa.  147:20;   2CoP.  6:17. 

in  chap.  34  :  5-7 

.     n  Rom.  9: 13,  18.     o  John  1 :  18;  1  Tim.  6 :  16 ; 

Heb.  1:1-3. 

cloud  and  of  fire,  to  guide  .ind  protect  them.    Thus 
the  prayer  of  Moses  was  answered. 

If).  Thou  goest  with  -its?  in  the  cloudy  pillar, 
thus  showing  that  they  were  his  people,  and  he  was 
their  God. 

18.  Thy  glory;  brighter  and  more  glorious 
manifestations  of  it. 

19.  Proclaim  the  name  of  the  Lord;  make 
himself  more  fully  known,  and  give  to  Moses  greater 
discoveries  of  the  e.xcellence  of  his  character  and 
ways. 

20.  My  face ;  a  full  and  unclouded  vision  of  hi.s 
glory.  No  7nan  ;  in  this  world,  could  have  a  full 
view  of  G-od  and  live. 

23.  Cover  thee  tvith  my  hand;  conceal  him- 
self, and  not  give  Moses  such  views  of  his  glory  as 
would  destroy  him. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  No  created  beings  and  no  earthly  enjoyments 
can  be  an  adequate  substitute  for  the  prt-sence  and 
favor  of  G-od.  Without  him  as  our  friend  and  por- 
tion, however  many  other  things  we  may  have,  we 
shall  ultimately  be  wretched. 

123 


God  makcth  a  covenant 


EXODUS   XXXIV. 


with  the  Israelites. 


CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1  The  tables  are  renewed,  o  The  name  of  the  Lord 
proclaimed.  S:'  Moses  enlreateth  God  to  go  with  them. 
10  God  maketh  a  covenant  with  them,  repealing  cer- 
tain duties  of  the  first  table.  2s  Moses  after  forty- 
days  in  the  mount  cometh  down  with  tha  tables.  ^ 
His  face  shineth,  and  he  covereth  it  with  a  veil. 

AND  the  Loud  .said  unto  RIo-scs,  Hew 
thce  two  tables  of  stone  like  unto  the 
first:  and  I  will  "write  upon  these  tables 
the  words  that  were  in  "the  first  tables, 
which  thou  brakest. 

2  And  be  ready  in  the  morning,  and 
come  up  in  the  morning  unto  mount  Sinai, 
and  present  thyself  there  to  me  in  the  top 
of  the  mount. 

.3  And  no  man  shall  ''come  up  with 
thee,  neither  let  any  man  be  seen  through- 
out all  the  mount ;  neither  let  the  flocks 
nor  herds  feed  before  that  mount. 

4  ^And  he  hewed  two  tables  of  stone 
like  unto  the  first ;  and  Moses  rose  up 
early  in  the  morning,  and  went  up  unto 
mount  Sinai,  as  the  Lord  had  commanded 
him,  and  took  in  his  hand  the  two  tables 
of  stone. 

5  And  the  Lord  descended  in  the  cloud, 
and  stood  with  him  there,  and  proclaimed 
the  ''name  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  the  Lord  passed  by  before  him, 
and  proclaimed.  The  Lord,  The  Loud 
(iod,  ''merciful  aiul  gracious,  long-sutfer- 
ing.  and  abundant  in  'goodness  and  truth, 

7  Keeping  mercy  for  "^thousands,  for- 
giving iniquity  and  transgression  and  sin, 
and  that  will  by  no  means  clear  the  i^uilty; 
visiting  the  s iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon 
the  children,  and  upon  the  children's  chil- 
dren, unto  the  third  and  to  the  fourth 
generation. 

8  And  Moses  made  haste,  and  bowed  his 

«  Deut.  10 : 1-4.  b  rlinp.  19: 1'2,  IS.  cProT.18:10.  d  Num. 
11:18|  iCIiron.  30:9;  Neli.9:17;  Psalm  86:15;  103:8;  II6:.'ij 
14S:8;  .Ioel2:13;  .IonaIi4:2;  Ilom.2:-t.  •  Pst-u."!?:  10.  f  Micnli 
7:18.    J  cliap.  20:5,6.     h  cliap.SS:  l.'i,  lU.    >  chap.  33:3.    j  DeuU 


head  toward  the  earth,  and  wor-  '^B.ciHsi.' 
shipped. 

9  And  he  said,  If  now  I  have  found 
grace  in  thy  sight,  O  Lord,  let  my  Lord, 
I  pray  ''thee,  go  among  us;  for  it  is  a 
stiff-necked'  people  ;  and  pardon  our  ini- 
quity and  our  sin,  and  take  us  for  J  thine 
inheritance. 

10  T[And  he  said.  Behold,  I  make  a 
covenant:''  before  all  thy  people  I  will 
do  'marvels,  such  as  have  not  been  done 
in  all  the  earth,  nor  in  any  nation:  and 
all  the  people  among  which  thou  art  shall 
see  the  work  of  the  Lord  :  for  it  is  a  "'  ter- 
rible thing  that  I  will  do  with  thee. 

1 1  Observe  thou  that  which  I  command 
thee  this  day  :  behold,  I  "  drive  out  before 
thee  the  Amorite,  and  the  Canaanite,  and 
the  Hittitc,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the 
Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite. 

12  Take  heed  to  thyself,  lest  thou  make 
a  covenant  with  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  whither  thou  goest,  lest  it  be  "for  a 
snare  in  the  midst  of  thee  : 

13  But  ye  shall  destroy  their  altars, 
break  their  *  images,  and  cut  down  their 
groves : 

14  For  thou  shalt  f  worship  no  other 
god  :  for  the  Lord,  whose  name  is  Jeal- 
ous, is  a  jealous  God. 

1.5  Lest  thou  make  a  covenant  with  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land,  and  they  go  a 
whoring  after  their  gods,  and  do  sacrifice 
unto  their  gods,  and  one  call  thee,  and 
thou  eat  of  his  sacrifice  ; 

16  And  thou  take  of  ''their  daughters 
unto  thy  sons,  and  their  daughters  go  a 
whoring  after  their  gods,  and  make  thy 
sons  go  a  whoring  after  their  gods. 

1 7  Thou  shalt  make  thee  no  molten  cods. 


7.  If  men  would  find  mercy  and  obtain  the  fa- 
vor of  God,  they  must  seek  him  while  he  is  to  be 
found,  and  call  upon  him  while  he  is  near;  repent 
of  their  sins,  forsake  their  evil  ways,  and  turn 
heartily  to  him:  then  he  will  abundantly  pardon. 
Isa.  G.J :  7. 

13.  Clear  views  of  the  will  and  ways  of  God  are 
earnestly  desired  by  his  people;  especially  such 
views  as  shall  make  plain  the  path  of  duty,  and 
prepare  tlicm  faithfully  to  walk  in  it. 

17.  The  number  and  greatness  of  the  favors 
which  God  has  bestowed,  may  be  pleaded  as  a  rea- 
son why  he  should  bestow  still  more  and  greater. 
When  rightly  improved,  the  more  numerous  they  are 
the  more  numerous  will  be  (ho.se  which  shall  follow. 

'2'.\.  However  great  the  manifestations  of  the  glory 
of  God,  his  people  desire  to  sec  more,  and  they  will 
see  more  and  still  more,  as  their  blessedness  and 
usefulness  may  require.  But  however  much  they 
may  see,  and  however  long  their  knowled<^e  may 
continue  to  increase,  it  will  only  increase  their  s?nse 
of  I  he  infinitude  of  what  remains  unseen.  2  Cor. 
3:18. 

124 


32 

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94 

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13S 

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10:16; 

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Deut.  5:2,3;  29 

12 

14. 

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25:1 

2; 

Kzra9:2 

;  2  Cor. 

6:14. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

5.   Tlie  7iame  ;  his  various  perfections. 

7.  By  no  means  clear  ;  literally,  clearing  will 
not  clear.  Even  the  penitent,  while  they  escape 
destruction,  will  not  wholly  escape  the  consequences 
of  sin  ;  and  the  perseveringly  impenitent  will  finally 
perish.  Upon  the  children  ;  children  often  suffer 
from  the  sins  of  parents,  while  tiie  punisliment  of 
no  one  is  ever  greater  than  his  own  sins  deserve. 

10.  Wake  a  covenant ;  he  renewed  his  promise, 
though  tiie  people  had  so  shamefully  and  wickedly 

I  broken  theirs.  Do  marvels;  perform  wonderful 
things  in  giving  their  children  the  land  of  Canaan. 
A  terrible  thing,  he  would  accomplisli,  through 
their  means,  towards  their  enemies. 

11.  That  which  I  command;  ver.  12-2(5. 

12.  A  covenant;  a  treaty  of  peace.  A  snare ; 
means  of  leading  them  into  sin. 

13.  Their  groves  ;  where  they  worshipped  idolis. 

14.  A  jealous  God;  espccinlly  displeased  with 
those  who  worship  any  thing  except  himself. 

17.  Molten;  that  is,  melted;  idols  cast  in  a 
furnace. 


Various  ordinances. 


EXODUS   XXXIV. 


Moses'  face  [lu'iicth 


B-ai^K  18  HThe  feast  of  unleavened  bread 
shalt  thou  keep.  Seven  days  thou  shalt  cat 
unleavened  "bread,  as  I  commanded  thee, 
in  the  time  of  the  month  Abib  :  for  in  the 
month  Abib  thou  camest  out  from  Egypt. 

1 9  All''  that  opencth  the  matrix  75  mine  ; 
and  every  firstling  among  thy  cattle, 
whether  ox  or  slieep,  that  is  male. 

20  But  the  firstling  of  an  ass  thou  shalt 
redeem  with  a  *  lamb  :  and  if  thou  redeem 
him  not,  then  shalt  thou  break  his  neck. 
All  the  first-born  of  thy  sons  thou  shalt 
redeem.  And  none  shall  appear  before 
me  empty. 

21  1[Six  "^^days  thou  shalt  work,  but  on 
the  seventh  day  thou  shalt  rest  :  in  ear- 
ing-time  and  in  harvest  thou  shalt  rest. 

22  ^And  thou  shalt  observe  the  feast 
of  weeks,  of  the  first-fruits  of  wheat-har- 
vest, and  the  feast  of  ingathering  at  the 
year's^  end. 

23  ^Thrice''  in  the  year  shall  all  your 
men-children  appear  before  the  Lord  God, 
the  God  of  Israel. 

24  For  I  will  cast  out  the  ■" nations  be- 
fore thee,  and  enlarge  thy  borders :  nei- 
ther shall  any  ""man  desire  thy  land,  when 
thou  shalt  go  up  to  appear  before  the  Lord 
thy  God  thrice  in  the  year. 

25  Thou  shalt  not  oifer  the  blood  of  my 
sacrifice  with  leaven ;  neither  shall  the 
sacrifice  of  the  feast  of  the  passover  be 
left  unto  the  morning. 

26  The  first  of  the  s  first-fruits  of  thy 
land  thou  shalt  bring  unto  the  house  of 
the  Lord  thy  God.  Thou  shalt  not "  seethe 
a  kid  in  his  mother's  milk. 

27  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Write 


a  chap.  U:  15;  -.'3:  15.  b  cbap.  13:  2.  *  Or,  *W.  ccliap.35:2. 
\liKhrevotutionoftheyear.  d  ch. 'i-l:  14. 17.  ever.  11.  fiCliroa. 
17:10;  .lob  1:10.     g  I)eut.26:2, 10.     h  Deut.  14:21.     iDeut.31:H. 


18.    The  feast  of  unleavened  bread ;  that  con- 
nected with  tlie  passover.     Chap.  12:  li-20. 
10.  Is  mine;  chap.  l.?:2,  12,  13. 

21.  ila;■M^g',•  ploughing.  //n/fCif ;  in  tlie  most 
busy  seasons  of  the  year,  when  they  would  be  most 
strongly  tempted  to  break  the  Sabbath,  as  well  as  at 
other  times,  tliey  were  to  rest  and  keep  the  day  holy. 

22.  Feast  of  weeks ;  pentecost,  which  began 
seven  weeks,  or  the  fiftieth  day  after  the  passover. 
Chap.  23  :  16  ;  Deut.  16 : 9,  10.  Feast  ofingath- 
eriiig ;  of  tabernacles,  which  was  observed  at  the 
clos?  of  ihe  harvest.     Chap.  23  :  1-1-16. 

24.  Desire  thy  land;  while  all  the  able-bodied 
men  should  be  absent,  G-od  would  not  only  prevent 
their  land  from  being  invaded,  but  he  would  keep 
their  enemies  from  desiring  it.  This  promise  was 
literally  fulfilled.  In  the  history  of  the  Jews,  no 
instance  is  known  of  their  enemies'  t-iking  advan- 
tage of  their  attendance  upon  the  appointed  feasts 
(0  invade  the  land. 

28.  Lie  vrote ;  the  Lord  wrote  the  ten  com- 
mandments on  the.se  tables,  as  lie  iiad  done  on  the 
first,  which  were  broken  ;  and  the  other  commands 
Moses  wrote  as  God  directed  him,  ver.  1 ;  Deut.  10 : 4. 

29.  His  face  shone  ;  this  was  the  elfect  of  being 
with  God,  and  beholding  his  glory. 

33.  He  juit  a  veil  on  his  face ;  to  prevent  their 

9 


thou'  these  words :  for  after  the  tenor  of 
these  words  I  have  made  a  covenant  with 
thee  and  with  Israel. 

28  And  he  was  there  with  the  Lord 
forty  J  days  and  forty  nights  ;  he  did  nei- 
ther eat  bread,  nor  drink  water.  And  he 
wrote''  upon  the  tables  the  words  of  the 
covenant,  the  ten  i  commandments. 

29  T[  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses 
came  down  from  mount  Sinai  with  the 
two  tables  of  testimony  in  Moses'  hand, 
when  he  came  down  from  the  mount, 
that  Moses  wist  not  that  the  skin  of  his 
face  'shone  while  he  talked  with  him. 

30  And  when  Aaron  and  all  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  saw  Moses,  behold,  the  skin 
of  his  face  shone ;  and  they  were  afraid 
to  come  nigh  him, 

31  And  Moses  called  unto  them;  and 
Aaron  and  all  the  rulers  of  the  congrega- 
tion returned  unto  him  :  and  Moses  talked 
with  them. 

32  And  afterward  all  the  children  of 
Israel  came  nigh :  and  he  gave  them  in 
commandment'"  all  that  the  Lord  had 
spoken  with  him  in  mount  Sinai. 

33  And  till  Moses  had  done  speaking 
with  them,  he  put  a  "veil  on  his  face. 

34  But  when  Moses  went  in  before  the 
LoKD  to  speak  with  him,  he  took  the  veil 
off,  until  he  came  out.  And  he  came  out, 
and  spake  unto  the  children  of  Israel  that 
which  he  was  commanded. 

35  And  tiie  children  of  Israel  saw  the 
face  of  Moses,  that  the  skin  of  Moses" 
face  shone  :  and  Moses  put  the  veil  upon 
his  face  again,  until  he  went  in  to  speak 
with  him. 


j  Deut.9:9,18.  t  ver.  1 ;  Deut.4  :  l:i;  10:  2,4;  2Cor.3:7.  t  Heb. 
words.  I  Mat.l7:2;  Luke9:29;  Acts6:15;  2Cor3:7,I3;  Rev. 
1  :  16.     ra  chap.  21:1;  Num.  15:  40.     n  2  Cor.  .">:  13-16. 


being  afraid  of  him.  The  shining  of  his  face  indi- 
cated the  glory,  and  his  veiling  it  indicated  the  dark- 
ness of  that  dispensation,  compared  with  the  gos- 
pel. The  veil  also  fitly  illustrated  the  darkness  of 
the  human  mind  as  to  spiritual  things,  without  the 
illuminating  influences  of  the  Holv  Spirit.  2  Cor. 
3 : 6-18. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

I.  Notwithstanding  the  indignation  of  Jehovah 
against  backsliders,  those  who  repent  and  seek  his 
mercy  he  will  forgive,  renew  his  covenant  with 
them,  and  take  them  again  under  his  gracious  care. 

7.  Though  God  forgives  his  penitent  believing 
people,  he  does  not  deliver  them  from  all  the  con- 
sequences of  their  sins.  The  evils  of  them  they 
may  feel,  in  numerous  ways,  to  the  end  of  life,  and 
even  transmit  to  future  generations ;  while  none 
who  do  not  repent,  and  turn  heartily  to  him,  can 
escape  utter  and  irretrievable  ruin. 

II.  No  repentance  of  sin,  or  professed  reforma- 
tion, will  avail  to  salvation,  which  does  not  lead 
men  to  do  M-hat  God  commands  them. 

14.  To  reijard  any  object  above  Jehovah,  or  pay 
even  external  worship  to  any  but  him,  is  e.xceed- 
ingly  ofl'ensive  in  his  ."ight,  and  exposes  those  who 
are  guilty  of  it  to  his  just  indign;ition. 

1-).  Intimate  connection  with  the  openly  wicked. 
125 


EXODUS   XXXV. 


The  free  g'fls  of  the  people 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 


1  The  Sabbath.  4  The  free  gifts  for  the  tabernacle. 
•JO  The  rt'adiiiess  of  the  people  to  offer.  30  Bezaleel 
and  Aholiab  are  called  to  the  work. 

A  ND  .Mo.scs  gathered  all  the  congrega- 
j_l_  tion  of  the  children  of  Israel  together, 
and  said  unto  them,* These  arc  the  words 
wliich  the  Lord  hath  commanded,  that 
ye  should  do  them. 

2  Six  ''days  shall  work  be  done,  but  on 
the  seventh  day  there  shall  be  to  you  *a 
holy  day,  a  sabbath  of  rest  to  the  Lord  : 
whosoever  doeth  work  "^  therein  shall  be 
put  to  death. 

3  Ye  shall  kindle  ""no  fire  throughout 
your  habitations  upon  the  sabbath-day. 

4  T[  And  Moses  spake  unto  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel,  saying. 
This  is  the  thing  \yhich  the  Lord  com- 
manded, saying, 

5  Take  ye  from  among  you  an  offering 
unto  the  Lord  :  whosoever  is  of  a  "^will- 
ing heart,  let  him  bring  it,  an  otTering  of 
the  Lord;  gold,  and  silver,  and  brass, 

6  And  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  linen,  and  goats'  hair, 

7  And  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  badg- 
ers' skins,  and  shittim-wood, 

8  And  oil  for  the  light,  and  spices  for 
anointing  oil,  and  for  the  sweet  incense, 

9  And  onyx-stones,  and  stones  to  be  set 
for  the  ephod,  and  for  the  breastplate. 

10  And  every  wise-hearted  among  you 
shall  '"come,  and  make  all  that  the  Lord 
hath  commanded ; 

1 1  The  tabernacle,  his  tent,  and  his  cov- 
ering, his  taches,  and  his  boards,  his  bars, 
liis  pillars,  and  liis  sockets ; 

1 2  The  K ark,  and  the  staves  thereof,  w///i 
the  mercy-seat,  and  the  veil  of  the  covering ; 

13  The  table,  and  his  staves,  and  all  his 
vessels,  and  the  ''show-bread; 

14  The  candlestick  also  for  the  light,  and 

•  chnp.34:32.  b  I,ev.«:3.  *  Hvh.  holinett.  c  ncut.fi:  1-2-14  ; 
t.nkc  1:1:14,1.1.    <I  Nuin  1.1:32,610.    c  cll.l|>.  2.1:2;  Miirk  12:41-44; 

2  Cor.  8 : 1 1 ,  1-2 !  9 :  7.    f  cliap.  31 : 6.    g  cliap.  25  :  10,  etc.    h  Lev. 


for  the  tabernacle. 


and  all  apparent  joining  with  them  in  their  iniquity, 
or  connivin;f  at  it,  should  bu  carefully  avoided. 

21.  {jrt«;n,  plainly,  and  e.xpres.sly,  God  commands 
men  to  keep  the  Sabbath  ;  and  no  pressure  of  worldly 
business,  even  in  the  most  pre.ssmg  season,  should 
lead  them  ever  to  neglect  it.  They  have  no  right 
to  do.  to  attempt,  or  wish  to  do  any  more  business 
than  is  consistent  with  their  remembering  the  Sab- 
bath-day to  keep  it  holy. 

24.  God  is  able  so  to  control  the  desires  and 
efforts  of  men,  that  none  shall  in  the  end  be  losers 
from  conscientiously  and  per.severingly  obeying  him. 

27.  It  is  a  great  blessing  to  have  the  words  of 
the  Lord  written  in  a  book.  And  as  we  have  the 
book  which  contains  them,  written  not  in  words 
which  mairs  wisdom  taught,  but  which  the  Holy 
Ghost  taught,  their  meaning  should  be  communi- 
cated in  the  plainest  manner  to  ail  the  people. 

,'i3.  The  meaning  and  use  of  the  Old  Testament 
are,  to  a  great  e-xtent,  explained  in  the  New.  They 
126 


his  furniture,  and  his  lamps,  with  ac^?^?: 
the  oil  for  the  light; 

1 5  And  the '  incense-altar,  and  his  staves, 
and  the  anointing  oil,  and  the  sweet  in- 
cense, and  the  hanging  for  the  door  at  the 
entering  in  of  the  tabernacle  ; 

16  The  altar  of  burnt-ofTering,  with  his 
brazen  grate,  his  staves,  and  all  his  ves- 
sels, the  lavcr  and  his  foot ; 

17  The  J  hangings  of  the  court,  liis  pil- 
lars, and  their  sockets,  and  the  hanging 
for  the  door  of  the  court ; 

18  The  pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and  the 
pins  of  the  court,  and  their  cords  ; 

19  The  ''clothes  of  service,  to  do  ser- 
vice in  the  holy  place,  the  holy  garments 
for  Aaron  the  priest,  and  the  garments  of 
his  sons,  to  minister  in  the  priest's  office. 

20  1[And  all  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel  departed  from  the  pres- 
ence of  Moses. 

21  And  they  came,  every  one  'whose 
heart  stirred  him  up,  and  every  one  whom 
his  spirit  made  willing,  and  they  brought 
the  Lord's  offering  to  the  work  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  for  all 
his  service,  and  for  tlie  holy  garments. 

22  And  they  came,  both  men  and  wom- 
en, as  many  as  were  willing-hearted,  anf/ 
brought  bracelets,  and  ear-rings,  and 
rings,  and  tablets,  all  jewels  of  gold  :  and 
every  man  that  odcred,  offered  an  oflering 
of  gold  unto  the  Lord. 

23  And  every  man,  with  whom  was 
found  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  linen,  and  goats'  hair,  and  red  skins 
of  rams,  and  badgers'  skins,  brought  tlicm. 

24  Every  one  that  did  offer  an  oflering 
of  silver  and  brass  brought  the  Lord's 
offering:  and  every  man,  with  whom  was 
found  shittim-wood  for  any  work  of  the 
service,  brought  it. 

25  And  all  the  women  that  were  wise- 


24  :  ft,  a  i  clmp.  30 : 1 ,  etc.  j  cliaji.  S7 : 9 ;  2  Sam.  7:2.  k  chap. 
31:10;  39:1,41;  Num.  4:. 1,  7, etc.  I  vrr.  ft,  22, etc. ;  c)iap.2e:2; 
36:2;  1  Cliron.28:2,9;  29:9;  E»ra7:27. 


are  parts  of  the  same  revelation,  and  a  knowledge 
of  both  is  necessary  in  order  to  a  full  understanding 
of  either.  Those,  therefore,  who  think  that  (lie  Old 
Testament  is  out  of  date,  and  that  the  study  of  it 
can  be  neglected  without  sin,  or  without  great  loss 
to  the  soul,  do  exceedingly  err,  not  knowing  the 
Scriptures. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

3.  Kindle  no  fire  ;  for  any  worldly  purpose  ;  not 
even  to  manufacture  articles  for  the  tabernacle,  or 
sanctuary  of  the  Lord. 

4-29.  The  tabernacle.     Chap.  25  :  2-40. 

18.  Pins  of  the  tabernacle ;  supposed  to  be 
those  to  which  the  cords  of  the  sacred  tent  were 
fastened,  and  which  were  driven  into  the  ground, 
to  keep  it  firm  in  its  place. 

22.  Tablets ;  supposed  to  be  ornaments  worn 
around  the  head  or  neck. 

25.    Wise-liearted ;  skilled  in  curious  spiiinin<;. 


Bezalcel  and  Aholiab. 


EXODUS   XXXVI. 


The  offerings  are  too  many. 


b.c'muk'  hearted  did^spiii  with  their  hands, 
and  brought  that  which  they  had  spun, 
both  of  blue,  and  of  purple,  and  of  scarlet, 
and  of  fine  linen. 

26  And  all  the  women  whose  heart  stir- 
red them  up  in  wisdom  spun  goats'  hair. 

27  And  •"  the  rulex's  brought  onyx-stones, 
and  stones  to  be  set,  for  the  ephod,  and 
for  the  breastplate  ; 

28  And "^  spice,  and  oil  for  the  light,  and  for 
the  anointing  oil,  and  for  the  sweet  incense. 

29  The  children  of  Israel  brought  a 
willing"'  offering  unto  the  Lord,  every 
man  and  woman,  whose  heart  made  them 
willing  to  bring  for  all  manner  of  work, 
which  the  Lord  had  commanded  to  be 
made  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

30  T[  And  Moses  said  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  "See,  the  Loud  hath  called  by 
name  Bezalcel  the  son  of  Uri,  the  son  of 
llur,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah; 

3 1  And  he  hath  filled  him  with  the  spirit 
of  God,  in  wisdom,  in  understanding,  and 
in  knowledge,  and  in  all  manner  of  work- 
manship ; 

32  And  to  devise  curious  works,  to  work 
in  gold,  and  in  silver,  and  iu  brass, 

33  And  in  the  cutting  of  stones,  to  set 
them,  and  in  carving  of  wood,  to  make 
any  manner  of  cunning  work. 

34  And  he  ""hath  put  in  his  heart  that 
he  may  teach,  both  he,  and  Aholin,b,  the 
son  of  Ahisamach,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan. 

35  Them  hath  he  s  filled  with  wisdom  of 
heart,  to  work  all  manner  of  work,  of  the 
engraver,  and  of  the  cunning  workman, 
and  of  the  embroiderer,  in  blue,  and  in  pur- 
ple, in  scarlet,  and  in  fine  linen,  and  of  the 
weaver,  even  of  them  that  do  any  work, 
and  of  those  that  devise  cunning  work. 


a<liaii.28:3;-2Kinss,M:7;Prov.Sl:19.  b  1  Clir.39:  6;  Ezr:<2:K8. 
cliap.  30:iS.  <1  ver -21  :  1  Clir.  21 :  9.  e  chap.  31: 2,  eta  f  Nell. 
■Ai.     f  ver.31;  cli.ip.  31  .■.■?,«;  1  Kin^,:l:  12;  7:  14  ;  2Clir.2:14; 


INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  The  observance  of  the  Sabbath  was  so  essen- 
tial to  the  civil  welfare  of  the  Israelites,  and  to  the 
prevalence  and  perpetuity  of  true  religion,  that  it 
was  here  placed  first  among  the  directions  which  God 
gave  his  people.  The  command  to  keep  it  holy  was 
often  repeated,  and  on  a  variety  of  occasions ;  and 
the  open,  presumptuous  violation  of  it  w;i.s  to  be 
punished  with  death. 

5.  Free,  voluntary  offerings  for  the  purpose  of 
promoting  the  glory  of  G-od  and  the  good  of  man- 
kiiui,  are  peculiarly  pleasing  to  him. 

10.  Those  whose  t;tlents  and  skill  are  employed 
in  doing  what  God  has  commanded,  are,  in  the  best 
sense,  wise-hearted;  while  those  whose  powers  are 
not  employed  in  obeying  him,  are.  in  the  mo.st  em- 
phatic sense,  fools.     Psa.  14  :  I  ;  Prov.  17  :  IC. 

22.  All  wlio  are  truly  wise,  both  men  and  women, 
when  they  know  the  will  of  God,  will  be  disposed 
to  do  it;  and  iu  offering  willingly  to  him  of  what 
he  has  given  them,  they  will  derive  from  it  gre.ater 
enjoyment  and  benefit  than  if  tliey  had  hoarded  it, 
or  employed  it  on  themselves. 

29.  In  giving  to  the  Lord  of  what  he  has  given 


CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

I  The  offerings  are  delivered  to  the  workmen.  H  The 
liberality  ol  the  people  is  restrained,  b  The  curtains 
of  cherubim.  14  The  curtains  of  goats'  hair.  19 
The  covering  of  .skins.  20  The  boards  with  their  .sock- 
ets. 31  The  bars.  3.5  The  veil.  37  The  hanging 
for  tlie  door. 

THEN  wrought  Bezaleel  and  Aholiab, 
and  •' every  wise-hearted  man,  in 
whom  the  Lord  put  wisdom  and  under- 
standing to  know  how  to  work  all  man- 
ner of  work  for  the  service  of  the  '  sanc- 
tuary, according  to  all  that  the  Loud  had 
commanded. 

2  And  Moses  called  Bezaleel  and  Aho- 
liab, and  every  wise-hearted  man,  in 
whose  heart  the  Lord  had  put  wisdom, 
even  every  one  whose  J  heart  stirred  him 
up  to  come  unto  the  work  to  do  it  : 

3  And  they  received  of  Moses  all  the 
offering,  which  the  children  of  Israel  had 
brought  for  the  work  of  the  service  of  the 
sanctuary,  to  make  it  withal.  And  they 
brought  yet  unto  him  free  offerings  every 
morning. 

4  T[And  all  the ''  wise  men,  that  w'rought 
all  the  '  work  of  the  sanctuary,  came  every 
man  from  his  work  which  they  made ; 

5  And  they  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 
The  people  bring  much  '"more  than 
enough  for  the  service  of  the  work,  which 
the  Lord  commanded  to  make. 

6  And  Moses  gave  commandment,  and 
they  caused  it  to  be  proclaimed  through- 
out the  camp,  saying.  Let  neither  man 
nor  woman  make  any  more  work  lor  the 
offering  of  the  sanctuary.  So  the  people 
were  restrained  from  bringing. 

7  For  the  stuff  they  had  was  sufficient 
for  all  the  work  to  make  "  it,  and  too  much. 

8  IfAnd  every  wise-hearted  man  among 


Tsa.28:2f.;  .M.-IH.  h  ch.ip.  2S:  3:  31 :  fi  :  3."i :  10,  3.->.  i  cll.-i|i.  .'.n:«; 
Num.7:«);  Heb.8:2.  j  cliap.3.=>:2.'i.2ii;  I  Clir.2>l:."..  k  lCor.3:10. 
1  2  Clir.  24:13.     m  2  Cor.  8:2,3;  Phil.  4  :  17, 18.     112  011^31:10. 


to  them,  all  may  take  a  part,  the  poor  as  well  .as 
the  rich,  and  their  offerings  may  be  equally  accept- 
iible.  If  there  be  a  willing  mind,  it  is  accepted 
according  to  what  any  one  hath,  and  not  according 
to  what  he  hath  not.  Mark  12 :  43. 44 ;  2  Cor.  8 :  12. 
34.  Mechanical  skill,  as  really  as  divine  grace, 
men  receive  from  God ;  but  they  can  obtain  and  con- 
fer the  benefits  of  neither  without  their  own  efforts. 
And  both,  to  be  accepted,  must  be  employed  in  the 
service  and  to  the  glory  of  the  Giver. 

CHAPTER  XXXVJ. 
mSTRUCTIONS. 
3.  Those  who  are  intrusted  with  public  contribu- 
tions should  conscientiously  appropriate  them  to 
the  objects  for  which  they  are  given,  and  avoid  both 
the  reality  and  tlie  appearance  of  employing  any 
p.art  of  them  for  other  purposes. 

7.  The  hearts  of  men,  and  all  their  powers,  are 
so  under  the  control  of  God,  that  he  can  at  any 
time  lead  them  to  devote  any  portion  of  what  he 
gives  them  to  his  service,  and  make  them  instru- 
mental, in  such  w.ays  as  he  sees  best,  of  advancing 
his  cause. 

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The  curtains  and  boards. 


EXODUS   XXXVII. 


The  bars,  rcil,  and  ark. 


them  that  wrought  the  work  of  the  taberna- 
cle made 'ten  curtains  0/ tine  twined  linen, 
and  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet:  icitk 
cherubim  of  cunning -work  made  he  them. 

9  The  length  of  one  curtain  was  twenty 
and  eight  cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  one 
curtain  four  cubits  :  the  curtains  were  all 
of  one  size. 

10  And  he  coupled  the  five  curtains  one 
unto  another:  and  the  other  five  curtains 
he  coupled  one  unto  another. 

1 1  And  he  made  loops  of  blue  on  the 
edge  of  one  curtain  from  the  selvedge  in 
the  coupling :  likewise  he  made  in  the 
uttermost  side  of  another  curtain,  in  the 
coupling  of  the  second. 

12  Fifty  ^  loops  made  he  in  one  curtain, 
and  fifty  loops  made  he  in  the  edge  of  the  cur- 
tain which  tvas  in  the  coupling  of  the  sec- 
ond :  the  loops  held  one  curtain  to  another. 

13  And  he  made  fifty  taches  of  gold,  and 
coupled  the  curtains  one  unto  another  with 
the  taches:  so  it  became  ""one  tabernacle. 

1 4  T[And  he  made  curtains  o/**  goats'  hair 
for  the  tent  over  the  tabernacle :  eleven 
curtains  he  made  them. 

15  The  length  of  one  curtain  icas  thirty 
cubits,  and  four  cubits  ica.'i  the  breadth 
of  one  curtain  :  the  eleven  curtains  were 
of  one  size. 

1 6  And  he  coupled  five  curtains  by  them- 
selves, and  six  curtains  by  tliemselvcs. 

17  And  he  made  fifty  loops  upon  the  ut- 
termost edge  of  the  curtain  in  the  coupling, 
and  fifty  loops  made  he  upon  the  edge  of 
the  curtain  which  eouplcth  the  second. 

18  And  he  made  fifty  taches  0/ brass  to 
couple  the  tent  together,  that  it  might  be  one. 

19  And  he  made  a  "covering  for  the  tent 
of  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  a  covering 
0/ badgers'  skins  above  that. 

20  ^I  And  he  made  ""boards  for  the  tab- 
ernacle o/^shittim-wood,  standing  up. 

21  The  length  of  a  board  was  ten  cubits, 
and  the  breadth  of  a  board  one  cubit  and 
a  half. 

22  One  board  had  two  tenons,  ecjually 
distant  one  from  another:  thus  did  he 
make  for  all  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle. 

23  And  he  made  boards  for  the  taber- 
nacle ;  twenty  boards  for  the  south  side 
southward : 

24  And  forty  sockets  of  silver  he  made 
under  the  twenty  boards  ;  two  sockets 
under  one  board  for  his  two  tenons,  and 
two  sockets  under  another  board  for  his 
two  tenons. 

•  clinpter  in  A,  etc  h  rlmpli-'r  iti :  f>.  «  1  Corintliinim,  1 2 :  iO ; 
Epil.  2  :  iO-QJ  ;  1  Peter,  2  :  4,  S.  il  rlmp.  •:!■.:  7.  •  rlinp.  CfiiM. 
f  chr>p.2fi:  Ift.  r  clinp.  25:  B,  in :  Niinil>pr»  « :  1 ;  Dcut.lO:a. 
*  Hen.  twined,     f  Hel>.  two  mckttt,  two  lockclt  under  one  board. 


25  And  for  the  other  side  of  the  "i^.f^ 
tabernacle,  which  is  toward  the  north 
corner,  he  made  twenty  boards, 

26  And  their  forty  sockets  of  silver;  two 
sockets  under  one  board,  and  two  sockets 
under  another  board. 

27  And  for  the  sides  of  the  tabernacle 
westward  he  made  six  boards. 

28  And  two  boards  made  he  for  the  cor- 
ners of  the  tabernacle  in  the  two  sides. 

29  And  they  were  *  coupled  beneath,  and 
coupled  together  at  the  head  thereof,  to 
one  ring:  thus  he  did  to  both  of  them  in 
both  the  corners. 

30  And  there  were  eight  boards;  and 
their  sockets  HTre  sixteen  sockets  of  silver, 
under t  every  board  two  sockets. 

31  ^And  he  made  ''bars  of  shittim- 
Avood ;  five  for  the  boards  of  the  one  side 
of  the  tabernacle, 

32  And  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the 
other  side  of  the  tabernacle,  and  five  bars 
for  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle  for  the 
sides  westward. 

33  And  he  made  the  middle  bar  to  shoot 
through  the  boards  from  the  one  end  to 
the  other. 

34  And  he  overlaid  the  boards  with  gold, 
and  made  their  rings  o/gold  to  be  places  for 
the  bars,  and  overlaid  the  bars  with  gold. 

35  ^And  he  made  a  'veil  of  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen  : 
Hv7/i  cherubim  made  he  it  of  cunning  work. 

36  And  he  made  thereunto  four  pillars 
o/shittim-?roor/,  and  overlaid  them  with 
gold :  their  hooks  tccre  of  gold  ;  and  he 
cast  for  them  four  sockets  of  silver. 

37  *[  And  he  made  aJ  hanging  for  the  tab- 
crnacle-door  o/blue,  and  purple,  and  scar- 
let, and  fine  twined  linen,  ^^of'needle-v/ork  ; 

38  And  the  five  pillars  of  it  with  their 
hooks;  and  he  overlaid  their  chapiters 
and  their  fillets  with  gold  :  but  their  five 
sockets  were  0/ brass. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

1  The  ark.  G  The  mercy-seat  with  cherubim.  10  The 
table  with  his  vessels.  17  The  candlestick  with  his 
lamps  and  instruments.  2-3  The.  altar  of  incense 
•Ji)  The  anointing  oil  and  sweet  incense. 

AND  Bezaleel  made  the  'ark  o/'shittim- 
wood:  two  cubits  and  a  half  was 
the  length  of  it,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half 
the  breadth  of  it,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half 
the  height  of  it : 

2  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold 
within  and  without,  and  made  a  crown 
of  gold  to  it  round  about. 


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2.  He  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold ;  some  liavc    that  it  was  gilt. 
128 


The  mercy-scat  and  table, 


EXODUS   XXXVIII. 


candlestick  and  altars. 


Bc'iwi''  3  And  he  cast  for  it  four  rings  of 
gold,  to  be  set  by  the  four  corners  of  it ; 
even  two  rings  upon  the  one  side  of  it,  and 
two  rings  upon  the  other  side  of  it. 

4  And  he  made  staves  of  shittim-wood, 
and  overlaid  them  "with  gold. 

0  And  he  put  the  staves  into  the  rings 
by  the  sides  of  the  ark,  to  bear  the  ark. 

6  TfAnd  he  made  the  "mercy-scat  of 
pure  gold  :  two  cubits  and  a  half  ivas  the 
length  thereof,  and  one  cubit  and  a  half 
the  breadth  thereof. 

7  And  he  made  *"  two  cherubim  of  gold, 
beaten  out  of  one  piece  made  he  them,  on 
the  two  ends  of  the  mercy-seat; 

8  One  cherub  *  on  the  cud  on  this  side, 
and  another  cherub  t  on  the  other  end  on 
that  side  :  out  of  the  mercy-seat  made  he 
the  cherubim  on  the  two  ends  thereof. 

9  And  the  ''cherubim  spread  out  their 
wings  on  high,  and  covered  with  their  wings 
over  the  mercy-scat,  with  their  faces  one 
to  another ;  even  to  the  ^  mcrcy-seat-ward 
were  the  faces  of  the  cherubim. 

1 0  "^  And  he  made  the  •"  table  of  shittim- 
wood  :  two  cubits  ivas  the  length  thereof, 
and  a  cubit  the  breadth  thereof,  and  a 
cubit  and  a  half  the  height  thereof: 

11  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold, 
and  made  thereunto  a  crown  of  gold  round 
about. 

12  Also  he  made  thereunto  a  border  of 
a  handbreadth  round  about ;  and  made  a 
crown  of  gold  for  the  border  thereof  round 
about. 

13  And  he  cast  for  it  four  rings  of  gold, 
and  put  the  rings  upon  the  four  corners 
ihat  U'ere  in  the  four  feet  thereof. 

14  Over  against  the  border  \Tere  the 
rings,  the  places  for  the  staves  to  bear  the 
table. 

15  And  he  made  the  staves  q/' shittim- 
wood,  and  overlaid  them  with  gold,  to  bear 
the  table. 

It)  And  he  made  the  vessels  which  were 
upon  the  table,  his  "^dishes,  and  his  spoons, 
and  his  bowls,  and  his  covers  ^^  to  cover 
withal,  o/pure  gold. 

17  1[  And  he  made  the  ^candlestick  of 
pure  gold :  of  beaten  work  made  he  the 
candlestick;  his  shaft,  and  his  branch, 
his  bowls,  his  knops,  and  his  llowcrs, 
were  of  the  same  : 


18  And  six  branches  going  out  of  the 
sides  thereof;  three  branches  of  the  can- 
dlestick out  of  the  one  side  thereof,  and 
three  branches  of  the  candlestick  out  of 
the  other  side  thereof: 

19  Three  bowls  made  after  the  fashion 
of  almonds  in  one  branch,  a  knop  and  a 
flower ;  and  three  bowls  made  like  al- 
monds in  another  branch,  a  knop  and  a 
llower :  so  throughout  the  six  branches 
going  out  of  the  candlestick. 

20  And  in  the  candlestick  were  four 
bowls  made  like  almonds,  his  knops,  and 
his  flowers : 

21  And  a  knop  under  two  branches  of 
the  same,  and  a  knop  under  two  branches 
of  the  same,  and  a  knop  under  two  branches 
of  the  same,  according  to  the  six  branches 
going  out  of  it. 

22  Their  knops  and  their  branches  were 
of  the  same  :  all  of  it  was  one  beaten  work 
of  pure  gold. 

23  And  he  made  his  seven  lamps,  and  his 
snuflcrs,  and  his  snufF-dishes,  o/pure  gold. 

24  Of  a  talent  of  pure  gold  made  he  it, 
and  all  the  vessels  thereof. 

25  ^  And  he  made  the  *■  incense-altar  of 
shittim-wood  :  the  length  of  it  u'as  a  cubit, 
and  the  breadth  of  it  a  cubit ;  it  ivas  four- 
square ;  and  two  cubits  ivas  the  height  of 
it ;  the  horns  thereof  were  of  the  same. 

26  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold,  both 
the  top  of  it,  and  the  sides  thereof  round 
about,  and  the  horns  of  it :  also  he  made 
unto  it  a  crown  of  gold  round  about. 

27  And  he  made  two  rings  of  gold  for 
it  under  the  crown  thereof,  by  the  two 
corners  of  it,  upon  the  two  sides  thereof, 
to  be  places  for  the  staves  to  bear  it  withal. 

28  And  he  made  the  staves  of  shittim- 
wood,  and  overlaid  them  with  gold. 

29  ^  And  he  made  the  'holy  anointing 
oil,  and  the  Jpure  incense  of  sweet  spices, 
according  to  the  work  of  the  apothecary. 

CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 

1  The  altar  of  burnt-offering.     S  The  laver  of  brass.    9 
The  court.     21   The  sum  of  tliat  the  people  offered. 

AND  he  made  the ''altar  of  burnt-off'er- 
ing  of  shittim-wood :  five  cubits  was 
the  length  thereof,  and  five  cubits  the 
breadth  thereof ;  zY  ?f'a.s  foursquare  ;  and 
three  cubits  the  height  thereof. 


•  cli.ip. -2.^:  17.  b  lKings,6:23;  PsalmSO:!.  *  Or,  out  o/.  1  iW:  31 ;  40:  «,  25  ;  1  Cliron.  28: 15  ;  SCIiron.  13:  U  ;  Zecli.  4  .-2,  II  ; 
tOr,ou<o/.  c  Gen.3:'24;  lsii.fi:2:  Ezek.clr.  10.  ■!  chap.2o:20.  I  Heb.  9:  2  ;  Rev.  1 :  12,  20;  2:1, .5.  h  chap.  30: 1 ;  40:  27;  I.iike 
•chap.  25:23;  35:13;  40:4,22;  Ezekiel  40  :  :i9  ;  Malachil:12.  1:>),I0;  Rev.8:3,4.  icbap.30:23;  Psa.  23  :  5;  92  :  10;  iKliah 
f  chap.  25:29:  2  Tim.  2:20.      ^  Or,  to  pour  out  withal,      e  chap,    fil :  1,3.    jchap.30:34.     kcliap.27:l. 

INSTRUCTIONS.  |  fully  stated  that  all  was  done  according  to  the  pat- 

As  tlie  dwelling  of  God  in  the  tabernacle,  and  the    tern  shown  to  Moses  in  the  mount ;  thus  indicating 
sacrifict'S  of  his  people,  were  preparatory  to  and  em-    that  redemption  is  peculiarly  the  work  of  God,  and 
blematieal  of  his  tabernacling  in  human  flesh,  and    reflecting  special  honor  on  Christ  as  Redeemer, 
by  one  offering  of  himself  opening  the  treasures  of 

his  grace  to  mankind,  every  thing  relating  to  them  is  i  CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 

recorded  with  minute  exactness,  and  the  fnct  care-        1.    The  altar  ;  chap.  27  :  1-8. 

129 


T%c  lavcr  and  the  court. 


EXODUS   XXXVIII. 


Tfie  sum  of  the  offerings. 


2  And  he  made  the  horns  thereof  on  the 
four  corners  of  it;  the  horns  thereof  •were 
of  the  same  :  and  he  overlaid  it  -svitli  brass. 

3  And  he  made  all  the  vessels  of  the  altar, 
the  pots,  and  the  shovels,  and  the  basins, 
and  the  flesh-hooks,  and  the  fire-pans  :  all' 
the  vessels  thereof  made  he  of  brass. 

4  And  he  made  for  the  altar  a  brazen 
grate  of  network,  under  the  compass  there- 
of, beneath  unto  the  midst  of  it. 

5  And  he  cast  four  rings  for  the  four 
ends  of  the  grate  of  brass,  to  be  places  for 
the  staves. 

6  And  he  made  the  staves  of  shittim- 
wood,  and  overlaid  them  with  brass. 

7  And  he  put  the  staves  into  the  rings 
on  the  sides  of  the  altar,  to  bear  it  M'ithal ; 
he  made  the  altar  hollow  with  boards. 

8  ^And  he  made  the  *laver  o/brass,and 
the  foot  of  it  of  brass,  of  the  *  looking- 
glasses  of  the  women  t  assembling,  which 
assembled  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

9  ^And  he  made  the ''court:  on  the  south 
side  southward  the  hangings  of  the  court 
were  offmc  twined  linen,  a  hundred  cubits  : 

10  Their  pillars  were  twenty,  and  their 
brazen  sockets  twenty  ;  the  hooks  of  the 
pillars  and  their  fillets  were  q/"  silver. 

11  And  for  the  north  side  the  kn77gings 
were  a  hundred  cubits,  their  pillars  tcerc 
twenty,  and  their  sockets  of  brass  twenty  ; 
the  hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  of 
silver. 

12  And  for  the  west  side  were  hangings 
of  fifty  cubits,  their  pillars  ten,  and  their 
sockets  ten  ;  the  hooks  of  the  pillars  and 
their  fillets  of  silver. 

1.3  And  for  the  east  side  eastward  fifty 
cubits. 

14  The  hangings  of  the  one  side  of  the 
gate  were  fifteen  cubits ;  their  pillars  three, 
and  their  sockets  three. 

15  And  for  the  other  side  of  the  court- 
gate,  on  this  hand  and  that  hand,  7rcre 
hangings  of  fifteen  cubits  ;  their  pillars 
three,  and  their  sockets  three. 


•  chapter  30:18.  *  Or,  brazen  glattet.  f  Heb.  attemblinf 
by  troopt.  b  rlinpter  27 :  9;  -10:8, :«;  IKingn,  6:afi;  Psalm 
84:3,10.  c  2ClironicIc»,  3:  H.  •!  fliiip.  27  :  IM;  2Chron.  3:9; 
F.zrR9:8;  Ina.  22:23.  «  Num.  1 :  nO,  .V);  9:1.1;  10:11;  17:7,8; 
18:2;  SCliron.  24:  6;   Art«7:44;  Rev.  11:19.      f  Num.  4  :  28, 3.3. 


8.  The  /aver;  chap.  .lO:  18-21.  Looking- 
glasses  ;  mirrors  of  polished  nietal.  Which  as- 
senibted ;  for  religious  purposes,  and  to  unite  in 
the  worship  of  God. 

9.  The  court :  chap.  27:9. 

18.  The  height  in  the  breadth  ;  the  heiglit  of 
the  gate,  or  cntrante,  was  equal  to  the  breadth  of 
the  curtain,  or  hanging,  which  closed  it. 

21.  The  sum  ;  enumeration  or  statement  of  the 
various  articles  for  the  tabernacle. 

24.    Talents — shekels ;    a   shekel   was   lialf  an 

ounce  avoirdupois,  and  a  talent  equal  to  three  tliou- 

sand  shekels,  or   ninety-three   pounds   and   twelve 

ounces.     In  value,  a  shekel  was  about  fifty  cents, 

130 


16  All  the  hangings  of  the  court  Vll.ijii'. 
round  about  were  of  fine  twined  linen. 

17  And  the  sockets  for  the  pillars  were 
o/brass  ;  the  hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their 
fillets  of  silver;  and  the  overlaying  of 
their  chapiters  0/ silver;  and  all  the  pil- 
lars of  the  court  tvere  filleted  with  silver. 

18  And  the  hanging  for  the  gate  of  the 
court  ^ra.";  needle-work,  of 'hlvte,  and  pur- 
ple, and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen  : 
and  twenty  cubits  iras  the  length,  and 
the  height  in  the  breadth  was  five  cubits, 
answerable  to  the  hangings  of  the  court. 

19  And  their  pillars  tcere  four,  and  their 
sockets  o/brass  four;  their  hooks  0/ sil- 
ver, and  the  overlaying  of  their  chapiters 
and  their  fillets  of  silver. 

20  And  all  the  ''pins  of  the  tabernacle, 
and  of  the  court  round  about,  u-cre  o/brass. 

21  Tl  This  is  the  sum  of  the  tabernacle, 
e77en  of  the  "tabernacle  of  testimony,  as 
it  was  counted,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  Moses,  for  the  service  of 
the  Levitcs,  by  the  hand  of  ^Ithamar,  son 
to  Aaron  the  priest. 

22  And  sBezalecl  the  son  of  Uri,  the  son 
of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  made  all 
that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

23  And  with  him  teas  *  Aholiab,  son  of 
Ahisamach,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  an  en- 
graver, and  a  cunning  workman,  and  an 
embroiderer  in  blue,  and  in  purple,  and 
in  scarlet,  and  fine  linen. 

24  AH  the 'gold  that  was  occupied  for  the 
work  in  all  the  work  ofthe  holy  p/ace,  even 
the  gold  of  the  offering,  was  tAventy  and 
nine  talents,  and  seven  hundred  and  thirty 
shekels,  after  the  J  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  . 

25  An*  the  silver  of  them  that  were 
numbered  of  the  congregation  was  a  hun- 
dred talents,  and  a  thousaiul  seven  hun- 
dred and  threescore  and  fifteen  shekels, 
after  the  sliekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 

26  A  bckah  for  t  every  man,  that  is,  half 
a  shekel,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary, 
for  ''every  one  that  went  to  be  numbered, 
from  twenty  years  old  and  'upward,  for 


K  cUap.  31:1,  6;  3.'>.30.  h  cliap.  3.". :  34.  i  1  Clironiclw,  22  :  14  . 
29:2,7;  Haggai2:8.  j  chap.  30:  13,24;  Lbt.  6:1,');  27:3,26, 
Num.  3:47;  18: 16.  f  Heb.  a  poll.  V  chap.  30: 13, 1».  1  Num. 
bers  1 :46;  26:. 51. 


and  a  talent  of  silver  about  fifteen  hundred  dollars. 
A  talent  of  gold  was  equal,  it  is  supposed,  to  about 
twelve  times  that  amount. 

INSTRl'CTION?. 

8.  Religion  has  ever  taken  a  strong  and  perin.-)- 
nent  liold  upon  the  heart  of  woman  ;  and  while  it 
has  greatly  elevated,  adorned,  and  ennobled  her 
character,  increased  her  enjoyments,  and  extended 
her  usefulness,  it  has  been  greatly  promoted  by  her 
pniyers,  her  example,  her  sacrifices,  and  her  efforts. 

24.  However  much  property,  at  the  direction  of 
God,  is  devoted  to  the  promotion  of  his  glory,  in 
the  establishment  and  support  of  his  worship,  in- 
stead of  being  lost,  as  many  suppose,  it  is  employed 


The  holy  garments. 


EXODUS   XXXIX. 


The  brcaslplate,  and  robe. 


b-c'iml'  six  hundred  thousand   and  three 
thousand  and  five  hundred  and  lifty  men. 

27  And  of  the  hundred  talents  of  silver 
were  *cast  the  sockets  of  the  sanctuary,  and 
the  sockets  of  the  veil ;  a  hundred  sockets  of 
the  hundred  talents,  a  talent  for  a  socket. 

28  And  of  the  thousand  seven  hundred 
seventy  and  five  shekels  he  made  hooks 
for  the  pillars,  and  overlaid  their  chapi- 
ters, and  ''filleted  them. 

29  And  the  brass  of  the  offering  was 
seventy  talents,  and  two  thousand  and 
four  hundred  shekels. 

30  And  therewith  he  made  the  sockets  to 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  the  brazen  altar,  and  the  brazen 
grate  for  it,  and  all  the  vessels  of  the  altar, 

31  And  the  sockets  of  the  court  round 
about,  and  the  sockets  of  the  court-gate, 
and  all  the  pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and  all 
the  pins  of  the  court  round  about. 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

I  Theclothesof  service  and  holy  garments.  2Theephod. 
8  The  breastplate  ii  The  robe  of  the  ephod.  27 
The  coats,  mitre,  and  girdle  of  fine  linen.  30  The 
plate  of  the  holy  crown.  32  All  is  viewed  and  ap- 
proved by  JNIoses. 

AND  of  the  "^blue,  and  purple,  and  scar- 
let, they  made  ''clothes  of  service,  to 
do  service  in  the  holy  place,  and  made  the 
holy  garments  for  Aaron  ;  as  the  Lord 
commanded*"  Moses. 

2  And  he  made  the  ""ephod  o/gold,  blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined 
linen. 

3  And  they  did  beat  the  gold  into  thin 
plates,  and  cut  it  into  w^ires,  to  w'ork  it 
in  the  blue,  and  in  the  purple,  and  in  the 
scarlet,  and  in  the  fine  linen,  with  cunning 
work. 

4  They  made  shoulder-pieces  for  it,  to 
couple  it  together ;  by  the  two  edges  was 
it  coupled  together. 

5  And  the  curious  girdle  of  his  ephod, 
that  was  upon  it,  U'as  of  the  same,  accord- 
ing to  the  work  thereof;  o/gold,  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen  ; 
as  the  LoKD  commanded  Moses. 

6  ^And  they  wrought  onyx-stones  in- 
closed in  ouches  of  gold,  graven,  as  sig- 
nets are  srrraven,  with  the  names  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

7  And  he  put  them  on  the  shoulders  of 
the  ephod,  that  ihcij  should  be  stones  for  a 
memorial''  to  the  children  of  Israel ;  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

8  ^[  And  he  made  the  'breastplate  of 
cunning  work,  like  the  work  of  the  ephod; 


»  chnp. 2(5:19-3-:.     b  chap. 27:17.     c  chap.  2.t:4;  3.i:23.     d  clnp. 
31:10;  36:la     e  chap.  28:4;  Ezek.  42:  H.     f  ch:ip.2R:B;  LeT.8:7. 


to  the  greatest  advantage,  both  to  the  possessors  and 
to  the  world. 


of  gold,  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  twined  linen. 

9  It  was  foursquare  ;  they  made  the 
breastplate  double  :  a  span  u-as  the  length 
thereof,  and  a  span  the  breadth  thereof, 
being  doubled. 

10  And  they  set  in  it  four '  rows  of  stones: 
the  first  row  was  a  *  sardius,  a  topaz,  and  a 
carbuncle  :   this  was  the  first  row. 

1 1  And  the  second  row,  an  emerald,  a 
sapphire,  and  a  diamond. 

12  And  the  third  row',  a  ligure,  an  agate, 
and  an  amethyst. 

13  And  the  fourth  row,  a  beryl,  an  onyx, 
and  a  jasper :  theij  were  inclosed  in  ouches 
of  gold  in  their  inclosings. 

14  And  the  stones  irerc  according  to  the 
names  of  the  children  of  ''Israel,  twelve, 
according  to  their  names,  like  the  engrav- 
ings of  a  signet,  every  one  with  his  name, 
according  to  the  twelve  tribes. 

15  And  they  made  upon  the  breastplate 
chains  at  the  ends,  of  wrcathen  work  of 
pure  gold. 

16  And  they  made  two  ouches  o/gold, 
and  tw'o  gold  rings,  and  put  the  two  rings 
in  the  two  ends  of  the  breastplate. 

17  And  they  put  the  'two  wreathen 
chains  of  gold  in  the  two  rings  on  the 
ends  of  the  breastplate. 

18  And  the  two  ends  of  the  two  wreath- 
en  chains  they  fastened  in  the  two  ouches, 
and  put  them  on  the  shoulder-pieces  of  the 
ephod,  before  it. 

19  And  they  made  two  rings  of  gold, 
and  put  them  on  the  two  ends  of  the  breast- 
plate, upon  the  border  of  it,  which  was 
on  the  side  of  the  ephod  inward. 

20  And  they  made  two  other  golden  rings, 
and  put  them  on  the  two  sides  of  the  ephod 
underneath,  toward  the  forepart  of  it,  over 
against  the  other  coupling  thereof,  above 
th^  curious  girdle  of  the  ephod. 

21  And  they  did  bind  the  breastplate  by 
his  rings  unto  the  rings  of  the  ephod  with 
a  lace  of  blue,  that  it  might  be  above  the 
curious  girdle  of  the  ephod,  and  that  the 
breastplate  might  not  be  loosed  from  the 
ephod;  as  the  Lord  commanded  JNIoses. 

22  ^And  he  made  the  '"  robe  of  the  ephod 
of  woven  work,  all  of  blue. 

23  And  there  teas  a  hole  in  the  midst  of 
the  robe,  as  the  hole  of  an  habergeon,  vith 
a  band  round  about  the  hole,  that  it  should 
not  rend. 

24  And  they  made  upon  the  hems  of  the 
robe  pomegranates  of  blue,  and  purple, 
and  scarlet,  and  twined  linen. 

B  chap. 28:9-12.     li  chap. 28:29;  .Tosh.4:7.    ich.28: 1.5,etc.    j  Rer. 
21:r9,20.     *Or,rM6v.    kKev.il:12.     ICant.l:10.     nich.28:3l. 


CHAPTER.  XXXIX. 
2-31.  The  high-priest's  dress.     Chapter  28. 
131 


The  tahernade  completed. 


E  X  0  D  U  S    X  L  .  It  is  to  be  set  up.  and  anointed. 


25  And  they  made  ^bells  w/piire  gold, 
and  put  the  bells  between  the  '"pome- 
granates upon  the  liem  of  the  robe,  round 
about  between  the  pomegranates  ; 

26  A  bell  and  a  pomegranate,  a  bell  and 
a  pomegranate,  round  about  the  hem  of 
the  robe  to  minister  in;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded ISIoses. 

27  ^[And  they  made  "  coats  of  fine  linen 
of  woven  work  for  Aaron,  and  for  his  sons, 

28  And  a'^mitreo/fine  linen,  and  goodly 
bonnets  o/"fine  linen,  and  *"  linen  breeches 
o/ fine  twined  linen, 

29  And  a  ''girdle  of  fine  twined  linen, 
and  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  o/ nee- 
dle-work ;  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

30  1[And  they  made  the  plate  of  the 
holy  crown  of  pure  gold,  and  wrote  upon 
it  a  writing,  like  to  the  engravings  of  a 
signet,  6 HOLINESS  TO  THE  LORD. 

31  And  they  tied  unto  it  a  lace  of  blue, 
to  fasten  it  on  high  upon  the  mitre  ;  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

32  *[]  Thus  was  all  the  work  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  tent  of  the  congregation 
finished;  and  the  children  of ''Israel  did 
according  to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  did  they. 

33  "li  And  they  brought  the  tabernacle 
unto  Moses,  the  lent,  and  all  his  furniture, 
his  taches,  his  boards,  his  bai's,  and  his 
pillars,  and  his  sockets  ; 

34  And  the  covering  of  rams'  skins  dyed 
red,  and  the  covering  of  badgers'  skins, 
and  the  veil  of  the  covering  ; 

35  The  ark  of  the  testimony,  and  the 
staves  thereof,  and  the  mercy-seat ; 

3G  The  table,  and  all  the  vessels  there- 
of, and  the  show-bread  ; 

37  The  pure  candlestick,  icith  the  lamps 
thereof,  even  ivith  the  lamps  to  be  set  in 
order,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  the 
oil  for  light ; 

38  And  the  golden  altar,  and  the  anoint- 
ing oil,  and  *the  sweet  incense,  and  the 
hanging  for  the  tabernacle-door; 

39  The  brazen  altar,  and  his  grate  of 
brass,  his  staves,  and  all  his  vessels,  the 
laver  and  his  foot ; 


•  clinp.'28:33.  b  Cnnt.4  :  IM.  c  cliap.M:39,40.  •!  c1i!in.28:4,3>). 
•  clmp.'i8:4-2;  Kzck.44:18.  f  cliap. '28 ;  »l.  E  Zerli.  14  : '.'0.  h  ver. 
«,  «  ;  chap.  2.1 :  40  J  Dent  12.:i2;  1  Sum.  Ifi:  22;  I  Cliron.  28: 19; 
Mat  28: 20;  Heb.  8:5.     *  Hvh.llit  iiietmea/tioeceipicct.    i  cli.ip. 


43.  Moses  Meised  them  ;  invoked  on  them  the 
blessing  of  God. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

32.  When  numbers  nnite  earnestly  and  persever- 
ingly  in  a  good  work,  much,  with  the  blessing  of 
G-od,  may  be  accomplished  in  a  sliort  time. 

42.  \\  hen  things  are  undertaken  and  accomplish- 
ed according  to  the  directions  of  God,  they  will  be 
done  in  the  Dest  manner. 

43.  When  others  have  done  well  we  should  show 
ourselves  pleased,  ask  God  to  bless  them,  and  give 
to  him  the  glory. 

132 


pillars,  and  his  .sockets,  and  the  hanging  for 
the  court-gate,  his  cords,  and  his  pins,  and 
all  the  vessels  of  the  service  of  the  taber- 
nacle, for  the  tent  of  the  congregation  ; 

41  The 'clothes  of  service  to  do  service 
in  the  holy  place,  and  the  holy  garments 
for  Aaron  the  priest,  and  his  sons'  gar- 
meiits,  to  minister  in  the  priest's  olfice. 

42  According  to  all  that  the  Lord  J  com- 
manded jNIoscs,  so  the  children  of  Israel 
made  all  the  work. 

43  And  Moses  did  look  upon  all  the 
work,  and  behold,  they  had  done  it  as  the 
Lord  had  commanded,  even  so  had  they 
done  it:   and  Moses  ''blessed  them. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

1  The  tabernacle  is  commanded  to  be  reared,  9  and 
anointed.  13  Aaron  and  his  sons  to  be  sanctified.  16 
Moses  performeth  all  things  accordingly.     34  A  cloud 

coveretU  the  tabernacle. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  INIoses,  say- 
J±.  ing, 

2  On  the  first  'day  of  the  first  month 
shalt  thou  set  up  the  tabernacle  of  the 
tent  of  the  congregation. 

3  And  thou  shalt  put  therein  the  ark  of  the 
testimony,  and  cover  the  ark  with  the  veil. 

4  And  thou  shalt  bring  in  the  table,  and 
set  in  order  ^  the  things  that  are  to  be  "'set 
in  order  upon  it ;  and  thou  shalt  bring  in  the 
candlestick,  and  light  the  lamps  thereof. 

5  And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar  of  gold 
for  the  incense  before  the  ark  of  the  testi- 
mony, and  put  the  hanging  of  the  door  to 
the  tabernacle. 

6  And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar  of  the 
burnt-ofl'ering  before  the  door  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  tent  of  the  congregation. 

7  And  thou  shalt  set  the  "  laver  between 
the  tent  of  tlie  congregation  and  the  altar, 
and  shalt  put  water  therein. 

8  And  thou  shalt  set  up  the  court  round 
about,  and  hang  up  the  hanging  at  the 
court-gate. 

9  And  thou  shalt  take  the  anointing  oil, 
and  "anoint  the  tabernacle,  and  all  that 
is  therein,  and  shalt  liallow  it,  and  all  the 
vessels  thereof:   and  it  shall  be  holv. 


31:10.  jclinp..a'i:  10.  k  Gen. H:19;  Lev. M: 22, 23;  Num. 6: 2.1-27; 
.Io«ll.22:6;  2Slim.fi:l8;  lKing8,8:14;  2Cliron.:iO:27 ;  Nell.ll:2; 
l.uke2:34.  I  ver.  17;  c\,ap.  12:2;  l:):4;  Num.  7:1.  t  Heli.rt* 
order therenf.    nil,ev.24:8.     n  ver..30;  clinp.30: 18.     o  rli.30:2K. 

CHAPTER  XL. 
2.  T/ie  _fir.<:t  dny  of  the  Jirst  month  ;  they 
started  from  Egypt  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  first 
month.  On  the  iiftietli  d:iy  after,  the  law  was  given 
from  mount  Sinai ;  and  Moses  was  eighty  days  in 
the  mount.  A  number  of  other  things  were  done, 
and  several   delays  occasioned,  which   must  have 

1  occupied  about  six  months,  before  the  tabernacle 
w;is  begun.  As  the  first  day  of  the  first  month 
would  make  a  year  from  the  time  they  left  Egypt 
wanting  fifteen  days,  they  were  prob.aldy  employed 

,  not  far  from  six  months  in  preparing  the  t;ibernacle. 


Tlie  tabernacle  is  set  up. 


EXODUS  XL. 


The  cloud  covercth  it. 


B.  C.  Si'M. 

of  the  burnt-offering,  and  all  his  vessels, 
and  sanctify  the  altar:  and  ^it  shall  be 
an  altar  *most  holy. 

11  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the  laver  and 
his  foot,  and  sanctify  it. 

12  And  thou  shalt ''  bring  Aaron  and  his 
sons  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  wash  them  with  water. 

1 3  And  thou  shalt  put  upon  Aaron  the 
holy  garments,  and  ""■  anoint  him,  and  sanc- 
tify ''  him  ;  that  he  may  minister  unto  me 
in  the  priest's  office. 

14  And  thou  shalt  bring  his  sons,  and 
clothe  them  with  coats  : 

15  And  thou  shalt  anoint  them  as  thou 
didst  anoint  their  father,  that  they  may  min- 
ister unto  me  in  the  priest's  office  :  for  their 
anointing  shall  surely  be  an  ^everlasting 
priesthood  throughout  their  generations. 

16  Thus  did  Moses  :  according  to  all  that 
the  Lord  commanded  him,  so  did  he. 

17  l[And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  "^ first 
month  in  the  second  year,  on  the  first  day 
of  the  month,  that  the  tabernacle  was 
reared  up. 

18  And  Moses  reared  up  the  tabernacle, 
and  fastened  his  sockets,  and  set  up  the 
boards  thereof,  and  put  in  the  bars  there- 
of, and  reared  up  his  pillars. 

19  And  he  spread  abroad  the  tent  over 
the  tabernacle,  and  put  the  covering  of 
the  tent  above  upon  it ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

20  T[  And  he  took  and  ^  put  the  testimony 
into  the  ark,  and  set  the  staves  on  the  ark, 
and  put  the ''  mercy-seat  above  upon  the  ark : 

21  And  he  brought  the  ark  into  the  tab- 
ernacle, and  set  up  the  '  veil  of  the  cover- 
ing, and  covered  the  arlfof  the  testimony  ; 
as  the  Lord  commanded  IMoses. 

22  ^And  he  put  the  J  table  in  the  tent 
of  the  congregation,  upon  the  side  of  the 
tabernacle  ''northward,  without  the  veil. 

23  And  he  set  the  bread  in  order  upon 
it  before  the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord  had  com- 
manded Moses. 


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17.  In  the  second  year  ;  after  their  departure 
from  Egypt. 

20.  The  testimony  ;  the  tables  containing  the 
ten  coininandinents.  that  solemn  testimony  of  God 
with  res^arJ  to  the  duty  of  men. 

21.  The  veil  of  the  covering ;  that  which  cov- 
ered or  closed  the  entrance  into  the  holy  of  holies,  and 
thus  prevented  the  ark  from  being  seen,  except  by  the 
high-priest  once  a  year.     Chap.  30  :  10 ;  Heb.  9  :  7. 

.32.  As  the  Lord  commande4 :  chap.  30: 19-21. 

33.  The  court ;  chap.  27  :  9-10.  Finished  the 
vjork;  the  work  of  preparing  the  tabernacle  ac- 
cording to  the  pattern  which  God  showed,  and  the 
directions  he  g.-ive  to  ilose?  in  the  mount. 


24  T[And  he  put  the  candlestick  in  the 
tent  of  the  congregation,  over  against  the 
table,  on  the  side  of  the  tabernacle  south- 
ward. 

25  And  he  'lighted  the  lamps  before  the 
Lord  ;  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

26  T[  And  he  put  the  golden  altar  in  the 
tent  of  the  congregation  before  the  veil : 

27  And  he  '"burnt  sweet  incense  there- 
on ;  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

28  •[  And  he  set  up  the  hanging  at  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle. 

29  And  he  put  the  "  altar  of  burnt-offer- 
ing h\j  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
tent  of  the  congregation,  and  offered  upon 
it  the  burnt-offering  and  the  meat-ofler- 
ing;  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

30  ^  And  he  set  the  °  laver  between  the 
tent  of  the  congregation  and  the  altar,  and 
put  water  there,  to  wash  withal. 

31  And  Moses  and  Aaron  and  his  sons 
washed  their  hands  and  their  feet  thereat : 

32  When  they  Avent  into  the  tent  of  the 
congregation,  and  when  they  came  near 
unto  the  altar,  they  p  washed ;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

33  And  he  reared  "lup  the  court  round 
about  the  tabernacle  and  the  altar,  and 
set  up  the  hanging  of  the  court-gate.  So 
Moses  finished  the  work. 

34  ^Theii  a  "^cloud  covered  the  tent  of 
the  congregation,  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  tabernacle. 

35  And  Moses  was  not  able  to  enter  into 
the  tent  of  the  congregation,  because  the 
cloud  abode  thereon,  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  tabernacle. 

36  And  when  the  ^ cloud  was  taken  up 
from  over  the  tabernacle,  the  children  of 
Israel  twent  onward  in  all  their  journeys  : 

37  But  if  the  cloud  were  not  taken  up, 
then  they  journeyed  'not  till  the  day  that 
it  was  taken  up. 

38  For  the  cloud  of  the  "  Lord  was  upon 
the  tabernacle  by  day,  and  fire  was  on  it 
by  night,  in  the  sight  of  all  the  house  of 
Israel,  throughout  all  their  journeys. 


o  ver.  7  :  chap.  .30 :  18.  p  chai".  30: 19,  20;  Pea.  73: 13.  qver.8; 
chap.  27:  0,16.  r  chap.  13  :  21,2-2;  29:43;  33:9;  Lev.  1^:2;  Num. 
9:15;  lKing8,8:10;  2Chron..'>:  13;  7:2:  Psa.  18: 10-12;  Isa.6:4; 
Ha».2:7,9:  Rev. l.-.:8.  sNeh.9:19.  \  'O.eb.joumtyea.  I  P»a. 
31  :!,=).  u  Psa.78:14;  iai:39;  Isa.4:n. 

31.  A  clond ;  that  in  which  Jehovah  dwelt. 
The  glory  of  the  Lord:  the  resplendent  bright- 
ness which  manifested  his  presence. 

36.  The  cloud  was  taken,  up ;  and  moved  for- 
ward in  the  way  that  they  should  go.  Chap.  13 :  21. 
22;  Num.  9:  15-23;  Neli.  9  :  19;  Psa.  78 :  14 ; 
105:39. 

IXSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  return  of  the  seasons  is  well  adapted  to 
remind  us  of  the  goodness  of  G»)d,  and  our  obliga- 
tions to  him  for  his  meiTie.<.  And  when,  according 
to  his  will,  we  begin  the  year  wiih  devoutly  a  :- 
knowledging  and  adoring  him,  we  may  hope  that 
whether  we  continue  to  its  close  in  this  world,  or 
133 


THE   THIRD  BOOK  OF   MOSES, 


LEVITICUS. 


CHAPTER   I. 

1  The  bunit-oflerings,  3  of  the  herd,  10  of  the  (locks, 
14  of  the  fowls. 

AND  the  Lord  called  unto  Moses,  and 
spake  unto "  him  out  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  conjjregation,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them.  If  any  man  of  ''you  bring 
an  offering  unto  the  Loud,  ye  shall  bring 
your  offering  of  the  cattle,  even  of  the 
herd,  and  of  the  flock. 

3  If  his  offering  be  a  burnt-sacrifice  of 
the  herd,  let  him  oflTer  a  ''male  without 
blemish  :  lie  sliall  offer  it  of  his  own  vol- 
untary will  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation  before  the  Lord. 

4  And  he  shall  put  his  ''hand  upon  the 
head  of  the  burnt-ofiering;  and  it  shall 
be  "accepted  for  him  to  make  ""atonement 
for  him. 

5  And  he  shall  kill  the  bullock  before  the 
Lord  :  and  the  i)riests.  Aaron's  sons,  shall 
bring  the  blood,  and  « sprinkle  the  blood 
round  about  upon  tlie  altar  that  is  by  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

C  And  he  shall  flay  the  burnt-offering, 
and  cut  it  into  his  pieces. 
7  A  nd  the  sons  of  Aaron  the  priest  shall 


•  Ex.If):.'?;  Num.  12:4,  6.  h  clinp.  •i2: 18.  c  olinp.  3:  1  ;  23:  M, 
■21  ;  Ex.  1-2:.-.;  Deut.  15:-: I  ;  Mill.  1 :  14  :  I.uke  I:3S;  John  1:36; 
E|ili.5:27;  Hel>.<):14:  I  Pet.  1  :  19.  d  chap.  3:2,8,  13;  4:15; 
8:14,2-2;  1G:21;  Ex.  2M:  10,  I.i,  19 ;   Num.  8:12;   Isa.  .13 : 4-6 ;  2 


are  removed  to  another,  we  shall  still  be  happy  in 
the  service  of  G-od. 

].'>.  Such  is  the  nature  of  men,  rind  such  the  wa^fs 
in  whicli  they  are  most  usefully  impressed,  that  the 
settinij  apart  of  particular  pl.aces  for  public  wor- 
sliip.  and  of  particular  men  to  conduct  it,  is  suited 
to  promote  their  hi{;hest  good. 

'il.  The  doing  of  all  things  as  t!ie  Lord  com- 
mands, is  the  sure  way  of  promoting  his  glory,  and 
of  obtaining  his  blessing.  It  is  also  tiie  way  to 
make  our  temporary  sqiourn  on  eartli  a  prepara- 
tion for  an  eternal  dwelling  with  God  in  heaven. 

33'.  God"s  taking  forty  d:iys  to  give  directions 
about  the-  t;tbernacle  ••ind  its  worship,  and  but  six  to 
create  the  world  ;  and  his  occupying  many  chap- 
ters of  thi*  Bible  to  describe  the  former,  and  but  one 
to  de.scribe  the  latter,  should  increase  our  conviction 
of  the  superiority  of  redemption  to  creation,  and 
lead  us  to  regard  principally  not  things  seen  and 
temporal,  but  things  unseen  and  eternal. 

3S.  All  the  preparation  tiiat  was  made  to  provide 
a  dwelling-place  for  God,  and  inslitule  his  worship 
among  the  Israelites,  the  glory  which  filled  the  tab- 
erna'le,  his  guidance  of  them  by  the  pillar  of  cloud 
and  tire  in  all  their  journey  through  the  wilderness, 
and  his  introduction  of  them  into  Can.aan,  prefig- 
ured his  dwelling  in  human  nature  and  becoming 
134 


put  lire  upon  the  altar,  and  lay  the  %^,f^^ 
wood  in  order  upon  the  fire : 

8  And  the  priests,  Aaron's  sons,  shall 
lay  the  parts,  the  head,  and  the  fat,  in 
order  upon  the  wood  that  is  on  the  fire 
whicii  is  upon  the  altar: 

9  But  his  inwards  and  his  legs  shall  he 
wash  in  water :  and  the  priest  shall  burn 
all  on  the  altar,  to  be  a  burnt-sacrifice,  an 
offering  made  by  fire,  of  a  ''sweet  savor 
unto  the  Lord. 

10  1[  And  if  his  ofi'ering  be  of  the  flocks. 
namely,  of  the  sheep,  or  of  the  goats,  for 
a  burnt-sacrifice  ;  he  shall  bring  it  a  male 
without  blemish. 

1 1  And  he  shall  kill  it  on  the  side  of  the 
allar'  northward  before  the  Lord:  and 
the  priests,  Aaron's  sons,  shall  sprinkle 
his  blood  round  about  upon  the  altar. 

12  And  he  shall  cut  it  into  his  pieces, 
\\\\\\  his  head  and  his  fat:  and  the  priest 
shall  lay  them  in  order  on  the  wood  that 
is  on  the  fire  which  is  upon  the  altar : 

13  But  he  shall  wash  the  inwards  and  the 
legs  with  water:  and  the  priest  shall  bring 
it  all,  and  burn  it  upon  the  altar  :  it  is  a 
burnt-sacrifice,  an  offering  made  by  fire, 
of  a  sweet  savor  unto  the  Lord. 


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the  light  of  the  world,  that  such  as  should  follow 
him  might  be  guided  by  his  counsel,  and  afterwards 
be  received  to  glory.  John  1:14;  8:12;  Heb. 
9 : 2-2S. 

CHAPTER  I. 

I.  Out  of  the  tabernacle ;  the  previous  direc- 
tions God  g;ive  to  Moses  from  the  mount;  the  sub- 
sequent, from  the  t;ibernacle. 

3.  Without  f>let?iish  ;  this  was  designed  to  in- 
dicate the  perfection  of  Jesus  Christ  the  great  aton- 
ing sacrifice,  and  the  duty  of  offering  to  him  the 
best  we  have.  Before  the  Lord;  who  dwelt  in 
the  tabernacle  on  the  inercy-.seat. 

'1.  Put  his  hand  upon  the  head  of  the  burnt - 
offering ;  thus  confessing  his  desert  of  death,  and 
his  desire  ihat  the  death  of  the  innocent  victim 
might  be  .a  substitute  for  his  own  death. 

G.   Flay  :  take  ofl'  the  skin. 

9.  Wash  in  water;  showing  the  necessity  of 
internal  purification.  A  sweet  savor :  acceptable 
to  God  .as  pointing  to  the  atoneuient  of  Christ. 

II.  Northward;  the  approach  to  the  alt.ar  is 
supposed  to  have  been  from  the  south  ;  t!ie  ashes 
and  refuse  to  have  been  cast  on  the  east  side, 
ver.  16 ;  while  the  tabernacle  stood  on  the  west. 
This  left  the  north  side  vacant. 


Of  the  burnt-sacrifice. 


LEVITICUS   II. 


Of  the  meat-offerings. 


his  offering  to  the  Lord  be  of  fowls,  then 
he  shall  bring  his  offering  of  ^turtledoves, 
or  of  ^roung  pigeons. 

15  And  the  priest  shall  bring  it  unto  the 
altar,  and  *wring  off  his  head,  and  burn 
it  on  the  altar  ;  and  the  blood  thereof  shall 
be  wrung  out  at  the  side  of  the  altaf: 

16  And  he  shall  pluek  away  his  crop  with 
his  tfeathers,and  cast  it  beside  the  altar  on 
the  east  part,  by  the  place  of  the  ashes. 

1 7  And  he  shall  cleave  it  with  the  wings 
thereof,  but  shall  not  ''  divide  it  asunder : 
and  the  priest  shall  burn  it  upon  the  altar, 
upon  the  wood  that  is  upon  the  fire  :  it  is 
a  burnt-sacrifice,  an  offering  made  by  fire, 
of  a  "^  sweet  savor  unto  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER   II. 

1  The  meat-ofFering  of  flour  with  oil  and  incense,  4 
either  baken  in  the  oven,  5  or  on  a  plate,  7  or  in  a 
frying-pan,  12  or  of  the  first-fruits  in  the  ear.  13  The 
salt  of  the  meat-oflering. 

AND  when  any  will  *  offer  a  meat-offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord,  his  offering  shall 
be  of  fine  flour  ;  and  he  shall  pour  oil  up- 
on it,  and  put  frankincense  thereon. 

2  And  he  shall  bring  it  to  Aaron's  sons 
the  priests  :  and  he  shall  take  thereout  his 
handful  of  the  flour  thereof,  and  of  the  oil 
thereof,  with  all  the  frankincense  thereof; 
and  the  priest  shall  "^burn  the  memorial  of 
it  upon  the  altar,  to  be  an  oflfering  made  by 
fire,  of  a  sweet  savor  unto  the  Lord: 

3  And  the  remnant  of  the  meat-offering 
shall  be  Aaron's  and  his  sons' :  it  is  a 
thing  most  holy  of  the  offerings  of  the 
Lord  made  by  fire. 


a  chap.  5:7:  13:8;  Luke  2:24.  *  Or,  pinch  off  the  head  with 
the  uail.  f  Or,  the  filth  thereof,  b  Gen.  15:10.  c  ver.  9,  13. 
<1  chap.  6:14:  9:17;  Num.  Ift:4.  e  ver.  9;  chap.  ■1:12;  24:7; 
Acts  10:4.     f  Ex.  39:2.     i  Or,  on  a  fiat  Plate,  ut  slice.      6  chap. 

14.  Turtledoves ;  emblems  of  meekness,  inno- 
cence, and  purity. 

17.  Not  divide  it  asinider;  not  entirely  sepa- 
rate one  part  from  the  other.     Chap.  5 :  8. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  We  should  be  voluntary,  cheerful,  and  hearty 
in  all  our  offerings  to  Grod  ;  for  he  looks  upon  the 
heart  and  loves  a  cheerful  giver.     2  Cor.  9  :  7. 

4.  The  great  doctrine  of  atonement  by  the  suffer- 
ings of  the  innocent  lor  the  guilty,  has  ever  held  a 
conspicuous  place  in  the  communications  of  Grod 
with  men  ;  and  he  has  shown  himself  to  be  just,  as 
well  as  merciful,  in  his  bestowment  of  ble.ssings 
upon  them. 

9.  Purity  of  heart,  as  well  as  reliance  on  the 
atonement,  is  needful  to  acceptance  with  God. 

13.  The  offering  of  innocent  animals  for  guilty 
men  typified  the  death  of  Christ  for  sinners,  that 
God  might  be  just  and  yet  justify  the  ungodly.  See 
the  epistle  to  the  Hebrews,  a  book  which  may  be 
profitably  read  in  connection  with  the  books  of  Le- 
viticus and  Numbers. 

17.  The  hearty  offerings  of  the  poor,  thougli  in 
the  sight  of  men  of  small  value,  may  through  the 
atonement  be  as  acceptable  to  God  as  the  most 
costly  offerings  of  the  rich,  and  may  receive  as  great 
reward. 


4  T[  And  if  thou  bring  an  oblation  of  a 
meat-oflering  baken  in  the  oven,  it  shall 
be  unleavened  cakes  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil,  or  unleavened  "^wafers  anointed 
with  oil. 

5  ^  And  if  thy  oblation  be  a  meat-ofler- 
ing baken  tin  a  pan,  it  shall  be  o/ fine 
flour  unleavened,  mingled  with  oil. 

6  Thou  shalt  part  it  in  pieces,  and  pour 
oil  thereon  :   it  is  a  meat-offering. 

7  If  And  if  thy  oblation  be  a  meat-ofler- 
ing baken  in  the  frying-pan,  it  shall  be 
made  of  fine  fiour  with  oil. 

8  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  meat-offering 
that  is  made  of  these  things  unto  the  Lord: 
and  when  it  is  presented  unto  the  priest, 
he  shall  bring  it  unto  the  altar. 

9  And  the  priest  shall  take  from  the 
meat-offering  a  ^  memorial  thereof,  and 
shall  burn  it  upon  the  altar :  it  is  an  off'er- 
ing  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savor  unto 
the  Lord. 

10  And  that  which  is  left  of  the  meat- 
offering shall  be  Aaron's  and  his  sons' :  it 
is  a  thing  most  holy  of  the  offerings  of  the 
Lord  made  by  fire. 

1 1  No  meat-ofi'ering,  which  ye  shall 
bring  unto  the  Lord,  shall  be  made  with 
leaven:''  for  ye  shall  burn  no  leaven,  nor 
any  honey,  in  any  offering  of  the  Lord 
made  by  fire. 

12  TJAs  for  the  oblation  of  the  'first- 
fruits,  ye  shall  offer  them  unto  the  Lord  : 
but  they  shall  not  '  be  burnt  on  the  altar 
for  a  sweet  savor. 

13  And  every  oblation  of  thy  meat-of- 
fering shalt  thou  season  with  J  salt ;  n'ei- 


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49. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1.  ATiifat-offeriiig ;  meat,  in  the  Bible,  means 
any  kind  of  food  ;  in  this  case,  it  means  flour.  Of  the 
burnt-offerings,  described  in  the  preceding  cliapter, 
the  whole  was  burnt  with  fire;  of  the  meat-offerings 
described  in  this  chapter,  a  part,  called  the  meiuorial, 
ver.  2,  was  burnt,  and  the  rest  was  eaten  by  the  priests, 
ver.  3  ;  pointing  not  only  to  the  atonement  of  Christ, 
but  to  the  necessity  of  union  to  him  by  faith  and  love. 

2.  Oil — fratikincevse ;  emblems  of  the  influ- 
ences of  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  the  acceptable  inter- 
cession of  Christ  and  supplic;itions  of  his  people. 
Isa.  61:1:  1  John,  2  :  27 ;  Psa.  141 :  2 ;  Rev.  8 : 3,  4. 

4.    Wafers  ;  thin  cakes. 

9.  A  memorial ;  that  part  of  the  meat-offering 
which  was  burnt,  pointing  to  the  justice  and  mercy 
of  God  in  the  atonement,  and  the  blessings  which  on 
account  of  it  he  bestows. 

11.  No  leaven.^  nor — honey ;  leaven  was  an  em- 
blem of  liypocrisy,  and  honey  of  sensual  indulgence, 
both  of  which  are  offensive  to  God. 

13.   Sah ;  an  emblem  of  purity,  integrity,  and 
perpetuity.     Mark  9 :  49  ;  Col.  4  :  6. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  In  all  our  offerings,  in  order  to  be  accepted, 
we  must  have  respect  to  the  atonement,  righteous- 
ness, and  intercession  of  Christ. 

135 


The  sacrifice  of 


LEVITICUS   III. 


the  peace-offering. 


ther  slialt  thou  sufTer  the  salt  of  the  cov- 
enant of  thy  God  to  be  lacking  from  thy 
ineat-ofiering:  witli  all  thine  ofTerings 
thou  shall  olfer  salt. 

14  And  if  thou  offer  a  incat-otTering  of 
ihy  first-fruits  unto  the  Lord,  thou  slialt 
offer  for  the  meat-offering  of  thy  first-fruits 
green  ears  of  corn  dried  by  the  fire,  ei'en 
eorn  "  beaten  out  of  full  ears. 

15  Audthoushaltpnt  oil  upon  it,  and  lay 
frankincense  thereon:  it  /.*;  a  meat-offering. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  burn  the  memo- 
rial of  it,  part  of  the  beaten  corn  thereof, 
and  part  of  the  oil  thereof,  with  all  the 
frankincense  thereof:  it  is  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER   III. 

1  The  peace-offering  of  the  herJ,  6  of  the  flock,  7  either 
a  lamb,  1"2  or  a  goat. 

AND  ifhis  oblation  ^easacrifice  of  peace- 
offering,''  if  he  offer  it  of  the  herd, 
whether  it  be  a  male  or  female,  he  shall 
offer  it  without  "=  blemish  before  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  shall  "^lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  his  offering,  and  kill  it  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  :  and 
Aaron's  sons  the  priests  shall  sprinkle  the 
blood  upon  the  altar  round  about. 

3  And  he  shall  offer  of  the  sacrifice  of 
the  peace-offering  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord;  the  *fat  that  "covereth 
the  inwards,  and  all  the  fat  that  is  upon 
the  inwards, 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that 
is  on  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks,  and 
the  tcaul  above  the  liver,  with  the  kid- 
neys, it  shall  lie  take  away. 

5  And  Aaron's  sons  shall  '^burn  it  on 
the  altar  upon  the  burnt-sacrifice,  which 
!.s-  upon  the  wood  that  is  on  the  fire:  it  is 
an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savor 
unto  the  Lord. 

(j  T[And  if  his  offering  for  a  sacrifice  of 
peace-offering   unto  the  Lord  he  of  the 

•  2  Kiii-H,  4:42.  li  clinp.  7;11,  M;  2::':i.  c  Num.  6:  H  ;  Mai. 
1:8,  U;  Heb.  10:22.  J  chap.  1:4,  .1;  8:22:  16:21;  Kx.  29:  10. 
»  Or,  tuet.  t  chap.  4 :  R,  'J ;  Ex.  29  :  13,  22.  f  Or,  midriff  uver  Ihe 
iiver,  nnil  over  the  kidneys,  f  fhap.  fi:  12;  3  Cliron.  3.'i:14;  Eze. 
44:1.5.     tver.  I.     h  1  Kings,  8:  62.    i  cliiip.  4  :  4,  LI,  24.    i  Ex.  29:22. 

3.  God  has  ever  required  that  a  support  be  provided 
for  his  ministers.  Under  the  Old  Testament  he  ordain- 
ed that  tliose  who  waited  at  the  allar.  should  be  par- 
takers witli  the  altar  ;  and  under  tlie  New,  that  those 
who  preach  the  gospel  should  live  of  the  gospel.  1  Cor. 
9:13,  14. 

9.  Christ,  as  our  great  High-priest  and  Inter- 
cessor, must  present  all  our  offerings  perfumed  with 
the  incense  of  his  merits,  in  order  to  have  thein  rise 
with  acceptance  before  G-od.     Rev.  8:3,  4. 

13.  Pride,  iiypocrisy,  and  sinful  indulgence  of 
every  sort  must  be  avoided,  and  humility,  sincerity, 
and  self-denial  assiduously  cultivated,  if  we  would 
meet  the  approbation  and  obtain  the  blessing  of  the 
Most  High. 

14.  With  the  first-fruits  of  our  time,  talents, 
property,  and  all  that  wc  possess,  God  is  well  pleas- 

136 


flock,  male  or  female,  he  shall  offer  *b.c:  iJSi: 
it  without  ^blemish. 

7  If  he  offer  a  lamb  for  his  offering,  then 
shall  he  offer  it  '"before  the  Lord.  ^ 

8  And  he  shall  lay  his  'hand  upon  the 
head  of  his  offering,  and  kill  it  before 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  :  and 
Aaron's  sons  shall  sprinkle  the  blood 
thereof  round  about  upon  the  altar. 

9  And  he  shall  offer  of  the  sacrifice  of 
the  peace-offering  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord;  the  J  fat  thereof,  and 
the  whole  rump,  it  shall  he  take  off  hard 
by  the  backbone;  and  the  fat  that  covcr- 
eth  the  inwards,  and  all  the  fat  that  is 
upon  the  inwards, 

10  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat 
that  is  upon  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks, 
and  the  ''caul  above  the  liver,  with  the 
kidneys,  it  shall  he  take  away. 

11  And  the  priest  shall  burn  it  upon 
the  altar:  it  is  the  'food  of  the  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

12  1[  And  if  his  offering  be  a  goat,  then 
he  shall  offer  it  before  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  it,  and  kill  it  before  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation  :  and  the  sons  of  Aaron 
shall  sprinkle  the  blood  thereof  upon  the 
altar  round  about. 

14  And  he  shall  offer  thereof  his  offer- 
ing, even  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord  ;  the  fat  that  covereth  the  inwards, 
and  all  the  fat  that  is  upon  the  inwards, 

15  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that 
is  upon  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks,  and 
the  caul  above  the  liver,  with  the  kidneys, 
it  shall  he  take  away. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  burn  them  upon 
the  altar:  it  is  the  food  of  the  offering 
made  by  fire  for  a  sweet  savor:  nil  the 
fat'"  i.s-  the  Lord's. 

\7  It  shall  be  a  perpetual "  statute  for  your 
generations  throughout  all  your  dwell- 
ings, that  ye  eat  neither  fat  nor  "blood. 


k  ver. 

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Acts 

1.t:20 

29. 

ed ;  and  our  own  highest  interests,  as  well  as  his 
glory,  will  be  promoted  by  our  devoting  them  to  him. 

CHAPTER  HI. 

1.  Peace-offering ;  an  expression  not  only  of 
reliance  on  the  atonement,  and  of  gratitude  for  mer- 
cies, but  of  peace,  friendship,  and  communion  with 
God  and  with  one  another.  2  Chion.  33  :  16  ;  Psa. 
107:2-2;  116:16,  17. 

2.  Sprinkle  the  hluud ;  typifying  that  blood 
which  purifies  the  conscience  from  dead  works  to 
serve  Ihe  living  (Irod.    Heb.  9:  1 1-14;  12  :24. 

11.  The  food;  that  part  of  tlie  beast  or  offi-ring 
which  was  presented  to  God.  Ver.  16  ;  chap.  21 : 6, 
8, 17.  21,  '>2 ;  Num.  28 : 2 ;  Ezek.  44 : 7 ;  Mai.  1 :  7, 
12  ;  Rev.  3 :  20. 

17.  Neither  fit  iiur  lluuJ ;  the  fat  of  the  in- 


The  sln-offeriiii 


LEVITICUS   IV 


of  ignorance. 


J.-^'S-         CHAPTER    IV. 

1  The  sin-offering  of  ignorance,  3  forthe  priest,  ISforthe 
congregation,  'i-J  for  the  ruler,  27  for  any  of  the  people. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  fhe  children  of  Israel,  say- 
ing, If  a  soul  shall  sin  *  through  ignorance 
against  any  of  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord  concerning  things  which  ought  not  to 
be  done,  and  shall  do  against  any  of  them  ; 

3  If  the  priest  that  is  anointed  do  sin 
according  to  the  sin  of  the  people  ;  then 
let  him  bring  for  his  sin,  which  he  hath 
sinned,  a  ''young  bullock  without  blemish 
unto  the  Lord  for  a  sin  offering. 

4  And  he  shall  bring  the  '-bullock  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation before  the  Lord  ;  and  shall  lay  his 
hand  upon  the  bullock's  head,  and  kill 
the  bullock  before  the  Lord. 

5  And  the  priest  that  is  *  anointed  shall 
take  of  the  bullock's  blood,  and  bring  it 
to  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : 

6  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his  finger  in 
the  blood,  and  sprinkle  of  the  "blood  seven 
times  before  the  Lord,  before  the  veil  of 
the  sanctuary. 

7  And  the  priest  shall  put  some  of  the 
blood  upon  the  '^horns  of  the  altar  of 
sweet  incense  before  the  Lord,  which  is 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ;  and 
shall  pour  all  the  blood  of  the  bullock  at 
the  s  bottom  of  the  altar  of  the  burnt- 
offering,  which  is  at  the  door  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation. 

8  And  he  shall  take  off  from  it  all  the 
fat  of  the  bullock  for  the  sin-oflering;  the 
fat  that  covereth  the  inwards,  and  all  the 
fat  that  is  upon  the  inwards, 

9  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that 
is  upon  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks,  and 
the  caul  above  the  liver,  with  the  kid- 
neys, it  shall  he  take  away, 

»  rh.ap.  .'j:1.5,  17;  Num.  I.'>:22;  Vm.  !9:l-2:  Heb.  6  ;  2.  b  cliap. 
16:6.  c  E.'t.  29:  10,  11.  *  cliap.  16:  H  ;  Num.l9:4.  «  rhap. 
14:  16,  27.  f  chap.  8:  15:  «:9:  lfi:lS:  Ex.  30:  1-10:  Psa.  118:27. 
I!  cliap.  .n:9.     *  Heb.  to  wilhoutlhe  camp,    i  Ex.  i9:  U;  Numbers 


wards  and  the  blood  above-mentioned.  The  one  w.as 
to  be  burnt,  and  the  other  sprinkled  upon  the  .altar. 
Ver.  13.  1(5.  The  breast  and  the  right  shoulder  were 
given  to  the  priests.  The  remainder,  which  was 
much  the  greater  part,  belonged  to  the  offerers,  and 
was  eaten  by  them  and  their  friends. 
IX.^TRUCTIOXS. 

.').  The  comfort  of  our  thanksgivings  to  God,  the 
peace  we  have  through  faith  in  Christ,  and  the  joy 
of  communion  with  him  and  liis  people,  we  should 
ever  remember  are  merries  which  come  to  us  through 
the  Saviour's  blood.     Eph.  2  :  13-2->. 

11.  The  kindness  and  condescension  of  God,  in 
communing  with  his  people,  and  permitting  them 
to  feast  with  him  on  the  riches  of  his  grace,  are  un- 
speakablv  great. 

17.  While  we  receive  with  thanksgiving  the 
mercies  which  God  bestows,-  we  should  ronscien- 
tiously  abstain  from  using,  and  should  sacredly  con- 
secrate to  him,  that  portion  which  he  requires. 


10  As  it  was  taken  ofl' from  the  bullock 
of  the  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings  :  and 
the  priest  shall  burn  them  upon  tlie  altar 
of  the  burnt-offering. 

11  And  the  skin  of  the  bullock,  and  all 
his  flesh,  with  his  head,  and  with  his  legs, 
and  his  inwards,  and  his  dung, 

1 2  Even  the  whole  bullock  shall  he  carry 
forth  *without  the  camp  unto  a  clean  place, 
where  the  ashes  arc  poured  out,  and ''  burn 
him  on  the  wood  with  fire :  twhere  the 
ashes  are  poured  out  shall  he  be  burnt. 

13  ^And  if  the  'whole  congregation  of 
Israel  sin  through  ignorance,  and  the 
thing  be  'hid  from  the  eyes  of  the  assem- 
bly, and  they  have  done  someu'hat  against 
any  of  the  commandments  of  the  Lord 
concerning  things  which  should  not  be 
done,  and  are  ''guilty; 

14  When  the  sin,  wiiich  they  have  sin- 
ned against  it,  is  known,  then  the  con- 
gregation shall  offer  a  young  bullock  for 
the  sin,  and  bring  him  before  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation. 

15  And  the  elders  of  the  congregation 
shall  'lay  their  hands  upon  the  head  of 
the  bullock  before  the  Lord  ;  and  the  bul- 
lock shall  be  killed  before  the  Lord. 

1 6  And  the  ""  priest  that  is  anointed  shall 
bring  of  the  bullock's  blood  to  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation : 

17  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his  finger  in 
some  of  the  blood,  and  sprinkle  it  seven 
times  before  the  Lor D,crc?i before  the  veil. 

18  And  he  shall  put  .some  of  the  blood  up- 
on the  "horns  of  the  altar  which  is  before 
the  Lord,  that  is  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  shall  pour  out  all  the 
blood  at  the  bottom  of  the  altar  of  the 
burnt-offering,  which  is  at  the  door  of  thf 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

19  And  he  shall  take  all  his  fat  from 
him,  and  burn  it  upon  the  altar. 

I9:ft;  Hebrews  13:11.  f  Heb.  at  the  pinnwi/  out  of  the  ashn. 
i  Num.  l.';:24;  ,)o»liua  7  :  II  ;  I  Tim.  1  :  I:!.  j  Hiap.  5:  ■:-■!.  17. 
k  Ezra  10:19.      1  rh.ap.   1:4.      m  verse  a;    Hebcewa  U:I-;-14. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

2.  Through  ignorance ;  not  sensible  at  the 
time  of  doing  wh.at  was  wrong,  but  becoming  con- 
vinced of  it  afterwards.     Ver.  23,  28. 

3.  The  priest  tliat  is  anointed;  the  high-priest. 
Ex.  29  : 7, 29,  30  ;  Lev.  8 :  12 ;  21 :  10-12.  AccortL 
nig  to  the  sin  of  the  people  ;  his  sin  was  aggra- 
vated :  it  might  lead  the  people  to  sin.  or  involve 
them  in  its  consequences. 

4.  hay  his  hand  npon.  the  buUocl-'s  head; 
thus  confessing  his  sin  and  his  de.sire  to  h.ave  t!ie  li;i- 
bility  to  suffer  transferred  from  himself  to  the  sacri- 
fice of  God's  appointment. 

6.  Seven  ;  a,  number  signifying  fulness,  com- 
pleteness. 

12.  The  ii'hole  bullock ;  e.\cept  the  fat,  which 
was  burnt,  and  the  blood.  Ver.  6-10.  With  fire  ; 
a  fire  made  upon  the  ground  for  that  purpose. 

15.  TliR  elders;  their  chief  men,  magistrates, 
reprei?entatives  of  the  people. 

137 


The  sin-offering 


LEVITICUS  V 


of  ignorance. 


20  And  he  shall  do  with  the  bullock  as 
he  "did  with  the  bullock  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing, so  shall  he  do  with  this:  and  the 
priest  shall  ""make  an  atonement  for  them, 
and  it  shall  be  forgiven  them. 

21  And  he  shall  carry  forth  the  bullock 
without  the  camp,  and  burn  him  as  he 
burned  the  "^ first  bullock:  it  is  a  sin- 
offering  for  the  congregation. 

22  H  When  a  ruler  hatli  sinned,  and 
done  somewhat  through  "^  ignorance  against 
any  of  the  commandments  of  the  Lord 
his  God  concerning  things  which  should 
not  be  done,  and  is  guilty  ; 

23  Or  if  his  sin,  wherein  he  hath  sin- 
ned, ''come  to  his  knowledge;  he  shall 
bring  his  offering,  a  kid  of  the  goats,  a 
male  without  blemish : 

24  And  he  shall  lay  his  ""hand  upon  the 
head  of  the  goat,  and  kill  it  in  the  place 
where  they  kill  the  burnt-offering  before 
the  Lord  :   it  is  a  sin-offering. 

25  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  tlic  blood 
of  the  8  sin-offering  with  his  fmgcr,  and 
put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  of  burnt- 
offoring,  and  shall  pour  out  his  blood  at 
the  bottom  of  the  altar  of  burnt-offering. 

26  And  he  shall  burn  all  his  fat  upon 
the  altar,  as  the  fat  of  the  ''sacrifice  of 
peace-offerings  :  and  the  priest  shall  make 
an  'atonement  for  him  as  concerning  his 
sin,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

27  *[[  And  if  *any  one  of  the  tcomraon 
people  Jsin  through  ignorance,  while  he 
doeth  somewhat  against  any  of  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  concerning  things 
which  ought  not  to  be  done,  and  be ''  guilty ; 

28  Or  if  his  sin,  which  he  hath  'sinned, 
come  to  his  knowledge ;  then  he  shall 
bring  his  offering,  a  kid  of  the  goals,  a 
female  without  blemish,  for  his  sin  which 
he  hath  sinned. 

29  And  he  shall  lay  his  '"  hand  upon  the 
head  of  the  sin-offering,  and  slay  the  sin- 
offering  in  the  place  of  the  burnt-offering. 


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20.  MaLe  analonement  for  them  ;  that  which 
•would  save  tlieni  from  the  temporal  evils  of  their 
sin  ;  and,  if  they  exercised  faith  in  the  atonement 
of  Christ,  which  this  typified,  would  save  them  also 
from  its  eternal  consequences. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

•'].  There  is  no  man,  or  body  of  men  on  earth  in- 
fallible, or  perfect.  All  are  liable  to  sin,  through 
carelessne.'s,  inattention,  and  the  indnenco  of  temp- 
tation. All  need  repentance  and  pardon  tiirough 
faith  in  the  atonement  of  Jesus  Christ.  Psa. 
19:1-2-11. 

12.  The  way  in  which  God  pardons  sin  is  suited 
to  make  a  deep  impression  of  its  evil,  and  lead  men 
to  abhor  and  forsake  it. 

21.  Nations,  as  well  as  individuals,  may  commit 
great   iniquity,  and  without  national   repentance, 

138 


30  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  *b.J!.?J»: 
the  blood  thereof  with  his  finger,  and  put 
it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  of  burnt - 
offering,  and  shall  pour  out  all  the  blood 
thereof  at  the  bottom  of  the  altar. 

31  And  he  shall  take  away  all  the  "fat 
thereof,  as  the  fat  is  taken  away  from  off 
the  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings  :  and  the 
priest  shall  burn  it  upon  the  altar  for  a 
sweet"  savor  unto  the  Lord;  and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  him, 
and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

32  And  if  he  briiis  a  lamb  for  a  sin- 
oficring,  ho  shall  bring  it  p  a  female  with- 
out blemish. 

33  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  the  sin-offering,  and  slay  it  for 
a  sin-offering  in  the  place  where  they 
kill  the  burnt-offering. 

34  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the  blood 
of  the  sin-offering  with  his  finger,  and 
put  it  upo"n  the  horns  of  the  altar  of  burnt- 
offering,  and  shall  pour  out  all  the  blood 
thereof  at  the  bottom  of  the  a  liar: 

35  And  he  shall  take  away  all  the  fat 
thereof,  as  the  fat  of  the  lamb  is  taken 
away  from  the  sacrifice  of  the  peace-of- 
ferings ;  and  the  priest  shall  burn  them 
upon  the  altar,  according  to  the  i  offerings 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  :  and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  ''atonement  for  his 
sin  that  he  hath  committed,  and  it  shall 
bo  forgiven  him. 

CHAPTER    V. 

1  lie  tKal  siniielh  in  concealing  his  knowledge,  0  in 
touching  an  unclean  thing,  4  or  in  making  an  oath, 
(i  His  trespas"Oirering.  of  the  flock,  7  of  fowls,  1 1  or 
of  flour.  14  The  tre.spa.^s- offering  in  sacrilege,  17 
and  in  sins  of  ignorance. 

AND  if  a\soul  sin,  and  hear  the  voice  of 
swearing,*  and  is  a  witness,  whether 
he  hath  seen  or  known  of  it;  if  he  do  not 
utter  it,  then  he  shall  "bear  his  iniquity. 
2  Or  if  a  soul  touch  "  any  unclean  thing, 
whether  it  be  a  carcass  of  an  unclean 


m  ver.  4,  24.      n 

ch:ip.  3:3,  14.      o  chap. 

1:9;    Ex.  2!>:18;    E7.r« 

6:10;  I«a.  42:91 

p  ver.  2K.    f\  clmp.  3 : 6 

r  ver.  26, 31.    •  E7.<k. 

18:4,20.     I  IK 

iijra,  8:31;  Prov.  v'li :  24  ; 

Mnt.26:Kl.    n  ver.  17; 

chap.  7:1R;  17 

IB;   19:«;  20:  17;  Niiiii 

9:13;   Pwi.  38:4;    Isn. 

.W:ll;  1  Pet.  2 

24.      V  Num.  19:11-16; 

Hag.  2:13. 

reformation,  and  p.ardon  through  the  atonement  of 
Christ,  such  iniquity  will  draw  down  upon  them 
the  .sore  judgments  of  G-od. 

2G.  Rulers  and  teachers,  ecclesi.astical  and  civil, 
often  fall  into  sirf  like  other  men;  and  without  re- 
pentance and  forgiveness,  in  the  way  that  God  has 
provided  and  m.^de  known,  they  will  perish. 

35.  Pardon  of  all  transgressions  is  ;is  free  to  the 
common  people,  to  the  poor  and  despised,  as  to  the 
rich  and  the  great.  Acts  2:21;  10:^1;  Rom. 
l():ll-i:]. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1.  Hear  the  voice  of  swearing  ;  is  summoned 
to  testify,  under  oath,  as  to  what  he  knows  .about 
a  matter  in  question.  If  he,  ilo  not  niter  it ;  does 
not  tell  what  he  knows.  He  shall  bear  his  ini- 
(jnity  ;  has  sinned,  and  is  exposed  to  punishment. 


The  trespass-offering 


LEVITICUS   V. 


for  sins  of  ignorance. 


tie,  or  the  carcass  of  unclean  crecpin 
things,  and  //"it  be  hidden  from  him;  he 
also  shall  be  unclean,  and  ''guilty. 

3  Or  if  he  ''touch  the  uncleanness  of 
man,  whatsoever  uncleanness  it  be  that 
a  man  shall  be  defiled  withal,  and  it  be 
hid  from  him;  when  he  "^knoweth  of  it, 
ihen  he  shall  be  guilty. 

4  Or  if  a  soul  swear,  pronouncing  with 
his  ■*  lips  to  do  evil,  or  to  do  good,  whatso- 
ever it  he  that  a  man  shall  pronounce 
with  an  oath,  and  it  bo  hid  from  him ; 
when  he  knoweth  of  it,  then  he  shall  be 
guilty  in  one  of  these. 

5  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  shall  be 
guilty  in  one  of  these  things,  that  he  shall 
confess "  that  he  hath  sinned  in  that  thing  : 

6  And  he  shall  bring  his  trespass-offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord  for  his  sin  which  he 
hath  sinned,  a  female  from  the  flock,  a 
lamb,  or  a  kid  of  the  goats,  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing; and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  concerning  his  sin. 

7  And  if  *he  be  not  ""able  to  bring  a 
lamb,  then  he  shall  bring  for  his  tres- 
pass which  he  hath  committed,  two  tur- 
tledoves, or  two  young  pigeons,  unto  the 
Lord  ;  one  for  a  sin-offering,  and  the  other 
for  a  burnt-offering. 

8  And  he  shall  bring  them  unto  the 
priest,  who  shall  offer  that  which  is  for 
the  sin-ofToring  first,  and  s  wring  off  his 
head  from  his  neck,  but  shall  not  divide 
it  asunder :  ■ 

9  And  he  shall  ''sprinkle  of  the  blood 
of  the  sin-ofFering  upon  the  side  of  the 
altar ;  and  the  rest  of  the  blood  shall  be 
wrung  out  at  the  bottom  of  the  altar :  it 
is  a  sin-offering. 

1 0  And  he  shall  offer  the  second  for  a 
burnt-offering,  according  to  the  tmanner  : 
and  the  priest  shall  'make  an  atonement 
for  him  for  his  sin  which  he  hath  sinned, 
and  it  shall  be  J  forgiven  him. 

1 1  1[  But  if  he  be  not ''  able  to  bring  two 


a  vei 

.17 

h  chap. 

12,  13,  \n. 

c  ^ 

er.  4.     d 

.TuJg.  11:31; 

1  Sam. 

■2r.:22: 

'Zt 

in^a,  6;  31 

;  Mark  6:  23; 

Arts  2.! : 

12.       e  chap. 

2K:40; 

Num.  S 

:7: 

.losh.  7.19;  Ezra  10 

II 

;   Ps.a.  32 

:  S  ;  Dan.  n :  4 

Uotn. 

10:10. 

* 

Heh./.K/i 

ind  cannot 

rro 

Ck  t.>  the 

u>mciencu  nf 

t  lamh. 

*■  chap. 

U: 

8;  U:'2l. 

g  chap.  1 

l.") 

h  Ex.  12  :  -22,  23  ;  Heb 

12:24. 

3.  He  shall  he  guilty  ;  of  violating  that  cere- 
monial law,  when  he  knows  what  he  has  done. 

4.  A  sold  swear ;  raslily,  as  to  what  he  will  or 
will  not  do,  and  when  it  may  be  wicked,  or  not  in 
his  power  to  do  it.  It  he  hid  from  him;  if  he 
was  not  aware  at  the  time  that  it  was  wicked,  or 
was  not  in  his  power. 

7.  Sin-offering;  chap.  4 : 2-t-Q6,  3-2-3-J.  Burnt- 
offering;  chap.  1:14-17. 

10.  According  to  the  manner;  the  manner 
prescribed  in  the  previous  chapters. 

11.  Tenth  part  of  an  ephali ;  abou:  three  quarts. 

12.  A  miemorial ;  chap.  2  : 2. 

13.  A  meat-offering ;  chap.  2:  1-3. 

lo.  Holy  things  of  the  Lord;  l>y  withholding  i 


turtledoves,  or  two  young  pigeons,  then 
he  that  sinned  shall  bring  for  his  offering 
the  tenth  part  of  an  ephah  of  line  flour 
for  a  sin-offering:  he  shall  'put  no  oil 
upon  it,  neither  shall  he  put  any  frankin- 
cense thereon  :   for  it  is  a  sin-oflering. 

12  Then  shall  he  bring  it  to  the  priest, 
and  the  priest  shall  take  his  handful  of  it, 
even  a  ""memorial  thereof,  and  burn  //  on 
the  altar,  according  to  the  offerings  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord  :  it  is  a  sin-offering. 

13  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  as  touching  his  sin  that  he 
hath  sinned  in  one  of  these,  and  it  shall 
be  forgiven  him  :  and  the  "  remnant  shall 
be  the  priest's,  as  a  meat-offering. 

14  l[And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

15  If  a  soul  commit  a  trespass,  and  sin 
through  "ignorance,  in  the  holy  things  of 
the  Lord  ;  then  he  shall  bring  for  his  tres- 
pass unto  the  Lord  a  p  ram  without  blem- 
ish out  of  the  flocks,  with  thy  estimation 
by  shekels  of  silver,  after  the  i  shekel  of 
the  sanctuary,  for  a  trespass-offering  : 

16  And  he  shall  make  amends  for  the 
harm  that  he  hath  done  in  the  holy  thing, 
and  shall  add  the  fifth  part  thereto,  and 
give  it  unto  the  priest:  and  the  ■■  priest 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  him  with 
the  ram  of  the  trespass-offering,  and  it 
shall  be  forgiven  him. 

17^  And  if  a "  soul  sin,  and  commit  any 
of  these  things  which  are  forbidden  to  be 
done  by  the  commandments  of  the  Lord; 
though  he  wist  it  'not,  yet  is  he  guilty, 
and  shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

18  And  he  shall  bring  a  ram  without 
blemish  out  of  the  flock,  with  thy  estima- 
tion, for  a  trespass-offering,  unto  the 
priest:  and  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  him  concerning  his  igno- 
rance wherein  he  erred  and  wist  it  not, 
and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

19  It  is  a  trespass-offering :  he  hath  cer- 
tainly "trespassed  against  the  Lord. 


i  Or,  ordinance.  irhap.4:2fi.  j  .Tas.  ."i:  la.  k  ver.  7.  lNum..T:1.5. 
»n  chap.  2:2;  Num.  .5:26;  Arts  10:4.  n  chap.  7:6.  o  chap. 
22:14.  pEzralfl:n>.  q  chap.  27:  *i;  Ex.  30:  13.  r  ver.  10. 
s  chap.  4  :  2,  22.  t  chap.  4  :  2,  13,  27 ;  Psa.  19:12;  Luke  12:48. 
u  Ezra  10:2. 


from  God  something  which  he  required  to  be  de- 
voted to  his  ministers,  or  his  wor:5liip  and  service. 
Thy  estimation  ;  of  the  value  of  the  tliinss  with- 
held, or  perverted  from  the  use  which  God  re- 
quired. 

17.    Wist;knev.:    ff«/7<?/ ;  liable  to  suffer  evil, 
and  must,  v/hen  he  knows  that  he  has  broken  the 
divine  command,  present  the  required  offering. 
rN!3TRUCTrONS. 

].  "We  should  hate  sin  in  ourselves,  and  by  all 
suitable  means  endeavor  to  prevent  it  in  others. 
When  called  in  providence  to  testify  before  a  m.agis- 
trate,  or  in  a  court  of  justice,  we  should  let  nothing 
hinder  us  from  doing  it  with  fidelity. 

1.  We  should  be  careful  never  to  declare  what  is 
139 


For  sins  done  willingly. 


LEVITICUS   VI. 


Burnt  and  meat  offerings. 


CHAPTER  VI. 


1  The  Irespass-ofTeririfj  for  sins  done  wittingly.  S  The 
law  of  the  hurnt-oifering,  14  and  of  the  meat-offering. 
19  The  offering  at  the  con.secration  of  a  priest.  2-1 
The  law  of  tlie  sin-offering. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo.se.s,  saj^ing, 
2  If  a  soul  sin,  and  commit  a  trespass 
against  the  Lord,  and  "lie  unto  his  neigh- 
bor in  that  whicli  was  ''  delivered  him  to 
keep,  or  in  *fcllo^vship,  or  in  a  thing  taken 
away  by  violence,  or  "^hath  deceived  his 
neighbor; 

3  Or  have  "^  found  that  which  was  lost, 
and  lieth  concerning  it,  and  ^sweareth 
falsely  ;  in  any  of  all  these  that  a  man 
doeth,  sinning  therein : 

4  Then  it  shall  be,  because  he  hath  sin- 
ned, and  is  guilty,  that  he  shall  restore 
that  which  he  took  violently  away,  or  the 
thing  which  he  hath  deceitfully  gotten,  or 
that  which  was  delivered  him  to  keep,  or 
the  lost  thing  which  he  found, 

5  Or  all  that  about  which  he  hath  sworn 
falsely ;  he  shall  cven''rcstore  it  in  the  prin- 
cipal, and  shall  add  the  (ifth  part  more  there- 
to, and  give  it  unto  liiin  to  Avhom  it  apper- 
taineth,  tin  i  he  day  of  his  trespass-ofFcring. 

6  And  he  shall  bring  his  trespass-offer- 
ing unto  tlie  Lord,  a  ram  without  blem- 
ish out  of  the  flock,  with  thy  estimation, 
for  a  trespass-offering,  unto  the  priest: 

7  And  the  priest  shall  f  make  an  atone- 
ment for  liitn  before  the  Lord:  and  it 
shall  be  forgiven  hiin  for  any  thing '"of  all 
that  he  hath  done  in  trespassing  therein. 

8  1[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ii>g) 

9  (Command  Aaron  and  his  sons,  say- 
ing. This  is  the  law  of  the  burnt-offering  : 
[t  is  the  burnt-offering,  ^because  of  the 
burning  upon  the  altar  all  'night  unto  the 
morning,  and  tlic  fire  of  the  altar  shall 
be  burning  in  it. 


»  chap.  1911;  Arts  6:4;  Col.  3  :  H.  Ii  Ex.  i22 : 7, 10.  *  Hcb.  put- 
ling  of  the  hand,  or  dealing,  c  I'rov.  21:  28;  26:29;  Jer.  9  :  5. 
d  Deut.  22:1-^  e  cli.ip.  i;t:13;  .Icr.  f,:i;  7:9;  Zerli.  .'>:4. 
rrlian.ft:IH;  Kum.S:7:  1  Siim.  12:  3;  ■2Sani.I2:fi;  I,ukpl9:«. 
t  Hcb.  in  the  day  of  hit  tretpati,  or,  in  the  day  of  hit  being 

false,  or  promise  to  do  what  is  iinpractic;ible  or 
wicked.  Especially  shonld  we  avoid  .all  rash  and 
profane  oaths. 

.'5.  We  may  do  wrong  witiiout  at  the  time  being 
.aware  of  it.  When  we  see  the  wrong,  we  should 
he  ready  to  confess  and  forsake  it. 

10.  No  sins,  not  even  those  of  ignorance  or  care- 
lessness, even  when  truly  repented  of.  can  be  for- 
given e.\cept  through  the  at>jnement  of  .fesiis  Christ 

11.  ft  is  not  tlie  greatness  of  the  offerings  which 
we  present  \f)  (rod,  but  the  spirit  with  which  wc 
offer  them,  that  he  principally  regards. 

Ifi.  True  repentance  will  lead  a  man  not  only  to 
forsake  his  sins,  but  to  make  suitable  restitution  to 
those  whom  he  has  injured. 

10.  We  need  the  teacliingof  the  tfoly  Spirit  to  see 
what  is  right,  and  be  disposed  heartily  to  do  it.  We 
cannot  faithfully  review  the  past  without  perceiving 
that  in  many  things  we  have  done  wrong,  and  need 
pardoning  mercy  tlirough  the  atonement  of  Clirist. 
140 


10  And  the  priest  shall  put  on  Vlw^ 
his  J  linen  garment,  and  his  linen  breeches 
shall  he  put  upon  his  flesh,  and  take  up 
the  ashes  which  the  fire  hath  consumed 
with  the  burnt-ofl^ering  on  the  altar,  and 
he  shall  put  them  beside  the  altar. 

1 1  And  he  shall  put  offhis  garments,  and 
put  on  ^  other  garments,  and  carry  forth  the 
ashes  without  the  camp  unto  a  clean  place. 

12  And  the  fire  upon  the  altar  shall  be 
burning  in  it;  it  shall  not  be  put  out: 
and  the  priest  shall  burn  wood  on  it  every 
morning,  and  lay  the  burnt-ofl^ering  in 
order  upon  it ;  and  he  shall  burn  thereon 
the  fat  of  the  pcaee-oflx^rings. 

13  The  fire  shall  ever  be  burning  upon 
the  altar;  it  shall  never  go  out. 

14  ^And  this  is  the  'law  of  the  meat- 
offering: The  sons  of  Aaron  shall  offer 
it  before  the  Lord,  before  the  altar. 

15  And  he  shall  take  of  it  his  handful, 
of  the  flour  of  the  meat-offering,  and  of 
the  oil  thereof,  and  all  the  frankincense 
which  is  upon  the  meat-offering,  and  shall 
burn  it  upon  the  altar /or  a  sweet  savor, 
even  the  memorial  of  it,  unto  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  remainder  '"thereof  shall 
Aaron  and  his  sons  eat :  with  unleavened 
bread  shall  it  be  eaten  in  the  holy  place; 
in  the  court  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation they  shall  eat  it. 

17  It  shall  not  be  bakcn  with  leaven.  I 
have  given  it  tinlo  them  for  their  portion 
of  my  offerings  made  by  fire  ;  it  is  most 
holy,  as  is  the  sin-offering,  and  as  tint 
trespass-offering. 

18  All  the  males  among  the  children  of 
Aaron  shall  eat  of  it.  It  shaU  be  a  statute 
for  ever  in  your  generations  concerning 
the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire  : 
every  one  that  touchetli  them  "shall  bi^ 
holy. 


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.37. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

2.   FelJowsJiip  ;   dealing. 

Ci.  Ailil  the  JiflJi  part ;  this  was  the  case  when 
he  voluntarily  confessed  his  crime  and  restored  that 
which  was  taken.  If  he  did  not  confess,  but  w.as  con-' 
victed  of  the  crime,  he  was  to  pay  more.  Ex.  22 : 9.  ]•'>. 

0.  Thi/  estimation  ;  (he  judge's  estimation  of 
the  amount  which,  according  to  the  direction,  ver.  ■'J, 
he  was  to  restore.     Chap.  •'5:15. 

1 1 .  His  garvients ;  the  holy  garments  whicli  he 
wore  in  the  sanctuary.  These  he  was  not  allowed 
to  wear  elsewhere. 

13.  The.  fire — shall  never  go  out ;  thisfirewns 
first  kindled  from  heaven  ;  and  the  priests,  by  timely 
application  of  fuel,  were  to  keep  it  continually  burn- 
ing.    Chan.  0 :  24. 

M-17.   Ment.olJ'eriiig;  chap.  2:1-16. 

18.  Shall  he  holy;  none  but  consecrated  per- 
sons should  touch  them,  and  tJiey  must  be  free  from 
ceremonial  defilement. 


TTie  law  of  the  sin-offering 


LEVITICUS   VII. 


Ba'S  19  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying, 

20  This  is  the  "offering  of  Aaron  and  of 
his  sons,  which  they  shall  offer  unto  the 
Lord  in  the  day  when  he  is  anointed  ; 
the  tenth  part  of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour 
for  a  meat-offering  perpetual,  half  of  it  in 
the  morning,  and  half  thereof  at  night. 

21  In  a  pan  it  shall  be  made  with  oil,  and 
when  it  i.s  baken,  thou  shalt  bring  it  in  :  and 
the  baken  pieces  of  the  meat-oft'ering  shalt 
thou  offer  for  a  sweet  savor  unto  the  Lord. 

22  And  the  priest  of  his  sons  that  is 
anointed  in  his  stead  shall  offer  it :  it  is 
a  statute  for  ever  unto  the  ''Lord  ;  it  shall 
be  wholly  burnt. 

23  For  every  meat-offering  for  the  priest 
shall  be  wholly  burnt :  it  shall  not  be  eaten. 

24  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

25  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons, 
saying.  This  is  the  law  of  the  "^sin-offer- 
ing: In  the  place  where  the  burnt-offer- 
ing is  killed  shall  the  sin-offering  be  killed 
before  the  Lord  :   it  is  "^most  holy. 

26  The  priest  that  offereth  it  for  sin 
shall  eat  it:  in  the  holy  ''place  shall  it 
be  eaten,  in  the  court  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

27  Whatsoever  shall  touch  the  '^flesh 
thereof  shall  be  holy  :  and  when  there  is 
.sprinkled  of  the  blood  thereof  upon  any 
garment,  thou  shalt  wash  that  whereon 
it  was  sprinkled  in  the  holy  place. 

28  But  the  earthen  vessel  wherein  it  is 
.sodden  shall  be  broken  :  and  if  it  be  sod- 
den in  a  brazen  pot,  it  shall  be  both 
scoured,  and  rinsed  in  water. 

29  All  the  males  among  the  priests  shall 
eat  thereof:   it  is  most  holy. 

30  .-^nd  no  sin-offering,  whereof  a??]/  of 
the  s  blood  is  brought  into  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation  to  reconcile  withal  in 
the  holy;)/ace,  shall  be  eaten:  it  shall  be 
burnt  in  the  fire. 


, 

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29: -23 

-25. 

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17,18; 

Ntii 

n.  18:  10 

Kiek. 

44 

■2\>. 

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37 ;  SO :  59  ; 

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21;    14 

W. 

B  chap. 

10: 18: 

16 

27 

Heb.  9:1J 

h  chap 

fi 

17,  ■JS; 

21:22. 

i   N 

im.  li:12. 

Ezek. 

19-23.   Offering  of  Aaron  ;  Ex.  Q):  1-25. 
25-30.  Sin-offnlng;  chap.  4  :  21-31. 
1N.STRUCTIOXS. 

2.  "When  we  wrong  our  fellow-men,  we  sin  against 
God. 

3.  He  wh'o  finds  lost  property,  and  does  not  wish 
to  restore  it  to  its  rightful  owner  when  known,  is 
dishonest. 

7.  Thouiili  repentance,  confe.^sion.  and  restitution 
are  all  needful,  in  order  to  pardon,  neither  nor  all  of 
them  can  atone  for  sin,  or  of  themseh'es  obtain  for- 
giveness. There  must  also  be  application  to  that 
blood  which  was  shi-d  for  many  for  the  remission 
of  sins.     Mat.  26:  28. 

12.  As  the  priest  was  every  morning  to  put  wood 
on  the  altar,  that  the  fire  might  never  go  out ;  so  we, 
who  are  called  to  be  kings  and  priests  unto  God, 

10 


and  of  the  trespass-offering. 
CHAPTER  VII. 

1  The  law  of  the  trespass-offering,  11  and  of  the  peace-of- 
ferings, 1 2  whether  it  be  for  a  thanksgiving,  16  or  a  vow, 
or  a  freewill-offering.  22  The  fat,  2(5  and  the  blood,  are 
forbidden.  2-i  The  priests'  portion  in  the  peace-offerings. 

LIKEWISE  this  is  the  law  of  the  Mres- 
pass-oflcring  :   it  is  most  holy. 

2  In  the  place  where  they  kill  the  burnt- 
offering  shall  they  'kill  the  trespass-offer- 
ing :  and  the  blood  thereof  shall  he  sprin- 
kle round -i  about  upon  the  altar. 

3  And  he  shall  offer  of  Mt  all  the  fat 
thereof;  the  rump,  and  the  fat  that  cover- 
eth  the  inwards, 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that 
is  on  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks,  and 
the  caul  that  is  above  the  liver,  with  the 
kidneys,  it  shall  he  take  away : 

5  And  the  priest  shall  burn  them  upon 
the  altar /or  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto 
the  Lord:   it  is  a  trespass-offering. 

6  Every  male  among  the  'priests  shall 
eat  thereof:  it  shall  be  eaten  in  the  holy 
place  :   it  is  most  holy. 

7  As  the  sin-offering  is,  so  is  the  ""tres- 
pass offering :  there  is  one  law  for  them  : 
the  priest  that  maketh  atonement  there- 
with shall  have  it. 

8  And  the  priest  that  offereth  any  manV 
burnt-offering,  even  the  priest  shall  have 
to  himself  the  skin  of  the  burnt-offering 
which  he  hath  offered. 

9  And  all  the  meat-offering  that  is  baken 
in  the  oven,  and  all  that  is  dressed  in  tho 
frying-pan,  an,d  *in  the  pan,  shall  be  the 
priest's  that  offereth  it. 

10  And  every  meat-offering,  mingled 
with  oil,  and  dry,  shall  all  the  sons  of 
Aaron  have,  one  as  much  as  another. 

1 1  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  sacrifice 
of  "peace-offerings,  which  he  shall  offer 
unto  the  Lord. 

12  If  he  offer  it  for  a  thanksgiving,  then 
he  shall  offer  with  the  sacrifice  of  thanks- 
giving unleavened  cakes  mingled  with  oil, 
and  unleavened  "wafers   anointed  with 


40:39.  j  chap.  3:2;  5:9.  k  chap.  4  :  R,  9  ;  Et.29:13.  1  chap. 
fi:  16,  18.  ni  chap.  6:2ft,  26;  14:  1.3.  *  Or,  on  tht  flat  platt ,  or 
tlicc.    n  chap.  3:1;  22  :  31 ;  Ezek.  4.'< :  13.    o  chap.  2:4;  Numbera 


should  every  morning  kindle  anew  the  flame  of 
divine  love  in  our  hearts,  that  it  may  warm  all  our 
services  and  shine  brightly  through  all  the  duties 
and  events  of  the  d.ay-     Mat.  5  :  16  ;  Jude  21. 

17.  Often,  and  in  various  ways,  God  warns  men 
•against  insincerity  and  hypocrisy,  and  urges  upon 
them  the  habitual  practice,  in  all  things,  of  perfect 
sinceriiv  and  truth.     1  Cor.  .5:7.  8. 

28.  AH  the  directions  of  God  with  regard  to  things 
connected  with  his  worship,  are  suited  to  impros*. 
upon  men  the  conviction  of  his  purity  and  their  pollu- 
tion, and  that  without  holiness  no  m.an  can  see  his 
face  in  peace.  Chap.  19:2;  20:7;  H^.  12:  U; 
IPet.  1:16. 

CHAPTER.  Vn. 

7.  Shall  have  it;  that  portion  of  it  which  wa* 
not  burnt  on  the  altar. 

141 


The  peace-offerings. 


LEVITICUS    VII. 


The  priests'  jmrtion. 


oil,  and  cakes  mingled  with  oil,  of  fine 
flour,  fried. 

13  Besides  the  cakes,  he  shall  ofTer/o/- his 
offering  leavened  "bread  with  the  sacrifice 
of  thanksgiving  of  his  peace-odcriugs. 

14  And  of  it  he  shall  offer  one  out  of 
the  whole  oblation /or  a  ''heave-offering 
unto  the  Lord,  a)i(Z  it  shall  be  the  priest's 
that  sprinklcth  the  blood  of  the  peace- 
offerings. 

15  And  the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice  of  his 
peace-offerings  for  thanksgiving  shall  be 
eaten  "^  the  same  day  that  it  is  offered  ;  he 
shall  not  leave  any  of  it  until  the  morning. 

16  But  if  the  sacrifice  of  his  ofiering  be 
a  vow,  or  a  voluntary  ofiering,  it  shall  be 
eaten  the  same  day  that  he  offereth  his 
sacrifice  ;  and  on  the  morrow  also  the  re- 
mainder of  it  shall  be  eaten : 

1 7  But  the  remainder  of  the  ^  flesh  of  the 
sacrifice  on  the  third  day  shall  be  burnt 
with  fire. 

18  And  if  rtni/  of  the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice 
of  his  ]ieace-of!"erings  be  eaten  at  all  on  the 
third  day,  it  shall  not  be  accepted,  neither 
shall  it  be  imputed  unto  him  that  offereth 
it:  it  shall  be  an  'abomination,  and  the 
soul  that  eateth  of  it  shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

I'J  And  the  flesh  that  touchcth  any  un- 
clean thing  shall  not  be  eaten  ;  it  shall  be 
burnt  with  fire:  and  as  for  the  flesh,  all 
that  be  clean  shall  eat  thereof. 

20  But  the  soul  that  eateth  of  the  flesh 
of  the  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings,  that 
pertain  unto  the  Lord,  ''having  his  uu- 
cleanness  upon  him,  even  that  soul  shall 
be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

21  Moreover  the  soul  that  shall  s touch 
any  unclean  thing,  as  the  ''uncleanness 
of  man,  or  any  unclean  beast,  or  any 
abominable  '  unclean  thing,  and  cat  of  the 
flesh  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
which  pertain  unto  the  Lord,  even  that 
soul  shall  be  'cut  off  from  his  people. 

22  T[And  the  Lord  spake  unto  JNIoses, 
saying, 

23  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying.  Ye  shall  eat  no  manner  of  fat,  of 
ox,  or  of  sheep,  or  of  goat. 

24  And  the  fat  of  the  *bcast  that  dicth 
of  itself,  and  the  fat  of  that  which  is  torn 


>  A  moil  4  :  A.      I>  Num.  »:18; 

It 

19.     c  cinp.  -li 

lW.      a  chap. 

19;  7.      •  chnp.  11:10,  41;    19 

7. 

1  chap.  I.".:  3; 

lC<ir.  11:28. 

J  cliRn.  ll:'.!4,2a.      Ii  (Imp.  12 
*   Heu.  carcass,       k  ch;ip.   17  : 

i:i, 

Ift.      i  K7.ek.  4 

11.     j  vor.  30. 

16; 

Dent    M:il  ; 

Ezek.  44:31. 

13.  heavened  bread;  that  which  was  offered 
to  the  Lord  was  to  be  uiili'aveacd,  as  oeforo  pre- 
scribed, ver.  12;  but  that  which  the  priest  ate  him- 
self, in  token  of  thanksc;iviiijT  for  mercies,  might,  like 
common  bread,  be  leavened. 

18.  Iti  his  offering.  If  lie  ate  any  of  the  flesh 
after  the  second  day,  his  offering;  would  be  rejected. 
lienr  his  iiiiqiuty  ;  be  exposed  to  punishment. 

20.   Cut  off;  Gen.  17:14. 

23.  A'o  manner  of  fat ;  of  that  fat  of  beasts 
142 


with  beasts,  may  be  used  in  any  ^augo: 
other  use :  but  ye  shall  in  no  wise ''  eat  of  it. 

25  For  whosoever  eateth  the  fat  of  the 
beast,  of  which  men  ofler  an  offering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord,  even  the  soul  that 
eateth  it  shall  be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

26  Moreover  ye  shall  eat  no  manner  of 
blood,'  whether  it  be  of  fowl  or  of  beast,  in 
any  of  your  dwellings. 

27  Whatsoever  soul  ii  be  that  eateth  any 
manner  of  blood,  even  that  soul  shall  be 
cut  ofl'  from  his  people. 

28  Tl  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

29  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying.  He  that  otfereth  the  sacrifice  of 
his  "'peace-ofl'erings  unto  the  Lord,  shall 
bring  his  oblation  unto  the  Lord  of  the 
sacrifice  of  his  pcace-ofierings. 

30  His  own  "hands  shall  bring  the  offer- 
ings of  the  Lord  made  by  fire,  the  fat  with 
the  breast;  it  shall  he  bring,  that  the 
breast  may  be  waved  for  a  "wave-offer- 
ing before  the  Lord. 

3 1  And  the  priest  shall  burn  the  fat  upon 
the  altar  :  but  the  breast  shall  be  Aaron's 
and  his  sons'. 

32  And  the  right  shoulder  shall  ye  give 
unto  the  p  priest  /"or  a  heave-offering  of  the 
sacrifices  of  your  pca«e-offerings. 

33  He  among  the  sons  of  Aaron,  that 
offereth  the  blood  of  the  peace-oll'erings, 
and  the  fat,  shall  have  the  right  shoulder 
for  /;/.•;  part. 

34  For  the  wave-breast  and  the  heave- 
shoulder  have  I  taken  of  the  children  of 
Israel  from  ofl'thc  sacrifices  of  their  peaee- 
ollcriugs,  and  have  given  them  unto  Aaron 
the  priest  and  unto  his  sons,  by  a  statute 
for  ever,  from  among  the  children  of  Israel. 

35  •[  This  i.s-  the  portion  of  the  anointing 
of  Aaron,  and  of  the  anointing  of  his  sons, 
out  of  the  oficrings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire, 
in  the  day  irlien  he  jircscnted  them  to  min- 
ister unto  the  Lord  in  the  priest's  otiice; 

36  Which  the  Lord  commanded  to  be 
given  them  of  the  children  of  Israel,  in  the 
day  that  he  i  anointed  Ihcm,  by  a  statute 
for  ever  throughout  their  generations. 

37  This  is  the  Maw  of  the  burnt-offer- 
ing, of  the  meat-offering,  and  of  the  sin- 


1  cl>.ip 

.t:l7 

:   17: 

10 

14 

fie 

n.  9  :  4  , 

I.Sam 

14:34 

;    t 

7.ek 

33 

:  C.-i ; 

.Inlin  h 

:r>3: 

Aot.s 

In 

20 

29. 

•n  clin 

p.  3. 

n  .loll. 

10: 

IS. 

o  ch.'ip. 

R:27; 

9;J1 

Kx. 

2!1 

24, 

27. 

!>  Kuin 

.  6 :  20. 

qcli: 

p.  8 

■'-<• 

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Kx. 

40:13. 

15.     r 

cbnp.  6 

:9, 

14,2 

•■ 

Ver. 


whicli.  was  to  be  offered  in  sacrifice  to  Orod. 
3-5,  25. 

'26.  No  manner  of  bhod  ;  that  which  flo\\-s  from 
the  arteries  and  veins,  called  the  life,  or  the  blood 
of  the  life.  The  blood  which  minjjled  witli  the  flesh 
when  cooked,  was  not  forbidden.     Oen.  9:4,  ■'>. 

']■).  The  portion  of  the  anointing  of  Aaron  ; 
his  portion  in  consequence  of  his  having  been 
anointed  as  ■hii;h-priest.     Ver.  ."16. 

37,  3S.  Tkelaw  of  the— offerings;  Ex.29:  1-44. 


Moses  consccrateth 


LEVITICUS   VIII. 


Aaron  and  his  sons. 


B.c.'uso.'  offering,  and  of  the  'trespass-offer- 
ing, and  of  the  consecrations,  and  of  the 
sacrifice''  of  the  peace-offerings  ;  i 

38  Which  the  Lord  commanded  Moses 
in  mount  Sinai,  in  the  day  that  he  com- 
manded the  children  of  Israel  to  offer  their 
oblations  unto  the  Lord,  in  the  wilderness 
of  Sinai. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  Moses  consecrateth  Aaron  and  his  sons.  14  Theii  sin- 
offering.  Is  Their  biirnt-oifering.  22  The  ram  of 
consecration.  31  The  place  and  tima  of  their  con- 
secration. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Take  "^  Aaron  and  his  sons  with  him, 
and  the  ^  garments,  and  the  '^  anointing  oil, 
and  a  bullock  for  the  sin-offering,  and  two 
rams,  and  a  basket  of  unleavened  bread; 

3  And  gather  thou  all  the  congregation 
together  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

4  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  command- 
ed him  ;  and  the  assembly  was  gathered 
together  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

5  And  Moses  said  unto  the  congregation, 
This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  com- 
manded to  be  done. 

G  And  JMoses  brought  Aaron  and  his 
sons,*^  and  washed  them  with  water. 

7  And  he  put  upon  him  the  coat,  and 
girded  him  with  the  girdle,  and  clothed 
him  with  the  robe,  and  put  the  ephod 
upon  him,  and  he  girded  him  with  the 
curious  girdle  of  the  ephod,  and  bound  it 
unto  him  therewith. 

8  And  he  put  the  breastplate  upon  him  : 
also  he  ^put  in  the  breastplate  the  Urim 
and  the  Thummim. 

9  And  he  put  the ''mitre  upon  his  head; 
also  upon  the  mitre,  even  upon  his  fore- 
front, did  he  put  the  golden  plate,  the  holy 
crown  ;  as  the  Lord  'commanded  JNIoses. 

10  And  Moses  took  the  J  anointing  oil, 
and  anointed  the  tabernacle  and  all  that 
tra.s  therein,  and  sanctified  them. 

11  And  he  ''sprinkled  thereof  upon  the 


an 

PT. 

.     b  chap.  6  :  20 

Ex.  -"1 

1  ;  ver 

11. 

c 

Ex. -29:  1.3 

dEx. 

7.8;  ■ 

,  4 

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5.      f  Ex 

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Ex 

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39:8- 

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•29:  B; 

Zecb. 

■■t:n 

i  Ex.  38:37,  etc. 

)  r.K 

,  3(1 

:  SB-Jft     k  cliai 

J:6; 

.»:i.   52 

l.'i 

E 

cek.  .■»«:« 

Titus 

3:6. 

1 

cliiip.  -21  :  10,  1-2 

Ex.  -29 

7;   30 

:30 

' 

8a.  1.33 : 2. 

in  Ex. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

10.  While  God  requires  his  ministers  to  devote 
their  time  and  tulents  to  his  immediate  service,  he 
also  requires  that  their  temporal  wants  be  supplied 
by  those  for  whose  spiritual  good  they  labor.  Ver. 
31-56;  chap.  10:13-1-'). 

16.  While  we  are  called  to  mourning  on  account 
of  our  sins,  we  are  also  called  to  rejoicing  on  account 
of  the  goodness  of  G-od  ;  and  our  joy  may  some- 
times be  appropriately  expressed  by  feasting  on  the 
bounties  of  his  providence  and  grace. 

30.  Each  individual,  while  he  relies  on  the  great 
atonement  for  salvation,  must  also  himself  be  volun- 


altar  seven  times,  and  anointed  the  altar 
and  all  his  vessels,  both  the  laver  and  his 
foot,  to  sanctify  them. 

12  And  he  poured  of  the  anointing  oil 
upon  Aaron's  head,  and  'anointed  him,  to 
sanctify  him. 

13  And  Moses  brought  Aaron's  sons, 
and  put  '"coats  upon  them,  and  girded 
them  with  girdles,  and  *put  bonnets  upon 
them  ;  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

14  And  he  brought  the  bullock  for  the 
sin-offering:  and  Aaron  and  his  sons  laid 
their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  bullock 
for  the  sin-offering. 

15  And  he  slew  it:  and  Moses  "took  the 
blood,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  round  about  with  his  finger,  and  pu- 
rified the  altar,  and  poured  the  blood  at 
the  bottom  of  the  altar,  and  sanctified  it, 
to  make  "  reconciliation  upon  it. 

16  And  he  took  all  the  fat  that  iras  upon 
the  inwards,  and  the  caul  above  the  liver, 
and  the  two  kidneys,  and  their  fat,  and 
Moses  burned  it  upon  the  altar. 

17  But  the  bullock,  and  his  hide,  his 
flesh,  and  his  dung,  he  burnt  with  Pfire 
without  the  camp ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

18  ^  And  he  brought  the  ram  for  the 
burnt-offering:  and  Aaron  and  his  sons 
laid  their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  ram. 

19  And  he  killed  it;  and  Moses  sprin- 
kled the  blood  upon  the  altar  round  about. 

20  And  he  cut  the  ram  into  pieces ;  and 
Moses  burnt  the  head,  and  the  pieces,  and 
the  fat. 

21  And  he  washed  the  inwards  and  the 
legs  in  water ;  and  Moses  burnt  the  whole 
ram  upon  the  altar:  it  ivas  a  burnt-sacri- 
fice for  a  1  sweet  savor,  and  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

22  T[And  he  brought  the  ''other  ram, 
the  ram  of  consecration  :  and  Aaron  and 
his  sons  laid  their  hands  upon  the  head 
of  the  ram . 

23  And  he  slew  it;  and  Moses  took  of 
the  "blood  of  it,  and  put  it  upon  the  tip  of 


M:8,  9.       *  Heb.  bound.       ncliap.  4:7 

E7.ek.  43 :  CO,  2B  ;    Heb. 

9:18-23.     o  cliap.   Itf:  20 :  2  Cliron.  29 

24;  Ezek.  4.5:20;   Dan. 

9:24;    2  Cor.  6  :  18,  41  ;    EpU.  2:16;    C 

)l.  1:20-22;    Heb.  2:17. 

P  rlirip.4:  11,  12;    Ex.  29:14;    Heb.   13- 

11-13.     q  Gen.8;20,2li 

Eph.  .=i:2.     r  Ex.  29:  19-:!1.     '  chap.  H: 

4,  17,  28. 

tarv  and  active  in  presenting  his  offerings  to  Grod 
and  in  doing  what  he  requires. 

CHAPTER  Vill. 

1.  T/ie  Lord  spale  utito  Mo.'^es  ;  after  the  tab- 
ernacle was  finished,  and  the  way  prepared  for  the 
consecration  of  Aaron  and  his  sons  to  the  priest- 
hood. 

5.  The  thing  which  the  Lord  commanded; 
Ex.28:  29. 

12.  Sanctify  him  ;  set  him  apart,  or  consecrate 
him  to  his  sacred  office. 

17.  As  the  Lord  commanded ;  chap.  4:11.  12. 
143 


Aaron's  offerings  for 


LEVITICUS   IX. 


himself  and  the  people. 


Aaron's  right  ear,  and  upon  the  thumb  of 
his  right  hand,  and  upon  the  great  too  of 
his  right  foot. 

24  And  he  brought  Aaron's  sons,  and 
Moses  put  of  the  blood  upon  the  tip  of 
their  right  ear,  and  upon  tlie  thumbs  of 
their  right  hands,  and  upon  the  great  toes 
of  their  right  feet:  and  Moses  sprinkled 
the  "blood  upon  the  altar  round  about. 

25  And  he  took  the  ""fat,  and  tlic  rump,  and 
all  the  fat  that  ivas  upon  the  inwards,  and 
the  caul  aJmvp.  the  liver,  and  the  two  kid- 
neys, and  their  fat,  and  the  right  shoulder : 

26  And  out  of  the  basket  of  unleavened 
bread,  that  tras  before  the  Lord,  he  took 
one  unleavened  cake,  and  a  cake  of  oiled 
bread,  and  one  wafer,  and  put  them  on 
the  fat,  and  upon  the  right  shoulder : 

27  And  he  put  all  upon  Aaron's  hands, 
and  upon  his  sons'  hands,  and  waved  them 
for  a  wave-offering  before  the  Lord. 

28  And  Moses  took  them  from  oft'  their 
hands,  and  burnt  them  on  the  altar  upon 
the  burnt-offering:  they  were  consecra- 
tions for  a  sweet  savor :  it  is  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Loud. 

29  And  Moses  took  the  ''breast,  and  waved 
it/o>-  a  wave-offering  before  the  Lord  :  for 
of  the  ram  of  consecration  it  was  Moses' 
part;  as  the  Lord  commanded  INIoses. 

30  And  Moses  took  of  tlie  anointing  oil, 
and  of  the  blood  which  \cas  upon  the  altar, 
and  sprinkled  //  upon  Aaron,  and  upon  his 
garments,  and  upon  his  sons,  and  upon  his 
.sons' garments  with  him;  and '' sanctified 
Aaron,  and  his  garments,  and  his  sons, 
and  his  sons'  garments  with  him. 

.31  ^  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron  and  to 
his  sons,  "Boil  the  flesh  at  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ;  and  there 
cat  it  with  the  bread  that  i.s-  in  the  basket 
of  consecrations,  as  I  commanded,  saying, 
Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  cat  it. 

32  And  that  which  remaineth  of  the  flesh 
and  of  the  bread  shall  ye  burn  with  fire. 

33  And  ye  sliall  not  go  out  of  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  in 


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31.  As  he  hath  done  this  dat/ ;  e.acliol' the  seven 
days  he  was  to  offer  siinrifice,  as  he  had  the  first  day. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

9.  If  the  niinisters  of  relijrion  are  comely  in  the 
sijrlit  of  (io  1.  or  in  any  measure  fitted  for  their 
work,  it  mii.st  he  tlirou^h  the  comeliness  which  he 
puts  upon  them — clothinj;  them  with  iiis  righteou.s- 
nesK,  and  adornin;^  them  with  the  {j.  aces  of  his  Spirit. 
11.  T^veii  those  who  lire  the  most  solemnly  con- 
secrated to  t!ie  service  of  Ijod  ar'-  tlieniselves  sin- 
ners, and  need  the  cleansing  of  afoning  blood. 

30.    In  every  tiiin;^ sinners  need  the  purifvinginfiu- 
ences  of  tlie  IToly  Spirit,  in  order  to  otTer  acceptable 
sacrifice  (o  :i  holy  (rod,  or  be  prepared  for  his  pres- 
ence.    Heb.  W:22. 
144 


consecration  be  at  an  end  :  for  seven  "^days 
shall  he  consecrate  you. 

34  As  he  hath  done  this  day,  so  the 
Lord  hath  commanded  to  do,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  you. 

35  Therefore  shall  ye  abide  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  day 
and  night  seven  days,  and  ^  keep  the  charge 
of  the  Lord,  that  ye  die  not :  for  so  I  am 
commanded. 

3fi  80  Aaron  and  his  sons  did  all  things 
which  the  Lord  commanded  by  the  hand 
of  Moses. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

1  The  first  offerings  of  Aaron,  for  himself  and  the  peo- 
ple, 8  The  sin-offerinfj,  1'2  and  the  burnt-offering 
for  himself.  1,'i  The  offerings  for  the  people,  23  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron  bless  the  people,  24  Fire  coraeth  from 
the  liOrd  ujjon  llie  attar. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  on  the'^ciglitli  day, 
that  Moses  called  Aaron  and  his  sons, 
and  the  ciders  of  Israel ; 

2  And  he  said  unto  Aaron,  Take  thee  a 
young  calf  for  a  'sin-offering,  and  a  ram 
for  a  J  burnt-offering,  without  blemish, 
and  oflcr  them  before  the  Lord. 

3  And  unto  the  children  of  Israel  thou 
shalt  speak,  saying.  Take  ''  ye  a  kid  of  the 
goats  for  a  'sin-offering;  and  a  calf  and 
a  lamb,  both  of  the  first  year,  without 
blemish,  for  a  burnt-oflering; 

4  Also  a  bullock  and  a  ram  for  peaec- 
ofrerings,to  sacrifice  before  the  Lord;  and 
a  ""meal-offering  mingled  with  oil :  for  to- 
day the  Lord  will  appear  unto  you. 

5  ^  And  they  brought  that  wliich  Moses 
commanded  before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation:  and  all  fhc  congregation 
drew  near  and  stood  before  the  Lord. 

6  And  Moses  said.  This  is  the  thing 
which  the  Lord  commanded  that  ye. 
should  do:  and  the  "glory  of  the  Loud 
shall  appear  unto  you. 

7  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  Go  unto 
the  altar,  and  offer  thy  "sin-olfering,  and 
thy  burnt-offering,  and  make  an  atone- 
ment for  P  thyself,   and  for  the  people  : 

j  rlnp.  8:18.  V  c-liap.  4:13;  Ezra  6:17.  Ilsa.  M:ln;  H<-l.. 
i):'ifi.  m  Num.  15:  a.  n  ver.  2.1;  Exoilus  2 1 :  10  ;  2  Chron. 
5:l,1,  14.  0  ver.  2;  1  Samuel.  3: 14.  p  Hebrews  6:3;  7:27; 
»:7. 

36.  Ministers  of  religion  who  have  a  right  spirit, 
will  feel  deeply  the  responsibilities  of  iheir  office; 
that  they  are  called  to  it  not  merely  by  mrn,  but 
by  (rod;  and  will  labor  first  of  all  to  please  him  by 
seeking  his  glory  and  doing  his  will, 

CHAPTER  IX. 

4.  The  Lord  7i'tU  appear  ;  in  a  special  ni.inoer, 
and  show  his  approbation  of  their  services.  Ver. 
23,24. 

5.  Before  the  Lord ;  before  the  tabernacle,  or 
sanctuary,  in  which  he  dwelt. 

7,  Go  unto  the  altar ;  the  altar  of  burnt-offer- 
ings ;  in  Ihe  court,  near  the  door  of  the  talfernacle. 
Ex,  27:1-8, 


Tlie  people's  offeinng 


LEVITICUS   X. 


Nadab  and  jibihu  slain. 


tc'S'  and  offer  the  offering  of  the  people, 
and  make  an  "  atonement  for  them ;  as  the 
Lord  commanded. 

8  ^  Aaron  therefore  went  unto  the  altar, 
and  slewthecalf  of  the  sin-offering,  which 
■was  for  himself. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Aaron  brought  the 
blood  unto  him  :  and  he  dipped  his  finger 
in  the  blood,  and  ""put  it  upon  the  horns 
of  the  altar,  and  poured  out  the  blood  at 
the  bottom  of  the  altar. 

10  But  the  *^fat,  and  the  kidneys,  and 
the  caul  above  the  liver  of  the  sin-offer- 
ing, he  burnt  upon  the  altar;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

11  And  the  flesh  and  the  hide  he  burnt 
with  fire  without  the  camp. 

12  And  he  slew  the  burnt-offering;  and 
Aaron's  sons  presented  unto  him  the  blood, 
which  he  "*  sprinkled  round  about  upon  the 
altar. 

13  And  they  presented  the  burnt-offer- 
ing unto  him,  witli  the  pieces  thereof,  and 
the  head  :  andheburnt^/iemupon  the  altar. 

14  And  he  did  wash  the  inwards  and  the 
legs,  and  burnt  them  upon  the  burnt-of- 
fering on  the  altar. 

15  ^yAnd  he  brought  the  people's  offer- 
ing, and  took  the  goat,  which  iras  the  sin- 
offering  for  the  people,  and  slew  it,  and 
offered''  it  for  sin,  as  the  first. 

16  And  he  brought  the  burnt-offering, 
and  offered  it  according  to  the  *manner. 

17  And  he  brought  the  meat-offering, 
and  ttook  a  handful  thereof,  and  burnt  it 
upon  the  altar,  beside  the  ""burnt-sacritice 
of  the  morning. 

1 8  He  slew  also  the  bullock  and  the  ram 
for  a  sacrifice  of  s peace-offerings,  which 
was  for  the  people  :  and  Aaron's  sons  pre- 
sented unto  him  the  blood,  which  he  .sprin- 
kled upon  the  altar  round  about, 

19  And  the  fat  of  the  bullock  and  of  the 
ram,  the  rump,  and  that  which  covereth 


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9.  The  sons  of  Aaron  ;  Nadab,  Abilui.  Eleazar, 
and  Ithamar.     Chap.  10:1-6. 

10.  According  to  the  manner;  the  manner 
that  (lod  had  pre.scribed.     Chap.  1 :  10-1.3. 

21.  As  Moses  commanded;  Ex.  29:  24-26. 
24.   From  before  the  Lord;    from   his  visible 

presence  in  the  tabernacle. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

7.  Ministers,  after  being  duly  consecrated  to  their 
office,  should  without  delay  enter  upon  the  faithful 
discharge  of  its  duties. 

8.  Atonement  through  the  blood  of  Christ,  and 
purification  by  the  Holy  Spirit,  are  among  the  first 
great  doctrines  which  a  minister  sliould  preach; 
and  which,  in  their  various  relations,  he  should 
continue  to  inculcate  through  the  whole  of  his 
ministry. 

22.  He  should  not  confine  himself  to  the  preach- 


the  inwards,  and  the  kidneys,  and  the  caul 
above  the  liver: 

20  And  they  pvit  the  fat  upon  the  breasts, 
and  he  burnt  the  fat  upon  the  altar: 

21  And  the  breasts  and  the  right  shoul- 
der Aaron  waved/or  a  ^  wave-offering  be- 
fore the  Lord  ;  as  Moses  commanded. 

22  And  Aaron  lifted  up  his  hand  tow- 
ard the  people,  and  'blessed  them;  and 
came  down  from  offering  of  the  sin-offer- 
ing, and  the  burnt-offering,  and  peace- 
offerings. 

23  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  into  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  came 
out,  and  blessed  the  people  :  and  the  glory 
of  the  J  Lord  appeared  unto  all  the  -jieople. 

24  And  tliere  came  a  ''  fire  out  from  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  consumed  upon  the 
altar  the  burnt-offering  and  the  fat :  ivhich 
when  all  the  people  saw,  they  'shouted, 
and  fell  on  their  faces. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Xadab  and  Abihu,  for  offering  of  strange  fire,  are 
burnt  by  fire.  (J  Aaron  and  Viis  sons  are  forbidden  to 
mourn  for  Ihera.  S  The  priests  are  forbidden  wine 
when  they  are  to  go  into  the  tabernacle.  1"2  The  law 
of  eating  tiie  holy  things.  16  Aaron's  excuse  for 
transgressing  thereof. 

AND  Nadab  and  Abihu,  the  sons  of 
Aaron,  took  either  of  them  his  censer, 
and  put  fire  therein,  and  put  incense  there- 
on, and  offered  '"strange  fire  before  the 
Lord,  which  he  commanded  them  not. 

2  And  there  went  out  "fire  from  the 
Lord,  and  devoured  them,  and  "they  died 
before  the  Lord. 

3  Then  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  This  is 
it  that  the  Lord  spake,  saying,  I  will  bo 
sanctified P  in  them  that  come  nigli  me, 
and  before  all  the  people  1  will  be  i  glori- 
fied.     And  Aaron  '^held  his  peace. 

4  And  Moses  called  Mishael  and  Elza- 
phan,  the  sons  of  Uzziel  the  uncle  of 
Aaron,  and  said  unto  them,  Come  near, 


13:  19,20:  IKinss,  1S:3S;  2Cliron.7:l-3.  lKir:«3:ll.  m  chap. 
Ifi:  12;  K.x.  .10:9:  Num.  ir.:(i,etc.  n  ch.ip.9:24;  Num.  16:.3fi: 
2Kinga.  1:10, 12  "  Nnm.3:4;  26:fil.  p  Ex.  19:22;  c-liap.21:6, 
8,1.5;  ISamti:2n;  1  Cliroil.  I.t  :  12, 13:  P(s:l.89:  7;  Isa.,^:  11 :  Heh. 
12:2.'<.     q  Iaa.49>3;  Ezek. -28:22;  Johnl2:28.     r  Psa.39:9;  4(i:  10. 

ing  of  a  few  of  the  many  doctrines  of  the  gospel, 
but  should,  in  due  time,  order,  and  proportion,  labor 
to  inculcate  tlie  whole;  and  in  such  a  manner  as 
shall  be  most  profitable  to  the  people. 

24.  True  love  and  devotion  to  (jrod  in  the  human 
heart,  are  enkindled  by  the  Holy  Spirit;  and  the 
manifestation  of  his  approval  is  a  just  cause  of  re- 
joicing. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1.  Censer;  afire-pan.  Strange  fire;  common 
fire — not  tliat  which  was  kindled  by  the  Lord  on  the 
altar.     Chap.  9:24. 

2.  From  the  Lord;  from  liis  visible  glory  on  the 
mercy-seat.     Deroi/red;  killed. 

3.  The  Lord  spale;  E.v.  19 :  22 ;  29 :  43.  Them 
that  cojne  nigh  me:  especially  those  who  conduct 
religious  worship.  Ilcldhispeace ;  submitted  with- 
out a  murmur  to  the  righteous  judgment  of  God. 

145 


Of  wine  and  strong  drink. 


LEVITICUS   X. 


Oy  eating  the  sin-offering. 


carry  your  brethren  from  before  the  sanc- 
tuary out  of  the  cainp. 

5  So  they  went  near,  and  "carried  them 
in  their  coats  out  of  the  camp  ;  as  Moses 
had  said. 

6  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  and  unto 
Eleazar  and  unto  Ithamar,  his  sons,  ''Un- 
cover not  your  heads,  neither  rend  your 
clothes  ;  lest  ye  die,  and  lest  "^  wrath  come 
upon  all  the  people:  but  let  your  breth- 
ren, the  whole  house  of  Israel,  bewail  the 
buruiu;?  which  the  Lord  hath  kindled. 

7  And  ye  shall  not  go  ''  out  from  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  lest 
yc  die  :  for  the  anointing  oil  of  the  Loud 
is  '"upon  yoti.  And  they  did  according 
to  the  word  of  Moses. 

8  ^And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Aaron, 
saying, 

9  Do  not  drink  ""wine  nor  strong  drink, 
thou,  nor  thy  sons  with  thee,  when  ye  go 
into  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
lest  yc  die  :  it  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
throughout  your  generations  : 

10  And  that  ye  may  put  ^difference  be- 
tween holy  and  unholy,  and  between  un- 
clean and  clean  ; 

1 1  And  that  ye  may  ^  teach  the  children 
of  Israel  all  tlic  statutes  which  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  unto  them  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

12  11  And  Moses  spake  unto  Aaron,  and 
unto  Eleazar  and  unto  Ithamar,  his  sons 
that  were  left,  Take  the  mcat-olfering  that 
remaineth  of  the  offerings  of  the  Lord 
made  by  fire,  and  eat  it  without  leaven 
beside  the  altar:   for  it  is  most  holy. 

13  And  ye  shall  eat  it  in  the  'holy  place. 


a  Ait8fi:fi,  in.  k  c)iap.  21  :10;  Exek.  24:17.  cNuin.l6:4R; 
Jo8li.  7:1;  22  :  IS,  M ;  2  Sam.  24  :  1 1 ,  IS.  <t  chap.  21 :  12.  •  Ex. 
28:41;  40:  in.    f  l8a.28:7;  E2ek.44:21 ;  I.ukel:16;  lTim..'J:3; 

5.  07it  of  the  cavip;  for  burial. 

6.  Uncover  not — neither  rend;  avoid  all  ap- 
pearance of  mourning. 

7.  Not  go  out ;  not  suspend  any  of  the  duties  of 
the  ministry,  but  continue  to  discharge  them. 

9.  Do  tiot  drink  icine  nor  strong  drink; 
it  is  supposed  that  Nadab  and  Abihii  had  been 
drinkin;^  and  became  excited;  tliat  this  was  one 
cause  of  their  transgression;  and  that  God  enjoined 
on  his  ministers,  when  about  to  engage  in  public 
worship,  entire  abstinence  from  the  u.se  of  intoxi- 
cating drink,  that  they  might  not  be  unHtted  for 
their  work. 

10.  Holt/  and  vnholy — nnclean  and  clean  ; 
things  which  God  forbids  in  his  worship,  and  those 
which  he  requires. 

12.  Meat-offering;  chap.  2:3;  6:16;  7:29~T-1. 

18.  Ye  should — have  eaten  it;  if  its  blood  had 
been  brought  into  that  part  of  the  tabern.acle  called 
the  sanctuary,  or  holy  place,  they  were  to  burn  it 
without  the  camp;  if  not,  they  were  to  eat  it. 
Chap.  f.:26-:}0. 

U).    This   dny—lhey   offered;    chap.    9:8-21. 

Such  things;  the  death  of  his  two  sons.      //"  / 

had  eaten ;   joined   with  his  family   in   feasting, 

while  thus  heavily  afflicted.     Should  it  have  been 

146 


due,  of  the  sacrifices  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire  :   for  so  I  am  commanded. 

14  And  the  wave-breast  and  heave- 
shoulder  shall  ye  eat  in  a  clean  pface  ; 
thou,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  daughters  with 
thee  :  for  they  be  thy  due,  and  thy  sons'  due, 
ii'hich  are  given  out  of  the  sacritices  of 
peace-ofTerings  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

15  The  heave-shoulder  and  the  Avave- 
brcast  shall  they  bring  with  the  offerings 
made  by  fire  of  the  fat,  to  wave  it  for  a  wave- 
offering  before  the  Lord;  and  it  shall  be 
thine,  and  thy  sons' with  thee,  by  a  statute 
for  ever  ;  as  the  Lord  hath  commanded. 

16  1[And  Moses  diligently  sought  the 
goat  of  the  sin-offering,  and  behold,  it  was 
burnt :  and  he  was  angry  with  Eleazar 
and  Ithamar,  the  son§  of  Aaron  u'hich  were 
left  alive,  saying, 

1 7  Wherefore  have  ye  not  eaten  the  sin- 
ofl^ering  in  the  holy  place,  seeing  it  is  most 
holy,  and  God  hath  given  it  you  to  bear 
the  iniquity  of  the  congregation,  to  make 
atonement  for  them  before  the  Lord? 

18  Behold,  the  blood  of  it  was  not 
brought  in  within  the  holy  place:  ye 
should  indeed  have  eaten  it  in  the  lioly 
place,  as  I  'commanded. 

19  And  Aaron  said  unto  Moses,  Behold, 
this  day  have  they  oflerod  their  sin-offer- 
ing and  their  burnt-oflerins  before  the 
Lord  ;  and  such  things  have  befallen  me  : 
and  if\  had  eaten  the  sin-ofiering  to-day, 
should  it  have  been* accepted  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord? 

20  And  when  Moses  heard  that,  he  was 
content. 

Titilal:7.  (t  cliap.  1 1 :  47  i  20:  2S,  26;  Jpr.  I.i:  IP;  Kzek.44:2». 
k  Nell.  S:  2,  8;  Mai.  2: 7.  i  Num.  18: 10.  j  ch;ip.  fi :  2R,  30.  k  Isa. 
1:11-15;  Jer.6:20;  14:12;  Hiisea9:4;  Mai.  1:10,13. 


accepted?  would  it,  under  those  peculiar  circum- 
stances, have  been  suitable  or  p?e;ising  to  God? 

20.  He  rras  content ;  satisfied  tli.-»t  God  would 
not  be  displeased  with  Aaron  and  his  sons  for  what 
they  had  done. 

INSTRT'CTIONP. 

1.  Recklessness  in  divine  worship,  and  tlie  offer- 
ing of  our  own  excited  and  proud  emotions  inslea<l 
of  that  humble  and  obedient  spirit  which  he  re- 
quires, arc  peculiarly  offensive  to  God. 

2.  Great  sins  and  great  trials  may  speedily  follow 
the  reception  of  gre.at  mercies. 

.3.  Prompt  and  cheerful  submission  to  God.  and 
hearty  acquiescence  in  his  will,  under  trials,  how- 
ever great,  is  a  fruit  of  the  Spirit  which  peculiarly 
honors  him,  and  i.s  u.seful  to  men. 

7.  Regard  for  our  friends,  or  sorrow  on  account 
of  their  death,  must  not  lead  us  improperly  to  mani- 
fest grief  or  to  neglect  our  appropriate  duties. 

11.  The  use  o{  wine  or  strong  drink  is  ex- 
ceedingly dangerous,  and  should  be  abstained  from, 
especially  by  ministers  when  .about  to  engage  in  s.a- 
cred  public  duties;  that  they  may  rightly  conduct 
the  worship  of  God,  and  make  known  his  will  to  the 
people. 

14.  A  cheerful  reception  of  the  good  things  of 


Of  clean  and  unclean 


LEVITICUS   XI. 


beasts,  fishes,  and  fowls. 


CHAPTER  XI. 


1  "What  beasts  may,  4  and  what  may  not  be  eaten.  9 
What  fishes.  13  What  fowls.  29  The  creeping  things 
wliich  are  unclean. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
to  Aaron,  saying  unto  them, 

2  Speak  unto  the  chihlren  of  Israel,  say- 
ing, These  arc  the  beasts  wliich  ye  shall  ^  cat 
among  all  the  beasts  that  are  on  the  earth. 

3  Whatsoever  parteth  the  hoof,  and  is 
cloven-footed,''  and  cheweth  the  cud, 
among  the  beasts,  that  shall  ye  eat. 

4  Nevertheless,  these  shall  ye  not  eat 
of  them  that  chew  the  cud,  or  of  them  that 
divide  the  hoof:  as  the  camel,  because  he 
cheweth  the  cud,  but  dividcth  not  the 
hoof;  he  is  unclean  unto  you. 

5  And  the  coney,  because  he  cheweth 
the  cud,  but  divideth  not  the  hoof;  he  is 
unclean  unto  you. 

6  And  the  hare,  because  he  cheweth 
the  cud,  but  divideth  not  the  hoof;  he  is 
unclean  unto  you. 

7  And  the  swine,  though  he  divide  the 
hoof,  and  be  cloven-footed,  yet  he  chew- 
eth not  the  cud;  he  is  unclean  to  you. 

S  Of  their  flesh  shall  ye  not  eat,  and 
their  carcass  shall  ye  not *=  touch;  they  are 
unclean  to  you. 

9  H  These  shall  ye  eat  of  all  that  are  in 
the  ''waters:  whatsoever  hath  fins  and 
scales  in  the  waters,  in  the  seas,  and  in 
the  rivers,  them  shall  ye  eat. 

10  And  all  that  have  not  fins  and  scales 
in  the  seas,  and  in  the  rivers,  of  all  that 
move  in  the  waters,  and  of  any  living 
thing  which  is  in  the  waters,  they  shall 
be  an  '"abomination  unto  you : 

1 1  They  .shall  be  even  an  abomination  unto 
you  ;  ye  shall  not  eat  of  their  flesh,  but  ye 
shall  have  their  carcasses  in  abomination. 

12  Whatsoever  hath  no  fins  nor  scales 
in  the  waters,  that  shall  be  an  abomina- 
tion unto  you. 

13  II  And  these  are  they  xvhich  ye  shall 
have  in  abomination  among  the  ''fowls  ; 


a  Deut.  14  :  3.  eti-. :  Ezekiel4:14;  Daniel  1:8;  Mat.  l.^:U: 
Roni.H:l4;  Hp1).9:10;  13:9.  b  Ps.!.  1  :  1 ,  3.  c  Is:l.  5-2 :  1 1  ; 
Actt  10:  1(1-1.5;  2Cor.6:17:  Col.  2:21.  cini"Ut.l4:9.  e  cll.ip. 
":1«.      f  Deut.  14:  1-2.      g  Matthew  :S  :  4 ;    Mark  1:6.      hverseS; 

Providence,  and.  at  proper  times  and  in  suitable 
circumstances,  even  feasting  with  our  families  on 
the  fruits  of  divine  kindnes.s.  is  not  only  allowable, 
but  is  a  duty,  the  right  performance  of  which  will 
promote  the  divine  glory  and  our  own  highest  good. 
19.  Some  things  which  on  ordinary  occasions 
would  be  right,  proper,  and  useful,  may  without  sin 
be  omitted  on  occasions  of  great  affliction  and  dis- 
tress;  and  some  things  which  on  ordinary  occasions 
would  not  be  proper,  may  at  such  times  be  done. 
1  Sam.  21:6;  2  Chron.  30:18-20;  Mat.  9:1-5; 
Mark  2 :  19,  25,  26 ;  Luke  5  :  34. 

CHAPTER  XI. 
3.   Clove)!- footed ;  having  the  hoof  divided  into 
two  parts,  like  that  of  the  ox  and  sheep. 


they  shall  not  be  eaten,  they  are  an  abom- 
ination :  the  eagle,  and  the  ossifrage,  and 
the  ospray, 

14  And  the  vulture,  and  the  kite  after 
his  kind ; 

15  Every  raven  after  his  kind  ; 

16  And  the  owl,  and  the  nighthawk,  and 
the  cuckoo,  and  the  hawk  after  his  kind, 

17  And  the  little  owl,  and  the  cormo- 
rant, and  the  great  owl, 

18  And  the  swan,  and  the  pelican,  and 
the  gicr  eagle, 

19  And  the  stork,  the  heron  after  her 
kind,  and  the  lapwing,  and  the  bat. 

20  All  fowls  that  creep,  going  upon  all 
four,  shall  be  an  abomination  unto  you. 

21  Yet  these  may  ye  cat  of  every  (lying 
creeping  thing  that  goeth  upon  all  four, 
which  have  legs  above  their  feet,  to  leap 
withal  upon  the  earth ; 

22  Even  these  of  them  ye  may  ^cat;  the 
locust  after  his  kind,  and  the  bald  locust 
after  his  kind,  and  the  beetle  after  his 
kind,  and  the  grasshopper  after  his  kind. 

23  But  all  other  flying  creeping  things, 
wliich  have  four  feet,  shall  be  an  abomi- 
nation unto  you. 

24  And  for  these  ye  shall  be  unclean : 
whosoever ''toucheth  the  carcass  of  them 
shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

2.5  And  whosoever  beareth  aught  of  the 
carcass  of  them  shall 'wash  his  clothes, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

26  The  carcasses  of  every  beast  which 
divideth  the  hoof,  and  is  not  cloven-foot- 
ed, nor  cheweth  the  cud,  are  unclean  unto 
you  :  every  one  that  touchcth  them  shall 
be  unclean. 

27  And  whatsoever  goeth  upon  his  paws, 
among  all  manner  of  beasts  that  go  on  all 
four,  those  are  unclean  unto  you  :  whoso 
touchcth  their  carcass  shall  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

28  And  he  thatbeai-cth  the  carcass  of  them 
shall  J  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  unclean  un- 
til the  even :  they  are  unclean  unto  you. 

diap.  17:13,  16.  icliap.l4:a;  Ir,:?,;  Num.  19:10,  '23  ;  31  :  24  ; 
Psalm.nl  : -2,  7;  Zech.  13:1;  John  13:8;  Acts  Ji:  16;  Heb.  9:10; 
10 :  -22 ;  1  Peter,  3:21;  Rev.  7 :  14.    j  ver.  24. 


4.   Unclean  ;  not  to  be  eaten. 
•'5.  Coney:  a  small  animal  inhabiting  high,  rocky 
places.     Prov.  30  :  26. 

10.  Anahomination;  to  be  loathed  and  rejected. 

20.  Fowls  that  creep  ;  winged  insects.  See  ver. 
21-23. 

21.  Legs  above  their  feet ;  those  which,  in  ad- 
dition to  the  feet  on  which  they  w.alk,  have  long 
legs  with  which  to  jump;  as  locusts  and  grass- 
hoppers. 

23.  Flying  creeping  things;  as  flies,  wasps, 
and  bees. 

24.  For  these;  the  creatures  mentioned  verses 
26-28.  Unclean  until  the  even;  not  admitted 
to  unite  in  public  worship,  or  associate  with  others 
who  united  in  it. 

147 


The  creeping  things 


LEVITICUS    XII. 


which  arc  unclean. 


29  ^  These  also  shall  be  unclean  unto 
you  among  the  creeping  things  that  creep 
upon  the  eartli  ;  the  weasel,  and  the 
mouse,'  and  the  tortoise  after  his  kind, 

30  And  the  ferret,  and  the  chameleon, 
and  the  lizard,  and  the  snail,  and  the  mole. 

31  These  arc  unclean  to  you  among  all 
that  creep  :  ^vllosoevcr  doth  ''touch  them, 
when  they  be  dead,  shall  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

32  And  upon  whatsoever  any  of  them, 
when  they  are  dead,  doth  fall,  it  shall 
be  unclean  ;  whether  it  be  any  vessel  of 
wood,  or  raiment,  or  skin,  or  sack,  what- 
soever vessel  it  be,  wherein  any  work  is 
done,'  it  must  be  put  into  water,  and  it 
shall  be  unclean  until  the  even ;  so  it 
shall  be  cleansed. 

33  And  every  earthen  vessel,  whereinto 
any  of  them  fallcth,  whatsoever  is  in  it 
shall  be  unclean  ;  and  ^  ye  shall  break  it. 

34  Of  all  meat  which  may  be  eaten,  that 
on  which  such  water  comctli  shall  be  un- 
clean :  and  all  drink  that  may  be  drunk 
in  every  svcJi  vessel  shall  be  unclean. 

3.5  And  every  thing  whereupon  any  part 
of  tlieir  carcass  falleth  shall  be  unclean; 
whether  if  be  oven,  or  ranges  for  pots,  they 
shall  be  broken  down  :  for  they  are  un- 
clean, and  shall  be  unclean  vinto  you. 

36  Nevertlielcss  a  fountain  or  pit,  xvhere- 
in  *tl>£re  is  plenty  of  water,  shall  be  clean  : 
but  that  which  toucheth  their  carcass 
shall  be  unclean. 

37  And  if  any  part  of  their  carcass  fall 
upon  any  sowing  seed  which  is  to  be 
sown,  it  shall  be  clean. 

38  But  if  any  water  be  put  upon  the 
.seed,  and  any  part  of  their  carcass  fall 
thereon,  it  shall  be  unclean  unto  you. 

39  And  if  any  beast,  of  which  ye  may 
eat,  die;  he  that  tonchclh  the  carcass 
thereof  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

40  And  hq  that*cateth  of  the  carcass  of 


•  I«:i.  (.6:17.  bver.  8;  Hag.  2:13.  c  clinp.  l.'i :  12.  d  clian. 
«:28;  INa.  2:9;  Jer.  48:3?;  •: Tim.  2:21;  llev.  2  :  27.  *  Heb. 
a  gathering  togtthev  pf  waters.  e  cliJip.  17:IB';  22:8;  Dent. 
N  :  21 ;  Ezpk.  4  :  U  ;  44  :  31  ;  1  Cor.  10:21.  t  Hcb.  doth  muUipty 
fctt.       f  rlmiiter  20  :  2.i.       J  Hcb.  your  Jou(«.       g  cliapter  19:  2; 


.30.  Ferret;  supposed  to  be  a  kind  of  weasel. 
Chameleon  ;  a  species  of  lizard. 

41.  Ye  shall  be  holy ;  the  great  objects  of  the 
above  regulations  Mere,  to  show  whether  they  would 
obey  God;  ;iccuKtoin  them  to  distinguish  between 
good  and  evil;  promote  their  iiioial  puritv,  their 
separation  from  what  would  pollute  thein ;  and  keep 
them  distinct  from  all  other  nations,  to  be  a  people 
governed  by  and  devoted  to  Jehovah. 
INSTRL'CTION.S. 

2.  In  eating  and  drinking,  we  should  seek  not 
merely  to  gratify  appetite  or  preserve  life,  health, 
iind  reason,  but  10  fil  ourselves  for  t!ie  best  discharge 
of  our  duties.  Whatever,  as  to  kind,  quality,  or 
quantity,  tends  to  unlit  us  for  this,  should  be  rejected. 
I  Cor.  10:31. 

8.  Great  attention  and  care  are  needful  to  avoid  the 
conimission  of  sin.  and  exposure  to  its  punishment. 
MS 


it  .shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  un-  b.  c.i^o*" 
clean  until  the  even  :  he  also  that  bearetii 
the  carcass  of  it  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

41  And  every  creeping  thing  that  crcep- 
eth  upon  the  earth  shall  be  an  abomina- 
tion ;  it  shall  not  be  eaten. 

42  Whatsoever  gocth  upon  the  belly,  and 
whatsoever  goeth  upon  all  four,  or  what- 
soever t  hath  more  feet  among  all  creep- 
ing things  that  creep  upon  the  earth,  them 
ye  shall  not  eat ;  for  they  are  an  abomi- 
nation. 

43  Ye  shall '"not  make  tyourselves  abom- 
inable with  any  creeping  thing  that  crcep- 
eth,  neither  shall  ye  make  yourselves  un- 
clean with  them,  that  ye  should  be  defiled 
thereby. 

44  For  I  am  the  Lord  your  God  :  ye  shall 
therefore  sanctify  yourselves,  and  ye  «  shall 
be  holy;  for  I«)/i  holy  :  neither  shall  ye  de- 
file yourselves  with  any  manner  of  creep- 
ing thing  that  crecpcth  upon  the  earth. 

4.5  For  I  am  the  Lord  that '"  bringcth  you 
up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  be  your 
God :  ye  shall  therefore  be  holy,  for  I  am 
holy. 

46  This  is  the  law  of  the  beasts,  and  of 
the  fowl,  and  of  every  living  creature  that 
moveth  in  the  waters,  and  of  every  crea- 
ture that  creepeth  upon  the  earth: 

47  To  make  a  'dillerence  between  the 
unclean  and  the  clean,  and  between  the 
beast  that  may  be  eaten  and  the  beast 
that  may  not  be  eaten. 


CHAPTER  XII. 


G  Her 


1  The  purification  of  women  after  childbirth. 
ofTerings  for  her  purifying. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 
2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  say- 
ing, If  a  woman  have  conceived  seed,  and 
borne  a  man-child,  then  J  she  shall  be  un- 

20:7, -Jti;  Exoilus  l'.t:fi;  Amos  3:3;  Mat.  h :  48 ;  1  Tlii-s...  4:7; 
1  Peter,  1:15,  li>;  Rev. 22:11,  II.  h  F..xodiis  «:  7;  20:2:  Ps.ilm 
10'.:4:>-4.i:  Hoseall;l.  i  cliiip.  10: 10:  Ezek.  44:23;  M;ilacUi 
3:18.    J  Job  1 4 : 4 ;  Phb.  M  :  .1 ;  Luke  2 :  22. 


2.5.  Pollution  bv  sin,  and  need  of  spiritual  cleans- 
ing by  the  Holy  Ghost,  were  taug'it  abundantly  in 
the  ,Tevvish  ritual ;  and  none  who  understand  its 
teaching,  can  be  ignorant  of  the  doctrine  of  liuman 
depravity,  and  the  necessity  of  being  born  again  in 
order  to  see  tln^  kingdom  of  God.     John  3:  10. 

4.').  Holiness  is  to  all  men  the  one  thing  needful. 
In  every  heart  where  it  e.vists,  it  is  the  fruit  of  the 
Holy  Spirit.  Hence,  the  reason  why  all. men  should 
hearken  diligently  to  iiis  voice  speaking  to  them  in 
the  Bible,  rei:eive  his  teiichings  as  infallible  truth, 
and  cordially  obey  them. 

CHAPTER  XII. 
2.   Unclean;  ceremonially;  not  allowe<l  to  enjoy 
.society,  attend  public  ordinances,  or  eat  of  the  ofler- 
ings  of  which  she  might  otherwise  partake.    Chap. 
1.5:  19-25. 


The  purifying  of  women. 


LEVITICUS   XIII. 


The  plague  of  leprosy. 


B.aus'o''  clean  seven  days  ;  according  to  the 
days  of  the  separation  for  her  "infirmity 
shall  she  be  unclean. 

.3  And  in  the  ''eighth  day  the  flesh  of  his 
foreskin  shall  be  circumcised. 

4  And  she  shall  then  continue  in  the 
blood  of  her  purifying  three  and  thirty 
days  ;  she  shall  touch  no  hallowed  thing, 
nor  come  into  the  sanctuary,  until  the 
days  of  her  purifying  be  fulfilled. 

5  But  if  she  bear  a  maid-child,  then  she 
shall  be  unclean  two  weeks,  as  in  her 
separation  :  and  she  shall  continue  in  the 
blood  of  her  purifying  threescore  and  six 
days. 

6  And  when  the  days  of  her  "^purifying 
are  fulfilled,  for  a  son,  or  for  a  daughter, 
she  shall  bring  a  lamb  *of  the  first  year 
for  a  burnt-ofiering,  and  a  young  pigeon, 
or  a  turtledove,  for  a  sin-ofTeriug,  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, unto  the  priest : 

7  Who  shall  ofl'er  it  before  the  Lord, 
and  make  an  atonement  for  her ;  and  she 
shall  be  cleansed  from  the  issue  of  her 
blood.  This  is  the  law  for  her  that  hath 
borne  a  male  or  a  female. 

8  And  ''if  tshe  be  not  able  to  bring  a 
lamb,  then  she  shall  bring  two  turtles,  or 
two  young  pigeons ;  the  one  for  the  burnt- 
ofl^'ering,  and  the  other  for  a  sin-oflfering : 
and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement 
for  her,  and  she  shall  be  clean. 

CHAPTER   XIII. 

1  Tlie  laws  and  tokens  whereby  the  priest  is  to  be  guided 
in  discerning  the  leprosy. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
Aaron,  saying, 

2  When  a  man  shall  have  in  the  skin  of 
his  flesh  a  ^rising,  a ''scab,  or  bright  spot, 
and  it  be  in  the  skin  of  his  flesh  like  the 
plague  of  leprosy  ;  then  he  shall  be  brought 
unto  Aaron  the  "^priest,  or  unto  one  of  his 
sons  the  priests  : 

3  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  the  plague 
in  the  skin  of  the  flesh  :  and  ^vhcn  the  hair 
in  the  plague  is  turned  white,  and  the 


•  cli.>ii.  15:19.  b  Gen.l7:IJ;  I,uke2:31:  .Jolin  7:  M.'il;  Rom. 
3:19;  Onl.n:.".  <■  Luke  2:  2-2.  *  Heb.<»«')ni>/'/ii»v<rnr.  d  iliap. 
6:7.    t  Heb.herhandfindnotsufficiencyofalumb.    t^r, swelling. 


4.  Three  and  thirty  days:  daring  this  time 
she  might  have  society,  but  not  attend  public  wor- 
ship or  partake  of  ordinances. 

6-8.  Aburvt-njfering — a  si n.-offeri v sj  ;  these 
were  to  express  her  need  of  p.ardon,  lier  ijratitude  to 
God  for  his  mercies,  lier  faith  in  his  great  atone- 
ment, and  her  devotion  of  herself  and  all  that  she 
had  to  his  service.  Luke  2  :  '2'2-'2l. 
IX^«TRUCT10XS. 

7.  Parents  have  always  been  bound  sfratofully  to 
recognize  the  goodness  of  God  in  the  birth  of  tlieir 
children,  (o  acknowledge  their  need  of  his  mercy, 
and  to  train  them  for  his  service  and  glory. 

8.  The  poor,  as  well  a.s  the  ricli,  may  have  access 
to  God,  and  be  accepted  of  him.     As   to  property. 


plague  in  sight  he  deeper  than  the  skin  of 
his  flesh,  it  is  a  plague  of  leprosy :  and 
the  priest  shall  look  on  him,  and  pro- 
nounce him  unclean. 

4  If  the  bright  spot  he  white  in  the  skin 
of  his  flesh,  and  in  sight  he  not  deeper 
than  the  skin,  and  the  hair  thereof  be  not 
turned  white  ;  then  the  priest  shall  s  shut 
up  hhn  that  hath  the  plague  seven  days : 

5  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  hiin  the 
seventh  day :  and  behold,  if  the  plague 
in  his  sight  be  at  a  stay,  and  the  plague 
spread  not  in  the  skin  ;  then  the  priest 
shall  shut  him  up  seven  days  more : 

6  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  him  again 
the  seventh  day  :  and  behold,  //"the  plague 
he  somewhat  dark,  and  the  plague  spread 
not  in  the  skin,  the  priest  shall  pronounce 
him  clean  :  it  ?.f  hut  a  scab  :  and  he  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  be  clean. 

7  But  if  the  scab  spread  much  abroad 
in  the  skin,  after  that  he  hath  been  seen 
of  the  priest  for  his  cleansing,  he  shall  be 
seen  of  the  priest  again  : 

8  And  if  the  priest  see  that,  behold,  the 
scab  sprcadeth  in  the  skin,  then  the  priest 
shall  pronounce  him  unclean :  it  is  a 
leprosy. 

9  'TI  When  the  plague  of  leprosy  is  in  a 
man,  then  he  shall  be  brought  unto  the 
priest ; 

10  And  the  ''priest  shall  see  him:  and 
behold,  if  i\\G  rising  he  white  in  the  skin, 
and  it  have  turned  the  hair  white,  and 
there  he  ^uick  raw  flesh  in  the  rising ; 

11  It  is  an  old  leprosy  in  the  skin  of  his 
flesh,  and  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him 
unclean,  and  shall  not  shut  him  up :  for 
he  is  unclean. 

12  And  if  a  leprosy  break  out  abroad  in 
the  skin,  and  the  leprosy  cover  all  the 
skin  of  him  that  hath  the  plague  from  his 
head  even  to  his  foot,  wheresoever  the 
priest  lookcth ; 

13  Then  the  priest  shall  consider:  and 
behold,  if  the  leprosy  have  covered  all 
his  flesh,  he  shall  pronounce  him  clean 


«  Deut -28:27;  I.iihli  :i :  17.  f  D.Mit.  17:  8,  9;  S4  :  8  ;  M.ll.  2  :  7  ; 
I.iil<pl-:H.  6  .Viim.  1-2:  l.i.  h  Nam.  12:10,1-2;  2Kins!i,5:27; 
2  Cbron. -26:19,20.    %  Heh.  the  quickening  of  living  fitsh. 


opportunities,  and  capacities,  God  requires  .accord- 
ing to  what  men  have,  or  may  have,  and  not  accord- 
ing to  what  they  have  not,  or  cannot  h.ave, 

CH^VPTER  XIII. 

2.  Lrprosy ;  a  foul  disease,  covering  the  body 
with  a  kind  of  white  scales  :  from  its  loatlisomo  and 
incurable  character  it  is  often  referred  to  as  an  em- 
blem of  sin. 

3.  Unclean ;  leprous,  and  therefore  to  be  ex- 
cluded from  divine  ordin.ances  and  from  society. 

1.3.  Clean  ;  he  was  not  aflected  with  that  kind 
of  leprosy  ;  or  was  not  in  that  stage  of  it  which  ren- 
dered him  dangerous  to  society,  or  required  him  to 
be  excluded  from  it. 

149 


LEVITICUS   XIII. 

is    all    turned 


Laws  and  tokens  for 

that  hath   the  plague :    it 
white  :*  he  i.s  clean. 

14  But  when  raw  flesh  appeareth  in 
him,  he  .shall  be  unclean. 

1 5  A  nd  the  priest  shall  see  the  raw  flesh, 
and  pronounce  liiin  to  be  unclean  :  for  the 
raw  llesh  is  unclean :  it  is  a  leprosy. 

16  Or  if  the  raw  flesh  turn  again,  and 
be  changed  unto  white,  he  shall  come  unto 
the  priest ; 

17  And  the  priest  shall  see  him:  and 
behold,  if  the  plague  be  turned  into  white ; 
then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean 
that  hath  the  plague :   he  is  clean. 

1 8  1[  The  flesh  also,  in  which,  even  in  the 
skin  thereof,  was  a  ''boil,  and  is  healed, 

19  And  in  the  place  of  the  boil  there  be 
a  white  rising,  or  a  bright  spot,  white,  and 
somewhat  reddish,  and  it  be  showed  to 
the  priest ; 

20  And  if,  when  the  priest  secth  it,  be- 
hold, it  be  in  sight  lower  than  the  skin, 
and  the  hair  thereof  be  turned  white  ;  the 
priest  shall  pronounce  him  unclean  :  it  is 
a  plague  of  leprosy  broken  out  of  the  boil. 

21  But  if  the  priest  look  on  it,  and  be- 
hold, there  he  no  white  hairs  therein,  and 
if  it  he  not  lower  than  the  skin,  but  he 
somewhat  dark ;  then  the  priest  shall  shut 
hini'^  up  seven  days: 

22  And  if  it  spread  much  abroad  in  the 
skin,  then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him 
unclean  :   it  is  a  plague. 

23  But  if  the  bright  spot  ''stay  in  his 
place,  aud  spread  not,  it  is  a  burning  boil ; 
and  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  "clean. 

24  ^1  Or  if  there  be  ami  flesh,  in  the  skin 
whereof  there  is  *a  hot  "^burning,  and  the 
quick  Jlesh  that  burneth  have  a  white 
bright  spot,  somewhat  reddish,  or  white; 

2.5  Then  the  priest  shall  look  upon  it: 
and  behold,  if  the  hair  in  the  bright  spot 
be  turned  white,  and  it  be  in  sight  deeper 
than  the  skin  ;  it  is  a  leprosy  broken  out 
of  the  burning:  wherefore  tlie  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  unclean:  it  is  the  plague 
of  leprosy. 

2(j  Hut  if  the  priest  look  on  it,  and  be- 
hold, there  he  no  white  hair  in  the  bright 
spot,  and  it  he  no  lower  than  the  other  skin, 
but  he  somewhat  dark;  then  the  priest 
shall  shut  him  up  seven  days: 

27  And  the  priest  shall  look  upon  him 
the  seventh  day  :  and  if  it  be  spread  much 
abroad  in  fhe  skin,  then  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  unclean  :  if  is  the  plague 
of  leprosy. 

28  And  if  the  bright  spot  stay  in  his 
place,  and  spread  not  in  the  skin,  but  it 
be  somewhat  dark ;  it  is  a  rising  of  the 


«  Inn.  («;«;  .Iolinfl:41.  b  Exodus  9:9;  Ifi: 'W.  c  I  Cor.  R  :  (i. 
*  .lob  :U  :  31  ;  Prov.  2H  :  13  ;  1  Peter,  4:3.  e  2  Cor.  8:7.  *  Heb. 
a  burning  uf  fire,     f  l»a.  3 :  -24.     t  I  King»,  8 :  38 ;  2  Cbron.  6 :  as ; 

150 


discerning  leprosy. 


burning,  and  the  priest  shall  pro-  ^i "  h»: 
nounce  him  clean  :  for  it  is  an  inflamma- 
tion of  the  burning. 

29  H  If  a  man  or  woman  have  a  s  plague 
upon  the  head  or  the  beard ; 

30  Then  the  priest  shall  see  the  plague  : 
and  behold,  if  it  be  in  .sight  deeper  than 
the  skin,  and  there  be  in  it  a  yellow  thin 
hair ;  then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him 
unclean :  it  is  a  dry  scall,  even  a  leprosy 
upon  the  head  or  beard. 

31  And  if  the  priest  look  on  the  plague 
of  the  scall,  and  behold,  it  he  not  in  sight 
deeper  tlian  the  skin,  and  that  there  is  no 
black  hair  in  it ;  then  the  priest  shall  shut 
up  him  that  hath  the  plague  of  the  scall 
seven  '•  days  : 

32  And  in  the  seventh  day  the  priest 
shall  look  on  the  plague :  and  behold,  if 
the  scall  spread  not,  and  there  be  in  it  no 
yellow  hair,  and  the  scall  be  not  in  sight 
deeper  than  the  skin  ; 

33  He  shall  be  shaven,  butthe  scall  shall 
he  not  shave  ;  and  the  priest  shall  shut  up 
hi)7i  tliat  hath  the  scall  seven  days  more: 

34  And  in  the  seventh  day  fhe  priest 
shall  look  on  the  scall :  and  behold,  '/the 
scall  be  not  spread  in  the  skin,  nor  he  in 
sight  deeper  than  the  skin  ;  then  the  priest 
shall  pronounce  him  clean:  and  he  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  be  clean. 

3.5  But  if  the  scall  spread  much  'in  fhe 
skin  after  his  cleansing; 

3()  Then  the  priest  shall  look  on  him: 
and  behold,  if  the  scall  be  spread  in  the 
skin,  the  priest  shall  not  seek  for  yellow 
hair  ;   he  is  unclean. 

37  But  if  the  scall  be  in  his  sight  at  a 
stay,  and  that  there  is  black  hair  grown 
up  therein  ;  the  scall  is  healed,  he  is  clean : 
and  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean. 

38  *\  If  a  man  also  or  a  woman  have  in 
the  skin  of  their  flesh  bright  J  spots,  even 
white  bright  spots  ; 

3!)  Then  the  priest  shall  look:  and  be- 
hold, if  the  bright  spots  in  the  skin  of 
their  flesh  be  darkish  white,  it  is  a  frec- 
kled spot  that  groweth  in  fhe  skin  :  he  is 
clean. 

40  And  the  man  whose  thair  is  fallen 
off  his  head,  he  is  bald  ;  yet  is  he  clean. 

41  And  he  that  hath  his  hair  fallen  off 
from  the  part  of  his  head  toward  his  face, 
he  is  forehead-bald  ;  yet  is  he  clean. 

42  And  if  there  be  in  the  bald  head,  or 
bald  forehead,  a  N\hifc  reddish  sore;  if  is 
a  leprosy  sprung  up  in  his  bald  head,  or 
his  bald  forehead. 

43  Then  the  priest  shall  look  upon  it: 
and  behold,  if  the  rising  of  the  sore  be 

Iminh  1  ^b.  iT^er.  4-6.  ^1  rerses  7,  27;  2Timotb}-.  2:  17;  3:  1.3. 
i  Eld.  7:20;  Uoinans  7  :  22,  23  ;  James  3:2.  t  Heb.  /ita</  u 
pitied. 


Concerning  leprosy 


LEVITICUS   XIII. 


in  a  rrarment. 


in  his  bald  forehead,  as  the  leprosy  ap- 
peareth  in  the  skin  of  the  flesh  ; 

44  He  is  a  leprous  man,  he  is  unclean  : 
the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  utterly 
unclean;  his  plague  is  in  his  *head. 

45  And  the  leper  in  whom  the  plasue 
is,  his  clothes  shall  be  ''rent,  and  "=his 
head  bare,  and  he  shall  put  a  covering 
upon  his  upper  ^  lip,  and  shall  cry,  "  Un- 
clean, unclean. 

46  All  the  "^days  wherein  the  plague 
shall  be  in  him  he  shall  be  defiled  ;  he  is 
unclean:  he  shall  dwell  « alone;  without 
the  camp  shall  his  habitation  be. 

47  T[  The  *■  garment  also  that  the  plague 
of  leprosy  is  in,  ichether  it  be  a  woollen 
garment,  or  a  linen  garment ; 

48  Whether  it  be  in  the  warp,  or  woof, 
of  linen,  or  of  woollen  ;  whether  in  a  skin, 
or  in  any  *thing  made  of  skin; 

49  And  if  the  plague  be  greenish  or  red- 
dish in  the  garment,  or  in  the  skin,  either 
in  the  warp,  or  in  the  woof,  or  in  any  tthing 
of  skin ;  it  is  a  plague  of  leprosy,  and 
shall  be  showed  unto  the  priest: 

50  And  the  priest  shall  look  upon  the 
plague,  and  shut  up  it  that  hath  the  plague 
seven  days : 

51  And  he  shall  look  on  the  plague  on 
the  seventh  day  :  if  the  plague  be  spread 
in  the  garment,  either  in  the  warp,  or  in 
the  woof,  or  in  a  skin,  or  in  any  work 
that  is  made  of  skin ;  the  plague  is  a 
fretting'  leprosy;  it  is  unclean. 

52  He  shall  therefore  Jburn  that  gar- 
ment, whether  warp  or  woof,  in  woollen 


»  Isa.  1:5.  b  -2  Sam.  13 ;  19 ;  Ezra  9:3;  Job  1  :  M ;  Jer.  36 :  2-J  ; 
.loel2:1.3.  c  chap.  10:6;  21:10.  d  Ezek.  24: 17,22;  Micall  3:  7. 
e  .Iol)42:6;  P8a..51:3,5;  Isa  e:.!;  64:6;  Rom.3:-23;  lCor.6:Il. 
r  Prov.30:I2.  g  Num.."-.:*;  12:14;  2Kinga,7:3;  15:,5;  2Cliron. 
S6:2l;  Psa.38:ll:  tam.l:l:  Lukel7:12;  lCor.5:S,13;  2Tlies8 
3:6:  lTini.6:5;  Rev.2l:27;  22:15.      h  Jo3h.7:21;  Eccl.9:8; 


45.  Unclean,  itnxlean;  this  was  an  acknow- 
ledgment of  his  disease,  and  a  warning  to  others 
not  to  approach  him. 

51.  A  fretting  leprosy  ;  corroding  and  destroy- 
ing the  cloth. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  Sin  occasions  a  great  variety  of  diseases,  and 
will  finally  consign  the  hody  to  the  grave,  and  the 
soul,  unless  cleansed  from  its  pollution,  to  perdition. 
All  should  therefore  be  solicitous  to  know  whether 
they  are  under  its  power;  and  if  so.  to  apply  with- 
out delay  to  Him  who  can  say  with  effect,  I  will ;  be 
thou  clean.     Mat.  8  :  3. 

7.  In  doubtful  cases,  persons  should  not  be  hasty 
in  deciding  upon  their  own  spiritual  state.  They 
should  obtain  all  the  light  they  can  from  experi- 
enced ministers  and  Christians  ;  from  self-  exami- 
nation, from  the  Scriptures,  and  religions  books. 
Above  all,  they  should  go  habitually  to  (jrod,  ear- 
nestly praying,  Search  me,  O  (>od.  and  know  my 
heart;  try  me,  and  know  my  tliouglits ;  and  see  if 
there  be  any  wicked  way  in  me.  and  lead  me  in  the 
way  everlasting.     Psa.  i:30:  23,  24. 

II.  Old  habits  of  sin,  unless  tliey  are  effectually 
renounced  and  forsaken,  will  revive  and  break  out 
at  times  into  flagrant  transgression,  and   the  last 


or  in  linen,  or  any  thing  of  slcin,  wherein 
the  plague  is  :  for  it  is  a  fretting  leprosy  ; 
it  shall  be  burnt  in  the  fire. 

53  And  if  the  priest  shall  look,  and  be- 
hold, the  plague  be  not  spread  in  the  gar- 
ment, either  in  the  warp,  or  in  the  woof, 
or  in  any  thing  of  skin  ; 

54  Then  the  priest  shall  command  that 
they  wash  the  thing  wherein  the  plague  is, 
and  he  shall  shut  it  up  seven  days  more  : 

55  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  the 
plague,  after  that  it  is  ^washed  :  and  be- 
hold, if  the  plague  have  not  changed  his 
color,  and  the  plague  be  not  spread,  it  is 
unclean  ;  thou  shalt  burn  it  in  the  fire  ;  it 
is  fret  inward,  whether  it  be  +bare  within 
or  without. 

56  And  if  the  priest  look,  and  behold, 
the  plague  be  somewhat  dark  after  the 
washing  of  it;  then  he  shall  rend  it  out 
of  the  garment,  or  out  of  the  skin,  or  out 
of  the  warp,  or  out  of  the  woof: 

57  And  if  it  appear  still  in  the  garment, 
cither  in  the  warp,  or  in  the  woof,  or  in 
any  thing  of  skin  ;  it  is  a  spreading /j/agH^  ; 
thou  shalt 'burn  that  wherein  the  plague 
is  with  fire. 

58  And  the  garment,  either  warp,  or 
woof,  or  whatsoever  thing  of  skin  it  be, 
which  thou  shalt  wash,  if  the  plague  be  de- 
parted from  them,  then  it  shall  be  washed 
the  second  time,  and  shall  be  clean. 

59  This  is  the  law  of  the  plague  of  lep- 
rosy in  a  garment  of  woollen  or  linen, 
either  in  the  warp,  or  woof,  or  any  thing 
of  skins,  to  pronounce  it  clean,  or  to  pro- 
nounce it  unclean. 


Isa.  61:10;  64:6:  Zecli.  3:3,  4;  .las.  5:2;  .lude -23 ;  lleV.  4:4; 
16:1.5.  *  Heb.  ivurfc  of.  f  Heh.  vessel^  or  inittrument.  t  chap. 
14:44.  j  chap.  1 1  : 3:)  ;  Deut.  7:  25,26;  I.ia.30:22;  Acts  19:  19,  20. 
k  Ezek.  24  :  13  ;  Heb.  6:4-8:  2  Peter,  1:9;  2 :  20-22.  t  JJeh.  6n'd 
in  the  head  thereof,  or  in  the  forehead  thereof.  .'^  Isaiah  33: 14; 
Mat.  3 :  1 2  ;  25 :  41  ;   Rev.  21  :  8. 


state  of  a  man  be  worse  than  the  first.  Matthew 
12 :  45. 

17.  Ministers  of  the  gospel,  and  those  who  are 
called  not  only  to  judge  of  their  own  state,  but  to 
give  directions  to  others,  need  great  wisdom.  They 
should  be  familiar  with  the  Scriptures,  well  ac- 
quainted with  themselves,  and  accustomed  in  every 
thing,  by  prayer  and  supplication  with  thanksgiv- 
ing, to  make  known  their  requests  unto  God.  Eph. 
G:I8;  Phil.  4:6. 

28.  Not  every  sin  of  which  a  man  may  have 
been  guilty,  of  itself  merely,  proves  him  to  be  in  an 
unregenerate  state;  while  no  transgression  of  God's 
law,  known,  allowed,  and  persevered  in,  or  not 
repented  of  and  forsaken,  can  consist  with  a  gra- 
cious and  s.afe  state. 

41.  Persons  may  be  free  from  one  kind  of  sin, 
and  yet  deeply  involved  in  another ;  and  we  are  not 
to  conclude  that  we  are  not  under  condemnation  be- 
cause we  are  not  guilty  of  all  sorts  of  transgressions, 
of  sins  which  others  practise,  or  which  are  known  to 
our  fellow-men;  but  we  are  to  .search  out  ami  for- 
sake all  iniquity ;  crying  unto  God,  Cleanse  thou  me 
from  secret  faults,  as  well  as,  Keep  me  b:ick  from 
presumptuous  transgressions.     P.sa.  19:  12-14. 

46.  Sin  is  contagious,  and  all  suitable  efforts 
151 


Riles  and  sacrijices  L  E  V I  T  I  C  U  S    X I V  .  in  cleansing  the  leper. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 


1  The  rilps  and  sacrifices  in  cleansing  of  ihe  leper.  3ii 
The  signs  of  leprosy  in  a  house.  43  The  cleansing 
of  that  house. 


A 


ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 


2  This  shall  be  the  law  of  the  leper  in 


I  1 1  And  the  priest  that  maketh  him  ^fftH: 
clean  shall  'present  the  man  that  is  to  be 
made  clean,  and  those  things,  before  the 
Loud,  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

12  And  the  priest  shall  take  one  he-lamb, 
and  offer  him  for  a ""  trespass-olfering,  and 


the  day   of  his   cleansing:   He   shall  be  I  the  log  of  oil,  and  wave  tliem/o>- a"  wave 


brought*  unto  the  priest: 

3  And  the  priest  shall  go  forth  out  of 
the  camp  ;  and  the  priest  shall  look,  and 
behold,  ?/the  plague  of  leprosy  be  healed 
in  the  lopt'r ; 

4  Then  shall  the  priest  command  to  take 
for  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed  two  *birds 
alive  and  clean,  and  ''cedar-wood,  and 
scarlet,  and  "^hyssop: 

5  And  the  priest  shall  command  that 
one  of  the  birds  be  killed  in  an  earthen 
vessel  over  ^  running  water. 

G  As  for  the  living  bird,  he  shall  take  it, 
and  the  cedar-wood,  and  the  scarlet,  and 
the  hyssop,  and  shall  dip  them  and  the 
living  bird  in  the  blood  of  the  bird  that 
was  killed  over  the  running  water: 

7  And  he  shall 'sprinkle  upon  him  that 
is  to  be  cleansed  from  the  I'lcprosy  seven 
times,  .and  shall  pronounce  him  clean, 
and  shall  let  the  living  bird  loose  tinto 
the  open  field. 

8  And  he  that  is  to  be  cleansed  shall 
washs  his  clothes,  and  shave  off  all  his 
hair,  and  wash  '"himself  in  water,  that  he 
may  be  clean :  aiid  after  that  he  shall 
come  into  the  camp,  and  shall  tarry  abroad 
out  of  his  tent  seven  days. 

9  Rut  it  shall  boon  the  seventh  day,  that 
he  shall  shave  all  his  hair  ofi'his  head  and 
his  beard  and  his  'eyebrows,  even  all  his 
hair  he  shall  shave  off:  and  he  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  also  he  shall  wash  his  flesh  in 
water,  and  he  shall  be  clean. 

10  And  on  the  eighth  ^day  he  shall  take 
two  he-lambs  without  blemish,  and  one 
cwe-lamb  -of  the  first  vear  without  blem- 


ofTering  before  the  Lord 

13  And  he  shall  slay  the  lamb  in  the 
place  where  he  shall  kill  the  sin-offering 
and  the  burnt-oflering,  in  the  holy  place: 
for"  as  the  sin-offering  is  the  priest's,  so 
is  the  trespass-ofiering:   it  is  most  holy: 

14  And  the  priest  shall  take  soinc  of  the 
blood  of  the  trespass-offering,  and  the 
priest  shall  put  it  Pupon  tlie  tip  of  the 
right  ear  of  him  that  is  to  bo  cleansed, 
and  upon  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand, 
and  upon  the  great  toe  of  his  right  foot. 

15  And  the  priest  shall  take  some  of  tlio 
log  of  oil,  and  pour  it  into  flic  palm  of  his 
own  left  hand : 

16  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his  right 
finger  in  the  oil  that  is  in  his  left  hand, 
and  shall  sprinkle  of  the  oil  with  his  fin- 
ger seven  times  before  the  Lord: 

1 7  And  of  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  is  in  his 
hand  shall  the  priest  put  lupon  the  tip  of 
the  right  ear  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed, 
and  upon  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and 
upon  the  great  toe  of  his  right  foot,  upon 
the  blood  of  the  trespass-offering: 

18  And  the  remnant  of  the  oil  thai  is  in 
the  priest's  hand  he  shall  pour  upon  the 
head  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed:  and 
the  i)riest  shall  make  an  'atonement  for 
him  before  the  Lord. 

19  And  the  priest  shall  ofl'er  the  sin- 
oflering,  and  make  an  atonement  for  him 
that  is  to  be  cleansed  from  his  unclcan- 
ness  ;  and  afterward  he  shall  kill  the 
burnt-offering: 

20  And  the  priest  shall  ollVr  liio  burnt- 
offering  and  the  mcat-otlVring  upon  the 


ish,  and  three  tenth-deals  of  fine  flour/or   altar:  and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 


a  ''  meat-olferinf 
one  log  of  oil : 


mingled  with  oil,  and 


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f  iKiti 

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14 

l'»a. 

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2. 

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1).  upon 

the/,, 

coflhefirlll. 

f  dinp 

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li 

rli:.p 

II 

■25: 

Kpl 

.  fi :  Jii : 

thoiilJ  be  iiKule  to  prevent  one  wicked  person  from 
corrupting  others  ;  wo  should  not  liiive  for  our  com- 
paiiii)Ms  anv  wlio  le:id  us  iuio  sin.  1  Cor.  1.5:33; 
ksa.  1:  li'Prov.  4:14.  1.');  i:t:-20. 

57.  We  should  avoid  not  only  the  coinini.ssion  of 
sin,  l)ut  liie  occasions  of  it ;  and  maive  wiiatever  sac- 
rifice is  needful  to  be  delivered  from  its  power. 
Mat.  5:29,  30;  6:13. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 


meiit  for  him,  and  he  shall  be  clean. 
21  And  "if  he  be  poor,  and  +  cannot  get 


Hell. 

10: 

a::    1  IVtPr, 

3:JI 

:    Rev.  1  : 

.*>,  (».       i   NlimhiT:*  H 

:9;    8:7. 

>  ver 

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i  H<-l>.  tht 

daughter  of  hi 

r  j/rar. 

k  rliap.  2: 

1;  Num. 

1.^:4 

\h. 

1  Numbers 

8:11 

21  i   Kpli 

5:26,27; 

JuJe  24. 

m  rliaji. 

h:  lit 

H 

B.     >>  Kx.2!l 

:24. 

o  clmp.  7 

:  7.     P  rli 

»li.  K:2;!. 
hi*  hand  t 

<1  ver.  1  1. 

r  ili» 

p.  4 

:2t;;  f>;r>.     • 

I'lmp 

h-.T,  li:M.    5  Hcb 

each  not. 

distinction  from  that  which  is  stagnant,  or  luis  been 
long  standing. 

7.  Liriiiir  bird  loose ;  in  token  that  the  leprosy 
is  he:ile(l.     Ver.  .')3. 

10.  Tit  rec  tenlli-ihals ;  a  tenth-deal,  or  an  omer, 
the  tenth  of  an  ephah,  E.x.  1G:3(),  was  about  tliree 
quarts.     Oiir  log ;  sometliing  more  than  half  a  pint. 

11.  Mnirtk  him  clean  ;  declares  liim  healed. 
17,  18.  E:ir — tliinnb — toe — lie-id;  in  token  that 

all  his  members  ,T,nd  faculties  need  cleansing,  through 

4.  Scarlet ;  wool  dyed  red.     ITi/ssop ;  a  plant'  tlie  elUcacy  of  tlie  atonement,  by  the  Holy  Spirit; 
of  a  spie.y,  fragrant  smell.     E.x.  12  :  22.  I  and  should  all  be  consecrated  to  the  service  of  G-od. 

5.  K/iiniing   water;    living,    fresh  water,   in  |  Ex.  29:20. 

152 


Signs  of  leprosy 


LEVITICUS   XIV. 


in  a  he 


lamb/or  a  trespass-offering  *to  be  waved, 
to  make  an  atonement  for  him,  and  one 
tenth-deal  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil 
for  a  meat-offering,  and  a  log  of  oil ; 

22  And  two  turtledoves,  or  two  young 
pigeons,  such  as  he  is  able  to  get;  and 
the  one  shall  be  a  sin-offering,  and  the 
other  a  burnt-offering. 

2.3  And  ho  shall  bring  them  on  the  eighth 
day  for  his  cleansing  unto  the  priest,  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, before  the  Lord. 

24  And  the  priest  shall  take  the  lamb 
of  the  trespass-offering,  and  the  log  of  oil, 
and  the  ''priest  shall  wave  them  for  a 
wave-offering  before  the  Lord  : 

25  And  he  shall  kill  the  lamb  of  the 
trespass-offering,  and  the  priest  shall  take 
some  of  the  ''blood  of  the  trespass-offer- 
ing, and  put  it  upon  the  tip  of  the  right 
ear  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  upon 
the  thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the 
great  toe  of  his  right  foot. 

26  And  the  priest  shall  pour  of  the  oil 
into  the  palm  of  his  own  left  hand : 

27  And  the  priest  shall  sprinkle  with 
his  right  finger  i'o?»c  of  the  oil  that  is  in  his 
left  hand  seven  times  before  the  Lord  : 

28  And  the  priest  shall  put  of  the  oil  that 
is  in  his  hand  upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear 
of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  upon  the 
thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the 
great  toe  of  his  right  foot,  upon  the  place 
of  the  blood  of  the  trespass-offering: 

29  And  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  is  in  the 
priest's  hand,  he  shall  put  upon  the  head 
of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  him  before  the  Lord. 

30  And  he  shall  offer  the  one  of  the  '^  tur- 
tledoves, or  of  the  young  pigeons,  such  as 
he  can  get ; 

31  Even  such  as  he  is  able  to  get,  the  one 
/or  a  sin-offering,  and  the  other/or  aburnt- 
offering,  with  the  meat-offering :  and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  him 
that  is  to  be  cleansed  before  the  Lord. 

32  This  is  the  law  of  him  in  whom  is  the 
plague  of  leprosy,  whose  hand  is  not ''able 
to  get  that  vShirh'pertaincth  to  his  cleansing. 

33  ^And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

34  When  ye  be  come  into  the  land  of 
Canaan,  which  I  give  to  '^you  for  a  pos- 
.<iession,  and  I  ''put  the  plague  of  leprosy  in 
ii,  liouse  of  the  land  of  your  possession ; 


'    Wfth.  for  a  reaving,    aver.  1-2.     b  ver 

14,17.     c  ver.  22;  chap. 

IS:M,1-..      d   Psm.  72:1-2-14;   Mat.ll:5 

«  Gen.  14:7;    1:1:  17; 

17:8;    Heut.  3-2  :  W.      f  Prov.  3:  M  :   Aln 

19  6:  11.       S    Psa.  91  :in: 

Prov.  .1:3:(;  Zech.  5:4.      t  Or,  prepare. 

h  rh.ip.  I3:.n0.      i  Kev. 

37.  If  the  plague  be  in  the  walls:  this  has 
been  .supposed  to  be  something  corrosive,  which 
caused  the  walls  to  moulder  away.     Lower  than 


35  And  he  tliat  owneth  the  house  shall 
come  and  tell  the  priest,  saying,  It  seem- 
eth  to  me  there  is  as  it  were  a  ^plague  in 
the  house: 

36  Then  the  priest  shall  command  that 
they  tempty  the  house,  before  the  priest 
go  into  it  to  see  the  plague,  that  all  that 
is  in  the  house.be  not  made  unclean  :  and 
afterward  the  priest  shall  go  iii  to  see  the 
house : 

37  And  he  sliall  look  on  the  plague,  and 
behold,  if  the  plague  be  in  the  walls  of 
the  house  with  hollow  streaks,  greenish 
or  reddish,  which  in  siglit  are  lower  than 
the  wall ; 

38  Then  the  priest  shall  go  out  of  the 
house  to  the  door  of  the  house,  and  shut 
up  the  house ''seven  days: 

39  And  the  priest  shall  come  again  tho 
seventh  day,  and  shall  look:  and  behold, 
if  the  plague  be  spread  in  the  walls  of 
the  house ; 

40  Then  the  priest  shall  command  that 
they  take  away  the  stones  in  which  the 
plague  is,  and  they  shall  cast  them  into 
an  unclean  place  'without  the  city : 

41  And  he  shall  cause  the  house  to  be 
scraped  within  round  about,  and  they 
shall  pour  out  the  dust  that  they  scrape  off 
without  the  city  into  an  unclean  place  : 

42  And  they  shall  take  other  stones,  and 
put  them  in  the  place  of  those  stones  ;  and 
he  shall  take  other  mortar,  and  shall  plas- 
ter the  house. 

43  And  if  tlie  plague  'come  again,  and 
break  out  in  the  house,  after  that  he  hath 
taken  away  the  stones,  and  after  he  hath 
scraped  the  house,  and  after  it  is  plastered ; 

44  Then  the  priest  shall  come  and  look, 
and  behold,  //"the  plague  be  spread  in  the 
house,  his  a''fretting  leprosy  in  the  house  : 
it  is  unclean. 

45  And  he  shall  break  down'  the  liouse, 
the  stones  of  it,  and  the  timber  thereof, 
and  all  the  mortar  of  the  house  ;  and  he 
shall  carry  them  forth  out  of  the  city  into 
an  unclean  place. 

4G  Moreover,  he  that  goeth  into  the 
house  all  the  while  that  it  is  shut  up  shall 
bo  '"unclean  until  the  even. 

47  And  he  that  lieth  in  the  house  shall 
wash  his  clothes;  aiul  he  that  eatcth  in 
the  house  shall  wash  his  clothes. 

48  And  if  the  priest  ishallcome  in,  and 
look  upon  it,  and  behold,  the  plague  hath 
not  spread  in  the  house,  after  the  house 


22:1.-..  j  Heh.  fi:4-8:  2Peter,2:2n,22;  .luile  12.  k  clnp.  13:51  ; 
Zerh..->:4.  I  1  Kings,  W:  fi-9;  2  Kings,  10:27  ;  IS:4:  Jer.  .12:  I.T; 
M  It- 24:2.  in  cliup  22:15;  Numbers  19:32.  t  Heb.  in  wmin/ 
in  shatt  come  in,  etc.  « 


the  wall ;  indentations  or  hollow  places  in  the  wall. 
44.    Fretting  lepro.ii/;  eating  away  the  stones, 
or  causing  them  to  decay. 

153 


Of  cleansing  the  house. 


LEVITICUS  XV. 


Uncleanncss  of  men. 


Avas  plastered  ;  then  the  priest  shall  pro- 
nounce the  house  "clean,  because  tiie 
plague  is  healed. 

4'J  And  he  shall  ''take  to  cleanse  the 
house  two  birds,  and  cedar-wood,  and 
scarlet,  and  hyssop: 

50  And  he  shall  kill  the  one  of  the  birds 
in  an  earthen  vessel  over  funning  water : 

51  And  he  shall  take  the  cedar-wood, 
and  the  hyssop,  and  the  scarlet,  and  the 
living  bird,  and  dip  them  in  the  blood  of 
the  slain  bird,  and  in  the  running  water, 
and  sprinkle  the  house  seven  times: 

52  And  he  shall  cleanse  the  house  with 
the  blood  of  the  bird,  and  with  the  run- 
ning water,  and  with  the  living  bird,  and 
with  the  cedar-wood,  and  with  the  hys- 
sop, and  with  the  scarlet : 

5.3  But  he  shall  let  go  the  living  bird  out 
of  the  city  into  the  open  fields,  and  make 
an  '^  atonement  for  the  house :  and  it  shall 
be  clean. 

54  This  is  the  ''law  for  all  manner  of 
plague  of  leprosy,  and  "scall, 

55  And  for  the  leprosy  of  a  ''garment, 
and  of  a  ^  house, 

56  And  for  a*" rising,  and  for  a  scab,  and 
for  a  bright  spot : 

57  To  '  teach  *when  it  is  unclean,  and 
when  it  is  clean  :  this  is  the  law  of  leprosy. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  The  uncloanness  of  men  in  their  ij^sups.  13  The 
cleansing  of  them.  19  The  uncleannessof  women  in 
their  issues.     3S  Their  cleansing. 

AND  the  Loim  spake  unto  Moses  and 
to  Aaron,  saying, 
2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them.  When  any  man  hath  a 


»lCor.6:ll.  b  vcr.4.  c  ver.  :0.  d  Dent.  24: 8.  e  chap.  13:30. 
f  cli:ip.  13:47.  B  vcr.  34.  h  (■li;ip.  13  :  2.  i  Ezek.  44  :  23.  »  Ht^li. 
irt  the  day  of  tht  unclean,  and  in  the  day  of  the  clean,     f  Or,  I'un- 


51.  haw  of  leprosy  ;  the  course  to  be  pursued 
witli  regard  to  it. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  When  any  one  ha.s  reason  to  believe  that  he  is 
delivered  from  the  rejirninii;  power  of  sin.  he  should 
make  it  known,  and  seek  admission  to  the  fellow- 
ship of  the  church. 

8.  He  who  is  really  cleansed  from  the  pollution 
of  sin.  will  j^ratcfally  acknowledi^e  his  indebtedness 
for  the  Messintr  to  the  grace  of  <Jod  in  Jesus  Christ, 
and  will  seek  to  purify  himself  more  and  more,  and 
to  perfect  holiness  in  the  fear  of  God. 

12.  The  change  which  has  been  wrought  in  a  sin- 
ner when  he  becomes  pious,  is  never  to  be  ascribed 
to  himself  or  to  creatures,  but  always  lo  God,  and 
the  glory  to  be  given  lo  him. 

21.  Altlinugh  a  man  who  repents  and  forsakes  his 
sins,  is  pardoned  through  faith  in  Christ,  yet,  to  be 
saved,  he  must  devote  his  powers  of  body  and  mind 
as  an  ofi'ering  of  gratitude  to  his  service. 

32.  None  are  excluded  from  the  benelits  of  Christ's 
salvation  on  account  of  their  poverty  ;  nor  can  any 
be  saved  except  throu;;h  faith  in  him,  and  consecra- 
tion to  his  service  and  glory. 

•15.   Not  only  our  souls,  but  our  bodies,  and  all 
that  we  possess,  are  affected  by  sin.    Moth  and  rust 
corrupt;    lliieves   break   through   and    steal.     The 
154 


running  ti.ssue  Jout  of  his  flesh,  ^Bciuao! 
because  o/his  issue  he  is  unclean. 

3  And  this  shall  be  his  uncleanncss  in 
his  issue  :  whether  his  flesh  run  with  his 
issue,  or  his  flesh  be  stopped  from  his 
issue,  it  is  his  uncleanncss. 

4  Every  bed,  whereon  he  lieth  that  hath 
the  issue,  is  unclean :  and  every  -thing, 
whereon  he  sitteth,  shall  be  unclean. 

5  And  whosoever  touchcth  his  bed  shall 
wash  his  ''clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in 
water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

6  And  he  that  sitteth  on  any  thing  where- 
on he  sat  that  hath  the  issue  shall  Avash 
his  'clothes,  and  bathe  him.'ielf  in  water, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

7  And  he  that  toucheth  the  flesh  of  him 
that  hath  the  issue  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

8  And  if  he  that  hath  the  issue  spit  upon 
him  that  is  clean  ;  then  he  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and 
be  unclean  until  the  even. 

9  And  what  saddle  soever  he  rideth  up- 
on that  hath  the  issue  shall  be  unclean. 

10  And  whosoever  toucheth  any  thing 
that  was  under  him  shall  be  unclean  un- 
til the  even  :  •  and  he  that  bearctli  ani/  of 
those  things  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

1 1  And  whomsoever  he  touchcth  that 
hath  the  issue,  and  hath  not  rinsed  his 
hands  in  water,  he  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

12  And  the  '"vessel   of  earth,  that   he 


ning  of  the  reint.  i  chap.  -22 :  4  ;  Num.  B :  2 ;  a  Sam.  3 :  -iS :  Mat 
9:-.'0;  Mark  7  :  M-SS.  f  Heh.  veteel.  k  iliap.  11 :  ii ;  17:15. 
1  Isa.  1:16;  .las.  4 :  8.     m  chap,  fi  :  28 ;  1 1 :  33. 


earthly  house  of  this  tabernacle  must  be  dissolved ; 
the  earth  and  all  in  it  burnt  up.  Happy  they,  and 
they  only,  who  have  a  building  of  God.  a  house  not 
made  with  hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

I.  T/ie  Lord  spake ;  the  evils  about  which  he 
spoke,  and  which  have  prevailed  more  or  less  in  all 
ages  and  countries,  may  some  of  i.hem  have  resulted 
from  natural  diseases,  and  others  from  diseases  oc- 
casioned by  vicious  indulgence.  All  either  directly 
or  indirectly  spring  from  sin;  and  should  teach  us 
the  necessity,  in  order  to  escape  endless  de.ath.  of 
being  delivered  from  its  power. 

IN.-^TRUCTIONS. 

7.  With  depraved  hearts,  and  in  a  world  of  temp- 
tation, we  are  always  exposed  to  contract  moral  pol- 
lution ;  and  need  to  be  kept,  by  the  restraining  and 
purifying  grace  of  God.  from  its  defiling  power. 

15.  Nothing  can  avail  to  the  pardon  of  sin,  and 
the  sanctification  of  the  soul,  but  the  atoning  blood 
of  Christ,  etRcaciously  applied  by  the  Holy  Ghost. 

22.  Sin  is  contagious;  and  all  occasions  of  being 
defiled  with  it.  in  thought,  word,  or  deed,  should  be 
carefully  guarded  against,  and  the  prayer  ollered 
to  God  contiaually,  "Lead  us  not  into  temptation  ; 
but  deliver  us  from  evil."' 


Ceremonial 


LEVITICUS   XVI. 


purifications. 


shall  be  *  broken :    and  every  vessel   of 
wood  shall  be  rinsed  in  water. 

13  And  when  he  that  hath  an  issue  is 
cleansed  of  his  issue,  then  he  shall  number 
to  himself ''seven  days  for  his  cleansing, 
and  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  his  flesh 
in  running  water,  and  shall  be  clean. 

14  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall  take 
to  him  "^two  turtledoves,  or  two  young 
pigeons,  and  come  before  the  Lord  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  give  them  unto  the  priest: 

15  And  the  priest  shall  offer  them,  the 
one  for  a  sin-offering,  and  the  other /or  a 
burnt-offering;  and  the  priest  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  him  before  the  Loud  for 
his  issue. 

16  And''if  any  man's  seed  of  copulation 
go  out  from  him,  then  he  shall  wash  all 
his  flesh  in  water,  and  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

17  And  every  garment,  and  every  skin, 
whereon  is  the  seed  of  copulation,  shall 
be  washed  with  water,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

18  Th^  woman  also  with  whom  man 
shall  lie  with  seed  of  copulation,  they 
shall  both  bathe  themselves  "in  water,  and 
be  unclean  until  the  even. 

19  11  And  "^if  a  woman  have  an  issue, 
and  her  issue  in  her  flesh  be  blood,  she 
shall  be  *put  apart  seven  days  :  and  who- 
soever toucheth  her  shall  be  unclean  un- 
til the  even. 

20  And  every  thing  that  she  lieth  upon 
in  her  separation  shall  be  unclean :  every 
thing  also  that  she  sitteth  upon  shall  be 
unclean. 

21  And  whosoever  toucheth  her  bed 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself 
in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

22  And  whosoever  toucheth  any  thing 
that  she  sat  upon  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

23  And  if  it  he  on  her  bed,  or  on  any 
thing  whereon  she  sitteth,  when  he  touch- 
eth it,  he  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

24  And  if  any  man  lie  with  her  at  all, 
and  sher  flowers  be  upon  him,  he  shall 
be  unclean  seven  days  ;  and  all  the  bed 
whereon  he  lieth  shall  be  unclean. 

25  And  if  a  woman  have  an  ''issue  of 
her  blood  many  days  out  of  the  time  of 


•  Psa.  SrH.  bver.  i.'l;  rlinp.  14:8;  Num.  19  :  U,  li.  c  chap. 
H;2i-.31.  li  chap.  2-2 :  4  ;  Dent.  2:i :  10.  «  Ex.  19:15:  1  Samuel, 
•21:4:  Psa.  61:5:  1  Cor.  6:18;  1  Tliess.  4  :  3-5  ;  Hebrews  i:i :  4. 
f  chap.  1  i  :  i.  *  Heb.  in  her  stparation.  B  chap.  20  :  18 ;  K7.ek. 
18:6;  22:10.     h  Mark  5  : 2;-) ;   Luke  8:43.     i  ver.  13-1.5.     j  chap. 


31.  The  great  object  of  God  in  fiis  rep^ulations,  is, 
that  irifii  may  be  lioly  in  bodv  and  spirit,  and  offer 
unto  him  acc-eptjibh'  .service,  througli  Jesus  Christ, 
their  slreniith  and  Redeemer. 


her  separation,  or  if  it  run  beyond  the 
time  of  her  separation;  all  the  days  of 
the  issue  of  her  uncleanness  shall  be  as 
the  days  of  her  separation  :  she  shall  be 
unclean. 

26  Every  bed  whereon  she  lieth  all  the 
days  of  her  issue  shall  be  unto  her  as  the 
bed  of  her  separation :  and  whatsoever 
she  sitteth  upon  shall  be  unclean,  as  the 
uncleanness  of  her  separation. 

27  And  whosoever  toucheth  those  things 
shall  be  unclean,  and  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and 
be  unclean  until  the  even. 

28  But  'if  she  be  cleansed  of  her  issue, 
then  she  shall  number  to  herself  seven 
days,  and  after  that  she  shall  be  clean. 

29  And  on  the  eighth  day  she  shall  take 
unto  her  two  turtles,  or  two  yovtng  pig- 
eons, and  bring  them  unto  the  priest,  to 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation. 

30  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  one  for 
a  sin-oflering,  and  the  other  /or  a  burnt- 
offering;  and  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  her  before  the  Lord  for  the 
issue  of  her  uncleanness. 

31  Thus  shall  ye  •>  separate  the  children 
of  Israel  from  their  uncleanness  ;  that 
they  die  not  in  their  uncleanness,  when 
they  defile  my  ''tabernacle  that  is  among 
them. 

32  This  is  the  law  of  him  that  hath  an 
issue,  and  of  him  whose  seed  goeth  from 
him,  and  is  defiled  therewith  ; 

33  And  of  her  that  is  sick  of  her  flowers, 
and  of  him  that  hath  an  issue,  of  the  man, 
and  of  the  woman,  and  of  him  that  lieth 
with  her  that  is  unclean. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  How  the  high-priest  must  enter  into  tlie  holy  place. 
11  The  sin-offering  for  himsulf.  15  The  sin-olf-ring 
for  the  people.  20  The  scape-goat.  29  The  yearly 
feast  of  the  expiations. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  INIoses  after 
the  death  of  the  two  sons  of 'Aaron, 
when  they  offered  before  the  Lord,  and 
d"ied ; 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Speak 
unto  Aaron  thy  brother,  that  he  come  not 
at  all  ""times  into  \\\c  holy  place  within  the 
veil  before  the  mercy-seat,  which  is  upon 
the  ark  ;  that  he  die  not :  for  I  will  appear 
in  the  "cloud  upon  the  mercy-scat. 

3  Thus  shall  Aaron  "come  into  the  holy 


11:47;  Ezek.  44:23;  Hebrews  12  : 1.5.  k  chap.  19:  :iO;  21:23: 
Numbers  6:3;  19:13,20;  Ezek.  5:1];  M  :  :t-S  ;  44  :  .5-7  :  Daniel 
9:27;  lCor.3:17.  1  chap.  10:  I,  2.  m  Exo<lus.30: 10 ;  Heb. 
9:7,8;  10:19.  n  Exoilus  23  :  2-2 ;  1  Kings,  8:10;  Psalm  18:  11. 
o  Heb.  9  :  7,  etc. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 
2.   Come  }/ot  at  all  times;  but  only  at  such 
times  as  God  directed.     Heb.  9  :  7-l"J.      Witliin 
the  veil ;  into  the  most  holv  place. 

155 


7%e  high-pricst\i  yearly 


LEVITICUS   XVI. 


enlcring  the  holy  place. 


place;  ■with  a  "young  bullock  for  a  sin- 
offerins,  and  a  ram  for  a  burnt-offering. 

4  Ho  slinll  put  on  the  '' holy  linen  coat, 
and  he  shall  have  the  linen  breeches  up- 
on his  flesh,  and  shall  be  girded  with  a 
linen  girdle,  and  with  the  linen  mitre  shall 
lie  be  attired:  these  arc  holy  garments; 
therefore  shall  ho  *^  wash  his  flesh  in  wa- 
ter, and  so  jiut  them  on. 

5  And  he  shall  take  of  the  ''congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel  two  kids  of  the 
goats  for  a  sin-offering,  and  one  ram  for 
a  burnt-offering. 

6  And  Aaron  shall  offer  his  bullock  of 
the  sin-offering,  which  ?'.<;  for  himself,  and 
make  an  atonement  for  "himself,  and  for 
his  house. 

7  And  he  shall  take  tlie  two  goats,  and 
present  them  before  the  Lord  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

8  And  Aaron  shall  cast  lots  upon  fhe 
two  goats;  one  lot  for  the  Loun,  and  fhe 
other  lot  for  the  *scape-goat. 

9  And  Aaron  shall  bring  the  goat  upon 
which  the  Lord's  lot  tfcU,  and  offer  him 
for  a  sin-offering. 

10  Rut  the  goat,  on  which  the  lot  fell  to 
be  the  scape-goat,  shall  be  presented  alive 
before  the  Loud,  to  ""make  an  atonement 
with  him,  and  to  let  him  go  for  a  scape- 
goat into  the  wilderness. 

11  And  Aaron  shall  bring  fhe  bullock 
of  the  sin-offering,  which  is  for  himself, 
and  shall  make  an  atonement  for  himself, 
and  for  his  house,  and  shall  kill  the  bullock 
of  the  sin-offering  which  is  for  himself: 

12  And  he  shall  take  asc-enser  full  of 
burning  coals  of  fire  ''from  off  the  altar 
before  the  Lord,  and  his  hands  full  of 
sweet'  incense  beaten  small,  and  bring 
it  within  the  veil : 

I'.i  And  he  shall  put  the  J incense  upon 
the  (ire  before  the  Lor.n,  that  the  cloud  of 
the  incense  may  cover  the  ''mercy-seat 
that  i.s- upon  the  testimony,  that  he  die  not: 

14  And  he  shall  take  of  the  blood  of  the 


•  rhap.  4  :  :t.  b  rhap.  6:10;  Ex.  IS  :  m-n ;  F.T.vk.  41:17;  M»t. 
52:11,12.  c  i-Uap,  8:6;  Ex.  30:'20.  J  cli.ip.  4  :  H.  e<-h:ip.9:7; 
Heb.6:2,3;  7:27. 28;  9:7.  *  lUh.  jlzazel.  f  Heh.  locnt  up. 
(  Isa.  B3 :  S,  6 ;  2  Cor.  .S :  21  :  Heb.  7  :  27  ;  9 :  23,  24.  e  'iKip.  10:1; 
Kum.  16:  IH,  4H.  h  laaiali  6 :  6,  7.  i  Ex.  :tO :  34-38 ;  Rev.  8 : 3,  4. 
)Kx.30:&       kEx.2.1:iI.       I  i-li.ip.  4  :  fi,  6 ;    Hebrews  9: 13-26. 


4.  Hoh/  ssfi.rmeiits ;  Ex.  28  :  39-43. 

6.  Aloiicmoit  for  himself;  verse  11;  Heb. 
fl :  1-4. 

8.  For  the  Lord;  for  the  goat  tliat  w.ik  to  be 
ofTered  to  the  Lord. 

10.  Mrrl-e  an-  atonemrtit  rcith  him;  by  typi- 
cally l;iyin<j  their  sins  on  him,  to  be  borne  awav.  so 
that  the  punishment  need  not  fall  on  them.     Ver. 

12.  Censer;  chap.  10:1.  Fire;  of  tlial  which 
(rod  h:ul  kindled.  Chap.  9:'JI.  I.ieeiise ;  Ex. 
30:31-3S. 

16.  Atonement  for  the  holy  place — aml^for 
the  tahcrnade ;  Ileb.  9:  l-'JS." 
156 


bullock;'  and  sprinkle  il  with  his  l  ".nw! 
finger  upon  the  mercy-seat  eastward  ;  and 
before  the  mercy-seat  shall  he  sprinkle  of 
the  blood  with  his  finger  seven  times. 

15  1]  Then  shall  he  kill  the  goat  of  the 
sin-offering,'"  that  is  for  fhe  people,  and 
bring  his  blood  "within  fhe  veil,  and  do 
Avith  that  blood  as  he  did  with  the  blood 
of  the  bullock,  and  sprinkle  it  upon  the 
mercy-seat,  and  before  the  mercy-seat. 

1()  And  he  shall  make  an  "atonement 
for  the  \\(A\  \t\acc,  because  of  the  unelcan- 
ness  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  because 
of  their  transgressions  in  all  their  sins: 
and  so  shall  he  do  for  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  that  +rcmainefh  among 
them  in  the  midst  of  their  unclcanncss. 

17  And  there  shall  be  no  man  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  p  congregation  when  he 
goeth  in  to  make  an  atonement  in  the  holy 
place,  until  he  come  out,  and  have  made 
an  atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his 
household,  and  for  all  the  congregation 
of  Israel. 

18  And  he  shall  go  out  unto  the  altar 
that  is  before  the  Loud,  and  imake  an 
atonement  for  it;  and  shall  take  of  fhe 
blood  of  the  bullock,  and  of  the  blood  of 
fhe  goat,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  round  about. 

19  And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  fhe  blood 
upon  it  with  his  finger  seven  times,  and 
cleanse  it,  and  ''hallow  it  from  the  un- 
clcanncss of  fhe  children  of  Israel. 

20  1[And  when  he  hath  made  an  end  of 
reconciling  "the  holy  place,  and  fhe  taber- 
nacle of  flic  congregation,  and  fhe  altar, 
he  shall  bring  the  live  goat: 

21  And  Aaron  shall  lay  bofh  his  hands 
upon  the  head  of  the  live  coaf,  and  con- 
fess 'over  him  all  fhe  iniquifies  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  all  their  transgres- 
sions in  all  their  sins,  puffing  "theiu  upon 
the  head  of  the  goat,  and  shall  send  hiin 
away  by  the  hand  of  ^a  fit  man  into  the 
wilderness : 


m  ver.  ."i-fl.  n  ver.  2;  Heh.K:19;  9:3,7,12.  »  Ex.29:3fi:  Exek. 
45 : 1 R  ;  Heb.  9 :  22, 23.  J  Heb.  rtloclUth.  1>  Ex.  34  :  3  ;  Heb.  9  :  7. 
q  E.vndus  :!0:  10.  r  Ezek.  43  :  18-22.  •  E7.ek.  4:"> :  20  ;  CdI.  1 :  W. 
t  cli!ip.  2(1:40;  Psalm  32:6;  Proverbn  28:  13;  Ronmos  10:  10. 
u  laaiali  63:  6.    ^  Heb.  a  man  of  opporlunity. 


19.  Cleayiseit ;  indicating;  that  so  deep  .and  nni- 
vorsal  was  the  pollution  of  sinners,  th;it  all  their 
services,  and  every  thing  with  which  they  hiid  to  do, 
needed  purifying;. 

20.  RecouciUn s;  the  holy  jilace — the  taberna- 
cle— thenltiir  ;  making  atoneirient  for  them,  .icoord  - 
ing  to  ver.  1*5. 

2 1 .  Putting  them  upon  the  head  of  the  scout ; 
typically  transferring  them  to  liim;  jis  if  he  were 
lo  c;i.rry  them  away,  and  thus  the  people  lie  diliv- 
ered  from  them  and  their  consequences  :  thus  point- 
ing to  Christ  and  his  salvation.  Isa.  .53:4-12; 
.lohn  1:29;  Rom.  4:25;  I  Pet.  2:24;  3:18; 
1  John,  2  : 2. 


The  scape-goat. 


LEVITICUS  XVII. 


Feast  of  expiations. 


B-aiMi!'     22  And  the  goat  shall*  bear  upon  I  fAa?  ye  may  be  clean  from  all  your  sins 
him  all  their  iniquities  unto  a  land  *not  before  the  Lord. 


inhabited :''  and  he  shall  let  go  the  goat 
in  the  wilderness. 

23  And  Aaron  shall  come  into  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation,  and  shall  put 
off  the  linen  garments,  which  he  put  on 
when  he  went  into  the  holy  place,  and 
shall  leave  them  there  : 

24  And  he  shall  wa.sh  his  flesh  with 
Avater  in  the  holy  place,  and  put  on  his 
garments,  and  come  forth,  and  offer  his 
burnt-offering,  and  the  burnt-offering  of 
the  people,  and  make  an  atonement  for 
himself,  and  for  the  people. 

25  And  the  ''fat  of  the  sin-offering  shall 
he  burn  upon  the  altar. 

26  And  he  that  let  go  the  goat  for  the 
scape-goat  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
bathe  "^  his  flesh  in  water,  and  afterward 
come  into  the  camp. 

27  And  the  bullock /or  the  sin-offering, 
and  the  goat  for  the  sin-offering,  whose 
blood  was  brought  in  to  make  atonement  in 
the  holy  place,  shall  one "  carry  forth  without 
the  camp ;  and  they  shall  burn  in  the  fire 
their  skins,  and  their  flesh,  and  their  dun 

28  And  he  thatburneth  them  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  his  flesh  in  water 
and  afterward  he  shall  come  into  the 
camp. 

29  ^  And  this  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
unto  you  :  that  ""in  the  seventh  month,  on 
the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  ye  shall  ^  af- 
flict vour  souls,  and  do  no  work  at  all, 


31  It  shall  be  a  'sabbath  of  rest  unto 
you,  and  ye  shall  afflict  your  souls,  by  a 
statute  for  ever. 

32  And  the  J  priest,  whom  he  shall 
anoint,  and  whom  he  shall  teonsecrate  to 
minister  in  the  priest's  office  in  his  father's 
stead,  shall  make  the  atonement,  and  shall 
put  on  the  linen  clothes,  even  the  holy 
garments : 

33  And  ''  he  shall  make  an  atonement 
for  the  holy  sanctuary,  and  he  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  for  the  altar:  and  he 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  the  priests, 
and  for  all  the  people  of  the  congregation. 

34  And  'this  shall  be  an  everlasting 
statute  unto  you,  to  make  an  atonement 
for  the  children  of  Israel  for  all  their  sins 
once'"  a  year.  And  he  did  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER   XVII. 

1  The  blood  of  aU  slain  beasts  must  be  offered  to  the 
Lord  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle.  7  They  must  not 
offer  to  devils.  10  All  eating  of  blood  is  forbidden, 
lo  .and  all  that  dieth  alone  or  is  torn. 

the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 


1     A  ND 

,   xL  ing 


2  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  unto  his  sons,, 
and  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them.  This  is  the  thing  which 
the  Lord  hath  commanded,  saying, 

3  What "  man  soever  there  be  of  the  house 
of  Israel,  that  killeth  an  ox,  or  lamb,  or 


u-hcther  it  be  one  of  your  own  country,  or   goat,  in  the  camp,  or  that  killeth  it  out  of 


a  stranger  that  sojourneth  among  you  : 

30  For  on  that  day  shall  the  priest  make 
an  atonement  for  you,  to  ''cleanse  you. 


a  lea.  .W :  1 1 ,  12 ;  John  1 :  29 ;  Heb. !) :  28 ;  1  Peter,  2 :  24.  "  Heb. 
of  separation.  bP8xlO:>:12.  <:  chap.  4  :  8-10.  d  ver.  28  ;  chap. 
i:>:5.  e  chapter  4:12,21;  6:30;  Heb.  13:  11.  fchap.23:27; 
Ex.30:10;    Niim.29:7.      g  Isa.  58  :  .3,  5;    Dan.l0:3,12.      h  Psa. 


2H.  Wash  his  chtli.Hs.  and  bathe  his  flesh  ;  as 
if  he  had  contracted  pollution  by  carry infj  away  the 
things  mentioned  and  burning  them ;  thus  indicat- 
ing the  contagious,  polluting  nature  of  sin. 

29.  Seventh  month;  Tizri ;  answering  to  the 
last  part  of  September  and  the  first  part  of  October, 
ft  was  the  first  month  of  the  civil,  and  the  seventh 
of  the  ecclesiastical  year. 

31.  Afflict  your  souls  :  mourn  over,  confess,  and 
forsake  their  sins. 

31.  An  ei-eiiasti.tig  statute :  perpetual,  to  the 
end  of  the  Jewish  dispensation. 

L\STRUCTIONS. 

2.  In  the  dealings  of  God  with  men,  his  justice  is 
no  less  conspicuous  than  his  mercy.  Those  who  ap- 
proach him  must  do  it  not  only  with  filial  confidence, 
but  with  reverence  and  holy  fear  ;  in  the  way  of 
his  appointment ;  and  for  the  purpose  of  honoring 
him  as  well  as  of  obtaining  benefits  for  themselves 
and  their  fellow-men. 

€.  Often  are  we  taught  that  the  most  holy  men, 
in  their  most  holy  duties,  need  the  influence  of 
atoning  blood,  and  the  life-giving  communications 
of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

15.  Christ  has  not  only  made  a  full  atonement  for 
11 


the  camp, 

4  And  bringeth  it  not  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  to  offer 


Til  :2;  Jer.  33:  8;  Ezekiel  36  :  25;  Eph.6:2fi;  Hebrews  9: 1.3,  14  ; 
10:1,2;  IJohn,  1  :7,9.  ■  ch.ap.  23 :  32.  j  chap.  4:  3-l(i.  f  Heb. 
fill  his  hand,  k  ver.  16;  Ex.  29:36,  37.  1  chap.  23  :  31.  m  El. 
30  :  10  ;   Heb.  9  :  7,  2.5.     n  Deut.  12  :  .5,  6,  21. 


sin,  and  procured  the  blessings  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
but  has  entered  into  heaven  itself,  and  there  ever 
lives  to  make  effectual  intercession  for  all  who  come 
unto  God  through  him. 

'22.  As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west,  so  far  he 
removes  the  transgressions  of  all  who  trust  in  him ; 
so  that  they  will  never  rise  in  this  world  to  their 
shame,  nor  in  the  future  to  their  condemnation. 

2.S.  The  perpetual  offerings  of  blood,  and  the  per- 
petual applications  of  water,  under  the  Old  Testa- 
ment dispensation,  show  our  perpotu.al  need  of  par- 
doning mercy  through  Christ,  and  of  the  cleansing 
influences  of  his  Spirit  in  order  to  preparation  for 
heaven. 

.34.  Stated  seasons,  according  to  divine  appoint- 
ment, of  rest  from  worldly  business,  cares,  and  amuse- 
ments, to  search  out  and  confess  their  sins,  acknow- 
ledge and  adore  Jehovah,  and  seek  his  blessing  on 
themselves  and  others,  have  been  observed  by  the 
people  of  God,  and  been  seasons  of  great  comfort 
and  benefit  to  them  in  all  ages  of  the  world. 

CHAPTER  -XVIf. 
4.  He  hath  shed  blood ;   in  opposition   to   the 


known  command  of  God. 


\r^i 


Ealing  of  blood  forbidden. 


LEVITICUS  XVIII. 


Unlavftd  marriages. 


an  offerin^z  unto  the  Lord  before  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  Lord  ;  blood  shall  be  "im- 
puted unto  that  man  ;  he  hath  slied  blood  ; 
and  that  man  shall  be  cut  off  from  among 
his  people : 

o  To  the  end  that  the  children  of  Israel 
may  bring  their  sacrifices,  which  ''they 
offer  in  the  open  field,  even  that  they  may 
bring  them  unto  the  Loud,  unto  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  unto 
the  priest,  and  offer  them /or  peace-offer- 
ings unto  the  Lord. 

6  And  the  priest  shall  *=  sprinkle  the 
blood  upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord  at  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
lion,  and  ''burn  the  fat  for  a  sweet  savor 
unto  the  Lord. 

7  And  they  shall  no  more  offer  their 
sacrifices  unto  ''devils,  after  whom  they 
have  ""gone  a  whoring.  This  shall  be  a 
statute  for  ever  unto  them  throughout 
tlieir  generations. 

S  ^  And  thou  .shalt  say  unto  them,  What- 
soever ^man  there  be  of  the  house  of  Is- 
rael, or  of  the  strangers  which  sojourn 
among  you,  that  ofTereth  a  burnt-offering 
or  sacrifice, 

9  And  bringetli  it  not  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  to  offer 
il  unto  the  Lord;  even  tliat  man  shall  be 
cut  off  from  among  his  people. 

10  '[And  whatsoever  man  there  be  of 
the  house  of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers 
that  sojourn  among  you,  that''eateth  any 
manner  of  blood  ;  I  will  even  'set  my  face 
against  that  soul  that  eateth  blood,  and 
will  cut  him  off  from  among  his  people. 

1 1  For  J  the  life  of  the  flesh  is  in  the 
blood ;  and  I  have  given  it  to  you  upon 
the  altar  to  make  an  ''  atonement  for  your 
souls  :  for  it  i.f  the  'blood  that  maketh  an 
atonement  for  the  soul. 

12  Therefore  I  said  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  No  soul  of  you  shall  eat  blood,  nei- 
ther shall  any  stranger  that  sojourneth 
among  you  eat  blood. 


•  Rnin.A:I3.  bGen.3l:51;  i  Cliron.  28 :  •«  :  Kiek.S0:28;  2J:9. 
r  rlinp.  3:2.  'I  Ex.  29:13.  e  DcuL.Ti:!?:  -^Cliron.  11:15;  Psa. 
I0«:37i  ICor.  10:20;  Rev.9:20.  f  diap.  20 :  R  ;  EiekieI23:8. 
J  ver.  •«.  bGen.  n:4;  clmp.  7 :  26,  27  :  DeuU  12  :  16,  2.'!  ;  Eiek. 
U:7.  iEzek.  M:S.  j  ver.  H.  k  Mat  2li  :28;  Koni.  .5:  9;  Epli. 
1  :  t ;  Heb.  13: 12  ;  Rev.  1  ;.i.     1  Heh.  9:  22.     *  H.-b.  that  hunUth 


S.  To  the  e,7id ;  the  object  of  the  above  rejru- 
lation  was  to  prevent  .any  ofTerinfis  beinj;  made 
at  any  place  except  the  taoemacle,  by  any  persons 
except  the  priests,  or  to  any  one  but  Jehovah. 
Ver.  7-9. 

10.  Eateth  any  manner  of  blood;  the  eating 
of  blood  was  forbidden,  to  produce  a  more  sacred 
regard  to  human  life,  and  to  the  atonement  of  which 
blood  was  the  emblem.     Ver.  1]-14. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

'1.  In  all  things,  especially  things  connected  with 
the  worsiiip  of  (jod,  we  should  be  careful  to  follow 
his  dinctions,  and  avoid  both  the  reality  and  the 
appear;i.nce  of  worshipping  any  one  but  Jehovah. 

7.  Worship  presented  to  any  but  Jehovah,  is  pe- 
158 


13  And  whatsoever  man  there  he  B.c.»io; 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers 
that  sojourn  among  you,  *which  hunteth 
and  catcheth  any  beast  or  fowl  that  may 
be  eaten  ;  he  shall  even '"pour  out  the  blood 
thereof,  and  "cover  it  with  dust. 

14  For  "il  is  the  life  of  all  flesh;  the 
blood  of  it  is  for  the  life  thereof :  there 
fore  I  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Ye 
shall  eat  the  blood  of  no  manner  of  flesh  ; 
for  the  life  of  all  flesh  is  the  blood  there- 
of: whosoever  eateth  it  shall  be  cut  off. 

15  And  P  every  soul  that  eateth  tthat 
which  died  of  itself,  or  that  which  was 
torn  icilh  beasts^  u'hethcr  it  he  one  of  your 
own  country,  or  a  stranger,  i  he  shall  both 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in 
water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even  : 
then  shall  he  be  clean. 

1 6  But  if  he  wash  them  not,  nor  bathe  his 
flesh  ;  ''then  he  shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

CHAPTER   XVIII. 

1  Unlawful  marriages.     19  Unlawful  lusts. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  °I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

3  After  the  'doings  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
wherein  ye  dwelt,  shall  ye  not  do  :  and 
after  the  doings  of  the  land  of  Canaan, 
whither  I  bring  you,  shall  ye  not  do  :  nei- 
ther shall  ye  walk  in  their  ordinances. 

4  Ye  "shall  do  my  judgments,  and  keep 
mine  ordinances,  to  walk  therein:  lam 
the  Lord  your  Cod. 

5  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my  statutes, 
and  my  judgments :  which  if  a  man  do,  he 
shall  live  in  them  :   I  am  the  Lord. 

6  T[  None  of  you  shall  approach  to  any 
that  is  +  near  of  kin  to  him,  to  uncover 
their  nakedness:   I  am  the  Lord. 

7  The  "  nakedness  of  thy  "  father,  or  the 
nakedness  of  thy  mother,  shalt  thou  not 
uncover:  she  is  thy  mother;  thou  shalt 
not  uncover  her  nakedness. 

any  hunting,  m  Deut.  I.'i:  2.3.  nE7.ek.24:7.  over.ll.  p  diap. 
22:8;  Dent.  14:21:  Eiekiel  4:14;  44:31.  t  Hob.  a  earcatt. 
1  diap.  1 1 :  2.i.  r  Num.  19  :  13,  20.  ■  Ex.  6  :  7.  tPea.l06:3fi; 
E7.ek.  20  :  7,  8 ;  Enli.  fi :  1 1.  u  Deut.  4:1,2;  6:1;  Psalrn  119:4; 
Ei^fk  36:27.  i  Heb.  remaindtr  of  hit  Jtah.  i  cliap.  20:  ll,«c. 
«  Er.ck.  22  :  10. 


culiarly  offensive  in  his  sight,  and  e.xposes  those 
who  render  it  to  his  indignation. 

12.  God  requires,  and  in  various  ways  inculcates, 
a  sacred  regard  to  human  life;  and  especially  to 
the  great  atonement  which  he  has  made  by  the 
shedding  of  that  blood  without  which  there  could 
be  no  remission  of  sin.     Heb.  9  :  22. 

16.  In  this  world  of  impurity,  we  must  have  re- 
course to  the  great  Purifier,  whom  clean  water  rep- 
resents, or  we  shall  live  and  die  in  pollution,  and 
bear  for  ever  the  sad  consequences  of  our  sins. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

3.  The  doings ;  the  sinful  practices. 

4.  Judgments;  E.x.  21 :  1;  Deut.  4  : 1,2;  6:1. 


Of  forbidden  marriages^ 


LEVIflCUS   XVIII. 


and  abominable  lusts. 


B.c!u9o!'  8  The  nakedness  of  thy  father's 
wife*  shalt  thou  not  uncover:  it  is  thy 
father's  nakedness. 

9  The  nakedness  of  thy  ^sister,  the 
daughter  of  thy  father,  or  daughter  of  thy 
mother,  ivhethcr  she  be  born  at  home,  or 
born  abroad,  even  their  nakedness  thou 
shalt  not  uncover. 

10  The  nakedness  of  thy  son's  daugh- 
ter, or  of  thy  daughter's  daughter,  even 
their  nakedness  thou  shalt  not  uncover : 
for  theirs  is  thine  own  nakedness. 

1 1  The  nakedness  of  thy  father's  wife's 
daughter,  begotten  of  thy  father,  she  is 
thy  sister,  thou  shalt  not  uncover  her 
nakedness. 

12  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  father's  sister :  she  is  thy  fa- 
ther's near  kinswoman. 

13  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  mother's  sister :  for  she  is  thy 
mother's  near  kinswoman. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  father's  brother,  thou  shalt  not 
approach  to  his  wife :   she  is  thine  aunt. 

15  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  "^daughter-in-law  :  she  is  thy 
son's  wife  ;  thou  shalt  not  uncover  her 
nakedness. 

16  Thou  "^  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  brother's  wife  :  it  is  thy  broth- 
er's nakedness. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  a  woman  and  her  daughter,  nei- 
ther shalt  thou  take  her  son's  daughter, 
or  her  daughter's  daughter,  to  uncover  her 
nakedness ;  for  they  are  her  near  kins- 
women :   it  is  wickedness. 

1 8  Neither  shalt  thou  take  *a  wife  to  her 
sister,  to  ""vex  her,  to  uncover  her  naked- 
ness, besides  the  other  in  her  life-fimc. 

19  Also  thou  shalt  not  approach  unto 
a.  woman   to  uncover  her  nakedness,  as 


«  I  Cor.5:l.     b  2Sam.  13:11,1-2. 

c  Gen.  38:  IS.     d  Deut.  2.n:  .S; 

Mat.  2-2  :  -24.      »  Or,  one  wif<^  to  a 

tothcr.      e   1  Sam.  1:6-8;   Mai. 

■2:14,15.      f  Ezek.  18:6;   22:10. 

E  Ex.  20  :  14  ;    Prov.  6  :  2.=i,  33; 

Mat.  5: 27.      h  Deut.  12  :31  ;   18  :  K 

:  2King9,  lfi:3;   Paa.  10fi:37; 

21.  T]iy  seed;  children  or  posterity.  Pass 
through  the  fire  to  Molech  ;  be  offered  to  that 
idol.  Profane  tlie  iiame  of  iJiy  God;  by  giving 
that  worship  to  another  which  is  due  to  him  alone. 

24.  The  7iatio)is — wJi.ich  I  cast  out ;  the  Ca- 
naanites,  which  he  would  cast  out. 

25.  Voiniteth  ont  her  inhabitants ;  a  strong 
expression,  to  denote  their  loathsomeness  in  the 
bight  of  Grod. 

28.  It  spued  o/it ;  would  spue  out,  or  eject  the 
inhabitants. 

30.  /  am  the  Lord  rjotir  God;  this  is  often 
mentioned  as  a  strong  and  conclusive  reason  why 
they  should  in  all  things  obey  him. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

5.  The  sinful  maxims  and  customs  of  this  world 
we  must  forsake,  and  be  guided,  in  our  connections 
and  intercourse  with  others,  by  the  revealed  will  of 
Grod,  or  be  shut  out  of  heaven. 

6.  Marriage  is  an  institution  of  God,  and  when 


long'^as  she  is  put  apart  for  her  unclean- 
ness. 

20  Moreover  s  thou  shalt  not  lie  carnally 
with  thy  neighbor's  wife,  to  defile  thyself 
with  her. 

2 1  And  thou  shalt  not  let  any  of  thy  seed 
pass  through  the  ^firc  to  tMolech,  neither 
shalt  thou  profane  the  name  of  thy  God  : 
I  am  the  Lord. 

22  Thou  shalt  not  lie  with  'mankind,  as 
with  womankind:   it  is  abomination. 

23  Neither  shalt  thou  lie  with  any  beast 
to  defile  thyself  therewith;  neither  shall 
any  woman  stand  before  a  beast  to  lie 
down  thereto  :   it  is  confusion. 

24  Defile  not  ye  yourselves  in  any  of 
these  J  things  :  for  in  all  these  the  nations 
ai-e  defiled  which  I  cast  out  before  you  : 

25  And  the  land  is  defiled  :  ''therefore  I 
do  visit  the  'iniquity  thereof  upon  it,  and 
the  land  itself  "'vomiteth  out  her  inhabi- 
tants. 

26  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my  statutes 
and  my  judgments,  and  shall  not  commit 
ayiy  of  these  abominations  ;  neither  any  of 
your  own  nation,  nor  any  stranger  that 
sojourneth  among  you ; 

27  (For  all  these  abominations  have  the 
men  of  the  land  done,  which  icere  before 
you,  and  the  land  is  defiled ;) 

28  That  the  "  land  spue  not  you  out  also, 
when  ye  defile  it,  as  it  spued  out  the  na- 
tions that  were  before  you. 

29  For  whosoever  shall  commit  any  of 
these  abominations,  even  the  souls  that 
commit  them  shall  be  cut  off  from  among 
their  people. 

30  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  mine  ordi- 
nance, that  ye  "commit  not  any  one  of 
these  abominable  customs,  which  were 
committed  before  you,  and  tha^  ye  p  defile 
not  yourselves  therein:  il  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 


.leremiah  7:31.  t  "Called  Afo/ocA.  Acts  7  :  43.  i  Romans  1:27. 
J  ver.  fi,  etc.  It  Dent.  18  :  12.  1  .ler.  h  :  H,  29  :  Hosea  2  :  13  ;  ci:  i|. 
m  ver.  28.  n  ver.  25;  chap.  20:22.  o  Deut.  18:9.  p  ver.  24. 
q  ver.  2,  4. 


it  is  entered  into,  and  its  duties  discharged  accord- 
ing to  his  will,  it  is  honorable  in  all,  a  means  of 
rich  blessings  to  the  persons  concerned,  and  of  great 
usefulness  to  others ;  and  the  violation  of  his  will 
with  regard  to  it,  is  a  crime  tending  to  the  greatest 
guilt,  debasement,  and  wretchedness  in  this  life  and 
the  life  to  come. 

21.  The  strong  tendency  to  idolatry,  and  its  great 
prevalence  for  so  long  a  time  and  in  so  many  na- 
tions, is  conclusive  evidence  that  men  do  not  natu- 
rally like  to  retain  the  knowledge  and  worship  of 
Jehovah,  or  to  walk  in  his  ways. 

25.  That  it  should  ever  be  needful  for  Grod  to  pro- 
hibit practices  so  unnatural  and  detestable  as  are  here 
referred  to.  or  that  men  should  be  disposed  to  degrade 
and  sink  themselves  so  low,  is  demonstration  that 
madness,  defilement,  and  death  are  in  their  hearts; 
and  that  except  they  be  quickened,  justified,  and  sanc- 
tified  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  by  the  Spirit 
of  God,  they  can  never  see  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 
159 


Eating  of  blood  forbidden. 


LEVITICUS  XVIII. 


Unlawful  marriages. 


au  offerinii  unto  tlic  Lord  before  the  tab- 
urnacle  ol"  llic  Lokd;  blood  shall  be  "im- 
puted unto  tliat  man ;  he  hath  shed  blood  ; 
and  that  man  shall  be  cut  off  from  among 
Ills  people : 

.'■>  To  ihe  end  that  the  children  of  Israel 
may  bring  their  sacrifices,  which  ''they 
offer  in  the  open  field,  even  that  they  may 
bring  them  unto  the  Lord,  unto  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  unto 
ilie  priest,  and  offer  them /or  peace-offer- 
ings unto  the  Lord. 

6  And  the  priest  shall  "^  sprinkle  the 
blood  upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord  at  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  ''burn  the  fat  for  a  sweet  savor 
unto  the  Lord. 

7  And  they  shall  no  more  offer  their 
sacrifices  unto  'devils,  after  whom  they 
have  '^gone  a  whoring.  This  shall  be  a 
statute  for  ever  unto  them  throughout 
their  generations. 

8  ^Andthou  shalt  say  unto  them,  What- 
soever 5  man  there  be  of  the  house  of  Is- 
rael, or  of  the  strangers  which  sojourn 
among  you,  that  offereth  a  burnt-offering 
cr  sacrifice, 

9  And  bringeth  it  not  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  to  offer 
it  unto  the  Lord;  even  that  man  shall  be 
cut  off  from  among  his  people. 

10  "[And  whatsoever  man  there  be  of 
I  he  house  of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers 
liiat  sojourn  among  you,  that''eatcth  any 
manner  of  blood  ;  I  will  even  'set  my  face 
against  that  soul  that  eateth  blood,  and 
will  cut  him  off  from  among  his  people. 

11  For  J  the  life  of  the  flesh  is  in  the 
blood ;  and  I  have  given  it  to  you  upon 
the  altar  to  make  an  ''  atonement  for  your 
souls  :  for  it  is  the  'blood  that  maketh  an 
atonement  for  the  soul. 

12  Therefore  I  said  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  No  soul  of  you  shall  eat  blood,  nei- 
ther shall  any  stranger  that  sojourncth 
among  you  eat  blood. 


*  Rnrn.n:n.  b  Grn..'ll ;  51:  ;  Climn.  SH :  4 :  Kzvk.WtiS;  32:9. 
<■  rliii|<.3:2.  J  Ex.21l:in.  •  DeuL.1i:I7:  -JCliron.  ll:l.'>;  I'na. 
in«:37;  ir.ir.  IO:M;  lli-v.  it :  JO.  r  rliRii.  JO :  R  ;  Klpkiel23:H. 
»v.T. -4.  k  Opii.!t:H;  rlinp.  7:  M,  27  :  nruLH:lfi,  Mj  Fxpk. 
41:7.  iEick.  M:H.  j  vpr.  H.  k  .Miit  2r.:28;  It.mi.  S:  9 ;  F.nh. 
1:7;   Ili-b.  13:  12  :  R.-v.  \:h.     I  H?li.  <J:  2.'.     *  H.-b.  Ih.it  hunteth 


.').  To  the  end;  the  object  of  the  above  rcnfii- 
lation  was  to  prevent  any  ofTerinfjs  beinj;  made 
at  liny  place  except  the  tabernacle,  by  any  persons 
except  the  priests,  or  to  any  one  but  Jehovah. 
Ver.  7-9. 

10.   Kateth  ant/  Manner  of  blood ;   the  eatinir 
of  blood  was  forbidden,  to  produce  a  more  sacred 
fgard  to  human  life,  and  to  the  atonement  of  which 
Hood  was  the  emblem.     Ver.  11-11. 
INSTRUCTION.S. 

•1.  In  all  thinffli,  especially  things  connected  with 
the  worship  of  (jod,  we  .should  he  careful  to  follow 
his  directions,  and  avoid  both  the  re;ility  and  the 
appearance  of  worshippinjij  any  one  but  Jehovah. 

7.  Worship  presented  to  any  but  Jehovah,  is  pe- 
158 


13  And  whatsoever  man  there  be  b.c.h«: 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers 
that  sojourn  among  you,  'which  hunteth 
and  catchcth  any  beast  or  fowl  that  may 
be  eaten;  he  shall  even '"pour  out  the  blood 
thereof,  and  "cover  it  with  dust. 

14  For  "it  is  the  life  of  all  flesh;  the 
blood  of  it  is  for  the  life  thereof:  there 
fore  I  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Ye 
shall  eat  the  blood  of  no  manner  of  flesh  ; 
for  the  life  of  all  flesh  is  the  blood  there- 
of: whosoever  eateth  it  shall  be  cut  off. 

15  And  P  every  soul  that  eateth  tthat 
which  died  of  itself,  or  that  which  was 
torn  icilh  beasts,  ivhether  it  be  one  of  your 
own  country,  or  a  stranger,  i  he  shall  both 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in 
water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even: 
then  shall  he  be  clean. 

16  But  if  he  wash  them  not,  nor  bathe  his 
flesh  ;  ""then  he  shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

CHAPTER   XVIII. 

1  Unlawful  marriages.     19  Unlawful  lusts. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  'I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

3  After  the  'doings  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
wherein  yc  dwelt,  shall  ye  not  do  :  and 
after  the  doings  of  the  land  of  Canaan, 
whither  I  bring  you,  shall  ye  not  do  :  nei- 
ther shall  yc  walk  in  their  ordinances. 

4  Yc  "shall  do  my  judgments,  and  keep 
mine  ordinances,  to  walk  therein :  I  am 
the  Lord  your  God. 

5  Ye  shall  tlierefore  keep  my  statutes, 
and  my  judgments :  which  if  a  man  do,  he 
shall  live  in  them :   I  am  the  Lord. 

6  ^None  of  you  shall  approach  to  any 
that  is  +ncar  of  kin  to  him,  to  uncover 
their  nakedness:   I  ain  the  Lord. 

7  The  "  nakedness  of  thy  "^  father,  or  the 
nakedness  of  thy  mother,  shalt  thou  not 
uncover :  she  is  thy  mother ;  thou  shalt 
not  uncover  her  nakedness. 


any  hunting,  m  Deut.  1.1 :  ::).  n  Eick.  24  :  7.  o  ver.  U.  p  iliap. 
':2:8;  neuLl4:01:  Ei.ekicI  4:14;  44::tl.  f  Hfh.  a  caraut. 
q  rlinp.  1 1  :  2.V  r  Num.  19  :  19,  20.  •  Ex.  6  :  7.  t  VtiK.  106 :  36  ; 
Kzpk.  20:7,  8;  Ei>li.  B:  11.  u  Deiit.  4  :  1,2:  6:1;  Psalm  119:4; 
Ezrk  :)«:27.  I  Heb.  remainder  »/ /ill ^uA.  t  cbap.  20:  U.etc. 
w  Erck.  22  ;  10. 

culiarly  offensive  in  his  sight,  and  exposes  those 
who  render  it  to  his  indignation. 

12.  God  requires,  and  in  various  ways  inculcates, 
a  sacred  regard  to  human  life;  and  especially  to 
the  great  atonement  which  he  has  made  by  the 
shedding  of  that  blood  without  which  there  could 
be  no  remission  of  sin.     Heb.  9  :  22. 

16.  In  this  world  of  impuritv,  we  must  have  re- 
course to  the  great  Purifier,  whom  clean  water  rep- 
resents, or  we  shall  live  and  die  in  pollution,  and 
bear  for  ever  the  sad  consequences  of  our  sins. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

3.  The  doings ;  the  sinful  practices. 

4.  Judgments:  Ex.  21:1;  Deut.  4:1,2;  6:1. 


Of  forbidden  marriages, 


LEVIflCUS   XVIII 


and  abominable  lusts. 


B.  C.  H'M. 

wife*  shalt  thou  not  uncover:   it  is  thy 
father's  nakedness. 

9  The  nakedness  of  thy  ''sister,  the 
daughter  of  thy  father,  or  daughter  of  thy 
mother,  whether  she  be  born  at  home,  or 
born  abroad,  even  their  nakedness  thou 
shalt  not  uncover. 

10  The  nakedness  of  thy  son's  daugh- 
ter, or  of  thy  daughter's  daughter,  even 
their  nakedness  thou  shalt  not  uncover : 
for  theirs  is  thine  own  nakedness. 

1 1  The  nakedness  of  thy  father's  wife's 
daughter,  begotten  of  thy  father,  she  is 
thy  sister,  thou  shalt  not  uncover  her 
nakedness. 

12  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  father's  sister :  she  is  thy  fa- 
ther's near  kinswoman. 

13  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  mother's  sister :  for  she  is  thy 
mother's  near  kinswoman. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  father's  brother,  thou  shalt  not 
approach  to  his  wife :  she  is  thine  aunt. 

15  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  "daughter-in-law  :  she  is  thy 
son's  wife  ;  thou  shalt  not  uncover  her 
nakedness. 

16  Thou  "^  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakdd- 
ness  of  thy  brother's  wife  :  it  is  thy  broth- 
er's nakedness. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  a  woman  and  her  daughter,  nei- 
ther shalt  thou  take  her  son's  daughter, 
or  her  daughter's  daughter,  to  uncover  her 
nakedness  ;  for  they  are  her  near  kins- 
women :   it  is  wickedness. 

18  Neither  shalt  thou  take  *awife  to  her 
sister,  to  "vex  her,  to  uncover  her  naked- 
ness, besides  the  other  in  her  lik-time. 

19  Also  thou  shalt  not  approach  unto 
a  woman   to  uncover  her  nakedness,  as 


a  1  Cor. 

Kl.     b  2  Sam.  13.11,12.    c  Ge 

1.38:18.     il  DeuLS.T:.^; 

Mat.  22  :  -2 

*  Or,  one  toift  to  another. 

e   1  Sam.  1  :  KK;   Mai. 

■2.14,15. 

t  Ezek.  18:6;   -ZitW.       g  Ex. 

20:14;   Prnv.  6:2.i,  3.3; 

.MaLo:'27. 

h  Deut.  12:31  ;   18:10:  2  K 

igs,  lli:.3;  Psa.  106:37; 

21.  T/i7/  seed;  children  or  posterity.  Pass 
through  the  fire  to  Molech  ;  be  ofTered  to  that 
idol.  Profane  the  name  of  tliy  Gud;  by  giving 
that  worship  to  another  which  is  due  to  him  alone. 

24.  T)te  7iatio7is — vjJi.ich  I  cast  out ;  the  Ca- 
naanites,  which  he  would  cist  out. 

25.  Vomiteth  out  her  inhabitants ;  a  strong 
expression,  to  denote  their  loathsomeness  in  the 
bight  of  G-od. 

28.  It  spued  out ;  would  spue  out,  or  eject  the 
inhabitants. 

30.  I  am  the  Lord  your  God ;  this  is   often 
mentioned  as  a  strong  and  conclusive  reason  why 
they  should  in  all  things  obey  him. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

5.  The  sinful  maxims  and  customs  of  this  world 
we  must  forsake,  and  be  guided,  in  our  connections 
and  intercourse  with  others,  by  the  revealed  will  of 
&od,  or  be  shut  out  of  heaven. 

6.  Marriage  is  an  institution  of  God,  and  when 


long^as  she  is  put  apart  for  her  unclean- 
ness. 

20  Moreover  6  thou  shalt  not  lie  carnally 
with  thy  neighbor's  wife,  to  defile  thyself 
with  her. 

21  And  thou  shalt  not  let  any  of  thy  seed 
pass  through  the  ^firc  to  tMolech,  neither 
shalt  thou  profane  the  name  of  thy  God  : 
I  am  the  Lord. 

22  Thou  shalt  not  lie  with  'mankind,  as 
with  womankind:   it  is  abomination. 

23  Neither  shalt  thou  lie  with  any  beast 
to  defile  thyself  therewith;  neither  shall 
any  woman  stand  before  a  beast  to  lie 
down  thereto:   it  is  confusion. 

24  Defile  not  ye  yourselves  in  any  of 
these  J  things  :  for  in  all  these  the  nations 
are  defiled  which  I  cast  out  before  you : 

25  And  the  land  is  defiled  :  ''therefore  I 
do  visit  the  'iniquity  thereof  upon  it,  and 
the  land  itself  "vomiteth  out  her  inhabi- 
tants. 

26  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my  statutes 
and  my  judgments,  and  shall  not  commit 
amj  of  these  abominations  ;  neither  any  of 
your  own  nation,  nor  any  stranger  that 
sojourneth  among  you ; 

27  (For  all  these  abominations  have  the 
men  of  the  land  done,  which  ivere  before 
you,  and  the  land  is  defiled ;) 

28  That  the  "  land  spue  not  you  out  also, 
when  ye  defile  it,  as  it  spued  out  the  na- 
tions that  were  before  you. 

29  For  whosoever  shall  commit  any  of 
these  abominations,  even  the  souls  that 
commit  them  shall  be  cut  off  from  among 
their  people. 

30  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  mine  ordi- 
nance, that  ye  "commit  not  any  one  of 
these  abominable  customs,  w"hich  were 
committed  before  you,  and  thaf  ye  p  defile 
not  yourselves  therein:  il  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 


niah7:;)l.  f -Called  ilfWocA.  Acts  7  :  43.  i  Romans  1 :  27. 
.  fi.  etc  k  Dent.  18:12.  1  .Ter.  h :  9. 23 :  Hosea  2 :  13 ;  9:  '.I. 
r.  28.  n  ver.  25 ;  chap.  20 :  22.  o  Deut  18:9.  p  ver.  24. 
-.  2,  4. 


it  is  entered  into,  and  its  duties  discharged  accord- 
ing to  his  will,  it  is  honorable  in  all,  a  means  of 
rich  blessings  to  the  persons  concerned,  and  of  great 
usefulness  to  others ;  and  the  violation  of  liis  will 
with  regard  to  it,  is  a  crime  tending  to  the  greatest 
guilt,  debasement,  and  wretchedness  in  this  life  and 
the  life  to  come. 

21.  The  strong  tendency  to  idolatry,  and  its  great 
prevalence  for  so  long  a  time  and  in  so  many  na- 
tions, is  conclusive  evidence  that  men  do  not  natu- 
rally like  to  retain  the  knowledge  and  worship  of 
Jehovah,  or  to  walk  in  his  ways. 

25.  That  it  should  ever  be  needful  for  God  to  pro- 
hibit practices  so  unnatural  and  detestable  as  are  here 
referred  to.  or  that  men  should  be  disposed  to  degrade 
and  sink  themselves  so  low,  is  demonstration  that 
madness,  defilement,  and  death  are  in  their  hearts; 
and  that  except  they  be  quickened,  justified,  and  sanc- 
tified in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  by  the  Spirit 
of  God,  they  can  never  see  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 
159 


A  repetition 


LEVITICUS.  XIX. 


of  sundry  Inwi 


CHAPTER   XIX. 

A  repetition  of  sundry  laws. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  vuito  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  all  the  couaregation  of  the 
children  of  I.';racl,  and  .say  unto  them,  'Ye 
shall  be  holy  :  for  I  the  Lord  your  God 
am  holy. 

3  ^Yesliall  fear  every  man  his ''mother, 
and  liis  father,  and '' keep  my  sabbaths:  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 

4  T[  Turn  ye  not  unto  "'idols,  nor  make 
to  yourselves  molten  gods  :  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

5  ^  And  ""if  ye  offer  a  sacrifice  of  peace- 
offerings  unto  the  Lord,  ye  shall  offer  it 
at  your  own  will. 

6  It  shall  be  eaten  the  same  day  ye  offer 
it,  and  on  the  morrow :  and  if  aught  re- 
main until  the  third  day,  it  shall  be  burnt 
in  the  fire. 

7  And  if  it  be  eaten  at  all  on  the  third  day, 
it  is  abominable  ;  it  shall  not  be  accepted. 

S  Therefore  every  one  that  eateth  it  shall 
bear  his  iniquity,  because  he  hath  pro- 
faned the  hallowed  thing  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  that  soul  shall  he  cut  off  from  among 
his  people. 

9  il  And  "^when  ye  reap  the  harvest  of 
your  land,  thou  shalt  not  wholly  reap  the 
corners  of  thy  field,  neither  shalt  thou 
gather  the  gleanings  of  thy  harvest. 

10  And  thou  shalt  not  glean  thy  vineyard, 
neither  shalt  thou  gather  every  grape  of  thy 
vineyard  ;  thou  shalt  leave  them  for  the 
poor  and  stranger :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

11  HYe  shall  not  « steal,  neither  deal 
falsely,  neither  ''lie  one  to  another. 

12  ^And  yc  shall  not  'swear  by  my 
name  falsely,  neither  shalt  thou  J  profane 
the  name  of  thy  God  :   I  am  the  Lord. 

13  ^  Thou  shalt  not  defraud  thy  neigh- 
bor, neither  rob  him  :  the  ''  wages  of  him 
that  is  iiired  shall  not  abide  with  thee  all 
night  until  the  morning. 

14  ^  Thou  shalt  not  curse  the  deaf,  nor 
put  a  stumbling-block  before  the  'blind, 
but  shalt  ""fear  thy  God:  I  am  the  Lord. 


•  chop.  1 1  :  44  ;  20  :  7, 26  j  Amos  3:3;!  Peter,  1:16.  ^  Exoihls 
80:12.  e  Ex.  20:8;  31  :  13;  Isn.  58:1.1.  d  rlinp.  26;  1  ;  Ex.  20:  4; 
I  Cor.  10:14;  IJolin,  5:21.  •  cliap.  7  :  16,  17.  f  clmp.  23 :  22  ; 
DeuL  24  :  19-21 ;  Rulli  2  :  15-17.  kEx.20:1.'..  hEph.4:2A; 
Col.3:<l.  Irlinp.fi:3;  Ex.  20:7;  Janie»  ft  :  12.  j  rlinp.  18:  21  ; 
Elek.  06 :  20-23.  k  M»li\clii  3  :  ft;  Jninen  f. :  4.  IDeuL27:ia 
nchnp.  25:17.      ii   DeuL  16:  19.      a  Proverba  24  :  23 ;    Jaa.  2:9. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

3.  Fear — motliiT— father ;  honor,  reverence^s- 
teem,  and  in  all  things  right,  please  thein.  JEx. 
20:12;  Mat.  19:19. 

5.  At  your  oil' )i  will ;  what  they  did  was  to  be  ac- 
cording to  the  divine  will,  and  it  was  to  be  done  freely. 

7.  It  is  abominable ;  the  eating  of  it  in  oppo- 
sition to  the  command  of  God  was  wicked,  and 
incurred  the  divine  di.spleasure. 

1-5.  In  judgment ;  in  deciding  cases  of  right 
between  man  and  man. 
160 


15  1[Yc''shalldonounrighteou.«!-  *b.c:»m 
ness  in  judgment ;  thou  shalt  not "  respect 
the  person  of  the  poor,  nor  honor  the  per- 
son of  the  mighty :  hut  in  righteousness 
shalt  thou  .judge  thy  neighbor. 

16  ^Thou  shalt  not  go  up  and  down  as 
a  P  talebearer  among  thy  people  ;  neither 
shalt  thou  stand  against  the  ''blood  of  thy 
neighbor:   I  am  the  Lord. 

17  If  Thou  shalt  not  'hate  thy  brother  in 
thy  heart :  thou  shalt  in  any  wise  '  rebuke 
thy  neighbor,  *  and  not  suffer  'sin  upon  liiin. 

18  ^  Thon  shalt  not  "avenge,  nor  bear 
any  grudge  against  the  children  of  thy 
people,  but  thou  shalt  ^love  thy  neighbor 
as  thyself:   I  am  the  Lord. 

19  1[Ye  shall  keep  my  statutes.  Thou 
shalt"  not  let  thy  cattle  gender  with  a 
diverse  kind  :  thou  shalt  not  sow  thy  field 
with  mingled  seed:  neither  shall  a  gar 
ment  mingled  of  linen  and  woollen  come 
upon  thee. 

20  1[  And  whosoever  lieth  carnally  with 
a  woman,  that  is  a  bondmaid,  tbetrothed 
to  a  husband,  and  not  at  all  redeemed, 
nor  freedom  given  her ;  *  she  ^  shall  be 
scourged  :  they  shall  not  be  put  to  death, 
because  she  was  not  free. 

21  And  "he  shall  bring  his  trespass-of- 
fering unto  the  Lord,  unto  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  even  a  ram 
for  a  trespass-offering. 

22  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  with  the  ram  of  the  tres- 
pass-offering before  the  Lord  for  his  sin 
which  he  hath  done  ;  and  the  sin  which 
he  hath  done  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

23  ^And  when  ye  shall  come  into  the 
land,  and  shall  have  planted  all  manner 
of  trees  for  food,  then  yc  shall  count  the 
fruit  thereof  as  uneircumeised  :  three 
years  shall  it  be  as  uneircumeised  unto 
you  :   it  shall  not  be  eaten  of. 

24  But  in  the  fourth  year  all  the  fruit 
thereof  shall  be  Hholy  to  Upraise  the  Lord 
xvithal. 

25  And  in  the  fifth  year  shall  ye  eat  of 
the  fruit  thereof,  that  it  may  yield  unto 


p  Pniv.  20:19.  q  Ex.  23:7.  r  1  .(olin.  2  :  9,  11 ;  3  :  IS.  •  Prnv. 
27:5;  Epli.ft:ll;  lTim.6:20.  *  Or ,  that  thou  Itearnot  tin  for 
him.  I  I  Cor.  5:2.  u  Koinnn.1  12  :  17,  19.  t  Mat.  22  :  39,  40. 
»  DeuU  22  :  9-11.  f  Heb.  reproachtd  A.v.  or  for  man,  or,  abusrd 
hy  any.  J  Or,  they.  \  Heb.  there  shall  be  a  teourging.  x  cliap. 
6:6.    \\  Heh.  holiness  of  praitea  to  the  \.ot,i>.    yProv.  3:9. 


16.  Stand  against  the  blood;  take  a  conrsp 
suited  to  procure  the  death  of  the  innocent.  1  Sam. 
22:9,  IS;  1  Kings,  21 :  13  ;  Mark  14:57. 

17.  Not  suffer  sin ;  not  see  another  live  in  it 
without  making  efforts  to  reclaim  him. 

20.  She  shall  be  sconi'ged ;  literally,  there  shall 
be  scourging  ;  as  is  supposed,  of  the  man,  as  well 
as  the  woman.  Not  be  put  to  death;  Deul. 
22:_23-'27. 

2.'?.  As  uncircnmcised ;  not  suitable  to  be  eaten 
by  them. 


.f  repetition 


LEVITICUS  XIX. 


of  sundry  laws. 


S.  c!'S'  you  the  increase  thereof :   I  am  the 
Loud  your  God. 

26  1[  Ye  shall  not  eat  aiiy  thing  with  ^the 
blood,  neither  shall  ye  use  ''enchantment, 
nor  observe  times. 

27  Ye  *^  shall  not  round  the  corners  of 
your  heads,  neither  shalt  thou  mar  the 
corners  of  thy  beard. 

28  Ye  shall  not  make  any  cuttings  in 
your  flesh  for  the  dead,  nor  print  any 
marks  upon  you  :   I  am  the  Lord. 

29  ^[  Do  not  *prostitute  thy  daughter,  to 
cause  her  to  be  a  whore  ;  lest  the  land 
fall  to  whoredom,  and  the  land  become 
full  of  wickedness. 

30  If  Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths,  and  rev- 
erence my  ''sanctuary :   I  am  the  Lord. 

3 1  ^  Regard  *■  not  them  that  have  famil- 
iar spirits,  neither  seek  after  wizards,  to  be 
defiled  by  them  :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 


32  T[  Thou  shalt  rise  up  before  the  hoary 
head,  and  Hionor  the  face  of  the  old  man, 
and  sfear  thy  God :   I  am  the  Lord. 

33  ^And  if  a  ''stranger  sojourn  with 
thee  in  your  land,  ye  shall  not  tvex  him. 

34  Bat  the  stranger  that  dwelleth  with 
you  shall  be  unto  you  as  one  born  among 

;  you,  and  thou  shalt  love  him  as  thyself; 
for  ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt : 
j  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

35  %  Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteousness  in 
judgment,  in  meteyard,  in  weight,  or  in 
measure. 

36  Just  'balances,  just  ^weights,  a  just 
ephah,  and  a  just  hin,  shall  ye  have :  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God,  which  brought 
you  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

37  Therefore  shall  ye  J  observe  all  my 
statutes,  and  all  my  judgments,  and  do 
them  :   I  ain  the  Lord. 


»  near.  12:2:!. 
irrufune.     i  Eccl. 


1>  Deut.  18:  10-14.      c  diup.  21 :  .5.       ' 
i:  1.    e  Deuteionomy  18: 10, 11.    f  .Job  : 


26.  JJse  enchantment ;  attempt  to  do  things  by 
the  aid  of  evil  spirits.  Observe  times  ;  as  if  some 
were  more  lucky  and  fortunate  than  others. 

27.  Round — mar  t/ie  corners ;  according  to  the 
superstitious  observances  of  the  heathen. 

28.  Cuttings  in  your  Jiesh  ;  in  mourning  for 
the  dead. 

31.  Have  familiar  spirits — n-izards  ;  those 
•vvho  pretend  to  have  intercourse  with  evil  spirits, 
and  by  their  aid  to  foretell  future  events,  and  do 
other  supernatural  things. 

3.i).  ilfe^eyarf^;  measure  of  lengths.  Measure; 
of  liquids. 

36.   Ephah — hin;  names  of  ditferent  measures. 
Chap.  5:11;  Ex.  16:36;  29:40. 
INSTRUCTION.S. 

2.  As  Grod  is  holy,  so  must  we  be  in  order  to  meet 
his  approbation  or  enjoy  hjs  presence. 

3.  Due  subordination  and  affection  in  families  is 
inseparably  connected  with  the  right  keeping  of  the 
Sabbath;  and  the  neglect  of  the  one  tends  directly 
and  powerfully  to  the  destruction  of  the  other. 

4.  That  nien  should  ever  forsake  .Tehovah  for  gods 
of  their  own  making,  is  demonstration  of  their  strong 
and  active  opposition  to  him. 

8.  To  meet  the  approbation  of  God,  men  must  not 
only  be  cheerful  and  hearty  in  serving  him,  but  must 
be  guided  in  their  efforts  by  his  directions. 

10.  God  requires,  and  holiness  leads  men,  to  be 
not  only  pious,  but  benevolent ;  to  be  disposed,  as 
there  is  opportunity  and  ability,  to  help  the  poor  ; 
and  one  of  the  best  ways  of  helping  them,  is  to 
lead  them  to  heip  themselves. 

12.  Falsehood  is  intimately  connected  with  theft ; 
and  profane  swearing  with  both.  Let  a  man  be  guilty 
of  one  of  these  sins,  and  you  have  no  security  that  he 
will  not  commit  any  sin  to  which  he  may  be  tempted. 

13.  Refusing  promptly  to  pay  just  wages  for 
labor,  and  robbing  men  by  fraud  or  violence  of  their 
dues,  are  sins  which  God  abhors,  and  against  which 
he  denounces  his  dreadful  curse.     Jas.  Z) :  2—5. 

14.  To  reproach  or  despise  men.  or  to  bring  any 
evil  upon  them,  on  account  of  any  natural  infirmity 
or  cahimity,  is  mean,  ungrateful,  and  wicked. 

1.5.  Partiality  in  judicial  decisions,  and  injustice 
under  the  cover  of  law,  are  an  abomination  in  the 
sight  of  Jehovah,  and  expose  those  who  are  guilty 
of  them  to  his  vengeance. 

16.  Tattlers,  those  who  go  about  retailing  scandal, 
and  delight  in  accusing,  ridiculing,  or  depreciating 


g  1  I'eter, 
t  Heb.  sto 


.     h  Ex.  22;  21.     f  Or,  oppress. 
j  Deut.  .'5:1;  Psa.  119:4,  34. 


Proverbs  11:1. 


others,  especially  the  good,  are  following  Satan  the 
great  accuser,  and  in  a  way  which  leads  to  his  place 
of  torment. 

18.  Real  love,  such  as  God  requires  and  holiness 
of  heart  produces,  leads  men  to  desire  and  strive  to 
deliver  others  from  all  evil,  especially  from  sin  ;  and 
to  do  them  all  the  good  in  their  power.  Let  this  love 
fill  all  hearts,  and  it  will  make  earth  resemble  heaven. 

22.  Without  repentance  and  faith  in  the  atoning 
blood  of  Christ,  none  to  whom  he  is  made  known  can  be 
forgiven,  or  escape  the  just  punishment  of  their  sins. 

25.  Jehovah  is  the  God  of  providence  as  well  as  of 
grace  ;  the  giver  of  all  temporal  as  well  as  spiritual 
blessings,  which  should  be  received  as  from  him, 
and  used  for  his  glory  and  the  good  of  his  kingdom. 

28.  There  are  means  of  sin,  as  well  as  of  holi- 
ness. Among  them  are  all  pretended  intercourse 
with  evil  or  departed  spirits,  sorcery,  enchantments, 
jugglery,  fortune-telling,  and  every  thing  which 
tends  to  lead  men  away  from  God  as  their  portion, 
from  his  word  as  their  guide,  from  his  service  as 
their  employment,  and  his  favor  as  their  reward. 
All  such  things  should  be  avoided,  and  only  such 
occupy  the  attention  of  men  as  tend  to  make  them 
holy,  and  lead  them  to  love,  trust  in,  and  obey  God. 

30.  Stated,  regular,  conscientious  attendance  on 
public  worship,  when  God  gives  opportunity,  is  an 
essential  part  of  the  right  keeping  of  the  Sabbath  ; 
and  highly  promotive  of  all  the  social,  civil,  and 
religious  interests  of  men. 

31.  Those  who  pretend  to  wisdom  they  do  not 
possess,  especially  to  receiving  it  from  disembodied 
spirits,  or  intercourse  with  invisible  agents,  and 
thus  to  be  able  to  reveal  secrets  and  foretell  future 
events,  are  morally  defiled  and  defiling,  and  should 
be  treated  accordingly. 

32.  Respect  to  the  aged  is  a  mark  of  wisdom, 
and  essential  to  virtue  ;  a  .source  of  comfort,  and  a 
means  of  usefulness  ;  an  ornament  to  character, 
and  a  passport  to  influence,  reputation,  and  honor. 

34.  Kindness  to  strangers  is  a  dictate  of  true 
religion,  and  peculiarly  grateful  to  persons  in  a 
strange  country.  It  so  much  resembles  the  kind- 
ness of  God.  that  it  is  one  of  the  best  means  of  lead- 
ing men  to  love  him,  and  thus  show  their  gratitude 
to  him  for  his  love.     Eph.  2:  19. 

36.  Strict  honesty  in  trading,  and  in  all  business 
transactions,  and  the  doing  to  others  as  we  ought 
to  wish  others  to  do  to  us,  is  a  duty  required  by 
God,  by  our  own  good,  and  the  good  of  all. 
161 


Of  Molech,  and  wizards. 


LEVITICUS   XX 


Of  unlairful  lustn. 


CHAPTER  XX 


1  Of  him  that  giveth  of  his  seed  to  Moleoh.  4  Of  him 
that  favoreth  such  an  one.  6  Of  going  to  wizards. 
7  Of  sanctification.  9  Of  him  that  ciirseth  his  par- 
onts.  10  Of  adultery.  11,  14,  17,  19  Of  incest.  13 
Of  sodomy.  15  Of  bestiality.  18  Of  uncleanness. 
2vJ  01>edieiice  is  required  with  holiness.  '27  AVizards 
must  he  put  to  death. 


A 


ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo.ses,  say- 


2  Again,  thou  .';lialt  say  to  the  children 
of  Israel,"  Whosoever  Ae  be  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  that  sojourn 
in  Israel,  that  giveth  any  of  his  seed  unto 
Molech  ;  he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  : 
the  people  of  the  laud  shall  stone  him 
with  stones. 

3  And  I  will  ''set  my  face  against  that 
tnan,  and  will  cut  him  off  from  among 
his  people  ;  because  he  liath  given  of  liis 
seed  unto  Molech,  to  defile  my  sanctuary, 
and  to  profane  my  lioly  name. 

4  And  if  the  people  of  the  land  do  any 
ways  hide  their  eyes  from  the  man,  when 
he  giveth  of  his  seed  unto  Molech,  and 
kill"^  him  not; 

-5  Then  I  will  set  my  face  against  that 
man,  and  against  his  ''family,  and  will 
cut  him  off,  and  all  that  go  a  ''whoring 
after  him,  to  commit  whoredom  with 
Molech,  from  among  their  people. 

6  1[  And  the  ^soul  that  turneth  after  such 
as  have  familiar  spirits,  and  afterwizards, 
to  go  a  whoring  after  them,  I  will  even 
.set  my  face  against  that  soul,  and  will 
cut  him  Soil' from  among  his  people. 

7  ^  Sanctify ''yourselves  therefore,  and 
be  ye  holy  :   for  I  am  the  Loun  your  God. 

8  And '  ye  shall  keep  my  statutes,  and  do 
them  :  '  I  atn  the  Loud  which  sanctify  you. 

9  HFor  every  ''one  that  curseth  his  fa- 
ther or  his  mother  shall  be  surely  put  to 
death:  he  liath  cursed  his  father  or  his 
mother;  his  'blood  .shall  be  upon  him. 

10  ^And  the  man  that  eominitteth  adul- 
tery with  another  man's  wife,  even  he  that 
committcth  adultery  with  his  neighbor's 
wife,  the  '"adulterer  and  the  adulteress 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

11  And  the  man  that  lieth  with  his  fa- 
ther's "wife  hath  uncovered  his  father's 
nakedness:  both  of  them  shall  surely  bo 
put  to  death ;  their  blood  shall  he  upon  them. 


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ap.  I8:!2I 

b  clinp.  17:  10 

V.%« 

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<■  llput 

17:2-6. 

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tO-.h.     • 

rlinp.  17:7;   Jer 

3 :  ■:  i 

Honon  •! 

:S,  1.1. 

f  clinp. 

11:  SI 

t  Krr. 

«:  1.1.      k  cliap. 

!!»:«. 

1  fhiip. 

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j  clinp. 

•:i :  8 ; 

Kx.  31:13:   Ell-k.  37:28i 

ICor. 

1 :  :>.0.      k 

ExoJu 

21:17; 

Proverbn  20 :  !0. 

I  ver.  II,  13.     ■»  T>Q\ 

t  2-2 :  2J. 

n  n.-u 

.27:20. 

CHAPTER  XX. 
2.   Giveth — his  seed  ii/ito  Mo/erh  ;  otrerelh  liis 
nhildren  to  idols. 

H.   Sanctify  you ;    separate   them   from   other 
nations,  and  set  tneni  apart  for  himself.  Ver.  24,  26. 
23.   Cast  out  ;  sliall  cast  out. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
2.  Capital  punishment  by  the  hand  of  m.igistrates 
162 


12  And  ifainanliewithhisdaugh-  Rciuit 
ter-in-law,°  both  of  them  shall  surely  be 
put  to  death :  they  have  wrought  confu- 
sion; their  blood  shall  be  upon  them. 

13  If  a  man  also  lie  with  f  mankind,  as 
he  lieth  with  a  woman,  both  of  them  have 
committed  an  abomination:  they  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death  ;  their  blood  shall 
be  upon  them. 

14  And  if  a  man  take  a  wife  and  her 
mother,*!  it  is  wickedness :  they  shall  be 
burnt  with  fire,  both  he  and  they;  that 
there  be  no  wickedness  among  you. 

15  And  if  a  man  lie  with  a  "^  beast,  he 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death;  and  ye 
shall  slay  the  beast. 

16  And  if  a  woman  approach  unto  any 
beast,  and  lie  doAvn  thereto,  thon  shalt 
kill  the  woman,  and  the  beast :  they  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death  ;  their  blood  shall 
be  upon  them. 

17  And  if  a  man  shall  take  his  "sister, 
his  father's  daughter,  or  his  mother's 
daughter,  and  see  her  nakedness,  and  she- 
see  his  nakedness  ;  it  is  a  wicked  thing  ; 
and  they  shall  be  cut  off  in  the  sight  ol 
their  people  :  he  hath  uncovered  his  sis- 
ter's nakedness;  he  shall  bear  his  iniqnity. 

18  And  if  a  man  shall  lie  with  a  woman 
having  her  'sickness,  and  shall  uncover 
her  nakedness  ;  he  hath  *discovered  her 
fountain,  and  she  hath  uncovered  the 
fountain  of  her  blood  :  and  both  of  them 
shall  be  cut  off  from  among  their  people. 

19  And  "thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  na- 
kedness of  thy  mother's  sister,  nor  of  thy 
father's  sister;  for  he  uncovereth  his  near 
kin  :  they  shall  bear  their  iniquity. 

20  And  if  a  man  shall  lie  with  his  un- 
cle's w'ife,  he  hath  uncoA^ered  his  uncle'.v 
nakedness:  they  shall  bear  their  sin; 
they  shall  die  '^ childless. 

21  And  if  a  man  shall  take  his  brother's 
wife,*  it  is  tan  unclean  thing:  he  hath 
uncovered  his  brother's  nakedness  ;  they 
shall  be  childless. 

22  ^Ye  shall  therefore  keep  ''all  my 
statutes,  and  all  my  judgments,  and  do 
them  :  that  the  land,  whither  I  bring  you 
to  dwell  therein,  *■  spue  you  not  out. 

23  And  ye  shall  not  walk  in  the  man- 
ners of  the  nation,  which  I  cast  out  before 


»  cli.->p.  ia:ir>.  I>  <li.ip.  18:23;  Oeut.  2:1:17.  n  chap.  18 :  17. 
r  chap.  18:23;  Tteuun-.i].  •  Deut,  27  : -22.  t  chap.  IS  :  24  ; 
18:19;  Ezek.  18:6.  *  Heh.  mn(ft  nnkiJ.  u  cbap,  18: 12.  etr. 
»  Jer.  22:30.  «  M.at.  14  :  3,  4.  j  Heb.  a  separation,  i  chap. 
I!t:37.     y  chap.  18:25,28. 

is  sometimes  not  only  right,  but  ;v  duty  which  they 
owe  to  (rod  and  their  fellow-men.  It  is  a  needful 
means  of  restraining  iniquity  ;  and  the  people,  when 
God  commands  it,  are  bound  tosee  that  itise.xecuted. 
5.  If  the  magistrates  and  people  neglect  to  pros- 
ecute criminals,  and  to  punish  the  guilty,  they  en- 
courage crime,  incur  guilt,  and  expose  themselves 
to  divine  judgments. 


Of  the  priests'  mourning, 


LEVITICUS   XXI. 


marriases.  and  blemishes. 


B.'c!'S''  you  '■  for  they  committed  all  these 
things,  and  ^therefore  I  abhorred  them. 

24  But  I  have  said  ''unto  you,  Ye  shall 
inherit  their  land,  and  I  will  give  it  unto 
you  to  possess  it,  a  land  that  flowcth  with 
milk  and  honey:  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God,  which  ''have  separated  yovT  from 
other  people. 

25  Ye  shall  therefore  puf'ditierenee  be- 
tween clean  beasts  and  unclean,  and  be- 
tween unclean  fowls  and  clean ;  and  ye 
shall  not  make  your  souls  abominable  by 
beast,  or  by  fowl,  or  by  any  manner  of 
living  thing  that  *crecpcth  on  the  ground, 
which  I  have  separated  from  you  as  un- 
clean. 

26  And  ye  shall  be  holy  unto  me:  for 
P  the  Lord  am  holy,  and  have  ''severed 
you  from  other  people,  that  ye  should  be 
mine. 

27  1[A  man  also  or  woman  that  hath  a 
familiar  ^ spirit,  or  that  is  a  wizard,  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death  :  they  shall  stone 
them  with  stones;  their  blood  shall  he 
upon  them. 

CHAPTER   XXI. 

1  Of  the  priests' mourning  6  Of  their  holiness.  8  Of 
their  estimation.  7,  13  Of  their  marriages.  17  The 
priests  that  have  blemishes  must  not  minister  in  the 
sanctuary. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Speak 
unto  the  priests  the  sons  of  Aar'on, 
and  say  unto  them,  ^  There  shall  none  be 
defiled  for  the  dead  among  his  people: 

2  But  for  his  kin,  that  is  near  unto  him, 
that  is,  for  his  mother,  and  for  his  father, 
and  for  his  son,  and  for  his  daughter,  and 
for  his  brother, 

3  And  for  his  sister  a  virgin,  that  is 
nigh  unto  him,  which  hath  had  no  hus- 
band;   for  her  may  he  be  delilcd. 

4  But  the  shall  not  defile  himself,  being 
a  chief  man  among  his  people,  to  profane 
himself. 

5  They  shall  not  make  baldness  upon 
their  head,  neither  shall  they  shave  off 
the  corner  of  their  beard,  nor  make  any 
cuttings  in  their  flesh. 

6  They  shall  be  holy  unto  their  God, 
and  not  'profane  the  narne  of  their  God : 
for  the  oflerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire. 


•  Deut.9:5.  b  Ex.  3: 17  ;  6  :  8.  c  jer  26  ;  Ex.  19:  .■);:«:  Iti ; 
lKings,8:f.3.  «  chap.  1 1 :  47.  *  Or,mi>veth.  e  ver.7  ;  fliap.  19:2; 
IPfter,  1:16.  f  ver.24;  Deut.7:fi;  14:2;  26:18,19;  TitU92:14. 
E  Ter.6;  lSatn.28:9.  h  Ezek. 44:2.5.  f  Or.bein^a  husband  among 
his  people,  he  shall  not  defile  himself  for  lii.s  wife,  etc.    See  Ezek. 


9.  That  laws  should  be  needful  to  keep  parents 
from  destroying  children,  and  cliildren  from  cursing 
parents ;  and  people  to  whom  Jehovah  is  known 
from  forsiiking  him  for  idols,  and  committing  the 
most  polluting  and  degrading  abominations,  shows 
the  strength  and  malignancy  of  sin,  and  the  neces- 
sity, in  order  to  salvation,  of  being  delivered  from  it 
by  the  mighty  power  of  G-od.  1  Cor.  6 :  9-11 ;  Eph. 
1 :  19,  20. 


and  the  bread  of  their  God,  they  do  offer: 
thereforeJ  they  shall  be  holy. 

7  They  shall  ''  not  take  a  wife  that  is  a 
whore,  or  profane  ;  neither  shall  they 
take  a  woman  put  'away  from  her  hus- 
band:  for  he  is  holy  unto  his  God. 

8  Thou  shalt  sanctify  him  therefore  ; 
for  he  offereth  the  bread  of  thy  God :  he 
shall  be  holy  unto  thee  :  for  ""I  the  Lord, 
which  sanctify  you,  am  holy. 

9  ^  And  the  daughter  of  any  priest,  if 
she  profane  herself  by  playing  the  whore, 
she  profaneth  lier  father:  she  shall  be 
burnt"  with  fire. 

10  And  he  that  is  the  high-priest  among 
his  brethren,  upon  whose  head  the  anoint- 
ing oil  was  poured,  and  that  is  conse- 
crated to  put  on  the  "garments,  shall  not 
uncover P  his  head,  nor  rend  his  clothes; 

11  Neither  shall  he  go  lin  to  any  dead 
body,  nor  defile  himself  for  his  father,  or 
for  his  mother ; 

r2  Neither  shall  he  go  out  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, nor  profane  the  sanctuary  of  his 
God  ;  for  the  ''crown  of  the  anointing  oil 
of  his  God  is  upon  him  :   I  am  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  shall  take  a  "wife  in  her 
virginity. 

14  A  widow,  or  a  divorced  woman,  or 
profane,  or  a  harlot,  these  shall  he  not 
take:  but  he  shall  take  a  virgin  of  his 
own  people  to  wife. 

15  Neither  shall  he  profane  'his  seed 
among  his  people:  for  I  the  Lord  do 
sanctify  him. 

16  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

17  Speak  unto  Aaron,  saying,  Whoso- 
ever/te  he  of  thy  seed  in  their  generations 
that  hath  any  "blemish,  let  him  not  ^'ap- 
proach to  offer  the  thread  of  his  God. 

18  For  whatsoever  man  he  be  that  hatli 
a  blemish,  he  shall  not  approach  :  a  blind 
man,  or  a  lame,  or  he  that  hath  a  flat  nose, 
or  any  thing  "superfluous, 

19  Or  a  man  that  is  broken-footed,  or 
broken-handed, 

20  Or  crook-backed,  or  ^  a  dwarf,  or  that 
hath  a  blemish  in  his  eye,  or  be  scurvy, 
or  scabbed,  or  '  hath  his  stones  broken ; 

21  No  man  that  hath  a  blemish  of  the 


24:  16,17.     i  chap.  19:  12 

j  I9a.fl2 

11.    k  Ezek.  44:22.     1  Deut. 

24:1^.    m  chap.  20: 7, 8. 

n  Gen.  38 

24.     0  Ex. 29: 29, 30.     p  chap. 

10:6,7,     q  Num.  19:14. 

r  chap.  8 

9-12;  Ex.  29:6,  7.    •  ver.  7. 

t  Gen.l8:19;  Ezra2:62. 

u  chap.  22 

2.";.    Tch.ap.lO:.1.    1  Or,/oo</. 

ch.lp.  3:'!!.     "  chap.  22: 

23.     %  Or, 

too  slender,    x  Deut.  23 : 1. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1.  Priests — defiled  for  the  dead;  by  touching 
dead  bodies,  going  where  they  were,  or  assisting  in 
burying  them,  except  in  the  case  of  near  relatives, 
mentioned  ver.  2,  3 ;  and  the  high-priest  might  not 
do  it  even  for  them.     Ver.  10-12. 

5.  Not  make  baldness  ;   in  token  of  mourning. 

15.  Profa  ne  Ills  seed ;  render  his  sons  unfit  for  the 
priesthood,  by  disregarding  these  divine  directions. 
163 


Of  abstinence  from 


LEVITICUS  XXII. 


eating  the  holy  things. 


seed  of  Aaron  the  priest  shall  come  nigh 
to  offer  the  offerings  of  the  Loud  made  by 
fire  :  he  hath  a  blemish  ;  he  shall  not  come 
nigh  to  offer  the  bread  of  his  God. 

22  He  shall  eat  the  bread  of  his  God, 
both  of  the  "most  holy,  and  of  the  ''holy. 

23  Only  he  .shall  not  go  in  unto  the  veil, 
nor  come  nigh  unto  the  altar,  because  he 
hath  a  blemish;  that  he  profane'' not  my 
sanctuaries:  for  ''I  the  Lord  do  sanctify 
them. 

24  And  Moses  told  it  unto  Aaron,  and  to 
his  sons,  and  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  The  priests  in  their  iincleannessmust  abstain  from  the 
holy  things.  6  How  they  shall  be  cleansed.  10  Who 
ofthepriest'shouse  maycat  of  theholy  thinr;.<i.  17  The 
sacrifices  must  be  without  blemish.  2(5  The  age  of 
the  sacrifice.  29  The  law  of  eating  the  sacrifice  of 
thanksgiving. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons, 
that  they  ''separate  themselves  from  (he 
holy  things  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
that  they  "^profane  not  my  holy  name  in 
those  things  which  they  s  hallow  unto  me  : 
I  avi  the  Lord. 

3  Say  unto  them.  Whosoever  he  be  of 
all  your  seed  among  your  generations, 
that  goeth  unto  the  holy  things,  which 
the  children  of  Israel  hallow  unto  the 
Lord,  having  his  '■uncleanness  upon  him, 
that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  my  pres- 
ence :   I  um  the  Lord. 

4  What  man  soever  of  the  seed  of  Aaron 
is  a  leper,  or  'hath  a  running  *  issue;  he 
shall  not  eat  of  the  holy  things,  until  he 
be  clean.  And  ''whoso  toucheth  any 
thing  that  is  unclean  by  the  dead,  or  a 
man'  whose  seed  goeth  from  him  ; 

5  Or  whosoever  '"  toucheth  any  creeping 
thing,  whereby  he  may  be  made  °  unclean, 


•  cli.ip.  2:3,  10;  6:!7,29;  7:1;  24:9;  Num.l«:9.  b  cliap. 
22:10-12;  N.nn.l8:19.  <:  ver.  12.  dver.8.  eNum.6:.1.  f  chap. 
18:21.  I  Ex.  ^8:38;  Num.  18:32;  Dcut.  15:19.  Iichap.7:20. 
lchnp.l.'.:2.  '  neb.oflhertim.  jchnp.l6:l3.  k  Num.  19: 11,12. 
'  cl«p,lli:lC..     in  <!hap.  11:24,43.     n  chap.  IJi:  7, 19.     oHag.2:13. 


22.  He  shall  eat  the  bread  of  his  God  ;  though 
the  blemishes  mentioned  disqualifiecl  them  from 
ofTeriii;;  s.-icrifioes,  they  did  not  exclude  them  from 
performing  such  duties  as  were  suited  to  their  con- 
dition, and  rereivin^j  a  support. 

IN.STRt;CTIOXS. 

6.  Ministers  of  religion  should  be  distinguished 
for  sobriety,  purity,  and  elevation  of  character,  and 
for  the  faithful  discharge  of  their  appropriate  duties  ; 
that  to  their  instructions  they  may  add  the  weight 
of  their  example. 

l.S.  Ministers  of  religion,  even  those  most  distin- 
guished, should  in  all  ordinary  ca-ses  be  married; 
and  their  wives  should  in  all  cases  be  examples  of 
purity,  propriety,  and  excellence. 

2.3.  All  should  avoid  engaging  in  duties  for  which 
they  are  disqualified,  and  be  diligent  in  the  dis- 
charge of  such  as  are  suited  to  their  condition,  and 
by  which  they  may  honor  God,  and  benefit  thcin- 
selves  and  their  fellow-men. 
164 


or  a  man  of  whom  he  may  take  *b  "  iiio; 
uncleanness,  whatsoever  uncleanness  he 
hath; 

6  The  soul  which  hath  "touched  any 
such  shall  be  unclean  until  even,  and 
shall  not  eat  of  the  holy  things,  unless 
he  P  wash  his  flesh  with  water. 

7  And  when  the  sun  is  down,  he  shall 
be  clean,  and  shall  afterward  eat  of  the 
holy  things  ;  ''because  it  is  his  food. 

8  That  which  ''dieth  of  itself,  or  is  torn 
u'ilh  beasts,  he  shall  not  eat  to  defile  him- 
self therewith :   I  am  the  Lord. 

9  They  shall  therefore  keep  mine  ordi- 
nance, lest  they  "bear  sin  for  it,  and  die 
therefore,  if  they  profane  it :  I  the  Lord 
do  sanctify  them. 

1 0  There  shall  no  stranger  eat  of  the  holy 
thing :  a  sojourner  of  the  priest,  or  a  hired 
servant,  shall  not  eat  of  the  holy  thing. 

1 1  But  if  the  priest  buy  a?ji/  soul  with 
his  t  money,  he  shall  eat  of  it,  and  he  that 
is  born  in  his  house:  'they  shall  eat  of 
his  meat. 

12  If  the  priest's  daughter  also  be  mar- 
ried  unto  +  a  stranger,  she  may  not  eat  of 
an  offering  of  the  holy  things. 

13  But  if  the  priest's  daughter  be  a  wid- 
ow, or  divorced,  and  have  no  child,  and  is 
returned  "  unto  her  father's  house,  as  in  her 
youth,  she  shall  eat  of  her  father's  meat : 
but  there  shall  no  stranger  eat  thereof. 

14  1[  And  if  a  man  eat  q/'the  holy  thing 
unwittingly,'''  then  he  shall  put  the  fifth 
part  thereof  unto  it,  and  shall  give  it  unto 
the  priest  with  the  holy  thing. 

15  And  they  shall  not  profane  the  holy 
things"  of  the  children  of  Israel,  which 
they  offer  unto  the  Lord  ; 

16  Or  f  suffer  them  to ''bear  the  iniquity 
of  trespass,  when  they  eat  their  holy 
things :  for  I  the  Lord  do  sanctify  them. 


pcliap.  16:5;  Heb.  10:22.  q  cliap.  21  :  22 ;  Numbers  18  :  U,  13. 
r  Ex.  22  :  31 ;  Eiek.  44  :  31.  •  Ex.  28 :  43.  f  Heb.  the  purchaie  tif 
hitmonty.  t  Num.  18: 11, 13.  %  Heb.  o  man,  a  </ranj7tr.  u  Gen. 
38:11.  T  cbap.  .'•>:16, 16.  w  Num.  18:32.  ^  Or,  lade  thcmielves 
with  the  iniquity  of  trespass  in  their  eating,    x  ver.  9. 


CHAPTER  XXir. 

2.  Separate  themselves  from  theholy  things  ; 
abstain  from  partaking  of  them  whenever  they  were 
ceremonially  unclean,  and  could  not  partake  with- 
out defiling  them.     Ver.  3-7. 

.3.  Hallow;  consecrate. 

7.  Bat  of  the  holy  tht7igs;  tliat  part  of  them 
which  belonged  to  the  priests. 

11.  He  shall  eat  of  it ;  because  he  belonged  to 
the  family,  and  was  entitled  to  its  privileges. 

14.  Uini'ittiugly  ;  without  knowing  that  it  was 
holy,  or  consecrated  to  God.  The  fifth — give  unto 
the  priest ;  he  should  pay  for  what  he  ate  and  one 
fifth  part  more.  This  was  designed  to  make  them 
careful  not  to  offend  ignorantly. 

16.  Or  suffer  theoi  to  hear  the  iuiqnity  ;  the 
priests  should  not  suffer  the  people  thus  to  trans- 
gress, without  requiring  of  them  what  God  com- 
manded. 


Sacrijiccs  must  he  perfect. 


LEVITICUS  XXIII. 


0/  the  sabbath-day. 


b.c!h3o''     17  TTAud  the  Lord   spake   unto 
Moses,  saying, 

1 8  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  to  his  sons,  and 
unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto 
thern,  Whatsoever  he  he  of  the  house  of  Is- 
rael, or  of  the  ^strangers  in  Israel,  that  will 
offer  his  oblation  for  all  his  vows,  and  for 
all  his  freewill-offerings,  which  they  will 
offer  unto  the  Lord  for  a  burnt-offering  : 

1 9  Ye  .shnll  offer  at  your  own  will  a  male 
without  ''blemish,  of  the  beeves,  of  the 
sheep,  or  of  the  goats. 

20  Hut  '^  whatsoever  hath  a  blemish,  that 
shall  ye  not  offer :  for  it  shall  not  be  ac- 
ceptable for  you. 

21  And  whosoever  offereth  a  sacrifice  of 
peace-offerings'^  unto  the  Lord  to  accom- 
plish his  ^vow,  or  a  freewill-offering  in 
beeves  or  *sheep,  it  shall  be  perfect  to  be  ac- 
cepted :  there  shall  be  no  blemish  therein. 

22  Blind,  or  broken,  or  maimed,  or  hav- 
ing a  wen,  or  scurvy,  or  scabbed,  ye  shall 
not  offer  these  unto  the  Lord,  nor  make 
an  offering  by  fire  of  them  upon  the  altar 
unto  the  Lord. 

23  Either  a  bullock  or  a  t  lamb  that  hath 
any  thing  ^superfluous  or  lacking  in  his 
parts,  that  maycst  thou  offer  for  a  free- 
will-offering;  but  for  a  vow  it  shall  not 
be  accepted. 

24  Ye  shall  not  offer  unto  the  Lord  that 
which  is  bruised,  or  crushed,  or  broken, 
or  cut ;  neither  shall  ye  make  any  offering 
thereof  in  your  land. 

25  Neither  from  a  s  stranger's  hand  shall 
ye  offer  the  bread  of  your  God  of  any  of 
these ;  because  their  ^  corruption  is  in 
them,  and  blemishes  he  in  them :  they 
shall  not  be  accepted  for  you. 

26  ^And  the  Lord  spake  unto  INIoses, 
saying, 

27  When  a 'bullock,  or  a  sheep,  or  a  goat, 
is  brought  forth,  then  it  shall  be  seven 


aNum.l5:H.  I.  chap.  1  :  3.  c  Deut.  ir.:-2l  ;  Mai.  I:  8,  14:  Epii. 
5:27;  1  reter,l:19.  il  chap..'!:l,fi.  e  Num.  15:3,8.  *  Qr.goatt. 
^  Or, kid.  f  chap.'21:18.  e  Num.  16:40.  h  Eph.2: 12:  I  .rohii.o:  19. 
i  Ex.W::!0.    i  Or,shegoat.    j  Deut. 2-2 : B.     k  chap. 7: 12-15;  Psa. 


27.  Bullock — sheep — goat :  calf,  lamb,  kid. 
Under  the  dam;  with  its  mother. 

29.  At  your  own  will;  voluntarily;  in  .such  a 
manner  as  to  be  accepted. 

3'2.  Profane  my  holy  name ;  by  disregarding 
his  directions.  Halloived ;  reverenced,  honored, 
obeyed. 

rNSTRUCTIOXS. 

3.  Known  and  allowed  iniquity,  secret  or  open, 
unfits  a  man  for  the  acceptable  discharge  of  sacred 
duties ;  and  without  repentance  and  reformation  he 
will  be  excluded  from  the  holy  society  :md  worship 
of  heaven. 

9.  Neglect  of  the  ordinances  of  Grod,  or  a  profane 
attendance  on  them,  exposes  men  to  punishment 
for  their  iniquity. 

13.  Those  who  minister  in  holy  things  have  a 
right  to  support,  not  only  for  themselves,  but  for 
their  families. 

16.  ilinisters  of  religion  should  labor  to  enlighten 


days  under  the  dam ;  and  from  the  eighth 
day  and  thenceforth  it  shall  be  accepted 
for  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

28  And  whether  it  he  cow  or  -ewe,  ye 
shall  not  kill  it  and  her  ■>  young  both  in 
one  day. 

29  And  when  ye  will  oflfer  a  sacrifice  of 
thanksgiving''  unto  the  Lord,  offer  it  at 
your  own  will. 

30  On  the  same  day  it  shall  be  eaten 
up  ;  ye  shall  leave  none  of  it  until  the 
morrow ;   I  am  the  Lord. 

31  Therefore  shall  ye  'keep  my  com- 
mandments, and  do  them  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

32  Neither  shall  ye  ""profane  my  holy 
name;  but  I  "will  be  hallow-ed  among 
the  children  of  Israel:  "I  am  the  Lord 
which  hallow  you, 

33  That  P  brought,  you  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  to  be  your  God:   I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  The  feasts  of  the  Lord.  3  The  sabbath.  4  The 
passover  9  The  sheaf  of  first-fruits.  15  The  feast 
of  Pentecost.  22  Gleanings  to  be  left  for  the  poor. 
'2.'3  The  feast  of  trumpets.  26  The  day  of  atonement. 
33  The  feast  of  tabernacles. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  Concerning  the  "i  feasts  of 
the  Lord,  which  ye  shall  ''proclaim  to  be 
holy  convocations,  even  these  are  my 
feasts. 

3  Six  'days  shall  work  be  done:  but 
the  seventh  day  is  the  sabbath  of  rest,  a 
holy  convocation :  ye  shall  do  no  work 
therein  :  it  is  the  sabbath  of  the  Lord  in 
all  your  dwellings. 

4  ^  These  are  the  feasts  of  the  Lord, 
even  holy  convocations,  which  ye  shall 
proclaim  in  their  seasons. 

5  In  the  *  fourteenth  daij  of  the  first 
month  at  even  is  the  Loiid's  passover. 


107:22:  Ainos4:.=i.  I  chap.  19:37;  Num.  l.i  :  40;  DeuL  4  :  40. 
m  rhap.I8:21.  Bihap.lO:3.  ochap.20:8.  p  chap.  11 :4.=j.  q  ver. 
4,37.  r  Ex.  32:5;  Psa.  81:3.  s  chap.  IS :  3;  Ex.  20:  9.  t  Ex. 
12:6,etc.;  13:3, 10;  .34: 18;  Num.9:2,3;  Deut  Ifi:  1-8;  .Tosh.6: 10. 

the  people  as  to  the  will  of  God,  that  they  may  not 
sin  ignorantly;  and  if  they  have  so  sinned,  should 
use  all  suitable  means  to  reclaim  them,  and  bring 
them  in  future  to  know  and.  obey  the  truth. 

21.  God  justly  requires  that  which  is  perfect;  and 
the  best  that  we  offer  can  be  accepted  only  through 
the  atonement,  righteousness,  and  intercession  of 
Christ. 

31.  Notwithstanding  all  that  Christ  has  done,  no 
one  is  or  can  be  saved  by  him,  unless  as  he  is  made 
willing  heartily  to  obey  God's  commands. 

CHAPTER  XXflf. 
2.  Holy  convocations ;  assemblies  for  religions 
purpo.ses. 

5.  First  month  ;  Ablb  or  Nisan,  the  first  month 
of  the  ecclesiastical  and  the  seventh  of  the  civil 
year;  answering  to  the  last  part  of  March  and  the 
first  part  of  April.  The  Lord's  passover;  Ex. 
12:3-17. 

165 


Tlie  feasts  of  the  Lord. 


LEVITICUS   XXIII. 


The  day  of  atonement. 


6  And  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same 
month  is  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread 
unto  the  Lokd  :  seven  days  ye  must  eat 
unleavened  bread. 

7  In  the  tir.'^t  day  yc  shall  have  a  holy 
eonvocation  :  yc  shall  do  no  servile  work 
therein. 

8  But  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord  seven  days:  in  the 
seventh  day  is  a  holy  convocation:  ye 
shall  do  no  servile  work  therein. 

9  ^And  the  Loud  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  say  unto  them,  When  ye  be  come 
into  the  laud  which  I  give  unto  you,  and 
shall  reap  the  harvest  thereof,  then  ye 
shnll  bring  a  *sheaf  of  the  *  first-fruits  of 
your  harvest  unto  the  priest: 

1 1  And  he  sliall  ^  wave  the  sheaf  before 
the  Loud,  to  be  accepted  for  you  :  on  tlie 
morrow  after  the  sabbath  the  priest  .sliall 
wave  it. 

12  And  ye  shall  offer  that  day  wlien  ye 
wave  the  sheaf  a  he-lamb  without  blem- 
ish of  the  first  year  for  a  burnt-offering 
unto  the  Loud. 

13  And  the  ""meat-offering  thereof  .s7m// 
he  two  tenth-deals  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil,  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto 
the  Lord/o/-  a  sweet  savor :  and  the  drink- 
offering  thereof  .^/la//  he  of  wine,  the  fourth 
-part  of  a  hin. 

14  And  ye  shall  cat  neither  bread,  nor 
parched  corn,  nor  green  ears,  until  the 
selfsame  day  that  ye  have  brought  an  of- 
fering unto  your  God  :  it  shall  he  a  statute 
for  ever  throughout  your  generations  in 
all  your  dwellings. 

15  T[  And  ye  shall  count  unto  you  from 
the  morrow  after  the  sabbath,  from  the 
day  that  ye  brought  the  sheaf  of  the  wave- 
offering;  ''seven  sabbaths  shall  be  com- 
plete : 

16  E^vcn  unto  the  morrow  after  the  sev- 
enth sabbath  shall  ye ''number  fifty  days  ; 
and  yc  shall  offer  a  new  meat-offering 
unto  the  Loud. 

17  Ye  shall  bring  out  of  your  habita- 
tions two  wave-loaves  of  two  tenth-deals  : 
they  shall  be  of  fine  flour;  they  shall  be 
baken  with  leaven  ;  they  are  the  "^first- 
fruits  unto  the  Lord. 

•  H<!b.  omtr,  or  haml/ul.  •  KtoJus2::'«;  •i1:19;  VA:16; 
Prov.3:«;  Eli-k  ipUl  :  :!0.  b  Exoilim  2!>:  24.  c  rlinp.  2  :  M-lt;. 
<<  rlinp.  ir>:8!  Ex.  :11:22;  n«uL  |ii:'l.  «Arti2:l.  r  ver.  10; 
Kiimbcr"  1B:20:  28:2fi,  i-tc.  «  Mnl.  1  :  13,  14.  h  cimp.  4  :  2:1. 
1   Num.  18:12:   D<;utl»:4;    1  Cor.  9:14.       j  chap.  19:9;    Deut. 


Jl.   Wave  tile  sheaf;  move  it  to  and  fro. 

14.  It  .-shnll  he  a  statute;  a  law,  that  they 
should  not  eat  of  the  new  harvest  till  lliey  had  first 
prcsmtcd  an  ofTering  from  it  to  the  Lord. 

l.l.    The  morrow  after  the  sahbath  ;  the  six- 
teenlh  day  of  tlie  month  Abib.     Seven  sabbaths ; 
seven  weeks,  or  forty-nine  days. 
166 


18  And  ye  .shall  offer  with  the  *•":»» 
bread  seven  lambs^  without  blemish  of  the 
first  year,  and  one  young  bullock,  and  two 
rams  :  they  shall  be  for  a  burnt-off'ering 
unto  the  Lord,  with  their  meat-ofTering. 
and  their  drink-offerings,  even  an  oflfering 
made  by  fire,  of  sweet  savor  unto  the  Lord. 

19  Then  ye  shall  sacrifice  one  ''kid  of 
the  goats  for  a  sin-offering,  and  two  lambs 
of  the  first  year  tor  a  sacrifice  of  peace- 
offerings. 

20  And  the  priest  shall  wave  them  with 
the  bread  of  the  first-fruits  for  a  wave- 
offering  before  the  Lord,  with  the  two 
lambs:  'they  shall  be  holy  to  the  Lord 
for  the  priest. 

21  And  ye  shall  proclaim  on  the  self- 
same day,  that  it  may  be  a  holy  convo- 
cation unto  you :  ye  shall  do  no  servile 
work  therein:  it  .shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
in  all  your  dwellings  throughout  your 
generations. 

22  lyAnd  when  ye  Jreap  the  harvest  of 
your  land,  thou  slialt  not  make  clean  rid- 
dance of  the  corners  of  thy  field  when 
thou  reapest,  neither  shalt  thou  gather 
any  gleaning  of  thy  harvest  :  thou  shalt 
leave  them  unto  the  ''poor,  and  to  the 
stranger:   I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

2.3  T[And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

24  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  In  the  'seventh  month,  in  the  first 
(lay  of  the  month,  shall  ye  have  a  sab- 
bath, a  memorial  of  blowing  of  "'trum- 
pets, a  holy  convocation. 

2.5  Yc  shall  do  no  servile  work  therein  : 
but  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

26  Tl  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

27  Also  on  the  tenth  day  of  this  seventh 
month  there  .shall  he  a  day  of  "atonement : 
it  shall  be  a  holy  convocation  unto  you ; 
and  yc  shall  "afflict  your  souls,  and  oficr 
an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

28  And  ye  shall  do  no  work  in  that  same 
day  :  for  it  is  a  day  of  atonement,  to  make 
an  atonement  for  you  before  the  Lord 
your  God. 

29  For  whatsoever  soul  it  be  that  shall 
not  be  Paflflicted  in  that  same  day,  he  shall 
be  icut  off  from  among  his  people. 


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17:14. 

16.  A  next' meat-offering ;  made  ofnewfiour. 
Tliis  was  on  the  fiftieth  day  from  the  sixteenth  of 
the  month  Abib.  It  was  called  the  feast  of  Pente- 
cost, which  means  the  fiftieth,  Acts  2:1;  and  was  a 
feast  of  thanksgi  ving  at  the  close  of  the  harvest,  which 
began  about  the  time  of  the  passover.     Ver.  39. 

24.   The  seventh  mouth  ;  Tizri.     Chap.  16:29. 


Tlie  feast  of  tabernacles. 


LEVITICUS    XXIV.        Of  the  lamps,  and  show-bread. 


B.c'iTti'  30  And  whatsoever  soul  i^ie  that 
doeth  any  work  in  that  same  day.  the  same 
soul  will  I  "destroy  from  among  his  people. 

31  Ye  shall  do  no  manner  of  work:  it 
shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  throughout  your 
generations  in  all  your  dwellings. 

32  It  shall  be  unto  you  a  sabbath  of  rest, 
and  ye  shall  afflict  your  souls  :  in  the 
ninth  day  of  the  month  at  even,  from  even 
unto  even,  shall  ye  *celebrate  your  sab- 
bath. 

33  ^And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

34  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  The  fifteenth  day  of  this  seventh 
month  shall  be  the  ''feast  of  tabernacles 
for  seven  days  unto  the  Lord. 

35  On  the  first  day  shall  be  a  holy  con- 
vocation :  ye  shall  do  no  servile  work 
therein. 

36  Seven  days  ye  shall  offer  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  ;  on  the  '^  eighth 
day  shall  be  a  holy  convocation  unto  you, 
and  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made  by  fire 
vmto  the  Lord  :  it  is  a  tsolemn  ^  assembly  ; 
and  ye  shall  do  no  servile  work  therein. 

37  These  are  the  feasts  of  the  Lord, 
which  ye  shall  proclaim  to  be  holy  con- 
vocations, to  offer  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord,  a  burnt-offering,  and 
a  meat-offering,  a  sacrifice,  and  drink- 
offerings,  every  thing  vipon  his  "day: 

38  Beside  the  ''sabbaths  of  the  Lord, 
and  beside  your  gifts,  and  beside  all  your 
vows,  and  beside  all  your  freewill-offer- 
ings, which  ye  give  unto  the  Lord. 

39  Also  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  sev- 
enth month,  when  ye  have  ^  gathered  in 
the  fruit  of  the  land,  ye  shall  keep  a  feast 
unto  the  Lord  seven  days :  on  the  first 
day  shall  be  a  sabbath,  and  on  the  eighth 
day  .thall  be  a  sabbath. 


40  And  ye  shall  take  you  on  the  first 
day  the  t  boughs  of  goodly  trees,  branches 
of  palm-trees,  and  the  boughs  of  thick 
trees,  and  willows  of  the  brook ;  and  ye 
shall''  rejoice  before  the  Lord  your  God 
seven  days. 

41  And  ye  shall  keep  it  a  feast  unto  the 
Lord  'seven  days  in  the  year:  it  shall  be 
a  statute  for  ever  in  your  generations  ;  ye 
shall  celebrate  it  in  the  seventh  month. 

42  Ye  shall  dwell  in  booths  seven  days  ; 
all  that  are  Israelites  born  shall  dwell  in 
booths : 

43  That  'your  generations  may  know- 
that  I  made  the  children  of  Israel  to  dwell 
in  booths,  when  I  brought  them  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt:   I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

44  And  Moses  ''declared  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  the  feasts  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  The  oil  for  the  lamps.  .5  The  show-bread.  10  Shelo- 
mith's  son  blasphemeth.  13  The  law  of  blasphemy. 
17  Of  murder.  18  Of  damage.  23  The  blasphemer 
is  stoned. 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 


A^ 


a  chap.  20  :  .'J-fi.  *  Heb.  resl.  b  Exodus  «:  16  :  34  : '22  ;  Num. 
29:12;  Dent  16:1:);  Kzra3:4:  Neli.  8  :  14  ;  Zecli.  H  :  16-19  ; 
.Iohn7:2;  Heb.U:9.  c  Num.  29:3.5;  Neh.8:18;  John7:37. 
t  Heb.  dnv  oCrestraint.  i  Deut.  16:8;  2  Cliron.  7:9;  .loel  1 :  14 ; 
2:15.    oEccI.S:!.     fNurA.29:39.     kEx.23:16.     t  Heb./r«rt. 


31.  A  Statute  ;  a  law,  that  the  tenth  day  of 
Tizri  should  be  observed  as  a  sabbath,  or  day  of 
atonement,  of  rest,  and  of  religious  worship.  It  was 
a  day  of  annual  fasting,  humiliation,  and  prayer. 

SI.  Feast  of  tabernacles ;  in  commemoration  of 
their  having  dwelt  in  tabernacles  during  forty  years 
in  the  wilderness. 

42.    Booths;    temporary    dwellings,    made    of 
boughs  or  other  slight  materials. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  No  other  seasons  or  occasions  of  public  wor- 
ship are  ever  to  set  aside,  supersede,  or  lead  any  to 
neglect  the  habitual  and  holy  observance  of  the 
weekly  Sabbath. 

5.  The  reasons  why  believers  in  Christ  are  passed 
over  or  spared,  and  made  partakers  of  the  riches  of 
grace,  should  ever  be  remembered,  and  the  love 
which  procured  their  salvation  be  celebrated  accord- 
ing to  his  command,  with  gratitude  and  joy.  Luke 
22  :  19  ;  1  Cor.  5:7;  11 :  24. 


2  Command  'the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  bring  unto  thee  pure  oil-olive  beaten 
for  the  light.  Ho  cause  the  lamps  to  burn 
continually."' 

3  Without  the  veil  of  the  testimony,  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  shall 
Aaron  order  it  from  the  evening  unto  the 
morning  before  the  Lord  continually  :  it 
shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  in  your  genera- 
tions. 

4  He  shall  order  the  lamps  upon  the  pure 
candlestick"  before  the  Lord  continually. 

5  T[  And  thou  shalt  take  fine  flour,  and 
bake  "twelve  cakes  thereof:  two  tenth- 
deals  shall  be  in  one  cake. 

6  And  thou  shalt  set  them  in  two  rows. 


h  Deut.  16:  14,  15.  i  Num.  29:  12.  j  Ex.  13:  14:  Deut  31  :  13; 
P.ia.  78:5,  6.  k  ver.  2.  I  Exodus  27  :  20,  2:.  i  Keh.  to  cause  to 
ascend.  m  Mat  25 :  :i-8 ;  Luke  12:35.  n  Ex.  31 :  8  ;  37:17-24; 
39  :  37 ;  Zech.  4:2,11;  Rev.  1 :  20.    o  Ex.  26 :  30. 


14.  The  blessings  of  providence,  as  well  as  of 
grace,  are  from  the  Lord.  They  should  all  be  ac- 
knowledged as  his  gifts,  and  used  to  his  glory. 

21.  After  gathering  in  the  fruits  of  the  earth,  a 
day  of  annual  thanksgiving,  appropriately  observed 
by  all  the  people  in  commemoration  of  the  goodness 
of  Grod,  is  suited  to  honor  him  and  benefit  them. 

31.  A  day  annually,  of  humiliation,  fasting,  and 
prayer,  when  labor  and  amusements  are  suspended, 
and  the  people  unite  in  confessing  and  forsaking  their 
sins  and  imploring  divine  mercy,  is  highly  proper, 
and  has  often  been  blessed. 

40.  Deliverances  from  great  evils,  as  well  as  the 
reception  of  great  favors,  call  for  peculiar  gratitude 
to  (j-od,  and  should  be  celebrated  with  special 
thanksgiving. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

5.    Tiro  tenth-deals  ;  two  omers.  or  tenths  of  an 
ephah  :  about  six  quarts.     Ex.  16  :  36. 
167 


The  law  of  blasphemy. 


LEVITICUS   XXV. 


Of  the  seventh  year. 


six  on  a  row,  upon  the  pure  "table  before 
the  Lord. 

7  .\ndthou  slialtputpurefrankincen.se 
upon  carh  row,  that  it  may  be  on  the 
bread  for  a  memorial,  even  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Loud. 

8  Every  ''sabbath  he  shall  set  it  in  order 
before  the  Lord  continually,  being  taken 
from  the  children  of  Israel  by  an  ever- 
lasting covenant. 

9  And  it  shall  be  Aaron's  and  his  sons' ; 
and  "they  shall  eat  it  in  the  holy  place: 
lor  it  ix  most  holy  unto  him  of  the  offer- 
ings of  the  Lord  made  by  fire  by  a  per- 
petual statute. 

10  *i\  And  the  son  of  an  Israclitish  wom- 
an, whose  father  was  an  Egyptian,  went 
out  among  the  children  of  Israel :  and  this 
son  of  the  Israclitish  icoman  and  a  man 
of  Israel  strove  together  in  the  camp; 

1 1  And  the  Israclitish  woman's  son  blas- 
phemed'* the  name  o/'//ie  L07\'D,  and  curs- 
ed. And  they  brought  '"him  unto  Moses  : 
and  his  mother's  name  teas  Shelomith,  the 
daughter  of  Dibri,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan: 

12  And  they  "^put  him  in  ward,  *that  the 
minds  of  the  Lord  might  be  showed  them. 

13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  jNIoses, 
saying, 

14  Bring  forth  him  that  hath  cursed 
without  the  camp;  and  let  all  that  heard 
him  lay  their  '■hands  upon  his  head,  and 
let  all  the  congregation  stone  him. 

15  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying,  Whosoever  curscth 
his  God  shall  bear  his  sin. 

16  And  'he  that  blasphemeth  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  he  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death,  and  all  the  congregation  shall  cer- 
tainly stone  him:  as  well  the  stranger, 
as  he  that  is  born  in  the  land,  when  he 
blasphemeth  the  name  of  the  LORD, 
shall  be  put  to  death. 

17  HAnd  he  that  tkillcth  any  Jman 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

•  1  Kinj»,  7:48;  Heb.  9:2.  b  1  Cliron.  9  :  32 ;  2  Chron.  2  :  4. 
e  cli«p.  8:31;  Ex.  29  :  32  ;  1  Sam.  21 :  fi ;  Mat.  12  :  4.  d  Job  1 :  0, 
11,22;  I»ii.  8:21.  c  Ex.  18:26.  f  Numbers  Ifi  :  34.  *  Heh.  (o 
txpound  unto  thfm  according  to  tht  mouth  of  the  Lord,  b  Num. 
27:».     b  Deut.  13:9;   17:7.      i  KxoJus20:7;   1  Kill'il,  21  :  10-13; 

8.  Every  sabbath  ;  the  bread  was  taken  away 
and  faten  by  the  priests,  and  the  frankincense  was 
burnt  as  an  offering  by  fire  to  the  Lord;  and  new- 
bread  and  frankincense  were  put  in  their  place. 

12.    Ward;  prison,  or  safe  custody. 

17.   Killcth  ;  murdereth. 

I.N.STRUCTIONS. 

4.  Ministers  of  rcli^ifn  should  constantly  endeav- 
or, from  the  word,  the  Spirit,  and  the  providences 
of  God,  to  enlighten  the  minds  of  men  as  to  their 
duty,  and  set  before  them  the  motives  to  obedience 
which  God  has  revealed. 

IC.  Blasphemy  against  God  is  great  and  aggra- 
vated wickedness;  and  under  the  Jewish  dispensa- 
tion, was,  as  treason,  punished  with  di'ath. 

2.3.  The  execution,  at  the  command  of  Ood,  of  no- 
torious criminals,  is  a  soleriin  duty,  the  performance 
168 


18  And  he  that  killeth  a  ■'beast  *b.c:hw: 
shall  make  it  good;   +  beast  for  beast. 

19  And  if  a  man  cause  a  blemish  in  his 
neighbor;  'as  he  hath  done,  so  shall  it  be 
done  to  him : 

20  Breach  for  breach,  eye  for  eye,  tooth 
for  tooth  :  as  he  hath  caused  a  blemish  in 
a  man,  so  shall  it  be  done  to  him  again. 

21  And  he  that  killeth  a  beast,  he  shall 
restore  it :  and  he  that  killeth  a  man,  he 
shall  be  put  to  death. 

22  Ye  shall  have  '"one  manner  of  law, 
as  well  for  the  stranger,  as  for  one  of  your 
own  country:  for  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

213  ^And  Moses  spake  to  the  children 
of  Israel,  that  they  should  bring  forth  him 
that  had  cursed  out  of  the  camp,  and  stone 
him  with  stones  :  and  the  children  of  Is- 
rael did  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  The  sal'bath  of  the  seventh  year.  8  The  jnbiloe  in 
the  fiftieth  year.  14  Of  oppression.  18  A  blessing 
of  obedience.  2-3  The  redemption  of  land.  "29  Of 
houses.  :!5  Compassion  of  the  poor.  ;}9  Tlie  usage 
of  bondmen.     47  The  redemption  of  servants. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto   Moses  in 
mount  Sinai,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them.  When  ye  come  into  the 
land  which  I  give  you,  then  shall  the  land 
keep^  a  sabbath  unto  the  Lord. 

3  Six  "years  thou  shalt  sow  thy  field, 
and  six  years  thou  shalt  prune  thy  vine- 
yard, and  gather  in  the  fruit  thereof; 

4  But  in  the  seventh  year  shall  be  a 
sabbath  of  rest  unto  the  land,  a  sabbath 
for  the  Lord  :  thou  shalt  neither  sow  thy 
field,  nor  prune  thy  vineyard. 

5  That  which  "groweth  of  its  own  ac- 
cord of  thy  harvest  thou  shalt  not  reap, 
neither  gather  the  grapes  of  thy  !l  vine 
undressed:  for  it  is  a  year  of  rest  unto 
the  land. 

6  And  the  sabbath  of  the  land  shall  be 
meat  for  you  ;  for  thee,  and  for  thy  ser- 


Psa.  74:10,18;  139:20;  Mat.  12:31.  f  Kch.  tmiteth  Ihcli/e  nf 
aman.  j  Ex.  21 :  12  :  Num.  35  :  31  ;  lleut.  19: 11,  12.  k  vrr.  2i. 
t  H^h.  life  for  life.  I  Deut.  19:21;  Mnt.r):38;  7:2.  m  Num. 
15:16.  hWKh.rett.  n  Ex- 23  :  10;  2  Chron.  36 :  21.  oiKing:!!, 
19  :  29.     If  Heb.  separation. 

of  M-hich  is  suited  to  give  timely  warning  to  the 
wicked  and  exercise  upon  them  salutary  restr.aint. 
By  commanding  that  some  should  thus  be  put  to 
death  in  this  world,  God  gives  indications  of  the 
terrible  punishment  which  awaits  the  persevcringly 
wicked  in  the  world  to  come.  Hence  a  reason  why 
some  who  deny  punishment  in  the  future  world,  are 
opposed  to  capital  punishment  in  this  :  because  one 
foreshadows  the  other. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

Ci.  Not  reap,  iieither  gather ;  as  in  other  years, 
but  share  what  grew  with  others  as  thev  might 
need,  .and  with  the  beast  of  the  field.  Ver.  6,  7. 
11.  V2. 

G.  The  aabbiith  of  the  land;  the  spontaneous 
produce  of  the  sabbatical  year. 


The  year  of  julnlce. 


LEVITICUS  XXV. 


Redemption  of  land. 


B.  O.  1490 

hired  servant,  and  for  thy  stranger  that 
sojourneth  with  thee, 

7  And  for  thy  cattle  and  for  the  beast 
that  arc  in  thy  land,  shall  all  the  increase 
thereof  be  meat. 

8  T[  And  thou  shall  number  scA-en  sab- 
baths of  years  unto  thee,  seven  times 
seven  years ;  and  the  space  of  the  seven 
sabbaths  of  years  shall  be  unto  thee  forty 
and  nine  years. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  cause  the  trumpet  *of 
the  jubilee  to  sound  on  the  tenth  day  of 
the  seventh  month,  in  the  "day  of  atone- 
ment shall  ye  make  the  '' trumpet  sound 
throughout  all  your  land. 

10  And  ye  shall  hallow  the  fiftieth  year, 
and  "^proclaim  liberty  throughout  all  the 
land  unto  all  the  inhabitants  thereof :  it 
shall  be  a  jubilee  unto  you  ;  and  ye  shall 
return  **  every  man  unto  his  possession,  and 
ye  shall  return  every  man  unto  his  family. 

11  A  jubilee  shall  that  fiftieth  year  be 
unto  you  :  ye  shall  not  sow,  neither  reap 
that  which  groweth  of  itself  in  it,  nor  gath- 
er the  grapes  in  it  of  thy  vine  undressed. 

12  For  it  is  the  jubilee  ;  it  shall  be  holy 
unto  you  :  ye  shall  eat  the  increase  there- 
of out  of  the  field. 

13  In  the  ®year  of  this  jubilee  ye  shall 
return  every  man  unto  his  possession. 

14  And  if  thou  sell  aught  unto  thy  neigh- 
bor, or  buyest  aught  of  thy  neighbor's 
hand,  ye  shall  ""not  oppress  one  another: 

15  According  to  the  number  of  years  after 
the  jubilee  thou  shalt  buy  of  thy  neighbor, 
and  according  unto  the  number  of  years  of 
the  fruits  he  shall  sell  unto  thee: 

16  According  to  the  multitude  of  years 
thou  shalt  increase  the  price  thereof,  and 
according  to  the  fewness  of  years  thou 
shalt  diminish  the  price  of  it:  for  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  the  years  of  the  fruits 
doth  he  sell  unto  thee. 

17  Ye  shall  not  therefore  oppress  one 
another;  but  thou  shalt  sfear  thy  God: 
for  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

18  IT^Vherefore  ye  shall ''  do  my  statutes, 
and  keep  my  judgments,  and  do  them ;  and 
ye'  shall  dwell  in  the  land  in  safety. 


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a  chap. 

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24.  27. 

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10 

10. 

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Isa.61 

l,-2; 

63  :  4  ;    .ler.  34  :  15- 

17 

Zecliariah  9 : 

11,  12 

1. 

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ver.  17 

chap 

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1  Cor. 

6:8.     B 

Gen. 

42: 

18; 

Jer.  22:16.      i 

Psa.  103 

:  18.      i  Deut  12  :  10 

;   Psalm  4  :  8 

Prov. 

9.  The  day  of  atonement ;  chap.  23:27-32. 

10.  Halloic  ;  keep  sacred  as  a  season  of  rejoicing;. 
16.  According  to  the   mnltititde — and — the 

fewness  ;  the  price  of  what  they  sold  was  to  be 
regulated  according  to  the  distance  of  time  from  the 
year  of  jubilee,  when  it  would  revert  to  its  former 
owner.     Ver.  10,  23. 

21.  For  three  years;  namely,  the  seventh  or 
sabbatical  year  ;  the  eighth,  the  year  of  jubilee  ; 
and  till  the  harvest  of  the  ninth. 


19  And  the  land  shall  yield  her  fruit, 
and  ye  shall  eat  your  fill,  and  dwell  there- 
in in  safety. 

20  And  if  ye  shall  say,  What  shall  we 
eat  the  seventh  year?  behold,  wc  shall 
not  sow,  nor  gather  in  our  increase : 

21  Then  I  will  J  command  my  blessing 
upon  you  in  the  sixth  year,  and  it  shall 
bring  forth  fruit  for  three  years. 

22  And  ''ye  shall  sow  the  eighth  year, 
and  eat  yet  of  old  fruit  until  the  ninth 
year;  until  her  fruits  come  in  ye  shall 
eat  of  the  old  store. 

23'^  The  land  shall  not  be  sold  t  for 
ever :  for  the  land  is  '  mine ;  for  ye  are 
strangers'"  and  sojourners  with  me. 

24  And  in  all  the  land  of  your  possession 
ye  shall  grant  a  redemption  for  the  land. 

25  T[  If  thy  brother  be  waxen  poor,  and 
hath  sold  away  some  of  his  possession, 
and  if  "  any  of  his  kin  come  to  redeem  it, 
then  shall  he  redeem  that  which  his 
brother  sold. 

26  And  if  the  man  have  none  to  redeem 
it,  and  +  himself  be  able  to  redeem  it ; 

27  Then  let  him  "count  the  years  of  the 
sale  thereof,  and  restore  the  overplus  unto 
the  man  to  whom  he  sold  it;  that  he  may 
return  unto  his  possession. 

28  But  if  he  be  not  able  to  restore  it  to 
him,  then  that  which  is  sold  shall  remain 
in  the  hand  of  him  that  hath  bought  it  un- 
til the  year  of  jubilee  :  and  in  the  jubilee 
it  shall  go  Pout,  and  he  shall  return  unto 
his  possession. 

29  And  if  a  man  sell  a  dwelling-house 
in  a  walled  city,  then  he  may  redeem  it 
within  a  whole  year  after  it  is  sold  ;  ivith- 
in  a  full  year  may  he  redeem  it. 

30  And  if  it  be  not  redeemed  within  the 
space  of  a  full  year,  then  the  house  that 
is  in  the  walled  city  shall  be  established 
for  ever  to  him  that  bought  it  through- 
out his  generations :  it  shall  not  go  out 
in  the  jubilee. 

31  But  the  houses  of  the  villages  whicii 
have  no  wall  round  about  them  shall  be 
counted  as  the  fields  of  the  country  :  Hhey 
may  be  redeemed,  and  they  shall  go  out 
in  the  jubilee. 


1:33;  .Ter.  23:6;  Ezekiel  34  :  25-28.  j  Dent  28: 8.  k2Kinp., 
19 :  29.  t  Heb.  for  culling  itf,  or  tr  he  quite  cut  off.  1  2  Clirnn. 
7:20.  m  Psalm  :i9:  12.  n  Kuth  2  :  20  ;  .ler.  32  : 7.  8.  ^  Heb. /ii> 
hand  hath  attained  and  found  sufficiency.  chap..T:7.  o  ver.  .tO-52. 
P  ver.  13.     \  Heb.  redemption  belongeth  unto  it. 


23.  Not  be  sold  for  ever  ;  but  only  till  the  year 
of  jubilee. 

27.  Count  the  years ;  from  the  time  he  sold  it 
to  that  date,  and  also  to  the  year  of  jubilee,  and 
give  accordingly.  If  he  sold  it  twenty  years  before 
the  year  of  jubilee,  and  ten  of  them  had  expired,  he 
would,  for  the  redemption,  give  half  as  much  as  he 
sold  it  for ;  if  but  five  years  had  passed,  he  would 
give  three  quarters ;  and  so  in  proportion  for  any 
length  of  time.     Ver.  50— 55. 

169 


Tlie  usage  of  bondmen. 


LEVITICUS   XXV. 


Redemption  oj"  sen- ants. 


32  Notwithstanding  the  "cities  of  the 
Levites,  a)id  the  liouses  of  the  cities  of 
their  possession,  may  the  Levites  redeem 
at  any  time. 

33  And  if  *a  man  pnrchasc  of  the  Le- 
vites, then  the  honse  that  was  sold,  and 
the  city  of  his  possession,  shall  go  out  in 
the  year  0/ jubilee  :  for  the  houses  of  the 
cities  of  the  Levites  arc  their  possession 
among  the  children  of  Israel. 

34  But  the  ''field  of  the  suburbs  of  their 
cities  may  not  be  sold ;  for  it  is  their  per- 
petual possession. 

35  If  And  if  thy  brother  be  wa.xen  ■■  poor, 
and  tfallcn  in  decay  with  thee  ;  then  thou 
shalt  -relieve  ''him:  yea,  though  he  be  a 
stranger,*  or  a  sojourner ;  that  he  may 
live  with  thee. 

36  Take  thou  no  ""usury  of  him,  or  in- 
crease: but  efear  thy  God;  that  thy 
brother  may  live  with  thee. 

37  Thou  shalt  not  give  him  thy  money 
upon  usury,  nor  lend  him  thy  victuals  for 
increase. 

38  I  ^'am  the  Lord  your  God,  which 
brought  you  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  to  give  you  the  land  of  Canaan, 
and  to  be  your  God. 

39  ^  And  if  thy  brother  that  dwclltth  by 
thee  be  waxen  poor,  and  be  sold  unto 
thee ;  thou  shalt  not  5  compel  him  to  serve 
as  a  bondservant: 

40  But  as  a  'hired  servant,  and  as  a 
sojourner,  he  shall  be  with  thee,  and  shall 
serve  thee  unto  the  year  of  jubilee: 

41  And  then  shall  he  depart  from  thee, 
both  he  and  his  children  with  him,  and 
shall  return  unto  his  own  family,  and 
unto  the  possession  of  his  fathers  shall 
he  return. 

42  For  tjiey  are  J  my  servants,  which  1 
brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt: 
they  shall  not  be  sold  Has  bondmen. 

43  Thou  shalt  not  rule  over  him  with 
rigor;''  but  shalt  'fear  thy  God. 

4  4  Hotlitliy  bondmen,  and  thy  bondmaids, 
which  thou  shalt  have,  .^hall  he  of  the  hea- 
then that  are  round  about  you;  of  them 
shall  ye  buy>bondmcn  and  bondmaids. 


•  Num.  as  :  2 ;  Josh.  21:1,  etc.  *  Or,  one  of  the  Levitet  redeem 
tlicrn.  h  Actii  I :  nii,  37.  c  n»l.  «:  10;  I  John,  :i :  17.  i  Hvh.  hit 
haniifaUelh.  %  \l<^\i.  ttrenglhen.  d  DeuL  15:7,8.  «Hel).  13-2 
'  DruU  2:t:  Ifl;  Punlrn  Ifttft.  It  Neli.  f.:9,iri.  h  clinp.  2-J:32,a:i. 
4  Hehrervelhytel/wUhhimiellhlhetervice.    I  Ex. 21:2, 3.    i  ver. 

35.  Rclicrc  him  ;  by  taking  no  interest,  or  in- 
crease, for  what  w.os  needful  for  the  poor  man's 
support.     Ver.  30,  .37. 

39.  Sold  nnto  thee  ;  becomes  obligated  to  yield 
service.     Ver.  42. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

C.  God  requires  that  we  should  in  all  things  feel 
our  consUmt  dependence  on  liiin;  and  he  so  orders 
things  in  hi.s  providence  as  to  supply  the  wants  of 
those  who  trust  in  and  obey  him. 

17.  God  is  the  friend  of  justice  and  mercy,  and  the 
eternal  enemy  of  covctousness  and  oppression.   None 
170 


45  Moreover,  of  the  children  of  b":h»: 
the  strangers  "'that  do  sojourn  among  you, 
of  them  sliall  ye  buy,  and  of  their  families 
that  are  witli  you,  which  they  begat  in 
your  land:  and  they  shall  be  your  pos- 
session. 

46  And  ye  shall  take  them  as  an  "in- 
heritance for  your  children  after  you,  to 
inherit  them  for  a  possession;  *they  shall 
be  your  bondmen  forever:  but  over  your 
brethren  the  children  of  Israel,  ye  shall 
not  rule  one  over  another  with  "rigor. 

47  IfAud  if  a  sojourner  or  stranger  t  wa.x 
rich  by  thee,  and  thy  brother //iof  dwellcth 
by  him  wax  poor,  and  Psell  himself  unto 
the  stranger  or  sojourner  by  thee,  or  to 
the  slock  of  the  stranger's  family; 

48  After  that  he  is  sold  he  may  be  re- 
deemed again;  one  of  his  brethren  may 
redeem  him : 

49  Either  his  uncle,  or  his  uncle's  son, 
may  redeem  him,  or  any  that  is  nigh  of  kin 
unto  him  of  his  family  may  redeem  him  ; 
or  if  he  be  able,  he  may  redeem  himself. 

50  And  he  shall  reckon  with  him  that 
bought  him  from  the  year  that  he  was  sold 
to  him  unto  the  year  of  jubilee:  and  the 
price  of  his  sale  shall  be  according  unto 
the  number  of  years,  according  to  the  f  time 
of  a  hired  servant  shall  it  be  with  him. 

51  If  there  be  yet  many  years  behind, 
according  unto  them  he  shall  give  again 
the  price  of  his  redemption  out  of  the 
money  that  he  was  bought  for. 

52  And  if  there  remain  but  few  years 
unto  the  year  of  jubilee,  then  he  sliall 
count  with  him,  and  according  unto  his 
years  shall  he  give  him  again  the  price 
of  his  redemption. 

53  And  as  a  yearly  hired  servant  shall 
he  be  with  him:  and  the  other  shall  not 
rule  with  rigor  over  him  in  thy  sight. 

54  And  if  he  be  not  redeemed  *in  these 
year.f,  then  he  shall  go  out  in  the  year  of 
jubilee,  both  he,  and  his  children  with  him. 

55  For  unto  me  the  children  of  Lsrael 
are  servants  ;  "■  they  are  my  servants  whom 
I  brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt : 
I  am  the  Lord  vour  God. 


5.T  ;  I  Cor.  7  :  22,  23.  \\  Ueb.  with  the  tale  of  a  hondman.  k  ver. 
46;  Eph.  6:9.  lMnI.3:.'i.  itilsn.nfi:6.  nlsn.M:*.  *  Hcb. 
ye  thall  serve  yourselves  with  them.  ver.  39.  "  ver.  43.  f  H»*b. 
his  hand  obtain,  ver.  W.  p  Neli.  6 :  .■), 8.  q  Job  7 : 1  ;  Isa.  16:  H. 
^  Or,  by  these  mennH.     r  ver.  42. 

can  obtain  his  favor  without  doing  justly,  loving 
mercy,  and  walking  humbly  with  him.    Mic.ah  6 :  R. 

22.  For  individuals  and  for  nations,  obedience  to 
God  is  the  sure  means  of  competence  and  safety. 

37.  God  has  speci.al  regard  for  the  poor,  sympa- 
thizes with  them  in  distress,  and  requires  that  suoh 
as  have  the  means,  and  know  their  condition,  sliould 
relieve  their  wants. 

53.  Jehovah  is  a  God  of  kindness  and  compassion. 
These  traits  of  character  he  requires  in  all  his  peo- 
ple; and  without  them  none  can  meet  his  approba- 
tion or  enjoy  the  blessings  of  his  everlasting  favor. 


A  blessins;  and 


LEVITICUS   XXVI. 


a  curse  proposed. 


t^.\f^':     CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  Of  idolatry.  2  Religiousness.  .3  A  blessing  to  them 
that  keep  the  commandments.  14  A  curse  to  those 
that  break  them.  40  God  promiseth  to  remember 
them  that  repent. 

TE  ''shall  make  yon  no  idols  nor  graven 
image,  neither  rear  you  up  a  *stand- 
ing  image,  neither  shall  ye  set  up  any 
imaget  of  stone  in  your  land,  to  bow  down 
unto  it:   for  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

2  T[  Ye  ''shall  keep  my  sabbaths,  and  rev- 
erence my  sanctuary  :   I  am  the  Lord. 

3  T[  If  '^  ye  walk  in  my  statutes,  and  keep 
my  commandments,  and  do  them ; 

4  Then  I  will  give  you  ''  rain  in  due 
season,  and  the  "land  shall  yield  her  in- 
crease, and  the  trees  of  the  field  shall 
yield  their  fruit. 

5  And  your  "^ threshing  shall  reach  unto 
the  vintage,  and  the  vintage  shall  reach 
unto  the  sowing-time :  and  ye  shall  eat 
yoi]r  bread  to  the  full,  and  dwell  in  your 
land  safely. 

6  And  I  will  give  s  peace  in  the  land, 
and  ye  shall  lie  down,  and  none  shall 
make  yoa  afraid  :  and  I  will  t  rid  evil 
beasts''  out  of  the  land,  neither  shall  the 
sword  go  through  your  land. 

7  And  ye  shall  chase  your  enemies,  and 
they  shall  fall  before  you  by  the  sword. 

8  And  'five  of  you  shall  chase  a  hun- 
dred, and  a  hundred  of  you  shall  put  ten 
thousand  to  flight :  and  your  enemies  shall 
fall  before  you  by  the  sword. 

9  For  I  will  have  respect  unto  Jyou, 
and ''  make  you  fruitful,  and '  multiply  you, 
and  establish  my  covenant  with  you. 

10  And  ye  shall  eat  old  ""store,  and  bring 
forth  the  old  because  of  the  new. 

11  And  I  will  set  my  "tabernacle  among 
you :   and  my  soul  shall  not  "abhor  you. 

1 2  And  I  will  P  walk  among  you,  and  i  will 
be  your  God,  and  ye  shall  be  my  people. 

13  1  'am  the  Lord  your  God,  which 
brought  you  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  that  ye  should  not  be  their  bond- 
men; and  I  have  ^broken  the  bands  of 
your  yoke,  and  made  you  go  upright. 


»  neut.l6:22;  27:15.  *  Or, pillar.  \  Yish.  a  stane  of  picture, 
or  figured  stone.  bchnp.  19:30.  c  Deut.  11 :  13-15;  28;  1-14. 
i»  l3a.  30:23;  Ezek.  34:26.  o  Psa.  67  :  6.  f  Amos  9: 13.  e  Psa. 
147:14.  I  Weh.  cause  to  cease,  h  2Kings,  17:25;  Ezek.  5  :  17. 
i  Deut.  32:30.  j  E.x.  2:2.i ;  2  Kings,  13  :  23.  k  Nell.  9:2.3.  I  Psa. 
107 :  38.     m  cU.-ip.  25 :  22.     n  Psx  76 : 2 ;  Ezek.  37:  2(i-28 ;  Rev.  21 : 3. 


CHAPTER  XXVI. 

8.  Five — a  kiindred — ten  tho^isand ;  definite 
numbers  are  here  used  for  indefinite. 

9.  Have  respect  ;  remember  and  favor  you. 

10.  Bring  forth  the  old;  from  their  granaries, 
to  make  room  for  the  new  crop. 

11.  Set  my  tabernacle ;  continue  to  dwell 
among  them  with  his  visible  presence  on  the  mercy- 
seat,  and  to  do  tlieni  good. 

12.  Walk  among  you;  communicate  freely 
with  them. 

l.'l.  Made  you  go  upright ;  delivered  you  from 
Lowing  down  under  oppression  or  in  despondency. 


14  ^But'if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  me, 
and  will  not  do  all  these  commandments'; 

15  And  if  ye  shall  despise  my  statutes, 
or  if  your  soul  abhor  my  judgments,  so 
that  ye  will  not  do  all  my  commandments, 
but  that  ye  "break  my  covenant; 

16  I  also  will  do  this  unto  you;  I  will 
even  appoint  5  over  you  terror,  consumji- 
tion,  and  the  burning  ague,  that  shall  con- 
sume the  eyes,  and  cause  sorrow  of  heart : 
and  ye  shall  ''sow  your  seed  in  vain,  for 
your  "enemies  shall  eat  it. 

1 7  And  I  will  set  my  face  against  you,  and 
ye  shall  be  "slain  before  your  enemies: 
they  that  hate  you  shall  reign  over  you  ; 
and  ye  shall^  flee  when  none  pursueth  you. 

18  And  if  ye  will  not  yet  for  all  this 
hearken  unto  me,  then  I  will  punish  you 
seven  times  more  for  your  sins. 

19  And  I  will  break  the  ^ pride  of  your 
power ;  and  I  will  make  your  heaven  as 
iron,  and  your  earth  as  brass: 

20  And  your  strength  shall  be  spent  in 
vain:''  for  your  land  .shall  not  yield  her 
increase,  neither  shall  the  trees  of  the  land 
yield  their  fruits. 

2 1  1[  And  if  ye  walk  II  contrary  unto  me, 
and  will  not  hearken  unto  me ;  I  will 
bring  seven  times  more  plagues  upon  you 
according  to  your  sins. 

22  I  will  also  send  wild  ''beasts  among 
you,  wiiich  shall  rob  you  of  your  children, 
and  destroy  your  cattle,  and  make  you 
few  in  number  ;  and  your  highways  shall 
be  '■  desolate. 

23  And  if  ye  will  not  be  reformed  by  me 
by  these  things,  but  will  walk  contrary 
unto  me  ; 

24  Then  will  I  also  walk  ''contrary  unto 
you,  and  will  punish  you  yet  seven  times 
for  your  sins. 

25  And  I  will  bring  a  sword  upon  you, 
that  shall  '"avenge  the  quarrel  of  my  cov- 
enant :  and  when  ye  are  gathered  to- 
gether within  your  cities,  I  will  send  the 
pestilence  ^  among  you  ;  and  ye  shall  be 
delivered  into  the  hand  of  the  enemv. 


o  Deut.  32:  19;  Psalm  78:.59.  P  2  Cor.  6  :  Ifi.  q  Ezekiel  11  :20. 
r  chap.  25:. 38, 42.  sjer.2:20.  t  Deut.  28 : 1 6-68.  u  Ezek.  Ifi:,^. 
%  Keh.upan.  v  Micah6:15.  w  Neh.  9 :  .36,  37.  »  .Ter.  19:7. 
y  Prov.  28:1.  zlsa.25:ll.  aPsa.l27:l.  \\  Ot,at  alladventuref 
withme.  b  2Kiiiss,  17:  25;  Ezek.  5: 17.  c  Lam.  1 :  4.  dP8a.lS:2r>; 
Isa.  63  :  10.     e  Deut.  32  :  35 ;  Ezek.  20 :  37.     f  Jer.  24 :  10. 


15.  Myjudgme7its;  his  directions  and  decisions 
as  to  their  conduct. 

16.  Appoint  over  you ;  send  upon  them  the 
terrible  evils  mentioned. 

18.  Seven  times  ;  cause  a  great  increase  of  their 
sorrows. 

19.  As  iron.,  and — as  brass  ;  the  clouds  would 
give  no  rain,  any  more  than  if  they  were  iron,  and 
the  earth  no  fruit,  any  iriore  than  if  it  were  brass. 
Ver.  20. 

22.    Yonr  highways  shall  be  desolate;   men 
would  not  travel  in  them,  on  account  of  the  danger. 
Judges  5  :  G ;  2  Chron.  15 :  5 ;  Isa.  33 :  8. 
171 


Many  and  sore  curses. 


LEVITICUS   XXVI. 


Merry  for  the  penitent. 


26  A)id  when  I  have  'broken  the  staff  38  And  ye  shall  perish  among  the  *b.c.uw. 
of  your  bread,  ten  women  shall  bake  your  heathen,  and  the  land  of  your  enemies 
bread  in  one  oven,  and  they  shall  deliver  shall  eat  you  up. 

you  your  bread  again  by  weight :   and  ye      39  And  they  tliat  are  left  of  you  shall 
shall  eat,  and  ''not  be  satisfied.  pinei  away  in  their  iniquity  in  your  en- 

27  And  if  ye  will  not  for  all  this  hearken  cmies'  lands;  and  also  in  the  iniquities 
unto  me,  but  walk  contrary  unto  me  ;         of  tlieir  fathers  shall  they  pine  away  with 

28  Then  I  will  walk  contrary  unto  you  jthem. 

also  in  fury  ;  and  I,  even  I,  will  chastise  ,     40  If  Mliey  shall  confess  their  iniquity, 
you  seven  times  for  your  sins.  !  and  the  iniquity  of  theirfathers,  with  their 


29  And  ye  shall  "=eat  the  flesh  of  your 
sons,  and  the  flesh  of  your  daughters  shall 
ye  eat. 

30  And  I  will  "*  destroy  your  high  places, 


trespass  which  they    trespassed   against 
me,  and  that  also  they  have  walked  con- 
trary unto  me ; 
41  And  that  I  also  have  walked  contra- 


and  cut  down  your  images,  and  cast  your  ry  unto  them,  and  have  brought  them  into 
carcasses  upon  the  carcasses  of  your  idols,  j  the  land  of  their  enemies;  if  then  their 
and  my  soul  shall  '"abhor  you.  i  uncircumcised"  hearts  be  •humbled,  and 

31  And  I  will  make  your  ""cities  waste,  they  then  "accept  of  the  punishment  of 


and  bring  your  s  sanctuaries  unto  desola 
tion,  and  I  will   not  ''smell  the  savor  of 
your  sweet  odors. 

32  And  I  will  bring  the  'land  into  deso- 
lation :  and  your  enemies  which  dwell 
therein  shall  be  J  astonished  at  it. 

33  And  I  will  ''  scatter  you  among  the 
heathen,  and  will  draw  out  a  sword  after 
you  :  and  your  land  shall  be  desolate,  and 
your  cities  waste. 

34  Then  shall  the  'land  enjoy  her  sab- 
baths, as  long  as  it  lieth  desolate,  and  ye 
he  in  your  enemies'  land  ;  even  then  shall 
the  land  rest,  and  enjoy  her  sabbaths. 

3.5  As  long  as  it  lieth  desolate  it  shall 
rest ;  because  it  did  not  rest  in  your  sab- 
baths, when  ye  dwelt  upon  it. 

36  And  upon  them  that  are  left  alive  of 
you  I  will  send  a  '"  faintncss  into  their 
hearts  in  the  lands  of  their  enemies  ;  and 
the  ".sound  of  a  *shaken  leaf  shall  chase 
them  ;  and  they  shall  flee,  as  fleeing  from 
a  sword  ;  and  they  shall  fall  Avhen  none 
pursueth. 

37  And  they  shall  "  fall  one  upon  anoth- 
er, as  it  were  before  a  sword,  when  none 
pursueth  :  and  ye  shall  have  no  power  to 
stand P  before  your  enemies. 


•  Pun.  lOS  :  IB.  hHng.  1:6.  cl.am.  4:10.  d  Eick.  G:  3-1.3. 
e  Hiiip.  20:n.  f  Nell. -2:3.  «  2  Chron.M:  I'l;  M.it.  24:  2.  h  Isa. 
1:13.  i.)<T.2fi:ll,lR.  i.1er.I9:8.  kPsa.44:ll.  1  2Cliron.3fi:21. 
m  Kick.  21  :  7,  Ifi.  n. Job  in  :  21.  *  Heh.  drivrn.  oIm.  10:4. 
■•  Judg.  2:14.     q  Liim.  4:9;  Kiek.  4 :  17.     r  i  Kings,  8 :  33,  etc. ; 


26.  Ten  women — bake — iii  one  oven  ;  on  ac- 
count of  the  small  quantity  they  would  have  to  bake. 

29.  Bat  the  Jtcsk  of  your  .ions,  and — daugh- 
ters ;  on  account  of  the  scarcity  of  food.  2  Kings, 
6  :  29  ;  Lam.  4  :  10  ;  Joscphus.  Jewish  Wars,  B.  7, 
c.  2. 

35.  It  shall  rest,  because  it  did  not  rest ;  in 
four  hundred  and  ninety  years,  tlic  time  from  the 
reign  of  Saul  to  the  Bal)ylonish  captivity,  there 
would  be  seventy  years  of  sabbaths,  and  also  seven- 
ty sabbatical  years — equal  to  the  number  of  years 
tile  hind  lay  desolate  during  their  captivity  in  Bab- 
ylon; and,  as  some  have  supposed,  equal  to  the 
number  of  sabbatical  years  the  ob.scrvnnce  of  which 
they  had  neglected.  2  Chron.  .30:21 ;  Jer.  2.5:  8-11. 
172 


their  iniquity 

42  Then  will  I "  remember  my  covenant 
with  Jacob,  and  also  my  covenant  with 
Isaac,  and  also  my  covenant  with  Abra- 
ham will  I  remember  ;  and  I  will  remem- 
ber the  "land. 

43  The  land  also  shall  be  left  of  them, 
and  shall  enjoy  her  "sabbaths,  while  she 
lieth  desolate  without  them  :  and  they 
shall  >' accept  of  the  punishment  of  their 
iniquity ;  because,  even  because  they  *  de- 
spised my  judgments,  and  because  their 
soul  abhorred  my  statutes. 

44  And  yet  for  all  that,  when  they  bo  in 
the  land  of  their  enemies,  I "  will  not  cast 
them  away,  neither  will  I  abhor  them,  to 
destroy  them  utterly,  and  to  ''break  my 
covenant  with  them:  for  I  am  the  Lord 
their  (4od. 

45  But  I  will  for  their  *^sakes  remember 
the  covenant  of  ''  their  ancestors,  whom  1 
brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  in 
the  sight  of  the  heathen,  that  I  might  be 
their  God  :   I  am  the  Lord. 

46  These  are  the  statutes  and  judgments 
and  laws,  which  the  Lord  made  between 
him  and  the  children  of  Israel  in  mount 
Sinai  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 


Neh.9:2,et<-.;  PrQv.28: 13;  I.uke  15:18:  1  .Folin,  1 : 9.  ■.Ter.9:S6; 
A.ts7:.11;  Roni.2:29.  t  2 Cliron.  12:6,7,12.  u  P8a.39:9;  51 :3,4; 
Dan.9:7.  r  Pg:i. 106:4.1;  Ezek.  16:fi0.  wJoel2:18.  xver.34,:». 
yver.41.  «  2  Chron.  36:16.  «  Piia.94: 14;  Lam.3:3l;  Rom.  11 :2. 
b  Psa.  89 :  33,  34.     c  Rom.  1 1 :  28.     i  Luke  1 :  72,  73. 


38.  Eatyoitiip;  consume  them  :  many  would 
die  in  their  enemies'  country. 

41.  Accept  of  the  pnnishment ;  feel  and  ac- 
knowlcdo;e  that  God  was  just  in  punishing  them, 
and  humiily  submit  themselves  to  his  disposal. 

42.  Kemfmber  my  covenant ;  grant  them  the 
blessings  promised  in  it.  Remember  the  land; 
cause  it  again  to  be  inhabited  by  the  seed  of  Abra- 
ham, Isaac,  and  .Tacob. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  One  of  the  most  effectual  means  of  preservation 
from  idolatry,  and  all  sins  secret  and  open,  persona! 
and  national,  is  the  due  observance  of  the  Sabbath, 
with  habitual  attendance  on  public  worship. 

12.  Obedience  to  divine  commands  is  not  only 


Of  the  estimation 


LEVITICUS   XXVII. 


of  things  vowed. 


J.c-H^'     CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  He  that  maketh  a  singular  vow  must  be  the  Lord's. 
'2  The  estimation  of  the  person.  9  Of  a  beast  given 
by  vow.  \i  Of  a  house.  16  Of  a  field,  and  the  re- 
demption thereof.  'iS  No  devoted  thing  may  be  re- 
deemed.    32  The  tithe  may  not  be  changed. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
IV  i-.ig, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
.say  unto  them,  "Wlicn  a  man  shall  make 
a  singular  ''vow,  the  persons  shall  he  for 
the  Lord  by  thy  estimation. 

3  And  thy  "=  estimation  shall  he  of  the 
male  from  twenty  years  old  even  unto 
sixty  years  old,  even  thy  estimation  shall 
be  fifty  shekels  of  silver,  after  the  ^  shekel 
of  the  sanctuary. 

4  And  if  it  be  a  female,  then  thy  estima- 
tion shall  be  thirty  shekels. 

5  And  if  it  be  from  five  years  old  even 
unto  twenty  years  old,  then  thy  estima- 
tion shall  be  of  the  male  twenty  shekels, 
and  for  the  female  ten  shekels. 

6  And  if  it  be  from  a  month  old  even 
unto  five  years  old,  then  thy  estimation 
shall  be  of  the  male  fwc  shekels  of  silver, 
and  for  the  female  tin''  estimation  i/ia//  be 
three  shekels  of  silver. 

7  And  if  it  he  from  sixty  years  old  and 
above  ;  if  it  he  a  male,  then  thy  estima- 
tion shall  be  fifteen  shekels,  and  for  the 
femnle  ten  shekels.  . 

8  But  if  he  be  poorer  than  thy  estima- 
tion, then  he  shall  present  himself  beiore 
the  priest,  and  the  priest  shall  value  him  ; 
according  to  his  *"  ability  that  vowed  shall 
the  priest  value  him. 

9  And  \i  it  be  abeast,  whereof  men  bring 
an  offering  unto  the  Lord,  all  that  any 

iiN»m.6:2;  .Tuilj.  11 :  30.  etc. ;  1  Sam.  1 :11,28.  b  Eccl.  ."i :  4, 5. 
cNum.l8:16.     rt  E.'c.SO.lS.     eLev.5:7.    *  iie\>.  according  to  thy 


the  surest,  but  the  only  way  to  personal  and  national 
excellence,  and  permanent  prosperity,  happiness, 
and  glory. 

13.  Gcd  speaks  of  deliverance  from  bondage  as  a 
blessing  which  lays  those  who  receive  it  under  pecul- 
iar obligations  to  love  and  obey  him. 

24.  The  reason  why  God  sets  himself  against 
individuals  or  nations,  or  ever  punishes  them,  is 
because  they  oppose  him,  and  act  in  opposition  to 
what  he  directs,  and  what  their  good  and  the  great 
interests  of  his  kingdom  require. 

29.  The  dreadful  evils  vi<hich  sin  often  occasions 
in  this  world,  are  indications  of  evils  still  more 
dreadful  which  it  will  occasion  in  the  world  to 
come ;  but  neither  in  this  nor  the  future  world  will 
any  sinners  suffer  more  or  greater  evils  than  their 
iniquities  deserve. 

35.  The  desecration  of  Sabbaths,  or  the  neglect  to 
observe  them  according  to  divine  appointment,  is 
liighly  offensive  to  God  and  injurious  to  men.  It  is 
treasuring  up  wrath  against  the  day  of  wrath,  and 
exposes  both  individuals  and  nations  to  desolating 
judgments. 

39.  Children  often  suffer  greatly  in  consequence 
of  the  sins  of  their  parents;  but  not  more  th;m  their 
own  sins  deserve,  nor  more  than,  if  they  repent  of 
and  forsake  them,  will  be  overruled  for  their  <rood. 

12 


man  giveth  of  such  unto  the  Lord  shall  be 
holy. 

10  He  shall  not  alter  it,  nor  change  it, 
a  good  for  a  bad,  or  a  bad  for  a  good  :  and 
if  he  shall  at  all  change  beast  for  beast, 
then  it  and  the  exchange  thereof  shall  be 
holy. 

1 1  And  if  it  he  any  unclean  beast,  of 
which  they  do  not  offer  a  sacrifice  unto 
the  Lord,  then  he  shall  present  the  beast 
before  the  priest : 

1 2  And  the  priest  shall  value  it,  whether 
it  be  good  or  bad  :  *as  thou  valuest  it, 
icJio  art  the  priest,  so  shall  it  be. 

13  But  "^if  he  will  at  all  redeem  it,  then 
he  shall  add  a  fifth  jmrt  thereof  unto  thy 
estimation. 

14  ^  And  when  a  man  shall  sanctify  his 
houses  to  be  holy  unto  the  Lord,  then  the 
priest  shall  estimate  it,  whether  it  be  good 
or  bad  :  as  the  ''priest  shall  estimate  it,  so 
shall  it  stand. 

15  And  if  he  that  sanctified  it  will  re- 
deem his  house,  then  he  shall  add  the 
M{\V  part  of  the  money  of  thy  estimation 
unto  it,  and  it  shall  be  his. 

16  And  if  a  man  shall  sanctify  unto  the 
Lord  some  part  of  a  field  of  his  possession, 
then  thy  estimation  shall  be  according  to 
the  seed  thereof :  ta  homer  of  barley-seed 
shall  be  valued  at  fifty  shekels  of  silver. 

17  If  he  sanctify  his  field  from  the  year 
of  jubilee,  according  to  thy  estimation  it 
shall  stand. 

18  But  if  he  sanctify  his  field  after  the 
jubilee,  then  the  priest  shall  J  reckon  unto 
him  the  money  according  to  the  yeans 
that  remain,  even  unto  the  year  of  the 


estimation^  O  priests     f  ver.  Ift,  19. 
i  ver.  13.     t  Or,  the  land  of  a  homer 


e  Tan.  101 : 2-7.     k  ver.  12. 
j  chap.  25  :  15, 16. 


4.5.  A  deep  conviction  and  hearty  confession  of 
the  righteousness  of  God  in  all  the  evils  he  brings 
upon  us,  humble  submission  to  his  will,  and  true 
devotion  to  his  service,  will  end  in  deliverance  from 
all  evil;  and  the  everlasting  enjoyment  of  all  needed 
good. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

2.  Sihgidar ;  special,  great,  extraordinary.  Bt/ 
thy  estimation  ;  the  persons  spoken  of  vowed  to 
devote  themselves  or  their  children  to  God,  in  the 
service  of  the  temple.  But  they  might  redeem 
them  from  this  service  by  paying  a  specified  sum, 
according  to  the  estimation,  ver.  3-8.  The  money 
paid  was  devoted  to  the  support  of  public  worship. 

9.  Shall  be  lioly ;  it  could  not  be  reclaimed, 
but  must  continue  devoted  to  the  object  to  which 
it  was  consecrated,  provided  it  was  ,a  thing  suitabb' 
to  be  offered  in  sacrifice  to  God.  If  not,  then  he 
must  pay  the  value  of  it,  according  to  the  estima- 
tion of  the  priest,  and  one  fifth  part  more.  Ver. 
13-15,  19,  27. 

14.  Sanctify ;  set  apart,  to  be  devoted  to  the 
service  of  the  sanctuary. 

16.  According  to  the  teed;  the  seed  that  it 
would  take  to  sow  the  field,  or  which  tiie  field 
would  produce.  A  homer ;  ten  ephahs,  or  about 
three  hundred  quarts. 

173 


Of  things  devoted, 


LEVITICUS   XXVII. 


and  of  tithes. 


jubilee,  and  it  shall  be  abated  from  thy 
estimation. 

19  And  if  Mie  that  sanctified  the  field 
will  in  any  wise  redeem  it,  then  he  shall 
add  the  fifth  part  of  the  money  of  thy 
estimation  unto  it,  and  it  shall  be  assured 
to  him. 

20  And  if  he  will  not  redeem  the  field, 
or  if  he  have  sold  the  field  to  another  man, 
it  shall  not  be  redeemed  any  more. 

21  But  the  field,  when  it  ''goeth  out  in 
the  jubilee,  shall  be  holy  unto  the  Lord, 
as  a  field  '^  devoted  ;  the  possession  there- 
of shall  be  the  ''priest's. 

22  And  if  a  man  sanctify  unto  the  Lord 
a  field  which  he  hath  bought,  which  is 
not  of  the  fields  of  *his  possession; 

23  Then  the  "^priest  shall  reckon  unto 
him  the  worth  of  thy  estimation,  even 
unto  the  year  of  the  jubilee  :  and  he  shall 
give  thine  estimation  in  that  day,  as  a 
holy  thing  unto  the  Lord. 

24  In  the  ^year  of  the  jubilee  the  field 
shall  return  unto  him  of  whom  it  was 
bought,  et'fJi  to  him  to  whom  the  posses- 
sion of  the  land  did  belong. 

25  And  all  thy  estimations  shall  be  ac- 
cording to  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 
twenty  gerahs  shall  be  the  shekel. 

26  II  Only  the  'firstling  of  the  beasts, 
which  should  be  the ''Lord's  firstling,  no 
man  shall  sanctify  it,  whether  it  be  ox  or 
sheep  :  it  is  the  Lord's. 


•  ver.  13 

b  cliap. 

•2,-) 

10, 

J8. 

c 

ver 

28 

d  Numbers  18:14; 

Eiek.  44 : 

9.     e  chap 

2.1 

2.i. 

f 

v<>r 

IR. 

f 

chap.  2.'i:28. 

*  Heb. 

Jirtt-bom. 

h  Kxoduo  15 

:2, 

12 

2-2 

:30 

N 

umbers  18: 17 

Deut. 

18:19.      i 

ver.  11-13. 

J 

Joshua  6 : 

19. 

k 

I*um.  21:2,  3; 

ISam. 

25.  Twenty  gerahs;  a  gerah  was  about  two 
and  a  half  cents. 

2fi.  It  is  the  hordes;  Ex.  13  :  2,  12-15. 

28.  Devoted  thing  ;  a  thing  irrevocably  conse- 
crated by  the  offerer  to  a  specific  object,  which 
could  not  be  redeenried,  but  must  be  applied  to  the 
object  to  which  it  was  devoted.  In  this  respect  it 
differed  from  the  things  previously  mentioned,  and 
is  expressed  in  the  original  by  a  different  word. 

29.  Devoted  of  men  ;  doomed  by  the  curse  of 
God  to  extermination.     See  Num.  21 :  2,  3. 

31.  Tithes  ;  a  tenth  part  of  the  products  of  the 
land,  after  the  first-fruits  had  been  deducted.  This 
the  Israelites  were  bound  to  "ive  for  the  support  of 
the  ministers  of  religion.  Verses  30-33;  Num. 
18 :  21-32.  Another  tenth  of  what  remained  was  to 
be  brought  to  Jeru.salem  and  used  for  offerings  and 
for  the  support  of  the  worshippers  while  there. 
Deut.  12:. 5-7;  14:22-20. 

32.  The  rod;  which  had  some  coloring  matter 
on  the  end,  by  which  one  tenth  part  was  marked  as 
a  tithe  to  be  devoted  to  the  Lord. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
2.  It  is  good  to  be  ready  and  zealous  in  good 
things,  but  wisdom  and  discretion  are  also  needful. 
Persons  sometimes  devote  theiiisclves  or  others  to 
services  for  which  they  are  not  wanted,  or  are  unfit. 
In  sucli  cases,  it  is  better  for  them  to  aid  the  cause 


27  And  ifiVicofan  unclean  beast,  *b.c:m»: 
then  he  shall  redeem  it  according  to  thine 
estimation,  and  shall  add  a  'fifth  part  of  it 
thereto:  or  if  it  be  not  redeemed,  then  it 
shall  be  sold  according  to  thy  estimation. 

28  Notwithstanding,  no  devoted  thing, 
that  a  man  shall  devote  unto  the  Lord  of 
all  that  he  hath,  both  of  man  and  beast, 
and  of  the  field  of  his  possession,  shall  be 
sold  or  redeemed:  every  J devoted  thing 
is  most  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

29  None ''devoted,  which  shall  be  devot- 
ed of  men,  shall  be  redeemed  ;  but  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

30  And  all  the  'tithe  of  the  land,  icheth- 
er  of  the  seed  of  the  land,  or  of  the  fruit 
of  the  tree,  is  the  Lord's  :  it  is  holy  unto 
the  Lord. 

3 1  And  if  a  man  will  at  all  redeem  aught 
of  his  tithes,  he  shall  ""add  thereto  the 
fifth  part  thereof. 

32  And  concerning  the  tithe  of  the  herd, 
or  of  the  flock,  even  of  whatsoever  "pass- 
eth  under  the  rod,  the  tenth  shall  be  holy 
unto  the  Lord. 

33  He  shall  not  search  whether  it  be 
good  or  bad,  neither  shall  he  "change  it: 
and  if  he  change  it  at  all,  then  both  it  and 
the  change  thereof  shall  be  holy  ;  it  shall 
not  be  redeemed. 

34  These  Pare  the  commandments, 
which  1  the  Lord  commanded  Moses  for 
the  children  of  Israel  in  mount  'Sinai. 


15:18-23.  1  Gen.  28:2-2;  Num.  18  :  21,  24;  2  Chron.  31 :  .I,  fi,  12  ; 
Neh.  13: 12;  MaL3:8, 10.  m  ver.  13.  njer.  33:13;  Ezekiel 
20 :  37 ;  Micah  7:14.  o  ver.  10.  P  chap.  26 :  46.  <i  Malachi  4 :  •«. 
r  Exodus  19:2,  3,25. 


of  Christ  in  some  other  way.  Their  money  may  be 
more  useful  than  their  personal  service,  or  their  ser- 
vices more  useful  in  some  other  employment  than 
that  to  which  they  aspire. 

10.  Rash  promises,  and  inconstancy  in  perform- 
ing such  as  are  right,  should  be  carefully  avoided. 

19.  All  our  possessions  belong  to  the  Lord,  and 
should  be  used  in  such  a  manner  as  will  please 
him ;  some  part  of  them  should  be  devoted  espe- 
cially to  the  support  and  extension  of  his  worship. 
The  proportion  which  should  be  thus  devoted  is  not 
now  definitely  prescribed,  and  the  manner  in  which 
persons  feel,  judge,  and  act  in  the  use  of  property, 
is  one  of  the  prominent  indications  and  evidences  of 
their  character ;  and  one  which  will  have  a  mo- 
mentous influence  on  their  future  condition.  Mat. 
25 :  .3-5-46. 

25.  Strict  integrity  towards  God  and  men  is  a 
duty,  the  desire  and  conscientious  endeavor  to  prac- 
tise which,  is  essential  in  the  sight  of  God  to  the 
character  of  an  honest  man. 

33.  An  honest  man  will  not  retain,  or  appro- 
priate to  his  own  use,  what  he  knows  of  right  be- 
longs to  another,  in  opposition  to  tiie  known  will  of 
the  owner,  whether  human  or  divine  ;  but  he  will 
be  disposed  to  render  to  all  what  rightfully  belongs 
to  them.  It  is  a  great  thing  to  be  truly  honest. 
Mic.  C  :  8  ;  Mat.  22  :  21 ;  Luke  16  :  10-13. 


174 


THE  FOURTH  BOOK  OF  MOSES, 


NUMBERS. 


B.c!i^^'  CHAPTER  I. 

1  Godcommandeth  Moses  to  niimber  the  people.  5  The 
princes  of  the  tribes.  17  The  number  of  every  tribe. 
47  The  Levites  are  exempted  for  the  service  of  the 
Lord. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the 
"wilderness  of  Sinai,  in  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation,  on  the  first  day 
of  the  second  month,  in  the  second  year 
after  they  were  come  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  saying, 

2  Take  ''ye  the  sum  of  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  children  of  Israel,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
with  the  number  of  their  names,  every 
male  by  their  polls ; 

3  From  twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
all  that  are  able  to  go  forth  to  war  in  Is- 
rael :  thou  and  Aaron  shall  number  them 
by  their  armies. 

4  And  with  you  there  shall  be  a  man  of 
every  tribe  ;  every  one  *=  head  of  the  house 
of  his  fathers. 

5  T[  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  men 
that  shall  stand  with  you  :  of  the  tribe  of 
Reuben  ;  ''  Elizur  the  son  of  Shedeur. 

6  Of  Simeon;  Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zu- 
rishaddai. 

7  Of  Judah;  *Nahshon  the  "son  of  Am- 
minadab. 

8  Of  Issachar  ;  Nethaneel  the  son  of 
Zuar. 

9  Of  Zebulun  ;  Eliab  the  son  of  Helen. 

1 0  Of  the  children  of  Joseph  :  of  Ephra- 
im;  Elishamathesonof  Ammihud:  of  Ma- 
nasseh  ;  Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

11  Of  Benjamin;  Abidan  the  son  of 
Gideoni. 

1 2  Of  Dan  ;  Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammi- 
shaddai. 

1 3  Of  Asher  ;  Pagiel  the  son  of  Ocran. 

14  Of  Gad;  Eliasaph  the  son  of  t  Deuel. 

15  Of  Naphtali  ;  Ahirathe  son  of  Enan. 

16  These  were  the  '^  renowned  of  the 
congregation,  princes  of  the  tribes  of  their 
fathers,  s  heads  of  thousands  in  Israel. 

1 7  T[  And  Moses  and  Aaron  took  these  men 
which  are  '' expressed  by  their  'jjames  : 

18  And  they  assembled  all  the  congre- 


•  chap.  10:12:  Ex.  19:1.  b  chap.  2fi:  2,  6.1;  Ex.  30:12;  2S,im. 
24:2;  ICIiron.  21:2.  c  Ex.  18  :  2.=) ;  .losh.  22  :  14.  dchap.2:10, 
etc.;  7:30,  etc.;  10:18,  etc.    *  Called,  A'ooMon,  Mat  1 : 4 ;  Luke 


CHAPTER  I. 
1.   The  second  month;  called  Zif;  answering 
to  the  last  part  of  April  and  the  first  part  of  May. 


gation  together  on  the  first  day  of  the  sec- 
ond month,  and  they  declared  their  pedi- 
grees after  their  families,  by  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  according  to  the  •<  number  of 
the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  by  their  polls. 

1 9  As  ''the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so  he 
numbered  them  inthe  wilderness  of  Sinai. 

20  And  the  children  of  Reuben,  Israel's 
eldest  son,  by  their  generations,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  the  names,  by 
their  polls,  every  male  fromtAventy  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

21  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  were  forty  and 
six  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

22  lyOf  the  children  of  Simeon,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  according  to  the  num- 
ber of  the  names,  by  their  polls,  every 
male  from  twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; 

23  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  were  fifty  and 
nine  thousand  and  three  hundred. 

24  T[  Of  the  children  of  Gad,  by  their  gen- 
erations, after  their  families,  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  according  to  the  number  of 
the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
ward, all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war ; 

25  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  were  forty  and 
five  thousand  six  hundred  and  fifty. 

26  1[0f  the  children  of  Judah,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  fa*nilies,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war; 

27  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of '  Judah,  were  threescore 
and  fourteen  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

28  HOf  the  children  of  Issacliar,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  families,  by 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  according  to 


3 :  32.  e  Rutli  4 :  20.  f  Called  Rtuet,  cliap.  2:14.  f  cliap.  7:2; 
IChron.  27:16,  etc.  e  Ex.  18 :  21,  25.  h  Bev.  7:  4,  etc.  ilsa. 
43:1;  John  10:3.    j  ver.  20,  etc.     k  ver.  2.    1  2  Chron.  17: 14. 


4.   With  you;  to  assist  them.     Ver.  5,  44. 
18.   Their  pedigrees;    the  line   of  their  fore- 
fathers. 

175 


Israel  numbered  by  tribes. 


NUMBERS   I. 


The  Lei'ites  not  included. 


the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able 
to  j;o  forth  to  war ; 

29  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar.  were  fifty  and 
four  thousand  and  four  liuudred. 

30  11  OfthcchildrcnofZebulun, by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  ; 

31  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  were  fifty  and 
seven  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

32  H  Of  the  children  of  "  Joseph,  namely, 
of  the  children  of  Ephraim,  by  their  gen- 
erations, after  their  families,  by  tlic  house 
of  their  fathers,  according  to  the  number  of 
the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
ward, all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war ; 

33  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  were  forty 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

34  H  Of  the  children  of  Manasseh,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  families,  by 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  according  to 
the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty 
year.s.old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able 
to  go  forth  to  war; 

35  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  were  thirty 
and  two  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

3G  1i  Of  the  children  of  Benjamin,  by 
their  generations,  after  tlicir  families,  by 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  ; 

37  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  were  thirty 
and  five  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

38  H  Of  the  ehildrcnof  Dan,  by  their  gen- 
erations, after  their  families,  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  according  to  tlie  number  of 
the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
ward, all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war; 

39  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  tlic  tribe  of  Dan,  tvere  threescore 
and  two  thousand  and  seven  hundred. 

40  TOfthocliildrcnof  A  slier,  by  their  gen- 
erations, after  their  families,  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  according  to  the  number  of 
the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
ward, ail  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; 

41  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 


•  Di!iit.M:17.  brliiip.2fi:B4.  c  rlinp.?:32;  SB:  M  :  Ex.  12:37  ; 
S8:!iB;  Deut.  10:2-2.  5  rlinp.  2:33;  rlin|ia.  3,  4  :  1  Cliron.  rli.  (I; 
tl;6.    <  clinp.  n:fi,  ele.;  £l.  38:31.     '  vcr.  r>3.     (  clmp.  10: 17-21. 


even  of  the  tribe  of  Ashcr,  were  forty  *B.a"'M 
and  one  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

42  HOfthe  children  of  Naphtali,  through- 
out tlieir  generations,  after  their  families, 
by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  according 
to  the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able 
to  go  forth  to  war ; 

43  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  icere  fifty 
and  three  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

44  These''flrc  those  that  were  numbered, 
which  jNIoses  and  Aaron  numbered,  and 
the  princes  of  Israel,  being  twelve  men  : 
each  one  was  for  the  house  of  his  fathers. 

45  So  were  all  those  that  were  numbered 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  by  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to 
war  in  Israel ; 

46  Even  all  they  that  were  "^numbered 
were  six  hundred  thousand  and  three 
thousand  and  live  hundred  and  fifty. 

47  ^But  the  ''Levites  after  the  tribe  of 
their  fathers  were  not  numbered  among 
them. 

48  For  the  Loud  had  spoken  unto  INIo- 
ses,  saying, 

49  Only  thou  shalt  not  number  the  tribe 
of  Levi,  neither  take  the  sum  of  them 
among  the  children  of  Israel : 

50  But  '"thou  shalt  appoint  the  Levitcs 
over  the  tabernacle  of  testimony,  and  over 
all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  overall  things 
that  belong  to  it :  they  shall  bear  the  tab- 
ernacle, and  all  the  vessels  thereof ;  and 
they  shall  minister  unto  it,  and  shall  '^en- 
camp  round  about  the  tabernacle. 

51  Andswhen  the  tabernacle  setteth  for- 
ward, the  Levitcs  shall  take  it  down  ;  and 
when  the  tabernacle  is  to  be  pitched,  the 
Levitcs  shall  set  it  up  :  and  tlic  ''  stranger 
that  cometh  nigh  shall  be  put  to  death. 

52  And  the  ehildrcnof  Israel  shall  pitcli 
their  tents,  every  'man  by  his  own  camp, 
and  every  man  by  his  own  standard, 
throughout  their  hosts. 

53  But  the  J  Levitcs  shall  pitch  round 
about  the  tabernacle  of  testimony,  that 
there  be  no  ''  wrath  upon  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel :  and  the  '  Levitcs 
shall  keep  the  charge  of  the  tabernacle  of 
testimony. 

54  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  accord- 
ing to  all  that  the  Loud  eomin:indcd  INlo- 
ses,  so  did  they. 


46.  Six  hundred  thousand ;  tlie  number  able 
for  war  shows  that  the  wliol*-  people  must  Jiave 
amounted  to  more  than  two  millions. 

5;>.  Keep  the  charge ;  guard  the  tabernacle  from 
176 


l>  tlinp.  18:22.  I  chnp.2:2;  S4  : 2.  )  ver.  50.  k  r1iiip.R:I9: 
l(",:lfi;  18:ri;  1  Siim.  H  :  1<1.  1  ili:ip.  3:  7,  8;  31  :  30,  47  ;  1  Cliron. 
23:32;  2  Cliron.  13:10. 


the  approach  of  all  improper  persons,  and  thus  keep 
them  from  the  piinishment  threatened,  ver.  51. 
INSTRUCTIONS 
40.  From  the  great  increase  of  tlie  Israelites  in 


Order  of  the  tribes 


NUMBERS   II 


in  their  tents. 


;;;^!S  CHAPTER,    II. 

The  order  of  the  tribes  in  their  tents. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
J\.  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

2  Every  "man  of  the  children  of  Israel 
shall  pitch  by  his  own  standard,  with  the 
ensign  of  their  father\s  honse  :  *far''oir 
about  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
.siiall  they  pitch. 

3  And  on  the  east  side  toward  the  ris- 
ing of  the  sun  shall  they  of  the  standard 
of  the  camp  of  Judah  pitch  throughout 
their  armies:  and  "^Nahshon  the  son  of 
Amminadab  shall  he  captain  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah. 

4  And  his  host,  and  ihose  that  Avere 
numbered  of  them,  mere  threescore  and 
fourteen  thou.sand  and  six  hundred. 

5  And  those  that  do  pitch  next  unto  him 
shall  be  the  tribe  of  Issachar :  and  Ne- 
thaneel  the  son  of  Zu,\.r  shall  be  captain  of 
the  children  of  Issachar. 

6  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  thereof,  ivere  fifty  and  four 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

7  Theii  the  tribe  of  Zcbulun  :  and  Eliab 
the  son  of  Helon  shall  he  captain  of  the 
children  of  Zebulun. 

8  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  thereof,  were  fifty  and  seven 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

9  All  that  were  numbered  in  the  camp 
of  .Tudah  tvere  a  hundred  thousand  and 
fourscore  thousand  and  six  thousand  and 
four  hundred,  throughout  their  armies  : 
these  shall  ''first  set  forth. 

10  ^  On  the  south  Hide  shall  be  the  stand- 
ard of  the  camp  of  Reuben  according  tp 
their  armies  :  and  the  captain  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben  shall  be  Elizur  the  son  of 
Shedeur. 

1 1  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  thereof,  toere  forty  and  six  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred. 

12  And  those  which  pitch  by  him  shall 
be  the  tribe  of  Simeon  :  and  the  captain  of 
the  children  of  Simeon  shall  be  Shelnmiel 
the  son  of  Zurishaddai. 

13  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  icere  fifty  and  nine 
tliousand  and  three  hundred. 

14  Then  the  tribe  of  Gad:  and  the  cap- 
tain of  the  sons  of  Gad  shall  be  Eliasaph 
the  son  of  t  Reuel. 


a  chap.  1:52.     *  Heh.  over  against,     bjogli.  3:4.     c  chap.  1 ;  7, 
ttc. ;  10:14;  ICliron.  2:10;  MmI.  1 :  4  ;   t.uke  .1 :  K,  33.      i  chap. 


their  bondage,  and  from  their  deliverance  according 
to  the  divine  prediction,  we  have  evidence  of  the 
faithfulness  of  G-od,  and  are  encouraged  to  trust  in 
him  for  the  fulfilment  of  all  his  promises. 

CHAPTER  II. 
2.  His  own  standard;  that  of  his  ovni  tribe. 


15  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  tcere  forty  and  five 
thousand  and  six  hundred  and  fifty. 

16  All  that  were  numbered  in  the  camp 
of  Reuben  tcere  a  hundred  thousand  and 
fifty  and  one  thousand  and  four  hundred 
and  fifty,  throughout  their  armies :  and 
they  shall  set  forth  in  the  second  "rank. 

17  ^  Then  the  "^ tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation shall  set  forward  with  the  camp 
of  the  Levites  in  the  midst  of  the  camp  : 
as  they  encamp,  so  shall  they  set  forward, 
every  man  in  his  place  by  their  standards. 

18  1[  On  the  west  side  shall  be  the  stand* 
ard  of  the  camp  of  Ephraim  according  to 
their  armies  :  and  the  captain  of  the  sons 
of  Ephraim  shall  be  Elishama  the  son  of 
Ammihud. 

19  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  irere  forty  thousand 
and  five  hundred. 

20  And  by  him  shall  he  the  tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh :  and  the  captain  of  the  children 
of  Manasseh  shall  be  Gamaliel  the  son  of 
Pedahzur. 

21  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  loere  thirty  and  two 
thousand  and  two  hundred. 

22  Then  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  :  and  the 
captain  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin  shall  be 
Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni. 

23  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  7vcrc  thirty  and  five 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

24  All  that  were  numbered  of  the  camp 
of  Epliraim  ivere  a  hundred  thousand  and 
eight  thousand  and  a  hundred,  through- 
out their  armies :  and  they  shall  go  for- 
ward in  the  £  third  rank. 

2-5  1[  The  standard  of  the  camp  of  Dan 
shall  be  on  the  north  side  by  their  armies  : 
and  the  captain  of  the  children  of  Dan 
shall  be  Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammishaddai. 

26  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  ivcre  threescore  and 
two  thousand  and  seven  hundred. 

27  And  those  that  encamp  by  him  shall 
he  the  tribe  of  Asher :  and  the  captain  of 
the  children  of  Asher  shall  he  Pagiel  the 
son  of  Ocran. 

28  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  icere  forty  and  one 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

29  II  Then  the  tribe  of  Naphtali  :   and 


10:14.      t  Calle.l  DfKt/.  chap.  1:14;    7:42,47;    10:20. 
10:18.     f  chap.  10:  17,  21.     g  chap.  10:22. 


chap. 


9.  The  camp  of  Judah  ,•  a  division  of  the  main 
host,  consisting  of  three  tribes,  of  vi-hich  Judah  was 
the  head. 

16.  The  camp  ofRettbeii ;  the  division  of  which 
this  tribe  was  the  head. 

24.  The  camp  of  Ephraim ;  the  division  of 
which  Ephraim  was  the  head. 

177 


Number  of  the  people. 


NUMBERS   III, 


Fatnilks  of  the  Levites. 


the  captain  of  the  children  of  Naphtali 
shall  be  Ahira  the  son  of  Enan. 

30  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  u'crc  fifty  and  three 
thousand  and  four  liundred. 

31  All  they  that  wore  numbered  in  the 
camp  of  Dan  were  a  hundred  thousand  and 
fifty  and  seven  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred: they  shall 'go  hindmost  M'ith  their 
standards. 

32  ^  These  are  those  which  were  num- 
bered of  the  children  of  Israel  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers:  ''all  those  that 
were  numbered  of  the  camps  throughout 
their  hosts  icere  six  hundred  thousand  and 
three  thousand  and  five  hundred  and  fifty. 

33  But  the  Levites  were  not  numbered 
among  the  children  of  Israel ;  as  the  Loud 
commanded  Moses. 

34  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  accord- 
ing to  "^  all  that  t  lie  Lord  commanded  Moses: 
so  ^  they  pitched  by  their  standards,  and  so 
they  set  forward,  every  one  after  their 
families,  according  to  the  house  of  their 
fathers. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  sons  of  Aaron.  5  The  Levites  are  given  to  the 
priests  for  the  service  of  the  tabernacle,  1 1  instead  of 
the  first-bom.  14  The  Levites  are  nnmbered  by  their 
families.  21  The  families,  number,  and  charge  of  the 
Ger.shonites,  27  of  the  Kohathites,  33  of  the  Mera- 
rites.  38  The  place  and  charge  of  Moses  and  Aaron. 
•10  The  first-born  are  freed  by  the  Levites.  44  The 
overplus  are  redeemed. 

THESE  also  are  the  generations  of  Aaron 
and  Moses,  in  the  day  that  the  Lord 
spake  with  Moses  in  mount  Sinai. 

2  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  Aaron ;  ""Nadab  the  first-born,  and  Abi- 
hu,  P'leazar,  and  Ithamar. 

3  These  arc  the  names  of  the  sons  of 
Aaron,  the  "^pricsts  which  were  anointed, 
whom*  he  consecrated  to  minister  in  the 
priest's  office. 

4  And  Nadab  and  Abihu  ^died  before 
the  Lord,  when  they  olfered  strange  fire 
before  the  Lord,  in  the  wilderness  of  Si- 
nai, and  they  had  no  children  :  and  Elea- 
zar  and  Ithamar  ministered  in  the  priest's 
oflico  in  the  sight  of  Aaron  their  father. 


•  chap.  I0:2.'>.  b  clinp.  I  :4fi,47  :  1 1  :21 :  Ex.38:M.  cP3,i.Iiq:6. 
<l  cli«p.W:J,r.,fi.  tEx.6:Z).  f  Ex.iK:  41  ;  I.ev.8:2  mc.  *  Heb. 
ahoit  hand  hr  fitUd.  t  clinp.  26:  fil  :  Lev.  10:  1,2  ;  lCliron.24:2 
kcliRp.8:6;  18:2,et<:.;  Deut.33:10;  .Mnl.2:4.     i  lChron.26:20,22. 


31.  The  camp  of  Dan ;  this  made  fo\ir  divis- 
ions into  whicli  the  tribes  were  divided,  and  they 
were  arranged  in  the  order  above  mentioned. 

33.  Not  numbered ;  not  numbered  as  men  of 
war,  from  which  they  were  exempted  by  tlieir  office. 

INSTRl'CTIOXS. 
2.  The  Lord  appoints  the  habitation  and  circum- 
stances of  all  as  seems  good  in  his  sight.     If  these 
are   favor.able,  wo   should  be  grateful ;    if   trying, 
submissive;  and  in  all  things  seek  to  honor  him. 

34.  Jehovah  is  a  G-od  of  order,  requiring  each  one 
to  take  and  to  keep  his  proper  pliwe,  by  the  faitiiful 
discharge  of  duty.    Thus  he  will  not  only  most  honor 

178 


ses,  saying, 

6  Bring  the  ''tribe  of  Levi  near,  and  pre- 
sent them  before  Aaron  the  priest,  that 
they  may  minister  unto  him. 

7  And  'they  shall  keep  his  charge,  and 
the  charge  of  the  whole  congregation  be- 
fore the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
to  J  do  the  service  of  the  tabernacle. 

8  And  they  shall  keep  all  the  instru- 
ments of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  the  charge  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, to  do  the  service  of  the  tabernacle. 

9  And  thou  shalt  ''give  the  Levites  unto 
Aaron  and  to  his  sons  :  they  are  wholly 
given  unto  him  out  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

10  And  thou  shalt  appoint  Aaron  and 
his  sons,  and  they  shall  wait  on  their 
priest's  office  :  and  the  '  stranger  that  com- 
eth  nigh  shall  be  put  to  death. 

11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  INIoses, 
saying, 

12  And  I,  behold,  I  have  taken  the  "'Le- 
vites from  among  the  children  of  Israel 
instead  of  all  the  first-born  that  openeth 
the  matrix  among  the  children  of  Israel : 
therefore  the  Levites  shall  be  mine  ; 

13  Because  all  the  "first-born  are  mine; 
for  on  the  day  that  I  smote  all  the  first-born 
in  the  land  of  Egypt  I  hallowed  unto  me  all 
the  first-born  in  Israel,  both  man  and  beast : 
mine  they  shall  be  :   I  am  the  Lord. 

14  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai,  saying, 

15  Number  the  children  of  Levi  after 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  by  their  fami- 
lies :  every  "male  from  a  month  old  and 
upward  shalt  thou  number  them. 

16  And  Moses  numbered  them  accord- 
ing to  the  t  word  of  the  Lord,  as  he  was 
commanded. 

17  And  P  these  were  the  sons  of  Levi  by 
their  names  ;  Gershon,  and  Kohath,  and 
Merari. 

1 8  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  Gershon  by  their  families  ;i  Libni,  and 
Shimei. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  by  their  fam- 


Jcliap.  1:S0.  k  chap.8:19;  18:6,7.  I  ver.  :18;  Eph.  2  :  19:  Heli. 
10: 19-22.  m  ver.  41 ;  cliap.  8:16.  n  Ex.  13 : 2, 12  ;  Lev.  27 :  26 : 
Luke  2 :  23.  o  ver.  39 ;  clmp.  26 :  62.  f  Ueb.  mouth,  p  Genesia 
46:11;  Ex.  6:16.    q  Ex.  6:17-19. 


God,  but  be  most  happy  himself  and  most  useful  to 
others. 

CHAPTER  III. 

4.  In  the  sight  of  Aaro7i ;  under  his  direction. 

fi.  Minister  iiiito  him  ;  wait  upon  and  assist 
him  in  the  service  of  the  sanctuary.     Ver.  7-9. 

10.  The  stranger  ;  not  of  the  seed  of  Aaron, 
and  not  appointed  by  God  to  the  priest's  office. 

12.  Be  mine  ;  consecrated  to  the  service  of  the 
sanctuary. 

1.3.  Hallowed  unto  me ;  set  apart  for  his  partic- 
ular service.     Ex.  12 :  29, 30 ;  13  :  11-15. 


The  number  of  the  Levites, 


NUMBERS   III. 


and  their  several  charges. 


t'.c.'hm.'  ilies ;  Amram, and  Izehar, Hebron, 
and  Uzziel. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Merari  by  their  fam- 
ilies ;  Mahli,  and  Mushi.  Tliese  are  the 
families  of  the  Levites  according  to  the 
house  of  their  fathers. 

21  Of  Gershon  ivas  the  family  of  the 
Libnites,  and  the  family  of  the  Shimites  : 
these  are  the  families  of  the  Gershonites. 

22  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
according  to  the  number  of  all  the  males, 
from  a  montli  old  and  up%yard,  even  those 
that  were  numbered  of  them  were  seven 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

23  The  families  of  the  ^  Gershonites  shall 
pitch  behind  the  tabernacle  westward. 

24  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of  the  fa- 
ther of  the  Gershonites  shall  be  Eliasaph 
the  son  of  Lael. 

25  And  the  charge  of  the  sons  of  ''  Ger- 
shon in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
shall  be  the  <=  tabernacle,  and  the  "^  tent,  the 
covering  thereof,  and  the  hanging  for  the 
doorof  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

26  And  the  "^hangings  of  the  court,  and 
the  curtain  for  the  door  of  the  court,  which 
is  by  the  tabernacle,  and  by  the  altar 
round  about,  and  the  ''cords  of  it,  for  all 
the  service  thereof. 

27  If  And  of  sKohath  was  the  family  of 
the  Amramites,  and  the  family  of  the  Ize- 
harites,  and  the  family  of  the  Hebronites, 
and  the  family  of  the  Uzzielites  :  these 
are  the  families  of  the  Kohathites. 

28  In  the  number  of  all  the  males,  from 
a  month  old  and  upward,  were  eight  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred,  keeping  the  charge 
of  the  sanctuary. 

29  The  families  of  the  sons  of  ^  Kohath 
shall  pitch  on  the  side  of  the  tabernacle 
southward. 

30  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of  the  fa- 
ther of  the  families  of  the  Kohathites  shall 
be  Elizaphan  the  son  of  Uzziel. 

31  And  their  'charge  shall  be  the  Jark, 
and  the  ''table,  and  the  candlestick,  and 
the  'altars,  and  the  vessels  of  the  sanc- 
tuary wherewith  they  minister,  and  the 
hanging,""  and  all  the  service  thereof. 

32  And  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  the 
priest  shall  be  chief  over  the  chief  of  the 
Levites,  and  have  the  oversight  of  them 
that  keep  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary. 

33  H  Of  "Merari  was  the  family  of  the 
Mahlites,  and  the  family  of  the  Mushites  : 
these  are  the  families  of  Merari. 

34  And  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  according  to  the  number  of  all  the 


•  chnp.  1:53.  b  chap.  4 : 24-26.  c  Ex.  25:9.  d  Et.  26:  I.etc. 
»  Ex.  27:  9,  etc.  f  Ex.  .15 :  18.  g  1  Cliron.  26 :  23.  h  chap.  1 :  ,53. 
ichap.4:16.  jEx.25:IO.  k  Ex.  25  :  2.3,  31.  1  Ex.  27: 1  ;  30  :  1. 
m  Exoiius  26  :  32.      n  1  chron.  6  :  19.      o  chap.  1 :  .53.      *  Heb.  the 


males,  from  a  month  old  and  upward,  icere 
six  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

35  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of  the  fa- 
ther of  the  families  of  Merari  was  Zuriel 
the  son  of  Abihail :  °  these  shall  pitch  on 
the  side  of  the  tabernacle  northward. 

36  And  *under  the  custody  and  p  charge 
of  the  sons  of  Merari  shall  be  the  boards 
of  the  tabernacle,  and  the  bars  thereof, 
and  the  pillars  thereof,  and  the  sockets 
thereof,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and 
all  that  serveth  thereto, 

37  And  the  pillars  of  the  court  round 
about,  and  their  sockets,  and  their  pins, 
and  their  cords. 

38  TfBut  those  that  encamp  before  the 
tabernacle  toward  the  east,  even  before 
the  tabernacle  qf  the  congregation  east- 
ward, shall  be  Moses,  and  Aaron  and  his 
sons,  1  keeping  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary 
for  the  charge  of  the  children  of  Israel; 
and  the  ''stranger  that  cometh  nigh  shall 
be  put  to  death. 

39  All  'that  were  numbered  of  the  Le- 
vites, which  Moses  and  Aaron  numbered 
at  the  commandment  of  the  Lord,  through- 
out their  families,  all  the  males  from  a 
month  old  and  upward,  ivere  twenty  and 
two  thousand. 

40  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Num- 
ber'' all  the  first-born  of  the  males  of  the 
children  of  Israel  from  a  month  old  and  up- 
ward, and  take  the  number  of  their  names. 

41  And  "thou  shalt  take  the  Levites  for 
me  (I  am  the  Lord)  instead  of  all  the  first- 
born among  the  children  of  Israel ;  and 
the  cattle  of  the  Levites  instead  of  all  the 
firstlings  among  the  cattle  of  the  children 
of  Israel. 

42  And  Moses  numbered,  as  the  Lord 
commanded  him,  all  the  first-born  among 
the  children  of  Israel. 

43  And  all  the  first-born  males  by  the 
number  of  names,  from  a  month  old  and 
upward,  of  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  were  twenty  and  two  thousand  two 
hundred  and  threescore  and  thirteen. 

44  f[And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

45  Take  the  ^Levites  instead  of  all  the 
first-born  among  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
the  cattle  of  the  Levites  instead  of  their 
cattle;  and  the  Levites  shall  be  mine  :  I 
am  the  Lord. 

46  And  for  those  that  are  to  be  "redeemed 
of  the  two  hundred  and  threescore  and 
thirteen  of  the  first-born  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  which  are  "  more  than  the  Levites ; 


office  of  the  charge,  p  chap.  4  :  31 ,  32.  q  ver.  7,  8. 
•  chap.  26:62.  t  ver.  IS.  n  ver.  12,  45.  »  ver.  41. 
18:15;  Ex.  13:13.     i  ver.  39-43. 


w  chap. 


25.   The  charge  of  the  sons  of  Gershon  ;  the    things  committed  to  their  particular  care 

179 


The  age  and  time 


NUiMBERS   IV. 


of  the  Levites'  service. 


47  Tliou  shalt  even  take  "five  shekels 
apiece  by  the  poll,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary  shalt  thou  take  them :  (the 
shekel''  is  twenty  gerahs  :) 

48  And  thou  shalt  give  the  money, 
wherewith  the  odd  number  of  them  is  to 
be  redeemed,  unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons. 

49  And  Moses  took  the  redemption- 
money  of  them  that  were  over  and  above 
them  that  were  redeemed  by  the  Levites  : 

50  Of  the  tirst-born  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael took  he  the  money  ;  a  thousand  three 
hundred  and  threescore  and  live  shekels, 
after  the  "^.shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 

51  And  Moses  ''gave  the  money  of  them 
that  were  redeemed  unto  Aaron  and  to 
his  sons,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  as  the  "^Lord  compianded  Moses. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

I  The  age  and  time  of  the  lievites'  service.  4  The 
carriage  of  the  Kohathites,  when  the  priests  have 
taken  down  the  tabernacle.  16  The  charge  of  Elea- 
zar.  17  The  office  of  the  priests.  21  The  carriage 
of  the  Ger.-;honites.  29  The  carriage  of  the  Merarites. 
'M  The  number  of  the  Kohathites,  33  of  the  Gershon- 
ites,  42  and  of  the  Merarites. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
-lx.  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

2  Take  the  sum  of  the  sons  of  Kohath 
from  among  the  sons  of  Levi,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 

3  From  ""thirty  years  old  and  upward 
even  until  fifty  years  old,  all  that  enter 
into  the  host,  to  do  the  w^ork  in  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation. 

4  This  ^shnll  he  the  service  of  the  sons 
of  Kohath  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, about  the  ''most  holy  things. 

5  ^  And  when  the  camp  settcth  for- 
ward, Aaron  shall  come,  and  his  sons, 
and  they  shall  take  down  the  covering 
veil,'  and  cover  the  Jark  of  testimony 
with  it : 

G  And  shall  put  thereon  the  covering  of 
badgers'  skins,  and  shall  spread  over  it  a 
cloth  wholly  of  blue,  and  shall  put  in  the 
staves ''  thereof. 

7  And  upon  the  'table  of  ""show-bread 
they  shall  spread  a  cloth  of  blue,  and  put 
thereon  the  dishes,  and  the  spoons,  and 


•  chap.  I8:IA; 

Lev.  27  :  6.       b  Ex.  :!0 :  l.T  ;    Lev.  27  :  V,  ■    Eiek. 

«:1S.    c  ver.  ■«« 

47.  d  ver.  48.  eMiihchi4:4.  fclinp.  8:24; 
27.      «  ver.  l.V      b  ver.  19.      i   Ex.  26:  31 ;   I».i. 

1  Chron.  M :  .t,  24 

?8:7;    Heb.{l;3 

10:20.  j  Ex.  2.5:  10. 111.  k  1  Kings,  8  :  7,  8. 
n  Lev.24:I>.8.     '  Or,  pour  out.     »   Kx.  2S:31-.18. 

1  Ex.2f.:2.V30.     t 

47.  Five  shekels;  about  two  dollars  and  a  half. 
INSTRUCTION?. 

12.  The  minister.s  of  relij^ion  should  be  in  a  pe- 
culiar sense  devoted  to  God  ;  not  entangling  them- 
selves M-ilh  the  affairs  of  this  life,  but  employing 
their  time  and  talents  in  the  discharge  of  the  ap- 
propriate duties  of  their  office. 

38.  The  Lord  appoints  to  all  their  places  and 
their  work;  and  as  it  is  his  will  that  there  should 
be  division  of  labor,  e.ach  one  should  strive  to  fill 
the  place  assigned  him,  and  faithfully  perform  the 
duties  to  which  he  is  called. 
180 


B.  C.  14M 

withal :  and  tiie  continual  bread  shall  be 
thereon : 

8  And  they  sliall  spread  upon  them  a 
cloth  of  scarlet,  and  cover  the  same  with 
a  covering  of  badgers'  skins,  and  shall  put 
in  the  staves  thereof. 

9  And  they  shall  take  a  cloth  of  blue, 
and  cover  the  "candlestick  of  the  light, 
and  his  lamps,  and  his  tongs,  and  hi.s 
snuff- dishes,  and  all  the  oil-vessels  there- 
of, wherewith  they  minister  unto  it  : 

10  And  they  shall  put  it  and  all  the  ves- 
sels thereof  within  a  covering  of  badgers' 
skins,  and  shall  put  it  upon  a  bar. 

11  And  upon  the  golden  "altar  they 
shall  spread  a  cloth  of  blue,  and  cover  it 
with  a  covering  of  badgers'  skins,  and 
shall  put  to  the  staves  thereof; 

12  And  they  shall  take  all  the  p instru- 
ments of  ministry,  wherewith  they  min- 
ister in  the  sanctuary,  and  put  them  in  a 
cloth  of  blue,  and  cover  them  with  a  cov- 
ering of  badgers'  skins,  and  shall  put 
them  on  a  bar. 

13  And  they  shall  take  away  the  ashes 
from  the  altar,  and  spread  a  purple  cloth 
thereon : 

14  And  they  shall  put  upon  it  all  the 
vessels'!  thereof,  wherewith  they  minis- 
ter about  it,  even  the  censers,  the  flesh- 
hooks,  and  the  shovels,  and  the  +  basins, 
all  the  vessels  of  the  altar  ;  and  they  shall 
spread  upon  it  a  covering  of  badgers' 
skins,  and  put  to  the  staves  of  it. 

15  And  when  Aaron  and  his  sons  have 
made  an  end  of  covering  the  sanctuary, 
and  all  the  vessels  of  the  sanctuary,  as 
the  camp  is  to  set  forward ;  after  that, 
the  sons  of ''Kohath  shall  come  to  bear  it: 
but  tliey  shall  not  'touch  any  holy  thing, 
lest  they  'die.  These  ^tilings  arc  the  bur- 
den of  the  sons  of  Kohatli  in  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation. 

16  ^And  to  the  ofhee  of  Eleazar  the 
son  of  Aaron  the  priest  pcriaineth  the  "  oil 
for  the  light,  and  the  *  sweet  incense,  and 
the  daily  *meat-oflering,  and  the  anoint- 
ing y  oil,  and  the  oversight  of  all  the  tab- 


o  Ex.SO:!-.";.  p  Ex.2.->:9;  lChron.9:2*  q  Ex.  38:3;  2Cliron. 
4:19.  f  Or, liowU.  r  chap.  7:9;  10:21 ;  Deut.31 :9;  .losli.  4: 10; 
2Sam.H:l3;  I  Chron.  l.i  :2, 1!).  •  2  Sam.6:  6,7:  1  Chron.  13:9,  in. 
iHcb.  12:29.  u  chop.  3:31.  »Ex.  2,i:6;  Lev.  24 :  2.  "Ex. 
30 :  34.     X  Kx.  29 :  40.     J  Ex.  30 :  23-:!3. 

51.  Different  persons  are  called  to  promote  the 
cause  of  God  in  different  w.ays ;  some  by  their  per- 
sonal services,  others  by  their  property,  and  all  by 
their  pr.ayers,  their  intliience,  and  their  e.xample. 
If  from  love  to  him  they  employ  what  he  gives 
them  in  liis  service,  they  will  all  be  iiccepted  in 
Christ,  and  receive  an  abundant  reward. 

CHAPTER  IV. 
15.   The  burden  of  the  sons  of  Kohath  ;  the 
things  connected  with   the  tabern.-icle,  which  they 
were  to  carry.     Chap.  3:31. 


Number  and  charge  of  the 


NUMBERS   IV. 


Kohathitcs  and  Gershonites. 


B.  C.  UUO. 

the  sanctuary,  and  in  the  vessels  thereof. 

17  ^And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

18  Cut  ye  not  off  the  tribe  of  the  families 
of  tlie  Kohathites  from  among  the  Levites: 

19  But  thus  do  unto  them,  that  they 
may  live,  and  not  die,  when  they  approach 
unto  the  *most  holy  Ihings  :  Aaron  and 
his  sons  shall  go  in,  and  appoint  them  ev- 
ery one  to  his  service  and  to  his  burden: 

20  But  they  shall  not  go  in  to  ""see  when 
(he  holy  things  are  covered,  lest  they  die. 

21  TfAnd  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

22  Take  also  the  sum  of  the  sons  of 
Gcrshon,  throughout  the  houses  of  their 
fathers,  by  their  families; 

23  From  "^thirty  years  old  and  upward 
until  fifty  years  old  shalt  thou  number 
them  ;  all  that  enter  in  to  *  perform  the 
service,  to  do  the  work  in  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

24  This  is  the  service  of  the  families  of  the 
Gershonites,  to  serve,  and  for  t  burdens  : 

25  And  ''they  shall  bear  the  curtains  of 
the  tabernacle,  and  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  his  covering,  and  the  cov- 
ering of  the  badgers'  ''skins  that  is  above 
upon  it,  and  the  hanging  for  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

26  And  the  "^hangings  of  the  court,  and 
tlie  hanging  for  the  door  of  the  gate  of  the 
court,  which  is  by  the  tabernacle  and  by 
the  altar  round  about,  and  their  ^  cords,  and 
all  the  instruments  of  their  service,  and  all 
that  is  made  for  them:  so  shall  they  serve. 

27  At  the  i  appointment  of  Aaron  and  his 
sons  shall  be  all  the  service  of  the  sons  of 
the  Gershonites,  in  all  their  burdens,  and 
in  all  their  service  :  and  ye  shall  appoint 
unto  them  in  charge  all  their  burdens. 

28  This  is  the  service  of  the  families  of 
the  sons  of  Gershon  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  :  and  their  charge  shall 
be  under  the  hand  of  ''  Ithainar  the  sou  of 
Aaron  the  priest. 

29  Tf  As  for  the  sons  of  Merari,  thou 
shalt  number  them  after  their  families, 
by  the  house  of  their  fathers  ; 


a  ver.  -1.  1)  Exoiiun  13:21  ;  Lev.  10:2;  1  Sam.  fi:  19.  c  ver.  3. 
»  Hel).  war  the  warfare.  1  Cor.  3:7;  1  Timotliy,  1  :  18.  f  Or, 
carriage.      <1  cliap.  3:  25, -26.      "Ex.  26:14.      f  Ex.  27:9.      g  Ex. 


18.  Cut  ye  not  off — the  Kohathites ;  by  suf- 
fering them  to  see  the  holy  things  which  they  were 
to  carry.     Ver.  20. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  Maturity  of  body  and  mind,  and  thorough  prep- 
aration, are  needful  to  the  proper  discharge  of  the 
duties  of  the  ministry  ;  and  none  unprepared  or  un- 
called should  assume  the  responsibilities  of  the  sacred 
office.     1  Tim.  3 :  6. 

1.').  Sacred  things  should  be  treated  with  rever- 
ence, and  we  should  not  attempt  to  reveal  or  dis- 
cover what  God  designed  to  conceal. 


30  From  'thirty  years  old  and  upward 
even  unto  fifty  years  old  shalt  thou  num- 
ber them,  every  one  that  entereth  into 
the  5  service,  to  do  the  work  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation. 

31  And  J  this  is  the  charge  of  their  bur- 
den, according  to  all  their  service  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation ;  the''boards 
of  the  tabernacle,  and  the  bars  thereof,  and 
the  pillars  thereof,  and  sockets  thereof, 

32  And  the  pillars  of  the  court  round 
about,  and  their  sockets,  and  their  pins, 
and  their  cords,  with  all  their  'instru- 
ments, and  with  all  their  service  :  and  by 
name  ye  shall  reckon  the  instruments  of 
the  charge  of  their  burden. 

33  This  is  the  service  of  the  families  of 
the  sons  of  Merari,  according  to  all  their 
service,  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, under  the  '"hand  of  Ithamar  the 
son  of  Aaron  the  priest. 

34  "^And  Moses  and  Aaron  and  the  chief 
of  the  congregation  numbered  the  sons  of 
the  Kohathites  after  their  families,  and 
after  the  house  of  their  fathers, 

35  From  "thirty  years  old  and  upward 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  every  one  that 
entereth  into  the  service,  for  the  work  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : 

36  And  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them  by  their  families  were  two  thousand 
seven  hundred  and  fifty. 

37  These  were  they  that  were  numbered 
of  the  families  of  the  Kohathites,  all  that 
might  do  service  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  which  Moses  and  Aaron  did 
number  according  to  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

38  And  those  that  were  numbered  of  the 
sons  of  Gershon,  throughout  their  fami- 
lies, and  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 

39  From  thirty  years  old.  and  upward 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  every  one  that 
entereth  into  the  service,  for  the  work  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

40  Even  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  throughout  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  were  two  thousand 
and  six  hundred  and  thirty. 

41  These  °are  they  that  were  numbered 


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19.  We  should  use  all  suitable  means  to  prevent 
others  from  committing  sin,  lest,  by  our  neglect,  we 
become  the  occasion  of  their  ruin. 

47.  While  men  should  not  enter  the  ministry  too 
young,  they  should  also  not  continue  to  sustain  its 
responsibilities,  and  attempt  to  discharge  its  duties, 
when  they  are  too  old  ;  but  the  Scriptures  do  not 
fix  the  age  at  which  the  public  ministry  now  should 
cease.  Different  duties  are  suited  to  different  periods 
of  life,  and  wisdom  from  above  is  needful  in  order  to 
judge  rightly  as  to  what  are  appropriate  duties,  and 
also  as  to  the  time  and  manner  of  performing  them. 
181 


Charge  of  the  Merarites. 


NUMBERS   V. 


0/  separating  the  unclean. 


of  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Gershon,  of 
all  that  might  do  service  in  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  whom  Moses  and 
Aaron  did  number  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  tlie  Loud. 

42  1[  And  those  that  were  numbered  of 
thefamiliesof  the  sons  of  Merari,  through- 
out their  families,  by  the  liouse  of  their 
fathers, 

43  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  every  one  that 
entereth  into  the  service,  for  the  work  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

44  Even  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them  after  their  families,  were  three  thou- 
sand and  two  hundred. 

45  These  he  those  that  were  numbered 
of  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Merari, 
whom  Moses  and  Aaron  numbered  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  the  "Lord  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

46  All  those  that  were  numbered  of  the 
Levites,  whom  Moses  and  Aaron  and  the 
chief  of  Israel  numbered,  after  their  fam- 
ilies, and  after  the  house  of  their  fathers, 

47  From  ''  thirty  years  old  and  upward 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  every  "^one  that 
came  to  do  the  service  of  the  ministry, 
and  the  service  of  the  burden  in  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation, 

48  Even  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  were  eight  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred and  fourscore. 

49  According  to  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord  they  were  numbered  by  the 
hand  of  Moses,  every  one  according  to 
his  ^  service,  and  according  to  liis  burden  : 
thus  were  they  numbered  of  him,  as  the 
Lord"  commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER   V. 

1  The  unclean  are  removed  out  of  the  camp.  5  Res- 
titution is  to  be  made  for  trespasses.  11  The  trial  of 
jealousy. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 

2  Command  the  children  of  Israel  that 
they  put  out  of  the  camp  every  "^leper, 
and  every  one  that  hath  an  tissue,  and 
whosoever  is  defiled  by  the  '-dead: 

3  Both  male  and  female  shall  ye  put  out, 
without'  the  camp  shall  ye  put  them; 
that  they  defile  not  their  camps,  in  the 
midst  whereof  I J  dwell. 

•  ver.  W.  b  vcr.  3,  n,  30 ;  1  Cliron.  43:3,  87.  c  Rom.  12:6-8; 
I  Cor.U:4-31.  <t  ver.  lft,2<,3l.  •ver.1,21.  rcliap.l'2:l4;  Lev. 
13:3.<«:  Drut.lM:8,».  «L»v.lS:2.  ■>  rhiip.9:fi,  10:  I'J:  11-13; 
31:19;  Lev.  21:1.  I  2  Kingn,  7:3  ;  2  Cliron.  M:  ?I.  i  Ltv.  2fi :  1 1 , 
12;  2Cor.6:l6.     k  LeT.6:2.     lLcv.6:6;  26:40;  Juiili.7:19;  Job 


CHAPTER   V. 

2.  Out  of  the  camp  ;  outside  of  the  regular  en- 
campment. 

6.  A  trespass  against  the  Lord;  by  defraud- 
ing his  fellow-men. 

8.  //  the  vian  have  vo  kinsman  ;  if  the  in- 
jured man  were  dead,  and  he  had  no  relative  to  re- 
182 


4  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  Vcrfii 
so,  and  put  them  out  without  the  camp: 
as  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  so  did  the 
children  of  Israel. 

5  T[And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo.ses. 
saying, 

6  Speak  unto  the  eliiklren  of  Israel,  ''When 
a  man  or  woman  shall  commit  any  sin 
that  men  commit,  to  do  a  trespass  against 
the  Lord,  and  that  person  be  guilty; 

7  Then  they  shall  'confess  their  sin 
which  they  have  done  :  and  he  shall  ^  rec- 
ompense his  trespass  with  the  principal 
thereof,  and  add  unto  it  the  fifth  ]part  there- 
of, and  give  it  unto  him  against  whom  he 
hath  trespassed. 

8  But  if  the  man  have  no  kinsman  to 
recompense  the  trespass  unto,  let  the  tres- 
pass be  recompensed  unto  the  Lord,  even 
to  the  priest;  beside  the  ram  of  the  atone- 
ment, whereby  an  atonement  shall  be 
made  for  liim. 

9  And  every  *ofrering  of  all  the  holy 
things  of  the  children  of  Israel,  which 
they  bring  unto  the  priest,  shall  be  "his. 

10  And  every  man's  hallowed  things 
shall  be  his  :  whatsoever  any  man  giveth 
the  priest,  it  shall  be  his. 

11  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

12  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  say  unto  them.  If  any  man's  wife  go 
aside,  and  commit  a  trespass  against  him, 

L3  And  a  "man  lie  with  her  carnally, 
and  it  be  hid  from  the  eyes  of  her  hus- 
band, and  be  kept  close,  and  she  be  de- 
filed, and  there  be  no  witness  against  her, 
neither  she  be  taken  with  the  manner; 

14  And  the  spiritofP  jealousy  come  upon 
him,  and  he  be  jealous  of  his  wife,  and 
she  be  defiled ;  or  if  the  spirit  of  jealousy 
come  upon  him,  and  he  be  jealous  of  his 
wife,  and  she  be  not  defiled  : 

15  Then  shall  the  man  bring  his  wife  unto 
the  priest,  and  he  shall  bring  her  i  offcrirtg 
for  her,  the  tenth  ]mrt  of  an  ephah  of  bar- 
ley-meal ;  he  shall  pour  no  oil  upon  it,  nor 
put  frankincense  thereon  ;  for  it  is  an  of- 
fering of  jealousy,  an  offering  of  memo- 
rial, "^  bringing  iniquity  to  remembrance. 

16  And  tlie  priest  shall  bring  her  near, 
and  set  her  before  the  Lord : 

17  And  the  priest  shall  take  holy  water 


33:27:  P»a.32:!S;  Prov.28:13:  1  .John,  1  :  !>.  m  Lev.  6:,'>-7  ;  7:7. 
*  Or.heaveiifftring.  n  rljap.  1S:8,9, 19;  r.x.29:28;  Lev.6:17,l8; 
7:6-14;  Deut.  18:3,4;  K  J.f  k.  44 : 2!>,  .TO ;  Mal.3;8-10;  lCor.9:l3. 
o  Lev.  18:20.  p  Prov.  6:34,3.'i;  Cant  8:fi:  Zeph.  3:8.  q  Lev. 
6:11.     r  I  Kingt),  17:18;  Ezek.  29:16;  Heb.  10:3. 

ceive  restitution,  then  it  was  to  be  made  to  the  Lord 
by  being  given  to  the  priest.     Ver.  9,  10. 

16.  Near;    near   to   the   holy  place,  where   the 
Lord  dwelt  upon  the  mercy-seat. 

17.  Holy  water ;   water  from  the  laver  in  the 
t.abernaole ;  called  holy  because  devoted  to  a  sacred 

J  or  religious  use.     Ex.  30  :  18. 


The  law  of  trial 


NUMBERS   VI. 


in  a  case  of  jealousy. 


B.  C.  H90 

dust  that  is  iu  the  floor  of  the  tabernacle 
the  priest  shall  take,  and  put  it  into  the 
water. 

18  And  the  priest  shall  set  the  woman  be- 
fore the  ^LoRD,  and  uncover  the  woman's 
head,  and  put  the  offering  of  memorial  in 
her  hands,  which  is  the  jealousy-offering  : 
and  the  priest  shall  have  in  his  hand  the 
bitter  water  that  causeth  the  curse. 

19  And  the  priest  shall  charge  her  by  an 
oath,''  and  say  unto  the  woman,  If  no  man 
have  lain  with  thee,  and  if  thou  hast  not 
gone  aside  to  uncleanness  *ivith  another 
instead  of  thy  husband,  be  thou  free  from 
this  bitter  water  that  causeth  the  curse  : 

20  But  if  thou  hast  gone  aside  to  another 
instead  of  thy  husband,  and  if  thou  be  de- 
filed, and  some  man  have  lain  with  thee 
besides  thy  husband: 

21  Then  the  priest  shall  "=  charge  the 
woman  with  an  oath  of  cursing,  and  the 
priest  shall  say  unto  the  woman.  The  Lord 
make  thee  a  '^  curse  and  an  oath  among 
thy  people,  when  the  Lord  doth  make  thy 
thigh  to  t  rot,  and  thy  belly  to  swell ; 

22  And  this  water  that  causeth  the  curse 
shall  go  into  thy  ''bowels,  to  make  thy 
belly  to  swell,  and  thy  thigh  to  rot.  And 
the  woman  "^  shall  say.  Amen,  amen. 

23  And  the  priest  shall  write  these  curses 
in  a  book,  and  he  shall  blot  them  out  with 
the  bitter  water : 

24  And  he  shall  cause  the  woman  to  drink 
the  bitter  water  that  causeth  the  curse : 
and  the  water  that  causeth  the  curse  shall 
enter  into  her,  and  become  bitter. 

25  Then  the  priest  shall  take  the  jeal- 
ousy-offering out  of  the  woman's  hand, 
and  shall  ?wave  the  offering  before  the 
Lord,  and  offer  it  upon  the  altar: 


•  Heb.  13:4;  Rev.  2  :  19-23.  b  Mat.  26 :  63.  *  Heb.  under,  or 
being  in  the  power  of,  thy  hushand.  c  Josh. 6:26:  ISam.  14:24; 
Neb. 10:29.  d.Ier.29:22.  fHeb./atl.  ePsa.l09:18.  f  Deut. 
27 :  15.     B  Lev.  8 :  27.     b  Lev.  2 :  2,  9.     i  Deut.  28  :  37 ;  Isa.  65 :  15 ; 


19.   Charge  her  hy  an  oath  ;  to  testify  the  truth. 

22.  Amen  :  be  it  so,  or  so  let  it  be. 

23.  Ill  a  book  ;  on  parchment,  or  on  something 
from  which  it  could  be  washed  oft'. 

27.  Be  a  curse;  be  viewed  as  guilty  and  accurs- 
ed of  the  Lord. 

28.  Site  shall  be  free;  from  all  reproach  or 
harm. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  As  Jehovah  is  holy,  and  requires  men  to  be 
holy,  all  causes  of  mental  and  moral  defilement,  and 
especially  whatever  tends  to  increase  and  extend  it, 
should  be  carefully  avoided. 

7.  Unjustly  to  obtain  or  keep  possession  of  an- 
others  property,  is  a  sin  which  llod  abhors.  No 
professed  repentance,  which  does  not  lead  a  man 
who  is  conscious  of  this  sin  to  forsake  it,  and,  if  in 
his  power,  make  restitution,  will  deliver  him  from 
divine  wrath. 

13.  Adulterers  and  adulteresses  are  highly  crimi- 
nal, and  e,\posed  to  the  vengeance  of  God.  Though 
their  crime  may  be  known  only  to  him  and  them- 


26  And  the  priest  shall  take  a  handful 
of  the  offering,  even  the ''  memorial  thereof, 
and  burn  it  upon  the  altar,  and  afterward 
shall  cause  the  woman  to  drink  the  water. 

27  And  when  he  hath  made  her  to  drink 
the  water,  then  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that, 
if  she  be  defiled,  and  have  done  trespass 
against  her  husband,  that  the  water  that 
causeth  the  curse  shall  enter  into  her,  and 
become  bitter,  and  her  belly  shall  swell, 
and  her  thigh  shall  rot :  and  the  woman 
shall  be  a  'curse  among  her  people. 

28  And  if  the  woman  be  not  defiled,  but 
be  clean ;  then  she  shall  be  free,  and  shall 
conceive-!  seed. 

29  This  is  the  law  of  jealousies,  when 
a  wife  goeth  ''  aside  to  another  instead  of 
her  husband,  and  is  defiled ; 

30  Or  when  the  spirit  of  jealousy  com- 
etli  upon  him,  and  he  be  jealous  over  his 
wife,  and  shall  set  the  woman  before  the 
Lord,  and  the  priest  shall  execute  upon 
her  all  this  law. 

31  Then  shall  the  man  be  guiltless  from 
iniquity,  and  this  woman  shall 'bear  her 
iniquity. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  The  law  of  the  Nazarites.     22  The  form  of  blessing 
the  people. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
^ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  When  either  man  or  wom- 
an shall  +  separate  themselves  to  vow  a 
vow  of  a  "  Nazarite,  to  separate  themselves 
unto  the  Lord ; 

3  He  shall  separate  himself  from  "  wine 
and  strong  drink,  and  shall  drink  no  vin- 
egar of  wine,  or  vinegar  of  strong  drink, 
neithershallhcdrinkany  liquor  of  grapes, 
nor  eat  moist  grapes,  or  dried. 


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Isaiah  57 

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selves,  he  will  reveal  it — if  not  in  this  world,  in  the 
world  to  come — and  will  visit  them  with  his  terrible 
indignation. 

27.  The  diseases  which  the  licentious  often  suffer, 
and  witli  which  they  infect  and  torment  each  other, 
are  a  manifestation  of  divine  wrath  against  their  sin, 
and  a  warning  that,  unless  they  repent  and  become 
pure  and  holy,  the  curses  of  G-od  will  sooner  or  later 
overwhelm  them. 

31.  Satan  tries  hard  to  promote  domestic  jeal- 
ousy, because  it  tends  to  destroy  family  peace,  re- 
ligion, and  usefulness;  all  should  therefore  avoid 
occasions  of  producing  it,  and  withstand  all  tempta- 
tions to  indulge  it.  If  any  are  unjustly  suspected, 
they  should  in  calmness,  patience,  ;ind  well-doing, 
commit  themselves  to  thedisposalof  God,  and  in  due 
time  he  will  remove  suspicions,  or  overrule  them 
for  the  advancement  of  his  glory  and  the  good  of  his 
kingdom. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

2.  A  Nazarite;  one  devoted  to  special  religious 
service,  either  for  a  limited  term  or  for  life. 
183 


The  law  of  the  Nazarites. 


NUMBERS   VI. 


The  form  of  blessing. 


4  All  the  clays  of  his  'separation  shall 
he  eat  nothiiiii  that  is  made  of  the  t  vine- 
tree,  from  the  kernels  even  to  the  husk. 

5  AH  the  days  of  tlie  voav  of  his  separa- 
tion there  shall  no  "razor  come  upon  his 
head:  until  the  days  be  fnllillcd,  in  the 
which  he  scparatcth  A/»).vc//unto  the  Lord, 
he  shall  be  holy,  a»K/ shall  let  the  locks  of 
the  hair  of  his  head  grow. 

6  All  the  days  that  he  separateth  him- 
self unto  the  I.ord  he  shall  come  at  no 
dead  ''body. 

7  lie  shall  not  make  himself  unclean 
for  his  father,  or  for  his  mother,  for  his 
brother,  or  for  his  sister,  when  they  die : 
because  the  t  consecration  of  his  God  is 
upon  his  head. 

8  All  the  days  of  his  "^  .reparation  he  is 
holy  unto  the  Loun. 

9  And  if  any  man  die  very  suddenly  by 
him,  and  he  liath  defiled  the  head  of  his 
consecration  ;  then  he  shall  "*  shave  his 
head  in  the  day  of  his  cleansing,  on  the 
seventh  day  shall  he  shave  it. 

10  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall  bring 
two  ''turtles,  or  two  young  pigeons,  to  the 
priest,  to  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation : 

11  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  one  for 
a  sin-offering,  and  the  other  for  a  burnt- 
offering,  and  make  an  atonement  for  him, 
for  that  he  sinned  by  the  dead,  and  shall 
hallow  his  head  that  same  day. 

12  And  he  shall  consecrate  unto  the 
Lord  the  days  of  his  separation,  and  shall 
bring  a  lamb  of  the  first  year  for  a  "^tres- 
pass-ofi'cring :  but  the  days  that  were  be- 
fore shall  ^  be  lost,  because  his  separation 
was  defiled. 

13  TIAnd  this  is  the  law  of  the  Naza- 
rite  :  when  the  days  of  his  separation  arc 
fulfilled,^  he  shall  be  brought  unto  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : 

14  And  he  shall  offer  his  offering  unto 
the  Lord,  one  he-lamb  of  the  first  year 
without  blemish  for  a  burnt-offering,  and 
one  ewe-lamb  of  the  first  year  without 
blemish  ^  for  a  sin-offering,  and  one  ram 


'  Or,  Nauirileihip.  i  He\>.  vine  o/ lite  tvine.  •  .luilg.  Ifi:  17, 
19;  ISKliiui-l,  :  :  11.  b  cli:ip.  n:fii  19:11,  lli;  Lev.  21  :  I,  2,  II. 
t  Heh.teporalion.  c  2Cor.  (1: 17,  IH.  il  Arts  IH:  18.  rLev.fi:7j 
14:22;  16:14.4'.).  f  LfvitirUB  ft:  (i.  %  Heli./o//.  (!Act«2l:2fi. 
b  I.ev.  4  :  3,  2«,  »i  ;  Mnlaclii  I  :  13,  M  ;  I  I'etcr,  1:19.  I  I-ev.  3  :  fi. 
I   Lev.  2:4.       «   Ex.  29:2.       1  cliap.  Ifi  :  .1,  7,  10.       m  Acts  21 :  24. 


4.  Nothing  that  is  made  of  the  viiie-tree; 
this  wa.s  desij;ned  to  impress  the  importance  of  so- 
briety, and  of  .abstinence  from  all  the  intoxicating 
pleasures  of  sin. 

5-8.  Dnys  of  the  vow ;  tlie.se  regulations  re- 
quired iiiiti  to  show  peculiar  deadness  to  the  world 
and  devotion  to  tlie  service  of  God. 

12.  Days — shall  he  lost ;  they  would  not  be 
counted  as  a  part  of  the  time  of  his  Nazariteship, 
but  he  must  begin  again. 

1.3-"20.  His  (ilJerDi-x ;  these  offerings  were  an  ac- 
knowledgment that  in  liis  best  services  he  needed  the 
184 


without  blemish  for  'peace-offer-  VciiJoo. 
ings, 

15  And  a  basket  of  unleaA'ened  bread, 
cakesJ  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil,  and 
wafers  ofunleavened'' bread  anointed  with 
oil,  and  their  meat-offering,  and  their 
drink-offerings.' 

16  And  the  priest  shalj  bring //tp;?;  before 
the  Loud,  and  shall  oficr  his  sin-offering, 
and. his  burnt-offering: 

1 7  And  he  shall  offer  the  ram  for  a  sac- 
rifice of  peace-offerings  unto  the  Lord, 
with  the  basket  of  unleavened  bread  :  the 
priest  shall  offer  also  his  meat-offering, 
and  his  drink-offering. 

18  And  the  Nazarite  shall  "'shave  the 
head  of  his  separation  at  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  shall 
take  the  hair  of  the  head  of  his  separation, 
and  put  il  in  the  fire  which  is  under  the 
sacrifice  of  the  peace-offerings. 

19  And  t  he  priest  shall  take  the  "  sodden 
shoulder  of  tlie  ram,  and  "one  unleavened 
cake  out  of  the  basket,  and  one  unleav- 
ened wafer,  and  shall  put  them  upon  the 
hands  of  the  Nazarite,  after  the  hair  of  his 
separation  is  shaven  : 

20  A"nd  the  priest  shall  wave  them  for 
a  wave-ofl'ering  before  the  Lord:  this  is 
holy  for  the  priest,  with  the  wave-breast 
and  heave-shoulder  :  and  after  that  the 
Nazarite  may  drink  wine. 

21  This  is  the  law  of  the  Nazarite  who 
hath  vowed,  and  of  his  offering  unto  the 
Lord  for  his  separation,  besides  that,  that 
his  hand  shall  get:  according  to  the  vow 
wiiich  he  vowed,  so  he  must  do  after  the 
law  of  his  separatioB. 

22  T[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  INIoscs, 
saying, 

23  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  unto  his  sons, 
saying.  On  this  wise  ye  shall  p bless  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying  unto  them, 

24  The  Lor di  bless  thee,  and '  keep  thee : 

25  The  Lord  make  his  "face  shine  upon 
thee,  and  be  'gracious  unto  thee: 

26  The  Lord  lift  up  "his  countenance 
upon  thee,  and  give  thee  "peace. 

n  l.S.imuel,  2:ln.  o  Ex.  29  :  23-28.  p  1.M-.  9  :  22  ;  Deut.  10:  8; 
21:5;  .l09lj.8:33;  lCliron.23:  13.  q  Pan.  1  :H  :  .I.  r  Psa.  121  :7; 
John  17:  II.  ^  Punlm  31:1H;  ti7:l;  80:3,  7,  19;  1 19:  l;l.=V;  Dnn. 
9:17.  I  Gen.  43:29;  Exmlus  :)3: 19;  M.il.  I  :  9.  u  P»nlm4:fi; 
89:IS.  »  P8alrn29:ll;  Isa.  2li:  3,  12;  .lolin  14:27;  Pliil.4:7; 
2TlieKS.  3:16. 

efficacy  of  atoning  blood  and  of  the  purifying  Spirit, 
and  also  tokens  of  gratitude  for  the  goodness  of  God. 

21.  That  his  hand  shall  get ;  such  freewill- 
offerings  as  he  might  be  disposed  to  make. 

2ii.  IJlfss  the  childre?!.  of  Israel ;  ask  of  God, 
and  pronounce  in  liis  name,  blessings  upon  them. 

24.  Keep  thee;  from  all  evil;  especially  from 
sin  and  its  consequences. 

25.  Male  h  is  face  shine ;  smile  graciously  upon 
thee,  and  grant  thee  his  Spirit. 

2(5.  Ijij't  lip  his  CO  II II  ten  mice  iipon  thee;  re- 
veal himself  to  thee,  and  give  thee  sweet  commun- 


Offering  of  the  princes. 


NUMBERS   VII. 


Dedication  of  the  altar. 


B.c!'i?w.'  27  And  they  shall  put  my  *name 
upon  the  children  of  Israel,  and  I  will  ^  bless 
them. 

CHAPTER   VII. 

1  The  offering  of  the  jirinces  at  the  dedication  of  the 
tabernacle.  10  Their  several  offerings  at  the  dedi- 
cation of  the  altar.  fc9  God  speaketh  to  Moses  from 
the  mercy-seat. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  on  the  day  that 
Moses  had  fully  set  "^  up  the  taberna- 
cle, and  had  anointed  "^il,  and  sanctified 
it,  and  all  the  instruments  thereof,  both 
the  altar  and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and 
had  anointed  them,  and  sanctified  them ; 

2  That  the  "  princes  of  Israel,  heads  of 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  who  were  the 
princes  of  the  tribes,  *  and  were  over  them 
that  were  numbered,  offered : 

3  And  they  brought  their  offering  be- 
fore the  Lord,  six  covered  wagons,  and 
twelve  oxen  ;  a  wagon  for  two  of  the 
princes,  and  for  each  one  an  ox :  and  they 
brought  them  before  the  tabernacle. 

4  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying. 

5  Take  it  of  them,  that  they  may  be  to 
do  the  service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation;  and  thou  shaft  give  them 
unto  the  Levites,  to  every  man  according 
to  his  service. 

6  And  Moses  took  the  wagons  and  the 
oxen,  and  gave  them  unto  the  Levites. 

7  Two  wagons  and  four  oxen  he  gave 
unto  the  sons  of  Gershon,  according  to 
their  ""service : 

8  And  four  wagons  and  eight  oxen  he 
gave  unto  the  sons  of  ^Merari,  according 
unto  their  service,  under  the  hand  of  Ith- 
amar  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest. 

9  But  unto  the  sons  of  Kohath  he  gave 
none  :  ''because  the  service  of  the  sanctu- 
ary belonging  unto  them  ivas  that  they 
should  bear  upon  their  shoulders. 

10  T[And  the  princes  ofiered  for  'dedi- 
cating of  the  altar  in  the  day  that  it  was 
anointed,  even  the  princes  offered  their 
offering  before  the  altar. 


«  T5eut.M:in;  2  CIiron.7: 14;  lsa.«:7;  Dan.9:I8,19.  b  chap. 
e.-!:20;  Gen.  12:2,3i  Paulm  .i:  12  ;  67  :  7;  11/>:12,13;  Ai:t83:2fi; 
K|>li.l:3.  c  Kxodus  40:  18.  d  Lev.  8: 10,  11.  e  clrap.  1 :4,  etc. 
»   Hel).  who  stood,     f  chap.  4  :  24-28.      g  chap.  4  :  29-3.3.      h  cliap. 


ion  with  himself.  Give  thee  peace  ;  peace  with 
God,  with  conscience,  and  with  men.  Psa.  29;  11; 
85:8;  119:165;  Phil.  4:7. 

27.  Put  my  vame  iipoii — Israel;  treat  them 
as  his  people,  and  lead  them  to  obey  him. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

8.  Holiness  to  the  Lord  is  the  b.idge  of  his  people, 
and  should  ever  be  their  peculiar  characteristic. 
They  should  abstain  from  fleshly  lusts  which  war 
against  the  soul,  moderate  their  desires  for  earthly 
things,  place  their  affections  on  thina;s  above,  and 
regulate  all  their  acts  by  the  will  of  (jod. 

20.  We  are  always  exposed  in  this  world  to  moral 
defilement,  and  in  our  best  services  need  the  appli- 
cation of  the  blood  of  Christ  and  the  purifying  in- 
fluences of  his  Spirit,  in  order  that  our  offerings  may 
be  acceptable  in  his  sight. 


1 1  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  They 
shall  offer  their  offering,  each  prince  on 
his  day,  for  the  dedicating  of  the  altar. 

12  1[  And  he  that  offered  his  offering  the 
first  day  was'  Nahshon  the  son  of  Ammin- 
adab,  of  the  tribe  of  .ludah: 

1 3  And  his  oflering  was  one  silver  charg- 
er, the  weight  whereof  ii'«.v  a  hundred 
and  thirty  .sJickcls,  one  silver  bowl  of  sev- 
enty shekels,  after  the  ''  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary ;  both  of  them  icere  full  of  fine  flour 
mingled  with  oil  for  a  'meat-offering: 

14  One  spoon  of  ten  shekels  of  gold,  full 
of  " incense : 

1 5  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  "burnt-offering: 

1 6  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a^sin-offering : 

17  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  p  peace-offer- 
ings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  oX  the  first  year  :  this  was  the  offer- 
ing of  Nahshon  the  son  of  Amminadab. 

18  %  On  the  second  day  iNethaneel  the 
son  of  Zuar,  prince  of  Issachar,  did  offer: 

19  He  'offered  /or  his  offering  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  zcas  a  hun- 
dred and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl 
of  seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary  ;  both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour 
mingled  with  oil  for  a  meat-offering : 

20  One  spoon  of  gold  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

2 1  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering: 

22  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering : 

23  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year:  this  was  the  of- 
fering of  Nethaneel  the  son  of  Zuar. 

24  ^f  On  the  third  day  '  Eliab  the  son  of 
Helen,  prince  of  the  children  of  Zebulun, 
did  offer: 

25  His  oflTering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ; 


4:4- 

lo.    i  neut.20:.T;  I  Kings, 8:63;  2  Chron.  7:5,9;  EzraR:I6; 
12  :  27  ;   P8:i.  30,  title.      J  chap.  1 :  7;  2::!.      k  Exodus  30:13. 

Neh 

V.  2:1.     m  Ex.  30  :  .34.     n  Lev.  1 :  2,  3.     o  Lev.  4  :  23.     P  Lev. 

3:  1. 

q  chap.  1  :  8  ;  2  :  5.     r  ver.  13,  etc.     >  chap.  1:9;  2:7. 

27.  The  blessing  of  Jehovah,  in  the  love  of  the 
Father,  the  grace  of  the  Son,  and  the  communion 
of  the  Holy  Grhost,  bestowed  upon  his  believing, 
obedient  people,  will  make  them  all  for  ever  truly 
and  perfectly  blessed. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

2.  The  pi'inces  of  Israel;  chap.  1:  IG. 

3.  Their  offerijig ;  these  were  voluntary  offer- 
ings in  addition  to  those  which  were  commanded. 

9.  Bear  vpon  their  shoulders ;  the  arlc  and  the 
sacred  things  whicli  they  were  to  carry.  Chap. 
3:31. 

11.  Each  prince  on  his  day  ;  to  promote  order 
and  increased  solemnity,  each  was  to  present  his 
offering  on  a  separate  day. 

13.  C^ar^-er/al.-irgedish.  SAf.(c/;  ;Bx.  38:21. 
185 


Princes^  offerings  at  the 


NUMBERS   VII. 


dedication  oj"  the  altar. 


both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  meat-off'ering: 

26  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense: 

27  One  youngbullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering: 

28  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering : 

29  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year:  this  was  the  of- 
fering of  Eliab  the  son  of  Helon. 

30  ^On  the  fourth  day  *Elizur  the  son 
of  Shedeur,  prince  of  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben, (lid  offer: 

31  His  ''offering  was  one  silver  charger 
of  the  weight  of  a  hundred  and  thirty 
shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shek- 
els, after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  meat-offering : 

32  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

33  One  youngbullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-ofljering : 

34  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering : 

35  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year:  this  ifas  the  of- 
fering of  Elizur  the  son  of  Shedeur. 

36  ^  On  the  fifth  day  "^  Shelumiel  the  son 
of  Zurishaddai,  prince  of  the  children  of 
Simeon,  did  offer: 

37  His  "^offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil  for  a  mcat-ofTering: 

38  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

39  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering: 

40  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering : 

4 1  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year :  this  iras  the  offer- 
ing of  Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zurishaddai. 

42  ^  On  the  sixth  day  "  Eliasaph  the  son 
of  *  Deuel,  prince  of  the  children  of  Gad, 
offered : 

43  His  ''offering  ivas  one  silver  charger 
of  the  weight  of  a  liundrcd  and  thirty 
shekels,  a  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  fhe  sanctuary;  both 
of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil 
fur  a  meat-offering : 

44  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense: 

45  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering: 


46  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-  *b.c:hm 
oflfering : 

47  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year :  this  ivas  the  of- 
fering of  Eliasaph  the  son  of  Deuel. 

48  If  On  the  seventh  day  sElishama  the 
son  of  Ammihud,  prince  of  the  children 
of  Ephraim,  offered : 

49  His  '' offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  ivas  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  Avith 
oil  for  a  meat-offering: 

50  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

51  One  youngbullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering : 

^52  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering : 

53  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year :  this  was  the  of- 
fering of  Elishama  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

54  HOn  the  eighth  day  offered  'Gama- 
liel the  son  of  Pedahzur,  prince  of  the 
children  of  Manasseh : 

55  His  J  offering  was  one  silver  charger 
of  the  weight  of  a  hundred  and  thirty 
shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shek- 
els, after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  meat-offering: 

56  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

57  One  youngbullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering: 

58  One  kidof  the  goafs  for  a  sin-offering: 

59  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year :  this  teas  the  of- 
fering of  Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

60  If  On  the  ninth  day  '' Abidan  the  son 
of  Gideoni,  prince  of  the  children  of  Ben- 
jamin, offered: 

61  His  'offering  «'«."!  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  ivas  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  meat-offering : 

62  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

63  One  youngbullock, one  ram,onelamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering: 

64  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering; 

65  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year:  this  icas  the  of- 
fering of  Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni. 


•  rlmp.  1 :  B;  2 :  10.     b  rer.  13,  etc.     •  rlinp.  1 :  6;  2:12.    dyer-    13,  etc    g  clinp.  1 :  10 ;  2 :  18.    k  »er.  13,etc.    I  chap.  1: 10;  2:2a 
13,  eu-.    •  clll^>.  1 :  U ;  2 :  14.    •  Culled  Rcuel,  clinp.  2 :  H.    I  vrr.    J  ver.  13,  otc.     k  chRp.  1 : 1 1 ;  2 :  22.    I  ver.  13,  etc. 
186 


The  princes'  offerings. 


NUMBERS   VIII. 


Lighting  of  the  lamps. 


5.aHi''  66  IT  On  the  tenth  day  "Ahiezer 
the  son  of  Ammishaddai,  prince  of  the 
children  of  Dan,  offered: 

67  His  ''offering  wAs  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  teas  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels.,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  meat-offering  : 

68  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

69  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering : 

70  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering : 

71  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year :  this  was  the  offer- 
ing of  Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammishaddai. 

72  IF  On  the  eleventh  day  ""Pagiel  the 
son  of  Ocran,  prince  of  the  children  of 
Asher,  offered: 

73  His  ^  offering  7vas  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  tvas  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  meat-offering: 

74  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

75  One  youngbullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering: 

76  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering : 

77  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year :  this  was  the  of- 
fering of  Pagiel  the  son  of  Ocran. 

78  IT  On  the  twelfth  day  ^Ahirathe  son 
of  Enan,  prince  of  the  children  of  Naph- 
tali,  offered: 

79  His  '^offering  teas  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  ivas  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  meat-offering  : 

80  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense: 

8 1  One  youngbullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering: 


«  cbap.  1 :  12 ;  2 :  25.  b  ver.  13,  etc.  c  chap.  1 :  13 ;  2 :  27.  A  ver.  12:8;  Eiodus  33 : 9,  11 
5,  etc.  e  chap.  1: 15;  2:29.  f  ver.  13,  etc.  g  ver.  I.  h  chap.  25:37;40:25. 


13,  etc 


89.  Him;  G-od,  to  whom  the  altar  and  tabernacle 
had  been  dedicated.  The  voice  of  one;  Ex.  2.5:22. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Those  who  are  truly  devoted  to  G-od,  and  thank- 
ful for  his  mercies,  will  not  be  satisfied  with  doing 
merely  what  is  specifically  commanded,  but  will 
make  voluntary  offerings  of  time,  talents,  and  prop- 
erty, from  love  to  him  and  his  cause,  and  to  promote 
his  glory  and  the  good  of  their  fellow-men. 

5.  None  need  to  be  discouraged  because  called  to 
great  and  laborious  services,  for  G-od  will  provide  for 
them,  that  as  their  duties  are,  their  strength  and  all 
needful  mercies  may  be. 


82  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering : 

83  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five 
lambs  of  the  first  year :  this  was  the  of- 
fering of  Ahira  the  son  of  Enan. 

84  This  was  the  dedication  of  the  altar, 
in  the  day  when  it  was  anointed,  by  the 
princes  of  Israel :  twelve  chargers  of  sil- 
ver, twelve  silver  bowls,  twelve  spoons 
of  gold : 

85  Each  charger  of  silver  tveighing  a 
hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  each  bowl  sev- 
enty :  all  the  silver  vessels  weighed  two 
thousand  and  four  hundred  shekels,  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 

86  The  golden  spoons  were  twelve,  full 
of  incense,  weighing  ten  shekels  apiece, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary :  all  the 
gold  of  the  spoons  ivas  a  hundred  and 
twenty  shekels. 

87  All  the  oxen  for  the  burnt-offering 
were  twelve  bullocks,  the  rams  twelve, 
the  lambs  of  the  first  year  twelve,  with 
their  meat-offering:  and  the  kids  of  the 
goats  for  sin-offering  twelve. 

88  And  all  the  oxen  for  the  sacrifice  of 
the  peace-offerings  were  twenty  and  four 
bullocks,  the  rams  sixty,  the  he-goats 
sixty,  the  lambs  of  the  first  year  sixty. 
This  was  the  dedication  of  the  altar,  after 
that  it  was  ^  anointed. 

89  And  when  Moses  was  gone  into  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  to  ''speak 
with  *him,  then  he  heard  the  voice  of  one 
speaking  unto  him  from  off  the  'mercy-seat 
that  was  upon  the  ark  of  testimony,  from 
between  the  two  cherubim  :  and  he  spake 
unto  him. 

CHAPTER   VIII. 

1  Ho-w  the  lamps  are  to  be  lighted.    5  The  consecration 
of  the  Levites.     2.3  The  age  and  time  of  their  service. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  say  unto  him. 
When  thou  lightest  the  -i  lamps,  the  seven 
lamps  shall  give  light  over  against  the 
candlestick. 

3  And   Aaron   did  so;    he  lighted   the 


-  That  ia,  God.      i  Ejt.  25  :  22.     j  Ex. 


11.  Jehovah -would  haveall  things,  especially  with 
regard  to  his  worship,  conducted  with  propriety,  and 
in  a  way  to  confer  the  greatest  blessings.  John  6 :  12 ; 
ICor.  14:33,40;  James  3: 16. 

88.  Jehovah  is  a  bountiful  God,  and  is  delighted 
with  liberality  in  his  people.  Much  may  be  devoted 
to  the  support  of  his  worship,  and  when  so  used,  it  is 
not  wasted  or  unprofitably  employed,  but  is  spent  to 
the  highest  advantage.  Psa.  145 :  16 ;  Prov.  11 :  25; 
Isa.  3-2 :  8 ;  2  Cor.  9 :  13. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 
The  lamps;  E.x.  2.5:31-37. 


187 


TTie  consecration 


NUMBERS   VIII. 


of  the  Levites. 


lamps  thereof  over  against  the  candle- 
stick, as  tlie  Lord  eoinmandcd  Moses. 

4  And  this  work  of  tlie  "candlestick  was 
o/ beaten  gold ;  unto  the  shaft  thereof,  un- 
to the  flowers  thereof,  iro.? ''beaten  work; 
according  unto  the  ■=  pattern  which  the 
Loud  had  showed  Moses,  so  he  made  the 
candlestick. 

5  ^And  tlie  Loud  spake  unto  Moses, 
.•laying, 

6  Take  the  Levites  from  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  cleanse  them. 

7  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  them,  to 
cleanse  them  :  Sprinkle  ^  water  of  purify- 
ing upon  them,  and  ""let  them  *  shave  all 
their  flesh,  and  let  them  wash  their  clothes, 
and  so  make  themselves  clean. 

8  Then  let  them  take  a  young  bullock 
with  his  ''meat-offering,  even  fine  flour 
mingled  with  oil,  and  another  young  bul- 
lock shalt  thou  take  for  a  sin-offering. 

9  And  Ethou  shalt  bring  the  Levites  be- 
fore the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation : 
and  ''thou  shalt  gather  the  whole  assem- 
bly of  the  children  of  Israel  together. 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  Levites  be- 
fore the  Loud:  and  the  children  of  Israel 
shall  'put  their  hands  upon  the  Levites  : 

11  And  Aaron  shall  t  offer  the  J  Levites 
before  the  Lord  for  an  +  offering  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  that  they  may  ^execute 
the  service  of  the  Lord. 

12  And  the  Levites  shall  lay  their  hands 
upon  the  heads  of  the  bullocks  :  and  thou 
shalt  offer  the  one/or  a  sin-offering,  and  the 
other  for  a  burnt-offering,  unto  the  Lord, 
to  make  an  atonement  for  the  Levites. 

13  And  thou  shalt  set  the  Levites  before 
Aaron,  and  before  his  sons,  and  ofler  them 
for  an  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

14  Thus  shalt  thou''  separate  the  Levites 
from  among  the  children  of  Israel :  and 
the  Levites  shall  be  'mine. 

15  And  after  that  shall  the  Levites  go 
in  to  do  the  service  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  :  and  thou  shalt  cleanse 
them,  and  ofler  '"them  for  an  offering. 

16  For  they  arc  wholly  given  unto  me 
from  among  the  children  of  Israel;  "in- 


1  Ex.  W:^).      b   Ex.  2S:  1 
rtc.      •  LevilicuB  14:8,9. 


<■   Kx.  MMO.      a  Hinp.  Hl:!>,  17, 
rw:.      «   i^QTiviLun  n .  o,  ^.  Heb.  cautc  (I  mzor  to  past  over, 

fI.eY.2:l.  I  Ex.  211:4,  etc.:  10:  1  J.  hI,ev.K:.3.  i  Lev.  1:4. 
t  Heb.  wave,  i  ver.  Ifi.  t  Hcb.  wnveoffering.  J  Hd).  be  to 
execute,  kcbnp.  I6:fl.  1  rbnp.  ;t : 4.i.  m  verses  11,  13.  u  rbflp. 
3:12,  4.'>.     o  clinp.  :1:13;  Ex.  13:2,  li-lA;  Liike2:23.     p  clinp. 


6.  Levites ;  those  of  the  tribe  of  Levi  who  as- 
sisted the  priests,  the  descendants  of  Aaron,  in  vari- 
ous services  about  the  tabernacle,  and  afterwards 
about  the  temple. 

7.  Sprinkle  water  of  purifying  upon  them  ; 
chap.  10:  1-10;  Heb.  9  :  13,  14. 

11.  Offer  the  Levites;  consecrate  them  to  the 
service  of  thn  Lord  in  the  various  duties  of  the 
sanctuary.     Ver.  1 1—19. 

2'1.  Tu-entt/  and  Jive  years  old;  at  this  .nge 
they  began  to  wait  upon  the  priests,  learn  their  du- 
188 


stead  of  such  as  open  every  womb,  *b.c:  u* 
even  instead  of  the  first-born  of  all  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  have  I  taken  them  unto  me. 

17  For  all  the  °  first«-born  of  the  children 
of  Israel  are  mine,  both  man  and  beast :  on 
the  day  that  1  smote  every  first-born  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  I  sanctified  them  for  myself. 

18  And  I  have  taken  the  Levites  for  all 
the  first-born  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

19  And  I  have  p given  the  Levites  as  Ha 
gift  to  Aaron  and  to  his  sons  from  among 
the  children  of  Israel,  to  do  the  service  of 
the  children  of  Israel  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  and  to  make  an  atone- 
ment for  the  children  of  Israel  :  that  "I  there 
be  no  plague  among  the  children  of  Israel, 
when  the  children  of  Israel  come  nigh 
unto  the  sanctuary. 

20  And  Moses,  and  Aaron,  and  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel,  did  to 
the  Levites  according  unto  all  that  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses  concerning  the  Levites, 
so  did  the  children  of  Israel  unto  them. 

21  And  the  Levites  were  ''purified,  and 
they  washed  their  clothes ;  and  Aaron 
offered"  them  as  an  offering  before  the 
Lord  ;  and  Aaron  made  an  atonement  for 
them  to  cleanse  them. 

22  And  'after  that  went  the  Levites  in 
to  do  their  service  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  before  Aaron,  and  before 
his  sons:  as  the  "Lord  had  commanded 
Moses  concerning  the  Levites,  so  did  they 
unto  them. 

23  T[And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

24  This  is  it  that  helon^eth  unto  the  Le- 
vites :  from  *  twenty  and  five  years  old 
and  upward  they  shall  go  in  to  *  wait  upon 
the  service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation : 

25  And  from  the  age  of  fifty  years  they 
shall  t  cease  waiting  upon  the  service 
thereof,  and  sliall  serve  no  more : 

26  But  shall  minister  with  their  breth- 
ren in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
to  "keep  the  charge,  and  shall  do  no  ^ser- 
vice. Thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  the  Le- 
vites touching  their  charge. 


3:9.  II  nch.  given.  1  cbdp.  1  :.'-.3  :  16:4(1;  18:(1:  2  Cliron.26: 16. 
'  ver.  7.  •  ver.  11,12.  t  ver.  Ut.  n  ver.  .1,  etc.  v  clinp  4:3; 
I  Chrnn.  23  :  3,  27.  "  Heb.  war  the  warfare.  1  Cor.  9:7.  t  Heb 
return /rom  l/ie  warfare  p/  the  service.  2  Timothy,  4  :  7.  w  clmp. 
l:M;  18:4;  1  Cbnin.  23:32;  Ezekiel  44:8.  11.  x  1  Timothy, 
4 :  1ft. 

ties  as  Levites,  and  do  some  thinjjs  about  the  taber- 
nacle ;  but  they  did  not  enter  fully  on  their  vi-ork  as 
Levites  till  they  were  thirty.     Chap.  4  :  3.  23. 

26.  Ker/)  the  charge,  and — do  710  service ;  after 
tlieiige  of  filly ,  they  might  in  some  things  assist  their 
younger  brethren  and  instruct  the  people,  but  not 
continue  to  bear  the  responsibilities  or  perform  the 
laborious  duties  of  their  office. 

INSTRIICTIOXS 

3.  Ministers  of  the  gospel  who  communicate  a 
knowledge  of  God  and  his  will  to  men,  shine  as  lights 


OJ  the  passover. 


NUMBERS   IX. 


The  pillar  of  cloud. 


CHAPTER   IX. 


K.  M.  2514, 

e.  c  i4ao. 

I  The  passover  is  commanded  again.  6  A  second  pass- 
over  allowed  for  them  that  were  unclean  or  absent. 
15  The  cloud  guideth  the  removings  and  encampings 
of  the  Israelites. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mcses  in  the 
wilderness  of  Sinai,  in  the  first  month 
of  the  second  year  after  they  -were  come 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  saying, 

2  Let  the  children  of  Israel  also  keep 
the  passover  at  his  appointed  "season. 

3  In  the  ''fourteenth  day  of  this  month, 
at  *even,  ye  .shall  keep  it  in  his  appointed 
season :  according  to  all  the  rites  of  it, 
and  according  to  all  the  ceremonies  there- 
of, shall  ye  keep  it. 

4  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  that  they  should  keep  the  passover. 

5  And  "^they  kept  the  passover  on  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  first  month  at  even 
in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai :  according  to 
all  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so 
did  the  children  of  Israel. 

6  1[  And  there  were  certain  men,  who 
were  '^defiled  by  the  dead  body  of  a  man, 
that  they  could  not  keep  the  passover  on 
that  day;  and  "'they  came  before  Moses 
and  before  Aaron  on  that  day. 

7  And  those  men  said  unto  him,  We  are 
defiled  by  the  dead  body  of  a  man  :  where- 
fore are  we  kept  back,  that  we  may  not  offer 
an  offering  of  the  Lord  in  his  appointed 
season  among  the  children  of  Israel? 

8  And  Moses  said  unto  them.  Stand  still, 
and  I  will  hear  what  the  Lord  will  com- 
mand concerning  you. 

9  ^And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying.  If  any  man  of  you  or  of  your  pos- 
terity shall  be  unclean  by  reason  of  a 
dead  body,  or  be  in  a  journey  afar  off",  yet 
he  shall  keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord. 


a  Exodus  12:3;  Deut.l6:l.  b  2  Cljron.  30:  2,  l.-i.  *  Heb. 
between  the  two  evenings.  Exodus  12:  6.  c  .lopli.  .'i;  10.  A  chap. 
6:2;  19  :  II,  16;  John  18  :  Sg.  e  chap.  27  :  2,  6;  Ex.  18:15,19. 
f  ver.  3.     B  Ex.  12:8.      h  Ex.  12:10.     i  Ex.  12 :  4fi;  John  19:  36. 


in  the  world  holding  forth  the  word  of  life,  and  mul- 
titudes who  were  in  darkness,  are,  through  their  in- 
strumentality, made  light  in  the  Lord,  and  prepared 
to  shine  as  the  brightness  of  the  firmament  and  as 
the  stars  for  ever. 

6.  The  best  of  men  need  cleansing  through  faith 
in  the  blood  of  Christ,  and  by  the  influence  of  his 
Spirit,  in  order  that  their  services  may  be  accepted 
of  God. 

21.  Though  God  is  the  author  of  spiritual  cleans- 
ing, he  accomplishes  it  through  the  means  of  his 
appointment;  and  men  are  bound  to  use  these  means 
according  to  his  will,  and  thus  cleanse  themselves 
from  all  filthiness  of  the  flesh  and  of  the  spirit,  per- 
fecting holiness  in  the  fear  of  God.  2  Cor.  7:1; 
Isa.  1:16,  17;  Ezek.  IS:  31. 

26.  After  ministers  of  the  gospel  have  become  too 
old  to  perform  the  laborious  duties  of  their  office, 
they  may  still  be  very  useful  by  wise  counsel,  judi- 
cious instruction,  habitual  prayer,  and  a  holy  ex- 
ample; and  should  be  provided  for  to  the  end  of  life. 

13 


11  The  ''fourteenth  day  of  the  second 
month  at  ev^en  they  shall  keep  it,  and  eat 
it  with  s  unleavened  bread  and  bitter  herbs. 

12  They  shall  leave  ''none  of  it  unto 
the  morning,  nor  'break  any  bone  of  it: 
according  to  all  the  ordinances  of  the  pass- 
over  they  shall  keep  it. 

1.3  But  the  man  that  is  clean,  and  is  not 
in  a  journey,  and  forbeareth  to  keep  the 
passover,  even  the  same  Jsoul  shall  be 
cut  off  from  among  his  people:  because 
he  brought  not  the  offering  of  the  Lord 
in  his  ''appointed  season,  that  man  shall 
bear'  his  sin. 

1 4  And  if  a  stranger  shall  sojourn  among 
you,  and  will  keep  the  passover  unto  the 
Lord;  according  to  the  ordinance  of  the 
passover,  and  according  to  the  manner 
thereof,  so  shall  he  do :  ye  shall  have 
one™  ordinance,  both  for  the  stranger,  and 
for  him  that  was  born  in  the  land. 

15  ^  And  on  the  day  that  the  tabernacle 
was  reared  up,  the  cloud  "covered  the  tab- 
ernacle, na7nely,  the  tent  of  the  testimony  : 
and  at  °  even  there  was  upon  the  taber- 
nacle as  it  were  the  appearance  of  fire, 
until  the  morning. 

16  So  it  was  alway :  the  p  cloud  covered 
it  by  day,  and  the  appearance  of  fire  by 
night. 

17  And  "iwhen  the  cloud  was  taken  up 
from  the  tabernacle,  then  after  that  the 
children  of  Israel  journeyed :  and  in  the 
place  where  the  cloud  abode,  there  the 
children  of  Israel  pitched  their  tents. 

18  At  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
the  children  of  Israel  journeyed,  and  at 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord  they 
pitched  :  as  long  as  the  cloud  abode  upon 
the  ''tabernacle  they  rested  in  their  tents. 

19  And  when  the  cloud  t  tarried  long 
upon  the  tabernacle  many  days,  then  the 


jEx.l2:13.  k  ver.7.  lchap.5:31.  mEx.I2:49.  "Ex.  40:34. 
o  Exodus  13:21:  40:38;  Neh.9:I2,19;  Psa.  78:14.  p  Jlfut. 
1:.33.  11  chap.  10:11,33;  Ex.  40:36-38.  rlCor.lO:!.  f  Heh. 
prolonged. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

1.  The  first  month  ;  Abib. 

2.  The  passover;  Ex.  12:2-14. 

11.  The  fourteenth  day  of  the  second  month  ; 
this  was  in  the  month  Zif,  and  one  month  after  the 
usual  time  of  keeping  the  passover. 

1-3.  Forbeareth  to  keep  the  jyassover ;  at  the 
usual  time. 

18.  At  the  commandment  of  the  Lord;  as 
manifested  by  the  moving  or  resting  of  the  cloud. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  As  the  death  of  Christ  is  the  procuring  cause 
of  the  salvation  of  his  people,  it  is  his  will  that  they 
should  from  time  to  time  celebrate  it  according  to 
his  appointment,  with  humility,  penitence,  grati- 
tude, and  joy.  Mat.  26:26-28;  Luke  22:19; 
ICor.  11:23-26. 

13.  To  obey  God,  we  must  neither  neglect  to 
commemorate  the  death  of  Christ,  nor  do  it  in  an 
unholy  manner ;  but  must  examine  ourselves  and 
see  whether  we  believe  on  him,  feel  our  need  of  his 
189 


Of  the  silver  trumpets. 


NUMBERS   X. 


The  Israelites  leave  Sinai. 


children  of  Israel  kept  the  'charge  of  the 
Lord,  and  journeyed  not. 

20  And  .so  it  ^vas,  when  the  cloud  was  a 
few  days  upon  the  tabernacle  ;  according 
totliecoiimiandnicntof  the  Lord  tlicy  abode 
in  their  tents,  and  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  they  journeyed. 

21  And  so  it  was,  when  the  cloud  *" abode 
from  even  unto  the  morning,  and  that 
the  cloud  was  taken  up  in  the  morning, 
then  they  journeyed :  whether  it  u-as  by 
day  or  by  night  that  the  cloud  was  taken 
up, they  journeyed. 

22  Or  whether  it  were  two  days,  or  a 
month,  or  a  year,  that  the  cloud  tarried 
upon  the  tabernacle,  remaining  thereon, 
the  children  of  Israel  ''abode  in  their  tents, 
and  journeyed  not :  but  when  it  was  taken 
up, they  journeyed. 

23  At  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
they  rested  in  their  tents,  and  at  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Loud  they  journeyed : 
they  kept  the  "-charge  of  the  Lord,  at  the 
commandment''  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  use  of  the  silver  trumpets.  11  The  Israelites 
remove  from  Sinai  to  Paran.  14  The  order  of  their 
march.  29  Hobab  is  entreated  by  Moses  not  to  leave 
them.  Xi  The  blessing  of  Moses  at  the  removing  and 
resting  of  the  ark. 

A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
J±.  ing, 

2  Make  thee  two  trumpets  of  silver ;  of  a 
whole  piece  shalt  thou  make  them  :  that  thou 
maycst  use  them  for  the  ■"  calling  of  the  as- 
sembly, and  forthcjourneyingof  thccamps. 

.■{  And  when  they  shall  ""blow  with  them, 
all  the  assembly  shall  assemble  them- 
selves to  thee  at  the  door  of  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation. 

4  And  if  they  blow  but  with  one  trum- 
pet, then  the  princes,  which  are  ^ heads  of 
the  thousands  of  Lsrael,  shall  gather  them- 
selves unto  thee. 

5  When  ye  blow  an  ''alarm,  then  the 
••amps  that  lie  on  the  'east  parts  shall  go 
forward. 

()  When  ye  blow  an  alarm  the  second 
time,  tlicn  the  camps  that  lie  on  the  J  south 
side  shall  take  their  journey  :  Ihey  shall 
blow  an  alarm  for  their  journeys. 

7  IJut  wlien  the  congregation  is  to  be 
gathered  tosethcr,  ye  shall  blow,  but  ye 
shall  not  sound  an  alarm. 


•  rlinp.  1 :  ft:l :  3:8;  Zccli.  3:7.  *  llc-b.  loat.  b  Ex.  ^0 :  36,  .37. 
••  rer.  ID.  H  Vnn.  77  :  in.  t  I.h.  1 :  13.  I  Jer.  4  :  f. :  Joel  2  :  IS. 
<  rlinp.  I:iri:  Kx.  18:31.  liJoel2:l.  lclinp.Q:3.  j  cliap.'':  10. 
k  cli«p.3l:C:  JuBli.r>:4;  1  Cliron.  IA:!!1 :  2Chron.  13: 13.  1 1  Citron. 
13:14.     n  Juile.2:18;  10:8,1);  run.  10li:4i.     ■>  Gen.  8: 1 ;  Psn. 

:;alv!ition,  and  make  it  our  grt-at  object  in  all  tilings 
to  do  his  will.     1  Cor.  11  :  27-30.  ' 

23.  If  we  are  di.sposcd  to  obey  God,  he  will,  by 
his  word,  his  Spirit,  and   his  providence,  make  so 
■plain  the  path  of  duty,  th.i.t  in  walking  in  it  we 
Bliall  be  safe,  useful,  and  happy. 
190 


priests,''  shall  blow  with  the  trumpets; 
and  they  shall  be  to  you  for  an  ordinance 
for  ever  throughout  your  generations. 

9  And  if  ye  go  to  'war  in  your  land 
against  the  enemy  that  '"oppresseth  you, 
then  ye  shall  blow  an  alarm  with  the 
trumpets  ;  and  ye  shall  be  "  remembered 
before  the  Lord  your  God.  and  ye  shall 
be  "saved  from  your  enemies. 

10  Also  Pin  the  day  of  your  gladness, 
and  in  your  solemn  days,  and  in  the  be- 
ginnings of  your  months,  ye  shall  blow 
with  the  trumpets  over  your  burnt-offer- 
ings, and  over  the  sacrifices  of  your  pcace- 
offcrings;  that  they  may  be  to  you  for  a 
memorial  1  before  your  God:  I  u?n.  the 
Lord  your  God. 

11  Tl  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  twen- 
tieth day  of  the  second  month,  in  the  sec- 
ond year,  that  the  ''cloud  was  taken  up 
from  off"  the  tabernacle  of  the  testimony. 

12  And  the  children  of  Lsrael  took  their 
journeys  out  of  the  wilderness  of  "Sinai; 
and  the  cloud  rested  in  the  wilderness  of 
Paran.* 

13  And  they  first  took  their  journey  ac- 
cording to  the  commandment  of  the  ^  Lord 
by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

14  1[hi  the  first  place  went  the  '^stand- 
ard of  the  camp  of  the  children  of  Judah 
according  to  their  armies :  and  over  his 
host  was  Nahshon  the  son  of  Amminadab. 

15  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Issachar  was  Nethaneel  the 
son  of  Zuar. 

Hi  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Zebulun  was  Eliab  the  son  of 
Hclon. 

17  And  the  tabernacle  was '■'taken  down; 
and  the  sons  of  Gershon  and  the  sons  of 
Mcrari  set  forward,  "bearing  the  taber- 
nacle. 

18  IT  And  the  ''  standard  of  the  camp  of 
Reuben  set  forward  according  to  their 
armies:  and  over  his  host  was  Elizur  the 
son  of  Shcdcur. 

19  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Simeon  was  Shclumiel  the  son 
of  Zurishaddai. 

20  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Gad  was  Eliasaph  the  son  of 
Deuel. 

21  And  the  Kohathites  set  forward,  bearing 

106:4;  136:23.  «  iTlke  I  :70,71.  f  chnp.29: 1  :  I.ev.S3:!4:  1  Clir. 
15:24;  f2Cliron.fi:  1'2;  7:6:  29:46;  Eir«3:in;  Neli.l2:3S;  Pm 
81:3:89:15.  q  Ex.  28:  29  :  Ai-U  10  :  4.  r  clinp.  9: 17-20;  Ex. 
40:. 36, 37.  lEx.  1<1:1.  I  rlinp.  12: 16.  u  clmp.  2  : 9-34.  t  clisp. 
2 :  3-9.     w  clmp.  1:51.    X  clmp.  4:21;  7 : 6-8.     J  clmp.  2 :  10, 16. 


CHAPTER    X. 

r>.  Blow  ail  alar?!!  ;  the  meaning  of  the  differ- 
ent sounds  of  the  trumpets  was  understood  by  the 
people. 

12.  Wilderness  of  Paraii ;  on  the  way  towards 
Canaan. 


Tlie  burninsr  at  Taberah. 


NUMBERS   XI. 


The  people  lust  for  flesh. 


e.c.'H^.  tlie  *  sanctuary  :  and  *the  other  did 
set  up  the  tabernacle  against  they  came. 

22  ^r  And  the  '' standard  of  the  camp  of 
the  children  of  Ephraim  set  forward  ac- 
cording to  their  armies  :  and  over  his  host 
u'as  Elishama  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

23  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Manasseh  icas  Gamaliel  the 
son  of  Pedahzur. 

24  iVnd  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Benjamin  was  Abidan  the  son 
of  Gideoni. 

25  ^  And  the  '^  standard  of  the  camp  of 
the  children  of  Dan  set  forward,  ti'hich 
was  the  "*  rearward  of  all  the  camps 
throughout  their  hosts  :  and  over  his  host 
was  Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammishaddai. 

26  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Asher  ivas  Pagiel  the  son  of  Ocran. 

27  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Naphtali  icas  Ahira  the  son  of 
Enan. 

28  Thus  t  tvere  the  journeyings  of  the 
children  of  Israel  according  to  their  ar- 
mies, when  they  set  forward. 

29  ^And  Moses  said  unto  Ilobab,  the 
son  of  +  Raguel  the  Midianite,  Moses'  fa- 
ther-in-law, We  are  journeying  unto  the 
place  of  which  the  Lord  said, "  I  will  give 
it  you :  come  thou  with  us,  and  we  will 
do  thee  good:  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
good*^  concerning  Israel. 

30  And  he  said  unto  him,  I  will  not  go ; 
but  I  will  depart  to  mine  own  land,  and 
to  my  kindred. 

31  And  he  said,  Leave  us  not,  I  pray 
thee ;  forasmuch  as  thou  knowest  how 
we  are  to  encamp  in  the  wilderness,  and 
thou  may  est  be  1o  us  instead  of  ^eyes. 

32  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  go  with  us, 
yea,  it  shall  be,  that  what  goodness  the 
Lord  shall  do  unto  us,  the  ''  same  will  we 
do  unto  thee. 


a  chafi.  4  :  4-16.  *  That  ia,  the  Gershonites  and  the  Merarites. 
ver.n.  hrlmp.2:ls,':4.  c  olmp.  2 : 2,=i,  3) .  <i  .losh.tj:!) ;  Isa.58:8. 
t  Heb.  These.  %  Ex.  C:  18.  Reilel.  e  Gen.  12:7.  f  Ex.  6:7,8. 
l!.Iob29:l.'i.  h.hlilg.  1:16;  4:11.  iEx.3:l.  J  Deilt.  1 :33;  Josli. 
3:;)-B.     k  Ex.l3:21;  Neli.9:12,19.     1  Psa. 68: 1,2;  1.32:8.     ij  Heb. 


29.  Raguel ;  supposed  to  be  the  same  as  Reuel 
and  Jethro.     E.x.  2 :  18 ;  3:1;  18 : 1. 

31.  Be  to  lis — eyes ;  Hobab  was  acquainted  with 
the  country,  and  could  assist  on  their  journey. 
INSTRUCTIOMS. 

8.  Christi.in  ministers  are  placed  as  watchmen, 
and  should  give  the  people  counsel  and  warning  from 
God.  When  they  speak,  it  should  be  with  such 
plainness  as  to  be  understood,  and  with  such  affec- 
tion as  is  best  suited  to  persuade  the  people  to  follow 
their  directions.     1  Cor.  14  :  6-19;  Eph.  4  :  15. 

13.  All  men  are  on  a  journey  through  this  world. 
Jehovah  offers  to  be  theirguide,  and  if  they  follow 
him  he  will  direct  them  to  the  Canaan  of  eternal 
rest.  If  they  reject  him.  and  continue  to  walk  in 
their  own  way.  they  will  wander  in  darkness  and 
find  no  rest  for  ever. 

29.  Those  who  have  chosen  God  for  their  guide, 
and  are  on  their  way  to  heaven,  ."should  urge  others, 


33  ^  And  they  departed  from  the 'mount 
of  the  Lord  three  days' journey  :  and  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  went  J  be- 
fore them  in  the  three  days'  journey,  to 
search  out  a  resting-place  for  them. 

34  And  the  ''  cloud  of  tlie  Lord  was  upon 
them  by  day,  when  they  went  out  of  the 
camp. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  ark  set 
forward,  that  Moses  said, '  Rise  up.  Lord, 
and  let  thine  enemies  be  scattered  ;  and 
let  them  that  hate  thee  flee  before  thee. 

36  And  when  it  rested,  he  said,  Return, 

0  Lord,  unto  the  ^  many  thousands    of 
Israel. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  The  burning  at  Taberah  quenched  by  Moses'  prayer. 
4  The  people  lust  for  flesli,  and  loathe  manna.  10 
Moses  complaineth  of  his  charge.  16  God  divideth 
his  burden  unto  seventy  eiders.  31  Quails  are  given 
in  wrath  at  Kibroth-hattaavah. 

AND  '"when  the  people  Hcomplained,  *it 
displeased  the  Lord  :  and  the  Lord 
heard  it;  and  his  "anger  was  kindled; 
and  the  "fire  of  the  Lord  burnt  among 
them,  and  consumed  them  thai  were  in 
the  uttermost  parts  of  the  camp. 

2  And  the  people  cried  unto  Moses  ; 
and  when  Moses  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
the  fire  t  was  quenched. 

3  And  he  called  Ihc  name  of  the  place 
Taberah  :t  because  the  fire  of  the  Lord 
burnt  among  them. 

4  Tl"And  the  p  mixed  multitude  that  was 
among  them  ^fell  a  lusting:  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  also  H  wept  again,  and  said. 
Who  1  shall  give  us  flesh  to  eat? 

5  We  remember  the  fish,  which  we  did 
eat  in  Egypt  freely;  the  cucumbers,  and 
the  melons,  and  the  leeks,  and  the  onions, 
and  the  garlic : 

6  But  'now  our  soul  is  dried  away: 
there  is  nothing  at  all,  besides  this  manna, 
before  our  eyes. 


ten  thousand  thous 

am/i.  Deut  1 :  10.    m  Deut.  9:22.     I\  Or,  were 

as  it  tvei'e  complait 

ers.     *  Heb.  it  was  evil  in  the  ears  of.     n  Pna. 

78:21.      0  I.ov.  10 

2;   2Kings,  1  :12.      f  Heb.  iunt.      J  Tli.it  is. 

fl  burning,     p  Ex. 

2  :  38.    5  Heb.  lusted  a  lust.     \\  Heb.  returned 

and  wept,     q  1  Cor 

10:e.     r  chap.  21:5. 

especially  their  relatives  and  friends,  to  accompany 
them,  and  present  as  a  motive  the  good  which  God 
has  promised  to  those  who  follow  him. 

32.  Those  who  are  journeying  towards  heaven, 
need  help  not  only  from  God,  but  also  from  one  an- 
other, and  they  may  be  of  great  assistance  to  each 
other  in  guarding  from  danger,  and  guiding  in  the 
way  of  safety,  usefulness,  and  peace. 

36.  However  much  assistance  the  people  of  God 
may  receive  from  men,  thrir  desires  can  never  be 
full}'  met,  nor  their  wants  satisfied,  without  the  per- 
manent presence  and  favor  of  God. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

3.  Taberah  ;  a  burning. 

4.  Mixed  mnhitude  ;  Ex.  12:38.  Fe/ialust- 
ing  ;  impatiently  desired  other  kinds  of  food. 

6.  07t.r  sold  is  dried  aivay  ;  we  languish  and 
are  suffering  for  want  of  other  food. 

191 


Moses  complaindh. 


NUMBERS    XI, 


Seventy  elders  appointed. 


7  And  the  manua  teas  as  coriandcr-seed, 
and  the  *color  thereof  as  the  color  of 
bdellium.* 

8  And  the  people  went  about,  and  gath- 
ered it,  and  ground  it  in  mills,  or  beat  it 
in  a  mortar,  and  baked  it  in  pans,  and 
made  cakes  of  it :  and  the  "^  taste  of  it  was 
as  the  taste  of  fresh  oil. 

9  And  when  Ihe  '=  dew  fell  upon  the  camp 
in  the  night,  the  manna  fell  upon  it. 

10  T[  Then  Moses  heard  the  people  weep 
throughout  their  families,  every  man  in 
the  door  of  his  tent :  and  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  "'kindled  greatly;  Moses  also 
was  ''displeased. 

11  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord, 
Wherefore  liast  thou  afflicted  thy  servant? 
and  wherefore  have  I  not  found  favor  in 
thy  sight,  that  thou  layest  the  burden  of 
all  this  people  upon  me? 

12  Have  I  conceived  all  this  people? 
have  I  begotten  them,  that  thou  shouldcst 
say  unto  me,  "^  Carry  them  in  thy  bosom, 
as  a  5  nursing-father  beareth  the  sucking 
child,  unto  the  land  which  thou  ''swarest 
unto  their  fathers  ? 

13  -Whence  'should  I  have  flesh  to  give 
unto  all  this  people?  for  they  weep  unto 
me,  saying.  Give  vis  flesh,  that  we  may  eat. 

14  I  Jam  not  able  to  bear  all  this  people 
alone,  because  it  is  too  heavy  for  me. 

15  And  if  thou  deal  thus  with  ''me,  kill 
mc,  I  pray  thee,  out  of  hand,  if  I  have 
found  favor  in  thy  sight;  and  let  me  not 
see  my  wretchedness. 

16  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Gather  unto  me  'seventy  men  of  the  el- 
ders of  Israel,  whom  thou  knowest  to  be 
the  ciders  of  the  people,  and  officers  over 
them;  and  bring  them  unto  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation,  that  they  may 
stand  there  with  thee. 

17  And  "'I  will  come  down  and  talk  with 
thee  there  :  and  I  will  take  of  the  "  spirit 
which  is  upon  thee,  and  will  put  it  upon 
them;  and  they  shall  bear  the  burden  of 
the  people  with  thee,  that  thou  bear  it  not 
thyself  alone. 

18  And  say  thou  unto  the  people, "Sanc- 
tify yourselves  against  to-morrow,  and 
ye  shall  cat  flesh  :  for  ye  have  wept  in 
the  Pears  of  the  Lord,  saying,  i  Who  shall 
give  us  flesh  to  eat?  for  it  was  well  with 


*  Hfl).  ti/t  of  it  nl  Ihe  tyc.  m  Gpnei.i«  2:12.  b  Exodus  Ifi  :  31. 
e  Ex.  1«:  M.  *  Trr.  1  ;  liia.6:  2A.  «  Pun.  159:21.  f  Ii.n.  40: 11. 
{  I«ailili4'l:-21;  11  li.-.-.  J  :  7.  b  Oen.  I.t:l5;  2H:3.  i  MaltllPW 
1.^:33.  j  Ex.  1H:1H;  n^ut  1  :n-i:.  k  I  Kinzii,  19: -1;  .lonnli  4:  3. 
I  Exnilii«24:  1,9.      m  vpr.  2S ;  Gpn.ll:fi;   18:21;   Exodus  19:20. 

7.  As  coria}ider-scfd ;  small  and  round.     Tlie 
Co!or  of  hdeUiiim  ;  supposed  to  be  white. 
15.  OiUofhand;  at  once,  now. 

17.  Tut  it  npoii  them  ;  furnisli  them  with  the 
Kpeci,^l  influences  of  his  Spirit,  to  fit  them  for  tlieir 
work. 

18.  Saiicti fy  yourselves  ;  rspent  of  your  mur- 

192 


us  in  Egypt:  therefore  the  Lord  ^o.cini!; 
will  give  you  flesh,  and  ye  shall  eat. 

19  Ye  shall  not  eat  one  day,  nor  tw'o 
days,  nor  five  days,  neither  ten  days,  nor 
twenty  days ; 

20  But  even  a  1  whole  month,  ■■  until  it 
come  out  at  your  nostrils,  and  it  be  loath- 
some unto  you :  because  that  ye  have 
despised  the  Lord  which  is  among  you, 
and  have  wept  before  him,  saying,  Why 
came  we  forth  out  of  Egypt  ? 

21  And  Moses  said.  The  people,  among 
whom  I  am,  are  ^six  hundred  thousand 
footmen ;  and  thou  hast  said,  I  will  give 
them  flesh,  that  they  may  eat  a  whole 
month. 

22  Shall  'the  flocks  and  the  herds  be 
slain  for  them,  to  suffice  them?  or  shall 
all  the  fish  of  the  sea  be  gathered  together 
for  tlicni,  to  suffice  them? 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  jNIoses,  "Is 
the  Lord's  hand  waxed  short?  thou  shalt 
see  now  ''whether  my  word  shall  come 
to  pass  unto  thee  or  not. 

24  ^  And  Moses  went  out,  and  told  the 
people  the  words  of  the  Lord,  and  gath- 
ered the  seventy  men  of  the  elders  of  the 
people,  and  set  them  round  abovit  the  tab- 
ernacle. 

25  And  the  Lord  came  "down  in  a  cloud, 
and  spako  unto  him,  and  took  of  the  spirit 
that  was  upon  him,  and  gave  it  unto  the 
seventy  elders  :  and  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when"  the  spirit  rested  upon  them,  fhcy 
prophesied,  and  did  not  cease. 

26  But  there  remained  two  of  the  men 
in  the  camp,  the  name  of  the  one  u'os  El- 
dad,  and  the  name  of  the  other  Medad : 
and  the  spirit  rested  upon  them  ;  and  they 
ti-ere  of  them  that  were  written,  but  went 
not  out  unto  the  tabernacle:  and  ^they 
prophesied  in  the  camp. 

27  And  there  ran  a  young  man.  and  told 
Moses,  and  said,  Eldad  and  Medad  do 
prophesy  in  the  camp. 

28  And  .Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  the  ser- 
vant of  Moses,  one  of  his  young  men.  an- 
swered and  said,  My  lord  Moses,  "forbid 
them. 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  him,  Enviest 
thou  for  my  sake?  "would  God  that  all 
the  Lord's  people  were  prophets,  and  that 
the  Lord  would  put  his  spirit  upon  them ! 


n  2K 

n2s,2:9,lS;  Tsn.44:3;  .Ioel2:2S.     <.Ex.l9:I0.     pEl.lK:7. 

q  Tcr 

4.fi.     \  Heh.monlhofdatil.     r  Psn. 78:29:  lOrt:  IS.     •  rlinp. 

1:4K; 

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-.0 : 2 

69:1.    V  Ezek.  12 :■;,'■.;  24:14.     w -ver.  17.    TlS»m.lO:6, 

6,eU- 

y  .ler.  36:6,6.    «  Luke  9:49;  Jolm  3:26.    "ICor.  14:5. 

murin;rs  and  turn  to  the  Lord,  that  you  may  escape 
his  judgment  and  receive  his  favor. 

20.  Come  ont  at  your  nostrils  ;  they  would  eat 
fle.sli  till  they  were  not  only  satisfied,  but  made 
.sick  by  it  and  loathed  it. 

2.1.  Wa.rrd  short ;  is  God  unable  to  do  what  hi; 
has  promised  ? 


Quails  are  given  in  wrath. 


NUMBERS   XII, 


Miriam  and  Aaron  murmur. 


caini3,  he  and  the  elders  of  Israel. 

31  ^  And  there  went  forth  a  wind  from 
the  Lord,  and  *  brought  quails  from  the 
sea,  and  let  them  fall  by  the  camp,  as  it 
were  *a  day's  journey  on  this  side,  and  as 
it  were  a  day's  journey  on  the  other  side, 
round  about  the  camp,  and  as  it  were  two 
cubits  high  upon  the  face  of  the  earth. 

32  And  the  people  stood  up  all  that  day, 
and  all  that  night,  and  all  the  next  day, 
and  they  gathered  the  quails :  he  that 
gathered  least  gathered  ''ten  homers  :  and 
they  spread  them  all  abroad  for  themselves 
round  about  the  camp. 

3  3  And  "^  while  the  flesh  icas  yet  between 
their  teeth,  ere  it  was  chewed,  the  wrath 
of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against  the  peo- 
ple, and  the  Lord  smote  the  people  with 
a  very  great  plague. 

34  And  he  called  the  name  of  that  place 
Kibroth-hattaavah:t  because  there  they 
buried  the  people  that  lusted. 

35  And  the  people  ■*  journeyed  from  Kib- 
roth-hattaavah  unto  Hazeroth ;  and  +  abode 
at  Hazeroth. 

CHAPTER   XII. 

I  God  rebuketh  the  sedition  of  Miriam  and  Aaron.  10 
Miriam's  leprosy  is  healed  at  the  prayer  of  Moses. 
14  God  commandeth  her  to  be  shut  out  of  the  host. 

AND  (Miriam  and  Aaron  spake  against 
Moses   because    of   the    ^  Ethiopian 


•  Ex.  16 :  13 ;  Psa.  78 :  26-29 ;  I  O.t  :  40.  *  Heb.  the  way  of  a  day. 
b  Ei.l6:36.  c  Psa.  78:30,31.  f  T\\aX\i,thc  graves  of  lust.  Dent. 
9:22.  d  cbap.33:17.  %  Knh.  they  were  in.  \Ox.Cuihite.  e  Ex. 
2:21.     II  Heb.  <aitn.     f  Ex.  15:Mi  Micah  6:4.     6  cliap.  11 :1;  Psa. 


32.   Ten  homers;  Lev.  27:  16. 

34.  Kibroth-hattaavali  ;  the  graves  of  lust. 

35.  Hazeroth  ;  a  place  still  farther  on  the  way 
towards  Canaan. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Discontentment  with  the  dealings  of  Grod  is 
unvi-ise  and  wicked.  Those  who  indulge  in  it  pro- 
voke him,  and  expose  themselves  to  his  wrath. 

2.  The  wicked  are  more  indebted  to  the  righteous 
than  they  are  apt  to  imagine,  and  in  their  distresses 
they  often  feel  tliis,  and  look  to  them  for  help. 

6.  We  are  apt  to  depreciate  and  undervalue  the 
blessings  we  have,  and  to  magnify  and  overrate 
those  which  we  desire. 

11.  The  best  of  men  are  but  partly  sanctified; 
and  not  unfrequenlly  in  their  hearts,  and  sometimes 
in  words,  they  find  fault  with  Grod. 

15.  Those  who  kill  themselves,  or  ask  God  or  men 
to  kill  them,  are  not  in  a  proper  state  to  die.  Did 
they  feel  right,  whatever  their  trials,  they  would 
say,  All  the  days  of  my  appointed  time  will  I  wait, 
till  my  change  come.  Not  my  will,  but  thine  be 
done.     Job  14  :  14  ;  Luke  22 :  42. 

17.  God  is  often  kind  and  gracious  in  withhold- 
ing from  men  what  in  their  wickedness  they  desire, 
and  in  giving  tiiem  what  they  need.  If  he  calls 
them  to  great  and  dilBcult  services,  they  have  no 
reason  to  complain  or  to  despond  ;  if  they  trust  in 
him  he  will  provide  for  them,  that  as  their  duties 
are,  their  ability  may  also  be. 

20.  What  people  impatiently  and  wickedly  de- 
sire, God  sometimes  suffers  them  to  have,  and  to 
abuse  to  their  ruin. 


woman  whom  he  had  married:  for  ^he 
had  II  married  an  Ethiopian  woman. 

2  And  they  said.  Hath  the  Lord  indeed 
spoken  only  by  Moses?  hath  he  not  ""spo- 
ken also  by  us"?  And  the  LoRosheard  it. 

3  (Now  the  man  Moses  wa.-i  very  meek, 
above  all  the  men  which  were  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth.) 

4  And  ''the  Lord  spake  suddenly  unto 
Moses,  and  unto  Aaron,  and  unto  Mir- 
iam, Come  out  ye  three  unto  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation.  And  they 
three  came  out. 

5  And  the  Lord  came  'down  in  the  pil- 
lar of  the  cloud,  and  stood  in  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle,  and  called  Aaron  and  Mir- 
iam :   and  they  both  came  forth. 

6  And  he  said,  Hear  now  my  words: 
If  there  be  a  prophet  among  you,  /  the 
Lord  will  make  myself  known  unto  him 
in  a  J  vision,  and  will  speak  unto  him  in  a 
dream.'' 

7  My  servant  Moses  is  not  so,  who  is 
faithful'  in  all  my  ™ house. 

8  With  him  will  I  speak  "mouth  to 
mouth,  even  apparently,  and  not  in  dark 
speeches ;  and  the  similitude  of  the  Lord 
shall  he  behold :  wherefore  then  were  ye 
not  "afraid  to  speak  against  my  servant 
Moses? 

9  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against  them  ;  and  he  departed. 

94:7-9;  Isa.  37:4;  Ezek.  35:12, 13.  bP3a.76:9.  ichap.ll:25. 
i  Gen.  1.t:I;  46:2;  Joba3:  I.t;  Ezek.  1:1;  Luke  1: 11,22;  Acts  10:11, 
17.  k  Gen.31:ll;  lKings,3:5;  JobSS:!.";.  lHeb.3:2,5.  m  1  Tim. 
3:15;  lPeter,2:4,5.     n  Ex.33: 11 ;  Deut.34:10.     o  2  Peter,C:  10. 

23.  It  needs  stronger  faith  than  good  men  often 
have,  or  without  the  influences  of  the  Holy  Spirit 
would  ever  have,  to  believe  that  God  will  do  all  that 
he  has  promised. 

29.  It  is  natural  for  men  to  envy  others  on  account 
of  the  blessings  which  God  gives  them;  but  divine 
grace  teaches  us  to  rejoice  in  the  blessings  of  others, 
and  to  desire  that,  if  consistent,  such  blessings  may 
be  given  to  all. 

33.  God  may  in  wrath  give  men  what  they  de- 
sire, to  show  them  and  others  the  wickedness  and 
folly  of  wishing  to  have  their  own  way,  and  refusing 
to  be  guided  and  governed  by  him. 

34.  Lust,  and  the  use  of  things  lusted  after,  are 
plagues  which  have  opened  and  filled  many  graves. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1.  Miriam;  the  sister  of  Moses  and  Aaron. 
Ex.  15  :  20.  Ethiopian  woman  ;  supposed  to  be 
Zipporah,  called  an  Ethiopian,  or,  as  in  the  original, 
a  Cushite,  because  a  native  of  that  part  of  Arabia 
which  was  settled  by  the  descendants  of  Cush. 
Ex.  2:16,  2L 

3.  Meek;  not  easily  provoked  or  disposed  to 
complain,  not  proud  or  self-sufficient,  but  humble, 
patient,  and  sttbmissive. 

6.  In  a  visio7i — in  a  dream;  that  was  the 
usual  way  in  which  he  communicated  with  prophets. 

8.  Apparently ;    plainly,   familiarly.     Simili- 
tude of  the  Lord  ;  Ex.  33 :  23  ;  ai :  5-S. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  most  inoffensive  character,  and  the  most 
useful    life,    may  not   secure   persons   from   being 
193 


Miriam's  leprosy  healed. 


NUMBERS  XIII. 


Twelve  spies  sent  out. 


10  And  the  cloud  departed  from  ofTthe 
tabernacle;  and  behold,  INliriam  became 
leprous,*  vhitc  as  snow  :  and  Aaron  looked 
upon  INIiriam,  and  behold,. 'j/ir  irns  leprous. 

11  And  Aaron  .said  unto  Mose.s,  Alas, 
my  lord,  I  beseech  thee,  lay  not  the  sin 
upon  us,  wherein  we  have  done  ''foolish- 
ly, and  wherein  we  have  sinned. 

12  Let  her  not  be  as  one  dead,  of  whom 
the  flesh  is  half  consumed  when  he  Com- 
eth out  of  his  mother's  womb. 

13  And  Mo.scs  cried  unio  the  Loru,  .ray- 
ing, *"  Heal  her  now,  0  (Jod,  I  beseech  thee. 

14  If  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  If 
her  father  had  but  spit  in  her  face,  should 
she  not  be  ashamed  seven  day.sl  let  )ier 
be  .shut  ■'out  from  the  camp  seven  days, 
and  after  that  let  her  be  received  in  again. 

15  And  Miriam  wa.s  shut  out  from  the 
camp  seven  days:  and  the  people  jour- 
neyed not  till  Miriam  was  brought  in 
again. 

16  And  afterward  the  people  removed 
from  Ilazeroth.  and  pitched  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Paran. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  The  names  of  the  men  wlio  were  sent  to  search  the 
land.  17  Their  instructions.  21  Their  acts.  26 
Their  relation. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Send "  thou  men,  that  they  may  search 
the  land  of  Canaan,  which  I  give  unto 
the  children  of  Israel:  of  every  tribe  of 
their  fathers  shall  ye  send  a  man,  every 
one  a  ruler  among  them. 

.3  And  Moses  by  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord  sent  "^them  from  the  wilderness 
of  Paran  :  all  those  men  were  heads  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

4  And  these  7vere  their  names  :  Of  the 
tribe  of  Reuben,  Shammua  the  son  of 
Zaccur. 

5  Of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  Shaphat  the 
son  of  Hori. 


•  Deut. -24:9:  2King»,  r>:27;  ZChn 
«4: 10;  Proverb«  30:3-2.  cJai<.6:l& 
3-2:8.     Mleut.l:23.      «  Ter.  Ifi.      h  v. 


.  2H:)»-21.  k  2  Samuel, 
<l  Lev.  13: -46.  •  chap. 
8;  Ex.  17:  it.      i  vcr.  2-2. 


hlamed,  even  by  their  nearest  relatives ;  but,  if 
humble,  patient,  and  submissive,  the  Lord  will 
plead  their  cause,  and  in  due  time  brin^  forth  their 
righteousness  as  the  liglit.  and  their  judgment  as 
the  noonday.     Psa.  37  :  1-1 1. 

'2.  The  Lord  hears  all  that  men  say;  and  he  is 
especially  displeased  with  those  who,  without  good 
reason,  talk  against  and  find  fault  with  iiis  people. 

8.  Those  who  wickedly  oppose  such  as  God  loves 
and  peculiarly  favors,  Ihut;  great  cause  to  fear,  for 
he  views  what  is  done  to  them  as  in  a  sense  done  to 
him.     Mat.  2.') :  40. 

10.  Sin  is  sometimes  visited  with  immediate  pun- 
ishinent. 

11.  To  commit  known  sin  is  foolish,  because  it 
always  tends  not  only  to  dishonor  God,  but  also  to 
injure  those  who  commit  it. 

14.  However  great  the  sins  of  transgressors,  when 
194 


fi  Of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  Caleb  Vc;»» 
the  son  of Jpphunneh. 

7  Of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  Igal  the  son 
of  Joseph. 

8  Of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  eOshea  the 
son  of  Nun. 

9  Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Palti  the  son 
of  Raphu. 

10  Of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  Gaddiel  the 
son  of  Sodi. 

1 1  Of  the  tribe  of  .Joseph,  namehj,  of  the 
tribe  of  Manassch,  Gaddi  the  .son  of  Susi. 

12  Of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  Ammiel  the  son 
of  Gcmalli. 

1 3  Of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  Selhnr  the  son 
of  Michael. 

14  Of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  Nahbi  the 
son  of  Vophsi. 

15  Of  the  tribe  of  (iad,  Geuel  the  son  o.f 
Machi. 

16  These  are  the  names  of  the  men 
which  Moses  sent  to  spy  out  the  land. 
And  Moses  called  Oshea  the  son  of  Nwn 
Jehoshua."" 

17  If  And  Moses  seiit  them  to  spy  ou) 
the  land  of  Canaan,  and  said  unto  them, 
Get  you  up  this  tvay  'southward,  and  go 
up  into  the  J  mountain  : 

18  And  see  the  land,  what  it  z",";;  and 
the  people  that  dwelleth  therein,  whether 
they  he  strong  or  weak,  few  or  many; 

19  And  what  the  land  ».s-  that  they  dw^ell 
in,  whether  it  he  good  or  bad ;  and  what 
cities  they  be  that  they  dwell  in^  whether 
in  tents,  or  in  strong-holds; 

20  And  what  the  land  is,  whether  it  he 
fat ''  or  lean,  whether  there  be  wood  there- 
in, or  not.  And  be  ye  of  good  '  courage,  and 
bring  of  the  fruit  of  the  land.  Now  the 
time  teas  the  time  of  the  first  ripe  grapes. 

21  ^  So  they  went  up,  and  searched  the 
land  from  the  wilderness  of  "Zin  unto 
Rehob,"  as  men  come  to  llamath. 

22  And  they  ascended  by  the  south,  and 
came  unto  Hebron  ;  where  Ahiman,  Shc- 

j  Geneois  H  :  10;  DenL  1 :  34  :  Judg.  I :  <i,  1>«.  k  Neh.  9 :  V<,  3f>; 
Kzek.  34  :  14.  I  Deut  31 :  6,  7,  33.  m  Josliun  16:1.  i>  Joaliuit 
19: -28. 

they  truly  repent  and  turn  to  the  Lord  he  will  for- 
give them.  His  people,  so  far  as  they  have  his 
Spirit,  will  do  the  same ;  and  desire  for  such  the 
greatest  blessings.     Mat.  18:21-35. 

CHAPTER  XTII. 
16.  OsJiea;  salvation.     Jehoshiia ;  salvation  of 
Jehovah. 

20.  F(7/ or /^«m;  fruitful  or  b.arren.  Time  of  the 
first  ripe  ^rape.s  ;  about  the  month  of  Aumist. 

21.  Wildeniess  of  Ziji ;  lying  south  of  (-anaan. 
Rehii/) ;  a  city  near  the  north  part  of  Canaan.  JI/i- 
■math  ;  a  city  of  Syria,  lying  still  further  north. 

22.  Hebron;  a  city  in  the  sonth  part  of  Canaan, 
about  twenty  miles  from  Jerusalem.  Anak ;  son 
of  Arba,  a  distinguished  man,  after  whom  Hebron 
was  called  Kirjatli-Arba,  or  the  citv  of  Arba.  Gen. 
23:2;  Josh.  \\:\?,. 


The  spies'  evil  report. 


NUMBERS   XIV, 


Tlie  people  murmur  at  it. 


Anak,*  were.     Now  ''  Hebron  was  built 
seven  years  before  "^  Zoan  in  Eygpt. 

23  And  they  came  unto  the  *brook  of 
Eshcol,t  and  cut  down  from  thence  a 
branch  with  one  cluster  of  grapes,  and 
they  bare  it  between  two  upon  a  staff;  and 
they  brought  of  the  pomegranates,  and  of 
the  figs. 

24  The  place  was  called  the  *  brook 
Eshcol,*  because  of  the  cluster  of  grapes 
which  the  children  of  Israel  cut  down 
from  thence. 

25  And  they  returned  from  searching  of 
the  land  after  forty  days. 

26  ^  And  they  went  and  came  to  Mo- 
ses, and  to  Aaron,  and  to  all  the  congre- 
gation of  the  children  of  Israel,  unto  the 
wilderness  of  Paran,  to  ^  Kadcsh ;  and 
brought  back  word  unto  them,  and  unto 
all  the  congregation,  and  showed  them 
the  fruit  of  the  land. 

27  And  they  told  him  and  said.  We 
came  unto  the  land  whither  thou  sentest 
us,  and  surely  it  "  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey  ;  and  "^Ihis  I'.f  the  fruit  of  it. 

28  Nevertheless  the  ^  people  be  strong 
that  dwell  in  the  land,  and  the  cities  are 
walled,  and  very  great :  and  moreover  we 
saw  the  children  of  •'Anak  there. 

29  The  '  Amalekites  dwell  in  the  land  of 
the  south :  and  the  Ilittitcs,  and  the  Jeb- 
usites,  and  the  Amorites,  dwell  in  the 
mountains  :  and  the  Canaanites  dwell  by 
the  sea,  and  by  the  coast  of  Jordan. 

30  And  J  Caleb  stilled  the  people  before 
Moses,  and  said,  Let  us  go  up  at  once, 
and  possess  it ;  for  we  are  well  ''  able  to 
overcome  it. 

31  But  the  men  that  went  up  with  him 
said,  We  be  not  able  to  go  up  against  the 
people;  for  they  are  stronger  than  we. 

32  And  'they  brought  vip  an  evil  report 
of  the  land  which  they  had  searched  unto 


«  .losh.  11:21.  b  .losli. -21  :  11.  cTsa.  78:12;  Is.iiah  1<» :  U. 
*  Or, valley,  j  Thnlis,  a  chittero/ grapes.  %  i'>T,valtct/.  %  That 
ut,  a  cluster  of  drapes,  d  chap.  20  : 1 , 1 6.  eEx.:n:3.  f  Dent. 
l:2.i,  etc.      B  bent.  9:  1.  2.     h  ver.  .33.      i  chap.  14 : «;  Eloilus 


23.  Eshcol ;  a  fruitful  valley  near  Hebron. 

24.  Called  the  brook  Eshcol ;  Eshcol  meaning 
a  cluster. 

26.  Kadesh ;  a  city  near  the  south-east  border 
ot"  Canaan,  towards  Edom. 

27.  Floweth  with  ■milk  ;  is  very  fruitful. 

3S.   Childreiidf  Aiiak  ;  men  of  great  stature. 

3-.   Eatetli  iip  the  inhabitants  ;  causing  them 
to  die  from   the   unhealthiness  of  tiie  climate,  or 
some  other  cause.    If  this  were  so,  it  must  have  been 
strange  that  they  were  so  large  and  strong. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  God  permits  men,  by  proper  means,  to  acquire 
all  needful  information  with  regard  to  what  he  has 
promised ;  and  to  take  all  proper  measures,  in  the 
right  way  and  at  the  right  time,  to  obtain  it. 

27.  Those  who  trust  the  promjses  of  God  and  fol- 
low his  directions,  will  find  that  what  he  has  prom- 


the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  The  land, 
through  which  we  have  gone  to  search  it, 
i.s  a  land  that  eateth  up  the  inhabitants 
thereof;  and  all  the  people  that  we  saw 
in  it  are  men  of  II  a  great  '"stature. 

33  And  there  we  saw  the  giants,  the 
sons  of  °  Anak,  u-hich  come  of  the  giants : 
and  we  were  in  our  own  sight  as  grass- 
hoppers," and  so  we  were  in  their  sight. 

CHAPTER   XIV. 

1  Tlip  p"ople  murmur  at  the  news.  6  Joshua  and  Ca- 
leb labor  to  still  them.  11  God  threateneth  them. 
[■i  Moses  persuadeth  (Jod,  and  obtaineth  pardon.  36 
The  miirmurers  are  deprived  of  entering  into  the  laud. 
.36  The  men  who  raised  the  evil  report  die  by  a  plague. 
40  The  people  that  would  invade  the  land  against  the 
will  of  God  are  smitten. 

AND  all  the  congregation  lifted  up  their 
voice,    and    cried ;    and    the    people 
wcptP  that  night. 

2  And  all  the  children  of  Israel  i mur- 
mured against  Moses  and  against  Aaron  : 
and  the  whole  congregation  said  unto 
them.  Would  God  that  we  had  died  in  the 
land  of  Egypt !  or  would  God  we  had  died 
in  this  wilderness! 

3  And  wherefore  hath  the  Lord  brought 
us  unto  this  land,  to  fall  by  the  sword, 
that  our  wives  and  our  children  should 
be  a  prey  ?  were  it  not  better  for  us  to 
return  into  Egypt? 

4  And  they  said  one  to  another,  Let  us 
make  a  captain,  and  let  us  ''return  into 
Egypt. 

5  Then  Moses  and  Aaron  fell  on  their 
faces'  before  all  the  assembly  of  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel. 

6  IT  And  'Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and 
Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh,  tvhich  mere 
of  them  that  searched  the  land,  rent  their 
clothes : 

7  And  they  spake  unto  all  the  company 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  The  land, 
which  we  passed  through  to  search  it,  is 
an  exceeding  good  land. 


17  :  S.  j  .loslma  14  :  7,  8.  k  Uom.  8  :  37.  1  Dent.  1  :  2S.  ||  Heb. 
statures.  I"  Dent.  9:2.  n  ver.  22.  olaa.  40:22.  p  chap.  11:4. 
q  INa.  10ii:24,  25.  r  Dent.  17:16;  NehemiaU  9 :  17;  Act37:3ii. 
»  chap.  16  :  4,  22.     t  ver.  30,  38. 

ised  is  true,  and  their  own  experience  will  realize  its 
fulfilment. 

29.  Men  may  do  externally  what  God  directs,  and 
yet  with  such  a  spirit  and  for  such  a  purpose  as 
may  tend  to  their  ruin. 

30.  Different  men  may  unite  externally  in  doing 
the  same  things,  and  yet  with  a  very  different  spirit 
and  for  totally  different  ends.  Thus  what  is  done 
may  be  to  one  a  savor  of  life  unto  life,  and  to  an- 
other a  savor  of  death  unto  death.     2  Cor.  2;  16. 

32.  In  making  excuses  for  not  doing  their  duty, 
and  saying  that  they  are  not  able  to  do  what  God 
requires  and  is  ready  to  enable  them  to  perform, 
men  are  often  very  inconsistent  and  contradict 
themselves. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 
5,6.  Fell  on  their  faces — rent  their  clothes  ; 
modes  of  expressing  deep  regret. 

195 


The  murmurers  excluded 


NUMBERS   XIV. 


from  entering  the  land. 


8  If  the  Lord  'delight  in  us,  then  he 
will  bring  us  into  this  land,  and  give  it 
us;  aland  which  floweth  with  ''milk  and 
Kouey. 

9  Only  "^  rebel  not  ye  against  the  Lord, 
neither  "Tear  ye  the  people  of  the  land; 
for  they  are  "^  bread  for  us  :  their  "defence 
is  departed  from  them,  and  the  Lord  is 
with  "^us  :   sfear  them  not. 

10  But  all  the  congregation  bade  stone 
them''  with  stones.  And  'the  glory  of 
the  Lord  appeared  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  before  all  the  children 
of  Israel. 

11^  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
How  long  will  this  people  J provoke  me"? 
and  how  long  will  it  be  ere  they  believe 
me,''  for  all  the  signs  which  I  have  showed 
among  them? 

12  1  will  smite  them  with  the  pesti- 
lence, and  di.sinherit  them,  and  will  make 
of  '  thee  a  greater  nation  and  mightier 
than  they. 

13  ^And  '"Moses  said  unto  the  Lord, 
Then "  the  Egyptians  shall  hear  it,  for 
thou  broughtest  up  this  people  in  thy 
might  from  among  them ; 

14  And  they  will  tell  it  to  the  inhab- 
itants of  this  land:  for  they  have  "heard 
that  thou  Lord  art  among  this  people, 
that  thou  Lord  art  p  seen  face  to  face,  and 
that  thy  ''cloud  standeth  over  them,  and 
that  Mhou  gocst  before  them,  by  daytime 
in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud,  and  in  a  pillar  of 
fire  by  night. 

15  Now  if  thou  shaltkilla//  this  people 
as  one  man,  then  the  nations  which  have 
heard  the  fame  of  thee  will  .speak,  saying, 

16  Because  "the  Lord  was  not  able  to 
bring  this  people  into  the  land  which  he 
sware  unto  them,  therefore  he  hath  slain 
them  in  the  wilderness. 

17  And  now,  I  beseech  thee,  let  the 
power'  of  my  Lord  be  great,  according  as 
thou  hast "spoken,  saying, 

18  The  Lord  is  long-suffering,  and  of 
great  mercy,  ^  forgiving  iniquity  and 
transgression,  and  by  no  means  clearing 

•  Drul.  10:  IS;  2.Snm.  16:2.1,26;  22:20;  I  Kinjn,  10:9;  Ps.!. 
147:11.  b  clinp.  13:27.  eT)euL9:2.1.  <lDeut.20:S.  •chap. 
24:S.  ♦  Hf  h.  fAddoKi.  P«n.  121 :  S.  f  Gen.  48:21 ;  Dent.  20- 1-1 ; 
3l:fi,R;  .Iud|;.l:22;  2  Clirnn.  Ifi:  2  :  32:«;  Psa.  46:7,11;  Isa. 
«:9.  10;  41:10;  Amos  B:  14;  Zecli.  8:2.3;  Rom.  8:31.  e  Isa 
41:14.  bEx.l7:4.  1  clian.  IH  :  IS,  42;  20:fi.  jZccli.8:14; 
Heb.3:iri.  k  P»a.  10fi:24;  .lolin  12:  37.  I  Ex.  32  :  10.  m  I)euL 
M  :  2lt-28.       n  DeuL  32 :  27  ;     Ezelciel  20  :  9,  14.      o  .loaliua  2  :  i),  10. 

8.  Floweth  with  mill-  and  honnj  ;  abounds  in 
the  necessaries  and  luxuries  of  life. 

9.  Arr.  bread  for  i/s  ;  the  wealth  of  Canaan 
would  he  the  means  of  their  support. 

16.  Therefore  he  hath  shim  them  ;  this,  Mo- 
ses thoiio;ht,  would  be  {jreally  to  his  dishonor. 

17.  Let  the  power  of  my  Lord  be  great ;  be 
"reatly  manifested  in  forgiving  their  iniquity,  and 
Bringing  them  into  the  land  of  promise. 

'20.  According  t'l  thy  word ;  G-od  so  far  he.%rk- 
ened   to  Moses  as  to  spare  the  people  for  a  tinne, 
190 


the  gxilty,  ''visiting  the  iniquity  *b.c.»w: 
of  the  fathers  upon  the  children  unto  the 
third  and  fourth  generation. 

19  Pardon,^  I  beseech  thee,  the  iniquity 
of  this  people  according  unto  the  great- 
ness of  thy  mercy,  and  as  thou  hast  for- 
given this  people,  from  Egypt  even  t  un- 
til now. 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  I  have  pardoned 
according^  to  thy  word  : 

21  But  as  truly  as  I  live,  *all  the  earth 
shall  be  filled  with  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 

22  Because  all  those  men  which  have 
seen  my  glory,  and  my  miracles,  which 
I  did  in  Egypt  and  in  the  wilderness,  and 
have  tempted  me  now  these  ten  times,  and 
have  not  hearkened  to  my  voice; 

23  Surely  tfhey  ^shall  not  seethe  land 
which  I  sware  unto  their  fathers,  neither 
shall  any  of  them  that  provoked  me  see  it : 

24  But  my  servant  ''Caleb,  because  he 
had  another  spirit  with  him,  and  hath  fol- 
lowed me  fully,  him  will  I  bring  into  the 
land  whereinto  he  went;  and  his  seed 
shall  possess  it. 

25  (Now  the  Amalekites  and  the  Ca- 
naanites  dwelt  in  the  valley.)  To-mor- 
row turn  you,  and  get  you  into  the  wil- 
derness by  the  way  of  the  Red  sea. 

26  T[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

27  How  "^long  shall  I  bear  with  this  evil 
congregation,  which  murmur  against  me? 
I  have  ''heard  the  murmurings  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  which  they  murmur 
against  me. 

28  Say  unto  them,  As  trxily  as  I  live, 
saith  the  Lord,  as  ye  have  spoken  in 
mine  ears,  so  will  I  do  to  you : 

29  Your  carcasses  shall  fall  in  this  wil- 
derness, and  all  that  were  *■  numbered  of 
you,  according  to  your  whole  number, 
from  twenty  years  old  and  upward,  which 
have  murmured  against  me. 

30  Doubtless  ye  shall  not  come  into  the 
land,  concerning  which  I  *  sware  to  make 
you  dwell  therein,  save  Caleb  the  son  of 
Jephunneh,  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 

p  Ex. 33:11.  <i  ciiap.  10:34.  r  Ex.  13  :2I,  22  ;  Psalm  78:14. 
•  Deut.9:28;  Jo81iuh7:9.  1  Micali3:8;  M;it.9:6,8.  "  Ex. 
34  :  6,  7.  T  Micah  7:18.  "  Ex.  20 :  5  ;  Jer.  23  :  2.  x  Psa.  78  :  .38. 
^  Or,  hitherto,  y  Psa.  I0fi:23;  Ja*.  S:16.  •  Psr.72:19;  Isa. 
66 : 1 8,  1 9.  t  Heb.  if  they  tee.  •  neut  I :  S.'i,  etc. ;  Psa.  9.1 : 1 1 ; 
Eiekiel  20 : 1.1 ;  Heb.  3  :  17,  18.  b  chap.  32  : 1 1 ,  12.  c  Matthew 
17:  17.  il  ExoJus  16:  12.  •  chap.  I  :45.  J  Heb.  lifted  up  my 
hand.  Gen.  14  :  22. 


and  to  bring  their  children  into  the  promised  land. 
Ver.  31. 

21.  Filled  with  the  glory  of  the  Lord;  he 
would  treat  them  in  such  a  manner  as  to  manifest 
to  all  nations  his  glory,  as  a  merciful,  just,  and 
faithful  God. 

22.  Ten  :  many. 

2.5.  Dwelt;  dwell.  In  the  valley  ;  the  valley 
on  the  other  side  of  the  hill,  which  separated  them 
from  the  Israelites.     Ver.  40— J.5. 

28.  As  ye  have  spoken  ;  ver.  2. 


Ten  of  the  spies  slain. 


NUMBERS  XV. 


Israel  is  discomfited. 


said  should  be  a  prey,  them  will  I  brin 
in,  and  they  shall  know  the  land  which 
ye  have  ''despised. 

32  But  as /or  you,  your ''carcasses,  they 
shall  fall  iu  this  wilderness. 

33  And  your  children  shall  *wander  in 
the  'wilderness  forty  years,  and  bear 
your  ''whoredoms,  until  your  carcasses 
be  wasted  in  the  wilderness. 

34  After  the  number  of  the  days  in 
which  ye  searched  the  land,  even  '^  forty 
days,  each  day  for  a  year,  shall  ye  bear 
your  iniquities,  even  forty  years,  and  ye 
shall  know  my  t  breach  of  "^promise. 

35  I  sthe  Lord  have  said,  I  will  surely 
do  it  unto  all  this  ''  evil  congregation,  that 
are  gathered  together  against  me  :  in  this 
wilderness  they  shall  be  consumed,  and 
there  they  shall  die. 

36  And  the  'men,  which  Moses  sent  to 
search  the  land,  who  returned,  and  made 
all  the  congregation  to  nuu-mur  against  him, 
by  bringing  up  a  slander  upon  the  land, 

37  Even  those  men  that  did  bring  up 
the  evil  report  upon  the  land,  '  died  by 
the  plague  before  the  Lord. 

38  ButJoshuathesonofNun,and  Caleb 
the  son  of  Jephunneh,  ichicli  tccre  of  the  men 
that  went  to  search  the  land,  lived  '^.slill. 

39  And  Moses  told  these  sayings  unto 
all  the  children  of  Israel :  and  the  people 
mourned'  greatly. 


«  Psa.  10rt:-24.  blCor.lO:5.  *  Or, feed,  c  chap.  32:13;  Psa. 
107:41).  a  .Ier.3:l,2;  Ezek.  23:35;  Hoseafl:!.  e  chap.  13 :  2,1. 
\Or,allering  of  my  purpose,   f  Jer.  18:9, 10;  Lam.3:3l-33.    B  chap. 


31.    Ye  said;  ver.  3. 

33.  Bear  your  whoredoms  ;  suffer  the  effects  of 
their  sins.  Ex.  20 :  .5.  Forty  years;  from  the 
time  they  left  Egypt. 

34.  My  breach  of  promise ;  the  effect  of  his 
determination  that  they  should  not  enter  Canaan, 
but  die  in  the  wilderness. 

39.  These  sayings;  what  God  had  told  him. 
Ver.  29-35. 

40.  The  mountain ;  that  which  lay  between 
them  and  the  Amalekites.     Ver.  2-1. 

45.   Hormali ;  a  place  in  the  south  part  of  Ca- 
naan,  about  twenty  miles  from  Kadesh.     It  was 
before  called  Zephath.     Chap.  21 :  3  ;  Judges  1 :  17. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

I.  Along  couise  of  bondage,  whether  bodily  or 
spiritual,  is  suited  to  produce  a  weak  and  cowardly 
spirit ;  to  degrade  and  debase  the  human  mind,  and 
unfit  it  for  great  and  noble  deeds. 

9.  Rebellion  against  (rod  is  the  great  cause  of 
human  sorrow.  By  trusting  in  him  and  doing  his 
will,  men  may  obtain  all  needed  blessings,  in  the 
best  way,  at  the  right  time,  and  with  only  those 
sacrifices  which  will  in  the  end  promote  their  high- 
est good. 

10.  The  most  unreasonable  men  are  most  ready 
to  use  mob  violence.  Instead  of  answering  their 
opponents,  they  attempt  to  kill  them.  Sometimes 
they  for  a  time  succeed,  but  often  they  bring  ruin 
on  themselves.     Acts  7  :  .59. 

II.  Men  may  see  the  most  stupendous  mir,acles, 
and  receive  the  greatest  temporal  mercies,  and  yet 
remain  enemies  to  God.     No  means,  witliout  the 


40  ^And  they  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  gat  them  up  into  the  top  of 
the  mountain,  saying,  Lo,  we  be  here,  and 
will  go  up  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord 
hath  promised  :   for  we  have  sinned. 

41  And  Moses  said.  Wherefore  now  do 
ye  transgress  the  '"commandment  of  the 
LordI  but  it  shall  not  prosper. 

42  Go  not  up,  for  the  Lord  is  not  among 
you ;  that  ye  be  not  smitten  before  your 
enemies. 

43  For  the  Amalekites  and  the  Canaan- 
ites  are  there  before  you,  and  ye  shall  fall 
by  the  sword:  "because  ye  are  turned 
away  from  the  Lord,  therefore  the  Lord 
will  not  be  with  you. 

44  But  they  presumed  to  go  up  unto  the 
hill-top :  nevertheless  the  "  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  Moses,  departed 
not  out  of  the  camp. 

45  Then  the  Amalekites  came  down, 
and  the  Canaanites  which  dwelt  in  that 
hill,  and  smote  them,  and  discomfited 
them,  even  unto  p  Hormah. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  The  law  of  the  meat-offering  and  the  drink-offering. 
13,  29  The  stranger  is  under  the  same  law.  17  The 
law  of  the  first  of  the  dough  for  a  heave-offering.  22 
The  sacrifice  for  sins  of  ignorance.  •  30  The  punish- 
ment of  presumption.  32  He  that  violated  the  sab- 
bath is  stoned.     37  The  law  of  fringes. 

ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ins, 


A 


23:19.  h  ver.  27.  i  chap.  13:31, .32.  j  1  Cor.  10  :  10;  Heb.  3: 17; 
.Iude,=>.  k  chap.  26:65;  ,I05h.  H:fi,  10.  1  Ex.  33:  4;  Isa.  26: 16. 
inver.2.5.     n  2Chron.  1,5;  2.     och.lO:33.     1>  ch.  21:3;  Judg.  1 :17. 


converting  influences  of  his  Spirit,  will  ever  lead 
them  to  love  and  serve  him. 

16.  Good  men  dread  what  will  dishonor  God 
more  than  any  temporal  evils,  and  desire  the  pro- 
motion of  his  glory  more  than  the  reception  of  all 
temporal  mercies. 

20.  The  righteous  are  often  the  means  of  averting 
great  calamities  from  the  wicked,  and  bringing 
upon  them  unspeakable  good.  \ 

21.  God  will  bestow  mercy  only  in  such  a  way 
as  is  consistent  with  justice,  wisdom,  goodness,  and 
truth — only  in  such  a  way  as  will  glorify  himself, 
give  a  correct  view  of  his  character,  and  fill  the 
hearts  of  all  holy  beings  with  admiration  and  delight. 

24.  Steadfastness  in  duty,  however  unpopular  or 
dangerous,  is  the  way  to  glory,  honor,  and  blessed- 
ness. 

28,  God  sometimes  takes  men  at  their  word,  and 
evils  which  they  wickedly  imprecate,  he  in  righteous 
judgment  brings  upon  them. 

33.  Many  evils  come  upon  children  in  conse- 
quence of  the  sins  of  parents;  but,  if  they  do  not 
imitate  their  parents,  nor  disobey  God,  he  will  over- 
rule these  evils  for  their  highest  good.     Ver,  31, 

38.  In  due  time,  all  will  see  the  difference  be- 
tween the  righteous  and  the  wicked,  between  him 
that  serveth  God  and  him  that  serveth  him  not, 

41.  As  the  Lord  never  brings  evils  upon  any  but 
for  the  wisest  and  best  reasons,  when  he  does  bring 
them,  none  should  murmur  against  him,  but  all  should 
cheerfully  submit,  feeling  that  he  afflicts  thern  less 
than  their  iniquities  deserve,  and  saying,  It  is  the 
Lord  ;  let  him  do  as  seemeth  good  in  his  sight, 
197 


The  law  of  the  meat-offering 


NUMBERS  XV. 


and  oj"  the  drink-offering. 


2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  When  ye  be  come  into 
the  land  of  your  habitations,  -syhich  I  give 
unto  you, 

3  And  "will  make  an  offering  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord,  a  burnt-offering,  or  a  sac- 
rifice in  *  performing  a  ''vow,  or  in  a  free- 
will-ofiering,  or  in  your  solemn  "^  feasts, 
to  make  a  ''sweet  savor  unto  the  Lord,  of 
the  herd,  cr  of  the  flock  : 

4  Then  shall  he  that  ofi'ercth  his  offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord  bring  a  ^meat-offering 
of  a  tenth-deal  of  flour,  mingled  with  the 
fouTih  part  of  a  hin  of  "^oil. 

5  And  the  fourth  part  of  a  hin  of  wine 
for  a  drink-offering  shalt  thou  prepare 
with  the  burnt-offering  or  sacrifice,  for 
one  lamb. 

6  Or  for  a  ram,  thou  shalt  prepare  /or 
a  meat-offering  two  tenth-deals  of  flour, 
mingled  with  the  third  part  of  a  hin  of  oil. 

7  And  for  a  drink-offering  thou  shalt 
offer  the  third  part  of  a  hin  of  wine,  for 
a  sweet  savor  unto  the  Lord. 

8  And  when  thou  prcparest  a  bullock 
for  a  burnt-offering,  or  for  a  sacrifice  in 
performing  a  vow,  or  ^ peace-offerings 
unto  the  Lord; 

9  Then  shall  he  ''bring  with  a  bullock 
a  meat-offering  of  three  tenth-deals  of 
flour,  mingled  with  half  a  hin  of  oil. 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  for  a  drink- 
offering  half  a  hin  of  wine,  for  an  offer- 
ing made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savor  unto 
the  Lord. 

11  Thus'shallitbe  done  for  one  bullock, 
or  for  one  ram,  or  for  a  lamb,  or  a  kid. 

12  According  to  the  number  that  ye 
shall  prepare,  so  shall  ye  do  to  every  one 
according  to  their  number. 

1 3  All  that  are  born  of  the  country  shall 
do  these  things  after  this  manner,  in  of- 
fering an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet 
savor  unto  the  Lord. 

14  And  if  a  stranger  sojourn  with  you, 
or  whosoever  be  among  you  in  your  gen- 
erations, and  will  offer  an  offering  made 
by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savor  unto  the  Lord  ; 
as  ye  do,  so  he  shall  do. 

15  One  J  ordinance  shall  be  both  for  you 
of  the  congregation,  and  also  for  the  stran- 
ger that  sojournclh  with  yon,  an  ordinance 
for  ever  in  your  generations:  as  ye  are, 
so  shall  the  stranger  be  before  the  Lord. 


•  Lev.  1 : 2,  .■).  •  Hrh.  tepnrating.  I.cv.  57:2.  b  T.ev.  7:lfi; 
M:18,21.  t  Lev.  M:  8, 12.  'lKjt.29:l«.  e  Ex.i'.l:  ■«0;  Lev.JS:  13. 
r  clia|i.  28:  n,  etc  i  Lev.  14:10.  (Lev.  7:11.  h  clinp.  28: 12,  etc. 
■  clinp.  28.    J  ver.  29:  chnp.  9:  M;  Kx.  I2:'«9.     k  DeuL  26 : 1 , etr. 


CHAPTER  XV. 
2.    Ye ;  the  childri-n  of  those  who  were  to  die  in 
the  wilderness,     f'hnp.  14  :  .'Jl.     The  land  of  your 
hahitatlinig  ;  Canaan. 

4.   A  tenth-deal ;  about  three  qnarCs.     A  hin  ; 
about  live  quarts. 
198 


16  One  law  and  one  manner  shall  *b.c:m^ 
be  for  you,  and  for  the  stranger  that  so- 
journeth  with  you. 

17  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

18  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  say  unto  them,  ''When  ye  come  into 
the  land  whither  I  bring  you, 

19  Then  it  shall  be,  that,  when  ye  eat 
of  the  bread  of  'the  land,  ye  shall  oflTer 
up  a  heave-ofllcring  unto  the  Lord. 

20  Ye  shall  offer  up  a  cake  of  the  "'first 
of  your  dough  for  a  heave-offering:  as 
ye  do  the  "heave-offering  of  the  thresh- 
ing-floor, so  shall  ye  heave  it. 

21  Of  the  first  of  your  dough  ye  shall 
give  unto  the  Lord  a  heave-oflcring  in 
your  generations. 

22  ^And  if  ye  have  "erred,  and  not 
observed  all  these  commandments,  which 
the  Lord  hath  spoken  unto  Moses, 

23  Even  all  that  the  Lord  hath  com- 
manded you  by  the  hand  of  Moses,  from 
the  day  that  the  Lord  commanded  Mo- 
ses, and  henceforward  among  your  gen- 
erations; 

24  Then  it  shall  be,  if  avght  be  commit- 
ted by  ignorance  twithout  the  knowledge 
of  the  congregation,  that  all  the  congre- 
gation shall  offer  one  young  bullock  for  a 
burnt-offering,  for  a  sweet  savor  unto  the 
Lord,  with  his  p  meat-offering,  and  his 
drink-offering,  according  to  the  ^  manner, 
and  one  "^  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering. 

25  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven 
them  ;  for  it  is  ignorance  :  and  they  shall 
bring  their  offering,  a  sacrifice  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord,  and  their  sin-offering 
before  the  Lord,  for  their  ignorance: 

26  And  it  shall  be  forgiven  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
the  stranger  that  sojourneth  among  them  ; 
seeing  all  the  people  rvcre  in  ignorance. 

27  T[And  if  "any  soul  sin  through  ig- 
norance, then  he  shall  bring  a  she-goat 
of  the  first  year  for  a  sin-offering. 

28  And  'the  priest  shall  make  an  afone- 
ment  for  the  soul  that  sinneth  ignorantly, 
when  he  sinneth  by  ignorance  before  the 
Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for  him  ;  and 
it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

29  Ye  shall  have  one  law  for  him  that 


1  .Io»li.R:ll,12.  in  Prov..T:'»,  10.  n  Lev.  23 :  10.  o  Lev.  4  :2,etr. 
t  Heb./rom (At tyM.  pver.8-10.  %  Or, ordinance.  qchnp.28:l/i: 
Lev.4:23:  KxraR:l7;  8::Wi.  r  Acts3:l7,I9;  1  Tim.  1 :  13 ;  Heb. 
6:2.     •  Lev.  4  :  27,  28.     t  Lev.  4  :  38. 


24.  According  to  the  manner;  in  accordance 
witli  the  method  or  ordinances  which  God  hati 
prescribed. 

28.  Sinneth  ig7tora7)tly ;  through  carelessness 
or  inattention,  violating  some  law  without  at  the 
time  being  aware  of  it. 


Otie  is  stoned  for 


NUMBERS   XVI. 


vioJatin";  the  Sabbath. 


for  him  that  is  born  among  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  for  the  *  stranger  that  so- 
journeth  among  them. 

30  If  But  the  soul  thatdoeth  a!/g-/if  t  pre- 
sumptuously,'' iohether  he  be  born  in  the 
land,  or  a  stranger,  the  same  reproacheth 
the  Lord  ;  and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off 
from  among  his  people. 

31  Because  he  hath  despised  the  "^  word 
of  the  Lord,  and  hath  broken  his  com- 
mandment, that  soul  shall  utterly  be  cut 
off;  his  ''iniquity  shall  be  upon  him. 

32  T[  And  while  the  children  of  Israel 
were  in  the  wilderness,  they  found  a 
man  that  gathered  "sticks  upon  the  sab- 
bath-day. 

33  And  they  that  found  him  gathering 
sticks  brought  him  unto  Moses  and  Aaron, 
and  unto  all  the  congregation. 

34  And  they  put  him  in  ''ward,  because 
it  was  not  declared  what  should  be  done 
to  him. 

35  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  The 
mans  shall  be  surely  put  to  death:  all 
the  congregation  shall  ''stone  him  with 
stones  without  the  camp. 

36  And  'all  the  congregation  brought 
him  without  the  camp,  and  stoned  him 
with  stones,  and  he  died;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

37  1[And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

38  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
bid  them  thaf  they  make  them  J  fringes  in 
the  borders  of  their  garments  throughout 
their  generations,  and  that  they  put  upon 
the  fringe  of  the  borders  a  ribbon  of  blue: 

39  And  it  shall  be  unto  you  for  a  fringe, 
that  ye  may  look  upon  it,  and  remember 

*  Heb.  docth.  a  Komans  3  :  29,  30.  f  Heb.  with  a  high  hand. 
b  Deut.  17:  12;  Psa.  IW:  13;  Heb.  10:26;  2  Peter,  2:10.  c  2  Sam. 
12:9;  Prov.  13:13;  Acts  13:41;  Heb.  10  :  28,  29.  d  Lev.  5:1; 
P8il.38:4;  Ezek.l8:20;  2Peter,2:21.  e  Ex.35:2,3.  fT,ev.24:12. 
g  Ex.  31 :  14,  15.      h  Lev.  24  :  14.      i  Josh.  7  :  25.      j  Deut.  22  :  12 ; 


30.  Soeth  aught  presumptuously  ;  violates  a 
known  law  by  design,  and  in  defiance  of  Jehovah. 

31.  His  iniquity  shall  be  upon  him  ;  he  shall 
be  punished  for  his  sin. 

32.  Gathered  sticks  upon  the  sahbath-day  ; 
presumptuously,  in  open  defiance  of  God  and  his 
laws.     Ver.  30,  31. 

3S.  A  ribbon  of  blue  ;  to  distinguish  them  from 
others,  and  to  remind  them  of  the  law  of  Crod  and 
their  duty  to  keep  it. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Though  ever  so  many  prove  unfaithful  to  Grod, 
and  cut  themselves  off  from  his  blessings,  it  will 
not  annul  his  faithfulness,  or  render  his  promises  of 
no  effect.     Rom.  3  :  3,  4. 

16.  Persons  of  all  nations  may  have  access  to 
Lrod  through  Jesiis  Christ,  and  by  faith  in  him  may 
be  freely  pardoned,  sanctified,  and  saved  ;  whether 
ihey  be  Jews  or  G-en  tiles,  high  or  low,  bond  or  free. 

21.  God  is  the  giver  of  all  our  mercies,  and  in 
partaking  of  them  we  should  gratefully  acknowledge 
and  adore  him.     Prov.  3:6;  Phil.  4  :  6. 

26.  The  law  of  God  is   exceeding  broad.     We 


all  the  commandments  of  the  Lord,  and 
do  them ;  and  that  ye  seek  not  after  ^  your 
own  heart  and  your  own  eyes,  after  which 
ye  use  to  go  '  a  whoring : 

40  That  ye  may  remember,  and  ""do  all 
my  commandments,  and  be  "holy  unto 
your  God. 

41  I  "am  the  Lord  your  God,  which 
brought  you  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  to 
be  Pyour  God  :   I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAPTER   XVI. 

1  The  rebellion  of  Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abirara.  2:5 
Moses  separateth  the  people  from  the  rebels"  tents. 
:?L  The  earth  swalloweth  up  Korah,  and  a  fire  eon- 
sumeth  others.  36  The  censers  are  reserved  to  holy 
use.  41  Fourteen  thousand  and  seven  hundred  are 
slain  by  a  plague  for  murmuring  against  Moses  and 
Aaron,     lb  Aaron  by  incense  s"ayeth  the  plague. 

IVrOWi  Korah,  the  son  of  Izhar,  the  son 
_LN  of  Kohath,  the  son  of  Levi,  and  Da- 
than and  Abiram,  the  sons  of  Eliab,  and 
On,  the  son  of  Peleth,  sons  of  Reuben, 
took  men: 

2  And  they  rose  up  before  Moses,  with 
certain  of  the  children  of  Israel,  two 
hundred  and  fifty  princes  of  the  assem- 
bly, '■famous  in  the  congregation,  men  of 
renown : 

3  And  "they  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether against  Mo.ses  and  against  Aaron, 
and  said  unto  them,  iYetake  too  much 
upon  you,  seeing  'all  the  congregation  arc 
holy,  every  one  of  them,  and  the  "Lord 
is  among  them ;  wherefore  then  lift  ye 
up  yourselves  above  the  congregation  of 
the  Lord  "? 

4  And  when  Moses  heard  it,  "  he  fell 
upon  his  face: 

5  And  he  spake  unto  Korah  and  unto 
all  his  company,  saying.  Even  to-morrow 
the  Lord  will  show  who  are  his,  and  wlio 


Mat.  23  :  o. 

t  Deut. 

29:  19: 

.lob  31 

7;    Jer.  9:  14 

Eiek 

ti-'t 

1  Psa.  73  :  • 

7 

106:39 

m  Psa 

119:4 

n   Lev.  11:4 

.  4.1.    0 

Lev. 

22 :  3.3.      P 

Heb.  ll:lfi.      q  d 

a  p.  26 : 
i  Het 

9;   Exodus  fi: 

21  ;   .lude  11. 

r  chap.  26 

9 

»  Psa. 

106:16. 

.  It  18  much  fur 

1/uu. 

Ex. 

19:6.     «  Ex 

29 :  4.5. 

V  chap. 

14:5;  ' 

0:6. 

often  violate  it  tlirough  inattention,  without  at  the 
time  being  aware  of  it ;  and  are  in  continual  need 
of  pardoning  mercy  through  Christ.      Psa.  19:13. 

30.  The  open  transgression  of  known  divine  laws 
is  a  reproach  upon  their  Author,  and  brings  upon 
the  soul  his  awful  displeasure. 

36.  Wilful  sabbath-breaking,  iu  opposition  to  the 
known  command  of  God,  is  a  sin  of  presumption, 
and  e.xposes  those  who  practise  it  to  be  cut  off  for 
ever  from  his  favor. 

40.  All  the  directions  of  God  are  designed  and 
adapted  to  make  his  people  holy,  to  remind  them  of 
their  obligations,  and  lead  them  so  to  keep  his  com- 
mandments as  to  receive  the  blessings  of  his  ever- 
lasting love. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

3.  Above  the  congregation  ;  by  acting  as  rulers 
and  taking  the  direction  of  their  concerns.  Ver.  10, 
13,  28. 

4.  He  fell  upon  his  face  ;  expressing  his  deep 
sense  of  their  guilt  and  danger. 

5.  Will  he  cause  to  come  near ;  God  would 

199 


The  rebellion  of  Korah, 

is  *holy;  and  will  cause  ^him  to  come 
near  unto  liim :  even  him  whom  he  hath 
chosen  "^will  he  cause  to  come  ''near 
unto  him. 

6  This  do:  Take  you  censers,  Korah, 
and  all  his  company; 

7  And  put  fire  therein,  and  put  incense 
in  them  before  the  Lord  to-morrow  :  and 
it  shall  be  that  the  man  whom  the  Lord 
doth  choose,  he  shall  be  '  holy  :  ye  take  too 
much  upon  "^you,  ye  sons  of  Levi. 

8  And  Moses  said  unto  Korah,  Hear,  I 
pray  you,  ye  sons  of  Levi : 

9  Seemcth  it  but  a  s  small  thing  unto  you, 
that  the  God  of  Lsrael  hath  ''separated 
you  from  the  congregation  of  Israel,  to 
bring  you  near  to  himself  to  do  the  ser- 
vice of  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  and  to 
stand  before  the  congregation  to  minister 
unto  themi 

1 0  And  he  hatli  brought  thee  near  to  him, 
and  all  thy  brethren  the  sons  of  Levi  with 
thee:  and  seek  ye  the  priesthood  also? 

1 1  For  which  cause  both  thou  and  all 
thy  company  are  gathered  together  against 
the  Lord  :  and  '  what  is  Aaron,  that  ye 
murmur  against  him? 

12  ^  And  Moses  sent  to  call  Dathan  and 
Abiram,  the  sons  of  Eliab ;  which  said, 
We  will  not  come  up : 

13  Is^it  a  small  thing  that  thou  hast 
brought  us  up  out  of  a  land  that  floweth 
with  milk  and  honey,  to  kill  us  in  the 
wilderness,  except  thou  make  thyself  al- 
together a  ''prince  over  us? 

14  Moreover,  thou  hast  not  brought  us 
into  a  land  that  'floweth  with  milk  and 
honey,  or  given  us  inheritance  of  fields 
and  vineyards :  -wilt  thou  *put  out  the 
eyes  of  these  men  ?  we  will  not  come  up. 

15  And  Moses  was  very  wroth,  and  said 
unto  the  Lord,  ""Respect  not  thou  their 
offering  :  "I  have  not  taken  one  ass  from 
them,  neither  have  I  hurt  one  of  them. 

16  And  ]\loscs  said  unto  Korah,  Be  thou 
and  all  thy  company  before  the  Lord, 
thou,  and  they,  and  Aaron,  to-morrow : 

17  And  take  every  man  his  censer,  and 
put  incense  in  them,  and  bring  "  ye  before 
the  Lord  every  man  his  censer,  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  censers;  tliou  also,  and 
Aa^ron,  each  of  you  his  censer. 

•  I.eriticiia  21 : 6,  etc.  h  HpIi.  12 :  M.  cclmp.  17:B.  d  cliRp. 
3:10;  Lev.  10:3;  21:17,  1»;  KwkieUO:  4(5;  '«'l:lft,  16.  •  Enh. 
1:4.  rHebrewa6:4.  e  ver.  13  ;  I»ii.  7: 13.  k  rliap.  3:41,  45; 
8:14;  neuU10:8.  i  Exoclus  lf>:8;  1  .Siitnuel,  8:7;  Actsf>:4; 
irnr.3:B.  j  ver.  9.  liKl.2:14.  1  Ex.  3  :  8;  I.eviticuii  20:  24. 
"  Heb.  bore  out.  m  Gen.  4  :  fi  ;  In.iiiili  1 :  10-1.1.  n  I  Sum.  12:3; 
Aclli20:3;t;  2Cor.  7:2.      o  1  Sniil.  12  ;  7.      p  chap.  14  :  10.      q  ver. 


NUMBERS  XVI. 


Dathan.  and  Abiram. 


show  whom  he  had  chosen  to  be  priest  and  leader 
in  his  worship. 

7.  The  man  ni'h.om  the  Lord  doth  choose;  by 
showinj;  approbiition  of  his  conduct.  He  shall  be 
hoi  If ;  acknow!((l;r(.i|  and  trt-ated  a..s  liigh-priest. 

]  I.  Against  I  lieLord;  theirconduct  was  rebellion 
200 


'  18  And  they  took  every  man  his  i,  ":„??: 
censer,  and  put  fire  in  them,  and  laid  in- 
cense thereon,  and  stood  in  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  with 
Moses  and  Aaron. 

19  And  Korah  gathered  all  the  congre- 
gation against  them  unto  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  :  and  Pthe 
glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  all  the 
congregation. 

20  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
unto  Aaron,  saying, 

21  Separate  ^yourselves  from  among 
this  congregation,  that  I  may  '  consume 
them  in  a  moment. 

22  And  they  'fell  upon  their  faces,  and 
said,  0  God,  the  '  God  of  the  spirits  of  all 
flesh,  shall  "one  man  sin,  and  wilt  thou 
be  wroth  with  all  the  congregation  ? 

23  1[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

24  Speak  unto  the  congregation,  saying. 
Get  you  up  from  about  the  tabernacle  of 
Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abiram. 

25  And  Moses  rose  up  and  went  unto 
Dathan  and  Abiram;  and  the  elders  of 
Israel  followed  him. 

26  And  he  spake  unto  the  congregation, 
saying, "  Depart,  I  pray  you,  from  the  tents 
of  these  wicked  men,  and  touch  nothing  of 
theirs,  lest  ye  be  consumed  in  all  their  sins. 

27  So  they  gat  up  from  the  tabernacle 
of  Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abiram,  on  every 
side:  and  Dathan  and  Abiram  came  out, 
and  stood  in  the  door  of  their  tents,  and 
their  wives,  and  their  sons,  and  their  lit- 
tle children. 

28  And  Moses  said,  Hereby  "ye  shall 
know  that  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to  do 
all  these  works;  for  1  have  not  done  them 
of  mine  own  "  mind. 

29  If  these  men  die  tthe  common  death 
of  ail  men,  or  if  they  be  visited  after  the 
visitation^  of  all  men;  then  the  Lord 
hath  not  sent  me. 

30  But  if  the  Lord  +  make  a  *  new  thing, 
and  the  earth  open  her  mouth,  and  swal- 
low them  up,  with  all  ihut  appertain  unto 
them,  and  they  go  down  quick  into  the 
pit;"  then  ye  shall  understand  that  these 
men  have  provoked  the  Lord. 

31  ^And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  had 


45;  Rev.  18:4.  r  Heb.  12:28,29.  •  cli.ip.  14:5.  tcbnp.27:16; 
.Job  12:10;  Eccl.l2:7;  I»a.  87:16;  ZecliBrmh  12 :  1 ;  Reb.l2:>). 
"  Gen.  18:32;  .IO!!llua7:  I,  etc.;  Rom.&:18.  t  Gen.  19 :  12,  14 ; 
I.«aiali  r.::ll;  2  Cor.  6:17;  1  Tim.  6:22;  Rev.  18:4.  w  Exodim 
3:12;  Zrcliariali  2:9;  .lolin  5:36.  x  Jeremiah  23: 16.  f  Heb. 
at  every  man  dielh.  y  Isaiah  10:3.  J  Heb.  create  a  creature. 
"  Job  31 :  3.     •  ver.  33  ;  Pao.  55 :  IS. 


against  his  arrangement,  and  of  course  ag.iinst  him. 

14.  Put  out  the  eyes  of  these  men;  treat  thejii 
as  blind,  and  attempt  to  lead  them  at  pleasure. 

l-'j.  Respect  not  thou  their  offering  ;  regard  it 
not  with  favor,  but  with  iust  indignation. 

30.   Qnic/:;  alive.     Ver.  33. 


Korah  is  swallowed  up. 


NUMBERS   XVI. 


The  'plaguc  slaycth  many. 


B.c!'i4™'  made  an  end  of  speaking  all  these 
words,  that  the  ground  clave  asunder  that 
was  under  them  : 

32  And  "the  earth  opened  her  mouth, 
and  swallowed  them  up,  and  their  houses, 
and  all  the  men  that  appertained  unto  Ko- 
rah, and  all  their  goods. 

33  They,  and  all  that  appertained  to 
them,  went  down  alive  into  the  pit,  and 
the  earth  closed  upon  them :  and  they 
perished  from  among  the  congregation. 

34  And  all  Israel  that  were  round  about 
them  fled  at  the  cry  of  them :  for  they 
said.  Lest  the  earth  swallow  us  up  also. 

35  And  there  came  out  a  ''fire  from  the 
Lord,  and  consumed  the  two  hundred 
and  fifty  "^men  that  off'ered  incense. 

36  TfAnd  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

37  Speak  unto  Eleazarthe  son  of  Aaron 
the  priest,  that  he  take  up  the  censers  out 
of  the  burning,  and  scatter  thou  the  fire 
yonder ;  for  ''  they  are  hallowed. 

38  The  censers  of  these  ^  sinners  against 
their  own  souls,  let  them  make  them 
broad  plates  for  a  covering  of  the  altar : 
for  they  offered  them  before  the  Lord, 
therefore  they  are  hallowed :  and  they 
shall  be  a  ""sign  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

39  And  Eleazar  the  priest  took  the  bra- 
zen censers,  wherewith  they  that  were 
burnt  had  offered ;  and  they  were  made 
broad  plates  for  a  covering  of  the  altar : 

40  To  be  a  memorial  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  that  ^no  stranger,  which  is  not 
of  the  seed  of  Aaron,  come  near  to  offer 
incense  before  the  Lord  ;  that  he  be  not 
as  Korah,  and  as  his  company:  as  the 
Lord  said  to  him  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 


a  chap.  26:10,  11;  Deut.  11:6;  Psalm  106: 17,  18.  b  chtiiiter 
11:1;  Lev.  10:2.  c  verse  17.  d  Leviticus  27  :  JS.  e  Proverbs 
8:36;  20:2;  Hab.2:10.  f  chap.  17  :  10  ;  Ezek.  14  :  8.  g  chap. 
3:10;    2ChronicIe9,  26:  18.        hrliap.H:2:    Psalm  106:  2,5,  etc. 


35.   Tu-o  hundred  and  Jifty  men  ;  ver.  2,  17. 

37.  Out  of  the  burning ;  from  the  fire  that 
had  destroyed  the  men.  They  are  hallowed ;  the 
censers,  or  pans  for  incense,  were  set  apart  for  the 
sacred  purpose  mentioned,  ver.  3S-40. 

46.  make  an  atoneme)it  for  them;  by  offer- 
ing the  incense  to  the  Lord,  and  supplicating  his 
mercy  ;  thus  typifying  the  atonement  and  inter- 
cession of  Christ. 

48.  The  plague  was  stayed ;  expressive  of  the 
efficacy  of  the  great  atoning  sacrifice,  and  the  all- 
prevalent  intercession  of  Christ. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  When  some  are  raised  to  power  and  influence, 
others  often  overlook  the  hand  of  G-od  in  their  ele- 
vation, and  ascribe  it  all  to  men ;  and  instead  of  be- 
ing contented  with  the  place  which  he  assigns  them, 
and  seeking  to  discharge  its  duties,  they  envy  and 
blame  those  above  them,  and,  in  so  doing,  find  fault 
with  God. 

7.  Servants  of  Grod,  in  the  use  of  suitable  means, 
are  disposed  to  refer  their  cause,  and  that  of  their 
friends,  to  him ;  and  in  faith,  patience,  and  prayer, 
to  wait  for  his  decision. 

11.  Men  who  ungratefully  overlook  the  goodness 


41  ^  But  on  the  morrow  all  the  congre- 
gation of  the  children  of  •"  Israel  mur- 
mured against  Moses  and  against  Aaron, 
saying.  Ye  have  killed  the  people  of  the 
Lord. 

42  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  con- 
gregation was  gathered  against  Moses 
and  against  Aaron,  that  they  looked  tow- 
ard the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation : 
and  behold,  the  '  cloud  covered  it,  and 
the  J  glory  of  the  Lord  appeared. 

43  And  Moses  and  Aaron  came  before 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

44  1[And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

45  Get  ''you  up  from  among  this  con- 
gregation, that  I  may  consume  them  as 
in  a  moment.  And  '  they  fell  upon  their 
faces. 

46  ^  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  Take 
a  censer,  and  put  fire  therein  from  off  the 
altar,  and  put  on  incense,  and  go  quickly 
unto  the  congregation,  and  make  an  atone- 
ment for  them  :  for  there  is  ""  wrath  gone 
out  from  the  Lord;  the  plague  is  begun. 

47  And  Aaron  took  as  Moses  command- 
ed, and  ran  into  the  midst  of  the  congrega- 
tion; and  behold,  the  "plague  was  begun 
among  the  people  :  and  he  put  on  "incense, 
and  made  an  atonement  for  the  people. 

48  And  he  stood  p  between  the  dead  and 
the  living;  and  the  plague  was  i stayed. 

49  Now  they  that  died  in  the  plague 
were  fourteen  thousand  and  seven  hun- 
dred, besides  them  that  died  about  the 
matter  of  Korah. 

50  And  Aaron  returned  unto  Moses  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation :   and  the  plague  was  stayed. 


i  E.x.  40:.')4.  j  verse  19.  k  ver.  21,  24.  1  ver.  22 ;  chap.  20 :  6. 
m  chap.  11:33;  IS:,";;  Leviticus  10  :  6;  1  Chron.  27:  24.  n  Psa. 
106:29.  oDeut.33:10.  p  Heb.  7:  24,25.  q  1  Chron.  21 :  26, 27 ; 
Psalm  106:30. 


of  G-od  to  them,  neglect  the  appropriate  duties  of 
their  station,  and  ambitiously  strive  to  usurp  the 
places  of  those  above  them,  are  under  the  influence 
of  pride  and  ripening  for  ruin. 

15.  When  falsely  charged  with  baseness  and 
crime,  conscious  integrity,  and  the  expectation  that 
God  will  vindicate  those  who  trust  in  and  obey  him. 
give  unfailing  support,  and  prepare  the  soul  to  go 
forward  in  duty  with  firmness,  courage,  and  success. 
Psa.  37 :  3-9. 

26.  All  such  connection  with  the  wicked  as  tends 
to  encourage  them  in  sin,  and  all  appearance  of 
conniving  at  their  transgressions,  should  be  care- 
fully avoided.     2  Cor.  6  :  17. 

33.  Though  this  is  a  state  of  trial  rather  than  of 
retribution,  God  sometimes  manifests  his  hatred  of 
sin  in  such  a  manner  as  to  show  that  he  is  a  God  that 
judgeth  in  the  earth,  and  that  the  wages  of  sin  is 
death.     Psa.  58  :  11 ;  Rom.  6.  23. 

41.  Punishment  of  itself  will  not  change  the  hearts 
of  tlie  wicked,  or  lead  them  to  love  and  serve  God. 
Such  a  change,  whenever  it  takes  place,  is  by  the 
grace  of  God,  through  the  influences  of  the  Holy 
Spirit. 

48.  A  good  man  is  kind,  compassionate,  and  for- 
201 


Aaron's  rod  buddeth. 


NUMBERS  XVIII. 


The  charge  of  the  Levites. 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Aaron's  rod  among  all  the  rods  of  the  tribes  only 
flourisheth.  HI  It  is  left  for  a  monuraent  against  the 
rebels. 


A 


ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 


2  Speak  unto  the  chiklrcii  of  Israel,  and 
take  of  every  one  of  them  a  "rod  accord- 
ing to  the  house  of  their  fathers,  of  all 
their  princes  according  to  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  twelve  rods:  write  thou 
every  man's  name  upon  his  rod. 

3  And  thou  shalt  write  Aaron's  name 
upon  the  rod  of  Levi :  for  one  rod  shall  be 
for  the  head  of  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

4  And  thou  shalt  lay  them  up  in  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation  before  the  tes- 
timony, where  ''I  will  meet  with  you. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the 
man's  rod,  whom  I  shall  '^choose,  shall 
blossom :  and  I  will  make  to  cease  from 
iKie  the  murmurings  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, whereby  ''  they  murmur  against  you. 

6  ^And  Moses  spake  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  every  one  of  their  princes 
gave  him  *a  rod  apiece,  for  each  prince 
one,  according  to  their  fathers'  houses, 
even  twelve  rods  :  and  the  rod  of  Aaron 
wan  among  their  rods. 

7  And  Moses  laid  up  the  rods  before  the 
Lord  in  the  "tabernacle  of  witness. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  the  mor- 
row Moses  went  into  the  tabernacle  of 
witness;  and  behold,  the  ""rod  of  Aaron 
for  the  house  of  Levi  was  bvidded,  and 
brought  forth  buds,  and  bloomed  blos- 
soms, and  yielded  almonds. 

9  And  Moses  brought  out  all  the  rods 
from  before  the  Lord  unto  all  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel :  and  they  looked,  and  took 
every  man  his  rod. 

10  ^And  the  Lord  said  unto   Moses, 


m  Kiek 

S7:l& 

li 

Ex.  2.S :  2 

;  20: 42.  43 

;  :iO:»6 

.     c  cliap. 

16:6. 

clitip.  iri:  II. 

* 

Hob.  a  rod  for  one 

prince 

a  rod  fii 

r 

'ince.     ' 

Ex.  38 

ai 

;  Acts  7: 

44.     f  Vs:x. 

110:2: 

Ezek.  19: 

2, 14. 

( 

Hob.  9 

i.      t  Hcb 

.  children 

of  reheUion 

.      ti  P 

aim  90:7 

;   Isn. 

giving;  .ind  does  nof  desire  the  destruction  of  the 
wicked,  however  mucli  they  may  have  injured  him. 

-to.  No  finite  mind  can  fully  comprel.end  the  evil 
of  sin.  It  has  slain  not  only  thousands,  but  millions 
and  hundreds  of  millions.  Deliverance  from  it  is 
the  greatest  of  blessings,  and  all  who  receive  this 
lilossing  will  be  for  ever  indebted  for  it  to  the  Father, 
thp  pDii.  and  the  Holy  Giiost.  None  who  continue 
10  love  and  practise  sin  can  escape  perdition.  Ezek. 
3:i:  11. 

CHArXER  XVII. 

T).  Whom  I  shall  choose ;  to  be  high-priest. 
.!/«/■«  to  cease — the  vinrmnriiigs ;  about  the 
priesthood,  by  showing  his  will  with  regard  to  it. 

10.  Their  initrmiiriiigs ;  on  account  of  the 
priesthood's  being  confined  to  the  family  of  Aaron. 

VI.    We  all  perish  ;   this  they  deserved,  and  by 
iheir  ."»ins,  especially  should  they  repeat  them,  they 
would  expose  themselves  to  death. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

•5.  To  the  clear  manifestations  of  the  divine  will 
202 


Bring  Aaron's  rod  again  before  the  Vc:?"^; 
testimony,  to  be  e  kept  for  a  token  against 
the  t  rebels;  and  thou  shalt  quite  take 
away  their  murmurings  from  me,  that 
they  die  not. 

1 1  And  Moses  did  so :  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded him,  so  did  he. 

1 2  And  the  children  of  Israel  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying.  Behold,  we  die,  we  ''per- 
ish, we  all  perish. 

13  Whosoever  'cometh  any  ■>  thing  near 
unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord  shall  die  : 
shall  we  be  consumed  with  dying? 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  The  charge  of  the  priests  and  Levites.  9  Thepriesta' 
portion.  21  The  I.evites'  portion.  2.')  The  heave- 
offering  to  the  priests  out  of  the  Levites'  portion. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Aaron,  Thou 
and  thy  sons  and  thy  father's  house 
with  thee  shall  ''bear  the  iniquity  of  the 
sanctuary:  and  thou  and  thy  sons  with  thee 
sliall  bear  the  iniquity  of  your  priesthood. 

2  And  thy  brethren  also  of  the  tribe  of 
Levi,  the  tribe  of  thy  father,  bring  thou 
with  thee,  that  they  may  be  'joined  unto 
thee,  and  "'minister  unto  thee:  but  thou 
and  "thy  sons  with  thee  shall  minister  be- 
fore the  tabernacle  of  witness. 

3  And  they  shall  keep  thy  charge,  and 
the  charge  of  all  the  tabernacle :  only 
they"  shall  not  come  nigh  the  vessels  of 
the  sanctuary  and  the  altar,  that  neither 
they,  nor  ye  also,  die. 

4  And  they  shall  be  joined  unto  thee, 
and  keep  the  charge  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  for  all  the  service  of 
the  tabernacle:  and  a  stranger  shall  not 
come  nigh  unto  you. 

5  And  yc  shall  keep  the  charge  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  the  charge  of  the  p  altar; 
that  there  be  no  "i  wrath  any  more  upon 
the  children  of  Israel. 


.•>7:I6.     i  diap.  1  :61,  .IS;   18:4 

7.      j  Eph.  2:13;  Heb.  10 :  I9-2i 

k   Ex.  28:38;    Isaiah  fi3 :  fi,  1 1  ; 

1  Peter,  2 :  24.      1  Genesis  29 :  34. 

ra  cliap.  3  :  fi,  7.      n  chap.  3  :  10, 

etc.     ocliap.  16:40.      p  Exodua 

30 : 7,  etc ;  Lev.  24 : 3.    q  cliap 

16:46. 

all  should  cheerfully  submit;  and  they  who  do  not, 
incur  the  guilt  of  rebelling  against  God. 

8.  God  is  the  author  of  nature  as  well  as  of  grace. 
All  its  laws  are  under  his  direction,  and  subject  to 
his  control. 

10.  God  uses  all  reasonable  and  proper  means  to 
prevent  men  from  continuing  in  sin  ;  but  his  mer- 
cies, if  perverted  and  abused,  will  increase  their 
guilt  and  aggravate  their  ruin. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1.  Bear  the  iitiqitity  of  the  sanctuary;  it 
was  now  shown  that  Aaron  and  his  sons  were  con- 
firmed in  the  honors  of  the  priesthood,  and  the  Lord 
informed  him  that  they  must  bear  its  responsibili- 
ties. If  any  thing  should  be  done  wrong,  they  would 
be  accountable. 

4.  A  stra7iger  ;  one  not  of  the  tribe  of  Levi. 

.').  Keep  the  charge  of  the  stnictitart/  ;  to  see 
that  every  thing  with  regard  to  the  worship  of  God, 
was  done  according  to  his  direction. 


The  portion  of  the 


NUMBERS   XVIII. 


priests  and  Lcvites. 


i;  "mf  6  And  I,  behold,  I  have  taken  your 
brethren  the  Levites  from  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel :  to  you  they  are  *  given  as  a 
gift  for  the  Lord,  to  do  the  service  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

7  Therefore  ''thou  and  thy  sons  with 
thee  shall  keep  your  priest's  office  for 
every  thing  of  the  altar,  and  "^within  the 
veil;  and  ye  shall  serve:  I  have  given 
your  priest's  office  unto  yon  as  a  service 
of  gift :  and  the  stranger  that  cometh  nigh 
shall  be  put  to  death. 

8  TTAnd  the  Lord  spake  unto  Aaron, 
Behold,  I  also  have  given  thee  the  charge 
of  my  *"  heave-offerings  of  all  the  hal- 
lowed things  of  the  children  of  Israel ; 
unto  thee  have  I  given  them  by  reason 
of  the  ''anointing,  and  to  thy  sons,  by  an 
ordinance  for  ever. 

9  This  shall  be  thine  of  the  most  holy 
things,  reserved  from  the  fire  :  every  ob- 
lation of  theirs,  every  '"meat-ofTering  of 
theirs,  and  every  s sin-offering  of  theirs, 
and  every  ''trespass-offering  of  theirs, 
which  they  shall  render  unto  me,  shall  be 
most  holy  for  thee  and  for  thy  sons. 

10  In  'the  most  holy  place  shalt  thou 
eat  it ;  every  male  shall  eat  it :  it  shall  be 
holy  unto  thee. 

1 1  And  this  is  thine ;  the  '  heave-offering 
of  their  gift,  with  all  the  wave-offerings 
of  the  children  of  Israel :  I  have  given 
them  nnto  ''thee,  and  to  thy  sons  and  to 
thy  daughters  with  thee,  by  a  statute  for 
ever:  every  one  that  is  'clean  in  thy 
house  shall  eat  of  it. 

12  All  the  *best  of  the  oil,  and  all  the 
best  of  the  wine,  and  of  the  wheat,  the 
first-fruits '"  of  them  which  they  shall  offer 
unto  the  Lord,  them  have  I  given  thee. 

13  And  whatsoever  is  first  ripe  in  the 
land,  which  they  shall  bring  unto  the 
Lord,  shall  be  thine;  every  one  that  is 
clean  in  thy  house  shall  eat  of  it. 

14  ICvery  "thing  devoted  in  Israel  shall 
be  thine. 

1 5  Every  °  thing  that  openeth  the  matrix 
in  all  flesh,  which  they  bring  unto  the  Lord, 
whether  it  he  of  men  or  beasts,  shall  be 
thine  :  nevertheless  the  first-born  of  man 
shalt  thou  surely  p  redeem,  and  the  first- 
ling of  unclean  beasts  shalt  thou  redeem. 


16  And  those  that  are  to  be  redeemed 
from  a  mouth  old  shalt  thou  redeem,  ac- 
cording to  thine  i  estimation,  for  the  money 
of  five  ^shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary,  which  is  "twenty  gerahs. 

17  But  the  ^firstling  of  a  cow,  or  the 
firstling  of  a  sheep,  or  the  firstling  of  a 
goat,  thou  shalt  not  redeem ;  they  are 
holy:  thou  shalt  "sprinkle  their  blood 
upon  the  altar,  and  shalt  burn  their  fat 
for  an  offering  made  by  fire,  for  a  sweet 
savor  unto  the  Lord. 

18  And  the  flesh  of  them  shall  be  thine, 
as  the  "'  wave-breast  and  as  the  right 
shoulder  are  thine. 

19  All  the  "heave-offerings  of  the  holy 
things,  which  the  children  of  Israel  offer 
unto  the  Lord,  have  I  given  thee,  and  thy 
sons  and  thy  daughters  with  thee,  by  a 
statute  for  ever  :  it  is  a  ^covenant  of  salt 
for  ever  before  the  Lord  unto  thee  and 
to  thy  seed  with  thee. 

20  ^And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Aaron, 
Thou^  shalt  have  no  inheritance  in  their 
land,  neither  shalt  thou  have  any  part 
among  them  :  ^  I  am  thy  part  and  thine  in- 
heritance among  the  children  of  Israel. 

21  And  behold,  I  have  given  the  chil- 
dren of  Levi  all  the  ^  tenth  in  Israel  for  an 
inheritance,  for  their  service  which  they 
serve,  even  the  service  of  the  tabernacle 

j  of  the  congregation. 

!  22  Neither  must  the  children  of  Israel 
henceforth  come  nigh  the  tabernacle  of 

,  the  congregation,  lest  thev  bear  sin,  t  and 

[die." 

23  But  "^  the  Levites  shall  do  the  service 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 

'  they  shall  bear  their  iniquity  :   it  shall  be 

j  a  statute  for  ever  throughout  your  genera- 
tions, that  among  the  children  of  Israel 
they  have  no  inheritance. 

!     24  But  the  <•  tithes  of  the  children  of  Is- 

I  rael,  which  they  offer  as  a  heave-ofl^ering 

I  unto  the  Lord,  I  have  given  to  the  Levites 
to   inherit :    therefore   I   have   said   unto 

jthem,  Among  the  children  of  Israel  they 

j  shall  have  no  inheritance. 

25  TfAnd  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
i  saying, 

26  Thus  speak  unto  the  Levites.  and  say 
unto  them,  When  ye  take  of  the  children 


a  chap.  R:  19.  1>  ver.  5.  c  Heb.  9  :  3,  6.  J  cliap.  Sig;  Lev. 
7:33.  e  Ex.  29:29;  40 .-13,  IS.  f  Lev.  2:  2,3  ;  10:  13, 13.  e  Lev. 
6:2S,26.  h  Lev.  7: 7;  14: 13.  i  Lev.6:lfi,etc.  iver.8.  V  Detll. 
18:3.  lLev.22:2.  *  Heb. /nt  m  Ex.  23  :  10  ;  Dent.  18:  4  ; 
Nell.  10:35,36.  n  Lev.  27:  28.  o  Ex.  13:2;  22:29.  P  Ex.  13:13; 
34:20.     q  Lev.  27:2,6.      rcliap.3:47.      •  Ezek.  4."> :  12.     t  DeuU 

6.  Do  the  service;  the  less  sacred  and  more 
laViorions  parts  of  it. 

7.  Tlie  stranger ;  one  not  of  the  family  of  Aaron. 

9.  Vor  thy  sons  ;  for  their  use  and  support. 

10.  F.very  maJe  ;  of  the  family  of  Aaron. 

16.  Tiventy  gerahs;  a  gerah  was  about  two 
and  a  half  cents. 


l.i:19.  n  Ex.  29:16;  Lev.  3:2,5;  Heb.  12:24.  v  Ex.  29 :  26,  28  ; 
Lev.  7:34.  w  ver.  U.  it  Lev.  2  :  13;  2Chron.  13  :,<>.  y  clmp. 
26:62.  I  Deut.l0:9;  12:12;  14:27,29;  18:1,2:  Josh.  13: 14, .33; 
14:3;  18:7;  Pea.  16:5;  Ezek.  44:28.  »  Lev.  27 :  30,  .32.  f  Heb. 
to  die.  b  chap.  1 :  61.  c  chap.  3:7.  d  verse  21 ;  Neh.  10 :  37  ; 
13  :  44  ;  Mai.  3:8-10;  Heb.  7  :  S-9. 

19.  A  covenant  of  salt ;  a  perpetual,  permanent 
covenant. 

20.  No  inheritance ;  no  landed  property. 

21.  The  tenth;  a  tenth  part  of  the  produce  or 
increase  of  the  property  of  the  otiier  tribes. 

23.    They  shall   bear  their  iniquity;  if  any 
thing  is  done  wrong,  they  shall  hcxr  t!u>  blame. 
203 


Water  of  separation. 


NUMBERS  XIX. 


Mode  of  preparing  it. 


of  Israel  the  tithes  which  I  have  given 
you  from  them  for  your  inheritance,  then 
ye  shall  olTcr  up  a  heave-otferingof  it  for 
the  Loud,  even  a  "tenth  part  of  the  tithe. 

27  And  this  your  hcave-otTcring  shall 
be  reckoned  unto  you,  as  ''though  it  ivere 
the  corn  of  the  threshing-floor,  and  as  the 
fulness  of  the  wine-press. 

28  Thus  ye  also  shall  offer  a  heave- 
offering  unto  the  Lord  of  all  your  tithes, 
Avliich  ye  receive  of  the  children  of  Israel ; 
and  yc  shall  give  thereof  the  Lord's  heave- 
offering  to  Aaron  the  priest. 

29  Out  of  all  your  gifts  ye  shall  offer 
every  heave-offering  of  the  Lord,  of  all 
the  *best  thereof,  even  the  hallowed  part 
thereof  out  of  it. 

30  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  unto  them, 
When  ye  have  heaved  the  best  thereof 
from  it,  *=  then  it  shall  be  counted  vinto  the 
Levites  as  the  increase  of  the  threshing- 
floor,  and  as  the  increase  of  the  wine- 
press. 

31  And  ye  shall  cat  it  in  every  place, 
ye  and  your  households:  for  it  is  your 
reward'^  for  your  service  in  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation. 

32  And  yc  shall  "bear  no  sin  by  reason 
of  it,  when  ye  have  heaved  from  it  the  best 
of  it :  neither  shall  yn  "^pollute  the  holy 
things  of  the  children  of  Israel,  lest  ye  die. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  The  water  of  separation  made  of  the  ashes  of  a  red 
heifer.  11  The  law  for  the  use  of  it  in  the  purifica- 
tion of  the  unclean. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
unto  Aaron,  saying, 
2  This    is   the  ordinance   of  the   law, 
M'hich  the  Lord  hath  commanded,  saying. 
Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  bring  thee  a  red  heifer  without  spot. 


•  Neliemi:ili  10:38.  h  ver.  30.  "•  Heb./a<.  ver.  1'2.  c  ver.  27. 
d  Matthew  10:10;  Luke  10:7;  lCor.9:13;  2Cor.  12:13;  1  Tim. 
6:ia  e  Lev.  19:8;  22:lti.  f  Lev.  23  :  2,  18;  Mai.  1 :  7;  I  Cor. 
il  I  S7,  29.  B  Ex.  12  :  5 ;  M;il.  1 :  13,  14  ;  1  Peter,  1:19.  h  Deut. 
81:3;  I  Sam.  6:7.     i  Lev.  4: 12,  21 ;  16:  27;  Heb.  13:  II.     j  Lev. 


SQ.  Ye  shall  bear  no  sin ;  they  would  not  do 
•wrong  in  eating,  as  they  would  if  they  should  not 
first  ofler  a  tenth  for  the  use  of  the  priests  according 
to  the  Lord's  directions. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  The  ministry  is  a  great  and  responsible  work. 
To  be  intrusted  with  it  is  a  peculiar  honor ;  and 
to  be  made  faithful  in  discharging  its  duties  is  an 
unspeakable  blessing. 

19.  While  ministers  of  religion  are  precluded  by 
their  offien  from  engaging  in  worldly  business,  and 
thus  obtaining  a  support  for  themselves  and  their 
families,  it  is  the  will  of  God  that  ihey  should  be 
supported  by  those  for  whose  spiritual  good  they 
minister. 

3'i.  God  requires  not  only  that  his  ministers  and 
their  families  should  be  supported,  but  also  that  they 
should  have  something  for  pious  and  charitable  uses  ; 
and  in  devotinfj  all  to  him.  they  may  gratefully  par- 
take of  what  they  need,  and  expect  his  blessing  to 
rest  upon  them. 
204 


whereins  is  no  blemish,  and  upon  b."'?^ 
which  "^  never  came  yoke. 

3  And  yc  shall  give  her  unto  Eleazar 
the  priest,  that  he  may  bring  her  forth 
without'  the  camp,  and  one  shall  slay  her 
before  his  face: 

4  And  Eleazar  the  priest  shall  take  of 
her  blood  with  his  finger,  and  J  sprinkle 
of  her  blood  directly  before  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation  seven  times. 

5  And  one  shall  burn  the  heifer  in  his 
sight;  her  ''skin,  and  her  flesh,  and  her 
blood,  with  her  dung,  shall  he  burn : 

6  And  the  priest  shall  take  '  cedar- wood, 
and  hyssop,  and  scarlet,  and  cast  it  into 
the  midst  of  the  burning  of  the  heifer. 

7  Then  the  priest  shall  wash  "'  his  clothes, 
and  he  shall  bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and 
afterward  he  shall  come  into  the  camp, 
and  the  priest  shall  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

8  And  he  that  burnetii  her  ."shall  wash 
his  clothes  in  water,  and  bathe  his  flesh 
in  water,  and  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

9  And  a  man  that  is  clean  shall  gather 
up  the  "ashes  of  the  heifer,  and  lay  the7n 
up  without  the  camp  in  a  clean  place, 
and  it  shall  be  kept  for  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel  for  a  "Avater  of 
separation :   it  is  a  purification  for  sin. 

10  And  he  that  gathereth  the  ashes  of 
the  heifer  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be 
unclean  until  the  even :  and  it  shall  be 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and  unto  the 
stranger  that  sojourneth  among  them,  for 
a  statute  for  ever. 

11  1  He  P  that  toucheth  the  dead  body  of 
any  tman  shall  be  unclean  seven  days. 

12  He  1  shall  purify  himself  with  it  on 
the  third  day,  and  on  the  seventh  day  he 


4:6;  16:14,19;  Heb.9:13;  12:H.  k  Exoitus  29 :  14.  I  Lev. 
14:4,6,49.  m  Leviticus  1 1  :  e.!) ;  15:5.  n  Heb.  9:13.  over. 
13,  20,  21 ;  chap.  31 :  23.  pcliap.6:2;  9:6,10;  Leviticus  21 : 1 ; 
Lamentations  4:14;  Haggai  2 : 1.3.  f  Heb.  tout  of  man.  q  cbai> 
31:19. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

9.  Water  of  separatioti  ;  with  which  to  purify 
those  who  had  oeen  separated  from  the  congregation 
on  account  of  ceremonial  uncleanness. 

12.  It ;  the  water  of  separation.    Ver.  9. 
INSTRUCTION'S. 

4.  In  the  Old  Testament,  as  well  as  the  New,  we 
are  often  reminded  of  the  prevalence  and  evil  of  sin. 
and  the  necessity  of  the  atonement  of  Christ,  and  of 
purification  by  the  Holy  Spirit,  in  order  to  accept- 
ance with  God  and  preparation  for  heaven. 

10.  Though  God  is  the  author  of  spiritual  purifi- 
cation, men  do  not  obtain  it  without  the  use  ot 
means.  They  must  make  efforts  according  to  his 
directions,  or  they  will  fail  of  his  blessing. 

20.  Sin  is  ihe  cause  of  death,  and  the  putrefaction 
of  a  de.ad  body  may  well  remind  us  of  the  pollution 
of  :i  corrupt  soul.  All  the  washings  and  sprinklings 
under  Levitical  institutions  were  designed  to  teach 
the  necessity  of  the  w.ashing  of  regeneration,  and 
the  renewing  of  the  Holv  Ghost.     Titus  3 :  3-7. 


Use  of  the  water  of  separation.  NUMBERS    XX. 

b:"ij7^  shall  be  clean  :  but  if  he  purify  not  j 
himself  the  third  day,  then  the  seventh 
day  he  shall  not  be  clean. 

13  Whosoever  toucheth  the  dead  body 
of  any  man  that  is  dead,  and  purifieth 
not  himself,  "defileth  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from 
Israel :  because  the  ^  water  of  separation 
was  not  sprinkled  upon  him,  he  shall  be 
unclean ;  his  *=  uncleanness  is  yet  upon 
him. 

14  This  is  the  law,  when  a  man  dieth 
in  a  tent :  all  that  come  into  the  tent,  and 
all  that  is  in  the  tent,  shall  be  unclean 
seven  days. 

15  And  every  open  ''vessel,  which  hath 
no  covering  bound  upon  it,  is  unclean. 

16  And  whosoever  toucheth  one  that  is 
slain  with  a  sword  in  the  open  fields,  or 
a  dead  body,  or  a  bone  of  a  man,  or  a 
grave,  shall  be  unclean  seven  days. 

17  And  for  an  unclean  person  they  shall 
take  of  the  *ashes  of  the  burnt  heifer  of 
purification  for  sin,  and  f  running  water 
shall  be  put  thereto  in  a  vessel: 

18  And  a  clean  person  shall  take  "^hys- 
sop, and  dip  it  in  the  water,  and  sprinkle 
it  upon  the  tent,  and  upon  all  the  vessels, 
and  upon  the  persons  that  were  there,  and 
upon  hiin  that  touched  a  bone,  or  one 
slain,  or  one  dead,  or  a  grave  : 

19  And  the  clean  person  shall  sprinkle 
upon  the  unclean  on  the  third  day,  and  "^ on 
the  seventh  day ;  and  on  the  seventh  day 
he  shall  purify  himself,  and  wash  his 
clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and 
shall  be  clean  at  even. 

20  But  the  man  that  shall  be  vmclean, 
and  shall  not  purify  himself,  that  soul 
shall  be  cut  off  from  among  the  congre- 
gation, because  he  hathsdeliled  the  sanc- 
tuary of  the  Loud  :  the  water  of  separa- 
tion hath  not  been  sprinkled  upon  him; 
he  is  unclean. 

21  And  it  shall  be  a  perpetual  statute 
unto  them,  that  he  that  spriiikleth  the 
water  of  separation  shall  wash  his  clothes ; 
and  he  that  toucheth  the  water  of  separa- 
tion shall  be  unclean  until  even. 

22  And  ''  whatsoever  the  unclean  person 
toucheth  shall  bo  unclean;  and  the 'soul 
that  toucheth  it  shall   be  unclean  until 


«  I.evlticus  15  :  .H.      hver.  9;   than.  S:  7. 
i  Leviticus  11:  SJ.      *  Heh.dml.      t  Heli 

c  Le/.  7:20;   23:3. 

Iivin<)  utiters  shall  he 

fivcn.  Gen.  M:  I'.);  .Tolin4:10.      e  I'sa.  51 

7.      f  Leviticus  14  :  9. 

tver.  13.      1)  Hiig. '2:1:1.      i  Lev.  15  :  6.     1 

chap.  33  :  3t).      k  E.x. 

CHAPTER  XX. 
1.  Desert  of  Zin ;  a  desert  south  of  Canaan, 
and  west  of  Edoin.     Ver.  16.      The  first  month  ; 

of  the  fortieth  year  after  they  left  E^^ypt,  having 
(lurinir  that  lime  wandered  in  the  wilderness,  as 
God  foretold,  chap.  14  :  27-35 ;  33  :  19-36.  A  list  of 
places  visited  in  these  wanderings  is  given,  chap.  33. 

14 


Water  fluwcth  from  the  rock. 
CHAPTER   XX.       . 

1  The  children  of  Israel  come  to  Zin,  where  Miriam 
dieth.  i  They  murmur  for  want  of  water.  7  Mos'.'s 
smiting  the  rock  briiigeth  forth  water  at  Meribah. 
14  Moses  at  Kadesh  desireth  passage  through  Edoni, 
which  is  denied  him.  22  At  mount  Hor  Aaron  re- 
signeth  his  place  to  Eleazar,  and  dieth. 

THEN  Jcame  the  children  of  Lsrael, 
even  the  whole  congregation,  into  the 
desert  of  Zin  in  the  first  month :  and  the 
people  abode  in  Kadesh;  and  ''Miriam 
died  there,  and  was  buried  there. 

2  And  'there  was  no  water  for  the  con- 
gregation :  and  "  they  gathered  themselves 
together  against  Moses  and  against  Aaron. 

3  And  the  people  chode  with  Moses,  and 
spake,  saying,  "Would  God  that  \\c  had 
died  when  our  brethren  died  before  the 
Lord  ! 

4  And  why  have  ye  brought  up  the  con- 
gregation of  the  Lord  into  this  wilderness, 
that  we  and  our  cattle  should  die  there? 

5  And  wherefore  have  ye  made  us  to 
come  up  out  of  Egypt,  to  bring  us  in  unto 
this  evil  place?  °It  is  no  place  of  seed,  or 
of  figs,  or  of  vines,  or  of  pomegranates ; 
neither  is  there  any  water  to  drink. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  from  the 
presence  of  the  assembly  unto  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
they  fell  upon  their  faces :  and  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  them. 

7  TJAnd  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo.se«. 
saying, 

8  Take  the  rod,  and  gather  thou  tlip 
assembly  together,  thou  and  Aaron  thy 
brother,  and  speak  ye  unto  the  rock  be- 
fore their  eyes;  and  it  shall  give  fortli 
his  water,  and  thou  shalt  bring  forth  to 
them  water  out  of  the  Proek:  so  thou 
shalt  give  the  congregation  and  their 
beasts  drink. 

!)  And  IMoses  took  the  rod  from  before 
the  Lord,  as  he  commanded  him. 

10  And  Moses  and  Aaron  gathered  the 
congregation  together  before  the  rock,  and 
he  said  unto  them,  Hear  now,  ye  i  rebels ; 
must  we  fetch  you  water  out  of  this  rock? 

11  And  Moses  lifted  up  his  hand,  and 
with  his  rod  he  smote  the  rock  twice  : 
and  the  "■  water  came  out  abundantly, 
and  the  congregation  drank,  and  their 
beasts  also. 

12  ^And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mose.^ 

1.t:'20.  1  Exodus  17:1,  etc.  m  chap.  16 :  42.  n  chap.  U  :  i,  etc. 
o  chap.  IH:H.  p  ver.  II;  Neh.  9:l.i;  Ps.a.  78:  l.i,  Ifi;  I0.'>:4I: 
114:S;  L-sa.  41:20;  48:21.  q  Psa.  10(3 :  33.  r  Ex.  17:fi;  Deu:. 
8: 15;  1  Cor.  10:4. 


2.  There  was  no  water;  tlie  water  from  ll  e 
rock  in  Horeb,  Ex.  17:5-7,  had  ceased  to  s.ipp)/ 
them. 

12.  Believed  me  >/ot,  to  sauctifi/  vie  ;  he  did 
not  manifest  full  confidence  in  trod,  or  suitably  honor 
him  before  the  people  as  the  author  of  the  miraole. 
Ver.  24  ;  Psa.  106  :  32,  33. 

203 


Edom  refusetk  passage. 


NUMBERS   XXI. 


Aaron  dieth  on  mount  Hor. 


and  Aaron,  "Because  yc  believed  me  not, 
to  ''sanctify  me  in  tlic  eyes  of  tlic  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  therefore  ye  shall  not  bring 
this  congregation  into  the.  land  which  I 
have  given  them. 

13  This  is  the  water  of  *Mcribah;  be- 
cause the  children  of  Israel  strove  with 
the  Lord,  and  he  was  "^sanctified  in  them. 

14  Tl  And  ''Moses  sent  messengers  from 
Kadesh  unto  the  king  of  Edom,  Thus 
saith"  thy  brother  Israel,  Thou  knowest 
all  the  travail  that  hath  t befallen  us: 

15  How  our  fathers  went  ""down  into 
Egypt,  and  we  have  s dwelt  in  Egypt  a 
long  time;  and  the  Egyptians  vexed  us, 
and  our  fathers : 

16  And  ''when  we  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
he  'heard  our  voice,  and  'sent  an  Angel, 
and  hath  brought  us  forth  out  of  Egypt: 
and  behold,  we  are  in  Kadesh,  a  city  in 
the  uttermost  of  thy  border. 

17  Let ''  us  pass,  I  pray  thee,  through  thy 
country:  we  will  not  pass  through  the 
fields,  or  through  the  vineyards,  neither 
will  we  drink  of  the  water  of  the  wells: 
wo  win  go  by  the  king's  high-way,  we  will 
not  turn  to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left, 
until  we  have  passed  thy  borders. 

1 8  And  Edom  said  unto  him,  Thon  shalt 
not  pass  by  me,  lest  I  come  out  against 
thee  with  the  sword. 

19  And  the  children  of  Israel  said  unto 
him.  We  will  go  by  the  highway  :  and  'if 
I  and  my  cattle  drink  of  thy  water,  then  I 
will  pay  for  it :  I  will  only,  without  doing 
any  thing  else,  go  through  on  my  feet. 

20  And liesaid,"'ThouslialtnotgothrougIi. 
And  Edom  came  "out  against  him  with 
jnuch  people,  and  with  a  strong  hand. 

21  Thus  Edom  refused  to  give  Israel 
passage  tjirough  his  border:  wherefore 
Israel  iurned  away  from  him. 

22  TIAnd  "the  children  of  Israel,  even 
the  whole  congregation,  journeyed  from 


•  clinp.  27 :  U  ;  Deul.  3:M;  n2:BI.  b  Lov,)n;3;  F.Mk .  r)f> :  23  ; 
1  Peter,  3: 1.1.  *  TU-.it'iB.  ilrift.  Kxoilns  17:7.  c  F.zek.  20:41. 
4  Juilg.  II  :  It),  17.  «  neut.2:4.  f  Heb.  found  u>.  fGen.  4ti:6. 
»  Et.  l-2:-IO.  h  Ex.  2:2.3.  IEx.3:7.  j  Kx.  3:2  ;  14  :  IS;  2:!:  20; 
33:2.      k  ihnp.  21:22;   Deut.  2  :  27.      I  Deut.  2  ;  B,  28.      m  .luJg. 


14.   Travail;  labor,  hardship,  suffering. 

16.  All.  All  gel ;  the  Angel  of  lii.s  presence;  the  Mes- 
»enger  of  the  covenant ;  the  Word  of  God.  John  1:1. 

22.  Muinil  Hot  ;  one  of  the  summits  of  Seir,  a 
chain  of  mountains  running  through  Edom  towards 
the  eastern  gulf  of  the  Red  sea. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

5.  Inclination  to  sin  is  common  to  all  men.  No 
dispensations  of  Providence,  witiiout  the  teaching 
of  the  Holy  Spirit,  will  prevent  their  indulging  it, 
nr  keep  them  froin  rebelling  against  God. 

12.  The  best  of  men  are  defective,  even  in  those 
virtues  for  vi-hich  they  are  inost  distinguished. 
Abraham  was  wanting  in  faith;  Moses  in  meekness, 
and  Job  in  patience;  and  if  any  are  saved,  it  must 
be  by  grace  through  faith,  and  that  notof  tiiemseives, 
It  is  the  gift  of  God.  Eph.  2 :  S ;  James  1 :  17. 
206 


Kadesh,    and    came    unto    mount  bc^- 
Hor. 

23  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
Aaron  in  mount  Hor,  by  the  coast  of  the 
land  of  Edom,  saying, 

24  Aaron  shall  be  p gathered  unto  his 
people :  for  he  shall  not  enter  into  the 
land  which  I  have  given  unto  the  cliil- 
dren  of  Israel,  because  ye''  rebelled  against 
my  iword  at  the  water  of  Meribah. 

25  Take  Aaron  and  Elcazar  his  son,  and 
bring  them  up  unto  mount  Hor: 

2G  And  strip  Aaron  of  hi.s  garments, 
and  put  them  upon  Elcazar  his  son :  and 
Aaron  shall  be  gathered  unto  his  people, 
and  shall  die  there. 

27  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded :  and  they  went  up  into  mount 
Hor  in  the  sight  of  all  the  congregation. 

28  And  Moses  stripped  Aaron  of  his 
garments,  and  put  them  upon  Eleazar  his 
son;  and  Aaron  ''died  there  in  the  top  of 
the  mount:  and  Moses  and  Eleazar  came 
down  from  the  mount. 

29  And  when  all  the  congregation  saw  that 
Aaron  was  dead,  they  mourned  for  Aaron 
thirty  days,  even  all  the  house  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  I.«rael  with  some  loss  destroy  the  Canaanitps  at  Hor- 
mah.  4  Tho  peoplp  murmuring  are  plagueil  with 
fiery  serpents.  7  They  rei)enting  are  healed  by  a 
brazen  serpent.  10  Sundry  journeys  of  the  Israelites. 
2"2  Sihon  is  overcome,  33  and  Og. 

AND  when  king  "Arad  the  Canaanite, 
which  dwelt  in  the  south,  heard  tell 
that  Israel  came  by  the  'way  of  the  spies ; 
then  he  fought  against  Israel,  and  took 
some  of  them  prisoners. 

2  And  Israel  "  vowed  a  vow  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  If  thou  wilt  indeed  de- 
liver this  people  into  my  hand,  then  I 
will  ^utterly  destroy  their  cities. 

3  And  the  Lord  '^hearkened  to  the  voice 
of  Israel,  and  delivered  up  the  Canaan- 


11 :  17.  n  Ob.  10-15.  o  chap.  33  :  37.  p  Gen.  Vi :  8;  Dent.  32  :  fitt 
<(  ver.  12.  t  Heb.  mouth,  r  dinp.  33  :  :i8,  39.  •  cliap.  33:40: 
Juilge8l:I6.  I  fhnp.  13:21.  u  Genesis  28:20;  Juilgea  U:  :;a 
1  Lev.  27:28;  Deut.  13:  l.i.    w  Pan.  22:  4,  6. 


21.  The  Israelites  were  not  at  liberty  to  engage 
in  war  with  any  nation. -except  as  directed  by  God. 
In  destroying  the  Canaanites,  and  taking  possession 
of  their  country,  they  were  the  appointed  instru- 
ments of  his  wr.ath  against  those  nations  on  account 
of  their  sins. 

2-1.  The  sins  of  good  men  are  peculiarly  offensive 
to  God,  and  lead  him  often  to  visit  theiuwilh  sore 
calamities. 

29.  The  most  distinguished  and  useful  must  soon 
die.  Their  death  is  a  public  calamity,  and  a  just 
cause  of  general  grief  and  mourning. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1.  /;/  the  south  ;  the  south  part  of  Canaan. 
3.  Hormah  ;  meaning  utter  destruction. 


The  serpent  of  brass. 


NUMBERS   XXI. 


Sihon  is  overcome. 


them  and  their  cities :   and  he  called  the 
name  of  the  place  *Hormah. 

4  *[[  And  "they  journeyed  from  mount 
Hor  by  the  way  of  the  Red  sea,  to  com- 
pass the  ""land  of  Edom  :  and  the  soul  of 
the  people  was  much  t discouraged  be- 
cause of  the  way. 

5  And  the  people  "^  spake  against  God, 
and  against  Moses,  ^  Wherefore  have  ye 
brought  us  up  out  of  Egypt  to  die  in  the 
wilderness?  for  there  i.f  no  bread,  neither 
t.f  °  there  any  water  ;  and  our  soul  loatheth 
this  light  bread. 

6  And  '^the  Lord  sent  fiery  serpents 
among  the  people,  and  they  bit  the  people ; 
and  much  people  of  Israel  died. 

7  ^Therefore  ^the  people  came  to  Mo- 
ses, and  said.  We  have  sinned,  for  we  have 
spoken''  against  the  Lord,  and  against 
thee;  'pray  unto  the  Lord,  that  he  take 
away  the  serpents  from  us.  And  Moses 
prayed  J  for  the  people. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Make 
thee  a  fiery  serpent,  and  set  it  upon  a 
pole ;  and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  ev- 
ery one  that  is  bitten,  when  he  looketh 
upon  it,  shall  live. 

9  And  Moses  made  a ''serpent  of  brass, 
and  piit  it  upon  a  pole ;  and  it  came  to  pass, 
that  if  a  serpent  had  bitten  any  man,  when 
he  beheld  the  serpent  of  brass,  ho  lived. 

10  ^  And  the  children  of  Israel  set  for- 
ward, and  pitched  in  'Oboth. 

1 1  And  they  journeyed  from  Oboth,  and 
pitched  at  tije-abarim,  in  the  wilderness 
which  is  before  Moab,  toward  the  sun  ris- 
ing. 

12  Tf  From  thence  they  removed,  and 
pitched  in  the  valley  of  ""Zared. 

13  From  thence  they  removed,  and  pitch- 
ed on  the  other  side  of  "  Arnon,  which  is  in 
the  wilderness  that  Cometh  out  of  the  coasts 
of  the  Amorites  :  for  Arnon  ?'.•>  the  border  of 
Moab,  between  Moab  and  the  Amorites. 

14  Wherefore  it  is  said  in  the  book  of 


*  "nv-it  i^,  utter  desti^cfion.  a  chap.  20:  22  :  33  Ml.  b  .luj'. 
11:18.  f  Or,  arUvcii.  Heh.  slwrtenett.  Ex.  fi  :  9.  i:Psa.7S:19 
«  Ex.  lfi:3;  17:3.  ech:ip.ll:fi;  Ps:ilm  fiS  :  6.  fneut8:15i 
ICor.  I0:<».  e  Psalm  78 :  34.  h  vcr.  .li.  iEx.  8:8,  28;  Dent. 
9:20,26;  1  Sam.  12:19;  1  Kings,  I3:ti;  ,T<il)  42  :  S,  10;  .Ter.  1.1:1; 
Acts  8:24;  .las.  S:  16.  j  P8;i.  1 06 :  2:!.  k  2  Kings,  18:  4  :  .Inhn 
3:14,15.     1  dmp.  33  :  43.  44.     %  Or ,  heapt  of  Abarim.     m  Deut. 


4.  Compass  :  go  round. 

5.  Tli^s  liglit  hirad ;  the  inimna.     John  6:  31. 

6.  Fiery  ;  bright,  shining.     Ver.  8. 

10.  Sel  forward;  to  go  round  the  land  of  Edom, 
and  up  north,  through  its  eastern  border,  to  the  land 
of  Moab.     Deut.  2:1-8. 

12.  The  valley  of  Zared ;  a  valley  north-east 
of  the  Red  sea.  on  the  way  towards  Canaan.  The 
Zared  empties  into  the  Dead  sea. 

13.  Arnoii ;  a  small  stream  which  empties  into 
the  Dead  sea  from  the  east. 

14.  The  hook ;  some  book,  describing  the  wars 
referred  to. 

15.  Ar;  the  capital  of  Moab.     Ver.  28. 


the  wars  of  the  Lord,  ^W^hat  he  did  in 
the  Red  sea,  and  in  the  brooks  of  Arnon, 

15  And  at  the  stream  of  the  brooks  that 
goeth  down  to  the  dwelling  of  "Ar,  and 
liethll  upon  the  border  of  Moab. 

1 6  And  from  thence  they  ivent  to  p  Beer  : 
that  is  the  well  whereof  the  iLord  spake 
unto  Moses,  Gather  the  people  together, 
and  I  will  give  them  water. 

1 7  1[  Then  Israel  ^sangthis  song,  *  Spring 
up,  0  well ;  t  sing  ye  unto  it : 

18  The  princes  digged  the  well,  the  no- 
bles of  the  people  digged  it,  by  the  direc- 
tion of  the  "lawgiver,  with  their  staves.. 
And  from  the  wilderness  they  tvcnt  to 
Mattanah : 

19  And  from  Mattanah  to  Nahaliel: 
and  from  Nahaliel  to  Bamoth : 

20  And  from  Bamoth  in  the  valley,  that  is 
in  the  t  country-  of  Moab,  to  the  top  of  *Pis^ 
gah,  which  'looketh  toward  H  Jeshimon. 

21  T[  And  "Israel  sent  messengers  unto 
Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  saying, 

22  Let  ''me  pass  through  thy  land:  we 
will  not  turn  into  the  fields,  or  into  the 
vineyards ;  we  will  not  drink  of  the 
waters  of  the  well :  but  we  will  go  along 
by  the  king's  high-yvsLV,  until  we  be  past 
thy  borders. 

2.S  And  Sihon  would  not  sufi'er  Israel  to 
pass  through  his  border :  but  ^^  Sihon  gath- 
ered all  his  people  together,  and  went  out 
against  Israel  into  the  Avilderness  :  and  he 
came  to  .lahaz,  and  fought  against  Israel. 

24  And  ^  Israel  smote  him  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword,  and  possessed  his  land  from 
Arnon  unto  Jabbok,  even  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Amnion:  for  the  border  of  the 
children  of  Ammon  was  strong. 

25  And  Israel  took  all  these  cities  :  and 
Israel  dwelt  in  all  the  cities  of  the  Am- 
orites, in  Heshbon,  and  in  all  the  *villa- 
ges  thereof. 

26  For  ^  Heshbon  teas  the  city  of  Sihon 
the  king  of  the  Amorites,  who  had  fought 
against   the  former  king  of   Moab,   and 


2:13.  n  cliap.  22 :  36  :  Judges  1118.  i  Or,  Vahrh  in  Suphah. 
o  Deut.  2:  18,  29.  \l  Ueb.  leanctli.  p  .Tuilg.  9:  21.  qcliap.20:& 
T  Ex.  1,5 :  1  ;  Judges  r,:\;  Psalm  106  :  12.  *  Heli.  Jtcend.  f  Or. 
anricer.  »  Deut.  .33 :  4  ;  Isa.  33  :  22.  |  Or.jfc/rf.  ^  Or.  tlit  hit!. 
t  cliap.  23:28.  |I  Or.  t/ie  wilderness,  u  Deut.  2  :  26,  27 ;  .luilg. 
11:19,20.  V  cliap.20:  17.  wDeut.39:7.  x  Josh.  12: 1,3;  24:  8. 
*  Heh.  daughters,    y  Cant.  7:4;  Ixi.  IS:  4. 


16.  Beer;  Cleaning,  a  well.     Ver.  18. 

20.  Pisgah ;  the  summit  of  Nebo,  one  of  the 
range  of  mountains  called  Abarim.  between  the 
mountains  of  Gilead  on  the  nortli,  and  the  moun- 
tains of  Seir  on  the  south.  Deut.  3"i  :  49.  Jeshi- 
mon ;  meaning,  wilderness. 

21.  Amorites ;  a  people  who  inhabited  a  country 
in  the  south-eastern  part  of  Can.aan  and  on  both 
sides  of  the  river  Jordan.  The  part  east  of  Jordan 
was  between  the  rivers  Arnon  and  Jabbok. 

23.  Jahaz;  a  city  near  the  northern  border  of 
Moab. 

26.  Heshbon ;  the   city  in  which   Sihon   lived, 
about  sixteen  miles  north  of  the  Arnon.     Ver.  34. 
207 


Og  ii  overcome. 


NUMBEIIS   XXII, 


Balak  scndeth  for  Balaam. 


taken  all  his  land  out  of  hi.s  hand,  even 
unto  Arnon. 

27  Wherefore  they  that  .speak  in  'prov- 
erbs say,  Come  into  }Ie.>libon,  let  the  city 
of  Sihon  be  built  and  prepared: 

28  For  '■there  is  a  fire  gone  out  of  Ilesh- 
bon,  a  flame  from  the  city  of  Silion :  it 
hath  consumed'"  Ar  of  Moab,(T/if/ the  lords 
of  the  high  places  of  Arnon. 

29  Woe  to  thee,  Moab !  thou  art  un- 
done, 0  people  of  ^Chemosh:  he  hath 
given  his  sons  that  escaped,  and  his 
daughters,  into  captivity  unto  Sihon  king 
of  the  Amorites. 

*  30  We  have  shot  at  them;  Heshbon  is 
perished  even  unto  '^Dibon,  and  we  have 
laid  them  waste  even  unto  Nophah,  which 
reacheth  unto  Mcdeba. 

31  T[Thus  Israel  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
the  Amorites. 

32  And  Moses  sent  to  spy  out  ""Jazer; 
and  they  took  tlic  villages  thereof,  and 
drove  out  the  Amorites  that  icere  there. 

33  *\  And  sthcy  turned  and  went  up  by 
the  way  of  Bashan :  and  Og  the  king  of 
Bashan  went  out  against  them,  he,  and 
all  his  people,  to  the  battle  at  Edrei. 

34  And  the  Lord  said  unto  jMoses,  Fear 
him  not:  for  I  have  delivered  him  into 
thy  hand,  and  all  his  people,  and  his  land; 
and  thou  shalt  do  to  him  as  thou  didst 
unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  which 
dwelt  at  Ileshbon. 

3,0  So  ''they  smote  him,  and  his  sons, 
and  all  his  people,  until  there  was  none 
lefthim  alive :  and  they  possessed  his  land. 

•  Hiib.'2:6.  l>.Ier.48:4.=i,-»K.  e  Deut  2:9, 18;  Ian.  1S:I.2.  dJudg. 
11:24:  2Kinj«,Q3jl:).  «  .ler.  48: 18,22.  rch.32:l.  g  Deut.  3 : 1 .  et<:. 
kDeutiW:7i  .(osli.  13:  12;  Psa.l3r>:10,ll;  136:20.     i  chap. 3:5 : 48. 


29.  Chemosh  :  one  of  the  idols  of  Moab. 

30.  Dihoii — Medeba  ;  cities  between  Heslibon 
and  the  Arnon. 

33.  Bashan;  a  country  east  of  the  Jordan,  be- 
tween mount  Gileiid  and  mount  Lebanon.  Edici ; 
one  of  the  chief  citie.i  of  B.ishan. 

instrt:ctioxs. 

5.  However  much  men  may  suffer  on  account  of 
their  sius,  they  frequently  repeat  them;  and  under 
the  calamities  whicl;  come  upon  them,  they  often  find 
fault  not  only  with  men,  but  with  God,  and  thus 
multiply  and  increase  their  troubles.    Prov.  19  :  3. 

9.  Jehovah  answers  prayer  in  a  manner  suited 
to  try  the  faith  of  his  people.  Though  he  is  the 
great  eflii-iciit  Cause,  they  must  use  the  means  ap- 
pointed in  order  'o  avail  themselves  {d  liis  blessings. 
If  they  do  lliis  as  he  has  directed,  through  grace  they 
will  live;  if  they  do  not.  they  will  die,  and  the  blame 
be  all  on  lh.'m.'  John  3  :  II ;  fi  :  29 ;  11:  a."),  26. 

13.  Life  is  like  a  journey  through  a  wilderness. 
We  are  never  stationary,  but  constantly  passing 
onward  to  our  final  and  everlasting  abode. 

16.  Though  we  have  many  and  great  trials  in 
this  world,  yet  they  :irc  never  as  many  or  great  as 
our  sins  deserve,  and  the  Jjord  graciously  bestows 
many  and  great  mercies,  which,  if  gratefully  re- 
ceived and  rightly  used,  will  evenlually  prepare  us 
for  deliverance  from  all  trouble,  and  the  reception 
of  unmingled  eternal  joy.  Eph.  3 :  10-21. 
208 


cilAPTEll  XXII.     *e.^^:nt 

I  Balak's  first  message  for  Balaam  is  refused.  15  Hi.i 
second  message  obtaineth  him.  a*J  An  angel  would 
have  slain  him,  if  his  ass  had  not  saved  him.  36  Ba- 
lak entirtaiiieth  him. 

A  ND'the  children  of  Israel  set  forward, 
JjL  and  pitched  in  the  plains  of  Moab  on 
this  side  Jordan  hy  Jericho. 

2  ^  And  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor  saw 
all  that  Israel  had  done  to  the  Amorites. 

3  And  ''Moab  was  sore  afraid  of  tin- 
people,  because  they  were  many :  and 
Moab  was  distressed  because  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

4  And  INIoab  said  unto  the  'elders  of 
Midian,  Now  shall  this  company  lick  up 
all  that  are  round  about  us,  as  the  ox  lick- 
cth  up  the  grass  of  the  field.  And  Balak 
the  son  of  Zippor  was  king  of  the  Moab- 
ites  at  that  time. 

5  He  ""sent  messengers  therefore  unto 
Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  to  Pethor,  which 
is  by  the  river  of  the  land  of  the  children 
of  his  people,  to  call  him,  saying,  Behold, 
there  is  a  people  come  out  from  Egypt : 
behold,  they  cover  the  *face  of  the  earth, 
and  they  abide  over  against  me. 

C  Come  now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
curse  "  me  this  people ;  for  they  are  too 
mighty  for  me:  peradventurc  I  shall  pre- 
vail, that  we  may  smite  them,  and  that  1 
may  drive  them  out  of  the  land  :  for  I  wot 
that  he  whom  thou  blessest  is  blessed,  and 
he  whom  thou  curscst  is  cursed. 

7  And  the  elders  of  Moab  and  the  elders 
of  Midian  departed  with  the  "rewards  of 
divination  in  their  hand;  and  they  came 

j  .ludg.  1 1  :-25.  k  £1.13:1.1;  Deut2:25.  1  c1ian.31 :8;  Josli.  13:21, 
22.  m  r)euU23:4:  .losh.24:9;  Nrll.l3:l,2;  MirMliB:fi.  *  Hcb. 
eye.     n  cimp.  23  :  7.    o  1  Sam.  9:  7,  8;  Micali  3:  11 ;  Jude  II. 

31.  In  this  world  we  have  many  enemies,  and  if 
we  would  be  saved  we  must  figlu,  not  with  flesh 
and  blood  only,  but  with  principalities  and  powers, 
with  the  rulers  of  the  darkness  of  this  world,  and 
with  spiritual  wickedness  in  high  places. 

.31.  Those  who  trust  in  God  and  do  his  will  have 
no  reason  to  fear  any  enemies,  however  numerous 
or  powerful,  lie  will  in  due  time  make  them  con- 
querors and  more  than  conquerors,  through  Him 
that  loved  tluMii  and  gave  himself  for  them,  and  to 
him  they  will  for  ever  give  all  the  glory. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1.  Tlie  ■))lai)is  of  yioah ;  tho.se  which  had  be- 
longed to  the  Moabites,  and  from  them  received 
their  name.  They  had  afterwards  been  taken  by 
the  Amorites.  and  now  by  the  children  Xi  Isrjvel. 
Tltis  side;  the  east  side  of  Jordan.  Jericho;  :v 
city  of  Canaan  on  the  west  side  of  Jordan. 

'I.  aiders;  the  word  translated  elders  me.ins 
abso  princes  or  rulers.  Ver.  8,  14,  l-l.  Midian  ; 
a  people  living  near  the  Moabites.  hick  up  all ; 
overcome  and  swallow  us  up. 

5.  Balaam  ;  a  noted  sorcerer  or  soothsayer,  of 
Mesopotamia.  Ver.  7  ;  Joshua  13:  22.  Pet/ior;n 
place  near  the  Euphrates.    Chap.  23:7;  Deut.  23:1. 

C.    Wot ;  know. 

7.  Keii'iirds  oj  divination  ;  money  or  presents 
to  induce  him  to  come  and  curse  Israel. 


n.ilak's  second  mcssasre. 


NUMBERS   XXII 


Balaam  mccteth  the  angel 


H.c!ili  unto  Balaam,  and  spake  unto  him 
the  words  of  Balak. 

8  And  he  said  unto  them,  Lodge  here 
this  night,  and  I  will  bring  you  word 
again,  as  the  Lord  shall  speak  unto  me ; 
and  the  princes  of  Moab  abode  with 
Balaam. 

9  And  God  came  unto  Balaam,  and  said. 
What  men  are  these  with  theel 

10  And  Balaam  said  unto  God,  Balak 
the  son  of  Zippor,  king  of  Moab,  hath  sent 
unto  me,  saying, 

1 1  Behold,  there  is  a  people  come  out 
of  Egypt,  which  covereth  the  face  of  the 
earth  :  come  now,  curse  me  them ;  perad- 
venture*I  shall  be  able  to  overcome  them, 
and  drive  them  out. 

12  And  God  said  unto  Balaam,  Thou 
shalt  not  go  with  them ;  thou  shalt  not 
curse  the  people:  for  "they  are  blessed. 

13  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the  morning, 
and  said  unto  the  princes  of  Balak,  Get 
you  into  your  land  :  for  the  Lord  ''refus- 
cth  to  give  me  leave  to  go  with  you. 

14  And  the  princes  of  Moab  rose  up, 
and  they  went  unto  Balak,  and  said,  Ba- 
laam refuseth  to  come  with  us. 

15  ^  And  Balak  sent  yet  again  princes, 
more,  and  more  honorable  than  they. 

16  And  they  came  to  Balaam,  and  said 
to  him.  Thus  s-aith  Balak  the  son  of  Zip- 
por, +  Let  nothing,  I  pray  thee,  hinder  thee 
from  coming  unto  me: 

17  For  I  will  promote  thee  unto  very 
great  honor,  and  I  will  do  whatsoever 
thou  sayest  unto  me:  "^come  therefore,  I 
pray  thee,  curse  me  this  people. 

18  And  Balaam  answered  and  said  unto 
the  servants  of  Balak,  ''If  Balak  would 
give  me  his  house  full  of  silver  and  sold, 
I  "cannot  go  beyond  the  word  of  the  Lord 
my  God,  to  do  less  or  more. 

19  Now  therefore,  I  pray  you,  tarry  ye 
also  here  this  night,  that  I  may  know  what 
the  Lord  will  say  unto  me  more. 

20  And  ""God  came  unto  Balaam  at 
night,  and  said  unto  him,  If  the  men  come 
to  call  thee,  rise  up,  and  go  with  them ; 
but  syet  the  word  which  I  shall  say  unto 
thee,  that  shalt  thou  do. 

21  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the  morning, 


*  Heb. 

/  ihal 

prevail  in 

fightina 

itgaimt  him. 

«  Genesis 

<ii:  16-18 

Deut. 

33: 

19.        b 

Dcut  M 

:5.      t  Heb. 

Be  not  thou 

Utltd.      c 

ver.  6. 

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:2fi:    24:13; 

1  KiiisB,  2 

3:14. 

f  ve 

r.  9.      e 

ver.  3.-.  ; 

elia|i.  23:12 

h  Ex.  4:24. 

>  2  Kings, 

6:17; 

Dar 

. 1»:7; 

Acts  22 

9;   1  Corinthi 

ans,  I  :  27-29. 

8.  A.$  the  Lord  shall  s-pei-k ;  this  shows  that 
Balaam  had  some  knowledge  of  Jehovah,  and  of  his 
obligations  to  follow  his  guidance. 

9.  Gotl  came  itiito  Balaam;  whether  he  had 
ever  done  this  before  we  are  not  informed. 

13.  Refnset)i,  to  give  me  leave ;  the  Lord  not 
only  did  this,  but  told  Bala:\m  not  to  go. 

18.  I  ca  II  not  go  heyovd  the  vord  of  the  Lord  ; 
it  was  true  that  he  could  not.  consistently  with  his 


and  saddled  his  ass,  and  went  with  the 
princes  of  Moab. 

22  H  And  God's  anger  Avas  kindled  be- 
cause he  went :  and  ^  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
stood  in  the  way  for  an  adversary  against 
him.  Now  he  was  riding  'upon  his  ass, 
and  his  two  servants  icere  with  him. 

23  And  the  ass  'saw  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  standing  in  the  way,  and  his  sword 
drawn  in  his  hand;  and  the  ass  turned 
aside  out  of  the  way,  and  went  into  the 
field ;  and  Balaam  smote  the  ass,  to  turn 
her  into  the  way. 

24  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  in  a 
path  of  the  vineyards,  a  wall  being  on 
this  side,  and  a  wall  on  that  side. 

25  And  when  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  she  thrust  herself  unto  the 
wall,  and  crushed  Balaam's  foot  against 
the  wall:   and  he  smote  her  again. 

26  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  went  fur- 
ther, and  stood  in  a  narrow  place,  where 
was  no  way  to  turn  either  to  the  right 
hand  or  to  the  left. 

27  And  when  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  she  fell  down  under  Balaam : 
and  Balaam's  anger  was  kindled,  and  he 
smote  the  ass  with  a  staff. 

28  And  the  Lord  J  opened  the  mouth  of 
the  ass,  and  she  said  unto  Balaam,  What 
have  I  done  unto  thee,  that  thou  hast 
smitten  me  these  three  times'? 

29  And  Balaam  said  unto  the  ass.  Be- 
cause th.ou  hast  mocked  me :  I  would 
there  were  a  sword  in  my  ^  hand,  for  now 
would  I  kill  thee. 

30  And  the  ass  said  unto  Balaam,  Am 
not  I  thine  ass,  tupon  which  thou  hast 
ridden  ever  since  ^7  was  thine  unto  this 
day  ?  was  I  t^ver  wont  to  do  so  unto  thee? 
And  he  said.  Nay. 

31  Then  the  Lord  'opened  the  eyes  of 
Balaam,  and  he  saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
standing  in  the  way,  and  his  sword  drawn 
in  his  hand :  and  he  '"  bowed  down  his 
head,  and  il  fell  flat  on  his  face. 

32  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
him,  Wherefore  hast  thou  smitten  thine 
ass°  these  three  times?  Behold,  I  went 
out  *to  withstand  thee,  because  "thy  way 
is  P perverse  before  me: 


j  2  Peter.  2:  IB.  k  Prov.  12:  10.  %  Or,  taho  hatt  ridden  upon 
me.  i  Ot,  Ihou  wait.  1  Genesis  21 :  19  ;  2  Kin^s.  li :  17  :  Luke 
24:1P,31.  mE.\.34:8.  \l  Or,  hoioed  himie'f.  n  Psalm  H.") :  3. 
*  Heh.  to  be  an  adversary  unto  thee,  o  3  Peter,  2:14.  p  Prov. 
14:2;  28:18. 


duty,- though  it  seems  he  earnestly  desired  to  do  so. 

20.  Rise  lip,  and  go  with  them  ;  in  this,  (rod 
suffered  Balaam,  from  the  love  of  unrighteous  gain, 
to  follow  his  own  inclinations.    2  Pet.  2  :  13-16. 

22.  Because  he  iceiit ;  Balaam's  object  and 
course  were  wrong  and  displeasing  to  G-od.  Ver. 
32-31.  The  angel  of  the  Lord;  supposed  to  be 
the  same  who  spoke  to  him,  ver.  12,  20,  and  who  is 
spoken  cf,  ver.  31-35. 

209 


Balaam  cometh  to  Balak. 


NUMBERS   XXIII. 


His  first  prophecy. 


33  And  the  ass  saw  me,  and  turned  from 
me  these  three  times:  unless  she  had 
turned  from  me,  surely  now  also  I  had 
slain  thee,  and  saved  her  alive. 

34  And  Balaam  .said  unto  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  »I  have  sinned;  for  I  knew  not 
that  thou  stoodest  in  the  way  against  me  : 
now  therefore,  if  it  *displcasc  thee,  ""I 
will  get  me  back  again. 

35  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Balaam, "  Go  with  the  men  :  but ''  only  the 
word  that  I  shall  speak  unto  thee,  that 
thou  shalt  speak.  So  Balaam  went  with 
the  princes  of  Balak. 

36  1[And  when  Balak  heard  that  Ba- 
laam was  come,  he  went  out  to  meet  him 
unto  a  city  of  IMoab,  which  is  in  the  bor- 
der of  Arnon,  which  is\\\  the  utmost  coast. 

37  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  Did  I 
not  earnestly  send  unto  thee  to  call  thee? 
wherefore  earnest  thou  not  unto  me"?  am  I 
notable  indeed  to"  promote  thee  to  honor'? 

38  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Lo,  I  am 
come  unto  thee :  have  I  now  any  power 
atall  to  say  any  thing?  the  "^word  that  Cod 
putteth  in  my  mouth,  that  shall  I  speak. 

39  And  Balaam  went  with  Balak,  and 
they  came  unto  t  Kirjath-huzoth. 

40  And  Balak  offered  oxen  and  sheep, 
and  sent  to  Balaam,  and  to  the  princes 
that  were  with  him. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  Balak  took  Balaam,  and  brought  liim 
up  into  the  ^  high  places  of  Baal,  that  thence 
he  might  see  the  utmost  jjarf  of  the  people. 

•  1  Sam.  15: 24, 30;  26 :  21.  *  Heb.  be  evil  in  thine  eyet.  b  Job 
S4  :  31 ,  32.  c  laa.  47 :  1 2.  i  ver.  20.  e  ver.  17;  rliap.  2 1 :  1 1  ;  Psa. 
T5:6;  .U>linn:44.  fver.18.  ^  Or. acilj/o/ttrfels.  gDeut.  12:2. 
k  ver.  2(1.     i  ver.  14,30.    jver.  l.").     f  Or, tolitari/.     I  ver.  16.     I  ch. 


36.   Utmost  coast ;  boundary  of  his  kingdom. 

39.  Kirjath-hitzoth  ;  meaning,  a  city  of  streets; 
probably  of  many  streets — a  large  city. 

40.  Balak  offered  oxen ;  as  is  supposed,  to  his 
idols.  Sent  to  Balaam ;  to  come  and  feast  on 
the  sacrifice. 

4L  Baal ;  an  idol  worshipped  by  many  eastern 
n&tions. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  Those  who  know  not  Jehovah  and  do  not  trust 
in  him,  are  always  exposed  to  distressing  fears,  and 
to  many  evils  from  which  no  human  wisdom  or 
power  can  save  them. 

6.  The  wicked  place  that  confidence  in  men 
•which  should  be  placed  only  in  God,  and  hope  for 
that  from  them  which  can  come  only  from  him. 

9.  God  has  sometimes  held  communications  with 
wicked  men,  and  jjiven  them  a  knowledge  of  his 
will.  But  knowledge  alone,  without  love,  will  not 
lead  them  so  to  obey  him  as  to  obtain  his  blessing. 

12.  All  whom  God  blesses  will  in  the  end  be  truly 
blessed ;  and  all  whom  he  curses,  will  in  the  end 
be  wretched. 

17.  Those  who  supremely  regard  this  world  often 
think  that  other  men,  like  themselves,  for  a  sudioiont 
reward,  can  be  persu.aded  to  do  what  they  wish. 

19.   To  love  the  reward  of  iniquity  and  desire  to 
do  wrong  to  obtain  it,  is  exceedingly  dangerous.    It 
exposes  men  to  be  given  up  to  the  practice  of  ini- 
quity till  they  sink  into  irremediable  ruin. 
210 


CHAPTER   XXIII.     ^B^Vrj:- 

1,  13,  '2S  Balak's  sacrifice.     7,  IS  Balaam's  parable. 

AND  Balaam  said  unto  '■  Balak,  Build 
me   here  seven  altars,  and   prepare 
me  here  seven  oxen  and  seven  rams. 

2  And  Balak  did  as  Balaam  had  spoken  ; 
and  Balak  and  Balaam  'otfcred  on  every 
altar  a  bullock  and  a  ram. 

3  And  Balaam  said  unto  J  Balak,  Stand 
by  thy  burnt-offering,  and  I  will  go:  per- 
ad  venture  the  Lord  will  come  to  meet  me, 
and  whatsoever  he  showeth  me  I  will  tell 
thee.     And  he  went  Ho  a,  high  place. 

4  And  ''  God  met  Balaam :  and  he  said 
unto  him,  I  have  prepared  seven  altars, 
and  I  have  offered  upon  every  altar  a  bul- 
lock and  a  ram. 

5  And  the  Lord  '  put  a  word  in  Balaam's 
mouth,  and  said.  Return  unto  Balak,  and 
thus  thou  shalt  speak. 

6  And  he  returned  unto  him,  and  lo,  he 
stood  by  his  burnt-sacrifice,  he,  and  all 
the  princes  of  Moab. 

7  And  he  took  up  his  ""  parable,  and  said, 
lialak  the  king  of  Moab  hath  brought  me 
from  Aram,  out  of  the  mountains  of  the 
east,  sayins;.  Come,  "curse  me  Jacob,  and 
come,  "defy  Israel. 

8  How  P shall  1  curse,  whom  God  hath 
not  cursed?  or  how  shall  I  defy,  uhom  the 
Lord  hath  not  defied? 

9  For  from  the  top  of  the  rocks  I  see  him, 
and  from  the  hills  I  behold  him :  lo,  the 
people  shall  dwell  "i alone,  and  'shall  not 
be  reckoned  among  the  nations. 


22:35;  Deut.  18:18;  .Ter.1 :  9.  mver.lS;  dinp.  24:  3,  l.n,23;  Job 
27;1;  20:1:  Psalm  78:2:  Kzek.  17:2;  Mirah2:4;  Hab.  2:6; 
Mat  13:.3.%3i-..  nProv.  2fi:2.  ■>  1  Sam.  17:  10.  p  Isa.  47  :  12,  J3. 
q  Deut  33:  28.     r  Kx.  3:i :  16  :  Ezra  tf  :  2  ;   Kph.  2  :  14 


27.  Men  are  often  angry  with  dumb  beasts  and 
cruelly  beat  them,  when  the  fault  is  all  in  them- 
selves. 

30.  God  could  speak  through  the  mouths  of  dumb 
animals,  and  cause  them  to  tell  a  tale  which  would 
make  the  hearts  of  their  owners  quake  with  fear, 
and  show  that,  through  sin,  man  has  sunk  below  the 
beasts  that  perish. 

33.  Beasts  sometimes  see  what  men  do  not,  and 
by  doing  that  for  which  they  are  abused,  save  their 
owners  from  death. 

31.  To  have  God  for  an  adversary  is  an  unspeak- 
able calamity,  and  one  that  should  by  all  needful 
sacrifices  and  Labors  be  avoided. 

41.  All  expectations  from  men,  in  opposition  to 
the  purposes  and  will  of  God,  are  vain,  and  will  end 
in  disappointment. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

3.  Peradventure  ;  perhaps  ;  it  may  bo. 

5.  Put  a  xnord  ill  Balaarn's  mouth  ;  directed 
him  what  to  say. 

7.  Took  up  his  parahle ;  began  to  speak  in 
solemn,  figur;itive,  prophetic  style.  Aram;  after- 
wards called  Mesopotamia;  a  mountainous  country 
east  of  Moab,  between  the  rivers  Euphrates  and 
Tigris.     Curse — defy;  devote  to  destruction. 

9.  Dirfll  alone — not  be  reckoned ;  they  should 
continue  to  be  a  distinct  people,  and  not  be  united 
with,  swallowed  up,  or  lost  in  other  nations. 


The  second  sacrifice 


NUMBERS   XXIV 


and  prophecy. 


S;"S'  10  Who  ^  can  count  the  dust  of  Ja- 
cob, and  the  number  of  the  fourth  part  of 
Israel?  Let  *me  die  the ''death  of  the  right- 
eous, and  let  my  last  end  be  like  his! 

11  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  What 
hast  thou  done  unto  me?  "^I  took  thee 
to  curse  mine  enemies,  and  behold,  thou 
hast  blessed  them  altogether. 

12  And  he  answered  and  said,  ''Must  I 
not  take  heed  to  speak  that  which  the 
Lord  hath  put  in  my  mouth? 

13  And  Balak  said  unto  him.  Come,  I 
pray  thee,  with  me  '"unto  another  place, 
from  whence  thou  mayest  see  them  :  thou 
shalt  see  but  the  utmost  part  of  them,  and 
shalt  not  see  them  all :  and  curse  me  them 
from  thence. 

14  '[[And  he  brought  him  into  the  field 
of  Zophim,  to  the  top  of  tpisgah,  and 
built '^  seven  altars,  andsofiered  a  bullock 
and  a  ram  on  every  altar. 

15  And  he  said  unto  Balak,  Stand  here 
by  thy  burnt-offering,  while  I  meet  the 
LORD  yonder. 

16  And  the  Lord  met  Balaam,  and  ""put 
a  word  in  his  mouth,  and  said.  Go  again 
unto  Balak,  and  say  thus. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  him,  behold,  he 
stood  by  his  burnt-offering,  and  the  princes 
of  Moab  with  him.  And  Balak  said  unto 
him,  'What  hath  the  Lord  spoken? 

1 8  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 
Rise'  up,  Balak,  and  hear;  hearken  unto 
me,  thou  son  of  Zippor  : 

19  God  is  ''not  a  man,  that  he  should  lie ; 
neitherthe.sonof  man,  that  he  should  repent: 
hath  he  said,  and  shall  he  not  do  «V?  or 'hath 
he  spoken,  and  shall  he  not  make  it  good? 

20  Behold,  I  have  received  command- 
ment to  bless  :  and  '"  he  hath  blessed ;  and 
I  "  cannot  reverse  it. 


•  Gen.  13:  IS.  *  Heb.  my  soul,  or  my  li/e.  b  Ps:)lni  .iT:  ."ST; 
Proverbs  14:3-2;  2  Cor.  5  :  1.  c  chap.  !!■:  :  11.  d  chap.  22  :  38. 
«  1  Kings,  20:23.  f  Or,  t/ie  hill.  f  verses  1,2.  e  Isaiah  1 :  11. 
kver.  5.  i  1  Sam.  3:17;  Jer.  37:17.  j  .ludg.  3  :  20.  k  1  Sam. 
lo:29;  P8a.89:.3.5;  Uom.  11  :29  ;  Titus  1 :  2  ;  Heb.  6  :  18  ;  .las. 
1:17.      I  IChron.  17:27;  Micah  7:20.      m  chap.  22  :  12.     n  John 


10.  Who  can  coimt — the  ini7nber?  they  would 
be  exceedingly  numerous.  TJie  righteous  ;  those 
whom  God  accepts  and  blesses  as  his  redeemed 
people. 

14.  Field  of  Zophiin  ;  or  of  watchers,  who  could 
there  see  to  a  great  distance.  Fisgah ;  chap. 
21 :  20. 

19.  God  is  not  a  man;-  he  is  unchangeable  and 
almighty.     Make  it  good ;  do  as  he  has  declared. 

21.  Not  beheld  iniquity  ;  such  iniquity  as  would 
prevent  his  blessing  them.  Sliout  of  a  Hug;  of 
one  who  will  conquer  all  his  foes. 

22.  Unicorn;  an  animal  of  great  strength. 

23.  Eiichajitment — divination;  artsbywhich 
heathen  sorcerers  and  magicians  sought  to  deceiv'e 
and  overcome  their  enemies.  What  hath  God 
wrought .'  he  hath  wonderfully  delivered  them,  and 
caused  them  to  overcome  their  enemies. 

24.  As  a  great  lion  ;  conquer  his  enemies  as  a 
lion  does  beasts  of  the  forest. 

28.  Pear  ;  a  high  place  in  Moab. 


I  21  He  "hath  not  beheld  iniquity  in  Ja- 
cob, neither  hath  he  seen  perverseness  in 
Israel:  the  pLord  his  God  is  with  him, 
and  the  i shout  of  a  king  is  among  them. 

22  God ''brought  them  out  of  Egypt;  he 
hath"  as  it  were  the  strength  of  a  unicorn. 

23  Surely  there  is  no  enchantment 
against  t  Jacob,  neither  is  there  any  divi- 
nation against  Israel :  according  to  this 
time  it  shall  be  said  of  Jacob  and  of  Israel, 
What'  hath  God  wrought! 

24  Behold,  the  people  shall  rise  ""  up  as  a 
great  lion,  and  lift  up  himself  as  a  young 
lion :  he  shall  not  lie  ^  down  until  he  eat  of 
the  prey,  and  drink  the  blood  of  the  slain. 

25  T[  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  Nei- 
ther curse  them  at  all,  nor  bless  them  at  all. 

26  But  Balaam  ''answered  and  said  unto 
Balak,  Told  not  I  thee,  saying.  All  that 
the  Lord  speaketh,  that  I  must  do? 

27  H  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  Come, 
I  pray  thee,  I  will  bring  thee  unto  another 
place;  peradventureitwill  please  God  that 
thou  mayest  curse  me  them  from  thence. 

28  And  Balak  brought  Balaam  unto  the 
top  of  Pcor,  that  looketh  toward  Jeshimon. 

29  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Build  * 
me   here   seven   altars,  and   prepare  me 
here  seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams. 

30  And  Balak  did  as  Balaam  had  said,  and 
offered  a  buUoek  and  a  ram  on  every  altar. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Balaam,  leaving  divinations,  prophesietii  the  happi- 
npss  of  Israel.  10  Balak  in  anger  dismisseth  him. 
15  He  prophesietii  of  the  Star  of  Jacob,  and  the  de- 
struction of  some  nations. 

AND  when  Balaam  saw  that  it  pleased 
the  Lord  to  bless  Israel,  he  went 
not,  as  at  other  times.  Ho  seek  for  en- 
chantments, but  he  set  his  face  toward 
the  wilderness. 

10:28,29;  Iliim.  8:38,  39.  o  Ps.alm  103  :  12  ;  Isa.l:18;  38:17; 
MicaIi7:I9;  Rom.4:7,8;  8:1.  p  E.v.  29:  4."),  4fi;  33:lfi;  Psa. 
4fi:ll.  q  Psa.  US:!.").  rchap.24:8.  >  I)eut.33:  17;  Psa.92:IO. 
t  Or,  m.  Matthew  12:  2.=i,  27.  I  Psalm  31  :  19.  u  Genesis  49  :<> ; 
Mil-all  6:8.  v  Genesis  49 :  27.  w  verses  12,  13.  %  Heb.  to  tht 
meeting  of, 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Wicked  men  often  take  much  pains,  perform 
many  labors,  and  are  at  great  expense,  to  induce  Grod 
to  favor  their  selfish  designs.  Ver.  14,  30 ;  ch.  24  :  12. 

4.  They  often  boast  of  what  they  have  done,  and 
seem  to  think  that  their  hypocritical,  proud,  and 
wicked  services  entitle  them  to  the  special  favor  of 
God.     2  Kings,  10:  IG;  Luke  18: 11. 

10.  Many  have  a  conviction  of  the  reality,  excel- 
lence, and  importance  of  true  religion,  and  wish  todie 
the  death,  who  refuse  to  live  the  lite,  of  the  righteous. 

16.  God  can  speak  by  the  mouth  of  a  wicked  man, 
or  of  a  dumb  beast,  and  communicate  momentous 
truth  without  changing  the  nature  of  the  one  or  the 
character  of  the  other.     Ver.  20,  26  ;  chap.  24  :  13. 

23.  No  enchantment,  divination,  devices,  or  efforts 
of  men  or  devils  can  injure  those  who  please  God,  and 
have  him  for  their  guide,  protector,  and  friend. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 
1.   Wilderness;  where  the  Israelites  camped. 
211 


Israel's  happiness  foretold. 


NUMBERS    XXIV.      The  Star  and  Srcplre  of  Jacob- 


2  And  Balaam  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  he 
saw  Israel  abiding  in  his  tents  according 
to  their  tribes;  and  "the  Spirit  of  God 
name  upon  him. 

3  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 
Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  hath  said,  and  the 
man  *'whose  eyes  arc  open  hath  said : 

4  He  hath  said,  which  heard  the  words 
of  God,  which  saw  the  vision  of  the  Al- 
mighty, falling  into  a  trance,  but  having 
his  eyes  open : 

5  How  goodly  arc  thy  tents,  0  Jacob, 
and  thy  tabernacles,  O  Israel! 

6  As  the  valleys  are  they  spread  forth, 
as  ''gardens  by  the  river's  side,  as  the  trees 
of  lignaloes  which  the  Lord  hath  planted, 
and  as  "^cedar-trees  beside  the  waters. 

7  He  shall  pour  the  water  out  of  his 
buckets,  and  his  seed  shall  be  in  many 
waters,  and  his  king  shall  be  higher  than 
A  gag,  and  his  kingdom  shall  be  exalted. 

8  God  brought  him  forth  out  of  Egypt; 
he  hath  as  it  were  the  strength  of  a  uni- 
corn: he  shall  eat  up  the  nations  his  en- 
emies, and  shall  ''break  their  bones,  and 
pierce®  them  through  with  his  arrows. 

'  9  He  couched,  he  lay  down  as  ^a  lion, 
and  as  a  great  lion:  who  shall  stir  liim 
up?  £  Blessed  is  ho  that  blesscth  thee, 
and  cursed  is  he  that  curseth  thee. 

10  ^  And  Balak's  anger  was  kindled 
against  Balaam,  and  he  smote  hi.s  hands 
together:  and  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  I 
called  thwe  to  curse  mine  enemies,  and 
behold, ''  thou  hast  altogether  blessed  them 
Lhese  three  times. 

1 1  Therefore  now  flee  thou  to  thy  place  : 
I  thought  to  promote  thee  unto  great  hon- 
or; but  lo,  the  Lord  hath  kept  thee  back 
from  honor. 

12  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Spake 
I  not  also  to  thy  messengers  which  thou 
t^entest  unto  me,  saying, 

13  If  Balak  would  give  me  his  house 
full  of  silver  and  gold,  I  cannot  go  beyond 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord,  to  do  cither 


a  I  Sam.  10: 10.  *  Heh.  who  had  hu  eyet  shut,  \nit  now  npcnei. 
»  P«a.  1:3;  .Ter.  17:8.  e  PBa.92;  12-H.  dPsa.Q:9.  cPsa.4.'S:5. 
'  chap.  23:24.  t  Gen.  I2:.r  li  Ncll.  13:2.  i  Rev.  1:7.  j  Rev. 
M:I6.     kPiin.llO:2.     f  Or.  through  the  princet.     1  Pso.  60:  8-I2. 

3.  Whose  eyes  are  open  ;  who  Iiad  been  blind 
to  many  things  which  lie  afterwards  saw. 

6.  Lignaloes  ;  a  tree  remarkable  for  its  beauty 
and  fragrance. 

7.  In-  '7navy  waters ;  places  well  watered  and 
very  fruitful.  Agag ;  a  name  for  the  kings  of 
Moab,  as  Pharaoh  was  for  the  kings  of  Egypt. 

8.  Eat  lip  the  nations  ;  overcome  and  destroy 
them. 

14.  Advertise  ;  inform. 

\C).  Whose  eyes  are  open  ;  to  see  and  foretell 
many  things  that  will  hereafter  take  place. 

17.   See  him — heliold  liim  ;  the  person  of  whom 
he  is  about  to  speak ;  supposed  by  some  to  be  Christ, 
and  by  others  lo  be  David  typifying  Christ  in  de- 
livering his  people  and  overcoming  their  foes. 
212 


good  or  bad  of  mine  own  mind  ;  hut  \^l.f^ 
what  the  Loud  saith,  that  will  I  speak? 

14  And  now,  behold,  I  go  unto  my  peo- 
ple :  come  therefore,  and  I  will  advertise 
thee  what  this  people  shall  do  to  thy  peo- 
ple in  the  latter  days. 

1 5  If  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 
Balaam  the  sou  of  Beor  hath  said,  and  the 
man  whose  eyes  are  open  hath  said  : 

16  He  hath  said,  xchich  heard  the  words 
of  God,  and  knew  the  knowledge  of  tlie 
Most  High,  ichich  saw  the  vision  of  tho 
Almighty,  falling  into  a  trance,  but  hav- 
ing his  eyes  open : 

17  I 'shall  see  him,  but  not  now  :  I  shall 
behold  him,  but  not  nigh:  there  shall 
come  a  J  Star  out  of  Jacob,  and  a  ''  Sceptre 
shall  rise  out  of  Israel,  and  shall  smite 
the  t  corners  of  Moab,  and  destroy  all  the 
children  of  Sheth. 

IS  And  'Edom  shall  be  a  possession, 
Seir  also  shall  be  a  possession  for  his  en- 
emies;  and  Israel  shall  do  valiantly. 

19  Out  of  Jacob  shall  come  he  that  shall 
have  dominion,  and  shall  destroy  him 
that  reniaineth  of  the  city. 

20  ^And  when  he  looked  on  Amalek, 
he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said,  Amalek 
was  the  first  of  ithc  nations;  but  his  lat- 
ter end  shall  be  Hhat  he  perish  for  ever. 

21  And  he  looked  on  the  ""Kenites,  and 
took  up  his  parable,  and  said.  Strong  is 
thy  dwelling-place,  and  thou  puttcst  thy  * 
nest  in  a  rock. 

22  Nevertheless  H  the  Kenite  shall  be 
wasted,  *until  Asshur  shall  carry  thee 
away  captive. 

23  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 
Alas,  "who  shall  live  when  God  doeth  this ! 

24  And  "ships  shall  come  from  the  coast 
of  Chittim,  and  shall  p  afflict  Asshur,  and 
shall  afflict  lEber,  and  he  also  shall  per- 
ish for  ever. 

25  And  Balaam  ro.sc  up,  and  went  and 
returned  to  his  place:  and  Balak  also 
went  his  way. 


t  Or,  the  nationt  that  waned  ai/ainst  lirael.  E.t.  17:R,  IB.  \  Or, 
evcH  to  destrvctiun.  Ex.  17:14;  I  Sam.  l.")  :3.  >"  Genesis  l.l :  lil. 
II  Heb.  Kni'n.  *  O/.Auio /nny  shall  it  be  ere.  n  Mai.  3: 2.  o  Dan. 
11:30.     p  Gen.  10:11.     q  Gen.  10:  21,  25. 


18.  Seir  ;  a  mountain,  or  range  of  mountains,  in 
Edom. 

22.  Asshnr;  the  Assyrians. 

23.  Doetli  this;  overcomes,  carries  captive,  or 
destroys  those  of  whom  he  had  spoken. 

21.  Coast  of  Chittim  :  countries  on  the  Medi- 
terranean. .BApr;  the  Hebrews,  or  Israelites.  He  ; 
Chittim,  or  the  power  that  would  afflict  the  Assy- 
rians and  Israelites. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  Lord  will  cause  all  men  to  see  that  it  is 
his  unchangeable  purpose  to  bless  his  people.  Those 
who  rejoice  in  it  will  be  partakers  of  his  joy.  and 
those  who  are  grieved  at  it  be  filled  with  ever-grow- 
ing .sorrow. 

4.  However  much  men  m.ay  know  of  God  and 


Phinehas  killetk 


NUMBERS   XXV. 


Zimri  and  Cozhi. 


S.c!S       CHAPTER   XXV. 

1  Israel  at  Shittim  commit  whoredom  and  idolatry.  6 
Phinehas  killeth  Zimri  and  Cozbi.  10  God  therefore 
giveth  him  an  everlasting  priesthood.  16  The  JVlid- 
lanites  are  to  be  vexed. 

AND  Israel  abode  in  "Shittim,  and  the 
people  began  to  commit ''whoredom 
with  the  daughters  of  Moab. 

2  And  "^they  called  the  people  unto  the 
.sacrifices  of  their  gods  :  and  the  people  did 
eat,  and  ''bowed  down  to  their  gods. 

3  And  Israel  ^joined  himself  unto  Baal- 
peor :  and  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against  Israel. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  ""Moses,  Take 
all  the  heads  of  the  people,  and  hang  them 
up  before  the  Lord  against  the  sun,  that 
the  6 fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  may  be 
turned  away  from  Israel. 

5  And  Moses  said  unto  the  judges  of 
Israel,  *"  Slay  ye  every  one  his  men  that 
were  joined  unto  Baal-Pcor. 

6  ^  And  behold,  one  of  the  children  of  Isra- 
el came  and  brought  unto  hisbrethren  a  Mid- 
ianitish  woman  in  the  sight  of  Moses,  and  in 
the  sightof  allthe  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  who  were '  weeping  before  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

7  And  when  J  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Elea- 
zar,  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest,  saw  it, 
he  rose  up  from  among  the  congregation, 
and  took  a  javelin  in  his  hand  ; 

S  And  he  went  after  the  man  of  Israel 
into  the  tent,  and  thrust  both  of  them 
ihrough,  the  man  of  Israel,  and  the  wom- 
an through  her  belly.  So  the  plague  was 
staved  from  the  children  of  Israel. 


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c  Ex. 

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20:5.    e  .losll. 

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j  P.sa. 

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8. 

1  Psa.  106:2 

3;.Iolm3;36. 

*0r, 

his  ways,  and  however  much  they  may  see  of  the 
blessedness  of  his  people,  if  they  do  not  love  and 
obey  him  their  knowledge  will  but  increase  their 
guilt  and  aggravate  their  ruin. 

9.  Grod  will  treat  men  in  some  measure  as  they 
treat  his  people.  The  blessings  which  they  bestow, 
or  the  curses  which  they  heap  upon  them,  will  re- 
turn upon  themselves. 

1 1.  By  refusing  to  please  the  wicked,  men  often 
fail  of  those  worldly  honors  which  by  doing  wrong 
they  might  obtain. 

13.  Men  may  feel  their  dependence  on  God,  that 
they  are  under  his  control  and  cannot  escape  out  of 
his  hands,  without  rejoicing  in  their  dependence, 
receiving  mercies  with  gratitude,  or  giving  him  the 
glory  of  what  thuy  enjoy. 

23.  A  view  of  the  future,  while  it  awakens  glad- 
ness in  the  righteous,  fills  the  wicked  with  appre- 
hension and  dismay. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 
1.   Shittim  ;  a  place  in  the  plains  of  Moab,  east 
of  Jordan.     Commit  u-liorcdom ;  this  was  in  con- 
sequence of  the  advice  of  Balaam.  Chap.  31 :  15, 16 ; 
2  Pet.  2  :  15,  16  ;  Rev.  2  :  14. 

3.  Haal-peor ;  an  idol  worshipped  by  the  Moab- 
ites. 

4.  Heads  of  the  people  ;  the  chief  men  who  had 
joined  in  the  idolatry. 


9  And  ''those  that  died  in  the  plague 
were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

10  ^And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

1 1  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  the 
son  of  Aaron  the  priest,  hath  'turned  my 
wrath  away  from  the  children  of  Israel, 
Avhile  he  was  zealous  *for  my  sake  among 
them,  that  I  consumed  not  the  children  of 
Israel  in  my  '"jealousy. 

12  Wherefore  say.  Behold,  I  give  unto 
him"  my  covenant  of  peace: 

13  And  he  shall  have  it,  and  his  seed 
after  him,  even  the  covenant  of  an  °  ever- 
lasting priesthood ;  because  lie  was  p  zeal- 
ous for  his  God,  and  made  an  "i  atonement 
for  the  children  of  Israel. 

14  Now  the  name  of  the  Israelite  that 
was  slain,  even,  that  was  slain  with  the 
Midianitish  woman,  was  Zimri,  the  son  of 
Salu,  a  prince  of  a  tcliief  house  among  the 
Simeonites. 

15  And  the  name  of  the  Midianitish 
woman  that  was  slain  was  Cozbi,  the 
daughter  of  ''Zur;  he  tra.?  head  over  a  peo- 
ple, and  of  a  chief  house  in  Midian. 

16  ^And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

17  Vex'  the  Midianites,  and  smite 
them : 

18  For  they  vex  S'ou  with  their  wiles, 
wherewith  they  have  beguiled  you  in  the 
matter  of  Peor,  and  in  the  matter  of  Cozbi, 
the  daughter  of  a  prince  of  Midian,  their 
sister,  which  was  "slain  in  the  day  of  the 
plague  for  Poor's  sake. 


with  mi/ zeal,  m  Ex.  20:5;  Deut.  32  :  16,  21 ;  1  Kings,  14  :  22  ;  Ps.-u 
7a:.'i8;  Ezek.  16:38;  Zepli.l:lS;  3:8.  nMal.2:4,.i.  oEx.40:l.^ 
prsa.69:il.  qHeb.2:17.  f  Heb.homeofafathlr.  rcliap.31:8; 
.losll.  13:21.    »chap.31:2.     t  chap.  31 :  16;  Rev.  2: 14.     uver.8. 


6.  A  Midianitish  iroman. ;  wlio  was  an  idola- 
ter and  abandoned  to  wickedness. 

7.  Javelin  ;  a  kind  of  spear. 

9.  Twenty  and  four  thousand ;  supposed  to 
include  twenty-three  thousand  mentioned,  1  Cor. 
10  :  S,  and  one  thousand  who  were  slain,  ver.  4,  5. 

13.  ISrerlasting  ptiesiliood :  to  continue  till 
the  end  of  the  Jewish  state.  Made  an  atonement ; 
did  that  out  of  regard  to  which  God  spared  the  rest 
of  the  people. 

17.  Vex — and  smite  ;  destroy  them. 

18.  For  Poor's  sake  ;  because  they  had  wor- 
shipped Baal-peor. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  The  greatest  evil  which  any  one  can  do  to  his 
fellow-men  is  to  induce  them  to  commit  sin,  and 
thus  provoke  the  Lord  to  destroy  them. 

5.  It  is  the  will  of  God  that  great  transgressors 
against  him  and  against  the  laws  of  the  state, 
should  in  some  cases,  by  the  magistrates,  be  put  to 
death. 

8.  The  death  of  notorious  criminals  is  often  a 
great  blessing  to  survivors. 

15.  The  higher  the  station  and  the  greater  the 
influence  of  those  who  commit  iniquitj"-,  the  greater 
the  evil  and  the  more  necessary  their  punishment. 

18.  Tempters  to  iniquity  are  among  the  most 
dangerous  and  de-siructive  enemies,  and.  as  far  as 
maybe  consistent,  should  be  avoided  and  put  away. 
213 


The  sum  of  Israel  taken 


NUMBERS  XXVI 


m  the  plains  of  Moab. 


CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  The  sum  of  all  Israel  is  taken  in  the  plains  of  Moab. 
5i.  The  law  of  diviJing  among  them  the  inheritance 
of  the  land.  57  The  families  and  number  of  the  Le- 
▼itcs.  63  None  were  left  of  them  which  were  num- 
bered at  Sinai,  but  Caleb  and  Joshua. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  the  plague, 
tliat  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
unto  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest, 
say  ins, 

2  Take  Mhc  sum  of  all  the  congregation 
of  Ihe  chiliirou  of  Israel,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  throughout  their  fathers' 
house,  all  that  are  able  to  go  to  war  in  Israel. 

3  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest 
spake  with  them  in  the  ''plains  of  Moab 
by  Jordan  near  Jericho,  saying, 

4  Take  the  sum  of  the  people,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward;  as  tlic  Lord  com- 
manded Moses  and  the  children  of  Israel, 
which  went  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

5  ^  Reuben,"^  the  eldest  son  of  Israel : 
the  children  of  Reuben  ;  Ilanoch,  o/u'/io??i 
comctli  the  family  of  the  Ilanochites:  of 
Pallu,  the  family  of  the  Palluites  : 

()  Of  llczron,  the  family  of  the  Hezron- 
ites  :  of  Carmi,  the  family  of  the  Carmites. 

7  These  arc  the  families  of  the  Reuben- 
ites :  and  they  that  were  numbered  of 
them  were  forty  and  three  thousand  and 
seven  hundred  and  tliirty. 

8  And  tiio  sons  of  Pallu ;  Eliab. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Eliab;  Nemuel,  and 
Dathan,  and  Abiram.  This  is  that  Da- 
than  and  Abiram,  which  were  famous  in  the 
congregation,  who  ''strove  against  Moses 
and  against  Aaron  in  the  company  of  Ko- 
rah,  when  they  strove  against  the  Lord: 

10  And  the  earth  opened  her  mouth, 
and  swallowed  them  up  together  with 
Korah,  when  that  company  died,  what 
time  the  fire  devoured  two  Iiundrcd  and 
fifty  men:   and  "'they  became  a  sign. 

11  Notwithstanding  the  ""children  of 
Korah  died  not. 

12  IIThe  sons  of  Simeon  after  their  fami- 
lies :  of  "Nemuel.  tlie  family  of  the  Nemuei- 
itcs  :  of  Jainin,  the  family  of  the  Jaminites : 
of  tjachin,  tlic  family  of  tlie  Jaehinitcs: 

1 3  Of  +  Zcrah,  the  family  of  the  Zarhites  : 
of  Shaui,  the  family  of  the  Shaulites. 

14  These  are  the  families  of  the  Sim- 
eonitcs,  twenty  and  two  thousand  and 
two  hundred. 

15  Ti  Tlic  children  of  Gad  after  their  fami- 
lies: of^  Zephon,the  family  of  the  Zephon- 
ites:  of  IIaggi,tlie  family  of  tlie  Haggites: 
of  Shuni,  the  family  of  the  Shunitcs: 

Ifi  Of  II  Ozni,  the  family  of  the  Oznites  : 
of  Eri,  the  family  of  the  Eritcs  : 


•  ilian,  1 :  2,  3 ;  E«.  30:11;  n8:S.\  26.  b  ver.  63;  cliitp.  3.^:  1. 
«Oen.ml:8.  il  clinp.  lS:l,elc.  •  clinii.  Ifi:  38;  ICorlO:.'); 
SPKer  2:R.  rEx.li:'24.  *  Jfinuf/.  Genfui"  4R;  10  :  Ex.  6:  16. 
f  Jori/i.  1  Cliron.  4  :  M.  t  Znhar.  rie«ei.i«  4H:  10.  %  Ziphion. 
Genesis  46;  18.  ||  Or,  Eiiun.  Genesis  46: 16.  *  Arodi.  Oetuait 
214 


17  Of *Arod,thefamilyofthe Arod-  V't^ 
ites  :   of  Areli,  the  family  of  the  Arcliles. 

18  These  are  the  families  of  the  children 
of  Gad  according  to  those  that  were  number- 
ed of  them,  forty  thou  sand  and  five  hundred. 

19  li  The  sons  of  eJudah  were  Er  and 
Onan :  and  Er  and  Onan  died  in  the  land 
of  Canaan. 

20  Andthe  sons  of  Judah  after  their  fami- 
lieswere  ;  of  Shelah,  the  family  ofthe  Slie- 
lanites  :  of  Pharez,  the  family  ofthe  Phar- 
zites  :  of  Zerah,  the  family  of  the  Zarhites. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Pharez  were;  of 
Hezron,  the  family  ofthe  Ilczronites:  of 
Hamul,  the  family  of  the  Hamulites. 

22  These  are  the  families  of  Judah  ac- 
cording to  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  threescore  and  sixteen  thousand 
and  five  hundred. 

23  ^  Of  the  sons  of  ''  Issachar  after  their 
families  :  of  Tola,  the  family  of  the  Tola- 
ites  :   of  t  Pua,  the  family  of  the  Punites : 

24  Of  iJashub,  the  family  of  the  Jash- 
ubites :  of  Shimron,  the  family  of  the 
Shimronitcs. 

25  These  are  the  families  of  Issachar 
according  to  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  tlireescore  and  four  thousand  and 
three  hundred. 

26  1[  0/ the  sons  of 'Zebulun  after  their 
families  :  of  Sered,  the  family  of  the  Sar- 
dites  :  of  Elon,  the  family  of  the  Elonites  : 
of  Jahleel,  the  family  ofthe  Jahleelites. 

27  These  arc  the  families  of  the  Zebu- 
lunites  according  to  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them,  threescore  thousand  and 
five  hundred. 

28  1[  The  sons  of  J  Joseph  after  their 
families  were  Manasseh  and  Ephraim. 

29  Of  the  sons  of  Manasseh:  of  'Ma- 
chir,  the  family  of  the  Maehirites:  and 
Machir  begat  Gilead:  of  Gilead  come  the 
family  of  the  Gileadites. 

30  These  are  the  sons  of  Gilead  :  of 
Jeezer,^  the  family  of  the  Jeezerites:  of 
Helek,  the  family  of  the  Helekites: 

31  And  of  Asriel,  the  family  of  the  As- 
rielites :  and  of  Shechem,  the  family  of 
the  Shechemites : 

32  And  of  Shemida,  the  family  of  the 
Shcmidaitcs:  and  of  Ilepher,  the  family 
of  the  Ilepherites. 

33  '[And  'Zelophehad  the  sonof  Hepher 
had  no  sons,  but  daughters  :  and  tlic  niimcs 
ofthe  daughters  of  Zelophehad  were  ]\l;ili- 
lah, and  Noah,  Hoglah,  Milcah,  and  Tiizali. 

34  These  are  the  families  of  Manassih, 
and  those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  lifly 
and  two  thousand  and  seven  hundred. 

411:16.  t  Oenegia  38:2-10:  1  Chronicles  2 : .1,  etc.  ■>  Genesis 
4fi:  i:\;  1  Chronicles  7:1.  f  O'.  ^A"™*-  t  Or,  Job.  i  Genesis 
46:14.  j  Genesis  46:5:0.  kJoshual7:l:  1  Chrnnirles  7:  14,  LV 
5  Cnlle.l  Abieitr,  Joshua  17:2;  Judgws  6:11,  24,  34.  1  thiip 
27:  I  ;  36:11. 


The  numbering  of  Israel 


NUMBERS  XXVI. 


in  the  plains  of  Moab. 


B.c:u^:  35  IThese  are  the  sons  of  Ephra- 
im  after  their  families  :  of  Shuthelah,  the 
family  of  the  Shuthalhites :  of  *Becher. 
the  family  of  the  Bachrites :  of  Tahan, 
the  family  of  the  Tahanites. 

36  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Shuthelah  : 
of  Eran,  the  family  of  the  Eranites. 

37  These  are  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Ephraim  according  to  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  thirty  and  two  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred.  These  are  the 
sons  of  Joseph  after  their  families. 

38  U  The  sons  of  ''Benjamin  after  their 
families:  of Bela,thefamilyof  theBelaites: 
of  Ashbel,  the  family  of  the  Ashbelites  :  of 
Ahiram,t  the  family  of  the  Ahiramites  : 

39  Of  i  Shupham,  the  family  of  the  Shu- 
phamites  :  of  Hupham,  the  family  of  the 
Huphamites. 

40  And  the  sons  of  Bela  were  ^Ard  and 
Naaman :  ofArd,  the  family  of  the  Ardites : 
o/if/ofNaaman,  the  family  of  the  Naaniites. 

41  These  are  the  sons  of  Benjamin  after 
their  families  :  and  they  that  were  num- 
bered of  them  were  forty  and  five  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred. 

42  IT  These  ^are  the  sons  of  Dan  after 
their  families  :  of  II  Shuham,  the  family  of 
the  Shuhamites.  These  are  the  families 
of  Dan  after  their  families. 

43  All  the  families  of  the  Shuhamites, 
according  to  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  ivere  threescore  and  four  thousand 
and  four  hundred. 

44  *[[  0/the  children  of  "^  Asher  after  their 
families  :  of  Jimna,  the  family  of  the  Jim- 
nites  :  of  Jesui,  the  family  of  the  Jesuites  : 
of  Beriah,  the  family  of  the  Beriites. 

45  Of  the  sons  of  Beriah :  of  Heber,  the 
family  of  the  Heberites  :  of  Malchiel,  the 
family  of  the  Malehielites. 

46  And  the  name  of  the  daughter  of 
Asher  teas  Sarah. 

47  These  are  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Asher  according  to  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them;  luho  were  fifty  and  three 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

48  IT  0/the  sons  of  "'Naphtali  after  their 
families  :  of  Jahzeel,  the  family  of  the.Iah- 
zeelites  :  ofGuni,the  family  oftheGunites: 

49  Of  Jezer,  the  family  of  the  Jezerites  : 
of  *Shillem,  the  family  of  the  Shillemites. 

50  These  arc  the  families  of  Naphtali 
according  to  their  families  :  and  they  that 
were  numbered  of  them  were  forty  and 
five  thousand  and  four  hundred. 


*  Btrtd.  IChron.T 

■20.    »Gen.46:21;  1  Cliron.7:6.    \  Ehi.  Gen. 

4fi:ll;  Aharah.  1  Clir 

>n.8:l.    t  Muppim.and Huppim.  Gen.-tfi:21. 

\Adday.  lChron.8:3. 

1>  Gen.  46 :  -2:!.    ||  Or,  Hushim.    <■  Gen.  4H :  1  r ; 

lCl.ron.7:m     <<  Gen 

.46:24;  lChron.7;13.     *  Shatlum.  ICliron. 

7 :  13.    0  chap.  1 :  46. 

f  Josh.  11:23;  14:1.     e  chap.  33 :  .14.     f  Heb. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 
53.   The  land;  Canaan. 


5 1  These  •■  were  the  numbered  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  six  hundred  thousand  and 
a  thousand  seven  hundred  and  thirty. 

52  1[And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

53  Unto  "^these  the  land  shall  be  divided 
for  an  inheritance  according  to  the  num- 
ber of  names. 

54  To  smany  thou  shalt  tgive  the  more 
inheritance,  and  to  few  thou  shalt  Jgive 
the  less  inheritance:  to  every  one  shall 
his  inheritance  be  given  according  to 
those  that  were  numbered  of  him. 

55  Notwithstanding  the  land  shall  be  di- 
vided by  lot:  according  to  the  names  of  the 
tribes  of  tlieir  fathers  they  shall  inherit. 

56  According  to  the  lot  shall  the  pos- 
session tliereof  be  divided  between  many 
and  few. 

57  1[And  **  these  «/-e  they  that  were  num- 
bered of  the  Levite.s  after  their  families  :  of 
Gershon,  the  family  of  the  Gcrshonites  :  of 
Kohath,  the  family  of  the  Kohalhitcs  :  of 
Merari,  the  family  of  the  Merarites. 

58  These  are  the  families  of  the  Levites  : 
the  family  oftheLibnites,  the  family  of  the 
Hebronites,  the  family  of  the  Mahlites,  the 
family  of  the  Mushites,  the  family  of  the 
Korathites.     And  Kohath  begat  Amram. 

59  And  the  name  of  Amram's  wife  was 
Jochebed,'  the  daughter  of  Levi,  whom 
her  mother  bare  to  Levi  in  Egypt :  and 
she  bare  unto  Amram,  Aaron  and  Moses 
and  Miriam  their  sister. 

60  And  unto  -i  Aaron  was  born  Nadab 
and  Abihu,  Eleazar  and  Ithamar. 

61  And  ''Nadab  and  Abihu  died,  when 
they  ofl^ered  strange  fire  before  the  Lord. 

62  And  'those  that  were  numbered  of 
them  were  twenty  and  three  thousand, 
all  males  from  a  month  old  and  upward : 
for  "'they  were  not  numbered  among  the 
children  of  Israel,  because  there  was  no 
inheritance"  given  them  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

63  ^  These  are  they  that  were  niimbered 
by  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest,  who 
numbered  the  children  of  Israel  "in  the 
plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan  near  Jericho. 

64  But  among  P  these  there  was  not  a  man 
of  them  whom  Moses  and  Aaron  the  priest 
numbered,  when  they  numbered  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  in  tlie  wilderness  of  Sinai. 

65  For  the  Lord  had  i  said  of  them,  They 
shall  surely  die  in  tlie  wilderness.  And 
there  was  not  left  a  man  of  them,  save 


multiply  hii.  i  Heh.  diminisli  his.  h  Gen.  46: 1 1 ;  Ex.  6: 16-19; 
1  Chron.  6:1,  16.  i  Ki.  2:  1,2;  6:20.  i  rli.ip.3:2.  k  chap.  S:4; 
Lev.  10:1,2:  lC'hron.24:  2.  1  chap.  3 :  39.  n>chap.I:49.  n  chap. 
18:20-24;  Dent.  10:9;  .losh.  13:  14,33  ;  14:3.  o  ver.3.  P  Meut 
4:3,4.     q  chap.  1 4  :  28-30 ;  1  Cor.  10 :  5,  6 ;  Jude  5. 


65.  Not  left  a  man  ;  except  the  two  mentioned, 
and  also  some  of  the  tribe  of  Levi,  who  were  not 
included  in  the  numbering  referred  to,  ver.  64. 
215 


Joshua  is  appointed 


NUMBERS  XXVII. 


to  succeed  Moses. 


Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh,  and  Joshua 
the  sou  of  Nun. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  The  dau!;htprs  of  ZelophehaJ  sue  for  an  inheritance. 
0  The  law  of  inheritances.  12  Moses,  being  told  of 
his  death,  sueth  for  a  successor.  Id  Joshua  is  ap- 
pointed to  succeed  him. 

THEN  camctlic  daughters  .of 'Zclophc- 
had.  tlie  son  of  Hcphor,  the  son  of  Gil- 
ead,  the  son  of  Machir,  the  son  of  Manas- 
sch,  of  the  families  of  Manasseh  the  son 
of  Joseph  :  and  these  arc  the  names  of  his 
daughters ;  Mahlah,  Noah,  and  Hoglah, 
and  Milcah,  and  Tirzah. 

2  And  they  stood  before  Moses,  and  be- 
fore Eleazar  the  priest,  and  before  the  prin- 
ces and  all  the  congregation,  by  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  saying, 

3  Our  father  ""died  in  the  wilderness, 
and  he  was  not  in  the  company  of  them 
that  ■=  gathered  themselves  together  against 
the  Loud  in  the  company  of  Korah ;  but 
died  in  his  own  ''sin,  and  had  no  sons. 

4  Why  should  the  name  of  our  father' 
be  "done  away  from  among  his  family, 
because  he  hath  no  son?     ""Give  unto  us 
therefore  a  possession  among  the  brethren 
of  our  father. 

5  And  "^Moses  brought  their  cause  before  i 
the  Lord. 

6  ^And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

7  The  daughters  of  Zelophehad  speak 
right:  ^thou  shalt  surely  give  them  a' 
possession  of  an  inheritance  among  their 
father's  brethren  ;  and  thou  shalt  cause 
the  inheritance  of  their  father  to  pass 
unto  them. 

8  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the  cliil- 
dren  of  Israel,  saying,  If  a  man  die,  and 
have  no  son,  then  ye  shall  cause  his  in- 
heritance to  pass  unto  his  daushtcr. 

9  And  if  he  have  no  daughter,  then  ye 
shall  give  his  inheritance  unto  his  brethren. 

,  10  And  if  he  have  no  brethren,  then  ye 
shall  give  his  inheritance  unto  his  father's 
brethren. 


•  ch.ip.  "irKai;  3«:l-n;  .loiili.  17:3.  b  clinp.  1 4 :  a'i :  Cfi:fi4.6.'i. 
c  rimn.  If>:  l,<2.  il  Exok iel  1 8 :  ■! :  .lolin  8:21.  J4  ;  llonians  (i :  M. 
*  Heb.  diminulial.  n  .losli.  17:4.  f  Ex.  18:  IS,  19:  .lob  ■2.1:4. 
(  cli:i|i.  3K:'2.  h  rliap.  3A:09.  i  rliiip.  TO:  47  ;  Dent.:!  :«T;  n-3:4!l; 
m:l.  j  clinp. '20:'24;  .11  :2.  k  clinp,'20:-2R  :  Dent.  10:l>.  I  clinp. 
30:10-12.     mEx.l7:7.     n  chap.  IK:2'2:  Heb.  1'2:9.    o  .Icr.  S:  l.l. 


INSTRUCTIONS 

61.  As  the  murder  of  one  man  Is  n,  sin  so  gre.at 
AS  .justly  to  incur  the  penalty  of  death,  how  {treat 
must  be  the  evil  of  sin,  which  hits  caused  the  death 
of  millions,  and  will  cause  the  death  of  millions 
more;  and  how  great  the  guilt  of  those  who  love 
and  practise  it,  and  thus  nnile  with  him  who  was 
a  murderer  from  the  beginning,  and  abode  not  in 
the  truth.     John  8:41. 

C").  Tlie  declarations  of  God  will  in  due  time  all 
be  accomplished,  and  those  who  cleave  to  him  and 
obey  his  commands  will  be  graciously  remembered 
and  receive  an  abundant  reward. 
216 


;  11  And  if  his  father  have  no  V^.S 
brethren,  then  ye  shall  give  his  inheri- 
tance unto  his  kinsman  that  is  next  to  him 
of  his  family,  and  he  shall  possess  it :  and 
it  shall  be  unto  the  children  of  Israel  a 

'statute'"  of  judgment,  as  the  Lord  com- 

I  manded  Moses. 

i     12  H  And  the   Lord   said  unto  INIoses, 

j  Get  'thee  up  into  this  mount  Abarim,  and 
see  the  land  which  I  have  given  unto  the 

'  children  of  Israel. 

13  And  when  thou  hast  seen  it,  thou 
also  shalt  be  J  gathered  unto  thy  people, 
as  ''Aaron  thy  brother  was  gathered. 

14  For  'ye  rebelled  against  my  com- 
mandment in  the  desert  of  Zin,  in  the 
strife  of  the  congregation,  to  sanctify  me 
at  the  water  before  their  eyes  :  that  is  the 
water  of  ""Meribah  in  Kadesh  in  the  wil- 
derness of  Zin. 

15  ^And  Moses  spake  unto  the  Lord, 
saying, 

1 6  Let  the  Lord,  the  "  God  of  the  spirits  of 
all  flesh,  "set  a  man  over  the  congregation, 

17  Which  may  go  Pout  before  them,  and 
which  may  go  in  before  them,  and  which 
may  lead  them  out,  and  which  may  bring 
them  in ;  that  the  congregation  of  the  Lord 
be  not  as  "i  sheep  which  have  no  shepherd. 

18  Tl  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Take  thee  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  a  man 
in  'whom  is  the  spirit,  and  'lay  thy  hand 
upon  him ; 

19  And  set  him  before  Eleazar  the  priest, 
and  before  all  the  congregation  ;  and  give 
him  'a  charge  in  their  sight. 

20  And  "thou  shalt  put  50?nc  of  thine  hon- 
or upon  him,  that  all  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel  may  be  "obedient. 

21  And  he  shall  stand  before  Eleazar 
the  priest,  who  shall  "ask  counsel  for  him 
after  the  judgment  of  *Urim  before  the 
Lord  :  at  his  word  shall  they  go  out,  and 
at  his  word  they  shall  come  in,  both  he, 
and  all  the  children  of  Israel  with  him, 
even  all  the  congregation. 

22  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  com- 


p  Dent.  ."11 :  2  ;  1  S,im.  8 :  20 ;  18:13;  2Chron.  1:10;  .lolinIO:!). 
q  1  Kings,  22:  17;  Zeclinrhili  10:2;  M.'it.  9:36;  1  Peter,  2:26. 
r  Genesis  41:38;  .Iiiilges  3:  10;  11:29;  1  Sam.  16  :  13,  18;  Dan. 
.■i:l4:  Actafi:3?  •  neuteronomy  .34:9:  Acts  6:  6.  tDeiit31:7 
u  2Kin;:«,2:9,  15.  »  .Posliun  1 :  Ifi,  17.  w  Judges  20:18,  ett.; 
1  Sum.  22 :  10 ;  23  :  9  J  30 :  7.     »  Kx.  28 :  30. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

11.  Ki  ti  small  ;  relative.  A  statute  of  judg- 
ment;  a  permanent  regulation. 

12.  Aharim  ;  a  range  of  mountain.s  on  the  e.\st 
of  .Jordan ;  one  of  these  was  mount  Nebo.  a  summit 
of  which  it  is  suppo.sed  w.-is  Pisgah.  where  MoseS 
stood  when  he  viewed  the  land  of  Canaan.  Chap. 
21:20;  Dent.  3:27. 

It.    Yerehelled;  chan.  20:  8-13. 

10.  f>rt  a  man  over  tiie  congregation  ;  to  suc- 
ceed Moses  as  tiieir  leader. 

18.  The  spirit;  the  Spirit  of  God.  hay  thy 
hand  upon  him ;  in  token  of  his  being  iipp>inted 


offerings  on  the  Sabbath, 


NUMBERS  XXVIII. 


and  on  other  feasts. 


b.'^hS:  nianded  him  :  and  he  took  Joshua, 
and  set  him  before  Eleazarthe  priest,  and 
before  all  the  congregation : 

23  And  he  laid  his  hands  upon  him,  and 
gave  him  a  charge,  as  the  Lord  'com- 
manded by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  Offerings  are  to  be  observed.  3  The  continual  burnt- 
offering.  9  The  offering  on  the  sabbath,  11  on  the 
new  moons,  16  at  the  passover,  26  in  the  day  of  first- 
fruits. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them.  My  otTering,  and  my  bread 
for  my  sacrifices  made  by  ''fire,  for  *a 
sweet  savor  unto  me,  shall  ye  observe  to 
offer  unto  me  in  their  due  season. 

3  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them.  This  "^  w 
the  offering  made  by  fire  which  ye  shall 
offer  unto  the  Lord  ;  two  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  spot  t  day  by  day,  for  a 
continual  burnt-oftering. 

4  The  one  lamb  shalt  thou  offer  in  the 
morning,  and  the  other  lamb  shalt  thou 
offer  -at  ''even ; 

5  And  a  tenth  part  of  an  ephah  of  flour 
for  a  *  meat-offering,  ''mingled  with  the 
fourth  part  of  a  hin  of  beaten  oil. 

6  It  is  a  continual  burnt-oflering,  which 
was  ordained  in  mount  Sinai  for  a  sweet 
savor,  a  sacrifice  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

7  And  the  drink-offering  thereof  shall  be 
the  fourth  part  of  a  hin  for  the  one  Iamb  : 
in  the  holy  place  shalt  thou  cause  the 
strong  wine  to  be  poured  unto  the  Lord 
for  a  drink-offering. 

8  And  the  other  lamb  shalt  thou  offer  at 
even :  as  the  meat-offering  of  the  morn- 
ing, and  as  the  drink-oflTering  thereof,  thou 
shalt  offer  it,  a  sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of 
a  sweet  savor  unto  the  Lord. 

9  ^  And  on  the  sabbath-day  two  lambs 
of  the  first  year  without  spot,  and  two 
tenth-deals  of  flour  for  a  meat-offering, 

a  ver.  19.  bl,ev.3:ll.  *  Heb.  a  tavor  of  my  rest.  oRx. 
29:3S.  t  Heb.inarfav.  t  Heh.  between  the  two  evenings,  it  Ex. 
l'2:e.  e  clinp.  15:4;  Lev.  2:1.  fEx.M:40,etc  gEzek.4(i:4. 
b  chap.  10:  10;   1  Chron.  23:  31  ;  2Cliron.2:4;  Nell.  10:33;   Is.i. 


as  leader  of  Israel,  and  endued  with  the  Holy  Spirit 
to  fit  him  for  his  office. 

23.  Gave  him  a  charge  ;  instructed  him  as  to 
his  duties  and  exhorted  him  to  the  faithful  discharge 
of  them. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  As  the  cause  of  every  death  and  of  all  our 
evils  is  sin,  all  our  sufferings  should  lead  us  more 
and  more  to  abhor  and  forsake  it. 

.').  In  all  cases  of  difficulty  we  should  look  to  God, 
and  seek  that  direction  from  him  which  we  need. 

13.  However  much  any  one  may  be  favored  of 
G-ocI,  however  useful  he  may  be,  or  however  long  he 
may  live,  the  time  will  soon  come  when  he  must 
die.  and  leave  all  the  concerns  of  this  world  to  others. 

1(3.  A  pious  man  earnestly  desires  the  spiritual 


mingled  with  oil,  and  the  drink-offering 
thereof: 

10  This  is  the  burnt-oifering  of  every 
sabbath,  ^beside  the  continual  burnt-offer- 
ing, and  his  drink-offering. 

11  T[And  in  the  ''beginnings  of  your 
months  ye  shall  offer  a  'burnt-offering 
unto  the  Lord  ;  two  young  bullocks,  and 
one  ram,  seven  lambs  of  the  first  year 
without  spot; 

12  And  three  tenth-deals  of  flour  for  a 
meat-ofiering,  mingled  with  oil,  for  one 
bullock  ;  and  two  tenth-deals  of  flour  for 
a  meat-offering,  mingled  with  oil,  for 
one  ram ; 

13  And  aseveraltenth-dealof  flour  min- 
gled with  oil /or  a  meat-ofiering  unto  one 
lamb  ;  /or  aburnt-offering  of  a  sweet  savor, 
a  sacrifice  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord: 

14  And  their  drink-off'erings  shall  be 
half  a  hin  of  wine  unto  a  bullock,  and  the 
third  part  of  a  hin  unto  a  ram,  and  a  fourth 
part  of  a  hin  unto  a  lamb :  this  is  the 
burnt-oflTering  of  every  month  through- 
out the  months  of  the  year. 

15  And  'one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
oftering  unto  the  Lord  shall  be  offered, 
beside''  the  continual  burnt-offering,  and 
his  drink-offering. 

16  And  in.  the  'fourteenth  day  of  the 
first  month  is  the  passover  of  the  Lord. 

1 7  And  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  this  month 
is  the  feast :  seven  days  shall  unleavened 
bread  be  eaten. 

18  In  the  first  day  shall  be  a  holy  con- 
vocation; ye  shall  do  no  manner  of  ser- 
vile work  therein  : 

19  But  ye  shall  offer  a  sacrifice  made  by 
fire  for  a  burnt-offering  unto  the  Lord; 
two  young  bullocks,  and  one  ram,  and 
seven  lambs  of  the  first  year  :  they  shall 
be  unto  you  "'without  blemish. 

20  And  their  meat-ofi"ering  .•>/;«//  be  of 
flour  mingled  with  oil:  three  tenth-deals 
shall  ye  offer  for  a  bullock,  and  two  tenth- 
deals  for  a  ram ; 


1:13,14;  E/.ekiel  4."i :  17  ;  Col.  2:16.  i  cliap.  15:  3-11.  j  chap. 
15:24.  k  ver.  10.  1  <h.ip.  9:  3;  Exodus  12  :  6,  18;  I,ev.  23:  5,  6; 
Ezek. 45:21.  m  ver.  31 ;  ihap.29:8;  Lev.23:20;  Deut.  15:21; 
Mai.  1  :  13,  14;  1  Peter,  1:19. 


benefit  of  those  who  may  survive  him,  and  will  be 
much  in  prayer  that,  after  his  decease,  '.rod  will 
continue  to  bless  them  with  all  needed  good. 

21.  Rulers  who  seek  the  teaching  of  the  Holy 
Spirit,  who  know  their  duties,  and  are  faithful  in 
the  discharge  of  them,  are  great  blessings  to  the 
people. 

CHAPTER  XXVm. 

2.  Iti  their  due  seasoi :  according  to  the  will 
of  (Tod.  heretofore  or  hereafter  made  known. 

5.  An  ephah— a  hin  ;  Ex.  29:40. 

10.  ('ontimtal ;  daily. 

11.  j\Io>t.t)is ;   these  began  with  e.ach  new  moon. 
13.  A  several  tenth-deal;  one  for  each  lamb. 

Ver.  21,  29. 

18.  Convocation;  assembling  together. 
217 


Offerings  appointed 


NUMBERS   XXIX. 


Jor  the  holy  days. 


21  A  several  tenth-deal  shalt  thou  offer 
for  every  lamb,  throughout  the  seven 
lambs : 

22  And  one  "goat  for  a  sin-offering,  to 
make  an  atonement  for  you. 

2.3  Ye  shall  offer  these  beside  the  burnt- 
offering  in  the  morning,  which  is  for  a 
continual  burnt-offering. 

24  After  this  manner  ye  shall  offer  daily, 
throughout  the  seven  days,  the  meat  of 
the  sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  sa- 
vor unto  the  Lord  :  it  shall  be  offered  be- 
side the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  his 
drink-offering. 

25  And  on  the  seventh  day  ye  shall 
have  a  holy  convocation ;  ye  shall  do  no 
servile  work. 

26  T[  Also  in  the  ''day  of  the  first-fruits, 
when  ye  bring  a  new  meat-offering  unto 
llie  Lord,  after  your  weeks  be  otit,  ye  shall 
have'a  holy  convocation;  ye  shall  do  no 
.servile  work : 

27  But  ye  shall  offer  the  burnt-offering 
for  a  sweet  savor  unto  the  Lord;  two 
young  bullocks,  one  ram,  seven  lambs  of 
the  first  year; 

28  And  their  meat-offering  of  flour  min- 
gled with  oil,  three  tenth-deals  unto  one 
bullock,  two  tenth-deals  unto  one  ram, 

29  A  several  tenth-deal  unto  one  lamb, 
throughout  the  seven  lambs; 

30  And  one  kid  of  the  goats,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  you. 

.31  Ye  shall  offer  theTU  beside  the  contin- 
ual burnt-offering,  and  his  meat-offering, 
(they  shall  be  unto  you  without  'blem- 
ish,) and  their  drink-offerings. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  Th-n  offering  at  the  feast  of  trumpets,  7  at  the  day  of 
afflicting  their  souls,  13  and  on  the  eight  days  of  the 
feast  of  tabernacles. 

A  ND  in  the  seventh  month,  on  the  first 
xL  day  of  the  month,  ye  shall  have  a 
holy  convocation;  ye  shall  do  no  servile 
work:  "'it  is  a  day  of  blowing  the  trum- 
pets unto  you. 


2  And  ye  shall  offer  aburnt-offer-  b.c.hs?: 
ing  for  a  sweet  savor  unto  the  Lord  ;  one 
young  bullock,  one  ram,  and  seven  lambs 
of  the  first  year  without  blemish : 

3  And  their  meat-offcrings/ta//ieo/ flour 
mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth-deals  for  a 
bullock,  and  two  tenth-deals  for  a  ram, 

4  And  one  tenth-deal  for  one  lamb, 
throughout  the  seven  lambs: 

5  And  one  kid  of  the  goats /or  a  sin-offer- 
ing, to  make  an  atonement  for  you : 

6  Beside  the^burnt-offeringof  the  month, 
and  his  meat-offering,  and  the  "^daily  burnt- 
offering,  and  his  meat-offering,  and  their 
drink-offerings,  s  according  unto  their  man- 
ner, for  a  sweet  savor,  a  sacrifice  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

7  T[  And  ''ye  shall  have  on  the  tenth  day 
of  this  seventh  month  a  holy  convoca- 
tion;  and  ye  shall 'afflict  your  souls:  ye 
shall  not  do  any  work  therein: 

8  But  ye  shall  offer  aburnt-offeringunto 
the  Lord  for  a  sweet  savor;  one  young 
bullock,  one  ram,  and  seven  lambs  of  the 
first  year;  'they  shall  be  unto  you  with- 
out blemish. 

9  A  nd  their  meat-offering .^/ia//  ico/ flour 
mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth-deals  to  a 
bullock,  and  two  tenth-deals  to  one  ram, 

10  A  several  tenth-deal  for  one  lamb, 
throughout  the  seven  lambs: 

1 1  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing; beside  the  ''sin-offering  of  atone- 
ment, and  the  continual  burnt-offering, 
and  the  meat-offering  of  it,  and  their  drink- 
offerings. 

12  1[And  'on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
seventh  month  ye  shall  have  a  holy  con- 
vocation;  ye- shall  do  no  servile  work, 
and  ye  shall  keep  a  feast  unto  the  Lord 
seven  days : 

13  And  ""ye  shall  ofler  a  burnt-offering, 
a  sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savor 
unto  the  Lord;  thirteen  young  bullocks, 
two  rams,  aiid  fourteen  lambs  of  the  first 
year;  they  s'hall  be  without  blemish: 


•  ver.  ir>.  b  Ex.23: 16;  34:22;  Icviticus  23: 10,  etc.;  Deut 
16:10;  Act^2:l.  c  ver.  19.  <  Leviticus  23 :  24  ;  Pna.  81 :  3,  4. 
e  chiip.  28:  11.      f  cli.ip.  28 :  3 ;    Heb.lO:l.      B  ihap.  15:  1 1,  12  ; 

26.  After  your  weiiks ;  after  seven  weeks  from 
the  second  day  of  tlio  passover,  when  the  feast  of 
weeks,  or  Pentecost,  was  celebrated. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  No  engagements  for  this  world  should  induce 
MS  to  neglect  the  ordinances  of  religion,  or  fail  to 
observe,  at  the  proper  time,  the  divinely  appointed 
means  of  grace. 

9.  While  it  is  our  duty  daily  to  read  the  Scrip- 
tures and  pr;vy.  as  individuals  and  families,  M'e 
should  on  (he  sabbath  give  special  attention  to  these 
duties,  and  also  worship  Crod  in  public  with  the 
assembly  of  his  people. 

II.  The  Lord  has  appointed  the  sun  and  moon 
for  seasons;  and  the  beginning  of  every  d;iy,  month, 
and  year,  should  remind  us  of  our  obligations  to 
218 


Kzra3:4;  1  Cor.  14:40.  h  Lev.  Ifi  :  29;  23  :  27.  iP»a.3'>:I3; 
Isaiah  BS:.').  j  cliap.  .'8: 19.  k  Lev.  Ifi:  3,  etc.  1  Lev.  23:34; 
Deut.  16:13;  Ezek.  4.'. :  2.n.     m  Ezm3:4. 


him,  and  lead  us  to  devote  ourselves  anew  to  his 
service. 

16.  In  all  our  rel  igious  exercises  we  should  have  ref- 
erence to  the  atonement  of  Christ,  and  place  our  reli- 
ance on  him  and  what  he  has  done  for  acceptance 
with  God. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

I.  The  sevejitk  month  ;  Lev.  23  :  23—13. 

II.  Tlie  sin-offeriit g  of  atonement ;  especially 
prefiguring  the  atonement  of  Christ.  Ver.  16,  19, 
22,  25,  28,  31,  34,  .38. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

11.  The  frequency  with  which  tiie  atonement  of 

Christ  is  brought  to  view,  in  both  the  Old  Testament 

and  the  New,  shows  its  importance  in  the  system 

of  mercy  which  God  has  devised  for  the  salvation  of 


Offerings  on  the  eight  days 


NUMBERS   XXX. 


of  the  yeast  of  tabernacles. 


B.c!i45i  14  And  their  meat-offering  shall 
be  of  flour  mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth- 
deals  unto  every  bullock  of  the  thirteen 
bullocks,  two  tenth-deals  to  each  ram  of 
the  two  rams, 

15  And  a  several  tenth-deal  to  each  lamb 
of  the  fourteen  lambs  : 

16  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  ;  beside  the  continual  burnt-offer- 
ing, his  meat-offering,  and  his  drink-of- 
fering. 

■  1 7  T[  And  on  the  second  day  ye  shall  offer 
twelve  youngbuUocks,  two  rams,  fourteen 
lambs  of  the  first  year  without  spot: 

18  And  their  meat-offering  and  their 
drink-offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  accord- 
ing to  their  number,  after  the  ^manner: 

19  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  ;  beside  the  continual  burnt-offer- 
ing, and  the  meat-offering  thereof,  and 
their  drink-offerings. 

20  ^  And  on  the  third  day  eleven  bul- 
locks, two  rams,  fourteen  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish  : 

21  And  their  meat-offering  and  their 
drink-offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according 
to  their  number,  after  the  manner: 

22  And  one  goat /or  a  sin-offering;  be- 
side the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  his 
meat-offering,  and  his  ''drink-offering. 

23  T[  And  on  the  fourth  day  ten  bullocks, 
two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of  the  first 
year  without  blemish : 

24  Their  meat-offering  and  their  drink- 
offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams, 
and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according  to 
their  number,  after  the  manner : 

25  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  ;  beside  the  continual  burnt-offer- 
ing, his  meat-offering,  and  his  drink- 
offering. 

26  IF  And  on  the  fifth  day  nine  bullocks, 
two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of  the  first 
year  without  spot : 

27  And  their  meat-offering  and  their 
drink-offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according 
to  their  number,  after  the  manner : 

28  And  one  goat /or  a  sin-offering;  be- 
side the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  his 
meat-offering,  and  his  drink-offering. 

29  T[And  on  the  sixth  day  eight  bul- 

•  ver.3,4,9,10;  chap.  15:  li;  28:7,14.  b  Psa.  1«:4;  .Toell  :9, 13; 
814.  c  Le».  23:3R;  Jolin7:37.  'Or.offcr.  d  Lev.  M:  2,  etc.; 
IChron.  23:31:  2Cliron.  31:3;   Ezr.-!  3 :  .1 ;  Nell.  10:3:);  Isa.  1 :  14. 


men,  and  the  necessity  of  relying  upon  it  in  order  to 
obtain  pardon  and  eternal  life. 

39.  True  love  to  God  will  lead  men  not  only  to 
attend  habitually  and  conscientiously  on  the  ap- 
pointed means  of  grace,  but  cheerfully  to  present 
to  him  freewill-offerings  of  prayer,  alms,  thanks- 
giving, and  praise. 


locks,  two  rams,  ajid  fourteen  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish  : 

30  And  their  meat-offering  and  their 
drink-offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according 
to  their  number,  after  the  manner: 

31  And  one  goat /or  a  sin-offering;  be- 
side the  continual  burnt-offering,  his  meat- 
offering, and  his  drink-offering. 

32  H  And  on  the  seventh  day  seven  bul- 
locks, two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish  : 

33  And  their  meat-offering  and  their 
drink-offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according 
to  their  number,  after  the  manner: 

34  And  one  goat /or  a  sin-offering;  be- 
side the  continual  burnt-offering,  his  meat- 
offering, and  his  drink-offering. 

35  ^On  the  '^  eighth  day  ye  shall  have 
a  solemn  assembly  :  ye  shall  do  no  servile 
work  therein: 

36  But  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offering, 
a  sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savor 
unto  the  Lord  :  one  bullock,  one  ram,  sev- 
en lambs  of  the  first  year  without  blem- 
ish: 

37  Their  meat-offering  and  their  drink- 
offerings  for  the  bullock,  for  the  ram,  and 
for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner : 

38  And  one  goat /or  a  sin-offering;  be- 
side the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  his 
meat-offering,  and  his  drink-offering. 

39  These  things  ye  shall  *do  unto  the 
Lord  in  your  ""set  feasts,  beside  your 
vows,*  and  your  freewill-offerings,  for 
your  burnt-offerings,  and  for  your  meat- 
offerings, and  for  your  drink-offerings,  and 
for  your  peace-offerings. 

40  And  Moses  told  the  children  of  Israel 
according  to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  Vows  are  not  to  be  broken.     3  The  exception  of  a 
maid's  vow.     (i  Of  a  wife's.     9  Of  a  widow's,  or  her 

that  is  divorced. 

AND  Moses  spake  unto  theHieads  of  the 
tribes  concerning  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, saying.  This  is  the  thing  which  the 
Lord  hath  commanded. 

2  If  a  man  ^vow  a  vow  unto  the  Lord, 
or  "'swear  an  oath  to  bind  his  soul  with  a 
bond ;  he  shall  not  t  break  his  word,  he 


e  Lev.7: 11,16;  22:21,23;  Deut.l2:6.  f  chap.  1:4-16.  Bl.eT.27:2; 
Deut.  23:  21 ;  .ludg.  11:35,36;  l'sa.I5:4;  Eccl.5:4.  h  I.cv.5:4; 
Mat.5:33;  14:7-9;  Acta  23:14.     t  Heb.  profant.  Psa.  .55:2a 


CHAPTER  XXX. 
2.  He  shall  not  break  his  word;  provided  the 
thing  which  he  vowed  or  promised  to  do  is  priicti- 
cable.  andnot  morally  wrong:  bat  if  the  thing  prom- 
ised is  wicked,  he  must  repent  of  his  ^iin  in  promis- 
ing: for  the  sin  in  this  case  is  in  the  promi.^o,  and 
not  in  breaking  it.  Mat.  14  :  7-10  ;  Acts  23 :  12. 
219 


J'ous  are  not 


NUMBERS   XXXI, 


to  be  broken. 


shall  »do  accoidingto  all  that  proceedeth 
out  of  his  mouth. 

3  If  a  woiiiau  also  vow  a  vow  unto  the 
Lord,  and  bind  herself  by  a  bond,  being  in 
her  father's  house  in  her  youth; 

4  And  lier  father  hear  her  vow,  and  her 
bond  wherewith  slic  hath  bound  her  soul, 
and  her  father  sliall  hoUl  his  pence  at  her; 
then  all  lier  vows  shall  stand,  and  every 
bond  wherewith  she  hath  bound  her  soul 
shall  stand. 

o  But  if  her  father  disallow  her  in  the 
day  that  he  heareth,  not  any  of  her  vows, 
or  of  lier  bonds  wherewith  she  hath  bound 
lier  soul,  shall  stand;  and  the  Lord  shall 
forgive  her,  because  her  father  disallowed 
her. 

6  And  if  she  had  at  all  a  husband,  when 
she*  vowed,  or  uttered  aught  out  of  her 
lips,  wherewith  she  bound  her  soul ; 

7  And  her  husband  heard  it,  and  held  his 
peace  at  her  in  the  day  that  he  heard  it  ; 
then  her  vows  shall  stand,  and  her  bonds 
wherewith  she  bound  her  soul  shall  stand. 

8  But  if  her  ''  husband  disallowed  her  on 
the  day  that  he  heard  it,  then  he  shall 
make  her  vow  which  she  vowed,  and  that 
which  she  uttered  with  her  lips,  where- 
with she  bound  her  soul,  of  none  effect; 
and  the  Lord  shall  forgive  her. 

9  But  every  vow  of  a  widow,  and  of  her 
that  is  divorced,  wherewith  they  have 
bound  their  souls,  shall  stand  against  her. 

10  And  if  she  vowed  in  her  husband's 
house,  or  bound  her  soul  by  a  bond  with 
an  oath; 

1 1  And  her  husband  heard  it,  and  held 
his  peace  at  her, and  disallowed  her  not; 
then  all  her  vows  shall  stand,  and  every 
bond  wherewith  she  bound  her  soul  shall 
stand. 

12  But  if  her  husband  hath  utterly  made 
them  void  on  the  day  he  heard  them;  then 


whatsoever  proceeded  out  of  her  ''b.".'^i. 
lips  concerning  her  vows,  or  concerning 
the  bond  of  her  soul,  shall  not  stand  :  her 
husband''  hath  made  them  void;  and  the 
Lord"*  shall  forgive  her. 

13  Every  vow,  and  every  binding  oath 
to  afflict  the  soul,  her  husband  may  estab- 
lish it,  or  her  husband  may  make  it  void. 

14  But  if  her  liusband  altogether  hold 
his  peace  at  her  from  day  to  day  ;  then  he 
establishethall  her  vows,  or  all  her  bonds, 
which  are  upon  her:  lie  confirmeth  them, 
because  ho  held  his  peace  at  her  in  the 
day  that  he  heard  ihern. 

15  But  if  he  shall  any  ways  make  them 
void  after  that  he  hath  heard  (hem  j  then 
he  shall  bear  her  iniquity. 

16  These  are  the  statutes,  which  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses,  between  a  man 
and  his  wife,  between  the  father  and  his 
daughter,  being  yet  in  her  youth  in  her 
father's  house. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  The  Midianites  are  spoiled,  and  Balaam  slain.  13 
Moses  is  ■wroth  with  the  officers,  for  saving  the  women 
alive.  19  How  the  soldiers,  with  their  captives  and 
spoil,  are  to  be  purified.  C5  The  proportion  whereby 
the  prey  is  to  be  divided.  48  The  voluntary  oblation 
unto  the  treasury  of  the  Lord. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  IMoses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Avenge  "^the  children  of  Israel  of  the 
Midianitefi :  afterward  shall  thou  be 
gathered'"  unto  thy  people. 

3  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  people, 
saying,  Arm  some  of  yourselves  unto  the 
war,  and  let  them  go  against  the  Midian- 
ites, and  avenge  the  Lord  of  Midian. 

4  Oft  every  tribe  a  thousand,  through- 
out all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  shall  ye  send 
to  the  war. 

5  So  there  were  delivered,  out  of  the 
thousands  of  Israel,  a  thousand  of  every 
tribe,  twelve  thousand  armed  for  war. 


«  Job  2-2  :  27 
Naliuni  1 :  IS. 
b  Gen.  3:16; 


I'salm  22:2.'>;  fiO:I4;  »i:l:),I4;  Ilfi:14,I8; 
Heb.  her  vows  were  upun  her.  Ps.ilm  56:12. 
or.  7:4;    14:34;    Kph.  5:  22-24.      cl  Cor.  11:3. 


4.   Shall  stand;  be  binding  on  her. 

•"j.  The,  Lord  .iholl  forgive  her  ;  for  not  doing 
as  slie  h;id  promised. 

9.  Shall  stnj/d ;  because  she  had  a  right  to  bind 
herself,  and  no  one  liad  a  right  to  forbid  it. 

ir>  Make  them  void;  by  liindering  her  from 
performing  what  ho  had  previously  allowed  her  to 
promise.  Bear  her  iiilqnily ;  be  punished  as  the 
woman  would  have  been  if  she  liad  wilfully  broken 
her  promise. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  A  man  may  solemnly  engage  to  do  a  wicked 
thing,  but  no  engagement  can  lay  him  under  any 
obligation  to  do  it;  and  if  he  does  it,  it  will  be  at 
the  peril  of  his  soul.  Kut  if  the  thing  which  he  has 
engaged  to  do  is  not  wicked,  and  is  practicable,  he 
must  not  break  liis  engagement,  even  if  the  fullil- 
ment  of  it  should  injure  himself.     Psa~  1.1 :  4. 

8.  It  is  the  will  of  God  that  there  should  be  in 
ull  families  conjugal  and  parental  government  and 
220 


d  verses  .i,  8;    ob:ip.  Ift:2.'i,  28.      •  chap.  25:17.      I  chap.  87: 13. 
f  Heb.  A  thoiaand  of  ii  tribe,  a  tlwusand  of  a  tribe. 


control;  and  relative  duties  are  so  important,  that 
no  vows  or  covenants  into  which  any  one  can  enter, 
can  release  him  or  her  from  obligations  to  perform 
them.  Those,  therefore,  who  induce  persons  to  shut 
themselves  up  in  nunneries,  or  to  neglect  relative 
duties,  that  they  may  control  their  persons  or  their 
monoy,  are  blind  leaders  of  the  blind — men  who 
make  void  the  commandment  of  Orod  through  their 
traditions.     Mat.  15:3-6. 

15.  No  conjugal,  parental,  ecclesiastical,  or  civil 
authority  can  in  any  case  bind  a  person  to  commit 
sin;  and  if  any  attempt  it,  they  rebel  against  the 
authority  of  God,  and  expose  themselves  to  his  ju.«t 
indignation. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

2.  Ave?iffe — of  the  Midianites  ;  punish  them 
for  tempting  Israelites  to  sin,  and  thus  causing 
their  destruction.     Chap.  25  :  1-9,  17,  18. 

'A.  Aveuge  the  Lord ;  e.\ecute  his  just  indig- 
nation. 


The  Midianites  spoiled^ 


NUMBERS   XXXI. 


and  Balaam  slain. 


^■.c-'i^:  6  And  Mose.s  sent  them  to  the 
war,  a  thousand  of  ei'^cry  tribe,  them  and 
Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar  the  priest, 
to  the  war,  with  the  holy  instruments, 
and  the  trumpets  to  *blow  in  his  hand. 

7  And  they  warred  against  the  Midian- 
ites, as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses ;  and 
they''  slew  all  the  males. 

8  And  "^they  slew  the  kings  of  Midian, 
beside  the  rest  of  them  that  were  slain ; 
namely,  Evi,  and  Rekem,  and  Zur,  and 
Hur,  and  Reba,  fiA'e  kings  of  Midian  :  Ba- 
laam also  the  son  of  Beor  they  slew  with 
the  sword. 

9  And  the  children  of  Israel  took  all  the 
women  of  Midian  captives,  and  their  little 
ones,  and  took  the  spoil  of  all  their  cattle, 
and  all  their  flocks,  and  all  their  goods. 

10  And  ''they  burnt  all  their  cities 
wherein  they  dwelt,  and  all  their  goodly 
castles,  with  fire. 

1 1  And  they  took  all  the  ''spoil,  and  all 
the  prey,  both  of  men  and  of  beasts. 

12  And  they  brought  the  captives,  and 
the  prey,  and  the  spoil,  unto  Moses  and 
Eleazar  the  priest,  and  unto  the  congre- 
gation of  the  children  of  Israel,  unto  the 
camp  at  the  '^plains  of  Moab,  which  are 
by  Jordan  near  Jericho. 

1  :i  ^  And  Moses,  and  Eleazar  the  priest, 
and  all  the  princes  of  the  congregation, 
went  forth  to  meet  them  without  the  camp. 

14  And  Moses  was  wroth  with  the  oth- 
cers  of  the  host,  ivith  the  captains  over 
thousands,  and  captains  over  hundreds, 
which  came  from  the  *battle. 

15  And  Moses  said  unto  them,  Have  ye 
saved  all  the  ^women  alive? 

1 6  Behold,  ''these  caused  the  children  of 
Israel,  through  the  'counsel  of  Balaam,  to 
commit  trespass  against  the  Lord  in  the 
matter  of  Peor,  and  there  was  a  >  plague 
among  the  congregation  of  the  Lord. 

17  Now  therefore ''kill  every  male  among 
the  little  ones,  and  kill  every  woman  that 
hath  known  man  by  lying  with  thim. 

18  But  all  the  women-children,  that 
have  not  known  a  man  by  lying  with 
him,  keep  alive  for  yourselves. 

19  And  do  ye  abide  without  the  camp 
seven  days:  'whosoever  hatli  killed  any 
person,  and  whosoever  hath  touched  any 
slain,  purify  both  yourselves  and  your 
captives  on  the  third  day.  and  on  the  sev- 
enth day. 

•  chai..  10:9.  b  Deut  20: 1:t :  Judg.  21  : 1 1 ;  1  Kinra.  II :  15,  Ifi. 
e  Josh  i:t;21,v"2.  d  .losli.  6 :  24  i  Rev.  18:B.  •lieuU20:H; 
Josh.  8:2.  f  rliiip.  2-2  : 1.  *  Hn-b.  host  of  war.  R  Dent.  20:  13; 
1  Samuel,  15 :  3.  h  ihaii.  «.=> :  1-.3.  i  2  I'eter,  2  :  I.t  ;  Rev.  2  :  14. 
>  chap.  2ii :  9.      k  .Imlges  21:11.      f  Heb.  a  male.      Icliap..5:2; 

7.  Sletvallthemaleis ;  who  were  t.iken  iiib:ittle. 

8.  Balaam  ;  chap.  'i2  :  •'). 

16.  T/iro/isrlt  the  comiscl  of  Bal'iam  ;  chap. 
25 : 1-3  ;  '2  Prt.  '2 :  L"). 

15 


20  And  purify  all  your  raiment,  and  all 
thatt  is  made  of  skins,  and  all  work  of 
goats'  hair,  and  all  things  made  of  wood. 

21  1[And  Eleazar  the  priest  said  unto 
the  men  of  war  which  went  to  the  battle. 
This  is  the  ordinance  of  the  law  which 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses  ; 

22  Only  the  gold,  and  the  silver,  the 
brass,  the  iron,  the  tin,  and  the  lead, 

23  Every  thing  that  may  abide  the  fire, 
ye  shall  make  it  go  through  the  fire,  and 
it  shall  be  clean  :  nevertheless  it  shall  be 
purified'^  with  the  water  of  separation: 
and  all  that  abideth  not  the  fire  ye  shall 
make  go  through  the  water. 

24  And  "  ye  shall  wash  your  clothes  on 
the  seventh  day,  and  ye  shall  be  clean, 
and  afterward  ye  shall  come  into  the  camp. 

25  1[And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

26  Take  the  sum  of  the  *prey  that  was 
taken,  both  of  man  and  of  beast,  thou,  and 
Eleazar  the  priest,  and  the  chief  fathers 
of  the  congregation : 

27  And  "divide  the  prey  into  two  parts  ; 
between  them  that  took  the  war  upon 
them,  who  went  out  to  battle,  and  between 
all  the  congregation. 

28  And  levy  a  p  tribute  unto  the  Lord 
of  the  men  of  war  which  went  out  to  bat- 
tle :  one  i  soul  of  five  hundred,  hath  of  the 
persons,  and  of  the  beeves,  and  of  the  asses, 
and  of  the  sheep  : 

29  Take  it  of  their  half,  and  give  it  unto 
Eleazar  the  priest,  for  a  hcave-oflering  of 
the  Lord. 

30  And  of  the  children  of  Israel's  half, 
thou  shalt  ''take  one  portion  of  fifty,  of  the 
persons,  of  the  beeves,  of  the  asses,  and 
of  the  II  flocks,  of  all  manner  of  beasts,  and 
give^  them  unto  the  Levitcs,  which  *kcep 
the  charge  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord. 

31  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest 
did  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

32  And  the  booty,  being  the  rest  of  the 
prey  which  the  men  of  war  had  caught, 
was  six  hundred  thousand  and  seventy 
thousand  and  five  thousand  sheep, 

33  And  threescore  and  twelve  thousand 
beeves, 

34  And  threescore  and  one  thousand 
asses, 

35  And  thirty  and  two  thousand  per- 
sons in  all,  of  women  that  had  not  known 
man  by  lying  with  him. 


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etc. 

18.  Keep  alive  for  yourselves ;  to  be  their  ser- 
vants. 

19.  Purify — yourselves  ;  ch.^p.  19  :  ll-2"2. 
23.    The  water  of  separation  ;  chap.  8 :  7. 

221 


Moses  divideth 


NUMBERS   XXXII. 


the  Midianites'  spoil. 


36  And  the  half,  which  was  the  portion 
of  them  that  went  out  to  war,  was  in 
number  three  hundred  thousand  and  sev- 
en and  thirty  thousand  and  live  hundred 
.•^heep : 

37  And  the  Lord's  tribute  of  the  sheep 
was  six  hundred  and  threescore  and  (if- 
Icen. 

38  And  the  beeves  were  thirty  and  six 
thousand  ;  of  which  the  Lord's  tribute  rvas 
threescore  and  twelve. 

39  And  the  asses  ivere  thirty  thousand 
and  five  hundred;  of  which  the  Lord's 
tribute  was  threescore  and  one. 

40  And  the  persons  were  sixteen  thou- 
sand ;  of  which  the  Lord's  tribute  was 
thirty  and  two  persons. 

4 1  And  Moses  gave  the  tribute,  ichich  was 
the  Lord's  heave-offering,  unto  Eleazar 
the  priest,  *astlie  Lord  commanded  ]Moses. 

42  And  of  the  children  of  Israel's  half, 
which  Moses  divided  from  the  men  that 
warred, 

43  (Now  the  half  that  pertained  unto  the 
congresalion  was  three  hundred  thousand 
and  thirty  thousand  and  seven  thousand 
and  five  hundred  sheep, 

44  And  thirty  and  six  thousand  beeves, 

45  And  thirty  thousand  asses  and  five 
hundred, 

46  And  sixteen  thousand  persons,) 

47  Even'' of  the  children  of  Israel's  half, 
Moses  look  one  portion  of  fifty,  both  of 
man  and  of  beast,  and  gave  them  unto 
the  Levites,  which  kept  the  charge  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

48  ^,  And  the  officers  which  were  over 
thousands  of  the  host,  the  captains  of 
thousands,  and  captains  of  hundreds, 
came  near  unto  Moses: 

49  And  they  said  unto  Moses,  Thy  ser- 

«  cliap.  1(1:8,  I'.l.  1i  verse  :iO.  '  l\vh.  hand,  f  Heh. /ouiicl. 
c  Ex.  ;)():  IJ,  IB.  t  He\>.  htuveiiff'eiiug.  dDeiit.  M:U.  e  Kx. 
JO:l">.    4  Or,Jaaicr.  ver.35i  chap.  21:33;  .losli.  13:25;  2S;iiii. 


50.  A71  oblation;  an  ofTerin^  of  gratitude  for 
dieir  preservation  and  success.  To  male  an  atone- 
meiil  ;  be  used  for  the  sacrilices  which  preli^ured 
the  atonement  of  Christ,  and  showed  their  need  of 
bis  salvatiqn. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Vengeance  belongeth  unto  God.  It  is  his  pre- 
rogative to  punish  the  guilty;  and  wiien  he  re- 
quires a  magistrate  to  put  tlie  guilty  to  death,  it  is 
not  the  wradi  of  the  magistrate  which  is  manifest- 
ed, but  the  wrath  of  <jod — designed  for  a  terror  to 
evil-doers  and  a  protection  and  encouragement  to 
those  who  do  well. 

7.  It  is  as  really  righteous  in  God  to  destroy 
wicked  men  by  the  sword  of  the  magistrate  as  by 
earthquake,  pe.stilencc,  fever,  or  any  other  calamity. 

8.  jle  who  tempts  men,  or  induces  others  to 
tempt  men  to  commit  sin,  must  e.\pectamost  fear- 
ful retribution.     Rev,  2:  14. 

17,  In  putting  men  to  death,  magistrates  may 
be  obeying  <";od;  and  not  to  do  it  when  he  com- 
mandii,  is  ri'bellion  against  hinri. 


vants  have  taken  the  sum  of  the  men  ^  c!  iJS 
of  war  which  are  under  our  'charge,  and 
there  lacketh  not  one  man  of  us. 

50  We  have  therefore  brought  an  obla- 
tion for  the  Lord,  what  every  man  hath 
gotten, t  of  jewels  of  gold,  chains,  and 
bracelets,  rings,  ear-rings,  and  tablets,  to 
make*^  an  atonement  for  our  souls  before 
the  Loud. 

5 1  A  nd  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest  took 
the  gold  of  them,  even  all  wrought  jewels. 

52  And  all  the  gold  of  the  -oflering  that 
they  offered  up  to  the  Lord,  of  the  cap- 
tains of  thousands,  and  of  the  captains  of 
hundreds,  was  sixteen  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  fifty  shekels  : 

53  For  the  men  of  war  had  ''taken  spoil, 
every  man  for  himself. 

54  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest 
took  the  gold  of  the  captains  of  thousands 
and  of  hundreds,  and  brought  it  into  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  for  a  "  me- 
morial for  the  children  of  Israel  before 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  The  Reubenites  and  Gaditps  sue  for  their  inheritance 
on  that  side  JorJan.  (i  Moses  reproveth  them.  10 
They  offer  him  conditions  to  his  content.  Xi  Moses 
assi;;nelh  ihcm  the  land.     39  They  conquer  it, 

OW  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the 
Idren  of  Gad  had  a  very  great 
multitude  of  cattle  :  and  when  they  saw 
the  land  of  ^.lazer,  and  the  land  ol^  ""Gil- 
ead,  that,  behold,  the  place  was  a  «  place 
for  cattle  ; 

2  The  children  of  Gad  and  the  children 
of  Reuben  came  and  spake  unto  Moses, 
and  to  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  unto  the 
princes  of  the  congregation,  saying, 

3  Ataroth,  and  ''  Dibon,  and  Jazcr,  and 
Nimraii,!!  and  'Ileslibon,  and  Elealeh,  and 
Shebam,*  and  Nebo,  and  t  Beon, 


1\   chil 


24:.'j:  Isii.  Ili:8,  •),  f  Jer.  .ID- 19  ;  Mic.ill  7  :  14.  BGen,13:2,6; 
47:4.  h  l.sa.  l.T  :  2,  4.  ||  BcM  nimrn/i.  ver.  36,  iJudg,  11:36 
*  Shibmah.  vpr.  08,    f  Baalmeun.  ver.  38,    ' 


24,  Our  best  services,  even  our  most  hearty  obe- 
dience to  God.  are  imperfect  and  polluted  with  sin; 
and  we  need  in  every  thing  the  purifying  influence* 
of  the  Holy  Ghost, 

28,  We  should  ever  acknowledge  God  as  the 
giver  of  all  our  mercies,  and  a  portion  of  all  we  ob- 
tain by  following  his  directions  should  be  devoted 
to  his  worship  and  ,service, 

47,  God  is  the  rightful  owner  of  all  things,  and 
in  taking,  at  his  command,  the  possessions  of  their 
enemies,  the  Israelites  were  not  guilty  of  robbery, 
but  rightfully  obtained  from  God  that  portion  of  his 
property  which  he  was  pleased  in  this  w;iy  10  give 
them,     Psa,  44  :  3, 

50,  Spe(-ial  favors  from  God  should  be  acknow- 
ledged with  special  thanksgiving,  and  with  hearty 
reliance  on  the  atonement  of  Christ  as  the  merito- 
rious cause  of  all  our  mercies. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 
1,    The  land  of  Jasrr,  and — of  Gileod ;  cast 
of  Jordan,  between  the  rivers  A  rnon  and  Jabbok. 


37»  Rcubcnitcs  and  Gad'Ucs 


NUMBERS  XXXIL 


claim  their  inheritance. 


S.'c.i^l^  4  Even  the  "country  which  the 
Lord  smote  before  the  congregation  of 
Israel,  is  a  land  for  cattle,  and  thy  ser- 
vants have  cattle : 

5  Wherefore,  said  they,  if  vvc  have  found 
grace  in  thy  sight,  let  this  land  be  given 
unto  thy  servants  for  a  possession,  and 
bring  us  not  over  Jordan. 

6  1[  And  jNIoses  said  unto  the  children 
of  Gad  and  to  the  children  of  Reuben, 
Shall  your  brethren  go  to  war,  and  shall 
ye  sit  here? 

7  And  wherefore  'discourage  ye  the 
heart  of  the  children  of  Israel  from  going 
over  into  the  land  which  the  Lord  hath 
given  them] 

8  Thus  did  your  fathers,  when  ''  I  sent 
them  from  Kadesh-barnea  to  see  the  land. 

9  For  when  they  went  up  unto  the  val- 
ley of  Eshcol,  and  saw  the  land,  they  dis- 
couraged the  heart  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, that  they  should  not  go  into  the  land 
which  the  Lord  had  given  them. 

10  And  the  "^Lord's  anger  was  kindled 
the  same  time,  and  he  sware,  saying, 

1 1  Surely  none  of  the  men  that  came  up 
out  of  Egypt,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  shall  see  the  land  which  I  sware 
unto  Abraham,  unto  Isaac,  and  unto  Ja- 
cob ;  '^because  they  have  not  t  wholly  fol- 
lowed me : 

12  Save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jcphunneh  the 
Kenezite,  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun:  for 
they  have  wholly  followed  the  Lord. 

13  And  the  Lord's  anger  was  kindled 
against  Israel,  and  he  made  ""them  wan- 
der in  the  wilderness  forty  years,  until 
all "^  the  generation,  that  had  done  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  was  consumed. 

14  And  behold,  yc  are  risen  up  in  your 
fathers'  stead,  an  ^ increase  of  sinful  men, 
to  ''augment  yet  the  fierce  anger  of  the 
Lord  toward  Israel. 

15  For  'if  ye  turn  away  from  after  him, 
he  will  yet  again  J  leave  them  in  the  wil- 
derness; and  ye  shall  destroy  all  this 
people. 

16  11  And  they  came  near  unto  him,  and 
said,  We  will  build  sheep-folds  here  for 
our  cattle,  and  cities  for  our  little  ones: 

17  But  ''we  ourselves  will  go  ready 
armed  before  the  children  of  Israel,  until 
we  have  brought  them  unto  their  place: 
and  our  little  ones  shall  dwell  in  the 
fenced  cities,  because  of  the  inhabitants 
of  the  land. 


1 8  We  '  will  not  return  unto  our  houses, 
until  the  children  of  Israel  have  inherited 
every  man  his  inheritance: 

1 9  For  we  will  not  inherit  with  them  on 
yonder  side  Jordan,  or  forward ;  because 
our"'  inheritance  is  fallen  to  us  on  this 
side  Jordan  eastward. 

;  20  1[  And  "Moses  said  unto  them.  If  ye 
will  do  this  thing,  if  ye  will  go  armed  be- 
fore the  Lord  to  war, 

21  And  will  go  all  of  you  armed  over 
Jordan  before  the  Lord,  nntil  he  hath  driv- 
en out  his  enemies  from  before  him, 

22  And  the  land  be  "subdued  before  the 
'Lord;  then  p  afterward  ye  shall  return, 
'  and  be  guiltless  before  the  Lord,  and  be- 
;  fore  Israel ;  and  this  land  shall  be  your 

possession  before  the  Lord. 
!  23  But  if  ye  will  not  do  so,  behold,  ye 
have  sinned  against  the  Lord  :  and  be  svire 
your  1  sin  will  find  you  out. 
[  24  Build  '■you  cities  for  your  little  ones, 
j  and  folds  for  your  sheep;  and  do  thai 
'  which  hath  proceeded  out  of  your  mouth. 
j  25  And  the  children  of  Gad  and  the  chil- 
I  dren  of  Reuben  spake  unto  Moses,  sav- 
ing, ''Thy  servants  will  do  as  my  lord 
commandeth. 

26  Our  little  ones,  our  wives,  our  flocks, 
and  all  our  cattle,  shall  bo  there  in  the 
cities  of  Gilead: 

27  But  'thy  servants  will  pass  over, 
every  man  armed  for  war,  before  the  Lord 
to  battle,  as  my  lord  saith, 

28  So  concerning  them  Moses  command- 
ed Eleazar  the  priest,  and  Joshua  the  son 
of  Nun,  and  the  chief  fathers  of  the  tribes 
of  the  children  of  Israel: 

29  And  "Moses  said  unto  them.  If  the 
children  of  Gad  and  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben will  pass  with  you  over  Jordan,  every 
man  armed  to  battle,  before  the  Lord,  and 
the  land  shallbc  subdued  before  you  ;  then 
ye  shall  give  them  the  land  of  Gilead  for 
a  possession : 

30  But  if  they  will  not  pass  over  with 
you  armed,  they  shall  have  possessions 
among  you  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

31  And  the  children  of  Gad  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben  answered,  saying.  As  the 
Lord  hath  said  unto  thy  servants,  so  will 
we  do. 

32  We  will  pass  over  armed  before  the 
Lord  into  the  land  of  Canaan,  that  the 
possession  of  our  inheritance  on  this  side 
Jordan  may  he  ours. 


•  iliap.:i.-24,r!4.  *  Heb.  Ai-M*.  Art.i21:13.  t>  chap.  n:.T-2fi; 
Deut  1  :  li.  c  I  hap.  14:11.2!):  DeuL  1  :  :i5.  i  chap.  14  :  24,  30 ; 
Joshirn  14:8,9.  f  Hth.  fulfilled  after  me.  e  diap.  I4::«-3S. 
f  Chap.  2K :  fi4,  65 ;  I  Cor.  10:5;  Heli.  3  :  lfi-19.  t  P-atni  7R  :  ft7. 
hNeh.  13:18;    Isaiah  fvi :  6,  7.      i  Dent.  30: 17;   .losh.  22  : 1«,  18; 


8.   Thus  did  your  fathers  ;  chap  13:2-20. 

14.  Augment ;  increase. 

19.    Yonder  side ,   the  west  side. 


2  Cliro 

n.  7:  19;   1.1 

2.     i  chap.  I4:3.'>.     k  .Io.sli.  4: 12. 13.     I  .losh 

■22 : 4. 

■n  ver.  3:1 

.losh.  13:8.      n   Dent.  3:  18,  etc.;    .losll.  Ij  M, 

etc. ;  4 

:12,  13.    0 

lo.sliiia  18:  I.     p  .To.-shua  22 :  4,  9.     <K  C,fn.\:T ; 

44:  Ifi 

P.sa.  90 ;  8 

139:11;  Prov.  13:21;  lsa.S9:12;    lCor.4:^ 

r  ver. 

Irt,  34,  etc. 

»  .losh.  1:13,  14.     I  Josh.  4 :  12.     u  ver.  20. 

23.   Your  siu  will  find  you  out;  it  will  bring 
punishment  upon  you. 

30.  Among  you;  with  the  rest  of  the  tribes. 
223 


Record  of  the  journey 


NUMBERS  XXXIII. 


of  Israel  ovt  of  Egypt. 


33  And  "Moses  gave  unto  them, ci'cn  to 
the  children  of  Gad,  and  to  the  children 
of  Renben,  and  unto  half  the  tribe  of  Ma- 
nassch  the  son  of  ''Joseph,  the  kingdom 
of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  and  the 
kingdom  of  Og  king  of  Bashan.  the  land, 
•with  the  cities  thereof  in  the  coasts,  even 
the  cities  of  the  country  round  about.       j 

34  «y  And  the  children  of  Gad  built  <=  Di-  j 
bon,  and  Atarotli,  and  ''Aroer,  j 

35  And  Atroth,  Shophan,  and  *Jazer, 
and  .logbchah,  i 

36  And  t  Heth-nimrah,  and  Beth-haran, ' 
fenced'' cities;  and  folds  for  sheep. 

37  An<l  the  children  of  Reuben  built 
Ileshbon,*"  and  Elealeh,  and  Kirjathaim. 

38  And  sNebo,  and  ''Baal-meon,  their 
names  being  changed,  and  Shibmah  :  and 
gavet  other  'names  unto  the  cities  which 
they  buildcd. 

39  And  the  children  of  Macliir  the  son  of 
Manasseh  went  to  Gilead,  and  took  it,  and 
di.sposscssed  the  Amorite  which  was  in  it. 

40  And  Moses  gave  J  Gilead  unto  Ma- 
chir  the  son  of  Manasseh;  and  he  dwell 
therein. 

41  And  .Jair  the  son  of  Manasseh  went 
and  took  the  small  towns  thereof,  and 
called  them  ■■  Ilavoth-jair. 

42  And  Nobah  went  and  took  Kenath, 
and  the  villages  thereof,  and  called  it  No- 
bah, after  his  own  name. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1   Two  and   forty  journeys  of  tlie  Israelites.     51)  The 
Canaanitps  are  to  be  destroyed. 

THESE  are  the  journeys  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  which  went  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  with  their  armies  under  the 
hand  of  Moses  and  Aaron. 

2  And  Moses  wrote  their  goings  out  ac- 
cording to  their  journeys  by  the  command- 
ment of  the  Loud:  and  these  arc  their 
journeys  according  to  their  goings  out. 

•  DfilLSrll-lT;  29:8;  .Io.sli.I2:(i.  b  chap.  21  :  24,  M.  c  cliap. 
Sa:4r>,Af\.  <l  neiit.2:3fi.  «  Or,  Jaowr,  ver.  1,3.  f  Nimrah.ver.--^. 
r  vcr.  21.  f  (Imp.  21  :  27.  l!l».n.4K:l.  h  cliap.  22  ;  41.  j  Heb. 
Ihty  culled  hii  namet  the  namt!  nf  the  citiet.  i  ver.3;  Ex.  23:13; 
Jo«lma23:T.      j  Joshua  13:29-31.      kjud^.  10:4.     1  Ex.  12:37. 


3  And  they  'departed  from  Ra-  Vc  iSS 
meses  in  the  first  month,  on  the  "'  fifteenth 
day  of  the  first  month;  on  the  morrow 
after  the  passover  the  children  of  Israel 
went  out  with  "a  high  hand  in  the  sight 
of  all  the  Egyptians. 

4  For  the  Egyptians  buried  all  their 
first-born,  which  "the  Loud  had  smitten 
among  them  :  upon  their  Pgods  also  the 
LoRn  executed  judgments. 

5  And  the  children  of  Israel  removed 
from  1  Rameses,  and  pitched  in  Succoth. 

fi  And  Mhcy  departed  from  Suecolh,  and 
pitched  in  Etham,  which  is  in  the  edge  of 
the  wilderness. 

7  And  'they  removed  from  Etham,  and 
turned  agnin  unto  Pi-hahiroth,  which  is 
before  Baal-zephon  :  and  they  pitched 
before  Migdol. 

8  And  they  departed  from  before  Pi- 
hahiroth,  and  'passed  through  the  midst 
of  the  sea  into  the  wilderness,  and  went 
three  days'  journey  in  the  wilderness  of 
Etham,  and  pitched  in  Marah. 

9  And  they  removed  froni  INIarah,  and 
came"  unto Elim  :  and  in  Elimvcere  twelve 
fountains  of  water,  and  threescore  and  ten 
palm-trees  ;  and  they  pitched  there. 

10  And  they  removed  from  Elim,  and 
encamped  by  the  Bed  sea. 

1 1  And  ^  they  removed  from  the  Red  sea, 
and  encamped  in  the  wilderness  of  Sin. 

\     12  And  they  took  their  journey  out  of 

the  wilderness  of  Sin,  and  encamped  in 

Dophkah. 
I     13  And  they  departed   from  Dophkah, 

and  encamped  in  Alush. 
14  And  they  removed  from  Alush,  and 

encamped"  at  Rephidim,  where  was  no 
1  water  for  the  people  to  drink. 
!     15  And  they  departed  from  Rephidim, 

and  pitched  in  the  *  wilderness  of  Sinai. 

IG  And  they  removed  from  the  desert  of 
I  Sinai,  and  pitched  at  ^  Kibroth-hattaavah." 


33.  Kingdnvi  of  Sihon;  lying  east  of  the  Jor- 
dan near  its  mouth.     Kingdom  of  Og;  a  country 
north  of  Gilead,  and  east  of  the  sea  of  Galilee. 
IN.STRUCTIONS. 

4.  In  selecting  a  place  of  residence,  men  often 
regard  l.ind,  cattle,  merchandise,  and  other  earthly 
treasures,  more  than  religious  privileges,  the  favor 
of  (lod.  and  treasures  in  heaven. 
,  \-i.  By  discour.-iging  men  from  pursuing  the  path 
of  duly,  persons  iniiy  be  tlie  means  of  dislroying  not 
only  tliernsflvcs,  but  multitudes  of  their  fellow-men. 

I'S.  Kind  niiionstrances  and  timely  explanations 
remove  misunderstandings,  and  ]>revint  multitudes 
of  evils.  Psa.  141:.');  Prov.  10:17;  Vl:\\  13:18; 
15:5,  10,31,32;  17:10. 

22.  I;  cadinesstobe  satisfied  with  siiitahle  explan.a- 
f  inns  and  with  good  rv.a.sons,  is  an  indication  of  sound 
Judgment,  benevolent  feeling,  and  an  honest  heart. 
224 


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34. 

23.  The  idea  that  men  may  be  selfish  and  con- 
tinue in  sin.  and  yet  escape  punishment,  is  vain. 

27.  In  promoting  the  cause  of  God  and  of  human 
•welfare,  all  should  be  disposed  to  bear  their  propor- 
tion of  needful  burdens,  sacrifices,  and  hibors. 

33.  When  God  in  his  providence  deprives  one  peo- 
ple of  their  possessions  and  gives  them  to  another, 
he  only  does  what  he  will  with  his  own.  I'or  all 
his  dealings  he  has  the  wisest  and  best  reasons,  and 
he  never  alTlicts  individu;ils  or  nations  beyond  what 
their  iniquities  deserve. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 
1.  The  jourvrys  of  the.  children  of  Israel;  the 
phices  mentioned  from  the  third  to  the  forty-ninth 
verses  of  this  chapter,  are  those  through  which  the 
Isr;ielites  p.issed  during  their  wanderings  in  the  wil- 
derness, and  on  llieir  way  from  Egypt  to  Canaan. 


Two  and yorty  Journeys 


NUMBERS   XXXIII. 


oj"  the  Israelites. 


i:c:ubt'  n  And  they  departed  from  Kibroth- 
hattaavah,  and  ^encamped  at  Hazeroth. 

18  And  they  departed  from  Hazeroth, 
and  pitched  in  ''Rithmah. 

19  And  they  departed  from  Kithmah, 
and  pitched  at  Rimmon-parez. 

20  And  they  departed  from  Rimmon- 
parez,  and  pitched  in  Libnah. 

21  And  they  removed  from  Libnah,  and 
pitched  at  Rissah. 

22  And  they  journeyed  from  Rissah, 
and  pitched  in  Kehelathah. 

23  And  they  went  from  Kehelathah,  and 
pitched  in  mount  Shapher. 

24  And  they  removed  from  mount  Sha- 
pher, and  encamped  in  Haradah. 

25  And  they  removed  from  Haradah, 
and  pitched  in  Makheloth. 

26  And  they  removed  from  Makheloth, 
and  encamped  at  Tahath. 

27  And  they  departed  from  Tahath,  and 
pitched  at  Tarah. 

28  And  they  removed  from  Tarah,  and 
pitched  in  Mithcah. 

29  And  they  went  from  Mithcah,  and 
pitched  in  Hashmonah. 

30  And  they  departed  from  Hashmonah, 
and  encamped  at  *Moseroth. 

31  And  they  departed  from  Moseroth, 
and  pitched  in  <"  Bene-jaakan. 

32  And  they  removed  from  Bene-jaakan, 
and  encamped  at  t  Hor-hagidgad. 

33  And  they  went  from  Hor-hagidgad, 
and  pitched  in  -Jotbathah. 

34  And  they  removed  from  Jotbathah, 
and  encamped  at  Ebronah. 

35  And  they  departed  from  Ebronah, 
and  encamped  at  *  Ezion-geber. 

36  And  they  removed  from  Ezion-geber, 
and  pitched  in  the  ''wilderness  of  Zin, 
which  is  Kadesh. 

37  And  ""they  removed  from  Kadesh, 
and  pitched  in  mount  Hor,  in  the  edge  of 
the  land  of  Edom. 

38  And  "^Aaron  the  priest  went  up  into 
mount  Hor  at  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord,  and  died  there,  in  the  fortieth  year 
after  the  children  of  Israel  were  come  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  first  day  of 
the  fifth  month. 

39  And  Aaron  was  a  hundred  and  twen- 
ty and  three  years  old  when  he  died  in 
mount  Hor. 

40  And  king  ^Arad  the  Canaanite,  which 
dwelt  in  the  south  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 

■  rhap.  11:11.  b  chap.  12.16.  "  Mnsrra.  Deuteronomy  10:fi. 
•■  1  Chron.  1 :  4.'.  t  Gudqodah.  Deiit.  10:  7.  %  Jotbath.  Deut. 
10:7.  %  Dellt.  ■2:8;  1  Kin;a,  9 :  56,  Ezlmtgebcr.  1  Kings,  22  :  48. 
*  rlmp.iO:  1;  27:14.  «  chap.  20:22,23;  21  :  4.  f  chap.  20 :  i.V-Sg  ; 
Deut  10:6;  32  :  .W.  e  chap.  2 1 :  1 ,  etc.  ti  chap.  2 1  :  4.  i  chap. 
21:10.      \\  Or,  heaps  of  Abarim.      j  chap.  21:11.     k  chap.  .'52  :  34. 

52.  Pictures ;  sculptured  figures  used  for  idol- 
atrous purposes. 

St").  Pricls — and  thorns ;  sources  of  vexation 
.iiid  distress. 


heard  of  the  coming  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

41  And  they  departed  from  mount ''Hor, 
and  pitched  in  Zalmonah. 

42  And  they  departed  from  Zalmonah, 
and  pitched  in  Punon. 

43  And  they  departed  from  Punon,  and 
pitched  in  'Oboth. 

44  And  they  departed  from  Oboth,  and 
pitched  in  lllje-abarim,i  in  the  border  of 
Moab. 

45  And  they  departed  from  lim,  and 
pitched  in  ^Dibon-gad. 

46  And  they  removed  from  Dibon-gad, 
and  encamped  in  '  Almon-diblathaim. 

47  And  they  removed  from  Almon-dib- 
lathaim, and  ™  pitched  in  the  mountains  of 
Abarim,  before  Nebo. 

48  And  they  departed  from  the  moun- 
tains of  "Abarim,  and  pitched  in  the  plains 
of  Moab  by  Jordan  near  Jericho. 

49  And  they  pitched  by  Jordan,  from 
Beth-jesimoth  even  unto  *Abel-shittim''  in 
the  plains  of  Moab. 

50  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in 
the  plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan  near  Jeri- 
cho, saying, 

51  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  p  When  ye  are  passed  over 
Jordan  into  the  land  of  Canaan ; 

52  Then  '^  ye  shall  drive  out  all  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land  from  before  you,  and 
destroy  all  their  pictures,  and  destroy  all 
their  molten  images,  and  quite  pluck  down 
all  their  high  places  : 

53  And  ye  shall  dispossess  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  land,  and  dwell  therein :  for 
I  have  given  you  the  land  to  possess  it. 

54  And  "^ye  shall  divide  the  land  by  lot 
for  an  inheritance  among  your  families ; 
and  to  the  more  ye  shall  tgive  the  more 
inheritance,  and  to  the  fewer  ye  shall  i  give 
the  less  inheritance  :  every  man's  inhrr- 
itance  shall  be  in  the  place  where  his  lot 
falleth;  according  to  the  tribes  of  your 
fathers  ye  shall  inherit. 

55  But^if  ye  will  not  drive  out  the  inhab- 
itants of  the  land  from  before  you ;  then  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  that  those  which  ye  let 
remain  of  them  shall  he  pricks  in  your  eyes, 
and  thorns  in  your  sides,  and  shall  vex 
you  in  the  land  wherein  ye  dwell. 

56  Moreover  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
I  shall  do  u»to  you,  as  I  thought  to  do 
unto  them. 


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Judg.  2:2.     r 

chap.  21; :  .M-.Vi. 

t  Heb. 

multiply  his 

'nher- 

ita 

nee 

J  Heb.  diminish  his  inheriCar 

«.      1  Ex.  23  . 

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osliu.-) 

23 

1-2, 

13:  Judg.  I  :21 

-3« 

Psa.  I0fi:3^ 

Ufi;  T.i 

ek.  28 

24. 

56.  Do  unto  you,  as  I  thonght  to  do  unto 
them;  expel  you  from  vour  country  and  destroy  you. 
I.VSTRUCTIONS 
1.  Human  life  is  a  journey  from  the  cradle  to  the 


The  borders  of 


NUMBERS   XXXIV. 


the  promised  land. 


CHAPTER   XXXIV. 

1  The  borders  of  the  land.     IG  The  names  of  the  men 
which  shall  divide  the  land. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  When  ye  come  into  the 
land  of  Canaan  ;  thi.s  is  the  land  that  shall 
fall  unto  you  for  an  inheritance,  crcn  the 
land  of  Canaan  Avith  the  coasts  thereof: 

3  Then  "your  south  quarter  shall  be 
from  the  ^Ailde^ness  of  Zin  along  by  the 
coast  of  Edom,  and  your  .south  border 
shall  be  the  outmost  coast  of  the  ""salt  sea 
eastward  : 

4  And  your  border  shall  turn  from  the 
south  to  the  ascent  of  Akrabbim,  and  pass 
on  to  Zin  :  and  the  going  forth  thereof 
shall  be  from  the  south  "^to  Kadesh-bar- 
nea,  and  shall  go  on  to  Hazar-addar,  and 
pass  on  to  Azmon  : 

5  And  the  border  shall  fetch  a  compass 
from  Azmon  unto  the  river  of  "^  Egypt,  and 
the  going.s  out  of  it  shall  be  at  the  sea. 

6  And  as  for  the  western  border,  ye 
shall  even  have  the  great  sea  for  a  border : 
this  shall  be  your  west  border. 

7  And  this  shall  be  your  north  border : 
from  the  great  sea  ye  shall  point  out  for 
you  mount  ""Ilor  : 

8  From  mount  Ilor  ye  shall  point  out 
your  border  unto  the  entrance  of  4Iamath ; 
and  the  goings  forth  of  the  border  shall 
be  to  «Zedad: 

9  And  the  border  shall  go  on  to  Ziph- 
ron,  and  the  goings  out  of  it  shall  be  at 
Hazar-enan  ; '■  this-  shall  be  your  north 
border. 


•  .loah.  IS:l,etc.;  Ezek.4T:13,etc.  bGen.H:3.  c  rliap.l3:26; 
."JiiS.  J  Gen.  lfi:18;  IKings,  8:6.1:  Ia;i.  27:l-2.  echnp.33:37. 
'chap.  13:21;  2Kins9,l4:i.i;  Eiek.47:  IB.    B  Ezelt.47: 15.    h  Ezek. 

gjave,  and  each  day  carries  iis  one  day  nearer  to 
our  final,  our  eternal  abode. 

2.  It  is  often  useful  to  look  back  on  the  various 
stajres  of  our  past  life,  to  reooiint  the  goodness  of 
God,  and  sometimes  to  write  down  portions  cf  our 
history  for  the  benefit  of  others. 

49.  However  long  our  journey,  or  whatever  be 
our  course  through  time,  we  shall  soon  come  to  its 
close  and  pass  into  eternity. 

52.  Occasions  of  sin,  temptations  to  evil,  and 
whatever  tends  to  draw  our  hearts  from  God  and 
unfit  us  for  heaven,  should  be  carefully  avoided. 

.'j.').  If  we  spare  our  lusts,  or  continue  to  indulge 
them,  they  will  continue  to  torment  us,  and  ulti- 
mately prove  our  ruin. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

3— '5.  iSow//t  Aorf/<!r,-  of  the  land  of  Canaan.  The 
pl.-iccs  mentioned  lay  from  the  south  end  of  the  Dead 
s>ea.  round  by  the  wilderness  to  the  Mediterranean 
sea.  at  El-Arish,  the  ancient  Rhinocolura;  called 
in  Scripture  Sihor,  and  also  the  river  of  Egypt.  It 
is  south-west  of  Gaza. 

6.  Tlie  wcsleni.  harder ;  of  Canaan,  was  the 
Mediterranean,  from  the  river  of  Egypt  in  latitude 
about  thirty-one  degrees,  to  a  point  a  little  above 
226 


1 0  And  ye  shall  point  out  your  ea.st  *„  c!  f^ 
border  from  Hazar-enan  to  Shepham  : 

11  And  the  coast  shall  go  down  from 
Shepham  to  'Riblah,  on  the  east  side  of 
Ain;  and  the  border  shall  descend,  and 
shall  reach  unto  the  *side  of  the  sea  of 
Chinnereth^  eastward. 

12  And  the  border  shall  go  down  to  Jor- 
dan, and  the  goings  out  of  it  shall  be  at 
the  salt  sea  :  this  .shall  be  your  land  with 
the  coasts  thereof  round  about. 

13  And  Moses  commanded  the  children 
of  Israel,  saying,  This  is  the  land  which 
ye  shall  inherit  by  lot,  which  the  Lord 
commanded ''  to  give  unto  the  nine  tribes, 
and  to  the  half  tribe  : 

14  For 'the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben according  to  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, and  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Gad 
according  to  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
have  received  their  inheritance ;  and  half 
the  tribe  of  Manasseh  have  received  their 
inheritance : 

15  The  two  tribes  and  the  half  tribe 
have  received  their  inheritance  on  this 
side  Jordan  near  Jericho  eastward,  toward 
the  sunrising. 

16  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

17  These  are  the  names  of  the  men 
which  shall  divide  the  land  unto  you: 
Eleazar™  the  priest,  and  Joshua  the  son 
of  Nun. 

1 8  A  nd  ye  shall  take  one  "  prince  of  every 
tribe,  to  divide  the  land  by  inheritance. 

19  And  the  names  of  the  men  are  these  : 
Of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  Caleb  the  son  of 
Jephunneh. 

47:17.  i  2 Kings, 23:33 ;  Jer. 39:6,6.  *  Hch.  thmldrr.  J  DeuL 
3:17;  Jmhu.!  1 1 : 2  ;  l!):^^;  Luke  A:  I.  k  ver.  I  ;  .l08hK>l4:3. 
1  cliap.  32  :  33.    m  .Tosh.  )4 : 1 ;  19  : 6).     »  cli.-ip.  1:4-16. 


Sidon,  in  latitude  between  thirty- three  and  thirly- 
four  degrees  north.  Its  average  length  was  about 
one  hundred  and  si-xty  miles. 

7-9.  Your  north,  border ;  from  the  Mediterra- 
nean sea  to  mount  Jlor ;  supposed  to  be  a  sum- 
mit or  spur  of  mount  Lebanon,  llamath  ;  a  part 
of  Syria  which  was  entered  through  a  piiss  in  the 
mountain  called  the  entering  in  of  Ham:ith.  1  Kings, 
8:65.  Zedad — Ziphron — Hazar-enan  ;  places 
further  east  towards  D;imascus. 

10,  11.  ^ast  border  —  Shepham  —  Riblah  ; 
places  to  the  south-east,  towards  the  head-waters  of 
the  Jordan.  Ain  :  meaning  a  fountain,  and  sup- 
posed by  some  to  mark  the  source  of  the  Jordan. 
Chinnereth.  ;  the  lake  of  Gennesareth.  or  sea  ol 
Galilee,  which,  with  the  river  Jordan  and  Dead 
sea,  formed  the  eastern  border.  The  land  of  Ca- 
naan, upon  .an  average,  was  about  fifty  miles  wide. 
It  lay  between  thirty-four  and  thirty-seven  degrees 
east  longitude,  an4|pontained  about  eight  tiiousand 
square  miles. 

IN.STRUCTION.S. 

2.  God  assigns  (o  individujils  and  to  nations  the 
bounds  of  their  habitation,  and  tiiey  possess  no 
rights,  privileges,  or  blessings,  but  what  they  re- 
ceive from  him.  They  hold  them  by  his  permis- 
sion, and  subject  at  all  times  to  his  disposal. 


Cities  for  the  Levites. 


NUMBERS   XXXV 


Cities  of  refuge. 


S."S  20  And  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Simeon,  Shemuel  the  son  of  Am- 
mihud. 

21  Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Elidad  the 
son  of  Chislon. 

22  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Dan,  Bukki  the  son  of  Jogli. 

23  The  prince  of  the  children  of  Joseph, 
for  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Manasseh, 
Hanniel  the  son  of  Ephod. 

24  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Ephraim,  Kcmuel  the  son  of 
8hiphtan. 

25  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Zebulun,  Elizaphan  the  son 
of  Parnach. 

26  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Issachar,  Paltiel  the  son  of 
Azzan. 

27  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Asher,  Ahihud  the  son  of  She- 
lomi. 

28  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Naphtali,  Pedahel  the  son  of 
Ammiluid. 

29  These  '^are  they  whom  the  Lord  com- 
manded to  divide  the  inheritance  unto  the 
children  of  Israel  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

CHAPTER,   XXXV. 

1  Ei|;ht  and  forty  cities  for  the  Levites  with  their  sub- 
urbs, and  measure  thereof.  0  Six  of  them  are  to  be 
cities  of  refuge.  9  Tlie  laws  of  murder.  21  IS^o  satis- 
faction for  murder. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the 
j^  plains  of  Moab  by  .Jordan  near  Jeri- 
cho, saying, 

2  Command ''the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  give  unto  the  Levites,  of  the  inheri- 
tance of  their  possession,  cities  to  dwell 
in  ;  and  ye  shall  give  also  unto  the  Levites 
suburbs  for  the  cities  round  about  them. 

3  And  the  cities  shall  they  have  to  dwell 
in;  and  the  suburbs  of  them  shall  be  for 
their  cattle,  and  for  their  goods,  and  for  all 
their  beasts. 

4  And  the  ""suburbs  of  the  cities,  which 
ye  shall  give  unto  tlie  Levites,  xhall  reach 
from  tlic  wall  of  the  city  and  outward  a 
thousand  cubits  round  about. 

5  And  ye  shall  measure  from  without 
the  city  on  the  east  side  two  thousand 


«  Terse  18.  1>  .Iiisliua  U  :  S-A;  21:2.  etc.:  Ezekiel  4:>:  I,  etc.; 
<8:»,etc.  c  2  rliron.  1 1 :  U.  il  ver.  la,  U  ;  Deut.  4:41-4:1 :  .losli. 
St):S-»;  21:3,  IS,  etc.;  Psa.62:7,  8:  Heb.  6:1».  *  Heb.  above 
them  ye  shatl give.     «  josli.  21  :4I.     f  .Insli.  21 :  .1.     B  cll,ip.  26 :  .'i4. 


CHAPTER  XXXV. 

2.   Subiirbs  ;  the  la  nd  around  and  near  a  city. 

4.  A  thousand  cuhits  ;  about  fifteen  hundred 
feet. 

6.  Cities  for  refuge ;  cities  to  which  he  who 
had  killed  a  man  might  flee  and  be  safe,  till  he 
could  have  a  fair  trial,  and  it  be  proved  whether 
or  not  he  intended  to  kill  the  man.  If  he  did,  he 
was  to  be  put  to  death,  ver.  30-33;  if  he  did  not, 
he  must  stay  in  the  city  of  refuge  till  the  death 


cubits,  and  on  the  south  side  two  thousand 
cubits,  and  on  the  west  side  two  thousand 
cubits,  and  on  the  north  side  two  thousand 
cubits  ;  and  the  city  shall  be  in  the  midst  : 
this  shall  be  to  them  the  suburbs  of  the 
cities. 

6  And  among  tlie  cities  which  ye  shall 
give  unto  the  Levites  there  shall  be  "'six 
cities  for  refuge,  wiiich  ye  shall  appoint 
for  the  manslayer,  that  he  may  flee  thith- 
er: and  *to  them  ye  shall  add  forty  and 
two  cities. 

7  So  all  the  cities  which  ye  shall  give  to 
the  Levites  shall  he  forty  and '"  eight  cities  : 
them  shall  ye  give  Avith  their  suburbs. 

8  And  the  cities  which  yc  shall  give 
."fhall  be  of  the  ''possession  of  the  children 
of  Israel :  from  ^them  that  have  many 
ye  shall  give  many ;  but  from  them  that 
have  few  ye  shall  give  few :  every  one 
shall  give  of  his  cities  unto  the  Levites 
according  to  his  inheritance  which  t  he 
inheriteth. 

9  TTAnd  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  ''  When  ye  be  come  over 
Jordan  into  the  land  of  Canaan, 

11  Then  'ye  shall  appoint  you  cities  to 
be  cities  of  refuge  for  you  ;  that  the  slayer 
may  flee  thither,  which  killeth  any  person 
at*  unawares. 

12  And  they  shall  be  unto  you  cities  for 
refuge  from  the  'avenger;  that  the  man- 
slayer  die  not,  until  he  stand  before  the 
congregation  in  judgment. 

13  And  of  these  cities  which  ye  shall 
give,  ''six  cities  shall  ye  have  for  refuge. 

14  Ye  shall  give  'three  cities  on  this  side 
Jordan,  and  three  cities  shall  ye  give  in 
the  land  of  Canaan,  which  shall  be  cities 
of  refuge. 

1 5  These  six  cities  shall  be  a  refuge,  both 
for  the  children  of  Israel,  and  for  the 
stranger,'"  and  for  the  sojourner  among 
them ;  that  every  one  that  killeth  any  per- 
son unawares  may  flee  thither. 

1 6  And  "  if  he  smite  him  with  an  instru- 
ment of  iron,  so  that  he  die,  he  is  a  mur- 
derer :  the  murderer  shall  surely  be  put 
to  death. 


t  HpI).  the;/  inherit.  Ii  Deut.  19:2;  .Tciliua  20 : 2.  i  Ex.  21  :  IS. 
i  Hell.  *!/ en-ur.  j  Dent.  19:  6;  .fosli.  20:3-6.  k  ver.  6.  I  Deut. 
4:41  :  .loah.  20:8.  m  chnp.  1.5: 16;  Lev.  24:22.  n  Ex.  21  :  12-14; 
Lev.  24:17;  Deut.  19:11,  12. 


of  the  high-priest,  and  after  that  he  might  go  at 
large.     Ver.  11,  25-28. 

11.  At  niiawares  ;  without  intending  it. 

12.  Tlie  avenger ;  the  nearest  relative  of  him 
who  w.as  killed,  and  who.  if  he  could  find  the  man- 
slayer  out  of  the  city  of  refuge,  would  kill  him. 
Ver.  19.     In  judgment  ;  for  trial.     Ver.  24. 

14.  Th  is  side  ;  the  e».st  side,  where  the  Israelites 
then  were.  In  the  land  of  Canaan  ;  on  the  west 
side  of  Jordan. 

227 


Tlie  laws  of  murder, 


NUMBERS   XXXVI, 


and  of  matislaughtcr. 


17  And  if  he  smite  him  with  *  throwing 
a  stone,  wherewith  he  may  die,  and  he 
die,  he  is  a  murderer :  the  murderer  shall 
Burely  be  put  to  death. 

18  Ori/hesmitehim  withaliaiid-weap- 
on  of  wood,  wherewith  he  may  die,  and 
he  die,  he  i.s  a  murderer:  the  murderer 
sliall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

19  The  "revenger  of  blood  himself  shall 
slay  the  murderer  :  when  he  mectcthhim, 
he  shall  slay  him. 

20  But  if  he  thrust  him  of  ''hatred,  or 
hurl  at  him  by '^laying  of  wait,  that  he  die  ; 

21  Or  in  enmity  smite  him  with  his 
hand,  that  he  die  :  he  that  smote  hhn  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death;  for  he  is  a  mur- 
derer :  the  revenger  of  blood  shall  slay 
the  murderer,  when  he  meeteth  him. 

22  But  if  he  thrust  him  suddenly  with- 
out enmity,  or  have  cast  upon  him  any 
thing  without  laying  of  wait, 

23  Or  with  any  stone,  wherewith  a  man 
may  die,  seeing  him  not,  and  cast  it  upon 
him,  that  he  die,  and  was  not  his  enemy, 
neither  sought  his  harm ; 

24  Then  the  ''congregation  shall  judge 
between  the  slayer  and  the  revenger  of 
blood  according  to  tliese  judgments: 

25  And  the  congregation  shall  deliver 
the  slayer  out  of  the  hand  of  the  revenger 
of  blood,  and  the  congregation  shall  re- 
store him  to  the  city  of  his  refuge,  whither 
he  was  fled:  and  he  shall  abide  in  it  unto 
the  death  of  the  high-priest,  which  was 
anointed''  with  the  holy  oil. 

2(5  But  if  the  slayer  shall  at  any  time 
come  without  the  border  of  the  city  of  his 
refuge,  whither  he  was  fled; 

27  And  the  revenger  of  blood  find  him 
without  the  borders  of  the  city  of  his  ref- 
uge, and  the  revenger  of  blood  kill  the 
slayer;  the  shall  not  bo  guilty  of  blood  : 

28  Because  he  should  have  remained  in 
the  citv  of  his  refuge  until  the  death  of 


•  Heh.  a 

itonr  of  the 

hand,      a 

•(•r.  21,24 

27 

T)eiit.  19 

R, 

2; 

Jo»l..50:3, 

\    bGen.4 

!>,»;  2S.im 

.■i:27;  20: 

10: 

IKi 

ngs,  2 : 

■»!, 

12; 

Prov.  ih-.U.     c  Ex.  21 

14;   DeuL  10:  11.     i 

ver.  12 

Jooll 

2(i 

:«, 

•  Ex.  29: 7 

Lev.  21  :  10 

t  Heb.  Fi< 

Mood  HhMhK 

toh 

m    F.x 

.23 

:2. 

r  chnp.  27 : 

n.      e  Deut.  17:6;   19 

.IS;  .M»t 

18. 

1«; 

2  Cor. 

13 

1; 

27.  Not  be  guilty  of  blood;  not  be  punished  as 
a  murderer. 

^4.  /  the  Lord  dwell  among  the  children  of 
Tsrnel ;  this  he  did  in  a  peculiar  manner,  and  espe- 
cially by  the  visible  manifestations  of  his  presence 
and  glory. 

INSTRUCTIO.VS. 

7.  A  comfortable  maiiilenance  for  the  ministers 
of  relifjion  and  their  families  is  required  hy  (xod  in 
the  Old  Testament  and  in  the  New.     1  Cor.  9 :  14. 

12.  He  who  is  charged  with  killing;  a  man,  or  is 
supposed  to  have  done  it.  should  have  a  speedy  and 
fair  trial.  If  he  with  rnalice  intended  to  kill  him, 
he  is  a  murderer,  and  should  himself  be  put  to  death. 
If  he  did  not,  he  should  be  acquitted. 

24.  The  intention  and  the  feelings  with  which  an 
ivction   is  done   give    it   its  cliariR-ter.     Two  men 
may  sometimes  perform  the  same  outward  act,  and 
228 


thehigh-priesi;  but  after  the  death  *b.'!:^ 
of  the  high-priest  the  slayer  shall  return 
into  the  land  of  his  possession. 

29  So  these  things  shall  be  for  a  statute 
of  ""judgment  unto  you  throughout  your 
generations  in  all  your  dwellings. 

.30  Whoso  killeth  any  person,  the  mur- 
derer shall  be  put  to  death  by  the  mouth 
of  witnesses  :s  but  one  witness  shall  not 
testify  against  any  person  to  cause  him 
to  die. 

31  ^Moreover  ye  shall  take  no  satisfac- 
tion for  the  life  of  a  murderer,  which  is 
guilty  +  of  death:  but  he  shall  be  surely 
put  to  death. 

32  And  ye  shall  take  no  satisfaction  for 
him  that  is  fled  to  the  city  of  his  refuge, 
that  he  should  come  again  to  dwell  in  the 
land,  until  the  death  of  the  priest. 

33  So  ye  shall  not  pollute  the  land  where- 
in ye  are:  for  blood  it  ''  defileth  the  land  : 
and  Mhe  land  cannot  be  cleansed  of  the 
blood  that  is  shed  therein,  'but  by  the 
blood  of  him  that  shed  it. 

34  Defile  ■>  not  therefore  the  land  which 
ye  shall  inhabit,  wherein  I  dwell :  for ''I 
the  Lord  dwell  among  the  children  of 
Israel. 

CHAPTER   XXXVI. 

1  The  inconvenience  of  the  inheritance  of  daughters 
5  is  remedied  by  marrying  in  their  own  tribes.  7  lest 
the  inheritance  should  be  removed  from  the  tribe.  10 
The  daughters  of  Zelopheliad  marry  their  father's 

brothers'  sons. 

AND  the  chief  fathers  of  the  families 
of  the  children  of  'Gilead,  the  son  of 
Machir,  the  son  of  Manasseh,  of  the  fam- 
ilies of  the  sons  of  Joseph,  came  near,  and 
spake  before  Moses,  and  before  the  prin- 
ces, the  chief  fathers  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael: 

2  And  they  said,  The  Lord  '"commanded 
my  lord  to  give  the  land  for  an  inheritance 
by  lot  to  the  children  of  Israel :  and  "  my 
lord  was  commanded  by  the  Lord  to  give 

Ht:b.lO:28.  f  H>-\>./ault!/ to  die.  h  2  King^,  24  :  4  ;  I'sa.  lOK:  38; 
Micali  4:11;  Mat.  23 :  31-3.'i.  %  Het).  there  am  be  no  expiation 
for  the  land,  i  Gen.  a  :  6.  i  Lev.  18  :  2fi  ;  Deut.  21 :  23.  k  Ex. 
29 :  4.'i,  4t> ;  1  Kinpt,  6:13;  2  Onr.  6 :  1 K.  I  clinp.  26 :  29.  »  chnp. 
26 : .% ;  K) ;  .14  ;  .loab.  17:3.     n  cliap.  27  :  1-7. 

one  be  guilty  and  the  other  innocent.  Careful  dis- 
crimination should  therefore  be  made  in  such  cases, 
and  each  treated  according  to  the  true  character  of 
his  deeds. 

.'$3.  Murder  is  a  great  crime,  not  only  against  the 
person  who  is  killed,  but  against  the  community 
and  against  God.  It  pollutes  the  land,  and  exposes 
those  who  dwell  in  it  to  the  judgnieuts  of  God. 
This  exposure  cannot  be  removed  without  the  death 
of  the  murderer.  Hence,  it  becomes  a  public  duty 
to  put  him  to  death.  Instead  of  being,  as  some 
contend,  wrong,  it  is  required  by  God,  and  is  es- 
sential in  order  to  escape  his  judginents.  By  pro- 
tecting criminals  we    oecome    partikers    in    their 

I  guilt,  and  expose  ourselves  to  share  in  their  pun- 
ishment. 

CHAPTER  XXXVT. 

1      2.   Commanded  by  the  Lord ;  chap.  27  :  7. 


Of  the  marriage 


DEUTERONOMY  I. 


of  heiresses. 


a-c.'uT.'  the  inheritance  of  Zelophehad  onr 
brother  unto  his  daughters. 

3  And  if  they  be  married  to  any  of  the 
sons  of  the  other  tribes  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  then  shall  their  inheritance  be  tak- 
en from  the  inheritance  of  our  fathers, 
and  shall  be  put  to  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  *  whereunto  they  are  received :  so 
Khali  it  be  taken  from  the  lot  of  our  inher- 
itance. 

4  And  when  the  "jubilee  of  the  children 
of  Israel  shall  be,  then  shall  their  inher- 
itance be  put  unto  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  whereunto  they  are  received :  so  shall 
their  inheritance  be  taken  away  from  the 
inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  our  fathers. 

5  And  Moses  commanded  the  children 
of  Israel  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  saying,  The  tribe  of  the  sons  of  Jo- 
seph hath  said  ''well. 

6  This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  doth 
command  concerning  the  daughters  of  Ze- 
lophehad, saying,  Let  them  t  marry  to 
whom  they  think  best;  ''only  to  the  fam- 
ily of  the  tribe  of  their  father  shall  they 
marry. 

7  So  shall  not  the  inheritance  of  the 
children  of  Israel  remove  from  tribe  to 


tribe :  for  every  one  of  the  children  of 
Israel  shall  J  keep  ''himself  to  the  inheri- 
tance of  the  tribe  of  his  fathers. 

8  And  "  every  daughter,  that  possesseth 
an  inheritance  in  any  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  shall  be  wife  unto  one  of 
the  family  of  the  tribe  of  her  father,  that 
the  children  of  Israel  may  enjoy  every 
man  the  inheritance  of  his  fathers. 

9  Neither  shall  the  inheritance  remove 
from  one  tribe  to  another  tribe ;  but  every 
one  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel 
shall  keep  himself  to  his  own  inheritance. 

10  Even  ""as  the  Lord  commanded  Mo- 
ses, so  did  the  daughters  of  Zelophehad : 

11  For  eMahlah,  Tirzah,  and  Hoglah, 
and  Milcah,  and  Noah,  the  daughters  of 
Zelophehad,  were  married  unto  their  fa- 
ther's brothers'  sons: 

1 2  And  they  were  married  ^  into  the  fam- 
ilies of  the  sons  of  Manasseh  the  son  of 
Joseph,  and  their  inheritance  remained  in 
the  tribe  of  the  family  of  their  father. 

13  These  are  the  commandments  and 
the  judgments,  which  the  Lord  command- 
ed, by  the  hand  of  Moses,  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  ""Israel  in  the  plains  of  Moab  by 
Jordan  near  Jericho. 


THE   FIFTH  BOOK  OF  MOSES, 


DEUTERONOMY. 


CHAPTER   I. 

1  Moses'  speech  in  the  end  of  the  fortieth  year,  briefly 
rehearsing  the  story  6  of  (iod's  promise,  13  of  pivini; 
them  offi.'ers,  19  of  sending  the  spies  to  search  the 
land,  34  of  God's  anger  for  tlieir  incredulity,  41  and 
disobedience. 

THESE  be  the  words  which  Moses  spake 
unto  all  Israel  on  'tRis  side  Jordan  in 
the  wilderness,  in  the  plain  over  against 
the   II  Red  sea,  between   Paran,  and   To- 


*  Heh.  unto  whom  they  shall  be. 
47:7.  t  Heb.  *e  tciiw.  c  ver.  1: 
X  Heb  cltavc  to.     i   1  Kings,  il  :  3. 


.  ■•5  ;  10,  etc.  b  cb.ip. 
.■<is-.M:ri:  iCor.  fi:  u. 
on.  ii-.li.     faChrun. 


13.  Thejiidgntevts;  decisionsof  God  concerning 
the  duties,  rights,  and  privileges  of  his  people.  The 
plains  of  Moab  :  on  the  east  side  of  Jordan,  over 
agtiinst  Jericho  The  Moabites  had  once  possessed 
this  country.  It  was  afterwards  taken  by  the  Amo- 
rites,  and  was  now  in  possession  of  the  Israelites, 
yet  it  still  retained  it.s  ancitnt  name.  Chap.  22:  1. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

5.  It  is  well  to  foresee  evils  to  M-hich  we  are  ex- 
posed, and  as  far  as  practicable,  by  the  use  of  proper 
ine.ans.  to  provide  against  them. 

8.  The  regulation.?  of  the  Jews,  which  were  de- 


phel,  and  Laban,  and  Hazcroth,  and  Diz- 
ahab. 

2  There  are  eleven  days'  journey  from 
Horeb  by  the  way  of  mount  Seir  unto 
Kadesh-barnea. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fortieth 
year,  in  the  eleventh  month,  on  the  first 
day  of  the  month,  that  Moses  spake  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  according  unto  all 


W:  1-2.      B  chap.  27: 1.      %  Heb.  to  siime 
h  clwp. -26:3;  33:50.     i  Josli.  9:1,  10. 


tb.it  were  of  the  familitl. 
II  Or,  Sxiph. 


signed  to  make  and  keep  them  a  peculiar  people. 
separate  from  other  nations,  are  in  the  Christian 
dispensation  done  away.  All  nations  now  are  con- 
sidered as  one  family ;  marriage  and  other  connec- 
tions maybe  formed  with  the  itili.abitants  of  different 
countries,  the  gospel  should  be  preached  to  all,  .and 
individuals  and  nations  do  to  others  as  they  ought 
to  wish  that  others  should  do  to  them. 

CHAPTER  I. 
1.   The  Red  sea;  sea  is  not  in  the  original;  and 
the  word  Suph,  translated  Red,  is  supposed  to  be 
229 


Hoses'  rehearsal  of 


DEUTERONOMY  I. 


the  Israelites^  pilgrimage. 


Ihatthe  Loud  had  given  him  in  command-  '    17  Ye  shall  not  i!  respect '  persons  *«. "•:  m^: 
mcnt  unto  Ihcm;  |  in  judgment;  i;i<  ye  shall  hear  the  small  as 

4  After  he  had  *slain  Sihon  the  king  of :  well  as  the  great;  yc  shall  not  be  "'afraid 
the  Amoritcs,  which  dwelt  in  llcshbon,  'of  the  face  of  man;  for  the  "judgment  is 
and  Oil  tiic  king  of  Bashan,  which  dwelt  [  God's  :   and  the  cause  that  is  too  hard  for 


at  Astaroth  in  Edrei : 

5  On  this  side  Jordan,  in  the  land  of  Moab, 
began  Moses  to  declare  this  law,  saying, 

(5  The  Loud  our  God  spake  unto  us  in 
Horcb,''  saying,  Ye  have  dwelt longcnough 
in  this  mount: 

7  Turn  ''you,  and  lake  your  journey, 
and  go  to  Ihe  mount  of  the  Amorites,  and 
unto  *  all  the  places  nigh  Ihereunto,  in  the 
plain,  in  the  hills,  and  in  the  vale,  and  in 
the  south,  and  by  the  seaside,  to  the  land 
of  the  Canaanites,  and  unto  Lebanon,  unto 
the  great  ri^^cr,  the  river  Euphrates. 


you,  bring  it  unto  me,  and  I  will  hear  it. 

18  And  I  commanded  you  at  that  time 
all  the  things  which  ye  should  do. 

19  ^[And  when  we  departed  from  Horeb, 
we  "went  through  all  that  great  and  ter- 
rible P  wilderness,  which  ye  saw  by  the 
way  of  the  mountain  of  the  Amorites,  as 
the  Loud  our  (Jod  commanded  us;  and 
we  icame  to  Kadcsh-barnca. 

20  And  I  said  unto  you.  Ye  arc  come 
unto  the  mountain  of  the  Amorites,  which 
the  Lord  our  God  doth  give  unto  us. 

21  Behold,  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  set  the 


8  Behold,  I  have  t  set  the  land  before   land  before  thee  :   go  up  and  possess  it,  as 


you:  go  in  and  possess  the  land  which 
the  Lord  ''  sware  unto  your  fathers,  Abra- 
ham, Isaac,  and  Jacob,  to  give  unto  them 
and  to  their  seed  after  them. 

9  ^And  I  spake  unto  you  at  that  time, 
saying,  I  ''am  not  able  to  bear  you  myself 
alone : 

10  The  Loud  your  God  hath  multiplied 
you,  and  behold,  yc  are  this  day  as  the 
stars  ""of  heaven  for  multitude. 

11  (The  "Lord  God  of  your  fathers  make 
you  a  thousand  times  so  many  more  as  ye 
arc,  and  bless  you,  as  he  hath  promised 
you !) 

12  How  ""can  I  myself  alone  bear  your 
cumbrance,  and  your  burden,  and  your 
strife? 

1 .3  Take?  you  wise  men,  and  understand- 
ing, and  known  among  your  tribes,  and  I 
will  make  them  rulers  over  you. 

14  And  ye  answered  me,  and  said.  The 
thing  which  thou  hast  spoken  is  good  for 
us  to  do. 

15  So  I  'took  the  chief  of  your  tribes, 
wise  men,  and  known,  and  hnade  thorn 
heads  over  you,  captains  over  thousands, 
and  captains  over  hundreds,  and  captains 
over  fifties,  and  captains  over  tens,  and 
odiccrs  amonii  your  tribes. 

If)  And  I  charsod  your  judges  at  that 
time,  saying,  Hear  the  ra n scs hc\\y can  your 
brelliren,  and  'judne  righteously  between 
every  man  and  his  brother,  and  the  ''  stran- 
ger that  is  with  him. 


m  Num.  2l:24,^i;  Joslum  13:1-2.  k  F.».a:l.  c  Kx.  1(1:1; 
Num.  10:11.  '  Hvh.  all  hit  ncithhort.  t  Huh.  piVr n.  d  Gen. 
18:7;  il:!!;-^:  ;ii::l,  4;  W:  l:!,  M.     •  T.x.  18:  IS;  Num.  11:  H. 

.  1(1:22;  Orncum  1.^:5.     t  2  Sara.  ^  :  S.     h  1  Klng«,  3:  T-9. 

.gioe.      i  Ei.  18:25.      ^HfS.yarf.     j  chnp.  Id :  18;  .lolm 


t  rl.nn.  1 
t  Hrb.i 


the  name  of  a  place,  like  Paran,  Tophe),  Laban, 
Hazcrotli,  and  Dizahab,  all  in  or  near  tlic  plains  of 
Mo;ib.  where  tiie  Israelite.s  were  encamped. 

4.    Si/,07l—0>,fl  Orr;    NuiTl.  2 !  :  2 1-3'). 

0.   I  lore!) ;  the  ;,fen'-ral  name  of  the  mountains, 
of  which  Sinai  was  one.     Num.  10:  11-13. 
230 


the  Loud  God  of  thy  fathers  hath  said  unto 
thee;  fear  not,  neither  be  discouraged. 

22  Tf  And  ye  came  near  unto  me  every 
one  of  you,  and  said.  We  will  send  men 
before  us,  and  they  shall  search  us  out 
the  land,  and  bring  us  word  again  by  what 
way  we  must  go  up,  and  into  what  cities 
we  shall  come. 

23  And  the  saying  pleased  me  well ;  and 
I'  took  twelve  men  of  you,  one  of  a  tribe : 

24  And  they  turned  and  went  up  into 
the  mountain,  and  came  unto  the  valley 
of  Eshcol,  and  searched  it  out. 

25  And  they  took  of  the  fruit  of  the  land 
in  their  hands,  and  brought  it  down  unto 
us,  and  brought  us  word  again,  and  said. 
It  is  a  good  land  which  the  Lord  our  God 
doth  give  us. 

26  Notwithstanding  "ye  would  not  go 
up,  but  rebelled  against  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord  your  God: 

27  And  ye  murmured  in  your  tents,  and 
said.  Because  the  Lord  'hated  us,  he  hath 
brought  us  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
to  deliveriis  into  the  hand  of  the  Amo- 
rites, to  destroy  us. 

28  Whither  shall  we  go  up?  our  breth- 
ren have  *  discouraged  our  heart,  saying. 
The  people  ?.s-  "greater  and  taller  tlian  we; 
the  cities  are  great  ami  walled  up  to  heav- 
en ;  and  moreover  we  have  seen  the  sons 
of  the  ''Anakim  there. 

29  Then  I  said  unto  you,  Dread  not, 
neither  be  afraid  of  them. 

.  l!i:l.S: 


7  :  24.  k  I,e».  24  :  22.  ||  Hcb.  acknowledge  facet.  I  Lc 
Prov.  24  :  23  ;  .^a^.  2:1.  n,  .Icr.  1:17.  n  2  Climn.  19 :  K.  "  Num. 
10:12.  p  cliap.  8:1.1:  32:10:  Jrr.  2:  fi.  <|Num.l3:2H.  r  Num. 
13:3,  etc.  •  Num.  14:1,  <:tr.;  Psalm  106  :  24.  2.'-,.  Irliap.  9:28. 
*  Heh.  melleit.  Jo»li.  2:11.    <■  clinp.  9:1,2.    v  Num.  13:28,3.% 

8.   Unto  your  fathers;  Gen.  12:7;  1.3:14,15; 
15:lfi;  17:7,  8. 

10.  As  the  stars  of  heaven;  very  numerous. 
9-18.  Evhrs  over  yon  ;  Ex.  IS  f  17-26. 
19-21.   Kndesh-hnrnea  ;  Num.  13:26. 
22-45.  Ye  would  not  go  up;  Num.  14  :  2-45. 


Moses  rehear scih  the 


DEUTERONOMY  II. 


story  of  their  •pilgrimage. 


B-aNsf  30  The  Loud  your  God  which 
goeth  before  you,  '"he  shall  fight  for  you, 
according  to  all  that  he  did  for  you  in 
Egypt  before  your  eyes  ; 

31  And  in  the  wilderness,  where  thou 
hast  seen  how  that  the  Lord  thy  God 
bare''  thee,  as  a  man  doth  bear  his  son, 
in  all  the  \tay  that  ye  went,  until  ye  came 
into  this  place. 

.32  Yet  in  this  thing  yc  did  ""not  believe 
the  Lord  your  God, 

.S3  Who  "*  went  in  the  way  before  you,  to 
search'^  you  out  a  place  to  pitch  your  tents 
in,  in  fire  by  night,  to  show  you  by  what 
M^ay  ye  should  go,  and  in  a  cloud  by  day. 

34  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice  of  your 
words,  and  was  wroth,  and  ""sware,  saying, 

35  Surely  e  there  shall  not  one  of  these 
men  of  this  evil  generation  see  that  good 
land,  which  I  sware  to  give  unto  your 
fathers, 

36  Rave  Caleb  the  son  of  .lephunneh ; 
he  shall  see  it,  and  to  him  will  I  give  the 
land  that  he  hath  trodden  upon,  and  to  his 
children,  because  he  hath  *  wholly  fol- 
lowed the  Lord. 

37  Also  ''the  Lord  was  angry  with  me 
for  your  sakes,  saying.  Thou  also  shalt 
not  go  in  thither : 

38  But  'Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  which 
staudeth  before  thee,  he  shall  go  in  thith- 
er: i encourage  him;  for  lie  shall  cause 
Israel  to  inherit  it. 

39  Moreover''  your  little  ones,  which  ye 
said  should  be  a  prey,  and  your  children, 
which  in  that  day  had  no  'knowledge 
between  good  and  evil,  they  shall  go  in 
thither,  and  unto  them  will  I  give  it,  and 
they  shall  possess  it. 

40  But  as  for  you,  ""turn  you,  and  take 


•  Ex.  14:H,2;i;  NeIi.4:-20;  nom.8:r!7.  !•  rliap.33 :  U,  12;  Ex. 
19:4;  Isa.  40 : 1 1 ;  4fi:3;  63:9;  Hoseii  U  :3;  Acts  13:  18.  c  Psa. 
infi:'24:  Heb.  3:  18:  .TuileS.  d  Ex.  1.3  :  Jl,  iJ.  e  Num.  10:33; 
Kzek.  CO:*,  r  chap.  2  :  14, 1.").  e  Num.  14  :  i-2,  etc.  *  Heh.ful- 
filled  to  go  a/Ur.      h  chap.  3  :  M-Sfi ;  4:21;  34 :  4  ;    Num.  20  :  12  ; 

44.  The  Ainorites ;  supposed  to  be  included 
.imong  the  Canaaiiites,  who  united  with  the  Ama- 
lekites.  in  opposing  Israel.     Num.  14  :  4.'). 

46.  Ill  Kadesh  many  days ;  Nurfi.  20: 1-22. 
IXSTRUCTIOX.'^. 

3.  Men  who  have  spent  their  life  in  the  service 
of  (rod.  as  they  draw  near  its  close  may  often  with 
great  advantage  recount  the  goodness  of  God,  and 
repeat  his  commands  to  those  around  them. 

11.  As  good  men  draw  near  to  heaven,  they  pos- 
sess, and  often  manifest  an  unusual  degree  of  the 
spirit  of  heaven,  in  earnest  desires,  fervent  prayers, 
and  benevolent  efforts  for  the  good  of  others. 

17.  Magistrates  are  God's  ministers  to  execute 
tiiat  part  of  his  government  which  concerns  the 
temporal  rights  of  men,  and  as  such  are  bound  to  be 
candid  and  impartial;  to  decide  and  act  in  the  fear 
and  love  of  God,  and  according  to  truth  and  duty. 

21.  (rreat  courage  is  needful  in  order  to  be  will- 
ing, under  all  circumstances,  to  obey  God. 

30.  None  will  have  courage  enough  to  obey  God, 
except  those  who  put  their  trust  in  him. 


your  journey  into  the  wilderness  by  the 
way  of  the  Red  sea. 

41  Then  "yc  answered  and  said  unto 
me.  We  have  sinned  against  the  Loud,  we 
will  go  up  and  fight,  according  to  all  that 
the  Lord  our  God  commanded  us.  And 
when  ye  had  girded  on  every  man  his 
weapons  of  war,  ye  were  ready  to  go  up 
into  the  hill. 

42  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Say  unto 
them,  Go  not  up,  neither  fight;  for  I  am 
not  "among  you  ;  lest  yc  be  smitten  be- 
fore your  enemies. 

43  So  I  spake  unto  you;  and  ye  would 
not  hear,  but  rebelled  against  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord,  a)id  twent  pre- 
sumptuously up  into  the  liill. 

44  And  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt  in 
that  mountain,  came  out  against  you,  and 
chased  you,  as  p  bees  do,  and  destroyed 
you  in  Seir,  even  vmto  Hormah. 

45  And  ye  returned  and  wept  before  the 
Lord;  but  the  Lord  would  not  hearken 
to  your  voice,  nor  givp  ear  unto  you. 

46  So  T  ye  abode  in  Kadesh  many  days,  ac- 
cording unto  the  days  that  ye  abode  there. 

CHAPTER   II. 

I  The  story  is  continued,  that  tliey  were  not  to  meddle 
with  the  Edomites,  9  nor  with  the  Moabites,  17  nor 
with  the  Ammonites,  24  but  Sihon  the  Amorite  was 
subdued  by  them. 

THEN  we  turned,  and  took  our  journey 
into  tli,e  wilderness  by  the  way  of  the 
Red  sea,  as  ''  the  Lord  spake  unto  me  :  and 
we  compassed  mount  Seir  many  days. 

2  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  me,  saying, 

3  Ye  have  compassed  this  mountain 
long'  enough:  turn  you  northward. 

4  And  command  thou  the  people,  say- 
ing, *Ye  are  to  pass  through  the  coast  of 


27:13,14;  Psa.  10ti:3.'.  i  Num.  14:30;  27: 18-2.3.  j  rhup.3l  :7,23. 
kNum.l4:31.  IKniii.9:ll.  mNHm.l4::5.  n  Num.  14: 40,  etc 
o  .loshua  7;  12,  1.3.  f  Heh.  ye  were  presumptuous  and  went  up. 
pP8.a.US:12.  q  Num.  14:  i."!;  20: 1.  22  ;  Judg.  11 :  17.  r  chap 
1:40;  Num.  14:2.i.    '  ver.  7,  14.     t  Num.  20:  14. 

34.  God  is  angry  with  those  who  are  afraid  to 
obey  him. 

37.  To  please  God,  men  must  be  careful  not  to 
bo,ast  of  their  own  power  ;  or  take  the  glory  of  what 
they  do  to  themselves.  As  they  have  nothing  good 
but  what  God  gives  them,  the  glory  of  their  doing 
good  all  belongs  to  him. 

30.  Little  children  are  objects  of  God's  peculiar 
kindness  and  care  ;  and  though  the  sins  of  parents 
may  occasion  tliem  great  trouble,  yet  by  loving  and 
obeying  their  Father  in  heaven  they  may  be  deliv- 
ered from  all  sorrow,  and  inherit  pure  and  ever- 
lastingjoys. 

4-')  Men  often  weep  in  view  of  the  evils  they 
have  brought  on  themselves,  when  it  is  too  late  to 
escape  them.  They  must  trust  in  and  obey  God, 
if  they  would  avoid  deep  and  unavailing  sorrow. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1.  Moini.t  Seir;  a  range  of  mountains  running 
from  near  the  south  end  of  the  Dead  sea,  towardS 
the  eastern  branch  of  the  Red  sea. 

231 


Moses  rehearseth  the 


DEUTERONOMY    II.  stonj  of  their  pilgrimage. 


your  brethren  the  children  of  Esau,  which 
dwell  in  Seir;  and  they  shall  be  afraid  of 
you  :  take  ye  good  heed  unto  yourselves 
therefore : 

5  Meddle  not  with  them;  for  I  will  not 
give  you  of  their  land,  *no,  not  so  much 
as  a  footbreadth;  because  "I  have  given 
mount  Seir  unto  Esau  for  a  possession. 

6  Ye  shall  buy  meat  of  Iheni  for  money, 
that  yc  may  eat ;  and  ye  shall  also  buy  water 
of  them  for  money,  that  ye  may  drink. 

7  For  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  blessed 
thee  in  all  the  ''works  of  thy  hand:  he 
knoweth  thy  walking  through  this  great 
wilderness:  these  "^ forty  years  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  been  with  thee;  thou  hast 
lacked  nothing. 

8  And  ''when  we  passed  by  from  our 
brethren  the  children  of  Esau,  which 
dwelt  in  Seir,  through  the  way  of  the 
plain  from  "Elath,  and  from  Ezion-geber, 
we  turned  and  passed  by  the  way  of  the 
wilderness  of  Moab. 

9  And  the  Lord  sg,id  unto  me,  *  Distress 
not  the  Moabites,  neither  contend  with 
ihcm  in  battle  :  for  I  will  tiot  give  thee  of 
their  land  for  a  possession;  because  I 
have  "^given  Arunto  the  ^children  of  Lot 
for  a  possession. 

10  The  "^  Emim  dwelt  tlierein  in  times 
past,  a  people  great,  and  many,  and  tall, 
as  the  'Anakiin ; 

11  Whicli  also  were  accounted  giants, 
as  the  Anakim;  but  the  Moabites  call 
them  Einim. 

12  The  Horim  alsodwelt  in  Seir  before- 
time  ;  but  tlie  children  of  Esau  t  succeeded 
them,  when  they  had  destroyed  them  from 
before  them,  and  dwelt  in  their  ^ stead;  as 
Israel  did  unto  the  land  of  his  possession, 
which  the  Lord  gave  unto  them. 

13  Now  rise  up,  said  I,  and  get  you  over 
the  1!  brook  ''Zered.  And  we  went  over 
the  brook  Zered. 

14  And  the  space  in  which  we  'came 
from  Kadesh-barnea,  until  we  were  come 
over  the  '  brook  Zered,  wvLs-tliirty  and  eiglit 
years  ;  until  '"all  the  generation  of  the  men 
of  war  were  wasted  out  from  among  the 
host,  as  "the  Lord  swarc  unto  them. 


15  For  indeed  the  "hand  of  the  *b.^  ;5S: 
Lord  was  against  them,  to  p destroy  tliem 
froiTi  among  the  host,  until  they  were 
consumed. 

16  11  So  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the 
men  of  war  were  consumed  and  dead  from 
among  the  people, 

1 7  That  the  Lord  spake  unto  me,  saying, 

18  Thou  art  to  pass  over  through  Ar, 
the  coast  of  Moab,  this  day  : 

19  And  ichen  thou  comest  nigh  over 
against  the  children  of  Ammon,  distress 
them  not,  nor  meddle  with  them  :  for  I 
will  not  give  thee  of  the  land  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  any  possession  ;  because 
I  have  given  it  unto  the  children  of  i  Lot 
for  a  possession. 

20  That  also  was  accounted  a  land  of 
giants  :  giants  dwelt  therein  in  old  time  ; 
and  the  Ammonites  call  them  ^  Zamzum- 
mim ; 

21  A  people  "^great,  and  many,  and  tall, 
as  the  Anakim;  but  the  Lord  destroyed 
them  before  them;  and  they  succeeded 
them,  and  dwelt  in  tVieir  stead: 

22  As  he  did  to  the  children  of  Esau, 
which  dwelt  in  Seir,  wlien  he  destroyed 
the  "Horim  from  before  them;  and  they 
succeeded  them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead 
even  unto  this  day  : 

23  And  the  'Avim  wliieli  dwelt  in  11a- 
zerim,  even  unto  "Azzah,  the  * Caphtorim, 
which  came  forth  out  of  Caphtor,  destroy- 
ed them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead. 

24  %  Rise  ye  up,  take  your  journey,  and 
pass  "over  the  river  Arnon  :  behold,!  have 
given  into  thy  hand  Sihon  the  Amorite, 
king  of  Heshbon,  and  liis  land  :  -begin  to 
possess  it,  and  contend  with  liim  in  battle. 

25  This  day  will  I  begin  to  put  the  dread 
of  thee  and  the  "fear  of  thee  upon  the 
nations  that  arc  under  the  whole  lieaven, 
who  shall  hear  report  of  thee,  and  shall 
tremble,  and  be  in  anguish  because  of  thee. 

26  ^  And  I  sent  messengers  out  of  the 
wilderness  of  Kedemoth  unto  Sihon  king 
of  He.shboji  with  words  of  ^  peace,  saying, 

27  Let^me  pass  through  thy  land  :  I  will 
go  along  by  the  highway,  1  will  neither 
turn  unto  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left. 


•  Hfh.  rvtn  III  the  treading  of  the  Male  of  the  f oat.  •  Gen.  Sli : « ; 
JokIi.'2'4:4.  b  PBa.<)0:17.  r  (Imp.  8:2-4  i  M:fi;  Np1i.>):-.M  ;  I.iikp 
»2:.1.-..  <•  .liidg.  I1:IK.  0  I  Kingn,  «:26.  \  Or,  Ole  no  hattility 
agninit  Moal:  f  Num.  21  :  28.  e  Oen.  19:  TO.  :t7.  ■>  Gen.  M  :  fl. 
■>  clil«|.  !):2;  Num.  I5:2-2,3.1.  iGen.l4:6.  t  Hi^i.  inherited Ihem. 
^  Or,  rm.m.    II  Or.iKiWfv.    k  Nuni.21 : 1-.'.     I  Num.  i:i: '.'i;.     *  Or, 


8.  Tilath,  and — TSzion-geher  ;    pl.ooes   at   the 
north  end  of  the  eiistern  branch  of  the  Red  sea. 

9.  Ar ;  the  capital  of  Moab,  about  twenty-five 
miles  soutli  of  the  river  Arnon.     Num.  21 :  IS-l."). 

10.  Eiiiim;  tl  eancient  inhabil.inl.<!of  ihecountry 
which  was  afterwards  possessed  by  the  Moabites. 

14.  Zered ;  abrook  which  einjiues  into  the  south- 
east part  of  the  Dead  sea. 

19.   The  chilli  re  II  of  Ammon  ;  on  tiie  east  of 
Jordan,  nortli  of  llie  Moabites. 
23-2 


vallc!/.  m  Kum.M:32.3:l:  2K:fi4.  o  rliai..  1  ::H,3:.;  Num.  M  :a'V: 
Psa.  !«:ll;  Exek.  20:  l.').  o  P«a.  78:  .1:1;  lOti:  2H.  I>  1  Cor.  10:.'i. 
1  Geo.  IfliWi-.W.  t  Zutim.  Gen.  [*:ri.  rver.  10.  iGi-n.  3fi:20, 
etc.  1  .losli.  n :  H.  u  .Jer.  2.''.:20.  t  Genesis  10:  U  ;  Amo»  9:  7. 
w  Nu!n.21:  13, 14;  JuiIr  11:18,22.  f  Heh.beain.  potteti.  t  Ei. 
1.1:  14-ir.;  .I(i8li.2:9,  10.     y  rli.ip.  20: 10.     «  Num.21:21.22 


2.3.  Ilazrrim  ;  a  country  south  and  so\itii-west 
of  Gaza.  Azzah;  'xaza.  Caphtorim;  the  Phi- 
listines. Caphtor;  supposed  by  some  to  be  the 
island  of  Crete,  in  the  Mediterranean  ;  and  by  otliers, 
a  part  of  Egypt  bordering  on  that  sea. 

21.  The  river  Arnon ;  tlie  northern  boundary  of 
the  Moabites.  Heshbon  ;  one  of  the  cities  of  the 
Amoriles. 

26.  The  wilderness  of  Kedemoth  ;  awilderne.ss 
north  of  tiic  river  Arnon. 


The  slory  of  their 


DEUTERONOMY    III.  conquest  of  Sihon  and  Og 


8:c.H6i:  28  Thou  shall  sell  me  meat  for 
money,  that  I  may  eat ;  and  give  me  water 
for  money,  that  I  may  drink;  only  I  "will 
pass  through  on  my  feet: 

29  As  *the  children  of  Esau  which  dwell 
in  Seir,  and  the  Moabites  which  dwell  in 
Ar,  did  unto  me :  until  I  shall  pass  over 
Jordan  into  the  land  which  the  Lord  our 
God  givetli  us. 

30  But  ''Sihon  king  of  Heshbou  would 
not  let  us  pass  by  him  :  for  the  Lord  thy 
God  "^hardened  his  spirit,  and  made  his 
heart  obstinate,  that  he  might  deliver  him 
into  thy  hand,  as  appearcth  this  day. 

31  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Behold, 
I  have  begun  to  give  Sihon  and  his  land 
before  thee :  begin  to  possess,  that  thou 
mayest  inherit  his  land. 

32  Then  "*  Sihon  came  out  against  us,  he 
and  all  his  people,  to  fight  at  Jahaz. 

33  And  the  Loud  our  God  delivered  him 
before  us;  and  "'we  smote  him,  and  his 
sons,  and  all  his  people. 

34  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at  that  time, 
and  utterly  '^destroyed  *the  men,  and  the 
women,  and  the  little  ones,  of  every  city, 
we  left  snone  to  remain: 

35  Only  the  cattle  we  took  for  a  prey 
unto  ourselves,  and  the  spoil  of  the  cities 
which  we  took. 

36  From  ''Aroer,  which  is  by  the  brink 
of  the  river  of  Arnon,  and  from  the  city 
that  is  by  the  river,  even  unto  Gilead, 
there  was  not  one  city  too  strong  for  us : 
the  'Lord  our  God  delivered  all  unto  us  : 

37  Only  unto  the  land  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  thou  earnest  not,  nor  unto  any 
place  of  the  river  J  Jabbok,  nor  unto  the 
cities  in  the  mountains,  nor  unto  whatso- 
ever the  Lord  our  God  ''forbade  us. 


•  Num.  20:18.  t>Nnm.21:2S.  c  Kl.4:-2I :  U  :  10;  .losh.  11  :'20; 
Rom.9:  18,22.  d  Num '21 :  W, -24.  e  cliap.SS:  7.  f  ch.20:  16;  29:  7. 
*  Heb.  ever;/  citi/  nf  men,  and  women,  and  littlt  onfS.  e  ch.  7:2,26. 
kcliaii.3:12;4:4B;  .losli.  13:9.     iPsa.44:3.     iGen.3-2:22.     k  ver. 

30.  Har/lejied  his  spirit ;  by  leaving  him  to 
follow  his  own  wicked  inclinations  in  fighting 
ag-ainst  the  Israelites. 

32.  Jahaz  ;  a  city  near  tlie  northern  frontier  of 
the  Moabites. 

36.  Aroer ;  a  city  on  the  north  side  of  tlie  river 
Arnon.   Gilead;  the  country  north  of  the  A morites. 

37.  Tlie  land  of  the  ch  ildren  of  Am  nioii ;  east 
of  the  Ainorites.  The  river  Jahbok ;  that  empties 
from  the  east  into  the  Jordan,  about  thirty  miles 
below  the  sea  of  Galilee. 

INSTRUCTIOXS. 

.').  Nations,  as  well  as  individuals,  are  bound  in 
all  tilings  to  obey  God  ;  and  rulers  are  to  be  gov- 
erned, in  public  as  well  as  private  concerns,  by  his 
revealed  will. 

9.  The  Lord  claims,  and  in  his  providence  exercises, 
the  right  of  giving  any  and  all  portions  of  the  earth 
to  whomsoever  he  will. 

12.  When  the  sins  of  one  nation  are  full,  and 
have  ripened  them  for  ruin,  God  in  righteous  judg- 
ment often  sulfers  another  nation  to  destroy  them 
and  take  possession  of  their  country ;  though  none ! 


CHAPTER   III. 

1  The  story  of  the  conquest  of  Oi;  king  of  Bashan.  1 1 
The  bigness  of  his  bed.  ]'2  The  distribution  of  those 
lands  to  the  two  tribes  and  half.  '£i  Moses'  prayer  to 
enter  into  the  land.     26  He  is  permitted  to  see  it. 

THEN  we  turned,  and  went  up  the  way 
to  Bashan :  and  '  Og  the  king  of  Ba- 
shan came  out  against  us,  he  and  all  his 
people,  to  battle  at  "'  Edrci. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  "Fear  him 
not:  for  I  will  deliver  him,  and  all  his 
people,  and  his  land,  into  thy  hand;  and 
thou  shall  do  unto  him  as  thou  didst  unto 
Sihon  "  king  of  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt 
at  Heshbon. 

3  So  the  Lord  our  God  deliveied  into 
our  hands  Og  also,  the  king  of  Bashan, 
and  all  his  people :  and  we  smote  him 
until  none  was  left  to  him  remaining. 

4  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at  that  time, 
there  was  not  a  city  which  we  took  not 
from  them,  threescore  cities,  all  the  region 
of  PArgob,  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan. 

5  All  these  cities  were  fenced  with  high 
walls,  gates,  and  bars ;  beside  unwalled 
towns  a  great  many. 

6  Ami  "iwe  utterly  destroyed  them,  as 
we  did  unto  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon,  ut- 
terly destroying  the  men,  women,  and 
children,  of  every  city. 

7  But  ''all  the  cattle,  and  the  spoil  of  the 
cities,  we  took  for  a  prey  to  ourselves. 

8  And  we  took  at  that  time  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  two  kings  of  the  Ainorites  the 
land  that  ivas  on  this  side  Jordan,  from  the 
river  of  Arnon  unto  mount  Herinon  : 

9  Wliich  "Hermon  the  Sidonians  call 
Sirion  ;'  and  the  Amorites  call  it "  Shenir ; 

1 0  All  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and  all  Gilead , 
and  all  "Bashan,  unto  Salchah  and  Edrei, 
cities  of  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan. 


6,9 

19. 

1  cliap 

29:7; 

Num.21  :  33-3.5 

m  chap. 

I: 

4.     n  2  Chrou. 

21): 

17. 

o  Num 

21:24 

P  1  Kings,  4 

13.      q  cl 

ap 

2:31; 

Psalm 

135 

10 

12:  136: 

19-21. 

r.losh.ll:12,I4.     »  chap 

4 

48,49. 

t  Psa. 

29: 

B. 

a  1  Chron.  5  :  23 

;  Kze!<.27:,5. 

»  Josb.  12 

:6 

;  13:11 

have  a  right  to  do  this,  except  at  the  direction  and 
under  the  guidance  of  God. 

23.  As  with  individuals  so  with  nations,  they 
rise  and  fall  in  succession,  according  to  the  wise 
and  good  purposes  of  God.  While  the  heart  of  man 
deviseth  his  way,  the  Lord  directeth  his  steps  ;  and 
though  there  be  many  human  devices,  the  counsel 
of  the  Lord  that  shall  stand.     Prov.  16  :  9 ;  19  :  21. 

30.  If  men  continue  to  rebel  against  God,  he  will 
finally  give  them  up,  and  suffer  them  to  pursue  their 
own  chosen  way  of  iniquity  to  their  utter  ruin. 

CHAPTER  in. 

1.  Bashan. ;  a  country  north-east  of  Gilea<l. 
Edrei  ;  a  chief  city  of  Bashan. 

4.  Argob ;  a  district  of  Bashan. 

8.  Moinit  Ileniion  ;  mount  Lebanon  consists 
of  two  nearly  parallel  ranges,  extending  along  the 
eastern  shore  of  the  Mediterranean  north  of  Pales- 
tine ;  the  eastern  of  these  ranges,  is  called  Anti-Leb- 
anon. Mount  Herinou  branches  off  from  the  south 
end  of  the  Anti-Lebanon  range,  near  the  borders  of 
Galilee. 


TTie  distribution  of  lands 


DEUTERONOMY  IV. 


east  of  the  Jordan. 


1 1  For  only  0;T  king  of  Baslian  remained  of 
thercinuant  of  *i;ianis;  buliold.  liis  bedstead 
was  a  bedstead  of  iron  ;  is  it  not  in  ''  Rab- 
batliof  (heeliildrenof  Aintnon?  nine  cubits 
was  the  Icngtb  tliercof,  and  four  cubits  the 
breadth  of  it,  after  the  cubit  of  a  man. 

12  And  this  land,  ichicli  wc  possessed  at 
that  time,  from  ''Aroer,  which  is  by  the 
river  Arnon,  and  half  mount  Gilead,  and 
the  cities  thereof,  gave  I  unto  the  Reuben- 
ites  and  to  the  Gadites. 

13  And  "^  the  rest  of  Gilead,  and  all  Ra- 
shan,  being  the  kin-^dom  of  Og,  gave  1  unto 
the  half  tribe  of  Maiiasseh  ;  all  the  region 
of  Argob,  with  all  Bashan,  which  was 
called  tlic  land  of  giants. 

14  J  air"  the  son  of  Manasseh  took  all 
the  country  of  Argob  unto  the  "^coasts  of 
Geshuri  and  Maaehalhi ;  and  called  them 
after  his  own  name,  Bashan-havoth-jair, 
unto  this  day. 

15  And  I  gave  Gilead  unto  Machir. 

16  And  unto  the  Reubenites  and  unto 
the  Gadites  I  gave  from  Gilead  even  unto 
the  river  Arnon  half  t.he  valley,  and  the 
border  even  unto  the  river  Jabbok,  ivhicli 
is  the  s border  of  the  children  of  Amnion  ; 

17  The  plain  also,  and  Jordan,  and  the 
coarii  thereof,  from  ''Chinnereth  even  unto 
the  sea  of  the  plain,  even  the  salt  sea,  un- 
der *Ashdoth-pisgah  eastward. 

1 8  "[  And  I  commanded  you  at  that  time, 
saying.  The  Lou  o  your  God  hath  given  you 
this  land  to  possess  it:  '  yc  shall  pass  over 
arrncd  before  yourbrethrenthechildrcn  of 
Israel,  all  that  are  t  meet  for  the  war. 

19  But  your  wives,  and  your  little  ones, 
and  your  cattle,  {for  I  know  that  yc  have 
much  cattle,)  shall  abide  in  your  cities 
which  I  have  given  you  ; 

20  Until  the  Loud  have  given  rest  unto 
your  brethren,  as  well  as  unto  you,  and 
until  tliey  also  possess  the  land  which  the 


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n  cimp. 

11.  Of  giants ;  of  the  Rcpliaim  or  giants  here 
spoken  of.  Nine  cii/ilts  ;  thirteen  and  a  half  feet. 
Four  cithits;  six  ftet.  The.  cnhit  of  a  'man; 
such  as  men  use;  about  eighteen  inches  long. 

1-2-20.   This  land— gare  T ;  Num.  :J-2  :  1-33. 

21.    These  twn  kings  ;  Sihon  .T,nd  Og. 

26.  The  I  ord  was  wruih  :  Num.  2(J :  7-12. 

27.  Pisgak  ;  the  top  of  Nebo,  one  of  the  sum- 
mits of  innuiit  Abarim.     Num.  27  :  12-11. 

20.    liilk-pfor  ;  nic.ining.  house  of  Peor:  a  place 
in  Moab  noted  for  tiie  worship  of  Peor,  or  Raal. 
INSTRUCTI0y.S. 

3.  Wlien  men  refuse  to  take  warning  from  the 
destruction  of  others,  and  rush  on  in  the  same  course 
of  transgression,  they  may  expect  to  come  to  the 
same  dreadful  end. 

II.  No  human  arm  however  strong,  if  employed 
agrtinst  God,  can   ultimately  succeed.     God   may 
sutler  his  opposers  to  prosper  for  a  time,  while  he 
234 


Lord  your  God  hath  given  them  B.c.?5t?: 
beyond  .Jordan  :  a.nd' then  shall  ye  return 
every  man  unto  his  possession,  which  I 
have  given  you. 

21  "I  And  ''I  commanded  Joshua  at  that 
time,  saying,  Thine  eyes  liave  seen  all 
that  the  Loud  your  God  hath  done  unto 
these  two  kings:  so  shall  the  Loud  do  unto 
all  the  kingdoms  Avhither  thou  passcst. 

22  Ye  shall  not  'fear  them:  for  '"the 
Loud  your  God  he  shall  fight  for  you. 

23  And!  besought  tlie  Loud  at  that  time, 
saying, 

24  O  Lord  God,  thou  hast  begun  to  show 
thy  servant  thy  "greatness,  and  thy  mighty 
hand  :  for  what  "God  is  there  in  heaven 
or  in  earth,  that  can  do  accordiug  to  thy 
works,  and  according  to  thy  might? 

25  I  pray  thee,  let  me  go  over,  and  see 
the  fgood  land  that  is  beyond  Jordan,  that 
goodly  mountain,  and  Lebanon. 

2(j  But  the  1  Loud  was  wroth  with  me  for 
your  sakes,  and  would  not  hear  me  :  and 
the  Loud  said  unto  me.  Let  it  sutllce  thee; 
speak  no  more  unto  me  of  this  matter. 

27  Get  thee  up  into  the  top  of  JPisgah, 
and  lift  up  thine  eyes  westward,  and 
north  vvard,  and  southward,  and  eastward, 
and  behold  it  with  thine  eyes :  for  thou 
shalt  not  go  over  this  Jordan. 

28  Buf^charge  Joshua,  and  encourage  him, 
and  strengthen  liim:  for  he  shall  go  over 
before  this  people,  and  he  shall  cause  them 
to  inherit  the  land  which  tliou  shalt  see. 

29  So  we  abode  in  the  valley  over  against 
Beth-peor.' 

CIIAPTKR   IV. 

1  An  exhortation  lo  obedience.     41  Moses  ap]iointet)i 
tlie  three  cities  of  refuge  on  that  siJe  JorJan. 

TVTOW  therefore  hearken,  O  Lsrael,  unto 
_LN  the 'statutes  and  unto  the  judgments, 
which  I  teach  you,  for  to  "do  them,  that 


1  ::!0;  20:4;   Ex.  14:  14.     n  clmj 

11:2.     o  Ex.  1.'):  11  ; 

2S:im  7:22; 

I'sn.  71  :  HI;  HrtTS;  8H:6,8;    Is:i 

40  :  28 :   Dnn.  3  :  29. 

P  Ex.3:a 

q   Num.  20:  12;  27:13,14.     t  Or 

the  hill,     r  ,1,:,|..  1 

3S;  31  :3,7; 

Nnml)prs37:  18,  23.      «  cIkij..  4 

41).       t    Lev.  19:37 

Psa.  119:4. 

u  Elek.20:ll;  Hum.  10:. 5. 

waits  to  be  gracious;  but  if  his  goodness  does  not 
lead  them  to  repentance,  thev  will  perish. 

18.  However  great  the  elfbrts  of  the  people  of 
God  in  obedience  to  his  command,  their  successes 
are  to  be  ascribed  to  him,  not  to  their  own  wisdom, 
goodness,  or  power. 

20.  With  sue!)  earthly  good  things  .as  in  the  use 
of  proper  means  God  sees  fit  to  bestow,  we  should 
be  content,  and  pray  that  sucli  evils  as  our  sins  here 
bring  mion  us,  may  wean  us  from  the  world,  quicken 
ns  in  duty,  and  prepare  us  for  lieaven. 

28.  The  good  which  we  cannot  do  or  enjoy,  we 
should  rejoice  to  have  done  and  enjoyed  by  others ; 
and  we  should  be  really  in  all  proper  ways  to  aid 
them  in  doing  and  enjoying  it. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1.  Statutes  and — judgments  ;  the  laws  which 
God  gave  the  Israelites  concerning  his  worship 
and  their  social  and  civil  duties.     Ver.  14. 


Moses  exhorteth  the 


DEUTERONOMY   IV. 


people  to  obedience. 


B.c!'i4of'  ye  may  live,  and  go  in  and  possess 
the  land  which  the  Lord  God  of  your 
fathers  giveth  you. 

2  Ye"  shall  not  add  unto  the  word  which 
I  command  you,  neither  shall  ye  diminish 
aught  from  it,  that  ye  may  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  your  God  which 
I  command  you. 

3  Your  eyes  have  seen  what  the  Lord  did 
because  of  ''Baal-peor :  for  all  the  "=  men 
that  followed  Baal-peor,  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  destroyed  them  from  among  you. 

4  But  ye  that  did  '*  cleave  unto  the  Lord 
yourGod are  alive  every  oneof  you  thisday. 

5  Behold,  '"I  have  taught  you  statutes 
and  judgments,  even  as  the  Lord  my  God 
commanded  me,  that  ye  should  do  so  in 
the  land  whither  ye  go  to  possess  it. 

6  Keep  therefore  and  do  them;  for  this  is 
your  •"  wisdom  and  your  understanding  in 
the  sight  of  the  nations,  which  shall  hear  all 
these  statutes,  and  say,  ^ Surely  this  great 
nation  /.v  a  wise  and  understanding  people. 

7  For  what ''  nation  is  there  so  great,  who 
hath  God  .so  nigh  unto  them,  as  the  Lord 
our  God  is  in  all  things  that  we  call  upon 
him  fur  1 

8  And  what '  nation  is  there  so  great,  that 
hath  statutes  and  judgments  so  righteous 
as  all  this  law,  which  I  set  before  you 
this  day  1 

9  Only  take  heed  to  thyself,  and  Jkeep 
thy  soul  diligently,  ''lest  thou  forget  the 
things  which  thine  eyes  have  seen,  and 
lest  they  depart  from  thy  heart  all  the 
days  of  thy  life  ;  but '  teach  them  thy  sons, 
and  thy  sons'  sons ; 

10  Specially  the  ""day  that  thou  stoodest 
before  the  Lord  thy  God  in  Horeb,  when 
the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Gather  me  the  peo- 
ple together,  and  I  will  make  them  liearmy 
words,  that  they  may  learn  to  "  fear  me  all 
the  days  that  they  shall  live  upon  the  earth, 
and  that  they  may  teach  their  children. 

1 1  And  ye  came  near  and  stood  under 
the  mountain;  and  the  mountain  burned 
with  tire  unto  the  'midst  of  heaven,  with 
darkness,  clouds,  and  thick  darkness. 

12  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  you  out  of 
the  midst  of  the  fire:   ye  heard  the  voice 


»  chap.  12:32;  Rev. 22:18,19.  h  Num.2.->:  1-9;  Psa.  106:  28,2M. 
e  Nnm.2fi:64.  d  Joshua  2.1 :  8;  Aits  11:23.  e  Prov.  22  :  19,  20. 
f  .Iob28::R:  Psa.l9:7;  Ul:IO:  Prov.l:7.  6  Pan.  1 19:99.  h2S:im. 
7:2:i.  i  P...a.l47:19,20.  irrnv.4:13.  k  Prov.S:  1 ;  4:21.  1  chap. 
fi:7;Il:19:Psa.78:.V7iEpIi.6:4.  m  Kx.rhs.  19,20.  n  Eccl.  12:  l:i. 
*  Ufh. heart.     \  Hob.  tave  a  voice.     "  1  Kings,  19: 12;  Is.l.  30:21. 


3.  What  the  Lord  did;  Num.  25  : 1-9. 

6.  Yo7ir  wisdom  and  yoitr  understanding ; 
it  woiiUl  promote  their  reputation  for  wisdom  arid 
understanding  among  other  nations. 

10-1 :].   In  ITorrb:  E.v.  ciis.  19,  20. 

11.  Statitt-'s  and  judgments;  Ex.  21,  22,  2-3. 

19.  God  hath  divided :  he  liad  given  the  bene- 
fit of  tlie  heavenly  bodies  to  all  nations,  as  well  as 
to  the  Israelites. 


of  the  words,  but  saw  no  similitude ;  t  only 
ye  heard  a  "voice. 

13  And  he  declared  unto  you  his  cove- 
nant, which  he  commanded  you  to  per- 
form, even  p  ten  commandments ;  and  "i  he 
wrote  them  upon  two  tables  of  stone. 

14  Tl  And  the  ''Lord  commanded  me  at 
that  time  to  teach  you  statutes  and  judg- 
ments, that  ye  might  do  them  in  the  land 
whither  ye  go  over  to  possess  it. 

15  T.ake  •■'ye  therefore  good  heed  unto 
yourselves;  for  ye  saw  no  manner  of 'si- 
militude on  the  day  ^/t«M he  Lord  spake  unto 
you  in  Horeb  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire  ; 

1 6  Lest  ye  "  corrupt  yourselves,  and  make 
you  a  graven  image,  the  similitude  of  any 
figure,  the  "likeness  of  male  or  fciDale, 

17  The  likeness  of  any  ''beast  that  is  on 
the  earth,  the  likeness  of  any  winged  fowl 
that  llicth  in  the  air, 

18  The  likeness  of  any  thing  that  creep- 
cth  on  the  ground,  the  likeness  of  any  fish 
that  is  in  the  waters  beneath  the  earth: 

1 9  And  lest  thou  "  lift  up  thine  eyes  unto 
heaven,  and  when  thou  seest  the  sun,  and 
the  moon,  and  the  stars,  even  all  the  host 
of  heaven,  shouldest  be  driven  to*' worshfp 
them,  and  serve  them,  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  t  divided  unto  all  nations 
under  the  whole  heaven. 

20  But  the  Lord  hath  taken  you.  and 
brought  you  forth  outof  the 'iron  furnace, 
even  out  of  Egypt,  to  be  unto  him  a  peo- 
ple of  "inheritance,  as  ye  are  this  day. 

21  Furthcrmore''thc  Lord  was  angry  with 
me  for  your  sakes,  and  sware  that  I  should 
not  go  over Jordan,  and  that  I  should  not  go 
in  unto  that  good  land,  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee /or  an  inheritance: 

22  But  I  must  die  in  this  land,  I  must 
not  go  over  Jordan  :  but  ye  shall  go  over, 
and  possess  that  good  land. 

23  Take  '^heed  vinto  yourselves,  lest  ye 
forget  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  yourGod, 
which  he  made  with  you,  and  make  you 
a  graven  image,  or  the  likeness  of  any 
thing,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  for- 
bidden thee. 

24  For  the  Lord  thy  God  25  a  consuming 
fire,''  even  a  "'jealous  God. 


P  Ex. 34  :2a.  q  Ex. 31: 18.  r  Kx.  cli.  21,et<-.  >  .losli  2:!:  II;  P»ii. 
119:9.  tisa.  40:18.  iiEx.32:7.  »  Ex.  20 : 4,  .">.  wKom.l:2:v 
y.  .1ol>  31 :26,27.  y  th.ip.  17:3;  2Kings,  17:  IH.  J  Or,  imparted 
«  1  King.<,  8:.51;  .Ter.  11:4.  a  cliap.  9:  29;  32:9;  Eph.  1  ;  la 
b  Num.  20:12.  ever.  1.1,  Irt.  d  clj;»ii.  9:3;  Heb.  12:29.  «  Ex 
20 :  5 ;  N.ihum  1:2;  Zeph.  3 :  8. 


20.  The  iron  furnace  ;  the  great  oppression  and 
hardship  of  tlieir  state  of  bondage.  A  people  of  in- 
heritance; hispeculiarpenple,  and  heirs  of  his  favor. 

22.  This  land;  ver.  46. 

23.  The  covenant ;  E.x.  20  : 4.  5.  ^ 

24.  Consuming  fire — a  jealous  God ;  one  who 
is  greatly  displeased  with  those  who  give  to  others 
what  is  due  only  to  liimself,  and  if  they  do  not  re- 
pent, will  destroy  them.     Ver.  26. 

235 


Warning  against  idolatry.  DEUTERONOMY    IV 


Three  cities  of  refuge. 


and  children's  children,  and  ye  shall  liave  great  fire;  and  thou  heardet-t  his  words 
remained  long  in  the  land,  and  shall  cor-  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire. 
rupti/o»rsc/rf,v,  and  make  a  graven  image,  I  37  And  because  ihe  loved  thy  fathers, 
or  the  likeness  of  any  thing,  and  shall  do  therefore  he  chose  their  seed  after  them, 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  '  and  brongiit  thee  out  in  his  sight  with  his 
provoke'  him  to  anger;  j  mighty''  power  out  of  Egypt; 

26  I  ''call  heaven  and  eartli  to  witness  I  38  To  drive  out  nations  from  before  thee 
against  you  this  day,  that  ye  shall  soon  greater"  and  mightier  than  thou  art,  to 
utterly  perish  from  off  the  land  whereunto  bring  thee  in,  to  give  thee  their  land  for 
ye  go  over  Jordan  to  possess  it;  ye  shall  I  an  inheritance,  as  it  is  this  day. 

not  prolong  your  days  upon  it,  but  shall      39  Know  therefore  this  day,  and  'con- 
utterly  be  destroyed.  j  sider  it  in  thy  heart,  that  "the  Lord  he  is 

27  And  the  Lord  shall  "^scatter  you  God  in  heaven  above,  and  upon  the  earth 
among  the  nations,  and  ye  shall  be  left  beneath:  there  is  none  else. 


few  in  number  among  the  heathen,  whith- 
er the  Lord  shall  lead  you. 

28  And  ''there  ye  shall  serve  gods,  the 
work  of  mens  hands,  wood  and  stone,  which 


40  Thou  "shalt  keep  therefore  his  stat- 
utes, and  his  commandments,  wliieh  I 
command  thee  this  day,  that  it  may  go 
well"  with  thee,  and  with  tliv  children 


neither  see,  nor  hear,  nor  eat,  nor  smell.   !  after  thee,  and  that  thou  mayest  prolong 

29  But*"  if  from  thence  thou  slialt  aeek   thy  days  upon  tlie  earth,  which  the  Lord 
the  Lord  thy  God,  thou  shall  find  him,  if  thy  God  giveth  thee,  for  ever. 

thou  seek  him  with   ^all  thy  heart  and 
with  all  thy  soul. 

30  When  thou  art  in  tribulation,  and  all 
these  things  *are  come  upon  thee,  even  in 
the  s  latter  days,  if  thou  turn  to  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  shalt  be  obedient  unto  his  voice  ; 

31  (For  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a  '■  merciful 
God;)  he  will  not  forsake  thee,  neither 
destroy  thee,  nor  forget  the  covenant  of 
thy  fathers,  which  he  sware  unto  them. 

32  For  'ask  now  of  the  days  that  are 
past,  which  were  before  thee,  since  the 
day  that  God  created  man  upon  the  earth, 
and  ask  from  the  one  side  of  heaven  unto 
the  other,  whether  there  hath  been  any 
.w.ch  thing  as  this  great  thing  is,  or  hath 
been  heard  like  it? 

33  Did  ever  people  hear  the  voice  of  God 
speaking  out  of  the  midst  of  the  Jfire,  as 
thou  ha.-^t  heard,  and  live? 

34  Orhath  God  assayed  to  go  an// take  him 
a  nation  from  the  midst  of  anoiher  nation, 
by  I"  temptations,  by  'signs,  and  by  wonders, 
and  by  war,  and  by  a  '"mighty  hand,  and 
by  a"strctched-outarm,and  by  great  "ter- 
rors, according  to  all  that  the  Lord  your 
God  did  for  you  in  Egypt  before  your  eyes? 

35  Unto  thee  it  was  showed,  that  thou 
mightest  know  that  the  Loud  he  is  God; 
there  is  none  else  beside  him. 

36  Out  of  P  heaven  he  made  thee  to  hear 
his  voice,  that  he  might  instruct  thee  :  and 

•  SKinjn,  17:  17,  etc.:  I  Cor.  ]0:^.  k  clinp.  DO:  18,  1');  Ik,. 
1:1;  MIrali  6:2.  c  cli»|>.  28  :  tW-M  ;  Lev.  2li :  3.3  ;  Nell.  1  :  8  <> 
a  .ler.  IH:  1.3.  «  I-PV.  aii:^^,  40;  Jer.  3:l-2-U.  (  Joel  -2 :  1  i 
•  Hvb.  hnvt /nund  litre.  I!  Jer.  2.1 :  20.  h  Paulrn  1 16:fl  ;  .lonnli 
■4:2.  I.IotiH:«.  j  Ex.  19:  18,  19.  kcllBr.a9:3.  IE«.7:.3. 
■<  Exotlu.i  13:3.     n  Elodu9l>:6.     o  cbnp.  34 :  12.     pHeb.  1'2:2A. 

31.  The  covenant;  Lev.  26:42-^5;  Genesis 
15:1.1-21. 

34.  Assayed;  attempted.    Temptations ;  trials. 

35.  None  else  ;  no  other  living;  or  true  God. 

36.  Ilis  great  fire;  Ex.  19:9-19. 

23(i 


4 1  *\\  Then  Moses  severed  three  cities  on 
this  side  Jordan  toward  the  sunrising; 

42  That  ''the  slayer  might  flee  thither, 
which  should  kill  his  neighbor  unawares, 
and  hated  him  not  in  times  past ;  and  that 
fleeing  unto  one  of  these  cities  he  might  live : 

43  Namely,  ^  Bezer  in  the  wilderness,  in 
the  plain  country,  of  the  Reubcnites  ;  and 
Ramoth  in  Gilead,  of  the  Gadites;  and 
Golan  in  Bashan,  of  the  Manassites. 

44  TI  And  this  is  the  law  which  Moses 
set  before  the  children  of  Israel : 

45  These  are  the  ^testimonies,  and  tin- 
statutes,"  and  the  ''judgments,  which  ]\Io- 
ses  spake  unto  the  children  of  Lsrael, 
after  they  came  forth  out  of  Egypt, 

46  On  this  side  Jordan,  in  tlie  ''valley 
over  against  Bcth-peor,  in  the  land  of  Si- 
hon  king  of  the  Amorites,  who  dwelt  at 
Heshbon,  whom  Moses  and  the  children 
of  Israel  ^  smote,  after  they  were  come 
forth  out  of  Egypt; 

47  And  they  possessed  his  land,  and  the 
land  of  Og  king  of  Bashan,  two  kings  of 
the  Amorites,  which  ivere  on  this  side  Jor- 
dan toward  the  sunrising; 

48  From  "Aroer,  which  is  by  the  bank 
of  the  river  Arnon,  even  unto  mount  Sion. 
which  is  '^Ilermon. 

49  And  all  the  plain  on  this  side  Jordan 
eastward,  even  unto  the  sea  of  the  plain, 
under  the  « springs  of  Pisgah. 

q  <li:ip.  10  :  \h  ;  .ler.  31:3.  r  Eioilus  13  :  3,  9,  14.  •  rliap.  7:1; 
9:1.2.  I  I.:,.  1:3;  Ho»e.i  7:2.  "  .losli.  2:11;  1  Chron,  29 :  1 1 
»I.ev.22:31.  w  dmp.  5  :  Iti;  Epli.H:.3.  xcliap.l9:4;  Num. 
.3fi:ll.  y  Jo-ihiia  20  :  8.  iPsa.  119:2.  •Psn.  119:S.  b  P».i. 
119:7.  crhiip.3:2U.  H  cliap.  1  :  4;  Num.  21  :24,  etc.  f  chap. 
2  :  36.     f  Pa.T.  133  :  a      c  clinp.  3:17. 

41.  Sei^ered ;  set  apart. 

48.  Siou;  called  .ilso  Sirion,  which  was  another 
name  for  Hermon.     Chap.  3  :  8,  9. 

40.  Sea  of  the  plaiji ;  the  Dead  sea.  Chap 
3:17. 


Moses  rehearsetk 


DEUTERONOMY   V. 


the  ten  comnmndmenti. 


J:c",r-         CHAPTER   V. 

1  The  covenant  in  Horeb.  6  The  ten  commandments. 
22  At  the  people's  request  Moses  receivelh  the  law 
from  God. 

AND  Moses  called  all  Israel,  and  said 
unto  them,  Hear,  O  Israel,  the  stat- 
utes and  judgments  which  I  speak  in  your 
ears  this  day,  that  ye  may  learn  them,  and 
keep*  and  do  them. 

2  The  Lord  our  God  made  a  *  covenant 
with  us  in  Horeb. 

3  The  Lord  made  not  this  covenant  with 
our  fathers,  but  with  ''us,  even  us,  who 
are  all  of  us  here  alive  this  day. 

4  The  "^  Lord  talked  with  you  face  to  face 
in  the  mount  out  of  ihe  midst  of  the  fire, 

5  (I  ''stood  between  the  Lord  and  you  at 
that  time,  to  show  you  the  word  of  the 
Lord  ;  for  ye  were  afraid  by  reason  of  the 
fire,  and  went  not  up  into  the  mount,) 
saying, 

6  T[I  ^am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  from 
the  house  of  t  bondage. 

7  Thou  ""slialt  have  none  other  gods  be- 
fore me. 

8  Thou  s  shalt  not  make  thee  any  graven 
image,  or  any  likeness  of  any  thing  that  is 
in  heaven  above,  or  that  is  in  the  earth 
beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  waters  beneath 
the  earth : 

9  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself  unto 


*  Heb.  keep  to  do  them,  a  Ex.  19  r  5-8;  Heb.  8  :  9.  b-  c}iap. 
29:10-15.  c  Ex.  19:9,  l«,  19:  20:18-M.  A  Ex.  24  :  2,  3  ;  G:tl. 
3:19.  <  Ex.  2a:-2-17;  I's:ilm  81  :  10.  i  lleh.  servantt.  f  Mat. 
4:10.     B  cUap.  4  :  I.V19.      h  Ex.  34:14.      i  Ex.  34  :  7;  Jer.  32  :  18; 


INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Obeii'.ence  to  the  laws  of  God  is  required  by 
interest  as  well  as  by  duty. 

2.  We  should  take  the  testimony  of  God  in  his 
word  as  he  has  given  it,  and  not  be  disposed  in 
any  respect  to  alter  it. 

4.  God  often  makes  a  difference  in  this  world 
between  the  righteous  and  the  wicked,  and  shows 
by  his  providence  that  godliness  with  contentment 
is  great  g.iin.     1  Tim.  1:8;  6:6. 

6.  Obedience  to  God  is  the  height  of  human  wis- 
dom, and  all  who  neglect  his  commandments  are 
guilty  of  the  greatest  folly.     Psa.  14 :  1. 

10.  The  object  of  God  in  the  revelation  of  him- 
self, is  not  only  to  lead  the  present  generation  to 
love  and  serve  him,  but  also  to  communicate  a 
knowledge  of  !iis  will  to  their  children  and  children's 
cliildren,  and  thus  perpetuate  to  all  generations  a 
people  to  his  praise. 

16.  Men  arc  strongly  inclined  to  corrupt  them- 
selves by  worshipping  idols;  serving  the  creature 
and  neglecting  (he  Cieator. 

S'i.  True  benevolence  will  teach  a  man  earnestly  to 
desire  and  diligently  to  labor,  tiiat  blessings  of  which 
he  is  deprived  may,  if  consistent,  be  given  to  others. 

23.  Men  should  be  very  careful  to  avoid  every 
species  of  idolatry,  and  all  appearance  of  worship- 
ping images,  or  giving  th;it  honor  to  them  which 
belongs  only  to  God. 

26.  However  great  the  goodness  of  God  to  any 
people,  without  obedience  to  Iiis  laws  they  cannot 
prosper,  but  will  become  as  distinguished  for  their 
calamities  as  they  have  been  for  his  favors. 

16 


them,  nor  serve  them  :  for  I  the  Lord  thy 
God  am  a  ''jealous  God,  'visiting  the  in- 
iquity of  the  fathers  upon  the  children 
unto  the  third  and  fourth  generation  of 
them  that  hate  me, 

10  And  showing  mercy  unto  thousands 
of  them  that  love  me  and  keep  my  com- 
mandments. 

1 1  Thou  '  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  tho 
Lord  thy  God  in  vain  :  for  the  Lord  will 
not  hold  him  guiltless  that  taketh  his  name 
in  vain. 

12  Keep''  the  sabbath-day  to  sanctify  it, 
as  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  commanded 
thee. 

13  Six  days  thou  shalt  labor,  and  do  all 
thy  Avork : 

14  But  the  seventh  day  is  the  'sabbath 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  :  in  it  thou  shalt  not 
do  any  work,  thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy 
daughter,  nor  thy  man-servant,  nor  thy 
maid-servant,  nor  thine  ox,  nor  thine  ass, 
nor  any  of  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger 
that  is  within  thy  gates  ;  that  thy  ""man- 
servant and  thy  maid-servant  may  rest  as 
well  as  thou. 

1 5  And  "  remember  that  thou  wast  a  ser- 
vant in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  that  tho 
Lord  thy  God  brought  thee  out  thence 
through  a  mighty  hand  and  by  a  stretched- 
out  arm :  therefore  the  Lord  thy  God 
commanded  thee  to  keep  the  sabbath-day. 


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n  Exodus  23  : 1 

2. 

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15 

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16 

I'J; 

24: 

8,  2. 

31.  However  great  have  been  the  iniquities  of 
individuals  or  nations,  and  however  dreadful  their 
sufferings,  if  they  repent  and  turn  heartily  to  thi' 
Lord,  he  will  have  mercy  upon  them,  and  abun- 
dantly pardon.     Isa.  55 :  7. 

37.  The  piety  of  parents  is  often  the  means  of 
great  blessings  to  their  children;  and  if  they  are 
led  to  imitate  their  parents  in  loving  and  serving 
God,  their  ble.ssings  will  be  eternal. 

40.  All  who  wisely  regard  their  own  interes-',  or 
that  of  their  posterity,  will  hearken  diligently  to  the 
voice  of  God,  and  heartily  obey  his  commands. 

CHAPTER  V. 

2.  In  Ilorch  ;  Ex.  19 :  3-6. 

3.  Our  fathrrs  ;  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob. 

5.  Any  graven  image,  or  any  likeness;  to 
bow  down  to,  adore,  or  worship. 

11.  1)1  vain;  without  good  reason. 

12.  AstJieLord—comnianded;  Ex.  20:8-11. 
15.    Therefore  the  Lord  —  comvianded;    this 

was  to  the  Israelites  a  reason,  in  addition  to  that 
mentioned  Ex.  20:11.  why  they  should  keep  th<i 
Sabbath;  and  especially  why  their  servants  should 
enjoy  its  rest  and  privileges. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
1.  The  great  object  of  attending  to  and  becoming 
acquainted  with  the  laws  of  God  should  be,  that  we 
may  obey  them. 

6.  The  Lord  ever  speaks  to  his  people  as  if  their 
deliverance  from  bond;ige  was  a  great  .and  precious 
blessing,  and  one  which  laid  them  under  new  and 
peculiar  obligations  to  love  and  serve  him. 

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TTie  manner  of  giving 


DEUTERONOMY   VI. 


the  law  to  the  people. 


16  ^  Honor*  thy  father  and  thy  mother, 
as  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  commanded 
thee;  that  thy  ""days  may  be  prolonged, 
and  that  it  may  go  well  with  thee,  in 
the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  givcth 
thee. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  '=kill. 

1 8  Neither  shalt  thou  commit  ^  adultery. 

19  Neither  shalt  thou  ''.steal. 

20  Neither  shalt  thou  bear  "" false  wit- 
ness against  thy  neighbor. 

21  Neither  shalt  thou  desire  Ihy  neigh- 
bor's wife,  neither  shalt  thou  s covet  thy 
neighbor's  house,  his  field,  or  his  man- 
servant, or  his  maid-servant,  his  ox,  or  his 
ass,  or  any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbor's. 

22  1[  Tliese  words  the  Lord  spake  unto 
all  your  assembly  in  the  mount  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  fire,  of  the  cloud,  and  of  the 
thick  darkness,  with  a  great  voice;  and 
he  added  no  more.  And  ''  he  wrote  them 
in  two  tables  of  stone,  and  delivered  them 
unto  me. 

23  And  'it  came  to  pass,  when  ye  heard 
the  voice  out  of  the  mid.st  of  the  darkness, 
for  the  mountain  did  burn  with  fire,  that 
ye  came  near  unto  me,  even  all  the  heads 
of  your  tribes,  and  your  elders ; 

24  And  ye  said,  Behold,  the  Lord  our 
God  hath  showed  us  his  glory  and  his 
greatness,  and  we  have  heard  his  voice 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire :  we  have  seen 
this  day  that  God  doth  talk  with  man, 
and  J  he  liveth. 

25  Now  ''therefore  why  should  we  die? 
for  this  great  fire  will  consume  us  :  if  we 
hear*  the  voice  of  the  Lord  our  God  any 
more,  then  we  shall  die. 

26  For  who  is  there  q/all  flesh,  that  hath 
heard  the  voice  of  the  living  God  speak- 
ing out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  as  wc  have, 
and  lived'? 

27  (^<o  thou  near,  and  hear  all  that  the 
Lord  our  (jod  shall  say  ;  and  '  speak  thou 
unto  us  all  that  the  Lord  our  God  sliall  speak 
unto  thee ;  and  we  will  hear  it,  and  do  it. 

•  T,i-r.T<lT3;  Hint.  ir.:4-K:  Kpli.  fi :  l-r).  b  clrip;!^  4n.^~MTt. 
(S:21,«i.  ■!  rrov.  K:3-2,X1;  M.lt.  ft:  27,28  ;  .Ins.  2;  II.  o  Kom.l:!: !); 
Kpll.<:2R,  fMill.:i:6.  t  Hab.  2  :  !>l  I.llke  12:  l.S;  Uoin.  7:  7; 
Heb.  i:i:.>i.  hKx.3l:l8.  i  p;x.  20: 18,  IH.  j  chap.  4: 33:  Jiid'. 
13:22.    kohnp.lR:lH.    »  Heli.n</d«u/ie«r.    lHeb.l2:19.    m  oh.i|>. 

14.  Servants  as  well  as  m.^sters  have  an  inalien- 
able ri;;ht,  and  it  is  their  inilispensaWe  duty,  to  rest 
from  tlieir  labors  on  the  Sabbath,  and  to  keep  it 
holy  ;  and  masters  are  s.aoredly  bound  to  grant  ser- 
vants liberty  and  opportunity  for  this. 

l."}.  The  giving  of  a  new  rc.%son  why  men  should 
perform  a  duty,  is  no  evidence  that  the  duty  was 
not  binding  before  that  reason  was  given  or  even 
existed ;  nor  that  there  are  not  many  other  reasons 
for  the  performance  of  the  duty.     Chap.  24  :  17,  18 

16.  I'ew  duties  are  more  intimately  connected 
with  or  essential  to  the  prosperity  of  children,  than 
a  kind,  affectionate,  hearty  obedience  to  their  parents. 

21.  It  is  wrong  not  only  to  t.ake  what  we  ought 
not  to  have,  but  even  to  desire  it. 

22.  The  obligations  expressed  in  the  ten  com- 

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B.  C.  U61. 

of  your  words,  when  ye  spake  unto  me; 
and  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  I  have  heard 
the  voice  of  the  words  of  this  people,  which 
they'"  have  spoken  unto  thee:  they  have 
well  said  all  that  they  have  spoken. 

29  Oh  "that  there  were  such  a  heart  in 
them,  that  they  would  fear  me,  and  "keep 
all  my  commandments  always,  tliat  Pit 
might  be  well  with  them,  and  with  their 
children  for  ever! 

.30  Go  say  to  them,  Get  you  into  your 
tents  again. 

31  But  as  for  thee,  stand  thou  here  by 
me,  and  '^l  will  speak  unto  thee  all  the 
commandments,  and  the  statutes,  and  the 
judgments,  which  thou  shalt  teach  them, 
that  they  may  do  them  in  the  land  which 
I  give  them  to  possess  it. 

32  Ye  shall  observe  to  do  therefore  as 
the  Lord  your  God  hath  commanded  you: 
ye  shall  not  turn  'aside  to  the  right  hand 
or  to  the  left. 

33  Yc  shall  walk  in  ' all  the  ways  which 
the  Lord  your  God  hath  commanded  you, 
that  ye  may  live,  and  that  it  maybe  'well 
with  you,  and  that  ye  may  prolong  your 
days  in  the  land  which  ye  shall  possess. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  The  end  of  the  law  is  obedience.     3  An  exhortation 
thereto. 

"IVTOW  these  arc  the  commandments,  the 
_l\  statutes,  and  the  judgments,  which 
the  Lord  your  God  commanded  to  teach 
you,  that  ye  might  "do  them  in  the  land 
whither  yc  tgo  to  possess  it: 

2  That  thou  mightesffear  the  Lord  thy 
God,  to  keep  all  his  statutes  and  his  com- 
mandments, which  I  command  thee,  thou, 
and  thy  son,  and  thy  son's  son,  all  the 
days  of  thy  life;  and  that  thy  days  may 
be  "prolonged. 

3  11  Hear  therefore,  0  Israel,  and  ob- 
serve to  do  it;  that  it  may  be  '  well  with 
thee,  and  that  ye  may  increase  mightily, 


18:17. 

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2.     X 

Keel. 

8:12;   Is.l. 

3:10. 

mands  which  were  written  by  God  on  tables  of 
stone,  are  mor.al :  they  arise  from  the  nature  of  men, 
and  their  relations  to  God  and  their  fellow-men  ; 
and  are  binding  upon  all  who  know  them,  in  all  ages 
and  in  all  countries. 

.33.  Obedience  to  all  the  commands  of  God  is 
conducive  to  the  highest  good  of  men,  in  this  world 
as  well  as  in  the  world  to  come. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1.  Cominaii/inieiits — .statutes — jiids'meuts  ; 
in  this  and  .some  other  places,  cominandiiients  seem 
to  mean  the  moral  law,  statutes  the  ceremonial,  and 
judgments  the  judicial,  or  civil  law.  In  other  c.ises 
they  h;ive  a  more  gencr.al  meaning,  ;ind  compre- 
hend the  whole  of  God's  commandments. 


An  exhortation 


DEUTERONOMY  VI, 


to  obedience. 


tc.'m^:  as  the  "Lord  God  of  thy  fathers 
hath  promised  thee,  in  the  land  that  flow- 
eth  with  milk  and  honey. 

4  Hear, ''  0  Israel :  The  Lord  our  God  is 
one*^  Lord  : 

5  And  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God 
with  *  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul, 
and  with  all  thy  might. 

6  And  these  words,  which  I  command 
thee  this  day,  shall  be  in  thy  ''heart: 

7  And  thou  shalt  *tcach  them  diligently 
unto  thy  '"children,  and  shalt  talk  of  them 
when  thou  sittest  in  thy  house,  and  w4ien 
thou  walkest  by  the  way,  and  when  thou 
liest  down,  and  when  thou  risest  up. 

8  And  thou  shalt  ^bind  them  for  a  sign 
upon  thy  hand,  and  they  shall  be  as  front- 
lets between  thine  eyes. 

9  And  thou  shalt  ''write  them  upon  the 
posts  of  thy  house,  and  on  thy  gates. 

10  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  have  brought  thee  into  the  land 
which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers,  to  Abra- 
ham, to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  to  give  thee 
great  and  goodly  cities,  which  thou  'build- 
edst  not, 

1 1  And  houses  full  of  all  good  things, 
^which  thou  fiUedst  not,  and  wells  digged, 

which  thou  diggedst  not,  vineyards  and 
olive-trees,  which  thou  plantedst  not ;  when 
thou  shalt  have  eaten  and  be  full ; 

12  Then  beware  lest  thou  forget  the 
Lord,  which  brought  thee  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  t  bondage. 

13  Thou  i  shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
serve  him,  and  shalt  "^  swear  by  his  name. 

14  Ye  'shall  not  go  after  other  gods,  of 
the  gods  of  the  people  which  are  round 
about  you ; 

15  For  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a  ""jealous 


•  Gen.2-2;I7.  b  Mark  1-2  :  29-3-2;  .7olinl7:3:  ICor.  8:4,  B. 
c  2  Kings.  19  ;!.';.  cl  2  Kings,  23  :  25.  t  Prov.  2  :  10,  11  ;  3:3,5. 
»  Heb.  whrt,  m  tharpen.  I  clmp.  11:19;  Psa.  -8:4-fi:  Eph.  6:4. 
EProv.fi:21;  7:3.  h  H.ib.2:2.  i  Jnsll.  24  :  13;  Psa.  10.j:44. 
f  Heh.  bondmen,  or  servants,  i  c-liap.  10: 12,  20.  k  Isa.Ad:]^; 
Jer.  6:2;   12:  IB.      l.Ier.  25:6.      m  ExoJus  20:  .5.      n  Amos  3:  2. 


8.  Bind  thein  for  a  sign  ;  take  such  measures 
as  will  m.ake  you  familiarly  acquainted  with  and 
mindful  of  tliciii. 

13.  Swear  bi/  his  name  ;  in  taking  an  oath  on 
any  proper  occasion,  they  were  not  to  appeal  to  idols 
or  false  a;ods,  but  only  to  Jehovah. 

14.  TJie  gods  of  the  people  ;  idols  and  imaginary 
deities. 

16.  As  ye  temjyted  him  in  Massah  ;  Exodus 
17:2-7. 

20.   Testimonies ;  commandments.     Ver.  1. 

25.  Our  righteousness  ;  by  observing  and  doing 
with  a  proper  spirit  what  G-od  commanded,  they 
would  for  Christ's  sake  be  accepted  and  treated  as 
righteous. 

l.\STRUCTIOi\S. 

3.  The  commandments  of  God  are  all  suited  to 
promote  industry,  economy,  temperance,  and  all 
those  virtues  which  are  conducive  to  health,  long 
life,  wealth,  and  happiness. 

4.  Though  G-od  is  revealed  as  existing  in  three 
persons,  yet  is  he  one  Jehovah. 


God  among  "you;  lest  the  "anger  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  be  kindled  against  thee,  and 
destroy  thee  from  oft'  the  face  of  the  earth. 

16  ^Ye  P  shall  not  tempt  the  Lord  your 
God,  as  ye  tempted  him  in  i  Massah. 

17  Ye  shall  diligently  ''keep  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  your  God,  and 
his  testimonies,  and  his  statutes,  which 
he  hath  commanded  thee. 

18  And  nhou  shalt  do  that  which  is  right 
and  good  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord;  that 
it  may  be  well  with  thee,  and  that  thou 
mayest  go  in  and  possess  the  good  land 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers, 

19  To  *cast  out  all  thine  enemies  from 
before  thee,  as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

20  And  when  thy  son  asketh  thee  tin 
time  to  come,  saying,  "What  mean  the  tes- 
timonies, and  the  statutes,  and  the  judg- 
ments, which  the  Lord  our  God  hath  com- 
manded you"? 

21  Then  thou  shalt  say  unto  thy  son, 
We  were  Pharaoh's  bondmen  in  Egypt; 
and  the  Lord  brought  us  out  of  Egypt 
with  a  mighty  hand  : 

22  And  the  Lord  showed  "signs  and 
wonders,  great  and  ^sore,  upon  EgypL 
upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  house- 
hold, before  our  eyes : 

23  And  he  brought  us  out  from  thence, 
that  he  might  bring  vis  in,  to  give  us  the 
land  which  he  sware  unto  our  fathers. 

24  And  the  Lord  commanded  us  to  do 
all  these  statutes,  to  "fear  the  Lord  our 
God,  for  our  "good  always, that  he  might 
preserve^  us  alive,  as  it  is  at  this  day. 

25  And  it  shall  be  our  ^righteousness, 
if  we  observe  to  do  all  these  command- 
ments before  the  Lord  our  God,  as  he  hath 
commanded  us. 


o  clinp.  7:4;  2Cliron.  36:  16.  P  Mat  4  :  7.  q  Exodus  17  :  2,  T; 
lOor.  10:9.  rl'sa.  119:4.  >  chap.  12  :  28;  Ex.  15  :  26.  t  Num. 
.33:  ,52,  S3.  ±  Heh.  tomorrow^  u  Ex.  13:14.  »  Ex.  cli.s.  7-li; 
Ps.T.  135:9.  \Heb.evil.  w  ver.  2.  i  chap.  10  :  13  ;  .lob  35:  7,8; 
Jer.32:39.  yP8alm41:2i  Prov.22:4.  i  chap.  24: 13;  Ram. 
10:3,5. 


9.  All  are  bound  to  become  familiarly  acquainted 
with  the  commands  of  G-od,  in  order  that  through 
divine  aid  they  may  habitually  and  heartily  obey 
them. 

12.  G-reat  prosperity,  though  it  comes  from  G-od, 
is  apt,  through  the  wickedness  of  men,  to  lead  them 
to  forget  and  rebel  against  him. 

21.  Children  are  naturally  inquisitive,  and  parents 
should  delight  to  communicate  to  them  the  infor- 
mation they  need;  especially  with  regard  to  the 
character,  works,  and  w.ays  of  God,  that  they  may 
understand  and  do  his  will. 

23.  The  land  of  Canaan,  of  which  the  children 
of  Israel  at  the  command  of  God  took  po:isession, 
was  his  gift  to  them.  In  taking  it  from  the  Canaan- 
ites  and  giving  it  to  the  Israelites,  he  only  did  what 
he  saw  to  be  best  with  his  own. 

2-5.  The  way  for  men  to  be  treated  for  Christ's 
sake  as  righteous,  is  to  obey  God  ;  and  tliey  can 
have  no  evidence  that  they  are  accepted  of  him,  any 
further  than  they  are  disposed  to  keep  his  com- 
mandments. 

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TTie  Canaanitcs  are 


DEUTERONOMY  VII. 


to  be  destroyed. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

I  All  communion  -n-ith  the  nations  is  forbidden,  4  for 
fear  of  idolatry,  6  for  the  holiness  of  the  people.  0  for 
the  nature  of  God  in  his  rnercy  and  justice,  1 7  for  the 
assuredne<<s  of  victory  which  God  will  give  over  them. 

"TTrHEN  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bring 
VV  thee  into  the  land  whither  thou  go- 
est  to  possess  it,  and  hath  cast  "out  many 
nations  before  thee,  the  ''Hittitcs,  and  the 
Girgashites,  and  the  Amoritcs,  and  the 
Canaanites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the 
Hivitcs,  and  the  Jebusites,  seven  nations 
greater  and  mightier  than  thou; 

2  And  when  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  de- 
liver them  before  thee;  thou  shalt  smite 
them,  and  "^utterly  destroy  them;  thou 
shalt  make  no  covenant  with  them,  nor 
show  mercy  unto  them : 

3  Neither  shalt  thou  ''make  marriages 
with  them ;  thy  daughter  thou  shalt  not 
give  unto  his  son,  nor  his  daughter  shalt 
thou  take  unto  thy  son. 

4  For  they  will  turn  away  thy  son  from 
following  me.  that  they  may  serve  other 
gods:  so  will  the  anger  of  the  Loud  be 
kindled  against  you,  and  destroy  thee  sud- 
denly. 

5  But  thus  shall  ye  deal  with  them  ;  ye 
shall  destroy  their  altars,  and  break  down 
their  *images,  and  cut  down  their  groves, 
and  burn  their  graven  images  wnth  fire. 

6  For  thou  art  a  "  holy  people  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God:  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
chosen  thee  to  be  a  '^special  people  unto 
himself,  above  all  people  that  are  upon 
the  face  of  the  earth. 

7  The  Lord  did  not  set  his  love  upon 
you,  nor  choose  you,  because  ye  were 
more  in  number  than  any  people;  for  ye 
were  the  ^ fewest  of  ail  people: 

8  But  because  the  Lord  loved  you, and 
because  he  would  keep  the  ''oath  which  he 
had  sworn  unto  your  fathers,  hat  h  the  Lord 
brought '  you  out  with  a  mighty  hand,  and 
redeemed  you  out  of  the  J  house  of  bondmen, 
from  the  hand  of  I'haraoh  king  of  Egypt. 

9  Know  therefore  that  the  Lord  Ihy 
God,  lie  is  (Jod,  the  ''  faithful '  God,  which 
keepeth  covenant  and  mercy  with  them 
that  love  him  and  keep  his  commandments 
to  a  thousand  generations; 

10  And  '"  repayelh  them  thathate  him  to 
their  face,  to  destroy  them  :  he  will  not  be 


«  Pun.  41:2.  :i.     h  C.cn  l.i:  1!>--2I.     tNu 

n.:i:) :;..'.    .1  Kira 'i :  1 , -2. 

*  Ueh.  ttnfues,  or  pilturM,      «  rlmp.  H  :  ■; 

K>.  Ifl:«.      f  1  IVt.T, 

«t<).      f  thnn.  10:  iZ.       h  Oen.  '22:  lit,  17 
12:41, «.      J  Ex.  13:3,  14;  20:3.      kU:i 

t.iiki"  1  :72,  73.      i  Kx. 

nil  4!l:7;  1  Cor.  10:  13; 

« Tliew.  .3:3;    1  .lolm,  1:9.      1    Nell.  1  :  ft ; 

Diiniel  !l;  4.      m  clinp. 

CHAPTER  VII. 
2.  Th'iu  xhah  smite  thriii,  and  vtterhj  destroy 
them;  tlie  Israelites  wcrr  tlie  executioners  ofdivine 
justice  upon  the  0:i.n:ianite.';  for  llieir  sins. 

7.   F<'west  of  (ill :   wlieu  (joil  seleoteil  them  ,inil 
made  promises  to  .-Mir.iliani  .nnd  hi-"  seed,  they  were 
very  few;  nor  did  thev  so  greatly  increase  till  ne:ir 
210 


slack  to  him  that  hatcth  him,  ho  *»."  f^ 
will  repay  hifti  to  his  face. 

11  Thou  shalt  therefore  keep  the  com- 
mandments, and  the  statutes,  and  the 
judgments,  which  I  command  thee  thi.s 
day,  to  do  them. 

12  ^Wherefore  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
ift  ye  "hearken  to  these  judgments,  and 
keep  and  do  them,  that  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  keep  unto  thee  the  covenant  and  the 
mercy  which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers : 

13  And  he  will  love  thee,  and  bless  thee, 
and  multiply  thee:  he  will  also  bless  the 
fruit  of  thy  womb,  and  the  fruit  of  thy 
land,  thy  corn,  and  thy  wine,  and  thine 
oil,  the  increase  of  thy  kine,  and  the  flocks 
of  thy  sheep,  in  the  land  which  he  sware 
unto  thy  fathers  to  give  thee. 

14  Thou  shalt  be  blessed  above  all  peo- 
ple: there  "shall  not  be  male  or  female 
barren  among  you,  or  among  your  cattle. 

15  And  the  Lord  will  take  away  from 
thee  all  sickness,  and  will  put  none  of  the 
evil  P  diseases  of  Egypt,  which  thou  know- 
est,  upon  thee;  but  will  lay  Ihcm  upon 
all  ihcm  that  hate  thee. 

16  And  thou  shalt  consume  all  the  peo- 
ple which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  deliver 
thee;  thine  ^eye  shall  have  no  pity  upon 
them  :  neither  shalt  thou  serve  their  gods ; 
for  that  will  he  a  "^ snare  unto  thee. 

17  If  thou  shalt  say  m  thy  heart.  These 
nations  arc  more  than  I;  how  can  I  dis- 
possess themi 

18  Thou  "shalt  not  be  afraid  of  them: 
hnl  shalt  well  'remember  what  the  Lord 
thy  (Jod  did  unto  IMiaraoh,  and  unto  all 
Egypt ; 

19  The  great  "temptations  which  thine 
eyes  saw,  and  the  signs,  and  the  wonders, 
and  the  mighty  hand,  and  the  stretched- 
out  arm,  whereby  the  Lord  thy  God 
brought  thee  out :  so  "  shall  the  Lord  thy 
God  do  unto  all  the  people  of  whom  thou 
art  afraid. 

20  Moreover  the  Lord  thy  God  will  send 
the  "hornet  among  them,  until  they  that 
are  left,  and  hide  themselves  from  thee, 
be  destroyed. 

21  Thou  shnlt  not  be  atfrighted  at  them  : 
for  the  Lord  thy  (lod  is  among  you,  a 
miahty"  (Jod  and  terrible. 

22  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  tput  out 


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the  time  of  their  deliverance  from  Egypt. 
7:17. 

10.   Repay  liiin    to   Itis    face;    promptly    and 
openly  punish  liiin. 

10.   ('i>iisiimc  nil  tlie  people  ;  destroy  them. 

in.   Temptations ;  trials,  with  wliich  God  visited 
rii.ir.toh. 


Obedience  ur^cd from 


DEUTERONOMY    VIII.  regard  of  Godh  mer  da. 


U.  C.  1451 

and  little :  thou  mayest  not  consume  them 
at  once,  lest  the  beasts  of  the  field  increase 
upon  thee. 

23  But  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  deliver 
them  *unto  thee,  and  .shall  destroy  them 
with  a  mighty  destruction,  until  they  be 
destroyed. 

24  And  he  shall  deliver  their  ^  kings  into 
thy  hand,  and  thou  shalt  destroy  their 
name  from  "^ under  heaven:  there  ''shall 
no  man  be  able  to  stand  before  thee,  until 
thou  have  destroyed  them. 

25  The  graven  images  of  their  gods  .shall 
ye  "  burn  with  fire  :  thou  shalt  not  '^desire 
the  silver  or  gold  that  is  on  them,  nor  take 
it  unto  thee,  lest  thou  be  s  snared  therein  : 
for  it  is  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

26  Neither ''shalt  thou  bring  an  abomi- 
nation into  thy  house,  lest  thou  be  a  cursed 
thing  like  it :  but  thou  shalt  utterly  detest 
it,  and  thou  shalt  utterly  abhor  it;  for  it 
is  a  'cursed  thing. 

CHAPTER    VIII. 

An  exhortation  to  obedience  in  regard  of  God's  dealing 
with  them. 

ALL  -ithe  commandments  which  I  com- 
mand thee  this  day  shall  ''ye  observe 
to  do,  that  ye  may  live,  and  multiply,  and 
go  in  and  possess  the  land  which  the  Lord 
sware  unto  your  fathers. 

2  And  thou  shalt  remember  all  the  way 
which  the  Lord  thy  (Jod  led  thee  these 
forty 'years  inthe"' wilderness,  to  humble 
thee,"  and  to  "prove  thee,  to  Pknow  what 
was  in  thy  heart,  whether  thou  wouldest 
keep  his  commandments,  or  tio. 

3  And  he  humbled  thee,  and  suffered 
thee  to  hunger,  and  fed  thee  with  "i  man- 
na, which  thou  kncwest  not,  neither  did 
thy  fathers  know- ;  that  he  might  make 
thee   know  that  ■'man  doth  not  live  bv 


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Vi.  An  abomination  ;  having  been  \ised  in  idol 
worship,  the  Israelites  were  lo  treat  it  with  abhor- 
rence, as  a  testimony  against  that  sin. 
TN.STRI'CTIONS. 

2.  In  putting  men  to  death  according  to  God's 
directions,  it  is  not  needful  or  right  to  hate  them,  or 
have  any  unkind  feelings  towards  them;  .^nd  the 
idea  that  capital  punishments  spring  from  or  imply 
any  such  feelings,  is  a  great  mistake. 

4.  Chosen  and  intimate  connections  with  the 
openly  wicked  increase  our  danger  of  being  drawn 
into  sin,  and  should  be  carofuily  avoided. 

9.  The  Lord  will  be  faithful  in  fulfiUinghis  prom- 
ises to  the  righteous,  and  in  executing  his  tlireaten- 
ings  again^^t  the  wicked. 

14.  Obediance  to  God  will  procure  the  greatest 
blessings  for  this  life  and  the  life  to  come. 

23.  Things  which  are  done  by  God's  direction, 
and  which  take  place  under  his  guiding  and  all- 


bread  only,  but  by  every  'word  that  pro- 
ceedcth  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  doth 
man  live. 

4  Thy  'raiment  waxed  not  old  upon 
thee,  neither  did  thy  foot  swell,  these  forty 
years. 

5  Thou  shalt  also  consider  in  thy  heart, 
that,  as  a  man  "chasteneth  his  son,  so  the 
Lord  thy  God  chasteneth  thee. 

6  Therefore  thou  shalt  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk 
in  his  ways,  and  to  "fear  him. 

7  For  the  Lord  thy  God  bringeth  thee 
into  a  good  land,  a  land  of  brooks  of  wa- 
ter, of  fountains  and  depths  that  spring 
out  of  valleys  and  hills; 

8  A  land  of  wheat,  and  barley,  and 
vines,  and  fig-trees,  and  pomegranates ;  a 
land  tof  oil-olive,  and  honey; 

9  A  land  wherein  thou  shalt  eat  bread 
without  scarceness,  thou  shalt  not  lack 
any  thins;  in  it;  a  land  whose  stones  are 
iron,"  and  out  of  whose  hills  thou  mayest 
dig  brass. 

10  When  thou  hast  ^ eaten  and  art  full, 
then  thou  shalt^blesstheLoRDthy Godfor 
the  good  land  which  he  hath  given  thee. 

1 1  Beware  that  thou  forget  not  the  LoRp 
thy  God,  in  not  keeping  his  command- 
ments, and  his  judgments,  and  his  stat- 
utes, which  I  command  thee  this  day  : 

12  Lest  ^when  thou  hast  eaten  and  art 
full,  and  hast  built  goodly  houses,  and 
dwelt  therein; 

13  And  ivhen  thy  herds  and  thy  flocks 
multiply,  and  thy  silver  and  thy  gold  is 
multiplied,  and  all  that  thou  hast  is  mul- 
tiplied ; 

14  Then  thy  heart  be  lifted  up,  and  thou 
forget*  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  brought 
thee  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  from 
the  house  of  bondage; 

15  Who  led  thee  through  that  great  and 


p  2  Cliron.  3-2:31.  <^  Ex.  Ifi:  1.5.  r  Mat.  4:4.  «  Psa.  104  :  27-2<l 
lNeh.9:21.  u  Prov.  3  :  12  ;  Heb.  12  :  ,S  6;  Rev.  3  :  19.  »  1  Sam. 
12:24.  \  H^t).  of  otivctree  of  oU.  w  chap.  33 :  25.  n  1  Cor. 
10:31.  y  I  Chron. '29:14:  Ps.i.  103:2;  Prov.iJ:  9.  «Prov..30:a 
».ler.  i:!). 

controlling  providence,  are  in  the  Bible  often  spoken 
of  as  done  by  him. 

24.  The  putting  of  criminals  to  death  according 
to  Gods  direction,  is  .a  proper  e.xpression  of  his  jusl 
indign.ation  .against  their  sins;  and  when  he  com- 
mands, it  cannot  be  neglected  without  disobeying 
him. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

2.  To  know;  make  known  to  themselves  and 
to  others. 

3.  Not — hy  bread  only  ;  Mat.  4:4. 

9.  Brass;  or  copper,  of  which  brass  is  chiefly 
composed. 

14.  J]'^  lifted  np ;  become  proud  and  self-confi- 
dent.    Ver.  17. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
2.  One  great  object  of  God  in  all  his  dispensa^ 
tions.  is  to  try  men  and  le.ad  them  to  see  and  to 
manifest  their  true  character. 

241 


They  must  not  ti'ust  rn 


DEUTERONOMY   IX. 


their  ou-n  righteousness. 


terrible  wilderness,  wherein  were  fiery  ser- 
pents," iuid  scorpions,  and ''  drought,  where 
there  icas  no  water ;  who  broughtthcc  forth 
water*^  out  of  the  rock  of  flint; 

16  Who  fed  thee  in  the  wilderness  with 
manna,''  which  thy  fathers  knew  not,  that 
he"  might  humble  thee,  and  that  he  might 
prove  thee,  to  ''do  thee  good  at  thy  latter 
end ; 

17  A nd  thou  say  in  thy  heart,  s  My  power 
and  the  might  of  7?)j/  hand  hath  gotten  me 
this  wealth. 

■  18  But  thou  shalt  remember  the  Lord 
thy  God:  for  it  is  ''he  that  giveth  thee 
power  to  get  wealth,  that  he  may  estab- 
lish his  covenant  which  he  sware  unto 
thy  fathers,  as  it  is  this  day. 
.  1 9  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  do  at  all  for- 
get the  Lord  thy  God,  and  walk  after  other 
gods,  and  serve  them,  and  worship  them, 
I '  testify  against  you  this  day  that  ye  shall 
gurely  perish. 

20  As  the  nations  which  the  Lord  de- 
stroyeth  before  your  face,  so  'shall  ye 
perish  ;  because  ye  would  not  be  obedient 
unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

MosPK  dissuadeth  them  from  the  opinion  of  their  own 
righteousness,  by  rehearsing  their  several  rebellions. 

HEAR,  0  Israel :  Thou  arHo'' pass  over 
Jordan  this  day,  to  go  in  to  possess 
nations  'greater  and  mightier  than  thy- 
self, cities  great  and  fenced  up  to  heaven, 

2  A  people  great  and  tall,  the  children 
of  the  Anakim,  whom  tliou  knowest,  and 
of  whom  thou  hast  heard  say,  Who  can 
stand  before  the  children  of  Anak! 

3  Understand  therefore  this  day, thatthe 
Lord  thy  God  is  he  wliich  '"gocth  over 
before  thee;  as  a  consuming  fire  he  shall 
destroy  them,  and  he  shall  bring  them 
down  before  thy  face:  so  "shalt  thou  drive 
them  out,  and  destroy  tlicm  quickly,  as 
the  Lord  hath  "said  unto  thee. 

4  Speak P  not  thou  in  thy  heart,  after 
that  the  Lord  thv  God  hath  cast  them  out 


•  Num.'2l:(;.  b  Hnaca  i:i:ft.  c  Num.  20:  II :  P»a.  78: 15.  16; 
IU;8;  1  Cor.  10:4.  d  ver.  3.  e  vcr.  •:.  f  I.ain.  3:  2fi-33;  Hf  I). 
18:10,11.  (T  rlinp.  9:4;  I  Cor.  4:7.  I>  Prov.  10:  22  :  Hosen -2  :  8. 
J  chnp.  4:2fi:  nO:lS.  )  2CIiron.  :tf.:  Ifi,  17  ;  Dan.  9: 1 1, 1-2.  k  .loali. 
4:19.     1  Num  13:28-33.    >n  clmp.SI  :3-6;  .losll.S:  II.    n  cli.ip.7:-2J. 

5.  The  Lord  never  sends  tri.ils  because  he  delights 
in  them,  but  for  the  profit  of  his  people;  that  they 
inay  be  led  to  feel  their  dependence,  and  to  exercise 
those  feeJinffs  towards  him  which  shall  fit  them  for 
heaven. 

10.  In  seasons  of  great  prosperity  we  should  feel 
under  special  obligations  to  God,  and  acknowledge 
his  goodness  with  special  thanksgiving. 

1-1.  Great  prosperity  is  peculiarly  apt  to  make 
men  proud,  and  lead  tlu-in  so  to  trust  in  themselves 
(ind  neglect  God  and  his  .service,  as  to  harden  their 
hearts  .and  increa.se  their  exposure  to  ruin.   Ver.  17. 

18.  Power  to  get  wealth,  and  also  to  keep  and 
enjoy  it,  are  from  tiie  Lord.  For  this  reason  it 
242 


from  before  thee,  saying.  For  my  *b.c:m1?: 
righteousness  the  Lord  hath  brought  me 
in  to  possess  this  land  :  but  for  the  i  wicked- 
ness of  these  nations  the  Lord  doth  drive 
them  out  from  before  thee. 

5  Not  '■for  thy  righteousness,  or  for  the 
uprightness  of  thy  heart,  dost  thou  go  to 
possess  their  land  :  but  for  the  wickedness 
of  these  nations  the  Lord  thy  God  doth 
drive  them  out  from  before  thee,  and  that 
he  may  perform  the  word  which  the  Loud 
sware  unto  thy  fathers,  'Abraham,  *Isaac, 
and  "Jacob. 

6  Understand  therefore,  that  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee  not  this  good  land  to 
possess  it  for  thy  righteousness  ;  for  thou 
art  a  ''stifTnecked  people. 

7  ^  Remember,  and  forget  not,  how  thou 
provokedst  the  Lord  thy  God  to  wrath  in 
the  wilderness  ;  from  the  "day  that  thou 
didst  depart  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  until 
ye  came  unto  this  place,  ye  have  been 
rebellious  against  the  Lord. 

8  Also  *in  Horcb  ye  provoked  the  Lord 
to  wrath,  so  that  the  Lord  was  angry  with 
you  to  have  destroyed  you. 

9  When  I  was  gone  up  into  the  mount 
to  receive  the  tables  of  stone,  even  the  ta- 
bles of  the  covenant  which  the  Loud  made 
with  you,  then  I  ^  abode  in  the  mount  forty 
days  and  forty  nights ;  I  neither  did  cat 
bread  nor  drink  water: 

10  And  ^the  Lord  delivered  unto  me 
two  tables  of  stone  written  with  the  fin- 
ger of  God;  and  on  them  U'as  ivriltcn  ac- 
cording to  all  the  words  which  the  Lord 
spake  with  you  in  the  ^mount,out  of  the 
midst  of  the  fire,  in  the  day  of  the  as- 
sembly. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  forty 
days  and  forty  nights,  that  the  Lord  gave 
me  the  two  tables  of  stone,  even  the  tables 
of  the  ''covenant. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Arise, 
get  thee  down  quickly  from  hence;  for 
thy  people  which  thou  hast  brought  forth 
out  of  Egypt  liavc  corrupted  tJumselvcs; 


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;  Gen.  15:  Ifi; 

18:24,25. 

r  Titus  3: 

■i.    •  Gen.  12 

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8. 

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B-IO. 

should  ever  be  viewed  as  his  gift,  and  employed  in 
promoting  his  cause. 

20.  However  great  the  goodness  of  God,  and 
however  abundant  his  promises  to  any  people,  con- 
tinued disobedience  will  bring  upon  Vhem  irretriev- 
able ruin. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1.  This  (hry  :  soon.  Fenced  up  to  heaven  ; 
with  very  high  walls. 

2.  Aiiakim;  descendants  of  A  n.ak,  son  of  A rba, 
and  distinguished  for  their  size  and  strength.  Num. 
13:2-2. 

10.  The  ivor/ls  vliick  the  Lord  spake ;  E.x. 
19:18;  20:1-17. 


Afoses  rccounteth 


DEUTERONOMY  X. 


their  various  rebellions. 


«."c!i^'  they  are  'quickly  turned  aside  out 
of  the  way  which  I  commanded  them; 
they  have  made  them  a  molten  image. 

13  Furthermore  the  Lord  ''spake  unto 
me,  saying,  I  have  seen  this  people,  and 
behold,  it  is  a  *=  stiffneckcd  people  : 

14  Let  me  alone,  that  I  may  destroy 
them,  and  ""blot  out  their  name  from  un- 
der heaven:  and  ""I  will  make  of  thee  a 
nation  mightier  and  greater  than  they. 

15  So  '^I  turned  and  came  down  from  the 
mount,  and  the  «  mount  burned  with  fire  : 
and  the  two  tables  of  the  covenant  were  in 
my  two  hands. 

16  And  I  looked,  and  behold,  ye  had 
sinned  against  the  Lord  your  God,  and 
had  made  you  a  molten  calf:  ye  had  turned 
aside  quickly  out  of  the  way  which  the 
Lord  had  commanded  you. 

17  And  I  took  the  two  tables,  and  cast 
them  out  of  my  two  hands,  and  brake  them 
before  your  eyes. 

18  And  I  "'fell  down  before  the  Lord,  a.s 
at  the  first,  forty  days  and  forty  nights  :  I 
did  neither  eat  bread  nor  drink  water,  be- 
cause of  all  your  sins  which  ye  sinned, 
in  doing  wickedly  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
to  provoke  him  to  anger. 

19  For  I  was  '  afraid  of  the  anger  and  hot 
displeasure,  wherewith  the  Lord  was  wroth 
against  you  to  destroy  you.  But  the  Lord 
hearkened'  unto  me  at  that  time  also. 

20  And  the  Lord  was  very  angry  with 
Aaron  to  have  destroyed  him:  and  I 
prayed  for  Aaron  also  the  same  time. 

21  And  ''I  took  your'  sin,  the  calf  which 
ye  had  made,  and  burnt  it  with  fire,  and 
stamped  it,  and  ground  it  xcry  small,  even 
until  it  was  as  small  as  dust:  and  I  cast 
the  dust  thereof  into  the  brook  that  de- 
scended out  of  tlie  mount. 

22  And  at  '"  Taberah,  and  at  "  Massah, 
and  at  "Kibrolh-hattaavah,  ye  provoked 
the  Lord  to  wrath. 

23  Likewise  Pwhen  the  Lord  sent  you 
from  Ivadesh-barnea,  saying.  Go  up  and 
possess  the  land  which  I  have  given  you  ; 
then  ye  rebelled   against  the  command- 


«  Jmlg.  2:17;  Psa.  7S:67;  Ho9c<n8:4.  l>Kx.lH:10.  cvf.r.6; 
Act»  7 :  SI.  <1  clinp.  2<> :  JO.  '  Num.  H  :  1-2  <  Kx.  33  :  15,  ctr. 
t  chap.  4:11:  5:2.1;  KxoduRl9:18.  b  Kx.SJ:  10-14.  i  I.uke 
IS  :  4,  5.  1  Kx.  33  :  17 ;  Ps  i.  103  :  23.  k  Ex.  32  :  20.  I  Un.  31 :  7. 
m  Num.  11 : 1-4.     n  Ex.  17:7.    o  .Num.  11 :  34.     p  Num.  rli8. 13, 14. 


17.  Urale  them  ;  Ex.  32  :  19. 
INSTRUCXrOX.^. 

3.  In  the  discharge  of  duty,  we  should  neither  de- 
spi.se  nor  fear  our  enemies  ;  but  fiutting  our  trust  in 
God,  go  forward  in  humble  dependence  on  him,  com- 
mitting ourselves  and  all  our  concerns  to  his  wise 
and  gr:ieious  guidance  and  disposal. 

6.  Men  do  not  receive  blessings  because  of  their 
own  •worthiness,  but  on  account  of  the  worthiness  of 
Christ,  and  the  abounding  grace  of  (jod  through  him. 

14.  Should  men  receive  from  God  their  just  de- 
eerts  as  sinners,  they  would  all  be  destroyed. 

19.  Humble,  believing,  earnest,  persevering  prayer 


ment  of  the  Lord  your  God,  and  ye  i be- 
lieved him  not,  nor  hearkened  to  his  voice. 

24  Ye  have  been  ''rebellious  against  the 
Lord  from  the  day  that  I  knew  you. 

25  Thus  "I  fell  down  before  the  Lord 
forty  days  and  forty  nights,  as  I  fell  down 
at  the  first;  because  the  Lord  had  said  he 
would  destroy  you. 

26  I  'prayed  therefore  unto  the  Loud, 
and  said,  0  Lord  God,  destroy  not  thy 
people  and  "thine  inheritance,  which  thou 
hast  redeemed  through  thy  greatness, 
which  thou  hast  brought  forth  out  of 
Egypt  with  a  mighty  hand. 

27  Ptemembcr  thy  servants,  Abraham, 
Lsaac,  and  Jacob  ;  look  not  unto  the  "  stub- 
bornness of  this  people,  nor  totheir™wick- 
edness,  nor  to  their  ^sin  : 

28  Lest  the  ^  land  whence  thou  brought- 
est  us  out  say,  Because  "the  Lord  was 
not  able  to  bring  them  into  the  land  which 
he  promised  them,  and  because  he  hated 
them,  he  hath  brought  them  out  to  slay 
them  in  the  wilderness. 

29  Yet  *they  are  thy  people  and  thino 
inheritance,  which  thou  broughtest  out  by 
thy  mighty  power  and  by  thy  stretched- 
out  arm. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  God's  mercy  in  restoring  the  two  tables,  6  in  continu- 
ing the  priesthood,  8  in  separating  the  tribe  of  Levi, 
10  in  hearkening  unto  !\loses'  suit  for  the  people.  13 
An  exhortation  to  obedience. 

AT  that  time  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Hew''  thee  two  tables  of  stone  like 
unto  the  first,  and  come  up  unto  me  into  the 
mount,  and  make  thee  an  "^  ark  of  wood. 

2  And  I  will  write  on  the  tables  the 
words  that  were  in  the  first  tables  which 
thou  brakcst,  and  thou  shalt  put  them  in 
the  ark. 

3  And  I  made  an  ark  o/ ""shittim- wood, 
and  hewed  two  tables  of  stone  like  unto 
the  first,  and  went  up  into  the  mount, 
having  the  two  tables  in  my  hand. 

4  And  he  "■  wrote  on  the  tables,  according 
to  the  first  writing,  the  ten  *command- 
ments,  which  the  ""Lord  spake  unto  you 


q  Ps.-llm  78  :  22  ;    lOS  :  24,  25. 

r  chnp.  31  :  27.      »  ver.  18.      1  Ex. 

.•52:  11,  eti-.      u  1  Kmgs,  8:51 

V  Psalm  78  :  8.      w  Prov.  21  :  11 

»  Miciili7:18.     yEx.6:6-8. 

Num.  14 :  16.     »  ver.  26 ;  Neh.  1 :  10; 

PSR.100:3.     b  Ex. 34:1, etc. 

c  Ex.-25:10;  Heb.9:4.    dEx.37:l. 

e  Ex.  34:28.     *  Heh.  words. 

f  Ex.  20:1-17. 

has  great  influence  with  God,  and  has  often  been  the 
means  of  saving  the  wicked  from  destruction. 

24.  No  mercies  or  trials  will  of  themselves  re- 
move mens  proneness  to  sin,  or  prevent  their  con- 
tinued and  persevering  rebellion  .against  God.  He 
must  grant  them  the  influences  of  his  Spirit,  or 
they  will  perish. 

29.  Prayers  which  spring  from  desires  to  have 
God  honored,  and  reproaches  against  him  prevented, 
are  the  fruit  of  his  Spirit,  and  are  peculiarly  pleasing 
in  his  sight. 

CHAPTER  X. 

4.   The  first  writivg  ;  chap.  9:10:  Ex.  34 :  28. 
243 


An  exhortation 


DEUTERONOMY  XI. 


to  obedience. 


in  the  mount,  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  j 
in  the  day  of  the  assembly  :  and  the  Lord  . 
gave  them  unto  me.  ] 

5  And  I  turned  myself  and  came  down  j 
from  the  mount,  and  put  the  tables  in  the. 
ark  which  I  had  made;  and  "there  they 
be,  as  the  Lokd  commanded  mc. 

6  '[And''the  children  of  Israel  took  their  | 
journey  from  Bccroth  of  the  children  of 
Jaakan  to  Mosera:  there  Aaron  died,  and 
there  he  was  buried;  and  Elcazar  his  son 
ministered  in  the  priest's  olFice  in  his  stead. 

7  From  thence  they  journeyed  unto 
Gudgodah;  and  from  Gudgodah  to  Jot- 
bath,  a  land  of  rivers  of  waters. 

8  II  At  that  ""time  the  Loud  separated 
the  tribe  of  Levi,  to  ''bear  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Loud,  to  *" stand  before 
the  Lord  to  ""minister  unto  him,  and  to 
bless s  in  his  name,  unto  this  day. 

9  Wherefore  ''Levi  hath  no  part  nor  in- 
heritance with  his  brethren  ;  the  Lord  is 
his  inheritance,  according  as  the  Lord  thy 
God  promised  him. 

10  And  I  stayed  in  the  mount,  according 
to  the  *first  time,  forty  days  and  forty 
nights;  and  the  Lord  'hearkened  unto 
■me  at  that  time  also,  and  the  Lord  would 
not  destroy  thee. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Arise, 
take  W/(jy  journey  before  the  people,  that  they 
may  go  in  and  possess  the  land,  which  I 
Bware  unto  their  fathers  to  give  unto  them. 

1 2  •■  And  now,  Israel,  wiiat '  dotii  tiie  Lord 
thy  God  require  of  thee,  but  to  ^fear  the 
Loud  thy  God,  to 'walk  in  all  his  ways,  and 
to  '"love  him,  and  to  "serve  the  Lord  thy 
God  wit^i  all  thy  heart  and  with  all  thy  soul, 

13  To  keep  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord,  and  his  statutes,  which  I  command 
thee  this  day  for  "thy  good? 

14  Behold,  the  p  heaven  and  the  heaven 
of  1  heavens  ix  the  Lord's  thy  God,  the 
earth '  also,  with  all  that  therein  is. 


•  lKinK».8:9.  b  Num.a3;.'ll-S«.  c  Num.  3:0-9.  dNum.4:15. 
•  Pun.  irt.'i : 2.  f  clinp.  18:5;  2nirnn.2!):n;  Rom.  12:7.  e  rhiin. 
11:. 5:  Num.  6:20.  b  Num.  18:20,24  ;  Ezek.  44  :  28.  *OT./o>mn- 
dajit.  i  Ex.  32:14.  fHvU.gninjnuriitv-  )Mir:ili6:R.  k  chap. 
6 :  13 ;  PHii.  .14  :  9.  1  rli.ip.  fi  :  33.  m  rlmp.  6  :  .'j;  11 :  13  ;  30:  Ifi.  20; 
Fan.  18:1;  14S:20;  Miit22:37.     n  Ji.b3«:ll;  Zepli,3:9;  Rom. 


6.  Mosera ;  supposed  by  some  to  be  a  pl;ice  on  or 
near  mount  Mor.  Places  often  liail  difTerent  names, 
«,nd  events  are  not  always  stated  in  the  order  in  which 
they  occurred.     Num.  20  :  2:]--30  ;  33  :  .lO-^g. 

8.  At  that  time;  while  they  were  at  Sinai. 
Kum.  chs.  3,  4. 

10.  Circumcixe — the  foreskin  of  your  heart ; 
break  off  your  sins,  and  enjj.age  heartily  in  doing 
the  will  of  God.      Ver.  20. 

17.  Regardeth  not  prrfons  ;  does  not  regard 
men  according  to  outward  distinctions,  or  appear- 
ance merely,  but  according  to  their  true  char;icter. 

18.  Jitdgnievt  cf  the  fatherless ;  (jod  decides 
and  .acts  rightly,  kindly,  and  graciously  concerning 
them      He  opens  his  hand  and  supplies  their  wants. 

21.  He  is  thy  praise ;  the  Giver  of  their  mer- 
cies, whom  they  ought  to  praise. 
2\A 


15  Only  the  Loud  had  a  delight  Vc.fS^. 
in  thy  fathers  to  love  them,  and  he  chose 
their  seed  after  them,  even  you  above  all 
people,  as  it  is  this  day. 

16  Circumcise  therefore  the  foreskin  of 
your  'heart,  and  be  no  more  stiffnecked. 

17  For  the  Loud  your  God  is  'God  of 
gods,  and  "  Lord  of  lords,  a  great  God,  a 
mighty,''  and  a  terrible,  which  '^regardeth 
not  persons,  nor  taketh  reward  : 

18  lie  ^  doth  execute  the  judgment  of  the 
fatherless  and  widow,  and  lovcth  the 
stranger,  in  giving  him  food  and  raiment. 

19  Love^  ye  therefore  the  stranger:  for 
ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

20  Thou  shalt  fear  the  Loud  thy  God  ; 
him  shalt  thou  serve,  and  to  him  shalt 
thou  ^cleave,  and  'swear  by  his  name. 

21  He  15  thy  ''praise,  and  he  is  thy  God, 
that  hath  done  for  thee  these  great  and 
terrible  things,  which  thine  eyes  have 
seen. 

22  Thy  fathers  went  down  into  "=  Egypt 
with  threescore  and  ten  persons  ;  and  now 
the  Loud  thy  God  hath  made  thee  as  the 
stars  of  heaven  for  multitude. 

CHAPTER,   XI. 

1  An  exhortation  to  obeJiencc,  2  by  their  own  experi- 
ence of  Go  I's  great  works,  f^  by  promise  of  God's  sreat 
blessings.  10  anj  by  threateninps.  IS  A  careful  study 
is  required  In  God's  words.  20  The  blessing  and  curse 
is  set  before  thcin. 

THEREFORE  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  keep  his  charge,  and  his 
statutes,  and  his  judgments,  and  his  com- 
mandments, alway. 

2  And  know  ye  this  day  :  iov  I  speak  \\o\, 
with  your  children  which  have  not  known, 
and  which  have  notseen  the ''chastisement 
of  the  Loud  your  God,  his  greatness,  his 
mighty  hand,  and  his  strctched-out  arm, 

3  And  his  miracles,  and  his  acts,  which 
he  did  in  the  midst  of  Egypt  unto  Pharaoh 
the  king  of  Egypt,  and  unto  all  his  land  ; 

1:9;  Hell,  12:28.  o  rli:ip.  fi  :  24.  p  V»i\.  115:  Hi.  q  Psa.  148:4. 
r  Gen.  14  :  19  ;  Ps.i.  24  :  1 :  50  :  12.  "  .ler.  4:4;  Rom.  2  :  28,  29. 
I  .Tosli  22  :  22  ;  Dan.  2  :  47.  u  Ilev.  17  :  14 ;  19  :  16.  »  Nell.  9  :  32. 
w  2  Chron.  19  :  7  :  .loh  34  :  19  ;  Epii.  6:9.  i  Ps.i.  68  :  (>.  J  Ler. 
19 :  33.  •  Acta  11 :  23.  •  l8.iiali  45  :  23.  b  Jer.  17 :  14.  c  Gen. 
46  :  27.     A  chap.  8  :  5. 


INSTRUCTIOXS. 

4.  The  ten  commandments  express  the  will  of 
God  ;ind  the  duty  of  men,  and  the  effect  of  divine 
grace  is,  to  lead  men  heartily  to  love  them  and 
strive  in  all  things  perfectly  to  obey  them. 

8.  It  is  the  will  of  God  that  there  should  be  an 
order  of  men  set  apart  to  minister  for  liiin,  conduct 
his  worship,  proclaim  his  will,  ;ind  set  before  men  the 
motives  which  he  has  revealed  to  induce  them  to 
do  it. 

13.  The  fear  and  love  of  God  which  lea<l  men 
cheerfully  and  heartily  to  obey  him,  promote  not 
only  his  glo.y.  but  their  highest  good. 

17-19.  Gcd  is  no  respecter  of  persons.  He  looks 
with  tender  compassion  on  the  stringer,  the  widow, 
and  the  fatherless.  He  delights  to  help  (hem,  and  re- 
quires that  all,  in  this,  should  imitate  his  example. 


God's  word  must  be 


DEUTERONOMY   XI. 


studied  and  obeyed. 


B.c!'i^i'  4  And  what  he  did  unto  the  army 
of  Egypt,  unto  their  horses,  and  to  their 
chariots  ;  how  lie  made  the  "water  of  the 
Red  sea  to  overflow  them  as  they  pursued 
after  you,  and  how  the  Lord  hath  de- 
stroyed them  unto  this  day; 

5  And  what  he  did  unto  you  in  the  wil- 
derness, until  ye  came  into  this  place; 

6  And  what  he  did  unto  Dathan  and 
Abiram,  the  sons  of  Eliab,  the  son  of  Reu- 
ben :  how  the  earth  opened  her  mouth, 
and  swallowed  them  up,  and  their  house- 
holds, and  their  tents,  and  all  the  *sub- 
stance  that  t  ivas  in  their  possession,  in  the 
midst  of  all  Israel : 

7  But  your  eyes  have  seen  all  the  great 
acts  of  the  Lord  which  he  did. 

8  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  all  the  com- 
mandments which  I  command  you  this 
day,  that  ye  may  be  strong,  and  go  in  and 
possess  the  land,  whither  ye  go  to  pos- 
sess it; 

9  And  that  ye  may  prolong  your  days  in 
the  land,  which  the  Lord  sware  unto  your 
fathers  to  give  unto  them  and  to  their  seed, 
a  land  that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

10  HFor  the  land  whither  thou  goest  in 
to  possess  it,  is  not  as  the  land  of  ^  Egypt, 
from  whence  ye  came  out,  where  thou 
sowedst  thy  seed,  and  watcrcdst  it  with 
thy  foot,  as  a  garden  of  herbs  : 

1 1  But  the  land,  whither  ye  go  to  pos- 
sess it,  is  a  land  of  hills  and  valleys,  oh// 
drinketh  water  of  the  rain  of  heaven : 

1 2  A  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  +  car- 
eth  for:  the  <^eyes  of  the  Lord  thy  God 
are  always  upon  it,  from  the  beginning  of 
the  year  even  unto  the  end  of  the  year. 

13  1[  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye 
shall  hearken  ''diligently  unto  my  com- 
mandments which  I  command  you  this 
day,  to  ''love  the  Lord  your  God,  and  to 
serve  him  with  all  your  heart  and  with 
all  your  soul, 

14  That  ''I  will  give  yoii  the  rain  of  your 
land  in  his  due  season,  the  s  first  rain  and 
the  latter  rain,  that  thou  mayest  gather  in 
thy  corn,  and  thy  wine,  and  thine  oil. 

15  And  I  ''will  5 send  grass  in  thy  fields 


•  Ex.  14:2.1-31.  *  Or,  livini;  su'istance  which  fMowcd  them. 
t  Heb.  was  nt  J/itir/««.  b  Zccli.H:  IH.  tHvh.sceketh.  c  I  Km"s, 
9::).  J  ver.  22:  c1ki|>.  6:17.  '  cIkii.  1 0 ;  I  ■-'.  fl.pv.i;«:4.  s  .li)el 
!:n:Jas.5:7.  h  Psa.  104  :  14  ;  Hosra  i  : -21,  02.  %  Heb.  <7tV« 
IJoel2:19.    j  Josti.2;!:ll-lfi.    k  chni.. -i'l:  18;  Jer.  4 ;  18.    1  dmp' 


CHAPTER  XI. 

9.  Floweth  with  milk  aiid  honey ;  is  very 
fruitful. 

10.  Wateredst  it  with  thy  foot ;  drawing  up 
w.iter  from  the  rivers  and  fountain.s  by  treiul- 
wheel.s,  or  with  great  labor,  to  keep  the  land  from 
drying  up  for  w.ant  of  rain. 

12.  Caret h  for ;  by  granting  seasonable  rains 
and  rendering  it  fruitful.     Ver.  14,  1-5. 

18.  Lay  itp  these  my  words  in  your  heart ; 
remember  and  obey  them. 


for  thy  cattle,  that  thou  mayest  'eat  and 
be  full. 

16  Take  -iheed  to  yourselves,  that  your 
heart''  be  not  deceived,  and  ye  turn  aside, 
and  serve  other  gods,  and  worship  them; 

17  And  then  the  Lord's  'wrath  be  kin- 
dled against  you,  and  he  '"shut  up  the 
heaven,  that  there  be  no  rain,  and  that 
the  land  yield  not  her  fruit;  and  lest  ye 
perish  quickly  from  off  the  good  land 
which  the  Lord  giveth  you. 

18  Tl  Therefore  shall  ye  lay  "up  these 
my  words  in  your  heart  and  in  your  soul, 
and  "  bind  them  for  a  sign  upon  your  hand, 
that  they  may  be  as  frontlets  between 
your  eyes. 

19  AndPye  shall  teach  them  your  chil- 
dren, speaking  of  them  when  thou  sittest 
in  thy  house,  and  when  thou  walkest  by 
the  way,  when  thou  liest  down,  and  when 
thou  risest  up. 

20  And  thou  shalt  write  them  upon  the 
door-posts  of  thy  house,  and  upon  thy 
gates : 

21  That  "i  your  days  may  be  multiplied,  and 
the  days  of  your  children,  in  the  laud  which 
the  Lord  sware  unto  your  fathers  to  give 
them,  as  the  ''days  of  heaven  upon  the  earth. 

22  H  For  if  ye  shall  diligently  keep  all 
these  commandments  which  I  command 
you,  to  do  them,  to  love  the  Lord  your 
God,  to  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to 
cleave'  unto  him ; 

23  Then  will  the  Lord  *  drive  out  all 
these  nations  from  before  you,  and  ye 
shall  possess  greater  nations  and  mightier 
than  yourselves. 

24  Every  place  "whereon  the  soles  of 
your  feet  shall  tread  shall  be  yours  :  from 
the  ^wilderness  and  Lebanon,  from  the 
river,  the  river  Euphrates,  even  unto  the 
uttermost  sea  shall  your  coast  be. 

25  There  *  shall  no  man  be  able  to  stand 
before  you:  for  the  Lord  your  God  shall 
lay  the  "fear  of  you  and  the  dread  of  you 
upon  all  the  land  that  ye  shall  tread  upon, 
as  he  hath  J'said  unto  you. 

26  ^  Behold,  ^I  set  before  you  this  day 
a  blessing  and  a  curse ; 


6:13.  m  I  Kings,  8::!5:  2Chron.  7:13.  nrbap.  6:fi-9;  ProT. 
3:1.  o  Proverbs  :i :  :i.  p  rh.iii.  4  :  «,  10.  q  Proverl)s  4:  10  :  9:  1 1. 
r  Psa.  89:M.  >  chap.  10:20:  .30:20.  t  ilnip.  0:;". ;  Ps;i.  78 :  5.i. 
"  .Tosh.  1  : 3.  T  Gen.  15:18;  Niirn.:l4:3.  w.hap.7:24.  x  Josh. 
1 :  9,  24.     y  Ex.  23  :  27.     »  chap.  30  :  I ,  l.i,  19 

20.  Write  them;  to  make  them  familiar  not 
only  to  yourselves,  but  to  your  children. 

21.  As  the  days  of  heaven  iipo)!.  earth  ;  that 
you  may  continue  prosperous  and  happy  to  the  end 
of  time. 

23.  Possess  greater  ■iiations ;  the  countries  of 
those  nations. 

24.  2'lieivihlerness  ;  of  Zin,  the  soi'th  border  of 
Canaan.  Leia;/o«;  the  north  border.  Eiiplirntes; 
the  east  border.  Uttermost  sea :  the  Mediterranean, 
the  west  border  of  Canaan.     Num.  34  :  1-12. 

2-15 


A  blessins  and  a  curse. 


DEUTERONOMY   XII. 


Moses'  charge  continued. 


27  A  "blessing,  if  yc  obey  the  command- 
ments of  the  LoRo  your  God,  which  I 
command  you  this  day  : 

28  And  a ''curse,  if  ye  will  not  obey  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  your  God,  but 
turn  ""  aside  out  of  the  way  which  I  com- 
mand you  this  day,  to  go  after  other  gods, 
which  ye  have  not  known. 

29  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  brought  thee  in  unto  the 
land  whither  thou  goest  to  possess  it,  that 
thou  shalt  ''put  the  blessing  upon  mount 
Gerizim,  and  the  curse  upon  mount  Ebal. 

30  Are  they  not  on  the  other  side  Jor- 
dan, by  the  way  where  the  sun  goeth 
down,  in  the  land  of  t  he  Canaanites,  which 
dwell  in  the  champaign  over  against  Gil- 
gal,  beside  the  plains  of  Moreh  ? 

31  For  ye  shall  pass  over  Jordan  to  go 
in  to  possess  the  land  which  the  Lord 
your  God  giveth  you,  and  ye  shall  possess 
it,  and  dwell  therein. 

32  And  ye  shall  *" observe  to  do  all  the 
statutes  and  judgments  which  I  set  before 
you  this  day. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Monuments  of  idolatry  are  to  be  destroyed.  5  The 
place  of  God's  service  is  to  be  kept.  15,  '23  Blood  is 
forbidden.  17,  20,  26  Holy  things  must  be  eaten  in 
the  holy  place.  19  The  I.evite  Is  not  to  be  forsaken. 
29  Idolatry  is  not  to  be  inquired  after. 

THESE  ""are the  statutes  and  judgments, 
which  ye  shall  observe  to  do  in  the 
land,  which  the  Lord  God  of  thy  fathers 
giveth  thee  to  possess  it,  all  the  ^days 
that  ye  live  upon  the  earth. 

2  Ye  shall  utterly  '' destroy  all  the  pla- 
ces, wherein  the  nations  which  ye  shall 
possess*  served  their  gods,  upon  the  high 
mountains,'  and  upon  the  hills,  and  under 
every  green  tree : 

3  And  ye  shall  t  overthrow  their  J  altars, 
and  break  their  pillars,  and  burn  their 


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27:12,  l.T:  .I09I1.8. 

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break  dinon. 

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n.33:.M; 

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1  King3, 

29.  Put  the  bles.wi!^  ;  cause  it  to  be  procl.-iini- 
ed.  Chap.  27  :  12,  13;  Jo.sli.  8  :  30-.%').  Gerizim  ; 
this  mountain  was  fruitful,  and  Ebal  was  rocky 
a.nd  barren;  between  them  was  the  city  Sychem, 
or  Shechem,  called  also  Sychar.  Gen.  33 ;  18 ; 
John  -1 : .'). 

30.  ChampaigH  ;  level,  open  country. 

INSTRUCTION.S. 

1.  Love  to  God  and  to  men,  a  disposition  to  lienor 
him  and  do  good  to  them,  is  the  essence  of  true 
religion. 

8.  The  dealings  of  God  in  past  generations  form 
a  cogent  reason  why  all  men  sliould  obey  him. 

12.  Temporal  as  well  as  spiritual  blessings  are 
the  gift  of  God.  and  for  them  men  are  indebted  to 
his  unmerited  favor. 

17.  Temporal  as  well  as  spiritn.al  judgments  are 
the  fruit  of  sin.  and  should  lead  all  to  hate  and  for- 
sake it.  knowing  that  if  they  continue  in  it,  it  will 
prove  their  ruin. 
246 


groves ''  with  fire ;  and  ye  shall  hew  V  c.  fai. 
down  the  graven  images  of  their  gods,  and 
destroy  the  names  of  them  out  of  that  place. 

4  Ye '  shall  not  do  so  unto  the  Lord  your 
God. 

5  But  unto  the  ""place  which  the  Lord 
your  God  shall  choose  out  of  all  your 
tribes  to  put  his  name  there,  ct;f?i  unto  iii.s 
habitation  shall  ye  seek,  and  thither  thou 
shalt  come : 

6  And  "thither  ye  shall  bring  your 
burnt-offerings,  and  your  sacrifices,  and 
your  "tithes,  and  heave-offerings  of  your 
hand,  and  your  vows,  and  your  freewill- 
offerings,  and  the  firstlings  of  your  herds 
and  of  your  flocks  : 

7  And  there  ye  shall  eat  before  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  yc  shall  p  rejoice  in  all  that 
ye  put  your  hand  unto,  ye  and  your  house- 
holds, wherein  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
blessed  thee. 

8  Ye  shall  not  do  after  all  the  things  that 
we  do  here  this  day,  i  every  man  whatso- 
ever i.s  right  in  his  own  eyes. 

9  For  ye  are  "^not  as  yet  come  to  the  rest 
and  to  the  inheritance,  which  the  Lord 
your  God  giveth  you. 

10  But  wher\  ye  go  over  'Jordan,  and 
dwell  in  the  land  which  the  Lord  your 
God  giveth  you  to  inherit,  and  when  ho 
giveth  you  rest  from  all  your  enemies 
round  about,  so  that  ye  dwell  in  safety ; 

11  Then  there  shall  be  a  *place  which 
the  Lord  your  God  shall  choose  to  cause 
his  name  to  dwell  there;  thither  shall 
ye  bring  all  that  I  command  you;  your 
burnt-offerings,  and  your  sacrifices,  your 
tithes,  and  the  heave-offcringof  your  hand, 
and  all  +your  choice  vows  which  ye  vow 
unto  the  Lord  : 

1 2  And  ye  shall  "  rejoice  before  the  Lord 
your  God,  ye,  and  your  sons,  and  your 
daughters,  and  your  men-servants,   and 


15:13.  lver.31.  m  ver.  11 ;  2Clir  7:  12;  Pfia.78:68.  nl.ev  17:3,4. 
»  chap.  14:22-36.  p  vlt.  12,  IS;  chap.  ll>:  11-1.");  2«:11 ;  Lev.  23:4a 
q  .Iildg.  17:H;  21:2.i.  r  Heh.  4  :  9.  •Joiih.3:I7.  t.Iosh.  18:1; 
1  Kings,  8  :  2!).     t  Heb.  the  choke  nf  y,>ur  vouit.    u  ver.  7. 


21.  Parents  should  take  measures  not  only  to 
become  .acquainted  with  the  commands  of  God 
themselves,  but  to  have  them  deeply  impressed  on 
the  minds  of  their  children. 

28.  Life  .and  death  are  set  before  men,  and  tlie 
strongest  motives  presented  to  induce  them  to  choose 
life.  If  they  do,  and  show  this  by  taking  the  way 
that  leads  to  it,  they  will  live.  If  they  do  not,  they 
will  die,  and  the  blame  be  wholly  on  tliem.  Chap. 
30 :  19  ;  Josh.  21 ;  15. 

CHAPTER  XII. 
5.  His  habitalioii- ;  the  place  where  he  shouM 
dwell  with  his  visible  presence. 

7.  There  ye.  .shall  eat ;  according  to  the  direc- 
tions which  God  had  before  given  them. 

8.  Ye  .shall  not  do;  as  they  h.ad  done  while  on 
their  journey,  when  various  things  were  neglected 
which  they  must  attend  to  after  they  should  be 
settled  in  the  land  of  promise. 


The  place  of  Gocfs 


DEUTERONOMY   XII. 


service  to  be  kept. 


B.  C.  1451 

that,  is  within  your  gates  ;  forasmuch  as  he 
hath  no  *part  nor  inheritance  with  you. 

13  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou  offer 
not  thy  burnt-otferings  in  every  ^  place  that 
thou  seest : 

14  But  in  the  place  which  the  Lord 
shall  choose  in  one  of  thy  tribes,  there 
thou'^  shalt  offer  thy  burnt-offerings,  and 
there  thou  shalt  do  all  that  I  command 
thee. 

15  Notwithstanding,  thou  mayest  kill 
and  eat  flesh  in  all  thy  gates,  whatsoever 
thy'^  soul  lusteth  after,  according  to  the 
blessing  of  the  Lord  thy  God  which  he 
hath  given  thee:  the  '"unclean  and  the 
clean  may  eat  thereof,  as  of  the  roebuck, 
and  as  of  the  hart. 

16  Only  ye  shall  not  eat  the  blood;  "^ye 
shall  pour  it  upon  the  earth  as  water. 

17  Tf  Thou  mayest  not  eat  within  thy 
gates  the  tithe  of  thy  corn,  or  of  thy  wine, 
orof  thine  oil,  or  the  firstlings  of  thy  lierds 
or  of  thy  flock,  nor  any  of  thy  vows  which 
thou  vowest,  nor  thy  freewill-offerings,  or 
heave-offering  of  thy  hand: 

18  But  sfhou  must  eat  them  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  the  place  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose,  thou,  and  tiiy 
son,  and  thy  daughter,  and  thy  man-ser- 
vant, and  thy  maid-servant,  and  the  Lovite 
that  is  within  thy  gates:  and  thou  shalt 
rejoice  before  the  Lord  thy  God  in  ''all 
that  thou  puttcst  thy  hands  unto. 

19  Take  'heed  to  thyself  that  thou  for- 
sake not  the  Levite  *as  long  as  thou  livest 
upon  the  earth. 

20  HWhen  the  t,ORD  thy  God  shall 
enlargeJ  thy  border,  as  he  hath ''promised 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  say,  I  will  eat  flesh, 
because  thy  soul  longeth  to  eat  flesh  ;  thou 
mayest  eat  flesh,  whatsoever  thy  soul  lust- 
eth after. 

21  If  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  chosen  to  put  his  name  there  be  too 
far  from  thee,  then  thou  shalt  kill  of  thy 
herd  and  of  thy  flock,  whicli  the  Lord 
hath  given  thee,  as  I  have  commanded 


»  cli;ip.  H:S<1.  k  Lev.  17: -2-5  <•■  ver.  11.  d  rl,:ip.  H:  2fi.  ever. 
2-2  ;  dmp.  15  :  2-2.  f  Gen.  9  M  :  Lev.  7  :  2H.  j  ver.  11.  12  ;  rli;ip. 
14:21.  K  ICiir.  10:31.  i  rlinp.  14  :  27.  *  Heb.  a«  My  rfawj. 
j  1  Chron.  4  :  10.  k  Gen.28: 14  :  Ex.  :14:  24.  I  ver.  1.5,  Ifi.  t  Heb. 
ttrong.  m  Lev.  17:11.  14.  n  i  li.ip.  4 :  40.  ■  o  El.  15:-26;  1  Kinif, 
II :  38;  E.rl.  2  :  -26.     P  Num.  ."i :  9, 10.     <i  Lev.  22  :  IR,  etc. ;  1  S;im. 


l.*).  Kill  and  eat  flesh  ;  for  their  ordinary  food. 
Lusteth  after  ;  desireth,  if  not  forbidden  by  the 
law  of  (3-od.  The  imclen.ii  and  the  clean  may 
eat;  they  might  satisfy  their  hunger  on  flesh,  not- 
witlislaiiding  ceremonial  uncleanness.  As  of  the 
rocliiick.  and — hart ;  iliey  might  treat  domestic 
animals  and  wild  .iniinals,  in  this  respect,  alike. 
While  in  the  wilderness,  it  is  supposed  they  were 
forbidden  to  kill  and  eat  domestic  animals,  e.\cept 
at  the  tabernacle.     Lev.  17  :  1-10.  i:3. 

16.  Not  eat  the  blood;  this  was  the  means  and 
emblem  of  life;  it  was  offered  in  sacrifice  to  God 


thee,  and  thou  shalt  eat  in  thy  gates  what- 
soever thy  soul  lusteth  after. 

22  Even  'as  the  roebuck  and  the  hart  is 
eaten,  so  thou  shalt  eat  them  :  the  unclean 
and  the  clean  shall  eat  of  them  alike. 

23  Only  be  t  sure  that  thou  eat  not  the 
blood  :  for  the  '"  blood  is  the  life  ;  and  thou 
mayest  not  eat  the  life  with  the  flesh. 

24  Thou  shalt  not  eat  it;  thou  shalt 
pour  it  upon  the  earth  as  water. 

25  Thou  shalt  not  eat  it;  that  it  "may 
go  well  with  thee,  and  with  thy  children 
after  thee,  when  "thou  shalt  do  thatiuhich 
is  right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

26  Only  thy  P  holy  things  which  thou  hast 
and  thy  vows,  i  thou  shalt  take,  and  go  un- 
to the  place  which  the  Lord  shall  choose: 

27  And  thou  shalt  offer  thy  burnt-offer- 
ings, the  flesh  and  the  blood,  upon  the 
altar  "^  of  the  Lord  thy  God  :  and  the  blood 
of  thy  sacrifices  shall  be  poured  out  upon 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  thou 
shalt  eat  the  flesh. 

28  Observe'  and  hear  all  these  words 
which  I  command  thee,  that  it  may  go 
well  with  thee,  and  with  thy  children 
after  thee  for  ever,  when  thou  doest  that 
ivhich  is  good  and  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

29  ^  When  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  cut 
oft"'  the  nations  from  before  thee,  whither 
thou  goest  to  possess  them,  and  thou  i  sue- 
ceedest  them,  and  dwellest  in  their  land; 

30  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou  be  not 
snared  Jby  '•'following  them,  after  that  they 
be  destroyed  from  before  thee ;  and  that 
tliou  inquire  not  after  their  gods,  saying. 
How  did  these  nations  serve  their  gods? 
even  so  will  I  do  likewise. 

31  Thou  ''shalt  not  do  so  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God:  for  every  abomination  Hto  the 
Lord  which  he  hafeth  have  they  done 
unto  their  gods  ;  for  "even  their  sons  and 
their  daughters  they  have  burnt  in  the 
fire  to  their  gods. 

32  What  ^thing  soever  I  command  you, 
observe  to  do  it:  thou  ^' shalt  not  add 
thereto,  nor  diminish  from  it. 


1:21-31.  r  Lev.  1:6,0. 13;  17:11.  •  Ex.  34  :  11 ;  2  Cliron.  7: 17i 
E7.el.iel:i7:24;  .John  l.'i  :  10,  14.  t  clnp  19:1;  Exodus -23 :  23; 
.losli.  ■?:!:  4.  ^  Heb.  itihifitest,  or  possestest.  ^  Y{*i\i.  after  them, 
u  -JKinss,  17:  15;  I'sulm  lOK  :  34-3S.  t  Ex.  23  :  2.  (|  Heli.  o/. 
wLev.  1S:21;  Jer.  32:^1;  Ezekie]  20  :  31 ;  23:37;  Mic;ili  6  :  7. 
X  .losh.  1:7.     y  Rev.  22:  IS. 


to  make  atonement  for  the  sins  of  men,  and  was  not 
to  be  eaten,  but  to  be  regarded  ,is  sacred,  in  order 
to  increase  tlieir  conviction  of  the  evil  of  sin,  the 
justice  of  God,  and  their  need  of  pardon. 

19.  Forsake  tiot  the  Levite;  by  withholding 
what  belonged  to  him. 

I\STRUCT(OXS. 

3.  We  should  put  awav  all  things  which  tend  to 
draw  us  from  the  worship  and  service  of  God,  :ind  en- 
conr,ige  all  which  lead  us  to  cleave  to  and  obey  him. 

7.  To  have  our  oli'erings  accepted,  we  iniist  bring 
them  to  God  in  the  way  of  his  appointment,  in  reli- 
5:47 


Tliey  must  be  slain  DEUTERONOMY    XIII.  who  entice  to  idolatry. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Enticers  to  idolatry,  C  how  near  soever  unto  thee,  9 
are  to  be  stoned  to  death.  12  Idolatrous  cities  are  not 
to  be  spared. 

IF  there  ari.se  among  you  a  "prophet,  or 
a  ''dreamer  of  dreams,  and  giveth  thee 
a  "^  sign  or  a  wonder, 

2  And  the  .sign  or  the  wonder  ^come  to 
pas.s,  whereof  he  .spake  unto  thee,  saying, 
Let  us  go  after  other  gods,  which  thou  hast 
not  known,  and  let  us  serve  them; 

3  Tliou  shalt  not  hearken  unto  the  words 
of  that  prophet,  or  that  dreamer  of  dreams: 
for  the  Lord  your  God  "^proveth  you,  to 
know  whether  ye  love  the  Lord  your  God 
with  all  your  heart  and  with  all  your  soul. 

4  Ye  shall  '^walk  after  the  Lord  your 
God,  and  fear  him,  and  keep  his  com- 
mandments, and  obey  his  ^Voicc,  and  ye 
Bhall  serve  him,  and  ''cleave  unto  him. 

5  And  'that  prophet,  or  that  dreamer  of 
dreams,  shall  be  put  to  death;  because 
he  hatli  spoken  *to  turn  you  away  from 
the  Lord  your  God,  which  brought  you 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  redeemed 
you  out  of  the  house  of  bondage,  to  thrust 
thee  out  of  the  way  which  tlie  Lord  thy 
God  commanded  thee  to  walk  in.  So 
shalt'  thou  put  the  evil  away  from  the 
midst  of  thee. 

6  ^f  If  thy  brother,  the  son  of  thy  moth- 
er, or  thy  son,  or  thy  daughter,  or  the 
wife  "^  of  thy  bosom,  or  thy  '  friend,  which 
is  as  thine  own  soul,  entice  tliee  secretly, 
saying.  Let  us  go  and  serve  other  gods, 
which  thou  hast  not  known,  thou,  nor  thy 
fatlicrs ; 

7  Namely,  of  the  gods  of  the  people  which 
are  round  about  you,  nigh  unto  thee,  or  far 
off  from  thee,  from  the  one  end  of  the  earth 
even  unto  the  other  end  of  the  earth  ; 

8  Tliou  shalt  not '"con sent  unto  him,  nor 
hearken  unto  him  ;  neither  shall  thine  eye 


•  IKiiign,  13:IR;  lsa.y:  1.".;  .ler.  «:  l.i  ;  2:1:11:  Kzek.  13:  2,3.53; 
Zecli.  13:4.  b  Zerh.  10:2.  c  Mat.  24  :  24  ;  1  Thcss.  2:9;  Uev. 
13:14.  i<  chap.  18;  2J;  Jer.  28:9;  Mat.  7:22.  «  1  Cor  II  :  19. 
f  aCliron.  34:31.  f.ler.7:23.  b  rlia|).  10:  20.  iZecli.l3:3. 
•  Hrll.  revalt  ugaintt  tht  Loko.  j  chapter  17:7:  I  Cor.  ft:  13. 
k  chap.  28  :  bi  ;   Miiah  7  :  S.      I   1  .Sam.  20 :  17.      m  Pri)verb.s  1 :  10. 


ance  on  the  .%toneinent  and  intercession  of  Christ, 
and  for  the  purpose  of  honorinir  him  as  well  as  ben- 
efitin^  ourselves  and  our  fellow-men. 

r2.  Sincere  and  hearty  worship  of  Jeho^^^h  is  not 
only  highly  pleasing  to  him,  but  a  means  of  useful- 
ness ;ind  happiness  to  those  wiio  present  it,  jind  to 
all  connected  with  Ihem. 

10.  A  deep  conviction  of  the  evil  of  sin,  of  the  jus- 
tice .and  mercy  of  God.  the  necessity  and  value  of  tlie 
atonement,  and  a  holy  re;jard  for  divine  institutions, 
should  ever  be  cultivated  by  all  the  children  of  men. 

10.  What  belongs  to  '.rod  and  his  ministers,  should 
not  be  withheld  or  perverted  to  any  other  use. 

S-").  .Subjection  of  our  desires  to  the  revealed  will  of 
God,  with  iiabitual  obedience  to  his  commands,  is  the 
way  to  promote  not  only  our  own  good,  but  that  of 
all  who  come  after  us  or  may  feel  our  influence. 

32  We  should  not  wish  lo  add  to  or  lake  from 
what  God  has  said  ;  but  should  take  it  a.s  it  is,  and 
248 


pity  him,  neither  shalt  thou  spare,  u.c.r^S; 
neither  slialt  thou  conceal  him  : 

9  But  thou  shalt  surely  kill  him;  thy 
hand"  shall  be  first  upon  him  to  put  him 
to  death,  and  afterwards  the  hand  of  all 
the  people. 

10  And  thou  shalt  stone  him  with  stones, 
that  he  die;  because  he  hath  sought  lo 
thrust  thee  away  from  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  from  the  house  of  t  bondage. 

11  And  "all  Israel  sliall  hear,  and  fear, 
and  shall  do  no  more  any  such  wickedness 
as  this  is  among  you. 

12  1[  If  thou  shalt  Phear  say  in  one  of 
thy  cities,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  liath 
given  thee  to  dwell  there,  saying, 

13  Certain  men,  Hhe  children  of  Belial, 
are  gone  out  from  among  you,  and  have 
withdrawn^  the  inhabitants  of  their  city, 
saying.  Let  us  go  and  serve  other  gods, 
which  ye  have  not  known ; 

14  Then  shalt  thou  inquire,  and  make 
search,  and  ask  diligently;  and  behold, 
if  it  be  truth,  arid  the  thing  certain,  that 
such  abomination  is  wrought  among  you  ; 

15  Thou  shalt  surely  smite  the  inhabi- 
tants of  that  city  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  ''destroying  it  utterly,  and  all  that 
is  therein,  and  the  cattle  thereof,  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

16  And  thou  shalt  gather  all  the  spoil 
of  it  into  the  midst  of  the  street  thereof, 
and  shalt  burn  with  fire  the  city,  and  all 
the  spoil  thereof  every  whit,  for  the  Lord 
thy  God  :  and  "  it  shall  be  a  heap  for  ever : 
it  shall  not  be  built  again. 

17  And  there  shall  (;leave  naught  of  tiio 
cursed' Mhing  to  thy  hand:  that  the  Lord 
may  "turn  from  the  fierceness  of  his  anger, 
and  ^  show  thee  mercy,  and  havc*compas- 
sion  upon  thee,  and  '^multiply  thee,  as  he 
hath ^' sworn  unto  thy  fathers; 

iTch.ip.  17:7.  t  Heb.  bondmen,  a  chap.  19  :  2(1,  f  Josh.  22 TlT. 
t  Or,  naU(iA(y  men.  .lulls.  19:22;  1  Kings,  21 :  10,  13.  ■)  .Imle  19. 
r  Ex.  22:  JO;  .loah.R:  17,24.  >  .losh.  8  :  28;  Jer.  49  :  2.  5  Or, 
devoted,  t  chap.7:26;  .)osh.t;:18;  7:1.  »  .lo.ih.  7 :2li;  P»«. 
78:  .38.  »  Ex.  20:1).  w  Lamentations  3 :  32.  i  Ezekiel  37 :  26. 
y  Gen.  22:  17. 

let  it  have  its  proper  influence  on  our  hearts  and 
lives. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

3.  Proveth  you  :  by  suffering  the  false  prophets 
to  do  some  strange  and  wonderful  things,  and  thus 
to  tempt  them  to  forsake  God  and  worship  idols. 

5.  Turn  71011  awny  from  the  Lord ;  as  he  was 
the  King  of  the  Jews,  idolatry  was  treason,  and 
punishable  with  death. 

9.  Kill  him  ;  when  proved  to  be  guilty  by  legal 
process  according  to  divine  directions.  Be  first 
ii))0)i,  him;  the  accusers  and  witnesses  were  to 
cast  the  first  stones.     Chap.  17  :  7. 

16.  Burn — every  whit ;  this  was  to  cut  ofT  all 
temptation  to  avarice,  and  express  the  utmost  ab- 
horrence of  the  crime. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Wicked  men  who  give  themselvc",  up  to  the 
service  of  the  devil,  may  be  sulTercd  by  God  to  do 


Of  meats  clean 


DEUTERONOMY   XIV. 


and  unclean. 


i.c.'iiti:  18  When  thou  shalt  hearken  to 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  *keep 
all  his  commandments  which  I  command 
thee  this  day,  to  do  that  ivhich  is  right  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lokd  thy  God. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  (Jod's  children  are  not  to  disfigure  themselves  in 
mourning.  3  What  may,  and  what  may  not  be  eaten, 
4  of  beasts,  9  of  fishes,  11  of  fowls.  21  That  which 
dieth  of  itself  may  not  be  eaten,  'i'i  Tithes  of  divine 
service.  'Xi  Tithes  and  firstlings  of  rejoicing  before 
the  Lord.  28  The  third  year's  tithe  of  alms  and 
charity. 

YE  are  the  ''children  of  the  Lord  your 
God:  ye  shall  not  "=  cut  yourselves, 
nor  make  any  baldness  between  your 
eyes  for  the  dead. 

2  For  thou  art  a  ''holy  people  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  the  I.ord  hath  chosen 
thee  to  be  a  "peculiar  people  unto  him- 
self, above  all  the  nations  that  arc  upon 
the  earth. 

3  ^f  Thou  shalt  not  ""eat  any  abominable 
thing. 

4  These  are  the  beasts  which  ye  shall 
eat :   the  ox,  the  sheep,  and  the  goat, 

5  The  hart,  and  the  roebuck,  and  the 
fallow-deer,  and  the  wild  goat,  and  the 
pygarg,*  and  the  wild  ox,  and  the  cha- 
mois. 

6  A  nd  every  beast  that  ^  parteth  the  hoof, 
and  cleaveth  the  cleft  into  two  claws,  and 
cheweth  the  cud  among  the  beasts,  that 
ye  shall  eat. 

7  Nevertheless  these  ye  shall  not  eat,  of 
them  that  chew  the  cud,  or  of  them  that 
divide  the  cloven  hoof;  as  the  camel,  and 
the  hare,  and  the  coney  :  for  they  chew 
the  cud,  but  divide  not  the  hoof;  therefore 
they  are  unclean  unto  you. 

8  And  the  swine,  because  it  divideth  the 
hoof,  yet  cheweth  not  the  cud,  it  is  un- 
clean unto  you  :  ye  shall  not  eat  of  their 
flesh,  nor  ''touch  their  dead  carcass. 

9  T[  These  'ye  shall  eat,  of  all  that  are 
in  the  waters  :  all  that  have  tins  and  scales 
shall  ve  eat: 


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many  strange  and  unaccountable  things.  But  no 
one  should  hearken  to  them,  or  in  any  way  give 
them  encouragement. 

3.  God  sutlers  many  things  to  take  place  in  this 
world  (o  try  men.  and  lead  them  to  show  whether 
they  will  serve  him  or  not. 

8.  We  must  not  suffer  our  nearest  relatives  or 
most  intimate  friends  to  lead  us  into  sin,  nor  must 
we  in  any  way  connive  at  their  transgre.ssions. 

11.  One  object  of  punishment  is  to  e.xpress  the 
wrath  of  God  against  crime,  and  thus  restrain  others 
from  committing  it. 

17.  Men  slioulil  show  .a  deep  .abhorrence  of  crime 
by  suitably  punishing  it.  and  in  executing  God's 
wrath  against  the  guilty  they  should,  both  in  reality 


10  And  whatsoever  hath  not  fins  and 
scales  ye  may  not  eat;  it  is  unclean  unto 
you. 

\\  %  Of  all  clean  birds  ye  shall  eat. 

12  But  J  these  are  they  of  which  ye  shall 
not  eat :  the  eagle,  and  the  ossifrage,  and 
the  ospray, 

13  And  the  glede,  and  the  kite,  and  the 
vulture  after  his  kind, 

14  And  every  raven  after  his  kind, 

15  And  the  owl,  and  the  nighthawk,  and 
the  cuckoo,  and  the  hawk  after  his  kind, 

1 6  The  little  owl,  and  the  great  owl,  and 
the  swan, 

17  And  the  pelican,  and  the  gier-eagle, 
and  the  cormorant, 

18  And  the  stork,  and  the  heron  after 
her  kind,  and  the  lapwing,  and  the  bat. 

19  And  every  creeping  thing  that  flieth 
is  unclean  unto  you :  they  shall  not  be 
eaten. 

20  But  of  all  clean  fowls  ye  may  eat. 

21  1[  Ye  shall  not  eat  of  any  thing  that 
dieth''  of  itself:  thou  shalt  give  it  unto 
the  stranger  that  is  in  thy  gates,  that  ho 
may  eat  it;  or  thou  may  est  sell  it  unto 
an  alien  :  for  '  thou  art  a  holy  people  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God.  Thou  '"shalt  not  seethe 
a  kid  in  his  mother's  milk. 

22  Thou  shalt  truly  "tithe  all  the  in- 
crease of  thy  seed,  that  the  field  bringeth 
forth  year  by  year. 

23  And  "thou  shalt  cat  before  the  Lord 
thy  God,  in  the  place  which  he  shall 
choose  to  place  his  name  there,  the  tithe 
of  thy  corn,  of  thy  wine,  and  of  thine  oil, 
and  the  p  firstlings  of  thy  herds  and  of  thy 
flocks  ;  that  thou  may  est  learn  to  fear  the 
Lord  thy  God  always. 

24  And  if  the  way  be  too  long  for  thee, 
so  that  thou  art  not  able  to  carry  it ;  or  if 
the  1  place  be  too  far  from  thee,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  to  set  his  name 
there,  when  the  LoRDlhyCaod  hath  blessed 
thee ; 

25  Then  shalt  thou  turn  it  into  money, 
and  bind  up  the  money  in  thy  hand,  and 


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and  in  appearance,  be  influenced  only  by  holy  and 
benevolent  motives. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1.  Not  ci(t  yourselves ;  as  idolaters  were  accus- 
tomed to  do.     1  Kings,  IS :  3S. 

5.  Pygarg  ;  supposed  to  be  a  species  of  antelope 
or  gazelle.     Chamois  ;  a  species  of  goat. 

2'2.  Truly  titlie ;  the  first  tithe  or  tenth  part 
was  devoted  to  the  worship  of  God  and  the  support 
of  the  Levites.  There  was  a  second  titlie,  .a  tenth  of 
the  nine  remaining  parts  ;  and  once  in  tiuee  years 
it  was  to  be  devoted  to  the  entertainment  of  the 
Levites,  the  stranger,  the  widow,  and  the  fatherless. 
Yer.  29. 

219 


Of  the  year 


DEUTERONOMY  XV. 


of  release. 


fihalt  go  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  choose  : 

26  And  thou  slialt  bestow  that  money 
for- whatsoever  tliy  soul  lustcth  after,  for 
oxen,  or  for  sheep,  or  for  wine,  or  for 
strong  drink,  or  for  whatsoever  thy  soul 
desircth:*  and  *thou  shalt  eat  there  be- 
fore the  Lord  thy  God,  and  thou  shalt 
rejoice,  ''thou,  and  thy  household, 

27  And  the  Levite  that  is  within  thy 
gates;  thou  shalt  not  forsake  him  :  for  "^  he 
hath  no  part  nor  inheritance  with  thee. 

28  1[  At"*  the  end  of  three  years  thou  shalt 
bring  forth  all  the  lithe  of  thine  increase 
the  same  year,  and  shall  lay  it  up  within 
thy  gates  : 

29  And  the  Levite,  because  -lie  hath  no 
part  nor  inheritance  with  thee,  and  the 
strangcr,'^and  the  fatherless,  and  the  wid- 
ow, which  are  within  thy  gates,  shall 
come,  and  shall  eat  and  be  satisfied  ;  that 
the  6 Lord  thy  God  may  bless  thee  in  all 
the  work  of  thy  hand  which  thou  doest. 

CHAPTER   XV. 

1  The  seventh  year  a  year  of  release  for  the  poor.  7  It 
must  be  no  let  of  lending  or  giving.  12  A  Hebrew 
servant,  16  except  he  will  not  depart,  must  in  the 
seventh  year  go  forth  free  and  well  furnished.  19  All 
firstling  males  of  the  cattle  are  to  be  sanotifled  unto 
the  Lord. 

A  T  '■  the  end  of  every  seven  years  thou 
.^JL  shalt  make  a  release. 

2  And  this  is  the  manner  of  the  release  : 
Every  t creditor  that  lendctli  aught  unto 
his  neighbor  shall  release  it ;  he  shall  not 
<'xact  it  of  his  neighbor,  or  of  his  brother ; 
because  it  is  called  the  Lord's  release. 

3  Of  a  'foreigner  thou  mayest  exact  it 
again:  but  that  which  is  thine  with  thy 
brother  thy  hand  shall  release; 

4  Save*  when  there  shall  be  no  poor 
among  you;  for 'the  Loud  shall  greatly 
bless  thee  in  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance  to  pos- 
sess it: 

5  Only  if  thou  carefully  hearken  unto 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  observe 

"  Hi!li.  ankclh  v/lhct.  •  chap.  1-2:7,  IS.  b  Eccl.  9:7.  c  clinp. 
18:1.-2;  Num.  18:20.  il  r1iHp.'J6: 1-2;  Ainna4:-I.  ever.27;  cliap. 
1-2:1-2.  I  r.x.«:'21-:4;.ltil):!i:l(i-22;  l.uki- 14  :  12-14;  Heb.l:l:-2. 
«  clnp.l6:lO;  Prov.3:>),  10;  19:  17;  Mnl.  :l:  10.  h  Ex.  23:  10,  1 1  ; 
Lev.  -23 :  -2-4  ;  .ler.  34 :  14- 1 7.  t  Heli.  matter  nf  the  lending  of  his 
hand,      i  clinp.  i'l :  20.      ^  Or,  To  the  end  that  there  he.    i  t-luip. 

2G.  Thy  soul  dexircth  ;  in  accordance  with  the 
revealeJ  will  of  God. 

IN.'^TRUCTIONS. 

2.  The  people  of  God  are  rallpd  in  a  peculiar 
manner  to  be  holy,  and  should  carefully  avoiti  sin- 
ful conformity  to  the  world,  and  all  those  practices 
■whicli  tend  to  draw  tliein  away  from  tlie  word  and 
ordinances  of  .lehovah. 

C.  Tlie  Lord  allows  us  freely  to  partake  of  all 
thin<;s  wliicli  will  not  injure  us,  and  wliicli  tend  to 
our  lii{;li('st  good. 

22.  We  siiouid  endeavor  to  1  e  truly  honest  and 
faithful  in  devoting  to  God  whatever  he  requires, 
and  in  using  all  we  possess  according  to  liis  will, 


to    do    all   these    commandments  *b.c  >5S- 
which  I  command  thee  this  day. 

6  For  the  Lord  thy  God  blesscth  thee, 
as  he  promised  thee  :  and  thou  shalt '  lend 
unto  many  nations,  but  thou  shalt  not 
borrow;  and  thou  shalt  reign  over  many 
nations,  but  they  shall  not  reign  over  thee. 

7  ^  If  there  be  among  you  a  poor  man 
of  one  of  thy  brethren  within  any  of  thy 
gates  in  thy  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee,  thou  'shalt  not  liarden  thy 
heart,  nor  shut  thy  hand  from  thy  poor 
brother: 

8  BufHhou  shalt  open  thy  hand  wide  un- 
to him,  and  shalt  surely  lend  him  sufficient 
for  his  need,  in  that  which  he  wantcth. 

9  Beware  that  there  be  not  a  *  thought  in 
thy  II  wicked  heart,  saying.  The  seventh 
year,  the  year  of  release,  is  at  hand  ;  and 
thine  "eyebe  evil  against  thy  poor  brother, 
and  thou  givest  him  naught ;  and  he  "cry 
unto  the  Lord  against  thee,  and  it  be  p  sin 
unto  thee. 

10  Thou  shalt  surely  give  him,  and  thy 
heart  shall  not  be  i grieved  when  thou 
givest  unto  him :  because  that  for  this 
thing  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  ^ bless  thee 
in  all  thy  works,  and  in  all  that  thou  put- 
test  thy  hand  unto. 

11  For  the  "poor  shall  never  cease  out 
of  the  land:  therefore  I  command  thee, 
saying.  Thou  shalt  open  thy  hand  wide 
unto  thy  brother,  to  thy  poor,  and  to  thy 
needy,  in  thy  land. 

12  'i\And  if  thy  'brother,  a  Hebrew  man, 
or  a  Hebrew  woman,  be  sold  unto  thee, 
and  serve  thee  six  years  ;  then  in  the  sev- 
enth year  thou  shalt  let  him  go  free  from 
thee. 

13  And  when  thou  sendest  him  out  free 
from  thee,  thou  shalt  not  let  him  go  away 
empty : 

14  Thou  shalt  furnish  him  liberally  out 
of  thy  flock,  and  out  of  thy  floor,  and  out 
of  thy  wine-press:  o///iflf"  wherewith  the 
Lord  thy  (iod  hath  ^blessed  thee  thou 
shalt  give  unto  him. 


2K:1-S,etc.  k  rliap.  2>i:  12,  44.  1  1  .Iohn,3: 17.  m  Lev.  2.'. : :»-37 ; 
Gal.  2 :  10.  4  Heb.  loui  rf.  ||  Heb.  Belial,  n  chap.  2S  :  M-fifi;  Prov. 
23 :  6  ;  Mat.  20  :  lr>.  "  chap.  24  :  l.l ;  Ex.  22  :  23.  V  Mat.  2.'i :  41-45. 
q  2 Cor.  <l:  6-7.  '  ch:.p.  24:19;  Psa.  41:1,2;  Prov.  ll:-2r>;  22:9; 
Heb.l3:16.  •Mat.2li:ll.  t  Ex.21 :2:  Lev.  2.5:  39-41 ;  Jcr.34: 14. 
u  I'»a.  68  :  10.     »  Prov.  10  :  22  ;  Acts  20  :  36. 

remembering  that  he  is  the  owner,  and  that  we  are 
stewards  of  what  he  intrusts  to  our  care. 

29.  The  ministers  of  religion,  the  stranger,  the 
■widow,  the  fatherless,  and  all  who  are  destitute 
should  be  kindly  remembered,  and  share  in  the  bless- 
ings which  God  graciously  gives  us. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

3.    Thy  brother;  an  Israelite. 

9.  Givest  him.  naught ;  dost  not  lend  to  him 
■what  he  needs. 

12.  Be  sold  it7ito  thee ;  be  bound  to  serve  thee 
for  the  payment  of  a  debt,  or  as  a  punishment  for 
crime. 


Firstlings  of  the  fiock. 


DEUTERONOMY   XVI. 


Of  the  passover. 


JauG^  15  And  thou  shall*  remember  that 
thou  wast  a  bondman  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  the  Lord  thy  God  redeemed  thee:  there- 
fore I  command  thee  this  thing  to-day. 

16  And  it  shall  be,  if  ""he  say  unto  thee, 
I  will  not  go  away  from  thee  ;  because  he 
loveth  thee  and  thy  house,  because  he  is 
well  with  thee ; 

17  Then  thou  shalt  take  an  awl,  and 
thrust  it  through  his  ear  unto  the  door, 
and  he  shall  be  thy  servant  for  ever.  And 
also  unto  thy  maid-servant  thou  shalt  do 
likewise. 

18  It  shall  not  seem  "^hard  unto  thee, 
wlien  thou  sendest  him  away  free  from 
thee;  for  he  hath  been  worth  a  double 
hired  servant  to  thee,  in  serving  thee  six 
years:  and  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless 
thee  in  all  that  thou  doest. 

1 9  lyAU  the ''  firstling  males  that  come  of 
thy  herd  and  of  thy  flock  thou  shalt  sanc- 
tify unto  the  Lord  thy  God :  thou  shalt  do 
no  work  with  the  firstling  of  thy  bullock, 
nor  shear  the  firstling  of  thy  sheep. 

20  Thou  ''shalt  eat  it  before  the  Lord 
thy  God  year  by  year  in  the  place  which 
the  Lord  shall  choose,  thou  and  thy  house- 
hold. 

21  And  if  ''there  be  any  blemish  there- 
in, as  if  it  be  lame,  or  blind,  or  have  any 
ill  blemish,  thou  shalt  not  sacrifice  it  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

22  Thou  shalt  eat  it  within  thy  gates : 
the  ^  unclean  and  the  clea.n  person  shall  eat 
it  alike,  as  the  roebuck,  and  as  the  hart. 

23  Only  thou  shalt  not  eat  the  blood 
thereof;  thou  shaltpour  it  upon  the  ground 
as  water. 


acliap.  5:15;  16:12;  Isaiah  51  :  1.  b  Ex.  21 :  6,  6.  c  vi-r.  10. 
<1  Ex.l:j:2;  Num.3:13:  18:17.  e  cli.ip.  12:5,t>,  17.  f  chap.  17: 1 ; 
Lev.  22  :  21) ;    Mai.  1:7,8.      e  chap.  12  :  15,  etc.      h  E.\oilua  .34 :  18. 


16.  Because  he  is  vte/l  with  thee  ;  because,  in 
his  estimation,  it  would  be  better  for  him  to  stay 
than  to  go  aw.ay. 

18.  Worth  a  double  hired  servant  ;  hired  ser- 
vants were  not  accustomed  to  serve  under  one  con- 
tract more  than  three  years.     Isa.  16  :  14. 

22.  Withiu  thy  gates  ;    at  home ;  not  at  the 
tabernacle  or  temple,  as  was   the  case  with   that 
which  was  without  blemish.     Chap.  12:  1"),  16. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  A  debtor  who  without  his  fault  is  poor,  and 
really  notable  to  pay,  should  not  be  imprisoned,  nor 
disabled  from  making  efforts  ;  nor  should  payment 
be  enforced  till  he  is,  or  by  suitable  means  may  be 
able  to  meet  it. 

o.  While  we  are  bound,  as  we  have  opportunity  and 
ability,  to  do  good  to  all  who  are  needy,  we  are  under 
special  obligations  to  do  it  to  the  friends  of  God. 

10.  The  fact  that  a  man  is  poor  and  may  not  be 
.able  to  repay,  is  not  to  prevent  us  from  lending  to 
him,  when  it  is  necessary  to  relieve  his  wants  and 
our  doing  so  will  be  for  his  benefit;  but  we  are 
to  love  our  neighbor  as  ourselves,  and  do  what 
such  love,  under  the  guidance  of  sound  wisdom,  re- 
quires. 

11.  God  suffers  the  poor  always  to  be  among  us, 
that  compassion  may  be  cultivated  by  exercise;  and 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  The  feast  of  the  passover,  9  of  weeks,  13  of  taber- 
nacles. 16  Every  male  must  offer,  as  he  is  able,  at 
these  three  feasts.  18  Of  judges  and  justice.  21 
Groves  and  images  are  forbidden. 

r\  BSERVE  the  '■  month  of  Abib,  and  keep 
v/  the  passover  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  : 
for  in  the  month  of  Abib  the  Lord  thy  God 
brought  thee  forth  out  of  Egypt  by  'night. 

2  Thou  shalt  therefore  sacrifice  the  pass- 
over  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  of  the  J  fiock 
and  the  herd,  in  the''place  which  the  Lord 
shall  choose  to  place  his  name  there. 

3  Thou  'shalt  eat  no  leavened  bread 
with  it ;  seven  days  shalt  thou  eat  unleav- 
ened bread  therewith,  even  the  bread  of 
affliction ;  for  thou  camest  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt  in  haste  :  that  thou 
mayest  remember  the  day  when  thou 
camest  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  all 
the  days  of  thy  life. 

4  And  there  shall  be  no  leavened  bread 
seen  with  thee  in  all  thy  coast  seven  days ; 
neither '"  shall  there  any  thing  of  the  flesh, 
which  thou  sacrificedst  the  first  day  at 
even,  remain  all  night  until  the  morning. 

5  Thou  mayest  not  *saerifice  the  pass- 
over  within  any  of  thy  gates,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  : 

6  But  at  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  choose  to  place  his  name  in, 
there  thou  shalt  sacrifice  the  "passover  at 
even,  at  the  going  down  of  the  sun,  at  the 
season  that  thou  camest  forth  out  of  Egypt. 

7  And  thou  shalt "  roast  and  eat  it  in  the 
placed  which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
choose  :  and  thou  shalt  turn  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  go  unto  thy  tents. 

i  Ex.  12::U-J2.  j  Num.  28:  lR-19.  k  chap.  15:20.  1  Ex.  l:i :  fi,  7. 
m  Ex.  12:10;  ;M:2.^  *  Or,  .ti7/.  n  E.x.  12:  B-H.  o  2Chron.:!5: 1:!, 
p  2  Kings.  2:i :  23 ;  John  2  :  1.3,  23 ;   1 1 :  55. 

that  we  may  have  opportunity  to  show  wliether  or 
not  we  .are  disposed  to  assist  them,  and  thus  to 
imitate  our  Father  in  heaven.  Mat.  5:48;  Luke 
6 :  31-36. 

14.  Liberality  to  servants  and  those  who  have 
assisted  us,  and  readiness  in  return  to  assist  them, 
is  an  exhibition  of  excellence,  and  a  source  of  bless- 
ings to  both  givers  and  receivers. 

16.  It  is  well  so  to  treat  servants  as  to  secure 
their  confidence,  gratitude,  and  esteem,  and  that 
they  will  rather  continue  with  us  than  go  away. 
By  so  doing  their  services  may  be  greatly  prolonged, 
and  rendered  much  more  pleasant  and  useful  to  us 
and  to  tlicmselves. 

15.  Kindness  and  liberality  to  servants  are  means 
of  securing  not  only  their  good  will  and  fidelity, 
but  also  the  blessing  of  God. 

22.  Fidelity  to  God,  in  rendering  to  him  what  he 
requires,  is  the  way  to  secure  his  favors,  and  make 
them  the  means  of  the  greatest  enjoyment  to  our- 
selves and  others. 

CHAPTER  XVL 
1.   The  month  of  Abib — the  passover ;    Ex. 
12:2,  18;  34:18. 

3.  Bread  of  affliction  ;  in  remembrance  of  their 
afflictions  in  Egypt. 

251 


TTie  three  feasts. 


DEUTERONOMY  XVII 


Idolaters  to  be  stoned. 


8  Six  days  thou  slialt  eat  unleavened 
bread;  and  on  the  "seventh  day  .s/m//  be 
a  'solemn  assembly  to  the  Lord  thy  God  : 
thou  yhalt  do  no  work  therein. 

9  ^  Seven  ''weeks  shalt  thou  number 
unto  thee:  begin  to  number  the  seven 
weeks  from  such  time  as  thou  begiunest  to 
put  the  sickle  to  the  corn. 

10  And  thou  shalt  keep  the  feast  of  weeks 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God  with  ^  a  tribute  of  a 
freewill-offering  of  thy  hand,  which  thou 
shalt  give  unto  the  LORD  thy  GW,  "^accord- 
ing as  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  blessed  thee : 

11  And ''thou  shalt  rejoice  before  the 
Lord  thy  God,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy 
daughter,  and  thy  man-servant,  and  thy 
maid-servant,  and  the  Lcvite  that  is  within 
thy  gates,  and  the  stranger,  and  the  father- 
less, and  the  widow,  that  are  among  you, 
in  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
chosen  to  place  his  name  there. 

12  And  "thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 
wast  a  bondman  in  Egypt :  and  thou  shalt 
observe  and  do  these  statutes. 

13  ^Thou  shalt  observe  the  feast  of 
tabernacles'^  seven  days,  after  that  thou 
hast  gathered  in  thy  i  corn  and  thy  wine  : 

14  And  thou  shalt  ^ rejoice  in  thy  feast, 
thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  daughter,  and 
thy  man-servant,  and  thy  maid-servant, 
and  the  Levite,  the  stranger,  and  the  fa- 
therless, and  the  widow,  that  are  within 
thy  gates. 

1 5  Seven ''  days  shalt  thou  keep  a  solemn 
feast  unto  the  Loud  thy  God  in  the  place 
which  the  Lord  shall  choose :  because  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  all  thine 
increase,  and  in  all  the  works  of  thy  hands, 
ihercforc  thou  shalt  surely  rejoice. 

l(i  1[  Three  'times  in  a  year  shall  all  thy 
males  appear  before  the  Lord  thy  God  in 
the  place  which  he  shall  choose;  in  the 
feast  of  unleavened  bread,  and  in  the  feast 
of  weeks,  and  in  the  feast  of  tabernacles  : 


•  Lev. 2.-1:8.  *  Heb.rf»rrninr  Lev.  2f):.16.  h  Ex.23:  Ifi;  34:22; 
Ufv  il:  15;  Act52:l.  i  Or,  tu^cienc!/.  c  ver.  17;  1  Cor.  Ifi.2. 
<  ••Imp.  I  ::  7, 12,  Id.  e  cli;l|i.  !.•>:  15:  Lam. 3:  Ml, 20.  f  Lev.2:l:34. 
t  Hvli.  floor, and Ihy wine  pittt.  g  Neli. 8:9-1-2.  h  Lev. -23: 39. 40. 
I  Kx.2.'>:14;  :H:2i.  iKx.23:IS.  ^  Heb.  according  Co  the  gift  njT 
hit  hand,      k  Mark  12  :  41-44  ;   2  Cor.  8  :  U.      1  ver.  10.      m  chap. 

9.  To  put  the  sickle  ;  to  reap  the  slieaf  of  first- 
fruits,  which  was  offered  on  the  first  day  of  unleav- 
ened brp.ad. 

in.   The  feast  of  weels  ;  Ex.  34  :  21 

VX    The  feast  of  i.iheniaclps ;  Ex.  23:14-17. 

19.  Wrest ;  pervert.  A  gift ;  a  bribe,  sonie- 
thinjj  given  to  nialie  a  judge  partial.  A  gift  doth 
blind;  tends  to  do  it. 

21.  T\ot  plant — a  grove  :  groves  were  pl.acos  of 
idol-worsliip.  and  planting  thcin  near  their  pl,%ce  of 
worsliip  would  increase  the  temptation  to  idolatry. 
INSTRl/CTIONS. 

3.  We  should  not  forget  our  past  trials,  nor  the 
goodness  of  God  in  our  deliverance,  but  should  be 
encouraged  by  his  kindness  to  put  our  trust  in  hint, 
and  with  patient  continuance  in  well-doing  look  to 
him  for  whatever  we  need. 
252 


land  they  shall  not  appear  before  b.c  usf: 
the  Lord  J  empty  : 

17  Every  man  shall  give  ^  as  he  is  ''  able, 
according  to  the  '  blessing  of  the  Lord  thy 
God  which  he  hath  given  thee. 

1 8  1[ Judges '"  and  officers  shalt  thou  make 
thee  in  all  thy  gates,  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee,  throughout  thy  tribes: 
and  they  shall  judge  the  people  with  just 
judgment. 

1 9  Thou "  shalt  not  wrest  judgment ;  thou 
shalt  not  °  respect  persons,  neither  take  a 
gift;  for  a P gift  doth  blind  the  eyes  of  the 
wise,  and  pervert  the  Hvords  of  the  right- 
eous. 

20  That  *which  is  altogether  ''just  shalt 
thou  follow,  that  thou  mayest  'live,  and 
inherit  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee. 

21  ^  Thou  shalt  not  plant  thee  a  'grove 
of  any  trees  near  unto  the  altarof  the  Lord 
thy  God,  which  thou  shalt  make  thee. 

22  Neither  'shalt  thou  set  thee  up  any 
image  ;t  which  the  Lord  thy  God  "  hateth. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  The  things  sacrificed  must  be  sound.  2  Idolaters 
must  be  slain.  8  Hard  controversies  arc  to  be  deter- 
mined by  the  priests  and  judges.  12  The  contemner 
of  that  deiermination  must  die.  14  The  election,  16 
and  duty  of  a  king. 

THOU  shalt  not  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God  AH?/ bullock,  or  t  sheep,  "where- 
in is  blemish,  or  any  evil-favorcdness  :  for 
that  75  an  abomination  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

2  ^If"  there  be  found  among  you.  wit  bin 
any  of  thy  gates  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giv- 
eth thee,  ma  nor  woman,  that  hath  wrought 
wickedness  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  in  ■^  transgressing  his  covenant, 

3  And  hath  gone  and  served  other  gods, 
and  worshipped  them,  either  the  sun.  or 
moon,  or  any  of  the  host  of  heaven,  which 
I  have  not  commanded  ; 


1:1.T-17:  Ex.  18:2r.,2H;  lChron.2l:4;  2Cliron.  19:.'>-11.  n  Lev. 
11:1.S.  oProv.  J4:23.  pProv.  17:2'.  \]  Or,  mattert.  *  Heh. 
Jutlice,  iuttice.  <lMiraliB:8;  riiil.  4  :  8.  r  Kzckiel  18:.S,  ft 
«  1  Kill's,  14:15.  ILev.  2li:l.  t  Heh.  ttatue,  nr  pillar,  u  .ler. 
44:4.  t  Or,  poat.  »  Mai.  1 :  8, 1.1, 14.  w  rliap.  13:  H.etC.  x  Jo»U. 
7:  11,15;  .linls.  2  :  20;  'iKillss,  18:  13;  Hosea  8:1. 

6.  Such  is  thj  unteachableuess  of  men,  that  the 
Lord  sees  it  needful  often  to  repeat  his  instruc- 
tions, especially  with  regard  to  their  guilt  as  sin- 
ners, and  their  need  of  pardoning  mercy  tiirough  tlie 
atonement  of  Clirist. 

11.  True  religion  is  social  in  its  chiiracter.  and 
tends  to  make  all  who  possess  it  grateful,  kind,  com- 
municative, benevolent,  and  joyful. 

17.  Religious  y>y  and  gr;ititude  to  God  may  at 
suit.able  times  be  properly  expressed  by  feastin";  on 
the  bounties  of  his  providence,  and  giving  them 
liberally  to  the  poor  and  destitute. 

20.  Civil  government  is  God's  institution  to  se- 
cure to  men  those  rights  and  privileges  which  it  is 
his  will  that  they  should  enjoy;  and  magistrates  are 
bound,  as  far  .as  practicable,  to  give  to  all  what 
justly  belongs  to  tnem. 


Authority  of  judges. 


DEUTERONOMY   XVII. 


Duties  of  a  king. 


B.  c!h5u'  4  And  it  be  told  thee,  and  thou  hast 
heard  of  it,  and  inquired  diligently,  and 
behold,  it  be  true,  and  the  thing  certain,  that 
such  abomination  is  wrought  in  Israel; 

5  Then  shalt  thou  bring  forth  that  man 
or  that  woman,  which  have  committed 
that  wicked  thing,  unto  thy  gates,  even 
that  man  or  that  woman,  and  shalt  stone 
them  with  stones,  till  they  die. 

6  At  "the  mouth  of  two  witnesses,  or 
three  witnesses,  shall  he  that  is  worthy  of 
death  be  put  to  death;  but  at  the  mouth  of 
one  witness  he  shall  not  be  put  to  death. 

7  The  '' hands  of  the  witnesses  shall  be 
first  upon  hiin  to  put  him  to  death,  and  after- 
ward the  hands  of  all  the  people.  So  thou 
shalt  put  the  evil  away  from  among  you. 

8  11"  If  there  arise  a  matter  too  hard  for 
thee  in  judgment,  between  "^ blood  and 
blood,  between  plea  and  plea,  and  between 
stroke  and  stroke,  being  matters  of  con- 
troversy within  thy  gates ;  then  shalt 
thoii  arise,  and  get  thee  up  into  the  ''place 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  choose; 

9  And  thou  shalt  come  unto  the  •'priests 
the  Levites,  and  unto  the  "^judge  that  shall 
be  in  those  days,  and  inquire;  and  they 
shall  show  thee  tlie  sentence  of  judgment : 

10  And  thou  shalt  do  according  to  the 
sentence,  which  they  of  that  place  which 
the  Lord  shall  choose  shall  show  thee ; 
and  thou  shalt  observe  to  do  according  to 
all  that  they  inform  thee: 

1 1  According  to  the  sentence  of  the  law 
which  they  shall  teach  thee,  and  accord- 
ing to  the  judgment  which  they  shall  tell 
thee,  thou  shalt  do  :  thou  shalt  not  decline 
from  the  sentence  which  they  shall  show 
thee,  to  the  right  hand,  nor  to  the  left. 

12  And  sthe  man  that  will  do  presump- 
tuously, *and  will  ''not  hearken  unto  the 
priest  that  'standeth  to  minister  there  be- 


•  .N'u 

•n.  M 

30;  .loIin8:17 

;  2  Cor.  13:1; 

ITim 

5:19 

b  Acts 

7  :  58,  W.      e 

F,l.  2 

:  12 

etc. 

d 

Psalm  12 

:4,6. 

»  .) 

ir. 

18: J8; 

Haggai 

2:11 

Mai. 

2:7. 

f 

chap 

19:  17. 

B  Num.  15 : 

'W 

;    Eira 

10:»; 

Hosea  4 :  4 

* 

Heh 

not 

to  hemk 

(11.       h 

■  Inr. 

i') 

:  3,  etc. 

1  rh.ip. 

18:5 

7.      J 

Heb 

10 

28. 

k  chap. 

13:5. 

1  ch 

'P 

13:  11. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

7.  First  upon  him  ;  chap.  13:9. 

8.  Blood  and  blood ;  relating  to  the  killing  of  a 
man.  Plea  and  plea ;  concerning  property,  or 
civil  rights.    Stroke  and  stroke  ;  personal  quarrel. 

9.  Come  nnto  the— judge ;  apply  to  a  higher 
tribunal,  at  the  head  of  which  was  God  himself. 
Se?iteuce  of  judgment ;  right  decision. 

1"2.  Dopresumptuoiiuli/ ;  refuse  to  comply  with 
known  law,  enacted  by  God,  who  was  tlien  the 
chief  magistrate  of  that  people. 

15.  Shalt  thou  set  king  over  thee;  this  did 
not  require  them  to  set  a  king  over  them,  or  imply 
that  it  would  be  right;  it  only  required,  that  if  at 
iny  time  they  would  do  it,  these  directions  should 
be  followed.     1  Sam.  S:-l-2-2. 

18.  This  law;  either  the  hook  of  Deuteronomy, 
or  the  five  books  of  Mo.ses,  called  the  law,  as  contain- 
ing the  laws  of  Jehovah  for  the  government  of  Israel. 
Mat.  .'3:17;  7:12;  Luke  16: 16;  2-1:44. 

17 


fore  the  Lord  thy  God,  or  unto  the  judge, 
even  that  man  shall  J  die  :  and  ^  thou  shalt 
put  away  the  evil  from  Israel. 

13  And  'all  the  people  shall  hear,  and 
fear,  and  do  no  more  presumptuously. 

14  ^  When  thou  art  come  unto  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  and 
shalt  possess  it,  and  shalt  dwell  therein, 
and  shalt  say, ""  I  will  set  a  king  over  me, 
like  as  all  the  nations  that  arc  about  me : 

15  Thou  shalt  in  any  wise  set  him  king 
over  thee,  whom  °  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
choose:  one  from  "among  thy  brethren 
shalt  thou  set  king  over  thee  :  thou  may- 
est  not  set  a  p  stranger  over  thee,  which  I'.v 
not  thy  brother. 

16  But  he  shall  not  i  multiply  horses  to 
himself,  nor  cause  the  people  to  '  return 
to  Egypt,  to  the  end  that  he  should  mul- 
tiply horses  :  forasmuch  as  the  Lord  hath 
said  unto  you,  'Ye  shall  henceforth  re- 
turn no  more  that  way. 

17  Neither  shall  he  multiply  wives  to 
himself,  that  his  'heart  turn  not  away: 
neither  shall  he  greatly  multiply  to  him- 
self silver  and  gold. 

18  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  sitteth  upon 
the  throne  of  his  kingdom,  that  he  shall 
write  him  a  copy  of  this  law  in  a  book 
out  of  that  which  is  before  the  priests  the 
Levites : 

19  And  "it  shall  be  with  him,  and  he 
shall  read  therein  all  the  days  of  his  life ;. 
that  he  may  learn  to  fear  the  Lord  his 
God,  to  keep  all  the  words  of  this  law  and 
these  statutes,  to  do  them : 

20  That  his  heart  be  not  lifted  up  above 
his  brethren,  and  that  he  ^turn  not  aside 
from  the  commandment,  ^o  the  right  hand, 
or  to  the  left:  to  the  end  that  he  may 
prolong"  his  days  in  his  kingdom,  he,  and 
his  children,  in  the  midst  of  Israel. 


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•.  10: 

27. 

19.  All  the  days  of  his  life ;  daily,  habitually. 

20.  Be  not  lifted  up  ;  do  not  become  proud. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  best  we  have  belongs  to  God,  and  it  should 
be  our  delight  cheerfully  to  render  to  him  whatever 
he  requires. 

7.  Idolatry  in  the  Jewish  commonwealth  was 
treason,  and  as  such,  when  proved  by  two  or  more 
witnesses,  was  punished  with  death  ;  but  great  care 
was  taken  that  none  should  be  punished  except  those 
who  were  really  guilty. 

9.  It  is  a  great  privilege  that  in  cases  of  doubt 
and  difficulty  with  regard  to  duty,  we  may  appeal 
to  an  infallible  standard,  the  Scriptures ;  and  look 
to  Him  who  hath  said.  If  any  of  you  lack  wisdom,  let 
him  ask  of  God,  and  it  shall  be  given  him. 

12.  To  turn  away  and  refuse,  to  do  the  known 
will  of  God  is  great  presumption,  wickedness,  and 
folly ;  and  justly  exposes  those  who  are  guilty  of  it 
to  his  indignation. 

253 


Dues  of  the  Levites. 


DEUTERONOMY   XVIII. 


The  great  Prophet. 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  The  Lord  is  the  priests'  and  Levites'  inheritance.  3 
The  priest's  due.  G  The  Levite's  portion.  9  The 
abominations  of  the  nations  are  to  be  avoided.  15 
Christ  the  Prophet  is  to  be  heard.  "20  The  presump- 
tuous prophet  is  to  die. 

THE  *  priests  the  Levites,  and  all  the 
tribe  of  Levi,  shall  have  no  part  nor 
inheritance  with  Israel :  they  shall  eat 
the  •'ofFerings  of  the  Loud  made  by  fire, 
and  his  inheritance. 

2  Therefore  sliall  they  have  no  inheri- 
tance among  their  brethren  :  '^  the  Lord  is 
tlieir  inheritance,  as  he  hatli  said  unto  them . 

3  If  And  ''this  shall  be  the  priest's  due 
from  the  people,  from  them  that  offer  a 
sacrifice,  wliether  it  be  ox  or  sheep;  and 
I  hey  shall  give  unto  the  priest  the  shoul- 
der, and  the  tw^o  cheeks,  and  the  maw. 

4  The  "first-fruit  also  of  thy  corn,  of  thy 
wine,  and  of  thine  oil,  and  the  fir.^^t  of  the 
llecce  of  thy  sheep,  shalt  thoti  give  him. 

•5  For  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  '^chosen 
him  out  of  all  thy  tribes,  to  stand  to  min- 
ister in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  him  and 
his  sons  for  ever. 

6  T[And  if  a  Levitc  come  from  any  of  thy 
gates  out  of  all  Israel,  where  he  ^sojourned, 
and  come  with  all  the  ''  desire  of  his  mind 
unto  the  place  wliicli  the  Lord  shall  choose ; 

7  Then  he  shall  minister  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  his  God,  as  all  his  brethren  the  Le- 
vites do,  which  stand  there  before  the  Lord. 

8  They  shall  have  like  'portions  to  cat, 
besides  *that  which  cometli  of  the  sale  of 
liis  patrimony. 

9  il  When  thou  art  come  into  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  thou 
shalt  not  learn  to  do  after  the  abomina- 
tions of  those  nations. 

10  There  J  shall  not  be  found  among  you 
any  one  that  maketh  his  son  or  his  daugh- 
ter to  pass  through  the  lire,  or  that  useth 
divination,  or  an  observer  of  times,  or  an 
enchanter,  or  a  witch, 

1 1  Oracharmer,oraconsulterwithfamil- 
iar  spirits,  or  a  wizard,  or  a  necromancer. 

>  Num.  18: -20.  b  I  Cor.  9:  l:i,  14.  c  Pna.  16  :  n  ;  I.am.  3  :  24~ 
d  I.e;.  7:30-34.  cE)[.22:29.  f  Num. 3:10.  R  Num.  S.'i  :  2,  3. 
b  Pna.  84  :  2.  i  2  Cliron.  31  :  4.  *  Heb.  his  tales  by  the  fathers. 
J  Leviticus  18:21,  etc.  kRcv.  22:lfi.  ^  Or,  upright,  or  sincere. 
Gen.  17:1  i  Job  1  ;  1.  %  Or,  inherit.  1  Gen.  20:  6:  P»a.  147: 19,20; 
Act»14:li;.     m  .Idim  1:4.-.:  6:  14:  Act»3;22,  23.      iiMat.l7:6; 


15.  The  giving  of  directions  for  the  regulation  of 
the  conduct  of  men,  by  no  me.ans  proves  tliat  the  con- 
duct which  needs  such  regulation  is  riglit.  It  may 
be  wicked,  and  the  object  of  the  regulations  be,  to 
lessen  somewhat  its  evils  till  it  be  done  away. 

20.  (jod  gives  the  people  power  to  choose  their 
own  rulers  and  form  of  government;  and  rulers  are 
bound  to  take  the  Bible  as  their  guide,  and  govern 
according  to  its  precepts. 

CHAPTER,  XVIII. 

8.  Patrimony  ;  other  property  besides  what  he 
received  officially  as  a  Levitu. 

13.    Be  perfect ;  sincerely,  heartily,  and  wholly 
devoted  to  (jod.     Job  1 : 1 ;  Mat.  5 :  43-18. 
2.54 


12  For  all  that  do  these  things  are  ^b'.c.usi: 
an  abomination  unto  the  Lord  :  and  because 
of  these  ^abominations  the  Lord  thy  God 
doth  drive  them  ottt  from  before  thee. 

1 3  Thou  shalt  be  +  perfect  witli  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

14  For  these  nations,  which  thoti  shalt 
possess, t  hearkened  unto  observers  of 
times,  and  unto  diviners  :  but  as  for  thee, 
the  Lord  thy  God  hath  not  'suffered  thee 
so  to  do. 

15  H  The  Lord  thy  God  will  raise  up 
unto  thee  a  '"Prophet  from  the  midst  of 
thee,  of  thy  brethren,  like  unto  me  ;  unto 
him"  ye  shall  hearken  ; 

16  According  to  all  that  thou  desiredst 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  Horeb  in  the  "day 
of  the  assembly,  saying.  Let  me  not  hear 
again  the  voice  of  the  Lord  my  God,  nei- 
ther let  me  see  this  great  fire  any  more, 
that  I  die  not. 

1 7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  They  have 
well  spoken  that  which  they  have  spoken. 

18  1  will  P  raise  them  up  a  "iProphet  from 
among  their  brethren,  ''like  unto  thee,  and 
will  put  my  words  in  his  mouth  ;  and  "he 
shall  speak  unto  them  all  that  I  shall  com- 
mand him. 

19  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  'who- 
soever will  not  hearken  unto  my  words 
which  he  shall  speak  in  my  name,  I  will 
require  it  of  him. 

20  But  "the  prophet,  which  sliall  pre- 
sume to  speak  a  word  iti  my  name,  which 
I  have  not  commanded  him  to  speak,  or 
that  shall  speak  in  the  name  of  other  gods, 
even  that  prophet  shall  ^die. 

21  And  if  thou  say  in  thy  heart,  How 
shall  *  we  know  the  word  which  the  Lord 
hath  not  spoken  ? 

22  When  ''a  prophet  spcakcth  in  the 
name  of  the  Loud,  if  the  thing  follow  not, 
nor  come  to  pass,  that  is  the  thing  which 
the  Lord  hath  not  spoken,  but  the  prophet 
haihspoken  it  presumptuously ;  thou  shalt 
not  be  afraid  of  "  him. 


Heb.l:l,2;  2:1-3;  IJobn,3:23.  oEi.  20:19.  plsa.9:6; 
Zech.  6:12,  13;  Mnl.  3:1.  i|  T.ukp24:l9.  r  Num.  12:fi-S;  Heb. 
3:2-6.  ■  John  4:  2.'j;  8:28;  12:49,  no  ;  1.1:  1.1.  tMarkl(i:lfi; 
Art»3:22,23;  Heb.2:3;  12:2.').  n  cliap.  13 :  1-.1;  .ler.  14:14. In; 
Zech.  13:3.  t  Jer.  28  : 1.5-17;  Uev.  19:20.  w  i  John,  4 : 1-3. 
X  Isa.  41 :  22,  23 ;  Jer.  28 :  9.     y  Prov.  2fi  :  2. 


l.").  A  Prophet ;  referring  to  Jesus  Christ.  Ver. 
18,  19;  Acts  3:22,23. 

IG.   Thou  desiredst ;  Ex.  20 :  19  ;  Heb.  12 :  19. 

19.  Rrtjiiire  it  of  him;  call  him  to  account 
and  punish  him  for  his  neglect. 

22.  Speakelh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord;  pre- 
tends to  do  it,  and  to  foretell  future  events. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

5.  Often,  and  in  a  variety  of  \\'ays,  the  Lord 
shows  that  while  it  is  not  his  will  that  his  ministers 
should  be  rich,  or  engage  in  worldly  business  for 
gain,  it  is  his  will  that  they  should  receive  a  sup- 
port for  themselves  and  their  families,  and  devote 
themselves  cheerfully  and  faithfully  to  their  appro- 
priate work. 


Cities  of  refuge. 


DEUTERONOMY  XIX. 


The  law  of  witnesses. 


S/cM'        CHAPTER   XIX. 

1  The  cities  of  refuge.  4  The  privilege  thereof  for  the 
manslayer.  14  The  landmark  is  not  to  be  removed 
15  Two  witnesses  at  the  least,  lli  The  punishment 
of  a  false  witness. 

TTrHEN  Mhe  Lord  thy  God  hath  cut 
VV  off  the  nations,  whose  land  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee,  and  thou  *succeedest 
them,  and  dwellest  in  their  cities,  and  in 
their  houses ; 

2  Thou  shalt  separate  ''three  cities  for 
thee  in  the  midst  of  thy  land,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  to  possess  it. 

3  Thou  shalt  prepare  thee  a  way,  and 
divide  the  coasts  of  thy  land,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  to  inherit,  into 
three  parts,  that  every  slayer  may  flee 
thither. 

4  1[  And  this  is  the  case  of  the  slayer, 
which  shall  flee  thither,  that  he  may  live : 
Whoso  killeth  his  neighbor  ignorantly, 
whom  he  hated  not  tin  time  past; 

5  As  when  a  man  goeth  into  the  wood 
with  his  neighbor  to  hew  wood,  and  his 
hand  fetcheth  a  stroke  with  the  axe  to  cut 
down  the  tree,  and  the  i  head  slippeth 
from  the  Shelve,  and  Ulightetli  upon  his 
neighbor,  that  ho  die ;  he  shall  flee  unto 
one  of  those  cities,  and  live : 

6  Lest  the  avenger  of  the  blood  pursue 
the  slayer,  while  his  heart  is  hot,  and 
overtake  him,  because  the  way  is  long, 
and  *.slay  him;  whereas  he  ica.f  not  wor- 
thy of  death,  inasmuch  as  he  hated  him 
not  t  in  time  past. 

7  Wherefore  I  command  thee,  saying. 
Thou  shalt  separate  three  cities  for  thee. 

8  And  if  the  Lord  thy  God  "=  enlarge  thy 
coast,  as  he  hath  sworn  unto  thy  fathers, 
and  give  thee  all  the  land  which  he 
promised''  to  give  unto  thy  fathers; 

9  If  thou  shalt  keep  all  these  command- 
ments to  do  them,  which  I  command  thee 
this  day,  to  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
to  walk  ever  in  his  ways  ;  then  shalt  thou 


add"  three  cities  more  for  thee,  beside 
these  three : 

10  That  innocent  blood  be  not  shed  in 
thy  land,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  givetli 
thee  for  an  inheritance,  and  so  blood  be 
upon  thee. 

1 1  ^  But  ''if  any  man  hate  his  neighbor, 
and  lie  in  wait  for  him,  and  rise  up  against 
him,  and  smite  him  +  mortally  that  he  die, 
and  fleeth  into  one  of  these  cities ; 

12  Then  the  elders  of  his  city  shall  send 
and  fetch  him  thence,  and  deliver  him  into 
the  hand  of  the  avenger  of  blood,  that  he 
may  die. 

13  Thine  eye  shall  not  pity  him,  but 
thou  shalt  put  away  the  guilt  of  innocent 
blood  from  Israel,  that  it  may  go  well 
with  thee. 

14  ^  Thou  shalt  not  remove  thy  neigh- 
bor's ?  landmark,  which  they  of  old  time 
have  set  in  thine  inheritance,  which  thou 
shalt  inherit  in  the  land  that  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee  to  possess  it. 

15  TfOne  ''witness  shall  not  rise  up 
against  a  man  for  any  iniquity,  or  for  any 
sin,  in  any  sin  that  he  sinneth  :  at  the 
mouth  of  two  witnesses,  or  at  the  mouth 
of  three  witnesses,  shall  the  matter  be 
established. 

16  T[  If  a  false  witness  rise  up  against 
any  man  to  testify  against  him  ^  that  ivhich 
is  wrong; 

17  Then  both  the  men,  between  whom 
the  controversy  is,  shall  stand  before  the 
Lord,  before  the  priests  and  the  judges, 
which  shall  be  in  those  days  ; 

18  And  the  judges  shall  make  diligent 
inquisition:  and  behold,  i/the  witness  be 
a  false  witness,  and  hath  testified  falsely 
against  his  brother; 

19  Then  'shall  ye  do  unto  him,  as  he 
had  thought  to  have  done  unto  his  broth- 
er :  so  shalt  thou  put  the  evil  away  from 
among  you. 


chap.  12:29     *  Heb.  in/ieri<«t,  or  j»o«i«»«f.     1>  chap.  4  :  41,  third  day.      cEx.  34:'24.      d  Gen.  1.5;  1&-21.      e  Joshua  20 :  7,  8. 

Ex.  21: 1.3:   Num.  rii:  10,  etc.;  .losh.  iO:^-?.      t  Heb. /rom  f  Gen.  9:  6;   Exodus  21 : 1-2,  etc. ;   Prov.  28:17.      J  Heb.  in /t/e. 

yesterday  the  third  day.      %  Heb.  iron.      %  Heb.  wood.      \\  Heb.  E  Hosea  5  :  10.     h  2  Cor.  13  : 1.     |  Or,  falling  away,     i  Proverbs 

findeth.     "  Heb.  tmile  him  in  life,     f  Heb.  from  yesterday  the  19:5,  9;  Dan.  6: 24. 


12.  Pretended  intercourse  with  evil  spirits,  and 
all  seeking  of  information  or  any  good  from  those 
who  pretend  to  have  such  intercourse,  are  an  abom- 
ination in  the  sight  of  God. 

18.  Moses  was  in  various  respects  an  eminent 
type  of  Christ,  especially  in  acting  as  mediator  be- 
tween Grod  and  the  people,  and  making  known  to 
them  his  will. 

19.  If  he  who  rejected  the  testimony  of  Moses 
and  despised  his  law,  died  without  mercy,  of  how 
much  sorer  punishment  will  he  be  thought  worthy 
who  rejects  the  testimony  of  Christ  and  despises  his 
commands  ?     Heb.  10  :  28,  29. 

22.  G-od  has  given  to  men,  in  the  holy  Scrip- 
tures, the  means  of  judging,  and  by  these  they  are 
bound  to  judge  whether  those  who  profess  to  speak 
in  his  name,  do  or  do  not  declare  his  truth.  Acts 
17:11. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 
2.  Separate  three  cities  ;  to  be  cities  of  refuge 
on  the  west  side  of  Jordan,  as  he  already  had  done 
on  the  east  side.     Chap.  4  : 4 1^3. 

12.  Deliver  him  into  the  liand  of  the  aven- 
ger ;  after  he  had  been  proved  guilty  of  murder. 

13.  Shall  iiot  pity  him  ;  in  any  such  way  as  to 
prevent  his  execution. 

14.  Landmark ;  that  which  showed  the  division 
line  between  the  property  of  one  man  and  another. 

15.  One  jvitness  shall  not  rise ;  a  man  shall  not 
be  condemned  on  the  testimony  of  one  witness  only. 

18.  I)i.quisition  ;  inquiry. 

19.  Do  Huto  him;  he  shall  receive  the  punish- 
ment which  he  sought  to  bring  on  another. 

I.VSTRUCTIONS 
7.  Great  care  should  be  taken  that  men  do  not 
suffer  for  that  of  which  they  are  not  guilty. 
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Laws  to  be 


DEUTERONOMY  XX, 


observed  in  war. 


20  And  those  which  remain  shall  hear, 
and  fear,  and  shall  henceforth  commit  no 
more  any  such  evil  among  you. 

•21  And  thine  eye  shall  not  pity;  ^hut 
life  shall  go  for  life,  eye  for  eye,  tooth  for 
tooth,  hand  for  hand,  foot  for  foot. 

CHAPTER   XX. 

I  The  pdest's'  exhortation  to  encourage  the  people  to 
battle.  5  The  officers'  proclamation  who  are  to  be 
ilismissed  from  the  war.  10  IIow  to  use  the  cities 
that  accept  or  refuse  the  proclamation  of  peace.  16 
AVhal  cities  must  be  devoted.  19  Trees  of  man's 
meat  must  not  be  destroyed  in  the  siege. 

'TTT'HEN  thou  goest  out  to  battle  against 
\  V  thine  enemies,  and  seest  ''  horses, 
and  chariots,  and  a  people  more  than  thou, 
be  not  afraid  of  them  :  for  the  Lord  thy 
God  is  with  thee,  which  brought  thee  up 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  when  ye  are  come 
nigh  unto  the  battle,  that  the  priest  shall 
approach  and  speak  unto  the  people, 

3  And  shall  say  unto  them.  Hear,  0 
Israel,  ye  approach  this  day  unto  battle 
against  your  enemies  :  let  not  your  hearts 
faint,*  fear  not,  and  do  not  t  tremble,  nei- 
ther be  yc  *=  terrified  because  of  them; 

4  For  ""the  Lord  your  God  is  he  that 
iTocth  Avith  you,  to  fight  for  you  again.st 
your  enemies,  to  save  you. 

5  T[And  the  officers  shall  speak  unto 
the  people,  saying.  What  man  is  there  that 
liath  built  a  new  house,  and  hath  not ''ded- 
icated it?  let  him  go  and  return  to  his 
house,  lest  he  die  in  the  battle,  and  an- 
other man  dedicate  it. 

<j  And  Mhat  man  i.s- Ac  that  hath  planted 
a  vineyard,  and  hath  not  yet  t  eaten  of  it? 
let  Hum  also  go  and  return  unto  his  house, 
lest  he  die  in  the  battle,  and  « another 
jnan  eat  of  it. 

7  And  what  man  is  there  that  hath  be- 
trothed a  Avife,  and  hatli  not  taken  her? 
let  him  go  and  return  unto  his  house,  lest 
he  die  in  the  bntlle,  and  another  man  take 
her. 

8  And  the  officers  shall  speak  further 


What  •>  man  is  there  that  is  fearful  and  faint- 
I  hearted  ?  let  him  go  and  return  unto  his 

house,  lest  'his  brethren's  heart  ^  faint  as 

well  as  his  heart. 

i  9  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  officers  have 
j  made  an  end  of  speaking  unto  the  people, 
I  that  they  shall  make  captains  of  the  ar- 
I  mies  llto  lead  the  people. 

1 0  1[  When  thou  comest  nigh  unto  a 
city  to  fight  against  it,  then  proclaim 
peaceJ  unto  it. 

1 1  And  it  shall  be,  if  it  make  thee  an- 
swer of  peace,  and  open  unto  thee,  then 
it  shall  be,  that  all  the  people  that  is  found 
therein  shall  be  tributaries  unto  thee,  and 
they''  shall  serve  thee. 

12  And  if  it  will  make  no  peace  with 
thee,  but  will  make  war  against  thee,  then 
thou  shalt  besiege  it : 

13  And  when  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
delivered  it  into  thy  hands,  thou  'shalt 
smile  every  male  thereof  with  the  edge  of 
the  sword : 

14  But  the  women,  and  the  little  ones, 
and  the  '"cattle,  and  all  that  is  in  the  city, 
even  all  the  spoil  thereof,  shalt  thou  *take 
unto  thyself;  and  thou  "  shalt  eat  the  spoil 
of  thine  enemies,  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  given  thee. 

1 5  Thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  all  the  cities 
tvhich  are  very  far  off  from  thee,  which 
are  not  of  the  cities  of  these  nations. 

i  16  But  of  the  cities  of  these  people, 
:  which  the  Lord  thy  God  doth  give  thee 

for  an  inheritance,  thou  shalt  save  alive 

nothing"  that  breatheth  : 

17  But  thou  shalt  utterly  destroy  them; 
namely,  the  Hittites,  and  the  Amorites, 
the  Canaanites,  and  the  Perizzites,  the 

Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites;  as  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  commanded  thee  : 

18  That  Pthey  teach  you  not  to  do  after 
all  their  abominations,  which  they  have 

I  done  unto  their  gods ;  so  should  ye  sin 
against  the  Lord  your  God. 


•  Lev.  24 

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20. 

b  ra»lm  20 

:7. 

•  Hcb 

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make  hatte 

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32 

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8.      • 

Nell. 

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30,  title,    t 

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13.  If  men  are  proved  to  be  {jnilty  of  murder,  no 
pity  or  compassion  should  save  them  from  the  pun- 
i.^binent  which  God  requires  to  be  inflicted  on  them. 

II.  Every  attempt  of  men  to  appropriate  to  them- 
sflves  what  belongs  to  others  is  a  sin  against  God, 
:iiid  exposes  those  who  are  Kuillj  of  it  to  his  wrath. 

■Jl.  Few  crimes  are  more  oflensive  to  God  than 
bearinij  false  witness;  and  whether  false  accusers 
meet  due  punishment  or  not  in  tliis  world,  continu- 
ing; iiripenitent  the^  will  notcscapr;  it  in  the  world  to 
come. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1.    TIfiue  etiemirf  ;  foreii^n  nations  wlio  should 
make  war  upon  the  Israelites,  or  against  whom  God 
should  call  the  Israelites  to  make  war.    Ver.  4,  15. 
256 


II  Heb.  to  be  in  the  head  of  the  people,  j  2  Samuel,  20:19-22. 
k  Lev.  2.1 :  44-46.  1  Num  31 :  7-9.  n.  Josh.  8:2.  *  Hih.  spoil 
n  Jo8hun22:8.  o  chap.  7:1-4;  Numbers  21  : 2,  3,  3.S;  Joshua 
11:14.  p  cbap.  12:30,31;  £xodus33:33;  Psa.  106  :  34-10 ;  1  Cur. 
15:33. 


5.  Dedicated  it ;  by  acknowledging  the  good- 
ness of  God  in  giving  it,  feasting  on  the  bountie.-,  of 
his  providence,  and  seeking  his  blessing. 

7.  Betiothed  a  wife  ;  engaged  to  marry  her. 

8.  Return  unto  )iis  house;  to  free  the  army 
from  all  who  were  unwilling  to  go  into  the  battle. 

10.  Proclaim  peace;  propose  terms  of  peace. 
Ver.  11. 

13.  Smite  every  male ;  this  was  directed  by 
God  as  a  punishment  for  their  sins,  and  was  de- 
signed so  to  weaken  the  nation  that  they  would  not 
be  likelv  to  make  war  upon  the  Israelites  in  future. 

16.  These  people;  the  Canaanites,  who  were 
by  God  devoted  to  destruction,  and  whose  land  the 
Israelites  were  to  possess. 


Of  murder^  when  the 


DEUTERONOMY  XXI. 


slayer  Is  unknown. 


city  a  long  time,  in  making  war  against 
it  to  take  it,  thou  shalt  not  destroy  the 
trees  thereof  by  forcing  an  axe  against 
them :  for  thou  raayest  eat  of  them,  and 
thou  shalt  not  cut  them  down  (*for  the 
tree  of  the  field  is  man's  life)  Ho  employ 
them  in  the  siege  : 

20  Only  the  trees  which  thou  knowest 
that  they  be  not  trees  for  meat,  thou  shalt 
destroy  and  cut  them  *down;  and  thou 
shalt  build  bulwarks  against  the  city  that 
raaketh  war  with  thee,  until  it  the  sub- 
dued. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  The  expiation  of  ail  uncertain  murder.  10  The  usage 
of  a  captive  taken  to  wife.  15  The  first-bom  is  not 
to  he  disinherited  upon  private  affection.  18  A  stub- 
born son  is  to  be  stoned  to  death.     22  The  malefactor 

inust  not  liang  all  night  on  a  tree. 

[F  one  be  found  slain  in  the  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  to  pos- 
sess it,  lying  in  the  field,  and  it  be  not 
known  who  hath  slain  him ; 

2  Then  thy  elders  and  thy  judges  shall 
come  forth,  and  they  shall  measure  unto 
the  cities  which  are  round  about  him  that 
is  slain : 

3  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  city  ivhich  is 
next  unto  the  slain  man,  even  the  elders 
of  that  city  shall  take  a  heifer,  which  hath 
not  been  wrought  with,  and  which  hath 
not  drawn  in  the  yoke ; 

4  And  the  elders  of  that  city  shall  bring 
down  the  heifer  unto  a  rough  valley, 
which  is  neither  eared  nor  sown,  and 
shall  strike  off  the  heifer's  neck  there  in 
the  valley. 

5  And  the  priests  the  sons  of  Levi  shall 
come  near;  for  ''them  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  chosen  to  minister  unto  him,  and  to 
bless *=  in  the  name  of  the  Lord;  and  by 


»  Or,  /or,  0  man,  the  tree  of  the  field  w  to  be  employed  in  the 
tUge.  \  Ueh.  to  go  from  before  thee,  a  .7er.  n  :  6.  t  Heh.  come 
down,  b  1  Chron.  2:! :  1.3.  c  Numbers  6  :  2^-27.  %  Heb.  mouth. 
4  chap.  17:8-10.      e  Psalm  26 :  6 ;    Mat.  27  ;  24.      f  2King3,  24:  4  ; 

19.  Not  destroj/ the  trees ;  the  fruit-trees.  The 
tree — is  mail's  life ;  its  fruit  is  the  means  of  his 
support. 

20.  Not  trees  for  meat ;  not  fruit-trees. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

I.  Men  should  not  go  to  war  except  when  G-od 
requires  it  ;  and  when  he  does,  their  dependence 
should  be  not  on  themselves  or  their  fellow-men,  but 
on  him;  and  tiieir  object  not  their  own  gratification 
or  aggrandizement,  but  the  promotion  of  his  glory 
and  the  highest  good  of  mankind. 

5.  Tiie  Lord  is  disposed  to  gratify  all  the  innocent 
and  useful  affections  of  men,  and  not  to  call  them 
to  arduous,  self-denying,  and  dangerous  duties,  ex- 
cept when  his  glory  and  their  good  require  it. 

II.  Peace,  wherever  it  can  consistently  be  main- 
tained is  desired  by  God,  and  should  be  by  all  men. 
Mat.  5:9,  43-48;  Rom.  12:18;  14:19;  Heb. 
12:14. 

18.  As  it  is  wicked  to  kill  any  human  being  un- 
less God  require  it,  so  it  is  wicked  to  spare  any 


their  *  word  shall  every  "^controversy  and 
every  stroke  be  tried  : 

6  And  all  the  elders  of  that  city,  tliat  arc 
next  unto  the  slain  man,  shall  '^wash  their 
hands  over  the  heifer  that  is  beheaded  in 
the  valley : 

7  And  they  shall  answer  and  say,  Our 
hands  have  not  shed  this  blood,  neither 
have  our  eyes  seen  it. 

8  Be  merciful,  0  Lord,  unto  thy  people 
Israel,  whom  thou  hast  redeemed,  and  lay 
not  "^innocent  blood  II  unto  thy  people  of 
Israel's  charge.  And  the  blood  shall  be 
forgiven  them. 

9  So  shalt  thou  put  Saway  the  guilt  of 
innocent  blood  from  among  you,  when 
thou  shalt  do  that  which  is  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord. 

10  ^When  thou  goest  forth  to  war 
against  thine  enemies,  and  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  delivered  them  into  thy  hands, 
and  thou  hast  taken  them  captive, 

1 1  And  seest  among  the  captives  a  beau- 
tiful ''woman,  and  hast  a  desire  unto 
her,  that  thou  wouldest  have  her  to  thy 
wife ; 

12  Then  thou  shalt  bring  her  home  to 
thy  house:  and  she  shall  'shave  bedhead, 
and  *pare  her  nails; 

13  And  she  shall  put  the  raiment  of 
her  captivity  from  off"  her,  and  shall  re- 
main in  thy  house,  and  bewail  her  J  fa- 
ther and  her  mother  a  full  month:  and 
after  that  thou  shalt  go  in  unto  her,  and 
be  her  husband,  and  she  shall  be  thy 
wife. 

14  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  have  no  de- 
light in  her,  then  thou  shalt  let  her  go 
whither  she  will ;  but  thou  shalt  not ''  sell 
her  at  all  for  money,  thou  shalt  not  make 
merchandise  of  her,  because  thou  hast 
humbled  '  her. 


Jonah  I 

14.      1 

Heb. 

n  the  midtt 

g  chap. 

19 

13.      h 

Numberi 

.•51  :  18. 

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make,  or  drett 

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r.mffe 

r  to  grotm. 

j  Psalm  45 :  10 ; 

Luke 

14:26. 

k 

Exodus  21 

8. 

1  chap.  22:2'.!; 

Gen.  34 

2. 

whom  he  requires  to  be  slain.     1  Samuel,  15:  3.  8, 
11,  23. 

CHAPTER  XXj. 

4.  Eared;  ploughed.     Gen.  45  :  7. 

6.  Shall  ivash  their  hands ;  a  profession  of 
their  innocence  by  actions.     Ver.  7,  8. 

9.  The  guilt  of  iiiuocnit  blood;  these  trans- 
actions strikingly  showed  God's  abhorrence  of  mur- 
der and  the  guilt  of  committing  it,  and  were  design- 
ed as  a  safeguard  to  human  life. 

12.  Pare  her  nails;  the  word  rendered  pare 
signifies  to  make  or  dress,  and  may  mean  to  let 
them  grow,  as  persons  did  in  mourning. 

14.  Not  sell  her — for  money  ;  conquerors  were 
accustomed  to  sell  those  whom  they  took  in  war, 
but  God  in  this  case  forbade  the* Israelites  to  do  it; 
not  to  sanction  as  right  in  any  case  the  practice  here 
forbidden,  but  in  some  measure  to  lessen  its  evils 
■while  it  continued  ;  and  open  the  way  for  it,  under 
increasing  light  and  love,  to  be  ultimately  done 
away. 

257 


DEUTERONOMY   XXII. 


Tlie  rebellious  son. 

15  H  If  a  man  have  two  wives,  one  "be- 
loved, and  another  ''hated,  and  they  have 
borne  him  children,  both  the  beloved  and 
the  hated ;  and  if  the  first-born  son  be 
hers  that  was  hated ; 

16  Then  it  shall  be,  when  he  maketh  his 
sons  to  inherit  that  which  he  hath,  that  he 
may  not  make  the  son  of  the  beloved  first- 
born "^before  the  son  of  the  hated,  U'hich^ 
is  indeed  the  first-born  : 

17  But  he  shall  acknowledge  the  son  of 
the  hated  for  the  first-born,  by  *  giving 
him  a  double  portion  of  all  that  *he  hath  : 
for  he  is  the  beginning  of  his  strength ; 
the  ^  right  of  the  first-born  is  his. 

18  H  If  a  man  have  a  stubborn  and  re- 
bellious son,  which  will  not  ""obey  the 
voice  of  his  father,  or  the  voice  of  his 
mother,  and  that,  when  they  have  schas- 
tened  him,  will  not  hearken  unto  them ; 

19  Then  shall  his  father  and  his  mother 
lay  hold  on  him,  and  bring  him  out  unto 
the  elders  of  his  city,  and  unto  the  gate  of 
his  place ; 

20  And  they  shall  say  unto  the  'elders 
of  his  city.  This  our  son  is  stubborn  and 
rebellious,  he  will  not  'obey  our  voice;  he 
is  a  J  glutton,  and  a  drunkard. 

21  And  ^all  the  men  of  his  city  shall 
stone  him  with  stones,  that  he  'die:  so 
shalt  thou  put  evil  away  from  among  you  ; 
and  all  Israel  shall  hear,  and  fear. 

22  H  And  if  a  man  have  committed  a  sin 
worthy""  of  death,  and  he  be  to  be  put  to 
death,  and  thou  hang  him  on  a  tree; 

23  His  "body  shall  not  remain  all  night 
upon  the  tree,  but  thou  shalt  in  any  wise 
bury  him  that  day  ;  (for  he  that  is  hanged 
is  +  accursed  of  God  ;)  that  thy  land  be  not 
defiled,"  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee  for  an  inheritance. 

•  Gen.  29 :  18, 20.  b  Gen.  29 :  31-,'t3.  c  I  Clir.  6  : 2 ;  26: 10;  2CIir. 
11:21,22.  d  lCliron.6:l,2.  *Heh.is/ounduiithhim.Gen.49:X 
0  Gen. 25: 31-34.  fEx.20:12.  e  Prr)v.l3:24;  19: 18.  h  ctian.2.'H:7. 
•  Pror.  29:17.'    j  PrOT.  19:26;  23: 19-21.     kProv.  29:1.     1  chap. 


Humane  precepts. 


CHAPTER  XXII.      ^'i/Z: 

1  Of  humanity  toward  brethren.  5  The  sex  is  to  he 
distinguished  by  apparel.  6  The  dam  is  not  to  be 
taken  with  her  younp  ones.  8  The  house  must  have 
batilements.  9  Confusion  is  to  be  avoided.  12 
Frin;;es  upon  the  vesture.  13  The  punishment  of 
him  that  slandereth  his  wife.  20,  '2"i  Of  adultery,  23 
of  rape,  28  and  of  fornication.     30  Incest. 

THOU  P  shalt  not  see  thy  brother's  ox  or 
his  sheep  go  astray,  and  *>  hide  thyself 
from  them  :  thou  shalt  in  any  case  bring 
them  again  unto  thy  brother. 

2  And  if  thy  brother  be  not  nigh  unto 
thee,  or  if  thou  know  him  not,  then  thoti 
shalt  bring  it  unto  thine  own  house,  and 
it  shall  be  with  thee  until  thy  brother  seek 
after  it,  and  thou  shalt  restore  it  to  him 
again. 

3  In  like  manner  shalt  thou  do  with  his 
ass;  and  so  shalt  thou  do  with  his  rai- 
ment; and  with  all  lost  things  of  thy 
brother's,  which  he  hath  lost,  and  thou 
hast  found,  shalt  thou  do  likewise :  thou 
mayest  not  hide  thyself. 

4  H  Thou  '' shalt  not  see  thy  brother's 
ass  or  his  ox  fall  down  by  the  way,  and 
hide  thyself  from  them  :  thou  shalt  sure- 
ly help  him  to  "lift  them  up  again. 

5  T[  The  woman  shall  not  wear  that 
which  pertaineth  unto  a  man,  neither 
shall  a  man  put  on  a  woman's  garment : 
for  all  that  do  so  are  'abomination  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

6  ^  If  a  bird's  nest  chance  to  be  before 
thee  in  the  way  in  any  tree,  or  on  the 
ground,  ichethcr  they  he  young  "ones,  or 
eggs,  ami  the  dam  sitting  upon  the  young, 
or  upon  the  eggs,  thou  shalt  not  take  the 
dam^  with  the  young: 

7  But  thou  shalt  in  any  wise  let  the  dam 
go,  and  take  the  young  to  thee;  that  it 
may"  be  well  with  thee,  and  that  thou 
mayest  *  prolong  thy  days. 


l.*).  One  beloved,  and  another  hated ;  this  reg- 
ulation did  not  imply  that  it  was  right  for  a  man 
to  have  two  wives,  or  to  hate  either;  but,  like  the 
regulation  ver.  14,  was  designed  to  lessen  the  evils 
of  a  wrong  practice,  while  men  were  so  ignorant, 
wicked,  debased,  and  cruel  as  to  continu*"  it. 

20.  Say  unto  the  elders  ;  concerning  their  son, 
that  and  that  only  which  was  true. 

21.  The  men  of  his  city  shall  stone  him;  to 
show  God's  abhorrence  of  the  son's  conduct,  and  pre- 
vent others  from  imitating  his  example. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  The  great  doctrine  of  atonement  by  the  sub- 
stitution of  the  death  of  the  innocent  for  the  guilty, 
is  taught  often,  and  in  various  ways,  ttirougliout  tht- 
Bible,  showing  the  great  importance  of  the  right  un- 
derstanding and  use  of  this  truth. 

n.  The  guilt  of  murder  rests  upon  every  land  in 
which  it  is  committed,  if  proper  mi'iisures  are  not 
taken  to  acquit  the  innocent  and  punish  the  guilty. 

17.  Though  all  wrong  practices  among  the  Israel- 
ites, on  account  of  their  wickedness  and  hardness  of 
258 


13:,5,ll.  HI  rliap.  19:fi;  A.t,..2S:ll,25.  n  .losll.  8:29;  10:S«,S7; 
.Io)inl9:31.  f  Heb  Mfonvt o/Gorf.  Num.2,S:4;  GbI.3:  13.  o  Wnm. 
35:33,34.  pEx.23:4.  ql8n..=;8:7.  rEx.23:ft.  •Heb.H:12,13 
lch.l8:12.    nl.ukel2:6.    »  L^v.«:28.    wch.4:4a    x  PrOT.2<J:4. 

heart,  were  not  at  once  discontinued,  or  in  the  course 
of  providence  abolished,  God  \A-as  kind  and  gracious 
in  giving  them  regulations  which,  while  those  prac- 
tices continued,  lessened  in  some  measure  their  evils. 

20.  Rebellion  of  children  against  the  wise  and  good 
instruction  and  authority  of  parents  is  highly  offen- 
sive to  God,  and  exposes  those  who  are  guilty  of  it 
to  be  abandoned  of  him,  and  given  up  to  vice,  infamy, 
and  ruin. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1.  Hide  thyself  from  them  ;  pass  by  as  if  you 
did  not  see  them ;  refuse  to  care  for  them. 

5.  Shall  not  wear  that ;  because  it  tended  to 
impurity  and  wickedness. 

6.  Thoii  shalt  not  take  the  dam;  it  would  be 
cruel,  and  tend  to  sanction  cruelty,  and  also  to  ex- 
tirpate that  species  of  birds. 

7.  Take  t/ir  young ;  that  is,  the  young  only: 
not  a  command  to  take  young  birds  from  the  nest, 
but  a  prohibition  of  their  being  taken  with  the 
parent  oird.  Prolong  thy  days;  by  showing  a 
tender  and  kind  spirit,  even  to  the  brute  creation. 


Of  a  suspected  wife. 


DEUTERONOMY   XXII. 


Of  adultery  and  rape. 


B.'"i^f  8  IT  When  thou  buildest  a  new- 
house,  then  thou  shalt  make  a  battlement 
for  thy  *  roof,  that  thou  bring  not  blood  upon 
thy  house,  if  any  man  fall  from  thence. 

9  TI  Thou  ''shalt  not  sow  thy  vineyard 
with  divers  seeds:  lest  the  *  fruit  of  thy 
seed  which  thou  hast  sown,  and  the  fruit 
of  thy  vineyard,  be  defiled. 

10  H  Thou  shalt  not  "^  plough  with  an  ox 
and  an  ass  together. 

1 1  H  Thou  ''shalt  not  wear  a  garment  of 
divers  sorts,  as  of  woollen  and  linen  to- 
gether. 

12  1[  Thou  shalt  make  thee  "fringes 
upon  the  four  t  quarters  of  thy  vesture, 
wherewith  thou  coverest  thyself. 

13  1[If  any  man  take  a  wife,  and  ''go  in 
unto  her,  and  hate  her, 

1 4  And  give  s  occasions  of  speech  against 
her,  and  bring  up  an  evil  name  upon  her, 
and  say,  I  took  this  woman,  and  when  I 
came  to  her,  I  found  her  not  a  maid ; 

15  Then  shall  the  father  of  the  damsel, 
and  her  mother,  take  and  bring  forth  the 
tokens  of  the  damsel's  virginity  unto  the 
elders  of  the  city  in  the  gate  : 

1 6  And  the  damsel's  father  shall  say  unto 
the  elders,  I  gave  my  daughter  unto  this 
man  to  wife,  and  he  hateth  her; 

17  And  lo,  he  hath  given  occasions  of 
speech  against  her,  saying,  I  found  not  thy 
daughter  a  maid ;  and  yet  these  are  the 
tokens  of  my  daughter's  virginity.  And 
they  shall  spread  the  cloth  before  the 
elders  of  the  city. 

18  And  the  elders  of  that  city  shall  take 
that  man  and  chastise  him ; 

19  And  they  shall  amerce  him  in  a  hun- 
dred shekels  of  silver,  and  give  them  unto 
the  father  of  the  damsel,  because  he  hath 
brought  up  an  evil  name  upon  a  virgin  of 
Israel;  and  she  shall  be  his  wife  :  he ''may 
not  put  her  away  all  his  days. 

20  But  if  this  thing  be  true,  and  the  tokens 
of  virginity  be  not  found  for  the  damsel ; 


>  Is 

.22: 

;  Jer.  19 

1.1: 

Mat 

10  :  il. 

b 

Lev. 

19:  19. 

*  Heb. 

futncs 

e 

2  Cor.  «:14-lti. 

i 

Lev.  19: 

19. 

e 

Numbers  15 

38; 

Mat.  2:! :  5. 

t  Heb.  u 

tngs 

! 

Genesis  29 

•Jl. 

S    ITin 

.,■> 

14. 

h  M«t. 

1<):S 

9.      i  Get 

.M 

7; 

Juilg.  20 

s, 

10; 

2  Sam.  13 

12 

1.3. 

J  Lev. 

21:9 

k  cbap. 

i:i :  5. 

Lev.  20 

:I0;    N 

imbers  5 

22- 

27; 

8.  A  battlement  for  thy  roof;  a  wall  or  railing 
around  the  roof,  to  keep  persons  from  falling  off; 
as  their  roofs  were  flat,  and  were  often  re.sorted  to 
for  air  and  exercise. 

9-12.  Divers  sorts;  these  directions  were  de- 
signed to  prevent  the  Israelites  from  imitating  the 
heathen,  and  keep  them  a  separate  people. 

13-21.  Occasions  of  speech  against  her  ;  these 
directions  were  designed  to  prevent  unjust  accusa- 
tions, to  protect  the  innocent,  and  punish  the  guiltv. 

"22.  They  shall  both  of  them  die  ;  this  was  on 
the  ground  tliat  both  were  consenting  to  the  wick- 
edness. 

L\STRUCTIONS. 

2.  The  Okl  Testament  as  well  .as  the  New  requires 
men  to  do  to  others  as  in  like  circumstances  they 
ought  to  wish  others  to  do  to  them. 


]  21  Then  they  shall  bring  out  the  damsel 
I  to  the  door  of  her  father's  house,  and  the 
men  of  her  city  shall  stone  her  with  stones 
that  she  die;  because  she  hath  wrought 
folly'  in  Israel,  to  J  play  the  whore  in  her 
father's  house:  so  ''shalt  thou  put  evil 
away  from  among  you. 
{  22  1[If  'a  man  be  found  lying  with  a 
'  woman  married  to  a  husband,  then  they 
shall  both  of  them  die,  hath  the  man  that 
lay  with  the  woman,  and  the  woman:  so 
shalt  thou  put  away  evil  from  Israel. 

23  H  If  a  damsel  that  is  a  virgin  be  '"be- 
trothed unto  a  husband,  and  a  man  find 
her  in  the  city,  and  lie  with  her ; 

24  Then  ye  shall  bring  them  both  out 
unto  the  gate  of  that  city,  and  ye  shall 
stone  them  with  stones  that  they  die  ;  the 
damsel,  because  she  cried  not,  being  in  the 
city ;  and  the  man,  because  he  hath  °  hum- 
bled his  neighbor's  wife:  so  °thou  shalt 
put  away  evil  from  among  you. 

25  T[  But  if  a  man  find  a  betrothed  dam- 
sel in  the  field,  and  the  man  t  force  her. 
and  lie  with  her;  then  the  man  only  that 
lay  with  her  shall  die  : 

26  But  unto  the  damsel  thou  shalt  do 
nothing;  there  is  in  the  damsel  no  sin 
worthy  of  death  :  for  as  when  a  man  riseth 
against  his  neighbor,  and  slayeth  him, 
even  so  is  this  matter : 

27  For  he  found  her  in  the  field,  and  the 
betrothed  damsel  cried,  and  there  teas  none 
to  save  her. 

28  T[  If  a  P  man  find  a  damsel  that  is  a 
virgin,  which  is  not  betrothed,  and  lay 
hold  on  her,  and  lie  with  her,  and  they  be 
found ; 

29  Then  the  man  that  lay  w"ith  her  shall 
give  unto  the  damsel's  father  fifty  shekels 
of  silver,  and  she  shall  be  his  wife ;  be- 
cause he  hath  humbled  her,  he  may  not 
put  her  away  all  his  days. 

30  If  A  iman  shall  not  take  his  father's 
wife,  nor  ''discover  his  father's  skirt. 

Ezekiel  23:  45-18;  Jolm8:.5;  Heb.  13  :  4.  m  Matthew  1  :  18,  19. 
n  rhap.  21  :  14.  o  ver.  21,  22  ;  1  Cor.  n  :  2,  13.  t  Or,  takt  ttrong 
hold  of  her.  iSi\m.\3:H.  p  Exodus  22:  16,  17.  q  chap.  27:20; 
Leviticus  18:8;  20:11;  lCor.S:l-13.  rRutU3:9;  Ezekiel 
16:a 

3.  Things  which  others  have  lost,  and  which  we 
find,  are  not  ours  if  by  using  suitable  means  we  can 
find  the  owner. 

4.  The  law  of  God  requires  us  to  e.xercise  com- 
passion not  only  towards  our  fellow-men,  but  also 
towards  animals  in  distress,  and  to  make  all  proper 
efforts  to  relieve  them. 

^).  All  practices  which  tend  to  impurity  of  heart 
or  of  life,  in  ourselves  or  others,  should  be  avoided. 

fi.  The  directions  of  God  are  suited  to  lessen,  and 
should  they  be  perfectly  followed,  to  do  away  the 
selfishness  and  cruelty  of  the  human  heart,  and  lead 
it  to  delight  in  the  happiness  of  the  whole  sensitive 
creation. 

7.  The  manifestation  of  a  kind  and  compassionate 
disposition  is  favorable  to  the  continuance  of  life, 
prosperity,  and  happiness. 

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Who  may  not  enter 


DEUTERONOMY   XXIII. 


the  consi'csatwn. 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  WTio  may  or  may  not  enter  into  the  congregation. 

9  Uncleanness  to  be  avoided  in  the  host.  15  Of  the 
fugitive  servant.  17  Of  filthiness  l^  Of  abomina- 
ble sacrifices.  19  Of  usury.  21  Of  vows.  24  Of 
trespasses. 

HE  that  is  'wounded  in  the  stones,  or 
hath  his  privy  member  cut  off,  shall 
not  enter  into  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord. 

2  A  ''bastard  shall  not  enter  into  the 
congregation  of  the  Lord;  even  to  his 
tenth  generation  shall  he  not  enter  into 
the  congregation  of  the  Lord. 

3  An  "^Ammonite  or  ''Moabite  sliall  not 
enter  into  the  congregation  of  the  Lord  ; 
even  to  their  tenth  generation  shall  they 
not  enter  into  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord  for  ever: 

4  Because  "they  met  you  not  with  bread 
and  with  water  in  the  way,  when  ye  came 
forth  out  of  Egypt;  and  because  they 
liired  against  thee  '^Balaam  the  son  of  Beor 
of  Pethor  of  Mesopotamia,  to  curse  thee. 

5  Nevertheless,  the  Lord  thy  God  would 
not  hearken  unto  Balaam  ;  but  the  Lord 
thy  God  s  turned  the  curse  into  a  blessing 
unto  thee,  because  the  Lord  thy  God  loved 
thee. 

6  Thou  ''  shalt  not  seek  their  peace  nor 
their  *  prosperity  all  thy  days  for  ever. 

7  ^  Thou  shalt  not  abhor  an  Edomite ; 
for  he  is  thy  'brother  :  thou  shalt  not  ab- 
hor an  Egyptian  ;  because  J  thou  wast  a 
.stranger  in  liis  land. 

8  The  children  that  arc  begotten  of  them 
shall  ''enter  into  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord  in  their  third  generation. 

!)  ^When  the  host  goetli  forth  against 
thine  enemies,  then  keep  'thee  from  every 
wicked  thing. 

10  1[If  "'there  be  among  you  any  man, 

«  Lev.  21  :  17,  21  ;  22  :  22-24.  b  Zecli.  9:6.  c  Nell.  13:1,2; 
188.66:3;  Lam.  1:10.  d  Ruth  4: 10,  etc.  o  ch:ip.  2:29.  f  Num. 
22:6,  etc.  eMicnli6:6.  h  Ezra  9: 12.  *  Heb.  food,  i  Gen. 
26:24-26;  Obadiah  10,  12 ;  M:il.l:2.  j  chap.  10: 19;  Exodus 
22:21;  23:9;  Lev.  19:34.  k  Rom.  3:  29,  30;  Eph.  2: 13.  1  .losh. 
6:18.      m   Lev.  15:16.      t   Heb.  <urni;Wi  toward.       n   Lev.  Li :  6. 

8.  Carelessness,  as  well  as  cruelty,  is  offensive  to 
'jod  and  tends  to  bring  numerous  evils  upon  men. 
If  others  suffer  through  our  neglect,  we  shall  be  held 
responsible  at  the  divine  tribunal. 

"9-12.  Jehovah  delights  in  harmony,  propriety,  de- 
cency, and  order.  Every  thing  contrary  to  these,  and 
tending  to  corrupt  the  imagination,  pervert  the  judg- 
ment, or  deprave  the  heart,  is  offensive  in  his  sight. 

21.  Marriage  is  an  institution  of  God,  established 
at  the  creation,  and  to  continue  to  the  end  of  time. 
Its  obligations  are  most  sacred,  and  those  who  vio- 
late them  are  exposed  to  his  awful  curse. 

2.5.  By  the  penalty  which  God  under  the  Jewish 
dispensation  affixed  to  adultery,  he  showed  his  deep 
and  unchanging  abhorrence  of  that  crime,  and  the 
sore  punishment  which,  without  repentance,  awaits 
the  guilty  in  the  future  world. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 
1.  Not  enter  into  the  congregntion  of  the 
Lord;  not  be  admitted  to  worship  in  the  temple. 
260 


that  is  not  clean  by  reason  of  un-  '^'.c.mm: 
cleanness  that  chanceth  him  by  night, 
then  shall  he  go  abroad  out  of  the  camp, 
he  shall  not  come  within  the  camp  : 

1 1  But  it  shall  be,  when  evening  tcometh 
on,  he  shall  "wash  him.'iclf  with  water; 
and  when  the  sun  is  down,  he  shall  come 
into  the  camp  again. 

12  ^  Thou  shalt  have  a  place  also  with- 
out the  camp,  whither  thou  shalt  go  forth 
abroad : 

13  And  thou  shalt  have  a  paddle  upon 
thy  weapon  ;  and  it  shall  be,  when  thou 
wilt+  ease  thyself  abroad,  thou  shalt  dig 
therewith,  and  shalt  turn  back  and  cover 
that  which  comcth  from  tliee : 

14  For  the  Lord  thy  God  "walketh  in 
the  midst  of  thy  camp,  to  deliver  thee, 
and  to  give  up  thine  enemies  before  thee  ; 
therefore  shall  thy  camp  be  holy  :  that 
he  see  no  ^unclean  thing  in  thee,  and 
turn  away  from  thee. 

15  ^  Thou  shalt  not  deliver  unto  his 
master P  tlie  servant  which  is  escaped 
from  his  master  unto  thee  : 

1 6  He  shall  dwell  with  thee,  even  among 
you,  in  that  place  which  he  shall  choose 
in  one  of  thy  gates,  where  it  H  iiketh  him 
best:   thou  ''shalt  not  oppress  him. 

17  ^  There  shall  be  no  *  whore  of  the 
daughters^  of  Israel,  nor  a  "sodomite  of 
the  sons  of  Israel. 

18  Thou  shalt  not  bring  the  hire  of  a 
whore,  or  the  price  of  a  dog,  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  for  any  vow:  for 
even  both  these  are  abomination  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

19  li  Thou  'shalt  not  lend  upon  usury 
to  thy  brother;  usury  of  money,  usury  of 
victuals,  usury  of  any  thing  that  is  lent 
upon  usury : 


t  Heb.  tiltcst  doiuii.  o  Lev.  26:12;  2  Cor.  6:16.  5  Heb.  riu*Irf. 
nes!  of  anrj  thing,  p  1  Samuel,  30  :  15.  \\  HAi.  it  good  far  him. 
q  E.xodus  22  :  21.  *  Or,  todomiteti.  Rom.  1  :  26.  '  Lev.  19  :  29. 
«  Genesis  IH  :  4,  6 :  2  Kings,  23  :  7  ;  Rom.  1 :  27,  28.  t  Ex.  22  :  26 ; 
Lev.  2.T  :  .'!.'>-.37 ;  Neb.  .S  :  2,  7 ;  r»a.l.-.:5;  Ezek.  18  :  8,  17;  22  :  12; 
Luke  6:  34,  3A. 


This  was  designed  to  prevent  Israelitish  parents  from 
mutilating  their  children,  as  w.as  often  done  among 
the  heathen. 

3.  Ammonite — Moabite ;  these  nations  bor- 
dered upon  that  part  of  Canaan  which  lay  east  of 
the  Jordan. 

7.  Brother;  relative,  being  descended  like  them- 
selves from  Abraham  and  Isaac. 

8.  Shall  initi'r  into  the  congregation.  ;  become 
entitled  to  all  the  privileges  of  an  Israelite,  if  they 
embrace  his  religion. 

9.  The  host ;  the  army  of  Israel. 

10-11.  Wash  himself;  these  regulations  were 
designed  to  promote  cleanliness  and  a  conviction 
of  the  necessity  of  internal  as  well  as  external  pu- 
rity. 

18.  The  hire;  the  wages  of  iniquity  must  not  be 
offered  to  the  Lord,  as  was  done  by  the  he.^then. 

19.  Usury ;  interest.  This  was  designed  to 
inculcate  and  increase  the  habit  of  assisting  and 
doing  good  to  one  another  as  the  people  of  God. 


Laws  concerning  vows. 


DEUTERONOMY    XXIV.        divorce,  mamtealing,  etc. 


kc.'i%f.'  20  Unto  a  ^stranger  thou  mayest 
lend  upon  usury ;  but  unto  thy  brother 
thou  shalt  not  lend  upon  usury  :  that  ''the 
Lord  thy  God  may  bless  thee  in  all  that 
thou  settcst  thy  hand  to  in  the  land  whith- 
er thou  goest  to  possess  it. 

2 1  ^  When  thou  shalt  ■-"  vow  a  vow  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God,  thou  shalt  not  slack  to  pay  it ; 
for  the  Lord  thy  God  will  surely  require 
it  of  thee ;  and  it  would  be  sin  in  thee. 

22  But  if  thou  shalt  forbear  to  vow,  it 
shall  be  no  sin  in  thee. 

23  That  '^  which  is  gone  out  of  thy  lips 
thou  shalt  keep  and  perform  ;  even  a  free- 
will-offering, according  as  thou  hast  vowed 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  thou  hast 
promised  with  thy  mouth. 

24  ^  When  thou  comest  into  thy  neigh- 
bor's vineyard,  then  thou  mayest  eat 
grapes  thy  fill  at  thine  own  pleasure  ;  but 
thou  shalt  not  put  aiiy  in  thy  vessel. 

25  W^hen  thou  comest  into  the  standing 
corn  of  thy  neighbor,  then  thou  mayest 
pluck **  the  ears  with  thy  hand;  but  thou 
shalt  not  move  a  sickle  unto  thy  neigh- 
bor's standing  corn. 

CHAPTER   XXIV. 

I  Of  divorce.  5  A  new  married  man  goeth  not  to  war. 
6.  10  Of  pledfies.  7  Of  manstealers.  8  Of  leprosy. 
14  The  hire  is  to  be  given.  16  Of  justice.  19  Of 
charity. 

"YTT^HEN  a  man  hath  taken  a  wife,  and 
V  \  married  her,  and  it  come  to  pass  that 
.she  find  no  favor  in  his  eyes,  because  he 
hath  found  *some  uncleanness  in  her; 
then  let  him  write  her  a  bill  of  t  divorce- 


»ihap.  15:3.  b  chap.  15: 10;  Lev.  19:  34.  c  Numhera  30  :  2  ; 
Ecrl.  r, ;  4.  5.  d  Psa.  6ti :  13,  14  :  I IH  :  18.  e  Mat.  12:1.  *  Heb. 
matter  of  nakedncis.      ^  He\>.  cutting  off.      f  Matthew  6  :  31,  33. 


24.  Eat  grapes  thy  Jill ;  enough  to  satisfy  pres- 
ent want.  Not  put  any  in  thy  vessel ;  to  carry- 
it  away. 

25.  Corn;  grain.     Mat.  12:1,  2. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Every  thing  should  be  avoided  by  parents 
which  tends  to  deprive  children  of  .tny  of  the  privi- 
leges and  ble.ssings  of  the  people  of  God. 

3.  Sins  committed  by  parents  may,  long  after  they 
aredead,  entail  greatevilson  theirchildren — and  sins 
committed  by  rulers,  great  evils  on  the  people. 

9-11.  The  individuals  of  an  army,  even  when 
going  forth  to  battle,  are  all,  from  the  commander- 
in-chief  to  the  lowest  subaltern,  sacredly  bound  to 
be  holy  in  body  and  spirit ;  to  indulge  no  feelings 
and  allow  no  actions  which  shall  not  be  pleasing  to 
God  and  tend  to  fit  them  for  the  purity,  the  employ- 
ments, and  the  bliss  of  heaven. 

16.  The  oppression  of  servants,  depriving  them 
of  their  rights,  or  in  any  way  injuring  them,  is  for- 
bidden by  Jehovah. 

18.  The  gains  and  the  practices  of  iniquity  are  an 
abomination  to  the  Lord  ;  and  no  offerings  are  ac- 
ceptable to  him  but  those  of  honest,  upright,  believ- 
ing, and  affectionate  hearts. 

20.  Proper  compensation  for  the  use  of  money 
or  any  other  properly  is  not  in  itself  wrong ;  but  we 
should  kindly  assist  tiie  poor,  and  as  we  have  op- 
portunity and  ability  do  good  to  all,  especially  to 


ment,''  and  give  it  in  her  hand,  and  send 
her  out  of  his  house. 

2  And  when  she  is  departed  out  of  his 
house,  she  may  go  and  be  another  man's 
wife. 

3  And  if  the  latter  husband  hate  her, 
and  write  her  a  bill  of  divorcement,  and 
giveth  it  in  her  hand,  and  sendeth  her  out 
of  his  house  ;  or  if  the  latter  husband  die, 
which  took  her  to  be  his  wife; 

4  Her  former  husband,  which  sent  her 
away,  may  not  take  her  ^  again  to  be  his 
wife,  after  that  she  is  defiled ;  for  that  j.v 
abomination  before  the  Lord  :  and  thou 
shalt  not  cause  the  ''land  to  sin,  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  in- 
heritance. 

5  ^  When '  a  man  hath  taken  a  new  wife, 
he  shall  not  go  out  to  war,  tneither  shall 
he  be  charged  with  any  business  :  hut  he 
shall  be  free  at  home  one  year,  and  shall 
cheerJ  up  his  wife  which  he  hath  taken. 

6  ^  No  man  shall  take  the  nether  or  the 
upper  millstone  to  pledge :  for  he  taketh 
a  man^s  life  to  pledge. 

7  ^If  ''a  man  be  found  stealing  any  of 
his  brethren  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
maketh  merchandise  of  him,  or  selleth 
him  ;  then  that  thief  shall  die  ;  and  thoti 
shalt  put  'evil  away  from  among  you. 

8  ^  Take  heed  in  the  plague  of ""  leprosy, 
that  thou  observe  diligently,  and  do  ac- 
cording to  all  that  the  priests  the  Levites 
shall  teach  you  :  as  I  commanded  them,  so 
ye  shall  observe  to  do. 

9  Remember  what  the  Lord  thy  God 

g  Jer.  3:1.  h  Lev.  18:2,t-28.  i  chap.  20:7.  Jr  Heb.  not  ana 
thing  sliaU  pass  upon  him.  j  Prov.  5 :  18.  k  Ex.  21 :  16.  1  chap. 
19  :  19.     m  Lev.  chaps.  13. 14. 


the  friends  of  God  and  those  who  will  use  our  kind- 
ness in  honoring  him. 

23.  What  we  promise,  if  it  is  not  wicked  or  im- 
practicable, we  should  be  very  careful  to  do :  it  is 
better  not  to  promise,  than  to  promise  and  not 
perform. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1-1.  Send  Iter  out  of  his  house  ;  this  was  not 
a  command,  and  it  was  a  practice  contrary  to  the 
original  institution  of  marriage.  God  always  ab- 
horred it.  But  on  account  of  the  wickedness  and 
hardness  of  their  hearts  it  was  for  a  time  suffered, 
and  regulations  were  adopted  to  lessen  its  evils. 
Mai.  2:14-16;  Mat.  5:31,  32;  19:3-9;  Mark 
10 : 2-12. 

5.  Free  at  home  one  year ;  this  was  suited  to 
increase  and  render  more  permanent  conjugal  affec- 
tion, and  thus  render  the  family  state  more  useful 
and  happy. 

6.  Nether;  lower.  A  mayi's  life  ;  that  which 
was  needful  to  prepare  his  food,  and  thus  enable 
him  to  live.  Each  family  then  had  a  mill  in  their 
house,  and  ground  their  gr.-wn  by  hand.  Ex.  11:  5  ; 
Mat.  24:41. 

7.  That  thief  shall  die ;  he  that  stole  an  ox 
was  to  restore  double,  but  he  that  stole  a  man  was 
to  die  ;  so  much  more  wicked  was  it  to  steal  a  man 
than  an  ox.     Ex.  21 :  16  ;  22 : 4. 

S.  As  I  commanded ;  Lev.  chs.  13,  14. 
261 


Of  oppression. 


DEUTERONOMY  XXV. 


Of  justice  and  charity. 


did  unto  "Miriam  by  the  way,  after  that 
ye  were  come  forth  out  of  Egypt. 

10  1[Whcn  thou  dost  *lend  thy  brother 
any  thing,  thou  shalt  not  go  into  his  house 
to  fetch  his  pledge. 

11  Thou  shalt  stand  abroad,  and  the 
man  to  whom  thou  dost  lend  shall  bring 
out  the  pledge  abroad  unto  thee. 

12  And  if  the  man  he  poor,  thou  shalt 
not  sleep  with  his  pledge  : 

13  In  ''any  case  thou  shalt  deliver  him 
the  pledge  again  when  the  sun  goeth  down, 
that  he  may  sleep  in  his  own  raiment,  and 
bless  '■  thee  :  and  it  shall  be  ^  righteousness 
unto  thee  before  the  Lord  thy  God. 

14  11  Thou  shalt  not  oppress  a  hired  ser- 
vant that  is  poor  and  needy,  whether  he  be 
of  thy  brethren,  or  of  thy  strangers  that 
are  in  thy  land  within  thy  gates : 

15  At  his  day  thou  shalt  give  him  his 
hire,  neither  shall  the  sun  go  down  upon 
it;  for  he  is  poor,  and  tgetteth  his  heart 
upon  it :  lest  he  "  cry  against  thee  unto  the 
Lord,  and  it  be  sin  unto  thee. 

1 6  The  ''fathers  shall  not  be  put  to  death 
for  the  children,  neither  shall  the  children 
be  put  to  death  for  the  fathers :  every 
man  shall  be  put  to  death  for  his  own  sin. 

17  IfThou  shalt  not  pervert  the  judg- 
ment of  the  stranger,  nor  of  the  ^fatherless ; 
nor  take  a  widow's  raiment  to  pledge  : 

18  But  ""thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 
wast  a  bondman  in  Egypt,  and  tlie  Lord 
thy  (iod  redeemed  thee  thence  :  therefore 
I  command  thee  to  do  this  thing. 

I'J  U  When  'thou cuttestdowntliyharvest 
in  thy  field,  and  hast  forgot  a  sheaf  in  the 
field,  thou  shalt  not  go  again  to  fetch  it :  it 
shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for  the  fatherless, 
and  for  the  widow  ;  that  the  Loud  thy  God 
may  bless  thee  in  all  the  work  of  thy  hands. 


20  When  thou  beatest  thine  olive-  *b.'?:?^: 
tree,  thou  shalt  not  +go  over  the  boughs 
again  :  it  shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for  the 
fatherless,  and  for  the  widow. 

21  When  thou  gatherest  the  grapes  of 
thy  vineyard,  thou  shalt  not  glean  it  ^  af- 
terward: it  shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for 
the  fatherless,  and  for  the  widow. 

22  And  J  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 
wast  a  bondman  in  the  land  of  Egypt : 
therefore  I  command  thee  to  do  this  thing. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1  Stripfis  must  not  exceed  forty.  4  The  ox  is  not  to  be 
muzzled.  5  Of  raising  seed  unto  a  brother.  11  Of 
the  immodest  woman.  13  Of  unjust  weights.  17 
The  memory  of  Amalek  is  to  be  blotted  out. 

IF  there  be  a ''  controversy  between  men, 
and  they  come  unto  judgment,  that  the 
judges  may  judge  them ;  then  they  shall 
justify '  the  righteous,  and  condemn  the 
wicked. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  if  the  wicked  man  be 
worthy  to  be  "beaten,  that  the  judge  shall 
cause  him  to  lie  down,  and  to  be  beaten 
before  his  face,  according  to  his  fault,  by 
a  certain  number. 

3  Forty  stripes  he  may  give  \i\m,  and  not 
exceed :  lest,  if  he  should  exceed,  and  beat 
him  above  these  with  many  stripes,  then 
thy  brother  should  seem  "vile  unto  thee. 

4  H  Thou  "shalt  not  muzzle  the  ox  when 
he  lltreadeth  out  the  corn. 

5  T[  If  brethren  dwell  together,  and  one 
of  them  die,  and  have  no  child,  the  wife 
of  the  dead  shall  not  marry  without  unto 
a  stranger :  her  *husband's  p  brother  shall 
go  in  unto  her,  and  take  her  to  him  to 
wife,  and  perform  the  duty  of  a  husband's 
brother  unto  her. 

6  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  first-born 
which  she  beareth  shall  i  succeed  in  the 


•  Num.  12  :  10.  *  Heb.  lend  the  loan  of  any  Ihing  to.  b  Ex. 
■22 :  26,  JT.  c  .Job  29 :  U-IS ;  .11  :  19,  20  ;  2  Cfir.  9  :  1:1,  14.  d  Grii. 
1.5:6;  ■■da.  106  :  31  :  112:9;  Dan.  4  :  27  ;  .Ti<!<.  2:  15-23.  f  Heb. 
lifttth  hit  toul  unto  it.  Ps.l.  25 :  1  ;  86 :  4.  t  .T,iu.  5:4.  f  2  Kings, 
J4:f<,li;  .Iff.  31  :  29,  30;  Ezekiell8:20.  e  Ex.  22:22-27:  Prov. 
2S:-.'2,  M;    .ler.  22:3;    Zcoli.  7:10;    Mai.  3  :  5.       h   chap.  16  :  12. 

10.  Not  go  iiito  his  house  ;  lest  he  should  take 
something  as  a  pledge  which  the  man  could  not 
well  spare. 

12.  Not  sleep  nnth  his  pledge ;  it  might  be  some 
covering  which  at  night  the  poor  man  would  need. 

13.  It  shall  he  righteousness ;  doing  what 
would  be  right;  and  when  done  with  right  motives, 
accepted  of (rod. 

1.').  At  his  day  ;  at  the  close  of  his  day's  service, 
or  the  time  he  liad  agreed  to  work. 

16.  Every  man  ;  who  commits  crimes  for  which 
death  is  the  prescribed  penalty. 

18.  Do  this  thing  ;  n Train  from  wronging  the 
aborer.  the  stranger,  the  widow,  or  the  fatherless. 

20.  It ;  what  is  left  on  the  trees. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  G-od,  as  civil  ruler  among  the  Jews,  suffered, 
and  in  his  providential  government  he  now  suffers, 
some  things  which  are  contrary  to  his  moral  law, 
which  it  is  wicked  for  men  (o  do,  and  which,  if  they 
do,  will  draw  down  upon  them  his  curse. 
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i  Lev.  19  :  9,  10  :  23  :  2-2  ;  Psa.  41:1.  t  Heb.  Aoup/i  it  a/lfr  thee. 
5  Hch.  a/le7-  thee,  i  ver.  1«.  k  rliap.  19:17;  E7.ekii-I  44:44. 
1  2Cbron.l9:8;  Prov.  17 : 1.1.  m  Mat  10:  17;  I.uke  12:48;  2Cor. 
11:24.  ii.Iobl8:3.  o  I  Cor.  9:9;  1  Tim.  ft :  18.  \\  Heh.  thresheth . 
Hotea  10:11.  *  Ot,  next  kiniman.  Gen.  38:8,9;  Ruth  1 :  12, 13. 
p  Mat  22 :  24.     q  Gen.  38 :  8. 


5.  Lrreat  care  should  be  taken  not  to  interrupt  or 
weaken  affection  between  man  and  wife,  but  it 
should  by  all  proper  means  be  cherished  and  per- 
petuated.    Eph.  5 :  Q.'j-S.l. 

6.  Nothing  should  be  taken  from  a  poor  man  for 
debt  which  is  needful  to  his  subsistence. 

]•').  The  oppression  of  the  poor,  and  withholding 
from  hired  laborers  what  is  due  to  them,  is  an  aggra- 
vated offence  not  only  against  them,  hut  against  (rod. 

16.  No  criminal  should  be  punished  except  for 
his  own  sins. 

18.  The  kindness  of  Grod  to  ns  should  lead  us  to 
be  kind  to  others,  especially  to  the  poor,  the  stranger, 
the  widow,  and  the  fatherless. 

CHAPTER.  XXV. 

4.  Muzzle  the  o.t.  ;  to  prevent  his  eating.  The 
usual  way  of  threshing  grain  at  that  time,  was  tread- 
ing it  out  with  oxen. 

6.  Succeed — his  brother;  to  his  inheritance,  and 
to  his  name  in  the  genealogical  records. 


The  brolher\  wife. 


DEUTERONOMY   XXVI. 


Of  the  first  frtiits. 


bc'i^k'  name  of  his  brother  which  is  "dead, 
that  his  name  be  not  put  out  of  Israel. 

7  And  if  the  man  like  not  to  take  his 
brother's*  wife,  then  let  his  brother's  wife 
go  up  to  the  gate  unto  the  elders,  and  say, 
My  husband's  brother  refuseth  to  raise  up 
unto  his  brother  a  name  in  Israel,  he  will 
not  perform  the  duty  of  my  husband's 
brother : 

8  Then  the  elders  of  his  city  shall  call 
him,  and  speak  unto  him :  and  if  he  stand 
to  it,  and  say,  I  like  not  to  take  her; 

9  Then  shall  his  brother's  wife  come 
unto  him  in  the  presence  of  the  elders, 
and  loose  his  shoe  from  off  his  foot,  and 
spit  in  his  face,  and  shall  answer  and  say. 
So  shall  it  be  done  unto  that  man  that 
will  not  build  up  his  brother's  house. 

10  And  his  name  shall  be  called  in  Israel, 
The  house  of  him  that  hath  his  shoe  loosed. 

11  T[  When  men  strive  together  one  with 
another,  and  the  wife  of  the  one  draweth 
near  for  to  deliver  her  husband  out  of  the 
hand  of  him  that  smiteth  him,  and  putteth 
forth  her  hand,  and  taketh  him  by  the 
secrets ; 

12  Then  thou  shalt  cut  off  her  hand, 
thine  eye  shall  not  pity  her. 

13  TfThou  shalt  not  have  in  thy  bag 
divers  t  weights,  a  great  and  a  small : 

14  Thou  shalt  not  have  in  thy  house 
divers  i  measures,  a  great  and  a  small : 

15  But  ''thou  shalt  have  a  perfect  and 
just  weight,  a  perfect  and  just  measure 
shalt  thou  have:  that  thy.  days  may  be 
lengthened  in  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee. 

16  For  "^all  that  do  such  things,  and  all 
that  do  unrighteously,  a*-e  an  abomination 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God. 

17  iy  Remember  what  Amalek  did  unto 
thee  by  the  way,  when  ye  were  come 
forth  out  of  Egypt; 

«  Ruth  4 :  10,  etc.  *  Or,  next  kinsman's.  f  Heb.  a  stone 
and  a  stone,  f  Heh.  an  ephah  ami  an  epiiah.  b  Lev.  19  :  35,  36 ; 
Prov.  U:l;    Ezek.  43:10;    Amos  8:5;    Micali  6  :  II.      c  1  Thess. 


10.  Hath  his  shoe  loosed;  is  disgraced  in  view 
of  the  people. 

13.  A  great  and  a  small ;  so  as  to  get  more 
than  just  weight  when  he  bought,  and  give  less 
when  he  sold. 

17.  What  Amalek  did;  Ex.  17: 8;  Num.  24: 20. 

19.  Blot  out  the  remembrance  ;  utterly  destroy 
them.     1  Sam.  1.5:  1-3. 

INSTRUCTION'S. 

1.  The  acquitting  of  thp  guilty,  and  the  condemn- 
ing of  the  innocent,  are  both  an  abomination  to  the 
Lord. 

4.  The  withholding  of  needful  support  and  com- 
fort even  from  oxen,  is  a  sin  against  God ;  much 
more  is  the  withholding  of  them  from  servants  and 
other  human  beings  who  labor  for  our  good,  and  espe- 
cially from  those  who  labor  for  our  spiritual  good. 
I  Cor.  9:9-11;  1  Tim.  ."J :  17,  18. 

10.  Various  regulations  were  adopted  by  God  to 
make  the  Israelites  a  peculiar  people,  and  keep 
them  separate  from  other  nations.  These  regulations 


f  18  How  he  met  thee  by  the  way,  and 
smote  "^  the  hindmost  of  thee,  even  all  that 
were  feeble  behind  thee,  when  thou  wast 
faint  and  weary ;  and  he  ^  feared  not 
God. 

1 9  Therefore  it  shall  be,  ''when  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  given  thee  rest  from  all  thine 
enemies  round  about,  in  the  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheri- 
tance to  possess  it,  that  thou  shalt  ^blot  out 
the  remembrance  of  Amalek  from  under 
heaven ;  thou  shalt  not  forget  it. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  The  confession  of  hira  that  ofFereth  the  basket  of  first- 
fruits.  12  The  prayer  of  him  that  giveth  his  third 
year's  tithes.  16  The  covenant  between  God  and 
the  people. 

AND  it  shall  be,  when  thou  art  come  in 
unto  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance,  and 
possessest  it,  and  dwellest  therein  ; 

2  That  '•thou  shalt  take  of  the  first  of  all 
the  fruit  of  the  earth,  which  thou  shalt 
bring  of  thy  land  that  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee,  and  shalt  put  it  in  a  basket, 
and  shalt  go  unto  the  place  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  to  place  his 
name  there. 

3  And  thou  shalt  go  unto  the  priest  that 
shall  be  in  those  days,  and  say  unto  him, 
I  profess  this  day  unto  the  Lord  thy  God, 
that  I  am  come  unto  the  country  which 
the  Lord  sware  unto  our  fathers  for  to 
give  us. 

4  And  the  priest  shall  take  the  basket 
out  of  thy  hand,  and  set  it  down  before 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

.5  And  thou  shalt  speak  and  say  before 
the  Lord  thy  God,  'A  Syrian  ready  to 
perishJ  was  my  father;  and  ''he  went 
down  into  Egypt,  and  sojourned  there 
with  a  'few,  and  became  there  a  nation, 
great,  mighty,  and  populous  : 


4:6.  d  Ex.  17  : 8,  etc.  e  Psa.  S6  : 1 :  Prov.  Ifi :  6.  f  1  .Sam.  IS  :  3. 
s  Ex.  17:14.  h  Ex. -23:19?  Num.  18:13.  i  Hosea  1-2: 12.  j  Gen. 
43:1,2.     k  Gen.  46:1,6.     1  chap.  7  :  7. 


were  binding  on  them  till  the  introduction  of  the 
gospel  dispensation,  when  they  were  abolished,  and 
the  Jews  freed  from  all  obligations  to  observe  them. 

16.  Strict  honesty  in  buying  and  selling,  and  a 
sacred  regard  to  what  is  just  and  right  in  all  our 
dealings  with  men,  are  essential  to  acceptance  with 
God. 

18.  Taking  advantage  of  those  who  are  in  dis- 
tress, and  wronging  such  as  have  not  power  to  pro- 
tect themselves,  is  mean  and  wicked.  Those  who 
do  it  incur  the  wrath  of  God,  and  may  expect  to  be 
visited  with  his  curse. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 
2.    The  place  which — thy  God  shall  choose  ; 
as  the  place  of  his  worship,  and  of  the  visible  mani- 
festation of  his  presence. 

5.  A  Syrian ;  Padan-aram,  where  Jacob  lived 
for  more  than  twenty  years,  and  which  was  the  na- 
tive place  of  his  mother  and  his  wives,  was  a  part 
of  Syria. 

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The  third  year's  tithes.  DEUTERONOMY    XXVII.  The  Lord's  covenant. 


6  And  the  "Egyptians  cvil-cntrcatcd  us, 
and  afflicted  us,  and  laid  upon  us  hard 
bondage : 

7  And  when  we  cried  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  our  fathers,  the  Lord  ''heard  our 
voice,  and  looked  on  our  affliction,  and 
oar  labor,  and  our  oppression  : 

8  And  the  Lord  brought  us  ''forth  out 
of  Egypt  with  a  mighty  hand,  and  with 
an  outstretched  arm,  and  with  great  terri- 
bleness,  and  with  signs,  ''and  with  won- 
ders: 

9  And  he  hath  brought  us  into  this 
place,  and  hath  given  us  this  land,  even  a 
land  that  "floweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

10  And  now,  behold,  I  have  brought  the 
first-fruits  of  the  land,  which  thou,  O 
Lord,  hast  given  me.  And  thou  shalt  set 
it  before  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  ""worship 
before  the  Lord  thy  God : 

11  And  thou  shalt  ^ rejoice  in  every 
good  thing  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
given  unto  thee,  and  unto  thy  house,  thou, 
and  the  '"Lcvite,  and  the  stranger  that  is 
among  you. 

12  TfWhen  thou  hast  made  an  end  of 
tithing  all  the  'tithes  of  thine  increase  the 
third  year,  which  is  the  -iyear  of  tithing, 
and  hast  given  it  unto  the  Levite,  the 
stranger,  the  fatherless,  and  the  widow, 
that  they  mav  eat  within  thy  gates,  and 
be  filled; 

13  Then  thou  shalt  say  before  the  Lord 
thy  God,  I  have  brought  away  the  hal- 
lowed things  out  of  7ny  house,  and  also 
have  given  them  unto  the  Levite,  and 
unto  the  stranger,  to  the  fatherless,  and  to 
the  widow,  according  to  all  thy  command- 
ments which  thou  hast  commanded  me: 
I  have  not  ''transgressed  thy  command- 
ments, neither  have  I  'forgotten  them. 

14  I  have  not  eaten  thereof  in  my 
mourning,'"  neither  have  I  taken  away 
aught  thereof  for  any  unclean  nsc,  nor 
given  aught  thereof  for  the  dead:   but  I 


B. C.  1461. 

Lord  my  God,  and  have  done  according 
to  all  that  thou  hast  commanded  me. 

15  Look  ■'down  from  thy  holy  habita- 
tion, from  "heaven,  and  r bless  thy  people 
Israel,  and  the  land  which  thou  hast  giv- 
en us,  as  thou  '•swarest  unto  our  father.s, 
a  land  that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

16  ^This  ''day  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
commanded  thee  to  do  these  statutes  and 
judgments  :  thou  shalt  therefore  keep  and 
do  them  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all 
thy  soul. 

17  Thou  hast 'avouched  the  Lord  this 
day  to  be  thy  God,  and  to  walk  in  his 
ways,  and  to  keep  his  'statutes,  and  his 
commandments,  and  his  judgments,  and 
to  hearken  unto  his  voice: 

18  And  "the  Lord  hath  avouched  thee 
this  day  to  be  his  "peculiar  people,  as  he 
hath  promised  thee,  and  that  thou  should- 
est  "keep  all  his  commandments; 

19  Ami  to  make  thee  ''high  above  all 
nations  which  he  hath  made,  in  praise, 
and  in  name,  and  in  honor;  and  that  thou 
mayest  be  a  *'holy  people  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God,  as  he  hath  spoken. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  The  people  are  commanded  to  write  the  lavr  upon 
stones,  .4  and  to  build  an  altar  of  whole  stones.  II 
The  tribes  divided  on  Gerizim  and  Ebal.  14  The 
curses  pronounced  on  mount  Ebal. 

AND  Moses  with  the  ciders  of  Israel 
commanded  the  people,  saying,  Keep 
all  the  commandments  which  I  command 
you  this  day. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  on  the  '^day  when  ye 
shall  pass  over  Jordan  unto  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee, 
that  thou  shalt  set  thee  up  great  stones, 
and  plaster  them  with  plaster: 

3  And  "thou  shalt  write  upon  them  all 
the  words  of  this  law,  when  thou  art 
passed  over,  that  thou  mayest  go  in  unto 
the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 


•  Et.  1 :  11-14.  b  Ex.  cli».  2.  3,  4.  c  Ex.  IS  :  37,  ."il ;  13:  3,  16. 
<l  clmp.  4  :  34.  eEx.3:8.  f  Prov.  3  :  q;  1  Cor  10  :  31.  B  cliap. 
1S:7,13;  lti:ll.  k  lCor.9:ll.  i  Lev.  27:30;  Num.  18:24. 
i  chxp.  I4:2.S,29.  k  Pea.  18:21-24;  26:1,6;  Acts  24:16;  IJohn, 
3:2-2.     1  Piia.ll9:14l.     m  Lev.7:20;  21 : 1,11;  Ho9ea9:4.     n  Isa. 

12.  The  year  of  tithing  ;  this  was  the  second 
tithing,  or  the  tithing  of  the  remaining  nine  parts, 
after  one  tenth  hatl  been  given  to  the  Levites. 
Chap.  14::2;^20. 

13.  llaUowed things;  those  which  God  required 
to  be  set  apart  for  the  Levites,  for  the  poor,  and  for 
religious  purposes. 

II.  For  the  dead;  as  w.ts  the  custom  of  the 
heathen  around  them. 

17.  Avouched;  afTirmed,  decl.^red. 
INSTRUCTION'S. 

3.  Howeverlong  the  fulfilment  of  divine  promises 
may  he  delayed,  and  liowever  great  the  obstacles, 
they  will  in  due  time  all  be  accomplished. 

7.  Those  vtlio  are  oppressed,  and  with  humble,  be- 
lieving, and  afTectionate  hearts,  seek  help  from  God, 
may  cxpeot  that  in  due  time  he  will  deliver  them. 
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63:l.'i.  ol8il.  fifi:I.  p  P»iilm  M:  9;  IS  :  18.  q  Heb.  6  :  13-18. 
rrhap.  11:8.  «  Ex.  24:7:  iCliron.  34  :  31 ;  Isnial.  44  :  ft;  Ze<-li. 
13 : 9  ;  2  Ciir.  8 :  f).  t  Psa.  147 :  19, 20.  u  chap.  14  :  2 ;  28 :  9.  r  Ex. 
19:5.6;  TitU82:ll.  w  Pga.  119:  6;  Itom.  16:26.  xP»B.148:14. 
y  1  Peter,  2:9.     •  Jo8li.  4:1,  etc.     «  JobIi.  8  :  32. 

10.  As  God  is  the  author  of  all  our  blessings,  we 
should  as  such  acknowledge  him;  and  should  honor 
him  with  our  substance  and  with  the  first-fruits  of 
all  our  increase.     Prov.  3  :  9. 

11.  Obedience  to  the  commands  of  God  is  a 
good  preparation  for  seeking  his  favor  with  accept- 
ance, and  receiving  his  blessing  on  all  our  enjoy- 
ments. 

16.  As  God  gives  to  men,  heart,  soul,  mind, 
strength,  and  all  luercies,  it  is  reasonable  that  they 
should  be  devoted  to  his  service. 

19.  Devotion  to  God  is  the  way  to  be  truly  great, 
noble,  excellent,  useful,  and  happy. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 
3.   This  law ;  supposed  to  be  the  law  or  decla- 
ration which  follows.     Ver.  11-26. 


Curses  pronounced 


DEUTERONOMY  XXVIII, 


071  mount  Ebal. 


B.  C.  1451 

and  honey;  as  the  Lord  God  of  thy  fa- 
thers hath  promised  thee. 

4  Therefore  it  shall  be  when  ye  be  gone 
over  Jordan,  that  ye  shall  set  up  these 
stones,  which  I  command  you  this  day,  in 
mount  *Ebal,  and  thou  slialt  plaster  them 
with  plaster. 

.5  And  there  shalt  tliou  build  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God,  an  altar  of  stones  :  thou 
shalt  not  lift  up  any  iron  tool  upon  them. 

6  Thou  shalt  build  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
thy  God  of  whole  stones  :  and  thou  shalt 
offer  burnt-offerings  thereon  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God: 

7  And  thou  shalt  offer  peace-offerings, 
and  shalt  eat  there,  and  ''rejoice  before 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

8  And  thou  shalt  write  upon  the  stones 
all  the  words  of  this  law  very  plainly. 

9  ^  And  Moses  and  the  priests  the  Le- 
vites  spake  unto  all  Israel,  saying.  Take 
heed,  and  hearken,  O  Israel ;  this  "^  day 
thou  art  become  the  people  of  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

10  Thou  shalt  therefore  obey  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  do  his  command- 
ments and  his  statutes,  which  I  command 
thee  this  day. 

1 1  ^  And  Moses  charged  the  people  the 
same  day,  saying, 

12  These  shall  stand  upon  mount  Geri- 
zim  to  bless  the  people,  when  ye  are  come 
over  Jordan ;  Simeon,  and  Levi,  and  Judah, 
and  Issachar,  and  Joseph,  and  Benjamin: 

13  And  these  shall  stand  upon  mount 
Ebal  *to  curse ;  Reuben,  Gad,  and  Ashcr, 
and  Zebulun,  Dan,  and  Naphtali. 

14  TlAnd  the  ^Levites  shall  speak,  and 
say  unto  all  the  men  of  Israel  with  a  loud 
voice, 

15  Cursed  be  the  man  thafmaketh  any 
graven  or  molten  image,  an  abomination 
unto  the  Lord,  the  work  of  the  hands  of 
the  craftsman,  and  putteth  it  in  o  "^secret 


•  chap. 

11  :'29;   .loslui 

a8 

.30-33.      1>  chap.  26  : 

10,  n.      c  cl 

ap. 

16  :  1«.      • 

Web. /or  a  a 

rttng. 

*  cliap.  33 :  10. 

e  Ex.  20:4, 

J:); 

Isa.  44:9 

Hose.i  13 : 2, 

,3. 

f  2 

Kings,  17:9,  10: 

Jeremiah  23 

24. 

e  Lev.  19 

:  3 :    Proverbs 

30 

17 

h  chap.  19  :  14 

i   Lev.  19 

14. 

j  Ex.  22  : 

21-24;   MalacI 

i3 

5. 

k  Lev.  18:8;  20 

:  11 ;   1  Cor.  5 

:1. 

4.  Ehal;  G-en.  12  :  6. 

12.  Gerizim;  (jren.V2,:G.  Bless  the  people;  a,dti 
their  Amen  in  token  of  their  concurrence,  when  the 
Levites  should  pronounce  blessings  on  the  obedient. 

13.  To  curse;  add  their  Amen  when  the  Le- 
vites should  pronounce  curses  on  the  disobedient. 
Ver.  14-26. 

1").  Graven  or  molten  image;  for  the  purpose 
of  worshipping  it.     E.x.  20  : 4-6. 

16.  Setteth  light;  disregards  and  dishonors. 
Ex.  20:12. 

17.  Landmark ;  chap.  19:14. 

19.  Perverteth  the  judgment  of ;  commits  in- 
justice towards  those  mentioned. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  All  proper  methods  should  be  adopted  to  make 
the  law  of  God  familiar  to  all  the  people,  and  to  set 


■place:  and  all  the  people  shall  answer  and 
say,  Amen. 

16  Cursed  be  he  that  s setteth  light  by 
his  father  or  his  mother :  and  all  the  peo- 
ple shall  say.  Amen. 

17  Cursed  be  he  that  ''removeth  his 
neighbors  landmark  :  and  all  the  people 
shall  say.  Amen. 

18  Cursed  be  he  that  maketh  the  'blind 
to  wander  out  of  the  way :  and  all  the 
people  shall  say,  Amen. 

19  Cursed  be  he  that  J  perverteth  the 
judgment  of  the  stranger,  fatherless,  and 
widow :  and  all  the  people  shall  say, 
Amen. 

20  Cursed  be  he  that  ''lieth  with  his  fa- 
ther's wife ;  because  he  uncovereth  his 
father's  skirt :  and  all  the  people  shall  say, 
Amen. 

21  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  any 
manner  of  'beast:  and  all  the  people 
shall  say.  Amen. 

22  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  his  ""sis- 
ter, the  daughter  of  his  father,  or  the 
daughter  of  his  mother:  and  all  the  peo- 
ple shall  say.  Amen. 

23  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  his 
mother-in-law:"  and  all  the  people  shall 
say.  Amen. 

24  Cursed  be  he  that  smiteth  his  neigh- 
bor" secretly :  and  all  the  people  shall  say. 
Amen. 

25  Cursed  be  he  that  taketh  reward  to 
slayP  an  innocent  person:  and  all  the 
people  shall  say,  Amen. 

26  Cursed  he  '^  he  that  confirmeth  not  all 
the  words  of  this  law  to  do  "'them:  and 
all^  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  The  blessings  for  obedience.     15  The  curses  for  dis- 
obedience. 

AND  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  *thou 
shalt   hearken    diligently    unto    the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  observe 


1  Lev.l8:23:  20:15.  m  Lev.l8:9;  20:17.  ■>  Lev. 18:17;  20:14. 
o  chap.  19:11,  12;  Ex.  21 :  12-14.  p  Ex.  23:7,8;  Prov.  1  :  11-19: 
Ezekiel  22:  12.  ■)  chap.  28 :  15,  etc. ;  Psalm  119:  21;  Gal.  3:10. 
rEom.  10:5.  "  Jer.  11 :  3-5;  Romans  3  :  19.  t  Exodus  15 :  26 ; 
Lev.  26 : 3,  etc. 


before  them  the  motives  which  G-od  has  revealed  to 
induce  them  to  keep  it. 

10.  Whenever  God  makes  any  his  peculiar  peo- 
ple, he  lays  them  under  special  obligations  to  obey 
him ;  and  if  they  do  not,  they  incur  peculiar  guilt 
and  expose  themselves  to  an  aggravated  punish- 
ment.    Chap.  28 :  14-68. 

15.  By  adding  their  solemn  Amen  to  what  is 
uttered,  people  profess  to  believe  its  truth.  If  it  is 
a  curse,  they  acknowledge  its  justice ;  and  if  a  bless- 
ing, their  desire  to  receive  it. 

26.  All  the  revelations  and  declarations  of  G-od 
are  suited  to  deter  men  from  transgression,  and  per- 
suade them  to  obedience,  showing  that  he  has  no 
pleasure  in  the  death  of  the  wicked,  but  great  pleas- 
ure in  their  turning  from  their  wickedness  that  they 
may  live.  Chap.  28;  Ezek.  33: 11;  Luke  15: 10. 
265 


Blessings  for  obedience.         DEUTERONOMY    XXVIII.         Curses  for  disobedience. 


and  to  do  all  his  commandments  which  I 
command  thee  this  day,  that  the  Lord  thy 
God  will  set  thee  on  *high  above  all  na- 
tions of  the  earth : 
•  2  And  all  these  blessings  shall  come  on 
thee,  and  ''overtake  thee,  if  nhou  shalt 
hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

3  Blessed  ^ shalt  thou  be  in  the  city,  and 
blessed  shall  thou  be  in  the  field. 

4  Blessed  .shall  be  "the  fruit  of  thy  body, 
and  the  fruit  of  thy  ground,  and  the  fruit 
of  thy  cattle,  the  increase  of  thy  kinc,  and 
the  flocks  of  thy  sheep. 

5  Blessed  shall  be  thy  basket  and  thy 
store.* 

6  Blessed  shalt  thou  be  when  thou  '^com- 
est  in,  and  blessed  shalt  thou  be  when 
thou  goest  out. 

7  The  Lord  shall  cause  ?thine  enemies  that 
rise  up  against  tlice  to  be  smitten  before  thy 
face  :  they  shall  come  out  against  thee  one 
way,  and  ''  flee  before  thee  seven  ways. 

8  The  Lord  shall  'command  the  bless- 
ing upon  thee  in  thy  t  storehouses,  and  in 
all  that  thou  settest  thy  hand  unto ;  and 
he  shall  bless  thee  in  the  land  whicli  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

9  The  Lord  sliall  J  establish  thee  a  holy 
people  unto  himself,  as  he  hath  ■'sworn 
unto  thee,  if  thou  shalt  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
walk  in  his  ways. 

10  And  all  'people  of  the  earth  shall  see 
that  thou  art  "'called  by  the  name  of  the 
Lord;  and  they  shall  be  "afraid  of  thee. 

11  And  "the  Loud  shall  make  thee  plen- 
teous i  in  goods,  in  the  fruit  of  thy  ^  body, 
and  in  the  fruit  of  thy  cattle,  and  in  the 
fruit  of  thy  ground,  in  the  land  which  the 
Lord  swarc  unto  thy  fathers  to  give  thee. 

1 2  The  Lord  shall  open  unto  thee  his  good 
treasure,  the  heaven  to  give  the  p  rain  unto 
thy  land  in  his  season,  and  to  bless  all  the 
work  of  thy  hand ;  and  thou  shalt  Tlend  unto 
many  nations,  and  tliou  shalt  not  borrow. 

13  And  the  Lord  shall  make  thee  the 
head,'  and  not  the  tail ;  and  thou  shalt  be 
above  only,  and  thou  shalt  not  be  be- 
neath; if  that  thou  hearken  unto  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  I  command  thee  this  day,  to  ob- 
serve and  to  do  them: 

•  limp.  2fi:l!).  kver.  lfi.45.  elTim.4.«.  "I  Gen.  Sfl:  r>;  Pna. 
i;8;l-4.  «  rlinp.  7:  i:>;  Gen.  49: '25;  Pun.  107:38;  1-27:3.  *  Or, 
tl.iUfih.  nr  kncading-lrougkt.  f  Pun.  I'Jl :  8.  l;  aSniii.  M  :  3fM1. 
h  .1n»li.8;-2-2;2CIimn.  14:0-16.  ILev.2fi:?l.  f  Or, barm,  j  Pun. 
R7:Sj  '2TlieM.3:3;  lPrter,6:I0.  k  Ex.  19:S,6.  1  MbI.3:12. 
m  Dan. 9:18, 19.    n  chap.  II : 26;  I  Cliron.  14: 17.    o  Prov.  10 : il. 


14  And  "thou  shalt  not  go  aside  *b.c:?46?: 
from  any  of  the  words  which  I  command 
thee  this  day,  to  the  'right  hand,  or  to  the 
left,  to  go  after  other  gods  to  serve  them. 

15  11  But  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  thou 
wilt  "not  hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  to  observe  to  do  all  his 
commandments  and  his  statutes  which  I 
command  thee  this  day ;  that  all  these 
curses  shall  "come  upon  thee,  and  over- 
take thee : 

16  Cursed"'  shalt  thou  be  in  the  city,  and 
cursed  shalt  thou  be  in  the  field. 

17  Cursed  shall  be  thy  basket  and  thy 
store. 

18  Cursed  shall  be  the  fruit  of  thy  body, 
and  the  fruit  of  thy  land,  the  increase  of 
thy  kine,  and  the  flocks  of  thy  sheep. 

19  Cursed  shall  thou  be  when  thou  com- 
est  in,  and  cursed  shull  thou  be  when  thou 
goest  out. 

20  The  Lord  shall  send  upon  thee  curs- 
ing, *  vexation,  and  *■  rebuke,  in  all  that 
thou  settest  thy  hand  unto  Hfor  to  ^do,  until 
thou  be  destroyed,  and  until  thou  perish 
quickly  ;  beeauseof  the  wickedness  of  thy 
doings,  whereby  thou  hast  forsaken  me. 

21  The  Lord  shall  make  the  *  pestilence 
cleave  vinto  thee,  until  he  have  consumed 
thee  from  oft'  the  land,  whither  thou  go- 
est to  possess  it. 

22  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  with  a 
consumption,  and  with  a  fever,  and  with 
an  inflammation,  and  with  an  extreme 
burning,  and  with  the  ''sword,  and  with 
blasting,*  and  with  mildew;  and  they 
shall  pursue  thee  until  thou  perish. 

23  And  ''thy  heaven  that  is  over  thy 
head  shall  be  brass,  and  the  earth  that  is 
under  thee  shall  be  iron. 

24  The  Lord  shall  make  tlie  rain  of  thy 
land  powder  and  dust :  from  heaven  shall 
it  come  down  upon  ''thee,  until  thou  be 
destroyed. 

25  The  Lord  shall  cause  thee  to  bo 
smitten*"  before  thine  enemies  :  thou  shalt 
go  out  one  way  against  them,  and  flee  sev- 
en ways  before  them;  and  shalt  be  t  re- 
moved ""into  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth. 

26  And  thy  ^carcass  shall  be  meat  unto 
all  fowls  of  the  air,  and  unto  the  beasts 
of  the  earth,  and  no  man  shall  fray  thrm 
away. 

t  Or,  for  good.  ^  Heb.htlly.  !•  Joel -2: 23.  q  clinp.lR  :r>.  r  I.a. 
9:14,1.1.  •cli.5::l2.  11911.30:21.  n  I.ev.26:  I4,ctc  vr.am.2:17. 
wMal.2:2.  Tliin.28:19.  yl8R.30:17.  \\  Hvh. which IhoUKuuld- 
ettdo.  I  1  Sam.  14:20;  Zedi.  14:13.  •Jer.24:10.  b  .\mos4:9. 10. 
*  Or.droughl.  c  .Ict.  14 : 1-6.  d  vpr.l2;  .lob  18: 16-21.  e  rli.32:30. 
i  Heb. /or  a  removing.     f.Ter.l5:4.     s  P»a.  79  :  2  ;  Jer.  7  :33. 


CHAPTER  XXVIII.  give  any  more  rain  than  if  it  were  brass,  nor  the 

2.   These,  blessings  ;  ver.  3-14.  earth  yield  any  more  fruit  than  if  it  were  iron. 

7.   Seven;  used  for  many.  26.    Thy  carcass  f^h a  11  he  meat ;  many  of  their 

10.  Called;  Jehovah's  people.  dead  bodies  would  be  left  unburied.    i^rrry;  friglit- 

23.  Be  brass,  avd — iron;  the  heaven  would  not  en,  scare. 
266 


Curses  pronounced 


DEUTERONOMY   XXVIII. 


for  disobedience. 


I'.c.uS:  27  The  Lord  will  smite  thee  with 
the  botch  of  Egypt,  and  with  the  *  emerods, 
and  with  the  scab,  and  wiui  the  itch, 
whereof  thou  canst  not  be  healed. 

28  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  with  mad- 
ness, and  blindness,  and  '' astonishment  of 
heart : 

29  And  thou  shalt  "^  grope  at  noonday, 
as  the  blind  gropeth  in  darkness,  and  thou 
shalt  not  prosper  in  thy  ways :  and  thou 
shalt  be  only  oppressed  and  spoiled  ever- 
more, and  no  man  shall  save  thee. 

30  Thou  shalt  ''betroth  a  wife,  and  an- 
other man  shall  lie  with  her :  thou  shalt 
build ^  a  house,  and  thou  shalt  not  dwell 
therein :  thou  shalt  plant  a  vineyard,  and 
shalt  not  *  gather  the  grapes  thereof. 

31  Thine  ox  shall  be  slain  before  thine 
eyes,  and  thou  shalt  not  eat  thereof: 
thine  ass  shall  he  violently  taken  away 
from  before  thy  face,  and  shall  not  tbe 
restored  to  thee  :  thy  sheep  shall  be  given 
unto  thine  enemies,  and  thou  shalt  have 
none  to  rescue  them. 

32  Thy  ""sons  and  thy  daughters  shall 
be  given  unto  another  people,  and  thine 
eyes  shall  look,  and  fail  loith  longing  for 
them  all  the  day  long:  and  there  shall  be 
no  might  in  thy  hand. 

33  The  K fruit  of  thy  land,  and  all  thy 
labors,  shall  a  nation  which  thou  know- 
est  not  eat  up;  and  thou  shalt  be  only 
oppressed  and  crushed  alway  : 

34  So  that  thou  shalt  be  mad  for  the 
sight  of  thine  eyes  which  thou  shalt  see. 

35  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  in  the 
knees,  and  in  the  legs,  with  a  sore  botch 
that  cannot  be  healed,  from  the  ''sole  of 
thy  foot  unto  the  top  of  thy  head. 

36  The  Lord  shall  'bring  thee,  and  thy 
king  which  thou  shalt  set  over  thee,  unto 
a  nation  which  neither  thou  nor  thy  fa- 
thers have  known ;  and  there  shalt  thou 
serve  other  gods,  wood  and  stone. 

37  And  thou  shalt  become  an  astonish- 
ment, a  proverb,  and  a  J  byword,  among 
all  nations  whither  the  Lord  shall  lead 
thee. 

38  Thou  shalt  carry  much  ''  seed  out  into 
the  field,  and  shalt  gather  but  little  in  ;  for 
ihe  'locust  shall  consume  it. 

39  Thou  shalt  plant  vineyards,  and 
dress  them,  but  shalt  neither  drink  of  the 

•  E!C.9:9,11;  I  Samuel,  5:6,  12.  b  .ler.  4  :  9.  c.7ob5:14; 
Isa.  .W  :  in.  d  .Ter.  8:10.  «  Amo.i  .i) :  1 1  ;  Micali  6 :  l.i.  *  Heb. 
profane,  or  \ue  it  at  common  meat,  ns  chap.  iO  :  6.  t  Heb.  return. 
f  i  Cl.ron.  29  :  H.  s  Ni-h.  9 :  36,  37  ;  .ler.  5:17.  h  Isaiali  1:6. 
i  -2  Chron.  36  :  6,  17.  j  Psa.  44  :  14.  k  Mirali  6:15;  HaRf  ai  1  :  6. 
1  .Fofil  1:4.  ni  Amo.i  7:1,2.  |  Heb.  thei/  shall  not  he  thine. 
"  2King9,24:  14;    I.am.  I  :  5.      \  Or,  possess,      o  Judg.  3:  11-1.5. 


wine,  nor  gather  the  grapes;  for  the 
worms'"  shall  eat  them. 

40  Thou  shalt  have  olive-trees  through- 
out all  thy  coasts,  but  thou  shalt  not 
anoint  ^/tJ/.scZ/with  the  oil;  for  thine  olive 
shall  cast  his  fruit. 

4 1  Thou  shalt  beget  sons  and  daughters, 
but  +  thou  shalt  not  enjoy  them  ;  for  "  they 
shall  go  into  captivity. 

42  All  thy  trees  and  fruit  of  thy  land 
shall  the  locust  ^  consume. 

43  The  "stranger  that  is  within  thee 
shall  get  up  above  thee  very  high  ;  and 
thou  shalt  come  down  very  low. 

44  He  P  shall  lend  to  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
not  lend  to  him  :  he  shall  be  the  head,  and 
thou  shalt  be  the  tail. 

45  Moreover  all  these  i  curses  shall 
come  upon  thee,  and  shall  pursue  thee, 
and  overtake  thee,  till  ''thou  be  destroyed ; 
because  thou  hearkenedst  not  unto  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  his 
commandments  and  his  statutes  which  he 
commanded  thee : 

46  And  they  shall  be  upon  thee  for  a 
sign '  and  for  a  wonder,  and  upon  thy  seed 
for  ever. 

47  Because  thou*servedst  not  the  Lord 
thy  God  with  joyfulness,  and  with  glad- 
ness of  heart,  for  the  "abundance  of  all 
things; 

48  Therefore "  shalt  thou  serve  thine  en- 
emies, which  the  Lord  shall  send  against 
thee,  in  '^hunger,  and  in  thirst,  and  in 
nakedness,  and  in  want  of  all  things :  and 
he  shall  put  a  yoke  of  ^  iron  upon  thy  neck, 
until  he  have  destroyed  thee. 

49  The  Lord  shall  bring  a  ^  nation 
against  thee  from  far,  from  the  end  of  the 
earth,  as  ^sivift  as  the  eagle  flieth ;  a  na- 
tion whose  tongue  thou  shalt  not  II  under- 
stand ; 

50  A  nation  *of  fierce  countenance, 
which  shall  not  "regard  the  person  of  the 
old,  nor  show  favor  to  the  young: 

51  And  he  shall  eat  the  fruit  of  thy  cat- 
tle, and  the  fruit  of  thy  land,  until  thou 
be  destroyed :  which  also  shall  not  leave 
thee  either  corn,  wine,  or  oil,  or  the  in- 
crease of  thy  kine,  or  flocks  of  thy  sheep, 
until  he  have  destroyed  thee. 

52  And  he  shall  ''besiege  thee  in  all  thy 
gates,  until  thy  high  and  fenced  walls 

P  ver.  12,  13.  q  ver.  15.  r  2  Kings,  17:20.  »  Eiekiel  14:8; 
1  Cor.  10:11.  t  Neb.  9:35-37.  u  chap.  32  :  1 5.  t  2CTiron.  12:8; 
Jer  5:19;  Ey.ekiel  17  :  3,  7,  12.  w  I.am.  5 : -2-6.  iJer.28:14. 
y  Jer.  5:  15;  6:2.',  23.  i  Lam.  4:19  ||  Heb.  AMr.  *  Heb. 
strong  of  face.  Prov.  7:13;  Eccl.  8  : 1 ;  llan.  8:2.3.  a  2  Chron. 
36  :  17  ;  Isa.  47  :  6.     b  2  Kings,  25  : 1-4 ;  Isa.  1 :  7 ;  62  :  8. 


27.  Botch;  painful  ulcers.     Ver.  35.  46.  J^orer-er;  so  long  as  they  should  continue  as 

32.  No  might ;  no  power  to  escape  the  evils  or    a  people  to  transgress  his  commands, 
to  prevent  them.  '     48.  A  yoke  of  iron  ;  afflict  them  with  grievous 

40.  Cast  his  fruit ;  it  would  drop  off  unripe.        bondage. 

42.   TAy  ?/•««;  their  leaves.  '  |     49.  /Sitv/i  as  ^Aec^z^/e;  rapid  in  their  conquests. 

267 


Curses  pronounced  DEUTERONOMY   XXVIII. 


for  disobedience . 


come  down,  wherein  thou  trustedst, 
throughout  all  thy  land:  and  he  shall 
besiege  thee  in  all  thy  gates  throughout 
all  thy  land,  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  given  thee. 

53  And  thou  shalt "  eat  the  fruit  of  thine 
own  *body,  the  flesh  of  thy  sons  and  of 
thy  daughters,  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  given  thee,  in  the  siege,  and  in  the 
straitness,  wherewith  thine  enemies  shall 
distress  thee: 

54  So  that  the  man  tiiat  is  tender  among 
you,  and  very  delicate,  his  eye  shall  be 
pvil''  toward  his  brother,  and  toward  the 
wife*^  of  his  bosom,  and  toward  the  rem- 
nant of  his  children  which  he  shall  leave  : 

55  8o  that  he  will  not  give  to  any  of 
I  hem  of  the  flesh  of  his  children  whom  he 
shall  eat:  because  he  hath  nothing  left 
him  in  the  siege,  and  in  the  straitness, 
wherewith  thine  enemies  shall  distress 
thee  in  all  thy  gates. 

5H  The  tender  and  delicate  woman 
among  you,  which  would  not  adventure 
to  set  the  sole  of  her  foot  upon  the  ground 
for  delicateness  and  tenderness,  her  eye 
shall  be  evil  toward  the  husband  of  her 
bosom,  and  toward  her  son,  and  toward 
her  daughter, 

57  And  toward  her  t  young  one  that 
Cometh  out  from  between  her  feet,  and 
toward  her  ''children  which  she  shall 
bear:  for  she  shall  '^eat  them  for  want  of 
all  things  secretly  in  the  siege  and  strait- 
ness, wherewith  thine  enemy  shall  dis- 
tress thee  in  thy  gates. 

58  If  thou  wilt  not  observe  to  do  all 
the  words  of  this  law  that  are  written  in 
this  book,  that  thou  mayest  fear  this  "^ glo- 
rious and  sfearful  name,  THE  '"LORD 
THY 'GOD; 

59  Then  the  Lord  will  make  thy  plagues 
wonderful,J  and  the  plagues  of  thy  seed, 
ivcn  great  plagues,  and  of  long  continu- 
ance, and  sore  sicknesses,  and  of  long 
continuance. 

60  Moreover,  he  will  bring  upon  thee 


«  5King»,  6:28,M;  .ler.  19:9;  I.!»m.2:2n;  4:10.  »  Heh.belly. 
bcliiip.  Ifi:9;  Mnt-SO:!,"!.  c  Hmp.l:t:r.;  Micali7:6.  f  Heb.o/<er- 
birth.  d  I»n.  WrLn.  e  ver.  .13.  f  Nell.  9:  ft;  Pan.  72: 19.  e  P.iR. 
111:9.     h  Ex.r.:2,3;  P8.i.8:t:l8.     i  Ex. 20:2;  Pso. SO: 7:  Inn. 41 :  10. 


57.  She  shall  eat  them ;  Josephiis'  Wars  of  the 
Jews,  b.  .'5,  c.  10,  s.  3  ;  b.  6.  e.  2,  s.  4. 

03.  Fliicked  from  off' the  land ;  tliev  were  by 
the  Romans  carried  off  from  their  land  and  scattered 
anionjj  all  nations;  and  were  forbidden  again  to 
rome  within  sisjht  of  .Terus.alem. 

G8.  Ye  shall  be  sold — niid  vo  man  shall  buy 
yoH ;  many  were  sold  into  perpetual  bondage,  and 
many  more  were  offered  for  sale  for  whom  their 
conquerors  could  not  find  .a  market,  so  great  were 
their  numbers  ;  and  multitudes  were  slain  or  left  to 
perish.  See  Josephus,  Patrick,  Rasnage,  Newton, 
Keith,  etc. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  No  tongue  can  express  or  finite  mind  conceive 
2G8 


all  the  diseases  of  Egypt,  which  *b.c:?5S 
thou  wast  afraid  of;  and  they  shall  cleave 
unto  thee. 

Gl  Also  every  sickness,  and  every 
plague,  which  is  not  written  in  the  book 
of  this  law,  them  will  the  Lord  -bring 
upon  thee,  until  thou  be  destroyed. 

62  And  ye  shall  be  left  'few  in  num- 
ber, whereas  ye  were  as  the  ""stars  of 
heaven  for  multitude;  because  thou 
wouldest  not  obey  the  voice  of  the  Loud 
thy  God. 

63  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  as  the 
Lord  rejoiced  over  you  to  do  you  "good, 
and  to  multiply  you;  so  the  Lord  will 
rejoice  over  you  to  "destroy  you,  and  to 
bring  you  to  naught;  and  ye  shall  be 
plucked  from  off  the  land  whither  thou 
goest  to  possess  it. 

64  And  the  Lord  shall  p  scatter  thee 
among  all  people,  from  the  one  end  of 
the  earth  even  unto  the  other;  and  there 
thou  shalt  serve  other  gods,  which  neither 
thou  nor  thy  fathers  have  known,  even 
wood  and  stone. 

65  And  ''among  these  nations  shalt  thou 
find  no  ease,  neither  shall  the  sole  of  thy 
foot  have  rest:  but  the  Lord  shall  give 
thee  there  a  trembling  heart,  and  failing 
of  eyes,  and  sorrow  of  mind  : 

66  And  thy  life  shall  hang  in  doubt  be- 
fore thee;  and  thou  shalt  fear  day  and 
night,  and  shalt  have  none  assurance  of 
thy  life: 

67  In  the  '"morning  thou  shalt  say. 
Would  God  it  were  even  !  and  at  even 
thou  shalt  say.  Would  God  it  were  morn- 
ing! for  the  fear  of  thy  heart  wherewith 
thou  shalt  fear,  and  for  the  sight  of  thin-- 
eyes  which  thou  shalt  see. 

68  And  the  Lord  shall  bring  thee  into 
I'^.gypt"  again  with  ships,  by  the  way 
whereof  I  *spake  unto  thee.  Thou  shall 
see  it  no  more  again  :  and  there  ye  shall 
be  sold  unto  your  enemies  for  bondmen 
and  bondwomen,  and  no  man  shall  buy 
I/O"- 

j  nnn.9:12.  k  cliap.  7:  l.l.  t  Ueh.  caute  to  atctnd.  1  Nell. 7:4: 
I(ia.l:9.  m  Neli.9:2.3.  n  cli.ip.  30: 9;  Jer.  32 :  41.  o  Prov.  I  :  Cfi ; 
Isil.l:54.  p  .ler.  lfi:13;  fiO:  17;  Ezek.  II  :Ifi.l7.  ilAnio»9:4 
r  Jul)  7:  4.     •  Hosea  8  :  13  ;  9  :  3.     I  chap.  17:16. 

the  number,  greatness,  variety,  richness,  or  duratio  ; 
of  the  blessings  which  flow  from  obeying  God. 

l.*).  The  miseries  comprehended  in  the  curse.'^ 
which  flow  from  continued  disobedience  to  God,  as 
much  surpass  all  finite  conception  as  the  blessings 
which  flow  from  his  favor. 

24.  As  all  the  element-s  are  under  the  control  of 
God,  he  can  at  any  time  arm  them  against  his  foe.s 
and  pursue  them  with  wrath  till  they  perish. 

^.  Diseases  of  body  and  mind  are  God's  servants 
Thev  go  and  come  at  his  bidding,  and  fasten  their 
deadly  fangs  on  such  .as  he  commissions  them  to  tor- 
ment and  destroy. 

,32.  Few  calamities  are  more  dreadful  than  to  see 
the  misery  of  children,  and  be  unable  to  help  them. 


»5n  exhortation 


DEUTERONOMY   XXIX. 


to  obedience. 


.Lc-S-     CHAPTER   XXIX. 

I  Moses  e.\horteth  them  to  obedience,  by  the  memory  of 
the  works  they  have  seen.  10  All  are  presented  be- 
fore the  Lord  toeiiterintohiscovenant.  18  The  great 
wrath  on  him  that  flattereth  himself  in  his  wicked- 
ness.    29  Secret  things  belong  unto  God. 

THESE  are  the  word,s  of  the  covenant, 
which  the  Lord  commanded  Moses 
to  make  with  the  children  of  Israel  in  the 
land  of  Moab.  besides  the  covenant  wiiich 
he  "made  with  them  in  Horeb. 

2  ^  And  Moses  called  unto  all  Israel, 
and  said  unto  them,  Ye  have  seen  all  that 
the  Lord  ""did  before  your  eyes  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  unto  Pharaoh,  and  unto  all 
his  servants,  and  unto  all  his  land; 

3  The  great  "=  temptations  which  thine 
eyes  have  seen,  the  signs,  and  those  great 
miracles : 

4  Yet  the  Lord  hath  not  given  you  a 
heart"*  to  perceive,  and  eyes  to  see,  and 
ears  to  hear,  unto  this  day. 

5  And  I  have  led  you  forty  years  in  the 
wilderness  :  your  ""clothes  are  not  waxen 
old  upon  you,  and  thy  shoe  is  not  waxen 
old  upon  thy  foot: 

6  Ye  have  not  "^eaten  bread,  neither 
have  ye  s drunk  wine  or  strong  drink; 
that  ye  might  know  that  I  a??i  the  Lord 
your  God. 

7  And  when  ye  came  unto  this  place, 
Sihon*"  the  king  of  Heshbon,  and  Og  the 
king  of  Bashan,  came  out  against  us  unto 
battle,  and  we  smote  them : 

8  And  we  took  their  land,  and  gave  it 
for  an  inheritance  unto  the  Reubenites, 
and  to  the  Gadites,  and  to  the  half-tribe 
of  Manasseh. 

9  Keep  'therefore  the  words  of  this  cov- 
enant, and  do  them,  that  ye  may  prosper 
in  all  that  ye  do. 

10  HYe  stand  this  day 'all  of  you  be- 
fore the  Lord  your  God;  your  captains  of 


•  clmp..'i:J,3.  bEx.8-i:.  <■  ch.ip.  4:34.  d  Isa.6:9, 10;  63: 17; 
.Io)m8:43.  oclmp.8;4.  r  Ei.  IH  :  35;  Psa.  78:  24,  25.  e  1  Cor. 
9:1».  hNum.2l:23.  i  .Tosli.  1 :  7, 8.  j  2Cliron.  23:  Ifi:  34:29-32; 
.Veli.8:2.     k  Josh.  9: 21, 27.     'Heb.pata.    INe1i.lO:e9.     m  cli;.|>. 


45.  What  renders  calamities  vastly  more  dread- 
ful is,  a  conviction  that  we  by  our  own  wickedness 
have  occasioned  them. 

.'57.  The  horrors  of  famine  can  be  but  faintly  con- 
ceived ;  and  if  the  sufferings  occasioned  by  sin  are 
so  great  in  this  world,  what  must  they  be  in  the 
world  to  come  ? 

67.  The  history  of  the  Jews  for  eighteen  hundred 
years  is  an  illustration  of  the  truth  of  the  predictions 
aontiiined  in  this  chapter,  and  conclusively  proves 
that  in  uttering  them  Moses  spoke  by  the  direction, 
and  under  the  guidance  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1.  The  coveiiaiit ;  the  declarations  of  God  with 
regard  to  the  duty  of  the  Israelites,  his  blessings  on 
the  obedient,  and  his  curses  on  the  disobedient.  In 
Iloreh;  E.x.  19:3-'j;  24:2-8. 

2.  Ye  have  seen  ;  many  of  the  older  ones  had 
Reen,  and  the  rest  had  heard. 

4.  Pcrceice;  the   spiritual  beauty,  excellence, 

18 


your  tribes,  your  elders,  and  your  officers, 
ivith  all  the  men  of  Israel, 

1 1  Your  little  ones,  your  wives,  and  thy 
stranger  that  is  in  thy  camp,  from  the 
hewer''  of  thy  wood  unto  the  drawer  of 
thy  water : 

12  That  thou  shouldest  *  enter  into  cov- 
enant with  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  into 
his  'oath,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  mak- 
eth  with  thee  this  day  : 

13  That  he  may  ""establish  thee  to-day 
for  a  people  unto  himself,  and  that  he 
may  be  unto  thee  a  God,  as  he  hath  "said 
unto  thee,  and  as  he  hath  sworn  unto  thy 
fathers,  to  "Abraham,  to  p Isaac,  and  to 
Jacob. 1 

14  Neither  with  you  only  do  I  make 
this  covenant  and  this  oath; 

15  But  ''with  him  that  standeth  here 
with  VIS  this  day  before  the  Lord  our 
God,  and  also  with  him  that  is  not  here 
with  us  this  day : 

16  (For  ye  know  how  we  have  dwelt 
in  the  land  of  Egypt;  and  how  we  came 
through  the  nations  which  ve  passed 
by; 

17  And  ye  have  seen  their  abomina- 
tions, and  their  tidols,  wood  and  sto-ne,  sil- 
ver and  gold,  which  u^cre  among  them :) 

18  Lest  there  should  be  among  you 
man,  or  woman,  or  family,  or  tribe,  whose 
heart  turneth  away  this  day  from  the 
Lord  our  God,  to  go  and  serve  the  gods 
of  these  nations ;  lest  there  should  bo 
among  you  a  root  that  beareth  *  gall"  and 
wormwood  ;* 

19  And  it  come  to  pass,  when  he  hear- 
eth  the  words  of  this  curse,  that  he  bless 
himself  in  bis  heart,  saying,  I  shall  have 
peace,  though  I  walk  in  the  Hmagination 
of  my  heart,  to  add  H drunkenness"  to 
thirst : 


28:9.  iiEx.6:7.  o  Gen.  17: 7.  p  Gen.  26: 3, 4.  q  Gen.  28 :  13-13. 
r  Acts  2: 39.  f  Heb.  rfwn^y<70rfjr.  ^Heh-rosh;  OT,apoi$onousherh. 
«  Act3  8:2:J.  tHeb.l2:15.  %  Or,s(«6(iornnM».  .ler.  3  :  17;  7:24. 
II  Heb.  the  drunktn  to  the  thirsty,     u  Isa.  30  :  1 ;  Rom.  2  :  !j. 


and  glory  of  God,  and  the  supreme  blessedness  of 
loving,  believing,  and  obeying  him.  This  perception 
no  one  has  without  receiving  it  from  God-.  Thfv 
great  body  of  the  Israelites  did  not  feel  their  need 
of  this,  did  not  seek  it,  nor  desire  it,  nor  obtain  it. 
They  rebelled  against  God,  and  nearly  all  who 
when  they  came  out  of  Egypt  were  over  twenty 
years  old,  died  in  the  wilderness. 

5.  Yoitr  clothes — thy  shoe;  these  God  so  pro- 
vided and  preserved  as  to  keep  them  fro-m  want. 

6.  Nut  eaten  bread,  v either — cVrnnk  miii' ; 
they  lived  on  manna,  and  drank  -water  from  the  roc!;. 

12.  Enter  into  covenant ;  by  engaging  to  obey 
him;  on  the  fulfilment  of  which  engagements  he 
promised  to  bless  them. 

14.  Neitherm'thpo?(OJ>lif;  God  made  this  eov- 
enant  not  only  with  them,  but  with  their  posterity 
and  with  all  who  should  obey  iiim.     Heb.  6  :  13-20. 

15.  Gall ;  a  bitter,  poisonous  herb. 

19.  Bless  himself  in  his  heart ;  promise  liiiii- 
self  blessedness  in  sin. 

269 


Mercy  promised 


DEUTERONOMY   XXX. 


to  the  penitent. 


20  The  Lord  will  not  spare  him,  but 
then  the  "anger  of  the  Lord  and  his 
jealousy''  shall  smoke  against  that  man, 
and  all  the  curses  that  are  written  in  this 
book  shall  lie  upon  him,  and  the  Lord 
shall  blot  "^out  his  name  from  under 
heaven. 

21  And  the  Lord  shall  ''separate  him 
unto  evil  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
according  to  all  the  curses  of  the  cove- 
nant that  *  are  written  in  this  book  of  the 
law : 

22  So  that  the  generation  to  come  of 
your  children  that  shall  rise  up  after  you, 
and  the  stranger  that  shall  come  from  a 
far  land,  shall  say,  when  they  see  the 
plagues  of  that  land,  and  the  sicknesses 
whicht  the  Lord  hath  laid  upon  it; 

2.3  And  that  the  whole  land  thereof  is 
brimstone,  and  'salt,  and  burning,  that  it 
is  not  sown,  nor'^beareth,  nor  any  grass 
groweth  therein,  like  the  overthrow  of 
Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  Admah  and  Zc- 
boim,  which  the  Lord  ^overthrew  in  his 
anger  and  in  his  wrath  : 

24  Even  all  nations  shall  say, ''Where- 
fore hath  the  Lord  done  thus  unto  this 
land  ?  what  meancth  the  heat  of  this  great 
anger? 

25  Then  men  shall  say,  Because  they 
have  forsaken  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  which  he  made  with 
them  when  he  brought  them  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt: 

26  For  tiiey  went  and  served  other  gods, 
and  worshipped  them,  gods  whom  they 


*lP8il.74:l.  Ii  r83.79:6.  c  cliap.  9: 14  ;  Kzek.  14:7,  8.  il  Mat. 
24:fil.  *  Heli.  is  loritten.  f  Heh.  ivho-ewith  the  LonD /uzth  made 
ittick.  e  Jer.  17:r>;  Zeph.  2:<<.  f  I'sa.  107 :  34.  g  Gen.  19:24; 
Jar.M:!G.      h  1  Kings,  9: 8, 9;  Jer.  2-2:8, 9.      %  Or,  vihn  had  not 


2Q.   Blot  out  his  name  ;  destroy  him. 

2"2.    That  land;  the  land  of  Cruiaan. 

23.   Brimstone^  and  salt ;  utterly  barren. 

21.  This  great  anger  ;  of  G-od  against  Canaan 
in  turning  itfroiri  fertility  to  barrenness,  and  visiting 
its  inhabitants  with  such  awful  calamities. 

2G.  Whom  he  had  not  given;  who  had  not 
done  and  could  not  do  any  thing  for  them. 

20.  Secret  things ;  things  not  revealed,  and  which 
we  do  not  and  need  not  know.     Things — revealed; 
those  which  God  m.akes  known,  or  has  given  us  the 
means  of  knowing,  and  which  we  need  to  know. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  So  long  as  men  continue  to  neglect  what  they 
know  to  be  right  and  do  what  they  know  to  be  wrong, 
God  will  not  give  them  hearts  to  perceive  his  spiritual 
glory,  or  to  enjoy  his  infinite  love. 

9.  A  faithful  survey  of  the  past  dealings  of  G-od 
with  us  and  our  friends,  is  well  adapted  to  lead  us 
to  do  his  will,  and  thus  to  secure  all  needed  good. 

12.  The  course  taken  by  parents  deeply  aflecls 
their  children  for  both  worlds,  and  may  be  a  means 
of  their  salvation  or  destruction. 

18.  Apostasies  from  God  begin  in  the  heart,  and 
in  order  to  escape  destruction  men  must  with  all  dili- 
gence keep  their  hearts  in  the  love  of  God,  with  ihcm 
believe  unto  righteousness,  and  from  them  make  pro- 
fession of  their  faith  and  love  to  salvation. 
270 


knew  not,  and  ^-rwhom  he  had  not  ^B.aiiti: 
given^  unto  them: 

27  And  'the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against  this  land,  to  bring  upon  it  all 
the  curses  that  are  written  in  this  book : 

28  And  the  Lord  -i  rooted  them  out  of 
their  land  in  anger,  and  in  wrath,  and  in 
great  indignation,  and  cast  them  into  an- 
other land,  as  it  is  this  day. 

29  The  ''secret  things  belong  unto  the 
Lord  our  God  :  but  those  things  u-hich 
are  'revealed  belong  unto  us  and  to  our 
children  for  ever,  that  u-e  may  do  all  the 
words  of  this  law. 

CHAPTER   XXX. 

1  Great  mercies  promised  unto  the  repentant.  11  The 
commandment  is  manifest.  15  Death  and  life  are 
set  before  them. 

AND  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  all 
these  things  are  come  upon  thee,  the 
blessing  and  the  curse,  which  I  have  set 
before  thee,  and  thou  shalt  call  them  to 
mind""  among  all  the  nations,  whither  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  driven  thee, 

2  And  shalt  "return  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  shalt  obey  his  voice  according 
to  all  that  I  command  thee  this  day,  thou 
and  thy  children,  with  all  thy  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul ; 

3  That  then  the  Lord  thy  God  will  turn 
thy  captivity,  and  have  compassion  upon 
thee,  and  will  return  and  "gather  thee  from 
all  tiic  nations,  whither  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  scattered  thee. 

4  If  ^any  of  thine  be  driven  out  unto 
the  outmost  parts  of  heaven,  from  thence 

ffiven  to  Vtem  any  portion.  \  Heb.  divided,  i  Daniel  9:  11-14. 
J  1  Kings,  14:1.1.  V  .Ier.-J.T:1S:  D.in.2:22,28;  lCor.2:l6.  I  Psa. 
78:2-7;  2Tim.3:16.  m  l  Kings,  8: 47, 48.  n  Isa.Ri:7;  1  .Iolin,l:9. 
o  Jer.  32 :  37,  etc. ;  Ezek.  3ti:24.    p  Ncli.  1:9. 


19.  For  a  man  to  think  that  he  shall  be  happy  in 
a  course  of  sinning,  or  can  continue  in  it  and  escape 
destruction,  is  one  of  the  surest  ways  to  ruin. 

23.  The  past  and  present  state  of  Palestine,  as 
well  as  of  the  .Tews  its  ancient  inhabitants,  is  a  fulfil- 
ment of  the  word  of  God  by  Moses,  uttered  and  re- 
corded more  than  three  thousand  years  ago  ;  and  a 
proof  that  none  of  his  declarations  will  fail,  but  all 
in  due  time  come  to  pa-'S. 

28.  Men  of  various  nations,  characters,  and  coun- 
tries now  say,  concerning  the  Jews  and  the  land  of 
Canaan,  what  Moses  here  predicted  that  thev  would 
say ;  .and  thus  show  that  he  w.as  inspired  oy  Him 
who  sees  the  end  from  the  beginning,  and  can  de- 
scribe things  thousands  of  ye.ars  before,  with  as 
much  accurivcy  as  after  they  have  taken  place. 

29.  God  gives  us  the  means  of  knowing  all  that 
we  need  to  know ;  and  for  us  to  strive  or  wish  to 
know  what  we  cannot,  ought  not,  and  need  not  know, 
is  foolish,  hurtful,  and  wicked.  The  more  content 
we  are  without  such  knowledge  the  better;  while, 
by  the  revelation  of  God,  to  know  him  in  such  a 
manner  as  to  love  and  obey  him,  is  the  whole  of 
man's  duty,  excellence,  blessedness,  and  glory. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 
1.   These  things  ;  things  mentioned  in  the  pre- 
vious ch.apters. 


Death,  and  life  are 


DEUTERONOMY    XXXI. 


set  before  the  people. 


e'c'i^r  will  the  Lord  thy  God  gather  thee, 
and  from  thence  will  he  fetch  thee : 

5  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  bring  thee 
into  the  land  which  thy  fathers  possessed, 
and  thou  shalt  possess  it;  and  he  will  do 
thee  good,  and  multiply  thee  above  thy 
lathers. 

6  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  circumcise 
Ihy  heart,  and  the  heart  of  thy  seed,  to  love 
the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul,  that  thou  mayest  live. 

7  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  put  all 
these  curses  upon  thine* enemies,  and  on 
them  that  hate  thee,  which  persecuted 
thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  return  and  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord,  and  do  all  his  com- 
mandments which  I  command  thee  this 
day. 

9  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  make  thee 
plenteous  ''in  every  work  of  thy  hand,  in 
the  fruit  of  thy  body,  and  in  the  fruit  of 
thy  cattle,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy  land, 
for  good :  for  the  Lord  will  again  *^  rejoice 
over  thee  for  good,  as  he  rejoiced  over  thy 
fathers ; 

1 0  If  thou  shalt  ^  hearken  unto  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  "^keep  his  com- 
mandments and  his  statutes  which  are 
written  in  this  book  of  the  law,  and  if 
thou  ''turn  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  with 
all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul. 

11  II  For  this  commandment  which  I 
command  thee  this  day,  it  is  not  s hidden 
from  thee,  neither  is  it  far  off. 

1 2  It  is  '■  not  in  heaven,  that  thou  should- 
cst  say.  Who  shall  go  up  for  us  to  heaven, 
and  bring  it  unto  us,  that  we  may  hear 
it,  and  do  if? 

1 3  Neither  is  it  beyond  the  sea,  that  thou 
shouldest  say,  Who  shall  go  over  the  sea 
for  us,  and  bring  it  unto  us,  that  we  may 
hear  it,  and  do  it? 


«  Isaiah  14:1-27;  Obadinh  10.  b  chap.  28 ;  1 1 .  cZeph.3:17. 
<1  Isa.  55  :  2,  3.  •  1  Cor.  7  :  19.  I  ver.  2  ;  Lam. :) :  40,  41  ;  Ezek. 
33:11, etc.  e  Psa.  147:19;  Isa.  4,t  :  19.  k  Romans  10:6,etc. 
i  ver.  I,  19;  chap.  II:  2fi.      j  Matthew  22  :  37,  38.      k. John  14: 21. 


6.  Circitmcise  thy  heart;  turn  it  from  the 
love  and  practice  of  sin  to  the  love  and  practice  of 
holiness.  Mayest  live  ;  live  a  life  of  holiness  and 
prosperity  on  earth  and  of  blessedness  and  glory  in 
heaven.     Rom.  2 :  29  ;  Col.  2  :  1 1-13. 

11.  Not  hidden — neither  is  it  far  off;  notdifR- 
cult,  but  easy  to  be  understood.  What  was  wanted 
was  humble,  docile,  obedient,  and  affectionate  hearts. 
Rom.  10:6-11;  2  Tim.  3:11-17. 

15.  Li fe  and  good  ;  temporal  and  eternal,  to  be 
obtained  as  the  gracious  gift  of  God,  by  obeying 
him.  Death  and  evil ;  which  they  would  bring 
upon  themselves  by  disobeying  him.     Ver.  16-18. 

19.  Choose  life ;  by  choosing  to  obey  Grod,  and 
thus  obtain  it.     Ver.  20. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  However  great  or  long  continued  the  calami- 
ties which  any  suffer  in  this  world  on  account  of 
their  sins,  if  they  think  upon  their  ways,  repent, 
and  turn  heartily  to  the  Lord,  he  will  forgive  them 


14  But  the  word  is  very  nigh  unto  thee, 
in  thy  mouth,  and  in  thy  heart,  that  thou 
mayest  do  it. 

15  TTSee,  'I  have  set  before  thee  this 
day  life  and  good,  and  death  and  evil ; 

16  In  that  I  command  thee  this  day  to 
loveJ  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  his 
ways,  and  to  keep  his  ''commandments, 
and  his  statutes,  and  his  judgments,  that 
thou  mayest  live  and  multiply. :  and  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  the  land 
whither  thou  goest  to  possess  it. 

17  But  if  thy  'heart  turn  away,  so  that 
thou  wilt  not  hear,  but  shalt  be  drawn 
away,  and  worship  other  gods,  and  serve 
them; 

18  I  '"denounce  unto  you  this  day,  that 
ye  shall  surely  perish,  and  that  ye  shall 
not  prolong  your  days  upon  the  land, 
whither  thou  passcst  over  Jordan  to  go 
to  possess  it. 

19  1  "call  "heaven  and  p earth  to  record 
this  day  against  you,  that  I  have  set  be- 
fore you  life  and  death,  blessing  and  curs- 
ing: therefore  choose  life,  that  both  thou 
and  thy  seed  may  live : 

20  That  thou  mayest  love  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  that  thou  mayest  obey  his  voice, 
and  that  thou  mayest  cleave  unto  him; 
for  he  is  thy  ilife,  and  the  length  of  thy 
days ;  that  thou  mayest  dwell  in  the  land 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers, 
to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  to  give 
them. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  Moses  encourageth  the  people.  7  He  encourageth 
Joshua.  9  He  delivereth  the  law  unto  the  priest* 
to  read  it  in  the  seventh  year  to  the  people.  14  God 
giveth  a  charge  to  Joshua,  19  and  a  song  to  testify 
against  the  people.  21  Moses  delivereth  the  book  of 
the  law  to  the  Levites  to  keep.  23  He  maketh  a 
protestation  to  the  elders. 

ND    Moses    went    and    spake    these 
words  unto  all  Israel. 

IPrav.  14:14.  m  chap.  8:19.  n  chap.  4  :  26  ;  31  :  2S.  »  chap. 
3-2:J;  isaialil:2;  Jer.  2  :  12,  13.  pJer.  22:29;  Micah  6:1,2. 
q  Fsa.  27:  1;  30:5;  John  11:2.1;  Acts  17:28. 


A 


and  bestow  upon  them  freely,  for  Christ's  sake, 
rich  and  lasting  blessings.  Proverbs  1 :  23 ;  Isa. 
55 : 7. 

6-10.  When  men  turn  heartily  to  the  Lord,  it  is 
because  he  by  his  Spirit  turns  them.  Jer.  31 :  18. 
Of  the  necessity  of  this  turning,  circumcision  under 
the  Old  Testament  was  a  sign.  Hence  the  re:ison 
M'hy  to  love  the  Lord  and  to  keep  his  command- 
ments is  spoken  of  as  the  circumcision  of  the  heart. 
Ver.  6  ;  Rom.  2  :  28,  29. 

14.  The  way  of  salvation  revealed  in  the  Old 
Testament  is  the  same  as  that  revealed  in  the  New. 
Hence  Paul,  in  describing  it,  employed  the  language 
used  by  Moses,  and  to  persuade  men  to  embrace  it, 
reasoned  with  them  out  of  the  Old  Testament  scrip- 
tures. 

19.  To  be  saved,  men  must  choose  to  obey  God  ; 
and  what  is  most  efficacious  in  leading  them  to  do 
this,  will  do  the  most  towards  their  salvation.  Josh. 
24 :  15  ;  Prov.  1 :  29. 

271 


nc  people  encouraged^  DEUTERONOMY    XXXI.  Their  apostasy  foretold. 

2  And  he  said  unto  tlicm,  "lam  a  hun-  j  to  fear  the  Loud  your  God,  as  long  *b.c.mS 
dred  and  twenty  years   old  this  day ;   I   as  yc  live  in  the  land  whither  ye  go  over 


ean  no  more  go  out  and  come  in :  also  the 
Lord  hath  ""said  unto  me,  Thou  shalt  not 
go  over  this  Jordan. 
.3  The  Lord  thy  God,  "^he  will  go  over 


Jordan  to  possess  it. 

14  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Be- 
hold, thy  days  approach  that  thou  must 
die  :'  call  Joshua,  and  present  yourselves 


before   thee,  and  he   will   destroy   these  j  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  that 
nations  from  before  thee,  and  thou  shalt  j  I  may  give  him  a  "charge.    AndMosesand 


possess  them :   and  Joshua,  he  shall   go 
over  before  thee,  as  the  Lord  hath  ''said. 

4  And  the  Lord  shall  do  unto  them  as 
he  ''did  to  Sihon  and  to  Og,  kings  of  the 
Amorites,  and  unto  the  land  of  them, 
whom  he  destroyed. 

5  And  the  Lord  shall  ''give  them  up  be- 


Joshua  went,  and  presented  themselves  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

15  And  ^the  Lord  appeared  in  the  tab- 
ernacle in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud  :  and  the  pil- 
lar of  the  cloud  stood  over  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle. 

1 6  *\\  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Be- 


fore your  face,  that  ye  may  do  unto  them   hold,  thou  shalt  ''sleep  with  thy  fathers; 
according   unto   all  the   commandments   and  this  people  will  "rise  up,  and  go  a 


which  I  have  commanded  you. 

6  Be  ^strong  and  of  a  good ''  courage,  fear 
not,  nor  be  afraid  of  them :  for  the  Lord 
thy  God,  he  it  is  that  doth  go  with  thee; 
he'  will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

7  1[  And  Moses  called  unto  Joshua,  and 
said  unto  him  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel, 
BeJ  strong  and  of  a  good  courage:  for 
thou  must  go  with  this  people  unto  the 
land  which  the  Lord  hath  sworn  unto 
their  fathers  to  give  them  ;  and  thou  shalt 
cause  them  to  inherit  it. 

8  And  the  Lord,  ''he  it  is  that  doth  go 
before  thee  ;  he  will  be  with  thee,  lie  will 
not'  fail  thee,  neither  forsake  thee:  fear 
not,  neither  be  dismayed. 

9  T[  And  Moses  wrote  this  law,  and  ""de- 
livered it  unto  the  priests  the  sons  of  Levi, 
which  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  and  unto  all  the  elders  of  Israel. 

10  And  Moses  commanded  them,  say- 
ing, At  the  end  of  every  seven  years,  in 
the  solemnity  of  the  year  of  "  release,  in 
the  "feast  of  tabernacles, 

11  When  all  Israel  is  come  to  p appear 
before  the  Lord  thy  God  in  the  place 
which  he  shall  choose,  thou  shalt  iread 
this  law  before  all  Israel  in  their  hearing. 

12  Gather ''the  people  together,  men,  and 
women,  and  children,  and  thy  stranger 
that  is  within  thy  gates,  that  they  may 
hear,  and  that  they  may  learn,  and  fear 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  observe  to  do  all 
the  words  of  this  law: 

13  And  that  their  'children,  which  have 
not  known  any  thing,  may  hear,  and  learn 


whoring'  after  the  gods  of  the  strangers 
of  the  land,  whither  they  go  to  be  among 
them,  and  will  forsake  me,  and  break  my 
covenant  which  I  have  made  with  them. 

17  Then  my  anger  shall  be  kindled 
against  them  in  that  day,  and  I  will  ^ for- 
sake them,  and  I  will  ^hide  my  face  from 
them,  and  they  shall  be  devoured,  and 
many  evils  and  troubles  shall  t  befall 
them ;  so  that  they  will  say  in  that  day. 
Are  not  these  evils  come  upon  us,  because 
our  God  is  not  "among  us  ? 

18  And  I  will  surely  hide  my  face  in 
that  day  for  all  the  evils  which  they  shall 
have  wrought,  in  that  they  are  turned  unto 
other  gods. 

19  Now  therefore  write  ye  this  song  for 
you,  and  teach  it  the  children  of  Israel : 

;  put  it  in  their  mouths,  that  this  song  may 
be  a  witness  for  me  against  the  children 
of  Israel. 

20  P'orwhen  I  shall  have  brought  them 
into  the  laud  which  I  sware  unto  their  fa- 
thers, that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey ; 
and  they  shall  have  eaten  and ''  filled  them- 
selves, and  waxen  fat ;  then  will  they  turn 
unto  other  gods,  and  serve  them,  and  pro- 
voke me,  and  break  my  covenant. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
many*^  evils  and  troubles  are  befallen 
them,  that  this  song  shall  testify  *  against 
them  as  a  witness  ;  for  it  shall  not  be  for- 
gotten out  of  the  mouths  of  their  seed  :  for 
i ''  know  their  imagination  which  they  f  go 
about,  even  now,  before  I  have  brought 
them  into  the  land  which  I  sware. 


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CHArTER  XXXI. 

2.  Go  oitt  and  come  in  ;  perform  the  duties  of 
leader  of  Isr.^el. 

3.  lie  loill  go  over :  in  his  visible  presence  on 
the  mercy-seat.     Ver.  8. 

272 


4:10.     •  Poa. 78:4-8.     I  eli.ip. 

:M:.->.    u  ver.23;  Nuin.27:19.    '  Ki. 

33:9.     *  Hell.  (It  town.  2S!ir 

1.7:12.     "  Ex.  32:6.     »   Kl.  34:15; 

Ju.lg.2:ir--'0;  P»n.73:J7:.le 

r.3:l:E7,ek.l«:IS.     T  2riiron.  1.^:2. 

•  lsa.M:7:  Kiok.3'»:2:l,24. 

t  Hcb Jlnd.     •  Num.  14:42;  .luilg. 
9  :  2'>,  26 ;    Hosea  13:6.      c  \er.  17. 

fi:  1.1.     b  rhap.  32: 16;    Nell 

t  He\>.  befort.    <l  Psa.  139:2 

;  Hnaea6:3.    \  Heb.  do. 

n.  This  law ;  a  park  or  the  whole  of  what  he 
had  delivered  to  them. 

1.3.  Not  L-nouni  any  thing;  not  witnessed  what 
God  had  done  for  his  people. 

17.   Hide  my  face  ;   withdraw  tokens  of  favor. 

19.    This  song;  as  in  the  following  chapter. 


Ttie  book  of  the  law. 


DEUTERONOMY   XXXII. 


The  song  of  Mosts. 


B."]^'  22  ^[  Moses  therefore  wrote  this 
song  the  same  day,  and  taught  it  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

23  And  he  gave  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun 
a  charge,  and  said.  Be  strong  and  of  a  good 
courage  :  for  thou  shalt  bring  the  children 
of  Israel  into  the  land  which  I  sware  flnto 
them :  and  I  will  be  with  thee. 

24  T[  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses 
had  made  an  end  of  writing  the  words  of 
this  law  in  a  book,  until  they  were  finished, 

25  That  Moses  commanded  the  Levites, 
which  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  saying, 

26  Take  this  book  of  the  law,  and  put  it 
in  the  side  of  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord  your  God,  that  it  may  be  *  there 
for  a  witness  against  thee. 

27  For  I  know  thy  rebellion,  and  thy 
stiff  neck :  behold,  while  I  am  yet  alive 
with  you  this  day,  ye  have  been  '' rebel- 
lious against  the  Lord;  and  how  much 
more  after  my  death  1 

28  T[  Gather  '^unto  me  all  the  elders  of 
your  tribes,  and  your  officers,  that  I  may 
speak  these  words  in  their  ears,  and  "*  call 
heaven  and  earth  to  record  against  them. 

29  For  I  know  that  after  my  death  ye 
will  utterly  *  corrupt  yourselves,  and  turn 
aside  from  the  way  which  I  have  com- 
manded you ;  and  ''evil  will  befall  you  in 
the  latter  days  ;  because  ye  will  do  evil  in 


«  2  Kings,  22:  8,  etc.  bEx.32:9.  cGen.49:l,2.  d  cliap.32: 1. 
e  Judges  2:19.  f  2  Cliron.  34  :  24.  g  cliap.  30  :  19  ;  Psalm  60 :  4. 
k  Psalm  72  :  6 ;  Isaiah  55  :  10,  11 ;  Micali  5:7.  i  I  Cliron.  29 :  11 ; 
Rev.  7:11,  12.       j  Psalm  18:  2.      k  Eccl.  3  :  14.      1  Daniel  4  :  37. 


26.  A  imtness  against  thee  ;  when  they  should 
rebel  against  God. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  As  the  limit  of  human  life  is  set,  the  aged,  even 
if  they  enjoy  good  health,  must  soon  die;  this  they 
should  feel,  and  endeavor  so  to  live  as  to  be  prepared 
at  any  time  to  leave  this  world  and  enter  heaven. 

5.  In  destroying  the  Canaanites  and  taking  pos- 
session of  their  country,  the  Israelites  were  only 
doing  what  Crod  commanded  them.  Their  e.xample 
gives  no  authority  to  any  nation  to  destroy  another, 
take  their  country,  or  make  war  upon  them,  with- 
out a  command  from  God. 

8.  With  tiie  presence  and  favor  of  God  men  may 
safely  and  properly  undertake  any  service,  however 
difficult,  dangerous,  or  trying,  to  which  he  calls 
them. 

13.  The  laws  of  God  should  be  made  known  and 
people,  yi 
e,  that  all 
derstand  them,  and  the  reasons  for  obeying  them 
which  he  has  revealed. 

18.  God  is  perfectly  acquainted  with  all  the  sins 
which  any  will  ever  commit ;  and  their  iniquities 
alone  lead  him  ever  to  withdraw  from  them  the 
manifestations  of  his  favor. 

21.  Prosperity  often  leads  men  to  forget  God, 
turn  from  him, and  drawdown  upon  themselves  his 
desolating  judgments.  But  their  own  consciences 
■will  testify  against  them,  and  if  they  turn  not  to  him 
will  mar  their  enjoyments  and  ere  long  make  them 
wretched. 

29.  A  good  man  knows  that  no  trust  can  safely  be 


be  often  inculcated  upon  all  the  people,  young  and 
old,  rich  and  poor,  bond  and  free,  that  all  may  un- 


the  sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to 
anger  through  the  work  of  your  hands. 

30  And  Moses  spake  in  the  ears  of  all 
the  congregation  of  Israel  the  words  of 
this  song,  until  they  were  ended. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1  Moses'  song,  which  setteth  forth  God's  mercy  ami 
vengeance.  4G  He  exhorteth  them  to  set  their  hearts 
upon  it.  48  God  sendeth  him  up  lo  mount  Nebo,  tc 
see  the  land,  and  die. 

&IVE  ^ear,  0  ye  heavens,  and  I  will 
speak;  and  hear,  0  earth,  the  words 
of  my  mouth. 

2  My  doctrine  shall  ''drop  as  the  rain, 
my  speech  shall  distil  as  the  dew,  as  the 
small  rain  upon  the  tender  herb,  and  as 
the  showers  upon  the  grass  : 

3  Because  I  will  publish  the  name  of  the 
Lord  :  '  ascribe  yc  greatness  unto  our  God. 

4  He  is  the  J  Rock,  his  work  is  ''  perfect ; 
for  all  his  'ways  are  judgment:  a  God  of 
truth™  and  without  iniquity,  just  and  right 
is  he. 

5  They  *  have  corrupted  themselves,  their 
spott  is  not  the  spot  of  his  children :  they 
are  a  perverse  and  crooked  generation. 

6  Do  ye  thus  requite  the  Lord,  0  foolish 
people  and  unwise?  is  not  he  thy  "father 
that  hath  ° bought  thee?  hath  he  not  made 
thee,  and  established  thee? 

7  ^Remember  the  days  of  old,  consider 
the  years  of  i  many  generations  :  ask  thy 


m  Psalm  92 :  15.  *  Heb.  He  hath  corrupted  to  himself.  \  Or, 
that  they  are  not  his  children,  that  is,  their  blot.  »  Ex.  15  :  16; 
1  Corinthians,  6 :  20.  o  chapter  28  :  64.  J  Heb.  generation  and 
generation. 


placed  in  the  human  heart;  that  without  the  constant 
keeping  of  God,  however  great  its  mercies  or  trials, 
it  will  show  itself  to  be  deceitful  above  all  things  and 
desperately  wicked ;  and  that  there  is  no  hope  for  the 
cause  of  God  and  holiness  on  earth  but  in  the  riches 
of  his  grace. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1.  G-ive  ear — hear ;  this  mode  of  address  was 
designed  to  awaken  attention,  and  impress  on  the 
hearers  the  importance  of  the  subject. 

2.  Drop  as  the  rain  ;  be  copious  and  refreshing. 
Distil  as  the  dew;  be  gentle,  penetrating,  and 
efficacious. 

3.  Publish  the  name ;  proclaim  those  perfec- 
tions by  the  manifestation  of  which  God  makes  him- 
self known.  Ascribe  ye  greatness  nil  to  our  God ; 
treat  him  according  to  his  true  character. 

4.  The  Rock ;  this  is  the  first  time  God  is  called 
a  rock,  in  the  Bible.  It  expresses  his  durable  and 
unchanging  perfection,  the  safety  of  trusting  in  him, 
and  reposing  on  him  our  hopes  for  eternity.  Ver. 
15, 18 ;  Psa.  31 : 2, 3 ;  Mat.  7 :  24, 25 ;  16 :  18.  Judg- 
ment ;  just,  and  right. 

5.  Not  the  spot  of  his  children  ;  do  not  possess 
their  character,  nor  appear  as  his  people. 

6.  Requite;  repay,  recompense.  Thy  father ; 
one  who  treated  them  as  children.  Bought  thee; 
by  delivering  them  from  Egyptian  bondage.  Made 
thee ;  made  them  a  great  people.  Established 
thee  ;  as  an  independent  nation,  with  a  regular  and 
good  government. 

7.  Remember  the  days  of  old ;  what  God  has 
done  for  your  ancestors,  and  through  them,  for  you. 

273 


The  song  of  Moses. 


DEUTERONOMY  XXXII 


The  sotig  of  Moses. 


father,  and  he  will  show  thee;  thy  elders, 
and  they  will  tell  thee. 

8  When  the  Most  High  "divided  to  the 
nations  their  inheritance,  when  he  '•sep- 
arated the  sons  of  Adam,  he  set  the  bounds 
of  the  people  according  to  the  number  of 
the  children  of  Israel. 

9  For  "the  Lord's  portion  is  his  people; 
Jacob  is  the  *Iot  of  his''  inheritance. 

10  He  found  him  in  a  desert  land,  and 
in  the  waste  howling  wilderness  ;  he  tied 
him  about,  he  instructed  him,  he  kept  him 
as  the  ''apple  of  his  eye. 

1 1  As  an  eagle  stirreth  up  her  nest,  flut- 
tereth  over  her  young,  spreadeth  abroad 
her  wings,  taketh  "^them,  beareth  them  on 
her  wings; 

12  So  the  Lord  alone  did  lead  him,  and 
there  was  no  strange  god  with  him. 

13  He  ^ made  him  ride  on  the  liigh  places 
of  the  earth,  that  he  might  eat  the  increase 
of  the  fields ;  and  he  made  him  to  suck 
honey''  out  of  the  rock,  and  oil  out  of  the 
flinty  rock; 

14  Butter  of  kine,  and  milk  of  sheep, 
with  fat  of  lambs,  and  rams  of  the  breed 
of  Bashan,  and  goats,  with  the  fat  of  kid- 
neys of  wheat;  and  thou  didst  drink  the 
pure  blood  of  the  grape. 

15  T[But  'Jeshurun  waxed  fat,  and  kick- 
ed :'  thou  art  waxen  fat,  thou  art  grown 
thick,  thou  art  covered  iv it h  fatness ;  then 
he  ''forsook  God  which  made  him,  and  lightly 
esteemed  the  liock  of  his  salvation. 

16  They  provoked  him  to  'jealousy  with 
strange  gods,  with  abominations  provoked 
they  him  to  anger. 


■  Acts  17:26.  1>  Gen.  U  :  8.  c  Ex.  19:  .'5;  Psa.  135:  4.  *  Heb. 
cord,  "i  Psa.  78:71;  Epli.  1:1R.  f  Or,  compatatd.  eZecll.  2:8. 
'I8a.63:9.  |!  lea.  68: 14.  'h  Psa.  81 :  16.  i  Isa.  44  :  2.  j  1  Sam. 
S:29;  Act»9:.5.     k  Nell.  9 :  25, 26.     1  lCor.lO:22.     m   lCor.lO:20. 


8.  He  set  the  bounds  of  tlie  ■people  ;  so  ordered 
events  in  his  providence,  vi'hen  he  divided  the  earth 
among  the  nations,  that  the  Canaan  ites,  who  for 
their  sins  were  to  be  destroyed,  should  inherit  the 
land  that  was  to  be  possessed  by  the  Israelites; 
find  thus  prepare  for  them  houses,  cities,  cultivated 
fields,  and  all  needful  things.  Accordiii g  to  the 
niimber  of  the  cliildreit  of  Israel ;  a  land  just 
large  and  good  enough  for  the  best  accommodation 
of  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel.  Genesis  10:32; 
11 :  9. 

9.  The  LonFs  portion  ;  those  whom  he  set 
apart  especially  for  himself,  treated  as  his  peculiar 
treasure,  and  from  whom  he  might  rightfully  ex- 
pect a  special  revenue  of  glory.  Jacob ;  his  de- 
scendants. 

10.  Found  him;  entered  into  covenant  with 
them,  and  consecrated  them  as  his  people.  Chap, 
a :  11-18.     Led  him  about  ;  Num.  ;]3  :  ;3-19. 

11.  An  eagle  stirreth  np  her  iiest ;  when  her 
youn;^  ones  are  large  enough  to  fly.  I'lntterctli 
over  her  iionng ;  to  show  them  how  to  use  their 
wings.  Spreadeth  abroad  Iter  u'i)igs ;  to  protect 
her  young,  assist  them  in  flying,  and  if  need  be 
carrv  them,  as  a  parent  would  a  feeble  or  weary 
child. 

V2.  So  the  Lord;  excited  his  people  to  leave 
274 


17  They  "'sacrificed  unto  devils,  V":??!?; 
not*  to  God ;  to  gods  whom  they  knew  not, 
to  new  gods  that  came  newly  up,  whom 
your  fathers  feared  not. 

18  Of  the  Rock  that  begat  thee  thou  art 
unmindful,  and  hast  "forgotten  God  that 
forgied  thee. 

1 9  And  when  the  Lord  saw  it,  he  *  ab- 
horred them,  because  of  the  provoking  of 
his  sons,  and  of  his  daughters. 

20  And  he  said,  I  will  hide  my  face  from 
thcm,,I  will  see  what  their  end  shall  be  : 
for  they  are  a  very  froward  generation, 
children  in  whom  is  no  faith. 

21  They  have  moved  me  to  jealousy 
with  that  which  is  not  God ;  they  have 
provoked  me  to  anger  with  their  vani- 
ties: and  I  will  "move  them  to  jealousy 
with  those  which  are  not  a  people ;  I  will 
provoke  them  to  anger  with  a  foolish 
nation. 

22  For  a  Pfire  is  kindled  in  mine  anger, 
and  II  shall  burn  unto  the  lowest  hell,  and 
shall*  consume  the  ''earth  with  her  in- 
crease, and  set  on  fire  the  foundations  of 
the  mountains. 

23  I  will  heap  mischiefs  upon  them  ;  I 
will  spend  mine  ''arrows  upon  them. 

24  They  shall  be  burnt  with  hunger,  and 
devoured  with  burning  t  heat,  and  with 
bitter  destruction :  I  will  also  send  the 
teeth"  of  beasts  upon  them,  with  the  poi- 
son of  serpents  of  the  dust. 

25  The  sword  without,  and  terror  +with- 
in,  shall  ^  destroy  both  the  young  man  and 
the  virgin,  the  suckling  a/50  with  the  man 
of  gray  hairs. 


J  Or.wliicli  wereno/ Gorf.  ver.21.  n  l.sa.  17  :  10.  ^  Or,  detpued. 
»Uoni.  10:19.  p  Lam.  4:11.  I\  Or,  hath  hurned.  *  Or,  hath 
coniumed.  qZenll.  3:8.  rEzek.5:IB.  f  Heb.  foo/j.  Hab.  3:6. 
»  Ezek.  14:21.     f  Heb.  from  the  ehamf}ert.    %  Heb.  bereave. 

their  bondage  in  Egypt,  and  protected  and  assisted 
them  on  their  way  to  the  promised  land.  No 
strange  god  with  him;  none  had  assisted  the 
Israelites  or  bestowed  upon  them  any  blessings  ex- 
cept Jehovah. 

13.  Ride  on  the  high  places ;  expressive  of 
their  prosperity.  Honey  out  of  the  rock,  and 
oil ;  from  the  most  rocky  parts  of  the  country, 
where  these  things  would  abound. 

14.  The  breed  of  Bashan — the  fat  of  kidneys 
— the  pare  blood ;  the  best  kind  of  the  things 
mentioned. 

15.  Jeshiirnii;  a  name  for  Israel,  meaning, 
upright. 

16.  Provoked  liim  to  jealousy  ;  greatly  offended 
him. 

17.  New  gods;  lately  made  or  adopted  as  ob- 
jects of  worship. 

19.  His  SONS,  and — his  daughters ;  by  birth 
and  privileges.  Yet  they  rebelled  against  him. 
Lsa.  1 :  2-4. 

20.  Faith  :  faitlifulness,  fidelity. 

21.  Provoke  them  to  anger ;  by  casting  them 
ofl",  and  bringing  'Tcntiles  into  their  place,  as  his 
peculiar  people.     Rom.  10:19;   11:1 1-36. 

22.  Jtnrn  unto  the  loivest  hell;  he  would  sink 
them  into  the  lowest  depths  of  misery. 


The  song  of  Moses. 


DEUTERONOMY   XXXII. 


The  song  of  Moses. 


b."i«l'  26  I  said,  I  would*  scatter  them  into 
corners,  I  would  make  the  remembrance 
of  them  to  cease  from  among  men  : 

27  Were  it  not  that  I  feared  the  wrath 
of  the  enemy, lest  their  adversaries  should 
behave  themselves  strangely,  finrf  lest  they 
should  say,  *Our  hand  is  high,  and  the 
Lord  hath  not  done  all  this. 

28  For  they  arc  a  nation  void  of  counsel, 
neither  is  there  oh?/ understanding  in  them. 

29  Oh  ''that  they  were  wise,  that  they 
Understood  this,  that  they  would  consider 
their  latter  end ! 

30  How  should  one  chase  a  thousand, 
and  two  put  ten  thousand  to  flight,  except 
their  Rock  had  "^sold  them,  and  the  Lord 
had  shut  them  up] 

3 1  For  ''their  rock  is  not  as  our  Rock,  even 
our  "enemies  themselves  being  judges. 

32  For  their  vine  is  t  of  the  "^  vine  of  s  Sod- 
om, and  of  the  fields  of  Gomorrah :  their 
grapes  are  grapes  of  gall,  their  clusters  are 
bitter : 

33  Their  wine  is  the  '"poison  of  dragons, 
and  the  cruel  venom  of 'asps. 

34  Is  not  this  J  laid  up  ia  store  with  me, 
and  sealed  up  among  my  treasures  1 

35  To ''  me  belongeth  vengeance,  and  rec- 
ompense; their  'foot  shall  slide  in  due 
time:  for  the  day  of  their  calamity  is  at 
hand,™  and  the  things  that  shall  come  upon 
them  make  haste. 

36  For  the  Lord  shall  judge  his  people, 
and  °  repent  himself  for  his  servants, 
when  he  seeth  that  their  J  power  is  gone, 
and  there  is  none  shut  up,  or  left. 

37  And  he  shall  say,  Where  are  their 
gods,  their  rock  in  whom  they  trusted, 


•  Isaiah  G3  :  16.  *  Or.  Our  hu/h  hand,  and  not  the  Lard,  hath 
done.  bPsa.  81:13.  cisa.  50:1.  <i  1  Sam.  2  :  2.  el  Sam.  4:8. 
t  Or,  worse  than,  f  .ler.  i  :  21.  B  Isaiah  1:10.  h  Paalm  TiS  :  4. 
1  Rom.  3:13.  i  .ler.  2  :  22  :  Rom.  2:5.  k  Heb.  10  :  .TO.  1  Jer. 
13:16.       m2Peter,  2:3.      n  Judges  10: 15,  16.       f  Heb.  hand. 


26.  Mai:e  tJie  remembraiice  of  tlie.tn  to  cease  ; 
he  would  utterly  destroy  tliem  as  a  people,  were  it 
not  that  greater  evils  would  result,  and  less  good  be 
accomplished,  than  by  keeping  them,  as  he  is  now 
doing,  distinct,  with  a  view  when  they  shall  repent 
and  turn  to  him,  of  bringing  them  again  into  his 
church  and  adopting  them,  with  all  believing  Gen- 
tiles, as  his  people. 

27.  Our  hand  is  high  ;  our  high,  strong  hand, 
and  not  Jehovah,  hath  done  this. 

28.  Yoid  of  counsel ;  they  did  not  so  understand 
their  true  interests  as  to  take  the  way  to  secure 
them,  but  took  that  which  ruined  them.  Mat.  27  :  25 ; 
Luke  1.3:34,  ,35. 

29.  Consider  their  latter  e7id  ;  in  suchamanner 
as  to  shun  the  course  that  will  make  it  wretched,  and 
take  theeour.se  that  will  make  it  blessed.    Ch..30:  19. 

30.  0)ie  chase  a  thousand ;  if  obedient,  they 
would  be  victorious  over  all  their  foes.  Their  Rock  ; 
Jehovah. 

31.  Their  rock  ;  the  gods  of  the  heathen. 

32.  Their  vine ;  the  Israelites.  The  vine  of 
Sodom;  they  were  exceedingly  wicked,  like  Sod- 
om. Their  clusters  are  ditter  ;  their  works  were 
offensive. 


38  Which  did  eat  the  fat  of  their  sacri- 
fices, and  drank  the  wine  of  their  drink- 
offerings'?  let  them  "rise  up  and  help  you, 
and  be  *  your  protection. 

39  See  now  that  pI,  even  I,  am  he,  and 
there  is  no  god  with  me :  1 1  kill,  and  I 
make  alive;  I  wound,  and  I  heal:  neither 
is  there  any  that  can  deliver  out  of  my 
hand. 

40  For  I  lift  up  my  hand  to  heaven,  and 
say,  I  live  for  ever. 

41  If  I  whet  my  glittering  ''syord,  and 
my  hand  take  hold  on  judgment;  I  will 
render  vengeance  to  mine  enemies,  and' 
will  reward  them  that  hate  me. 

42  I  will  make  mine ''  arrows  drunk  with 
blood,  and  my  sword  shall  devour  flesh ; 
and  that  with  the  blood  of  the  slain  and 
of  the  captives  from  the  beginning  of  re- 
venges upon  the  enemy. 

43  Rejoice, 11  0  ye  nations,  with  his  peo- 
ple:  for  he  will  'avenge  the  blood  of  his 
servants,  and  will  render  vengeance  to  his 
adversaries,  and  "  will  be  merciful  unto  his- 
land,  and  to  his  people. 

44  T[  And  Moses  came  and  spake  all  the 
words  of  this  song  in  the  ears  of  the  people, 
he,  and  *  Hoshea  the  son  of  Nun. 

45  And  Moses  made  an  end  of  speaking 
all  these  words  to  all  Israel: 

46  And  he  said  unto  them,  ^Set  your 
hearts  unto  all  the  words  which  I  testify 
among  you  this  day,  which  ye  shall  com- 
mand your  children  to  observe  to  do,  all 
the  words  of  this  law. 

47  For  it  is  not  a  vain  thing  for  you  ;  be- 
cause it  is  your  "life:  and  through  this 
thing  ye  shall  prolong  your  days  in  the 


0  .Tuilgea  10:14.  %  Heb.  a  hiding  for  you.  p  Isa.  45  :  6,  18,  22, 
q  Psa.  68  :  20  ;  Rev.  I  :  17,  18.  r  Ezek.  21:9-15.  "  Psahil  4-5  :  b. 
\\  Ot,  Sing  ye;  or.  Praise  his  people,  ye  nations.  t  Re\.  19:2. 
u  Psa.  8.i  :  I.  *  Or,  Joshua,  v  Proverbs  3:1-4;  Ezekiel  40  :  4. 
w  Lev.  18:5;  Prov.  4:22. 


33.  Venom  of  asps ;  destructive  to  themselves 
and  others. 

34.  This;  the  Lord's  indignation  against  their 
sins. 

36.  Judge  his  people,  and  repent  himself  for 
liis  sercants ;  turn  from  his  fierce  anger,  and  be 
merciful  to  them,  when  they  shall  feel  that  no  one 
else  can  help  them,  and  shall  repent  of  their  sins 
and  turn  to  him. 

37.  Their  gods ;  false  gods  in  whom  they  had 
trusted. 

38.  Eat  the  fat  of  their  sacrifices  ;  idols  to 
whom  they  had  sacrificed,  het  them  rise;  if  they 
can ;  but  they  cannot,  and  there  is  no  help  but  in 
Jehovah. 

42.  Revenges  upon  the  enemy;  judgments 
upon  those  who  continue  to  rebel  against  Jehovah 
and  oppress  his  people. 

43.  With  his  people;  in  their  repentance  and 
deliverance  from  their  oppressors,  and  in  their  res- 
toration .again  in  due  time  to  the  privileges  of  hi* 
chosen  and  redeemed  people.  Zech.  12  :  10  ;  Rom. 
11:15. 

47.  Your  life  :  that  on  which  their  continuance 
and  prosperity  would  depend. 

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The  blessings  of 


DEUTERONOMY  XXXIIl. 


the  twelve  tribes. 


land,  whither  ye  go  over  Jordan  to  pos- 
sess it. 

48  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  that 
selfsame  day,  saying, 

49  Get  ^  thee  up  into  this  mountain  Aba- 
rim,  unto  mount  Nebo,  which  is  in  the 
land  of  Moab,  that  is  over  against  Jericho ; 
and  behold  the  land  of  Canaan,  which  I 
give  unto  the  children  of  Israel  for  a  pos- 
session : 

50  And  die  in  the  mount  whither  thou 
goest  up,  and  be  gathered  unto  thy  people ; 
as  Aaron  thy  brother  ''died  in  mount  Hor, 
and  was  gathered  unto  his  people : 

51  Because  ye  "^trespassed  against  me 
among  the  children  of  Israel  at  the  waters 
of  *Meribah-Kadesh,  in  the  wilderness  of 
Zin ;  because  ye  ''  sanctified  me  not  in  the 
midst  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

52  Yet  thou  shalt  ""see  the  land  before 
thee  ;  but  thou  shalt  not  go  thither  unto  the 
land  which  I  give  the  children  of  Israel. 


•  Num.  27  :  1 
*  Or,  ttri/e  at 
34:  1-4.       1  Ex 

2.  n.      b   Nl 
Kadesh;      d 

19:18,  •20; 

m 
I 
Ji 

20: 
eviti 

24-29. 
cus  10:3 
,1:4,5; 

c   Numbers 
l.sa.  8 :  13 
Hab.  3 :  3. 

20 

11,  12. 
chap. 
Psalm 

49.  Abarim;  Num.  27  :  12-14 

50.  In  mount  Hor  ;  Num.  20  :  2-3-29. 

51.  Meribah-Kadesh  ;  Num.  20: 11-13. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  instructions  of  (rod  through  his  inspired 
Bervants,  as  recorded  in  the  Scriptures,  are  worthy  of 
universal  attention. 

2.  As  the  rain  and  the  dew.  so  the  truths  of  the 
Bible  are  perfectly  adapted  to  produce  their  appro- 
priate effects.     Isa.  5-5: 10-13. 

4.  Nothing  could  be  added  to  or  taken  from  the 
character  of  God,  which  would  make  it  more  per- 
fect; and  no  change  in  his  dealings  could  make 
them  in  any  re.spect  better. 

5.  Men  are  the  authors  of  all  their  own  wicked- 
ness, and  they  are  wholly  to  blame  for  it.  The  more 
they  have  of  it  the  more  unlike  they  are  to  G-od,  and 
the  more  guilty  in  his  sight. 

6.  To  live  in  sin,  after  all  that  God  has  done  to 
deliver  us  from  it,  is  the  vilest  and  basest  ingrati- 
tude, and  exposes  to  the  most  fearful  retribution. 

8.  The  consideration  that  God  thought  kindly  and 
graciously  of  us  before  we  were  born,  and  so  ordered 
things  that  our  wants  of  body  and  soul  may  all  be 
supplied,  is  suited  to  impress  our  obligation  to  love 
and  serve  him,  and  to  show  our  utter  inexcusable- 
ness  and  great  guilt  if  we  neglect  it. 

11.  God  takes  a  variety  of  ways  to  influence  men 
to  work  out  their  own  salvation,  and  renders  their 
efforts  effectual  to  their  mounting  up  on  wings  as 
eagles,  going  from  strength  to  strength  and  holding 
on  their  way,  till  in  heaven  they  st;ind,  trophies  of 
grace,  perfect  before  God,  to  his  infinite  and  ever- 
lasting joy.  So  should  parents  and  ministers  do, 
•with  regard  to  the  young;  and  if  in  this  they  imi- 
tate the  divine  example,  or  are  as  true  to  parental 
instinct  as  the  eagle,  they  may  hope  that  the  ob- 
jects of  their  affection  will  much  oflener  fly  upward 
towards  heaven,  and  not  downward  towards  hell. 
Chap.  6:7;  Prov.  22 :  6.  ^ 

12.  The  tenderness  of  God  to  his  people,  his  un- 
ceasing care  for  them,  and  the  variety  and  wisdom  of 
the  methods  he  lakes  to  lead  them  to  himself,  demand 
their  gratitude  and  renewed  devotion  to  his  service. 

15.  The  facts  that  increasing  prosperity  so  often 
occasions  increasing  wickedness,  and  that  the  more 
outward  blessings  God  bestows  upon  a  people  the 
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CHAPTER  XXXIIl.    ^T»t. 

I  The  majesty  of  God.     0  The  blessings  of  the  twelve 
tribes.     26  The  excellency  of  Israel. 

AND  this  is  the  blessing,  wherewith 
Moses  the  man  of  God  blessed  the 
children  of  Israel  before  his  death. 

2  And  he  said.  The  Lord  ''came  from  Si- 
nai, and  rose  up  from  Seir  unto  them  ;  he 
shined  forth  from  mount  Paran,  and  she 
came  with  ten  thousands  of  saints  :  from 
his  right  hand  went  ta  fiery  law  for  them. 

3  Yea,  he  ''  loved  the  people ;  all  his 
saints  are  in  thy  'hand:  and  they  sat 
down  at  thy  feet ;  every  one  shall  J  receive 
of  thy  words. 

4  Moses  commanded  us  a  law,  even  the 
inheritance  of  the  congregation  of  Jacob. 

5  And  he  was  ''king  in  Jeshurun,  when 
the  heads  of  the  people  and  the  tribes  of 
Israel  were  gathered  together. 

6  ^Let  'Reuben  live,  and  not  die;  and 
let  not  his  men  be  few. 

68  :17;  Gal.  3  :  19.  f  Or,  fire  of.  h  Hosea  11:1 ;  1  .John,  4:19. 
i  1  Samuel,  2:0;  P8alm3l:15;  John  17:  11-15.  j  1  Tliess.  1 : 6- 
k  Ex.  18:16,  19.     1  Gen.  49:3,  etc. 


more  they  forget  him  and  become  worldly,  proud, 
sensual,  and  devilish,  are  conclusive  proofs  of  the 
awful  wickedness  of  the  human  heart.    Ver.  17,  18. 

]9.  For  those  who  have  experienced  most  of  God's 
goodness,  and  especially  for  his  redeemed  people  to 
rebel  against  him,  is  peculiarly  wicked,  and  he  will 
pursue  them  with  his  indignation  till  they  repent  or 
perish. 

29.  God  desires  that  men  should  consider  what 
will  be  the  end  of  their  continuing  in  sin,  arul  that 
they  should  turn  from  it  and  live.  Ezek.  3j  :  11 ; 
Mat.  23 :  37. 

43.  The  mercy  of  God  to  those  who  repent,  and 
the  good  which  he  bestows  upon  them,  ought  to 
occasion  universal  joy,  and  will  give  joy  to  all  the 
good  throughout  the  universe. 

44.  Instruction  conveyed  in  poetry  is  often  more 
impre.ssive,  more  easily  remembered,  and  more  ex- 
tensively useful,  than  when  conveyed  in  prose.  God 
has  therefore  manifested  his  wisdom  and  kindness 
in  using  it  so  much  in  the  Bible. 

46.  To  be  benefited  by  God"s  communications, 
men  must  attend  to  them,  treasure  them  up  in 
their  memories,  and  apply  them  to  the  regulation  of 
their  feelings,  thoughts,  words,  and  actions. 

47.  On  the  manner  in  which  men  treat  the  com- 
mands of  God,  and  the  book  which  contains  them, 
depends  their  best  good  and  that  of  their  children, 
for  this  life  and  the  life  to  come. 

50.  Death  is  always  the  fruit  of  sin.  By  one 
man  sin  entered,  and  death  by  sin.  But  to  those 
who  forsake  sin  and  serve  God,  he  turns  it  into  a 
blessing.  Often,  as  death  approaolies,  the  land  of 
promise,  the  heavenly  city,  opens  before  them  with 
a  beauty,  a  grandeur,  a  glory  which  surp.^ss  a\\ 
conception.  Earth  and  its  glories  they  joyfully  re- 
linquish, though  to  live  on  it  were  Christ;  because 
to  die  and  be  with  Christ,  like  Christ  perfectly  and 
for  ever,  is  unspeakable  gain.  Pliil.  1:21;  1  Joiin, 
3:2. 

CHAPTER  XXXIIl. 

2.  Sinai — Seir — Paran  ;  mountains  by  which 
the  Israelites  passed  on  their  way  from  Egypt  to 
Canaan.     Saints  ;  holy  ones.     Psa.  68  :  17. 

5.  In  Jeshurun ;  among  the  Israelites.  Chap. 
32  :  15. 

6.  Reuben  ;  his  posterity ;  the  tribe  of  Reuben. 


2^e  blessings  of 


DEUTERONOMY   XXXIIl, 


the  twelve  tribes. 


ta^:     7  ^And  this  is  the  blessing  of  Ju-  I 
dah  :  and  he  said,  Hear,  Lord,  the  voice  of  | 
Judah,  and  bring  him  unto  his  people  :  let 
his  hands  be  sufficient  for  him;  and  be 
thou  a  *help  to  him  from  his  enemies. 

8  "^And  of  Levi  he  said,  Let  thy  ''  Thum- 
mim  and  thy  L^rim  he  with  thy  holy  one, 
whom  thou  didst  prove  at  Massah,  a7id 
fcitli  whom  thou  didst  strive  at  the  waters 
of  Meribah; 

9  Who  said  unto  his  father  and  to 'his 
mother,  I  have  not  seen  him ;  neither  "^  did 
he  acknowledge  his  brethren,  nor  knew 
his  own  children :  for  they  have  observed 
thy  word,  and  kept  thy  '' covenant. 

10  They  shall  teach  Jacob  thy  judg- 
ments, and  Israel  thy  law  :  *  they  shall  put 
incense"  tbefore  thee,  and  "^whole  burnt 
sacrifice  upon  thine  altar. 

11  Bless,  Lord,  his  substance,  and  s  ac- 
cept the  work  of  his  hands  :  smite  through 
the  loins  of  them  that  rise  against  him, 
and  of  them  that  hate  him,  that  they  rise 
not  again. 

12  ^  And  of  Benjamin  he  said,  The  be- 
loved of  the  Lord  shall  dwell  in  safety  by 
him;  and  the  Z,0/?D  shall  cover  him  all  the 
day  long,  and  he  shall  dwell  between  his 
shoulders. 

13  "y  And  of  Joseph  he  said,  Blessed  of 
the  LoRD^ehis  land,  fortheprecious  things 
of  heaven,  for  the  •'dew,  and  for  the  deep 
that  coucheth  beneath, 

14  And  for  the  precious  fruits  brought 
forthhy  the  sun,  and  for  the  precious  things 
put+  forth  by  the  ^'moon, 

15  And  for  the  chief  things  of  the  an- 
cient mountains,  and  for  the  precious 
things  of  the  lasting  hills, 

16  And  for  the  precious  things  of  the 
earth  and  fulness  thereof,  and /or  the  good 
will  of  him  that  dwelt  in  the  'bush :   let 


the  blessing  come  upon  the  head  of  Joseph, 
and  upon  the  top  of  the  head  of  him  that 
was  separated  from  his  brethren. 

17  His  J  glory  is  like  the  firstling  of  his 
bullock,  and  his  horns  are  like  the  ^  horns 
of  il  unicorns  :  with  them  he  shall  'push 
the  people  together  to  the  ends  of  the  earth : 
and  they  are  the  ten  thousands  of  Ephraim, 
and  they  are  the  thousands  of  Manasseh. 

18  ^And  of  Zebulun  he  said,  Rejoice, 
Zebulun,in  thy  going  out;  and,  Issachar, 
in  thy  tents. 

19  They  ""shall  call  the  people  unto  the 
mountain;  there  they  shall  "offer  sacrifi- 
ces of  righteousness  :  for  "thej*  shall  suck 
of  the  abundance  of  the  seas,  and  o/ treas- 
ures hid  in  the  sand. 

20  ^  And  of  Gad  he  said,  Blessed  be  he 
that  enlargeth  Gad  :  he  dwelleth  as  a  p lion, 
and  teareth  the  arm  with  the  crown  of  the 
head. 

21  And  ne  provided  the  "i  first  part  for 
himself,  because  there,  in  a  portion  of  the 
lawgiver,  ivas  he  *  seated;  and  he  came 
with  the  heads  of  the  people,  he  '  executed 
the  justice  of  the  Lord,  and  his  judgments 
with  Israel. 

22  •[  And  of  Dan  he  said,  Dan  25  a  lion's 
whelp:  he  ^ shall  leap  from  Bashan. 

23  ^  And  of  Naphtali  he  said,  0  Xaph- 
tali,  *  satisfied  with  favor,  and  full  with 
the  blessing  of  the  Lord,  °  possess  thou 
the  west  and  the  south. 

24  ^And  of  Asher  he  said,  Let  Ashe^ 
be  blessed  with  children;  let  him  be  ac- 
ceptable to  his  brethren,  and  let  him  dip 
his  foot  in  'oil. 

25  Thyt  shoes  shall  be  iron  and  brass; 
and  as  "thy  days,  so  shall  thy  strength  be. 

26  ^  There  is  none  ^like  unto  the  God  of 
Jeshurun,  who  ^rideih  upon  the  heaven  in 
thy  help,  and  in  his  excellency  on  the  sky. 


•  Pbsl  146  :  5.      b  Ex.  S8  :  30.      c  El.  32  :  C^-Ca      d  Mai  2  :  5-7.  12:3. 
»  Or,  Ul  Ihem.     •  Eioiius  30 :  7,  8.      t  Heb.  at  thv  noir.      f  Lev. 
1:9,17;    Pwlm  ,^1  :  19.      i:Job«!:8;    Ezek.  20  :  40,  41.      k  Gsn. 
57  :  28.     t  Or,  Ihnut.     \  Heb.  mm)iu.     i  Ei.  3  :  3,  4.     i  1  Cliron. 
5:1.      k  Psa.  92  :  10.      ||  Heb.  a  uniconu      1  Psa.  44  :  .i.      ■■>  Isa. 


7.  Sufficient  for  him;  sufficient  to  overcome 
and  protect  him  from  his  enemies. 

8.  Thy  Thummim — he  imth  thy  holy  one  ;  the 
privilege  of  consulting  the  Lord  for  the  people,  and 
conducting  public  worship,  should  continue  in  the 
tribe  of  Levi.     Massah — Meribah  ;  Ex.  17  :  7. 

9.  Not  seen — acknowledge — 7tor  knew  his  own 
children  ;  he  did  not  spare  his  own  relatives,  or 
favor  any  who  were  guilty,  but  executed  divine 
justice  upon  them.     Ex.  32:26-29. 

12.  By  him;  the  Lord.  Jerusalem  was  in  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin.  Between  his  shoulders;  by 
his  side  ;  they  would  be  near  the  dwelling-place  of 
God,  who  would  shield  and  protect  them. 

14.  By  the  sun,  and — the  moon ;  their  influence 
in  ripening  the  products  of  the  earth. 

16.  Him  that  dwelt  in  the  bush  ;  Ex.  3 :  2-6. 

17.  Horns  of  niiicorns  ;  very  strong.  Ephra- 
im and — Man-asseh  ;  the  two  tribes  which  de- 
scended from  Joseph.    Gen.  48: 1,  17-19. 


l4:5.  o  Isa.  60:5, 16.  p  1  Cliron.  12 :  8.  q  Num. 
32 : 1 ,  etc  »  Heb.  ceiled,  r  Joshua  4 :  12,  13.  «  Josbna  J  9 :  47. 
<  Psalm  36:  8;  90:14:  Jer.  31:  14.  »  Josh.  19:  32,  etc.  t  Job 
■29  :  6.  f  Or,  Under  thy.  chap.  8 :  9.  w  Isa.  41 :  10 ;  1  Cor.  10:13. 
I  Jer.  10:6.     T  Psa.  68  :  4,  33. 


19.  Offer  sacrifices  of  righteoiisness  ;  be  espe- 
cially conscientious  and  sincere  in  the  worship  of 
God.' 

21 .  The  first  part  for  himself;  in  the  country 
which  the  Israelites  first  conquered,  on  the  east  of 
Jordan.  A  portion  of  the  lawgiver  ;  that  which 
Moses,  their  lawgiver,  assigned  to  them.  He  came 
with  the  heads  of  the  people;  went  over  Jordan 
with  the  rest  of  the  Israelites  and  assisted  them  in 
the  conquest  of  Canaan. 

22.  Leap  from  Bashan  ;  Bashan  was  a  coun- 
try east  of  Jordan,  between  the  mountains  of  Her- 
mon  and  Gilead.  From  this  country  the  Dinites 
made  successful  warlike  excursions.  Josh.  19 :  47  ; 
Jndg.  18:27-29. 

23.  WeU  and — soiith  :  west  and  south  of  that 
which  was  conquered  bv  the  Panites. 

25.  Shoes — iron  and  brass:  his  prosperity 
would  be  not  only  gjea.z,  but  durable ;  and  his  mer- 
cies continue  according  to  his  wants. 

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Moses  viewelh  the 


DEUTERONOMY  XXXIV. 


land  and  dieth. 


27  The  eternal  God  is  thy  'refuge,  and 
undcrnealh  are  the  everlasting  arms  :  and 
he  shall  thrust  out  the  enemy  from  before 
thee;  and  shall  say,  Destroy  them. 

28  Israel  then  shall  dwell  in  '' safety 
alone :"  the  fountain  of  Jacob  shall  he  upon 
a  land  of  corn  and  wine ;  also  his  heavens 
shall  drop  down  dew. 

29  Happy  ^art  thou,  0  Israel:  who  is 
like  unto  thee,  0  people  saved  by  the 
Lord,  the  *■  shield  of  thy  help,  and  who 
is  the  ""sword  of  thy  excellency !  and 
thine  enemies  shall  be  *  found  liars  unto 
thee;  and  thou  shalt  tread  upon  their 
high  places. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1  Moses  from  mount  Neto  vieweth  the  land.  5  He 
dieth  there.  6  His  hurial.  7  His  age.  8  Thirty- 
days'  mourning  for  him.  9  Joshua  succeedeth  him. 
10  The  praise  of  Moses. 

AND  Moses  went  up  from  the  plains  of 
Moab  unto  the  mountain  M  Nebo,  to 
the  top  of  t  Pisgah,  that  is  over  against  Jer- 
icho :  and  the  Lord  showed  him  all  the 
land  of  Gilead,  unto  Dan, 

2  And  all  Naphtali,  and  the  land  of 
Ephraira,  and  Manasseh,  and  all  the  land 
of  Judah,  unto  the  utmost  sea, 

3  And  the  south,  and  the  plain  of  the 
valley  of  Jericho,  the  city  of  palm-trees, 
unto  Zoar. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  This  is 
the  land  which  I  ^sware  unto  Abraham, 


^  Psa.  90 : 1 ;  Isa.  25 :  4.  b  .Ter.  23  :  fi.  c  Num.  2.3  :  9.  d  Psa. 
144  :!.'>.  e  PsR.  115:9-11.  f  Rev.  1:16.  *  OT,tubdued.  t  Or, 
the  hill,    g  Genesis  12 :  7.     h  eliap.  3  :  26,  27.     i  Juile  9.     j  Josli. 


27.  The  enemy  ;  the  Canaanites. 

28.  Alone  ;  not  incorporated  with  other  nations. 

29.  Fowid  liars ;  be  subdued,  notwithstanding 
all  their  assertions  and  expectations  to  the  contrary. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Ministers  of  G-od  delight  in  proclaiming  the 
blessings  which  will  come  on  his  people ;  and 
though  in  faithfulness  they  must  point  out  the  de- 
struction that  will  come  on  the  wicked,  they  do  it 
with  earnest  desires  that  they  may  turn  from  their 
wicked  ways  and  live. 

7.  Those  who  have  God  for  their  helper  will  at 
last  triumph  over  all  their  foes. 

12.  It  i.s  a  great  blessing  to  enjoy  religious  privi- 
leges, and  dwell  near  the  house  of  the  Lord ;  and 
those  who  delight  in  worshipping  him  on  earth  are 
preparing  for  the  worship  of  heaven. 

17.  The  fidelity  of  parents  is  often  followed  by 
rich  and  lasting  blessings  on  their  children. 

10.  Sacrifices  of  righteousness  offered  in  love  to 
God,  will  be  rewarded  with  all  needed  abundance 
on  earth,  and  with  endless  and  inexhaustible  treas- 
ures in  heaven. 

21.  In  executing  just  punishments  on  the  wicked, 
when  called  to  it  by  God,  men  may  be  acceptably 
.serving  him  and  securing  his  blessings. 

23.  For  all  temporal  as  well  as  spiritual  favors, 
men  are  dependent  on  the  blessing  of  the  Lord. 

2.').  The  Lord  communicates  to  those  who  trust 
in  him,  all  which  they  need  to  secure  in  the  end 
their  highest  good. 

27.  To  have  God  for  our  refuge  is  the  best  secu- 
rity from  fear,  and  the  safest  protection  from  danger. 
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unto  Isaac,  and  unto  Jacob,  saying,  *b.c  ?«?; 
I  will  give  it  unto  thy  seed  :  I  have  caused 
thee  to  see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but  '■thou 
shalt  not  go  over  thither. 

5  ^  So  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
died  there  in  the  land  of  Moab,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  he  buried  him  in  a  valley  in  the 
land  of  Moab,  over  against  Beth-peor :  but 
no'  man  knoweth  of  his  sepulchre  unto 
this  day. 

7  TfAnd  Moses  was  a  hundred  and  twen- 
ty years  old  when  he  died:  his  J  eye  was 
not  dim,  nor  his  ^  natural  force  abated. 

8  ^  And  the  children  of  Israel  wept  for 
Moses  in  the  plains  of  Moab  ''thirty  days  : 
so  the  days  of  weeping  and  mourning  for 
Moses  were  ended. 

9  ^  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  was  full 
of  the  '  spirit  of  wisdom  ;  for  "  Moses  had 
laid  his  hands  upon  him  :  and  the  children 
of  Israel  hearkened  unto  him,  and  did  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

10  T[And  there  arose  not  a  prophet  since 
in  °  Israel  like  unto  Moses,  whom  the  Lord 
knew  face  to  face, 

11  In  all  the  "signs  and  the  wonders 
which  the  Lord  sent  him  to  do  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  to  Pharaoh,  and  to  all  his  ser- 
vants, and  to  all  his  land, 

1 2  And  in  all  that  p  mighty  hasd,  and  in 
all  the  great  terror  which  Moses  showed 
in  the  sight  of  all  Israel. 

14:10,11.  t  neh.  moisture  fled,  k  Num.  20  :  20.  I  Dan.  fi  :  3. 
m  Numbers  27  :  18,  23.  n  chap.  18:15,  18;  Heb.  3  : 6,  6.  o  chap. 
4 :  34.    V  chap.  7 :  19. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1.  Dan  ;  this  was  in  the  north  part  of  the  coun- 
try.    Judges  18 :  29. 

2.  Utmost  sea  ;  the  Mediterranean,  forming  the 
western  boundary. 

3.  Zoar;  near  the  southern  boundary  of  Canaan. 
6.  Beth-peor  ;  chap.  3 :  29. 

9.  Laid  his  hands  upon  him  ;  Num.  27  :  18-23. 

10.  K7iew  face  to  face;  conversed  familiarly 
with  him,  as  a  man  with  his  friend. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  However  long  or  faithfully  the  people  of  God 
may  serve  him,  they  must  die.  As  they  approach 
that  momentous  and  solemn  event,  the  Lord  can 
and  sometimes  does  give  them  such  views  of  the 
glorious  things  which  he  has  promised,  as  not  only 
to  take  away  fear,  but  to  lead  them  in  pe.ice  and 
with  delight  to  yield  up  their  spirit  to  him  who 
gave  it. 

5.  Though  it  is  ordinarily  a  blessing,  when  called 
to  die,  to  be  surrounded  with  kind,  sympathizing 
friends,  yet  if  we  die  among  strangers,  or  even 
alone,  with  no  kind  hand  to  smooth  a  pillow  or 
wipe  away  a  tear,  God  can  so  manifest  himself,  that 
without  aid  from  creatures  we  shall  be  lilled  to  over- 
flowing with  the  fulness  of  God. 

8.  When  friends,  especially  such  a.s  have  been 
eminently  u.seful,  die,  it  is  proper  to  mourn;  hnt  it 
should  be  with  cheerful  acquiescence  in  the  will  of 
God,  deep  lo.alhing  of  sin  the  cause  of  death,  and 
earnest  prayer  that  all  the  living  may  be  so  saved 
from  its  power,  that  when  ahsent  from  the  body, 
they  shall  be  present  with  the  Lord. 


THE 


BOOK  OF  JOSHUA, 


i:c:^:         CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  Lord  appointeth  Joshua  to  succeed  Moses.  3 
The  borders  of  the  promised  land.  5,  9  God  promis- 
eth  to  assist  Joshua.  8  He  giveth  him  instructions. 
10  He  prepareth  the  people  to  pass  over  Jordan.  I'i 
Joshua  putteth  the  two  tribes  and  a  half  in  mind  of 
their  promise  to  Moses.   16  They  promise  him  fealty. 

IVTOW  after  the  =  death  of  Moses  the  ser- 
_L\  vant  of  the  Lord  it  came  to  pass,  that 
the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun,  Moses'  ''minister,  saying, 

2  Moses  my  servant  is  dead ;  now  there- 
fore arise,  go  over  this  Jordan,  thou,  and 
all  this  people,  unto  the  land  which  I  do 
give  to  them,  even  to  the  children  of  Lsrael. 

3  Every  "^  place  that  the  sole  of  your  foot 
shall  tread  upon,  that  have  I  given  unto 
you,  as  I  said  unto  Moses. 

4  From  the  ^wilderness  and  this  Leba- 
non even  unto  the  great  river,  the  river 
Euphrates,  all  the  land  of  the  Hittites,  and 
unto  the  great  sea  toward  the  going  down 
of  the  sun,  shall  be  your  coast. 

5  There  "shall  not  any  man  be  able  to 
stand  before  thee  all  the  days  of  thy  life:  '"as 
I  was  with  Moses,  so  I  will  be  with  thee  : 
I «  will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

6  Be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage  :  for 
unto  *  this  people  shalt  thou  divide  for  an 
inheritance  the  land,  which  I  sware  unto 
their  fathers  to  give  them. 

7  Only  ''be  thou  strong  and  very  cou- 
rageous, that  thou  mayest  observe  to  do 
according  to  all  the  law,  which  Moses  my 
servant  commanded  thee :   turn  not  from 


•  Deut.  34  :  .1.  I>Et.  2-«:13.  cDeut.  11:24.  d  Gen.  15:18; 
Num.  :!4  :  2-12.  o  Deiit.  7  :  24.  fcliiip.  3:7:  6:27.  e  Dent. 
31 :  5,  8 ;  Heb.  \Z:5,  *  Or,  thou  shalt  cause  this  people  to  ijiherit. 
h  Deut.  31  :7,  23;  F.ph.6:IO;   2  Timothy,  2  :  1.      \  Or, do  wisely. 


9.  GoJ  is  not  dependent  for  the  accomplishment 
of  his  work  on  any  of  his  servants,  but  they  are 
constantly  and  entirely  dependent  on  him.  He 
raises  up  one,  fits  him  for  his  work,  sustains  him 
till  it  is  accomplished,  and  then,  in  his  own  way 
and  time,  removes  him.  With  equal  ease  he  can 
raise  up  others  and  fit  them  for  what  remains  to 
be  done,  so  that  not  one  jot  or  tittle  of  what  lie  has 
promised  shall  fail,  till  all  be  accomplished. 

10.  Moses  was  an  example  of  true  greatness. 
The  more  we  imitate  him  in  meekness,  humility, 
faith  in  (xod.  courage,  and  perseverance  in  duty,  the 
more  free  will  be  our  access  to  God,  and  the  j;reater 
our  likeness  to  him;  the  more  useful  and  blessed 
■will  be  our  life,  the  richer  our  prospect  in  death,  and 
the  more  glorious  our  condition  and  inheritance  in 
eternity. 

CHAPTER  I. 

1.  Minister ;  assistant,  agent. 

4.  The  utildrrness  ;  of  Zin,  on  the  south,  heb- 
anon  ;  on  the  north.  Eiiph~ates ;  on  the  east. 
The  great  sea  ;  the  Mediterranean,  on  the  west. 


it  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left,  that  thou 
mayest  tprosper  whithersoever  thou  goest. 

8  This  book  of  the  law  shall  not  depart 
out  of  thy  mouth ;  but  thou  shalt  meditate 
therein  day  and  night,  that  thou  mayest 
observe  to  do  according  to  all  that  is  writ- 
ten therein  :  for  then  thou  shalt  make  thy 
way  prosperous,  and  then  thou  shalt  ^have 
good  success. 

9  Have  not  I  commanded  'thee'?  Be 
strong  and  of  a  good  courage ;  be  not 
afraid,J  neither  be  thou  dismayed  :  for  the 
Lord''  thy  God  is  with  thee  whithersoever 
thou  goest. 

10  Tf  Then  Joshua  commanded  the  offi- 
cers of  the  people,  saying, 

1 1  Pass  through  the  host,  and  command 
the  people,  saying.  Prepare  you  victuals  ; 
for  within '  three  days  ye  shall  pass  over  this 
Jordan,  to  go  in  to  possess  the  land,  which 
the  Lord  your  God  giveth  you  to  possess  it. 

12  If  And  to  the  Reubenites,  and  to  the 
Gadites,  and  to  half  the  tribe  of  Manasseh, 
spake  Joshua,  saying, 

1 3  Remember  the  word  which  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord  commanded  you,  say- 
ing, ""The  Lord  yovir  God  hath  given  you 
rest,  and  hath  given  you  this  land. 

14  Your  wives,  yourlittle  ones,  and  your 
cattle,  shall  remain  in  the  land  which  Mo- 
ses gave  you  on  this  side  Jordan ;  but  ye 
shall  pass  before  your  brethren  farmed,  all 
the  mighty  men  of  valor,  and  help  them  ; 

1 5  Until  the  Lord  have  given  your  breth- 


Deut.  29:9.  t  Or,  do  wisely,  ver.  7.  i  1  Cbron.  28:20;  Haggai 
2:4;  Zerli.  8:9.  J  Gen.  28 :  15 :  Psa.  27 : 1 ;  Jer.  1:8.  k  P.Halni 
4K:7;  Isaiah  4.1 :  I ,  .■).  I  chap.  3 :  2.  m  chap.  22: 1-4;  Numbers 
32  :  20-28.     \  Heb.  marshalled  by  five.  Ex.  \3  :  18. 


8.  This  book  of  the  law;  Deut.  17:18,  19; 
31 :  26. 

13.  Remember  the  word;  Num.  32 : 1-42. 
IXSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  When  the  servants  of  Grod  die  and  enter  into 
rest,  those  who  survive  should  be  aroused  to  increas- 
ing efforts  to  carry  forward  the  good  works  which 
they  had  begun. 

7.  The  highest  and  noblest  courage  is  shown  by 
the  most  faithful  discharge  of  duty,  and  no  real 
coward  makes  it  his  great  object  to  obey  the  known 
will  of  God. 

8.  The  grand  means  of  inspiring  and  increasing 
true  courage,  is  daily  attention  to  the  principles  and 
precepts  of  the  Bible,  for  the  purpose  of  understand- 
ing and  obeying  them. 

11.  The  certainty  that  God  will  be.stow  upon  his 
people  the  blessings  he  has  promised  them,  docs  not 
in  the  least  lessen  the  necessity  of  their  using  all 
appointed  means  to  obtain  them. 

18.  Rebellion  against  rightful  authority  requir- 
j  what  is  right,  is  rebellion  against  God. 
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Two  spies  are 


JOSHUA    II. 


sent  into  Jericho. 


ren  rest,  as  he  hath  given  you,  and  they 
also  have  possessed  the  land  which  the 
Lord  your  God  giveth  them  :  then  ye  shall 
return  unto  the  land  of  your  possession, 
and  enjoy  it,  which  Moses  the  Lord's  ser- 
vant gave  you  on  this  side  Jordan  toward 
the  sunrising. 

16  ^And  they  answered  Joshua,  saying, 
All  *  that  thou  commandest  us  we  will  do, 
and  whithersoever  thou  sendest  us,  we 
will  go. 

17  According  as  we  hearkened  unto  Mo- 
ses in  all  things,  so  will  we  hearken  unto 
thee  :  only  the  Lord  thy  God  be  with  thee, 
as  ""he  was  with  Moses. 

18  Whosoever  Ae6e  that  doth  rebel  against 
thy  commandment,  and  will  not  hearken 
unto  thy  words  in  all  t"hat  thou  commandest 
him,  he  *=  shall  be  put  to  death :  only  ''be 
strong  and  of  a  good  courage. 

CHAPTER   II. 

1  Rahab  receivelh  and  concealeth  the  two  spies  sent 
from  Shittim.  8  The  covenant  between  her  and 
them.     23  Their  return  and  relation. 

AND  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  *sent  out 
of  Shittim  two  men  to  "spy  secretly, 
saying.  Go  view  the  land,  even  Jericho. 
And  they  went,  and  came  into  a  harlot's 
house,  named  "^Rahab,  and  t  lodged  there. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  king  of  Jericho, 
saying,  Behold,  there  came  men  in  hither 
to-night  of  the  children  of  Israel  to  search 
out  the  country. 

3  And  the  king  of  Jericho  sent  unto  Ra- 
hab, saying.  Bring  forth  the  men  that  are 
come  to  thee,  which  are  entered  into  thy 
house  :  for  they  be  come  to  search  out  all 
the  country. 

4  And  ^the  woman  took  the  two  men,  and 
hid  them,  and  said  thus.  There  came  men 
unto  me,  but  I  wist  not  whence  they  were : 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  about  the  time  of 
shutting  of  the  gate,  when  it  was  dark, 
that  the  men  went  out;  whither  the  men 
went,  I  wot  not:  pursue  after  them  quick- 
ly ;  for  ye  shall  overtake  them. 

6  But  ''she  had  brought  them  up  to  the 
roof  of  the  house,  and  hid  tliem  with  the 
stalks  of  flax,  which  she  had  laid  in  order 
upon  the  roof. 


•  Dout  S  :  07.  b  ver.  5 :  1  S»m.  20 :  13 ;  1  Kingfi,  1 :  37.  c  Rom. 
13:1-.V  ■<  vpr.  6,7,!);  1  Cor.  16:13.  *  Or, hartient.  eNiim.l3:2. 
f  M«t  1 :  S ;  Hck.  11 :  .11 :  .las.  2 :  S.-i.  f  Heb.  (<iy.  e  2  Sam.  1 7 :  111,  'M. 
kEx.l:lS-?l.  iGen.ai:5;  Kj.  I.'k  15, 1'i :  Mi'J?;  Deut  2:16; 
11:4,1.     t  Heb.  nKtt.  I.Sam.  H:  16;   2  Siim.  17:10.     jEx.H:21. 


CHAPTER  II. 

1.  Sent;  had  sent.  Shittim;  a,  place  in  the 
plains  of  Moab,  a  few  miles  east  of  the  Jordan. 
Num.  2.'>:1. 

4,!}.    Wist;  knew.      Wot;  know. 

6.  Roof  of  the  house  ;  (hi'ir  roofs  were  flat,  and 
were  pliices  often  resorted  to  for  air,  meditation,  and 
rest.     Dent.  22  :  8. 

7.  The  fords ;  where  they  expected  that  the  spies 
would  cioss  over  Jordan. 

280 


7  And  the  men  pursued  after  them  VaiJti: 
the  way  to  Jordan  unto  the  fords  :  and  as 
soon  as  they  which  pursued  after  them 
were  gone  out,  they  shut  the  gate. 

8  T[And  before  they  were  laid  down,  she 
came  up  unto  them  upon  the  roof; 

9  And  she  said  unto  the  men,  I  know 
that  the  Lord  hath  given  you  the  land, 
and  that  your  'terror  is  fallen  upon  us. 
and  that  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
faint 5:  because  of  you. 

10  For  we  have  heard  how  the  Lord 
driedJ  up  the  water  of  the  Red  sea  for 
you,  when  ye  came  out  of  Egypt;  and 
what''  ye  did  unto  the  two  kings  of  the 
Amorites,  that  were  on  the  other  side  Jor- 
dan, Sihon  and  Og,  whom  ye  utterly  de- 
stroyed. 

1 1  And  as  soon  as  we  had  heard  these 
things,  our  'hearts  did  melt,  neither  ^did 
there  remain  any  more  courage  in  any 
man,  because  of  you :  for  '"  the  Lord  your 
God,  he  is  God  in  heaven  above,  and  in 
earth  beneath. 

12  Now  therefore,  I  pray  you,  swear 
unto  me  by  the  Lord,  since  I  have  showed 
you  kindness,  that  ye  will  also  show  kind- 
ness unto "  my  father's  house,  and  give  me 
a  true  "token: 

1 3  And  that  ye  will  save  alive  my  father, 
and  my  mother,  and  my  brethren,  and  my 
sisters,  and  all  that  they  have,  and  deliver 
our  lives  from  death. 

14  And  the  men  answered  her,  Our  life 
for'l  yours,  if  ye  utter  not  this  our  busi- 
ness. And  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord 
hath  given  us  the  land,  that  we  will  deal 
kindly  P  and  truly  with  thee. 

15  Then  she  "ilet  them  down  by  a  cord 
through  the  window:  for  her  house  was 
upon  the  town  wall,  and  she  dwelt  upon 
the  wall. 

16  And  she  said  unto  them,  Get  you  to 
the  mountain,  lest  the  pursuers  meet  you; 
and  hide  yourselves  there  three  days,  un- 
til the  pursuers  be  returned :  and  after- 
ward may  ye  go  your  way. 

17  And  the  men  said  unto  her,  We  U'ill 
6c  'blameless  of  this  thine  oath  whicli  thou 
hast  made  us  swear. 


k  Num.  21  :  21-,'i.->.  I  rliap.  6:1;  7:6;  Isa.  13:7.  %  Heb.  rote  up. 
m  Pent  4  :.■!<).  n  Gen  2<  :  3,  9  :  I  Sam.  20: 16,  17  ;  Rom.  1  :  31  ; 
1  Tim.  5:8.  o  ver.  18:  F.i.  12: 13;  Eiek.  >):4-6.  ||  Heb.  initiad 
of  vou  to  die.  p  Gen.  24  :  49  ;  .ludg.  1 ;  24  ;  1  Sam.  20  :  8.  q  AcU 
9:25.     r  Lev.  19: 11, 12;  Num.  30:2;  2 Sam.  21 : 1,  2,  7. 


9.  Faint ;  are  filled  with  terror.    Deut.  11 :  25. 
12.  House  ;  family. 

14.  Our  life  for  yours  ;  may  our  life  be  taken 
if  we  do  not  save  yours. 

15.  She  dwelt  upon  the  wall ;  so  that  from  her 
window  she  could  let  the  men  down  outside  of  the 
city  wall. 

17.  We  will  be  blameless  ;  not  under  obligation 
to  fulfil  their  en<;agement  to  her,  unless  she  should 
do  as  they  mentioned.     Ver.  18. 


The  people  prepare 


JOSHUA   III. 


to  pass  over  Jordan. 


B.c!Hlr  18  Behold,  ivhen  we  come  into  the 
land,  thou  shalt  bind  this  line  of  scarlet 
thread  in  the  window  which  thou  didst 
let  us  down  by:  and  *thou  shalt  *  bring 
thy  father,  and  thy  mother,  and  thy  breth- 
ren, and  all  thy  father's  household,  home 
unto  thee. 

19  And  it  shall  be, /^ai  whosoever  shall 
go  out  of  the  doors  of  thy  house  into  the 
street,  his  blood  shall  be  upon  his  head,  and 
we  tcillbe  guiltless  :  and  whosoever  shall 
be  with  thee  in  the  house,  his  blood  shall 
be  on  our  ''  head,  if  any  hand  be  upon  him. 

20  And  if  thou  "^  utter  this  our  business, 
then  we  will  be  quit  of  thine  oath  which 
thou  hast  made  us  to  swear. 

21  And  she  said.  According  unto  your 
words,"*  so  be  it.  And  she  sent  them  away, 
and  they  departed :  and  she  bound  the 
scarlet  line  in  the  window. 

22  And  they  went,  and  came  unto  the 
mountain,  and  abode  there  three  days,  un- 
til the  pursuers  were  returned :  and  the 
pursuers  sought  them  throughout  all  the 
way,  but  found  them  not. 

23  1[  So  the  two  men  returned,  and  de- 
scended from  the  mountain,  and  passed 
over,  and  came  to  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
and  told  him  all  things  that  befell  them  : 

24  And  they  said  unto  Joshua,  Truly  the 
Lord  hath  "^delivered  into  our  hands  all 
the  land ;  for  even  all  the  inhabitants  of 
the  country  do  t  faint  because  of  us. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  .Toshua  Cometh  to  Jordan.  2  The  officers  instruct 
the  people  for  the  passajre.  7  Tlie  LorJ  encourap;eth 
Joshua.  9  Joshua  encourageth  the  people.  14  The 
waters  of  Jordan  are  divided. 

AND  Joshua  rose  early  in  the  morning ; 
and  they  removed  from  '^Shittim,  and 
came  to  Jordan,  he  and  all  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  lodged  there  before  they  passed 
over. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  after  three  days, 
that  the  ofHcers  ^went  through  the  host; 


»  diap.  6 :  3.1.  *  We\i.  gntlitr.  b  1  Kings,  2  :  .32  ;  Miit. -27  :  iS. 
r  Proverlis  11 :  13.  d  Mat.  7  :  24.  e  chap.  21:44;  KxoJus  ST  :  31. 
t  Heb.  melt,  verse  9.  f  chap.  2:1.  B  chap.  1  :  10,  11.  h  Num. 
10:33.  i  Dent.  31 :  9,  2.').  i  Ex.  19:12.  t  KeK  linct  ytstetday 
and  the  Ihird  day.  k  chap.  7:13;  Ex.  19:10,  14;  Lev.  20:7; 
Num.  11:18;   1  .S:.inuel.  Ifi  :  5  :  .lob  1 :  5  ;  Joel2:lfi;  John  17  :  19. 


19.  His  blood  shall  be  upon  his  head;  his 
death  will  be  his  own  fault. 

INSTRUCTION?. 

9.  The  providences  of  God.  as  well  as  his  word, 
often  terrify  the  wicked  ;  yet  those  terrors  which  do 
not  lead  them  to  repentance  will  do  them  no  good, 
but  will  be  forerunners  of  their  destruction. 

13.  Kindness  to  the  people  of  God,  and  assist- 
ance rendered  to  them  for  his  sake,  are  well  pleasing 
in  him.  and  secure  his  blessing.  Mat.  10:  41,  12; 
Heb.  11:31. 

14.  We  should  be  careful  to  promise  only  what 
is  practicable  and  right,  and  when  we  make  such 
promises,  should  conscientiously  and  faithfully  fulfil 
them. 

24.  When  God  ^ibandons  a  people  on  account 


3  And  they  commanded  the  people,  say- 
ing, When  ye  see  the  •"  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord  your  God,  and  the  'priests  the 
Levites  bearing  it,  then  ye  shall  remove 
from  your  place,  and  go  after  it. 

4  Yet  there  shall  be  a  J  space  between 
you  and  it,  about  two  thousand  cubits  by 
measure :  come  not  near  unto  it,  that  ye 
may  know  the  way  by  which  ye  must  go  : 
for  ye  have  not  passed  this  way  thereto- 
fore. 

5  And  'Joshua  said  unto  the  people, 
Sanctify  yourselves :  for  to-morrow  the 
Lord  will  do  '  wonders  among  you. 

6  And  Joshua  spake  unto  the  priests, 
saying,  '"Take  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant, 
and  pass  over  before  the  people.  And 
they  took  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and 
went  before  the  people. 

7  1[  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  This 
day  will  I  begin  to  "magnify  thee  in  the 
sight  of  all  Israel,  that  they  may  know 
that,  as  "I  was  with  Moses,  so  I  will  be 
with  thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  command  the  priests 
that  bear  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  say- 
ing, When  ye  are  come  to  the  brink  of 
the  water  of  Jordan,  ye  shall  p  stand  still 
in  Jordan. 

9  T[And  Joshua  said  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  Come  hither,  and  hear  the  words 
of  the  Lord  your  God. 

10  And  Joshua  said,  Hereby  ye  shall 
know  that  the  living  i  God  is  among  you, 
and  that  he  will  without  ''fail  'drive  out 
from  before  you  the  Canaanites,  and  the 
Hittites,  and  the  Hivites,  and  the  Periz- 
zites,  and  the  Girgashites,  and  the  Amo- 
rites,  and  the  Jebusites. 

1 1  Behold,  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord'  of  all  the  earth  passeth  over  before 
you  into  Jordan. 

1 2  Now  therefore  take  you  "  twelve  men 
outof  the  tribes  of  Israel, outof  every  tribe 
a  man. 


IPaa.  86:10.  m  Num.  4  :  15.  n  chap.  4  :  14  ;  1  Chron.  29  :26  ; 
2Chron.  1:1;  Psa.  18:3i.  o  chap.  1  : 5.  p  Ter.  17.  q  Daniel 
5:26;  Mat.  16:  16;  1  Thess.  1 :  9.  r  chap.  21:45.  s  Exodus 
33:2;  Deut.7:l;  Psalm  44: 2.  Iver.  13;  Iaamh54:5;  Micah 
4:  13;  Zech.4:  14;  6:5.    u  chap.  4  :  2. 


of  their  sins,  all  things  conspire  to  work  out  their 
ruin. 

CHAPTER  in. 
2.  After  three  tlays  ;  from  the  time  mentioned, 
chap.  1:10,  11. 

4.  Two  thousand  cubits  ;  about  one  thousand 
yards,  or  two  thirds  of  a  mile. 

5.  Sanctify  yourselves  ;  Ex.  19:10-14;  Lev. 
20:7,  8;  Num.  11:  18. 

7.  Magnify  thee  ;  show  by  miracle  that  he  had 
appointed  Joshua,  and  clothed  him  with  authority 
as  the  leader  of  Israel.     Chap.  4  :  14. 

10.  Hereby  ;  by  what  he  would  do  in  dividing 
the  waters  of  Jordan.     Ver.  16. 

12.  Twelve  men  ;  these  were  to  be  selected  for 
a  special  purpose.     Chap.  4  :  2,  3. 

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Tlie  passage  of  Jordan. 


JOSHUA    IV. 


Twelve  stones  set  up. 


13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  as  •soon 
as  the  soles  of  the  feet  of  the  priests  that 
bear  the  ark  of  the  Lokd,  the  Lord  of  all 
the  earth,  shall  rest  in  the  waters  of  Jor- 
dan, that  the  waters  of  Jordan  shall  be 
cut  off  from  the  waters  that  come  down 
from  above;  and  they  shall  ''stand  upon 
a  heap. 

1 4  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  peo- 
ple removed  from  their  tents,  to  pass  over 
Jordan,  and  the  priests  bearing  the  "^ark 
of  the  covenant  before  the  people  ; 

15  And  as  they  that  bare  the  ark  were 
come  unto  Jordan,  and  the  ''feet  of  the  priests 
that  bare  the  ark  were  dipped  in  the  brim 
of  the  water,  (for  "^Jordan  overfloweth  all 
his  banks  all  the  time  of  harvest,) 

16  That  the  waters  which  came  down 
from  above  stood  and  rose  "^up  upon  a  heap 
very  far  from  the  city  Adam,  that  is  be- 
side *Zaretan  ;  and  those  that  came  down 
toward  the  ^sea  of  the  plain,  even  the  salt 
sea,  failed,  and  were  cut  off:  and  the  peo- 
ple passed  over  right  against  Jericho. 

17  And  the  priests  that  bare  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  stood  firm  on 
dry  •'  ground  in  the  midst  of  Jordan,  and  all 
the  Israelites  passed  over  on  dry  ground, 
until  all  the  people  were  passed  clean  over 
Jordan. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Twelve  men  are  appointed  to  take  twelve  stones  for 
a  memorial  out  of  Jordan.  9  Twelve  other  stonps 
ar«  spt  up  in  the  midst  of  Jordan.  10, 19  The  people 
pass  over.  14  God  ma^ifieth  Joshua.  20  The 
twelve  stones  are  pitched  in  Gilgal. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  peo- 
ple were  clean  passed  over  Jordan, 
that  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua,  saying, 

2  Take  you  twelve  men  out  of  the  peo- 
ple, out  of  every  tribe  a  man, 

3  And  command  ye  them,  saying.  Take 
you  hence  out  of  the  midst  of  Jordan,  out 
of  the  place  where  the  priests'  feet  stood 
firm,  'twelve  stones,  and  ye  shall  carry 

•  Tcr.lft.Ifi.  l>Pen.78:13.  c  Deut  31 :26;  Jer.3  :15;  Heb.<l:4. 
dver.n.  •  lCliron.l2:I5;  .Ter.l2:5.  fP8l\.n4:3.  *lKing3, 
4:12,  ZortonoA.  1  Kings,  7:  Hfi;  ZarMan.     e  Deut.  3 :  17.     h  Ex. 


13.  Be  cut  off;  the  waters  below  would  separate 
from  the  waters  above,  leaving  the  channel  of  the 
river  dry.     Ver.  16. 

l-*).  The  tiyne  of  harvest ;  barley-harvest,  which 
began  in  Abil).  the  first  month  of  their  ecclesiastical 
year,  answering  to  a  part  of  March  and  April.  Chap. 
4  :  19. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  They  who  are  earnest,  diligent,  and  persever- 
ing in  the  discharge  of  their  appropriate  duties,  may 
expect  to  be  rendered  eminently  useful,  and  advanced 
10  distinguisiied  honor  and  glory.     Ver.  7. 

3.  To  follow  the  directions  of  God  as  indicated  by 
his  M'ord,  his  Spirit,  and  his  providence,  is  the  way 
of  safety,  happiness,  and  success. 

S.  Sanctification  of  body  and  spirit  is  a  prepara- 
tion for  peeing  the  glory  of  God,  and  experiencing 
the  manifestations  of  his  power  and  grace. 

10.  However  dark  the  path  before  us,  God  can 
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them  over  with  you,  and  leave  them  *b  c!  i«i: 
in  the  lodging-place,  where  ye  shall  lodge 
this  night. 

4  Then  Joshua  called  the  twelve  men, 
whom  he  had  prepared  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  out  of  every  tribe  a  man  : 

5  And  Joshua  said  unto  Ihem,  Pass  over 
before  the  ark  of  the  Lord  your  God  into 
the  midst  of  Jordan,  and  take  you  up  every 
man  of  you  a  stone  upon  his  shoulder, 
according  unto  the  number  of  the  tribes 
of  the  children  of  Israel : 

6  That  this  may  be  a  sign  among  you, 
that  J  when  your  children  ask  their  fathers 
int  time  to  come,  saying,  What  mean  ye 
by  these  stones  ? 

7  Then  ye  shall  answer  them,  ^  That  the 
waters  of  Jordan  were  cut  off  before  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  ;  when  it 
passed  over  Jordan,  the  waters  of  Jordan 
were  cut  off:  and  these  stones  shall  be  for 
a  'memorial  unto  the  children  of  Israel 
for  ever. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so  as 
Joshua  commanded,  and  took  up  twelve 
stones  out  of  the  midst  of  Jordan,  as  the 
Lord  spake  unto  Joshua,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  carried  them  over  with  them 
unto  the  place  where  they  lodged,  and  laid 
them  down  there. 

9  And  Joshua  set  up  ""twelve  stones  in 
the  midst  of  Jordan,  in  the  place  where 
the  feet  of  the  priests  which  bare  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  stood  :  and  they  are  there 
unto  this  day. 

10  ^For  the  priests  which  bare  the  ark 
stood"  in  the  midst  of  Jordan,  until  every 
thing  was  finished  that  the  Lord  command- 
ed Joshua  to  speak  unto  the  people,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  Moses  commanded  Joshua: 
and  the  people  hasted  and  passed  over. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  peo- 
ple were  clean  passed  over,  that  the  ark 

H:29.  iDeut.27:2.  j  ver.21 ;  Et.  13:H;  Deut  fi:20:  Psi».«:l; 
78:3-8.  t  Heb.  (om-rroio.  k  clinji.3:  13, 16.  1  Num.  16  :  40;  P»n. 
111:4.     m  Ex.  24:12;  28:31;  1  Kings,  18:31.     n  cli.ip.  3: 13. 


make  it  plain;  and  however  great  the  difficulties  in 
the  way  of  duly,  he  can  remove  them,  and  cause  us 
in  obeying  him  to  triumph. 

13.  Multitudes  of  things  which  are  impossible 
with  men  are  possible  with  God.  It  is  therefore 
reasonable  and  a  duty  to  believe  whatever  he  de- 
clares, and  show  that  belief  by  our  conduct. 

16.  Whatever  dilTiculties  may  be  in  the  w.ay  of 
believing  God,  living  and  strong  faith  will  overcome 
them  ;  and  those  who  exercise  it  will  in  due  time 
see  the  complete  fulfilment  of  his  declarations. 

CHAPTER  IV. 
4.  Prepared;  previously  selected.    Chap.  3:12. 

6.  A  sign;  a  monument  to  commemorate  the 
dividing  of  the  river  Jordan,  and  to  transmit  the 
knowledge  of  it  to  future  generations.     Ver.  7. 

7.  For  ever ;  as  long  as  the  knowledge  of  thii 
event  should  continue. 


They  encamp  in  Gilgal. 


JOSHUA   V. 


Circumcision  renewed. 


B.c.'im.'  of  the  Lord  passed  over,  and  the 
priests,  in  the  presence  of  the  people. 

1 2  And  *  the  children  of  Reuben,  and  the 
children  of  Gad,  and  half  the  tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh,  passed  over  armed  before  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  as  Moses  spake  unto  them  : 

13  About  forty  thousand  *prepared  for 
war  passed  over  before  the  Lord  unto  bat- 
tle, to  the  plains  of  Jericho. 

14  HOn  that  day  the  Lord  ''magnified 
Joshua  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel;  and  they 
feared  him,  as  they  •=  feared  Moses,  all  the 
days  of  his  life. 

1 5  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua,  say- 
ing, 

16  Command  the  priests  that  bear  the 
ark"*  of  the  testimony,  that  they  come  up 
out  of  Jordan. 

17  Joshua  therefore  commanded  the 
priests,  saying.  Come  ye  up  out  of  Jordan. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  priests 
that  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  were  come  up  out  of  the  midst  of  Jor- 
dan, and  the  soles  of  the  priests'  feet  were 
liftedt  up  unto  the  dry  land,  that  the  wa- 
ters of  Jordan  returned  unto  their  place, 
and-  flowed  "over  all  his  banks,  as  they  did 
before. 

19  If  And  the  people  came  up  out  of  Jor- 
dan on  the  tenth  day  of  the  first  month,  and 
encamped  in  Gilgal,  in  the  east  border  of 
Jericho. 

20  And  ■" those  twelve  stones,  which  they 
took  out  of  Jordan,  did  Joshua  pitch  in 
Gilgal. 

21  And  he  spake  ixnto  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  ^  When  your  children  shall 
ask  their  fathers  ^  in  time  to  come,  saying. 
What  mean  these  stones  1 

22  Then  ye  shalllet  your  children  know, 


•  Nu 

m.  32  :  20-29.      '  Or,  ready  armed.      b  chap.  3  :  7.      cEx. 

H:31; 

1  Sam.  12  :  18  ;  1  Kings,  3  :  28.      d  Ex.  2.t  :  16,  21.      f  Heb. 

pluckec 

i  up.      1  Heb.  went.      «  cliap.  3  :  1.5.      f  ver.  8.      g  ver.  6. 

\  Heb 

to-mortow.     h  chap.  3  :  17.      i  Exodus  14:21.     jl  Kings, 

14.  The  Lord  magni fiedJoshna  ;  by  the  man- 
ner in  which  he  led  the  Israelites  over  the  Jordan. 
Ch.Tp.  3  :  7. 

19.  The  tenth  day  of  the  first  tnonth;  forty  years, 
wanting  five  days,  frojn  the  time  they  left  Egypt, 
and  on  the  day  that  the  paschal  lamb  was  to  be  set 
apart  for  sacrifice.     Chap.  5  :  10  ;  E.k.  12  :  3-42. 

20.  Pitch  ;  put  in  a  conspicuous  place,  so  as  to 
be  easily  seen. 

23.   The  Bed  sea;  Ex.  14  :  21,  22. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  All  proper  care  should  be  taken  to  keep  in  mind 
the  mercies  of  the  Lord ;  and  to  transmit  a  knowledge 
of  them  to  our  children  and  all  coming  generations. 

6.  It  is  wisely  ordered  that  children  should  be  in- 
quisitive. It  opens  the  way  to  communicate  instruc- 
tion in  a  form  most  interesting  and  useful.  Such  op- 
portunities should  be  diligently  improved  by  parents 
and  all  intrusted  with  the  education  of  the  young. 

10.  When  in  obedience  to  God  vre  have  taken  the 
place  and  engaged  in  the  service  which  he  has  as- 
signed tis,  we  should  patiently  abide  in  it  till  he  in 
liis  providence  bids  us  leave  it,  and  then  we  should 


saying,  Israel  •'came  over  this  Jordan  on 
dry  land. 

23  For  the  Lord  your  God  dried  up  the 
waters  of  Jordan  from  before  you,  until  ye 
were  passed  over,  as  the  Lord  your  God 
did '  to  the  Red  sea,  which  he  dried  up  from 
before  us,  until  we  were  gone  over: 

24  That  -iall  the  people  of  the  earth 
might  know  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  that  it 
is  mighty  :  that  ye  might  fear  the  Lord 
your  God  II  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  Canaanites  are  afraid.  2  Joshua  reneweth  cir-' 
cumcision.  10  The  passover  is  kept  at  Gilgal.  12 
Manna  ceaseth.     13  An  angel  appeareth  to  Joshua. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  kings 
^  A_  of  the  Amorites,  which  ivcre  on  the  side 
of  Jordan  westward,  and  all  the  kings  of  the 
Canaanites,''  which  ivere  by  the  sea, '  heard 
that  the  Lord  had  dried  up  the  waters  of 
Jordan  from  before  the  children  of  Israel, 
tintil  we  were  passed  over,  that  "'their  heart 
melted,  neither  was  there  "  spirit  in  them 
any  more,  because  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

2  ^  At  thattime  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
Make  thee  sharp  *knives,  and  circumcise 
again  the  children  of  Israel  the  second  time. 

3  And  Joshua  made  him  sharp  knives, 
and  circumcised  the  children  of  Israel  at 
the  thill  of  the  foreskins. 

4  And  this  is  the  cause  why  Joshua  did 
circumcise  :  °A11  the  people  that  came  out 
of  Egypt,  that  leere  males,  even  all  the  men 
of  war,  died  in  the  wilderness  by  the  way, 
after  they  came  out  of  Egypt. 

5  Now  all  the  people  that  came  out  were 
circumcised ;  but  all  the  people  that  luere 
born  in  the  wilderness  by  the  way  as  they 
came  forth  out  of  Egypt,  them  they  had 
not  circumcised. 


8  :  42,  43 

■  2  Kings 

,19:19 
k  Num 

P 

a.  106:8 

;  .ler 

10 

■fi, 

7 ;  Dan.  4 

.34,  .36. 

II   Heb.  a 

//  days. 

13 

29.     1  E 

I.  l.'i: 

H 

l.=i. 

m  chap.' 

:9.11: 

Psa.  48: 

5;  Ezek 

21:7. 

n 

I  Kings, 

O:."!. 

* 

Or 

knives  ofjlints. 

Ex.  4  : 2 

..     t  Or 

Gibeak-ha 

aratoth. 

o  N 

im 

26 

:64,63. 

go  to  any  other  place  and  engage  in  any  other  ser- 
vice to  which  he  calls  us. 

12.  The  friends  of  God  should  remember  that  they 
belong  to  one  family,  and  have  one  common  cause. 
Most  gladly  therefore  should  each  portion  pursue  the 
course  which  is  best  for  the  whole,  and  in  so  doing 
they  will  subserve  their  own  best  interests. 

14.  They  who  most  heartily  and  faithfully  follow 
the  directions  of  God,  will  in  due  time  be  most 
highly  honored.     Mat.  19  :  28. 

is.  What  are  called  laws  of  nature,  are  stated 
modes  of  God's  operation,  which  he  can  continue  or 
change,  as  he  sees  best. 

24.  When  God  works  wonders,  they  are  not  for 
any  particular  people  or  period  merely,  but  for  all 
people  in  all  ages,  and  are  designed  and  adapted  to 
make  known  his  character  to  the  universe  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1.  The  sea  ;  the  Mediterranean. 

2.  The  second  time ;  not  that  any  who  had 
been  circumcised  were  to  be  circumcised  again,  but 
those  who  had  not  been,  were  to  b6.     Ver.  5-7. 

283 


The  Captain  of  God's  host. 


JOSHUA    VI. 


Jericho  is  shut  up. 


6  For  the  children  of  Israel  "walked  forty 
years  in  the  wilderness,  till  all  the  people 
that  were  men  of  war,  which  came  out  of 
Egypt,  were  consumed,  because  they 
obeyed  not  the  voice  of  the  Loud:  unto 
whom''  the  Louu  sware  that  he  would  not 
show  them  the  land,  which  the  Lord  sware 
unto  their  fathers  that  he  would  give  us, 
a  land  that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

7  And  their  "^  children,  irhom  he  raised  up 
in  their  stead,  them  Joshua  circumcised  : 
for  they  were  uncircumciscd,  because  they 
had  not  circumcised  them  by  the  way. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  *they  had 
done  circumcising  all  the  people,  that  they 
abode  in  their  places  in  the  camp,  till  they 
were  whole. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  This 
day  have  I  rolled  away  the  ''  reproach  of 
Egypt"  from  off  you.  Wherefore  the  name 
of  the  place  is  called  tGilgal  unto  this  day. 

10  ^  And  '^the  children  of  Israel  en- 
camped in  Gilgal,  and  kept  the  passover 
on  the  s fourteenth  day  of  the  montyi  at 
even  in  the  plains  of  Jericho. 

1 1  And  they  did  eat  of  the  old  corn  of 
the  land  on  the  morrow  after  the  pass- 
over,  unleavened  cakes,  and  parched  corn 
in  the  .selfsame  day. 

1 2  *[[  And  the  ''  manna  ceased  on  the  mor- 
row after  they  had  eaten  of  the  old  corn 
of  the  land;  neither  had  the  children  of 
Israel  manna  any  '  more ;  but  they  did  eat 
of  the  fruit  of  the  land  of  Canaan  that  year. 

13  H  And  it  came  to  pas.s,  when  Joshua 
was  by  Jericho,  that  he  lifted  up  his  eyes 
and  looked,  and  behold,  there  stood  a  J  man 
over  against  him  with  his  ''sword  drawn 
in  his  hand:  and  Joshua  went  unto  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  for  us,  or  for 
our  adversaries  ? 

14  And  he  said,  Nay;  but  as  t captain 


«  Num.  14. -33;  Dcut.  1 :3;  2  :  7, 14  ;  8:  4.  fc  P.sa.9.^:  10,  U  :  Heb. 
3:11.  c  Num.  14:31;  DeuL  1 :  3!i.  *  Heb.  tlie  people  had  made  an 
tnd  to  he  circumcued.  d  Gen.34: 14;  1  Siim.  17  :•.'«.  e  clmp. 'M:  14; 
Exek.  20 :  7,  8  ;  e! :  3,  8.  f  ''Imt  ''i  rotting.  (  clinp.  4  :  I>).  u  Ex. 
IJ:6;  Num.9:S.  liEx.I6:35;  Nell.9:20.  i  Rev.  7  :  IH,  17. 
j  Gen.  32  :  24 ;    Ex.  23 :  23.     k  Num.  22 :  23 :    1  Cliron.  21 :  27,  30 


8.  Whole;  healed. 

9.  2V/e  reproach  of  Egypt :  the  reproach  of 
their  having  been  bondmen  in  Egypt,  God  had  re- 
moved by  putting  them  in  po.ssession  of  the  prom- 
ised kind.     Gilgal ;  that  is.  rolling  away. 

10.  Fourteenth  day  ;  just  forty  years  from  the 
time  of  their  keeping  it,  on  the  evening  before  their 
departure  from  Egypt.     E.x.  r2  :  6-1-1. 

13.  A  mail ;  one  in  the  form  and  .^ppear.ance  of 
a,  man. 

U.  Captain;  Uch.  2:  10.  Did  worship ;  'Hlv^i. 
4:10;  Rev.  19  :  10. 

1.5.  Loose  thy  shoe  ;  Ex.  .3  :  5. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  However  much  those  who  continue  in  sin  may 
^ee  of  their  own  appro.aching  ruin,  they  take  no 
proper  measures  to  escape  it. 

2.  If  under  special  and  peculiar  circumstances 
the  ordinances  of  God  luive  been  for  a  time  neglect- 

284 


of  the  host  of  the  Lord  am  I  now  ^BciHi"?: 
come.  And  Joshua  '  fell  on  his  face  to  the 
earth,  and  did  worship,  and  said  unto  him, 
What'"  saith  my  lord  unto  his  servant? 

15  And  the  captain  of  the  Lord's  ho.«t 
said  unto  Joshua,  "Loose  thy  shoe  from 
off  thy  foot;  for  the  place  whereon  thou 
standest  is  holy.     And  Joshua  did  so. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Jericho  is  shut  up.  2  God  instructeth  Joshua  how  to 
besiege  it.  12  The  city  is  compassed.  17  It  must 
be  accursed.  20  The  walls  fall  down.  22  Rahab  is 
saved.     2G  The  builder  of  Jericho  is  cursed. 

TVTOW  Jericho  ^  w^as  straitly  shut  up  be- 
_l\  cause  of  the  children  of  Israel :  none 
went  out,  and  none  came  in. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  See,  °I 
have  given  into  thy  hand  Jericho,  and  the 
kingP  thereof,  a/if/ the  mighty  men  of  valor. 

3  And  ye  shall  compass  the  city,  all  ye 
men  of  war.  and  go  round  about  the  city 
once.     Thus  shalt  thou  do  six  days. 

4  And  seven  priests  shall  bear  before 
the  ark  seven  ^  trumpets  of  rams'  horns : 
and  the  seventh  day  ye  shall  compass  the 
city  seven  times,  and  the  "■  priests  shall 
blow  with  the  trumpets. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  "that  when 
they  make  a  long  blast  with  the  ram's 
horn,  and  when  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet,  all  the  people  shall  *  shout  with 
a  great  shout;  and  the  wall  of  the  city 
shall  fall  down  H  flat,  and  the  people  shall 
ascend  up  every  man  straight  before  him. 

6  T[  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  called 
the  priests,  and  said  unto  them,  "Take  up 
the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and  let  seven 
priests  bear  seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns 
before  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

7  And  he  said  unto  the  people.  Pass  on, 
and  "compass  the  city,  and  let  him  that  is 
armed  pass  on  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 


t  Or,  prince.  Ex.  i3  :  20  ;   Dan.  10  :  13,  21 ;   12:1;    Rev.  19  :  11-14. 

I  Gen.  17:3;  Num.  16:22.  m  lSam.3:n,10;  lsa.f):8;  Acts  9  :  6. 
n  Kx.  3:fi;  Acts  7:  33.  \  Heb.  did  thvt  up,  and  was  shut  up. 
»  rhap.  2:9,24;  8:1.  !•  Deut.  7 :  24  ;  .)  u  Jges  U  :  24.  1  Judges 
7:16,22.     rNum.lO:8.    •  2Chron.  20:21,22.     t  2  CliroD.  13 :  14,  lA. 

II  Heb.  unoter  it.    u  cliap.  3:6.    »  ver.  3. 

ed,  the  earliest  opportunity  should  be  embrt-vced  to 
observe  them,  and  thus  to  secure  the  benefits  they 
are  suited  to  impart. 

3.  Whatever  be  the  circumstances  of  men,  it  is 
safe,  wise,  and  best  for  them  to  obey  God.  He  can 
protect  tliem  from  all  harm,  or  overrule  what  they 
may  suffer  for  their  highest  good. 

6.  By  the  dispensations  of  his  providence,  God 
fulfils  the  declarations  of  his  word. 

9.  Reproach  may  for  a  season  rest  upon  the  peo- 
ple of  God,  but  in  due  time  it  shall  be  done  away, 
and  they  shall  be  crowned  with  honor  and  glory. 

12.  When  on»  source  of  support  ceases,  God  opens 
another,  and  instead  of  leaving  his  people  destitute, 
he  will  abundantly  supply  them  with  all  real  good. 

It.  Jehovaii,  who  took  the  form  of  man,  is  the  t^ap- 
tain  of  salvation  to  his  people.  Those  whom  he  saves 
worship  him  on  earth,  and  will  for  ever  worship  him 
in  heaven.    Mat.  14  :  33 ;  Acts  7  :  59 ;  Rev.  5 :  8-14. 


Destruction  of  Jericho. 


JOSHUA  VI. 


Rahab  is  spared. 


ua  had  spoken  unto  the  people,  that  the 
seven  priests  bearing  the  seven  trumpets 
of  rams'  horns  passed  on  before  the  Lord, 
and  blew  with  the  trumpets  :  and  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  followed  them. 

9  And  the  armed  men  went  before  the 
priests  that  blew  with  the  trumpets,  and 
the  *  rearward  *came  after  the  ark,  the 
l^riests  going  on,  and  blowing  with  the 
trumpets. 

10  And  Joshua  had  commanded  the  peo- 
ple, saying.  Ye  shall  not  shout,  nor  make 
any  t  noise  with  your  voice,  neither  shall 
««?/ word  proceed  out  of  your  mouth,  until 
the  day  I  bid  you  shout ;  then  shall  ye 
shout. 

1 1  So  the  ark  of  the  Lord  compassed  the 
city,  going  about  it  once :  and  they  came 
into  the  camp,  and  lodged  in  the  camp. 

1 2  1[  And  Joshua  rose  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  the  priests  took  ""up  the  ark  of  the 
Lord. 

13  And  seven  priests  bearing  seven 
trumpets  of  rams'  horns  before  the  ark  of 
the  Lord  went  on  continually,  and  blew 
with  the  trumpets:  and  the  armed  men 
went  before  them  ;  but  the  rearward  came 
after  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  the  priests  going 
on,  and  blowing  with  the  trumpets. 

14  And  the  second  day  they  compassed 
the  city  once,  and  returned  into  the  camp. 
So  they  did  six  days. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  "^seventh 
day,  that  they  rose  early  about  the  dawn- 
ing of  the  day,  and  compassed  the  city 
after  the  same  manner  seven  times:  only 
on  that  day  they  compassed  the  city  seven 
times. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seventh 
time,  when  the  priests  blew  with  the  trum- 
pets, Joshua  said  unto  the  people,  "*  Shout ; 
for  the  Lord  hath  given  you  the  city. 

17  1[  And  the  city  shall  be  +  accursed, 
even  it,  and  all  that  arc  therein,  to  the  Lord  : 
only  Rahab  the  harlot  shall  live,  she  and 
all  that  are  with  her  in  the  house,  because 
she  ""hid  the  messengers  that  we  sent. 

18  And  ye,  in  any  wise  '^keep  yourselves 
from  the  accursed  thing,  lest  ye  make  your- 


*  Heb 

gathering  liost-      a 

Num.10 

.■2.1.     t  Heb 

your  voice  to 

be  heard. 

b  verse  6 

;  I)eut  .'51 :  26. 

ver.  4.     A 

■er 

5.      i  Or, 

devoted. 

Lev.  27 

2S 

Micall4:l3.      e 

cbap.  2 : 4. 

f 

chap.  7:1; 
\  Heb. 

Dent.   7 

i!fi;    l:t 

17 

2  Cur. 

fi:17. 

e  chapter  7 

2.T 

Iwlinesr. 

h  IKi 

g». 

7:51. 

i  ver.  6. 

II  Heb.  under  i 

.      j  Deut 

CHAPTER  VI. 

8.  Before  the  Lord ;  before  the  ark,  the  visible 
manifestation  of  his  presence. 

9.  The  rearward;  the  rest  of  the  people,  who 
were  not  armed. 

17.  Accursed ;  devoted  to  destruction. 

19.  Into  the  treasury  of  tlie  Lord  ;  to  be  em- 
ployed in  the  service  of  the  sanctuary  and  the  sup- 
port of  public  worship. 

26.  Adjured  them  ;    commanded  them,  under 

19 


selves  accursed,  when  ye  take  of  the  ac- 
cursed thing,  and  make  the  camp  of  Israel 
a  curse,  and  ?  trouble  it. 

19  But  all  the  silver,  and  gold,  and  ves- 
sels of  brass  and  iron,  are  ^ consecrated 
unto  the  Lord  :  they  shall  come  into  tho 
treasury'"  of  the  Lord. 

20  So  the  people  shouted  when  the  priest.' 
blew  with  the  trumpets :  and  it  came  to 
pass,  when  the  people  heard  the  sound  of 
the  trumpet,  and  the  people  shouted  witli 
a  great  shout,  that  the  'wall  fell  down 
flat, II  so  that  the  people  went  up  into  the 
city,  every  man  straight  before  him,  and 
they  took  the  city. 

21  And  they  utterly  J  destroyed  all  that 
u'as  in  the  city,  both  man  and  woman, 
young  and  old,  and  ox,  and  sheep,  and 
ass,  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

22  But  Joshua  had  said  unto  the  two 
men  that  had  spied  out  the  country,  Go 
into  the  harlot's  house,  and  bring  out 
thence  the  woman,  and  all  that  she  hath, 
as  ye  "^  sware  unto  her. 

23  And  the  young  men  that  were  spies 
went  in,  and  brought  out  Rahab,  and  'her 
father,  and  her  mother,  and  her  brethren, 
and  all  that  she  had ;  and  they  brought 
out  all  her  *  kindred,  and  left  them  with- 
out the  camp  of  Israel. 

24  And  they  '"btirnt  the  city  with  fire. 
and  all  thatira.s-  therein :  only  the  "  silver, 
and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels  of  brass  and 
of  iron,  they  put  into  the  treasury  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

25  And  Joshua  saved  "Rahab  the  harlot 
alive,  and  her  fathers  household,  and  all 
that  she  had ;  and  she  dwelleth  in  p  Israel 
even  unto  this  day:  because  ^she  hid  the 
messengers,  which  Joshvia  sent  to  spy  out 
Jericho. 

26  IT  And  Joshua  adjured  thein  at  that 
time,  saying,  'Cursed  be  the  man  before 
the  Lord,  that  riseth  up  and  buildcth  this 
city  Jericho :  he  shall  lay  the  foundation 
thereof  in  his  first-born,  and  in  his  youn- 
gest son  shall  he  set  up  the  gates  of  it. 

27  So  the  Lord  was  with  'Joshua;  and 
his  fame  was  noised  throughout  all  the 
country. 


7:2,16:20:16,17;  1  Samuel,  15:3, 18;  1  Kings,  20:43;  Psalm 
137:8.  9;  Jer.  48:10;  Rev.  18:21.  kchap.  2>14.  1  cbap.  2:18. 
*  Heh./amiliet.  m  Deut  13:16.  n  ver.  IS.  o  Juiig.  1  :  24,  25 : 
Heb.  11:31.  p  Matthew  1 :  .5.  qJas.  2:26.  r  l  Kings,  16  :  34. 
»  Deut.  31  :  6. 


the  penalty  of  a  curse,  not  to  build  a^ain  the  city 
of  Jericho.  I?i  his  first-born,  aiidin  his  youngest 
son  :  this  is  supposed  to  mean,  that  all  his  sons 
would  die  while  he  was  building  the  city ;  his  first- 
born when  he  laid  the  foundation,  and  his  youngest 
when  he  set  up  the  gates.  1  Kings,  16  :  34. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 
1.  If  men  continue  in  known  transgression,  they 
will  bring  themselves  into  difficulties  and  dangers 
from  which  they  cannot  escape. 

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Israel  smitten  at  Ai 


JOSHUA   VII, 


The  sin  of  Achan. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

1  The  Israelites  are  smitten  at  Ai.  6  Joshua's  com- 
plaint. 10  God  instructethhimwhat  todo.  16  Achan 
is  taken  by  the  lot.  19  His  confession.  22  He  and 
all  he  had  are  destroyed  in  the  valley  of  Achor. 

BUT  the  children  of  Israel  committed  a 
trespass*  in  the  accursed  thing:  for 
Achan,*  the  son  of  Carmi,  the  son  of 
Zabdijt  the  son  of  Zerah,  of  the  tribe  of 
Judah,  took  of  the  accursed  thing:  and 
the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against 
the  children  of  Israel. 

2  And  .Jo.shua  sent  men  from  Jericho  to 
Ai,  which  is  beside  Beth-aven,  on  the  east 
side  of  Beth-el,  and  spake  unto  them,  say- 
ing. Go  up  and  view  the  country.  And 
the  men  went  up  and  viewed  Ai. 

3  And  they  returned  to  Joshua,  and  said 
unto  him.  Let  not  all  the  people  go  up ;  but 
let  +  about  two  or  three  thousand  men  go 
up  and  smite  Ai ;  and  make  not  all  the  peo- 
ple to  labor  thither;  for  they  are  but  few. 

4  So  there  went  up  thither  of  the  people 
about  three  thousand  men ;  and  they  "^  fled 
before  the  men  of  Ai. 

5  And  the  menof  Ai  smote  of  them  about 
thirty  and  six  men :  for  they  "^  chased  them 
from  before  the  gate,  even  unto  Shebarim, 
and  smote  them  ^  in  the  going  down : 
wherefore  the  hearts  of  the  people  ''melt- 
ed, and  became  as  "water. 

6  ^AudJoshua''rcnt  his  clothes,  and  fell 
to  the  earth  upon  his  face  before  the  ark  of 
the  Lord  until  the  eventide,  he  and  the  ciders 
of  Israel,  and  put^dust  upon  their  heads. 

7  And  Joshua  said,  Alas,  0  Lord  God, 
wherefore''  hast  thou  at  all  brought  this 
people  over  Jordan,  to  deliver  us  into  the 
liand  of  the  Amorites,  to  destroy  us? 
would  to  God  we  had  been  content,  and 
dwelt  on  the  other  side  Jordan ! 

8  0  Lord,  'what  shall  I  say,  when  Israel 
turneth  their  II backs  before  their  enemies ! 


a  ver.  20,  21.  *  jlchar.  1  Cliron.  2:7.  f  Or,  Zimri.  1  Cliron. 
2:6.  t  Hcl).  about  two  thoxuand  mtn^  or  about  three  thousand 
ynen.  h  Lev.  2li  :  17  ;  Deut  28  :  25.  c  Deut.  1  :  44.  %  Or,  in 
Morad.  <1  Lcv.2(i:.%.  eP8a.22:14.  f  Gen-.W:  29,.'i4.  e  1  Sam. 
4:12;  2S.im.l:2i  13:19;  Neli.9:l;  Job2:12.  hEj.5:22; 
2  Kings,  3  :  10.      1  Hab.  2:1.      ||  Heb.  neckt.      j  Exodus  32 :  12 ; 


5.  G-od  gives  success  to  his  people  in  such  a  way  as 
to  try  their  faith,  and  to  show  them  that  their  victories 
come  not  from  themselves,  but  from  him  alone. 

10.  Silence  is  often  conducive  to  that  serious  med- 
itation, and  solemn  reflection  upon  the  character, 
works,  and  ways  of  God,  which  prepare  his  people 
to  see  his  glory  and  experience  his  salvation. 

14.  Careful  attention  to  the  directions  of  God, 
and  patient  perseverance  in  following  them,  whether 
we  see  any  immediate  effects  or  not,  is  the  highest 
wisdom,  and  the  surest  way  of  securing  success. 

19.  The  silver  and  gold  and  treasures  of  every 
description  wliich  men  liave  accumulated,  belong  to 
the  Lord,  and  he  has  a  perfect  right  to  the  disposal 
of  them. 

21.  The  manner  in  which  the  Israelites  passed 
over  Jordan  and  took  the  city  of  Jericho,  showed 
that  while  men  obey  God  they  have  no  good  reason 
to  distrust  his  willingness  or  his  power  to  do  for 
them  all  which  they  need. 
286 


9  For  J  the  Canaanites  and  all  the  *».".?«?: 
inhabitants  of  the  land  shall  hear  of  it,  and 
shall  environ  us  round,  and  cut ''off  our 
name  from  the  earth  :  and  what  wilt  thou 
do  unto  thy  great  'name? 

10  ^And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
Get  thee  up  ;  wherefore  *  liest  thou  thus 
upon  thy  face  1 

1 1  Israelhathsinned,and  they  have  also 
transgressed  my  covenant  which  I  "'com- 
manded them  :  for  they  have  even  "taken 
of  the  accursed  thing,  and  have  also  sto- 
len, and  "dissembled  also,  and  they  have 
put  it  even  among  their  own  stuff. 

12  Therefore  Pthe  children  of  Israel 
could  not  stand  before  their  enemies,  but 
turned  their  backs  before  their  enemies, 
because  they  were ''accursed  :  neither  will 
I  be  with  you  any  more,  except  ye  destroy 
the  accursed  from  among  you. 

13  Up,  sanctify  the  people,  and  say, 
Sanctify''  yourselves  against  to-morrow: 
for  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
There  is  an  accursed  thing  in  the  midst  of 
thee,  0  Israel :  thou  canst  not  stand  be- 
fore thine  enemies,  until  ye  take  away  the 
accursed  thing  from  among  you. 

14  In  the  morning  therefore  ye  shall  be 
brought  'according  to  your  tribes  :  and  it 
shall  be,  that  the  tribe  which  the  'Lord 
taketli  shall  come  according  to  the  fami- 
lies thereof;  and  the  family  which  the 
Lord  shall  take  shall  come  by  households  ; 
and  the  household  which  the  Lord  shall 
take  shall  come  man  by  man. 

15  And  it  shall  he,  that  he  that  is  taken 
with  the  accursed  thing  shall  be  burnt 
with  fire,  he  and  all  that  he  hath  :  because 
he  hath  transgressed  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  and  because  he  hath  wrought  tfolly 
in  "Israel. 

1 6  ^So  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the  morn- 

Num.  14:13.  k  Deut.  32  :  26,  27  ;  Pen.  83  :  4.  1  Ezek.  36:  22,  23. 
*  Heh.  fallcst.  m  cliap.  6:17,  18.  n  verse  21.  o  Acts  5: 1,  2. 
p  Num.  14:45;  Judg.  2: 14.  q  clian.  fi:  18;  Deut.  7:26;  Haggni 
2:13,14.  rchap.3:5.  •  1  Samuel,  10:  19;  14  :  38-42.  t  Prov. 
16:33;  .Tonah  1 :  7.  f  Or,  wiekedneii.  n  Genesis  34: 7;  Judg. 
20:6;  1  Sam.  26:21. 


25.  Faith  in  God  meets  his  approbation,  and  se- 
cures, for  those  who  exercise  it,  the  richest  blessings. 
Heb.  11:30,  31. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1.  The  children  of  Israel;  one  or  more  of  them. 

2.  Ai  ;  a  city  north-west  of  Jericho  ;  the  same  as 
Hai.     Gen.  12 :  8  ;  13  :  3. 

5.  Became  as  water ;  were  utterly  discouraged. 

6.  Put  ditst  upon  their  heads  ;  in  token  of  deep 
distress. 

9.  What  wilt  thou  do?  how  would  God  secure 
his  honor  as  faithful  to  his  promises  and  able  to 
fulfil  them. 

11.  Israel;  some  of  them.  Dissembled ;  a.ct^i. 
deceitfully.     Stuff ;  furniture,  goods. 

12.  The  accursed;  those  who  had  sinned  in  the 
matter  referred  to,  ver.  11. 

11.  The  Lord  taketh  ;  designates  by  lot,  or  in 
some  otiier  way. 


Achan  taken  by  lot, 


JOSHUA   VIII. 


and  put  to  death. 


B.c.'u^.'  iiigj  3,nd  brought  Israel  by  their 
tribes ;  and  the  tribe  of  Judah  was  taken  : 

17  And  he  brought  the  family  of  Judah  ; 
and  he  took  the  family  of  the  Zarhites : 
and  he  brought  the  family  of  the  Zarhites 
man  by  man ;   and  Zabdi  was  taken  : 

18  And  he  brought  his  household  man 
by  man ;  and  Achan,  the  son  of  Carmi, 
the  son  of  Zabdi,  the  son  of  Zerah,  of  the 
tribe  of  Judah,  was  taken. 

19  And  Joshua  said  unto  Achan,  My 
son,  give,  I  pray  thee,  *  glory  to  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  and  make  ''confession  unto 
him;  and  tell  me  now  what  thou  hast 
done;  hide  it  not  from  me. 

20  And  Achan  answered  Joshua,  and 
said.  Indeed  I  have  sinned  against  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  and  thus  and  thus 
have  I  done : 

21  When  I  <^saw  among  the  spoils  a 
goodly  Babylonish  garment,  and  two  hun- 
dred shekels  of  silver,  and  a  *  wedge  of 
gold  of  fifty  shekels  weight,  then  I  "^  cov- 
eted them,  and  ^took  them;  and  behold, 
they  arc  Hiid  in  the  earth  in  the  midst  of 
my  tent,  and  the  silver  under  it. 

22  T[  So  Joshua  sent  messengers,  and 
they  ran  u\jto  the  tent;  and  behold,  it  ivas 
hid  in  his  tent,  and  the  silver  under  it. 

23  And  they  took  them  out  of  the  midst 
of  the  tent,  and  brought  them  unto  Joshua, 
and  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
laid  t  them  out  before  the  Lord. 

24  And  Joshua,  and  all  Israel  with  him, 
took  Achan  the  son  of  Zerah,  and  the  sil- 
ver, and  the  garment,  and  the  wedge  of 
gold,  and  his  sons,  and  his  daughters,  and 


«lSam.6:5;  Jer.  13:16.  bNum.S:6,T;  2  Chron.  M :  22 ; 
S3: 12.  13;  Ezra  10 :  10,  U;  Psa.  32:5;  51:3;  Jer.  3:  12,13;  Dan. 
S:4;  Rom.lO:10;  IJohn, 1:8-10.  cProv.28:22.  *  Heb. tongue. 
ilHab.  2:9;   Roiu.  7:7;    1  Tim.  6:10;  Jas.  1:15.      •Micah2:l. 


19.  Give — glory  to  the  Lord;  by  confessing 
the  truth. 

26.  Achor ;  meaning,  trouble. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

I.  Sins  known  only  to  those  who  commit  them  and 
to  G-od,  may  occasion  calamities  to  a  nation,  and  be 
the  means  of  bringing  many  to  an  untimely  grave. 

3.  G-reat  prosperity  often  tempts  men  to  be  self- 
confident,  and  leads  them  to  neglect  tho.se  means 
which  are  essential  to  their  continued  success. 

4.  When  men  undertake  plans  in  reliance  on  their 
own  judgment  or  that  of  others,  without  inquiring 
of  (3rod,  or  seeking  his  direction,  they  will  be  likely 
to  fail,  and  instead  of  success  meet  with  speedy  and 
sore  disappointment. 

5.  Men  are  prone  to  go  to  extremes,  and  after 
being  highly  elated,  to  sink  into  despair. 

7.  In  trouble  we  should  humble  ourselves  on  ac- 
count of  our  sins,  and  implore  pardoning  mercy ; 
especially  inquiring  why  it  is  that  Grod  contendeth 
with  us,  and  seeking  to  know  his  will,  that  we  may 
do  it. 

9.  When  we  truly  desire  the  honor  of  God,  and 
wish  for  success  in  our  efforts  that  he  may  be  glori- 
fied, our  prayers  will  be  accepted  and  answered  in 
rich  mercy. 

II.  The  cause  of  all  trouble  is  sin  ;  and  so  long 


his  oxen,  and  his  asses,  and  his  sheep,  and 
his  tent,  and  all  that  he  had :  and  they 
brought  them  unto  the  valley  of  Achor. 

25  And  Joshua  said.  Why  hast  thou 
troubled s  us  1  the  Lord  shall  trouble  thee 
this  day.  And  all  Israel ''  stoned  him  with 
stones,  and  burned  them  with  fire,  after 
they  had  stoned  them  with  stones. 

26  And  they  'raised  over  him  a  great 
heap  of  stones  unto  this  day.  So  the  Lord 
turnedJ  from  the  fierceness  of  his  anger. 
Wherefore  the  name  of  that  place  was 
called,  The  ''valley  of  +Achor,  unto  this 
day. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  God  encourageth  Joshua.  -3  The  stratagem  whereby 
Ai  was  taken.  29  The  king  thereof  is  hanged.  30 
Joshua  buildeth  an  altar,  3'2  writeth  the  law  on 
stones,  33  propoundeth  blessings  and  cursings. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Fear 
not,  neither  be  thou  dismayed  :  take 
all  the  people  of  war  with  thee,  and  arise, 
go  Lip  to  Ai :  see,  I  have  given  into  thy  hand 
the  king  of  Ai,  and  his  people,  and  his  city, 
and  his  land: 

2  And  thou  shalt  do  to  Ai  and  her  king 
as  thou  didst  unto  'Jericho  and  her  king: 
only  the  "spoil  thereof,  and  the  cattle 
thereof,  shall  ye  take  for  a  prey  unto  your- 
selves :  lay  thee  an  ambush  for  the  city 
behind  it. 

3  ^  So  Joshua  arose,  and  all  the  people 
of  war,  to  go  up  against  Ai :  and  Joshua 
chose  out  thirty  thousand  mighty  men  of 
valor,  and  sent  them  away  by  night. 

4  And  he  commanded  them,  saying.  Be- 
hold, ye  shall  °  lie  in  wait  against  the  city, 


f  laaiah  29 :  15.  f  Heh.  poured,  g  IChron.  2:7;  Heb.  12:l.^. 
hDeut.l7:5.  i  chap.  8:29;  2  Samuel.  18:  17.  i  Deut.  13  :  17. 
k  ver.  24  ;  Isa.  65  :  10 ;  Hosea  2:15.  t  That  is,  trouble.  1  chap. 
6:21.     m  Deut.  20  :  H.     n  Judg.  20:  29,  etc. 


as  it  is  indulged,  however  secretly,  we  cannot  ex- 
pect deliverance,  or  the  protection  and  blessing  of 
God. 

13.  All  iniquity  is  perfectly  known  to  God,  and 
it  is  a  solemn  thing  to  stand  before  him  and  have  it 
brought  to  light  and  spread  out  before  the  sun. 

15.  The  punishment  which  God  sometimes  brings 
upon  the  workers  of  iniquity  here,  is  a  premonition 
of  the  more  dreadful  woes  which  will  come  upon 
them  hereafter. 

18.  The  idea  of  keeping  sin  a  secret  is  vain:  those 
who  commit  it  may  be  sure  that,  sooner  or  later,  their 
sin  will  find  them  out.    Num.  32 :  23 ;  Mat.  10  :  26. 

21.  I  saw,  I  coveted,  and  I  took,  describes  the 
course  with  regard  to  forbidden  objects,  of  multi- 
tudes of  transgressors ;  and  their  condition,  when 
their  sins  are  brought  to  light,  is  in  total  contr.ast 
to  what  they  expected  when  they  committed  them. 
Prov.  13:15;  Jas.  1:15. 

25.  There  are  cases  where  God  requires  trans- 
gressors to  be  put  to  death,  and  his  anger  will  not  be 
turned  away  from  a  people  unless  they  execute  this 
punishment.  Gen.  9:6;  Num.  35  :  16-21 ;  Deut. 
19 :  11-13. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

4.  Ye  shall  lie  in  wait ;  either  the  whole  or  a 
part  of  them.     Ver.  12. 

287 


Ai  in  taken 


JOSHUA   VIII. 


and  destroyed. 


even  behind  the  city  :  go  not  very  far  from 
the  city,  but  be  ye  all  ready  : 

5  And  I,  and  all  the  people  that  arc  with 
me,  will  approach  unto  the  city:  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  when  they  come  out 
against  us,  as  at  the  *  first,  that  we  will  flee 
before  them, 

6  (For  they  will  come  out  after  us,)  till 
wc  have  *  drawn  them  from  the  city  ;  for 
they  will  say.  They  flee  before  us,  as  at  the 
first:  therefore  we  will  flee  before  them. 

7  Then  ye  shall  rise  up  from  the  am- 
bush, and  seize  upon  the  city :  for  the 
Loud  your  God  will  deliver  it  into  your 
hand. 

8  And  it  shall  be,  when  ye  have  taken 
the  city,  that  ye  shall  set  the  city  on  fire  : 
according  to  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  shall  ye  do.  ''See,  I  have  com- 
manded you. 

9  ^Josliua  therefore  sent  them  forth; 
and  they  went  to  lie  in  ambush,  and  abode 
between  Beth-el  and  Ai,on  the  west  side 
of  Ai :  but  Joshua  lodged  that  night  among 
the  people. 

10  And  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  numbered  the  people,  and  went 
up,  he  and  the  ciders  of  Israel,  before  the 
people  to  Ai. 

1 1  And  "^  all  the  people,  even  the  people  of 
war  that  ivcrc  with  him,  went  up,  and  drew 
nigh,  and  came  before  the  city,  and  pitched 
on  the  north  side  of  Ai :  now  there  was  a 
valley  between  them  and  Ai. 

1 2  And  he  took  about  five  thousand  men, 
and  set  them  to  lie  in  ambush  between  Beth- 
el and  Ai,  on  the  west  side  tof  the  city. 

13  And  when  they  had  set  the  people, 
even  all  the  host  that  was  on  the  north  of 
the  city,  and  their  -Hers  in  wait  on  the 
west  of  thecity,  Joshua  went  that  night 
into  the  midst  of  the  valley. 

14  H"  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king 
of  Ai  saw  it,  that  they  hasted  and  rose  up 
early,  and  the  men  of  the  city  went  out 
against  Israel  to  battle,  he  and  all  his  peo- 
ple, at  a  time  appointed,  before  the  plain; 
but  he  ''wist  not  that  there  were  liers  in 
ambush  against  him  behind  the  city. 

15  And  Joshua  and  all  Israel  made  as  if 
they  were  beaten  before  them,  and  fled  by 
the  way  of  the  wilderness. 

Ifi  And  all  the  people  that  were  in  Ai 
Avcre  called  together  to  pursue  after  them  : 
and  they  pursued  after  Joshua,  and  were 
drawn  away  from  the  city. 


17  And  there  was  not  a  man  left  *B.c:ii5?. 
in  Ai  or  Beth-el,  that  went  not  out  after 
Israel:  and  they  left  the  city  open,  and 
pursued  after  Israel. 

18  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua. 
Stretch''  out  the  spear  that  is  in  thy  hand 
toward  Ai ;  for  I  will  give  it  into  thy  hand. 
And  Joshua  stretched  out  the  spear  that 
he  had  in  his  hand  toward  the  city. 

19  And  the  ambush  arose  quickly  out 
of  their  place,  and  they  ran  as  soon  as  he 
had  stretched  out  his  hand  :  and  they  en- 
tered into  the  city,  and  took  it,  and  hasted 
and  set  the  city  on  fire. 

20  And  when  the  men  of  Ai  looked  behind 
them,  they  saw,  and  behold,  the  smoke  of 
the  city  "^ascended  up  to  heaven,  and  they 
had  no  ^power  to  flee  this  way  or  that  way: 
and  the  people  that  fled  to  the  wilderness 
turned  back  upon  the  pursuers. 

21  And  when  Joshua  and  all  Israel  saw 
that  the  ambush  had  taken  the  city,  and 
that  the  smoke  of  the  city  ascended,  then 
they  turned  again,  and  slew  the  men  of  Ai. 

22  And  the  other  issued  out  of  the  city 
against  thon;  so  they  were  in  the  midst 
of  Israel,  some  on  this  side,  and  some  on 
that  side:  and  they  smote  them,  so  that 
they  let  ^none  of  them  remain  or  escape. 

23  And  the  king  of  Ai  they  took  alive, 
and  brought  him  to  Joshua. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Israel  had 
made  an  end  of  slaying  all  the  inhabitants 
of  Ai  in  the  field,  in  the  wilderness  where- 
in they  chased  them,  and  when  they  were 
all  fallen  on  the  edge  of  the  sword,  until 
they  were  consumed,  that  all  the  Israel- 
ites returned  unto  Ai,  and  smote  it  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword. 

25  And  so  it  was,  that  all  that  fell  that 
day,  both  of  men  and  women,  were  twelve 
thousand,  even  all  the  men  of  Ai. 

26  For  Joshua ''  drew  not  his  hand  back, 
wherewith  he  stretched  out  the  spear,  un- 
til he  had  utterly  destroyed  all  the  inhab- 
itants of  Ai. 

27  Only  'the  cattle  and  the  spoil  of  that 
city  Israel  took  for  a  prey  unto  tliemselves, 
according  unto  the  word  of  the  Lord  which 
he  J  commanded  Joshua. 

28  And  Joshua  burnt  ''Ai,  and  made  it 
a  heap  forever,  even  a  desolation  unto  this 
day. 

29  And  the  'king  of  Ai  he  ""hanged  on  a 
tree  until  eventide:  and  as  "soon  as  the  .sun 
was  down,  Joshua  commanded  that  they 


«  ilia|..  7  :  fi.  *  Hch.  pulled,  b  2  S 
of  /li  t  Heh.  Ining  in  wait,  ver.  4. 
fl:12;   Isa.  19:11, 13;   lThe»».fi:3. 


im.  I3:'iR.  e  vcr.  .">.  ♦  Or, 
A  .TimIr.  20 :  M,  etc. :  Eccl. 
•  Ex.  H:6.      f  Gen.  19:28; 


12.  Ahontfive.  thoufaiid;  of  tliose  he  had  chosen, 
ver.  3,  or  in  adilition  to  that  comjriny. 

\&.  All  the  people ;  the  mrn  of  M-ar.     Ver.  2'1. 
19.   Set  the  city  on  fire ;  they  burnt  a  part  of 
2S8 


luainli  34 :  10.  %  Heb.  Aniirf.  f  TJput.  7:2.  1>  Ex.  17:11,12. 
i  Nlimhers  31  :  22.  2(i.  j  ver.>2.  k  Deut.  13: 16.  I  Ps.n.  110:  5. 
tn  clinp.  10  :  2G,  27.     »  Deut  21  :  22,  23.  


it;  but  the  rest  was  not  burnt  till  the  spoil  had 
been  taken  out  and  the  inhabitants  destroyed.    Ver. 
27  28. 
"  }b.  As  the  sun  was  down;  Deut.  21 :  22,  23. 


The  reading  of  the  law. 


JOSHUA   IX. 


The  Gibconitcs^  craft. 


S.c!u5?'  should  take  his  carcass  .down  from 
the  tree,  and  cast  it  at  the  entering  of  the 
gate  of  the  city,  and  ="  raise  thereon  a  great 
heap  of  stones,  that  rcmaineth  unto  this  day. 

30  H  Then  Joshua  built  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  in  mount  ''Ebal, 

31  As  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
commanded  the  children  of  Israel,  as  it  is 
written'^  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  Moses, 
an  altar  of  whole  stones,  over  which  no 
man  hath  lifted  up  any  iron:  and  they 
offered  thereon  burnt-offerings  unto  the 
Lord,  and  sacrificed  peace-offerings. 

32  IJAnd  ''he  wrote  there  upon  the  stones 
a  copy  of  the  law  of  Moses,  which  he  wrote 
in  the  presence  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

33  And  all  Israel,  and  their  elders,  and 
officers,  and  their  judges,  stood  on  this  side 
the  ark  and  on  that  side  before  the  priests 
the  Levites,  which  "bare  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord,  as  well  the  ''stran- 
ger, as  he  that  was  born  among  them ;  half 
of  them  over  against  mount  Gerizim,  and 
half  of  them  over  against  mount  Ebal ;  as 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  had  ^  com- 
manded before,  that  they  should  bless  the 
people  of  Israel. 

34  And  afterward  he  ^  read  all  the  words 
of  the  law,  the  'blessings  and  cursings, 
according  to  all  that  is  written  in  the  book 
of  the  law. 

35  There  was  not  a  word  of  all  that  Mo- 
ses commanded,  which  Joshua  read  not 
before  all  the  congregation  of  Israel,  with 
the  women,  and  the  little  ones,  and  the 
strangers  that  *  were  conversant  among 
them. 


CHAPTER   IX. 


a 

chap.  7 

26 

b  Deut.  27 

:4-6.     c  Ex 

20:25.     d  Deut.  27 

2,3 

8. 

'  i 

eut.  31 

li 

M;    IChron. 

I.T 

ii-i.-i. 

f  Deut  31  :  12.       g 

Deut. 

11: 

29:  27: 

12. 

h  Deut.  31 

II 

;  Nell.  8: 

2,  3:  13:1.      i  Lev 

26 

:!, 

etc 

;  Deut. 

27 

15-26;  28;  2 

9; 

30:15-20 

*  Unh.  walked,    j 

Nu 

30.  Mowit  Ebul;  Deut.  11:29,30;  27:2-8. 

31.  Whole  stones  ;  E.x.  20  :  25. 

33.  Mount  Gerizim  ;  Deut.  27  :  12,  13. 

34.  All  the  words  of  the  laiv ;  Deut.  ch.  27,  28. 

IXSTRUCTrONS. 

1.  "When  sin  is  heartily  put  away,  and  men  are 
disposed  to  hear  and  obey  God,  there  is  no  reason  to 
be  discouraged,  or  to  fear  to  undertake  any  service 
to  which  he  calls  them. 

2.  By  coveting  what  does  not  belong  to  them, 
and  making  haste  to  be  rich,  men  often  bring  them- 
selves to  an  untimely  end  ;  when,  had  tliey  waited 
with  patience  and  faithfully  done  their  duty,  they 
would  in  due  time  have  had  an  abundance  and  been 
able  to  enjoy  it. 

8.  If  men  would  secure  the  blessings  of  the  Lord, 
they  must  not  shrink  from  any  service  to  which  he 
•  calls  them. 

13.  To  accomplish  things  which  G-od  has  foretold, 
and  which  are  beforehand  certain,  it  is  as  needful  to 
use  means  as  it  would  be  if  they  were  not  foretold, 
or  their  accomplishment  depended  wholly  upon  hu- 
man efforts. 

17.  Wlien  the  measure  of  a  people's  iniquity  is 
full,  they  are  given  up  in  hardness  of  heart  and 
blindness  of  mind,  to  pursue  a  course  which  ends  in 
their  ruin. 


1  The  kings  combine  against  Israel.  3  The  Gibeonites 
by  craft  obtain  a  league  ;  13  for  which  they  are  con- 
demned to  perpetual  bondage. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  kings 
which  were  on  this  side  Jordan,  in  the 
hills,  and  in  the  valleys,  and  in  all  the 
coa.sts  of  the  J  great  sea  over  against  Leba- 
non, the  ''Hittite,  and  the  Amorite,  the 
Canaanite,  the  Perizzite,  the  Hivite,  and 
the  Jebusite,  heard  thereof; 

2  That  they  'gathered  themselves  to- 
gether, to  fight  with  Joshua  and  with  Is- 
rael, with  one  t  accord. 

3  If  And  when  the  inhabitants  of  ""Gib- 
eon  "heard  what  Joshua  had  done  unto 
Jericho  and  to  Ai, 

4  They  did  work  wilily,  and  went  and 
made  as  if  they  had  been  ambassadors, 
and  took  old  sacks  upon  their  asses,  and 
wine-bottles,  old,  and  rent,  and  bound  up  ; 

5  And  old  shoes  and  clouted  upon  their 
feet,  and  old  garments  upon  them  ;  and  all 
the  bread  of  their  provision  was  dry  mul 
mouldy. 

6  And  they  went  to  Joshua  unto  the 
camp°  at  Gilgal,  and  said  unto  him,  and 
to  the  men  of  Israel,  We  be  come  from  a 
far  country  :  now  therefore  make  ye  a 
league  with  us. 

7  And  the  men  of  Israel  said  unto  the 
Hivites,P  Peradventure  ye  dwell  among 
us;  and  how  shall  we  make  a  i league 
with  y-ou  ■? 

8  And  they  said  unto  Joshua.  We  are  thy 
servants.'  And  Joshua  said  unto  them. 
Who  arc  ye?  and  from  whence  come  ye? 


34:6.     k  Ex.  3:17;  23:23.     l2Cliror 

.  20  :  1 ,  etc. ;    Psa.  83  :  3,  6  ; 

Isa.8:9, 10;  54:1,>).     f  Heb.  mouM.     m 

chap.  10:2.     n  chap,  (i:  27. 

o  cli:ip.  .">:  10.      P  chiip.  1 1  :  19.      q  Ex 

23 :  32  ;  Deut.  7:2;  Judg. 

2  :  2.     r  Dent.  20  : 1 1  ;  2  Kings,  10:5. 

25.  In  punishing  men  for  their  sins,  God  uses  such 
instruments  as  he  sees  best,  and  it  was  no  more 
wrong  for  him  to  destroy  the  men  of  Ai  by  the  hand 
of  the  Isiaelites,  than  it  would  have  been  to  destroy 
them  by  pestilence,  famine,  or  an  earthquake. 

29.  Men  of  great  influence,  wtio  have  been  leaders 
in  transgression,  will  bedistinguished  in  their  punish- 
ment, and  the  righteous  Judge  will  award  to  all  who 
persevere  in  iniquity  according  to  their  works. 

30.  We  should  ever  feel  and  acknowledge  that  all 
our  blessings  come  through  the  atonement  of  Christ, 
and  should  engage  in  nothing  which  will  unfit  us  to 
acknowledge  and  adore  him. 

3-5.  The  minds  of  all  classes  of  people  should  be 
habitually  directed  to  the  will  of  God  as  revealed 
in  the  Scriptures,  and  all  suitable  means  be  pcrse- 
veringly  used  to  lead  them  to  obey  it. 

CHAPTER  IX. 
1.    Tliis  side  Jordan  ;  the  west  side,  where  the 
Israelites  then  were.     The  great  sea  ;  the  Medi- 
terranean. 

3.  Gibeon ;  a  large  city  of  the  Hivites,  a  few 
miles  north  of  Jerusalem.     Chap.  10  :  2. 

4.  Wilily;  craftilj'.  deceitfully.  Wine-bottles  ; 
these  were  made  of  the  skins  of  animals. 

6.  A  league  •  an  agreement  not  to  destroy  them. 
2S9 


The  league  with  Gibeon. 


JOSHUA   X. 


It  is  reditced  to  bondage. 


9  And  they  said  unto  him,  From  a  very 
far"  country  thy  servants  arc  ''come,  be- 
cause of  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  God : 
for  we  have  ''heard  the  fame  of  him,  and 
all  that  he  did  in  Egypt, 

10  And  all  that  he  did  to  the  two  kings 
of  the  Amorites,  that  were  beyond  Jordan, 
to  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon,  and  to  Og  king 
of  Bashan,  which  was  at  Ashtaroth. 

1 1  Wherefore  ^  our  elders  and  all  the  in- 
habitants of  our  country  spake  to  us,  say- 
ing, Take  victuals  *\vith  you  for  the  jour- 
ney, and  go  to  meet  them,  and  say  unto 
them,  We  are  your  servants :  therefore 
now  make  ye  a  league  with  us. 

12  This  our  bread  we  took  hot  for  our 
jirovision  out  of  our  houses  on  the  day  we 
came  forth  to  go  unto  you  ;  but  now,  be- 
hold, it  is  dry,  and  it  is  mouldy  : 

1 3  And  these  bottles  of  wine,  which  we 
filled,  u'cre  new ;  and  behold,  they  be 
rent:  and  these  our  garments  and  our 
shoes  are  become  old  by  reason  of  the  very 
long  journey. 

1 4  And  +  the  men  took  of  their  victuals, 
and  asked  '"not  counsel  'at  the  mouth  of 
the  Lord. 

15  And  Joshua  made  «  peace  with  them, 
and  made  a  league  with  them,  to  let  them 
live  :  and  the  princes  of  the  congregation 
sware  unto  ''them. 

1 6  T[  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  three 
days  after  they  had  made  a  league  with 
them,  that  they  heard  that  they  were  their 
neighbors,  and  that  they  dwelt  among  them. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed, 
and  came  unto  their  cities  on  the  third  day. 
Now  their  cities  were  'Gibeon,  and  Ohe- 
phirah,  and  Beeroth,  and  Kirjath-jearim. 

18  And  the  children  of  Israel  smote  them 
not,  because  the  princes  of  the  congrega- 
tion had  J  sworn  unto  them  by  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel.  And  all  the  congregation 
murmured  against  the  princes. 

19  But  all  the  princes  said  unto  all  the 
congregation.  We  have  sworn  unto  them 
by  the  Lord  God  of  Israel :  now  there- 
fore wc  may  not  touch  them. 

20  This  we  will  do  to  them;  we  will  even 


«Deut.20:16.  b  1  Kinpi.S:  41 ;  lsii.55:  5;  Acts  8:27.  c  chap, 
S:  If>:  Ej.  1R:H;  Num.  21:35.  il  Entlier  8 :  17.  *  Heb.  in  your 
hand,  t  Or,  thei/  received  Che  men  by  reason  of  their  victualt. 
•  Num.27:2l;  1  Chron.  10: 13, 14:  I»n.  30: 1,  2.  fJmlgesl:!; 
20:18,28;  I  Sam.  2.T  :  10,  1 1 ;  30:8;  2Sam.2:l;  5:19.  g  chap. 
11:19.      b2Sam.21:2.      1  chap.  10:  2  ;    18:  25-28.      jP8a.l3:4; 


18.  Sworn  unto  them  ;  that  their  lives  should 
be  preserved.     Ver.  1.5,  20. 

■21.  Hewers  of  wood  and  drawers  of  water  ; 
especially  for  the  services  of  religion.  Verses  23, 
27. 

'27.  In  the  place  which  he  should  choose  ;  for 
the  .sanctuary  and  for  public  worship. 
INSTRUCTION.S. 

2.  No  combination  or  power  of  wicked  men,  if 
they  continue  in  sin,  will  save  them  from  ruin. 

S.  A  knowledge  of  the  truth,  the  will,  and  pur- 
290 


let  them  live,  ^  lest  wrath  be  upon  b.cIhs? 
us,  because  of  the  oath  which  we  sware 
unto  them. 

21  And  the  princes  said  unto  them,  Let 
them  live;  but  let  them  be  'hewers  of 
wood  and  drawers  of  water  unto  all  the 
congregation  ;  as  the  princes  ""had  prom- 
ised them. 

22  1[  And  Joshua  called  for  them,  and  he 
spake  unto  them,  saying,  Wherefore  have 
ye  beguiled  us,  saying.  We  are  very  far 
from  you  ;  when  ye  dwell  among  us  ? 

23  Now  therefore  ye  are  "cursed,  and 
there  shall  ^  none  of  you  be  freed  from  be- 
ing bondmen,  and  "hewers  of  wood  and 
drawers  of  water  for  the  house  of  my  God. 

24  And  they  answered  Joshua,  and  said. 
Because  it  was  certainly  told  thy  servants, 
how  that  the  Lord  thy  God  '"commanded 
his  servant  Moses  to  give  you  all  the  land, 
and  to  destroy  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  from  before  you,  therefore  we  were 
sore  1  afraid  of  our  lives  because  of  yoB, 
and  have  done  this  thing. 

25  And  now,  behold,  we  are  in  thy 
hand  .^  as  it  seemeth  good  and  right  unto 
thee  to  do  unto  us,  do. 

26  And  so  did  he  unto  them,  and  deliv- 
ered them  out  of  the  hand  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  that  they  slew  them  not. 

27  And  Joshua  ^made  them  that  day 
hewers  of  wood  and  drawers  of  water  for 
the  congregation,  and  for  the  altar  of  the 
Lord,  even  unto  this  day,  in  the  'place 
which  he  should  choose. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Five  Icings  war  against  Gibeon.  6  Joshua  rescueih 
it.  to  God  fighteth  against  them  with  hailstones. 
12  The  sun  and  moon  stand  still  at  the  word  of  Joshua . 
IG  The  five  tings  are  immured  in  a  cave.  'X^  They 
are  brought  forth,  '2\  scornfully  used,  'Jfi  and  hanged. 

28  Seven  kings  more  are  conquered.     43  Josliua  re- 
tumeth  to  Gilgal. 

"IVrOW  it  came  to  pass,  when  Adoni-ze- 
±N  dek  king  of  Jerusalem  had  heard  how- 
Joshua  had  taken  Ai,  and  had  '  utterly  de- 
stroyed it ;  as  he  had  done  to  Jericho  and 
her  king,  so  he  had  done  to  °Ai  and  her  king; 
and  how  the  inhabit  ants  of  Gibeon  had  made 
peace''  with  Israel,  and  were  among  them ; 


Eccl.  5 :  a  k.  2  Sam.  21  :  1-6 ;  Ezek.  17  :  12-21 ;  Zech.  6 :  3, 4 ;  MaT. 
3:5.  1  DeuL  29:  11;  2Chmn.  2:17, 18.  m  Ter.  15.  n  Leviticus 
27 :  28,  29.  J  Heb.  not  be  tut  off  from  jrox.  o  ver.  21 ,  27.  p  El. 
i):  32;  Deut.  7:1,2.  q  Ex.  15:  14-16.  r  2Sam.  24:  14  ;  Isn.  47  :  6. 
T^Heh.  gave,  OT  delivered  to  be.  E7.n1  8: 20.  "00^.12:5;  Psa. 
132:13,14.     t  chap.  8:22-28.     ichap.6:21.    v  chap.  9: 15. 


poses  of  God,  leads  some  to  oppose  and  others  to 
submit  themselves  to  him.     Ver.  2.'). 

14.  If  men  do  not  ask  counsel  of  God,  and  seek 
his  direction,  they  may  expect  to  be  habitually  and 
grossly  deceived. 

19.  Solemn  engagements  to  do  things  which  are 
practicable,  and  not  wicked,  should  be  sacredly  ob- 
served.    Psa.  1.5 : 4. 

27.  The  sins  of  men  are  sometimes  overruled  for 
their  good;  but  this  does  not  lessen  the  evil  of  such 
sins,  or  the  guilt  of  those  who  commit  them. 


Five  kings  combine. 


JOSHUA    X. 


TTie  sun  and  moon  stand  still. 


B.^:^!:  2  That  they  ^feared  greatly,  because 
Gibeoii  was  a  great  city,  as  one  of  the  royal 
cities,*  and  because  it  urns  greater  than  Ai, 
and  all  the  men  thereof  irerc  mighty. 

3  Wherefore  Adoni-zedek  king  of  Jeru- 
salem sent  unto  Hoham  king  of  Hebron, 
and  unto  Piram  king  of  Jarmuth,  and  unto 
Japhia  king  of  Lachish,  and  unto  Debir 
king  of  Eglon,  saying, 

4  Come  up  unto  me,  and  help  me,  that 
we  may  smite  Gibeon  :  for  it  hath  made 
peace  with  Joshua  and  with  the  children 
of  Israel. 

5  Therefore  the  five  kings  of  the  Amo- 
rites,  the  king  of  Jerusalem,  the  king  of 
Hebron,  the  king  of  Jarmuth,  the  king  of 
Lachish,  the  king  of  Eglon,  ''gathered 
themselves  together,  and  went  up,  they 
and  all  their  hosts,  and  encamped  before 
Gibeon,  and  made  war  against  it. 

6  T[  And  the  men  of  Gibeon  sent  unto 
Joshua  ^  to  the  camp  to  Gilgal,  saying, 
Slack  not  thy  hand  from  thy  servants ; 
come  up  to  us  quickly,  and  save  us,  and 
help  us  :  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Amorites 
that  dwell  in  the  mountains  are  gathered 
together  against  us. 

7  So  Joshua  ascended  from  Gilgal,  he, 
and  all  the  people  of  war  with  him,  and 
all  the  mighty  men  of  valor. 

8  1[  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  "Tear 
them  not :  for  I  have  delivered  them  into 
thy  hand;  there  shall  not  a  man  of  them 
stand  before  thee. 

9  Joshua  therefore  came  \nito  them  sud- 
denly, and  went  up  from  Gilgal  all  night. 

10  And  the  Lord  ''discomfited  them  be- 
fore Israel,  and  slew  them  with  a  great 
slaughter  at  '^ Gibeon,  and  chased  them 
along  the  way  that  goeth  up  to  Beth-horon, 
and  smote  them  to  Azekah,  and  unto  Mak- 
kedah. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  lied  from 
before  Israel,  and  were  in  the  going  down 
to  Beth-horon,  that  the  Lord  cast  down 
greafSstones  from  heaven  upon  them  unto 
Azekah,  and  they  died :  thcxj  were  more 
which  died  with  hailstones  than  they 
whom  the  children  of  Israel  slew  with 
the  sword. 


•  Ex.  15  :  14-16 ;  Deut.  U  :  -25.  *  Heb.  citici  of  tht  kingdom. 
h  cliap.  9:2;  Isn.  8:9,  10.  c  chap.  9  :  6.  d  cli.ip.  1 1  :  6;  Judges 
•4  :  14,  15.  0  JuJk-  4  :  15.  f  Isaiah  28  :  21.  B  E.xodus  9  :  22-2ti ; 
Psa.  18 :  13, 14 ;  laa.  30  :  30 ;  Rev.  llj :  21.     f  Heb.  bt  tiUnt.    h  Job 


CHAPTER   X. 

3.  Hebron  —  Jarmuth  —  Lachish  —  Eglon  ; 
places  south-west  of  Jerusalem,  and  in  that  part 
of  Canaan  which  afterwards  fell  to  the  tribe  of 
Judah. 

5.  The  Amorites ;  a  general  name  for  the  Ca- 
naanites  in  that  part  of  the  country. 

10.  ]ieth-horo7i :  north-west  of  Jerusalem. 

11.  Down  to  lit'th-horon ;  there  were  places 
of  this  name  called  upper  and  lower.  This  was 
the  lower.      That    referred   to,  verse   10,   was   the 


12  TfThen  spake  Joshua  to  tlie  Lord  in 
the  day  when  the  Lord  delivered  up  the 
Amorites  before  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
he  said  in  the  sight  of  Israel,  Sun,  t  stand 
thou  ''  still  upon  Gibeon ;  and  thou,  Moon, 
in  the  valley  of 'Ajalon. 

13  And  the  sun  stood  still,  and  the  moon 
stayed,  until  the  people  had  avenged  them- 
selves upon  their  enemies.  Is  not  this 
written  in  the  book  of  tJasher?J  So  the 
sun  stood  still  in  the  midst  of  heaven, 
and  hasted  not  to  ''go  down  about  a  whole 
day. 

1 4  And  there  was  no  day  like  that  before 
it  or  after  it,  that  the  Lord  hearkened  unto 
the  voice  of  a  man  :  for  the  Lord  'fought 
for  Israel. 

1 5  TfAnd  Joshua  returned,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  unto  the  camp  to  Gilgal. 

1 6  But  these  five  kings  fled,  and  hid 
themselves  in  a  '"cave  at  Makkedah. 

17  And  it  was  told  Joshua,  saying.  The 
five  kings  are  found  hid  in  a  cave  at  Mak- 
kedah. 

18  And  Joshua  said.  Roll  great  "stones 
upon  the  mouth  of  the  cave,  and  set  men 
by  it  for  to  keep  them : 

19  And  stay  ye  not,  but  "pursue  after 
your  enemies,  and  ^  smite  the  hindmost  of 
them ;  sutTer  them  not  to  enter  into  their 
cities  :  for  the  Lord  your  God  hath  deliv- 
ered them  into  your  hand. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joshua 
and  the  children  of  Israel  had  made  an  end 
of  slaying  them  with  a  very  great  slaugh- 
ter, till  they  were  consumed,  that  the  rest 
which  remained  of  them  entered  into 
fenced P  cities. 

21  And  all  the  people  returned  to  the 
camp  to  Joshua  at  Makkedah  in  peace : 
none  moved  his  i  tongue  against  any  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

22  Then  said  Joshua,  Open  the  mouth  of 
the  cave,  and  "■  bring  out  those  five  kings 
unto  me  out  of  the  cave. 

23  And  they  did  so,  and  brought  forth 
those  five  kings  unto  him  out  of  the  cave, 
the  king  of  Jerusalem,  the  king  of  Hebron, 
the  king  of  Jarmuth,  the  king  of  Lachish, 
and  the  king  of  Eglon. 

9:7:  Hah.  3:11.  ijudg.  12:12.  ^  O^,  the  upright.  j2Sam. 
1:18.  klsa.38:8.  1  Deut.  1 :  30.  m  Jud<;.  fi  :  2:  LSam.  13:6; 
24:3,8.  n  Mat.  27;  60.  ojer.  48:10.  ?t  Heb.  cut  off  the  tail. 
p  2Sam.  20:6;  Jer.  8:  14.     q  Ex.  11:7.     r  1  Sam.  15  :  32. 


upper.     Azekah;  south  of  Beth-horon  and  west  of 
Jerusalem. 

12.  Ajalon;  a  town  and  valley  west  of  G-ibeon. 

13.  Tlie  book  of  Jasher ;  this  is  supposed  by 
many  to  be  a  collection  of  poems,  referring  to  the 
wonderful  events  in  the  history  of  Israel.  2  Sam. 
1:18. 

16.  Makkedah  ;  south-west  of  Jerusalem. 
19.    The  hindmost  ;  such  of  them  as  they  could 
overtake. 

yO.  Fenced;  fortified. 

291 


The  five  Icings  slain, 


JOSHUA   X. 


with  divers  others. 


24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
brought  out  those  kings  unto  Joshua,  that 
Joshua  called  for  all  the  men  of  Israel,  and 
said  unto  the  captains  of  the  men  of  war 
which  went  with  him,  Come  near,  put 
your  *  feet  upon  the  ''necks  of  these  kings. 
And  ''they  came  near,  and  put  their  feet 
upon  the  necks  of  them. 

25  And  Joshua  said  unto  them,  ^"Fear 
not,  nor  be  dismayed,  be  "^strong  and  of 
good  courage  :  for  "^thus  shall  the  Lord  do 
to  all  your  enemies  against  whom  ye  fight. 

26  And  afterward  Joshua  smote  them, 
and  slew  them,  and  ^  hanged  them  on  five 
trees :  and  they  were  hanging  upon  the 
trees  until  the  ''evening. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  of  the 
going  down  of  the  sun,  that  Joshua  com- 
manded, and  they  took  them  down  off  the 
trees,  and  cast  them  into  the  cave  wherein 
they  had  been  hid,  and  laid  great  stones 
in  the  cave's  mouth,  u'hicli  remain  until 
this  very  day. 

28  T[  And  that  day  Joshua  took  Makke- 
dah,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  and  the  king  thereof  he  utterly  '  de- 
stroyed, them,  and  all  the  souls  that  were 
therein;  he  let  none  remain:  and  he  did 
to  the  king  of  Makkedah  as  he  J  did  unto 
the  king  of  Jericho. 

29  Then  Joshua  passed  from  Makkedah, 
and  all  Israel  with  liim,  unto  ^  Libnah,  and 
fought  against  Libnah: 

.30  And  tlic  Lord  delivered  it  also,  and 
the  king  thereof,  into  the  hand  of  Israel; 
and  he  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
and  all  the  souls  that  ice)X  therein  ;  he  let 
none  remain  in  it;  but  did  unto  the  king 
thereof  as  he 'did  unto  the  king  of  Jericho. 

31  T[  And  Joshua  passed  from  Libnah, 
and  all  Israel  with  him,  unto  "^  Lachish,  and 
encamped  against  it,  and  fought  against  it : 

32  And  the  Lord  delivered  Lachish  into 
the  hand  of  Israel,  which  took  it  on  the 
second  day,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of 
the  sword,  and  all  the  souls  thatrt'cre  there- 
in, according  to  all  that  he  had  "done  to 
Libnah. 

•  Inn.  26:  6,  6;  Malaelii  4  :  .1.  bP«a.l8:4n.  c  Pna.  107 :  JO ; 
149:8,9.  d  clinp.  I  :9;  Deut.31:6,  8.  tiEpli.  6:10.  f  Deut. 
3: -21;  7:19;  Ilomaiw  8  :  37.  c  chap.  8  :  29.  h  Deut.  21 :  23. 
i  Deut.  7:2,16.  j  ch.%p.  6:21.  k  clinp.  IS:  42;  21:13;  2 Kings, 
8:22;  19:8.    I  ver.  28.    m  vcr.  3,  6.     n  ver.  30.    o  ver.  3.    p  ver. 


24.  Upon  the  necks  of  these  kings;  in  token 
of  the  complete  victory  of  tlie  Israelites  over  them 
;ind  over  all  their  foes. 

29.  Libnah  ;  a  city  south  of  Makkedah. 

31.  Lachish  ;  still  further  south. 

33.  Gezer ;  in  the  territory  that  afterwards  fell 
to  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  about  fifteen  miles  north- 
west of  .Terusalem. 

31.  Egloii  ;  a  few  miles  west  of  Lachish. 

36.  Hebron  ;  .^  city  east  of  L.achish,  and  twenty 
miles  south  of  Jerusalem. 

3*^.   Dehir ;  south-M'est  of  Hebron. 

40.  Cun>iti-y  of  the  hills ;  the  hill  country  of 
202 


33  IfThen  Iloram  king  of  Gezer  e.g^^k 
came  up  to  help  Lachish ;  and  Joshua 
smote  him  and  his  people,  until  he  had 
left  him  none  remaining. 

34  T[  And  from  Lachish  Joshua  passed 
unto  °  Eglon,  and  all  Israel  with  him ;  and 
they  encamped  against  it,  and  fought 
against  it: 

35  And  they  took  it  on  that  day,  and 
smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
all  the  souls  that  ivere  tlierein  he  utterly 
destroyed  that  day,  according  to  Pall  that 
he  had  done  to  Lachish. 

36  And  Joshua  went  up  from  Eglon,  and 
all  Israel  with  him,  unto  PHebron;  and 
they  fought  against  it: 

37  And  they  took  it,  and  smote  it  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  the  king  there- 
of, and  all  the  cities  thereof,  and  all  the 
souls  that  icere  therein ;  he  left  none  re- 
maining, according  to  ^  all  that  he  had  done 
to  Eglon  ;  but  destroyed  it  utterly,  and  all 
the  souls  that  luere  therein. 

38  T[And  Joshua  returned,  and  all  Is- 
rael with  him,  to  'Debir;  and  fought 
against  it : 

39  And  he  took  it,  and  the  king  thereof, 
and  all  the  cities  thereof;  and  they  smote 
them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  utter- 
ly destroyed  all  the  souls  that  i«re  there- 
in; he  left  none  remaining:  as  lie  had 
done'  to  Hebron,  so  he  did  to  Debir,  and 
to  the  king  thereof;  as  he  had  done  also 
to  Libnah,  and  to  her  king. 

40  ^  So  Josliua  smote  all  the  country  of 
the  hills,  and  of  the  south,  and  of  the  vale, 
and  of  the  springs,  and  all  their  kings  :  he 
left  none  remaining,  but  utterly  destroyed 
all  that  breathed,  as  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael "commanded. 

41  And  Joshua  smote  them  from  'Ka- 
desh-barnea  even  unto  "Gaza,  and  all  the 
country  of  ^Goshen,  even  unlo^Gibeon. 

42  And  all  these  kings  and  their  land 
did  Joshua  take  at  one  time,  "because  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  fought  for  Israel. 

43  And  Joshua  returned,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  unto  the  camp  to  Gilgal. 

32.  q  chap.  14:13;  1,1:13;  Juclg.  1:10;  2Sam.  .i:  1-5;  15:9,10; 
1  Chron.  1-2:2:1,  38.  r  verse  35.  ■  chap.  15:  I.t  ;  Judges  1:11. 
t  ver..37.  u  Deut  20:16,  17.  »  Deut.  9:23.  w  Gen.  10:19; 
ISimuel,  6:17.  x  chap.  II :  16.  y  verses  2, 12;  1  Kings,  3:6. 
•  ver.  14. 

Judea  and  the  southern  part  of  Canaan.  Luke 
1 :  39,  65. 

41.  Kadesh-harnea  ;  near  the  south-east  border 
of  Canaan.  Gaza;  near  the  Mediterranean  and 
the  south-west  border  of  Can;ian. 

41.  Country  of  Goshen;  a  region  south  of 
Hebron. 

I,\STRUCTIO.\S. 

4.  When  sinners  desert  the  cause  of  Satan  and 
join  with  the  people  of  (3'od,  those  who  continue  to 
be  Satan's  slaves  often  unite  ag.iinst  thcni,  and 
would,  if  they  could,  utterly  destroy  them. 

8.  Those  who  oppose  their  fellow-men   because 


Divers  kim^s  overcome 


JOSHUA  XI. 


at  the  waters  of  Mcrom. 


CHAPTER  XI, 


1  Divers  kings  overcome  at  the  waters  of  Merom.  10 
Hazor  is  taken  and  burnt.  IG  All  the  country  taken 
by  Joshua.     21  The  Anakim  cut  off. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pa.ss,  when  Jabiii  king 
J:a_  of  Hazor  had  heard  tJwse  things,  that 
he  "scut  to  Jobab  king  of  Madon,  and  to 
the  king  of  ''Shimron,  and  to  the  king  of 
Achshaph, 

2  And  to  the  kings  that  were  on  the  north 
of  the  nioiintains,  and  of  the  plains  south 
of  "^.Chiuueroth,  and  in  the  valley,  and  in 
the  borders  of ''Dor  on  the  west, 

3  And  to  the  Canaanite  on  the  east  and 
on  the  west,  and  to  the  Amorite,  and  the 
Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the  Jebu- 
site  in  the  mountains,  and  to  the  "^Hivite 
under  ''Hermon  in  the  land  of  ^Mizpeh. 

4  And  they  went  out,  they  and  all  their 
hosts  with  them,  much  people,  even  as  the 
sand''  that  is  upon  the  sea-shore  in  multi- 
tude, with  horses  and  chariots  very  many. 

5  And  when  all  these  kings  were  *met 
together,  they  came  and  pitched  together 
at  the  waters  of  Merom,  to  fight  against 
Israel. 

6  1[  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, '  Be 
not  afraid  because  of  them  :  for  to-morrow 
about  this  time  will  I  deliver  them  up  all 
slain  before  Israel :  thou  shalt  J  hough  their 
liorses,''  and  burn  their 'chariots  with  fire. 

7  So  Joshua  came,  and  all  the  people  of 
war  with  him,  against  them  by  the  waters 
of  Merom  '"suddenly  ;  and  they  fell  upon 
them. 


a  chap 

10 :  .3. 

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they  join  the  cause  of  God,  oppose  him,  and  thus 
often  bring  upon  themselves  utter  ruin. 

11.  All  the  elements  are  under  G-od's  control,  and 
when  he  directs  will  fight  against  his  foes.  Judg. 
5  :  20  ;  .Tob  20  :  l.t-29  ;  Isa.  4-5 :  9  ;  Heb.  2  :  3. 

14.  Those  who  take  the  side  of  God,  and  follow 
his  directions,  will  experience  his  aid,  and  through 
his  grace  will  ultimately  triumph. 

18.  Places  to  which  tlie  wicked  flee  for  safety 
may  become  their  pri.sons ;  and  measures  wliich 
they  take  to  escape  destruction,  may  be  the  occasion 
of  bringing  it  upon  them. 

22.  Those  who  have  been  most  distinguished  by 
the  means  of  doing  good,  but  have  employed  them 
in  doing  evil,  will  be  most  distinguished  in  their 
punishment. 

30.  Many  things  which  are  accomplished  by  hu- 
man agency,  are  in  the  Bible  ascribed  to  God.  In 
one  sense  man  is  the  author,  and  in  another  sense 
God. 

40.  By  commanding  the  Israelites  to  destroy  the 
Canaanites  and  t.ake  possession  of  their  country, 
God  laid  them  under  obligation  to  do  it ;  but  no  in- 
dividual or  nation,  without  his  command,  is  author- 
ized to  do  as  they  did. 

CHAPTER  XI. 
1.  Hazor ;  a  strong  and  chief  city  in  the  north 
part  of  Canaan.     Ver.  10.     Madon  ;  not  far  from 
Hazor.     Shimron ;  called,  chap.  12:20,  Shimron- 


8  And  the  Lord  "delivered  them  into 
the  hand  of  Israel,  who  smote  them,  and 
chased  them  unto  tgreat  Zidon,  and  unto 
Misrephoth-maim,5^and  unto  the  valley  of 
Mizpeh  eastward ;  and  they  smote  them, 
until  they  left  them  none  remaining. 

9  And  Joshua  did  unto  them  as  "the  Lord 
bade  him :  he  houghed  their  horses,  and 
burnt"  their  chariots  with  fire. 

10  TfAnd  Joshua  at  that  time  turned 
back,  and  took  Hazor,  and  smote  the  king 
thereof  with  the  sword  :  for  Hazor  before- 
time  was  the  head  of  all  those  kingdoms. 

11  And  they  smote  all  the  souls  that 
ivere  therein  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
utterly  destroying  them:  there  w"as  not 
any  ^^  left  to  breathe  :  and  he  burnt  Hazor 
with  fire. 

12  And  all  the  cities  of  those  kings,  and 
all  the  kings  of  them,  did  Joshua  take,  and 
smote  them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
and  he  utterly  "i destroyed  them,  as  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  commanded. 

13  But  as  for  the  cities  that  stood  still 
in 'I  their  strength,  Israel  burned  none  of 
them,  save  Hazor  only;  that  did  Joshua 
burn. 

14  And  all  the  spoil  of  these  cities,  and 
the  cattle,  the  children  of  Israel  took  for 
a  prey  unto  themselves ;  but  every  man 
they  smote  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
until  they  had  destroyed  them,  neither 
left  they  any  to  breathe. 

15  1[  As  the  Lord  commanded  Moses  his 
servant,  so  did  Moses  command  Joshua, 

14:3.  IPsa.  46:9.  m  chap.  10:  9  ;  1  Thess.  5:  .3.  n  chap.  21  :  44. 
t  Or,  Zidon-rahbuk.  ^  Heb.  burninffS ;  or,  salt  pits,  o  verse  6. 
p  Ezek.39:9, 10.  %  Heb.any6r«a«.  chap.  10:40.  q  Num.  33:62; 
Deut.  7:2;  20 : 1  fi,  1 7.     ||  Heb.  on  their  heap.  Jer.  30 :  IS. 

meron.  It  was  afterwards  in  the  tribe  of  Zebulon. 
Achshaph  ;  west  of  Zebulon,  in  the  tribe  of  Asher. 

2.  The.  moioitaiiis ;  Lebanon  and  Anti-Leba- 
non. See  Deut.  3  :  8.  Chiiiiieroth ; 'on.t\\e\a,k&  oi 
Gennesareth,  or  sea  of  Tiberias.  Dor;  on  the  Medi- 
terranean, not  far  from  mount  Carmel. 

3.  Ilermon  ;  Deut.  3 :  0.  Mizpeh ;  an  emi- 
nence in  the  north  part  of  Gilead,  from  which  they 
had  an  e.xtensive  prospect. 

4.  As  the  sand ;  very  numerous. 

5.  The  waters  of  Merom ;  a  collection  of  wa- 
ters in  the  upper  part  of  Canaan,  from  which  flows 
the  river  Jordan.  It  is  about  twelve  miles  above 
the  sea  of  Galilee,  and  in  the  spring,  when  the  wa- 
ter is  high,  is  about  seven  miles  long  and  three  and 
a  half  wide.     Its  present  name  is  Bahr  el-Huleh. 

6.  Hoicgh  their  horses  ;  hamstring  them ;  cut 
the  great  cord  of  their  hind  legs. 

8.  Great  Zidon  ;  a  city  on  the  Mediterranean, 
about  twenty-five  miles  north  of  Tyre,  fifty  south  of 
Beyroot,  and  sixty-six  west  of  Damascus.  It  is 
called  great  on  account  of  its  numerous  people  and 
abundant  wealth.  Misrephoth-mai/ii ;  north  of 
Zidon. 

1 1.  Not  any  left ;  any  that  fell  into  their  hands. 

12.  As  Moses — continan.iled ;  this  is  often  men- 
tioned to  show  that  for  destroying  the  Canaanites 
the  Israelites  were  not  to  be  blamed  but  commend- 
ed, because  that  in  doing  it  they  were  obeying  God. 
Ver.  1.5,  20,  23. 

293 


The  Anakim  cut  off. 


JOSHUA  XII, 


The  coast  of  Sihon  and  Og. 


and  so  did  Joshua;  he  'left  notliingmidoue  \ 
of  all  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

16  So  Joshua  took  all  that  land,  the 
hills,*  and  all  the  south  country,  and  all 
the  land  of ''Goshen,  and  the  valley,  and 
the  plain,  and  the  mountain  of  Israel,  and 
the  valley  of  the  same ; 

17  Even  from  tthe  mount  ""Halak,  that 
goeth  up  to  Seir.  even  unto  Baal-gad  in  the 
valley  of  Lebanon  under  mount  Hermon : 
and  all  their  "^ kings  he  took,  and  smote 
them,  and  slew  them. 

18  Joshua  made  war  a  long  time*  with 
all  those  kings. 

1 9  There  was  not  a  city  that  made  peace 
with  the  children  of  Israel,  save  the  ^Hi- 
vites  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeon:  aXlother 
they  took  in  battle. 

20  For  it  was  of  '"the  Lord  to  s  harden 
their  hearts,  that  they  should  come  against 
Israel  in  battle,  that  he  might  destroy  them 
utterly ,  rtju/  that  they  might  have  no  favor, 
but  that  he  might  destroy  them,  as  the 
Lord  ''commanded  Moses. 

21  H  And  at  that  time  came  Joshua,  and 
cut  off  the  'Anakim  from  the  mountains, 
from  Hebron,  from  Debir,  from  Anab,  and 
from  all  the  mountains  of  Judah,  and  from 
all  the  mountains  of  Israel:  Joshua  de- 
stroyed them  utterly  with  their  cities. 

22  There  was  none  of  the  Anakim  left 
in  the  land  of  the  children  of  Israel :  only 
in  Gaza,  in  J  Gath,  and  in  ''Ashdod,  there 
remained. 

23  So  Joshua  took  the  whole  land,  ac- 


*  Hvh.  removed,  a  chap.  1-2  :  8.  b  chap.  10:41.  \  Or, the  smooth 
mountain.  cchHp.l2:7.  d  chap.  13:9-24;  Deut.7:'24.  tTilll445. 
echap.!t:3,7  fJudg.  14:4;  1  Sam.  2:2.5 ;  1  Kings,  12  :  15.  6  Deut. 
2:30;  l9a.6:10;  Rom.9:I8.  h  Deut. 20: 16,17.  i  chap.  15: 13,14; 
Nunl.  13:22,33;  Ueut.9:2.    j  lS.am.l7:4;  2Sam.2l:22;  1  Chron. 


cording  to  all  that  the  Lord  'said  ^b'.chm' 
unto  Moses ;  and  Joshua  gave  it  for  an 
inheritance  unto  Israel  according  to  their 
divisions '"  by  their  tribes.  And  the  land 
rested  from  °  war. 

CHAPTER   XII. 

1  The  two  kings  whose  countries  Moses  took  and  dis- 
posed of.  7  The  one  and  thirty  kings  on  the  other 
side  Jordan  which  Joshua  smote. 

IVrOW  these  are  the  kings  of  the  land, 
A-S  which  the  children  of  Israel  smote, 
and  possessed  their  land  on  the  other  side 
Jordan  toward  the  rising  of  the  sun,  from 
the  river°Arnon  unto  mount  Hermon,  and 
all  the  plain  on  the  east: 

2  SihonP  king  of  the  Amorites,  who  dwelt 
in  Heshbon,  and  ruled  from  Aroer,  which 
is  upon  the  bank  of  the  river  Arnon,  and 
from  the  middle  of  the  river,  and  from  half 
Gilead,  even  unto  the  river  Jabbok,  which 
Z.S-  the  border  of  the  children  of  Ammon ; 

3  And  from  the  plain  to  the  sea  of  Chin- 
neroth  on  the  ea.st,  and  unto  the  sea  of  the 
plain,  even  the  salt  sea  on  the  east,  the  way 
to  Beth-jeshimoth ;  and  from  Hhe  south, 
under  HAshdoth-pisgah : 

4  And  the  coast  of  1 0g  king  of  Bashan, 
U'hich  tea.";  of  the  ■■  remnant  of  the  giants, 
that  ■*  dwelt  at  Ashtaroth  and  at  Edrei, 

5  And  reigned  in  'mount  Hermon,  and 
in  Salcah,  and  in  all  Bashan,  unto  the  bor- 
der of  the  Geshurites  and  the  Maacha- 
thitcs,  and  half  Gilead,  the  border  of  Si- 
hon king  of  Heshbon. 

6  Them  did  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lor  d 


17.  Moimt  Jialak ;  in  the  south  part  of  the 
country  towards  Edom.  Baal-gad;  the  northern 
extremity  of  the  country.  Motcnt  Hermon  ;  the 
Eouthern  part  of  Anti- Lebanon.     Deut.  3  :  8. 

IS.   A.  long  time  :  about  seven  years. 

20.  To  harden  their  hearts  ;  by  leaving  them, 
as  a  punishment  for  their  sins,  to  pursue  their  own 
chosen  way  to  ruin.     Ex.  4  :  21. 

21.  Hehron — Debir — Anab;  in  the  southern 
part  of  the  country. 

22.  Gaza— Gath — A.ihdod  ;  cities  of  the  Phi- 
listines in  the  south-west  part  of  Palestine,  and 
near  the  Mediterranean. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Tlie  wicked  in  their  distress  often  pursue 
courses  which,  instead  of  relieving  them,  nasten 
their  destruction. 

C.  However  numerous  tlic  enemies  within  and 
without,  or  however  mighty  the  combinations 
against  the  people  of  God,  if  in  obedience  to  him 
they  rightly  use  the  means  which  he  gives  them,  they 
have  no  reason  to  fear,  for  at  his  appointed  time  he 
will  cause  them  to  triumph  over  all  their  foes. 

7.  The  aid  whicli  'rod  gives  is  not  designed  to  super, 
sede  or  render  needless  human  ctTorts ;  bat  to  encour- 
age men  to  make  fctlbrts.and  to  render  them  successful. 

9.  The  whole  creation  groaneth  and  travaileth  in 
pain.  Even  the  brute  creation  suffer  in  consequence 
of  the  sins  of  men.  Though  these  sufferings  are 
294 


18:1.      V  cliap.  15:46;   2Chron.26:6;   Neh.  13  :  2:J,  24. 
34:2,  etc.      ro  chaps.  14-16;   Num.  26  :  52-.'i5.      n  rliap  21 
0  Num.21:2l;  Deut.3:8,9.     T>  Heut.  2 :  a3, 36 ;  3:6,l>i.i; 
Teman.      ||   Or,  the  springt  of  Pugah,  or  the  hill.    I1"ii 
q  Num.21:33-:».     rDeut.  3:U.     •  Deut.  1  :  4.     t  Deut 

1   Num. 
:  44,  4.5. 
%0r, 
t.  4 :  49. 
i:8-14. 

under  the  direction  of  an  iniinitely  wise,  holy,  and 
benevolent  God,  they  are  the  effects  of  sin,  and  a 
just  expression  of  his  indignation  against  it. 

11.  Men  are  often  called  to  most  self-denying 
duties,  and  those  from  which  the  most  wise,  holy, 
and  benevolent  minds  would,  if  consistent,  gladly 
be  excused.     Mat.  2G  :  39. 

15.  Resolute,  determined,  and  habitual  obedience 
to  God's  commands,  is  the  only  course  of  wisdom, 
safety,  usefulness,  and  bliss. 

IS.  We  must  not  cease  in  our  efforts  to  conquer 
the  spiritual  enemies  of  God  and  our  own  souls,  till 
they  are  so  effectually  subdued  as  never  again  to  rise 
up  against  us. 

20.  When  God  has  determined  to  destroy  men,  he 
lets  them  pursue  their  chosen  way  of  folly  and  sin 
to  their  ruin. 

23.  Perseverance  in  'humble,  hearty,  courageous 
obedience  to  God,  will  end  in  sure  and  most  glorious 
triumph. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1.  From  the  river  Arnon  ;  on  the  south.  Un- 
to mount  Hermon  ;  on  the  north.  On  the  east  ; 
the  east  side  of  Jordan. 

3.  SeaofChi}ineroth;o{Ga\i\ee.  Sea  of  the 
plain;    the   Dead   sea.     Beth-jeshimoth ;  .\bout 

^  ten  miles  east  of  the  motith  of  the  Jordan,  vli/i- 
doth-pi.irrah  ;  near  the  foot  of  mount  Pisgah. 

4.  AsTuaroth  and— Edrei ;  places  in  Bashan. 


One  and  thirty  kings 


JOSHUA   XIII. 


subdued  by  Joshua. 


kc.'iua:  and  the  children  of  Israel  smite:  and 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  gave  *  it/or 
a  possession  unto  the  Reubenites,  and  the 
Gadites,  and  the  half-tribe  of  Manasseh. 

7  IfA  nd  these  are  the  kings  of  the  country 
which  Joshua  and  the  children  of  Israel 
smote  on  this  side  Jordan  on  the  west,  from 
Baal-gad  in  the  valley  of  Lebanon  even 
unto  the  mount  Halak,  that  goeth  up  to  Seir; 
which  Joshua  gave  unto  the  tribes  of  Israel 
/or  a  possession  according  to  their  divisions; 

8  In  the  mountains,  and  in  the  valleys, 
and  in  the  plains,  and  in  the  springs,  and 
in  the  wilderness,  and  in  the  south  coun- 
try ;  the  ••  Hittites,  the  Amorites,  and  the 
Canaanites,  the  Perizzites,  the  Hivites, 
and  the  Jebusites : 

9  The  king  of  "^Jericho,  one  ;  the  king  of 
Ai,"*  which  is  beside  Beth-el,  one ; 

10  The  king  of  "Jerusalem,  one;  the  king 
of  Hebron,  one; 

1 1  The  king  of  Jarmuth,  one ;  the  king 
of  Lachish,  one; 

12  The  king  of  Eglon,  one;  the  king  of 
Gezer,  one ; 

13  The  king  of  Debir,  one;  the  king  of 
Geder,  one; 

14  The  king  of  Hormah,  one;  the  king 
of  Arad,  one; 

15  The  king  of  Libnah,  one;  the  king  of 
Adullam,  one; 

16  Thekingof  Makkedah,  one;  the  king 
of  "^ Beth-el,  one  ; 

17  The  king  of  Tappuah,  one;  the  king 
of  'Hepher,  one; 

18  The  king  of  Aphek,  one;  the  king  of 
Lasharon,*  one; 

19  The  king  of  Madon,  one  ;  the  king  of 
Razor,''  one ; 

20  The  king  of  'Shimron-meron,  one; 
the  king  of  Achshaph,  one  ; 

•  Numbers  32  :  29,  M.  b  Ex.  23  :  23.  c  chap.  6:2.  i  chap. 
8  :  17,  2>1.  e  chap.  10  :  23-43.  f  Jujg.  1 :  22.  el  Kings,  4  :  10. 
*  Or,  Sharon.  Isa.  33 : 9.  h  chap.  11  :  10.  i  chap.  11:1.  f  Heb. 
<«  possess  it.    De\it.  31  :  3.      j  Judges  3:1.      k  2  Samuel,  3:3; 


7.  Baal-gad ;  on  the  northern  boundary  of  Ca- 
naan.    Mount  Halak ;  the  southern  boundary. 

9-"24.  The  places  here  mentioned  are  those  which 
Joshua  conquered  during  the  wars  described  in  the 
previous  chapters. 

INSTRUCTIONS.^ 

1.  It  is  useful  to  recount  what  G-od  has  done  by 
human  instrumentality,  and  not  only  by  men  who 
are  now  living,  but  by  those  who  have  gone  to  their 
rest  and  are  enjoying  the  reward  of  their  labors. 

7.  We  are  greatly  indebted  to  men  of  past  gen- 
erations. Other  men  have  labored,  and  we  enter 
into  their  labors;  and  the  good  works  which  they 
began,  but  were  not  able  to  finish,  we  should  en- 
deavor in  the  strength  of  the  Lord,  and  by  his  aid, 
to  accomplish. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1.  TT'rtj'oW;  afeout  one  hundred  years  old.  Much 
land ;  tliat  belonged  to  the  Canaanites,  and  was 
promised  to  Israel,  but  was  not  yet  taken. 

2.  The  borders  of  the  Philistines  ;  a  region  of 
country  in  the  south-west  part  of  Canaan,  and  e.x- 


21  The  king  of  Taanach,  one;  the  king 
of  Megiddo,  one ; 

22  The  king  of  Kedesh,  one  ;  the  king  of 
Jokneam  of  Carmel,  one  ; 

23  The  Idng  of  Dor  in  the  coast  of  Dor, 
one;  the  king  of  the  nations  of  Gilgal,  one; 

24  ThekingofTirzah,one:  all  the  kings 
thirty  and  one. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  The  boimds  of  the  land  not  yet  conquered.  8  The 
inheritance  of  the  two  tribes  and  a  half.  14,  33  The 
Lord  and  his  sacrifices  are  the  inheritance  of  Levi.  15 
The  bounds  of  the  inheritance  of  Reuben.  22  Balaam 
slain.  24  The  hounds  of  the  inheritance  of  Gad,  2'J 
and  of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh. 

IVrOW  Joshua  was  old  and  stricken  in 
XN  years ;  and  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Thou  art  old  and  stricken  in  years,  and 
there  remaineth  yet  very  much  land  tto 
be  possessed. 

2  This  is  the  land  that  yet  J remaineth: 
all  the  borders  of  the  Philistines,  and  all 
Geshuri,'' 

3  From  'Sihor,  which  is  before  Egypt, 
even  unto  the  borders  of  Ekron  north- 
ward, which  is  counted  to  the  Canaanite : 
five""  lords  of  the  Philistines;  the  Gaza- 
thites,  and  the  Ashdothites,  the  Eshka- 
lonites,  the  Gittites,  and  the  Ekronites ; 
also  the  "Avites : 

4  From  the  south,  all  the  land  of  the  Ca- 
naanites, and  tMearah  that  is  beside  the 
Sidonians,  unto  "Aphek,  to  the  p  borders  of 
the  Amorites : 

5  And  the  land  of  the  i  Giblites,  and  all 
Lebanon  toward  the  sunrising,  from  'Baal- 
gad  under  mount  Hermon  unto  the  enter- 
ing into  Hamath. 

6  All  the  inhabitants  of  the  hill  country 
from  Lebanon  unto  'Misrephoth-maim, 
and  all  the  Sidonians,  them  will  I  'drive 
out  from  before  the  children  of  Israel : 


13:37,38.  I  Jeremiah  2  :  18.  m  Judges  3:3;  lSam.6:4,16; 
Zeph.  2  :  4,  5.  n  Deut  2  :  23.  t  Or,  the  cave,  o  1  Sam.  4  : 1. 
p  Judges  1:36.  q  1  Kings,  6  :  18;  Psalm  83  :  7.  r  chap.  12:7. 
•  chap.  11:8.     t  Ex.  23  :  .30,  31. 


tending  on  the  Mediterranean  about  sixty  miles. 
Geshtiri;  a  country  south l)f  the  Philistines  and 
on  the  borders  of  the  wilderness  of  Shur.  1  Sam. 
27  :  8.  There  was  another  country  of  the  same 
name  on  the  north-east  border  of  Canaan. 

3.  Sihor;  called  the  river  of  Egj'pt ;  a  small 
stream  which  r.an  through  the  valley  El-Arish  and 
emptied  into  the  Mediterranean  south-west  of  Gra- 
za.  Num.  34  :  .5.  Ekron  ;  the  northern  district 
of  the  Philistines,  about  ten  miles  north-east  of 
Ashdod,  and  thirty-four  west  of  Jerusalem.  T/ie 
Avites  ;  they  were  the  original  inhabitants  of  this 
country,  but  were  dispossessed  by  the  Philistines, 
called  Caphtorim,  Deut.  2  :  23.  Gen.  10  :  13,  14. 
Some  Avites  still  continued  in  that  region. 

4.  Aphek ;  supposed  to  be  a  city  in  the  north 
part  of  Canaan.     Judg.  1  :  31. 

5.  Gihlites  ;  inhabitants  of  G-ebal,  near  Sidon. 

6.  Divide  thou  it ;  Joshua  was  by  lot  to  divide 
the  whole  land  of  Canaan  on  the  west  side  of  Jor- 
dan among  the  nine  and  a  half  tribes,  although  it 
was  not  yet  all  conquered. 

295 


Division  of  Canaan 


JOSHUA   XIII. 


among:  the  tribes. 


only  *  divide  thou  it  by  lot  unto  the  Isra- 
elites for  an  inlieritance,  as  I  have  com- 
manded thee. 

7  Now  therefore  divide  this  land  for  an 
inheritanee  unto  the  nine  tribes,  and  the 
half-tribe  of  Manasseh, 

8  With  whom  tlie  Reubcnites  and  the 
Gadites  have  received  their  inheritance, 
which  '' Moses  gave  them,  beyond  Jordan 
eastward,  even  as  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Loan  gave  them ; 

9  From  Aroer,  that  is  upon  the  bank  of 
the  river  Anion,  and  the  city  that  is  in 
the  midst  of  the  river,  and  all  the  plain 
of  "^  Medeba  unto  Dibon  ; 

10  And  all  the  cities  of  Sihon  king  of  the 
Amoritcs,  which  reigned  in  Hcshbon,  unto 
the  border  of  the  children  of  Ammon ; 

1 1  And  "^  Gilead,  and  the  border  of  the 
Geshurites  and  Maachathites,  and  all 
mount  Ilermon,  and  all  Bashan  unto  Sal- 
cak; 

12  All  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan, 
which  reigned  in  Ashtaroth  and  in  Edrci, 
who  remained  of  the  remnant  of  the  gi- 
ants :  for  •=  these  did  Moses  smite,  and  cast 
them  out. 

13  Nevertheless  the  children  of  Israel 
expelled  ""not  the  Geshurites,  nor  the  Maa- 
chathites: but  the  Geshurites  and  the 
Maachathites  dwell  among  the  Israelites 
until  this  day. 

14  Only  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi  he  gave 
nones  inheritance;  the  ''sacrifices  of  the 
Loud  God  of  Israel  made  by  fire  are  their 
inheritance,  as  he  said  unto  them. 

15  ^  And  Moses  gave  unto  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Reuben  inheritance  accord- 
ing to  their  families. 

16  And  their  coast  was  from  'Aroer,  that 
is  on  the  bank  of  the  river  Arnon,  and  the 
city  that  is  in  the  midst  of  the  river,  and 
all  the  plain  by  Medeba; 

17  IIcshbon,J  and  all  her  cities  that  are 
in  the  plain;  Dibon,  and  *Bamoth-baal, 
and  Bcth-baal-meon, 

18  And  ''Jahaza,  and  Kcdemoth,  and 
Mepliaath, 

1 9  And  Kirjathaim,  and  Sibmah,  and  Za- 
reth-sliahar  in  the  mount  of  the  valley. 

20  And  Bctli-pcor,and  tAshdoth-pisgah, 
and  Bcth-jcshimoth, 

21  And  'all  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and 
all  the  kingdom  of  Sihon  king  of  the  Am- 


oritcs, which  reigned  in  Hcshbon,  *b.cim6' 
whom  Moses  smote  with  the  princes  of 
Midian,™  Evi,  and  Rekem,  and  Zur,  and 
Hur,  and  Reba,  ivhichivcrc  dukes  of  Sihon, 
dwelling  in  the  country. 

22  T[  Balaam"  also  the  son  of  Beor,  the 
soothsayer,?^  did  the  children  of  Israel  slay 
with  the  sword  among  them  that  were 
slain  by  them. 

23  And  the  border  of  the  children  of 
Reuben  was  Jordan,  and  the  border  there- 
of. This  teas  the  inheritance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben  after  their  families,  the 
cities  and  the  villages  thereof. 

24  And  Moses  gave  inheritance  unto  the 
tribe  of  Gad,  even  unto  the  children  of  Gad 
according  to  their  families. 

25  And  their  coast  was  °Jazer,  and  all 
the  cities  of  Gilead,  and  half  the  land  of 
the  children  of  Ammon,  unto  Aroer  that 
is  before  PRabbah; 

26  And  from  Hcshbon  unto  Ramath- 
mizpeh,  and  Betonim;  and  from  Maha- 
naim  unto  the  border  of  Debir; 

27  And  in  the  valley,  iBeth-aram,  and 
Beth-nimrah,  and  "^Succoth,  and  Zaphon, 
the  rest  of  the  kingdom  of  Sihon  king  of 
Hcshbon,  Jordan  and  his  border,  even  unto 
the  edge  of  the  sea  of  "  Chinncreth  on  the 
other  side  Jordan  eastward. 

28  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad  after  their  families,  the  cities, 
and  their  villages. 

29  T[And  Moses  gave  inheritance  unto 
the  half-tribe  of  Manasseh  :  and  this  wa.s 
the  possession  of  the  half-tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Manasseh  by  their  families. 

30  And  'their  coast  was  from  Maha- 
naim,  all  Bashan,  all  the  kingdom  of  Og 
king  of  Bashan,  and  all  the  "towns  of  Jair, 
Mhicli  arc  in  Bashan,  tlircescorc  cities: 

31  And  half  Gilead,  and  'Ashtaroth,  and 
Edrci,  cities  of  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Ba- 
shan, ivere  pertaining-  unto  the  children  of 
Machir  the  son  of  Manasseh,  even  to  the 
one-half  of  the  children  of  Machir  by  their 
families. 

32  These  are  the  countries  which  Closes 
did  distribute  for  inheritance  in  the  plains 
of  Moab,  on  the  other  side  Jordan,  by  Jer- 
icho, eastward. 

33  But "  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi  Moses  gave 
not  an?/ inheritance:  the  Loud  (lod  of  Israel 
tt'a.v  their  inheritance,  as  he  "said  unto  them. 


•  rliiin.  M:  1,2.  bKuin.  32::n.  ••  verse  IK;  Num.  21  :  30.  \  Or.thc  tptings  nf  Pitgah,nT  Ihc  hilt.  IDeut.S:in.  m  Num. 
d  clnn.  12:5.  «  Num.  21  :  ."M,  M.  I  cliiip.  23:12,1:1;  Num.  31  :  «.  i  Nuni.  22:5;  31:8.  t  Or,  diviner.  <•  Num.  32  :  :1A. 
33:5:.;  .Judges  2:  1-3.  it  cli.ip.  U  :  3,  4.  h  Numlii-rfi  18  :  20-24.  |  p  2  Sum.  II  :  1.  M  Num.  32  :  .3K.  rGcn.33:I7;  IKms',7:4H. 
icliap.  12:2.  j  Niiniheni  21  :38,  30.  *  Or,  the  high  j>lace»  nf  "Num.  34:11.  t  Num.  32 :  3S>-41.  «  1  Chron.  2  :  3:1.  »  clinp. 
Baal,  and  houie  of  Bualmenn.   Num.  .32:. 38.      k  Num.  21:23.     12:4.     w  ver.  14.     xDeut.  18:1. 


opli 

quered  by  Moses  on  the  east  side  of  Jordan.  The  south    habiting;  districts  east  of  tiie  sources  of  the  Jordan, 
part  was  allotted  to  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  the  central    norlh  of  Baslian,  and  near  mount  Herinon. 
part  to  the  tribe  of  G.ad,  and  the  north  part  to  the  ,      .30.    Threescorr- ;  sixty. 

half  tribe  of  Mana.sseh.  ;      33.    Tlie  Lord  God  of  Israel  iras  thiir  iii- 

■296 


Caleb  by  privilege 


JOSHUA   XIV. 


obtainclh  Hebron 


B.c.i^'!        CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  The  nine  tribes  and  a  half  are  to  have  their  inheri- 
tance by  lot.    6  Caleb  by  privilege  obtaineth  Hebron. 

AND  these  arc  the  countries  which  the 
children  of  Israel  inherited  in  the  land 
of  Canaan,  which  "Elcazar  the  priest,  and 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  the  heads  of  the 
fathers  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, distributed  for  inheritance  to  them. 

2  By  ''lot  icas  their  inheritance,  as  the 
Lord  commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses, 
for  the  nine  tribes,  and /or  the  half-tribe. 

3  For  Moses  had  given  the  inheritance 
of  two  tribes  and  a  half-tribe  on  the  other 
side  Jordan  :  but  unto  the  Levites  he  gave 
none  inheritance  among  them. 

4  For  the  children  of  Joseph  were  ^two 
tribes,  Manasseh  and  Ephraim  :  therefore 
they  gave  no  part  unto  the  Levites  in  the 
land,  save  '' cities  to  dwell  in,  with  their 
suburbs "  for  their  cattle  and  for  their  sub- 
stance. 

5  As  ""the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so 
the  children  of  Israel  did,  and  they  divid- 
ed the  land. 

6  ^  Then  the  children  of  Judah  came 
unto  Joshua  in  Gilgal :  and  s  Caleb  the  son 
of  Jephunnch  the  Kenczite  said  unto  him. 
Thou  knowest  the  thing  that  the  Lord 
said''  unto  Moses  the  'man  of  God  con- 
cerning me  and  thee  in  Kadesh-barnea. 

7  Forty  years  old  tvas  I  when  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord  J  sent  me  from  Kadesh- 
barnea  to  espy  out  the  land ;  and  I  brought 
him  word  again  as  it  ^ivas  in  my  heart. 

8  Nevertheless  my  brethren  that  went 
up  with  me  made  the  heart  of  the  people* 


»  Num.;i4:17,  18.  b  Nam.  56 :  fiS ;  33:r>4;  34:13;  Paa.  16:5,6. 
t  Gen.  48:.');  IChron.  S:l,'2.  il  1  Cliron.  H  :64-«l.  eNum.35:3. 
f  Num.  3.'i :  2.  g  Num.  32:12.  h  Num.  14  :  30;  Bent.  1  :  36,  .38. 
iNiim.l2:7.R  j  Num.  13:  6,  26.  k  Num.  13:30;  I4:6-S.  I  Num. 
13:31,32;  Deut  1:28,36.     mNum.i4:24.     ncliap.l:3.     o  Num. 


heritance  ;  they  received  their  support  in  conduct- 
ing his  worship  from  the  tithes  and  oft'eriags  of  the 
people.     Num.  18. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  If  life  is  preserved,  old  age  with  its  attendant 
infirmities  will  soon  come,  and  death  will  follow. 
All  should  therefore  be  diligent  in  the  discharge  of 
their  appropriate  duties.  When  unfitted  for  one  kind 
of  labor,  they  should,  if  practicable,  engage  in  an- 
other; and  spend  life  in  the  discharge  of  duty,  that 
they  may  be  fitted  to  close  it  and  enter  into  rest. 

2.  However  diligent  and  successful  any  may  be  in 
extending  the  kingdom  of  God,  much  will  remain  to 
be  accomplished  by  their  successors.  Each  genera- 
tion has  its  appropriate  work,  and  no  part  of  what  be- 
longs to  it  should  be  left  to  be  performed  by  others. 

6.  Men  may  be  sure  before  the  promises  of  God 
are  fnltilled  that  he  will  perform  them,  and  may  with 
perfect  propriety  act  accordingly. 

14.  Though  the  ministers  of  Christ  have  not  oppor- 
tunities to  acquire  wealth,  yet,  if  faithful  to  him,  he 
will  provide  for  them  all  things  needful  in  this  world, 
and  will  himself  be  their  portion  for  ever.    Ver.  33. 

2"2.  Those  wlio  love  the  wages  of  unrighteous- 
ness and  tempt  others  to  sin,  may  for  a  time  escape 
punishment,  yet  their  sins  are  not  forgotten,  and  in 


melt:'  but  I  ""wholly  followed  the  Lord 
my  God. 

9  And  Moses  sware  on  that  day,  saying, 
Surely  the  land  "whereon  thy  feet  have 
trodden  shall  be  thine  inheritance,  and 
thy  children's  for  ever,  because  thou  hast 
wholly  followed  the  Lord  my  God. 

10  And  now,  behold,  the  Lord  hath  kept 
me  alive,  as  he  °said,  these  forty  and  live 
years,  even  since  the  Lord  spake  this  word 
unto  Moses,  while  the  children  of  Israel 
wandered*  in  the  wilderness :  and  now, 
lo,  I  am  this  day  fourscore  and  five  vears 
old. 

1 1  As  yet  I  am  as  strong  this  day  as  I 
was  in  the  day  that  Moses  sent  me :  as 
myP  strength  was  then,  even  so  is  my 
strength  now,  for  war,  both  to  "igo  out, 
and  to  come  in. 

12  Now  therefore  give  mc  this  moun- 
tain, whereof  the  Lord  spake  in  that  day  ; 
for  thou  heardest  in  that  day  how  the  ''An- 
akim  loerc  there,  and  that  the  cities  were 
great  and  fenced :  if  so  be  "the  Lord  will 
be  with  me,  then  I  shall  be  able  to  drive 
them  out,  as  the  Lord  said. 

13  And  Joshua* blessed  him,  and  "gave 
unto  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  Hebron 
for  an  inheritance. 

14  Hebron  therefore  became  the  inheri- 
tance of  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  the 
Kenczite  unto  this  day,  because  that  he 
wholly  followed  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

15  And  the  name  of  Hebron  heforc  was 
Kirjath-arba;''  u'hich  '"Arba  urns  a  great 
man  among  the  Anakim.  And  the  "  land 
had  rest  from  war. 


14:30.  *  Heb.wa!ked.  p  Deut.34  :7  ;  Psa.  103:  .'i.  qDeut.3l:-2 
r  Num.  13:-28,33.  »  lSam.l4:6;  2CIiron.  14: 11  ;  Ps.i.  18 :  :J'2-34  ; 
27:1-3;  44:3:  60:12;  118:10-12;  Rom.8:31;  PIli?.4:13;  Heb. 
11:33.  t  chap.  22:6;  Cant.  6:9.  u  ch.ip.  15:  13.  »  Gen.  23  : '2. 
w  Gen.  35:  27.     x  chap.  11 :  23. 


due  time  they  will  receive  the  just  reward  of  their 
deeds. 

32.  G-od  places  men  in  such  countries  and  condi- 
tions as  he  sees  best.  They  should  all  receive  their 
blessings  as  his  gifts,  and  use  them  for  his  honor 
and  their  own  highest  good. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 
2.  B//  lot  was  their  iiiheritance  ;  and  yet  God 
so  ordered  the  lot  that  each  tribe  obtained  the  in- 
heritance  which    it  was  predicted  by  Jacob   and 
Moses  that  they  skould  possess.    Gen.  49 ;  Deut.  33. 

6.  T]ie  thing  that  the  Lord  said;  Numbers 
14  :  24,  30  ;  Deut.  1 :  36. 

7.  As  it  was  in.  my  heart ;  he  gave  a  sincere, 
honest,  faithful  report. 

12.  This  mountain ;  the  mountainous  country 
about  Hebron. 

13.  Hebron  ;  the  district  in  which  Hebron  lay ;  the 
city  itself  was  given  to  the  Levites.    Ch.  21 :  12,  13. 

15.  Kirjath-arba ;  Gen.  23:2.  Had  rest; 
rest  from  general  wars. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
2.  Those  things  which  appear  to  men  to  be  cas- 
ual, which  are  sometimes  spoken  of  as  happening 
or  coming  by  chance,  are  nevertheless  under  the 
direction  and  control  of  God.     Prov.  16  :  33. 
297 


The  inheritance  of 


JOSHUA   XVII. 


Ephraim  and  Manassch. 


2  And  goeth  out  from  Beth-el  to  *Luz, 
and  passetli  along  unto  the  borders  of  Ar- 
chi  to  Ataroth, 

3  And  goeth  down  westward  to  the  coast 
of  Japhleti,  unto  the  coast  of  ''Beth-horon 
the  nether,  and  to  "^  Gezer :  and  the  goings 
out  thereof  are  at  the  sea. 

4  So  the ''cliildren  of  Joseph,  Manassch 
and  Ephraim,  took  their  inheritance. 

.5  1[And  the  border  of  the  children  of 
Ephraim  according  to  their  families  was 
thtts :  even  the  border  of  their  inheritance 
on  the  cast  side  was  Ataroth-addar,  unto 
Beth-horon  the  upper; 

6  And  the  border  went  out  toward  the 
sea  to  ''Miehmcthah  on  the  north  side; 
and  the  border  went  about  eastward  unto 
Taanath-shiloh,  and  passed  by  it  on  the 
east  to  Janohah ; 

7  And  it  went  down  from  Janohah  to 
Ataroth,  and  to  Naarath,  and  came  to  Jer- 
icho, and  went  out  at  Jordan. 

8  The  border  went  out  from  Tappuah 
westward  unto  the  river  "^Kanah  ;  and  the 
goings  out  thereof  were  at  the  sea.  This 
is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ephraim  by  their  families. 

9  And  the  separate  cities  for  the  children 
of  Ephraim  tverc  among  the  inheritance  of 
the  children  of  Manassch,  all  the  cities 
with  their  villages. 

10  And  ^thcy  drave  not  out  the  Canaan- 
ites  that  dwelt  in  Gezer:  but  the  Canaan- 
ites  dwell  among  the  Ephraimites  unto 
this  day,  ;ind  serve  under  tribute, 

CHAPTER   XVII. 

I  Thelot  of  Manasseh.  7  His  coast.  12TheCanaan- 
ites  not  driven  out.  14  The  children  of  Joseph  obtain 
another  lot. 

THERE  was  also  a  lot  for  the  tribe  of 
Manasseh ;  for  he  was  the  '■  first-borji 
of  Joseph;  to  icit,  for  'Maehir  the  first- 
born of  Manasseh,  the  father  of  Gilead: 
because  he  was  a  man  of  war,  therefore 
he  had  J  Gilead  and  Bashan. 

2  There  was  also  a  lot  for  the  ''  rest  of 
the  children  of  Manasseh  bv  their  fami- 


■  rliap.  18: 13;  Genesis  28  :  19 ;  Ju<ig.l:26.  b  2  Cliron.  8  : 6. 
c  )  Cliron.  7  :  28.  d  cliap.  17  :  14.  «  cliap.  17;  7.  .  f  rliap.  17  :!>. 
K  JuJg.  1:29;  IKings,  9:lli,  21.     li  Gen.  41  :  .51.      I  Gen.  60  :  2.1. 


lies;  for  the  children  of 'Abiczer,  B.<!.r«i 
and  for  the  children  of  Hclek,  and  for  the 
children  of  Asricl,  and  for  the  cliildren  of 
Shechcm,  and  for  the  children  of  Hcpher, 
and  for  the  children  of  Shemida:  these 
were  the  male  children  of  Manasseh  the 
son  of  Joseph  by  their  families. 

3  1[  But  Zelopheliad,  the  son  of  Hepher, 
the  son  of  Gilead,  the  son  of  ]\Iachir,  the 
son  of  Manasseh,  had  no  sons,  but  daugh- 
ters :  and  these  are  the  names  of  his  daugh- 
ters, Mahlah,  and  Noah,  Hoglah,  Milcah, 
and  Tirzah. 

4  And  they  came  near  before  'Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  before  Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun,  and  before  the  princes,  saying.  The 
Lord  commanded  "'Moses  to  give  us  an 
inheritance  among  our  brethren.  There- 
fore, according  to  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord,  he  gave  them  an  inheritance  among 
the  brethren  of  their  father. 

5  And  there  fell  ten  portions  to  Manas- 
seh, besides  the  land  of  Gilead  and  Ba- 
shan, which  were  on  the  other  side  Jordan ; 

6  Because  tlie  daughters  of  Manasseh 
had  an  inheritance  among  his  sons:  and 
the  rest  of  Manasseh's  sons  had  the  land 
of  Gilead. 

7  TfAnd  the  coast  of  Manasseh  was  from 
Asher  to  "^lichmethah,  that  lieth  before 
Shechem  ;  and  the  border  went  along  on 
the  right  hand  unto  the  inhabitants  of  En- 
tappuah. 

8  iN^OM' Manasseh  had  the  land  of  Tappu- 
ah :  but  Tappuah  on  the  border  of  Manas- 
seh bclovf^ed  to  the  children  of  Ephraim; 

9  And  the  coast  descended  unto  the  t  riv- 
er Kanah,  southward  of  the  river:  these 
cities"  of  Ephraim  are  among  the  cities  of 
Manassch :  the  coast  of  Manasseh  also 
was  on  the  north  side  of  the  river,  and  the 
outgoings  of  it  were  at  the  sea: 

10  Southward  it  7cas  Ephraim's,  and 
northward  it  was  Manasseh's,  and  the  sea 
is  his  border;  and  they  met  together  ih 
Asher  on  the  north,  and  in  Issachar  on  the 
east. 

j  Deut.  .1:16.  k  Numbers  26 :  sg-T?.  *  Jetztr.  Numbers  26 :  3tl 
Irlmp.  14:1.  "  Num.  27 :  6,  7.  o  chop.  16:  6-8.  f  Or,  brook 
ofyccdt.     0  chnp.  16:9. 


nasseh.  The  inheritanci^  of  Ephraim  was  north  of 
that  of  Simeon,  .Tud.ah,  Dan,  and  Benjamin.  It  ex- 
tended from  the  river  .Jordan  .across  the  whole  land 
to  the  Mediterranean.  The  inlieritance  of  that  half- 
tribe  of  Man.isseh  wliich  was  not  provided  for  on 
the  east  of  Jordan,  was  nortli  of  that  of  Ephraim, 
and  had  the  Mediterranean  on  the  west,  Aslier  and 
Zebulon  on  the  north,  and  Issachar  on  the  east. 

2-10.  Tlie  places  mentioned  in  these  verses  are 
in  the  districts  of  country  above  described. 
INSTRUCTIOX.S. 

1.  The  lot  of  all  is  appointed  to  them  in  tlie  prov- 
idence of  God.     For  its  blessings  they  should  be 
thankful,  under  its  trials  submissive,  and  in  all  its 
duties  guided  by  the  revealed  will  of  (.rod. 
300 


10.  The  more  faithfully  men  follow  the  will  of 
G-od,  the  greater  real  good  will  they  enjoy,  both  in 
this  life  and  that  to  come. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1.  Gilead  and  Bashan;  countries  on  the  east 
of  Jordan  and  north  of  those  allotted  to  the  tribes  of 
Gad  and  Reuben. 

2.  The  rest  of  the  children  of  Manasseh  : 
those  not  provided  for  on  the  east  of  .Tordan.  Ver. -Ci. 

A.    The  Lord  cnmvinndrd;  Num.  27  :  6-11. 

9.  The  river  Kanah ;  a  small  stream  which 
formed  the  boundary  between  M.an.assoh  and  Ephra- 
im, and  empties  into  the  Mediterranean  south  of 
CiBsarea. 


Canaanitcs  in  the  land. 


JOSHUA   XVIII. 


The  tabernacle  set  up. 


I'an^  11  And'Manassehhadinls.sachar 
and  in  Asher ''  Beth-shean  and  her  towns, 
and  Ibleam  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Dor  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhab- 
itants of  "^Endor  and  her  towns,  and  the 
inhabitants'*  of  Taanach  and  her  towns, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  INIegiddo  and  her 
towns,  even  three  countries. 

12  Yet*' the  children  of  Manasseh  could 
not  drive  out  the  inhabitants  of  those  cit- 
ies ;  but  the  Canaanitcs  would  dwell  in 
that  land. 

1 3  Yet  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  children 
of  Israel  were  waxen  strong,  that  they  pat 
the  Canaanitcs  to  "^ tribute;  but  did  not 
utterly  drive  them  out. 

14  And  the  children  of  Joseph  spake 
unto  Joshua,  saying,  Why  hast  tliou  given 
me  but  one  lot  and  one  portion  to  inherit, 
seeing  I  am  a  great  people,  forasmuch  as 
the  Lord  hath  s blessed  me  hitherto"? 

15  And  Joshua  answered  them.  If  thou 
be  a  great  people,  then  get  thee  up  to  the 
wood  country,  and  cut  down  for  thyself 
there  in  the  land  of  the  Pei'izzitcs  and  of 
the  *giants,  if  mount  Ephraim  be  too  nar- 
row for  tltee. 

16  And  the  children  of  Joseph  said.  The 
hill  is  not  enough  for  us  :  and  all  the  Ca- 
naanitcs that  dwell  in  the  land  of  the  val- 
ley have  chariots  of  ''iron,  both  they  who 
are  of  'Beth-shean  and  her  towns,  and 
they  who  are  of  the  valley  of  J  Jezreel. 

17  And  Joshua  spake  unto  the  house  of 
Joseph,  even  to  Ephraim  and  to  Manasseh, 
saying,  Thou  art  a  great  people,  and  hast 
great  power :  thou  shalt  not  have  one  lot 
only: 

18  But  the  mountain  shall  be  thine;  for 
it  i.s  a  wood,  and  thou  shalt  cut  it  down : 
and  the  outgoings  of  it  shall  be  thine :  for 


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11.  Ill  Issfic/tar  and  in  Asher;  within  the  limits 
of  those  tribes. 

V2.  Could  not ;  because  they  would  not  use  the 
proper  itieans. 

13.  Tribute;  an  annual  tax,  in  token  of  sub- 
mission. 

14.  One  fortion  ;  only  a  small  tract  of  country. 
Tlie  Lord  hatlt,  blessed  me;  made  me  very  nu- 
merous. 

15.  Get  thee  np ;  take  possession  of  those  por- 
tions of  the  country  allotted  to  you,  which  have  not 
yet  been  subdued. 

16.  The  valley  of  Jezreel ;  a  valley  running 
south-east  of  mount  Carmel,  and  south-west  from 
mount  Tabor,  called  by  the  Greeks,  Esdraelon. 

18.    The  mountain  ;    the  hilly  country  before 
spoken  of.      Thou  shnlt  drive  out  the  Canaan- 
ites  ;  this  they  could  do  in  reliance  on  God. 
JNSTRUCTIOXS. 

1.  The  various  talents  of  men  come  from  God, 
and  he  allots  to  them  such  situations  as  are  suited 
to  the  duties  to  which  he  calls  th'.'m. 

20 


thou''  shalt  drive  out  the  Canaanitcs, 
though  they  have  iron  chariots,  and 
though  they  be  strong. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

I  The  tabernacle  is  set  up  at  Shiloh.  2  The  remainder 
of  the  land  is  described,  and  divided  into  seven  parts. 
Ill  Joshua  divideth  it  by  lot.  11  The  lot  and  border 
of  Benjamin.     21  Their  cities. 

AND  the  whole  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  assembled  together  at 
Shiloh,'  and  set  up  the  ""  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  there  :  and  the  land  was  sub- 
dued before  them. 

2  And  there  remained  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  seven  tribes,  which  had  not 
yet  received  their  inheritance. 

3  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  How  long  are  ye  "  slack  to  go  to  pos- 
sess the  land,  which  the  Lord  God  of  your 
fathers  hath  given  you  ? 

4  Give  out  from  among  you  three  men 
for  each  tribe :  and  I  will  send  them,  and 
they  shall  rise,  and  °go  through  the  land, 
and  describe  it  according  to  the  inheri- 
tance of  them  ;  and  they  shall  come  again 
to  me. 

5  And  they  shall  divide  it  into  seven 
parts:  PJudah  shall  abide  in  their  coast 
on  the  south,  and  the  house  of  i  Joseph 
shall  abide  in  their  coasts  on  the  north. 

6  Ye  shall  therefore  describe  the  land 
into  seven  parts,  and  bring  the  description 
hither  to  me,  that  I  may  cast  Mots  for  you 
here  before  the  Lord  our  God. 

7  But  the  'Levites  have  no  part  among 
you ;  for  the  priesthood  of  the  Lord  is 
their  inheritance  :  and  'Gad,  and  Reuben, 
and  half  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  have  re- 
ceived their  inheritance  beyond  Jordan  on 
the  east,  which  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Lord  gave  them. 


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33. 

tch.l3:8. 

4.  It  is  proper  that  daughters  should  have  an  in- 
heritance as  well  as  sons,  and  so  far  as  is  consistent 
be  provided  for  according;  to  their  wants. 

12.  It  is  often  said  in  the  Bible  that  men  cannot 
do  that,  which  they  will  not  try  to  do,  nor  use  the 
means  by  which,  through  tlie  blessing  of  God,  they 
can  do  it. 

13.  Through  sloth  and  inactivity,  men  will  often 
sacrifice  great  future  good  for  the  sake  of  a  little 
present  ease. 

15.  Men  are  often  in  want  because  they  neglect  to 
use  proper  means  to  obtain  relief,  and  the  best  wav 
to  help  such  persons  is  to  put  them  in  a  way  to  help 
themselves. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1.  Shiloh ;  in  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  about 
twenty-five  miles  north  of  Jerusalem,  and  about 
fifteen  south  of  Shechem. 

2.  Seven  tribe.';  ;  Simeon.  Benjamin,  Dan,  Iss.a- 
char,  Zcbulon,  Asher,  and  Napht;ili. 

4.  Give  out ;  choose,  or  appoint. 

5.  Their  coast ;  the  place  already  assigned  them. 

'301 


The  inheritance  of 


JOSHUA    XIX. 


the  tribe  of  Benjamin. 


8  TT  And  the  men  arose,  and  went  away  : 
and  Joshua  charged  thcin  that  -svent  to 
describe  the  land,  saying.  Go  and  walk, 
through"  the  land,  and  describe  it,  and' 
come  again  to  me,  tliat  I  may  here  cast] 
lots  for  you  before  the  Loiin  in  Sliiloh. 

9  And  the  men  went  and  passed  througli 
the  land,  and  described  it  by  cities  into 
seven''  parts  in  a  book,  and  cameag'atuto 
Joshua  to  the  host  at  Shiloh. 

10  ^  And  Joshna  cast  "^  lots  for  them  in  ' 
Shiloh  before  the  Lord  :  and  there  Joshua  [ 
divided -the  land  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael according  to  their  divisions.  | 

1 1  IT  And  the  lot  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin  came  up  according  to 
their  families:  and  the  coast  of  their  lot 
came  forth  between  the  children  of  Judah 
and  the  children  of  Joseph. 

12  And  their  border  on  the  north  side 
was  from  Jordan ;  and  the  border  went  up 
to  the  side  of  Jericho  on  the  north  side, 
and  went  up  through  the  mountains  west- 
ward; and  the  goings  out  thereof  were  at 
the  wilderness  of  Beth-aven. 

1 3  And  the  border  went  over  from  thence 
toward  Luz,  to  the  side  of  Luz,  which  is 
Beth-el,^  southward;  and  the  border  de- 
scended to  Ataroth-addar,  near  the  hill 
that  lieth  on  the  south  side  of  the  nether 
Beth-horon." 

1 4  And  the  border  was  drawn  thence,  and 
compassed  the  corner  of  the  sea  south- 
ward, from  tiie  hill  that  lieth  before  Beth- 
horon  southward ;  and  the  goings  out 
thereof  were  at  Kirjath-baal,  which  is 
Kirjath-jearim,  a  city  of  the  children  of 
Judah:  this  was  tlie  west  quarter. 

15  And  the  south  quarter  was  from  the 
end  of '^  Kirjath-jearim,  and  the  border  went 
out  on  the  west,  and  went  out  to  the  well 
of  «  waters  of  Nephtoah  : 

1 6  And  the  border  came  down  to  the  end 
of  the  mountain  that  lieth  before  the  val- 
ley of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  and  which  is 
in  the  valley  of  the  giants  on  the  north, 


•  Gen.l3:17.  bArtal:):19.  c  Kwk. 47:22;  ■J8.-29.  dGen.28:19; 
.J»dg.l:2:».  eclinp.lii:3.  f  ICIiron.lSr.'i.e.  (!c1m|>.  15:^1.  b  chap. 
15:8;  2King»,M:  10;  ■2Clir.28:3;  3.3:6;  Jer.l9:2;  32:3,i.     i  chap. 


9.  Described  it — in  a  hook ;  they  made  a  map 
and  gave  a  description  of  the  country,  as  divided  by 
them  into  seven  parts,  one  for  e:u'.h  tribe  that  had 
not  yet  received  its  inheritance. 

11.  Between  tiie  children  of  Judah  and  the 
children  of  Joseph ;  Judah  was  on  tiie  south, 
and  Ephraim  on  the  north.  Jerusalem  was  in  Ben- 
jamin, and  thus,  as  predicted  of  him,  lie  dwelt  in 
safety  by  the  Lord.     Dent.  33  :  1"2. 

12-28.  The  places  here  mentioned  were  on  the 
borders  of  Benjamin's  inheritance,  which  was  bound- 
ed by  the  Jordan  on  the  east  and  Dan  on  the  west. 
INSTRUCTION.S. 

1.  The  place  for  public  worship  should  be  central, 
and  such  as  will  best  accommodate  tiiose  who  are 
expected  there  to  assemble. 

3.  Men  often  lonij  remain  destitute  of  many 
302 


and  descended  to  the  valley  of  *b. "?<«•■ 
Hinnom,''  to  the  side  of  Jebusi  on  the 
south,  and  descended  to  'En-rogcl, 

17  And  was  drawn  from  the  north,  and 
went  forth  to  Eii-sliemesh,  and  went  forth 
toward  Geliloth,  which  is  over  against  the 
going  up  of  Adummiin,  and  descended  to 
the  J  stone  of  Bohan  the  son  of  Reuben, 

18  And  passed  along  toward  the  side 
over  against  *Arabah  northward,  and  went 
down  unto  Arabah : 

19  And  the  border  passed  along  to  the 
side  of  Beth-hoglah  northward  :  and  the 
outgoings  of  the  border  were  at  the  north 
bayt  of  the  salt  sea  at  the  south  end  of 
Jordan  :   this  iras  the  south  coast. 

20  And  Jordan  was  the  border  of  it  on 
the  east  side.  This  icas  the  inheritance 
of  the  children  of  Benjamin,  by  the  coasts 
thereof  round  about,  according  to  their 
families. 

21  Now  the  cities  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin  according  to  their  fam- 
ilies were  Jericho,  and  Beth-hoglah,  and 
the  valley  of  Keziz, 

22  And  Beth-arabah,  and  ''Zemaraim, 
and  'Beth-el, 

23  And  Avim,  and  Parah,  and  '"Ophrah, 

24  And  Chephar-haammonai,  and  Oph- 
ni,  and  Gaba;  twelve  cities  with  their  vil- 
lages : 

25  Gibcon,"  and  "Ramah,  and  Beeroth, 

26  And  PMizpch,  and  Chephirah,  and 
Mozah, 

27  And  Rekem,  and  Irpeel,  and  Taralah, 

28  And  Zclali.  Eleph,  and i  Jebusi,  which 
is  Jerusalem,  Gibcath,  and  Kirjath  ;  four- 
teen cities  with  their  villages.  This  is 
the  inheritance  of  the  children  of  Benja- 
min according  to  their  families. 

CHAPTER   XIX. 

1  The  lot  of  Simeon,  lOofZebulon,  17  of  Issachar,  24 
ol'Asher,  ;«  of  Naphtali,  10  of  Dan.  49  The  chil- 
dren of  Israel  give  an  inheritance  to  Joshua. 

AND  the  second  lot  came  forth  to  Sim- 
con,  even  for  the  tribe  of  the  children 


1.5:7.  i  chap.l,=>;6.  "  Or,  thr  pinin.  f  Heb.  foHi?!!!;.  Isa.  11 :  IS. 
k  Gen.l0:18;  2Cbron.l3:4.  I  IKinss.I2:2!),32.  m  1  Sam.  13: 17. 
n  1  Kings,  3:  4,5.    o  .ler.  31 :  IS.     pJudg.lO:17.    q  chap.  15 : 8, 63. 


things  which  it  is  the  will  of  God  that  they  should 
enjoy,  and  which  with  the  right  use  of  means  they 
might  enjoy. 

i).  In  dividing  estates,  great  care  should  be  taken 
that  the  boundaries  be  so  fi.xed  as  to  avoid  all  future 
contention  about  them. 

11.  By  the  proper  use  of  means,  each  individual 
may  obtain  that  situation  which  is  most  suitsble  for 
him,  and  in  which  he  may  promote  his  highest  good. 

20.  Families  are  the  appointment  of  Jehovah,  and 
for  them  he  provides  with  infinite  wisdom  and  good- 
ness. They  are  designed  and  adapted  to  be  sources 
of  great  enjoyment  on  earth  and  to  be  nurseries  for 
heaven. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1.  Within  the  inheritance  of — Juilah;  on  tli" 
survey  of  the  whole  land,  it  was  found  that  wiiat  hud 


The  lots  of  Simeon,  Zebulun, 


JOSHUA   XIX. 


Issachar,  and  Asher. 


B.  C.  UH. 

lies:   and  their  inheritance  was  "within 
the  inheritance  of  the  children  of  Judah. 

2  And  they  had  in  their  inheritance 
Beer-sheba''  or  Sheba,  and  Moladah, 

3  And  "^Hazar-shual,  and  Balah,  and 
Azem, 

4  And  Eltolad,  and  Bethul,  and  ''Hor- 
mah, 

5  And ^Ziklag,  and  Beth-marcaboth,  and 
Hazar-susah, 

6  And  Beth-lebaoth,  and  Sharuhen ;  thir- 
teen cities  and  their  villages  : 

7  Ain,  Remmon,  and  Ether,  and  Ashan ; 
four  cities  and  their  villages  : 

8  And  all  the  villages  that  were  round 
about  these  cities  to  Baalath-beer,  "^Ra- 
math  of  the  south.  This  is  the  inheri- 
tance of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Sim- 
eon according  to  their  families. 

9  Out  of  the  portion  of  the  children  of 
Judah  u'lis  the  inheritance  of  the  children 
of  Simeon  :  for  the  part  of  the  children  of 
Judah  was  too  ^much  for  them  :  ''  therefore 
the  children  of  Simeon  had  their  inheri- 
tance within  the  inheritance  of  them. 

10  IJAnd  the  third  lot  came  up  for  the 
children  of  Zebulun  according  to  their 
families  :  and  the  border  of  their  inheri- 
tance was  unto  Sarid: 

1 1  And  their  border  went  up  toward  the 
sea,'  and  ^Maralah,  and  reached  to  Dab- 
basheth,  and  reached  to  the  river  that  is 
before  J  Jokneam ; 

1 2  And  turned  from  Sarid  eastward  tow- 
ard the  sunrlsing  unto  the  border  of ''  Chis- 
loth-tabor,  and  then  goeth  out  to  'Dabe- 
rath,  and  goeth  up  to  Japhia», 

13  And  from  thence  passeth  on  along  on 
the  east  to  ""  Gittah-hepher,  to  Ittah-kazin, 
and  goeth  out  to  *Remmon-methoar  to 
Neah ; 

14  And  the  border  compa.sseth  it  on  the 
north  side  to  Hannathon:  and  the  outgo- 
ings thereof  are  in  the  valley  of  Jiph- 
thah-el : 

15  And   Kattath,   and   "Nahallal,   and 


«  verse  n.  b  Gen.  21:31:  1  Cliron.  4  :  SR.  e  Hmp.  I."!:  2-'<-32. 
.Iu<lg.  1:17.  •  1  Sam.  27  : 6 :  .SO :  1.  f  1  Sam.  30 :  27.  R  2  Cc.r. 
H.  1.1.  li  ver.  I.  i  Gen.  4^1:13.  j  rliap.  12:22.  k.Iiidg.  4:6, 
I  1  Clirnn.6:73.  m  2King«,  14:-2.i.  *  Clr,ichich 
ocliap.  11:1.  p  Ruth  1 :  19  ;  2  Sam. 
iig»,  21 : 1 .     r  1  Sam.  28 :  4 ;  2  Kings, 


12;  Psa.  R9:  12  _ 

Iff  drawn.      n  .Tudg.  1 :  30.      o 

23:15:  2CI]ron.  11:6.     q  IK 


been  allotted  to  Judah  was  too  large  for  one  tribe, 
ver.  9;  the  south-west  part  of  it  was  therefore  al- 
lotted to  Simeon.  His  inheritance  was  bounded 
on  tlie  north  and  e.^st  by  that  of  Judah,  on  the  south 
by  the  desert  of  Zin,  and  on  the  west  by  the  land  of 
the  Philistines. 

2-9.  These  places  were  within  the  above-men- 
tioned district. 

10.  The  children  of  Zchnhui  ;  their  inheri- 
tance was  bounded  on  t!ie  east  by  the  river  Jordan 
and  the  sea  of  Galilee,  on  the  north  by  Asher  and 
Naphtali,  on  the  west  by  Asher  and  Manasseh,  and 
on  the  south  by  Issachar. 


Shimron,"  and  Idalah,  and  PBeth-lehem: 
twelve  cities  with  their  villages. 

1 6  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  children 
of  Zebulun  according  to  their  families, 
these  cities  with  their  villages. 

17  ^Andlhe  fourth  lot  came  out  to  Issa- 
char, for  the  children  of  Issachar  accord- 
ing to  their  families. 

18  And  their  border  was  toward  "iJez- 
reel,  and  Chesulloth,  and  ''Shunem, 

19  And  Haphraim,  and  Shihon,  and  An- 
aharath, 

20  And  Rabbith,  and  Kishion,  and  Abez. 

21  And  Remeth,  and  'En-gannim,  and 
En-haddah,  and  Beth-pazzez ; 

22  And  the  coast  reacheth  to 'Tabor,  and 
Shahazimah,  and  "Beth-shemesh ;  and  the 
outgoings  of  their  border  were  at  Jordan  : 
sixteen  cities  with  their  villages. 

23  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Issachar  according  to  their 
families,  the  cities  and  their  villages. 

24  TfAnd  the  fifth  lot  came  out  for  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Asher  according 
to  their  families. 

25  And  their  border  was  'Helkath,  and 
Hall,  and  Betcn,  and  Achshaph, 

26  And  Alainmelech,  and  Amad,  and 
Mishal;  and  reacheth  to  *Carmcl  west- 
ward, and  to  Shihor-libnath ; 

27  And  turneth  toward  the  sunrising  to 
Beth-dagon,"  and  reacheth  to  Zebulun, 
and  to  the  valley  of  Jiphthah-el  toward 
the  north  side  of  Beth-emek,  and  Neiel, 
and  goeth  out  to  Cabul  on  the  left  hand, 

28  And  Hebron,  and  Rehob,  and  Ham- 
mon,  and  Kanah,  even  unto  great  *Zidon  ; 

29  And  then  the  coast  turneth  to  Ramah, 
and  to  the  strong  city  t  Tyre ;  and  the 
coast  turneth  to  Hosah;  and  the  outgo- 
ings thereof  are  at  the  sea  from  the  coast 
to  ''Achzib  : 

30  Ummah  also,  and  "Aphek,  and  Rehob : 
twenty  and  two  cities  with  their  villages. 

31  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  ""Asher  according  to  their 
families,  these  cities  with  their  villages. 


4  :  S,  12.  9  chap.  21  :  29.  t  1  Chron.  6  :  77.  n  1  Sam.  6  :  9,  etc  ; 
2  Kings,  14:11.  »  2  Sam.  2:16.  w  1  Sam.  15  :  12  ;  1  Kings,  18  :  20. 
42:  Cant.7:.'i;  I.sa.33:9;  35:2;  37:24;  Jer.  46:18.  x  1  S.im. 
.1:2.  y  chap.  11  :S;.7u<lg.  1:31.  t  Heb.  Tzor  2Sam.,5:  II  ;  F.zek. 
27:2,  etc.  iJuiig.  1:31;  Micahl:14.  '1  Sam.  4:1;  1  Kings, 
20 :  30.    b  Gen.  49  :  20 ;  Deut  33  :  24. 


11-1-').  These  places  were  in,  or  on  the  borders  of 
the  above-mentioned  territory. 

17.  The  children  of  Issachar ;  their  inheri- 
tance was  bounded  on  the  east  by  the  .Jordan,  on  the 
north  by  Zebulun,  on  the  west  by  Manasseh,  and  on 
the  south  by  Ephraim. 

18-2"2.  Places  in,  or  on  the  borders  of  Issachar. 

24.  The  children  of  Asher :  their  inheritance 
was  in  the  north-west  part  of  the  country  towards 
Tyre,  and  w.as  bounded  on  the  e;ist  by  Naphtali.  on 
the  north  by  Syria,  on  the  west  by  Plienicia,  and  on 
the  south  by  Zebulun. 

25-31.  Places  in.  or  on  the  borders  of  Asher. 
303 


The  lots  of  Naphtali  and  Dan.  JOSHUA    XX. 

32  HThc  sixtli  lot  came  out  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Naphtali,  even  for  the  children  of 
Naphtali  according  to  their  families. 

33  And  their  coast  Avas  from  Heleph, 
from  Allon  to  Zaanannim,  and  Adami, 
Nekeb,  and  Jabneel,  unto  Lakum ;  and  the 
outgoings  thereof  were  at  Jordan  : 

34  And  then  the  coast  turncth  westward 
to  Aznoth-tabor,  and  goeth  out  from  thence 
to  Ilukkok,  and  reacheth  to  Zebulun  on 
the  south  side,  and  reacheth  to  Asher  on 
the  *  west  side,  and  to  Judah  upon  Jordan 
toward  the  sunrising. 

35  And  the  fenced  cities  are  Ziddim,Zer, 
and  Hammath,  Rakkath,  and  ^  Chinnereth, 

36  And  Adamah,  and  Ptamali,  and  Hazor, 

37  And  Kcdesh,  and  Edrei,  and  En-ha- 
zor, 

38  And  Iron,  and  Migdal-el,  Horem,  and 
Beth-anath,and'^Beth-shemesh ;  nineteen 
cities  with  their  villages. 

39  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Naphtali  according  to  their 
families,  the  cities  and  their  villages. 

40  yi  And  the  seventh  lot  came  out  for 
the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Dan  according 
to  their  families. 

41  And  the  coast  of  their  inheritance 
was  ''Zorah,  and  ^Eshtaol,  and  Ir-she- 
mesh, 

42  And  Shaalabbin,  and  ""Ajalon,  and 
Jethlah, 

43  And  Elon,  and  Thimnathah,  and 
Ekron,« 

44  And  Eltekeh,  and  ''Gibbethon,  and 
Baalath, 

45  And  Jehud,  and  Bene-berak,  and 
Gath-rimmon, 

46  And  Me-jarkon,  and  Rakkon,  with 
the  border  *bcfore  t  Japho. 

47  And '  the  coast  of  the  children  of  Dan 
went  out  too  little  for  them  :  therefore  the 
children  of  Dan  went  up  to  fight  against 
Lethem,  and  took  it,  and  smote  it  with  the 


Inheritance  of  Joshua. 


«  Dent  3:! :  23.      b  Mnrk  fi  :  53.      c  ver.  2-2.      i  2  Cljron.  11:10. 
•  Judge8l8:2.      f  1  Siimuel,  14:  31.      g  1  Siim.  S  :  10;  Amos  1 :  8. 
h   IKinss,  15:27.      *  Or.  ovtrngaimt.      i  Or,  Joppa.   Arts  9  :  3K. 
'.  clmn.  H:  1;  Num.  34:17. 


u    1  i\ii|o^,  iD.-^i.  KIT.  over  ago 

i  J  udg.  1 8  :  1 ,  27-29.    j  clmp.  24  : : 


32.  The  children  of  Najihtali ;  their  inheri- 
tance was  in  the  north-e.ast  part  of  the  country,  and 
was  bounded  on  the  east  by  the  Jordan,  on  the  nortli 
by  Syria,  on  the  west  by  Asher,  and  on  the  south 
by  Zebulun  and  the  sea  of  Gralilee. 

33—3'^.  Places  in,  or  on  the  borders  ofNapht.ali. 

40.  The  children  of  Dan  ;  their  inheritance 
wai  bounded  by  Benjamin  on  the  east,  by  Ephraim 
on  the  north,  by  the  Mediterranean  and  the  Philis- 
tines on  the  west,  ^nd  by  Jndah  on  the  south. 

41^6.  Places  in,  or  on  the  borders  of  Dan. 

47.  heshem  ;  the  same  as  Laish,  a  city  near  the 
foot  of  mount  Lebanon  and  the  sources  of  the  .Jor- 
dan.    .Tudg.  IS :  1-29. 

50.  Timnalh-serah  ;  a  place  in  the  hilly  country 
of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  called,  Judj;.  2 :  9,  Tim- 
nath-heres.     It  was  here  that  Joshua  lived,  died, 
and  was  buried.     Chap.  24  :  30. 
301 


edge  of  the  sword,  and  possessed  *b.c:i44i: 
it,  and  dwelt  therein,  and  called  Leshem, 
Dan,  after  the  name  of  Dan  their  father. 

48  This  i.s  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Dan  according  to  their 
families,  these  cities  with  their  villages. 

49  TfWhen  they  had  made  an  end  of 
dividing  the  land  for  inheritance  by  their 
coasts,  the  children  of  Israel  gave  an  in- 
heritance to  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  among 
them : 

50  According  to  the  word  of  the  Lord 
they  gave  him  the  city  which  he  asked, 
ei'en  JTimnath-serah  in  mount  Ephraim  : 
and  he  built  the  city,  and  dwelt  therein. 

51  These  are  the  inheritances,  which 
Eleazar''  the  priest,  and  Joshua  the  son 
of  Nun,  and  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of 
the  tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel,  divided 
for  an  inheritance  by  lot  in  '  Shiloh  before 
the  Lord,  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation.  So  they  made  an  end 
of  dividing  the  country. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  God  commandeth,  7  and  the  children  of  Israel  appoint 
the  six  cities  of  refuge. 

THE  Lord  also  spake  unto  Joshua,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  to  the  children  of  Israel,  saying. 
Appoint'"  out  for  you  cities  of  refuge, 
whereof  I  spake  unto  you  by  the  hand  of 
iNIoses : 

3  That  the  slayer  that  killeth  oh?/ person 
unawares  a«(/  unwittingly  may  flee  tliith- 
er:  and  they  shall  be  your  refuge  from 
the  avenger  of  blood. 

4  And  when  he  that  doth  flee  unto  one 
of  those  cities  shall  stand  at  the  "entering 
of  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  shall  declare 
his  cause  in  the  ears  of  the  elders  of  that 
city,  they  shall  take  him  into  the  city  unto 
them,  and  give  him  a  place,  that  he  may 
dwell"  among  them. 

5  And  if  the  p  avenger  of  .blood  pursue 


1  Hmp.  18:  10:  Gen.  49:10:  .Tiidiies  21 :  19,  21  :  1  Sam.  I  :  3  ;  Psn. 
78:  HO;  Jer.  7:12-14.  ni  Kx.  21:13;  Num.  a5  :  6,  1 1 ,  14  ;  Deut. 
19:2,9.  n  UutU4:  1,  3;  Prov.  31 :23.  oHel).6:18.  p  Num. 
35:12,25. 


INSTRCJCTIONS. 

9.  If  through  mistake  persons  have  obtained  more 
than  rightfully  belongs  to  them,  they  should,  on  its 
being  known,  promptly  and  clieerfully  restore  it. 

40.  Although  the  land  of  Canaan  M-.as  divided  by 
lot  among  the  sever.al  tribes  of  Isr.ael,  yet  their  in- 
heritance and  condition  were  such  as  was  predicted, 
and  as  it  was  beforehand  certain  that  they  would  be. 

50.   They  who  have  been  eminent  benefMctors  of 
their  fellow-men,  should  be  remembered  with  grati- 
tude, honored,  and  if  need  be  provided  for,  by  those  • 
whose  interests  have  been  secured  by  their  sacrifices 
and  efforts. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

2.  Whereof  I  spake;  Ex.21: 13;  Num.3j:6-ai; 
Deut.  19 : 2-13. 

3.  Unu-ittinghj  ;  without  design. 


Six  cities  nf  refuge. 


JOSHUA   XXT. 


Cities  for  the  Levites. 


B.  C.   1444 

liver  the  slayer  up  into  his  hand ;  because 
he  smote  his  neighbor  unwittingly,  and 
hated  him  not  beforetime. 

6  And  he  shall  dwell  in  that  city,  until 
he  stand  before  the  congregation  for  judg- 
ment, and  until  the  death  of  the  high- 
priest  that  shall  be  in  those  days :  then 
shall  the  slayer  return,  and  come  unto  his 
own  city,  and  unto  his  own  house,  unto 
the  city  from  whence  lie  fled. 

7  IfAnd  they  *appointed  *  Kedesh  in  Gal- 
ilee in  mount  Naphtali,  and  ''Shechem  in 
mount  Ephraim,  and  "=  Kirjath-arba  which 
is  Hebron  in  the  ''mountain  of  Judah. 

8  And  on  the  other  side  Jordan  by  Jeri- 
cho eastward,  they  assigned  "  Bezer  in  the 
wilderi^ess  upon  the  plain  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Reuben,  and  '^Ramoth  in  Gilead  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Gad,  and  ^ Golan  in  Bashan 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh. 

9  These  were  the  cities  ^  appointed  for 
all  the  children  of  Israel,  and  for  the  stran- 
ger that  sojourneth  among  them,  that  who- 
soever killeth  any  person  at  unawares 
might  flee  thither,  and  not  die  by  the  hand 
of  the  avenger  of  blood,  until  he  'stood 
before  the  congregation. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Eight  and  foriy  cities  given  by  lot,  out  of  the  other 
tribes,  unto  the  Levites.  43  God  gave  the  land,  and 
rest  unto  the  Israelites,  according  to  his  promise. 

THF2N  came  near  the  heads  of  the  fa- 
thers of  the  Levites  unto  J  Eleazar  the 
priest,  and  unto  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
and  unto  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the 
tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel ; 

2  And  they  spake  unto  them  at  ''Shiloh 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  saying.  The  Lord 
commanded '  by  the  hand  of  Moses  to  give 
us  cities  to  dwell  in,  with  the  suburbs 
thereof  for  our  cattle. 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  gave  unto 
the  Levites  out  of  their  inheritance,  at  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord,  tliese  cities 
and  their  suburbs. 

4  And  the  lot  came  out  for  the  families 


* 

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«.  8,  lil; 

6.  Judgment ;  a  fair  trial  and  a  righteous  de- 
cision. 

7.  Mmnit  Naphtali ;  the  hilly  region  in  the 
tribe  of  Naphtali,  in  the  north  part  of  the  country. 
Shechem ;  this  was  in  the  central  part,  and  He- 
bron in  the  south  part  of  the  country. 

8.  Bezer  ;  a  city  in  the  south  part  of  the  coun- 
try, east  of  Jordan;  Ranyath  was  in  the  central, 
and  Golan  in  the  north  part  of  the  country. 

INSTRUCTIO.VS. 
5.  Our  lives  are  .always  uncertain,  and  are  liable 
to  be  suddenly  t.Tken   away,   either  by  design  or 
through  our  own  carelessness  and  mistakes,  or  those 
of  our  fellow-inen. 


of  the  Kohathites:  and  the  children  of 
Aaron"'  the  priest,  which  icere  of  the  Le- 
vites, had  by  lot  out  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  thirteen  cities. 

5  And  the  rest  of  the  children  of  "Ko- 
hath  had  by  lot  out  of  the  families  of  the 
tribe  of  Ephraim,  and  ovit  of  the  tribe  of 
Dan,  and  out  of  the  half-tribe  of  Manas- 
seh, ten  cities. 

6  And  the  children  of  "Gershon  had  by 
lot  out  of  the  families  of  the  tribe  of  Issa- 
char,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  and  out  of  the 
half-tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Bashan,  thirteen 
cities. 

7  The  children  of  p  Merari  by  their  fam- 
ilies had  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  and  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Zebulun,  twelve  cities. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  i  gave  by  lot 
unto  the  Levites  these  cities  with  their 
suburbs,  as  the  Lord  commanded  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

9  IT  And  they  gave  out  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Judah,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Simeon,  these  cities  which 
are  here  t  rnentioned  by  name, 

10  Which  the  children  of  Aaron,  being 
of  the  families  of  the  Kohathites,  trho  were 
of  the  children  of  Levi,  had :  for  theirs 
was  the  first  lot. 

1 1  And '  they  gave  them  tthe  city  of  Arba 
the  'father  of  Anak,  which  city  is  Hebron, 
in  the  'hill  country  of  Judah,  with  the  sub- 
urbs thereof  round  about  it. 

12  But  the  fields  of  the  city,  and  the  vil- 
lages thereof,  gave  they  to  "  Caleb  the  son 
of  Jephunneh  for  his  possession. 

13  1[  Thus"  they  gave  to  the  children  of 
Aaron  the  priest  Hebron  with  her  sub- 
urbs, to  be  a  city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer, 
and  Libnah  with  her  suburbs, 

14  And  Jattir  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Eshtemoa  with  her  suburbs, 

15  And  ^Holon  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Debir  with  her  suburbs, 

chapter  24  :  33.  n  ver.  20.  etc.  o  ver.  27,  etc.  p  ver.  34,  etc. 
q  ver.  3.  f  Heb.  cal/td.  r  i  Chron.  «:.W.  f  Or,  Khiatkarbn. 
Gen.  2:i:2.  ■  chap.  15  :  13,  14.  t  chap.  20  :  7,  et.-. ;  I.uke  1  :  .39. 
u  chap  14:14.  »  1  Chron.  6:  66,  etc.  8chap.l5:51;  1  Chron. 
6:58.  Hiltn. 


6.  As  life  may  be  destroyed  through  carelessness,  as 
well  as  by  design,  carelessness  is  a  sin  which  should  be 
most  conscientiously  avoided,  and  if  it  is  not.  sliould 
be  visited  with  its  appropriate  punishment. 

9.  No  person  accused  of  murder  should  be  ac- 
quitted or  condemned  till  after  a  full  and  fair  tri.al  ; 
nor  should  he  suffer  death  unless  proved  to  be  guilty. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

4.  Judah — Simeon  —  Beirjamin  ;  thus  tlie 
priests  had  their  cities  in  the  tribes  that  were  near 
to  Jerusalem  and  the  temple.     Ver.  9-19. 

5.  The  rest ;  those  of  the  family  of  Kohath  who 
were  not  priests.     Ver.  20-26. 

305 


Cities  of  the  Kohathites, 


JOSHUA   XXI. 


Gershonites^  and  Meraritet. 


1 6  And  *Aiii  with  her  suburbs,  and  Jut- 
lah  with  her  suburbs,  and  Beth-shemesh 
with  her  suburbs  ;  nine  cities  out  of  those 
two  tribes. 

17  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin, 
Gibeon  with  her  suburbs,  tGeba  with  her 
suburbs, 

18  Anathoth  with  her  suburbs,  and  -Al- 
mon  with  her  suburbs;  four  cities. 

1  i)  All  the  cities  of  the  children  of  Aaron, 
the  priests,  were  thirteen  cities  witli  their 
suburbs. 

20  1[  And  the  families  of  the  children  of 
Kohath,*  the  Levitcs  which  remained  of 
the  children  of  Kohath,  even  they  had 
the  cities  of  their  lot  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Ephraim. 

21  For  they  gave  them  Shechcin  with 
her  suburbs  in  mount  Ephraim,  to  be  a  city 
of  refuge  for  the  slayer;  and  Gezcr  with 
her  suburbs, 

22  And  Kibzaim  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Beth-horon  with  her  suburbs;  four  cities. 

23  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  Eltekeh 
with  her  suburbs,  Gibbethon  with  her 
suburbs, 

24  Ajalon  with  her  suburbs,  Gath-rim- 
mon  with  her  suburbs ;  four  cities. 

25  And  out  of  the  half-tribe  of  iNIanas- 
sch,  Taanach  with  her  suburbs,  and  Gath- 
rimmon  with  her  suburbs;  two  cities. 

26  All  the  cities  were  ten  with  their  sub- 
urbs for  the  families  of  the  children  of  Ko- 
haih  that  remained. 

27  T[And  unto  the  children  of  ''Ger- 
shon,  of  the  families  of  the  Levites,  out 
of  the  other  half-tribe  of  JNIanasseh  they 
gave  "^  Golan  in  Bashan  with  her  sub- 
urbs, to  he  a  city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer, 
and  Beeshterah  with  her  suburbs;  two 
cities. 

28  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  Ki- 
shon  with  her  suburbs,  Dabareh  with  her 
suburbs, 

29  Jarmuth  with  her  suburbs,  En-gan- 
nim  with  her  suburbs ;  four  cities. 

.30  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  Mishal 
with  her  suburbs,  Abdon  with  her  sub- 
urbs. 


*  nliap.  IS.-VJ;  1  Climn.  6 :  69.  A>han.  t  clitip.  18:24.  Gaha. 
J  1  Chron.  fi :  tiO.  AUmcth.  •ver6:  IChron.  6:6fi.  hver.fi; 
ICliron.6:7I.     c  chiip.'20:8.     d  chap.  20: 7.     •  ver.7;  I  Cliron.6:77. 


27.  The  children  of  Gershoji ;  these  were  Le- 
vi tes,  but  not  priests. 

31.  The  children  of  Merari;  Levites,  but  not 
priests. 

41.  Forty  and  eight  cities ;  according  to  the 
direction  of  Moses,  Num.  G-'} :  7. 

42.  Siibnrhs  ;  adjacent  territory  to  the  extent  of 
two  thousand  cubits  on  every  side,  according  to  the 
din  ction.  Num.  G-l :  5. 

43.  They  possessed  it  ;  they  possessed  all  that 
they  then  needed ;  and  the  rest  the  Lord  would 
give  them,  according  to  liis  promise.     Ex.  23:30. 

4-5.  AH  came  to  pass  ;  in  due  time. 
306 


31  Helkath  with  her  suburbs,  and  *B.aH«-' 
Rehob  with  her  suburbs ;  four  cities. 

32  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  ^  Ke- 
desh  in  Galilee  with  her  suburbs,  to  be  a 
city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer;  and  Ham- 
moth-dor  with  her  suburbs,  and  Kartan 
with  her  suburbs;  three  cities. 

33  All  the  cities  of  the  Gershonites  ac- 
cording to  their  families  luere  thirteen  cit- 
ies with  their  suburbs. 

34  ^  And  unto  the  families  of  the  chil- 
dren of  ''Merari,  the  rest  of  the  Levites, 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  Jokneam  with 
her  suburbs,  and  Kartah  with  her  suburbs, 

35  Dimnah  with  her  suburbs,  Nahalal 
with  her  suburbs;  four  cities. 

36  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  ""Be- 
zer  with  her  suburbs,  and  Jahazah  with 
her  suburbs, 

37  Kedemoth  with  her  suburbs,  and  Me- 
phaath  with  her  suburbs;   four  cities. 

38  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  Ramoth 
in  Gilead  with  her  suburbs,  to  he  a  city  of 
refuge  for  the  slayer;  and  Mahanaim  with 
her  suburbs, 

39  Heshbon  with  her  suburbs,  Jazer 
with  her  suburbs;  four  cities  in  all. 

40  So  all  the  cities  for  the  children  of 
Merari  by  their  families,  which  were  re- 
maining of  the  families  of  the  Levites, 
were  hy  their  lot  twelve  cities. 

41  All  the  cities  of  the  Levites  within 
the  possession  of  the  children  of  Israel  were 
forty  and  eight  « cities  with  their  suburbs. 

42  These  cities  were  every  one  with 
their  suburbs  round  about  them  :  thus 
were  all  these  cities. 

43  TI  And  the  Lord  gave  unto  Israel  all 
the  land  which  lie  ''sware  to  give  unto 
their  fathers;  and  they  possessed  it,  and 
dwelt  therein. 

44  And  'the  Lord  gave  them  rest  round 
about,  according  to  all  that  ho  sware  unto 
their  fathers  :  J  and  there  stood  not  a  man 
of  all  their  enemies  before  them  ;  the  Loud 
delivered  all  their  enemies  into  their  hand. 

45  There  ''failed  not  aught  of  any  good 
thing  which  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  the 
house  of  Israel;  all  came  to  pass. 


f  chap.  20:8.  it  Num.  35:7.  b  Gen.  12:7;  13:1.t;  1S:13-21; 
28:.-),  4;  28:4,  Ki,  14.  i  ch.  U  :  2.'?;  22:  4.  j  Deut7:2.1,24.  k  ch. 
23:14;  Nuin.23:lii;  lKing!.,8:5«;  lCor.l:9;  Titus  1  : 2. 


INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  It  is  not  left  merely  to  the  inclinations  of  men 
whether  they  will  provide  for  the  comfortable  sup- 
port of  tlie  ministers  of  religion,  but  it  is  tlie  com- 
mand of  <.Tod  that  those  who  preach  the  gospel 
should  live  of  the  gospel,  and  their  hearers  cannot 
withhold  from  them  needful  support  without  de- 
priving them  of  what  is  justly  their  due.  1  Cor. 
9  :  13,  14. 

4.  It  is  a  great  convenience  for  the  ministers  of 
religion  to  live  near  the  place  of  public  worship, 
and  generally  it  will  be  found  to  be  most  conducive 
to  their  good  and  the  good  of  the  people. 


The  tribes  east  of  Jordan 


JOSHUA   XXII. 


build  an  altar  of  ivitness. 


ti:-^:      CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  The  two  tribes  and  a  half  with  a  blessing  are  sent 
home.  10  They  build  the  altar  of  testimony  in  their 
journey.  11  The  Israelites  are  offended  thereat.  21 
They  give  them  good  satisfaction. 

THEN  Joshua  called  the   Reubenites, 
and  the  Gadites,  and  the  half-tribe  of 
Manasseh, 

2  And  said  unto  them,  Ye  have  kept  all 
that  *j\Ioses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  com- 
manded you,  and  have  obeyed  my  voice 
in  all  that  I  ''commanded  you: 

3  Ye  have  not  left  your  brethren  these 
many  days  unto  this  day,  but  have  kept 
the  charge  of  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  your  God. 

4  And  now  the  Lord  your  God  hath  giv- 
en rest  unto  your  brethren,  as  he  prom- 
ised them :  therefore  now  return  ye,  and 
get  you  unto  your  tents,  and  unto  the  land 
of  your  possession,  which  Moses  the  ser- 
vant of  the  Lord  gave  "^  you  on  the  other 
side  Jordan. 

5  But  take  •' diligent  heed  to  do  the  com- 
mandment and  the  law,  which  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord  charged  you,  to  "love 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  to  walk  in  all  his 
ways,  and  to  keep  his  commandments,  and 
to  ^cleave  unto  him,  and  to  s serve  him 
Avith  all  yourheart  and  with  all  your  soul. 

6  So  Joshua'' blessed  them,  and  sentthem 
away :   and  they  went  unto  their  tents. 

7  ^Now  to  the  one  half  of  the  tribe  of 
Manasseh  INIoses  had  given  possession  in 
Bashan;  but 'unto  the  o^/ic/- half  thereof 
gave  Joshua  among  their  brethren  on  this 
side  Jordan  westward.  And  when  Josh- 
ua sent  them  away  also  unto  their  tents, 
then  he  blessed  them, 

8  And  he  spake  unto  them,  saying,  Re- 
turn with  much  '  riches  unto  your  tents, 
and  with  very  much  cattle,  with  silver, 
and  with  gold,  and  with  brass,  and  with 
iron,  and  with  very  much  raiment:  ''di- 
vide the  spoil  of  your  enemies  with  your 
brethren. 

9  H  And  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the 
children  of  Gad  and  the  half-tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh returned,  and  departed  from  the 
children  of  Israel  out  of  Shiloh,  which  is 


«  Num.  :!2 

■:0,  ■:'*;  Deut  :i:  16-M.      h  cliap.  1  :  i:-18.      c  DeuL 

89:8.      ■•  D^ 

ut.  6  :  rt,  17 ;   11:  ii;    1  Cliron.  -iS  :  7.  8 ;   Jer.  1-:  :  16. 

e  Deut  10  : 1 

;.     f  Acta  1 1  :  eS.      e  clinp.  24  :  14 ;   1  Saul.  13  :  20,  24. 

b  Gen.  47 :  7  ; 

2S.im.fi:  18;    Luke  2  :  34 ;    24  :  .'iO.      icliap.  I7:S. 

j  Deut.  8  :  10- 

14.      k  Num.  31  :  27  ;   1  Samuel,  30  :  24  ;   Psa.  68 :  12. 

5.  There  should  be  ministers  of  religion  in  all 
parts  of  t!ie  country,  that  all  the  people  may  have 
the  benefit  of  their  good  instructions  and  exam- 
ple. 

41.  The  Lord  in  his  providence  appoints  to  min- 
isters tlieir  various  fields  of  labor,  and  wherever 
they  are  placed  it  should  be  tlieir  great  object  to 
honor  liiin  and  be  most  useful  to  men. 

43.  Whatever  may  be  the  promises  of  God,  and 
however  great  ttie  difficulties  in  the  way  of  their 
accomplishment,  in  due  time  they  will  all  be  ful- 
filled. 


in  the  land  of  Canaan,  to  go  unto  the  coun- 
try of  '  Gilead,  to  the  land  of  their  posses- 
sion, whereof  they  were  possessed,  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  the  Loud  by  the  hand 
of  Moses. 

10  1[  And  when  they  came  unto  the  bor- 
ders of  Jordan,  that  are  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan, the  children  of  Reuben  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad  and  the  half-tribe  of  Manas- 
seh built  there  an  altar  by  Jordan,  a  great 
altar""  to  see  to. 

11  IT  And  the  children  of  Israel  "heard 
say.  Behold,  the  children  of  Reuben  and 
the  children  of  Gad  and  the  half-tribe  of 
INIanasseh  have  built  an  altar  over  against 
the  land  of  Canaan,  in  the  borders  of  Jor- 
dan, at  the  passage  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

1 2  And  when  the  children  of  Israel  heard 
of  it,  the  whole  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  gathered  themselves  togeth- 
er at  Shiloh,  to  go  up  to  war  against  them. 

13  And  the  children  of  Israel  sent  unto 
the  children  of  Reuben,  and  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad,  and  to  the  half-tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh, into  the  land  of  Gilead,  °  Phinehas 
the  son  of  Eleazar  the  priest, 

14  And  with  him  ten  princes,  of  each 
chief*  house  a  prince  throughout  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel ;  and  each  one  ivas  a  p  head 
of  the  house  of  their  fathers  among  the 
thousands  of  Israel. 

15  TfAnd  they  came  unto  the  children 
of  Reuben,  and  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and 
to  the  half-tribe  of  INIanasseh,  unto  the 
land  of  Gilead,  and  they  spake  with  them, 
saying, 

16  Thus  saith  the  whole  congregation 
of  the  Lord,  What  trespass  is  this  that  ye 
have  committed  against  the  God  of  Israel, 
to  turn  away  this  day  from  following  the 
Lord,  in  that  ye  have  builded  you  an  al- 
tar, that  ye  might  i  rebel  this  day  against 
the  Lord  ? 

17  Is  the  iniquity  of  ^Peor  too  little  for 
us,  from  which  we  are  not  cleansed  until 
this  day,  although  there  was  a  plague  in 
the  congregation  of  the  Lord, 

18  But  that  ye  must  turn  away  this  day 
from  following  the  Lord  1  and  it  ^  will  be. 


1  Num.32:  1,  2rt,  29. 

m  cli.ip.  24  :  '26,  27;   Gea  2S  :  18  ;  31 

4ri-<i2. 

n  Deut.  13:  12.  etc.; 

.Judges  20:1,  12.      o  Exodus  i;:2.S: 

Num. 

ber3  25:7, 11-13.     « 

Heh.  house  of  the  father,     p  Numbe 

rs  1  : 4. 

q  Leviticus  17  :  8,  9. 

r  Numbers  25  :  3,  etc. ;  Deut.  4  :  3. 

»  Ezra 

9:13,  14. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

1.  Reubenites — Gadites,  and  the  half-trihe 
of  ^lanasseli ;  their  men  of  war,  who  h;id  left 
their  homes  on  the  east  side  of  Jordan  to  as.sist 
their  brethren  in  tiie  conquest  of  Canaan. 

7.  Bashan  ;  the  north  part  of  the  country  pos- 
sessed by  the  I.sraelites  on  the  east  of  Jordan. 

10.  Jji/  Jorda)i ;  on  its  east  bank. 

16.  Builded  yoH  an  altar  ;  to  offer  s.acrifice  in 
any  place  except  at  the  tabernacle,  was  expresslv 
forbidden.     Lev.  17  :  8,  9. 

17.  Iniquity  of  Peor;  Num.  2.5:3;  Deut.  4  :  3 

307 


The  two  tribes  and  a  half 


JOSHUA   XXII. 


vindicate  their  conduct. 


seeing  ye  rebel  to-day  against  the  Lord, 
that  to-morrow  he  will  be  "  wroth  with  the 
whole  congregation  of  Israel. 

19  Notwithstanding,  if  the  land  of  your 
posscs.'iion  be  unclean,  then  pass  ye  over 
untothelandof  the  possession  of  the  Lord, 
wherein  the  Lord's  tabernacle  ''dwelleth, 
and  take  possession  among  us :  but  rebel 
not  against  the  Lord,  nor  rebel  against  us, 
in  building  you  an  altar  besides  the  altar 
of  the  Lord  our  God. 

20  Did  nofAchanthe  son  of  Zerah  com- 
mit a  trespass  in  the  accursed  thing,  and 
wrath  fell  on  all  the  congregation  of  Is- 
rael ?  and  that  man  perished  not  alone  in 
his  iniquity. 

21  II  Then  the  children  of  Reuben  and 
the  children  of  Gad  and  the  half-tribe  of 
Manasseh  answered,  and  said  unto  the 
heads  of  the  thousands  of  Israel, 

22  The  Lord  ''God  of  gods,  the  Lord 
God  of  gods,  he  "knoweth,  and  "^Israel  he 
shall  know;  if  it  be  in  ^ rebellion,  or  if  in 
transgression  against  the  Lord,  (save  us 
not  this  day,) 

23  That  we  have  built  us  an  altar  to  turn 
from  following  the  Lord,  or  if  to  offer 
thereon  burnt-offering  or  meat-ofl'cring,  or 
if  to  oiler  peace-offerings  thereon,  let  the 
Lord  himself ''require  it; 

24  And  if  we  have  not  rnthcr  done  it  for 
fear  of  this  thing,  saying,  *In  time  to  come 
your  cliildren  might  speak  unto  our  chil- 
dren, saying,  What  have  ye  to  do  with  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  1 

25  For  the  Lord  hath  made  Jordan  a  bor- 
der between  us  and  you,  ye  children  of  Reu- 
ben and  children  of  Gad  ;  ye  '  have  no  part 
ill  the  Lord  :  so  shall  your  children  make 
our  children '  cease  from  fearing  the  Lord. 

26  Therefore  we  said.  Let  us  now  pre- 
pare to  build  us  an  altar,  not  for  burnt- 
offering,  nor  for  sacrilice: 

27  Rut  thai  it  may  be  a  ''witness  between 
us,  and  you,  and  our  generations  after  us, 
that  we  might  do  the  service  of  the  Lord 
before'  him  witli  our  burnt-offerings,  and 


B.  c.  im. 

peace-offerings ;  that  your  children  may 
not  say  to  our  children  in  time  to  come, 
Ye  have  no  part  in  the  Lord. 

28  Therefore  said  we,  that  it  shall  be, 
when  they  should  so  say  to  us  or  to  our 
generations  in  time  to  come,  that  we  may 
say  «g-aj«.  Behold  the '"pattern  of  the  altar 
of  the  Lord,  which  our  fathers  made,  not 
for  burnt-ofl'erings,  nor  for  sacrifices  ;  but 
it  is  a  witness  between  us  and  you. 

29  God  "  forbid  that  we  should  rebel 
against  the  Lord,  and  turn  this  day  from 
following  the  Lord,  to  build  an  altar  for 
burnt-offerings,  for  meat-offerings,  or  for 
sacrifices,  besides  the  altar  of  the  Lord  our 
God  that  is  before  his  tabernacle. 

30  T[  And  when  Phinehas  the  priest,  and 
the  princes  of  the  congregation  and  heads 
of  the  thousands  of  Israel  which  u'crc  with 
him,  heard  the  words  that  the  children  of 
Reuben  and  the  children  of  Gad  and  the 
children  of  Manasseh  spake,  it  t  pleased 
them. 

31  And  Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar  the 
priest  said  unto  the  children  of  Reuben, 
and  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Manasseh,  This  day  we  perceive 
that  the  Lord  is "  among  us,  because  ye  have 
not  committed  this  trespass  against  tiie 
Lord:  ^now  ye  have  delivered  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Lord. 

32  TfAnd  Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  the  princes,  returned  from 
the  children  of  Reuben,  and  from  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad,  out  of  the  land  of  Gilcad, 
unto  the  land  of  Canaan,  to  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  brought  them  Pword  again. 

33  And  the  thing  pleased  the  children  of 
Israel ;  and  the  children  of  Israel  i  blessed 
God,  and  did  not  intend  to  go  up  against 
them  ill  battle,  to  destroy  the  land  wherein 
the  children  of  Reuben  and  Gad  dwelt. 

34  And  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the 
children  of  Gad  called  the  altar  ^Ed :  for 
it  shall  be  a  witness  between  us  that  the 
Lord  is  God. 


•  Num.  J6:22.  b  cli,ip.  18: 1.  c  diap.  7 ;  1 , etc.  d  Deiit.  10: 17; 
Pbs.  9.5:5;  in<i:2;  nnnicli:47;  ll:3B.  e  1  King",  8: 39;  J<ib 
!»:  10;  P»B.  44:21;  139:1-12;  Jer.  12:3:  .lolm  2  :  24,  2fi  ;  21:17; 
At'ta  I  :24;  2Cor.  11:11,31;  Heb.4:13;  Rev.2:a3.  fMnI.3:18. 
e  ISnm.  Ifi:23.  I>neut)8:l9;  1  Skid.  20  :  16;  2  ClirOn.  24  :  22. 
•  Hvb.  tomorrow.  Kx.  13:14.     •  Neli.  2::0.    j  1  Kings,  12:27,2S. 

19.  If  the  land — he  uncletin;  if  they  thouglit 
it  uncl(.'.\n  because  there  w.as  in  it  no  altar  for  sac- 
riticf,  and  no  pl.ice  for  public  religious  worship, 
they  were  invitttd  to  come  over  and  live  on  the  west 
«ide  of  Jordan  where  M-as  the  tabernacle,  rather 
than  to  set  up  separate  worship  and  thus  rebel 
Against  God. 

■M.  Not  alone  ;  chap.  7  :  5.  24,  Q.'i. 

2'i.  The  Lord — require ;  let  him  punish  us,  if 
we  designed  to  rebel  against  him. 

2-').  Make  our  children  cease  from  fearing  the 
Lord ;  by  refusing  to  let  them  come  over  Jordan 
to  worship  hitii. 

28.  A  u-iifiess :  that  they  liad  a  right  to  go  over 
308 


k  ver.  34.  1  Deul.  12  :  5.  Mr.  m  Kx.  2.5 :  40 ;  Kzekiel  43  i  10.  1 1, 
n  Gen.  44:7, 17;  ISani.  12:23;  lKinM,21:3;  R.in).3:&  t  Hel). 
l(>««  ooorl  in  their  tytt.  o  Lev.  2fi  :  1 1 ,  1 2  ;  Zeclmrinli  » :  23 ;  I  Cor. 
14:2S.  t  Heb.  t/if>i.  p  Proverbs  2fi  :  13.  H  1  Sam.  25  :  32,  3:1 ; 
1  Cbron.  29  :  20 ;  Neh  8:6;  Dnniel  2  :  19;  Epll.  1:3.  \  Tlmt  is, 
ft  witness  ;  ehap.  24  :  27. 


Jordan  and  worship  with  the  other  tribes  at  the 
tabernacle. 

29.   To  hnild  an  altar ;  Deut.  12: 13,  1 1. 

31.  Ye  have  delivered  the  children  of  Israel ; 
not  exposed  them  to  punishment  as  they  feared,  by 
sinning  against  the  Lord,  but  taken  measures  to 
perpetu.ate  his  worship. 

31.  lid ;  a  witnes.s. 

IX.'JTRI'CTIOXS. 

2.  Just  commendation  is  due  to  those  who  do 
well,  and  true  gratitude  should  be  e.xercised  towards 
all  who  make  sacrifices,  endure  hard.ships,  and  per- 
form labors  for  the  good  of  their  fellow-men. 

4.  Fidelity  in  obeying  God's  commandg  will  re- 


Jushica's  exhortation 


JOSHUA  XXIII, 


before  his  death. 


2.ai^7     CHAPTER   XXIII. 

1  Joshua's  exhortation  before  his  death,  3  by  former 
benefits,  5  by  promises,  11  and  by  threatenings. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  a  long  time  after 
that  the  Lord  had  given*  rest  unto  Isra- 
el from  all  their  enemies  round  about,  that 
Joshua  waxed  ""old  and  *stricken  in  age. 

2  And  Joshua  "^called  for  all  Israel,  and 
for  their  elders,  and  for  their  heads,  and  for 
their  judges,  and  for  their  officers,  and  said 
unto  them,  I  am  old  and  stricken  in  age : 

3  And  ye  have  seen  all  that  the  Lord 
your  God  hath  done  unto  all  these  nations 
because  of  you  ;  for  the ''Lord  your  God  is 
he  that  hath  fought  for  you. 

4  Behold,  I  have  ^divided  unto  you  by 
lot  these  nations  that  remain,  to  be  an 
inheritance  for  your  tribes,  from  Jordan, 
with  all  the  nations  that  I  have  cut  off, 
even  unto  the  great  sea  t  westward. 

5  And  the  Lord  your  God,  ""he  shall  ex- 
pel them  from  before  you,  and  drive  them 
from  out  of  your  sight;  and  ye  shall  pos- 
sess their  land,  as  the  Lord  your  God  hath 
promised^  unto  you. 

6  Be  ye  therefore  very  ''courageous  to 
keep  and  to  do  all  that  is  written  in  the 
book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  that  ye  'turn 
not  aside  therefrom  to  the  right  hand  or  to 
the  left; 

7  That '  ye  come  not  among  these  nations, 
these  that  remain  among  you ;  neither  make 


«  cllHp.  C;?  :  4.  b  cliap.  13  :  1.  *  Heb,  come  into  days.  <•  chap. 
24:1;  I  )eut.  :«  :  2K  ;  1  Clironirles,  28  : 1.  <t  Psa.  44  :  3.  e  chap. 
!:!:«,  7;  18:10.  f  Heh.  at  thr  sunset,  f  Dent.  1 1  : -23 ;  Psalm 
44:2.  B  Numbers  33: /iS.  h  chap.  1  :  7.  iDeut.  5:3i  i  Deiit. 
7:i,  :i.     k  Psa.  16:4;  Hosea  2:17.     IZeph.  l:4-«.     f  Or,  Far 


ceive  his  approbation  and  blessing,  and  a  glorious 
reward. 

5.  Tlie  true  greatness,  glory,  and  blessedness  of  a 
people  consist  in  their  loving  the  Lord,  observing 
liis  ordinances,  and  walking  in  his  ways. 

10.  Suitable  care  should  be  taken,  in  providing 
against  future  evils,  not  to  awaken  needless  suspi- 
cions, nor  occasion  unnecessary  anxiety  and  trouble 
to  o\iT  fellow-men. 

16.  We  may  be  blamed,  even  by  good  men,  for 
our  best  actions.  But  we  should  not  be  disconcert- 
ed, should  listen  to  them  with  patience,  and  wiien 
we  thoroughly  understand  their  mistakes,  should 
endeavor  kindly  to  remove  them. 

19.  When  those  who  are  disturbed  at  the  conduct 
of  others,  go  to  them  and  frankly  state  their  diffi- 
culties, and  manifest  a  readiness  to  make  sacrifices 
and  even  to  give  up  their  own  rights,  rather  than 
to  have  God  dishonored  or  his  cause  injured,  it 
maybe  expected  that  with  reasonable  explanations 
they  will  be  satisfied. 

22.  A  consciousness  of  being  and  doing  right 
tends  to  prevent  undue  excitement  under  unjust 
accusations,  and  to  lead  to  such  explanations  as 
will  remove  needless  apprehensions  and  be  satisfac- 
tory to  all  concerned. 

"26.  It  is  proper  to  take  all  suitable  measures  to 
guard  our  children  against  evils  to  which  froiri  the 
selfishness  of  men  they  will  be  exposed,  and  to  en- 
able them  to  know  what  are  their  rights,  especially 
their  religious  rights,  and  successfully  to  maintain 
and  permanently  enjoy  them. 

30.  A  disposition  to  enjoy  religious  rights  our- 


mention''  of  the  name  of  their  gods,  nor 
cause  to  'swear  by  them,  neither  serve 
them,  nor  bow  yourselves  unto  them : 

8  But  t  cleave "'  unto  the  Lord  your  God, 
as  ye  have  done  unto  this  d.ay. 

9  For*  the  Lord  hath  driven  out  from 
before  you  great  nations  and  strong :  but 
rt.s-  for  you,  no  man  hath  been  able  to  stand 
before  you  unto  this  day. 

10  One  "man  of  you  shall  chase  a  thou- 
sand :  for  the  Lord  your  God,  he  it  i.s  that 
fighteth  for  you,  as  "he  hath  promised  you. 

1 1  Take  good  heed  therefore  unto  I!  your- 
selves, that  ye  love  the  Lord  your  God. 

12  Else,  if  ye  do  in  any  wise  go  Pback, 
and  cleave  unto  the  remnant  of  these  na- 
tions, even  these  that  remain  among  you, 
and  shall  make  "^  marriages  with  them,  and 
go  in  unto  them,  and  they  to  you : 

13  Know  for  a  certainty  that  the  Lord 
your  God  will  no  ■'more  drive  out  any  of 
these  nations  from  before  you;  but  they 
shall  be  "snares  and  traps  unto  you,  and 
scourges  in  your  sides,  and  thorns  in  your 
eyes,  until  ye  perish  from  'off  this  good 
land  which  the  Lord  your  God  hath  given 
you. 

14  And  behold,  this  day  I  am  going  the 
way  of  all  the  earth  :  and  ye  know  in  all 
your  hearts  and  in  allyour"  souls,  that  not 
one  thing  hath  failed  of  all  the  good  things 
which  the  Lord  your  God  spake  concern- 


i/ne  will  cleave,  m  chap.  22  :,5.  %  Or,  TIten  the  I.OBD  will  drive. 
n  Lev.  2rt  :  8 ;  Judg.  7  :  19-22  ;  15 :  15.  o  Ex.  2:1 :  27,  etc.  ||  Hel). 
your  souls,  p  Psa.  125  :  5  ;  Isa.  1:4;  Zeph.  1  :  fi ;  Heb.  10 :  38,  39 ; 
2Peter,  2:20,  21.  q  2  Cor.  6:14.  r  Judges  2:  2,  3.  »  1  Kings, 
11:4.     t  2 Kings,  17:22,  23.     uchap.21:45. 


selves,  and  to  secure  them  to  coming  generations, 
is  pleasing  to  all  intelligent  and  right-minded  men, 
especially  to  pious  rulers  and  ministers  of  the  gospel. 

33.  Grood  men,  enlightened  by  the  Spirit  of  God, 
will  not  make  M-ar  upon  others  for  maintaining 
their  just  rights,  especially  their  right  to  hearken 
to  the  voice  of  God  in  the  Scriptures,  to  judge  of  his 
meaning,  and  to  worship  him  according  to  his  di- 
rections. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

4.  The  great  sea;  the  Mediterranean,  which 
formed  the  western  boundary  of  Can.aan. 

7.  Neither  male  mcntio]i ;  the  familiar  men- 
tion of  the  names  of  idols  would  tend  to  lessen  their 
abhorrence  of  them. 

10.  One  man  of  yon  shall  chase  a  tlionsand  ; 
however  few  they  might  be,  and  however  numerous 
their  enemies,  they,  in  obeying  God,  would  be  able 
to  overcome  them. 

11.  Take  good  heed  ;  be  very  careful. 

14.  Going  the  way  of  all  the  earth  ;  about  to 
die.     Gen.  3  :  19. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  No  fidelity  to  God,  or  usefulness  to  men,  can 
keep  otT  the  approach  of  age,  infirmity,  or  death. 
This  should  he  borne  in  mind,  and  incite  all  to  do 
with  their  might  what  their  hands  find  to  do,  know- 
ing  that  in  the  grave,  to  which  they  are  hastening, 
there  is  no  work, 

3.  The  aged  may  recount  the  mercies  of  the  Lord 
with  great  advantage  to  themselves  and  to  their 
fellow-men. 

4,  Faith  in  God  produces  a  permanent  conviction 

309 


Joshua  assembleth  the 


JOSHUA    XXIV. 


tribes  at  Shechem. 


ingyou;  all  are  come  to  pass  unto  you,  and 
not  one  thing  hath  failed  thereof. 

15  Therefore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
as  all  good  things  are  come  upon  you, 
which  tlie  Loud  your  God  promised  you; 
so  shall  the  Loiin  bring  upon  "you  all  evil 
tliinus,  until  he  have  destroyed  you  from 
oil"  this  good  land  which  the  Lord  your 
God  hath  given  you. 

16  When  ye  have  transgressed  the  cov- 
enant of  the  Lord  your  God,  which  he 
commanded  you,  and  have  gone  and  served 
other  gods,  and  bowed  yourselves  to  them  ; 
then  shall  the  ''anger  of  the  Lord  be  kin- 
dled against  you,  and  ye  shall  perish  quick- 
ly from  off  the  good  land  which  he  hath 
given  unto  you. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  Joshua  assembleth  the  tribes  at  Shechem.  2  A  brief 
history  of  God's  benefits  from  Terah.  It  He  renew- 
eth  the  covenant  between  them  and  God.  26  A  stone 
the  witness  of  the  covenant.  29  Joshua's  age,  death, 
and  burial.  32  Joseph's  bones  are  buried.  33  Ele- 
azar  dieth. 

AND  Joshua  gathered  all  the  tribes  of 
Israel  to  Shechem,  and  "^called  for  the 
elders  of  Israel,  and  for  their  heads,  and 
for  their  judges,  and  for  their  otiiccrs;  and 
they  ''presented  themselves  before  God. 

2  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the  people, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Your 
fatliers"  dwelt  on  the  otlier  side  of  the 
flood  in  old  time,  even  Terah,  the  father  of 
Abraliam,  and  the  father  of  Nahor:  and 
they  served  other  gods. 

3  And  I  took  your  "^ father  Abraham  from 
the  otlicr  side  of  the  flood,  and  led  him 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Canaan,  and 
multiplied  his  seed,  and  gave  him  ^ Isaac. 

4  And''  I  gave  unto  Isaac  Jacob  and 
Esau  :  and  I  gave  unto  '  Esau  mount  Seir, 
to  possess  it;  but  J  Jacob  and  his  children 
went  down  into  Egypt. 

5  I  sent  Moses  also  and  Aaron,  and  I 
plagued  ''  Egypt,  according  to  that  which  I 


«  l>T.-2r.:M,etC.;  De«U-28:1.5.IM.  b  5  Kings.  24: 20.  i:cli.l3:2. 
a  iSnin.  ]0:I9.  e  Gen.  11 : -Jti,  rtc.  f  Gen.  12:1.  B  Gen.  ai  :'2,3. 
h  Gen.  ■:.'>:  24.  I  Gen  3li:8;  neut. -2  :.'>.  iGen.4K:I-7.  k  Ex.  clis. 
7-12.     I  Kit.  til.  14.     m  ■•l,ap.,'i:K.     n  Kum.'21 :  21-3.'..     o  Num.  M:.'!, 


did  among  them:  and  afterward  I  b.c:h27: 
brought  you  out. 

6  And  I  brought  yourfathers  out  of  Egypt : 
and  ye  '  came  unto  the  sea ;  and  the  Egyp- 
tians pursued  after  your  fathers  with  char- 
iots and  horsemen  unto  the  Red  sea. 

7  And  when  tliey  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
he  put  darkness  between  you  and  the 
Egyptians,  and  brought  the  sea  upon  them, 
and  covered  them ;  and  your  eyes,  have 
seen  what  I  have  done  in  Egypt:  and  ye 
dwelt  in  the  wilderness  a  "'long  season. 

8  And  I  brought  you  into  the  land  of  the 
Amorites,  which  dwelt  on  the  other  side 
Jordan;  and  "they  fought  with  you:  and 
I  gave  them  into  your  hand,  that  ye  might 
possess  their  land;  and  I  destroyed  them 
from  before  you. 

9  Then  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor,  king  of 
Moab,  arose  and  warred  against  Israel, 
and  "sent  and  called  Balaam  the  son  of 
Beor  to  curse  you  : 

10  But  Pi  would  not  hearken  unto  Ba- 
laam; therefore  he  blessed  you  still:  sol 
delivered  you  out  of  his  hand. 

1 1  And  "i  ye  went  over  Jordan,  and  came 
unto  Jericho:  and  the  men  of  'Jericho 
fought  against  you,  the  Amorites,  and  the 
Perizzites,  and  the  Canaanites,  and  the 
ffittites,  and  the  Girgashites,  the  Hivites, 
and  the  Jebusites ;  and  I  delivered  them 
into  your  hand. 

12  And  I  sent  the  ^hornet  before  you, 
which  dravc  them  out  from  before  you, 
even  the  two  kings  of  the  Amorites;  but 
not'  with  tliy  sword,  nor  with  thy  bow. 

13  And  I  have  "given  you  a  land  for 
which  yc  did  not  labor,  and  "cities  which 
ye  built  not,  and  ye  dwell  in  them  ;  of  the 
vineyards  and  olive-yards  which  ye  plant- 
ed not  do  ye  eat. 

1 4  %  Now  "  therefore  fear  the  Lord,  and 
serve  him  in  "sincerity  and  in  truth;  and 
put  i'away  the  gods  which  your  fathers 

etn.  p  Deut.M:.'!;  Mirallfii.'S.  q  rli.ip.3: 14  17.  rchap.6.  "Ex. 
■2.3:28;  l)eut.7:-20.  t  I'8:\. 44 : 3, 6.  u  cll!ip.2I  :4S.  t  clmp.  II :  13; 
Dent. 6: 10-13.  w  1. Sam.  12:24.  i  Gen.  17: 1 :  DeuL  18:  13:  Jolin 
4:24;  2Cor.  1:12;   Kpli.6:24.     y   Lev.  17:7;  E7ek.i0:l8. 


of  the  truth  of  his  promises  and  leads  men  to  act  as 
if  they  knew  that  they  would  be  fulfilled. 

6.  The  fact  that  God  will  do  for  us  wliat  we 
need,  instead  of  ieadinij  us  to  nejjlcct  appropriate 
means,  or  to  fee!  that  they  are  less  important,  should 
lead  us  with  Kdi-iity  to  use  them,  because  tiiat  is 
the  only  way  effectually  to  secure  his  aid. 

7.  Intimate  connections  with  the  wicked  greatly 
increase  the  dan<rer  of  becoming  like  them. 

9.  Thin-js  are  done  by  the  Lord  which  are  accom- 
plished by  human  instrumentality.  Men  use  the 
means,  and  (rod  renders  them  successful. 

JO.  When  God  is  on  our  side  and  works  for  us, 
we  need  fe;ir  no  enemies,  however  numerous  or 
Rtron;;,  but  we  ni;i.y  go  forward  in  duty,  with  assured 
conlidence  of  final  and  complete  victory. 

11.  If  we  love  and  obey  God.  we  sliall  be  in  all 
good  efforts  in  the  highest  and  best  sense  success- 
310 


ful ;  but  if  we  disregard  hi.s  laws,  and  are  governed 
by  the  principles  and  practices  of  the  wicked,  we 
may  expect  calamity  and  ruin. 

14.  The  fulfilment  of  (>od's  declarations  in  time."! 
past,  should  assure  us  of  their  fulfilment  in  time  to 
come. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1.  Shechem  ;  a  city  north  of  Shiloh,  and  nearer 
to  Timnath-serah  where  Joshua  lived.    Chap.  IS:  1. 

2.  The  flood;  the  river;  meaning  the  Euphrates. 
Other  gods;  idols. 

4.   Seir;  a  country  south  of  the  Dead  sea. 
0.    The  .lea  ;   the  fted  sea. 
7.  A  long  season  ;  about  forty  years. 
10.  His  hand;  the  hand  of  Balak. 
12.   The  hornet ;  a  winged  insect  whose  sting  is 
terrible. 
14.   The  gods;  idols. 


He  rencweth  the  covenant. 


JOSHUA  XXIV 


His  death  and  burial. 


and  ill  Egypt ;  and  serve  ye  the  Lord 

15  And  if  it  seem  evil  unto  you  to  serve 
the  Lord,  *  choose  you  this  day  whom  ye 
will  serve ;  ''whether  the  gods  which  your 
fathers  served  that  ivere  on  the  other  side 
of  the  flood,  or  the  gods  of  the  Amorites, 
in  whose  land  ye  dwell:  but  as  for  "^me 
and  my  house,  we  will  serve  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  people  a'nswered  and  said, 
God  forbid  that  we  should  forsake  the 
Lord,  to  serve  other  gods ; 

17  For  the  Lord  our  God,  he  it  is  that 
brought  us  up  and  our  fathers  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage, 
and  which  did  those  great  signs  in  our 
sight,  and  preserved  us  in  all  the  way 
wherein  we  went,  and  among  all  the  peo- 
ple through  whom  we  passed  : 

18  And  the  Lord  drave  out  from  before 
us  all  the  people,  even  the  Amorites  which 
dwelt  in  the  land  :  therefore  ''  will  we  also 
serve  the  Lord;  for  he  is  our  God. 

19  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  people.  Ye 
cannot"  serve  the  Lord  :  for  he  is  a  '"holy 
God ;  he  is  a  « jealous  God ;  he  will  not ''  for- 
give your  transgressions  nor  your  sins. 

20  If  ye  'forsake  the  Lord,  and  serve 
strange  gods,  then  he  will  turn  and  do  you 
hurt,  and  consume  you,  J  after  that  he  hath 
done  you  good. 

21  And  the  people  said  unto  Joshua, 
Nay ;  but  we  will  serve  the  Lord. 

22  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  people, ''  Ye 
are  witnesses  against  yourselves  that  ye 
have  'chosen  you  the  Lord,  to  serve  him. 
And  they  said,  IVe  are  witnesses. 

23  Now  therefore  put  "^away,  .<!aid  he, 
the  strange  gods  which  are  among  you, 
and  incline  your  ''■  heart  unto  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel. 

24  And  the  "people  said  unto  Joshua, 


«  Ruth  1:15.  Ifi;  1  Kings,  18:  21 ;  .Jolin  6:  R7.  h  E7.ck.  SO :  39. 
c  Ps.1.  101:2;  119:  106.  a  Psa.  116 :  16;  Luke  1  :  74.  7'..  e  .Mat. 
6:24.  f  Lev.  19: -2;  I  Sam.  6:20:  Isit.  6:3.  EEx.20:r>.  h  Ex. 
34:7.  i  lChron.3R:9;  K7.r.l8:-22;  laa.  W :  1 1 ,  1 3.  j  Ezek, 18:24. 
k  Deut.  -26  :  17.     I  Psa.  1 19  :  173.     m  JiiJg.  10  : 1.i,  16 ;  1  Sam.  7 : 3. 


19.  Ye  cannot  serve  the  Lord  ;  they  could  not 
without  renouncing  all  idols,  as  Joshua  exhorted 
them  to  do,  loving  0-od  with  supreme  affection,  and 
obeying  his  commands  ;  and  for  disposition  to  do 
this,  they  must  depend  not  on  themselves  merely,  or 
on  their  own  goodness,  but  on  the  intluences  of  his 
Spirit.  He  u^ill  iiot  forgive  your — sins  ;  unless 
they  should  repent  of,  and  forsake  them.  Therefore 
Joshua  urged  them  to  do  this. 

26.  These  words;  the  engagements  into  which  the 
people  had  entered  to  serve  the  Lord.  J3i/  the  stiiic- 
tunry  ;  near  the  place  where  the  tabernacle  stood. 

27.  It  hath  heard;  a  strong  figure  of  speech, 
expressive  of  the  solemnity  of  the  transaction,  and 
of  their  guilt  and  danger  should  they  break  their 
engagements. 

i3.'.  Which  Jacob  bought;  Gen.  33  :  19  ;  50 : 2-3 ; 
E.X.  13:19. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
1.  It  is  good  for  all  people  at  times  to  appear 


The  Lord  our  God  will  we  serve,  and  his 
voice  will  we  obey. 

25  So  Joshua  made  a  covenant  with  the 
people  that  day,  and  set  them  a  statute  and 
an  ordinance  in  Shechem. 

26  ^And  Joshua  wrote  these  words  in 
the  book  of  the  lawof  God,  and  took  a  great 
stone,  and  set  it  up  p there  under  an  oak, 
that  xvas  by  the  sanctuary  of  the  Loud. 

27  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the  people. 
Behold,  this  stone  shall  be  a  witness  unto 
us ;  for  it  hath  i  heard  all  the  words  of  the 
Lord  which  he  spake  unto  us:  it  "'shall 
be  therefore  a  witness  unto  you,  lest  ye 
deny  your  God. 

28  So  Joshua  let  the  people  depart,  every 
man  unto  his  inheritance. 

29  ^And  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things,  that  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  the 
servant  of  the  Lord,  died,  being  a  hundred 
and  ten  years  old. 

30  And  they  buried  him  in  the  border 
of  his  'inheritance  in  Timnath-serah, 
which  is  in  mount  Ephraim,  on  the  north 
side  of  the  hill  of  Gaash. 

31  And  Israel  'served  the  Lord  all  the  ■ 
days  of  Joshvia,  and  all  the  days  of  the 
elders  that  *overlived  Joshua,  and  which 
had  "known  all  the  works  of  the  Lord, 
that  he  had  done  for  Israel. 

32  1[And  the  ^bones  of  Joseph,  which 
the  children  of  Israel  brought  up  out  of 
Egypt,  buried  they  in  Shechem,  in  a  par- 
cel of  ground  which  Jacob  "bought  of  the 
sons  of  Hamor  the  father  of  Shechem  for 
a  hundred  t pieces  of  silver;  and  it  be- 
came the  inheritance  of  the  children  of 
Joseph. 

33  And  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  died; 
and  they  buried  him  in  a  hill  that  pertained 
to  Phinchas  his  son,  which  was  given  him 
in  mount  Ephraim.  i 


n  ProT.  2:2;  Heb.  1 2  :  28.  29.  «  Deut.  5  :  28,  29.  p  .Tu Jg.  9:6. 
q  Dent.  32  :  1 .  r  cliap.  22 :  28,  34.  •  chap.  19  :  50.  t  Judj;.  2  :  7. 
*  Heb.  prolonged  their  dat/s  after,  u  DeuL  11 :  2,  7.  v  Genesis 
.W:25;  Exodus  13: 19;  Heb.  11 :22.  w  Genesis  33  :  19.  f  Or, 
lambs. 

before  G-od,  look  back  on  the  way  through  which  he 
hath  led  them,  recount  his  goodness,  renew  their 
engagements  to  serve  him,  and  seek  that  grace 
which  tliey  need  to  do  it  in  spirit  and  in  truth. 

2.  Aged  men  m.iy  to  great  advantage  give  the 
young  a  history  of  G-od's  dealings  with  past  genera- 
tions, point  out  the  instructions  it  aifords  and  the 
duties  it  inculcates,  and  e.xhort  all  to  fidelity  in  his 
service. 

6.  Things  accomplished  by  human  instrumen- 
tality and  the  persevering  use  of  appointed  means, 
are  m  the  Bible  ascribed  to  God  .as  really  as  if  no 
instrumentality  or  means  had  been  employed. 

10.  Those  measures  which  men  take  to  injure 
G-od's  people  and  stop  the  progress  of  his  cause,  he 
often  overrules  for  its  advancement. 

13.  Themerciesby  which  the  friends  of  God  are  dis- 
tinguished from  his  enemies,  spring  from  his  unmer- 
ited goodness,  and  are  given  not  as  the  fruit  of  their 
worthiness,  but  of  the  abounding  riches  of  his  grace. 
311 


THE 

BOOK  OF  JUDGES. 


CHAPTER   I. 

I  The  acts  of  Judah  and  Simeon.  4  Adoni-bezek  justly 
requited.  8  Jerusalem  taken.  10  Hebron  taken. 
1 1  Othniel  hath  Achsah  to  wife  for  taking  of  Debir. 
16  The  Kenites  dwell  in  Judah.  17  Ilormah,  Gaza, 
Ashkelon,  and  Ekron  taken.  21  The  acts  of  Benja- 
min. 2*2  Of  the  hou.«e  of  Jo.seph,  wlio  take  Beth-el. 
30  OfZebulun.  31  Of  Aslier.  33  OfNaphtali.  34 
Of  Dan. 

IVrOW  after  the  "death  of  Joshua  it  came 
-LN  to  pass,  that  the  children  of  ''Israel 
asked  the  Lord,  saying,  Who  shall  go  up 
for  us  against  the  Canaanites  first,  to  tight 
against  them? 

2  AndtheLoRDsaid,'' Judah  shall  go  up  : 
behold,  I  have  delivered  the  land  into  his 
hand. 

3  And  Judah  said  unto  Simeon  his  broth- 
er. Come  up  with  me  into  my  lot,  that  we 
may  fight  against  the  Canaanites ;  and  I 
likewise  will  go  with  ''theo  into  thy  lot. 
So  Simeon  went  with  him. 

4  And  Judah  w^ent  up;  and  the  Lord 
delivered  the  Canaanites  and  the  Periz- 
zites  into  their  hand:  and  they  slew  of 
them  in  "Bezek  ten  thousand  men. 

5  And  they  found  Adoni-bezek  in  Bezek: 
and  they  fought  against  him,  and  they  slew 
the  Canaanites  and  the  Pcrizzitcs. 

6  But  Adoni-bezek  ficd ;  and  they  pur- 
sued after  him,  and  caught  him,  and  cut 
off  his  thumbs  and  his  great  toes. 


«  .losli.  24  :  29.  b  chap.  -20 :  18 :  Num.  27  :  21.  c  Gen.  -49 :  8,  9. 
i  verse  17.  e  1  Sam.  11:8.  *  Heli.  Hit  thumht  of  their  handt 
and  of  their  feet.      ^  Or,  gleaned.      fLev.24:19;    ISam.lB:*); 

14.  Peculiar  mercies  lay  men  under  peculiar  ob- 
ligations to  put  away  all  .sin,  and  to  perfect  holiness 
in  the  fear  and  love  of  God. 

!•').  True  religion  is  a  matter  of  choice  with  all 
who  heartily  embrace  it,  and  no  man  ever  does  or 
can  serve  G-od,  in  spirit  and  in  truth,  witiiout  choos- 
ing to  do  so.  Of  course  ministers  siiould  present  to 
men  the  motives  which  are  best  suited  to  lead  them 
to  do  this,  and  to  their  preaching  should  add  the 
influence  of  their  example. 

19.  As  Jehovah  is  holy,  it  is  impossible  accept- 
ably to  serve  him  without  becoming  holy;  and  as 
the  cause  of  holiness  in  men  is  the  influence  of  the 
Holy  Spirit,  all  should  feel  their  need  of  this,  and 
sincerely,  heartily  seek  it. 

21.  Wherever  there  is  a  willing  mind  men  can 
truly  serve  God,  and  for  Christ's  sake  be  accepted  in 
doing  it;  and  as  a  willing  mind  is  the  fruit  of  the  Spir- 
it, all  who  possess  it  should  give  to  him  the  glory. 

23.  It  is  the  duty  of  men  to  incline  their  hearts 
to  serve  the  Lord.  They  should  avoid  those  things 
which  tend  to  hinder  them,  and  do  the  things  which 
tend  to  aid  them  in  this. 

24.  Persons  may,  and  it  is  right  that  they  should, 
determine,  resolve,  and  engage  to  serve  the  Lord  ; 
and  they  may  freely  and  heartily  trust  in  him  for 
what  they  need  rightly  to  do  this,  and  to  be  accepted 
in  it. 

312 


7  And  Adoni-bezek  said.  Three-  aciuS: 
score  and  ten  king,s,  having  *their  thumbs 
and  their  great  toes  cut  off,  tgathered  their 
meat  under  my  table  :  as  I  "^have  done,  so 
God  hath  requited  me.  And  they  brought 
him  to  Jerusalem,  and  there  he  died. 

8  Now  the  children  of  Judah  had  ^  fought 
against  Jerusalem,  and  had  taken  it,  and 
smitten  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
set  the  city  on  fire. 

9  T[And  ''afterward  the  children  of  Ju- 
dah went  down  to  fight  against  the  Canaan- 
ites, that  dwelt  in  the  mountain,  and  in  the 
south,  and  in  the  t  valley. 

10  And  Judah  went  against  the  Canaan- 
ites that  dwelt  in  '  Hebron  :  now  the  name 
of  Hebron  before  was  Kirjath-arba :  and 
they  slew  Sheshai,  and  Ahiman,  and  Tal- 
mai. 

1 1  And  from  thence  he  went  against  the 
inhabitants  of  Debir  :  and  the  name  of  De- 
bir before  was  Kirjath-sepher : 

12  And  J  Caleb  said.  He  that  smiteth 
Kirjath-sepher,  and  takcth  it,  to  him  will 
I  give  Achsah  my  daughter  to  wife. 

1 3  And  Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz,  Caleb's 
younger  brother,  took  it :  and  he  gave  him 
Achsah  his  daughter  to  wife. 

14  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  came 
to  him,  that  she  moved  him  to  ask  of  her 


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etc. 

27.  It  is  so  perfectly  reasonable  that  all  to  whom 
Jehovah  is  known  should  love  and  obey  him,  and 
they  are  under  such  strong  and  indispensable  obli- 
gations immediately  to  do  this,  that  if  they  do  not, 
all  their  mercies  and  every  thing  around  and  within 
them  will  testify  to  their  ingratitude,  baseness,  and 
guilt. 

31.  Aged  men  and  men  of  influence,  especially 
rulers,  miigistrates,  and  all  in  authority,  are  under 
peculiar  obligations  to  serve  God,  and  to  set  holy 
examples.  If  they  do,  many  others  will  be  likely 
to  follow  them  and  obtain  eternal  life.  But  if  they 
do  not,  they  will  be  instrumental  in  bringing  de- 
struction not  only  on  themselves,  but  on  multitudes 
of  others. 

33.  Rulers  and  ministers  of  religion,  as  well  as 
other  men,  will. soon  die,  but  their  influence  for  good 
or  evil  will  live  and  go  down  to  the  end  of  time,  and 
onward  to  eternity. 

CHAPTER  L 
4.  Bezek  ;  a  place  in  the  territory  of  Judah. 
.^.  Ailoni-hezek  ;  the  lord  or  king  of  Bezek. 
7.    Threescore  and  ten ;  seventy. 

9.  The  south  ;  the  south  part  of  Canaan. 

10.  Ilchroii ;  a  city  south  of  Jerusalem.  Gen. 
13:  18;  .Tosh.  1.5:  13. 

11.  Belli r;  Jo.sh.  13:15. 


The  conquests  of 


JUDGES   I. 


several  tribes. 


B.c'S'  father  a  field :  and  she  lighted  from 
off  her  ass  ;  and  Caleb  said  unto  her,  What 
wilt  thou  ] 

15  And  she  said  unto  him,  Give  me  a 
blessing :  *  for  thou  hast  given  me  a  south 
land :  give  me  also  springs  of  water.  And 
Caleb  gave  her  the  upper  springs  and  the 
nether  springs. 

16  ^And  the  children  of  the  ''Ivenite, 
Moses'  father-in-law,  went  up  out  of  the 
city'^  of  palm-trees  with  the  children  of 
Judah  into  the  wilderness  of  Judah,  which 
lleth  in  the  south  of  ''Arad;  and  "they 
went  and  dwelt  among  the  people. 

17  And  "^ Judah  went  with  Simeon  his 
brother,  and  they  slew  the  Canaanites  that 
inhabited  Zephath,  and  utterly  destroyed 
it.  And  the  name  of  the  city  was  called 
Hormah.s 

18  Also  Judah  took ''  Gaza  with  the  coast 
thereof,  and  Ashkelon  with  the  coast  there- 
of, and  Ekron  with  the  coast  thereof. 

19  And  the  'Lord  was  with  Judah;  and 
he  *drave  out  the  inhabitants  of  the  moun- 
tain ;  but  could  not  drive  out  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  valley,  because  they  had 
chariots^  of  iron. 

20  And  they  gave  ^  Hebron  unto  Caleb, 
as  Moses  '  said :  and  he  expelled  thence 
the  three  sons  of  Anak. 

21  And  the  children  of  ""Benjamin  did 
not  drive  out  the  Jebusites  that  inhabited 
Jerusalem;  but  the  Jebusites  dwell  with 
the  children  of  Benjamin  in  Jerusalem 
unto  this  day. 

22  T[  And  tlie  house  of  Joseph,  they  also 
went  up  against  Beth-el :  and  the  "  Lord 
urns  with  them. 

23  And  the  house  of  Joseph  sent  to  "de- 
scry Beth-el :  now  the  name  of  the  city 
before  icas  p  Luz  : 

24  And  the  spies  saw  a  man  come  forth 
out  of  the  city,  and  they  said  unto  him, 
Show  us,  we  pray  thee,  the  entrance  into 
the  city,  and  we  iwill  show  thee  mercy. 

25  And  when  he  showed  them  the  en- 


«  Gen.  33 :  1 1 ;  1  Peter,  3:9.  b  iliap.  4:11,17;  I  Cliron.  2  :  ."is, 
rDeut.  34:3.  d  Num.  21:1.  e  Num.  10  :  29-32  ;  ISam.  l.'i:fi. 
fver.3.  eNum.21:3.  h  Josli.ll  :23.  i  ver.2  ;  2Kinj9,  l.S:7;  Psa. 
fi0:l2i  Eccl.9:ll.  *  Or, possessed  the  mountain,  j  Kx.  H:7.etr.; 
Jo8h.l7:lB;  Psa.46:9.    kjosli.  14:9-14.    1  Num.  14:24;  Peut.  1 : 36. 


15.  A  south  land;  Josh.  15:  16-19. 

16.  The  Kenite;  Jethro.  Exod.  3:1;  Num. 
10:29-32.  Arad ;  a  city  on  tlie  south  border  of 
Canaan.     Num.  21 : 1. 

17.  Zephatli,;  a  place  near  the  south  part  of 
Judah.     Ilormah  ;  utter  destruction. 

IS.  Gaza — Ashkelon — and  Ekron;  cities  of 
the  Philistines. 

19.  Coiilil  not;  because,  terrified  by  the  char- 
iots, they  did  not  trust  in  God  and  u.se  the  proper 
means. 

21.  Jerusalem ;  this  city  was  on  tlie  border 
between  Judah  'and  Benjamin,  and  both  had  an 
interest  in  it.     Ver.  8;  Josh.  15:63. 

2?    The  house  of  Joseph  ;  the  tribe  of  Ephraim. 


trance  into  the  city,  they  smote  the  city 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword ;  but  they  let 
go  the  man  and  all  his  family. 

26  And  the  man  went  into  the  land  of 
the  ■'Hittites,  and  built  a  city,  and  called 
the  name  thereof  Luz  :  which  is  the  name 
thereof  vuito  this  day. 

27  TI  Neither  did  "Manasseh  drive  out 
the  inhabitants  of  Beth-shean  and  her 
towns,  nor  Taanach  and  her  towns,  nor 
the  inhabitants  of  Dor  and  her  towns,  nor 
the  inhabitants  of  Ibleam  and  her  towns, 
nor  the  inhabitants  of  Megiddo  and  her 
towns  :  but  the  Canaanites  would  'dwell 
in  that  land. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Lsrael  was 
strong,  that  they  put  the  Canaanites  to  trib- 
ute, and  did  not  utterly  drive  them  out. 

29  If  Neither  did  Ephraim  drive  out  the 
Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  "Gezer;  but  the 
Canaanites  dwelt  in  Gezer  among  them. 

30  11  Neither  did  Zebulun  drive  out  the 
inhabitants  of  Kitron,  nor  the  inhabitants 
of  "Nahalol;  but  tlie  Canaanites  dwelt 
among  them,  and  became  tributaries. 

31  T[  Neither  did  "^Asher  drive  out  the 
inhabitants  of  Accho,  nor  the  inhabitants 
of  Zidon,  nor  of  Ahlab,  nor  of  Achzib,  nor 
of  Helbah,  nor  of  Aphik,  nor  of  Rehob  : 

32  But  the  Asherites  dwelt  among  the 
Canaanites,  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  : 
for  they  "  did  not  drive  them  out. 

33  1[  Neither  did  ^  Naphtali  drive  out  the 
inhabitants  of  Beth-shemesh,  nor  the  in- 
habitants of  Bcth-anath ;  but  he  dwelt 
among  the  Canaanites,  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land  :  nevertheless,  the  inhabitants  of 
Beth-shemesh  and  of  Beth-anath  became 
tributaries^  unto  them. 

34  And  the  Amorites  forced  the  children 
of  Dan  into  the  mountain  :  for  they  would 
not  suffer  them  to  come  down  to  the  valley ; 

35  But  the  Amorites  would  dwell  in 
mount  Hcres  in  *Ajalon,  and  in  Shaalbim : 
yet  the  hand  of  the  house  of  Joseph  tprc- 
vailed,  so  that  they  became  tributaries. 


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heavy 

23.  Descry ;  examine  and  ascertain  the  state 
of  the  city.  Beth-el ;  a  place  north  of  Jerusalem. 
Gen.  2S :  19. 

27.  Beth-shean ;  a  place  near  the  east  end  of 
the  valley  of  Jezreel.  Taanach  :  west  of  Beth- 
shean.  Dor  ;  a  town  on  the  Mediterranean,  north 
of  Cffisarea.     Megiddo;  near  the  river  Kislion. 

29.  Gezer ;  a  town  in  the  tribe  of  Ephraim. 
north-west  of  Jerusalem. 

29—33.  Towns  within  the  bounds  of  the  tribes,  in 
connection  with  whose  names  they  are  mentioned. 

35.  Mount  He  res ;  the  mounlainous  regions 
about  Dor.  Ajalon  ;  a  place  between  Jerusalem 
and  Ekron.  Ver.  IS.  The  house  of  Jo.teph  ;  his 
descendants. 

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The  Israelites  are  rebuked. 


JUDGES   II. 


They  fall  into  idolatry. 


36  And  the  coast  of  the  Amorites  was 
from  *the  going  up  to  Akrabbim,  from  the 
rock,  and  upward. 

CHAPTER   II. 

1  An  angel  rebuketh  the  people  at  Bochim.  6  The 
wickedness  of  the  new  generation  after  Joshua.  14 
God's  anger  and  pity  towards  tliem.  20  The  Canaan- 
itcs  are  left  to  prove  Israel. 

A  ND -an  tangel  of  the  Lord, came  up 
J\.  from  Gilgal  to  *  Bochim,  and  said,  I 
made  you  to  go  up  out  of  Egypt,  and  have 
brought  you  unto  the  land  which  I  sware 
unto  your  fathers  ;  and  I  ""said,  I  will  nev- 
er break  my  covenant  with  you; 

2  And  '^  ye  shall  make  no  league  with  the 
inhabitants  of  this  land;  ye  shall  "* throw 
down  their  altars  :  but  ye  have  not  •■  obey- 
ed my  voice;  why  have  ye  done  this? 

3  Wherefore  I  also  said,  I  will  not  drive 
them  out  from  before  you  ;  but  they  shall 
be  as  'thorns  in  your  sides,  and  tlieir  ^gods 
shall  be  a  ''snare  unto  you. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  angel 
of  the  Loud  spake  these  words  unto  all 
the  children  of  Israel,  that  the  people  lift- 
ed up  their  voice,  and  wept. 

5  And  they  called  the  name  of  that 
place  t  Bochim  :  and  they  sacrificed  there 
unto  the  Loud. 

6  11  And  when  'Joshua  had  let  the  peo- 
ple go,  the  children  of  Israel  went  every 
man  unto  his  inheritance  to  possess  the 
land. 

7  And  the  people  served  the  Lord  all  the 
days  of  Joshua,  and  all  the  days  of  the 
elders  that  ^  outlived  Joshua,  who  had  seen 

*  Or.  Maa'.eh. Akrabbim.  Numliprs  M  :  4  ;  Joshua  l.i:  S.  f  Or, 
meitenger.  •  ver.  S.  b  G«n.  17:7;  Psalm  89: 34.  c  Dent.  7: 2. 
aDeut.l-2:3.  «verse20;  P.s.ilm  1 06 :  34-36.  f  Joshua -23  :  13. 
K  rhnp.  3:6.  1>  Exodus  2;? :  33  :  Deut.  7:16.  t  That  is.  weepers. 
i  Joshua  24:28,  etc.     §  Heh.  prolonged  days  after.     \\   Timnath- 


36.  Akrabbim ;  a  hilly  region  on  the  southern 
bonier  of  Canaan. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  However  great  m.ay  have  been  their  past  suc- 
cesses, the  people  of  (iod  should  not  rest  till  fully 
triumphant  over  all  their  foes. 

3.  The  union  of  all  classes  of  pious  men  in  doing 
good  is  greatly  promotive  of  success. 

G.  Pride  and  cruelty  are  forerunners  of  disaster  ; 
and  the  peculiar  sins  of  men  may  often  be  read  in 
their  punishment. 

7.  A  true  conviction  of  the  evil  of  sin  will  lead 
all  who  suffer  to  feel  that  their  punishment  is 
just. 

I'l.  A  wise  and  affectionate  wife  wi.shes  the  tem- 
poral prosperity  as  well  as  the  eternal  good  of  her 
husband,  and  will  use  all  suitable  means  to  promote 
it. 

1.5.  A  wise  and  affectionate  father  will  take  great 
pleasure  in  complying,  as  far  as  may  be  consistent, 
with  the  requests  of  his  children. 

19.  Viewing  difficulties  with  an  eye  of  sense  only, 
men  often  despond,  when,  should  they  use  proper 
means  in  dependence  on  God,  he  would  render  them 
successful. 

21.  Love  of  ease,  and  aversion  to  great  and  self- 
denying  efforts,  often  keep  men  from  receiving  the 
variety  and  fulness  of  good  which  they  might  ot'ier- 
314 


all  the  great  works  of  the  Lord,  b.c.h1 
that  he  did  for  Israel. 

8  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  the  ser- 
vant of  the  Lord,  died,  being  a  hundred 
and  ten  years  old. 

9  And  they  buried  him  in  the  border  of 
his  inheritance  in  UTimnath-hercs,  in  the 
mount  of  Ephraim,  on  the  north  side  of 
the  hill  Gaash. 

10  And  also  all  that  generation  were 
gathered  unto  their  fathers :  and  there 
arose  another  generation  after  them,  which 
knewJ  not  the  Lord,  nor  yet  the  works 
which  he  had  done  for  Israel. 

1 1  1[  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  served  Baa- 
lim: 

12  And  they  ''forsook  the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers,  which  brought  them  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  followed  other  gods, 
of  the  gods  of  the  people  that  rvere  round 
about  them,  and  'bowed  themselves  unto 
them,  and  provoked  the  Lord  to  anger. 

13  And  they  forsook  the  Lord,  and 
served  Baal  and  Ashtaroth. 

14  1[And  the  "'anger  of  the  Lord  was  hot 
against  Israel,  and  he  "delivered  them  into 
the  hands  of  spoilers  that  spoiled  them, 
and  he  "sold  them  into  the  hands  of  their 
enemies  round  about,  so  that  they  could 
not  any  longer  stand  before  their  enemies. 

15  Whithersoever  Pthey  went  out,  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  was  against  them  for 
evil,  as  the  Lord  had  said,  and  as  the 
Loud  had  sworn  unto  them :  and  they 
were  greatlv  distressed. 


serah.  Joshua  19:  5(1;  24:30.  j  Ex.  .'):2;  1  Chron.  2,S  :  ^1 :  Psa. 
92:5,6;  Jer.  9:3;  22:16;  Gal.  4:8;  2  Thess.  1 :  8  ;  Titus  1  :  16. 
kDeut.31:16.  1  Deut.  5  :  9.  m  chapter  3  :  7,  8;  10:7;  Psahn 
106:40-42.  n  2Kings,  17:  20.  o  chap.4: 2;  P8a.44: 12;  Isa..i0: 1. 
p  Lev.  26:17;  Deut.  28:16. 


wise  obtain,  and  leave  them  to  suffer  much  evil 
which  they  might  otherwise  avoid. 

2.5.  Assisting  the  people  of  God  in  doing  his  will, 
maybe  the  means  of  delivering  us  from  many  trials 
and  bringing  on  us  great  blessings. 

34.  When  men  neglect  their  duty,  they  may  ex- 
pect to  meet  with  trouble ;  and  if  they  are  not  led 
to  repent.Tnce  and  reformation,  their  troubles  will 
never  end. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1.  Angel  of  til eJjord ;  supposed  to  be  the  same 
who  appeared  to  Joshua,  Josh.  .') :  13.  liochini  ; 
meaning  the  weepers,  or  place  of  weeping.    Ver.  •'J. 

2.  Ye  have  not  obeyed ;  they  h:ul  not  done  it 
fully,  or  to  the  extent  which  he  commanded. 

3.  /  will  itot  drive  them  out  ;  not  to  the  extent 
he  would  have  done,  had  they  obeyed  him. 

9.  Timiiath-he.res ;  called  Timnath-serah,  Josh. 
24:30.  ^ 

10.  Knen' not  the  Lord ;  they  had  not  seen  his 
wonders  in  Egypt,  and  had  not  that  knowledge  of 
him  which  led  them  to  love  and  obey  him. 

11.  Baalim;  a  general  name  for  idol-gods. 
Ver.  12. 

13.  Ashtaroth ;  a  general  name  for  idol-god- 
dessos. 

14.  Sold;  delivered. 


God  is  angry  with  Israel. 


B.  C.  1406. 

lip  *  judges,  which  *delivered  ''them  out  of 
the  hand  of  those  that  spoiled  them. 

1 7  And  yet  they  would  not  hearken  unto 
their  judges,  but  they  went  a  "^whoring 
after  other  gods,  and  bowed  themselves 
unto  them  :  they  turned  quickly  out  of  the 
way  which  their  fathers  walked  in,  obey- 
ing the  commandments  of  the  Lord;  but 
they  did  not  so. 

18  And  when  the  Lord  raised  them  up 
judges,  ^  then  the  Lord  was  with  the  judge, 
and  delivered  them  outof  the  hand  of  their 
enemies  all  the  days  of  the  judge :  for  it 
repented "  the  Lord  because  of  their  groan- 
ings  by  reason  of  them  that  oppressed 
them  and  vexed  them. 

1 9  And  it  came  to  pass,  •'when  the  judge 
was  dead,  that  they  returned,  and  t  cor- 
rupted themselves  more  than  their  fathers, 
in  following  other  gods  to  serve  them,  and 
to  bow  down  unto  them  ;  they  +  ceased  not 
from  their  own  doings,  nor  from  their  stub- 
born way. 

20  ^  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  hot 
against  Lsrael ;  and  he  said,  s  Because  that 
this  people  hath  transgressed  my  cove- 
nant which  I  commanded  their  fathers, 
and  have  not  hearkened  unto  my  voice ; 

21  T  also  will  not  henceforth  drive  out 
any  from  before  them  of  the  nations  which 
Joshua  left  when  he  died  : 

22  That  through  them  I  may  •>  prove  Is- 
rael, whether  they  will  keep  the  way  of 
the  Lord  to  walk  therein,  as  their  fathers 
did  keep  it,  or  not. 

23  Therefore  the  Lord  Heft  those  na- 
tions, without  driving  them  out  hastily ; 
neither  delivered  he  them  into  the  hand 
of  Joshua. 


JUDGES    in.  Nations  left  to  prove  them. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  nations  ■which  were  left  to  prove  Israel.  6  By 
communion  with  them  they  commit  idolatry.  8  0th- 
niel  delivereth  them  from  Cliushan-rishathairn ;  12 
Ehud  from  Eglon  ;  31  Shamgar  from  the  Philistines. 

lyrOW  these  are  the  nations  which  the 
J-N  Lord  left,  to  prove  Israel  by  them, 
even  as  many  of  Israel  as  had  not  known 
all  the  wars  of  Canaan  ; 

2  Only  that  the  generations  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  might  know  to  teach  them 
war,  at  the  least  such  as  before  knew  noth- 
ing thereof; 

3  Namely,  five  'lords  of  the  Philistines, 
and  all  the  Canaanites,  and  the  Zidonians, 
and  the  Hivites  that  dwelt  in  mount  Leb- 
anon, from  mount  Baal-hermon  unto  the 
entering  in  of  Hamath. 

4  And  they  were  to  prove  Israel  by  them, 
to  know  whether  they  would  hearken  unto 
the  commandments  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
commanded  their  fathers  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

5  ^And  the  children  of  Israel  dwelt 
among  the  Canaanites,  Hittites,  and  Am- 
orites,  and  Perizzites,  and  Hivites,  and 
Jebusites : 

6  And  they  J  took  their  daughters  to  be 
their  wives,  and  gave  their  daughters  to 
their  sons,  and  served  their  gods. 

7  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  forgat  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  served  Baalim  and  the 
groves. 

8  1[  Therefore  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  hot  against  Israel,  and  he  sold  them 
into  the  hand  of ''Chushan-rishathaim  king 
of  II  Mesopotamia:  and  the  children  of 
Israel  served  Chushan-rishathaim  eight 
years. 

9  And  when  the  children  of '  Israel  cried 


•  Acts  13:  JO.  *Heb.  tavcd.  b  Psa.  lOfi : 4')-15.  c  Ex.34  :  15, 16. 
<1  .losh.  1 :  S.  e  Gen.  6:6;  Beut.  32  :  36  :  Hosea  11 :  8.  f  chap. 
4:1;   8  :  33.      f  Heb.  wtre  corrupt.       J  Heb.  ttt  nothing  fall  of. 


16.  J  ledges  ;  rulers  and  deliverers. 

18.  It  repented  the  Lord ;  the  meaning  is,  that 
he  changed  his  course  of  conduct  towards  the  Isra- 
elites, and  instead  of  keeping  them  longer  in  bond- 
age, delivered  them. 

23.  Therefore ;  on  account  of  the  sins  of  the 
people. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  The  rich  and  lasting  blessings  which  God 
promises  to  the  obedient,  men  often  forfeit  by  their 
sins. 

5.  Sin  is  the  cause  of  our  sorrows,  and  no  tears 
will  remove  tliem,  unless  we  forsake  it. 

7.  The  pious  instruction,  example,  and  influence 
of  the  aged,  are  of  great  service  to  the  young,  and 
often  keep  them  from  sins  that  would  cause  their 
ruin. 

10.  Children,  when  deprived  of  thepious  influence 
of  parents,  often  become  openly  vicious  ;  and  nothing 
but  the  grace  of  God  is  a  safeguard  against  aban- 
donment in  wickedness. 

14.  The  woes  which  sin  occasions  in  this  life,  are 
a  warning  to  men  not  to  continue  in  it,  lest  it  bring 
upon  them  woes  which  will  be  eternal. 


g  .Tosli 

23: 

6. 

h 

I'sal 

nfifi 

10. 

'l 

Heb,  ! 

uffcrtd. 

i  .Tn 

Ii.  13:.?. 

i  Dent.  7  : 3 

4. 

k 

Hah. 

3:7. 

II 

Hf 

b.  Ara 

n-nahara 

im. 

1  1  Sam. 

1-2:  10; 

Neb 

y 

27 

Ksa 

107 

13, 

19. 

16.  The  blessings  which  God  bestows  upon  men 
in  this  world,  show  that  he  desires  that  they  should 
repent  of  their  sins,  and  thus  be  prepared  for  endless 
blessings  in  the  world  to  come. 

19.  If  men  are  not  led  by  the  mercies  of  the  Lord 
to  repent.ance,  they  will  become  more  hardened  in 
sin,  and  ripen  for  aggravated  ruin. 

22.  All  tlie  dealings  of  God  with  men  in  this 
worhl  have  a  tendency  to  reveal  their  true  charac- 
ter, show  whether  they  will  serve  him  or  not,  and 
prepare  them  for  the  retributions  of  eternity. 

CHAPTER  III. 
3.   The    Canaanites;    those   that  lived  about 
Zidon.     Baal-hermon  ;  a  region  of  country  near 
the  sources  of  the  Jordan.     Entering  in  of  Ha- 
math ;  a  valley  on  the  north  border  of  Canaan. 

5.  Among  the  Canaanites  ;  those  of  them  that 
were  not  destroyed. 

6.  Gods;   idols. 

7.  The  groves  ;  the  idols  that  were  worshipped 
in  them. 

8.  Mesopotamia  ;  the  country  between  the  Eu- 
phrates and  the  Tigris. 

315 


Othniel  delivers  Israel. 


JUDGES    III. 


Ehud  slayeih  Eglon. 


unto  the  Lord,  the  Lord  raised  up  a  •de- 
liverer to  the  children  of  Israel,  who  de- 
livered them,  ei'oi  *  Othniel  the  son  of  Ke- 
naz,  Caleb's  younger  brother. 

10  And  the  ''Spirit  of  the  Lord  tcame 
upon  him,  and  he  judged  Israel,  and  went 
out  to  war:  and  the  Lord  delivered  Chu- 
shan-rishathaim  king  of  +  Mesopotamia 
into  his  hand;  and  his  hand  prevailed 
against  Chushan-rishathaim. 

1 1  And  the  land  had  rest  forty  years : 
and  Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz  died. 

12  H  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil 
again  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord:  and  the 
Lord  strengthened  Eglon  the  king  of  Moab 
against  Israel,  because  they  had  done  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  gathered  unto  him  the  chil- 
dren of  iVmmon  and  Amalek,  and  went 
and  smote  Israel,  and  possessed  the  "^city 
of  palm-trees. 

1 4  So  the  children  of  Israel ''served  Eglon 
the  king  of  Moab  eighteen  years. 

15  But  when  the  children  of  Israel  cried 
unto  the  Lord,  the  Lord  raised  them  up 
a  deliverer,  Ehud  the  son  of  Gera,  *  a  Ben- 
jamite,  a  man  H  left-handed  :  and  by  him 
the  children  of  Israel  sent  a  present  unto 
Eglon  the  king  of  Moab. 

16  But  Ehud  made  him  a  dagger  which 
had  two  edges,  of  a  cubit  length ;  and  he 
did  gird  it  under  his  raiment  upon  his 
right  thigh. 

17  And  he  brought  the  present  unto  Eg- 
lon king  of  Moab  :  and  Eglon  was  a  very 
fat"  man. 

18  And  when  he  had  made  an  end  to 
offer  the  present,  he  sent  away  the  people 
that  bare  the  present. 

19  But  he  himself  turned  again  from  the 
quarries*  that  hcere  by  Gilgal,  and  said, 
I  have  a  secret  errand  unto  thee,  0  king: 
who  said,  Keep  silence.  And  all  that 
stood  by  him  went  out  from  him. 

20  And  Ehud  came  unto  him;  and  he 
was  sitting  in  t  a  summer-parlor,  which 
he  had  for  himself  alone  :  and  Ehud  said. 


•  H.-b.  tav 

ior. 

■  cli»li.  I  :  13. 

b 

cliiip.  6::» 

11:. '9.      t  Hrb. 

Ulll.      t   »f\ 

.  Ar« 

m.      c  rhnp.  1  : 

m. 

■1  Deut.  •. 

8  :  4«.     \  Or,  the 

ton  o/Gtmin 

••      1 

Hcb.  ll,ut  of  1, 

is  r 

ight  hand. 

«  P»a.  73:7,  19. 

"  Or,  niai'tn 

imaijet.     f  JoitU.  4  : 

'20. 

\  Heh.  a 

pavtor  of  cooling. 

Am9»:i:l.i. 

*o 

,  it  came  out  at 

thtfundamen 

.    \  Or,  tloeCh  hit 

10.  Judged;  governed. 

13.  T/ie  cily  of  palm-trees ;  Jericho,  or  the 
re^^ion  around  it. 

2.J.  Were  ashamed ;  ashamed  to  wait  any  longer, 
lest  they  should  appear  to  neglect  their  duty. 

27.  Jilew  a  trumpet ;  as  a  signal  of  war. 
•-  28.  Fords ;  places  where  they  crossed  the  river. 

30.  Fourscore  ;  eighty. 

31.  Oxgoad ;  a  staff  si.x  or  eight  feet  long,  with 
a  sharp  point  of  iron  on  one  end  for  pricking  the 
oxen,  and  a  kind  of  spade  on  the  other  for  cleaning 
the  plough. 

INSTRUCTION.S. 

5-7.  Intimate  connections  with  the  wicked  in- 
316 


I  have  a  message  from  God  unto  b.c!^ 
thee.     And  he  arose  out  oi  his  seat. 

21  And  Ehud  put  forth  his  left  hand, 
and  took  the  dagger  from  his  right  thigli, 
and  thrust  it  into  his  belly  : 

22  And  the  haft  also  went  in  after  the 
blade ;  and  the  fat  closed  upon  the  blade, 
so  that  he  could  not  draw  the  dagger  out 
of  his  belly;  and  ?the  dirt  came  out. 

23  Then  FLliud  went  forth  through  the 
porch,  and  shut  the  doors  of  the  parlor 
upon  him,  and  locked  them. 

24  When  he  was  gone  out,  his  servants 
came;  and  when  they  saw  that,  behold, 
the  doors  of  the  parlor  were  locked,  they 
said.  Surely  he  *  covereth  his  feet  in  his 
summer-chamber. 

25  And  they  tarried  till  they  were 
ashamed  :  and  behold,  he  opened  not  the 
doors  of  the  parlor;  therefore  they  took 
a  key,  and  opened  them :  and  behold,  their 
lord  was  fallen  down  dead  on  the  earth. 

26  And  Ehud  escaped  while  they  tar- 
ried, and  passed  beyond  the  ^  quarries,  and 
escaped  unto  Seirath. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was 
come,  that  he  ''blew  a  trumpet  in  the 
mountain'  of  Ephraim,  and  the  children 
of  Israel  went  down  with  him  from  the 
mount,  and  he  before  them. 

28  And  he  said  unto  them,  Follow  after 
me:  for  the  Lord  hath  J  delivered  your 
enemies  the  Moabites  into  your  hand. 
And  they  went  down  after  him,  and  took 
the  fords  of  Jordan  toward  Moab,  and 
suffered  not  a  man  to  pass  over. 

29  And  they  slew  of  ]\Ioab  at  that  time 
about  ten  thousand  men,  all  H  lusty,  and 
all  men  of  valor;  and  there  escaped  not 
a  man. 

30  So  Moab  was  subdued  that  day  under 
the  hand  of  Israel.  And  the  land  had 
rest  fourscore  years. 

31  ^[And  after  him  was  ■'Shamgar  the 
son  of  Anath,  which  slew  of  the  Philis- 
tines six  hundred  men  with  'an  oxgoad: 
and  he  also  delivered  ""Israel. 


easement.  1  Sam.  2-1 :  3.  e  ver.  19.  h  rli.ip.  6:  34  :  lSam.l3:3. 
i  .Iii.sli.  17:15.  j  chiip.  7:!>,  1.x  ||  Heli./<if.  Fsa.  17: 10.  k  rimp. 
.1:6.  1  clmp.  fi : « :  1  .'> :  1 5 ;  1  Samuel,  1 7  :  47.  n>  So  part  is  calleil 
Israel,  rliap.  4:1,3,  etc.  It  seems  to  concern  only  the  country 
next  to  tlie  I'hiliatines. 


crease  the  temptation  to  adopt  their  sentiments  and 
to  imit.'ite  their  example.  Psalm  1:1;  Proverbs 
1:10-10;  ICor.  .'iiO-ll. 

S.  The  calamities  which  men  suffer  are  expres- 
sionsof  God's  displeasure  against  sin;  and  when  ihey 
duly  humble  themselves  before  liim,  and  seek  his 
pardoning  mercy,  their  trials  while  continued  will 
be  overruled  for  good,  and  in  due  time  will  be  re- 
moved. 

29.  Though  the  wicked  may  for  a  time  be  suc- 
cessful, and  even  be  used  as  instruments  of  correct- 
ing .and  punishing  the  people  of  God,  yet  if  they 
continue  in  their  sins,  they  will  come  to  a  dismal  end. 
Isa.  10:5-19. 


They  are  delivered  from  Jabin. 


JUDGES  IV. 


Siscra  slain  by  Jael. 


S.c"S         CHAPTER  IV. 

1  Deborah  and  Barak  deliver  Tsrael  from  Jabin  and 
Sisera.     IS  Jael  killeth  Sisera. 

AND  the  children  of  Israel  *  again  did 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  when 
Ehud  was  dead. 

2  And  the  Lord  ^.sold  them  into  the  hand 
of  Jabin  king  of  Canaan,  that  reigned  in 
Hazor;'^  the  captain  of  whose  host  icas 
Siscra,  which  dwelt  in  ''Harosheth  of  the 
Gentiles. 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  cried  unto 
the  Lord:  for  he  had  nine  hundred  ^char- 
iots of  iron ;  and  twenty  years  he  mightily 
oppressed  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  *i\  And  Deborah,  a  prophetess,  the  wife 
of  Lapidoth,  she  judged  Israel  at  that  time. 

5  And  she  dwelt  under  the  palm-tree  of 
Deborah,'^  between  Ramah  and  Beth-el  in 
mount  Ephraim :  and  the  children  of  Is- 
rael came  up  to  her  for  judgment. 

6  And  she  sent  and  called  Barak  the  son 
of  Abinoam  out  of  Kedesh-naphtali,  and 
said  unto  him,  Hath  not  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  commanded,  saying,  Go  and  dra'^ 
toward  mount  Tabor,  and  take  with  thee 
ten  thousand  men  of  the  children  of  Naph- 
tali  and  of  the  children  of  Zebulun? 

7  And  ?  I  will  draw  unto  thee,  to  the  river 
Kishon,''  Slserathe  captainof  Jabin's  army, 
with  his  chariots  and  his  multitude;  and 
I  will  deliver  him  into  thy  hand. 

8  And  Barak  said  unto  her.  If  thou  wilt 
go  with  me,  then  I  will  go:  but  if  thou 
wilt  not  go  with  me,  then  I  will  not  go. 

9  And  she  said,  I  will  surely  go  with 
thee:  notwithstanding  the  journey  that 
thou  takest  shall  not  be  for  thine  honor; 
for  the  Lord  shall  sell  Sisera  into  the  hand 
of  a  'woman.  And  Deborah  arose,  and 
went  with  Barak  to  Kedesh. 

10  T[  And  J  Barak  called  Zebulun  and 
Naphtali  to  Kedesh  ;  and  he  went  up  with 
ten  thousand  men  at  his  feet:  and  Debo- 
rah went  up  with  him. 

11  Now  Ilebcr  the  ''Kenite,  which  was 
of  the  children  of  'Ilobab  the  father-in- 
law  of  Moses,  had  severed  himself  from 


«  ■■liTi|).2:19.  b  I  Snm.  li.-fl;  Tsf 
North  Isriel.  '-  .losh.  1 1 : 1 .  10.  d  v 
:■">:«.  S  Ex  U:i.  b  rhiip.  .S.-ai 
k  chap.  1:16.     '  Num.  10:2!>.      » 


I.  W :  9.  It  seems  to  concern  only 

er.  m,  1/;.    erhap.  I:  19.    f  Gen. 

.      i  ver.  18-21.      j  chap,  .i  :  IS. 

Zaanannim.   Josh.  19:33,  ST. 


CHAPTER  TV. 
2.  Ilazor — llarosheth  ;  cities  in  the  north  part 
of  Canaan,  in  and  around  which  many  of  the  re- 
inaininn  Canaanites  lived.     Josh,  11  :  1-1 1, 

5.  Mount  Eplirai m;  thehillcoiintryof  Kphraim, 

6.  KfilesJi-napJi.tali  ;  so  called  to  di3tin<^uish  it 
from  two  other  cities  called  Kedesh,  one  in  Issachar 
and  one  in  Judnh,  Moinit.  Tahor ;  on  the  north- 
east border  of  tlie  plain  of  Jezreel. 

7.  The  rlrer  Kishun  ;  which  rises  near  mount 
Tahor,  runs  throu<;h  the  plain  of  Jezreel,  and  empties 
into  the  Mediterranean  at  the  bay  of  Acre. 

9.   Sell  Sisera;  ver.  21, 

21 


the  Kenitcs,  and  pitched  his  tent  unto  the 
plain  of  *Zaanaim,  which  is  by  Kedesh. 

12  And  they  showed  SLsera  that  Barak  the 
son  of  Abinoam  was  gone  up  to  mount  Tabor. 

1 3  And  Sisera  t  gathered  together  all  his 
chariots,  even  nine  hundred  chariots  ol 
iron,  and  all  the  people  that  ifcre  with  him. 
from  Harosheth  of  the  Gentiles  unto  the 
river  of  Kishon, 

14  And  Deborah  said  unto  Barak, lUp: 
for  this  is  the  day  in  which  the  Lord  hath 
delivered  Sisera  into  thy  hand  :  '"is  not  the 
Lord  gone  out  before  thee?  So  Barak 
went  down  from  mount  Tabor,  and  ten 
thousand  men  after  him, 

15  And  the  Lord  "discomfited  Sisera, 
and  all  his  chariots,  and  all  his  host,  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword  before  "Barak;  so 
that  Sisera  lighted  down  off  his  chariot, 
and  fled  away^  on  his  feet. 

1  Vi  But  Barak  pursued  after  the  chariots, 
and  after  the  host,  unto  Harosheth  of  the 
Gentiles:  and  all  the  host  of  Si.sera  fell 
upon  the  edge  of  the  sword;  and  p there 
was  not  t  a  man  left. 

17  Howbeit  Sisera  fled  away  on  his  feet 
to  the  tent  of  Jael  the  wife  of  Heber  the 
Kenite  :  for  there  was  peace  between  Jabin 
the  king  of  Hazor  and  the  house  of  Heber 
the  Kenite. 

18  ^And  1  Jael  went  out  to  meetSisern, 
and  said  unto  him.  Turn  in,  my  lord,  turn 
in  to  me;  fear  not.  And  when  he  had 
turned  in  unto  her  into  the  tent,  she  cov- 
ered him  with  a  ^mantle. 

19  And  he  said  luito  her,  Give  me,  I 
pray  thee,  a  little  water  to  drink ;  for  I  am 
thirsty.  And  she  opened  a  bottle  of 'milk, 
and  gave  him  drink,  and  covered  him. 

20  Again  he  said  unto  her,  Stand  in  the 
door  of  the  tent,  and  it  shall  be,  when  any 
man  doth  come  and  inquire  of  thee,  and 
say.  Is  there  any  man  here?  that  thou 
shall  say,  No, 

21  Then  Jael  Heber's  wife  took  a  nail 
of  the  tent,  and  Mook  a  hammer  in  her 
hand,  and  went  softly  unto  him.andsmoti- 
the  nail  into  his  'temples,  and  fastened  it 


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7. 

10.  Called  Zebuhui  and  Naphtali ;  the  men 
of  war  from  those  tribes, 

11,  Had  secc red  himself ;  the  Kenites  lived  in 
the  south  part  of  the  country,  but  Heber  hail  left  them 
and  removed  to  the  north.    Chap,  1 :  IG  ;  Num,  21  : 1 . 

IG,  Upon ;  by. 

21.  Nailof  the  tent ;  a  lar;^e  spike  or  pin,  whicli 
was  driven  into  the  ground  to  fasten  the  cords  of 
a  tent. 

IXSTRUCTIOXS. 
1,  When  restraint  is  removed,  notwithstanding 
all  divine  favors,  men  will  continue  in  sin,  and  often 
be  guilty  of  the  grossest  transgressions, 
317 


The  triumphal  song 


JUDGES   V. 


of  Deborah  and  Barak. 


into  the  ground :   for  he  was  fast  asleep 
and  weary.     So  he  died. 

22  And  behold,  as  Barak  pursued  Sisera, 
,lael  came  out  to  meet  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  Come,  and  1  will  show  thee  the  man 
whom  thou  seekest.  And  when  he  came 
into  her  tent,  behold,  Sisera  lay  dead,  and 
I  lie  nail  icas  in  his  temples. 

23  So  *God  subdued  on  that  day  Jabin 
ihe  king  of  Canaan  before  the  children  of 
l.srael. 

24  And  the  hand  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael *prospered,  and  prevailed  against 
Jabin  the  king  of  Canaan,  until  they  had 
destroyed  Jabin  king  of  Canaan. 

CHAPTER  V. 

The  song  of  Deborah  and  Barak. 

THEN  ''sang  Deborah  and  Barak  the 
son  of  Abinoam  on  that  day,  saying, 

2  Praise  ye  the  Lord  for  the  "^avenging 
of  Israel,  when  the  people  ^willingly 
offered  themselves. 

3  Hear,*"  0  ye  kings;  give  ear,  0  ye 
princes  ;  I,  even  I,  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  ; 
I  will  &ix\gpraiseio  theLoRD  God  of  Israel. 

4  Lord,  ''when  thou  wcntest  out  of  Seir, 
when  thou  marchcdst  out  of  the  field  of 
Edom,  the  dearth  trembled,  and  the  heav- 
ens dropped,  tlic  clouds  also  dropped  water. 

5  The  mountains  t melted  from  ''before 
ilie  Lord,  even  that '  Sinai  from  before  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel. 

6  In  the  days  of  JShamgar  the  son  of 


highways'    were    unoccupied,    and    the 
travellers  +  walked  through  ^by-ways. 

7  The  inhabitants  o/the  villages  ceased, 
they  ceased  in  Israel,  until  that  I  Deborah 
arose,  that  I  arose  a  mother  in  Israel. 

8  They  chose  ""  new  gods ;  then  ivas  war 
in  the  gates:  "was  there  a  shield  or  spear 
seen  among  forty  thousand  in  Israel  ? 

9  My  heart  is  toward  the  governors  of 
Israel,  that  "offered  themselves  willingly 
among  the  people.     Bless  ye  the  Lord. 

1 0  Speak, il  ye  that  p  ride  on  white  asses,  ye 
that  sit  in  judgment,  and  walk  by  the  way. 

1 1  They  that  are  delivered  horn  tVie  noise 
of  archers  in  the  places  of  drawing  water, 
there  shall  they  i  rehearse  the  *righteous 
acts'"  of  the  Lord,  even  the  righteous  acts 
toward  the  inhabitants  of  his  villages  in 
Israel:  then  shall  the  people  of  the  Lord 
go  down  to  the  gates. 

1 2  Awake,  "  awake,  Deborah  :  awake, 
awake,  utter  a  song :  arise,  Barak,  and 
lead*  thy  captivity  captive,  thou  son  of 
^binoam. 

13  Then  he  made  him  that  remaincth 
have  dominion  over  the  nobles  among  the 
people:  the  Lord  "made  me  have  domin- 
ion over  the  mighty. 

14  Out  of  Ephraim  was  there  a  root  of 
them  against  Amalck;  after  thee,  Benja- 
min, among  thy  people;  out  of  Machir 
came  down  governors,  and  out  of  Zebulun 
they  that  t  handle  the  pen  of  the  writer. 


«  Psalm  18:  47.     '  Heh.  going,  went  and  teas  hard,     b  Kxodu6    paths.    1i  He\>.  crooked  wax/s.     m  Deuteronomy  .32  :  17.     n  1  Sam. 
15:1  ;  Psa.  18,  title,      o  Deut.  32:  43;   Psalm  18:  47.      (I  2  Chron.     13:19,22.      o  verse  2.      \\  Or,  meditate,      p  chap.  10:4.      q  Psa. 
17:16.       e  Psa.  2:  10.       f  Psa.  68:  7,  8.       6  2  Sam.  22:8;   Isaiah  I  14.=) :  7.      *  Ueh.  riahteousnttses.     r  I  Sam.  12:7.      •  Psalm  67  :  8. 
'"4:3;  Hab.  3:3,  10.    \  livh.  flowed,     li  Psa.  97 :  .1.    iEx.l9:I8.     tPaa.68:18.     uf9a.7a:7.     i  Ke\>.  draw  with. 
<  cliaji.  3 :  31.      k  chap.  4:17.      1  Lev.  26 :  22.      J  Heb.  walkers  of 


3.  Oft-repeated  iniquities  bring  upon  their  perpe- 
trators j^reatly  increased  calamities. 

7.  When  men  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 
lie  can,  and  often  does,  grant  them  relief;  and  in 
receiving  it  they  should  hear  his  voice  saying.  Sin 
MO  more,  lest  a  worse  thing  come  unto  thee.  John 
."1:14. 

9.  Want  of  confidence  in  God,  and  of  readiness  to 
undertake  that  to  which  he  calls,  brings  dishonor, 
;ind  deprives  men  of  many  blessings  which  they 
might  otherwise  enjoy. 

13  Men,  from  pride  and  the  indulgence  of  wicked 
pnssions,  often  engage  in  projects  which  God  designs 
shall  be  for  their  ruin, 

1.').  Though  men  are  the  means,  God  is  the  au- 
thor of  success,  and  to  him  belongs  the  glory. 

21.  When  the  enemies  of  God  and  the  oppressors 
of  his  people  say,  Peace  and  safety,  sudden  destruc- 
tion may  come  upon  them  from  which  there  can  be 
no  escape. 

23.  Things  which  God  in  his  providence  accom- 
plishes through  the  instrumentality  of  men,  are  in 
the  Bible  ascribed  to  him  as  really  as  if  no  agency 
but  his  had  been  employed  ;  and  they  arc  also  as- 
cribed to  men  as  really  as  if  men  alone  had  per- 
formed them;  thus  showing  that  divine  ami  human 
agency  harmoniously  cooperate,  and  that  men  are 
workers  together  with  God  when  they  obey  him 
iind  thus  work  out  their  salvation,  he  working  in 
them  to  will  and  to  do  of  his  own  good  ple.-isure. 
318 


CHAPTER  V. 
2.   Offered  themselves;   to  fight  against  their 
oppressors. 

4.  Seir — Edom;  a  country  soutii  of  the  Dead 
sea. 

5.  Melted;  were  agitated  or  shaken.  Ex.  19:18. 

6.  Shamgar ;  chap.  3  :  31.  The  highways 
were  nnocciipied ;  on  account  of  the  danger  of 
travelling. 

7.  The  villages  ceased ;  were  deserted. 

8.  New  gods;  idols,  as  objects  of  vi-orshlp. 
Then  was  war;  as  a  punishment  for  their  idol- 
atry. A  shield  or  spear ;  of  these  the  Israelites 
were  very  destitute. 

10.  White  asses ;  the  kind  often  used  by  judges. 

11.  1)1  the  places  of  drawing  ivater ;  where 
before  they  were  greatly  exposed.  Go  down,  to 
the  gates  ;  into  and  out  of  their  cities  in  peace  and 
safety. 

12.  lifad  thy  captivity  captive;  lead  those 
captive  who  had  been  their  captors. 

13.  Him  that  remainelh  ;  tho.se  who  remained 
in  Israel.  The  nobles;  the  chief  men  of  the  Ca- 
naanites. 

14.  Out  of  Ephraim;  the  Ephraimites,  from 
a  region  supposed  to  have  been  once  occupied  by 
Amalekites,  went  forth  to  the  war.  Chap.  12:  l.j. 
Out  of  Machir ;  from  the  tribe  of  Manasseh.  The 
pe}i  ;  or  rod  used  by  those  who  mustered  men  for 
the  army. 


The  triumphal  song 


JUDGES  VI. 


of  Deborah  and  Barak. 


B.'c!'S'  15  And  the  princes  of  Issachar 
were  with  Deborah ;  even  Issachar,  and 
also  Barak  :  he  was  sent  on  *foot  into  the 
valley.  tFor  the  divisions  of  Reuben 
tliere  were  great  t  thoughts  of  heart. 

16  Why  abodest  thou  among  the  sheep- 
folds,  to  hear  the  bleatings  of  the  flocks? 
For^  the  divisions  of  Reuben  there  were 
great  *  searchings  of  heart. 

17  Gilead  abode  beyond  Jordan:  and  why 
did  Dan  remain  in  ships  ■?  Asher  continued 
on  the  II  .sea-shore,  and  abodein  his  *breaches. 

18  Zebulun  and  Naphtali  were  a  people 
that  t  jeoparded  their  lives  unto  ''the  death 
in  the  high  places  of  the  field. 

19  The  kings  came  and  fought;  then 
fought  the  kings  of  Canaan  in  Taanach 
by  the  waters  of  Megiddo  ;  they  ''took  no 
gain  of  money. 

20  They  fought  from ''heaven;  the  stars 
in  their  *  courses  fought  against  Sisera. 

21  The  river  of  "Kislion  swept  them  away, 
that  ancient  river,  the  river  Kishon.  0  my 
soul,  thou  hast  "^trodden  down  strength. 

22  Then  were  the  horse-hoofs  broken  by 
the  means  of  the  5pi-ancings,  the  pranc- 
ings  of  their  mighty  ones. 

23  Cui-se  ye  Meroz,  said  the  angel  of  the 
Lord,  curse  ye  bitterly  the  inhabitants 
thereof;  ^because  they  came  not  to  the 
help''  of  the  Lord,  to  the  help  of  the  Lord 
against  the  mighty. 

24  Blessed  above  women  shall  Jael  the 
wife  of  Heber  the  Kenite  be  ;  blessed  shall 
she  be  above  women  in  the  tent. 

25  He  'asked  water,  and  she  gave  him 


*  Heb.  his  feet,  f  Or,  In.  %  Htb.  iniprestions.  \  Or,  In. 
aPsalin4:4;  77:6;  Lam.  3:  40,  41.  \\  Or,  port.  *  Or,  creeks, 
f  Heh.  exposed  to  reproach,  b  Rev.  li  :  11.  c  Genesis  14 : '2:J. 
il  chap.  4: 1.5.  f  Heb.paths.  e  chap.  4  :  7;  1  Kings,  18  :  40;  Psa. 
8.3:9,10.     fP.sa.  44:5.     !i  Ueh.  tramplings,  or  plungings.     6  Nell. 


15.  T/ie  valley;  of  Jezreel.  Chap.  4:6,  14. 
Great  thoughts ;  they  thought  much  about  going 
to  the  war,  but  they  did  not  go. 

17.  Remain  ill,  ships  ;  Dan,  a  seafaring  people, 
stayed  away  from  the  war  to  tiike  care  of  their 
merchandise.  So  with  Asher.  Breaches;  haven.s, 
or  harbors. 

19.  Taanach  ;  a  place  in  the  plain  of  Jezreel. 

20.  From  heaven  ;  God  in  various  ways  assisted 
the  Israelites  in  obtaining  the  victory. 

21.  Strength;  strong  and  mighty  ones. 

22.  Prancings;  their  swift  running  in  flight. 

23.  Meroz ;  its  location  is  not  now  known. 

24.  Above  women  ;  above  other  women. 
2.5.   IS/itter;  curdled  milk. 

20.   Smote  off' ;  beat,  or  crushed  in. 

28.  The  lattice  ;  a  blind,  of  open  vi-ood-work. 
In  coming ;  in  coming  back,  as  she  expected  he 
would,  victorious  over  his  foes. 

30.  Sped;  succeeded  in  obtaining  the  victory. 

31.  So  ;  as  had  Sisera  and  his  host. 

INSiTRUCTIONS. 

2.  When  delivered  from  great  troubles,  or  in  any 
way  specially  favored  of  the  Lord,  we  should  with- 
out,delay  acknowledge  his  goodness,  and  render  that 
praise  and  thanksgiving  which  are  his  due. 

4.  Present  mercies  should  remind  us  of  those  which 
are  past,  and  lead  us  to  praise  Jehovah  for  his  goodness. 


milk;  she  brought  forth  butter  in  a  lordly 
dish. 

26  She  put  her  hand  to  the  nail,  and  her 
right  hand  to  the  workmen's  hammer; 
and  llwith  the  hammer  she  smote  Sisera, 
she  smote  off  his  head,  when  she  had 
pierced  and  stricken  through  his  temples. 

27  At*  her  feet  he  bowed,  he  fell,  he  lay 
down:  at  her  feet  he  bowed,  he  fell:  where 
he  bowed,  there  he  fell  down  t  dead. 

28  The  mother  of  Sisera  looked  out  at  a 
window,  and  cried  through  the  J  lattice. 
Why  is  his  chariot  so  long  in  coming? 
why  tarry  the  wheels  of  his  chariots  ? 

29  Her  wise  ladies  answered  her,  yea, 
she  returned  +  answer  to  herself, 

30  Have  they  not  sped?  ''have  they  not 
divided  the  prey ;  *  to  every  man  a  damsel 
or  two  ;  to  Sisera  a  prey  of  divers  colors, 
a  prey  of  divers  colors  of  needlework,  of 
divers  colors  of  needlework  on  both  sides, 
meet  for  the  necks  of  them  that  take  the 
spoil? 

31  So  let  all  thine  enemies  'perish,  0 
Lord  :  but  let  them  that  love  him  be  as  the 
sun'"  when  he  goeth  forth  in  his  ■" might. 
xVnd  the  land  had  rest  forty  years. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  The  Israelites  for  their  sin  are  oppressed  by  Midian. 
8  A  prophet  rebuketh  them.  11  An  angel  sendeth 
Gideon  for  their  deliverance.  17  Gideon's  present  is 
consumed  with  fire.  25  Gideon  destroyeth  Baal's 
altar,  and  offereth  a  sacrifice  upon  the  altar  Jehovah- 
shalom.  26  Joash  defendeth  his  son,  and  calleth  him 
Jerubbaal.     33  Gideon's  army.     36  Gideon's  signs. 

AND  the  "children  of  Israel  did  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  and  the  Lord 


3:r,.     hi  Sam.  18:17.     i  chap.  4  :  1'.),  etc.     \l   Heb.  she  hammered. 
*  Heb.  Between,     j  Heb.  destroyed,      j  Cant.  '2:9.      f  Heh.  he 

words,     k  Ex.  15  :  9,  10.     %  Heb.  to  the  head  of  a '  "— '■ 

92:9.      ■niSam.23:4;    Psa.37:6;  J'r        '      ■ 
o  chap.  2:19. 


.,  I  Psalm 

.4:18.      n  Psalm  19  :  5. 


8.  If  men  forsake  God  and  worship  idols,  or  place 
their  dependence  on  creatures  to  the  neglect  of  the 
Creator,  they  may  expect  to  be  visited  with  trials, 
and  unless  they  repent  and  turn  to  him,  to  be 
overwhelmed  in  ruin. 

9.  The  Lord  is  the  author  of  the  good  we  receive 
from  men  as  really  as  of  what  we  receive  directly 
from  him ;  and  to  him  pious  and  grateful  minds 
will  give  the  praise. 

10.  The  good  desire  that  all,  high  and  low,  rich  and 
poor,  should  unite  in  praising  God  for  his  goodness, 
and  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men. 

11.  The  liberty  and  power  to  go  in  and  out  at 
pleasure  when  and  where  we  choose,  with  none  to 
molest  or  make  us  afraid,  is  a  great  and  precious 
privilege,  for  which  we  are  bound  to  be  specially 
grateful,  and  which  we  should  earnestly  desire  may 
soon  be  enjoyed  by  all  people. 

20.  Human  and  divine  agency,  in  the  production 
of  events,  often  cooperate ;  and  both  should  be  ac- 
knowledged.    Phil.  2 :  13. 

30.  Worldly  minds,  which  relish  no  enjoyments 
except  those  that  spring  from  worldly  things,  when 
these  are  gone  will  be  destitute  and  wretched. 

CHAPTER  VL 
1.  Midian;    the  Midianites  lived   east  of  the 
south  part  of  Palestine. 

319 


Israel  oppressed  by  Midian. 


JUDGES  VI. 


Gideon  is  called- 


delivered  them  into  the  hand  of  "Midian 
seven  years. 

2  And  tlie  liand  of  ]\Iidian  *prcvailed 
again.st  Israel:  and  because  of  the  Midi- 
anite.s  the  children  of  Israel  made  them 
the  ""dens  which  arc  in  the  mountains,  and 
caves,  and  strong  holds. 

3  And  so  it  was,  when  Israel  had  sown, 
that  the  Midianitcs  came  up,  and  the 
Amalekltes,  and  the  children  of  the  east, 
even  they  came  up  against  them; 

4  And  they  encamped  against  them,  and 
destroyed*^  the  increase  of  the  earth,  till 
thou  come  unto  (jaza,  and  left  no  suste- 
nance for  Israel,  neither  t  sheep,  nor  ox, 
nor  ass. 

5  For  they  came  up  with  their  cattle  and 
their  tents,  and  tliey  came  as  ''grasshop- 
pers for  multitude  ;  forhoth  they  and  their 
camels  were  without  number:  and  they 
entered  into  the  land  to  destroy  it. 

6  And  Israel  was  greatly  impoverished 
because  of  the  Midianitcs;  and  tlie  chil- 
dren of  Israel  "^ cried  unto  the  Lord. 

7  1[  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  cried  unto  the  Lord  because 
of  the  Midianitcs, 

8  That  the  Lord  sent  +  a  prophet  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  which  saicV  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I 
brought  you  up  from  Egypt,  and  brought 
yon  forth  out  of  the  house  of  bondage; 

9  And  I  delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  F'.gyptians,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  all 
that  oppressed  you,  and  "^drave  them  out 
from  before  you,  and  gave  you  their  land  ; 

10  And  I  said  vinto  you,  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God  ;  efear  not  the  gods  of  the  Am- 
orites,  in  whose  land  yc  dwell :  but  ye 
have  not  obeyed  my  voice. 

11  11  And  there  came  an  angel  of  the 
Loud,  and  sat  under  an  oak  which  v:as  in 
Ophrah,  that  pertained  unio  .loash  the 
Abi-ezrite:  and  his  son  ^  Gideon  threshed 
wheat  by  tlie  wine-press,  to  'I  hide  it  from 
the  IMidianites. 

12  And  the  ''anuel  of  the  Lord  appeared 
unto  him.  and  said  unto  him,  The  Lord  is 
with  thee,  thou  mighty  man  of  valor. 

13  And  Gideon  said  unto  him,  O  my 

»H.ib.3:7.  *  H^h.wnittrnni;.  b  I  Sam.  n :  fi.  e  Lev.  2li :  1 6 ; 
DeuL  «<::«.  i  Or.  goal.  ■!  rli.ip.  7  :  1> ;  .ler.  JK  :  i1.  e  Hosea 
6  :  ir>.  J  H.-I1.  n  man  a  praphel.  f  I'milin  44  :  i,  :t.  t  2  Kin"a, 
17  :  ■■»-.■!».  \  Gtdton.  Helirewi.  1 1  :  f!;.  ||  Hel).  caute  it  to  fire. 
k  chiip.  1:1 :  n.  i  Gen.  2.'. :  iJ.  i  rsulni  77  :  T-fl:  811 :  4il.  V  Heb. 
n::i:.     •  llel)  mil  IhuiltaudK  Ihc  meantst.  Micnli.1:2.     1  1  S;im. 


3.  Amahkitrs,  and  the  children  of  the  cast ; 
nei^liborin;^  tribes  to  tlie  MiJiiinites.  Gaza ;  a 
citv  of  llie  Philistines  in  tlie  south-west  part  of 
]';ilestine.  on  the  Mediternuu-an. 

r».  To  di'slroy  it ;  take  away  the  means  of  sus- 
tenance.     V'er.  G. 

10.  Vcani'it the gnds;  not worshiporserve them. 

11  Aimel of  iheliord;  this  i.s.-inpposed  lo  have 
been  the  Angel  of  the  covenant,  who  liroujflit  Israel 
out  of  Egypt,  Jeh6vah-Jesu.s.  Ver.  14,  IG,  "J.'].  Oph- 
■  3-20 


Lord, '  if  1  he  Lord  be  with  us,  why  *b  ":  la" 
then  is  all  this  befallen  us?  and  J  where 
he  all  his  miracles  which  our  fathers  told 
us  of,  saying,  Did  not  the  Lord  bring  us 
up  from  Egypt]  but  now  the  Lord  hath 
forsaken  us,  and  delivered  us  into  Iho 
hands  of  the  Midianitcs. 

14  And  the  Lord  looked  upon  him,  and 
said,  Go  in  this  thy ''  might,  and  thou  shall 
save  Israel  from  the  hand  of  the  Midian- 
ites :   have  not  I  .sent  thee? 

15  And  he  said  unto  him,  0  my  Lord, 
wherevvifli  shall  I  save  Israel?  behold, 
my*  family  is  poor  in  INlanasseh,  and  I  am 
the  'least  in  my  father's  house. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  "'him,  Surely 
I  will  be  with  thee,  and  "thou  shalt  smite 
the  Midianitcs  as  one  man. 

17  And  he  said  unto  liim,  If  now  I  have 
found  grace  in  thy  sight,  then  "show  me 
a  sign  that  thou  talkest  with  me. 

18  Depart P  not  hence,  I  pray  thee,  until 
I  come  unto  thee,  and  bring  forth  my  t  pres- 
ent, and  set  it  before  thee.  And  he  said, 
I  will  tarry  until  thou  come  again. 

19  And  Gideon  went  in,  and  made  ready 
at  kid,  and  unleavened  cakes  of  an  ephah 
of  flour:  the  llcsh  he  put  in  a  basket,  and 
he  put  the  broth  in  a  pot,  and  brought  // 
out  unto  him  under  the  oak,  and  present- 
ed it. 

20  And  the  angel  of  God  said  unto  him. 
Take  the  tiesh  and  the  unleavened  cakes, 
and  lay  them  upon  this  rock,  and  poiirout 
the  broth.     And  he  did  do. 

21  1[  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  put 
forth  the  end  of  the  stalT  that  u-as  in  his 
hand,  and  touched  the  flesh  and  the  un- 
leavened cakes;  land  there  rose  up  fire 
out  of  the  rock,  and  consumed  the  flesh 
and  the  unleavened  cakes.  Then  the  an- 
gel of  the  Lord  departed  out  of  his  sight. 

22  And  when  Gideon  perceived  that  he 
was  an  angel  of  the  Lord,  Gideon  said, 
Alas,  0  Lord  God!  for  "'because  I  have 
seen  an  angel  of  the  Lord  face  to  face. 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Peace />f 
unto  thee;  fear  not:  Mhou  shalt  not  die. 

24  Then  Gideon  built  an  altar  there  unto 
the  Lord,  and  called  it  Uehovah-shalom  : 


Kx.  3:li 
.  Rfi  ;  17 


Isaiilli  41  :  I'<,  Hi.      »  vpr.  :>(;-IO;  2  Kiny-. 
p  Genesis  18:  :i,  &.      \Clt,mt4,t 
I  Lcv.'li.M;  1  Kings,  18:38; 


*u .  rt ,    I  :i;i.  nti  ;  i  /  ,     »-,.,.  j  .  i  i.        v   v.tii,r.-.i.T  .•<..>,•..        i    ...,...,..- 

offering.  ±  Vifh.akid  nf  tht  gimU.  1  Lev. -1 ;  .'4  ;  1  Kings,  18:38; 
■i  rliron.  7:1.  '  cliiip.  13  :  K,  23  :  I»;iiiili  «  :.•>-«.  •  Gmi.  .32  :  3i>. 
\  Tliiit  is.  The  Lord  senJ  peace.  Genesia  2J  :  14  ;  Kx.  17  :  15;  Jcr. 
33:1G;  K7.ek.  48:3.">.  ___^___ 

rah  ;  a  city  in  the  tribe  of  Benjamin.  By  the  witie- 
press ;  an  unusual  place  for  threshing  wheat,  where 
the  Midianites  would  not  be  likely  to  look  for  it. 

M.   honked;  looked  efficaciously.    Luke  22:  61. 

IG.  As  one  man.  ;  as  easily  and  efTectually  as  if 
there  were  but  one  man. 

17.  Show  me  a  sign  ;  evidence  that  it  is  Jelio- 
vah  who  speaks  to  me,  and  that  his  word  will  be 
accomplislied. 

21.  Shalom;  meaning  peace. 


He  destroyeth  Baal's  altar. 


JUDGES   VI. 


Two  sis:ns  n-zi'pu  him. 


•.c!'S'  unto  this  day  it  is  yet  in  Ophrah 
of  the  Abi-ezrites. 

25  TI  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night, 
that  the  Loud  said  unto  him,  Take  thy  fa- 
ther's youn5bullock,*cven  the  second  bul- 
lock of  seven  years  old,  and  throw  down 
the  altar  of  Baal  that  thy  father  hath,  and 
cut  "down  the  grove  that  is  by  it: 

26  And  build  an  altar  unto  the  Loud  thy 
God  upon  the  top  of  this  t  rock,  in  t  the  or- 
dered place,  and  take  the  second  bullock, 
and  offer  a  burnt-sacrifice  with  the  wood 
of  the  grove  which  thou  shalt  cut  down. 

27  Then  Gideon  took  ten  men  of  his  ser- 
vants, and  did  as  the  Lord  had  said  unto 
him :  and  so  it  was,  because  he  feared  his 
fatJier's  household,  and  the  men  of  the 
city,  that  he  could  not  do  it  by  day,  that 
he  did  it  by  night. 

28  T[  And  when  the  menof  the  city  arose 
early  in  the  morning,  behold,  the  altar  of 
Baal  was  cast  down,  and  the  grove  was 
cut  down  that  was  by  it,  and  the  second 
bullock  was  offered  upon  the  altar  that  teas 
built. 

29  And  they  said  one  to  another.  Who 
hath  done  this  thing?  And  when  they 
inquired  and  asked,  they  said,  Gideon  the 
son  of  Joash  hath  done  this  thing. 

30  Then  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto 
Joash,  Bring  out  thy  son,  that  he  may  die  : 
because  he  hath  cast  down  the  altar  of 
Baal,  and  because  he  hath  cut  down  the 
grove  that  was  by  it. 

31  And  Joash  said  unto  all  that  stood 
against  him,  Will  ye  plead  for  Baal?  will 
ye  save  him?  he  that  will  plead  for  him, 
let  him  be  put  to  death  whilst  it  is  yet 
morning :  if  he  6e  a  god,  let  him  plead  for 


*  Or,  and.  a  Dent.  7:5.  f  Hell,  tirang  place.  t  Or,  an 
erderl!/  manner.  %  Tlj.it  is.  Let  Baal  plead.  1)  1  .Samuel,  \i:\\; 
2Sam.  11 :  -ILJerubbexheth,  Th.it  is.  Let  the  thame/ul  thingplead; 

31.  Joash  said;  though  he  seems  to  have  been 
a  worshipper  of  Baal,  his  view*  may  have  been 
changed  by  what  Gideon  had  told  him.  Whilst  it 
is  yet  moniiiig;  many  suppose  the  meaning  to  be, 
If  Baal  were  a  god,  he  who  contended  or  fought 
against  him,  would  have  died  before  moiiiing:  and 
the  original  will  bear  this  construction. 

32.  Jernhhaal ;  that  is.  let  Baal  plead. 

34.  Ahi-czer ;  the  family  of  his  father,  and  his 
relatives. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Unless  the  grace  of  God  prevent,  men  natu- 
rally incline  to  sin;  showing  that  in  them,  without 
the  grace  of  God,  tliere  is  no  spiritually  good  thing. 

4.  Sin  tends  to  misery,  and  all  the  cal.amities 
which  men  suffer  are  tokens  of  God's  displeasure 
against  it. 

7.  The  only  hope  of  deliverance  from  sin  and  its 
consequences  is  in  the  Lord ;  and  when  men  feel  this, 
and  cry  unto  him,  he,  for  Christ's  sake,  ol  ten  appears 
for  their  help. 

10.  When  God  is  about  to  grant  deliverance  to 
his  people,  he  first  convinces  them  that  sin  is  the 
cause  of  their  troubles,  and  leads  them  to  forsake  it. 

12.  Providence  developes  human  cliaracter.  Many 


himself,  because  one  hath  cast  down  his 
altar. 

32  Therefore  on  that  day  he  called  him 
Jerubbaal,* '' saying,  Let  Baal  plead  against 
him,  because  he  hath  thrown  down  his 
altar. 

33  ^Then  "^all  the  Midianites  and  the 
Amalckites  and  the  children  of  the  east 
were  gathered  together,  and  went  over, 
and  pitched  in  the  valley  of  Jezreel. 

34  But  ''the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  H  came 
upon  Gideon,  and  he  "^blew  a  trumpet: 
and  Abi-ezer  was  *gathered  after  him. 

35  And  he  sent  messengers  throughout 
all  Manasseh;  who  also  was  gathered 
after  him:  and  he  sent  messengers  unto 
Ashcr,  and  unto  Zebulun,  and  unto  Naph- 
tali;   and  they  came  up  to  meet  them. 

36  T[  And  Gideon  said  unto  God,  If  thou 
wilt  save  Israel  by  my  hand,  as  thou  hast 
said, 

37  Behold,  ""I  will  put  a  fleece  of  wool  in 
the  floor;  and  if  the  dew  be  on  the  fleece 
only,  and  it  he  dry  upon  all  the  earth  he- 
side.,  then  shall  I  know  that  thou  wilt  save 
Israel  by  my  hand,  as  thou  hast  said. 

38  And  it  was  so:  for  he  rose  up  early 
on  the  morrow,  and  thrust  the  fleece  to- 
gether, and  wringed  the  dew  out  of  the 
fleece,  a  bowl  full  of  s  water. 

39  And  Gideon  said  unto  God,  ''Let  not 
thine  anger  be  hot  against  me,  and  I  will 
speak  but  this  once :  let  me  prove,  I  pray 
thee,  but  this  once  with  the  fleece;  let  it 
now  be  dry  only  upon  the  fleece,  and  upon 
all  the  ground  let  there  be  dew. 

40  And  'God  did  so  that  night:  for  it 
was  dry  upon  the  fleece  only,  and  there 
was  dew  on  all  the  ground. 


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who  have  been  buried  for  a  time  in  obscurity,  have 
afterwards,  by  peculiar  circumstances,  been  raised 
to  elevated  positions  of  influence,  usefulness,  and 
Jionor. 

14.  A  look  from  the  Lord  can  nerve  the  self-dif- 
fident for  the  most  perilous  services ;  and  fit  them, 
notwithstanding  all  dilficulties,  to  go  on  in  his  name 
and  strength  from  conquering  to  conquer. 

18.  God  is  ready  to  give  evidence  of  his  truth  to 
all  sincere  inquirers  who  wish  to  understand  his 
will  for  the  purpose  of  doing  it. 

24.  All  the  manifestations  of  God  to  his  believing, 
obedient  people  will  lead  them  anew  to  adore  and 
bless  him. 

25.  Strong  faith  in  God's  word  will  be  tried,  and 
thus  fit  the  believer,  by  patient  continuance  in  well- 
doing, to  be  made  victorious  and  perfect. 

31.  Idolatry  so  debases  men,  and  renders  them  so 
foolish,  that  they  will  worship,  and  sometimes  try 
to  help  gods  that  have  no  power  to  help  themselves. 

34.  If  men  are  to  be  fitted  for  good,  great,  and 
noble  deeds,  it  must  be  through  the  influences  of  the 
Spirit  of  God.'  Wisdom,  strength,  courage,  energy, 
and  perseverance  are  hisgifts,  and  to  him  Aey  should, 
by  all  who  possess  them,  be  heartily  devoted. 
3-.^l 


Gideon's  a?  my  reduced. 


JUDGES   VII. 


He  visits  the  enemies^  camp. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Gideon's  army  of  two  and  thirty  thousand  is  brought 
to  three  hundred.  9  He  is  encouraged  by  the  dream 
and  interpretation  of  the  barley-cake.     16  His  strata- 

fera  of  trumpets  and  lamps  in  pitchers.      34  The 
Iphraimites  take  Oreb  and  Zeeb. 

THEN  ".Terubbaal,  who  i.v  Gideon,  and 
all  the  people  that  were  with  him,  rose 
up  early,  and  pitched  beside  the  well  of 
Harod  :  so  that  the  host  of  the  Midianites 
were  on  the  north  side  of  them,  by  the  hill 
of  Moreh,  in  the  valley. 

2  And  the  Loud  said  unto  Gideon,  The 
people  that  arc  with  thee  are  too  many  for 
me  to  give  tlie  Midianites  into  their  hands, 
lest  Israel  ''vaunt  themselves  against  me, 
saying,  Mine  own  hand  hath  saved  me. 

3  Now  therefore  go  to,  proclaim  in  the 
ears  of  the  people,  saying,  "^  Whosoever  i.v 
fearful  and  afraid,  let  him  return  and  depart 
early  from  mount  Gilead.  And  there  re- 
turned of  the  people  twenty  and  two  thou- 
sand; and  there  remained  ten  thousand. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  iinto  Gideon,  The 
people  are  yetfoo ''many  ;  bring  them  down 
unto  the  water,  and  I  will  try  them  for 
thee  there:  and  it  shall  be,  that  of  whom 
I  say  unto  thee,  This  .shall  go  with  thee, 
the  same  shall  go  with  thee ;  and  of  whom- 
soever I  say  unto  thee.  This  shall  not  go 
with  thee,  the  same  shall  not  go. 

5  So  he  brought  down  the  people  unto 
the  water :  and  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon, 
Every  one  that  lappeth  of  the  water  with 
his  tongue,  as  a  dog  lappeth,  him  .shalt  thon 
set  by  himself;  likewise  every  one  that 
boweth  down  upon  his  knees  to  drink. 

6  And  the  number  of  them  that  lapped, 
•putting  their  hand  to  their  mouth,  were 
three  hundred  men  :  but  all  the  rest  of  the 
people  bowed  down  upon  their  knees  to 
drink  water. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  *■  Gideon,  By 
the  three  hundred  men  that  lapped  will  I 
save  you,  and  deliver  the  Midianites  into 
thy  hand:  and  let  all  the  other  people  go 
every  man  unto  his  place. 


8  So  the  people  took  victuals  in  aclSfa 
their  hand,  and  their  trumpets :  and  he 
sent  all  the  rc^ro/ Israel  every  man  unto 
his  tent,  and  retained  those  three  hundred 
men  :  and  the  host  of  Midian  was  beneath 
him  in  the  valley. 

9  *\  And  it  came  to  pass  the  'same  night, 
that  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Arise,  get 
thee  down  unto  the  host ;  ^for  I  have  de- 
liA'cred  it  into  thy  hand. 

10  But  if  thou  fear  to  go  down,  go  thou 
with  Phurah  thy  servant  down  to  the  host : 

1 1  And ''thou  shalt 'hear  what  they  say  ; 
and  afterward  shall  thy  hands  be  strength- 
ened to  go  down  unto  the  host.  Then  went 
he  down  with  Phurah  his  servant  unto 
the  outside  of  the  *armed  men  that  wtre 
in  the  host. 

12  And  the  Midianites  and  the  Amalek- 
ites  and  all  the  children  of  the  east  lay 
along  in  the  valley  like  J  grasshoppers  for 
multitude ;  and  their  camels  ivere  without 
number,  as  the  sand  by  the  seaside  for 
multitude. 

13  And  when  Gideon  was  come,  behold. 
there  teas  a  man  that  told  a  dream  unto 
his  fellow,  and  said.  Behold,  I  dreamed  a 
dream,  and  lo,  a  *  cake  of  barley-bread 
tumbled  into  the  ho.st  of  Midian,  and  came 
unto  a  tent,  and  smote  it  that  it  fell,  and 
overturned  it,  that  the  tent  lay  along. 

14  And  his  fellow  answered  and  said. 
This  is  nothing  else,  save  the  sword  of 
Gideon  the  son  of  Joash,aman  of  Israel: 
for  into  his  hand  hath  God  delivered  INlid- 
ian,  and  all  the  host. 

15  ^  And  it  was  so,  when  Gideon  heard 
the  telling  of  the  dream,  and  the  t  inter- 
pretation thereof,  that  he  worshipped,  and 
returned  into  the  host  of  Israel,  and  said. 
Ari.se;  for  the  Lord  hath  delivered  into 
your  hand  the  host  of  Midian. 

16  And  he  divided  the  three  hundred 
men  into  thretf  companies,  and  he  put  i  a 
trumpet  in  every  man's  hand,  Avith  empty 
pitchers,  and  *  lamps  within  the  pitchers. 


•  clinp.  G::i2.  l"  Deut.8:17;  Irni.  10:13;  Rom.ll:I8;  1  Cor. 
1:20;  2Cor.  4:7.  eDeiltiZOiS.  J  Psn.  M:  16.  e  1  Sam.  H  :  fi 
fOen.  4fi:2,  3.     g  .Tosli.  1 :  5,  9.      b  Gen.  24  :  14  ;  1  Sam.  H:  9,  10. 


37.  Evidence  of  the  presence  and  favor  of  God, 
and  a  conviction  of  beinj;  enj;;i;^ed  in  his  work,  sup- 
port the  soul  under  tri.ils,  arm  it  for  conflicts,  and 
prepare  it,  notwithst.inding  all  dilRcultics  and  dan- 
gers, in  his  name  to  triumph. 

CHAPTER  VJI. 

1.  Jenihhaal ;  chap.  6  :  32.  Harod ;  on  the  bor- 
ders of  Iss.arhrir,  not  far  from  mo\int  <  jiiboa.  ]\Ioreh  ; 
supposed  to  be  a  summit  of  Gilboa. 

2.  Vnuiit ;  boast. 

3.  Mo7iiit  Gilrad;  theranj'eofmonnlaiiisusmlly 
so  called  was  on  the  east  of  Jordan,  but  some  have 
supposed  that  there  might  be  an  eminence  called  by 
this  name  on  the  west  of  .lordan.  where  Gideon  was. 

.').   Lajijltlh  of  the  water ;  from  iiis  hand,  having 
raised  it  to  his  mouth.     Ver  6. 
322 


i  ver.  irf-1.5.  *  Or, ranks  hy  five.  y.x.U:\».  j  rbap.  fi:  5,33  ;  8: 10: 
Psn.  1  IS:  10-12.  k  I  Cor.  1:27.  ^  Hf\i.  Irrraking.  t  Heh.  ti-umptti 
in  the  hand  of  all  of  them.    %  Or,  firehranas,  or  torchet. 

8.   The  valley  ;  the  valley  of  Jezreel. 

12.   As  the  sand;  very  numerous. 

1.3.  Tumbled  into  the  host;  it  is  represented 
as  roiling  dovt-n  from  the  hill  Moreh,  where  Gideon 
was,  into  the  valley  where  were  the  Midianites, 
overturning  their  tents  and  prostrating  all  that  was 
in  its  way. 

14.  This  is — the  sword  of  Gideon. ;  meaning, 
it  represents  it,  and  showing  that  tlie  literal  mean- 
ing of  words  is  often  not  their  true  meaning.  Mat. 
26 :  26. 

l.*).  Worshipped;  bowed  himself  in  grateful  rev- 
erence before  God  for  giving  him  this  encourage- 
ment to  go  down  against  the  Midianites. 

16.  Lamps;  torches.  These  were  often  made  of 
pitch-wood,  which  was  easily  kindled,  and  g;ave  a 
Drilli.-int  ii<;ht. 


TliC  Midianites  routed. 


JUDGES   VIII. 


Gideon  pursueth  them. 


B.'c!S  n  And  he  said  unto  them,  Look 
on  me,  and  do  likewise :  and  behold,  when 
I  come  to  the  outside  of  tlie  camp,  it  shall 
be  that,  as  I  do,  so  shall  ye  do. 

18  When  I  blow  with  a  trumpet,  I  and 
all  that  are  with  me,  then  blow  ye  the 
trumpets  also  on  every  side  of  all  the  camp, 
and  say,  The  sword  of  the  Lord,  and  of 
Gideon. 

19  H  So  Gideon,  and  the  hundred  men 
that  were  with  him,  came  unto  the  outside 
of  the  camp  in  the  beginning  of  the  mid- 
dle watch;  and  they  had  but  newly  *set 
the  watch:  and  they  blew  tlie  ''trumpets, 
and  brake  the  "^  pitchers  that  were  in  their 
hands. 

20  And  the  three  companies  blew  the 
trumpets,  and  brake  the  pitchers,  and  held 
the  lamps  in  their  left  hands,  and  the  trum- 
pets in  their  right  hands  to  blow  withal: 
and  they  cried,  The  sword  of  the  Lord, 
and  of  Gideon. 

21  And  they  ''stood  every  man  in  his 
place  round  about  the  camp  :  ^and  all  the 
host  ran,  and  cried,  and  fled. 

22  And  the  three  hundred  ""blew  the 
trumpets,  and  the  Lord  ^set  every  man's 
sword  against  his  ''fellow,  even  through- 
out all  the  host :  and  the  host  fled  to  Beth- 
shittah  *in  Zererath,  and  to  the  t  border  of 
Abel-meholah,  unto  Tabbath. 

23  And  the  men  of  Israel  gathered  them- 
selves together  out  of  Naphtali,  and  out  of 
Asher,  and  out  of  all  Manasseh,  and  pur- 
sued after  the  Midianites. 

24  T[  And  Gideon  sent  messengers 
throughout  all  mount 'Ephraim,  saying, 
Come  down  against  the  Midianites,  and 
take  before  them  the  waters  unto  Beth- 


«  lTlies9.S:3.  bver.8.  cver.16.  <l  Ex.  14:13, 14;  2Cbr.-20: 17. 
e  2  Kings, 7;  6, 7.  f  Josli.  6 :  I fi, -20.  g  Psa.8.T:9;  Isa.  9:  4.  h  1  .S;un. 
14:20;  2Cliron.20:23.     *  Or, toward.    fHeb./ip.    i  chap.3:-27,  2S. 


19.  The  middle  watch  ;  they  diviJea  the  night 
into  three  equal  parts,  called  watches.  The  Jews 
afterwards  divided  it  into  four. 

22.  Beth-shittali — Tabbath;  supposed  to  be 
places  towards  Jordan,  which  the  Midianites  must 
cross  to  get  into  their  own  country.     Ver.  24. 

24.  Beth-barah ;  supposed  to  be  the  same  as 
Beth-abara,  John  1  :  28.  It  means,  a  house  or  pas- 
sage, and  lay  on  the  east  side  of  Jordan  where  they 
crossed  the  river.  Took  the  ivaters  ;  guarded  the 
fording-places  where  they  expected  the  Midianites 
would  cross. 

25  The  rock  Oreb ;  so  called,  it  is  supposed, 
from  the  fact  of  his  having  been  killed  upon  it.  So 
with  the  wine-press. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1 .  To  obtain  the  blessings  which  God  has  prom- 
ised, men  must  not  only  rely  on  him,  but  must  em- 
ploy those  means  which  he  has  appointed,  and  in 
the  use  of  which  alone  they  have  reason  to  expect 
success. 

2.  The  means  by  which,  and  the  manner  in 
which  God  accomplishes  the  purposes  of  his  grace, 
are  adapted  to  show  men  that  the  glory  of  their 
successes  belongs  not  to  them,  but  to  him. 


barah  and  Jordan.  Then  all  the  men  of 
Ephraim  gathered  themselves  together, 
and  took  the  waters  unto '  Beth-barah  and 
Jordan. 

2o  And'  they  ''took  two  princes  of  the 
Midianites,  Oreb  andZeeb  ;  and  they  slew 
Oreb  upon  the  rock  Oreb,  and  Zeeb  they 
slew  at  the  wine-press  of  Zeeb,  and  pur- 
sued Midian,  and  brought  the  heads  of 
Oreb  and  Zeeb  to  Gideon  on  the  other  side 
Jordan. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  Gideon  pacifieth  the  Ephraimites.  4  Succoth  and 
Penuel  refuse  to  relieve  Gideon's  army.  10  Zebah 
and  Zaimunna  are  taken.  13  Succoth  and  Penuel 
are  destroyed.  IS  Gideon  revengeth  his  brethren's 
death  on  Zebah  and  Zaimunna.  '2-2  Herefuseth  gov- 
ernment. '24  His  ephod  cause  of  idolatry.  28  Mid- 
ian subdued.  29  Gideon's  children,  and  death.  33 
The  Israelites'  idolatry  and  ingratitude. 

AND  the  'men  of  Ephraim  said  unto 
him,  i  Why  hast  thou  served  us  thus, 
that  thou  calledst  us  not,  when  thou  went- 
est  to  fight  with  the  Midianites  1  And 
they  did  chide  with  him  *  sharply. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them.  What  have  I 
done  now  in  comparison  of  you  ?  Is  not 
the  gleaning  of  the  grapes  of  Ephraim  bet- 
ter than  the  vintage  of  Abi-ezer? 

3  God  hath  delivered  into  your  hand.s 
the  princes  of  Midian,  Oreb  and  Zeeb  : 
and  what  was  I  able  to  do  in  comparison 
of  you  ?  Then  their  H  anger  was  "'  abated 
toward  him,  when  he  had  said  that. 

4  TfAnd  Gideon  came  to  Jordan,  and 
passed  over,  he,  and  the  three  hundred 
men  that  tcere  with  him,  faint,  yet  pursu- 
ing them. 

5  And  he  said  unto  the  men  of  "  Succoth, 
Give,  I  pray  you,  loaves  of  bread  unto  the 


iJolinUML  k  clian.8:3;  P9a.83:H,12.  1  cli.  12: 1 ;  '.'Sam.  19:41. 
t  Heb.  What  thing  i»lhU  thou  hast  done  unto  us?  %  Hfh.strongly. 
WHeh.spirit.     m  Prov.  16: 1 ;  2.5:  15.    n  Gen..%3: 17  ;  Psa.  60:6. 

7.  The  power  of  God's  visible  people  depends  not 
so  much  on  their  number  as  on  their  character  : 
and  sometimes  a  diminution  of  their  number  may 
give  them  increased  strength. 

10.  When  God  has  a  work  for  any  one  to  accom- 
plish, he  will  prepare  him  to  perform  it. 

1.5.  If  by  a  dream,  or  any  other  means,  one  is 
encouraged  to  obey  the  revealed  will  of  God,  and 
strengthened  for  the  performance  of  known  duty, 
he  has  reason  to  be  grateful  and  anew  to  acknow- 
ledge and  adore  God. 

IS.  The  agency  of  God  and  that  of  men  are  both 
employed  in  the  accomplishment  of  his  designs. 
There  is  therefore  no  good  reason  to  imagine  that 
there  is  any  inconsistency  between  them.     Ver.  22. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

2.  The  gleaning ;  the  little  done  by  the  Ephra- 
imites. Better;  more  important  and  honorable. 
Thau  the  vintage;  than  all  that  was  done  by 
Gideon  and  his  father's  house.  Inis  was  a  soft 
answer,  designed  to  appease  the  wrath  of  the  Ephra- 
imites.    Prov.  15 :  1 ;  Eccl.  10  :  4. 

5.  Succoth  ;  a  city  in  the  tribe  of  Gad,  on  the  east 
of  Jordan,  below  the  s«a  of  Galilee.    Gen.  33  :  17. 
323 


Succoth  and  Pcnuel punished. 


JUDGES   VIII. 


Zebak  and  Zalmunna  slain. 


people  that  follow  me ;  for  they  be  faint, 
and  I  am  pursuing;  after  Zebah  and  Zal- 
munna, kings  of  Midian. 

6  And  the  princes  of  Succoth  said,  ^Are 
the  liands  of  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  now 
in  thy  hand,  that  we  should  give  bread 
unto  thine  army  1 

7  And  Gideon  said.  Therefore  when  the 
Lord  hath  delivered  Zebah  and  Zalmunna 
into  my  hand,  ''then  I  will  *tear  your  ilesh 
with  the  thorns  of  the  wilderness  and 
with  briers. 

8  And  he  went  up  thence  to  "Penuel, 
and  spake  unto  them  likewise :  and  the 
men  of  Penuel  answered  him  as  the  men 
of  Succoth  had  answered  him. 

9  And  he  spake  also  unto  the  men  of 
I'enuel,  saying,  When  I  ''come  again  in 
peace,  "I  will  break  down  this  tower. 

10  ^Now  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  were  in 
Karkor,  and  their  hosts  Mitli  them,  about 
tiftccn  thousand  men,  all  that  were  left  of 
all  the  hosts  of  the  children  of  the  east : 
for  there  fell  t  a  hundred  and  twenty  thou- 
sand men  that  drew  sword. 

11  And  Gideon  went  up  ^y  the  way  of 
them  that  dwelt  in  tents  on  the  east  of 
Nobah'^and  Jogbehah,  and  smote  the  host: 
for  the  host  was  ^  secure. 

12  And  when  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  fled, 
he  pursued  after  them,  and  'Mook  the  two 
kings  of  Midian,  Zebah  and  Zalmunna, 
and  t  discomfited  all  the  host. 

1.3  H  And  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash  re- 
turned from  battle  before  the  sun  was 
up, 

14  And  caught  a  young  man  of  the  men 
of  Succoth,  and  inquired  of  him  :  and  he 
described^  unto  him  the  princes  of  Suc- 
coth, and  the  elders  thereof,  even  three- 
score and  seventeen  men. 

15  And  he  came  vmlo  the  men  of  Suc- 
coth, and  said.  Behold  Zebah  and  Zul- 
munna,  with  'whom  yc  did  ujjbraid  me, 
saying.  Are  the  hands  of  Zebah  and  Zal- 
munna now  in  thy  hand,  that  we  should 
give  bread  unto  thy  men  that  are  weary? 

16  And  he  took  the  elders  of  the  city, 


«  ISam.2S:ll;  lKingg,;0:n.  bver.lfi.  *  HvKthreth.  cGcn. 
ns  :  30;  1  Kins»,  12  :  ii.  Hi  Kings,  22  :  27.  e  ver.  17.  .  f  Or.  one 
hundred  and  twtnty  thnvannd,  every  one  drawing  a  t\cord.  t  Num. 
32:a"i,42.   icli.  18:27;  IThens  6:3.    tiraa.83:ll.    t  Heh. Unified. 


6.  Noir  ill  thy  hand?  have  you  already  taken 
them?    Ver.  lO. 

I.  Tfar  your  flesh  with  the  thorns  of  the 
wilderness  ;  a  mode  of  punisliment  not  uncommon 
in  those  days. 

8.  Pe7inel ;  east  of  Succoth,  and  near  the  river 
Tabbok.     Gen.  32:30. 

9.  This  tower  ;  one  to  which  the  men  of  Penuel 
tru.sted  for  tlieir  defence. 

10.  Karkor  ;  supposed  to  have  been  eastward  of 
Penuel,  and  near  tlie  borders  of  Gad. 

II.  Hohah  and  Joishehali ;  not  far  from  the 
line  between  Gad  and  Alanas.soh. 

324 


and  thorns  of  the  wilderness,  and  VciSs.' 
briers,  and  with  them  he  W  taught  the  men 
of  Succoth. 

17  And  he  beat  down  the  J  tower  of  Pe- 
nuel, and  slew  the  men  of  the  city. 

18  T[  Then  said  he  unto  Zebah  and 
Zalmunna,  What  manner  of  men  were 
they  whom  ye  slew  at  ■'Tabor?  And 
they  answered,  As  thou  art,  so  were 
they ;  each  one  *resembled  the  children 
of  a  king. 

19  And  he  said.  They  were  my  brethren, 
even  the  sons  of  my  mother:  as  the  Lord 
liveth,  if  ye 'had  saved  them  alive,  I  would 
not  slay  you. 

20  And  he  said  unto  Jether  his  first- 
born, Up,  and  slay  them.  But  the  youth 
drew  not  his  sword  :  for  he  feared,  because 
he  was  yet  a  youth. 

21  Then  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  said,  Rise 
thou,  and  fall  upon  us :  for  as  the  man  is, 
so  is  his  strength.  And  Gideon  arose,  and 
slew  Zebah  and  Zalmunna,  and  look  away 
the  tornamcnts  that  ivcre  on  their  camels' 
necks. 

22  T[  Then  the  men  of  Israel'  said  unto 
Gideon,  Rule  thou  over  us,  both  thou, 
and  thy  son,  and  thy  son's  son  also:  for 
thou  hast  delivered  us  from  the  hand  of 
Midian. 

23  And  Gideon  said  unto  them,  I  will 
not  rule  over  you,  neither  shall  my  son 
rule  over  you :  the  Lord  shall  'rule  over 
you. 

24  T[And  Gidconsaidunto  them,  I  would 
desire  a  request  of  you,  that  ye  would  give 
me  every  man  the  ear-rings  of  his  prey. 
For  they  had  golden  ear-rings,  because  they 
ivere  '"Ishmaelites. 

25  And  they  answered.  We  will  willing- 
ly give  thein.  And  they  spread  a  garment, 
and  did  cast  therein  every  man  the  ear- 
rings of  his  prey. 

26  vVnd  the  weight  of  the  golden  car-rings 
that  he  recjucstcd  was  a  thousand  and  sev- 
en huiulred  shekels  of  gold  ;  besides  orna- 
ments, and  t  collars,  and  purple  raiment 
that  was  on  the  kings  of  Midian,  and  be- 

5  Heb.  writ,  i  ver.  n,  7.  I(  Heb.  made  to  know,  j  ver.  9.  Ic  cliRp. 
4:6;  Tsil.  RS:  IJ.  "  Heb.  according  to  the  form,  f  Qt,ornamenf 
likelhemoon.  l9il.3:lH.  I  ISiim.8:7:  10:19;  12:12;  l!ia.3U:22; 
ei :  1«.     n>  Gen.  25  :  13  ;  .37:  26,  2S.    t  Or,  nveetjeiaeU. 

14.  Described  iinto  him  ;  literally,  wrote  for 
him;  probably  gave  him  their  names. 

10.  Tan  gilt  the  men;  showed  them  the  folly 
of  their  course  by  punishing  them. 

21.  So  is  his  strength ;  as  his  age  was  mature, 
so  was  his  strength. 

23.  The  Lord  shall  rule ;  he  was  their  chief 
magistrate,  and  Gideon  would  not  be  instrumental 
in  changing  lliat  form  of  government. 

24.  liar-rings  of  his  prey  ;  tiiose  which  they 
had  taken  from  their  enemies.  Ishmaelites  ;  the 
Midianites  are  sometimes  called  Ishmaelites  ;  they 
lived  near,and  often  mingled  together.  Gen.  37  :  28. 


Gideon^s  ephod. 


JUDGES   IX. 


Cruelty  of  Abimelech. 


C'cIimsl'  sides  the  chains  that  were  about 
their  camels'  necks. 

27  And  Gideon  ?made  an  epliod  thereof, 
and  put  it  in  his  city,  even  in  ''Ophrah: 
and  all  Israel  went  thither  a  "^whoring 
after  it:  which  thing  became  a ''snare  unto 
Gideon,  and  to  his  house. 

28  "[]  Thus  was  Midian  subdued  before 
the  children  of  Israel,  so  that  they  lifted 
up  their  heads  no  more.  And  the  coun- 
try was  in  quietness  forty  years  in  the 
days  of  Gideon. 

29  ^  And  Jerubbaal  the  son  of  Joash 
went  and  dwelt  in  his  own  house. 

30  And  ^  Gideon  had  threescore  and  ten 
sons  *of  his  body  begotten:  for  he  had 
many  wives. 

3 1  And  his  concubine  that  was  in  She- 
chem,  she  also  bare  him  a  son,  whose 
name  he  t  called  '^Abimelech. 

32  "[And  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash  died 
in  a  good  'old  age,  and  was  buried  in  the 
sepulchre  of  Joash  his  father,  in  Ophrah 
of  the  Abi-ezrites. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  •"  soon  as  Gid- 
eon was  dead,  that  the  children  of  Israel 
turned  again,  and  went  a  whoring  after 
Baalim,  and  made  'Baal-berith  their  god. 

34  And  the  children  of  Israel  remem- 
bered^ not  the  Lord  their  God,  who  had 
delivered  them  out  of  the  hands  of  all  their 
enemies  on  every  side: 

35  Neither ''  showed  they  kindness  to  the 
house  of  Jerubbaal,  namely,  Gideon,  ac- 
cording to  all  the  goodness  which  he  had 
showed  unto  Israel. 


CHAPTER  IX. 


■  chap.  17  :  5.  b  clnp.  fi  :  H.  c  Psa.  106  :  M.  i  Deut.  7  :  16. 
■•  chapter  H :  -2,,  5.  *  Heh.  going  out  of  his  thigh.  f  Heli.  tet. 
I  chap.  9:18.  s  Genesis  M  :  8;  .lob  fl  :  -26.  b  chap.  -2  :  17,  19. 
i  chap.  9:4.      j  Psahn  78  :  1 1 ,  42  ;    106  :  13,  21.      k  chap.  9  :  lS-19. 


27.  A?i.  ephod ;  a  very  rich  and  costly  garment, 
Eucli  as  was  worn  by  the  high-priest.  E.\.  28  :  4. 
A  whorl)! g  after  it ;  it  became  a  means  of  siiper- 
stilion  and  idolatry. 

30.    Threescore  and  ten  ;  seventy. 

33.  Baalim  and— Baal-berith  ;  idol-gods. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Those  who  neglect  their  duty  are  often  dis- 
posed to  cast  the  blame  on  others ;  and  those  who 
refuse  to  engage  in  great  and  important  services, 
are  often  most  anxious  to  have  the  credit  of  them. 

2.  A  command  of  one's  temper,  and  a  disposition 
to  give  full  credit  to  the  worthy  actions  of  others, 
are  likely  means  of  appeasifig  envy,  abating  wrath, 
and  causing  contentions  to  cease. 

6.  It  is  unwise  to  refuse  aid  to  brethren  in  dis- 
tress, and  foolish  as  well  as  wicked  to  upbraid  them. 

10.  The  multitudes  who  have  fallen  in  wars  by 
the  hands  of  their  fellow-men,  and  in  the  indulgence 
of  the  most  hateful  passions,  present  an  impressive 
view  of  tiie  evil  of  sin,  and  of  the  horrible  state  of 
those  who  are  abandoned  to  its  everlasting  power. 

16.  Sin  often  brings  iiii-sery  in  this  world  of  mercy. 
iis  it  will,  to  all  who  continue  in  it,  in  the  world  of 
retribution. 

21.  Tiie  dread  which  men  have  of  a  lingering  and 
dishonorable  temporal  death,  should  prompt  them 
to  immediate,  earnest,  and  persevering  efforts  to 


1  Abimelech  by  conspiracy  with  the  Shechemites,  and 
murJiT  of  h!s  brethren,  is  maJe  king.  7  Jotham  by 
a  parabln  r^buketh  them,  and  foretelleth  their  ruin. 
'2'2  Gaal  oonspireth  with  the  Shechemites  against  liirn. 
.OU  Zebul  r-vealeth  it.  .31  Abimelech  overcometh 
them,  and  soweth  the  city  with  salt.  4i)Heburneth  the 
hold  of  the  god  Berith.  5!)  At  Thebez  he  is  slain  by  a 
piece  of  a  millstone.     50  Jotham's  curse  is  fulfilled. 

AND  Abimelech  the  son  of  Jerubbaal 
went  to  'Shechcm  unto  his  mother's 
brethren,  and  communed  with  them,  and 
with  all  the  family  of  the  house  of  his 
mother's  father,  saying, 

2  Speak.  I  pray  you,  in  the  cars  of  all 
the  men  of  Shechera,  t  Whether  ix  better 
for  you,  either  that  all  the  sons  of  Jerub- 
baal, which  are  '"threescore  and  ten  per- 
sons, reign  over  you,  or  that  one  reign 
over  you"?  remember  also  that  I  am  your 
bone"  and  your  flesh. 

3  And  his  mother's  brethren  spake  ol 
him  in  the  ears  of  all  the  men  of  Sliechem 
all  these  words  :  and  their  hearts  inclined' 
to*  follow  Abimelech;  for  they  said,  He 
is  our  brother. 

4  And  they  gave  him  threescore  and  ten 
pieces  of  silver  out  of  the  house  of  "Baal- 
berith,  wherewith  Abimelech  p  hired  vain 
and  light  persons,  which  followed  him. 

5  And  he  went  unto  his  father's  house 
at  Ophrah,  audi  slew  his  brethren  the  sons 
of  Jerubbaal,  icing- threescore  and  ten  per- 
sons, upon  one  stone:  notwithstanding, 
yet  Jotham  the  youngest  son  of  Jerubbaal 
was  left;  for  he  hid  himself. 

6  And  all  the  men  of  Shcchem  gathered 
together,  and  all  the  house  of  Millo,  and 


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avoid  the  disgrace  and  torment  of  that  which  is 
eternal. 

23.  A  wise  man  will  not  covet  an  incre.ase  of 
power,  care,  and  responsibility;  nor,  unless  it  ap- 
pears to  be  manifestly  the  will  of  God,  will  he  con- 
sent to  receive  it. 

27.  The  consequences  of  men's  actions  may  be 
very  different  from  wh.at  they  anticipate ;  they 
should  not,  therefore,  at  any  time  le.an  to  their  own 
understandings,  but  sliould  in  all  their  ways  ac- 
knowledge G-od,  that  he  may  direct  their  patlis. 

31.  A  departure  from  the  design  and  will  of  God 
in  the  institution  of  marriage,  has  in  some  form  ever 
been  the  easily  besetting  sin  of  men,  and  the  source 
of  innumerable  and  most  distressing  calamities. 

33.  No  sooner  are  restraints  removed,  tlian  men 
show  their  wickedness  by  voluntarily  engaging  in 
known  sin,  and  the  manifestation  of  awful  ingrati- 
tude towards  both  G-od  and  men. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1.  Shechem ;  a  city  in  the  tribe  of  Epiiraim. 
Chap.  8:31. 

2.  Your  hone ;  a  Sliechemlte,  and  one  of  their 
relatives. 

A.  House  of  Ba:il-berith ;  the  place  of  their 
idol  worship. 

6.  House  of  Millo ;  a  tower  or  castle  in  the  city. 
325 


Jolhani's  rebuke 


JUDGES   IX. 


and  denunciation. 


went  and  made  Abimelech  king,  by  the 
plain*  of  the  pillar  Ihatwa.v  in  Shechem. 

7  ^  And  when  they  told  it  to  Jotham,  he 
went  and  stood  in  the  top  of  *  mount  Geri- 
zim,  and  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  cried,  and 
said  unto  them.  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  men 
of  Shechem,  that  God  may  hearken  unto 
you. 

8  The  '' trees  went  forth  07i  a  time  to 
anoint  a  king  over  them;  and  they  said 
unto  the  olive-tree.  Reign  thou  over  us. 

9  But  the  olive-tree  said  unto  them, 
Should  I  leave  my  ■=  fatness,  wherewith  by 
me  they  honor  God  and  man,  and  go  tto 
be  promoted  over  the  trees? 

10  And  the  trees  said  to  the  fig-tree,  Come 
thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

11  But  the  fig-tree  said  unto  them,  Should 
I  forsake  my  sweetness,  and  my  good  fruit, 
and  go  to  be  promoted  over  the  trees'? 

12  Then  said  the  trees  unto  the  vine, 
Come  thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

13  And  the  vine  said  unto  them.  Should 
I  leave  my  wine,  which  ''cheereth  God  and 
man,  and  go  to  be  promoted  over  the  trees  ? 

1 4  Then  said  all  the  trees  unto  the  tbram- 
ble.  Come  thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

15  And  the  bramble  said  unto  the  trees, 
Ifih  truth  ye  anoint  me  king  over  you, /Ae;i 
come  and  put  your  trust  in  my  ''shadow; 
and  if  not,  let  "^fire  come  out  of  the  bram- 
ble, and  devour  the  e cedars  of  Lebanon. 

16  Now  therefore,  if  ye  have  done  truly 
and  sincerely,  in  that  ye  have  made  Abim- 
elech king,  and  if  ye  have  dealt  well  with 
Jerubbaal  and  his  house,  and  have  done 
unto  him  according  to  the  deserving  of  his 
hands : 

17  (For  my  ''father  fought  for  you,  and 
adventured^  his  life  far,  and  delivered  you 
out  of  the  hand  of  Midian  : 

18  And  'ye  arc  risen  up  against  my  fa- 
thers house  this  day,  and  have  slain  his 
sons,  threescore  and  ten  persons,  upon  one 

*  Or,  nak.  .losh,  H :  M.  »  .losli.  R :  3S  ;  .lolin  4:  20.  b  2  Kings, 
U:9.  c  I'bii.  KM  :  15.  ^  Heh.upanddo\pnf,n-o\hettrefx.  J  Prov. 
31:6;  Eci'l.  ICI:l!l.  %  Or,  thUtle.  e  Isn.SU: -2;  Dan.4  :  12;  Hosea 
H:7.  fver.2(l;  Num.21:'2S;  Elek. 19:14.  s  liia.2: 13;  E7.ek.3I ::(. 
k  clmp.  7.     It  Hub.  out.     i  ver.  6,  6 ;  chap.  8 :  35.     jclinp.  8:31. 

7.  Gerizivi;  a  mountain  on  the  south  side  of 
Shechem. 

8.  The  trees  wnit  forth  ;  this  is  the  commence- 
ment of  a  p.xrahle,  representina;  the  folly  of  the 
Slu'clieinites  in  makinir  Abimelech  kinjj. 

9.  Olive-tree;  a  trre  yielding  oil,  used  not  only 
in  food,  but  also  in  the  worship  of  (jod  and  in  the 
consecration  of  men  to  public  office. 

13.  Wiite,  which  clierreth  God;  it  was  em- 
ployed in  his  worship,  and  thus  pleased  him. 

1-1.  The  bramble  ;  one  of  the  meanest  and  most 
■worthless  shrubs.  Grideon,  who  1  ike  i  he  olive,  tig-tree, 
and  vine,  was  useful,  refused ;  but  A  hiiiielei-h.  who  like 
the  bramble  was  worthless,  consented  to  be  made  king. 

]•').  Let  fire  come  ovt;  this  expre.s.«ed  the  trouble 
which  Abimelech  would  bring  upon  the  chief  men 
of  Siiecliem,  rppresented  as  cedars. 

1').   Truly  :  rightly,  in  a  proper  manner. 
a-'6 


stone,  and  have  made  Abimelech,  ^.".J^ 
the  Json  of  his  maid-servant,  king  over 
the  men  of  Shechem,  because  he  is  your 
brother :) 

19  If  ye  then  havfe  dealt  truly  and  sin- 
cerely with  Jerubbaal  and  with  his  house 
this  day,  then  ''rejoice  ye  in  Abimelech. 
and  let  him  also  rejoice  in  you  : 

20  But  if  not,  let  'fire  come  out  from 
Abimelech,  and  devour  the  men  of  She- 
chem, and  the  liouse  of  Millo ;  and  let  fire 
come  out  from  the  men  of  Shechem,  and 
from  the  house  of  Millo,  and  devour  Abim- 
elech. 

21  And  .Totham  ran  away,  and  fled,  and 
went  to  '"Beer,  and  dwelt  there,  for  fear 
of  Abimelech  his  brother. 

22  TJWhen  Abimelech  had  reigned  three 
years  over  Israel, 

23  Then  God  "sent  an  evil  spiritbetween 
Abimelech  and  the  men  of  Shechem  ;  and 
the  men  of  "Shechem  dealt  treacherously 
with  Abimelech : 

24  That  the  p  cruelty  done  to  the  three- 
score and  ten  sons  of  Jerubbaal  misht 
come,  and  their  blood  be  laid,  upon  Abim- 
elech their  brother,  which  slew  Hiein,  and 
upon  the  men  of  Shechem,  which  Raided 
him  in  the  killing  of  his  brethren. 

25  And  the  men  of  Shechem  set  Hers  in 
wait  for  him  in  the  top  of  the  mountains, 
aiid  they  robbed  all  that  came  along  that 
way  by  them  :  and  it  Avas  told  Abimelech. 

26  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  came  with 
his  brethren,  and  went  over  to  Shechem  : 
and  the  men  of  Shechem  put  their  confi- 
dence in  him. 

27  And  they  went  out  into  the  fields,  and 
gathered  their  vineyards,  and  trode  the 
grapes,  and  made  *merry,  and  went  into 
the  "i  house  of  their  god,  and  did  eat  and 
drink,  and  cursed  Abimelech. 

28  And  Gaal  the  son  Ebed  said.  Who  is 
Abimelech,''  and  who  is  Shechem,  that  we 


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20.  Tjct  fire  come  out ;  lire  will  come  out ;  ex- 
pressive of  the  mutual  calamities  which  Abimelech 
and  the  men  of  Shechem  would  bring  on  each  other. 

21.  Beer;  a  place  south  of  Shechem. 

23.  God  sent  ;  suffered,  through  the  temptation 
of  Satan,  to  arise  in  their  own  hearts. 

25.  Liers  in.  vait ;  to  kill  Abimelech,  who  was 
then  absent  from  the  city,  or  to  take  him  prisoner 
on  his  return. 

2C.  Gaal;  supposed  to  be  a  Canaanite,  pretend- 
ing to  have  descended  from  Hamor  the  father  of 
Shechem,  and  former  prince  of  that  country.  Ver. 
28  ;  Gen.  34  :  2. 

27.  Their  god;  their  idol-god.     Chap.  8  :  ,33. 

28.  Who  is  Abimelech ;  that  he  should  reign 
over  the  ancient  and  renowned  city  of  Shechem. 
Zrhnl;  the  governor  of  Shechem  during  Abime- 
lech's  absence.     Ver.  30. 


GaaVs  insurrection. 


JUDGES  IX. 


Abimelech'' s  vengeance. 


1).  C.  1206 

ofJerubbaal?  and  Zebul  his  officer?  serve 
the  men  of  ^Hamor  the  father  of  Shechem  : 
for  why  should  we  serve  him  "l 

29  And  '' would  to  God  this  people  were 
under  my  hand !  then  would  I  remove 
Abimelcch.  And  he  said  to  Abimelech, 
Increase  thine  army,  and  come  out. 

30  T[  And  when  Zebul  the  ruler  of  the 
city  heard  the  words  of  Gaal  the  son  of 
Ebed,  his  anger  was  *  kindled. 

31  And  he  sent  messengers  unto  Abim- 
elech t  privily,  saying.  Behold,  Gaal  the 
son  of  Ebed  and  his  brethren  be  come  to 
Shechem ;  and  behold,  they  fortify  the 
city  against  thee. 

32  Now  therefore  up  by  night,  thou  and 
the  people  that  is  with  thee,  and  lie  in 
wait  in  the  field  : 

33  And  it  shall  be,  that  in  the  morning, 
as  soon  as  the  sun  is  up,  thou  shalt  rise 
early,  and  set  upon  the  city  :  and  behold, 
when  he  and  the  people  that  is  with  him 
come  out  against  thee,  then  mayest  thou 
do  to  them  as  tthou  shalt  find  occasion. 

34  T[  And  Abimelech  rose  up,  and  all  the 
people  that  were  with  him,  by  night,  and 
they  laid  wait  against  Shechem  in  four 
companies. 

35  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  went  out, 
and  stood  in  the  entering  of  the  gate  of  the 
city :  and  Abimelech  rose  up,  and  the  peo- 
ple that  were  with  him,  from  lying  in  wait. 

36  And  when  Gaal  saw  the  people,  he 
said  to  Zebul,  Behold,  there  come  people 
down  from  the  top  of  the  mountains.  And 
Zebul  said  unto  him,  Thou  seest  the  shad- 
ow of  the  mountains  as  //  they  icere  men. 

37  And  Gaal  spake  again  and  said,  See, 
there  come  people  down  by  the  ^  middle  of 
the  land,  and  another  company  come  along 
by  the  plain  of  II  Meonenim. 

38  Then  said  Zebul  unto  him,  Where  is 
now  thy  mouth,  wherewith  thou  saidst, 
Who*^  15  Abimelech,  that  we  should  serve 
himi  is  not  this  the  people  that  thou  hast 
despised'?  go  out,  I  pray  now,  and  fight 
with  them. 

39  And  Gaal  went  out  before  the  men  of 
Shechem,  and  fought  with  Abimelech. 

40  And  Abimelech  chased  him,  and  he 
fled  before  him,  and  many  were  over- 
thrown and  wounded,  even  unto  the  enter- 
ing of  the  gate. 


•  Gen.  34:2,  6.  b  2Sam.  ISr  4  ;  Psa.  10:  3.  *  Or,  Ao*.  f  Heb. 
craftily,  or  to  Tormak.  t  Heb.  thy  hand  thall  find.  1  Sam. 
10:7:  25  :  8  ;  Eccl.  9  :  10.    \  Heb.  naml.      \\  Or,  the  regarded  of 


37.  Middle;  height. 

41.  Du'elt ;  encamped.  Arum  ah ;  a  place 
near  Shechem. 

43.  He  ;  Ahimelpch.      Tool- ;  had  taken. 

4-5.   Soicedit  with  salt ;  in  tokenof  itsdesolation. 

46.  Tower;  supposed  to  be  the  tower  or  castle 
of  MiUo.    Ver.  6,  20. 


41  And  Abimelech  dwelt  at  Arumah: 
and  Zebul  thrust  out  Gaal  and  his  breth- 
ren, that  they  should  not  dwell  in  She- 
chem. 

42  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  the  people  went  out  into  the  field; 
and  they  told  Abimelech. 

43  And  he  took  the  people,  and  divided 
them  into  three  companies,  and  laid  wait 
in  the  field,  and  looked,  and  behold,  the 
people  ivere  come  forth  out  of  the  city ;  and 
he  rose  up  against  them,  and  smote  them. 

44  And  Abimelech,  and  the  company  that 
was  with  him,  rushed  forward,  and  .stood  in 
the  entering  ofthe  gate  of  the  city  :  and  the 
two  o^Aer  companies  ran  upon  all  the  people 
that  were  in  the  fields,  and  slew  them. 

45  And  Abimelech  fought  against  the  city 
all  that  day ;  and  ""he  took  the  city,  and  slew 
the  people  that  ivas  therein,  and  beat  ""down 
the  city,  and  sowed  it  with  "^salt. 

46  T[  And  when  all  the  men  of  the  tower 
of  Shechem  heard  that,  they  entered  into 
a  hold  ofthe  house  of  the  god  ^Berith. 

47  And  it  was  told  Abimelech,  that  all 
the  men  of  the  tower  of  Shechem  were 
gathered  together. 

48  And  Abimelech  gat  him  up  to  mount 
Zalmon,''  he  and  all  the  people  that  were 
with  him  ;  and  Abimelech  took  an  axe  in 
his  hand,  and  cut  down  a  bough  from  the 
trees,  and  took  it,  and  laid  it  on  his  shoul- 
der, and  said  unto  the  people  that  icere 
with  him,  What  ye  have  seen  *  me  do, 
make  haste,  and  do  as  I  have  done. 

49  And  all  the  people  likewise  cut  down 
every  man  his  bough,  and  followed  Abim- 
elech, and  put  them  to  the  hold,  and  set 
the  hold  on  fire  upon  them  ;  so  that  all  the 
men  of  the  tower  of  Shechem  died  also, 
about  a  thousand  men  and  women. 

50  If  Then  went  Abimelech  to  Thebez, 
and  encamped  against  Thebez,  and  took  it. 

5 1  But  there  was  a  strong  tower  within 
the  city,  and  thither  fled  all  the  men  and 
women,  and  all  they  of  the  city,  and  shut 
it  to  them,  and  gat  them  up  to  the  top  of 
the  tower. 

52  And  Abimelech  came  unto  the  tower, 
and  fought  against  it,  and  went  hard  unto 
the  door  of  the  tower  to  burn  it  with  fire. 

53  And  a  'certain  woman  cast  a  piece 
of  a  millstone  upon  Abimelech's  head,  and 
aU-to  brake  his  skull. 

the  times.  T)enV\»:\4.  cTer.2«:29.  if  ver.  20.  «  2  Kings,  3:  i."). 
r  Dent.  2« :  23 ;  Ezek.  47 :  U  ;  Zepli.  2:9.  I!  chap.  8 :  M.  h  Psa. 
68:  14.     *  Heb.  I  have  done,    i  2  Sam.  n:2I. 

48.  Zalmoii ;  meaning  shady ;  supposed  to  be 
so  called  from  its  being  covered  with  forests. 

."iO.    Thehez  ;  a  city  of  Ephraim. 

51.  A  strong  tower;  such  towers  in  or  near 
cities,  to  which  the  people  fled  in  time  of  danger, 
were  common. 

53.  Amillstoiie;  theupper  stone  of  a  hand-mill, 
•     327 


Abimelcch' s  death. 


JUDGES   X. 


Tula  and  Jair  judge  Israel. 


54  Tlicn  he  called  hastily  untothcyoiing 
mail  his  arrnor-bearcr,  and  said  unto  him, 
Draw* thy  sword,  and  slay  me,  that  men 
say  not  of  me,  A  woman  slew  him.  And 
'his  young  man  thrust  him  through,  and 
he  died. 

55  And  when  the  men  of  Israel  saw  that 
Abimcleeh  was  dead,  they  departed  every 
man  unto  his  place. 

56  ^Thus  God  ''rendered  the  wicked- 
ness of  Abimclecli,  which  he  did  unto  his 
father,  in  slaying  his  seventy  brethren : 

57  And  all  the  evil  of  the  men  of  She- 
chem  did  God  render  upon  their  heads : 
and  upon  them  came  the  "=  curse  of  Jotliam 
the  son  of  Jcrubbaal. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Tola  jndgeth  Israel  in  Shamir.  3  .Tair,  whose  thirty 
sons  had  thirty  cities.  6  The  Philistines  and  Am- 
monites oppress  Israel.  10  In  their  misery  God  send- 
eth  them  to  their  false  gods.  1j  Upon  their  repent- 
ance he  pitieth  them. 

AND  after  Abimelech  there  arose  to  •de- 
fend Israel,  Tola  the  son  of  Puah,  the 


h  ver.24;  Job .'51:3;  Psa.«4:-23;  Prov.5:22;  Mnt. 
ver.20,45.    *  Heh.tavc, or lUlivei:     d  cliap..'):  10; 


in  wliich  the  women  ground  their  grain.  Mat. 
21: -11.  AU-to ;  an  old  English  term  meaning, 
wholly,  entirely. 

5-1.  Au'omau  xleiv  Itim  ;  to  be  slain  by  a  woman 
was  considered  disgraceful. 

56.  liendered ;  requited  or  punished.  Ver.  5, 
18,  24. 

57.  The  curse  of  Jothani ;  ver.  20. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Men  who  earnestly  desire  power,  and  flatter 
their  fellow-inen  to  obtain  it.  are  not  M'orthy  to  be 
trusted,  and  should  not  be  chosen  to  rule  over  others. 

3.  Men  are  easily  flattered,  and  their  judgment, 
feelings,  and  conduct  often  bia.ssed  towards  those  who 
are  related  to  or  connected  with  them. 

4.  Vain  and  liglit  persons,  the  vicious  and  the 
worthless  of  all  descriptions,  will  prostitute  their 
political  influence  to  the  support  of  those  flatterers 
who  like  themselves  are  vicious,  and  who  will  fur- 
nish ihetn  with  money. 

5.  Ambitious  men,  who  are  given  up  of  God  to 
the  gratitication  of  their  lusts,  will  commit  any 
crime  to  secure  their  selfish  objects.      "■ 

6.  When  a  people  choose  immoral  men  as  their 
rulers,  they  will  generally  be  made  instruments  of 
mutuiil  punishment  to  each  other. 

8.  Parables  may  be  a  most  effective  and  useful 
method  of  inculcating  divine  truth,  and  he  who 
wisely  employs  them  be  an  eminent  benefactor  of 
mankind. 

9.  Wise  men  will  not  be  anxious  to  leave  the 
safe,  quiet,  and  useful  pursuits  and  enjoyments  of 
private  life,  for  the  sake  of  becoming  rulers,  espe- 
cially over  the  wicked. 

1.).  Those  who  are  most  unfaithful  and  worthless 
in  private  life,  are  often  most  anxious  for  promotion 
to  public  life;  and  those  who  tliu.s  promote  them, 
may  expect  through  them  to  reap  the  fruit  of  their 
folly. 

19.  Teachers  of  divine  truth  in  all  ages  have 
maintained  that  godliness  is  profitable  unto  all 
things,  and  that  the  way  of  transgressors  is  hard  ; 
that  righteousness  tcndeth  to  life,  and  that  those  who 
continue  in  wickedness  do  it  to  their  own  death. 

23.  The  wicked  have  no  permanent  bond  of  union, 
328     • 


sonof  Dodo,amanof  Issachar;  and  *b  "i^: 
he  dwelt  in  Shamir  in  mount  Ephraim. 

2  And  he  judgetysrael  twenty  and  three 
years,  and  died,  and  was  buried  in  Sha- 
mir. 

3  IfAnd  after  him  arose  Jair,  a  Gilcadite, 
and  judged  Israel  twenty  and  two  years. 

4  And  he  had  thirty  sons  that  ''rode  on 
thirty  ass  colts,  and  they  had  thirty  cities, 
which"  are  called  t  Havoth-jair  unto  this 
day,  which  are  in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

5  And  Jair  died,  and  was  buried  in  Ca- 
mon. 

6  T[And''the  children  of  Israel  did  evil 
again  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  served 
Baalim,  and  Ashtaroth,  and  the  gods  of 
Syria,  and  the  gods  of  «Zidon,  and  the  gods 
of  ISIoab,  and  the  gods  of  the  children  of  Am- 
nion, and  the  gods  of  the  Philistines,  and 
forsook  the  Lord,  and  served  not  him. 

7  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  hot 
against  Israel,  and  he  "'sold  them  into  the 
hands  of  the  Philistines,  and  into  the 
hands  of  the  children  of  Ammon. 


1-2:14.    «Dcut3:I4.    t  Or,MeDi«a»M<)/yniV.  Num.32:4l.   •/(■Imp. 
2:11-14;  3:7;  4:1;  6.1;  13:1.     g  IKiiigs,  ll:3:i.    h  1  Sam.  12:9, 10. 


safety,  or  peace;  and  tho.se  who  have  been  treach- 
erous and  cruel  to  others,  will  ordinarily  meet  with 
others  who  will  be  treacherous  and  cruel  to  them. 

26.  Men  may  rebel  against  one  set  of  wicked  rul- 
ers, and  yet  choose  another  who  are  no  better ;  and, 
by  so  doing,  may  only  increase  their  distress  and 
hasten  their  ruin. 

27.  Dissipation,  rioting,  and  licentiousness  are 
not  true  liberty,  and  those  who  indulge  in  them  can 
never  enjoy  it. 

28.  Boasting,  pride,  and  self-esteem  are  forerun- 
ners of  defeat,  degradation,  and  contempt. 

38.  These  who  pretend  to  despise  their  enemies 
when  at  a  distance,  are  often  afraid  of  them  when 
they  come  near;  and  the  most  repro.achfu!  in  time 
of  safety,  are  often  most  cowardly  in  time  of  danger. 

45.  The  men  who  aid  and  exalt  the  wicked,  are 
often  the  men  who  are  injured  and  destroyed  by 
them. 

46.  The  courses  which  wicked  men  take  to  secure 
their  safety,  not  unfrequently  accelerate  their  ruin  ; 
and  often  by  those  whom  they  have  aided  in  slaying 
others,  they  are  theinselves  slain. 

52.  Success  often  renders  men  reckless,  and  when 
they  are  most  confident  they  are  nearest  to  destruc- 
tion. They  may  escape  the  greatest  apparent  dan- 
gers, and  then  fall  by  such  as  are  not  thought  of. 

54.  Men,  especially  warriors,  think  much  about 
.an  honorabl'3  death,  and  sometimes  are  peculiarly 
sensitive  of  their  reputation  when  sinking  into  shame- 
and  everlasting  contempt. 

56.  Jehovah  is  a  G-od  that  judgeth  in  the  earth, 
and  not  unfrequently  here  proclaims  the  sins  of 
men  in  their  punishment. 

CHAPTER  X. 
1.  Iledwelt  in  Shamir;  after  he  became  judge, 
as  this  was  a  more  central  part  of  the  country,  and 
a  more  convenient  place  for  a  judge  than  any  ia  his 
own  tribe. 

3.  A  Gileadltc  ;  he  was  the  first  judge  from  the 
east  side  of  Jordan. 

4.  Havoth-jair ;  the  villajjes  of  .Tair. 

7.  Philislines ;  they  lived  on  the  west  of  the 
Israelites,  and  the  children  of  Ammon  on  the  east. 


Israel  is  oppi-cssed 


JUDGES   XI. 


by  the  Ammonites. 


oppressed*  the  children  of  Israel :  eighteen 
years,  all  the  children  of  Israel  that  ivcrc 
on  the  other  side  Jordan  in  the  land  of  tlie 
x\morites,  which  i.s  in  Gilead. 

9  Moreover  the  children  of  Ammon 
passed  over  Jordan  to  fight  also  against 
Jiidah,  and  against  Benjamin,  and  against 
the  house  of  Ephraim  ;  so  that  Israel  was 
sore  *  distressed. 

10  ^And  the  children  of  Israel  cried 
unto  the  Lord,  saying.  We  have  sinned 
against  thee,  both  becanse  we  have  for- 
saken our  God,  and  also  served  Baalim. 

1 1  And  the  Lord  said  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  Did  not  I  deliver  you  from  the 
Egyptians,""  and  from  the  "^Amorites,  from 
the  children  of  <■  Ammon,  and  from  the 
Philistines'? 

12  The  "Zidonians  also,  and  the  ^Ama- 
Ickites,  and  the  Maonites,  did  ^  oppress 
you ;  and  ye  cried  to  me,  and  I  delivered 
you  out  of  their  hand. 

13  Yet  ye  have  forsaken  ''me,  and  served 
other  gods:  wherefore  I  wilidcliver  you 
no  more. 

14  Go  and  cry  unto  the  gods  which  ye 
have  chosen ;  let  'them  deliver  you  in  the 
time  of  your  tribulation. 

15  ^  And  the  children  of  Israel  said  unto 
the  Lord,  Wc  have  sinned  :  do  '  thou  unto 
us  whatsoever  tseemcth  good  unto  thee; 
deliver  us  only,  we  pray  thee,  this  day. 

K)  And  they  put  ''away  the  estrange 
gods  from  among  them,  and  served  the 
Lord  :  and  his  soul  was  ^  grieved  for  the 
misery'  of  Israel. 

17  Then  the  children  of  Ammon  were 
gathered II  together,  and  encamped  in  Gil- 
cad.  And  the  children  of  Israel  assem- 
bled themselves  together,  and  encamped 
in  ""Mizpeh. 

1 8  And  the  people  and  princes  of  Gilead 


*  Heb.crU5/it</.  a  lSam.28:ln.  bF.x.U:OT.  c  Num.21 :  21-55. 
•I  cliap.  3:12-l.'i,:H.  edinp.  5:10.  f  rli^p.  (i :  3.  sPsa.  106:42. 
b.Jer.2:13.  i  Deut  3.':37..%'( ;  2Kings..T  :  I3|  Jer.2:2S.  jISmih. 
SAX;  2  Sam.  15: '2H.  f  Heb.in  ^nadinthine  e.ves.  k  2Chron.  7:  14  i 
),'.:«.     f  Hch.ffoclsofstrangeys.    ^  Heb. shorlened.    I  Rsa.  1C6:44, 

8.  That  year;  the  oppression  of  both  began 
about  the  same  time.  That  of  t!ie  Ammonites 
lasted  ei^rhteen  years,  anil  that  of  the  Pliilistines 
forty.     Chap.  13:1.      Other;  east. 

ri.  The  M/io/rites ;  supposed  to  be  the  Midian- 
ites,  or  a  people  dwelling  in  their  vicinity. 

13.  /  wi/l  deliver  yon  no  more  ;  he  would  not, 
unless  they  should  repent  of  their  sins. 

14.  Cry  nnto  the  gods  ;  this  was  designed  to 
m.ake  them  feel  more  deeply  the  ■worthlessness  of 
t!ieir  iddl.s,  and  their  need  of  help  from  Jehovah. 

17.  Ill  Gilead ;  on  the  east  of  Jordan.     Miz- 
2>e!i  ;  near  mount  G-ilead.     Chap.  11 :  29. 
IXSTRl'CTIOXS. 

1.  Good  rulers  are  the  gift  ofGod,  and  are  designed, 
through  the  enactment  and  execution  of  good  laws, 
to  be  for  the  protection  and  defence  of  the  people. 

6.  Though  a  course  of  sinning  has  often  been 
tried,  and  always  found  to  lead  in  the  end  to  misery, 


said  one  to  another.  What  man  is  he  that 
will  begin  to  tight  against  the  children  of 
Ammon"?  he  shall  be  head  over  all  the 
inhabitants  of  Gilead. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  The  covenant  between  Jephthah  and  the  Gileadites, 
that  he. should  he  their  head.  I'i  The  treaty  of  peace 
between  him  and  the  Anuiionites  is  in  vain.  29  Jeph- 
thah's  vow.  M  Ilis  conquest  of  the  Ammonites.  3-1 
He  performeth  his  vow  on  his  daughter. 

"jVrOW  *Jephthah  the  Gileadite  was  a 
_LN  mighty  "  man  of  valor,  and  he  was  the 
son  of  a  t  harlot :  and  Gilead  begat  Jeph- 
thah. 

2  And  Gilead's  wife  bare  him  sons  ;  and 
his  wife's  sons  grew  up,  and  they  thrust 
out  Jephthah,  and  said  unto  him.  Thou 
shalt  "not  inherit  in  our  father's  house; 
for  thou  art  the  son  of  a  strange  woman. 

3  Then  Jephthah  J  fled  from  his  breth- 
ren, and  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Tob :  and 
there  were  gathered  Pvain  men  to  Jeph- 
thah, and  went  out  with  him. 

4  ^And  it  came  to  pa.ss  Hn  process  of 
time,  that  the  children  of  Ammon  made 
war  against  Israel. 

5  And  it  was  so,  that  when  the  children 
of  Ammon  made  war  against  Israel,  the 
elders  of  Gilead  went  to  fetch  Jephthali 
out  of  the  land  of  Tob  : 

6  And  they  said  unto  Jephthah,  Come, 
and  be  our  captain,  that  we  may  fight  willi 
the  children  of  Ammon. 

7  And  Jephthah  said  unto  the  elders  of 
Gilead,  1  Did  not  ye  hate  me,  and  expel 
me  out  of  my  father's  house'?  and  why 
are  ye  come  unto  me  now  when  ye  arc 
in  distress"? 

8  And  the  elders  of  Gilead  said  unto 
Jephthah,  Therefore  we  turn  'again  to  tliee 
now,  that  thou  mayestgo  with  us,  and  fight 
against  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  be  our 
head  'over  all  the  inhabitants  of  Gilead. 


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yet  such  is  the  folly  and  wickedness  of  men,  that 
they  will  try  it  again  with  as  much  eagerness  and 
confidence  of  success  as  if  the  experiment  had  never 
been  made. 

10.  Men  who,  in  prosperity,  cast  ofTthe  fear  of  the 
Lord  and  openly  rehel  against  him,  in  adversity, 
and  when  suffering  the  eflects  of  their  sins,  often  feel 
their  need  of  his  help. 

].5.  Though  God  miglit  justly  leave  men  to  the 
consequences  of  their  transgressions  and  never  again 
deliver  them,  yet  when  tliey  feel  and  acknowledge 
his  righteousness,  and  turn  heartily  to  him,  lie  has 
compassion  on  them  and  opens  the  way  for  their 
relief. 

CHAPTER  XT. 

2.  A  strange  woman;  not  the  lawful  wife  of 
his  father. 

3.  The  land  of  Tob ;  supposed  to  be  in  or  near 
Syria. 

329 


Jcplithah's  fruitless 


JUDGES   XI. 


embassage  to  Ammon. 


9  And  Jephthah  said  unto  the  elders  of 
Gilead,  If  ye  bring  me  home  again  to  fight 
against  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  the 
Lord  deliver  them  before  me,  shall  I  be 
your  head"? 

10  And  the  elders  of  Gilead  said  unto 
Jephthah, *The  Louobe  *\vitness  between 
us,  if  we  do  not  so  according  to  thy  words. 

11  Then  Jephthah  went  with  the  elders 
of  Gilead,  and  the  people  made  him  ''head 
and  captain  over  them :  and  Jephthah 
uttered  all  his  words  before  the  Lord  in 
Mizpeh.<= 

1 2  ^  And  Jephthah  sent  messengers  unto 
thekingof  the  children  of  Ammon,  saying, 
What  hast  thou  to  do  with  me,  that  thou 
art  come  against  me  to  fight  in  my  land? 

13  And  the  king  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon answ^ercd  unto  the  messengers  of 
Jephthah,  Because  ''Israel  took  away  my 
land,  when  they  came  up  out  of  Egypt, 
from  Arnon  even  unto  '"Jabbok,  and  unto 
Jordan  :  now  therefore  restore  those  lands 
again  peaceably. 

14  And  Jephthah  sent  messengers  again 
unto  the  king  of  the  children  of  Ammon  : 

15  And  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith  Jeph- 
thah, Israel  took  "^not  away  the  land  of 
Moab,  nor  the  land  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon : 

16  But  when  Israel  came  up  from  Egypt, 
and  ^  walked  through  the  wilderness  unto 
the  Red  sea,  and  ''came  to  Kadesh; 

17  Then  Israel  scut  messengers  unto  the 
king  of  Edom,  saying,  Let  me,  I  pray  thee, 
pass  through  thy  land :  but  the  king  of 
Pklom  would  not  hearken  thereto.  And 
in  like  manner  they  sent  unto  the  king 
of  Moab  ;  but  he  would  not  consent:  and 
Israel  abode  in  Kadesh. 

18  Then  they  went  along  through  the 
wilderness,  and  'comp<asscd  the  land  of 
Edom,  and  the  land  of  Moab,  and  came 
by  the  east,  side  of  the  land  of  Moab,  and 
pitched  on  the  other  side  of  Arnon,  but 
came  not  w-ithin  the  J  border  of  Moab  :  for 
Arnon  icas  the  border  of  Moab. 


■  Jcr.  12:  6.  *  Heb.  tht  heartr.  b  verse  8.  c  cliap.  20: 1  ; 
ISnm.  10:17.  <l  Num.  21:24.  «  Gen.  .12  :  22.  f  Deut  2  : 1  iq. 
(  Num.  M  :  25;  Dcut,  I  :  40  ;  .Ioi.li.  .1 :  fi.  h  Num.  20  :  I,  14.  etc. 
I  Num.  21  :  4.  etc.  j  Num.  22  :  M.  k  Num.  21  :  21.  etc. ;  Deut. 
S  :  26,  etr.      I  Num.  21  :  2il ;  1  Kings,  11:7;  .ler.  48  :  7.      ni  Micnli 

10.  T/ie  Lordhc  witness ;  this  was  a  solemn  en- 
gagement that  they  would  make  Jephthah  their  ruler. 

11.  A//  hi  swords  ;  the  words  of  the  engagement 
between  him  and  the  elders  of  Gilead,  that  tiie  people 
might  all  henr,  understand,  and  ratify  them. 

1.3.  Israel  took  a  way  viy  linul ;  Num.21 :21-35. 

2'2.  The  coasts  of  the  Amorites  ;  the  Amorites 
had  dispo.ssessed  the  Ammonites  and  taken  tlieir 
country,  from  Arnon  to  Jabhok,  before  the  children 
of  Israel  came  out  of  Egypt;  and  the  Israelites 
took  it  not  from  the  Ammonites,  iis  they  now  pre- 
tended, vcr.  13,  but  from  the  Amorites. 

21.   Chcmosh;  the  idol-god  of  the  Ammonites, 
to  whom  they  .ascribed  their  successes. 
330 


19  And  Israel  ^sent  messengers  *b  "  r^i' 
unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  the  king 
of  Heshbon  ;  and  Israel  said  unto  him.  Let 
us  pass,  we  pray  thee,  through  thy  land 
into  my  place. 

20  But  Sihon  trusted  not  Israel  to  pass 
through  his  coast:  but  Sihon  gathered  all 
his  people  together,  and  pitched  in  Jahaz, 
and  fought  against  Israel. 

21  And  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  delivered 
Sihon  and  all  his  people  into  the  hand  of 
Israel,  and  they  smote  them:  so  Israel 
possessed  all  the  land  of  the  Amorites,  the 
inhabitants  of  that  country. 

22  And  they  possessed  all  the  coasts  of 
the  Amorites,  from  Arnon  even  untoJab- 
bok,  and  from  the  wilderness  even  unto 
Jordan. 

23  So  now  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  hath 
dispossessed  the  Amorites  from  before  his 
people  Israel,  and  shouldest  thou  possess 
it? 

2-1  Wilt  not  thou  possess  that  which 
Chcmosh'  thy  god  giveth  thee  to  possess? 
So  "'whomsoever  the  Lord  our  God  shall 
drive"  out  from  before  us,  them  will  we 
possess. 

25  And  now  art  thou  any  thing  better 
than  "Balak  the  son  of  Zippor,  king  of 
Moab?  did  he  ever  strive  against  Israel, 
or  did  he  ever  fight  against  them, 

26  While  Israel  dwelt  in  p  Heshbon  and 
her  towns,  and  in  ''Arocr  and  her  towns, 
and  in  all  the  cities  that  he  along  by  the 
coasts  of  Arnon,  three  hundred  years? 
why  therefore  did  ye  not  recover  iJicm 
within  that  time? 

27  Wherefore  I  have  not  sinned  against 
thee,  but  thou  doest  me  wrong  to  war 
against  me  :  the  Loud  the  ''Judge  be  "judge 
this  day  between  the  children  of  Israel 
and  the  children  of  Amnion.- 

2S  Howbeit  the  king  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  hearkened  not  unto  the  words  of 
Jephthah  which  he  sent  him. 

29  T[  Then  the  S^pirit  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  "Jephthah,  and  he  passed  over  Gil- 


4:S.  n  Deut.  18:  12;  Psa.  78:.^.^  o  Num.  22  :  2,  etc.  p  Num. 
21:26.  q  Deut.  2  :  SB.  r  Genesis  18:2.S;  P.«alm  7.1:7;  Krrl. 
12:14.  •  Oenesi.-.  1B:5;  31  :53;  1  Samuel,  24  :  12,  I.").  I  clinp. 
.3  :  10.  u  Jephthah  seems  to  have  been  j^ilge  only  of  North-east 
Israel. 


2.'}.  Better  than  Tialnk ;  had  they  any  better 
claim  to  the  lands  than  had  Balak.  who  was  king 
of  Moab  when  Israel  took  them  ?  He  did  tiot  take 
them  back;  and  as  the  Ammonites  had  not  at- 
tempted it,  but  sutferi'd  the  Israelites  to  possess  it 
unmolested  for  three  hundred  years,  it  was  evident 
that  they  had  lost  all  title  to  it,  and  the  Israelites 
did  not  wrong  them  in  possessing  it. 

27.  The  Lord — he  judge;  decide,  by  giving  the 
victory  to  those  who  were  right. 

29.  The  Spirit — ca7ne  itpo7i  Jephthah  ;  fur- 
nishing him  with  wisdom,  conr.age,  and  all  needful 
qualilications  to  conduct  the  war.  Over;  through 
the  places  mentioned,  to  collect  his  army. 


Jephthah's  rash  vow. 


JUDGES   XII, 


Its  accomplishment. 


B."'S'  ead,  and  jNIanasseh,  and  passed 
over  Mizpeh  of  Gilead,  and  from  Mizpeh 
of  Gilead  he  passed  over  unto  the  children 
of  Ammon. 

30  And  Jephthah  *  vowed  a  vow  unto 
the  Loud,  and  said,  If  thou  shalt  without 
fail  deliver  the  children  of  Ammon  into 
my  hands, 

31  Then  it  shall  be,  that  *  whatsoever 
Cometh  forth  of  the  doors  of  my  house  to 
meet  me,  when  I  return  iu  peace  from  the 
children  of  Ammon,  shall  ''surely  be  the  ' 
Lord's,  t  and  I  will  offer  it  up  for  a  burnt- 
offering. 

32  11  So  Jeplithah  passed  over  unto  the 
children  of  Ammon  to  fight  against  them  ; 
and  the  Lord  delivered  them  into  his 
hands. 

33  And  he  smote  them  from  Aroer,  even 
till  thou  come  to  "^Minnith,  even  twenty 
cities,  and  unto  tthe  plain  of  the  vine- 
yards, with  a  very  great  slaughter.  Thus 
the  children  of  Ammon  were  subdued  be- 
fore the  children  of  Israel. 

34  ^And  Jephthah  came  to  "*  Mizpeh 
unto  his  house,  and  behold,  his  daughter 
came  out  to  m6et  him  with  "timbrels  and 
with  dances  :  and  she  was  his  only  child  ; 
beside  ^  her  he  had  neither  son  nor  daugh- 
ter. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  .saw 
her,  that  he  '^rent  his  clothes,  and  said, 
Alas,  my  daughter!  thou  hast  brought  me 
very  low,  and  thou  art  one  of  them  that 


•  Gen. 

28: 

■20 

1  Sam.  1 

:  11 ;  Eccl. 

5:2,4,.i. 

* 

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which 

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which  shall 

comeforth 

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2i 

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1:11,:8; 

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17. 

t  Or, 

Mel. 

A  ver.  11. 

V. 

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Heb. 

31.  Be  the  hord' s  ;  devoted  especially  to  his  ser- 
vice. And;  some  have  translated  this,  or;  suppos- 
ing that  what  should  come  to  meet  Jephthah  was  to 
be  a  burnt-offering,  if  it  were  an  object  which  the 
law  allowed  for  that  purpose  ;  and  if  not.  that  it  was 
to  be  devoted  to  God  in  some  other  way. 

33.  Aroer;  a  town  near  the  river  A rnon.  Mln- 
nith;  aplace  north  of  Aroer,  in  the  tribe  of  Reuben. 

35.  Opened  my  mouth  ;  made  a  vow.  Ver.  30. 
Cannot  go  hack  ;  he  could  not  without  breaking 
his  engagement,  and  thus,  in  his  view,  doing  wron^. 

37.  My  virginity ;  that  she  was  to  live  and  die 
without  being  married  and  having  children,  which 
Jewish  women  verymuch  regretted.  Fellows;  com- 
panions. 

39.  According  to  his  voiv ;  he  devoted  her  to 
the  Lord,  in  a  manner  consistent  with  his  promise, 
whatever  that  was.  She  knew  no  man  ;  was  never 
married,  and  had  no  children;  a  thing  bewailed  and 
lamented  both  by  herself  and  her  companions. 

40.  Lament ;  this  word  in  the  original  means,  to 
celebrate,  or  rehearse,  and  is  so  translated,  chap.  -5:  II. 
The  daughters  of  Israel,  from  year  to  year,  com- 
memorated the  case  of  Jephthah's  daughter. 

INSTRUCTIOXS. 
2.  As  the  sins  of  parents  may  greatly  injure  and 
distress  their  children,  tliis  should  be  a  motive  to 
induce  them  to  govern  all  their  appetites  and  pas- 
sions, and  to  regulate  their  whole  conduct  accord- 
ing to  the  revealed  will  of  God. 


trouble  me :  for  I  haA'c  opened  my  mouth 
unto  the  Lord,  and  I  s  cannot  go  back. 

36  And  she  said  unto  him,  My  father, 
if  thou  hast  opened  thy  mouth  unto  the 
Lord,  do  to  me  according  to  that  which 
hath  proceeded  out  of  thy  mouth ;  foras- 
much as  ''the  Lord  hath  taken  vengeance 
for  thee  of  thine  enemies,  even  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon. 

37  And  slie  said  unto  her  father.  Let  this 
thing  be  done  for  me :  let  me  alone  two 
months,  that  I  may  H  go  up  and  down  upon 
the  mountains,  and  bewail  my  virginity, 
I  and  my  fellows. 

38  And  he  said.  Go.  And  he  sent  her 
away /or  two  months  ;  and  she  went  with 
her  companions,  and  bewailed  her  virgin- 
ity upon  the  mountains. 

39  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  two 
months,  that  she  returned  unto  her  father, 
who'  did  with  her  according  to  his  vow 
which  he  had  vowed :  and  she  knew  no 
man.     And  it  was  a  *custom  in  Israel, 

40  That  the  daughters  of  Israel  went 
yearly  t  to  i  lament  the  daughter  of  Jeph- 
thah the  Gileadite  four  days  in  a  year. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  The  Ephraimites,  quarrelling  with  Jepththah,  and 
discerned  by  Shibboleth,  are  slain  by  the  Gileadites. 
7  Jephthah  dleth.  »  Ibzan,  who  had  thirty  sons  and 
thirty  daughters,  11  and  Klon,  13  and  Abdon,  vrho 
had  forty  sons  and  thirty  nephews,  judged  Israel. 

ND  J  the  men  of  Ephraira  ^gathered 
themselves  together,  and  went  north- 


A 


of  himself,  f  Gen.  37 :  23, 34.  e  Num.  30: '2  ;  Psa.  IS:  4.  b2Sam. 
18:19,31.  II  Hvb.  go  and  </o  down,  i  ver.  31 ;  1  Sam.  1  :  22,  24  ; 
2:ia  *  Or.  ordinance.  i  Mrh.  from  year  to  year,  f  Or,  talk 
with.  chap.  ^ -.11.    j  chap.  8:1.    ^  Heb.  were  called. 


7.  In  prosperity,  men  often  despise  and  reject 
those  to  whom  in  adversity  they  are  glad  to  apply 
for  help. 

9.  Arrangements  in  which  different  parties  are 
concerned  should  be  plainly  and  correctly  slated 
beforehand,  that  there  may  be  afterwards  no  mis- 
understandings and  contests  about  them. 

12.  For  the  wicked  courses  which  wicked  men 
pursue  they  can  give  no  good  reason ;  and  a  correct 
statement  of  facts  shows,  that  for  their  pretended 
reasons  there  is  no  just  found  ttion. 

21.  The  agency  of  God  should  never  be  excluded 
in  our  contemplations  of  the  affairs  of  men,  and  his 
goodness  should  always  be  acknowledged  as  the 
source  of  all  the  blessings  which  we  enjoy. 

27.  A  disposition  in  the  use  of  proper  means  to 
commit  all  our  concerns  to  the  guidance  and  dis- 
posal of  God,  is  a  good  preparation  for  obtaining  his 
favor,  and  receiving  from  him  all  needed  aid. 

^31.  We  should  be  careful  to  promise  nothing  but 
what  is  practicable,  lawful,  and  right,  that  all  we 
promise  may  be  faithfully  performed. 

35.  This  life  is  a  mi.\ed  scene  of  trials  and  mer- 
cies. Great  blessings  are  often  followed  by  great 
distresses;  and  if  uncalled  of  God  and  without  good 
reason  we  have  brought  them  upon  ourselves,  tlie 
poignancy  of  them  is  thereby  increased. 
CHAPTER  XII. 

1.   Went  vorthioard;  towards  Mizpeh.  on  the 
east  side  of  Jordan,  where  Jephthah  lived. 
331 


Tlie  Ephrnimites'  quarrel. 


JUDGES   XIII. 


Israel  under  the  Philistines. 


ward,  and  said  unto  Jcplilhah,  Wherefore 
passedst  thou  over  to  fight  airainst  the  chil- 
dren of  Amnion,  and  didst  not  call  us  to 
go  with  thee?  we  AA'ill  burn  thy  house 
upon  thee  with  fire. 

2  And  .Jephthah  said  unto  them,  I  and 
my  people  were  at  great  strife  with  the 
children  of  Ammon;  and  when  I  called 
you,  ye  delivered  me  not  out  of  their  hands. 

3  And  when  I  saw  that  ye  delivered  me 
not,  I  *put  my  life  in  my  hands,  and  passed 
over  against  the  children  of  Ammon,  and 
the  Lord  delivered  them  into  my  hand : 
wherefore  then  are  ye  come  up  unto  me 
this  day,  to  fight  against  me? 

4  Then  .lephthah  gathered  together  all 
the  men  of  Gilead,  and  fought  with  Ephra- 
im:  and  the  men  of  Gilead  smote  Ephraim, 
because  they  said.  Ye  Gileadites  arc  fugi- 
tives of  Ephraim  among  the  Ephraimites, 
and  among  the  Manassites. 

5  And  the  Gileadites  took  the  ''passages 
of  .Jordan  before  the  Ephraimites:  audit 
was  so,  when  those  Ephraimites  which 
were  escaped  said,  Let  me  go  over,  that 
the  men  of  Gilead  said  unto  him.  Art  thou 
an  Epliraimite  ?     If  he  said.  Nay; 

6  Then  said  they  unto'  him,  Say  now 
Shibboleth:*  and  he  said  Sibboleth :  for 
he  could  not  frame  to  pronounce  it  right. 
Then  they  took  him,  and  slew  him  at  the 
passages  of  .lordan  :  and  there  fell  at  that 
time  of  the  Ephraimites  forty  and  two 
thousand. 

7  And  .Jephthah  judged  Israel  six  years. 
Then  died  .Jephthah  the  Gileadite,  and 
was  buried  in  one  of  the  cities  of  Gilead. 

8  And  after  him  t  Ibzan  of  lieth-lchem 
judged  Israel. 

9  And  he  had  thirty  sons,  and  thirty  daugh- 


«  lSMm.l9:5;  28:21:  .I"l.l:i:]4;  I'sii 

119:101.     bchiip.3::8; 

7:!4:  .l<.«li.  22: 11.      *  Wliicl]  signifietli 

a  stream,  or  fiond.  Psa. 

69: 2, 15 ;  laa.  27 :  12.     f  He  seems  to  h:iv 

e  l,._-en  only  a  civil  jiul-e, 

Ui  do  justice  in  North-east  Israel.      J  A 

civil  jiiiiKe  in  Nortli-e:>.st 

2.  Ye  delivered  me  not ;  did  not  attempt  it, 

3.  Put  my  life  iit  my  hands  ;  took  on  myself 
the  work  and  danger  of  attempting  to  obtain  de- 
liverance. 

6.  Forty  and  two  tJtonsand;  supposed  by  many 
to  mean  two  thousand  and  forty,  as  tlie  Ephraimites 
when  numbered  amounted  only  to  thirty-two  thou- 
sand five  hundred.     Num.  2(3 :  37. 

10.  Beth-lehem  ;  there  were  two  places  of  this 
name,  one  in  Zebulun,  and  one  in  .Tudah  where  our 
Saviour  w.is  born. 

13.  A  Pirathonite;  so  called  from  Pirathon  the 
place  where  he  lived. 

M.  Nephews;  in  the  original,  sons'  sons,  or 
grandsons. 

15.  Mount  of  the  Amalekiles  ;  supposed  to  be  a 
place  in  Ephraim  called  by  that  naine.  Chap,  .'j :  14. 
INSTRUCT  ION.S. 

J.  Persons  who  have  refused  to  eng.age  in  great 
and  difficult  services  themselves,  often  most  bitterly 
envy  (liose  who  have  successfully  performed  them. 

3.  Men  are  sometimes  called,  instead  of  depend- 
ing on  others,  to  take  iheniselvcs  the  responsibility, 
meet  the  dangers,  and  perform  the  labors  of  great 
332 


ters,  whom  he  sent  abroad,  and  took  *b.  c:?^: 
in  thirty  daughters  from  abroad  for  his 
sons.    And  he  judged  Israel  seven  years. 

10  Then  died  Ibzan,  and  was  buried  at 
Beth-lehem. 

1 1  \  And  after  him  t  Elon,  a  Zebulonite, 
judged  Israel ;  and  he  judged  Israel  ten 
years. 

12  And  Elon  the  Zebulonite  died,  and 
was  biiried  in  "^Aijalon  in  the  country  of 
Zebulun. 

13  ^And  after  him  ^Abdon  the  son  of 
Hillel,  a  Pirathonite,  judged  Israel. 

14  And  he  had  forty  sons  and  thirty 
nephews,!'  that  "^  rode  on  threescore  and  ten 
ass  colts  :  and  he  judged  Israel  eight  year.s. 

1.5  And  Abdon  the  son  of  Ilillel  the  Pi- 
ratlionite  died,  and  was  buried  in  Pira- 
thon in  the  land  of  Ephraim,  in  the  "  mount 
of  the  Amaleldtes. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Israel  is  in  the  hand  of  the  Philistines.  2  An  angel 
appeareth  to  Manoah's  wife.  8  The  angel  appeareth 
to  Manoah.  1.5  Manoah's  sacrifice,  whereby  the  an- 
gel is  discovered.     21  Samson  is  born. 

AND  the  children  of  Israel  *did  evil 
again*"  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord;  and 
the  Lord  t  delivered  them  into  the  ^hand 
of  the  Phili.stines  forty  years. 

2  T[  And  there  was  a  certain  man  of ''Zo- 
rah,  of  the  family  of  the  Danites,  whose 
name  was  Manoah  ;  and  his  wife  was  bar- 
ren, and  bare  not. 

3  And  the  'angel  of  the  Lord  appeared 
unto  the  woman,  and  said  unto  her,  Be- 
hold now,  thou  art  barren,  and  bearcst  not : 
but  1ht)u  shall  conceive,  and  bear  a  son. 

4  Now  therefore  beware,  I  pray  thee, 
and  drink  not  wine  nor  strong  drink,  and 
eat  not  any  unclean  thing: 


Isnel.  c  1  Cliron.  8 :  13.  5  A  civil  jmlge  also  in  Norttie.lst  Israel. 
II  hlvh.  torn' >om.  d  clmi>.B:IO;  JO  :  4.  '  cliap.  3  :  |:!,  27;  5:14. 
*  Ueh.addett  In  commit.  Horn,  i:  a.  f  Jer.  1.3:  23.  f  This  seeins  ,■« 
parti.il  captivity.     BlSam.l2:9.    bJosh.l9:4l.    i  I.uke  1 :  ll.etc. 


and  trying  emergencies.  In  such  cases  they  should 
not  shrink,  but  in  dependence  on  G-od  go  forward 
in  duty,  and  leave  the  resulr,  to  him. 

4.  Family  contentions  are  most  bitter  and  dis- 
astrous. The  beginning  of  them  should  be  most 
carefully  avoided,  for  when  once  begun  no  one  can 
tell  where  they  will  end. 

6.  Those  who  wickedly  be^in  a  qu.arrel,  would 
often  be  struck  with  horror  should  they  foresee  all 
its  consequences. 

7.  As  death  is  to  all  persons  near,  .and  after  death 
is  the  judgment,  the  great  object  of  all  should  be  so 
to  live  .as  to  be  fitted,  through  grace,  to  give  up  their 
account  with  joy,  and  enter  into  that  rest  which 
remains  for  the  people  of  God. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1.  Forty  years ;  chap.  10:7. 

2.  Zorah  ;  a  city  in  the  south  part  of  the  tribe 
of  Dan. 

3.  The  an  gel  of  the  Lord ;  supposed  to  be  the 
Angel-Jehovah,  in  the  form  of  man,  and  the  same 
who  appeared  to  Moses,  Joshu.a,  and  Gideon.  Ver. 
21-23. 


j1)i  angel  appcarelh 


JUDGES  xiir. 


to  Manoah  and  kis  wife. 


bear  a  son;  and  no  *  razor  shall  come  on 
his  head:  for  the  child  shall  be  a  ''Naz- 
arite  unto  God  from  the  womb :  and  he 
shall  begin  to  deliver  Israel  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines. 

6  Then  the  woman  came  and  told  her 
husband,  saying,  "^A  man  of  God  came 
unto  me,  and  his  ''countenance  tc.is  like 
the  countenance  of  an  angel  of  God,  very 
terrible :  but  I  asked  him  not  whence  lie 
vas,  neither  told  he  me  his  name : 

7  But  he  said  unto  me,  Behold,  thou  shalt 
conceive,  and  bear  a  son  ;  and  now  drink 
no  wine  nor  strong  drink,  neither  eat  any 
unclean  thing:  for  the  child  shall  be  a 
Nazarite  to  God  from  the  womb  to  the  day 
of  his  death. 

8  TfThen  IManoah  entreated  the  Lord, 
and  said,  0  my  Lord,  let  the  man  of  God 
which  thou  didst  send  come  again  unto 
us,  and  teach  us  what  we  shall  do  unto 
the  child  that  shall  be  born. 

9  And  God  hearkened  to  the  voice  of 
Manoah  ;  and  the  angel  of  God  came  again 
unto  the  woman  as  she  sat  in  the  field :  but 
IManoah  her  husband  icas  not  with  her. 

10  And  the  woman  made  haste,  and  ran, 
and  showed  her  husband,  and  said  unto 
him.  Behold,  the  man  hatli  appeared  unto 
me,  that  came  unto  me  the  other  day. 

1 1  And  Manoah  arose,  and  went  after 
his  wife,  and  came  to  the  man,  and  said 
unto  him,  Art  thou  the  man  that  spakest 
unto  the  woman?     And  he  said,  I  am. 

1 2  And  Manoah  said.  Now  let  thy  words 
come  to  pass.  *How  shall  we  order  tlie 
child,  and  ^how  shall  we  do  unto  him? 

13  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Manoah,  Of  all  that  I  said  unto  the  woman 
let  her  beware. 

14  She  "may  not  eat  of  any  thing  that 
Cometh  of  the  vine,  neither  let  her  drink 
wine  or  strong  drink,  nor  eat  any  unclean 
thing:  all  that  I  commanded  her  let  her 
observe. 


«lSam.l:ll.  b  Nurtl.  R:  J.etc.  c  I  Kinjs,  17:24.  dMat.-28:.3; 
Acts  K :  1 5.  *  Hell.  Jl'lmt  shall  be  the  manner  of.  f  Or,  what  ihall 
hedo?  Keh.vihMthMbehis  work?  e  ver. -1.  f  chap.  6:  18,  etc. 
t  Heb.  before,     g  Gen.  32 :  29.     %  Or,  wonderful.  Isa.  9:6.     b  chap. 


5.  A  Nazarite;  Num.  6:2-21. 
12.   Order  the  child;  treat,  train,  or  educate  him. 
18.   Secret ;  wonderful ;  the  same  in  the  original 
as  in  Isa.  9  :  6. 

25.  Zorah — Eshtaol ;  in  the  south  part  of  Dan. 
IXSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  Our  mercies  and  our  trials  are  perfectly  known 
to  God,  and  he  can  so  adapt  his  favors  as  in  the  best 
way  and  time  to  supply  our  wants. 

4.  Children  are  tlie  gift  of  God,  and  parents 
should  take  such  a  course  as  is  best  adapted  to  fit 
them  for  his  service. 

C.  Husbands  and  wives  should  avail  themselves 
of  each  other's  counsel,  and  thus  unite  their  efforts, 
especially  in  every  thing  pertaininjj  to  the  temporal 
and  eternal  welfare  of  their  children. 

22 


15  1[And  Manoah  said  unto  the  angel 
of  the  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  let  us  Metain 
thee,  until  we  shall  have  made  ready  a 
kid  i  for  thee. 

16  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Manoah,  Though  thou  detain  me,  I  will 
not  cat  of  thy  bread:  and  if  thou  wilt 
offer  a  burnt-offering,  thou  must  offer  it 
unto  the  Lord.  For  INIanoah  knew  nol 
that  he  u'as  an  angel  of  the  Loud. 

17  And  Manoah  said  unto  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  "What  z.s-  thy  name,  that  when 
thy  sayings  come  lo  pass  we  may  do  thee 
honor? 

18  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
him.  Why  askestthou  thus  after  my  name, 
seeing  it  is  *  secret? 

19  So  Manoah  took  a  kid  with  a  meat- 
offering, and  *=  offered  it  upon  a  rocJc  unto 
the  Lord  :  and  the  angel  did  wondrously  ; 
and  Manoah  and  his  wife  looked  on. 

20  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  flame 
went  up  toward  heaven  from  off  the  altar, 
that  the  angel  of  the  Lord  ascended  in  the 
flame  of  the  altar :  and  Manoah  and  his 
wife  looked  on  it,  and  'fell  on  their  faces 
to  the  ground. 

21  But  the  angel  of  the  LoRDdid  no  more 
appear  to  Manoah  and  to  his  wife.  Then 
Manoah  knew  that  he  was  an  angel  of  the 
Lord. 

22  And  Manoah  said  unto  his  wife, '  We 
shall  surely  die,  because  we  have  seen 
God. 

23  But  his  wife  said  unto  him,  If  the  Lord 
were  pleased  to  kill  us,  he  would  not  have 
reoeivedaburnt-offeringanda  meat-offer- 
ing at  our  ^  hands,  neither  would  he  have 
showed  us  all  these  things,  nor  would  as  at 
this  time  have  told  ns  such  things  as  these. 

24  1[And  the  woman  bare  a  son,  and 
called  his  name  'Samson  :  and  ""the  child 
grew,  and  the  Lord  blessed  him. 

25  And  the  "Spirit  of  the  Lord  began 
to  move  him  at  times  in  il  the  camp  of  Dan 
between  "Zorah  and  Eshtaol. 

6:19-23.  i  Lev.9:24;  1  Chron.  21 :  16,26;  E7.ek.l:28;  Mat.  17:6. 
iEx.33:20:  neut..'>:26.  k  P«a. '.'.1 : 1 4  ;  27:1.1;  Prov.:i:32:  .lolin 
ir, :  IS.  1  Heb.  11  :  32.  ml  Sam.  3:19.  n  chap.  3:10.  |{  Hel.. 
Mahanehdan,  .as  cli.  18:  12.     "  chiip.  18:11;  .I<.s)i.  13:. 13. 

8.  One  of  the  most  important  and  ditlicult  duties 
of  parents  is  the  right  education  of  children,  and  no 
one  will  ever  properly  perform  it,  unless  in  the  habir. 
of  dailv  seeking  wisdom  from  God. 

9.  When  p.irents  ask  direction  from  God  how  to 
treat  their  children,  in  order  most  to  honor  him,  to 
benefit  them,  and  make  them  useful  to  others,  God 
is  ready  to  hear  and  to  aid  them  in  training  their 
children  in  the  w;iy  they  should  go. 

13.  To  be  successful  in  the  right  education  of 
children, parents  mustgive  heed  to  ihe  directions  of 
God  on  this  subject;  and  if  they  would  lead  their 
children  to  obey  him,  they  must  be  careful  to  set 
them  the  example. 

15.  The  mercies  of  God  bestowed  on  our  children, 
should  increase  our  sense  of  obligation,  and  lead  us 
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Samson  marrieth  a 


JUDGES   XIV. 


wife  of  the  Philistines. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 


1  Samson  desireth  a  ■wife  of  the  Philistines.  5  In  his 
journey  he  killeth  a  lion.  8  In  a  second  journey  he 
fiudeth  honey  in  the  carcass.  10  Samson's  marriage- 
feast.  12  His  riddle  by  his  wife  is  made  know^l.  19 
Hespoileth  thirty  Philistines.  20  His  wife  is  married 
to  another. 

AND  Samson  went  down  to  "Timnath, 
and  ^saw  a  woman  in  Timnath  of  the 
daughters  of  the  Philistines. 

2  And  he  came  up,  and  told  his  father 
and  his  mother,  and  said,  I  have  seen  a 
woman  in  Timnath  of  the  daughters  of 
the  Philistines  :  now  therefore  get  her  for 
me  to  wife. 

3  Then  his  father  and  his  mother  said 
unto  him,  7s  there  never  a  woman  among 
the  daughters  of  thy  "^brethren,  or  among 
all  my  people,  that  thou  goest  to  take  a 
wife  of  the  ''uncircumciscd  Philistines? 
And  Samson  said  unto  liis  father,  Get  her 
for  me;  for  slie  *pleaseth  me  well. 

4  But  his  father  and  his  mother  knew 
not  that  it  was  of  the  Lord,  ""  that  he  sought 
an  occasion  against  the  Philistines:  for 
at  that  time  the  "^Philistines  had  dominion 
over  Israel. 

5  Tl  Then  went  Samson  down,  and  his 
father  and  his  mother,  to  Timnath,  and 
came  to  the  vineyards  of  Timnath:  and 
behold,  a  young  lion  roared  t  against  him. 

fi  And  the  ^  Spirit  of  the  Loud  came 
minhtily  upon  him,  and  ''he  rent  him  as 
he  would  have  rent  a  kid,  and  he  had  noth- 
ing in  his  hand  :  but  he  told  not  his  father 
or  his  mother  what  he  had  done. 

7  And  he  went  down,  and  talked  with 
the  woman  ;  and  she  pleased  Samson  wall. 

8  If  And  after  a  time  he  returned  to  take 
her,  and  he  turned  aside  to  see  the  carcass 
«f  the  lion  :  and  behold,  there  icas  a  swarm 
of  bees  and  honey  in  the  carcass  of  the 
lion. 

9  And  'he  took  thereof  in  his  hands, 
and  went  on  eating,  and  came  to  his  father 
and  mother,  and  he  gave  them,  and  they  did 
eat :  but  he  told  not  them  that  he  had  taken 
the  honey  oiit  of  the  carcass  of  the  lion. 


»  Gen.  38:13;  JosU.  16:  10.  b  Gen.  34  : 1,  2.  c  Gen.  24  :  3,  4. 
d  Gen.  34 :  14 ;  Ex.  34 :  12. 16 ;  Dent.  7:3.  •  Heb.  ia  rifht  in  mint 
eyci.  0  Jo8ll.ll:20;  2King«i,fi:3:ij  2Cliron.  10  :16  :  22:7;  2.i:20. 
fcliBp.l3:I.  iHvh.  in  meeting  him.  5  cliap.  13:25;  1  Sam.  1 1 :6. 
h  ISain.  I7:34,3fi.     i  1  S.im.  14  : 2.1-30 ;  Prov.  2.=i:  16.     iE»th.l:6; 


to  offer  to  him  the  sacrifices  of  praise  and  thanks- 
giving. 

18.  God  manifest  in  the  flesh  is  indeed,  The  Won- 
derful; and  while  we  should  receive  with  implicit 
confidence  all  that  he  reveals  concerning  himself, 
we  should  not  seek  to  know  what  we  cannot  and 
do  not  need  to  understand. 

20.  The  Lord  is  wonderful,  not  only  in  his  nature 
and  perfections,  but  in  his  operations;  and  they 
should  inspire  us  not  only  with  reverence  and  awe, 
but  with  admiration,  confidence,  and  love. 

CHAPTRR  XIV. 
1.   Timnath;  in  Judah,  near  the  Diilistines. 
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10  1[  So  his  father  went  down  unto  *i,c;iJJ?; 
the  woman :  and  Samson  made  there  a 
feast;-'  for  so  used  the  young  men  to  do. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  saw 
him,  that  they  brought  thirty  companions 
to  be  with  him. 

12  ^  And  Samson  said  unto  them,  I  will 
now  put  forth  a  ''riddle  unto  you:  if  ye 
can  certainly  declare  it  me  within  the 
seven'  days  of  the  feast,  and  find  it  out, 
then  I  will  give  you  thirty  +  sheets  and 
thirty  '"change  of  garments  : 

13  But  if  ye  cannot  declare  it  me,  tltf-n 
shall  ye  give  inc  thirty  sheets  and  thirty 
change  of  garments.  And  they  said  unto 
him.  Put  forth  thy  riddle,  that  we  may 
hear  it. 

14  And  he  said  unto  Ihcm,  Out  of  the 
eater  came  forth  meat,  and  out  of  the 
strong  came  forth  sweetness.  And  they 
could  not  in  three  days  expound  the  riddle. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh 
day,  that  they  said  unto  Samson's  wife, 
Entice"  thy  husband,  that  he  may  declare 
unto  us  the  riddle,  lest  we  "burn  thee  and 
thy  father's  house  with  fire :  have  ye  called 
us  to  Hake  that  we  have?  is  it  not  so? 

16  And  Samson's  wife  wept  before  him, 
and  said,  PThou  dost  but  hate  me,  and 
lovest  me  not:  thou  hast  put  forth  a  rid- 
dle unto  the  children  of  my  people,  and 
hast  not  told  it  me.  And  he  said  unto 
her.  Behold,  I  have  not  told  it  my  father 
nor  my  mother,  and  shall  I  tell  it  thee? 

17  And  she  wept  before  him  H  the  seven 
days,  while  their  feast  lasted  :  and  it  came 
to  pass  on  the  seventh  day,  that  he  told 
her,  1  because  she  lay  sore  upon  him  :  and 
she  told  the  riddle  to  the  children  of  her 
people. 

18  And  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto  him 
on  the  seventh  day  before  the  sun.  went 
down.  What  is  sweeter  than  honey?  and 
what  is  stronger  than  a  lion  ?  And  he  said 
unto  them,  If  ye  had  not  ploughed  with 
my  heifer,  ye  had  not  found  out  my  riddle. 

19  ^  And  "the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came 


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6. 

4.  Of  the  Lord ;  to  overrule  this  transaction  for 
avenging  the  wrongs  inflicted  by  the  Philistines, 
and  beginning  to  deliver  the  Israelites  from  their 
power.     Chap.  13:5. 

11.  They;   the  people  of  Timnath. 

12.  Put  forth  a  riddle  ;  this  was  a  common 
amusement  on  such  occasions.  Thirty  shett.i  ; 
shirts  or  linen,  worn  next  the  body.  (Tarments  ; 
the  outer  garments,  worn  over  the  shirts. 

I-').   Called  ns  ;  invited  us  to  the  feast. 

IS.  Ploughed  with  my  heifer  ;  persuaded  his 
wife  lo  tell  them. 

19.  Ashkelon  ;  a  city  of  the  Philistines,  soutli- 
west  of  Timnath  and  north  of  Gaza. 


Samson  vexeth  and 


JUDGES   XV. 


slayeth  the  Philistines 


B.aiT4L  upon  him,  and  he  went  down  to 
Ashkelon,  and  slew  thirty  men  of  them, 
and  took  their  *spoil,  and  gave  change  of 
garments  unto  them  which  expounded  the 
riddle.  And  his  anger  was  kindled,  and 
he  went  up  to  his  father's  house. 

20  But  Samson's  wife  was  ^ given  to  his 
companion,  whom  he  had  used  as  his 
friend.'' 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Samson  is  denied  his  wife.  3  He  burneth  the  Philis- 
tines'corn  with  foxes  and  firebrands.  G  His  wife  and 
her  father  are  burnt  by  the  Philistines.  7  Samson 
smiteth  them  hip  and  thigh.  9  He  is  bound  by  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  delivered  to  the  Philistines.  14 
He  killeth  them  with  a  jawbone.  IS  God  maketh 
the  fountain  En-hakkore  for  him  in  Lehl. 

BUT  it  came  to  pass  within  a  while  after, 
in  the  time  of  wheat-harvest,  that  Sam- 
son visited  his  wife  with  a  kid  ;  and  he  said, 
I  will  go  in  to  my  wife  into  the  chamber. 
But  her  father  would  not  suffer  him  to  go  in. 
2  And  her  father  said,  I  verily  thought 
that  thou  hadst  utterly  hated  her;  there- 
fore I  "^gave  her  to  thy  companion  :  is  not 
her  younger  sister  fairer  than  she?  t  take 
her,  I  pray  thee,  instead  of  her. 


*  Ot,  apparel,    a  chap.  1.5  : -2.      bjer.  9:4;   Micali7:.S;   .lolin 
3 :  29.     c  chap.  14  :  M.    f  Heb.  Itt  her  be  thine,     i  Or,  Now  shall 


20.  His  friend ;  the  person  who  had  the  direc- 
tion at  the  marriage-feast ;  called  by  way  of  emi- 
nence the  friend  of  the  bridegroom.     John  3  :  29. 
IN.STRUCTIONS. 

1.  On  no  subject  connected  with  human  welfare 
does  a  young  man  need  divine  guidance  more  than 
in  selecting  a  wife. 

2.  It  is  ordinarily  wise  for  a  young  man,  before 
engaging  to  marry  any  one,  to  consult  his  parents 
and  avail  himself  of  the  benefits  of  their  advice. 

3.  All  wise  parents  will  desire  that  their  children 
should  marry  those  who  are  pious  and  who  are  con- 
nected with  religious  families. 

4.  While  parents  should  advise  their  children  and 
give  them  good  counsel  on  the  subject  of  marriage, 
yet  after  they  become  of  age  they  should  not  under- 
take to  control  them.  They  do  not  know  enough 
about  the  designs  of  G-od  with  regard  to  such  con- 
nections, to  render  such  control  either  safe  or  proper. 

5.  When  the  course  of  children  with  regard  to 
marriage  is  settled,  parents  should  endeavor  to 
make  the  best  of  it,  and  to  render  it  as  useful  and 
comfortable  as  possible. 

6.  If  a  young  man  is  under  the  direction  of  the 
Spirit  of  God,  and  is  aided  by  him,  though  he  may 
meet  with  great  difficulties  and  dangers,  he  will  be 
enabled  to  overcome  them. 

8.  It  is  often  useful  to  review  the  scenes  in  which 
God  has  especially  favored  us  and  enabled  us  to 
overcome  the  dangers  to  which  we  were  exposed. 

9.  A  generous  mind  does  not  wish  to  enjoy  its 
blessings  alone,  and  its  happiness  is  increased  by 
imparting  them  to  others,  especially  to  parents,  rel- 
atives, and  friends ;  but  there  are  some  things  the 
knowledge  of  which  a  wise  man  will  keep  to  himself 
and  not  impart  to  any  one. 

10.  Marriage  is  a  joyful  occasion,  and  it  is  proper 
gratefully  to  notice  it  by  feasting.  But  in  feasting 
there  is  peculiar  danger,  not  only  of  being  be- 
trayed into  excesses,  but  of  forgetting  God  and  sin- 
ning against  him.  All  therefore,  when  so  exposed, 
should  seek  his  protection  and  guidance. 


3  ^  And  Samson  said  concerning  them, 
Now  t  shall  I  be  more  blameless  than  the 
Philistines,  though  I  do  them  a  displeas- 
ure. 

4  And  Samson  went  and  caught  three 
hundred  foxes,  and  took  ^firebrands,  and 
turned  tail  to  tail,  and  put  a  firebrand  in 
the  midst  between  two  tails. 

5  And  when  he  had  set  the  brands  on 
fire,  he  let  them  go  into  the  standing  ^  corn 
of  the  Philistines,  and  burnt  up  both  the 
shocks,  and  also  the  standing  corn,  with 
the  vineyards  and  olives. 

6  Then  the  Philistines  said,  Who  hath 
done  this?  And  they  answered,  Samson, 
the  son-in-law  of  the  Timnite,  because  he 
had  taken  his  wife,  and  given  her  to  his 
companion.  And  the  Philistines  came 
up,  and  *  burnt  her  and  her  father  with 
fire. 

7  And  Samson  said  unto  them,  Though 
ye  have  done  this,  yet  will  I  be  avenged 
of  you,  and  after  that  I  will  cease. 

8  And  he  smote  them  hip  and  thigh  with 
a  great  slaughter :  and  he  went  down  and 
dwelt  in  the  top  of  the  rock  Etam. 


I  be  blameless  from  the.    \OT^torchet.    daSam.  14:30.    «  clinp. 
14:15. 

1 1 .  Virtuous  compagions  are  great  blessings,  and 
vicious  ones  are  great  curses. 

12.  When  in  company  with  the  frivolous  and 
wicked  we  are  tempted,  e.specially  after  feasting,  to 
become  like  them,  and  to  engage  in  their  frivojou.s 
or  even  wicked  sports.  But  nothing  should  receive 
the  sanction  of  our  example,  except  what  is  moral 
in  its  nature  and  useful  in  its  effects. 

13.  Thepledgingof  property  on  contingencies  the 
results  of  which  we  cannot  foresee,  and  which  ren- 
der us  liable  to  give  or  receive  an  amount  without 
an  equivalent,  is  wrong.  By  encouraging  idleness, 
and  leading  men  to  the  wide  extremes  of  high  ex- 
pectation and  sore  disappointment,  it  tends  great- 
ly to  injure  them,  and  should  be  conscientiously 
avoided. 

15.  The  hope  of  gain  without  laboring  or  render- 
ing an  equivalent,  the  fear  of  loss,  and  the  desire  to 
prevent  it,  have  tempted  many  to  the  commission 
of  enormous  crimes. 

17.  We  cannot  be  sure  that  others  will  keep  a 
secret  which  we  cannot  keep  ourselves,  as  their 
temptation  to  divulge  it  may  be  greater  than  ours. 
If  we  would  therefore  not  have  a  thing  known,  we 
should  not  reveal  it. 

18.  Intimate  companionship  with  the  wicked  ex- 
poses to  the  most  disastrous  results,  and  by  it,  from 
the  highest  mirth,  men  may  be  plunged  into  the 
deepest  sorrow. 

20.  One  wrong  step  opens  the  way  for  another, 
and  when  a  woman  betrays  her  husband,  he  has  no 
security  that  she  will  not  forsake  him.  There  is  no 
safety  but  in  avoiding  the  beginning  of  evil. 

CHAPTER  XV. 
1.    The  time  of  ivhcat-harvest ;   in  M.ay.     A 
hid ;  as  a  present,  and  in  token  of  reconciliation. 

4.  Caught;  either  he  or  tliose  whom  he  em- 
ployed. 

5.  Corn;  grain.     Ver.  1. 

8.    Top;  fissure,  cleft,  or  cavern.      'Etam;  sup- 
posed to  be  south  of  Timnath,  in  the  tribe  of  Judah. 
335 


Sanison  killeth  a 


JUDGES  xvr. 


thousand  at  Lehi. 


9  •[  Then  the  Philistines  went  up,  and 
pitched  in  Judah,  and  spread  themselves 
in  'Lehi. 

10  And  the  men  of  Judah  said,  Why  are 
ye  come  up  against  us?  And  they  an- 
swered, To  bind  Samson  are  we  come  up, 
to  do  to  him  as  he  hath  done  to  us. 

11  Then  three  thousand  men  of  Judah 
went*  to  tlie  top  of  the  rock  Etam,  and 
said  to  Samson,  Knowest  thou  not  that  the 
Philistines'"  are  "^rulers  over  us?  what  is 
this  that  tliou  hast  done  unto  us  ?  And 
he  said  unto  them.  As  they  did  unto  me, 
so  have  I  done  unto  them. 

12  And  til  c  y  s  a  i  d  u  n  1 0  h  i  m ,  We  are  come 
down  to  bind  thee,  that  wc  may  deliver 
thee  into  the  hand  of  the  Philistines.  And 
Samson  said  unto  them.  Swear  unto  me, 
that  ye  will  not  fall  upon  me  yourselves. 

13  And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying, 
No ;  but  we  will  bind  thee  fast,  and  deliv- 
er thee  into  their  hand:  but  surely  we 
will  not  kill  thee.  And  they  bound  him 
with  two  new  cords,  and  brought  him  up 
from  the  rock. 

14  %And  when  he  came  unto  Lehi,  the 
Philistines  shouted  against  him:  and  the 
Spirit "^  of  the  Lord  came  mightily  upon 
him,  and  the  "cords  that  were  upon  his 
arms  became  as  flax  tlfatwas  burnt  with 
fire,  and  his  bands  t  loosed  from  off  his 
hands. 

1.5  And  he  found  a  tnew  jawbone  of  an 
ass,  and  put  forth  his  hand,  and  took  it, 
and  slow  a  thousand  men  tlicrcwith. 

16  And  Samson  said.  With  the  jawbone 
of  an  ass,  Uieaps  upon  heaps,  with  the  jaw 
of  an  ass  have  I  slain  a  thousand  men. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  had 


•  ver.  19.  *  HKh.  went  down.  l>  rhap.  14:4.  c  Psa.  iniiMi. 
il  ch.ip.  14  :  fi.  e  Psiilm  18:34.  ^  Hek  were  melted.  J  Heb. 
moitt.  \  Heb.  a  heap,  two  heaps.  ||  That  ia,  the  tiftina  up  nf 
the  jatobone,  or  the  casting  away  of  the  jawbone.  f  Psalin  3  :  7. 
'  Or,  Lehi.     b  Isa.  44  : 3.      h  l»a.  40 :  29.      f  TImt  ia,  the  well  nf 


9.  Lehi;  the  place  where  S;iinson  with  a  jaw- 
bone smote  the  Philistines,  and  on  that  account 
called  Lehi,  which  means  in  Hebrew,  jawbone. 
Ver.  15-17. 

17.   Ramath-lehi  ;  the  hill  of  the  jawbone. 

19.  I7i  the  jaw;  in  Lehi;  the  meaning  is  sup- 
posed to  be,  that  in  the  place  where  Sampson  was, 
God  made  a  hollow,  from  which  came  out  water. 
Ver.  9.  Jin-hakkorc;  meaning,  the  fountain  of  him 
that  prayed. 

IN.5TRUCTI0NS. 

1.  Those  who  have  been  wronged  or  offended, 
should  ever  be  re:idy  to  forgive,  and  take  all  suit- 
able measures  for  reconciliation  with  iho.se  who 
h.vve  wronged  or  olTeiuled  lliem.     Mat.  6:  l'2-l.'j. 

2.  The  friendship  of  the  wicked  is  .soriietimes  more 
hi/,  irdoiis  than  their  enmity,  and  tiie  course  they 
propose  to  remove  one  diliiculty,  often  plunges  those 
wlio  follow  it  into  .i  greater. 

.1.  If  there  must  be  a  contest,  we  should  be  care- 
ful not  ourselves  to  be  the  sinful  cause  of  it. 

6.  By  doing  wrong  to  avoid  an  evil,  we  take  a 
course  which  will  bring  upon  us  either  that  or  some- 
tiiing  worse. 

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made  an  end  of  speaking,  that  he  *ri  c:??JJ: 
cast  away  the  jawbone  out  of  liis  hand, 
and  called  that  place  H  Ramath-lehi. 

18  1[  And  he  was  sore  athirst,  and  called 
on  the  Loud,  and  said,  ""Thou  hast  given 
this  great  deliverance  into  the  hand  of  thy 
servant:  and  now  shall  I  die  for  thirst, 
and  fall  into  the  hand  of  the  uncircum- 
cised  ? 

19  But  God  clave  a  hollow  place  that 
was  in  *the  jaw,  and  there  came  « water 
thereout;  and  when  he  had  drunk,  his 
spirit  came ''  again,  and  he  revived  :  where- 
fore he  called  the  name  thereof  tEn-hak- 
kore,  which  is  in  Lehi  unto  this  day. 

20  And  he  tjudged  Israel  in  the  days  of 
the  Philistines  twenty  years. 

CHAPTER    XVI. 

1  Samson  at  Gaza  pscapeth,  and  carrieth  away  the  gates 
of  the  city.  4  Delilah,  corrupted  by  the  Philistines, 
enticeth  Samson,  (j  Thrice  she  is  deceived.  15  At 
last  she  overcometh  iiim.  21  The  Philistines  take 
him,  and  put  out  his  ©yes.  ->i  His  strength  renew- 
ing, he  pulleth  down  the  house  upon  the  Philistines, 
and  dielh. 

THEN  went  Samson  to  Gaza,  and  saw 
there  *  a  harlot,  and  went  in  unto  her. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  Gazitcs,  saying, 
Samson  is  come  hither.  And  they  'com- 
passed him  in,  and  laid  wait  for  him  all 
night  in  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  were 
quiet  II  all  the  night,  saying,  In  the  morn- 
ing, when  it  is  day,  wc  shall  kill  him. 

3  And  Samson  lay  till  midnight,  and 
arose  at  midnight,  and  took  the  doors  of 
the  gate  of  the  city,  and  the  two  posts,  and 
went  away  with  them,  *bar  and  all,  and 
put  them  upon  his  shoulders,  and  carried 
them  up  to  the  top  of  a  hill  that  is  before 
Hebron. 

him  that  catted,  or  ci-ied.  Psa.  34  :  6.  t  He  seems  to  linve  juJ^il 
.Soutli-west  Israel  iliiring  twenty  years  of  their  servitude  of  tlie 
PliilLitines.  chap.  13:1.  %  Heb.  a  woman  a  harlot.  i  I  Sam 
uel,  JSrSe;  Psalm  118:10-12.  jj  Heb.  silent.  »  Heb.  toi'M  the 
hai'.  ' 

11.  The  professed  friends  of  G-od  m.ay  be  so  be- 
sotted and  deb;vsed  by  sin  as  to  Join  with  his  ene- 
mies, and  oppnse  tho.se  who  would  save  them  and 
their  children  from  degradation  and  ruin. 

11.  The  triumph  of  the  wicked  is  short,  and  when 
they  are  most  confident  of  success  they  are  often 
nearest  to  destruction. 

IG.  The  weakest  and  most  contemptible  instru- 
ments may  become  mighty  through  God  to  the  de- 
struction of  the  most  powerful  of  his  foes. 

18.  Great  successes  are  often,  in  the  course  of 
providence,  followed  by  great  trials,  that  all  who 
have  been  favored  may  feel  their  dependence  on 
God  and  their  constant  need  of  his  help. 

19.  When  men  are  sensible  of  their  insufficiency, 
and  look  up  with  a  humble,  believing,  and  alFeclion- 
ate  heart  to  God,  he  is  able  and  willing  to  lielp  them 
and  cause  them  to  raise  a  permanent  memorial  to 
his  praise. 

CHAPTER  XVL 

1.  Gaza ;  the  capital  of  the  southern  district  of 
^e  Philistines. 

3.  Br  fore ;  towards. 


Delilah's  treachery. 


JUDGES   XVI. 


Samson^ s  captivity. 


5.C.S'  4  <^And  it  came  to  pass  afterward, '  sleep,  and  went  away  w^ith  the  pin  of  the 


that  he  loved  a  "woman  *in  the  valley  of 
Sorek,  whose  name  vas  Delilah. 

5  And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  came 
up  unto  her,  and  said  unto  her,  ''Entice 
him,  and  see  wlierein  his  great  strengtl 


beam,  and  with  the  web. 

15  TfAnd  she  said  unto  him,  "^  How  canst 
thou  say,  I  love  thee,  when  thy  heart  is 
not  with  me?  Thou  hast  mocked  me 
these  three  times,  and  hast  not  told  me 


lieth,  and  by  what  mean.s  we  may  prevail '  wherein  thy  great  strength  lieth 
against  him,  that  we  may  bind  him  to'  16  And  itcame  to  pass,  when  she  pressed 
afflict  t  him :  and  we  will  give  thee  every  |  him  daily  with  her  words,  and  urged  him, 
one  of  us  eleven  hundred  piece.'i  of  silver.  I  so  that  his  soul  was  t  vexed  unto  death  ; 
6  HAnd  Delilah  said  to  Samson,  Tell  me,  {     17  That  he  "*told  her  all  his  heart,  and 


I  pray  thee,  wherein  thy  great  strength 
lieth,  and   wherewith  thou   mightest  be 
bound  to  afflict  thee. 
7  And  Samson  said  unto  her.  If  they 


said  unto  her.  There  hath  not  come  a  razor 
upon  my  head;  for  *"I  have  been  a  Naza- 
rite  unto  God  from  my  mother's  womb  : 
if  I  be  shaven,  then  mv  strength  will  go 


bind  me  with  seven  ?  green  withs  that  [from  me,  and  I  shall  become  weak,  and 
were  never  dried,  then  shall  I  be  weak,  I  be  like  any  other  man. 
and  be  as  ^another  man.  I     18  And  when  Delilah  saw  that  he  had 

8  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  i  told  her  all  his  heart,  she  sent  and  called 
brought  up  to  her  seven  green  withs  which  for  the  lords  of  the  Philistines,  saying, 
had  not  been  dried,  p.nd  she  bound  him   Come  up  this  once,  for  he  hath  showed 


with  them. 

9  Now  thci'c  icere  men  lying  in  wait,  abid- 
ing with  her  in  the  chamber.  And  she  said 
unto  him.  The  Philistines  he  upon  thee, 
Samson.  And  he  brake  the  withs,  as  a 
thread  of  tow  is  broken  when  it  I!  toucheth 
the  fire.     So  his  strength  was  not  known. 

10  And  Delilah  said  unto  Samson,  Be- 
hold, thou  hast  mocked  me,  and  told  me 
lies :  now  tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  wherewith 
thou  mightest  be  bound. 

11  And  he  said  unto  her,  If  they  bind 
me  fast  with  new  ropes  *that  never  were 
occupied,  then  shall  I  be  weak,  and  be  as 
another  man. 

1 2  Delilah  therefore  took  new  ropes,  and 
bound  hiin  therewith,  and  said  unto  him, 
The  Philistines  he  upon  thee,  Samson. 
And  there  icere  liers  in  wait  abiding  in  the 
chamber.  And  he  brake  them  from  off 
his  arms  like  a  thread. 

13  And  Delilah  said  unto  Samson,  Hith- 
erto thou  hast  mocked  me,  and  told  me  lies : 
tell  me  wherewith  thou  mightest  be  bound. 
And  he  said  unto  her,  If  thou  weavest  the 
seven  locks  of  my  head  with  the  web. 

14  And  she  fastened  /'/  with  the  pin,  and 
said  unto  him,  The  Philistines  he  upon 
thee,  Samson.    And  he  awaked  out  of  his 


:',  " 


Or,  hy  the  brook.      h  rliap.  14:15;    Prov. 
11;    fi: -21-26;    7:21-:7;    I  Cor.  6 : 1.^-18.       t  Or, 


•  iKin 
2:  IK-iy;        .  , 

humhte.  X  Heb.  moiitt,  or  neio  cordt.  ?J  Heb.  one. 
smetUlh.  *  Heh,  loherewith  xoorh  hath  not  heen  done. 
IH.lfi.     \  Yleh.  shortened,     d  Prov.  12:2;) ;  Mic.lU  7  :  5. 


■  ciinp. 
'  ch:*p. 


4.  Sorek ;  a  brook  between  the  Philistines  and 
the  tribe  of  Dan. 

5.  Elevfii  hii7idred  pieces  of  silver  ;  more  than 
two  thousand  dollars. 

9.  In  the  chamber ;  in  another  apartment  of  the 
chamber. 

10.  Mocked ;  deceived. 

13.  Seven  locks;  braids  or  plaits  in  which  his 
hair  may  have  been  arranged.  Web  ;  the  cloth  in 
the  loom  which  Delilah  was  perhaps  weaving. 


me  all  his  heart.  Then  the  lords  of  the 
Philistines  came  up  unto  her,  and  brought 
money  in  their  hand. 

19  And  "^she  made  him  sleep  upon  her 
knees;  and  she  called  for  a  man,  and  she 
caused  him  to  shave  off  the  seven  locks 
of  his  head  ;  and  she  began  to  afflict  him, 
and  his  strength  went  from  him. 

20  And  she  said.  The  Philistines  be  upon 
thee,  Samson.  And  he  awoke  out  of  his 
sleep,  and  said,  «!  will  go  out  as  at  other 
times  before,  and  shake  myself.  And  he 
wist  not  that  the  Lord  was  ''  departed  from 
him. 

21  T[  But  the  Philistines  took  him,  and 
puti  out  his  eyes,  and  brought  him  down 
to  Gaza,  and  'bound  him  with  fetters  of 
brass;  and  he  did  grind  in  the  prison- 
house. 

22  Howbeit  the  hair  of  his  head  began 
to  grow  again  ^  after  he  was  shaven. 

23  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  gath- 
ered them  together  for  to  oflVr  a  great  sac- 
rifice unto  JDagon  their  god,  and  to  ''re- 
joice: for  they  said.  Our  god  hath  deliv- 
ered Samson  our  enemy  into  our  hand. 

24  And  when  the  people  saw  him,  they 
praised '  their  god  :  for  they  said.  Our  god 
hath  delivered  into  our  hands  our  enemy, 


13  :  .n  ;  Num.  6:5.  f  Proverbs  7 :  26 ;  KccL  7 :  26.  e  Hosea  7  : !!. 
I>  Num.  14:42,  43;  1  Sam.  28:  l.i.  f  Heh.  bored  out.  i.Ier2:l9. 
%  Or,  at  when,  j  1  Sam.  5  :  2,  etc.  k  Job  30  :  9,  10 ;  Psa.  35  :  IS, 
16;  Prov.  24:17,  18.     1  Dan.5:4. 


14.  Pin  ;  the  same  word  in  the  original  which  is 
translated  nail,  chap.  4  :  21. 

16.  Vexed  tijito  death  ;  greatly  vexed. 

17.  If  I  be  shaven :  in  losing  his  hair,  he  would 
lose  the  li.adge  of  his  Nazariteship  and  the  strength 
connected  with  it. 

19.  Her  knees  ;  as  his  pillow. 

21.  Did  grind ;  this  was  done  by  turning  round 
a  stone  with  the  hands,  and  was,  for  a  man.  a  de- 
grading employment. 

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Samson^ s  death. 


juaoES  XVII. 


Micah  and  his  gods. 


and  the  destroyer  of  our  country,  *\vhich 
slew  many  of  us. 

25  And  it  camcto  pass,  when  their  liearts 
were  ■  merry,  that  they  said,  Call  for  Sam- 
son, that  lie  may  make  us  ''sport.  And 
they  called  for  Samson  out  of  the  prison- 
house  ;  and  he  made  tthein  sport:  and 
they  set  him  between  the  pillars. 

26  And  Samson  said  unto  the  lad  that 
held  him  by  the  hand.  Suffer  me  that  I 
may  feel  the  pillars  whereupon  the  house 
standeth,  that  I  may  lean  upon  them. 

27  Now  the  house  was  full  of  men  and 
women  ;  and  all  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines were  there;  and  there  were  upon  the 
roof  about  three  thousand  men  and  wom- 
en, that  beheld  while  Samson  made  sport. 

28  And  Samson  "^called  unto  llie  Lord, 
and  said,  O  Lord  God, ''remember  me,  Ipray 
thee,  and  strengthen  me,  I  pray  thee,  only 
this  once,  O  God,  that  I  may  be  at  once 
avenged  of  the  Philistines  for  my  two  eyes. 

29  AndSamson  took  hold  of  the  two  mid- 
dle pillars  upon  wliicli  the  house  stood, 
and  +on  which  it  was  borne  up,  of  the 
one  with  his  right  hand,  and  of  the  other 
with  his  left. 

30  And  Samson  said,  Let  5  me  die  with  the 
Philistines.  And  hebowed  himself  with  a// 
/ijs  might;  and  the'' house  fell  upon  the  lords, 
and  upon  all  the  people  that  iccre  therein. 
So  the  dead  wliieh  he  slew  at  his  dcatli  were 
more  than  they  which  he  slew  in  liis  life. 

31  Tlien  his  brethren  and  all  the  house 
of  his  father  came  down,  and  took  him, 
and  brought  him  up,  and  buried  him  be- 


*  Heb.  < 

ind  who  multiplied  o 

<ir  slain. 

\ 

chap 

9  :  27. 

k  Heb. 

U  :  3fi.      t 

Heb. 

be/ore  them. 

e  Psi<lm 

91 

l.i; 

I.am.  3 

m,  »2; 

Jonah  2 :  1 

,  -Z,  7. 

<i  Psa.  74;  If 

-23;  .)er. 

1.5: 

l.^i. 

±  Or,  /• 

leaned 

on  them. 

:>  He 

J.  my  snut.     e 

lob  20  ;S 

;  P 

ia.  f>2 

;.1;  Kcc 

1.9:12. 

I  cliap.  13 

:2S. 

e  .loslma  17 : 

14-18. 

b  a 

enes 

8  14:  W 

Until 

25.  Made  theni  sport ;  was  the  subject  of  their 
sports.  The  pillars ;  two  pillars  on  which  the 
building  mainly  rested. 

IN.STRUCTIOXS. 

1.  Many  nnen  distinguished  by  special  favors  have 
fallen  victims  to  the  blandishments  of  vicious  women, 
and  from  their  wiles  none,  without  the  keeping  of 
(rod,  can  be  .safe. 

2.  No  one,  when  tempted  to  the  commission  of  sin, 
can  yield  to  the  temptation  without  exposinghimself 
to  be  destroyed. 

3-  The  punishment  of  sin  is  often  delayed  for  a 
season;  but  in  due  time,  if  men  repent  not,  it  will 
come  upon  them,  and  there  will  be  no  escape. 

4.  Yielding  to  temptation  increases  its  power. 

5.  Tempters  to  sin  often  become  tormentors  ;  and 
those  who  yield  to  their  enticements,  may  expect  to 
partake  of  their  plagues. 

7.  The  farther  men  go  in  transgression  the  greater 
the  ditBciiUies  of  escaping  from  it;  and  those  who 
try  to  deceive  others,  tempt  others  to  deceive  them. 

9.  God  is  long-sutferiiig,  and  often  continues  his 
favors  to  the  guilty,  not  willing  that  ihoy  siiould 
perish,  but  that  they  should  come  to  repentance. 

14.  Though  lying  may  relieve  a  man  for  a  mo- 
ment, yet  instead  of  getting  him  out  of  trouble,  or  in 
the  end  benefiting  him,  it  will  only  plunge  him  into 
deeper  sorrows. 
338 


tween  ''Zorah  and  Eshtaol  in  the  bc.?^.' 
burying-place  of  Manoah  his  father.  And 
he  judged  Israel  twenty  years. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Of  the  money  that  Micah  first  stole,  then  restored,  his 
mother  inaketh  images,  5  and  he  ornaments  for  them. 
7  He  hireth  a  Levite  to  be  his  priest. 

AND  there  was  a  man  of  mount  ^Ephra- 
im,  whose  name  was  Micah. 

2  And  he  said  unto  his  mother.  The  elev- 
en hundred  sliekcls  of  silver  that  were 
taken  from  thee,  about  which  thou  cur- 
sedst,  and  spakest  of  also  in  mine  ears, 
behold,  the  silver  is  with  me ;  I  took  it. 
And  his  mother  said,  ^  Blessed  he  thou  of 
the  Lord,  my  son. 

3  And  when  he  had  restored  the  eleven 
hwwAred  shekels  of  silver  to  his  mother,  his 
mother  said,  I  had  wholly  dedicated  the 
silver  unto  the  Lord  from  my  hand  for 
my  son,  to  'make  a  graven  image  and  a 
molten  image :  now  therefore  I  will  re- 
store it  unto  thee. 

4  Yet  he  restored  the  money  unto  his 
mother;  and  his  motliertook  two  hundred 
shekels  of  silver,  and  J  gave  them  to  the 
founder,  who  made  thereof  a  graven  im- 
age and  a  molten  image  :  and  they  were 
in  the  house  of  JMicah. 

5  And  the  man  INlieah  had  a  house  of 
gods,  and  made  an''ephod,and 'teraphim, 
and  II  consecrated  one  of  his  sons,  who  be- 
came his  priest. 

6"  In  those  days  there  was  no  "'king  in 
Israel,  but  every  man  did  '^that  tvhich  was 
right  in  his  own  eyes. 


3: 

10;   Neh.  13: 

25;    2.I0I1 

n,  11. 

i  Exodus  20; 

4,23;   Lev 

19:4. 

J  1 

oaiah  4H:fi. 

k  cliap.  8 : 

27. 

1  Genesis  31  :  If 

,  30 ;  Hosea  3  :  4. 

II  Heb.  Jilled  th 

e  hand.  Exotlufl 

29:9;   1  Kings, 

13 : 3.3.      ni 

chap. 

18 

1,7;  19:1; 

21  : 3,  25. 

n  Deut,  12:8;  Pro 

erb8l6:2; 

Eccl. 

11 

9. 

16.  Importunity  has  great  infiuence  both  with 
man  and  with  G-od,  and  much  depends  upon  reso- 
lute, earnest,  untiring  perseverance.     Luke  11:8. 

17.  Those  who  persist  in  a  course  of  sinning,  will 
soon  find  themselves  weak,  helpless,  and  undone. 

20.  Men  without  the  aid  of  (_rod,  are  not  aware  of 
their  helplesscondition  till  they  learn  it  by  experience. 

21.  Tliose  senses  which  have  been  the  inlets  of 
iniquity  often  become  the  organs  of  punishment. 

23.  The  fall  of  the  professed  friends  of  God  gre.atly 
dishonors  him,  injures  his  cause,  and  gives  the  wicked 
occasion  to  reproach  and  triumph. 

27.  The  triumph  of  the  wicked  is  short,  and  the 
height  of  their  joys  is  the  prelude  of  their  ruin.  Psa. 
73:lS-20. 

28.  Even  the  loss  of  eyesight,  great  as  is  the  ca- 
lamity, may  be  to  a  man  the  means  of  unspeakable 
good.  If  it  lead  him  to  repentance  of  his  sins  and 
faith  in  Jesus  Christ,  though  his  grave  be  with  the 
wicked,  his  resurrection  will  be  with  the  just. 

CHAPTER  -XVII. 

The  events  recorded  in  this  and  the  four  following 
chapters,  are  supposed  to  have  taken  place  a  con- 
siderable time  before  those  recorded  in  the  previ- 
ous chapters,  and  soon  after  the  death  of  the  elders 
who  outlived  Joshua.     Chap.  20  :  28 ;  Josh.  24 :  3] . 

0.   Teraphim;  household  images,  or  idol-gods. 


He  obtainelh  a  priest. 


JUDGES   XVIII, 


Dan  seekcth  an  inherUance. 


B.aS  7  1[And there wasaj-oungmanoutof 
Beth-lehem-judah*  of  the  family  of  Jiulah, 
who  u-as  a  Levite,  and  he  sojourned  there. 

8  And  the  man  departed  out  of  the  eity 
from  Beth-lehem-judah  to  sojourn  where 
he  could  find  a  place:  and  he  came  to 
mount  Ephraim  to  the  house  of  Micah, 
as  *  he  journeyed. 

9  And  Micah  said  unto  him,  Whence 
comest  thou'?  And  he  said  unto  him,  I 
iun  a  Levite  of  Beth-lehem-judah,  and  I 
go  to  sojourn  where  I  may  find  a  place. 

10  And  JNIicah  said  unto  him.  Dwell  with 
me,  and  be  unto  me  a  ''father  and  a  priest, 
and  I  will  give  thee  ten  shekels  of  silver 
by  the  year,  and  ta  suit  of  apparel,  and 
thy  victuals.     So  the  Levite  went  in. 

1 1  And  the  Levite  was  content  to  dwell 
with  the  man ;  and  the  young  man  was 
unto  him  as  one  of  his  sons. 

12  And  ^licah  "^consecrated  the  Levite  ; 
and  the  young  man  ''became  his  priest, 
and  was  in  the  house  of  Micah. 

13  Then  said  Micah,  "^  Now  know  I  that 
the  Lord  will  do  me  good,  seeing  I  have 
a  Levite  to  my  priest. 

CHAPTER   XVIII. 

1  The  Danites  send  five  men  to  seek  out  an  inheritance. 
3  At  the  house  of  Micah  they  consult  with  Jonathan, 
and  are  encouraged  in  their  way.  7  They  search 
Laish,  and  bring  back  news  of  good  hope.  11  Six 
hundred  men  are  sent  to  surprise  it.  14  In  the  way 
they  rob  Micah  of  his  priest  and  his  consecrated  things. 
27  They  win  Laish,  and  call  it  Dan.  .'3  j  They  set  up 
idolatry,  wherein  Jonathan  inherited  the  priesthood. 

IN  "^those  days  there  loas  no  king  in  Is- 
rael :  and  in  those  days  the  tribe  of  the  ! 
Danitess  sought  them   an  inheritance  to' 
dwell  in  ;  for  unto  that  day  all  their  inher- 


«  Ruth  I  :  1 , 2.  *  Heh.  in  making  his  wa!/.  h  cliap.  18: 19.  t  Or, 
I  double  tuit ;  Heb.  an  order  of  garments,  c  ver.  f>.  i  chap.  18 :  30. 
!Prov.U:l-2.     fcliap.l7:6.     g  Josh.  19:47.     J  Heb.Juilt.     h  chap. 


7.  Heth-lehem-judah  ;  so  called  to  distinguish 
it  from  Bethlehem  in  Zebulun.  Of  the  family  ; 
the  city  was  in  the  tribe  of  Judah. 

10.  A  father ;  a  guardian,  guide,  and  di.ector 
in  spiritual  things. 

12.  Consecrated  the  Levite  ;  set  him  apart  to 
the  office  of  a  priest. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Covetousness  often  increases  with  age,  so  that 
the  less  a  man  has  to  hope  for  from  the  world,  th^ 
more  he  cleaves  to  it. 

3.  What  some  people  call  dedication  to  Jehovah, 
may  be  a  violation  of  his  law  and  an  utter  abomi- 
nation in  his  sight. 

5.  The  wickedness  of  parents  is  often  aided  and 
imitated  by  their  children,  and  thus  those  who  should 
seek  each  other's  salvation,  promote  each  other's 
destruction. 

6.  The  want  of  wise,  efficient,  and  good  civil 
government  is  a  great  calamity  to  a  people,  and 
tiiat  may  seem  right  to  ignorant,  wicked  men,  which 
is  a  palpable  and  open  violation  of  the  law  of  God. 

7.  Men  may  have  an  outward  consecration  to  the 
service  of  G-od,  and  yet  in  heart  and  in  practice  be 
ready  to  unite  with  his  enemies. 

9.  Men  who  rove  about  without  any  regular  and 


itance  had  not  fallen  unto  them  among  the 
tribes  of  Israel. 

2  And  the  children  of  Dan  sent  of  their 
family  five  men  from  their  coasts,  tmen 
of  valor,  from  ''Zorah,  and  from  Eshtaol, 
to  spy  out  the  land,  and  to  search  it;  and 
they  said  unto  them,'  Go,  search  the  land  : 
who  when  they  came  to  mount  Ephraim, 
to  the  house  of  Micah,  they  lodged  there. 

3  When  they  iwreby  the  house  of  ^licah, 
they  knew  the  voice  of  the  young  man  the 
Levite  :  and  they  turned  in  thither,  and 
said  unto  him,  Who  brought  thee  hither? 
and  what  makest  thou  in  Wnn  place?  and 
what  hast  thou  here? 

4  And  he  said  unto  them.  Thus  and  thus 
dealeth  Micah  with  me,  and  hath  hired 
me,  and  I  am  his  priest. 

5  And  they  said  unto  him,  'Ask  coun- 
sel, we  pray  thee,  of  God,  that  we  may 
know  whether  our  way  which  we  go  shall 
be  prosperous. 

6  And  the  priest  said  unto  them,  '  Go  in 
peace :  before  the  Lord  is  your  way  where- 
in ye  go. 

7  1[Then  the  five  men  departed,  and  came 
to  *  Laish,  and  saw  the  people  that  were 
therein,  how  they  dwelt  careless,  after  the 
manner  of  the  Zidonians,  quiet  and  se- 
cure ;  and  there  icas  no  II  magistrate  in  the 
land,  that  might  put  them  to  shame  in  any 
thing;  and  they  were  far  from  the  Zido- 
nians, and  had  no  business  with  any  man. 

8  And  they  came  unto  their  brethren  to 
Zorah''  and  Eshtaol:  and  their  brethren 
said  unto  them.  What  say  ye] 

9  And  they  said,  'Arise,  that  we  may  go 
up  against  them :   for  we  have  seen  the 


13.'25:  16:31;  Gen.  42:9;  Num.l.1:l7;  .losh.2:l.  >Husea4:I3. 
■j  1  Kings,  22:6.  %  Josh.  19:  47,  called  Z/wAem.  I!  Heti.  possessor, 
or  heir  of  restraint,     k  ver. -2.     I  Sam.  13:.30;  1  Kins*,  23:3. 


stated  employment  are  generally  worthless,  and 
ready,  for  money,  to  unite  with  others  in  open 
wickedness. 

12.  Many  choose  both  gods  and  ministers  of  their 
own  making,  and  depend  for  acceptance  with  Jeho- 
vah upon  a  religion  which  he  abhors. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1.  Those  days  ;  the  times  referred  to  in  the  pre- 
ceding chapter.  Had  71  ot  fallen  loito  them;  it 
had  been  allotted  to  them,  but  they  had  not  gotten 
possession  of  ail  of  it.    Chap.l:34;  Josh.  19:40,  47. 

2.  Zorah.  and — TLshtaol ;  towns  or  districts  in 
the  tribe  of  Dan.  'Chap.  13  :  2.  Search  the  laml ; 
for  a  place  to  which  a  portion  of  the  tribe  might 
emigrate. 

3.  Knew  the  voice  ;  they  were  before  acquainted 
with  him,  or  knew  from  his  speech  who  he  was. 
Make.-'t  ;  doest. 

6.  Before  the  Lord  is  your  way  ;  he  will  pros- 
per you. 

7.  Laish  ;  a  town  or  district  in  the  north  of  Pal- 
estine, at  the  foot  of  mount  Lebanon,  and  near  the 
source  of  the  Jordan;  called  also  Leshein,  Josh. 
19:47.  No  hitsiness;  no  public  connection  or 
treaty  with  any  people  from  whom  they  could  e.\- 
pect  protection  and  defence. 

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The  expedition  of  the 


JUDGES    XVIII, 


Danites  against  Laish 


land,  and  behold,  it  is  very  good  :  and  are 
ye  still  ?  be  not  slothful  to  go,  and  to  enter 
to  possess  the  land. 

10  When  ye  go,  ye  shall  come  unto  a 
people  "secure,  and  to  a  large  land:  for 
God*"  hath  given  it  into  your  hands;  a 
place  "^  where  there  is  no  want  of  any  tiling 
that  is  in  the  earth. 


he  took  the  ephod,  aiid  the  tera-  *b. ":»*.' 
phim,  and  the  graven  image,  and  went  in 
the  midst  of  the  people. 

21  So  they  turned  and  departed,  and  put 
the  little  ones  and  the  cattle  and  the  car- 
riage before  them. 

22  ^And  when  they  were  a  good  way 
from  the  house  of  Micah,  the  men  that 


1 1  T[  And  there  went  from  thence  of  the  ,  were  in  the  houses  near  to  Micah's  house 
family  of  the  Danites,  out  of  Zorah  and  were  gathered  together,  and  overtook  the 
out  of  P^slitaol,  six  hundred  men  *appoint-  children  of  Dan. 

cd  with  weapons  of  war.  23  And  they  cried  unto  the  chi:ldren  of 

12  And  they  went  up,  and  pitched  in  Dan.  And  they  turned  their  faces,  and 
Kirjath-jearim,''in  Judah:  wherefore  they  i  said  unto  Micah,  ''What  aileth  thee,  that 
called  that  place "Mahaneh-dan  unto  this   thou  Jcomest  with  such  a  company? 


day:   behold,  it  is  behind  Kirjath-jearim 
13  And  they  passed  thence  unto  mount 
Ephraim,  and   came   unto   the  house  of 
Micah. 


14  ^Then  answered  the  five  men  that  aileth  thee? 


24  And  he  said,  Ye  have  taken  away  my 
gods  which  I  made,  and  the  priest,  and  ye 
are  gone  away  :  and  what  have  I  more  1 
and  what  is  this  that  ye  say  unto  me,  What 


\"''nt  to  spy  out  the  country  of  Laish,  and 
said  unto  their  brethren.  Do  ye  know  that 
there  is  in  these  Hiouses  an  ephod,  and 
teraphirn,  and  a  graven  image,  and  a  molt- 
en image?  now  therefore  consider  what 
ye  have  to  do. 

15  And  they  turned  thitherward,  and 
came  to  the  house  of  the  young  man  the 
LevitCjCDcn  unto  the  house  of  Micah,  and 
saluted  t  him. 

16  And  6  the  six  hundred  men  appointed 
with  their  weapons  of  war,  which  were 
of  the  children  of  Dan,  stood  by  the  en- 
tering of  the  gate. 

17  And  the  ''five  men  that  went  to  spy 
out  the  land  went  up,  a)u/came  in  thither, 
and  took  the  graven  image,  and  the  ephod, 
and  the  teraphirn,  and  the  molten  image: 
and  the  priest  stood  in  the  entering  of  the 
gate  with  the  six  hundred  men  that  were 
appointed  with  weapons  of  war. 

1 8  And  these  went  into  Micah's  house,  and 
fetched  the  carved  image,  the  ephod,  and 
theteraphim,and  the  molten  image.  Then 
said  the  ])riest  unto  them,  What  do  ye? 

19  And  tliey  said  unto  hi  in,  Hold  thy  peace, 
lay '  thy  hand  upon  thy  mouth,  and  go  with 
us,  and  be  to  J  us  a  father  and  a  priest:  is 
it  better  for  thee  to  be  a  priest  unto  the 
house  of  one  man,  or  that  thou  be  a  priest 
unto  a  tribe  and  a  family  in  Israel  ? 

20  And  the  priest's  heart  was  glad,  and 


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12.  Ill-:   near.     Mahaueh-dan ;    the  camp  of 
Dan.     Behind:  on  the  west  side. 

M.   Coiisidf.r  ;  whether  it  is  not  best  for  you  to 
rob  Micah  of  his  images. 

10.  Lay  thy    hand   upon    thy   mouth;    say 
nothing. 

28.  Zidon ;  a  populons  city  on  the  Mediterra- 
nean.    Beth-rehob ;  a  place  west  of  Laish. 
310 


25  And  the  children  of  Dan  said  unto 
him.  Let  not  thy  voice  be  heard  among  us, 
lest  *  angry  fellows  run  upon  thee,  and 
thou  lose  thy  life,  with  the  lives  of  thy 
household. 

2G  And  the  children  of  Dan  went  their 
way  :  and  when  Micah  saw  that  they  were 
too  strong  for  him,  he  turned  and  went 
back  unto  his  house. 

27  And  they  took  the  things  which  Micah 
had  made,  and  the  priest  which  he  had, 
and  came  unto  Laish,  unto  a  people  that 
were  at  quiet  and  '  secure  :  and  they  smote 
them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
burnt  the  city  with  fire. 

28  And  there  was  no  "'deliverer,  because 
it  ivas  far  from  Zidon,  and  they  had  no 
business  with  any  man ;  and  it  was  in  the 
valley  that  licth  by  "  Beth-rehob.  And 
they  built  a  city,  and  dwelt  therein. 

29  And  "  they  called  the  name  of  the  city 
Dan,  after  the  name  of  Dan  their  father, 
who  was  born  unto  Israel :  howbcit  the 
name  of  the  city  ivas  Laish  at  the  first. 

30  T[  And  the  children  of  Dan  set  up  the 
graven  image :  and  .lonathan,  the  son  of 
Gershom,  the  son  of  INlanasseh,  he  and 
his  sons  were  priests  to  the  tribe  of  Dan 
until  the  Pday  of  the  captivity  of  the  land. 

31  And  tliey  set  them  upMieah's  graven 
image,  which  he  made,  all  the  time  that 
the  house  of  i  God  was  in  Shiloh. 


Uk 

22  :  1.      t  Hcb.  art  nalhried  tngetlicr. 

\  Heb.  bitter  of  tout. 

2S 

\m.  17:8.      1  ver.  7,  10 ;    Dent.  3:1 :  22. 

ro  ver.  1,  7.      n    Num. 

13 

21;   SSnm.  10:fi.       o  Genesis  14:14; 

Jnsli.  19:47;    1  Kingn, 

12 

211,30;   15:20.      |>  1  Samuel,  4  :  2,  etc. 

;   Psa.  78 :  60.     q  clinp. 

m 

18;  .loili.  18:1. 

30.  Set  up  the  graven  image ;  thus  idolatry 
was  first  publicly  established  in  Israel. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  If  men  were  as  sensible  of  their  spiritu.al  wants 
as  they  are  of  their  temporal,  and  as  earnest  and 
persevering  in  providing  for  tliem,  they  might  all 
be  made  rich  for  eternity.     Prov.  2  :  3-5. 

5.  Wicked  men  often  have  some  conviction  of 


The  Lev  He  and 


JUDGES   XIX. 


his  concubine. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 


1  A  Levite  goeth  to  Beth-lehem  to  fetch  home  his  wife. 
16  An  old  man  entertaineth  him  at  Gibeah.  ^il  The 
Gibeonites  abuse  his  concubine  to  death.  29  He.  di- 
videth  her  into  twelve  pieces,  to  send  them  to  the 
twelve  tribes. 

AND  it  came  to  pa.ss  in  those  day.s,  when 
there  was  no  king  in  Israel,  that  there 
was  a  certain  Levite  sojourning  on  the 
side  of  mount  Ephraim,  who  took  to  him 
a  *concubine  out  of  Beth-lehem-judah. 

2  And  his  concubine  played  the  whore 
against  him,  and  went  away  from  him 
unto  her  father's  house  to  Beth-lehem-ju- 
dah, and  was  there  t  four  whole  months. 

3  And  her  husband  arose,  and  went  after 
her,  to  speak  +  friendly  unto  her,  and  to 
bring  her  *  again,  having  his  servant  with 
him,  and  a  couple  of  asses:  and  she 
brought  him  into  her  father's  house ;  and 
when  the  father  of  the  damsel  saw  him, 
he  rejoiced  to  meet  him. 

4  And  his  father-in-law,  the  damsel's 
father,  retained  him ;  and  he  abode  with 
him  three  days  :  so  they  did  eat  and  drink, 
and  lodged  there. 

5  Tl  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  fourth 
day,  when  they  arose  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, that  he  rose  up  to  depart:  and  the 
damsel's  father  said  unto  his  son-in-law. 
Comfort 5  thy  ''heart  with  a  morsel  of 
bread,""  and  afterward  go  your  way. 

6  And  they  sat  down,  and  did  eat  and 
drink  both  of  them  together :  for  the  dam- 
sel's father  had  said  unto  the  man.  Be  con- 
tent, I  pray  thee,  and  tarry  all  night,  and 
let  thy  ''heart  be  merry. 

7  And  when  the  man  rose  up  to  depart, 
his  father-in-law  urged  him  :  therefore  he 
lodged  there  again. 

8  And  he  arose  early  in  the  morning  on 
the  fifth  day  to  depart :   and  the  damsel's 


father  said,  Comfort  thy  heart,  I  pray  thee. 
And  they  tarried  H  until  afternoon,  and 
they  did  eat  both  of  tliem. 

9  And  when  the  man  rose  up  to  depart, 
he,  and  his  concubine,  and  his  servant, 
his  father-in-law,  the  damsel's  father,  said 
unto  him.  Behold,  now  the  day  *draweth 
toward  ''evening,  I  pray  you  tarry  all 
night:  behold,  ttlie  ""day  groweth  to  an 
end,  lodge  here,  that  thy  heart  may  be 
merry;  and  to-morrow  get  you  early  on 
your  way,  that  thou  mayest  go  +home. 

10  But  the  man  would  not  tarry  that 
night,  but  he  rose  up  and  departed,  and 
came  *  over  against  ^  Johns,  which  is  Jeru- 
salem; and  //tc/-e  were  with  him  two  asses 
saddled,  his  concubine  alsowa.?  with  him. 

11  And  when  they  were  by  Jebus,  the 
day  was  far  spent ;  and  the  servant  said 
unto  his  master,  Come,  I  pray  thee,  and 
let  us  turn  in  into  this  city  of  the  Jebu- 
sites,  and  lodge  in  it. 

12  And  his  master  said  unto  him,  We 
will  not  turn  aside  hither  into  the  city  of 
a  stranger,  that  is  not  of  the  children  of 
Israel;  we  will  pass  over  to  Cxibcah. 

1.3  And  he  said  unto  his  servant,  Come, 
and  let  us  draw  near  to  one  of  these  places 
to  lodge  all  night,  in  Gibeah,  or  in  "'Ramah. 

14  And  they  passed  on  and  went  their 
way  ;  and  the  sun  went  down  upon  them 
when  they  ivcre  by  Gibeah,  which  helong- 
eth  to  Benjamin. 

15  And  they  turned  aside  thither,  to  go 
in  and  to  lodge  in  Gibeah :  and  when  he 
went  in,  he  sat  him  down  in  a  street  of 
the  city  :  for  there  icas  no  man  that  took 
them  into  his  house  to  'lodging. 

1 6  %  And  behold,  there  came  an  old  man 
from  his  J  work  out  of  the  field  at  even, 
which  ivas  also  of  mount  Ephraim ;  and 


*  Heb.  a  u 

Gen.  34  :  3. 
b  Psa.  104:15 

oman  a  concubine,  or  a  wife  a  concubine,      f  Or,  a 

months;  Heh.  dims  f our  monlbs.     ^  Heb.  to  her  henit. 

ajer.3:l.      ^  Heb.  strengthen,  vi-r.  8;    Gen.lSr.'i. 

ever.  22.    d  Psa.  104:15.    llHeb.tilttheilat/declineil. 

their  dependence  on  God,  and  ask  otliers  to  seek  for 
them  his  blessing. 

7.  Those  who  are  without  civil  government  are 
destitute  of  the  means  which  God  has  appointed  to 
restrain  the  wicked  and  encourage  the  good,  and  to 
protect  the  one  from  tlie  aggressions  of  the  other. 

9.  Power  to  take  possession  of  a  good  land  does 
not  give  men  a  right  to  it,  nor  is  their  success  any 
evidence  that  God  approves  of  their  conduct.  He 
may  in  wrath  suffer  them  to  rob  others,  and  that 
robbery  may  prepare  the  way  for  their  own  ruin. 

14.  Consideration,  and  cool,  deliberate  calculation 
in  iniquity,  increase  its  guilt,  and  manifest  great 
hardness  of  heart. 

17.  Rebellion  against  God  and  injustice  towards 
men  go  together,  and  no  ties  of  relationship  or  ex- 
perience of  kindness  will  lead  the  wicked  ever  to 
make  it  their  object  to  do  to  others  a.s  they  would 
th.at  others  should  do  to  them. 

20.  The  great  object  of  false  teachers  is  worldly 
good;  the  pro.^pect  of  this,  though  byconnivingat  and 
sharing  in  flagrant  wickedness,  makes  them  glad. 


"  Heb.  I 

ewealc.     •  Luke  24:  29.     ^  Heh.  it  \%  the  pitching  lime  vf 

the  day. 

f  .ler.  fi:  4.    i  Heb.  to  thv  tent.    \  Heb.  to  over  against. 

g  .lo.sh. 

ii:8,6:!;  18:28:  2S:>m.D:fi.     h  .losli.  18  :3.i;  lSani.7:I7. 

i  Mat.  2. 

:43;  Heb.  13:2.    I  I'sa.  101:23. 

24.  Idols  can  afford  their  worshippers  no  help ; 
and  were  not  tlie  human  mind  awfully  blinded, 
and  the  heart  besotted  by  sin,  no  one  would  e.vpect 
it  from  them. 

2o.  Robbery  prepares  men  for  murder,  and  those 
who  feel  and  act  as  if  might  gave  right,  will  commit 
any  enormity. 

;iO.  Satan,  in  his  worsiiip,  is  willing  men  should 
use  robbery  for  burnt-olTerings,  but  Jehovah  in  his 
worship  abhors  i  t.  Idolatry  begun  by  few  may  spread 
to  many,  and  ultimately  prove  the  ruin  of  all. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

12.  A  stranger  ;  the  city  was  then  inhabited  to 
a  considerable  e.xtent  by  Jebusites,  one  of  the  na- 
tions of  Canaan  that  had  not  been  driven  out.  Gib- 
eah :  this  was  a  few  miles  north  of  Jerusalem,  and 
on  the  way  towards  mount  Ephraim. 

13.  Ratiuih  ;  a  place  near  Gibeah. 

15.  To  lodge ;  tnere  were  then  no  taverns,  and 
lr:ivellers  were  dependent  for  lodging  on  private 
hospitality. 

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The  u-ickedncs) 


JUDGES    XX. 


of  Gibeah. 


he  sojourned  in  Gibeah:  but  the  men  of 
the  place  were  Beujaniites. 

17  And  when  lie  had  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
he  saw  a  wayfaring  man  in  the  street  of 
the  city :  and  the  old  man  said,  Whither 
goest  tliou?  and  whence  comest  thou? 

18  And  he  said  unto  him.  We  rt;-e passing 
from  Beth-Ichem-judah  toward  the  side  of 
mount  Ephraim;  from  thence  am  I:  and 
I  went  to  Beth-lchcm-judali,  but  I  am  now 
going  to  the  "house  of  the  Lord  ;  and  there 
is  no  man  that  *rcceiveth  me  to  house. 

19  Yet  there  is  both  straw  and  proven- 
der for  our  asses  ;  and  there  is  bread  and 
wine  also  for  me,  and  for  thy  handmaid, 
and  for  the  young  man  u'hich  is  with  thy 
servants  :  there  is  no  want  of  any  thing. 

20  And  the  old  man  said,  ''Peace  be  with 
thee ;  howsoever,  let  all  thy  wants  lie  upon 
me;  only  lodge  not  in  the  *=  street. 

2 1  So  ''he  brought  him  into  his  house,  and 
gave  provender  unto  the  asses:  and  they 
washed  their  ''feet,  and  did  eat  and  drink. 

22  1[  Xow  as  they  were  making  their 
hearts  "^merry,  behold,  the  men  of  the  city, 
certain  ^sons  of  Belial,  ''beset  the  house 
round  about,  and  beat  at  the  door,  and  spake 
to  the  master  of  the  house,  the  old  man, 
saying,  Bring 'forth  the  man  that  came  into 
thy  house,  that  we  may  know  him. 

23  Andtheman,  the  master  of  the  house, 
went  out  unto  them,  and  said  unto  them, 
Nay,  my  brethren,  nay,  I  pray  you,  do  not 
.so  wickedly;  seeing  that  this  man  is  come 
into  my  liouse,  do  not  this  J  folly. 

24  Behold,  here  is  my  daughter  a  maid- 
en, and  his  concubine;  them  I  will  bring 
out  now,  and  ''humble  ye  them,  and  do 
with  them  what  seemeth  good  unto  you  : 
but  unto  this  man  do  not  t  so  vile  a  thing. 


•  .losh.  18:1  ;  l.S.im.  1 : 3,  T.  *  Heb.  gnthtreth.  ver.  15;  .lolin 
15:6.  h  ch!>p.B:'2.1;  Gen.  4:!:-2-1,-24.  cGt'ii.  19:i  <1  Gen. -24  :  .3-2. 
•  Gen.l8:4;  John  1.3:6-14 ;  lTim.5:ICI.  f  ver.6,9i  clin)..  16:3.i. 
e  Deut  1:!  :  13  :  iZSiim.  2) :  6,  7.      h  rlinp.  20  :  .n ;   Gen.  19  :  4.  etc.  ; 


18.  The  house  of  the  Lord ;  this  was  in  Sliiloh, 
and  probably  not  far  from  the  place  where  the  Levite 
dwelt. 

19.  No  wa^i.t ;  except  for  lodging. 

20.  Peace  be  with  thee;  the  u.sual  salutation  of 
kindness. 

22.  Sons  of  Belial ;  wicked,  abandoned  men. 

28.  None  answered ;  she  was  dead. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  When  there  is  no  regular,  efficient  civil  gov- 
ernment, such  is  human  nature,  that  crimes  of  all 
descriptions  will  abound  and  the  wicked  triumph. 

6.  Hospitality  and  kindness  to  friends  are  highly 
commendable,  but  we  should  not  urge  them  against 
their  convenience  and  to  the  neglect  of  their  duties. 

7.  We  should  never  let  kindness  and  importunity 
overcome  our  judgment.  If  we  do,  by  the  evils 
whii'h  spring  from  it  we  may,  when  too  late,  be 
taught  our  folly.  Multitudes  have  suffered  for  want 
of  the  habit  of  saying  to  all  undue  solicitations, 
promptly,  firmly,  perseveringly,  No. 

8.  Nothing  should  be  delayed  till  afternoon  that 
ought  to  be  done  in  the  morning. 

12.  It  is  a  great  comfort  and  blessing  to  travellers 
342 


25  But  the  men  would  not  heark-  \.'t'.fZ. 
en  to  him  :  so  the  man  took  his  concubine, 
and  brought  her  forth  unto  them  ;  and  ihey 
knew  her,  and  abused  her  all  the  night 
until  the  morning:  and  when  the  day  be- 
gan to  spring,  they  let  her  go. 

26  Then  came  the  woman  in  the  dawn- 
ing of  the  day,  and  fell  down  at  the  door 
of  the  man's  house  where  her  lord  was, 
till  it  was  light. 

27  And  her  lord  rose  up  in  the  morning, 
and  opened  the  doors  of  the  house,  and 
went  out  to  go  his  way :  and  behold,  the 
woman  his  concubine  was  fallen  down  a? 
the  door  of  the  house,  and  her  hands  icere 
upon  the  threshold. 

28  And  he  said  unto  her,  Up,  and  let  us 
be  going:  but  none  answered.  Then  the 
man  took  her  up  upon  an  ass,  and  the  man 
rose  up,  and  gat  him  unto  his  place. 

29  Tl  And  when  he  was  come  into  his 
house,  he  took  a  knife,  and  laid  hold  on 
his  concubine,  and  'divided  her,  together 
with  her  bones,  into  twelve  pieces,  and 
sent  her  into  all  the  coasts  of  Israel. 

30  And  it  was  so,  tliat  ail  that  saw  it 
said.  There  was  no  such  deed  done  nor 
seen  from  the  day  that  the  children  of  Is- 
rael came  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  unto 
this  day  :  "  consider  of  it,  take  "  advice,  and 
speak  your  minds. 

CHAPTER   XX. 

1  The  Levite  in  a  general  assembly  declareth  his  wrong. 
8  The  decree  of  the  assembly.  1'2  The  Benjamilcs, 
bfiing  cited,  make  head  against  the  Israelites.  18 
The  I.*raelites  in  two  battles  lose  forty  thousand.  26 
They  destroy  by  a  stratagem  all  the  Benjamites,  ex- 
cept six  hundred. 

THEN°alI  the  children  of  Israel  went 
out,  and  the  congregation  was  gath- 

Hi>se:i  i):9j  10:9.  i  Rom.  I  :  26,  27.  i2Snm.  13:12.  k  Gen. 
Si:i;  Deut  21:14.  f  U«h.  the  matter  of  thit  folhj.  I  chap. 
20:6,7:  ISamuel,  II  :7.  mc1iap.20:7.  n  Prov.  11 :  14  ;  84  :  6. 
o  ver.  II:  chap.  2 1  :  fi'j;  Jo«h.  22  :  1 2 ;  I  Sam.  11:7. 

to  find  good  lodging-places  where  they  can  rest  in 
quietness,  and  not  be  disturbed  by  the  wicked. 

16.  Diligence  in  business  is  conducive  to  excel- 
lence of  character,  and  promotive  of  all  those  vir- 
tues which  secure  the  welfare  and  comfort  of  both 
citizens  and  strangers. 

20.  Hospitality,  especially  to  the  needy,  is  a  great 
blessing  to  the  giver  and  to  the  receiver.  It  is  well- 
pleasing  to  God,  and  when  exercised  from  love  to 
him  will  receive  a  gracious  and  an  abundant  reward. 
Rom.  13:13;  1  Tim.  3:2;  Tit.  1:8;  1  Pet.  4:9. 

22.  The  greater  the  light  which  men  resist,  the 
more  wicked  they  will  be ;  and  apostate  professors 
of  religion,  who  become  openly  vicious,  are  among 
the  worst  of  m.ankind. 

S.'j.  Habitual  wickedness  makes  men  inexpres- 
sibly cruel,  and  none  are  so  dead  to  pity  and  com- 
passion as  tho.se  who  are  given  up  to  its  power,  it 
is  the  spirit  of  hell,  and  those  who  pursue  it  are 
ripening  for  that  place  of  torment.     Psa.  26  :  9. 

CHAPTER  XX. 
1.  Dan;    the  north  part  of  the  land.     Beer- 
sheba ;  the  south  part.     Gilead;  on  the  east  side 


The  Israelites 


JUDGES  XX. 


roused  to  revem^c. 


b'cI'S  ered  together  as  one  man,  from 
Dan*  even  to  Beer-sheba,  with  the  land 
of  Gilead,  unto  the  Lord  in  ""^lizpeh. 

2  And  the  chief  of  all  the  people,  even  of 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  presented  themselves 
in  the  assembly  of  the  people  of  God,  four 
hundred  thousand  footmen  that  ''drewsword. 

3  Now  the  children  of  Benjamin  heard 
that  the  children  of  Israel  were  gone  up 
to  Mizpeh.  Then  said  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, Tell  us,  how  was  this  ''wickedness'? 

4  And  *the  Levite,  the  husband  of  the 
woman  that  was  slain,  answered  and  said, 
I  ®  came  into  Gibeah  that  belongeth  to  Ben- 
jamin, I  and  my  concubine,  to  lodge. 

5  And  the  men  of  Gibeah  rose  against 
me,  and  beset  the  house  round  about  upon 
me  by  night,  and  thought  to  have  slain 
me:  and  my  concubine  have  they  tforced, 
that  she  is  dead. 

6  And  "^I  took  my  concubine,  and  cut 
her  in  pieces,  and  sent  her  throughout  all 
the  country  of  the  inheritance  of  Israel : 
for  they  have  committed  lewdness  and 
folly s  in  Israel. 

7  Behold,  ye  are  all  children  of  Israel; 
give''  here  your  advice  and  counsel.     ' 

8  ^  And  all  the  people  arose  as  one  man, 
saying,  We  will  not  any  of  us  go  to  his 
tent,  neither  will  we  any  of  us  turn  into 
his  house. 

9  But  now  this  shall  be  the  thing  which 
we  will  do  to  Gibeah ;  ive  tvill  go  up  by 
lot  against  it ; 

1 0  A  nd  we  will  take  ten  men  of  a  hundred 
throughout  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  and  a 
hundred  of  a  thousand,  and  a  thousand  out 
of  ten  thousand,  to  fetch  victuals  for  the 
people,  that  they  may  do,  when  they  come 
to  Gibeah  of  Benjamin,  according  to  all  the 
folly  that  they  have  wrought  in  Israel. 

1 1  So  all  the  men  of  Israel  were  gathered 
against  the  city,  +knit  together  as  one  man. 

12  U  And  the  tribes  of  Israel  'sent  men 
through  all  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  saying. 
What  wickedness  is  this  that  is  done 
among  you? 

13  Now  therefore  deliver  us  the  J  men, 
the  children  of  Belial,  which  are  in  Gibeah, 
that  we  may  put  them  to  death,  and  put 
away ''  evil  from  Israel.  But  the  children 
of  Benjamin  would  not  hearken  to  the  voice 
of  their  brethren  the  children  of  Israel : 


a  1  S«m.  3  • 

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of  .Jordan.  JMizpeh;  aplace  south-west  of  G-ibeah, 
and  near  the  border  of  Judah  and  Benjamin. 

11.   Ktiit ;  united. 

IS.  Which  of  Its  shall  go  iip  first  ?  they  did 
not  ask,  as  thfv  should  have  done,  wiiether  they 
should  go  up.  This,  in  reliance  on  their  ovrn  wis- 
dom and  strength,  they  had  resolved  to  do,  and  they 


14  But  the  children  of  Benjamin  gath- 
ered themselves  together  out  of  the  cities 
unto  Gibeah,  to  go  out  to  battle  against  the 
children  of  Israel. 

15  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  were 
numbered  at  that  time  out  of  the  cities 
twenty  and  six  thousand  men  that  drew 
sword,  besides  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeah, 
which  were  numbered  seven  hundred 
chosen  men. 

16  Among  all  this  people  there  were  sev- 
en hundred  chosen'  men  left-handed;  eve- 
ry one  could  sling  stones  at  a  \\Mx-brcadtn, 
and  not  miss. 

17  And  the  men  of  Israel,  besides  Ben- 
jamin, were  numbered  four  hundred  tiiou- 
sand  men  that  drew  sword  :  all  these  were 
men  of  war. 

18  1[And  the  children  of  Israel  arose, 
and  "'went  up  to  the  house  of  God,  and 
asked"  counsel  of  God,  and  said.  Which 
of  us  shall  go  up  first  to  the  battle  against 
the  children  of  Benjamin  ?  And  the  Lord 
said,  Judah  shall  go  up  first. 

19  And  the  children  of  Israel  rose  up  in 
the  morning,  and  encamped  against  Gib- 
eah. 

20  And  the  men  of  Israel  went  out  to 
battle  against  Benjamin;  and  the  men  of 
Israel  put  themselves  in  array  to  fight 
against  them  at  Gibeah. 

21  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  came 
forth  out  of  Gibeah,  and  "destroyed  down 
to  the  ground  of  the  Israelites  that  day 
twenty  and  two  thousand  men. 

22  And  the  people  the  men  of  Israel  en- 
couraged themselves,  and  set  their  battle 
again  in  array  in  the  place  where  they  put 
themselves  in  array  t4ie  first  day. 

23  And  Pthe  children  of  Israel  went  up 
and  M^ept  before  the  Lord  until  even,  and 
asked  counsel  of  the  Lord,  saying.  Shall 
I  go  up  again  to  battle  against  the  children 
of  Benjamin  my  brother?  And  the  Lord 
said.  Go  up  against  him. 

24  And  the  children  of  Israel  came  near 
against  the  children  of  Benjamin  the  sec- 
ond day. 

25  And  Benjamin  went  forth  against 
them  out  of  Gibeah  the  second  day,  and 
destroyed  i  down  to  the  ground  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  again  eighteen  thousand 
men;  all  these  drew  the  sword. 


Josh.  i-J  :  13,  etc.  j  chap.  19  :  2J.  k  Deut.  17: 12.  Icliap.  3:15; 
IChron.  12:2.  m  ver.  2:1,  26 ;  Joel  I :  U.  ncliap.  1:1;  Num. 
27:21.  o  Gen.  49:27:  Hoseal0:9.  p  ver.  26,  27;  Psa.  78:34; 
Hosea  5 :  15.     q  ver.  21. 


only  asked  who  should  go  first.      The  Lord  told 
them,  but  did  not  by  this  insure  their  success. 

2-").  Destroyed — of  the  children  of  Israel — 
ei-ziiteen  thousand  ;  the  Israelites  had  tliemselves 
been  guilty  of  various  crimes,  and  God  s.aw  fit  thus 
to  punish  them  before  he  used  them  as  instruments 
of  punishing  Benjamin. 

343 


Icmporary  success, 


and 


JUDGES    XX. 


overthrow  of  Benjamin. 


26  ^  Then  *all  the  children  of  Israel, '  they  were  smitten:  for  the  men  of  o."  ?S?S: 
and  all  the  people,  went  up,  and  came  j  Israel  gave 'place  to  the  Benjamites,  be- 


unto  the  house  of  God,  and  ''wept,  and  sat 
there  before  the  Loud,  and  fasted  that  day 
until  even,  and  ollercd  burnt-ofTerings  and 
peace-offerings  before  the  Lord. 

27  And  the  children  of  Israel  inquired 
of  the  Loud,  (for  the  "^ark  of  the  covenant 
of  God  wax  there  in  those  davs. 


cause  they  trusted  unto  the  Hers  in  wait 
which  they  had  set  beside  Gibeah. 

37  And  the  liers  in  wait  hasted,  and 
rushed  upon  Gibeah ;  and  tlie  liers  in  wait 
drewt  themselves  along,  and  smote  all  the 
city  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

38  Now  there  was  an  appointed  ^sign 


28  And  ''  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  between  the  men  of  Israel  II  and  the  liers 
the  son  of  Aaron,  •" stood  before  it  in  those  :  in  wait,  that  they  should  make  a  great 
days,)  saying,  Shall  I  yet  again  go  out  to  flame*  with  smoke  rise  up  out  of  the  city, 
battle  against  the  children  of  Benjamin  39  And  when  the  men  of  Israel  retired  in 
my  brother,  or  shall  I  cease"?  And  the  the  battle,  Benjamin  began  to  smite  ^ and 
Lord  said,  Go  up;  for  ""to-morrow  I  will  kill  of  the  men  of  Israel  about  thirty  per-- 
deliver  them  into  thy  hand.  sons:  forthey  said, Surely  theyaresmitteu 

29  And  Israel  set  ^ liers  in  wait  round   down  before  us,  as  in  the  first  battle. 


about  Gibeah. 

30  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  up 
against  the  children  of  Benjamin  on  the 
third  day,  and  put  themselves  in  array 
against  Gibeah,  as  at  other  times. 

.31  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  went 
out  against  the  people,  and  were  drawn 
aM'ay  from  the  city ;  and  they  began  to 
smite  of  the  people,  *an(l  kill,  as  at  other 
times,  in  tne  liighways,  of  which  one  go- 
eth  up  to  t  the  house  of  God,  and  the  other 
to  Gibeah  in  the  field,  about  thirty  men 
of  Israel. 

32  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  said. 
They  are  smitlcn  down  before  us,  as  at 
the  first.  But  the  children  of  Israel  said. 
Let  us  flee,  and  draw  them  from  the  city 
unto  the  highways. 

33  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  rose  up  out 
of  their  place,  and  put  themselves  in  array 
at  Baal-tamar  :  and  the  liers  in  wait  of  Is- 
rael came  forth  out  of  their  places,  even 
out  of  the  meadows  of  Gibeah. 

34  And  there  came  against  Gibeah  ten 
thousand  chosen  men  out  of  all  Israel,  and 
the  battle  was  sore:  but  ''they  knew  not 
that  evil  luas  near  them. 

35  And  the  Lord  smote  Benjamin  before 
Israel :  and  the  children  of  Israel  destroyed 
of  the  Benjamitcs  that  day  twenty  and  five 
thousand  and  a  hundred  men  :  all  these 
drew  the  sword. 

36  So  the  children  of  Benjamin  saw  that 


•  ver.lB.M.  k  Joel2:IJ-18.  c  .losli.IS:  1;  I  Sam.4.;!,4.  il  Num. 
W:7-l:l;  Jonli.  24  :  S.1.  •  DruL  10:8;  18:ft.  I  2  rliron.  20: 17. 
(  Jor.|i.8:4;2SanLft:23.  *  Heb.  tnnaiirffd.  f  Or.Btthcl.  tijosli. 
8:14;  Kccl.9:i:;  Ion.  47  :  U  ;  1  Tlicus.  5  !  .X  I  .losli.  R;  1ft,  etc. 
J  0r,7iirtrffa/<»n^Bonnd  with  llie  trumpets.  Jouli  6:ft.    ^  Or,/ime. 


28.  Phinehas — stootl  before  it  in  those  days ; 
this  shows  that  these  transaclions  took  place  not 
long  after  the  death  of  Joshua  or  the  elders  that 
outlived  him.  Chap.  17:  1.  Or  shall  I  cease? 
this  shows  that  they  were  now  in  some  measure 
humbled,  ready  to  commit  tlieiiiselves  to  the  ;ruid- 
anoe  and  disposal  of  Crod.  and  thus  were  better 
prepared  for  success.  /  vill  deliver  them  ;  not 
without,  their  use  of  means,  but  by  .«uch  means. 

33.  Baal-tamar ;  a  place  near  Gibeaii. 
344 


40  But  when  the  flame  began  to  arise  up 
out  of  the  city  with  a  pillar  of  J  smoke,  the 
Benjamitcs  looked  behind  them,  and  be- 
hold, the  +  flame  of  the  city  ascended  up 
to  heaven. 

41  And  when  the  men  of  Israel  turned 
again,  the  men  of  Benjamin  were  ''amaz- 
ed :  for  they  saw  that  evil  ^  was  come  upon 
them. 

42  Therefore  they  turned  their  backs  be- 
fore the  men  of  Israel  unto  the  way  of  the 
wilderness  ;  but  the  'battle  overtook  them ; 
and  them  which  came  out  of  the  cities  they 
destroyed  in  the  midst  of  them. 

43  Thus  they  inclosed  the  Benjamifes 
round  about,  and  chased  them,  and  trode 
them  II  down  with  ease  *over  against  Gib- 
eah toward  the  sunrising. 

44  And  there  fell  of  Benjamin  eighteen 
thousand  men  ;  all  these  i^-e/T  men  of  valor. 

45  And  they  turned  and  fled  toward  the 
wilderness  unto  the  rock  of '"Rimnion: 
and  they  gleaned  of  them  in  the  highways 
five  thousand  men  ;  and  pursued  hard  after 
them  unto  Gidoni,  and  slew  two  thousand 
men  of  them. 

46  So  that  all  which  fell  that  day  of  Ben- 
jamin were  twenty  and  five  thousand  men 
that  drew  the  sword;  all  these  tecrc  men 
of  valor. 

47  But"  six  hundred  men  turned  and  fled 
to  the  wilderness  unto  the  rock  IJimmon, 
and  abode  in  the  rock  Riunnon  four  months. 


II  Heb. 

MiiWi.      *  Heb.  elevation,      t   Heb.  the  wounded,      i  Gen, 

10:28; 

Jn«l  3  :  30.      t  Heb.  whole  contumption.     k  Iianjnli  13  :  8; 

3.3:14. 

%  Heb.  tourhed.      1  l.nin.  1:3.      ||  Or,  from  Menuchah. 

»  Heb 

utUo  ovty  againit.     tn  Jo»Ii.  1,'):32;  lChron.6:77;  Zecli, 

14 :  10. 

n  cbiip.  21  :  l:i. 

4-').  Kock  of  Rimnion  ;  supposed  to  be  a  place 
north  of  G^ibeah, 

47.  In  tlie  rock;  in  its  openings,  clefts,  or  caves, 
m.STRl.'CTIONS. 

1.  The  sins  of  others,  especially  when  great  and 
aggravated,  may  be  condemned ;  but  without  divine 
grace  men  will  not  abhor  and  forsake  tlieir  own. 

3.  Men  should  carefully  inquire  into  the  facts,  and 
obtain  full  proof  of  guilt,  before  they  undertake  to 
punish. 


Benjamin  obtain  wives 


B."S'  48  And  the  men  of  Israel  turned 
again  upon  the  children  of  Benjamin,  and 
smote  them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  as 
well  the  men  of  every  city,  as  the  beast, 
and  all  that  *came  to  hand :  also  they  set 
on  fire  all  the  cities  that  tthey  came  to. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Tlie  people  bewail  the  desolation  of  Benjamin.  8  By 
the  dpstruction  of  Jabesh-gilead  they  provide  them 
four  hundred  wives.  16  They  advise  them  to  sur- 
prise the  virgins  tliat  danced  at  Shiloh. 

IVrOW*  the  men  of  Israel  had  '' sworn  in 
_L\  Mizpeh,  saying.  There  shall  not  any  of 
us  give  his  daughter  unto  Benjamin  to  wife. 

2  And  the  people  *=  came  to  the  house  of 
God,  and  abode  there  till  even  before  God, 
and  '^  lifted  up  their  voices,  and  wept  sore ; 

.3  And  said,  0  Lord  God  of  Israel,  why  is 
this  come  to  pass  in  Israel,  that  there  should 
be  to-day  one  tribe  lacking  in  Israel  ■? 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  the  people  rose  early,  and  •*  built  there 
an  altar,  and  offered  burnt-offerings  and 
peace-oflering.s. 

5  And  the  children  of  Israel  said,  Who 
is  there  among  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  that 
came  not  up  with  the  congregation  unto 
the  Lord'?  For  they  had  made  a  great 
oath  concerning  him  that  came  not  up  to 
the  Lord  to  Mizpeh,  saying.  He  shall  sure- 
ly be  put  to  death. 

6  And  the  children  of  Israel  "^repented 
I  hem  for  Benjamin  their  brother,  and  said, 
There  is  one  tribe  cut  off  from  Israel  this 
day. 

7  How  shall  we  do  for  wives  for  them 
that  remain,  seeing  we  have  sworn  by  the 
Loud,  that  we  will  not  give  them  of  our 
daughters  to  wives? 

8  ^  And  they  said.  What  one  is  there  of 
Ihe  tribes  of  Israel  that  came  not  up  to 
Mizpeh  to  the  Lord'?  And  behold,  there 
came  none  to  the  camp  from  s  Jabesh-gil-  1 
ead  to  the  assembly.  ] 

9  For  the  people  were  numbered,  and  I 

*  Heh.wan/ound.     t  Heh.wercfuund.     •ch.20:l,I0.     blSam.  [ 
14:-2S,2y;  Roin.lO:-2.    c  chap.  JO:  18, -26.    d  Opn.-27;.18  :  I  Sani..'!0:4. 
e  2Sam  .24:25.     t  cliap.  11  :  35.     I!  1  Sam.  11  : 1 ;  31 :  1 1,     h  ver.  .5  ; 
chap.  5:  23;  1  Sam.  11:7.    iNum.3l:l7.    f  Heij.  knoiveth  the  It/iiig 

8.  When  men,  in  reliance  on  their  own  wisdom  and 
strength,  determinewhattheywiU  do  without  asking 
direction  of  CroJ  or  seeking  his  blessing,  they  should 
not  think  it  strange  if  he  does  not  give  them  success. 

12.  Men  who  protect  criminals  and  screen  them 
from  punisliinent,  become  partakers  of  their  guilt, 
and  often  of  tlieir  woes. 

J7.  The  race  is  not  always  to  the  swift,  nor  the 
battle  to  the  strong.  Men  are  dependent  oa  G-od, 
and  numbers  merely  can  never  insure  success. 

"23.  Men  may  externally  seek  the  Lord  without 
forsaking  their  sins,  and  in  righteous  judgment  he 
may  suH'er  them  to  take  a  coarse  which  shall  end 
in  their  ruin. 

28.  A  disposition  to  be  governed  in  all  things,  not 
by  our  own  will,  but  by  the  will  of  God,  is  a  good 
preparation  for  sure,  ultimate,  and  complete  success. 


JUDGES    XXI.         from  Jabesh-gilead  and  Shiloh. 

\  behold,  there  were  none  of  the  inhabitant.s 
of  Jabesh-gilead  there. 

10  And  the  congregation  sent  thither 
twelve  thousand  men  of  the  valiantest, 
and  commanded  them,  saying,  ""Go  and 
smite  the  inhabitants  of  Jabesh-gilead 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  with  the  wom- 
en and  the  children. 

•  11  And  this  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall 
do, 'Ye  shall  utterly  destroy  every  male, 
and  every  woman  that  +  hath  Iain  by  man. 

1 2  And  they  found  among  t  he  inhabitants 
of  Jabesh-gilead  four  hundred  *  young  vir- 
gins, that  had  known  no  man  by  lying 
with  any  male :  and  they  brought  them 
unto  the  camp  to  >  Shiloh,  which  is  in  the 
land  of  Canaan. 

13  And  the  whole  congregation  sent 
some  II  to  speak  to  the  children  of  Benja- 
min that  ^werc  in  the  rock  Ptimmon,  and 
to  *call  peaceably  unto  them. 

14  And  Benjamin  came  again  at  that 
time ;  and  they  gave  them  wives  which 
they  had  saved  alive  of  the  women  of  Ja- 
besh-gilead :  and  yet  so  they  sufficed  them 
not. 

15  And  the  people  'repented  them  for 
Benjamin,  because  that  the  Lord  had 
made  a  '"breach  in  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

16  ^Then  the  elders  of  the  congrega- 
tion said.  How  shall  we  do  for  wives  for 
them  that  remain,  seeing  the  women  are 
destroyed  out  of  Benjamin  ? 

17  And  they  said.  There  must  be  an  in- 
heritance for  them  that  be  escaped  of  Ben- 
jamin, that  a  tribe  be  not  destroyed  out 
of  Israel. 

18  Howbeit  we  may  not  give  them 
wives  of  our  daughters  :  for  the  "children 
of  Israel  have  sworn,  saying.  Cursed  be 
he  that  giveth  a  wife  to  Benjamin. 

19  Then  they  said,  Behold,  there  is  a 
feast  of  the  Lord  in  Shiloh  t  yearly,  in  a 
place  which  is  on  the  north  side  of  Beth- 
el, +  on  the  east  side  5  of  the  highway  that 

with  man.  ^Hph.  women  virijins,  j  Josh.  18:1.  \\  Heh.andsptike 
andcatled.  kch.  50:47.  '' Or, proclaim  pence.  Ivt-r.6.  m  I  Chr. 
13:  11;  l.i:  13;  l3.t  3(1:13;  .'JS:12.  n  ver.  1.  t  Heb./rom  i/t/ir 
to  yeui:    ^  Or,  totoard  the  sunrising.    \  <lr,  "W. 


29.  The  promise  of  divtne  aid,  rightly  understood, 
le.ads  men  not  to  neglect  means,  but  diligently  and 
perseveringly  to  use  them. 

35.  However  numerous  or  efficacious  the  means 
which  men  use.  their  success  comes  from  G-od,  .and 
in  the  Bible  is  ascribed  to  him  as  really  as  if  no 
means  had  been  employed. 

46.  The  wicked  in  this  world  are  often  the  means 
of  punishing  themselves  and  one  another;  and  t!iis, 
in  the  future  world,  may  continue  to  be  the  casi^ 
for  ever. 

CHAPTER.  XXI. 

6.   Repented  the»i ;  were  grieved. 

8.  Jabesh-gilead ;  a  city  iu  tlie  half-tribe  n{ 
Manasseh,  on  the  east  of  Jordan. 

]'2.  I».  the  laud  of  Canaan  ;  on  the  west  sid« 
of  Jordan. 

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Naomi  dwells  ik  Moab. 


RUTH   I. 


She  returns  to  Jiidah. 


goeth  up  from  Bcth-cl  to  Shecliem,  and  on 
the  south  of  Lebonah. 

20  Therefore  they  commanded  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin,  saying,  Go  and  lie  in 
wait  in  the  vineyards; 

21  And  see,  and  behold,  if  the  daughters 
of  Shiloh  come  out  to  *  dance  in  dances,  then 
come  ye  out  of  the  vineyards,  and  catch 
you  every  man  his  wife  of  the  daughters  of 
Shiloh,  and  go  to  the  land  of  Benjamin. 

22  And  it  shall  be,  when  their  fathers  or 
their  brethren  come  unto  us  to  complain, 
that  we  will  say  unto  them,  *Be  favorable 
unto  them  for  our  sakes  :  because  we  re- 
served not  to  each  man  his  ''wife  in  the 


war :  for  ye  did  not  give  unto  them  *b.  c:?52^: 
at  tliis  time,  that  ye  should  be  guilty. 

23  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  did  so, 
and  took  them  wives,  according  to  their 
number,  of  them  that  danced,  whom  they 
caught:  and  they  went  and  returned  unto 
their  inheritance,  and  repaired  the  ■"  cities, 
and  dwelt  in  them. 

24  And  the  children  of  Israel  departed 
thence  at  that  time,  every  man  to  his  tribe 
and  to  his  family,  and  they  went  out  from 
thence  every  man  to  his  inheritance. 

25  In  those  ''days  there  was  no  king  in 
Israel :  every  man  did  that  ivhich  was  right 
in  his  ^own  eyes. 


THE 


BOOK  OF  RUTH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Elimelech  driven  by  famine  into  Moab,  dieth  there. 
4  Mahlon  and  Chilion,  having  married  wives  of  Moab, 
die  also.  6  Xaomi  returning  homeward,  8  dissuad- 
eth  her  two  daughters-in-law  from  going  with  her. 
14  Orpah  leaveth  her,  but  Ruth  with  great  constancy 
accompanieth  her.  19  They  two  ijorae  to  Beth-lehcra, 
where  they  are  gladly  received. 

"IVrOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  Mays  when 
J_N  the  judges  t  ruled,  that  there  was  a 
famine  in  the  land.  And  a  certain  man 
of  f  Bcth-lchem-judah  went  to  sojourn  in 
the  country  of  Moab,  he,  and  his  wife, 
and  his  two  sons. 

2  And  the  name  of  the  man  ivas  Elim- 
elech, and  the  name  of  his  wife  Naomi, 
and  the  name  of  his  two  sons  Mahlon  and 
Chilion,  '"  Kphrathitcs  of  Beth-lchem-ju- 
dah.  And  they  came  into  the  country  of 
Moab,  and  J  continued  there. 

3  And  Elimelech  Naomi's  husband  died ; 
and  she  was  left,  and  her  two  sons. 

•  clmp.  U  :M;  EccL  :l:  4.  *  Or,  Gratify  us  in  them,  b  1  Cor. 
7:2.  «  chap.  20:48.  d  chap.  17:fi;  18:  1 ;  19:  I.  eDeut.  12:8. 
t  Judg.  3  :  IC.    t  Heh.  judged,     b  .luJg.  17  :  8.    h  Genesis  3.t  : 


4  And  they  took  them  wives  of  the  wom- 
en of  Moab  ;  the  name  of  the  one  rra.s  Or- 
pah, and  the  name  of  the  other  Ruth  :  and 
they  dwelt  there  about  ten  years. 

5  And  Mahlon  and  Chilion  died  also 
both  of  them  ;  and  the  woman  was  left  of 
her  two  sons  and  her  husband. 

6  T[  Then  she  arose  with  her  daughters- 
in-law,  that  she  might  return  from  the 
country  of  Moab  :  for  she  had  heard  in  the 
country  of  Moab  how  that  the  Loud  had 
visited'  his  people  in  giving  them  J  bread. 

7  Wherefore  she  went  forth  out  of  the 
place  where  she  was,  and  her  two  daugh- 
ters-in-law with  her;  and  they  went  on 
the  way  to  return  unto  the  land  of  Judah. 

8  And  Naomi  said  unto  her  two  daugh- 
ters-in-law, Go,  return  each  to  her  mother's 
house:  the  Lord ''deal  kindly  with  you,  as 
ye  have  dealt  with  the  dead,  and  with  me. 

t  Heb.  were,     i  Genesis  50  :  -ih  ;  Ex.  4  :  :)1 ;  Luke  1  :  68.     j  Psa. 
132  :  16 ;  Mat.  6 :  31-34.    k  2  Tim.  1 :  16-18. 


22.  Ye  did  not  give  u7ito  them  ;  by  this  they 
imply  th.-vt  they  did  not  violate  tlie  oath  spoken  of, 
ver.  1,  7,  18,  as  the  women  were  not  taken  by  tlieir 
consent. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

I.  Engagements  made  in  the  heatof  passion  often 
end  in  bitter  repentance. 

5.  Civil  wars,  and  those  waged  among  brethren, 
are  often  mo^t  cruel,  an<l  le.od  on  from  one  degree  of  | 
enormity  to  another,  till  multitudes  of  both  parties 
are  overwhelmed  in  common  woe. 

10.  Men   may  be  very  scrupulous  about  moral 
obligation  in  some  things,  and  most  regardless  of  it  ' 
in  others. 

II.  Conscience  unenlightened  and  blinded  by  sin, 
is  a  very  unsafe  guide.  What  it  forbids  men  to  do 
directly,  it  often  suffers  them  to  do  indirectly,  and 
under  circumstances  which  greatly  increase  their 
guilt. 

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18.  Men  may  be  so  blinded  by  sin  as  to  think  that 
the  giving  of  onii  wife,  with  her  own  consent  and 
that  of  her  paren's,  to  one  man.  is  a  crime  ;  and  that 
being  accessory  by  robbery  and  violence  \o  the  giv- 
ing, without  their  consent  or  that  of  their  parents, 
two  hundred  wives  to  two  hundred  men,  is  a  worthy 
deed.  Surely,  he  that  trustcth  in  his  own  heart  is 
a  fool.     Prov.  28  :  26. 

23.  Persons  may  sometimes  be  married  very  im- 
properly, and  without  theconsent  of  friends,  yet  after 
their  marriage  has  occurred,  and  cannot  be  revoked, 
it  is  usually  wise  for  friends  cheerfully  to  acquiesce, 
and  strive  to  make  the  connection  as  useful  as  pos- 
sible. 

CHAPTER  I. 

1.  The  land;  Palestine.  Moab;  a  coiinlry 
south-east  of  Palestine. 

2.  Ephrathitrs  ;  Bethlehem  was  called  Ephra- 
tah,  and  its  inhabitants  Ephrathites. 


Ruth  soeth  with 


RUTH   II, 


Naomi  to  Bethlehem. 


find  rest,  each  of  you  in  the  house  of  her 
husband.  Then  she  kissed  thcni ;  and 
they  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept. 

10  And  they  said  unto  her,  Surely  Ave 
will  return  with  thee  unto  thy  people. 

1 1  And  Naomi  said.  Turn  again,  my 
daughters:  why  will  ye  go  with  me?  are 
there  yet  any  more  sons  in  my  womb,  that 
they"  may  be  your  husbands'? 

12  Turn  again,  my  daughters,  go  your 
v:ay;  for  I  am  too  old  to  have  a  husband. 
If  I  should  say,  I  have  hope,  if\  *.shou]d 
have  a  husband  also  to-night,  and  should 
also  bear  sons ; 

13  Would  ye  t  tarry  for  them  till  they 
were  grown  1  would  ye  stay  for  them  from 
having  husbands'?  nay,  my  daughters;  for 
it  J  grieveth  me  much  for  your  sakes  that 
the  ''hand  of  the  Lord  is  gone  out  against 
me. 

14  And  they  lifted  vip  their  voice,  and 
wept  again  :  and  Orpah  kissed  her  moth- 
er-in-law; but  Ruth  "^  clave  unto  her. 

l.'i  And  she  said.  Behold,  thy  sister-in- 
law  is  gone  back  unto  her  people,  and  unto 
her  ''gods:  return  ''thou  after  thy  sister- 
in-law. 

16  And  Ruth  said,  ^Entreat  me  not  to 
leave""  thee,  or  to  return  from  following 
after  thee  :  for  whither  thou  goest,  I  will 
go ;  and  where  thou  lodgest,  I  will  lodge  : 
thy  s people  shall  be  my  people,  and  thy 
God  my  God : 

17  Where  thou  diest.  will  I  die,  and  there 
will  I  be  buried  ;  the  ''  Lord  do  so  to  me, 
and  more  also,  if  aught  but  '  death  part 
thee  and  me. 

18  When  J  she  saw  that  she  II  was  stead- 


aGei 

.38 

11;  Deut. 

25:5. 

*0r, 

oei 

e  with. 

t  Heb.  hope 

tHeb. 

Jhave  n 

luch  bitter 

.     b.I 

H-.2. 

15; 

Job  19 

21;  Paa.Si: 

4;  38:2; 

3fl:9, 11 

r 

Prov 

17 

17.     "1 

.li.(l» 

11 

24.     e 

.Insh.  24 :  15. 

%  Heb. 

Be  not 

aga 

nst  m 

f  2  Kings,  2 

2-6;  I.uk 

e  24 :  28, 211. 

g  clmp. 

15.  Her  gods  ;  the  Moabites  were  worshippers 
of  idols. 

16.  Thy  God  my  God:  in  this  she  expre.ssed 
her  determination  to  embrace  and  adliere  to  the 
Jewish  religion. 

20.  JVflowir;  meaning  pleasant.     JWffra;  bitter. 

22.  Beginning  of  barley-harvest ;  in  April. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Men  are  dependent  on  G-od  for  the  comforts  of 
this  life,  as  well  as  the  life  to  come  ;  and  witliout 
his  blessing,  notwithstanding  all  human  efforts,  the 
earth  would  never  yield  a  harvest. 

2.  To  remove,  from  a  regard  to  worldly  circumstan- 
ces merely,  out  of  a  land  of  religious  light  and  priv- 
ileges to  a  land  of  darkness  and  idolatry,  is  a  course 
full  of  danger,  and  likely  to  terminate  in  distress. 

5.  A  state  of  widowhood  is  one  of  peculiar  trials, 
which  calls  for,  and  should  receive,  peculiar  sym- 
pathy and  aid. 

6.  AllourblessingsarethcgiftofGrod;  theyshould 
be  sought  from  him,  and  in  the  reception  of  them  his 
goodness  should  be  daily  acknowledged.    Mat.  6: 11. 

9.  The  marriage  of  daughters  with  husbands  who 
will  give  them  a  peaceful,  pleasant,  and  useful 
home,  is  desired  by  wise  and  pious  parents,  not 


fastly  minded  to  go  with  her,  then  she  left 
speaking  unto  her. 

19  11  So  they  two  went  until  they  came 
to  Beth-lehcm.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  were  come  to  Bcth-lehem,  that  all  the 
city  was  moved  about  them,  and  they  said, 
Is  this  ''Naomi'? 

20  And  she  said  unto  them,  Call  me  not 
Naomi,*  call  me  IMara:  for  the  Almighty 
hath  dealt  very  bitterly  with  me. 

21  I  went  out  full,  and  the  'Lord  hath 
brought  me  home  again  empty  :  why  then 
call  ye  me  Naomi,  seeing  the  Lord  hath 
testified  against  mc,  and  the  Almighty 
hath  afflicted  me7 

22  So  Naomi  returned,  and  Ruth  the 
Moabitess,  her  daughter-in-law,  with  her, 
which  returned  out  of  the  country  of 
Moab :  and  they  came  to  Beth-lchem  in 
the  beginning  of  barley-harvest. 

CHAPTER   II. 

1  Ruth  gleaneth  in  the  fields  of  Boaz.  4  Boaz  taking 
knowledge  other,  8  showeth  her  great  favor.  18  That 
which  she  got,  she  carrieth  to  Naomi 

AND  Naomi  had  a  ">  kinsman  of  her  hus- 
band's, a  mighty  man  of  wealth,  of 
the  family  of  Elimelech;  and  his  name 
was  -Boaz. 

2  And  Ruth  the  Moabitess  said  unto 
Naomi,  Let  me  now  go  to  the  field,  and 
glean"  ears  of  corn  after  him  in  whose 
sight  I  shall  find  grace.  And  she  said 
unto  her.  Go,  my  daughter. 

3  And  she  went,  and  came,  and  gleaned 
in  the  field  after  the  reapers :  and  her  ^  hap 
was  to  light  on  a  part  of  the  field  belong- 
ing unto  Boaz,  who  was  of  the  kindred  of 
Elimelech. 

4  If  And  behold,  Boaz  came  from  Belh- 


2:11,12.  hi  Sam.  3:17.  i  Acts  20  :  24.  j  Acta  21  :  14.  ||  Heb. 
strengthened  hersef/.  k  l8a.23:7;  Latn.2;I5.  *  Ihtxti/*,  pleasant. 
t  Tli:it  i»,  liilter.  1  Job  1  :21.  m  cbap.  .1:2,  12.  f  Called  liiioz, 
Mat.  1:5.     ti  Lev.  19:9;  Deut.  24 :  19.    $  Heb.  happened. 


only  for  the  good  of  their  daughters,  but  of  all  who 
may  feel  their  influence. 

l-l.  Pious  relatives  may  conduct  with  such  wis- 
dom and  kindness  as,  with  the  blessing  of  God,  to 
endear  themselves  to  those  who  have  no  religion  ; 
and  this  they  should  desire,  for  the  purpose  of  doing 
them  good. 

16.  Fixed  and  strong  resolution  is  necessary  in 
order  truly  to  serve  God,  and  those  who  love  him 
will,  when  called  to  it,  give  up  all  for  his  sake. 

20.  True  piety  will  lead  men  to  see  and  acknow- 
ledge the  hand  of  God  in  their  mercies  and  in  their 
trials ;  to  be  thankful  for  the  one  and  submissive 
under  the  other,  and  to  endeavor  in  both  to  honor 
him. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1.  Kinsman  ;  relative. 

2.  Glean  ears  ;  pick  up  what  was  scattered  and 
left  in  the  field  by  the  reapers.     Grace;  favor. 

3.  Ajtartofthejield;  the  cultivated  fields  were 
not  then  ordinarily  divided  by  fences,  but  by  a  stone 
or  landmark.  Without  her  knowing  whose  it  was, 
G-od  so  ordered  that  she  went  into  that  part  which 
belonged  to  Boaz. 

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Ruth  glcaneth  in 


RUTH    II 


thr  fields  of  Boa 2. 


lehem,  and  said  unto  the  ''reapers,  The 
Lord  be  with  you.  And  they  ''answered 
him,  The  Lord  bless  thee. 

5  Then  said  Boaz  unto  his  servant  that 
was  set  over  the  reapers,  Whose  damsel 
is  this  1 

G  And  the  servant  that  was  set  over  the 
reapers  answered  and  said,  It  is  tlie  Mo- 
abiti.sh  damsel  that  came  back  with  Naomi 
out  of  the  country  of  Moab  : 

7  And  she  said,  I  pray  you,  let  me  glean 
and  gather  after  the  reapers  among  the 
sheaves  :  so  she  came,  and  hath  continued 
even  from  the  morning  until  now,  that 
she  tarried  a  little  in  the  house. 

8  Then  said  Boaz  unto  Ruth,  Hearcst 
thou  not,  my  daughter?  Go  not  to  glean 
in  another  field,  "^neither  go  from  hence, 
but  abide  here  fast  by  my  maidens: 

9  Let  thine  eyes  be  on  the  field  that  they 
do  reap,  and  go  thou  after  them:  have  I 
not  charged  the  young  men  tliat  they  shall 
not"*  touch  thee?  and  when  thou  art  athirst, 
go  unto  the  vessels,  and  drink  oil  hat  which 
the  young  men  have  drawn. 

10  Then  she  'fell  on  her  face,  and  bowed 
herself  to  the  ground,  and  said  unto  him. 
Why  have  I  found  grace  in  thine  eyes, 
that  thou  shouldest  take  knowledge  of  me, 
seeing  I  am  a  stranger? 

11  And  Boaz  answered  and  said  unto  her. 
It  hath  fully  been  "^showed  mc,  all  tliat  thou 
hast  done  unto  thy  motlier-iii-law  since  the 
death  of  thy  husband ;  and  hoic  thou  hast 
left  thy  father  and  thy  mother,  and  the  land 
of  thy  nativity,  and  art  come  unto  a  peo- 
ple which  thou  knewest  not  heretofore. 

12  The  Lord  « recompense  thy  work, 
and  a  full  reward  be  given  thee  of  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  under  whose  ''wings 
thou  art  come  to  'trust. 

13  Then  she  said,  *Let  me  find^favor 
in  thy  sight,  my  lord;  for  that  thou  hast 
comforted  me,  aiul  for  that  thou  hast  spok- 
en +  friendly  unto  thy  handmaid,  though  I 
be  not  like  unto  one  of  thy  handmaidens. 

1>  lTim.(i:2.     r.  Cunt, 
f  cliap.l  :H-I7 


«  r»a.l2'.l:7,8;  I.ukel:38;2Tli 
1:7. S.     d  r.on.Cn.K;  Prov.6:29. 
t  I  Sam.  24:  19;    I'niv.  U:18.      b 
1  iliap.  I :  I&     *  Or,  I/!nd.     j  G 


U  And  Boaz  said  unto  her.  At  Vcf^i. 
meal-time  come  thou  hither,  and  cat  of  the 
bread,  and  dip  thy  morsel  in  the  vincaar. 
And  she  sat  beside  the  reapers :  and  he 
reached  her  parched  corn,  and  she  did  eat, 
and  was  sufficed,  and  ''left. 

15  And  when  she  was  risen  up  to  glean. 
Boaz  commanded  his  young  men,  saying, 
Let  her  glean  even  among  the  sheaves, 
and  +  reproach  'her  not: 

16  And  let  fall  also  some  of  the  handfuls 
of  purpose  for  her,  and  leave  them,  that 
she  may  glean  (hem,  and  rebuke  her  not. 

17  So  she  gleaned  in  the  field  until  even, 
and  beat  out  that  she  liad  gleaned :  and  it 
was  about  an  cphah  of  barley. 

18  1[  And  she  took  it  up,  and  went  into 
the  city  ;  and  her  mother-in-law  saw  what 
she  had  gleaned:  and  she  brought  forth, 
and  gave  to  her  that  she  had  reserved  after 
she  was  sufficed. 

19  And  her  mother-in-law  said  unto 
her.  Where  hast  thou  gleaned  to-day  ?  and 
where  wroughtest  thou?  blessed  be  ""he 
that  did  take  knowledge  of  thee.  And  she 
showed  her  mother-in-law  with  whom 
she  had  wrought,  and  .'^aid.  The  man's  name 
with  whom  I  wrought  to-day  is  Boaz. 

20  And  Naomi  said  unto  her  daughter- 
in-law,  "Blessed  be  he  of  the  Lord,  who 
hath  not  left  "off  his  kindness  to  the  living 
and  to  the  dead.  And  Naomi  said  unto 
her,  The  man  is  near  of  kin  unto  us,  one 
of  ^  our  next  kinsmen. 

21  And  Ruth  the  Moabitess  said,  He 
said  unto  me  also,  PThou  shall  keep  fast 
by  my  young  men,  until  they  have  ended 
all  my  harvest. 

22  And  Naomi  said  unto  Ruth  hcrdaugh- 
ter-in-law.  It  is  good,  my  daughter,  that 
thou  go  out  with  his  maidens,  that  they 
meet II  thee  not  in  any  other  field. 

23  So  slie  ikept  fast  by  the  maidens  of 
Boaz  to  glean  unto  the  end  of  barley-har- 
vest and  of  wheat-harvest;  and  dwelt 
with  her  mother-in-law. 


sa.  17:8:  3ii:7i  M  :  1 :  M  :  7. 
.33:15;   1  S;in'i.  1:18.     f  Heb, 


8.  ITcarest  thon  not ;  hcatken.  My  daughter  ; 
an  expression  of  kindness. 

10.  She  frll  Oil  her  face  ;  a  common  mode  in 
those  days  of  expressing  reverence  and  jjratitude. 

14.  Yinegar  ;  a  kind  of  sour  wine  or  sauce  used 
in  those  days. 

17.  Ah  ephah  ;  nearly  a  busliel. 

20.  One  of  our  next  kliismeyi ;  one  vi-ho  ac- 
cording to  the  law  had  a  ri;jht  to  redeem.  Lev. 
25:25. 

23.    Wheat-harvest;  in  May. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  True  piety  Mill  lead  those  who  have  it  to  l>e 
industrious,  and  to  engiije  in  any  honest,  useful 
employment  to  which  they  may  in  the  prov-idence 
of  (jou  be  called.  ' 


4:3;  Juilg.  19:3.     k  P.sa.  23 :  ."i.     t  Keh.lhamt. 

.  41  :1.  n  cliap.  3:10;  2Sam.  2  :  fi  ;  .Job  211 :  13. 
;1.  iClr,thathathrighttoreiUem.  l^-y.iR-.V^.  |>  Clint. 
Or,  fall  not  upon,     q  Prov.  13:20;  1  Cor  15:. 33. 


loth 

I  .J:i! 

o  2S;im.9: 

1:7.8. 

3.  With  a  fatherly  kindness  God  watches  over 
and  directs  the  concerns  of  the  poorest,  most  ob- 
scure, and  defenceless  of  his  people,  and  directs 
them  in  such  a  manner  as  to  promote  their  highest 
good. 

4.  Love  to  God  inspires  good-will  to  men,  and 
promotes  kind  affection  and  true  politene.'s  in  all 
conditions  and  relations  of  life. 

5.  Kindness  to  the  destitute,  especfally  to  (h  • 
stranger,  the  widow,  the  fatherless,  and  those  w!in 
have  no  earthly  helper,  is  peculiarly  pleasing  to  Go  I 
.■vnd  endearing  to  men. 

11.  Affectionate  regard  to  parents  and  other  rel.i- 
tives.  and  .^ai'rilices  for  their  benefit  from  love  to 
God  and  his  cause,  are  always  remembered  by  him, 
and  often  even  in  this  life  receive  a  great  reward. 


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Ruth  claimcth  of  Boaz 


RUTH   III. 


the  duty  of  a  kinsman. 


CHAPTER    III. 


1  By  Naomi's  instruction,  5  Ruth  lieth  at  Boaz's  feet. 
8  Boaz  acknowledgeth  the  right  of  a  kinsman.  14 
He  sendeth  her  away  with  six  measures  of  barley. 

THEN  Naomi  her  mother-in-law  .said 
unto  her,  My  daughter,  shall  *I  not 
.seek  ''rest  for  thee,  that  it  may  he  well 
with  thee  1 

2  And  now  is  not  Boaz  of  our  kindred, 
with  whose  maidens  thou  "^wast?  Be- 
hold, he  winnowcth  barley  to-night  in  the 
threshing-floor. 

3  Wash  thyself  therefore,  and  ''anoint 
thee,  and  put  thy  raiment  upon  thee,  and 
get  thee  down  to  the  floor :  but  make  not 
thyself  known  unto  the  man,  until  he 
shall  have  done  eating  and  drinking. 

4  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  lieth  down, 
that  thou  shall  mark  the  place  where  he 
shall  lie,  and  thou  shall  go  in,  and  *un- 
cover  his  feet,  and  lay  thee  down  ;  and  he 
will  tell  thee  what  thou  shall  do. 

5  And  she  said  unto  her.  All  that  thou 
say  est  unto  me  I  will  do. 

6  IT  And  she  went  down  unto  the  floor, 
and  did  according  to  all  that  her  mother- 
in-law  bade  her. 

7  And  when  Boaz  had  eaten  and  drunk, 
and  his  heart  was  ''merry,  he  went  to  lie 
down  at  the  end  of  the  heap  of  corn  :  and 
she  came  softly,  and  uncovered  his  feet, 
and  laid  her  down. 

8  ^And  it  came  to  pass  at  midnight, 
that  the  man  was  afraid,  and  t  turned  him- 
self:  and  behold,  a  woman  lay  at  his  feet. 

9  And  he  said.  Who  art  thou?  And  she 
answered,  I  am  Ruth  thy  handmaid ; 
spread  '^ therefore  thy  skirt  over  thy  hand- 
maid; for  thou  art  ta  near  kinsman. 


«  1  Cor.  7 

:36; 

1  Tim.  5  :  8. 

1>  chap. 

:9. 

c  chap.  2 

8,  23. 

ri 

2  Sam 

14: 

2:   K 

ccl.  9:8.      *•  C 

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the  clothes  that  a 

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6,9, 

to 

22  J    2  Sam.  13 

28 ;    F,.stlier  I 

10;     Eccl. 

8 :  !.=> ; 

9 

7;  10 

19. 

r,  took  hold  on. 

f  Ezek 

16:8 

t  Or,  0, 

e  that 

15.  A  generous  mind  will  avoid  repro.aches  and 
every  thing  calculated  to  wound  the  feelings  of  the 
poor,  and  will  delight  to  aid  them  in  their  efforts, 
hy  industry  and  economy,  to  provide  for  themselves 
and  those  dependent  upon  them. 

19.  In  answer  to  the  prayers  of  the  pious  poor 
for  blessings  on  those  who  supply  their  wants,  the 
rich  often  receive  treasures  better  and  more  abun- 
dant than  all  which  they  bestow. 

22.  When  in  a  course  which  we  find  by  experi-. 
ence  to  be  safe  and  useful,  and  in  which  the  Lord 
blesses  us,  it  is  ordinarily  wise  to  persevere  and 
not  be  disposed  to  change.  This  the  aged  and  ex- 
perienced feel  more  deeply  than  the  inexperienced 
and  young. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1.  Seek  rest;  by  procuring  a  liu.sband  and  a  home 
for  her. 

9.  Spi-end — tlnj  skirt;  this  was  a  request  to 
him  to  redeem  lier  husband's  property  and  marry 
her,  according  to  the  directions,  Deut.  2o:.')-]0. 

13.  The  part  of  a  kinsman  ;  redeem  the  prop- 
erty and  marry  her. 

14.  Let  it  not  be  known  ;  lest  false  reports 
should  be  raised. 

23 


10  Aiid  he  said.  Blessed  be  thou  of  the 
Lord,  my  daughter  :  for  thou  hast  showed 
more  kindness  in  the  latter  end  than  at  the 
beginningjS  inasmuch  as  thou  followcdst 
not  young  men,  whether  poor  or  rich. 

11  And  now,  my  daughter,  fear  not;  I 
will  do  to  thee  all  that  thou  requirest:  for 
all  the  ^  city  of  my  people  doth  know  that 
thou  art  a  ''virtuous  woman. 

1 2  And  now  it  is  true  that  I  am  thy  near 
kinsman :  '  howbeit  there  is  a  kinsman 
nearer  than  I. 

13  Tarry  this  night,  and  it  shall  be  in 
the  morning,  that  if  he  will  perform  unto 
thee  the  J  part  of  a  kinsman,  well;  let  him 
do  the  kinsman's  part:  but  if  he  will  not 
do  the  part  of  a  kinsman  to  thee,  then  will 
I  do  the  part  of  a  kinsman  to  thee,  as  ''the 
Lord  liveth  :  lie  down  until  the  morning. 

14  IT  And  she  lay  at  his  feet  until  the 
morning :  and  she  rose  up  before  one  could 
know  another.  And  he  said, '  Let  it  not  be 
known  that  a  woman  came  into  llie  floor. 

15  Also  he  said.  Bring  the  II  veil  that 
thou  hast  upon  thee,  and  hold  it.  And 
when  she  held  it,  he  measured  six  mcas- 
vres  of  barley,  and  laid  it  on  her:  and  he 
went  into  the  city. 

16  And  when  she  came  to  her  mother- 
in-law,  she  said.  Who  art  thoit,  my  daugh- 
ter? And  she  told  her  all  that  the  man 
had  done  to  her. 

17  And  she  said.  These  six  measures  of 
barley  gave  he  me ;  for  he  said  to  me.  Go 
not  empty  unto  thy  mother-in-law. 

18  Then  said  she,  ''^Sit  still,  my  daugh- 
ter, until  thou  know  how  the  matter  will 
fall :  for  the  man  will  not  be  in  rest,  until 
he  have  finished  the  thing  this  day. 


hath  a  right  to  redeem,  chap.  2:20.  g  chap.  1:8.  ^  Heb.  gate. 
li  Prov.  1-2:4:31:10.  i  chap.  4:1.  i  chap.  4:5:  Deut  25  :  5  ; 
JIat.  23  :  24,  2.i.  k  Jer.  4:2.  1  Rom.  14  :  16 ;  1  Cor.  10 :  32.  ||  Or. 
sheet,  or  apron,     ni  Psa.  37 :  3,  ,'j. 


I'i.  Veil ;  this  was  made  of  strong  coarse  cloth, 
and  often  used  as  a  sack  or  bag  in  which  things 
were  carried. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

I.  Wise  and  pious  parents  will  desire  that  their 
children  should,  if  the  Lord  open  the  way  for  it,  be 
well  settled  in  married  life,  as  most  conducive  to 
their  usefulness  and  comfort,  and  that  of  those 
around  them. 

5.  The  directions  of  parents  should  be  followed 
by  children,  even  when  they  have  arrived  to  ma- 
ture years,  so  far  as  they  accord  with  the  will  of 
G-od. 

II.  A  readiness  promptly  to  comply  with  the 
known  will  of  God,  and  to  promote  the  highest  good 
of  men,  especially  of  the  poor  and  needy,  is  pecu- 
liarly pleasing  in  his  sight,  and  prepares  us  for  the 
reception  of  his  choicest  blessings. 

14.  Many  things  may  be  proper  in  one  country 
or  generation  which  M'ould  not  be  proper  in  another, 
and  while  our  great  object  should  be  in  all  things 
to  do  right,  we  should  also,  as  far  as  consistent,  avoid 
all  appearance  of  doing  wrong,  all  occasions  of  mis- 
apprehension, and  of  liaving  our  good  evil  spoken  of. 
Rom.  14 :  16 ;  1  Thess.  5 :  22. 

349 


The  next  of  kin  refusing, 


RUTH  IV. 


Boaz  marrieth  Ruth. 


CHAPTER   IV. 


1  Boaz  calleth  into  judgment  the  next  kinsman.  6  He 
refuseth  the  redemption  according  to  the  manner  in 
Israel.  9  Boaz  buyeth  the  inheritance.  11  He  mar- 
rietli  Ruih.  13  SJie  beareth  Obed  the  grandfather  of 
David.     IS  The  generation  of  Pharez. 

THK\  went  Boaz  up  to  the  gate,  and  sat 
liiin  down  there  :  and  behold,  the  kins- 
man of  whom  Boaz  "spake  came  by  ;  unto 
whom  he  said,  Ho,  such  a  one !  turn  aside, 
sit  down  here.  And  he  turned  aside,  and 
sat  down. 

2  And  he  took  ten  men  of  tlie  ''elders  of 
the  city,  and  said,  Sit  ye  down  here.  And 
they  sat  down. 

3  And  he  said  unto  the  kinsman,  Naomi, 
that  is  come  again  out  of  the  country  of 
Moab,  selleth  a  parcel  of  land,  which  was 
our  brother  Elimeleclrs : 

4  xVnd  *I  thought  to  advertise  thee,  say- 
ing, "^Buy  it  before  the  ''inhabitants,  and 
before  the  elders  of  my  people.  If  thou 
wilt  redeem  il,  redeem  it :  but  if  thou  wilt 
not  redeem  it,  then  tell  me,  that  I  may 
know :  for  there  is  none  to  redeem  it  be- 
sides thee;  and  I  «??i  after  thee.  And  he 
said,  I  will  redeem  it. 

5  Then  said  Boaz,  What  day  thou  buy- 
est  the  field  of  the  hand  of  Naomi,  thou 
must  buy  it  also  of  Buth  the  iMoabitess, 
the  wife  of  the  dead,  to  •■  raise  up  the  name 
of  the  dead  upon  his  inheritance. 

6  And  the  kinsman  said,  I  cannot  redeem 
it  for  myself,  lest  I  mar  mine  own  inher- 
itance: redeem  thou  my  right  to  thyself; 
for  I  cannot  redeem  it. 

7  Now  "^this  was  the  manner  in  former 
time  in  Israel  concerning  redeeming  and 
concerning  changing,  for  to  confirm  all 
things;  a  man  plucked  o(l'  his  shoe,  and 
gave  it  to  his  neighbor:  and  this  u-as  a 
testimony  in  Israel. 

8  Therefore  the  kinsman  said  unto  Boaz, 
Buy  it  for  thee.     So  he  drew  off  his  shoe. 

9  If  And  Boaz  said  unto  the  elders,  and 
unto  all  the  people.  Ye  are  witnesses  this 
day,  that  I  have  bought  all  that  teas  Elim- 
elech's,  and  all  that  ivas  Chilion's  and 
Mahlon's,  of  the  hand  of  Naomi. 


•  ctmp.  3:12.  b  1  Kings,  21  :  8.  *  Heb.  I  said  Twill  reveal  in 
thiiu  ear.  o  Jer.  32 : 8, in.  d  Gen. 2.1:  18.  e  clmp.  3:  i:i.  f  Dent. 
.!»:7-9.  B  Paa.  127:3;  128:3.  h  Gen.  clis.  29,30.  i  Dr.  fet  thee 
richa, or  power.    iMicMi/>:2.    t  Heb.  pi-ocfaim  thy  name,    j  Gen. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

1.  The  gate  ;  to  which  men  resorted  to  transact 
business. 

2.  He  took  ten  men;  to  witness  the  transac- 
tions.    Ver.  9-11. 

5.  To  raise  up  the  name  of  the  dead  ;  he  must 
marry  Ruth,  as  well  as  redeem  or  buy  the  hind. 

7.  A  testimony ;  thai  the  man  who  gave  the 
shoe  transferred  his  right  to  the  one  who  received  it. 

10.  Raise  up  the  name  of  the  dead  ;  tlie  eldest 
son  would  inherit  the  estate,  and  thus  the  name  and 
inheritance  of  the  family  would  be  preserved. 

11.  Build  the  house  ;  had  a  numerous  posterity. 

350 


I  10  Moreover  Ruth  the  Moabitess,  *„.'^:^: 
the  wife  of  Mahlon,  have  I  purchased  to 
be  my  wife,  to  raise  up  the  name  of  the 
dead  upon  his  inheritance,  that  the  name 
of  the  dead  be  not  cut  off  from  among  his 
brethren,  and  from  the  gate  of  his  place  : 
ye  are  witnesses  this  day. 

1 1  And  all  the  people  that  were  in  the 
gate,  and  the  elders,  said,  Wc  are  witnesses. 
The  Loud  ^make  the  woman  that  is  come 
into  thy  house  like  Rachel  and  like  Leah, 
which ''  two  did  build  the  house  of  Israel : 
and  tdo  thou  worthily  in  'Ephratah,  and 
be  t  famous  in  Bcth-lehem  : 

12  And  let  thy  house  be  like  the  house 
of  Pharez,  whom  -  Tamar  bare  unto  Ju- 
dah,  of  the  seed  which  the  Lord  shall 
give  thee  of  this  young  woman. 

1 3  H  So  Boaz  took  Ruth,  and  she  was  his 
wife  :  and  when  he  went  in  unto  her,  the 
Lord  gave  her  ''conception,  and  she  bare 
a  son. 

14  And  'the  women  said  unto  Naomi, 
Blessed  he  the  Lord,  which  hath  not  Ueft 
thee  this  day  without  a  II  kinsman,  that  his 
name  may  be  famous  in  Israel. 

15  And  he  shall  be  unto  thee  a  restorer 
of  thy  life,  and  *a  nourisher  of  t  thine  old 
age:  for  thy  daughter-in-law,  which  lov- 
eth  thee,  which  is  ""better  to  thee  than 
seven  sons,  hath  borne  him. 

16  And  Naomi  took  the  child,  and  laid  it 
in  her  bosom,  and  became  nurse  unto  it. 

17  And  the  "  women  her  neighbors  gave 
it  a  name,  saying.  There  is  a  son  born  to 
Naomi ;  and  they  called  his  name  Obed  : 
he  is  the  father  of  Jesse,  the  father  of 
David. 

18  1[  Now  these  are  the  generations  of 
Pharez  :  "  Pharez  begat  Hczron, 

19  And  Ilczron  begat  Ram,  and  Ram 
begat  Amminadab, 

20  And  iVmminadab  begat  PNahshon. 
and  Nahshon  begat  +  Salmon, 

21  And  Salmon  begat  Boaz,  and  Boaz 
begat  Obed, 

22  And  Obed  begat  Jesse,  and  Jesse  be- 
gat 1  David. 


38:29.    k  Gen.  20: 17, 18:  33:5.     1  Rom 

12 :  la.    %  Heh.  caused  to 

cease  unto.     ||  Or,  redeemer.     '^  Heb. /o 

nourish.  Gen.  4.1 : 1 1  ;   P»:l. 

'i5:22.     t  Heb.</iy<7i-ilv/ii'ir».     m  1  Sam. 

:R.    ti  I.ukel:SR.    u  Mat. 

1 :  3,  etc.     p  Num.  1:7.     %  Or,  Salmah. 

q  ICliron.  2:15. 

Epliratah — Detli-leliem ;  different  names  of  the 
place  in  which  they  lived. 

12.  Pharez ;  from  whom  Boaz  and  the  Beth- 
lehemites  descended. 

11.  A  kinsman  ;  one  who  should  perpetuate  the 
name  and  inheritance  of  her  family. 

17.  Obed;  meaning,  a  servant,  or  one  who  would 
be  serviceable.  From  him  descended  David  and 
Christ. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Punctuality  in  the  transaction  of  bu.siness,  .and 
a  habit  of  having  every  thing  done  at  the  right  time 
and  in  the  right  way,  are  highly  conducive  to  pros- 
perity, usefulness,  and  enjoyment. 


THE 


FIRST  BOOK  OF  SAMUEL, 

OTHEWRI.SE    C.AJLLED, 

THE  FIRST  BOOK  OF  THE  KINGS. 


B:c^,n^-        CHAPTER  I. 

1  Elkanali  a  T.evite,  having  two  wives,  worshippeth 
yearly  at  Shiloh.  4  He  cherisheth  Hannah,  though 
barren,  and  provoked  by  Peninnah.  9  Hannah  in 
grief  prayeth  for  a  child.  1'2  Eli  first  rebuking  her, 
afterwards  blesseth  her.  19  Hannah  having  borne 
Samuel,  stayeth  at  home  till  he  be  weaned.  24  She 
presenteth  him,  according  to  her  vow,  to  tlie  Lokd. 

IVrOW  there  was  a  certain  man  of  Ra- 
_L\  mathaim-zophim,  of  mount  Ephraim, 
and  his  name  leas  ''Elkanah,  the  son  of 
Jeroham,  the  son  of  Elihii,  the  son  of  Tohu, 
the  son  of  Ziiph,  an  Ephrathite : 

2  And  he  had  two  wives;  the  name  of 
the  one  was  Hannah,  and  the  name  of  the 
other  Peninnah  :  and  Peninnah  had  chil- 
dren, but  Hannah  had  no  chiklrcn. 

3  And  this  man  went  up  out  of  his  city 
yearly*  to ''worship  and  to  .sacrifice  unto 
the  Lord  of  hosts  in  Shiloh.  And  the  two 
sons  of  Eli,  Hophni  and  Phinehas,  the 
priests  of  the  Lord,  u'cre  there. 

4  ^  And  when  the  time  was  that  Elka- 
nali "^  otfered,  he  gave  to  Peninnah  his  wife, 
and  to  all  her  sons  and  her  daughters,  por- 
tions : 

5  But  unto  Hannah  he  gave  a  tAvorthy 
portion;  for  he  loved  Hannah:  but  ''the 
Lord  had  shut  up  her  womb. 

6  And  her  adversary  also  t  provoked  her 
sore,"  for  to  make  her  fret,  because  the 
Lord  had  shut  up  her  womb. 

7  And  as  he  did  so  year  by  year,  ^  when 


a  1  Chron.  6  :  i7,  34.  f  Heh./nim  ycnr  to  year.  h  Ex.  -2.3  :  14  ; 
Luke  2:  41.  c  Deut.  1-2  :  .5-7.  t  Or.  double.  H  Genesia  30  :  2. 
i  Heb.  angered.      «  Job  24:21.      %  Or,  froin  the  time  that  she 


2.  In  thft  sale  and  conveyance  of  property,  great 
care  shoulil  be  taken  that  tlie  case  be  fairly  stated 
and  correctly  understood  by  all  concerned,  that  it 
be  duly  witnessed,  and  so  condncted  in  all  respects 
as  to  cutolFall  occasion  of  future  misunderstanding 
and  contention. 

6.  It  is  not  wise  for  a  man  to  purchase  more 
property  than  he  can  pay  for.  Nor,  if  he  has  one 
wife,  is  it  right  for  him  to  take  another.  If  he  does, 
he  violates  the  original  law  of  nuirriage,  and  will 
find  the  way  of  transgressors  to  be  li:u'd. 

11.  Marriage  is  an  ordinance  of  God,  which  should 
be  entered  into  in  his  fear,  be  solemnized  before 
witnesses,  and  its  duties  so  discharged  that  it  may 
be  a  blessing  to  all  concerned. 

14.  The  birth  of  a  child  is  a  just  cause  of  rejoic- 
ing, and  all  interested  should  unite  in  supplication 
to  G-od  that  it  may  live,  be  sanctified,  and  made  a 
blessing  to  itself  and  its  friends,  to  the  church  of 
God  and  the  world. 

17.  Those  who  honor  God,  he  will  honor ;  and 
make  them  blessings  to  all  generations,  even  to  the 


she  went  up  to  the  house  of  the  Lord,  so 
she  provoked  her ;  therefore  she  wept,  and 
did  not  eat. 

8  Then  said  Elkanah  her  husband  to  her, 
Hannah,  why  weepest  thou  ?  and  why  eat- 
estthou  not?  and  why  is  thy  heart  grieved? 
am  not  I  ''better  to  thee  than  ten  sons? 

9  T[  So  Hannah  rose  up  after  they  had 
eaten  in  Shiloh,  and  after  they  had  drunk. 
Now  Eli  the  priest  sat  upon  a  seat  by  a 
post  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  she  was  H  in  bitterness  of  soul, 
and  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  wept  sore. 

11  And  she  Avowed  a  vow,  and  said,  0 
Lord  of  hosts,  if  thou  wilt  ''indeed  look  on 
the  affliction  of  thy  handmaid,  and  're- 
member me,  and  not  forget  thy  handmaid, 
but  wilt  give  unto  thy  handmaid  *a  man- 
child  ;  then  I  will  give  him  unto  the  Lord 
all  the  days  of  his  life,  and  there  shall  no 
razorJ  come  upon  his  head. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  t  contin- 
ued praying  before  the  Lord,  that  Eli 
marked  her  mouth. 

1 3  Now  Hannah,  she  spake  in  her  heart ; 
only  her  lips  moved,  but  her  A'oice  was 
not  heard:  therefore  Eli  thought  she  had 
been  drunken. 

1 4  And  Eli  said  unto  her,  How  long  wilt 
thou  be  drunken  ?  put  away  thy  wine  from 
thee.  ,  . 

went;  Heh.  from,  her  going  up.  f  Ruth  4: 16.  |I  Heh.  bitter  of . 
S  Jiulg.  1 1 :  30.  b  2  Sam.  16  :  t-2.  i  Gen.  30  :  22.  *  Heb.  seed  of 
men.    j  Num.  6:5.     ^  Yieh.  multiplied  to  pray. 

end  of  time  and  onward  to  eternity.  Blessed,  su- 
premely, for  ever  blessed,  are  all  who  trust  in  and 
obey  him.  \ 

CHAPTER  I. 

I.  A71  Ephrathite ;  so  called  from  his  having 
lived  in  Ephratah,  or  Bethlehem. 

3.  The  Lord  of  hosts  ;  this  is  the  first  mention 
in  the  Bible  of  Jetiovah  under  this  title.  See  verse 
11.  It  means,  God  of  armies,  or  of  the  multitudes 
of  heaven,  and  of  the  universe.  Eli  ;  he  was  then 
high-priest. 

4.  Portions  ;  of  the  offering  on  which  they  were 
to  feast.     Lev.  7  :  15. 

5.  A  worthy  jjortioii;  larger  and  better. 

6.  Her  adversary ;  supposed  to  be  Peninnah. 
Ver.  7. 

9.  The  temjyle  ;  the  tabernacle ;  the  temple  was 
not  then  built. 

II.  Give  him  unto  the  Lord;  to  be  employed 
all  his  life  in  the  special  service  of  Jehovah.  No 
razor  come  upon  his  head;  he  should  be  a  Naza- 
rite.     Num.  6  :  2-5. 

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Samtiel  is  horn. 


I.  SAMUEL,   I. 


He  is  lent  to  the  Lord. 


15  And  Hannah  answered  and  said,  No, 
my  lord,  I  am  a  Avoman  *of  a  sorrowful 
spirit:  I  have  drunk  neither  wine  nor 
strong  drink,  but  have  "poured  out  my 
soul  before  the  Lord. 

16  Count  not  thy  handmaid  for  a  daugh- 
ter of  Belial :  for  out  of  the  abundance  of 
my  t  complaint  and  grief  have  I  spoken 
hitherto. 

17  Then  Eli  answered  and  said,  Go  in 
peace:  and  the  God  of  Lsrael  •" grant  thee 
thy  petition  that  thou  hast  asked  of  him. 

18  And  she  said,  Let  thy  handmaid  find 
grace  in  thy  sight.  So  the  woman  went 
her  way,  and  did  "^eat,  and  her  counte- 
nance was  no  more  sad. 

19  ^And  tliey  rose  up  in  the  morning 
early,  and  worshipped  before  the  Lord, 
and  returned,  and  came  to  their  house  to 
Ramah :  and  Elkanah  knew  Hannah  his 
wife;  and  the  Lord  ''remembered  her. 

20  Wherefore  it  came  to  pass,  t  when  the 
time  was  come  about  after  Hannah  had 
conceived,  that  she  bare  a  son,  and  called 
his  name  ^  Samuel,  saying,  Because  I  have 
asked  him  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  the  man  Elkanah,  and  all  his 
house,  went  up  to  offer  unto  the  Lord  the 
yearly  sacrifice,  and  his  vow. 

22  But  Hannah  went  not  up;  for  she 
said  unto  lier  husband,  /  trill  not  go  vp 
until  the  child  be  weaned,  and  then  I  will 
bring  him,  that  he  may  ""appear  before  the 
Lord,  and  there  abide  for  ever. 

2.3  And  Elkanah  her  husband  said  unto 
her,  "^Do  what  seemeth  thee  good;  tarry 
until  thou  have  weaned  him ;  only  the 


*  Hel)  hard  of  tpirit.  »  Psalm  62  : 8.  f  Heb.  meditation. 
b  P8a.20;.1,  S.  c  Eccl.  9:7.  il  ver.  II.  t  Heb.  inrevolution 
of  days.  \  That  is,  asktd  of  Gad.  '  T.uke  2  :  M.  f  Num.  30  :  7. 
gSSam.  7:i5.      hPbil.  4:6.     i  Psa.  14.-. :  18,  19.      ]l  Or,  retU7-ntd 


16.  Daughter  of  Belial ;  an  abandoned,  wick- 
ed woman.     Spo/cen  ;  prayed  to  the  Lord. 

18.  Grace;  favor.  r\o  more  sad;  she  cheer- 
fully committed  her  case  to  the  Lord,  and  expected 
that  he  would  answer  her  prayers. 

20.  Samuel;  meaning,  asked  of  God. 

21.  His  vow  ;  to  do  as  he  had  engaged. 

22.  For  ever ;  as  long  as  he  lives. 
2'4.    One  epJiah  ;  about  tliirty  quarts. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  When  a  man  so  far  departs  from  the  original 
law  of  marriage  as  to  have  two  wives,  he  may  ex- 
pect to  have  peculi:ir  trials. 

6.  Designed  and  needless  provocations  increase 
the  wickedness  of  the  giver  and  the  unhappiness  of 
the  receiver 

8.  A  Just  sense  of  our  unworthiness  as  sinners, 
and  of  the  numerous  mercies  which  God  bestows 
upon  us,  would  cure  us  of  discontent. 

10.  The  best  way  to  obtain  relief  from  trouble 
is  to  go  to  God  in  humble.  alTectionate,  believing 
prayer,  spread  out  before  him  our  wants,  and  be- 
seech liiin  for  Christ's  sake  to  bestow  the  blessings 
we  need. 

17.  Fidelity  in  giving  reproof,  meekness  in  re- 
ceiving it,  and  readiner^s  to  correct  mistakes,  and 
also  to  receive  correction,  are  traits  of  character 

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'  Lord  ^establish  his  word.  So  the  *u.V;:it?? 
woman  abode,  and  gave  her  son  suck 
until  she  weaned  him. 

24  T[  And  when  she  hadAveaned  him,  she 
took  him  up  with  her,  with  three  bullocks, 
and  one  cphah  Of  flour,  and  a  bottle  of  wine, 
and  brought  him  unto  the  house  of  the 
Lord  in  Shiloh  :  and  the  child  was  young. 

25  And  thev slew  abullock,  and  brought 
the  child  to  Eli. 

26  And  she  said,  O  my  lord,  as  thy  soul 
liveth,  my  lord,  I  amihe.  woman  that  stood 
by  thee  here,  praying  unto  the  Lord. 

27  For  this  child  I  *■  prayed;  a)id  the 
Lord  hath  'given  me  my  petition  which 
I  asked  of  him  : 

28  Therefore  also  I  have  II  lent  him  to 
the  Lord;  as  long  as  he  liveth  *he  shall 
be  lent  to  the  Lord.  And  he  worshipped 
the  Lord  there. 

CHAPTER   II. 

1  Hannah's  song  in  thankfulness.  12  The  sin  of  Kli's 
sons.  18  Samuel's  ministry.  20  By  Kli"s  bles.'iinj; 
Hannah  is  more  fruitful.  22  Eli  reproveth  his  sons. 
27  A  prophecy  against  Eli's  house. 

AND  Hannah  prayed,  and  said,  JMy 
heart  rejoiceth  in  the  Lord,  my  horn 
is  ''exalted  in  the  Lord;  my  mouth  is 
enlarged  over  mine  enemies;  because  I 
rejoice '  in  thy  salvation. 

2  There '"is  none  holy  as  the  Lord:  for 
there  is  none  besides  thee  :  neither  is  there 
any  "  rock  like  our  God. 

.3  Talk  no  more  so  exceeding  proudly;  "let 
not  t  arrogancy  come  out  of  your  mouth  : 
for  the  pLord  is  a  God  of  knowledge,  and 
by  him  actions  are  weighed. 

him,  whom  I  have  obtained  by  petition,  to  the  T.ord.  *  Or,  he 

whom  I  have  obtained  by  petition,  shalt  lie  returned.  j   I.uke 

l:4K,etc  k  Psa.  113:8,9.  1  Piia.  13 : .1.  mEx.l.i:!!.  n  Deut. 
32  :  31.    o  Psa.  94  :  4.     f  Heb.  hard,     f  Jer.  17 :  10. 

in  the  worshippers  of  Jehovah  which  prepare  them 
for  the  mutual  reception  of  his  blessings. 

18.  Prayer  often  brings  sweet  peace  to  the  soul,  be- 
fore the  particular  blessing.s  prayed  for  are  received. 

20.  Blessings  obtained  of  God  in  answer  to  prayer 
should  be  promptly  and  grateful'y  acknowledged, 
and  measures  be  taken  to  keep  his  goodness  in  per- 
petual remembrance.     Psa.  116  :  1,  2. 

23.  A  wise  woman  will,  if  consistent,  nurse  and 
train  her  own  children.  Even  if  it  keep  her  for  a  time 
from  public  worship,  and  occasion  many  privations 
and  cares,  yet,  in  the  health,  character,  and  conduct 
of  her  well-trained  children,  she  may  expect,  with 
the  blessing  of  God,  whose  wise  and  good  arrange- 
ment she  has  in  this  respect  followed,  a  gracious 
and  abundant  reward. 

28.  No  blessings  are  more  dear,  and  none  give 
greater  comfort,  than  those  which  are  gratefully 
received  from,  and  heartily  devoted  to  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER,  II. 

1.  My  horn  is  e.raltrti ;  the  horn  was  an  em- 
blem of  power :  the  Lord  would  cause  her  to  tri- 
umph over  all  her  foes. 

2.  None  besides  thee  ;  no  other  living  and  true 
God.     Rock ;  support,  refuge,  source  of  good. 

.3.  Actions  are  weighed ;  God  perfectly  under- 
st<i.nds  their  nature,  character,  and  deserts. 


Hannah's  song  of  praise. 


I.    SAMUEL,   II. 


The  wicked  sons  of  Eli. 


B."iZ'  4  The  »bows  of  the  mighty  men 
are  broken,  and  they  that  stumbled  are 
girded  with  strength. 

5  They  that  were  full  have  hired  out  them- 
selves for  bread ;  and  they  that  were  hun- 
gry ceased  :  so  that  the'' barren  hath  borne 
seven :  and  she  that  hath  many  children  is 
waxed  feeble. 

6  The  Lord  "^killeth,  and  maketh  alive  : 
h«  bringeth  down  to  the  grave,  and  bring- 
eth  up. 

7  The  Lord  "*  maketh  poor,  and  maketh 
rich:   he  "bringeth  low,  and  lifteth  up. 

8  He  '^raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of  the  dust, 
and  lifteth  up  the  beggar  from  the  dung- 
hill, to  set  them  among  princes,  and  to 
make  them  inherit  the  throne  of  glory : 
for  the  pillars  of  the  earth  arc  the  Lord's, 
and  he  hath  sget  the  world  upon  them. 

9  He  will  keep  the  ""feet  of  his  saints, 
and  the  wicked  shall  be  silent  in  darkness; 
for  by  'strength  shall  no  man  prevail. 

10  The  adversaries  of  the  Lord  shall  be 
broken'  to  pieces  ;  out  of  heaven  shall  he 
thunder''  upon  them:  the  Lord  shall 
judge'  the  ends  of  the  earth ;  and  he  shall 
give  strength  unto  his  king,  and  '"  exalt  the 
horn  of  his  anointed. 

11  And  Elkanah  went  to  Ptamah  to  his 
house.  And  the  child  did  minister  unto 
the  Lord  before  Eli  the  priest. 

12  1[Now  the  sons  of  Eli  loere  sons  of 
Belial;  they  knew  "not  the  Lord. 

13  And  the  priest's  custom  with  the  peo- 
ple was,  that,  when  any  man  offered  sac- 
rifice, the  priest's  servant  came,  while  the 
flesh  was  in  seething,  with  a  flesh-hook  of 
three  teeth  in  his  hand ; 

14  And  he  struck  it  into  the  pan,  or  ket- 
tle, or  caldron,  or  pot;  all  that  the  flesh- 
hook  brought  up  the  priest  took  for  him- 
self. So  they  did  in  Shiloh  unto  all  the 
Israelites  that  came  thither. 

15  Also  before  they  burnt  the  "fat,  the 


«  Psal 

n  37 :  15 

17 

b 

Psalm  113:9. 

c  Deuteronomy 

32 

:39. 

A 

Job  1  : 

•21.     «  !■ 

8a. 

7S:1 

f  P.sa.  113:7 

8;  D.aii 

.  4 :  17. 

B 

Csa. 

K 

2  :  -25. 

U  Psn. 

21 

S. 

i  Ecrl.  9:11. 

Exoiii 

»  15:6; 

1' 

<alni 

•?. 

q.     k 

Psa.  18 

l:! 

14. 

1  Psiu  HH  :  13. 

■n  Psa. 

89 :  24. 

n 

.ler. 

■n 

:16; 

Romans 

:  24,  28. 

o  Leviticua  3 

3-5,  16 

*  Het 

.at  on 

4.  Themiglity  ;  who  trust  in  their  own  strenifth. 
They  that  stumbled ;  the  feeble  who  trust  in  God. 

5.  Ceased ;  ceased  to  be  hungry,  from  the  abun- 
dance that  G-od  gave  them.  Borne  seven;  had 
many  chilflren. 

8.  The  pillars  of  the  earth  are  the  Lord's ; 
he  made  and  sustains  it,  and  lie  overrules  and  dis- 
poses of  all  its  concerns. 

9.  Keep  the  feet  of  his  saints  ;  preserve  them. 
By  strengtli ;  of  any  created  arm. 

10.  Hisiing — hisanoiiited;  this  is  the  first  time 
the  word  Messiah,  or  the  Anointed,  is  mentioned  in 
the  Bible.     It  is  applied  to  David  and  to  Christ. 

11.  Kamah  ;  the  same  as  Ramathaim-zophim. 
Chap.  1:1.  Minister  unto  the  Lord;  perform 
such  services  about  the  sanctuary  as  were  suited  to 
his  age. 

12.  So7isofEli ;  Hophniand  rhinehas.  Ver.  34. 


priest's  servant  came,  and  said  to  the  man 
that  sacrificed.  Give  flesh  to  roast  for  the 
priest;  for  he  will  not  have  sodden  flesh 
of  thee,  but  raw. 

16  2\nd  if  any  man  said  unto  him,  Let 
them  not  fail  to  burn  the  fat  *preseutly, 
and  then  take  a.s-  much  as  tliy  soul  desircth  ; 
then  he  would  answer  him.  Nay;  but  thou 
shall  give  it  me  now :  and  if  not,  I  will 
take  it  by  force. 

17  Wherefore  the  sin  of  the  young  men 
was  very  great  p  before  the  Lord  :  for  men 
abhorred^  the  oflering  of  the  Lord. 

18  Tf  But  Samuel  ministered  before  the 
Lord,  being  a  child,  'girded  with  a  linen 
ephod. 

19  Moreover  his  mother  made  him  a  lit- 
tle coat,  and  brought  it  to  him  from  year 
to  year,  when  she  'came  up  with  her  hus- 
band to  offer  the  yearly  sacrifice. 

20  TfAnd  Eli  blessed  Elkanah  and  his 
wife,  and  said,  The  Lord  give  thee  seed 
of  this  woman  for  the  ^  loan  which  is  lent 
to  the  Lord.  And  they  went  unto  their 
own  home. 

21  And  the  Lord  'visited  Hannah,  so 
that  she  conceived,  and  bare  three  sons 
and  two  daughters.  And  the  child  Samuel 
grew  before  the  Lord. 

22  TT  Now  Eli  was  very  old,  and  heard 
all  that  his  sons  did  unto  all  Israel;  and 
how  they  lay  with  the  women  that  +  as- 
sembled at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them.  Why  do  ye 
such  things  1  for  I  liear  ^  of  your  evil  deal- 
ings by  all  this  people. 

24  Nay,  my  sons;  for  i7  i.s  no  good  report 
that  I  hear:  ye  make  the  Lord's  people 
to  II  transgress. 

25  If  one  man  sin  against  another,  the 
judge  shall  judge  him:  but  if  a  man  sin 
against"  tlic  Lord,  who  shall  "entreat  for 
himi     Notwithstanding,  they  hearkened 

theday.  p  Gen.  13:13.  q  Mai.  2:8.  r  Exoilus  28  :4.  •  cliap. 
1:3.  \  Or,  pttition  which  the  asked,  t  Genesis  21 : 1.  J  Heb. 
otsemliied  by  troops.  Exodus  38 ;  8.  %  ^^.  'vil  words  of  you. 
11  Or,  cry  out.      u  Num.  15  :  30;   Psalm  51 :  4,  16.      »  1  Tim.  2:5; 

Heb.  7 :  25. 

Sonsof  Belial;  exceedingly  wicked.  Knewnotthe 
Lord;  not  in  such  a  manner  as  to  love  and  serve  him. 

13.  Seething;  boiling. 

14.  The  priest  took  ;  this  was  robbing  the  offerer. 

15.  Sodden  ;  boiled. 

16.  I  will  take  it;  tliis  was  an  additional  robbery. 

17.  Men  abhorred  the  offering  of  the  Lord ; 
on  acco\int  of  the  \vickednes.s  of  the  priests. 

18.  A  linen  ephod ;  a  garment  like  that  which 
was  worn  by  the  priests. 

20.    The  loan  ;  chap.  1  :  28. 

24.  Ye  make  the  LorcTs  people  to  transgress  ; 
by  tempting  them  to  sin. 

25.  The  judge  shall  jndge  him  ;  if  it  were  an 
offence  of  a  man  against  his  fellow-man,  he  might 
be  punished  according  to  the  law ;  or  by  offering  the 
appointed  sacrifice,  he  might  through  faith  in  Christ 
be  forgiven.   But  this  was  a  sin  not  only  against  men, 

353 


Eli  and  his  house 


I.    SAMUEL,   II, 


are  threatened. 


not  unto  the  voice  of  tlieir  father, "  because 
the  Lord  -svould  slay  them. 

26  And  the  cliild  Samuel  grew  on,  and 
was  in  favor  ''both  with  the  Lord,  and 
also  with  men. 

27  ^  And  there  came  a  man  of  God  unto 
Eli,  and  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Did  I  plainly  •"  appear  unto  the  house 
of  thy  father,  when  they  were  in  Egypt 
in  Pharaoh's  house'? 

28  And  did  I  choose  ''him  out  of  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel  to  be  my  priest,  to  offer 
upon  mine  altar,  to  burn  incense,  to  wear 
an  ephod  before  me?  and  did  I  "give  unto 
the  house  of  thy  father  all  the  offerings 
made  by  fire  of  the  children  of  Israel? 

29  Wherefore  ^kick  ye  at  my  sacrifice 
and  at  mine  offering,  which  I  have  com- 
manded in  my  habitation ;  and  honorest 
thy  sons  above  me,  to  make  yourselves 
fat  with  the  chiefest  of  all  the  offerings  of 
Israel  my  people? 

30  Wherefore  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
saith,  I  Ssaid  indeed  that  thy  house,  and 
the  house  of  thy  father,  should  walk  be- 
fore me  for  ever :  but ''  nowthe  Lord  saith. 
Be  it  far  from  me ;  for  '  them  that  honor 
me  I  will  honor,  and  they  that  J  despise 
me  shall  be  lightly  esteemed. 


•  Jotli.  1 1 :  20.  t  Proverbs  3:4;  Luke  2 :  .52.  c  Ex.  4  :  U,  27. 
i  Ex.  2.S:1,4.  e  I-eviticus  7:7,  8,  34;  Num.  5  r<>,  1»;  18r8-li>. 
fDeut.32:15.  g  Exodus  29: 9.  h  Jereiniab  18 :  9,  10.  i  Psa. 
91 :  14 ;  Prov.  3  : 9, 10.      j  Maladii  2  : 8,  91     k  i  Kinga,  2  :  27,  33. 


but  against  God ;  it  profaned  the  sacrifice  which  typ- 
ified the  sacrifice  of  Christ,  and  there  remained  no 
more  sacrifice  for  sin,  but  a  certain  fearful  looking  for 
of  judirment  and  fiery  indignation.  Such  was  proba- 
bly the  meaning  of  Eli,  but  he  did  not  convey  it  with 
clearness  and  power  to  the  minds  of  his  profligate 
sons.  N"or  did  he,  as  he  should  have  done,  act  it  out, 
by  not  only  reproving  thom,  but  e.icpelling  them  from 
their  office  and  visiting  them  with  condign  punish- 
ment, as  a  warning  toall  of  theguilt  and  danger  of  such 
wickedness.  He  was  a  judge  as  well  as  a  father,  and 
should  have  been  a  terror  to  tho.se  evil-doers.  But  be 
regarded  his  sons  in  this  matter  more  than  he  did  the 
honor  of  God.     Because;  on  account  of  their  sins. 

26.  Ill  favor — rinth  the  Lord  ;  God  may  have 
given  him  renewing  grace  in  his  infant  years,  in 
answer  to  the  prayers  of  his  mother. 

27.  Appear  nnlo  the  hinise  of  thy  father; 
Eli  descended  from  Aaron.  Ex.  1 :  14,  27  ;  28: 1—1  ; 
Lev.  7:7-35. 

29.  Kick  ;  dishonor,  by  profaning  them  or  suffer- 
ing them  to  be  profaned. 

30.  Walk  be  fore  me  ;  Ex.  28: 43;  29:9;  Num. 
25:10-13.  For  ever;  to  the  end  of  the  Jewish 
dispensation.  Lightly  esteevted  ;  be /ejected  and 
punished. 

31.  Cut  off  thine  arm;  cause  his  power  and 
authority  to  cease. 

32.  All  enemy  in  my  habitation  ;  great  afflic- 
tion in  the  tabernacle  on  account  of  the  ark  being 
taken  by  the  Philistines,  and  other  calamities. 

34.  A  sign  ;  an  evidence  that  all  which  he  had 
fcretold  would  be  accomplished.     Chap.  4:11. 

S-J.  A  faithful  priest ;  Zadok,  a  de.scendant  not 
of  Eli,  but  of  Eleazar.  1  Kings,  2  :  27,  35;  1  Chron. 
29:22.  Build  him  a  sure  house ;  continue  his  pos- 
terity in  the  priesthood.  Mine  uJioiiited;  the  kings 
354 


'  31  Behold,  the  ''days  come,  that  "b.^.J^; 
I  will  cut  off  thine  arm,  and  the  arm  of 
thy  father's  house,  that  there  shall  not  be 
an  old  man  in  thy  house. 

32  And  thou  shalt  see  *an  enemy  in  my 
habitation,  in  all  the  tvealth  which  God 
shall  give  Israel :  and  there  shall  not  be 
an  old  man  in  thy  house  for  ever. 

33  And  the  man  of  thine,  u'hom  I  shall 
not  cut  off  from  mine  altar,  shall  be  to 
consume  thine  eyes,  and  to  grieve  thy 
heart :  and  all  the  increase  of  thy  house 
shall  die  tin  the  flower  of  their  age. 

34  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  thee,  that 
shall  come  upon  thy  two  sons,  on  Hophni 
and  Phinehas  ;  in  one  day  they  shall  '  die 
both  of  them. 

35  And  ""I  will  raise  me  up  a  faithful 
priest,  that  shall  do  according  to  that  which 
is  in  my  heart  and  in  my  mind  :  and  I  will 
build  him  a  sure  house ;  and  he  shall  walk 
before  mine  anointed  for  ever. 

36  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, /Aaf  every 
one  that  is  left  in  thy  house  shall  come 
and  crouch  to  him  for  a  piece  of  silver 
and  a  morsel  of  .bread,  and  shall  say. 
Putt  me,  I  pray  thee,  into  *one  of  the 
priests'  offices,  that  I  may  eat  a  piece  of 
bread. 


*  Or,  the  affliction  trf  the  tabemactt,  for  alt  the  wealth  tcMcii 
God  would  have  ffivtn  Jm-aet.  f  Ueb.  men.  1  chapter. 4:11. 
m  E7.ckiel  44 :  15, 16.  t  Heb.  Join.  \  Or,  somewhat  about  the 
priesi/eood. 


of  David's  line  who  would  be  anofnted  by  him  to  their 
office,  and  from  whom  Christ  would  come.  For  ever; 
as  long  as  the  kings  of  Israel  should  continue. 

3C.  In  thy  house  ;  of  Eli's  descendants.  Shall 
say  ;  on  account  of  their  great  poverty  and  degra- 
dation. 

rXSTRUCTIOXS. 

I.  Whenever  we  receive  new  mercies,  let  who 
will  be  the  instrumeat,  we  should  feel  that  they 
xome  from  God,  and  give  him  the  praise. 

3.  A  conviction  of  the  constant,  all-pervading 
presence  of  God  tends  to  keep  us  from  sin,  excite  us 
to  duty,  and  make  us  humble,  grateful,  and  better 
fitted  for  every  good  work. 

6.  Changes  in  the  condition  of  individuals,  fami- 
)ies,  and  nations,  though  brought  about  by  human 
instrumentality,  are  ordered  by  the  Lord,  and  his 
agency  in  them  should  always  be  acknowledged. 

9.  However  great  the  opposition  of  the  wicked, 
the  righteous  shall  finally  overcome,  and  tlie  tem- 
porary succe.'jses  of  the  wicked  will  end  in  their  final 
and  everlasting  defeat. 

II.  God  is  greatly  pleased  when  little  children 
devote  themselves  to  his  service;  and  the  smallest 
child  who  loves  him,  has  more  true  spiritual  know- 
ledge than  the  greatest  and  most  learned  man  who 
neglects  his  service. 

12.  Men  may  be  called  priests,  or  ministers  of  re- 
ligion, may  conduct  the  forms  of  public  worship,  and 
have  the  best  opportunities  of  knowing  God,  and  yet 
hiite  him  and  be  guilty  of  the  most  enormous  wick- 
edness. 

17.  A  covetous,  self-indulgent,  and  licentious 
ministry  is  one  of  the  greatest  curses  to  the  souls  of 
men.  It  leads  multitudes  to  despise  the  ordinances 
ol'  religion  and  sink  into  the  darkness  and  pollution 
of  infidelity. 


The  Lord  callcth  SaimicL 


I.    SAMUEL,    III. 


andforciellcth  Eli's  woe. 


B,c"if4T-         CHAPTER   III. 

1  How  the  word  of  the  LorJ  was  first  revealed  to  S^am- 
uel.  11  God  telleth  Pamuel  the  destruction  of  Eli's 
house.  15  Samuel,  though  loath,  telleth  Eli  the  vision. 
19  Samuel  groweth  in  credit. 

AND  the  child  Samuel  ministered  unto 
the  Lord  before  Eli.  And  the  ^  word 
of  the  Lord  was  precious  in  those  days ; 
there  was  no  open  vision. 

2  A  nd  it  eame  to  pass  at  that  time,  when 
Eli  was  laid  down  in  his  place,  and  his 
eyes  began  to  wax  dim,  that  he  could  not 
see; 

3  And  ere  the  ''  lamp  of  God  went  out  in 
the  temple  of  the  Lord,  where  the  ark  of 
God  was,  and  Samuel  was  laid  down  to 
sleep; 

4  That  the  Lord  called  Samuel:  and  he 
answered.  Here  am  L 

5  And  he  ran  unto  Eli,  and  said.  Here 
am  I ;  for  thou  calledst  me.  And  he  said, 
I  called  not;  lie  down  again.  And  he 
went  and  lay  down. 

6  And  the  Lord  called  yet  again,  Sam- 
uel :  and  Samuel  arose  and  went  to  Eli, 
and  said".  Here  am  I ;  for  thou  didst  call 
me.  And  he  answered,  I  called  not,  my 
son ;  lie  down  again. 

7  Now*  Samuel  did  not  yet  know  the 
Lord,  neither  was  the  word  of  the  Lord 
yet  revealed  unto  him. 

8  And  the  Lord  called  Samuel  again  the 
third  time.  And  he  arose  and  went  to 
Eli,  and  said.  Here  am  I;  for  thou  didst 
call  me.  And  Eli  perceived  that  the  Lord 
had  called  the  child. 

9  Therefore  Eli  said  unto  Samuel,  Go, 
lie  down :  and  it  shall  be,  if  he  call  thee, 
that  thou  shalt  say.  Speak,  Lord  ;  for  thy 
servant  heareth.  So  Samuel  went  and 
lay  down  in  his  place. 


«Psu.74:9.  b  Ex.-27:20,2I.  *  Or.  Thus  liii  Samuel  be/ore  he 
knew  the  I.okd,  and  before  the  word  of  the  I-obd  was  revealed  unto 
him.  c  ver.4,.'j,6,  8.  it  jKing.s,-21 :  13;  .ler.  I'.J::!.  e  rhrip.2:-39,etf. 
f  Heb.  bei/inninff  and  ending,     f  Or,  .'Ind  Iwill  tett.     fEzek.7;3. 


20.  A  freewill-offering  to  the  Lord,  even  of  th;it 
which  is  his,  he  receives  with  delight,  and  bestows 
upon  the  offerer  an  abundant  reward. 

22.  When  those  who  liave  the  right  and  the  power 
to  put  licentious  men  out  of  the  ministry,  neglect  to 
do  it,  they  become  partakers  in  their  sins,  and  will 
share  their  woes. 

26.  Parents  who  receive  their  children  as  the  gift 
of  Grod,  and  train  tliem  up  in  tlie  way  they  should 
go,  may  hope  that,  through  the  renewing  and  sanc- 
tifying influences  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  they  will  early 
devote  themselves  to  the  service  of  Christ,  and  con- 
tinue in  it  to  tiie  end  of  life.  Prov.  22 :  C ;  Acts 
2:17;  Eph.  6  :  4. 

27.  Great  favors  shown  to  anyone  lay  him  under 
great  obligations  to  be  faithful  in  the  discharge  of 
his  appropriate  duties,  and  will  aggravate  his  guilt 
if  he  neglect  them. 

29.  It  is  a  great  sin  for  parents  to  regard  their 
children  more  than  they  do  <.Tod,  and  tiie  continued 
indulgence  of  this  sin  will  bring  upon  tiiem  fearful 
punishment. 

31.  The  sins  of  parents  may  deeply  affect  not 


10  And  the  Lord  came,  and  stood,  and 
called  "^  as  at  other  times,  Samuel,  Samuel. 
Then  Samuel  answered,  Speak;  for  thy 
servant  heareth. 

1 1  H  And  the  Lord  said  to  Samuel,  Be- 
hold, I  win  do  a  thing  in  Lsrael,  at  which 
both^  the  ears  of  every  one  that  heareth 
it  shall  tingle. 

12  In  that  day  I  will  perform  against  Eli 
all  things  which  I  have  spoken  ''concern- 
ing his  house  :  t  when  I  begin,  I  will  also 
make  an  end. 

13  For+  I  have  told  him  thati  wilHjudge 
his  house  for  ever  for  the  iniquity  which 
heknoweth;  because  his  ssons  made  them- 
selves '-  vile,  and  he  il  restrained  them  not. 

14  And  therefore  I  liave  sworn  unto  the 
house  of  Eli,  that  the  iniquity  of  Eli's 
house  shall  not  be  ""purgedwith  sacrifice 
nor  offering  for  ever. 

15  *[[  And  Samuel  lay  until  the  morning, 
and  opened  the  doors  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord.  And  Samuel  feared  to  show  Eli 
the  vision. 

16  Then  Eli  called  Samuel,  and  said, 
Samuel,  my  son :  and  he  answered,  Here 
arn  I. 

1 7  And  he  said.  What  is  the  thing  that 
the  LORD  hath  said  unto  thee?  I  pray 
thee  hide  it  not  from  me:  'God  do  so  to 
thee,  and  *more  also,  if  thou  hide  any 
thing  t  from  me  of  all  the  things  that  he 
said  unto  thee. 

18  And  Samuel  told  him  +  every  whit, 
and  hid  nothing  from  him.  And  he  said, 
IV  is  the  Lord  :  let  him  do  what  scemeth 
him  good. 

19  TfAnd  Samuel  grew,  and  the  Lord 
was  with  him,  and  ''did  let  none  of  his 
words  fall  to  the  ground. 


g  chap.  2  :  12,  23,  etc.  %  Or.  accursed.  [[  Heb. /rtnvne^  not  upon 
them.  h  Num.  1.t:30;  HsalmM:16;  Isru  22  :  H  ;  Heb.  10:  4-10. 
i  Rutli  1:17.  »  Heb.  so  add.  t  Or.  word,  t  Heb.  all  the  things, 
or  words,    j  Job  1 :  21 ;  I'sa.  39 : 9 ;  Isa.  39 :  8.    k  chap.  9 : 6. 

only  their  children,  but  their  distant  posterity,  even 
to  the  end  of  time  and  onward  to  eternity. 

3-1.  When  God  makes  declarations  with  regard 
to  the  future,  he  furnishes  such  evidence  of  the  cer- 
tainty of  their  accomplishment  as  ought  to  produce 
universal  conviction. 

35.  The  providence  of  God  is  a  commentary  on 
his  word,  and  the  more  we  see  of  the  operations  of 
the  one,  the  more  we  shall  see  of  the  truth  of  the 
other. 

CHAPTER  in. 

1.  Precto?«  ;  rare,  uncommon.  JVo  open  vision; 
no  public  prophet  making  known  to  the  people  the 
will  of  God. 

7.  Did  not  yet  know  tlie  Lord ;  did  not  know 
that  it  was  the  Lord  who  spoke,  nor  had  any  thing 
yet  been  revealed  to  liim. 

14.  Not  he  purged;  not  so  done  away  as  to  pre- 
vent the  threatened  punishment. 

17.  Do  so  to  thee ;  punish  tliee. 

19.  Let  none  of  his  wonls  fall ;  let  none  of  his 
predictions  fail  of  their  accomplishment. 
355 


The  Philistines  overcome 


I.    SAMUEL,    IV. 


Israel  at  Eben-vzer. 


20  And  all  Israel  from  Dan  even  to  Bcer- 
sheba  knew  that  Samuel  was  'established 
to  be  a  prophet  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  the  Lord  appeared  again  in  Shi- 
loh :  for  the  Lord  revealed  himself  to 
Samuel  in  Shiloh  by  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  The  Israelites  are  overcome  by  the  Philistines  at  Eben- 
ezer.  3  They  letch  the  arli  to  the  terror  of  the  Phil- 
istines. 10  They  are  smitten  again,  the  ark  taken, 
Hophni  and  Phinehas  are  slain.  I'2  Eli  at  the  new.<, 
falling  backward,  breaketh  his  neck.  19  Phinehas' 
wife,  discouraged  in  her  travail  with  Ichabod,  dieth. 

AND  the  word  of  Samuel  tcame  to  all 
Israel.  Now  Israel  went  out  against 
the  Philistines  to  battle,  and  pitched  beside 
Eben-ezer :  and  the  Philistines  pitched 
in  Aphek. 

2  And  the  Philistines  put  themselves 
in  array  against  Israel :  and  when  t  they 
joined  battle,  Israel  w'as  smitten  before 
the  Philistines  :  and  they  slew  of*  the  army 
in  the  field  about  four  thousand  men. 

3  1[  And  when  the  people  were  come 
into  the  camp,  the  elders  of  Israel  said. 
Wherefore  hath  the  Lord  smitten  us  to- 
day before  the  Philistines  1  Let  us  H  fetch 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out 
of  Shiloh  unto  us,  that,  when  it  cometh 
among  us,  it  may  save  us  out  of  the  hand 
of  our  enemies. 

4  So  the  people  sent  to  Shiloh,  that  they 
might  bring  from  thence  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  Avhich 


Or,  faithful.     fOr.c 
t  spread.    ^  Heh.thca 


me  to  pass;  Heb.  was.     |  Heh.  the  battle 
ray.     \\  Heh.  take  untous.    «2Siim.6;2; 


dwelleth'  between  the  ''cherubim:  *;.c:r?^. 
and  the  two  sons  of  Eli,  Hophni  and  Phin- 
ehas, were  there  with  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  God. 

5  And  when  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord  came  into  the  camp,  all  Israel 
shouted  with  a  great  shout,  so  that  the 
earth  rang  again. 

6  And  when  the  Philistines  heard  the 
noise  of  the  shout,  they  said.  What  mcan- 
eth  the  noise  of  this  great  shout  in  the 
camp  of  the  Hebrews'?  And  they  under- 
stood that  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  come 
into  the  camp. 

7  And  the  Philistines  were  afraid ;  for 
they  said,  God  is  come  into  the  camp. 
And  they  said.  Woe  unto  us!  for  there 
hath  not  been  such  a  thing  *heretofore. 

8  Woe  unto  us!  who  shall  deliver  us 
out  of  the  hand  of  these  mighty  Gods? 
these  are  the  Gods  that  smote  the  Egyp- 
tians with  all  the  plagues  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

9  Be  "^strong,  and  quit  yourselves  like 
men,  0  ye  Philistines,  that  ye  be  not  ser- 
vants unto  the  Hebrews,  as  ^they  have 
been  to  you :  t  quit  yourselves  like  men, 
and  fight. 

10  1[And  the  Philistines  fought,  and 
Israel*  was  smitten,  and  they  fled  every 
man  into  his  tent:  and  there  was  a  very 
great  slaughter;  for  there  fell  of  Israel 
thirty  thousand  footmen. 

■■  Heb.  yesterday,  or  the  third  day. 
f  Heb.  be  men.     •  Pot.  78  :  fiO-64. 


20.  From  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba ;  from  one 
end  of  the  land  to  the  other. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Those  who  are  blessed  with  a  fulne.ss  of  divine 
instruction  and  with  all  the  means  of  grace,  bi:t  very 
faintly  realize  the  sad  condition  of  such  as  are  with- 
out them,  wandering  in  darkness  and  the  shadow  of 
death. 

2.  Eyesight  is  a  great  blessing,  which  should  he 
carefully  preserved  and  wisely  employed  ;  thrit  in 
case  of  its  loss,  the  mind,  in  rich  stores  of  knowledge, 
may  iiave  materials  for  useful  and  h.appy  contem- 
plation. 

.'5.  Cheerful  readiness  in  children  to  comply  with 
the  wishes  of  parents  and  teachers,  is  an  indication 
of  great  excellence  of  character,  and  of  eminent  use- 
fulness in  future  life. 

7.  God  by  his  Spirit,  in  his  word  and  his  provi- 
dence, sometimes  repeatedly  speaks  to  men  before 
they  are  aware  of  it,  especially  if  they  are  young 
and  have  not  been  accustomed  to  distinguish  his 
voice  from  that  of  others. 

10.  When  men,  and  even  children,  manifest  a 
readiness  to  be  instructed  by  (rod,  he  will  commu- 
nicate to  them  a  knowledge  of  his  will ;  and  tlioui^h 
it  may  be  trying,  yet  in  doing  it  they  will  be  ac- 
cepted of  him  and  receive  a  great  reward. 

13.  Parents,  to  please  (jod  and  escape  his  indig- 
nation, must  not  only  pray  with  and  for  their  chil- 
dren, and  counsel  and  advise  them,  but  must  also 
govern  them;  and  if  tliey  are  disposed  to  be  openly 
vicious,  must  inflict  such  punishment  a^  will  elfect- 
ually  restrain  them.  Nor  must  fear  or  favor  hinder 
356 


them  from  exercising  the  authority  and  power  which 
God  has  given  them  for  this  purpose. 

17.  Parents  should  encourage  their  children  freely 
and  fully  to  communicate  with  them  on  all  things 
in  which  they  are  interested,  especially  on  the  sub- 
ject of  religion  and  whatever  pertains  to  the  per- 
formance of  duty. 

18.  When  the  will  of  God  is  made  known,  true 
piety  in  vigorous  exercise  will  le.ad  the  soul  to  ac- 
quiesce in  it,  feeliiig  that  what  God  says  must  be 
true,  and  what  he  does  must  be  right  and  g'lod. 

19.  When  men  follow  the  directions  of  God  so  far 
as  they  know  them,  he  will  communicate  to  them 
an  inori-asing  knowledge  of  his  will,  and  by  experi- 
ence they  will  acquire  the  habit  of  readily  under- 
standing and  promptly  obeying  it. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1.  Tke  wofil  of  Samuel;  that  wliioh  Gm,I  re- 
vealed to  him.  Wie.ii-ezer — Aphek ;  places  not  far 
from  Mizpeh.  and  near  the  border  between  Judah 
and  Benjamin.     Chap.  7  :  12 ;  Judges  20  : 1. 

3.  Let  ns  fetch  the  arlc ;  the  emblem  of  the 
divine  pre.sence.  1  hey  hoped  to  receive  fioin  the 
emblem  what  could  come  only  from  God ;  as  many 
now  hope  from  the  image  or  figure  of  the  cross,  to 
receive  what  can  come  only  from  him  who  bled 
upon  it. 

•1.  Between,  the  cherubi m  ;  on  the  merfy-seat. 

R  Gods ;  God.  Though  this  word  in  the  orig- 
inal is  in  the  plural  number,  yet  when  applied  to 
.Teliovah  it  should  be,  as  it  usually  is,  translated  in 
the  singular. 

9.   Q,uit  yourselves ;  do  your  duty. 


The  death  of  Eli. 


I.    SAMUEL,   V. 


The  ark  taken  to  Ashdod. 


and  the  two  sous  of  Eli,  Ilopliui  and  Phin 
ehas,  were  *slain. 

12  ^  And  tliere  ran  a  man  of  Benjamin 
out  of  the  array,  and  came  to  Shiloh  the 
same  day  with  his  clothes  rent,  and  with 
earth''  upon  his  head. 

13  And  when  he  came,  lo,  Eli  sat  upon 
a  seat  by  the  way-side  watching :  for  "^  his 
heart  trembled  for  the  ark  of  God.  And 
when  the  man  came  into  the  city,  and  told 
it,  all  the  city  cried  out. 

14  And  when  Eli  heard  the  noise  of  the 
crying,  he  said.  What  menncth  the  noise 
of  this  tumult  ■?  And  the  man  came  in 
hastily,  and  told  Eli. 

15  Now  Eli  was  ninety  and  eight  years 
old ;  and  his  eyes  twere  dim,  that  he  could 
not  see. 

16  And  the  man  said  unto  Eli,  I  am  he 
that  came  out  of  the  army,  and  I  fled  to- 
day out  of  the  army.  And  he  said.  What 
is  ^ there  done,  my  son? 

17  And  the  messenger  answered  and 
said,  Israel  is  fled  before  the  Philistines, 
and  there  hath  been  also  a  great  slaughter 
among  the  people,  and  thy  two  sons  also, 
Hophni  and  Phinehas,  are  dead,  and  the 
ark**  of  God  is  taken. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  made 
mention  of  the  ark  of  God,  that  he  fell 
from  off"  the  seat  backward  by  the  side  of 
the  gate,  and  his  neck  brake,  and  he  died  : 
for  he  Avas  an  old  man,  and  heavy.  And 
he*  had  judged  Israel  forty  years. 

19  IfAnd  his  daughter-in-law,  Phine- 
has' wife,  was  with  child,  near  to  II  be  de- 
livered :  and  when  she  heard  the  tidings 
that  the  ark  of  God  was  talcen,  and  that 
her  father-in-law  and  her  husband  were 
dead,  she  bowed  herself  and  travailed ;  for 
her  pains  *came  upon  her. 


a  cliap.  -2  :  34.  •  «  Heb.  ditj.  b  Josli.  7:6;  3  Sam.  15 :  32 ;  .loh 
2  :  12.  c  I'sa.  26  :  8.  t  Heli.  stMcl.  t  Heh.  the  thing.  A  chap. 
2  :  32.  \  He  peems  to  have  been  a  .iu(l,2:e  to  Jo  justice  only,  arnC 
that  in  South. west  Israel.  |f  Or,  ct'y  out.  ^'  Heb.  were  turned. 
«  Gen.  3.5  :  17.      t  Heb.  set  not  her  heart,      t  That  is,  where  is  the 


12.  His  clothes  rent :  in  token  of  gre.^t mourning. 

18.   That  he  fell;  Eli. 

21.  Ichahoil;  vi-ithout  glory,  or  no  glory. 
IX.STRTTCTIOXS. 

1.  The  declarations  of  God  in  his  word  are  often 
shown  to  be  true  by  his  providence,  and  those  who  had 
disbelieved  tliem  are  tlius  made  to  see  their  truth. 

3.  ilen  often  e.xpect  from  the  mere  forms  of  re- 
ligion what  can  come  only  from  its  power :  from 
senseless  wood  or  stone  they  e.xpect  wliat  can  come 
only  from  the  one  living  ;ind  true  Ood. 

5.  Ignorant  and  false  zeal  in  immoral  and  wicked 
teacliers  is  apt  to  be  noisy  and  vain-glorious,  to  be 
fond  of  show,  and  to  abound  in  appeals  to  the  senses 
and  passions  of  men. 

7.  All  men  who  are  in  any  measure  enlightened 
have  a  conviction  of  a  power  which  is  above  them, 
and  wliii'h,  on  account  of  tlieir  sins,  they  have  reason 
to  fear. 

10.  Under  wicked  religious  teachers  the  people  also 


20  And  about  the  time  of  her  death  the 
M-omen  that  stood  by  her  said  unto  her, 
Fear^  not;  for  thou  hast  borne  a  son. 
But  she  answered  not,  t  neither  did  she 
regard  it. 

21  And  she  named  the  child  tichabod, 
saying.  The  glory  is  departed  from  Is- 
rael :  because  the  ark  of  God  was  taken, 
and  because  of  her  father-in-law  and  her 
husband. 

22  And  she  said,  The  •" glory  is  departed 
from  ^Israel:  for  the  ark  of  God  is  taken. 

CHAPTER   V. 

1  The  Philistines  having  broufrht  the  ark  into  Ashdod, 
set  it  in  the  house  of  Dagon.  3  Dagon  is  smitten 
down  and  cut  in  pieces,  and  they  of  Ashdod  smitten 
with  emerods.  8  So  God  dealeth  with  them  of  Gath, 
when  it  was  brought  thither  :  10  and  so  with  them  of 
Ekron,  when  It  was  brought  thither. 

AND  the  Philistines  took  the  ark  of  God, 
and  brought  it  from  ''  Ebcn-ezcr  unto 
Ashdod. 

2  When  the  Philistines  took  the  ark  of 
God,  they  brought  it  into  the  house  of 
Dagon,'  and  set  it  by  Dagon. 

3  1[And  when  they  of  Ashdod  arose 
early  on  the  morrow,  behold,  Dagon  was 
fallen  upon  his  face  to  the  earth  before 
the  ark  of  the  Loud.  And  they  took  Da- 
gon, and  'set  him  in  his  place  again. 

4  And  when  they  arose  early  on  the 
morrow  morning,  behold,  Dagon  was  fall- 
en upon  his  face  to  the  ground  before  the 
ark  of  the  Lord  ;  and  the  ''head  of  Dagon 
and  both  the  palms  of  his  hands  were  cut 
off  upon  the  threshold  ;  only  the  ^  stump  of 
Dagon  was  left  to  him. 

5  Therefore  neitherthe  priests  of  Dagon, 
nor  any  that  come  into  Dagon's  house, 
tread  on  the  threshold  of  Dagon  in  Ash- 
dod unto  this  day. 

6  But  the  '  hand  of  the  Lord  was  heavy 
upon  them  of  Ashdod,  and  he  destroyed 


glori/f  or,  there  is  no  glory,  f  Psa.  78  :  61  ;  106 :  20 :  .Ter  2:11. 
B  Ho.^ea  i):12.  hchap.7:12.  >  Judg.  16:  23;  1  Cliron.  iO:  10. 
J  lHa.l>):l;  46:1,2,7.  k  .rer.fiO:2;  Ezek.6:4,6;  Micahl:7. 
TiOt.  fishtj part.  I  ver.  7,  1 1 ;  E.rodu9  9:3;  Psalm  32:  4:  Acts 
13:11. 


become  exceedingly  wicked,  and  thus  ripen  for  divine 
judgments;  and  when  ripe,  others  who  are  wicked, 
are  often  suffered  to  bring  thosejudgments  upon  them. 

13.  The  place  where  God  dwells  is  precious  to 
good  men,  and  they  fear  t!ie  loss  of  his  presence 
more  than  that  of  any  worldly  good. 

IS.  The  dishonor  of  Crod,  and  his  frown  upon  the 
people,  .are  more  distressing  to  good  men  than  the 
death  even  of  their  nearest  earthly  friends. 

21.  The  chief  glory  of  a  nation  is  the  presence 
and  favor  of  G-od,  for  the  loss  of  which  no  earthly 
good  can  be  an  adequate  compensation. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1.  Ashdod;  one  of  the  cities  of  the  Philistines. 

2.  Dagon;  from  dag,signiiyinga  fish.  It  was  the 
name  of  an  idol,  the  upper  part  of  which  was  in  the 
form  of  a  man,  and  the  lower  part  in  that  of  a  fish. 

4.  Only  the  stump  ;  in  the  original,  the  dagon, 
that  is  the  fishy  part  of  the  idol. 

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Judgments  on  the  Philistines.  I.    SAMUEL,    VI. 


They  plan  to  restore  the  ark. 


them,  and  smote  them  with  'emerods,  even 
Ashdod  and  the  coasts  thereof. 

7  And  when  the  men  of  Ashdod  saw  that 
it  was  so,  they  said,  The  ark  of  the  God  of 
Israel  shall  not  abide  with  us  :  for  his  hand 
is  sore  upon  us,  and  upon  Dagon  our  god. 

8  They  sent  tiicrefore  and  gathered  all 
the  lords  of  the  Philistines  unto  them,  and 
said,  What  shall  we  do  with  the  ark  of  the 
God  of  Israel?  And  they  answered.  Let 
the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  be  carried 
about  unto  Gath.  And  they  carried  the 
ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  about  thither. 

9  And  it  was  so,  that,  after  they  had  car- 
ried it  about,  the  ""hand  of  the  Lord  was 
against  the  city  with  a  very  great  destruc- 
tion :  and  he  smote  the  men  of  the  city, 
both  small  and  great,  and  they  had  em- 
erods  in  their  secret  parts. 

10  1[  Therefore  they  sent  the  ark  of  God 
to  "^Ekron.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the 
ark  of  God  came  to  Ekron,  that  the  Ekron- 
ites  cried  out,  saying.  They  have  brought 
about  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  to  *us, 
to  slay  us  and  our  people. 

1 1  So  they  sent  and  gathered  together  all 
the  lords  of  the  Philistines,  and  said,  Send 
away  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel,  and  let 
it  go  again  to  his  own  place,  that  it  slay 
ust  not,  and  our  people:  for  there  was  a 
deadly  destruction  throughout  all  the  city  ; 
the  hand  of  God  was  very  "^  heavy  there. 

12  And  the  men  that  died  not  were  smit- 
ten with  the  emerods  :  and  the  ''cry  of  the 
city  went  up  to  heaven. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  After  sevon  months  the  Philistines  take  counsel  how- 
to  send  back  the  ark.  10  They  bring  it  on  a  new  cart 
with  an  olFering  unto  Beth-shemesh.  19  The  people 
are  smitten  for  looking  into  the  ark.  21  They  send 
to  them  of  Kirjath-jearim  to  fetch  it. 

AND  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  in  the 
country    of    the    Philistines    seven 
months. 
2  And   the  Philistines   called   for  the 


•  Deut.  28 :  27 ;  Psa.  78 

66.     b  cliap.7:I3;  12:15;  Deut.  2:1.5. 

e  2  Kings,  1:2.      *  Heb. 

nc,  to  ituy  mt  and  my.      \  Heb.  me  not. 

and  my.      i  ver.  6,  9.      e 

cliap.  9:16;   .Ter.  14:2.      f  Gen.  41:8; 

Ex.  7:11;  Isa. 47:13;  Da 

11.2:2;  6:7;  Mat.  2:4.     s  Micab  6:6-9. 

h  Deut.  16:16.     i  Ler.  6 

W,  16.     j  Job  10:  2  ;  34  :  31,  3.'.     k  ver. 

8.  Lords;  rulers.  Gath;  another  city  of  the 
Philistines. 

9.  Evierods ;  liemorrlioiJs,  or  a  species  of  the 
piles. 

10.  'Ekron;  the  northernmost  city  of  the  Philis- 
tines. 

11.  Yery  heavy ;  GoJ  smote  them  with  sore 
judgments. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  As  a  punishment  to  his  people,  (rod  often  suf- 
fers the  wicked  for  a  tiinu  to  triumph  over  them,  and 
to  take  from  them  many  precious  olessings. 

4.  All  tlie  efforts  of  the  wicked  to  perpetuate  their 
triumphs,  and  idtimately  to  prevail  over  the  people 
of  fjrod,  will  be  unavailing. 

7.  God  will  finally  convince  all  that  they  cannot 
continue  to  oppose  him  and  prosper,  and  th.at  those 
358 


priests  and  the  ''diviners,  saying,  ^■.c.Jho.' 
What  shall  we  do  to  the  ark  of  the  Lord? 
tell  us  swherewith  we  shall  send  it  to 
his  place. 

3  And  they  said.  If  ye  send  away  the  ark 
of  the  God  of  Israel,  send  it  not  ''empty; 
but  in  any  wise  return  him  a  'trespass- 
offering  :  then  ye  shall  be  healed,  and  it 
shall  be  known  to  you  Jwhy  his  hand  is 
not  removed  from  you. 

4  Then  said  they,  What  shall  be  the  tres- 
pass-offering which  we  shall  return  to 
him'?  They  answered.  Five  golden  em- 
erods, and  five  golden  mice,  according  to 
the  ''number  of  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines :  for  one  plague  !m.f  on  t  you  all,  and 
on'  your  lords. 

5  Wherefore  ye  shall  make  images  of 
your  emerods,  and  images  of  your  mice 
that  mar  the  land  ;  and  ye  shall  give""  glo- 
ry unto  the  God  of  Israel:  peradventure 
he  will  "  lighten  his  hand  from  off  you, 
and  from  off  your  gods,  and  from  off  your 
land. 

6  Wherefore  then  do  ye  harden  your 
hearts,  as  the  "Egyptians  and  Pharaoh 
hardened  their  hearts?  when  he  had 
wrought  ^wonderfully  among  them,  did 
they  not  let  II  the  people  go,  and  they  p  de- 
parted ? 

7  Now  therefore  make  a  inew  cart,  and 
take  two  milch  kine,  on  Avhich  there  hath 
come  no  yoke,  and  tie  the  kine  to  the  cart, 
and  bring  their  calves  home  from  them  : 

8  And  take  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  and  lay 
it  upon  the  cart;  and  put  the  ""jewels  of 
gold,  which  ye  return  him /or  a  trespass- 
offering,  in  a  coffer  by  the  side  thereof; 
and  send  it  away,  that  it  may  go. 

9  And  see,  if  it  gocth  up  by  the  way  of 
his  own  coast  to  'Beth-shemesh,  ihrn  "he 
hath  'done  us  this  great  evil:  but  if  not, 
then  "  we  shall  know  tiiat  it  is  not  his  hand 
that  smote  us ;  it  was  a  chance  that  hap- 
pened to  us. 

17,  IS:  .Io»buaI3:3;  .Tuilge3  3:3.  i  Heb.  thtm.  1  Rom.  2:11. 
ra  Josh.  7:19;  Mai.  2:2.  n  chap,  ."i :  6,  1 1.  o  Ex.  7:14;  8:1.^; 
14:17,2:!.  \  Or,  reproachfully.  ||  Heb.  Mfm.  p  Ex.  12:31. 
q  2  Sam.  6 :  3.  r  ver.  4,  5.  •  Josh.  15  :  10.  *  Or,  it.  I  Amos 
3:6.     u  ver.  3;  Isa.  26  :  U. 


things  which  they  have  idolized,  and  from  which 
they  expected  help,  have  proved  their  ruin. 

10.  All  expi'die.its  of  men  to  save  tliemselves 
from  the  wrath  of  God,  without  returning  in  peni- 
tence and  faith  to  him,  are  vain. 

\2.  Diseases  are  God's  servants ;  they  go  and 
come  at  his  bidding,  and  .all  things  in  heaven,  earth, 
and  hell,  are  subject  to  his  control. 

CHAPTER  VI. 
2.  Priests — diviners ;  their  religious  guides. 
5.  Mice ;  these  are  supposed  to  have  destroyed 
their  crops. 

8.  Coffer ;  a  small  chest  or  box  for  money  and 
precious  treasures. 

9.  Beth-.iliemesh  ;  a  city  of  priests  in  the  tribe 
of  Judah  and  on  the  border  of  the  Philistines. 


They  send  it  to  Beth-shcmesh .        I.    SA]\IUEL,    VII, 


The  Bcth-shcmitcs  smitten. 


B.  c.  IIW. 

two  milch  kiue,  and  tied  them  to  the  cart, 
and  shut  up  their  calves  at  home  : 

11  And  they  laid  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
upon  the  cart,  and  the  coffer  with  the  mice 
of  gold  and  the  images  of  their  emerods. 

12  And  the  kine  took  the  straight  way 
to  the  way  of  Beth-shemesh,  and  went 
along  the  highway,  lowing  as  they  went, 
and  turned  not  aside  to  the  right  hand  or 
to  the  left ;  and  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
went  after  them  unto  the  border  of  Beth- 
shemesh. 

13  And  they  of  Beth-shemesh  ivere  reap- 
ing their  wheat-harvest  in  the  valley  :  and 
they  lifted  up  their  eyes,  and  saw  the  ark, 
and  rejoiced  to  see  it. 

14  And  the  cart  came  into  the  field  of 
Joshua,  a  Beth-shemite,  and  stood  there, 
where  there  was  a  great  stone  :  and  *they 
clave  the  wood  of  the  cart,  and  offered  the 
kine  a  burnt-offering  unto  the  Lord. 

15  And  the  Lcvites  took  down  the  ark 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  coffer  that  'icas  with 
it,  wherein  the  jewels  of  gold  tcere,  and 
put  them  on  the  great  stone  :  and  the  men 
of  Beth-shemesh  offered  burnt-offerings 
and  sacrificed  sacrifices  the  same  day  unto 
the  Lord. 

1 6  And  when  the  ^  five  lords  of  the  Phil- 
istines had  seen  it,  they  returned  to  "^  Ekron 
the  same  day. 

17  And  these  are  the  golden  emerods 
which  the  Philistines  returned  for  a  tres- 
pass-offering unto  the  Lord;  for  ''Ashdod 
one,  for  "^  Gaza  one,  for  ""Ashkelon  one,  for 
Gaths  one,  for  Ekron  one; 

18  And  the  golden  mice,  according  to  the 
number  of  all  the  cities  of  the  Philistines 
belonging  to  the  five  lords,  both  of  fenced 
cities,  and  of  country  villages,  even  unto 
the  *great  stone  o/Abel,  whereon  they  set 
down  the  ark  of  the  Lord  :  luhich  stone  re- 


a  .T 

xiees  6 

::R; 

aSamue 

,  24 :  22, 

2,=). 

b  ver. 

4. 

c  chap.  5 

10. 

d  2  Cliron.  26 

:6; 

er.  25 : 2 

3;   Zech 

9 : 

5,  6.      e 

Ju 

Jges  16:  1, 

21; 

Amos  1 : 6,  7. 

f  -2  Samuel, 

:  20.      8 

2.S 

amnel,  2 

1  :i 

2 :  Amos  6 

:  2. 

•  Or, 

great 

Uonr. 

h  Ex. 

19:21; 

Nu 

mbers  4 

:13 

20:    IChl 

on. 

13:9, 

10.      i 

2  Sam 

.  6  :  7,  9 

Psa.  76 

:7; 

Mai.  3 

'1. 

j  Luke  5 

n; 

13.   Their  wheat-harvest ;  in  May. 

18.  Abel :  the  stone  on  wliich  they  offered  the 
sacrifice.     Ver.  15. 

19.  Fifty  ihousatid  and  threescore  and  ten 
men  ;  literally,  threescore  and  ten  men,  fifty  a  thou- 
sand ;  supposed  by  some  to  mean,  fifty  out  of  a  thou- 
sand, or  seventy  out  of  fourteen  hundred  inhabitants. 
A  great  slaughter;  for  such  a  plaoe. 

21.  Kirjath-jearim  ;  north-east  of  Beth-shemesh, 
and  on  the  border  between  Judah  and  Benjamin. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  So  long  as  men  continue  in  wickedness,  it  is 
vain  to  expect  permanent  deliverance  from  trouble. 

4.  Sinners  who  are  ignorant  of,  or  who  reject  the 
way  of  acceptance  which  God  has  provided  through 
Jesus  Christ,'  devise  various  methods  of  their  own, 
and  are  often  willing  to  make  great  sacrifices  and 
be  at  much  expense  to  appease  his  wrath  and  pur- 
chase his  favor. 


maineth  unto  this  day  in  the  field  of  Joshua, 
the  Beth-shemite. 

19  1[  And  he  smote  the  men  of  Beth-she- 
mesh, '' because  they  had  looked  into  the 
ark  of  the  Lord,  even  he  smote  of  the  peo- 
ple fifty  thousand  and  threescore  and  ten 
men :  and  the  people  lamented,  because 
the  Lord  had  smitten  many  of  the  people 
with  a  great  slaughter. 

20  And  the  men  of  Beth-shemesh  said, 
Who'  is  able  to  stand  before  this  holy 
Lord  God  ?  and  to  whom  shall  he  go  up 
from  Jus? 

21  ^And  they  sent  messengers  to  the 
inhabitants  of  ''Kirjath-jearim,  saying, 
The  Philistines  have  brought  again  the 
ark  of  the  Lord  ;  come  ye  down,  and  fetch 
it  up  to  you. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  They  of  Kirjath-jearim  bring  the  ark  into  the  house 
of  Abinadab,  and  sanctify  E  leazar  his  son  to  keep  it. 
2  After  twenty  years  .3  the  Israelites,  by  Samuel's 
means,  solemnly  repent  at  Mizpeh.  7  While  Sam- 
uel prayeth  and  sacrificeth,  the  Lord  discomfiteth  the 
Philistines  by  thunder  at  Eben-ezer.  13  The  Philis- 
tines are  subdued.  15  Samuel  peaceably  and  relig- 
iously judgeth  Israel. 

AND  the  men  of  Kirjath-jearim  came, 
and  'fetched  up  the  ark  of  the  Loud, 
and  brought  it  into  the  house  of  '"Abina- 
dab in  the  hill,  and  ''■  sanctified  Eleazar  his 
son  to  keep  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  the  ark 
abode  in  Kirjath-jearim,  that  the  time  was 
long ;  for  it  was  twenty  years  :  and  all  the 
house  of  Israel  "lamented  after  the  Lord. 

3  IfAnd  Samuel  spake  unto  all  the  house 
of  Israel,  saying,  If  ye  do  p  return  unto 
the  Lord  with  all  your  hearts,  then  iput 
away  the  strange  gods  and  Ashtaroth  from 
among  you,  and  ''prepare  your  hearts  unto 
the  Lord,  and  serve  "him  only:  and  'he 
will  deliver  you  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines. 


8::!7. 

k  Josh.  18:14;   .lu.lg.  18:1 

2;   1  Chron.  13:5,  a      I  chap. 
3,4.     n  Is.a.  52:11.      o  Zecii. 

6:21; 

Psa.  I:12:H.      m  2 Samuel,  fi 

12 :  10 

U.    p  Deut.  30:2,  10;  I  Ki 

igs,  8  :  48  ;  Joe!  2 :  13.     q  Gen. 

35:2; 

Josh.  24  :  14,  23.      r  2  Cliror 

.:!0:19;  Job  11:13,14;  John 

4 :  24. 

a  Deut.  13:4.     t  l3a.55:7 

Ho3ea6:l. 

9.  Men  had  rather  feel  that  their  sufferings  come 
by  chance,  than  see  in  them  the  hand  of  God  and 
feel  that  tliey  are  manifestations  of  his  displeasure 
against  tlieir  sins. 

12.  God  has  perfect  control  over  the  animal  as 
well  as  the  rational  creation,  can  use  the  instincts 
of  nature  or  counteract  them  as  he  pleases,  and  will 
eventually  convince  all  that  nothing  comes  by 
chance  throughout  his  dominion. 

IS.  An  unhallowed  desire  to  see  what  God  has 
hidden,  to  pry  into  what  he  has  not  revealed,  and 
do  what  he  forbids,  is  a  sin,  the  indulgence  of  which 
has  involved  multitudes  in  ruin. 

CHAPTER  VII. 
2.  It  was  twenty  years ;    after  the  ark  was 
brought  to  Kirjath-jearim,  before  the  Israelites  hum- 
bled  themselves  and  turned  to  the  Lord  as  related 
in  the  following  verses. 

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Israel  nuhdue  the  Philistines, 


I.    SAMUEL,    VIII. 


and  request  a  king. 


4  Then  the  children  of  Israel  did  put 
away  *  Baalim  and  Ashtaroth,  and  served 
the  Lord  only. 

5  And  Samuel  said,  Gather  all  Lsrael  to 
Mizpeh,  and  I  will  pray  for  you  unto  the 
Lord. 

6  And  they  gathered  together  to  Mizpeh, 
and  drew  water,  and  poured  •"  it  out  before 
the  Lord,  and  fasted  on  that  day,  and  said 
there,  '^  We  have  sinned  against  the  Lord. 
And  Samuel  judged  the  children  of  Israel 
in  Mizpeh. 

7  And  when  the  Philistines  heard  that 
the  children  of  Israel  were  gathered  to- 
gether to  ]\Iizpeh,  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines went  up  against  Israel.  And  when 
the  children  of  Israel  heard  it,  they  were 
afraid  of  the  Philistines. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  said  to  Sam- 
uel, *Cease  not  to  cry  unto  the  Lord  our 
God  for  ^  us,  that  he  will  save  us  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

9  1[  And  Samuel  took  a  sucking  lamb, 
and  offered  it  for  a  burnt-oflering  wholly 
unto  the  Lord  :  and  Samuel  cried  unto  the 
Lord  for  Israel ;  and  the  Lord  theard  ''him. 

10  And  as  Samuel  was  offering  up  the 
burnt-offering,  the  Philistines  drew  near 
to  battle  againstlsrael :  butthcLoRD  thun- 
dered with  a  great  thunder  on  that  day  upon 
the  Philistines,  and'^discomflted  thenij  and 
they  were  smitten  before  Israel. 

1 1  And  the  men  of  Israel  wentoutof  Miz- 
peh, and  pursued  the  Philistines,  and  smote 
them,  until  they  came  under  Beth-car. 

12  Then  Samuel  took  a  e stone,  and  set 
it  between  Mizpeh  and  Shen,  and  called 
the  name  of  it  i  Eben-ezer,  saying,  Hith- 
erto hath  the  Lord  helped  us. 

1 3  11  So  the  Philistines  were  subdued,  and 
they  came  no  more  into  the  coast  of  Israel : 
and  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  against  tlie 
Philistines  all  the  days  of  Samuel. 

14  And  the  cities  which  the  Philistines 


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of  help. 

4.  Baalim  and  Ashtaroth  ;  idols  tliiit  they  had 
worshipped. 

VI.  Ehen-ezer ;  meaning,  the  stone  of  help,  or 
the  help-stone. 

16.  Beth-el — Gilgal — Mizpeh  ;  places  within 
the  tribe  of  Benjamin. 

17.  Raniali  ;  in  Benjamin,  supposed  to  be  the 
same  as  Ramath.iiin-zopliiin.     Cliap.  1 :  1. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  ordinances  of  God  will  benefit  all  who 
rightly  observe  them,  but  none  who  continue  to 
ne;;lect  them. 

3.  By  the  right  use  of  means  which  G-od  has  pro- 
vided, men  are  bound  to  prepare  their  hearts  for  his 
service. 

.').  Penitent  confession  of  sin.  and  humble  prayer  for 
divine  mercy,  are  essential  to  forgiveness,  .ind  are  a 
sure  preparation  for  the  reception  of  divine  favors. 
360 


had  taken  from  Israel  were  restored  *b  c.  i^i 
to  Israel,  from  Ekron  even  unto  Gath; 
and  the  coasts  thereof  did  Israel  deliver 
out  of  the  hands  of  the  Philistines.  And 
there  was  peace  between  Israel  and  the 
Amorites. 

15  And  Samuel  judged  Israel  all  the 
days  of  his  life. 

16  And  he  went  from  year  to  year  -in 
circuit  to  Beth-el,  and  Gilgal,  and  Mizpeh, 
and  judged  Israel  in  all  those  places. 

17  And  his  return  was  to  ''Ramah;  for 
there  wa.'i  his  house ;  and  there  he  judged 
Israel ;  and  there  he  built  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  By  occasion  of  the  ill  government  of  Samuel's  sons, 
the  Israelites  ask  a  king.  6  Samuel  praying  in  grief, 
is  comforted  by  God  :  lO  He  telleth  th'>  manner  of  a 
king.  19  God  wiUeth  Samuel  to  yield  unto  the  im- 
portunity of  the  people.    ' 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Samuel  was 
old,  that  he  made  his  sons  judges  over 
Israel. 

2  Now  the  name  of  his  first-born  was 
Joel ;  li  and  the  name  of  his  second,  Abiah  : 
they  u-ere  judges  in  Beer-sheba. 

3  And  his  sons  walked  not  in  his  ways, 
but  turned  aside  after  'lucre,  and  took 
bribes,'  and  perverted  judgment. 

4  Then  all  the  elders  of  Israel  gathered 
themselves  together,  and  came  to  Samuel 
unto  Ramah, 

5  And  said  unto  him.  Behold,  thou  art 
old,  and  thy  sons  walk  not  in  thy  ways : 
now  make  us  a  ''king  to  judge  us  like  all 
the  nations. 

6  ^But  the  thing  *displeased  Samuel, 
when  they  said,  Give  us  a  king  to  judge 
us.     And  Samuel  prayed  unto  the  Lord. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel, 
Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the  people  in 
all  that  they  say  u  nto  thee  :  for '  they  have 
not  rejected  thee,  but  they  have  rejected 
me,  that  I  should  not  reign  over  them. 


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8.  All  who  have  right  views  of  God  and  of  them- 
selves, will  place  a  high  value  on  the  prayers  of  his 
?eople,  and  will  earnestly  desire  them.    Esth.  4  :  16; 
ob4>:S,  9;  Jas.  r):lG. 
10.  Humble, believing. earnest,  perseveringprayer 
has  great  influence  witli  God,  and  is  instrumental  of 
unspeakable  good  to  men. 

15.  Rulers  who  are  men  of  prayer,  and  who 
transact  their  civil  duties  in  the  fear  and  love  of 
God,  are  great  blessings  to  the  people. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

3.  Litcre  ;  gain.  Bribes;  gifts  to  induce  one 
wrongly  to  favor  those  who  offer  them. 

6.  Displeased  Samuel ;  appeared  to  him  to  be 
wrong.  Samuel  prayed;  to  be  rightly  directed 
with  regard  to  the  matter  in  question. 

7.  Not  rejected  thee ;  not  him  only. 


The  manner  of  the  king 


I.  SAMUEL,    IX. 


The  people's  importunity. 


they  have  done  since  the  day  that  I  brought 
them  up  out  of  Egypt  even  unto  this  day, 
wherewith  they  have  forsaken  ine,  and 
served  other  gods,  so  do  they  also  unto  thee. 

9  Now  therefore  *hearken  unto  their 
voice:  t  ho  wbeit  yet  protest  solemnly  unto 
them,  and  ^show  them  the  manner  of  the 
king  that  shall  reign  over  them. 

10  1[  And  Samuel  told  all  the  words  of 
the  Lord  unto  the  people  that  asked  of  him 
a  king. 

11  And  he  said,  This  will  be  the. man- 
ner of  the  king  that  shall  reign  over  you  : 
He  will  take  your  sons,  and  appoint  ^/iem 
for  himself,  for  his  chariots,  and  to  be  his 
horsemen ;  and  some  shall  run  before  his 
chariots. 

12  And  he  will  appoint  him  captains 
over  thousands,  and  captains  over  fifties; 
and  tcill  set  them  to  ear  his  ground,  and  to 
reap  his  harvest,  and  to  make  his  instru- 
ments of  war,  and  instruments  of  his 
chariots. 

13  And  he  will  take  your  daughters  to 
be  confectionaries,  and  to  be  cooks,  and  to 
be  bakers.  ^ 

14  And  he  will  take  your ''fields,  and 
your  vineyards,  and  your  olive-yards,  ei'e/i 
the  best  of  them,  and  give  them  to  his  ser- 
vants. 

lo  And  he  will  take  the  tenth  of  your 
seed,  and  of  your  vineyards,  and  give  to 
his  ^officers,  and  to  his  servants. 

16  And  he  will  take  your  men-servants, 
and  your  maid-servants,  and  your  goodli- 
est young  men,  and  your  asses,  and  put 
them,  to  his  work. 


*  OT,obet/.  i  Or,  tiotwithstandiuff  when  thttuhnst  solemnly  pro- 
tested offainst  them,  t/tfn  th'fu  shntt  show,  »  clilip.  10:  ■2'i;  14:.'v3. 
1>  lKings,2l:7;  Kzek.^^>.•18.    t  Heb.eunuchs, Gfn.liT -.36.     c  I'rov. 


9.  Hearken-;  give  them  a  king,  if  after  showing 
how  he  will  treat  them,  they  continue  to  insist  upon 
it.  Ver.  ]9-2'2.  The  -maiDier  of  the  king  ;  how 
he  would  treat  them.     Ver.  11. 

il.  Hun  before ;  as  waiters.     2  Sam.  15:1. 

12.  To  rar;  to  till.     Gen.  45: 7. 

13.  Co7ifectioiiaries  ;  persons  who  prepared  per- 
fumes and  spices. 

19.  The  voice  of  Samuel ;  in  dissuading  them 
from  having  a  king.  Nay  ;  we  will  not  hearken 
to  thee. 

INSTRIICTTOXS. 

3.  When  men  appoint  their  own  rulers,  if  they 
do  not  have  such,  and  such  only,  as  are  wise  and 
good,  it  is  their  own  fault;  but  w!ien  the  govern- 
inent  is  hereditary,  and  de.scend:^  from  parents  to 
children,  whether  good  or  bad,  wise  or  foolish,  it  is 
often  unjust  and  cruel,  for  wise  and  goo  1  parents 
may  be  followed  by  foolish  and  wicked  children. 

5.  AVhen  men  in  trouble  follow  their  own  judg- 
ment merely,  as  to  the  way  of  getting  out  of  it.  they 
often  take  a  course  which  tend^  only  to  increase  it ; 
and  if  they  will  not  be  dissuaded  from  sue  i  a  course. 
God  in  righteous  judgment  sometimes  sullers  them 
to  pursue  it,  and  thus  dreadfully  to  punish  them- 
selves.    Jer.  2:19. 

6.  When  in  new  and  difficult  circumstances  men 


1 7  He  will  take  the  tenth  of  your  sheep  : 
and  ye  shall  be  his  servants. 

18  And  ye  shall  cry  out  in  that  day  be- 
cause of  your  king  which  ye  shall  have 
chosen  you;  and  the  Lord  will  not ''hear 
you  in  that  day. 

1 9  11  Neve  rt  heless  the  people  ^  refused  to 
obey  the  voice  of  Samuel ;  and  they  said, 
Nay;  but  we  will  have  a  king  over  us; 

20  That  we  also  may  be  ''like  all  the 
nations;  and  that  our  king  may  judge  us, 
and  go  out  before  us,  and  fight  our  battles. 

21  And  Samuel  heard  all  the  words  of 
the  people,  and  he  rehearsed  them  in  the 
ears  of  the  Lord. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  to  Samuel,  ''Heark- 
en unto  their  voice,  and  make  them  a  king. 
And  Samuel  said  unto  the  men  of  Israel, 
Go  ye  every  man  unto  his  city. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

1  Saul  despairing  to  find  his  fathers  stsses,  6  by  the 
counselof  his  servant,  II  and  direction  of  young  maid- 
ens, 15  according  to  God's  revelation,  13  cometh  to 
Samuel.  19  Samuel  entertaineth  Saul  at  the  feast. 
25  Samuel,  after  secret  communication,  bringeth  Saul 
on  his  way. 

"IVrOW  there  was  a  man  of  Benjamin, 
J_\  whose  name  im.v  ^Kish,  the  son  of 
Abiel,  the  son  of  Zcror,  the  son  of  Becho- 
rath.  the  son  of  Aphiah,  ^  a  Benjamite,  a 
mighty  man  of  II  power. 

2  And  he  had  a  son,  whose  name  ^m.^ 
Saul,  a  choice  young  man,  and  a  goodly, 
and  there  was  not  among  the  children  ol 
Israel  a  goodlier  person  than  he  :  from  his 
shoulders  and  upward  he  icas  ^  higher  than 
any  of  the  people. 

3  And  the  asses  of  Kish  Saul's  father 


l:25--28;  Isa.  I:l.'i;  Mical]  3:4.  li  .ler.  44  :I6.  ever.-i.  fver.7; 
Hosea  13:  U.  g  chap.  14:.il.  %  Or,  the  son  of  a  man  of  Jemini. 
Il  Or,  substance,     h  cliap.  10:23. 

go  to  God  for  direction,  choosing  rather  to  be  gov- 
erned by  his  will  th.an  their  own,  he  will  guide  them, 
and  in  the  proper  use  of  their  own  faculties  will  lead 
them  to  right  decisions. 

9.  God  delights  to  commwiicate  to  men  all  needed 
information,  so  that  if  they  will  follow  his  directions, 
they  may  be  saved  from  suffering  the  fruits  of  their 
folly. 

18.  When  men  with  their  eyes  open  go  on  in 
wickedness,  regarding  their  feelings  more  than  the 
testimony  of  Jehovah,  .and  thus  bring  themselves 
into  trouble,  God  leaves  them  to  endure  it  till  they 
are  convinced  of  their  sin  and  turn  to  him,  or  sink 
into  utter  ruin. 

19.  When  men  by  word  or  deed  say  to  God,  Not 
thy  -will  but  mine  be  done,  let  them  prepare  for 
trouble.  If  in  that  way  they  should  succeed  and  be 
finally  blessed,  it  would  show  that  their  will  was 
wiser  and  better  than  his,  as  Satan  tempts  them  to 
believe.  Hence  God,  in  vindication  of  his  own  char- 
acter, di'iappoints  them. 

20.  Men  who  are  enchanted  with  the  trappings 
of  royalty,  and  carried  away  by  .a  thirst  for  military 
glory,  are  not  safe  guides  for  themselves  nor  their 
fellow-men. 

CHAPTER  IX. 
2.  A  choice  young  man  ;  of  fine  appearance. 
361 


Saul,  seeking  his  father  s 


I.  SAMUEL,    IX, 


asses,  is  led  to  Samuel. 


were  lost.  And  Kish  said  to  Saul  his  sou, 
Take  now  one  of  the  servants  with  thee, 
and  arise,  go  seek  the  asses. 

4  And  he  passed  through  mount  Ephra- 
im,  and  passed  through  the  land  of  Sha- 
lisha,  but  they  found  them  not:  then  they 
passed  through  the  land  of  Shalim,  and 
there  they  were  not :  and  he  passed  through 
the  land  of  the  Benjamitcs,  but  they  found 
them  not. 

5  And  when  they  were  come  to  the  land 
of  Zuph,  Saul  said  to  his  servant  that  ii'a.s 
with  him.  Come,  and  let  us  return ;  lest 
my  father  leave  caring  for  the  asses,  and 
take  thought  for  us. 

6  And  he  said  unto  him,  Behold  now, 
there  is  in  this  city  a*"  man  of  God,  and  he 
is  an  honorable  man;  all  '^that  he  saith 
Cometh  surely  to  pass :  now  let  us  go 
thither;  perad venture  he  can  show  us  our 
way  that  we  should  go. 

7  Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant,  But 
behold,  i/ we  go,  what  "*  shall  we  bring  the 
manl  for  the  bread  is  *spent  in  our  ves- 
.sels,  and  there  is  not  a  present  to  bring  to 
the  man  of  God :  what  t  have  we  1 

8  And  the  servant  answered  Saul  again, 
and  said,  Behold,  +1  have  here  at  hand  the 
fourth  part  of  a  shekel  of  silver :  that  will 
I  give  to  the  man  of  God,  to  tell  us  our  way. 

9  (Beforetimc  in  Israel,  when  a  man 
went  to  inquire  of  God,  thus  he  spake. 
Come,  and  let  us  go  to  the  seer:  for  he  that 
is  now  called  a  Prophet  was  beforetime 
called  a ^ Seer.) 

10  Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant,  HVell 
said  ;  come,  let  us  go.  So  they  went  unto 
the  city  where  the  man  of  God  ivas. 

11^  And  as  they  went  up  II  the  hill  to 
the  city,  they  found  young '^maidcns  going 
out  to  draw  water,  and  said  unto  them,  Is 
the  seer  here? 

12  And  they  answered  them,  and  said. 
He  is ;  behold,  he  is  before  you :  make 
haste  now,  for  he  came  to-day  to  the  city  ; 
for  there  is  a  *sacrifice  of  tho^people  to- 
day in  the ''high  place: 

13  As  soon  as  ye  be  come  into  the  city, 
ye  shall  straightway  find  him,  before  he 
go  up  to  the  high  place  to  eat :  for  the  peo- 
ple will  not  eat  until  he  come,  because  he 
doth 'bless  the  sacrifice;  and  afterwards 
they  eat  that  be  bidden.     Now  therefore 


«  iKin-tH.IM:.  li  l)ent33:l  :  lKinsii,13:l.  c,l,.3:19.  d  Gen. 
4S;ll;.IudK.(i:l«;  lKing»,14:a;  2Kins»,.S:8.  "  Heh.  gone  out  of. 
t  Hel).  is  wilh  ut.  t  Heb.  there  it  found  in  mv  hand,  e  2  Sam. 
24.11;  2Kili-«,  17:  i:i;  2  Cliron.  1G:7,  10;  Iml.  30:10;  Amo»7:12. 
%  H«b.  T/iv  icard  is  good.  ||  Hel).  in  the  alctnt  of  the  citv.  f  Gen. 
24:11.     "  Or, /««««.     «  di.ip.  IS  :  2  ;  Gen.  :ll  :  .'>4.     h  1  Kings,  3  :  2. 


4.  Mount  Ephraim;   the  hill  country  in  the 
tribe  of  Ephraim. 

7.  A  present ;  such  as  it  was  then,  and  in  the 
East,  is  now,  customary  to  offer. 

8,  A  shekel ;  about  fifty  cents. 

12.  Before  you  ;  in  the  city  to  which  they  were 
362 


get  you  up  ;  for  about  t  this  time  ye  ^  c?^; 
shall  find  liim. 

14  And  they  went  up  into  the  city  :  and 
wlien  they  were  come  into  the  city,  be- 
hold, Samuel  came  out  against  them,  for 
to  go  up  to  the  liigh  place. 

15  TfNow  the  Lord  ^had  told  'Samuel 
in  his  ear  a  day  before  Saul  came,  saying, 

16  To-morrow  about  this  time  I  will 
send  thee  a  man  out  of  the  land  of  Benja- 
min, and  thou  shalt ''  anoint  him  to  he  cap- 
tain over  my  people  I.'jrael,  that  he  may 
save  my  people  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines  :  for  I  have  '  looked  upon  my 
people,  because  their  cry  is  come  unto  me. 

17  And  when  Samuel  saw  Saul,  the 
Lord  said  unto  him.  Behold  the  man  whom 
I  spake  to  thee  of !  this  '"  same  shall  ^  reign 
over  my  people. 

18  Then  Saul  drew  near  to  Samuel  in 
the  gate,  and  said.  Tell  me,  I  pray  thee, 
where  the  seer's  house  is. 

19  And  Samuel  answered  Saul,  and  said, 
I  am  the  seer:  go  up  before  me  unto  the 
high  place ;  for  ye  shall  cat  with  me  to- 
day, and  to-morrow  I  will  let  thee  go,  and 
will  °tcll  thee  all  that  is  in  thy  heart. 

20  And  as  for  thine  °  asses  that  were  lost 
three  II  days  ago,  set  not  thy  mind  on  them  ; 
for  they  are  found.  And  on  whom  is  all 
the  P desire  of  Israel?  Is  it  not  on  thee, 
and  on  all  thy  father's  house? 

21  And  Saul  answered  and  said,^-JH!  not 
I  a  Benjamitc,  of  the  i  smallest  of  the 
tribes  of  Israel?  and  my  'family  the  least 
of  all  the  familiesof  the  tribe  of  Benjamin? 
wherefore  then  speakcst  thou  *so  to  me? 

22  And  Samuel  took  Saul  and  his  ser- 
vant, and  brought  them  into  the  parlor, 
and  made  them  sit  in  the  chiefcst  place 
among  them  that  were  bidden,  which  were 
about  thirty  persons. 

2.3  And  Samuel  said  unto  the  cook.  Bring 
the  portion  which  I  gave  thee,  of  which  I 
said  unto  thee.  Set  it  by  thee. 

24  And  tlie  cook  took  up  tlie  "shoulder, 
and  that  which  was  upon  it,  and  set  it  be- 
fore Saul.  And  Samuel  said.  Behold  that 
which  is  t  left !  set  it  before  thee,  and  cat : 
for  unto  this  time  hath  it  been  kept  for 
thee  since  I  said,  I  have  invited  the  people. 
So  Saul  did  eat  with  Samuel  that  day. 

25  T[  And  when  they  were  come  'down 


i  Mnrk6:41;  I.uke24:30.  f  Heh.  (o-rfnv.  J  Heb. i-e»ta/«< Me rar 
(i/'.Vomue/.  clinp.20:2.  i  Amos :i : 7 ;  A.t-< 27 : 23.  Veil.  10:1.  I  Kx. 
2:23-25;  r so.  106: 44.  mAet«13:2l.  \  Heb.  restrain  in.  n  .Inlin 
4:29.  oTer.3.  \]  Heh. to-dai/ three dav3.  Pcli.l2:13.  q  .Iiiiig. 
20:4B-48;  P»a.68:27.  r  Judg.fi:  LS.  *  Heh.  aftordinn  to  this  word. 
•  I.ev.  7:32,33;  Eieli.24:4.     t  Heb.  reserved,     t  ver.  13. 


going.  The  high,  place ;  the  eminence  on  which 
they  ofTered  sacrifices. 

l.l.  They  eat;  that  portion  of  the  ofl^ering  which 
was  allowed  them  in  the  Le\'itical  law. 

2-').  The  top  of  the  house;  a  retired  place,  to 
which  they  often  went  for  consultation. 


Samuel  anointeth  Saul. 


I.  SAMUEL,   X. 


Said  prophcsicth. 


tc-'S:  from  the  high  place  into  the  city, 
SamueZ communed  with  Saul  upon  the  "top 
of  the  house. 

26  And  they  arose  early :  and  it  came 
to  pass  about  the  spring  of  the  day,  that 
Samuel  called  Saul  to  the  top  of  the  house, 
saying,  Up,  that  I  may  send  thee  away. 
And  Saul  arose,  and  they  went  out  both 
of  them,  he  and  Samuel,  abroad. 

27  And  as  they  were  going  down  to  the 
end  of  the  city,  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Bid 
the  servant  pass  on  before  us,  (and  he 
passed  on,)  but  stand  thou  still  *a  while, 
that  I  may  show  thee  the  word  of  God. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Samuel  anointeth  Saul.  2  He  conflrmeth  him  by 
prediction  of  three  signs.  9  Saul's  heart  is  changed, 
and  he  prophesieth.  14  He  concealeth  the  matter  of 
the  kingdom  from  his  uncle.  17  Saul  is  chosen  at 
Mizpeh  by  lot.  26  The  different  affections  of  his 
subjects. 

THEN''  Samuel  took  a  vial  of  oil,  and 
poured  it  upon  his  head,  and  =  kissed 
him,  and  said,  Is  it  not  because  the  Lord 
hath  anointed  thee  to  fte*^  captain  over  his 
inheritance?'' 

2  When  thou  art  departed  from  me  to- 
day, then  thou  shalt  find  two  men  by  Ra- 
chel's'^sepulchre  in  the  border  of  Benjamin 
at^Zelzah;  and  they  will  say  unto  thee. 
The  asses  which  thou  wentest  to  seek  are 
found:  and  lo,  thy  father  hath  left  the 
care  t  of  the  asses,  and  sorroweth  for  you, 
saying.  What  shall  I  do  for  my  son  ? 

3  Then  shalt  thou  go  on  forward  from 


i  Acts  10:9.  *  Heb.  to-dat/.  b  clinp.  fl  :  16  ;  16  13:  2  Kings, 
9:3,6.  c  •2Sam.l9:39i  lThea8.5:-26.  A  iS^ir..nr2.  oP8;i.78:71. 
f  Gen.  .35  :  19. 20.  g  Josh.  18: -28.  f  Heh.  business,  h  Gen.  28: 19. 
f  Heb.  ask  thee  of  peace.  Jaig.  18:15.      i  ver.  10.     j  chap.  13  :  3. 


26.  The  spring  of  the  day  ;  as  it  began  to  be 
light. 

INSTRUCTIOXS. 

2.  A  sound  mind  and  a  well-formed,  healthy,  and 
vigorous  body  are  rich  gifts  of  God,  which  lay  those 
who  possess  them  under  peculiar  obligations  of  dis- 
tinguislied  usefulness  in  his  service. 

3.  All  earthly  possessions  are  liable  to  be  lost, 
and  tliis  should  lead  us  to  seek  those  treasures  which 
will  be  secure,  and  which  when  obtained  will  be 
enjoyed  for  ever. 

5.  As  property  is  of  little  v.ilue  compared  with 
life,  it  is  foolish,  as  well  as  wicked,  for  the  salce  of 
obtaining  the  one  to  sacrifice  the  other. 

6.  If  men  were  as  anxious  to  be  saved  from  sin 
as  they  are  to  find  lost  property,  they  would  seek 
all  needful  information,  and  when  they  learned  tlie 
way  would  let  nothing  hinder  them  from  walking 
in  it.     Prov.  2  :  4,  5. 

13.  Those  who  eat,  drink,  and  enjoy  the  good 
things  of  life  without  thanking  God  or  imploring 
his  blessing,  act  in  this  respect  like  atheists,  and 
the  language  of  their  practice  is,  No  God.  Psa. 
14  : 1 ;  53 : 1. 

1-5.  The  Lord  makes  known  to  those  wlio  do  his 
will  many  things  of  which  others  are  ignorant,  and 
which  no  one  without  obeying  him  will  ever  know. 

20.  While  men  in  their  actions  seek  one  object, 
God  often  by  them  accomplishes  another ;  and  no 
one,  when  he  performs  any  act,  can  tell  what  great 
results  may  be  connected  with  it. 


thence,  and  thou  shalt  come  to  the  plain 
of  Tabor,  and  there  shall  meet  thee  three 
men  going  up  to  God  to''Beth-eI,  one  car- 
rying three  kids,  and  another  carrying 
three  loaves  of  bread,  and  another  carry- 
ing a  bottle  of  wine  : 

4  And  they  will  +  salute  thee,  and  uivc 
thee  two  loaves  of  bread ;  which  thou  shalt 
receive  of  their  hands. 

5  After  that  thou  shalt  come  to  the  '  hill 
of  God,  where  is  the 'garrison  of  the  Phil- 
istines: and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
thou  art  come  thither  to  the  city,  that  thou 
shalt  meet  a  company  of  prophets  coming 
down  from  the  ''high  place  with  a 'psal- 
tery, and  a  tabret,  and  a  pipe,  and  a  harp, 
before  them;  and  they  sliall '"prophesy  : 

6  And  the  °  Spirit  of  the  Loud  will  come 
upon  thee,  and  thou  shalt  prophesy  with 
them,  and  shaltbe  turned  into  another  iiniii. 

7  And  5  let  it  be,  when  these  signs  are 
come  unto  thee,  il/Aaf  thou  do  as  occasion 
serve  thee ;  for  God  is  with  thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  go  down  before  mo  to 
Gilgal;"  and  behold,  I  will  come  down 
unto  thee,  to  offer  burnt-offerings,  and  to 
sacrifice  sacrifices  of  peace-offerings:  ^sev- 
en  days  shalt  thou  tarry,  till  I  come  to  thee, 
and  show  thee  what  thou  shalt  do. 

9  TfAnd  it  was  so,  that,  when  he  had 
turned  his  *back  to  go  from  Samuel,  God 
gavet  him  another  heart:  and  all  those 
signs  came  to  pass  that  day. 

10  And  when  they  came  thither  to  the 


kchap.9:12.  lEx.l.5:;0.  mICor.l4:l.  a  chap.  10:  13;  Nllir; 
U  :  25,  26.  ^,  Heb.  it  shall  come  to  pass  that.  \\  Heb.  lio  f.tr  thee 
as  thy  hand  shall  Jind.  .Judg.  9  :  33.  o  chap.  U  :  H,  1.) ;  13  :  4,  8. 
p  cbap.  13  :  8.     *  Heb.  shoulder,     f  Heb.  turned. 


22.  Those  who  are  selected  by  God  as  rulers 
should,  for  their  office'  sake,  receive  all  due  honors, 
and  when  the  will  of  God  witli  regard  to  them  is 
known,  all  should  acquiesce  in  it. 

27.  Ministers  sliouid  make  known  to  rulers  as 
well  as  others  the  will  of  God,  and  none  are  ever 
so  exalted  as  not  to  be  under  sacred  obligations  in 
all  tilings  to  obey  it. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1.  Poured  it  upon  his  head ;  in  token  of  his 
being  set  apart  and  furnished  by  God  to  be  king  of 
Israel. 

2.  Rachel's  sepulchre  ;  Gen.  3-3  :  19,  20. 

3.  Tabor ;  not  mount  Tabor,  but  a  place  in  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin.  J\Ie>i.  going  np  to  God ;  to 
worship  God. 

5.  The  hill  of  G-od ;  an  eminence  on  which  he 
worshipped,  and  on  which  was  a  school  of  the 
prophets.  They  shall  prophesy ;  praise  God  with 
the  voice  and  instruments  of  music. 

6.  Thon  shalt  prophesy ;  unite  with  them  in 
praisingGod.  Ex.  15:21 ;  ICIiron.  2-3:3.  Turned 
into  another  man;  so  changed  as  to  be  fitted  to 
become  king. 

7.  As  occasion  serve  ;  as  he  should  judge  best ; 
or  as  circumstances  might  require. 

8.  Gilgal ;  in  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  near  Jeri- 
cho.    Josli.  4  :  19. 

9.  Another  heart ;  one  that  fitted  him  to  govern 
the  people. 

363 


Israel  assemble  at  Mizpch. 


1.  SAMUEL,   XI. 


Saul  is  chosen  king. 


hill,  behold,  a  company  of  prophets  met 
him;  and  the  Spirit  of  God  *camc  upon 
him,  and  he  prophesied  among  them. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  that 
knew  him  bcforetime  saw  that,  behold,  he 
prophesied  among  the  prophets,  then  the 
people  said  *one  to  another.  What  is  this 
that  is  come  vuito  the  son  of  Kish?  ^  Is 
Saul  also  among  the  prophets'? 

1 2  xlnd  one  t  of  the  same  place  answered 
and  said,  But  who  is  their  father'?  There- 
fore it  became  a  proverb,  Is  Saul  also 
among  the  prophets? 

13  And  when  he  had  made  an  end  of 
prophesying,  he  came  to  the  high  place. 

1 4  ^  And  Saul's  uncle  said  unto  him  and 
to  his  servant.  Whither  went  ye  1  And  he 
said,  To  seek  the  asses  :  and  when  we  saw 
that  tkcy  were  no  where,  we  came  to  Samuel. 

15  And  Saul's  uncle  said.  Tell  me,  I  pray 
thee,  what  Samuel  said  unto  you. 

16  And  Saul  said  unto  his  uncle.  He  told 
us  plainly  that  the  asses  were  found.  But 
of  the  matterofthekingdom,  whereof  Sam- 
uel spake,  he  told  him  not. 

17  ^And  Samuel  called  the  people  to- 
gether unto  the  Lord  to  "^Mizpeh; 

18  And  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
Thus^  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I 
brought  up  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  and  deliv- 
ered you  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians, 
and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  kingdoms,  and 
of  them  that  oppressed  you: 

19  And''ye  have  this  day  rejected  your 
God,  who  himself  ""saved  you  out  of  all 
your  adversities  and  your  tribulations ; 
and  ye  have  said  unto  him.  Nay,  but  set 
a  king  over  us.  Now  therefore  present 
yourselves  before  the  Lord  by  your  "tribes, 
and  by  your  thousands. 


»  vt>r.  6 ;  chap.  11 ;  fi.  ^  Heh.  a  man  to  his  neighbor.  l»  chap. 
19:-20-i;4;  John7:I5,  16.  t  Heh.  from  thence,  c  chap.  7:5,6. 
•1  Judse.i  2  :  -2  ;  6  :  8,  9  ;  Neh.  9  : 9,  etc.  e  chap.  8  :  7, 19 ;  12  :  13. 
f  P8a.l06:iS-l0i  l8a.Ki:9;  Jer.3:23.     g  Josh.  7:  H,  etc.     h  chap. 


11.  Is  Said  also  a,mo7i^  the  prnpliets?  they 
were  surprised  that,  witlioufc  having  been  instructed, 
he  should  be  able  thus  to  join  with  them. 

1"2.    Their  father  ;  teacher  and  guide. 

17.  Mizpeh;  near  the  confines  of  Judah  and 
Benjamin.     Juiijr.  "iO  :  1. 

10.  Rejected  ijoii,r  God ;  by  insisting  on  a  change 
in  the  governniont  which  he  had  established. 

20.  Benja.iniii  was  taken;  they  cast  lots,  and 
the  lot  fell  upon  the  tribe  of  Benjamin. 

2'J.   St  It  If  ;   furniture,  baggage. 

2').  The  viannir  of  the  kingdom;  the  reguhi- 
tions  which  G-od  h.ad  prescribed  for  its  government. 
Deut.  17 :  14-20. 

20.  Ha'l  touched ;  inclined  to  follow  Saul  and 
support  his  authority. 

IXSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  If  men  wait  upon  God  and  follow  his  direc- 
tions, he  will  show  them  wh.it  he  would  have  them 
do,  and  furnish  them  for  the  duties  to  which  he  calls 
them. 

7.   If  men  are  under  the  guidance  of  God  and  seek 
his  glory,  they  will  be  able  to  judge,  in  view  of  all 
3G4 


all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  come  near,  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin  was  taken. 

2 1  When  he  had  caused  the  tribe  of  Ben- 
jamin to  come  near  by  their  families,  the 
family  of  Matri  was  taken,  and  Saul  the 
son  of  Kish  was  taken:  and  when  they 
sought  him,  he  could  not  be  found. 

22  Therefore  they  inquired  of  the  Lord 
further,  if  the  man  should  yet  come  thith- 
er. And  the  Lord  answered.  Behold,  he 
hath  hid  himself  among  the  stuff. 

23  And  they  ran  and  fetched  him  thence  ; 
and  when  he  stood  among  the  people,  he 
was  ''higher  than  any  of  the  people  from 
his  shoulders  and  upward. 

24  And  Samuel  said  to  all  the  people, 
See  ye  him  whom  the  Lord  hath  chosen, 
that  there  is  none  like  him  among  all  the 
people?  And  all  the  people  shouted,  and 
said,  t  God  save  the  king. 

25  Then  Samuel  told  the  people  the  man- 
ner of  the  kingdom,  and  wrote  it  in  a  book, 
and  laid  it  up  before  the  Lord.  And  Sam- 
uel sent  all  the  people  away,  every  man 
to  his  house. 

26  1[And  Saul  also  went  home  to'Gib- 
eah;  and  there  went  with  him  a  band  of 
men,  whose  hearts  God  had  touched. 

27  But  the '  children  of  Belial  said,  How 
shall  this  man  save  us?  And  they  de- 
spised him,  and  brought  him  no ''presents. 
But  he  5  held  his  peace. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  Nahash  offereth  them  of  Jabesh-gilead  a  reproachful 
condition.  4  They  send  messengers,  and  are  delivered 
by  Saul.  ]"3  Saul  thereby  is  confirmed,  and  his  king- 
dom renewed. 

THEN  '  Nahash  the  Ammonite  came  up, 
and  encamped  against  ""Jabesh-gile- 


9:2.  t  Heb.  Let  the  kina  line.  1  Kiiij.s  1 :  25, 39  ;  2  Kings,  11:12. 
ichap.ll:4.  i  Deut,  13:  l:) ;  iChron.  13:7.  k  2Sani.8:2;  1  Kings, 
4:21;  10:25;  2Chron.l7:5;  l>sa.  72  :  10  %  Or, was  at  though  he 
had  been  deaf.     1  chap.  12 :  12.     m  .Tudg.  21:8,  etc. 


circumstances,  what  sliould  be  done  to  render  them- 
selves most  useful. 

9.  All  the  qualifications  of  men  for  the  formation 
and  accomplishment  of  great  and  useful  plans  come 
from  God,  and  lay  them  under  increased  obligations 
of  devotion  to  his  service ;  but  enlarged  views  and 
great  talents  may  be  given,  and  men  may  join  ex- 
ternally in  the  worship  of  G-od,  without  the  renew- 
ing and  sanctifying  influences  of  his  Spirit. 

19.  The  reception  from  God  of  an  object  which  is 
sought,  is  no  certain  evidence  of  his  apnrohation. 
He  may  give  it  in  wrath.  Chap.  12 :  12, 13. 19.  We 
should  therefore  rely  upon  his  wi.sdom  rather  than 
our  own,  saying,  Not  my  will,  but  thine  be  done. 

2.').  Kings,  and  men  in  authority,  as  well  .as  in  all 
other  conditions  of  life,  are  bound  to  be  acquai  ited 
with,  and  to  be  governed  by  the  revealed  will  of  (.rod, 

27.  The  best  wa}'  (o  treat  dilliculties  often  is,  for 
a  time  at  least,  to  say  and  do  nothing  about  tliem. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1.  Jahesh-gilead:  a  city  in  the  tribe  of  Manas- 
seh,  on  the  east  side  of  Jordan. 


Saul  rescuelh  Jabcsh 


I.  SAMUEL,   XII. 


yrom  the  Ammonites. 


unto  Nahash,  ^Make  a  covenant  with  us, 
and  we  will  serve  thee. 

2  And  Nahash  the  Ammonite  answered 
them,  On '' this  co«r/z7Jou  will  I  make  a  cov- 
enant with  you,  that  I  may  thrust  out  all 
your  right  eyes,  and  lay  it  for  a  *=  reproach 
upon  all  Israel. 

3  And  the  elders  of  Jabesh  said  unto 
him,  *Give  us  seven  days'  respite,  that  we 
may  send  messengers  unto  all  the  coasts 
of  Israel :  and  then,  if  there  be  no  man  to 
save  us,  we  will  come  out  to  thee. 

4  ^  Then  came  the  messengers  to  ^  Gib- 
eah  of  Saul,  and  told  the  tidings  in  the 
ears  of  the  people  :  and  all  the  peop  i  lift- 
ed up  their  voices,  and  wept. 

5  And  behold,  Saul  came  after  the  h  rd 
out  of  the  field  ;  and  Saul  said.  What  aileJi 
the  people  that  they  weep  1  And  they  told 
him  the  tidings  of  the  men  of  Jabesh. 

6  And  the  "Spirit  of  God  came  upon 
Saul  when  he  heard  those  tidings,  and  his 
anger  was  kindled  greatly. 

7  And  he  took  a  yoke  of  oxen,  and  hewed 
them  in  "^pieces,  and  sent  them  throughout 
all  the  coasts  of  Israel  by  the  hands  of 
messengers,  saying,  e  Whosoever  cometh 
not  forth  after  Saul  and  after  Samuel,  so 
shall  it  be  done  unto  his  oxen.  And  the 
fear  of  the  Lord  fell  on  the  people,  and 
they  came  out  t  with  one  consent. 

8  And  when  he  numbered  them  in'' Be- 
zek,  the  children  of  Israel  were  three  liun- 
dred  thousand,  and  the  men  of  Judah  thir- 
ty thousand. 

9  And  they  said  unto  the  messengers 
that  came.  Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  the 
men  of  Jabesh-gilead,  To-morrow,  by 
that  time  the  son  be  hot,  ye  shall  have 
help.t  And  the  messengers  came  and 
showed  it  to  the  men  of  Jabesh ;  and 
they '  were  glad. 

10  Therefore  the  men  of  Jabesh  said. 
To-morrow  we  will '  come  out  unto  you, 


»  Isa.  W  :  16 ;  Ezekiel  17:13.  b  Prov.  12  :  10.  c  diap.  17  :  26. 
*  Heb.  Forbear  us.  i  chap.  In:  34;  2  Samuel,  21  :  fi.  e  chap. 
10:10.  f  .ludg.  ia:29.  g  .ludg.  21  :  .5-10.  f  Heb.  as  one  man. 
Judges  20  : 1.     h  Judges  1 :  S.     t  Or,  deliverance,     i  chap.  31 :  II. 


4.   Gibeah  ;  in  Benjamin,  where  Saul  lived. 

6.  The  Spirit  of  God  ;  awakened  Saul's  indig- 
nation and  inspired  him  with  wisdom,  courage,  and 
all  needful  qualities  to  collect  an  army  and  lead 
them  forth  to  victory. 

7.  The  fear  of  the  Lord;  that  he  would  in  his 
providence  bring  dreadful  judgments  upon  them,  if 
they  should  not  go  forth  to  protect  their  brethren. 

8.  Bezek  ;  a  place  between  Shechem  and  Jabesh- 
gilead. 

11.  The  morni)ig-watch  ;  between  two  o'clock 
and  sunrise. 

12.  Who  is  he  ?  chap.  10  :  27. 

14.  Renew  the  kingdom ;  publicly  acknow- 
ledge Saul  as  king. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
1.  If  it  is  wise  in  men  to  make  great  sacrifices  and 

21 


and  ye  shall  do  with  us  all  that  seemeth 
good  unto  you. 

1 1  And  it  was  .to  on  the  morrow,  that 
Saul  put  the  people  in  three  "^  companies  ; 
and  they  came  into  the  midst  of  the  host 
in  the  morning-watch,  and  slew  the  Am- 
monites until  the  heat  of  the  day  :  and  it 
came  to  pass,  that  they  which  remained 
were  scattered,  so  that  two  of  them  were 
not  left  together. 

12  TfAnd  the  people  said  unto  Samuel, 
Who  is  he  that '  said.  Shall  Saul  reign  over 
usl  "'bring  the  men,  that  we  may  put  them 
to  death. 

1 3  And  Saul  said, "  There  shall  not  a  man 
be  put  to  death  this  day :  for  to-day  the 
Lord  hath  wrought  "salvation  in  Israel. 

1 4  Then  said  Samuel  to  the  people.  Come, 
and  let  us  go  to  p  Gilgal,  and  renew  the 
kingdom  there. 

15  And  all  the  people  went  to  Gilgal: 
and  there  they  made  Saul  king  before  the 
Lord  in  Gilgal;  and  there  they  sacrificed 
sacrifices  of  peace-offerings  before  the 
Lord  ;  and  there  Saul  and  all  the  men  of 
Israel  rejoiced  greatly. 

CHAPTER   XII. 

1  Samuel  testifieth  his  inteerity.  6  Hb  reproveth  the 
people  of  ingratitude.  16  He  terrifieth  them  with 
thunder  in  harvest-time.  20  He  comfortcth  them  in 
God's  mercy. 

AND  Samuel  said  unto  all  Israel,  Be- 
hold, I  have  hearkened  unto  your 
voice  in  all  that  ye  ''said  unto  me,  and 
have  ''made  a  king  over  you. 

2  And  now,  behold,  the  king  walketh 
before  you  :  and  I  am  old  and  gray-head- 
ed; and  behold,  my  sons  arc  with  you: 
and  I  have  walked  before  you  from  my 
childhood  unto  this  day. 

3  Behold,  here  I  am:  witness  against 
me  before  the  Lord,  and  before  his  anoint- 
ed :  "whose  o.x  have  I  taken?  or  whose 
ass  have  I  taken?  or  whom  have  I  de- 
frauded? whom  have  I  oppressed?  or  of 

j  ver.  3.  VJudg.  7:16.  I  chap.  10:27.  m  Luke  19:27.  n  chap. 
H  :  4,i  ;  2  Sam.  19 :  22.  o  chap.  19:  5  ;  Isa.  59: 16.  p  chap.  10  :  8. 
1  chap.  8:5,  19,  20.  r  chap.  10:  24;  11 :  14,  1.5.  sNum.l6:I5; 
Acts  20  :  33  i  2  Cor.  12 :  14. 


submit  to  many  hardships  to  save  their  lives,  how 
much  more  wise  is  it  to  sacrifice  and  suffer  whatever 
may  be  needful  to  save  their  souls.     Mat.  5  :  29,  30. 

2.  Great  cruelty  and  bitter  opposition  to  the  peo- 
ple and  cause  of  God  generally  go  together. 

4.  It  is  right  that  one  portion  of  the  human  fam- 
ily should  deeply  sympathize  with  the  sulTerings  of 
another,  and  do  whatever  may  be  consistent  with 
truth  and  duty  to  afford  them  relief. 

9.  If  gladness  and  joy  are  occasioned  by  deliver- 
ance from  temporal  calamities,  much  more  shouM 
they  be  by  deliverance  from  those  which  are  eternal. 

13.  True  courage  and  real  greatness  are  mani- 
fested in  forgiving  personal  injuries,  not  in  avenging 
them. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

3.  His  anointed;  Saul.    Chap.  10  :  1. 

365 


Samuel's  discourse 


1.  SAMUEL,   XII. 


to  the  Israelites. 


whose  hand  have  I  received  amj  *bribe''^to 
blind  mine  "eyes  therewith?  and  I  Avill 
restore *"  it  you. 

4  And  they  said,  Thou  hast  not  defraud- 
ed us,  nor  oppressed  us,  neither  hast  thou 
taken  aught  of  any  man's  hand. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  The  Lord  is 
\vitness  against  you,  and  his  anointed  is 
witness  this  day,  that  "^  ye  have  not  found 
aught  in  my  hand.  And  they  answered, 
He  is  witness. 

6  If  And  Samuel  said  untothe  people, 
It  is  the  Loud  that  ^  advanced  INIoses  and 
Aaron,  and  that  brought  your  fathers  up 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

7  l\o^Y  therefore  stand  still,  that  I  may 
reason  "*  with  you  before  the  Lord  of  all 
the  ^  righteous  acts  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
did  II  to  you  and  to  your  fathers. 

8  When  Jacob  was  come  into  Egypt, 
and  your  fathers  cried  unto  the  Lord,  then 
the  LoRD*sent  Moses  and  Aaron,  which 
brought  forth  your  fathers  out  of  Egypt, 
and  made  them  dwell  in  this  place. 

9  And  when  they  forgat  the  Lord  their 
God,  he  sold  them  into  the  hand  of  "^Sis- 
era,  captain  of  the  host  of  Hazor,  and  into 
the  hand  of  the^IMiilistines,  and  into  the 
liand  of  the  king  of'  Moab,  and  they  fought 
against  them. 

10  And  they  'cried  unto  the  Lord,  and 
said,  We  have  sinned,  bccavise  we  have 
forsaken  the  Lord,  and  have  J  served  Baa- 
lim and  Ashtaroth :  but  now  deliver  us 
out  of  t\ie  hand  of  our  enemies,  and  we' 
will  serve  thee. 

11  And  the  Lord  sent ''.lerubbaal,  and 
Eedan,  and  '  Jephthah,  and  "'Samuel,  and 
delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of  your  ene- 
mies on  every  side,  and  ye  dwelt  safe. 

12  And  when  ye  saw  thafNahash  the 
king  of  the  children  of  Ammon  came 
against  you,  ye  said  unto  me.  Nay  ;  but  a 


king  shall  reign  over  us  :  when  the  s.ciJSSf. 
Lord  your  God  icas  your  king. 

1 3  Now  therefore  behold  the  king  whom 
ye  have  chosen,  and  wiiom  ye  have  de- 
sired! and  behold,  the  "Lord  hath  set  a 
king  over  you. 

14  If  Pye  will  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve 
him,  and  obey  his  voice,  and  not  rebel 
against  the  'commandment  of  the  Lord; 
then  shall  both  ye  and  also  the  king  that 
reigncth  over  you  +  continue  following  Uie 
Lord  your  God : 

15  But  if  ye  will  not  obey  the  voice  of 
the  Lord,  but  rebel  against  the  command- 
ment o*"  the  Lord  ;  then  ^  shall  the  hand 
of  th  Lord  be  against  you,  as  it  was 
aga"  ..sf  your  fathers. 

J  I  TTNow  therefore  stand  and  see  this 
gx eat  thing,  which  the  Lord  will  do  before 
your  eyes. 

17  Is  it  not  wheat-harvest  to-day?  I 
-will  'call  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  shall 
send  thunder  and  rain;  that  ye  may  per- 
ceive and  see  that  your  wickedness  is 
great,  which  ye  have  done  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  in  asking  you  a  king. 

18  So  Samuel  called  unto  the  Lord;  and 
the  Lord  sent  thunder  and  rain  that  day  : 
and  'all  the  people  greatly  feared  the  Lord 
and  Samuel. 

19  And  all  the  people  said  unto  Samuel, 
Pray"'  for  thy  servants  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God,  that  we  die  not:  for  we  have  added 
unto  all  our  sins  this  evil,  to  ask  us  a  king. 

20  ^  And  Samuel  said  untothe  people. 
Fear  not :  ye  have  done  all  this  wickedness : 
yet  "turn  not  aside  from  following  the  Lord, 
but  serve  the  Lord  with  all  your  heart; 

21  And  turn  ye  not  aside :  for  then 
should  yc  go  after  vain  things,  which  "can- 
not profit  nor  deliver;  for  they  are  "vain. 

22  For  the  Lord  will  nofyforsake  his 
people  for  *  his  great  name's  sake  :  because 


*  Heb.  raiuom.  f  Or,  that  I  should  hitte  mine  evci  at  him. 
•  neut.  16 :  19.  b  Exodu.9  22  :  4.  c  Act.i  2-1 :  16,  20.  i  Or,  made. 
<1  Ina.  1 :  18;  Micah  6  :  2,  3.  %  Heb.  righteousnesses,  or  benefits. 
Judg.  .5:1.  II  Heb.  with,  t  Ex.  3  :  10.  f  .ludg.  4:2.  g  Judg. 
10:  T;  13:1.  h  Judg.  3:12.  I  Judg.  10  :  10,  etc.  j  Judg.  2  :  13. 
k  Judges  6 :  U,  32.     1  Judg.  11  :  1,  etc.      m  chap.  7:  13.      n  clwp. 


4.   Taken  might ;  any  thing;  wrongfully. 

11.  Jeriibbaal ;  Grideon.  Judj;.  G  :  14,  3'3.  Be- 
dan  ;  supposed  to  be  Barak.     Heb.  11 :  32. 

18.    The  Lord  sent  thunder  a?ul  rain  ;  an  un- 
common thing,  as  it  ordinarily  never  rained  in  Pal- 
estine during  the  season  of  wheat-harvest. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Those  who  serve  G  od  from  their  childhood  are 
often  made  distinguished  benefactors  to  mankind. 

4.  Men  who  have  long  been  in  public  life,  and 
have  been  governed  by  tlie  fear  and  love  of  G-od, 
may  expect  when  they  retire  to  leave  a  conviction 
of  their  fidelity  in  tlie  hearts  of  others,  which  shall 
tend  greatly  to  promote  his  glory,  and  the  good  of 
their  fellow-men. 

6.  Aged  men  after  retiring  from  more  Idborious 
and  active  duties,  may  still  be  useful  by  communi- 
cating to  the  young  a  knowledge  of  facts  in  the 
366 


11:2.  oHosea  13:11.  p  Jnsbua  24  :  14,  20 ;  Psalm  81 :  12-15. 
'«  Hell.  wiokM.  t  Weh.  be  after,  q  Lev.  26: 14,  etc.  r  ver.  9. 
■  Ja8.5:16-18.  t  Ex.  14  :  31 ;  Ezra  10:  9.  u  Ex.  9  :  28;  10  :  17  i 
Isaiah  26:16;  lJohn,5:16.  »  DeuL  11 :  16;  Jer.3:l.  w  Jer. 
16:19;  Jonah  2:  8.  xHab.  2:18.  I  Lam.  3  :  31,  33.  s  Ezek. 
20 : 9,  14. 


history  of  their  fathers,  and  of  the  instructions  which 
those  facts  afford. 

10.  A  just  review  of  the  past  will  impress  the 
conviction  tlial  sin  loads  to  misery,  and  th.at  there 
is  no  escaping  it,  e.xcept  in  repentance  and  hearty 
devotion  to  the  service   of  G-od. 

15.  However  great  the  blessings  which  God  be- 
stows upon  a  people,  they  cannot  long  preserve  them 
unless  they  hearlcen  to  his  voice,  and  walk  in  his 
ways. 

19.  The  true  friends  of  God  can  greatly  benefit 
their  fellow-men;  and  often  the  wicked  in  their  dis- 
tress feel  this,  and  apply  to  them  for  help. 

23.  However  ungratefully  pious  men  may  have 
been  treated,  they  will  labor  to  do  good  even  to 
those  who  have  done  tiiein  evil ;  while  they  main- 
tain that  there  can  be  no  real  blessedness  but  in 
liearty  obedience  to  the  commands  of  G-od. 


The  Philistines  war 


I.  SAMUEL,   Xlir, 


against  Israel. 


t'.c.'i^:  it  hath  pleased  the  Lord  to  make 
you  his  people. 

23  Moreover  as  for  me,  God  forbid  that 
I  should  sin  against  the  Lord  *in  ceasing 
to  *  pray  for  you  :  but  I  will  teach  you  the 
good  and  the  right  way  : 

24  Only  ""fear  the  Lord,  and  serve  him 
in  truth  with  all  your  heart:  for  consider 
howt  great  things  he  hath  done  for  you. 

25  But  if  ye  shall  still  do  wickedly,  ye 
shall  be  consumed,  both  "^  y  c  and  your  king. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Saail's  selected  band.  3  Ho  calleth  the  Hebrews  to 
Gilgal  against  the  Phili'stines,  whose  garrison  Jona- 
than had  smitten.  5  The  Philistines'  great  host.  6 
The  distress  of  the  Israelites.  8  Saul,-weary  of  staying 
for  Samuel,  sacrificeth.  11  Samuel  reproveth  him. 
17  The  three  spoiling  bands  of  the  Philistines.  19 
The  policy  of  the  Philistines,  to  suffer  no  smith  in 
Israel. 

SAUL? reigned  one  year;  and  when  he 
had  reigned  two  years  over  Israel, 

2  Saul  chose  him  three  thousand  men  of 
Israel;  whereof  two  thousand  were  with 
Saul  in  Michmash  and  in  mount  Beth-el, 
and  a  thousand  were  with  Jonathan  in 
Gibeah  ^  of  Benjamin  :  and  the  rest  of  the 
people  he  sent  every  man  to  his  tent. 

3  And  Jonathan  smote  the  ^  garrison  of 
the  Philistines  that  luas  in  ^  Geba,  and  the 
Philistines  heard  of  it.  And  Saul-blew 
the  trumpet  throughout  all  the  land,  say- 
ing, Let  the  Hebrews  hear. 

4  And  all  Israel  heard  say  that  Saul  had 
smitten  a  garrison  of  the  Philistines,  and 
that  Israel  also  II  was  had  in  abomination 
with  the  Philistines.  And  the  people  were 
called  together  after  Saul  to  Gilgal. 

5  Tl  And  the  Philistines  gathered  them- 
selves together  to  fight  with  Israel,  thirfy 
thousand  chariots,  and  six  thousand  horse- 
men, and  people  as  the  sand  which  is  on 
the  sea-shore  in  multitude  :  and  they  came 
up,  and  pitched  in  Michmash,  eastward 
from  '^Bcth-aven. 

6  When  the  men  of  Israel  saw  that  they 
were  in  a ^ strait,  (for  the  people  were  dis- 
tressed.) then  the  people  did  ^  hide  them- 
selves in  caves,  and  in  thickets,  and  in 
rocks,  and  in  high  places,  and  in  pits. 

7  And  some  of  the  Hebrews  went  over 
Jordan  to  the  land  of  Gad  and  Gilead. 
As  for  Saul,  he  ims  yet  in  Gilgal,  and  all 
the  people  ^followed  him  trembling. 


*  Heb./i  om.    •  Col.  1 : 9.    b  Errl.  I 

:n.    i  Or.trhatafieanWng. 

e  Dent.  28  :  :!6.     J  Heb.  tht  son  of  one 

vearinhis  veignin0.     H  clia|>. 

10:26.     o  chap.  10:6.     f^  Or.  the  hill. 

I]  Hell. did n/iii*.  Gen.n4:30; 

Ex.  6:21.     fj09li.7:2.     g2S:>m.24: 

14.     h  cliap.H:ll;  .ludg.6:2. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

2.  7;j  Michmask  and  inmowit  Beth-el;  in 
the  tribe  of  Benjamin. 

3.  Geba;   supposed  to  be  Gibeah,  or  a  place 
near  it. 

7.   Went  over  Jordan  ;  to  escape  from  the  Phil- 
istines. 


8  TfAnd  he  tarried  seven  days,  accord- 
ing to  the  set  'time  that  Samuel  had  ap- 
pointed: but  Samuel  came  not  to  Gilgal; 
and  the  people  were  scattered  from  him. 

9  And  Saul  said.  Bring  hither  a  burnt- 
offering  to  me,  and  peace-offerings.  And 
he  offered  the  burnt-otlering. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  soon  as 
he  had  made  an  end  of  offering  the  burnt- 
offering,  behold,  Samuel  came;  and  Saul 
went  out  to  meet  him,  that  he  might  t  sa- 
lute him. 

11  T[  And  Samuel  said.  What  hast  thou 
done  1  vVnd  Saul  said.  Because  I  saw  that 
the  people  were  scattered  from  me,  and 
that  thou  camest  not  within  the  days  ap- 
pointed, and  that  the  Philistines  gathered 
themselves  together  at  Michmash; 

12  Therefore  said  I,  The  Philistines  will 
come  down  now  upon  me  to  Gilgal,  and 
I  have  not  tmadc  supplica,tion  unto  the 
Lord:  I  forced  myself  therefore,  and  of- 
fered a  burnt-offering. 

1 3  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  >  Thou  hast 
done  foolishly:  thou ''hast  not  kept  the 
commandment  ofthc  Lord  thy  God,  which 
he  commanded  thee  :  for  now  would  the 
Lord  have  established  thy  kingdom  upon 
Israel  for  ever. 

14  But  now  thy  kingdom  shall  not  con- 
tinue: the  Lord  hath  sought  him  a 'man 
after  his  own  heart,  and  the  Lord  hath 
commanded  him  to  be  captain  over  his 
people,  because  thou  hast  not  kept  that 
which  the  Lord  commanded  thee. 

15  And.  Samuel  arose,  and  gat  him  up 
from  Gilgal  unto  Gibeah  of  Benjamin. 
And  Saul  numbered  the  people  that  ivere 
present^  with  him,  about  ""six  hundred 
men. 

16  And  Saul,  and  Jonathan  his  son,  and 
the  people  that  icerc  present  with  them, 
abode  in  H  Gibeah  of  Benjamin:  but  the 
Philistines  encamped  in  ^lichmash. 

17  "[And  the  spoilers  came  out  of  the 
camp  ofthc  Philistines  in  three  companies: 
one  company  turned  unto  the  way  that  lead- 
cth  to  "Ophrah,  unto  the  land  of  Shual: 

18  And  another  company  turned  the 
way  ^o"Beth-horon  :  and  another  compa- 
ny turned  to  the  way  of  the  border  that 
looketh  to  the  valley  of  PZeboim  toward 
the  wilderness. 


*  Heb.  trembled  after  him.  i  cliap.  10:  8.  f  Heb.  bittt.  J  Heb. 
entreated  the  face,  i  2Chrnn.  1H:9.  k  ch.  l.'i:]  l,2S.  I  Psa.  f><>:20: 
Act-1  13:22.  %  Heb.  found,  m  tlinp.  14:2.  ||  Heb.  Geba.  vtf.S. 
n  Josli.l8:23.     o  Josh.  16:3.     p  Gen.  14:2;  Keli.  1 1 :3I;  Ho9.  U  :8. 


13.  Thou  hast  done  foolishly  ;  in  offering  sac- 
rifices which  he  had  no  right  to  offer,  and  in  not 
waiting  for  Samuel,  .as  God  h.ad  commanded. 

14.  .1  man  after  his  own  heart ;  David. 

17.  Ophrah — Shnal ;  pLaces  north  of  Gibeah. 

18.  The  way  toBeth-hoion;  toward  the  west. 
Toicard  the  tvilderness  ;  on  the  east. 

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Jonathan  smitcth 


I.  SAMUEL,   XIV 


the  Pli  Hist i ties'  garrison 


19  IfNow  tliere  was  no  ^siniUi  found 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Israel :  for  the 
Philistines  said,  Lest  the  Hebrews  make 
them  swords  or  spears  : 

20  But  all  the  Israelites  went  down  to 
the  Philistines,  to  sharpen  every  man  his 
share,  and  his  coulter,  and  his  axe,  and 
his  mattock. 

21  Yet  they  had  a  *file  for  the  mattocks, 
and  for  the  coulters,  and  for  the  forks,  and 
for  the  axes,  and  to  t  sharpen  the  goads. 

22  So  it ''came  to  pass  in  the  day  of  bat- 
tle, that  there  was  neither  sword  nor  spear 
found  in  the  hand  of  any  of  the  people  that 
were  with  Saul  and  Jonathan :  but  with 
Saul  and  with  Jonathan  his  son  was  there 
found. 

23  And  the  J  garrison  of  the  Philistines 
went  out  to  the  passage  of  "Michmash. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Jonathan,  unwitting  to  Ills'  father,  the  priest,  or  the 
people,  goeth  and  miraculously  smiteth  the  Philis- 
tines' garrison.  15  A  divine  terror  maketh  them 
beat  themselves.  17  Saul,  not  staying  the  priest's 
answer,  setteth  on  them.  21  The  captivated  Hebrews, 
and  the  hidden  Israelites,  join  against  them.  24  Saul's 
unadvised  adjuration  hindereth  the  victory.  3'2  He  re- 
straineth  the  people  from  eating  blood.  ."35  He  build- 
eth  an  altar.  31)  Jonathan,  taken  by  lot.  is  saved  by 
the  people.     47  Saul's  strength  and  family. 

IVTOW  Jit  came  to  pass  upon  a  day,  that 
J_N  Jonathan  the  son  of  Saul  said  unto 
the  young  man  that  bare  his  armor.  Come, 
and  let  us  go  over  to  the  Philistines'  gar- 
rison, that  is  on  the  other  side.  But  he 
told  not  his  father. 

2  And  Saul  tarried  in  the  uttermost  part 
ofGibeah  under  apomegranatc-tree  which 
is  in  Migron  :  and  the  people  that  tvere 
with  him  iccre  about '' six  hundred  men; 

3  And  IIAhiah,  the  son  of  Ahitub,''Icha- 
bod's  brother,  the  son  of  Phinehas,  the 
son  of  Eli,  the  Lord's  priest  in  Shiloh, 
wearing  an  ""ephod.  And  the  people  knew 
not  that  Jonathan  was  gone. 

4  11  And  between  the  passages,  by  which 
Jonathan  sought  to  go  over  unto  the  Phil- 
istines'^  garrison,  f/tc/-<'?rH.s  a  sharp  rock  on 
the  one  side,  and  a  .sharp  rock  on  the  other 
side :  and  the  name  of  the  one  was  Bozez, 
and  the  name  of  the  other  Seneh. 


•  2King!i,i24:M;  lMa.54:If,;  .Icr.24:l.     *  Heh.  file  with  mniith.s.  .liiSfi;  .IiiJg.  7H,7;  ^rliron.  14: 11.   i  .Iiidg.  7:3-11.    \  Hf\>.  Be ttilt. 

fHeb.ft/.     bJudg.5:S.    iOr.ttandinacamp.     c  Isa.  10:-2K.    ?^  Or,  j  Gen.  24 :  H.     krli.l3:B.     l2King9,U:8.     m  2Sain.  .'i:24.     n  Lev. 

there  teat  a  day.     A  cli.  13:15.     ||  CaMkA  AliimeUch,i:h.-ii:%\i  ,iO.  2S:S.    %  Or.lial/fi/wToioo/anacre.    o  2  Kings,  7:6,7;  Job  18:  II. 

•  cliap.4:21.     rrlinp.2:2«.     nh.ip.  13:J3.     *  Heh.toalh.     h  Deut.  p  clmp.  1:1:  17.     1^  He\>.  trem'iling  n/ God.  Geo.  So :  ^. 


situate  northward  over  against  INIichmash, 
and  the  other  southward  over  against 
Gibeah. 

6  And  Jonathan  said  to  the  young  man 
that  bare  his  armor,  Come,  and  let  us  go 
over  unto  the  garrison  of  these  uncircum- 
cised  :  it  may  be  that  the  Lord  will  work 
for  us  :  for  there  is  no  restraint  to  the  Lord 
to  "^save  by  many  or  by  few. 

7  And  his  armor-bearer  said  unto  hiin,  Do 
all  that  is  in  thy  heart:  turn  thee  ;  behold, 
I  am  with  tlicc  according  to  thy  heart. 

8  Then  said  Jonathan,  Behold,  we  will 
pass  'over  unto  these  men,  and  we  will 
discover  ourselves  unto  them. 

9  If  they  say  thus  unto  us,  t  Tarry  until 
v,'e  come  to  you;  then  we  will  stand  still 
in  our  place,  and  will  not  go  up  unto  them. 

10  But  if  they  say  thus,  Come  up  unto 
us;  then  we  will  go  up  :  for  the  Lord  hath 
delivered  them  into  our  hand;  and  this 
shall  be  a  '  sign  .unto  us. 

11  And  both  of  them  discovered  them- 
selves unto  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines: 
and  the  Philistines  said.  Behold,  the  He- 
brews come  forth  out  of  the ''  holes  where 
they  had  hid  themselves. 

1 2  And  the  men  of  the  garrison  answered 
Jonathan  and  his  armor-bearer,  and  said. 
Come'  up  to  us,  and  we  will  show  you  a 
thing.  And  Jonathan  said  unto  his  armor- 
bearer.  Come  up  after  mc  :  for  '"the  Lord 
hath  del  i  ve  red  tiicm  into  the  hand  of  Israel. 

13  And  Jonathan  climbed  up  upon  his 
hands  and  upon  his  feet,  and  his  armor- 
bearer  after  him:  and  "they  fell  before 
Jonathan  ;  and  his  armor-bearer  slew  after 
him. 

14  And  that  first  slaughter,  which  Jon- 
athan and  his  arinor-bearer  made,  Avas 
about  twenty  men,  within  as  it  were -a 
half  acre  of  land,  ivhich  a  yoke  of  oxen 
might  plough. 

15  And  there  was  "trembling  in  the  host, 
in  the  field,  and  among  all  the  people  :  the 
garrison,  and  the  p  spoilers,  they  also  trem- 
bled, and  the  earth  quaked:  so  it  was  a 
very*  great  tromblini 


19.  There  was  no  smith;  the  Philistines  had 
removed  them  to  prevent  the  Israelites  from  being 
furnished  with  weapons  of  war. 

20.  To  the  Philistines ;  to  the  difTerent  garrisons 
of  the  Philistines.     Mnttoch :  a  kind  of  pickaxe. 

IN.STRUCTIOXS. 
6.  Tliose  who  rely  on  tlieir  own  wisdom,  trusting 
to  man  not  to  God,  and  expect  to  prosper,  will  be  dis- 
appointed, and  troubles  will  come  upon  them,  from 
which,  without  returning  to  him,  they  cannot  escape. 
9.  The  expedients  which  men  adopt  to  deliver  them- 
selves from  calamities,  often  only  increase  them. 
368 


13.  No  one  can  tell  the  evils  which  may  result 
from  a  single  act  of  known  disobedience  to  God. 

19.  For  their  sins,  a  people  are  often  bronght 
into  oppressive  and  degrading  bondage,  wlien.  had 
they  obeyed  God,  they  might  have  enjoyed  liberty, 
peace,  and  prosperity. 

CT-UPTER  XIV. 

1.  On  the  other  side  ;  of  tlie  valley  which  lay 
between  the  Israelites  and  tiie  Pliilistines. 

10.  A  sign;  that  God  called  them  to  go  up  to 
the  Pliilistines,  and  would  give  them  success. 


SauVs  rash  oath. 


I.  SAMUEL.   XIV. 


The  people  t)-ansgress. 


b.'c'iom''  16  And  the  watchmen  of  Saul  in 
Gibeah  of  Benjamin  looked  ;  and  behold, 
the  multitude  melted  away,  and  *they 
went  on  beating'  dpwn  one  another. 

17  Then  said  Saul  unto  the  people  that 
trcre  with  him,  Number  now,  and  see  who 
is  gone  from  us.  And  when  they  had 
numbered,  behold,  Jonathan  and  his  ar- 
mor-bearer were  not  there. 

18  And  Saul  said  unto  Ahiah,  ''Bring 
hither  the  ark  of  God :  for  the  ark  of  God 
was  at  that  time  with  the  children  of  Is- 
rael. 

19  TTAnd  it  came  to  pass,  while  Saul 
talked"^  unto  the  priest,  that  the  *noise  that 
was  in  the  host  of  the  Philistines  went  on 
and  increased:  and  Saul  said  unto  the 
priest.  Withdraw  thy  hand. 

20  And  Saul  and  all  the  people  thatjrcrc 
with  him  tassembled  themselves,  and  they 
came  to  the  battle:  and  behold,  every 
man's  ^  sword  was  against  his  fellow,  a»i(i 
there  was  a  very  great  discomfiture. 

21  Moreover,  the  Hebrews  that  were 
with  the  Philistines  before  that  time, 
which  went  up  with  them  into  the  camp 
from  the  country  round  about,  even  they 
also  turned  to  be  with  the  Israelites  that 
were  with  Saul  and  .lonathan. 

22  Likewise  all  the  men  of  Israel  which 
had  "^hid  themselves  in  mount  Ephraim, 
when  they  heard  that  the  Philistines  fled, 
even  they  also  followed  hard  after  them 
in  the  battle. 

23  So  "^the  Lord  saved  Israel  that  day : 
and  the  battle  passed  ^over  unto  Beth- 
aven. 

24  T[And  the  men  of  Israel  were  dis- 
tressed that  day:  for  Saul  had  ''adjured 
the  people,  saying.  Cursed />e  the  man  that 
eateth  any  food  until  evening,  that  I  may 
be  avenged  on  mine  enemies.  So  none 
of  the  people  tasted  any  food. 

25  And  all  they  of  the  land  came  to  a 
wood;  and  there  was 'honey  upon  the 
ground. 

26  And  when  tlic  people  were  come  into 
the  wood,  behold,  the  honey  dropped  ;  but 
no  man  put  his  hand  to  his  mouth  :  for 
the  people  feared  the  oath. 

27  But  Jonathan  heard  not  when  his 
father  charged  the  people  with  the  oath : 


wherefore  he  put  forth  the  end  of  the  rod 
that  was  in  his  hand,  and  dipped  it  in  a 
honey-comb,  and  put  his  hand  to  his 
mouth;  and J his  eyes  were  enlightened. 

28  Then  answered  one  of  the  people, 
and  said.  Thy  father  straitly  charged  the 
people  with  an  oath,  saying,  Curi?ed  be  the 
man  that  eateth  any  food  this  day.  And 
the  people  were  t  faint. 

29  Then  said  Jonathan,  My  father  hath 
troubled  the  land:  see,  I  pray  you,  how 
mine  eyes  have  been  enlightened,  because 
I  tasted  a  little  of  this  honey. 

30  How  much  more,  if  haply  the  people 
had  eaten  freely  to-day  of  the  spoil  of  their 
enemies  which  they  found?  for  had  there 
not  been  now  a  much  greater  slaughter 
among  the  Philistines'? 

31  And  they  smote  the  Philistines  that 
day  from  Michmash  to  Aijalon :  and  the 
people  were  very  faint. 

32  And  the  people  flew  upon  the  spoil, 
and  took  sheep,  and  oxen,  and  calves,  and 
slew  them  on  the  ground  :  and  the  people 
did  eat  thc77i  with  the  blood. 

33  T[  Then  they  told  Saul,  saying,  Be- 
hold, the  people  ''sin  against  the  Lord,  in 
that  they  eat  with  the  blood.  And  he 
said,  Ye  have  Hransgressed  :  roll  a  great 
stone  unto  me  this  day. 

34  And  Saul  said.  Disperse  yourselves 
among  the  people,  and  say  unto  them, 
Bring  me  hither  every  man  his  ox,  and 
every  man  his  sheep,  and  slay  them  here, 
and  eat;  and  sin  not  against  the  Lord  in 
eating  with  the  blood.  And  all  the  peo- 
ple brought  every  man  his  ox  II  with  him 
that  night,  and  slew  them  there. 

35  And  '  Saul  built  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord:  *thc  same  was  the  first  altar  that 
he  built  unto  the  Lord. 

36  H  And  Sanl  said,  Let  us  go  down  after 
the  Philistines  by  night,  and  spoil  them 
until  the  morning  light,  and  let  us  not 
leave  a  man  of  them.  And  they  said,  Do 
whatsoever  sccmeth  good  unto  thee.  Then 
said  the  priest.  Let  us  draw  near  hither 
unto  God. 

37  And  Saul  asked  counsel  of  God,  Shall 
I  go  down  after  the  Philistines?  wilt  thou 
deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  Israel  ?  But 
he'"  answered  him  not  that  day. 


«ver.  20.      b  iS.iin.  LliSJ-Jfi.      c  Num.  27:21.      *  Or.tumull.    M:l-2;T 
t  H>-i>.wen: rried Inarthcr.    A  .luilg. 7 : 2-2  ;  *pliroii. 20:2:1;  Isil.  IH:  2. 
e  chap.  IS  : «.     f  Ex.  H  :  M  ;   P«n.  44  :  fi,  /•  Hiisea  1:7.     f  chap. 
13:A.     h  Josh.  6:26.    i  Ex.  :l:  8;  Num.  1.1:  27  :  Mat.  3:  4.    j  chap. 


16.   The  mitltitnde  ;  of  the  Philistines. 

19.  Withdraw  thy  hand ;  he  need  not  proceed 
any  further  in  liis  inquiry  as  to  what  Israel  should  do. 

■JO.  Agai)ist  hix  felloiv ;  the  Philistines  de- 
stroyed one  another. 

21.   Cursed;  devoted  to  destruction. 

27.  His  eyes  were  enlightened ;  he  was  invig- 
orated and  refreshed. 


K.  t  Or,  H^cary.  k  Lev.  3:  17;  17  :  10  ;  Dent. 
12  :  23, 24 ;  Kiek.  3:! :  2.1.  \  Or,  dtalt  treacheroml.v.  II  Heh.  in  hit 
hand.  I  Hosea  8:14.  *  Heb.  that  altar  he  began  to  huild  unto 
the  Lo»o.    in  chap.  28  :  6. 


29.  Troubled  the  land;  been  instrumental  of 
great  evil. 

31.  Aija/on;  in  the  tribe  of  Dan,  towards  the  land 
of  the  Philistines. 

3"2.  Difl  eat  them  with  the  l/lood ;  in  a  manner 
forbidden  by  their  law. 

36.  Draw  near — unto  God ;  inquire  of  him 
whether  they  should  go  after  the  Philistines  or  not. 
369 


Jonathan  is  rescued. 


I.  SAMUEL,   XV 


SauVs  strength  and  family. 


38  And  l^aul  said,*  Draw  ye  near  hither, 
all  the  *chicf  of  the  people  ;  and  know  and 
see  wherein  lliis  sin  hath  been  this  day : 

39  For,  as  ""the  Lord  livctli,  which  sav- 
eth  Israel,  though  it  be  in  Jonathan  my 
son,  he  shall  surely  die.  But  there  was 
not  a  ma*n  among  all  the  people  that  an- 
swered him. 

40  Then  said  he  unto  all  Lsrael,  Be  ye 
on  one  side,  and  I  and  .Jonathan  my  son 
will  be  on  the  other  side.  And  the  peo- 
ple said  unto  Saul,  Do  what  scemeth  good 
unto  thee. 

41  Therefore  Saul  said  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  tGive  a  perfect  "^ /o/.  -And 
Saul  and  Jonathan  were  taken :  but  the 
people  r escaped. 

42  And  Saul  said.  Cast  lots  between  me 
and  Jonathan  my  son.  And  Jonathan 
was  taken. 

43  Then  Saul  said  to  Jonathan, ''Tell 
me  what  thou  hast  done.  And  Jonathan 
told  him,  and  said,  ^1  did  but  taste  a  little 
honey  with  the  end  of  the  rod  that  was 
in  my  hand,  and  lo,  I  must  die. 

44  And  Saul  answered,  '^God  do  so  and 
more  also  :  for  ^  thou  shalt  surely  die,  Jon- 
athan. 

45  And  the  people  said  unto  Saul,  Shall 
Jonathan  die,  who  hath  wrought  this  great 
salvation  in  Israel?  God  forbid;  a.s  the 
Lord  liveth,  there  shall  not  one ''hair  of 
his  head  fall  to  the  ground;  for  he  liath 
wrought  with  God  'this  day.  So  the J  peo- 
ple rescued  Jonathan,  that  he  died  not. 

46  Then  Saul  went  up  from  following 
the  Philistines  :  and  the  Philistines  went 
to  their  own  place. 


•  diap.  10:19;  .loali.  7 :  H,  etc.  '  Heb.  corntrt.  Judg.  20:2. 
b  aSaill.  12  :  S.  t  Or,  Show  the  innocent,  c  Prov.  16  :  3:i  ;  Acts 
1:24.  ^  Heb  7aent  forth,  il  Jonah  1  :  7-10.  e  ver.  27.  f  Ruth 
1:17.      ever.  3'J.      h  2Sam.  14:  11 ;   1  Kings,  1 :52;   Luke  21 :  18. 


38.  This  sill  ;  the  sin  which  prevented  the  an- 
swer to  his  inquiry. 

44.  Goddo  so;  cause  Saul  to  die,  if  he  did  not  put 
Jonathan  to  death  according  to  his  oath.    Ver.  24. 

47.  Zohah ;  a  part  of  Syria  north-east  of  Canaan. 

48.  Amalekites  ;  a  people  south  of  Canaan. 

IXSTRUCTIO.VS. 

6.  When  men  in  the  fear  and  love  of  Grod  engage 
in  duties  to  which  he  calls  them,  they  may  safely 
trust  in  him,  and  expect,  in  following  his  directions, 
to  meet  with  success. 

12.  Right  views  of  dependence  on  Grod  will  lead 
men  to  use  means  to  obtain  his  blessing,  and  when 
it  is  obtained,  to  acknowledge  his  goodness  andgiare 
him  the  glory. 

20.  When  Grod  sets  himself  against  a  people,  he 
can  cause  them  to  fall,  not  only  before  their  enemies, 
but  by  the  hands  of  one  another. 

24.  There  is  nfeitlier  wisdom  nor  piety  in  forbidding 
men  to  partake  of  those  bounties  of  providence  the 
proper  use  of  which  is  conducive  to  their  comfort,  and 
to  tlie  best  discharge  of  their  appropriate  duties. 

32.  Forbidding  men  to  do  what  God  allows,  in- 
creases their  temptations   to  do  what  he   forbid.s, 
and  thus  to  bring  trouble  not  only  on   themselves, 
but  upon  all  with  whom  they  are  connected. 
370 


47  HSo  Saul  took  the  kingdom  V'^:??i;: 
over  Israel,  and  fought  against  all  his 
enemies  on  every  side,  against  i\Ioab,  and 
against  the  children  of  ''Amnion,  and 
against  Edom,  and  against  the  kings  of 
Zobah,'  and  against  the  Philistines:  and 
whithersoever  he  turned  himself,  he  vex- 
ed them. 

48  And  he  ^gathered  a  host,  and  smote 
the  ""Amalekites,  and  delivered  Israel  out 
of  the  hands  of  them  that  spoiled  them. 

49  Now  the  "  sons  of  Saul  were  Jona- 
than, and  Ishui,  and  JMelchi-shua :  and 
the  names  of  his  two  daughters  were  these: 
the  name  of  the  first-born  Merab,  and  the 
name  of  the  younger  Michal : 

50  And  the  name  of  Saul's  wife  was 
Ahinoam,  the  daughter  of  Ahimaaz  :  and 
the  name  of  the  captain  of  his  host  teas 
Abner,ll  the  son  of  Ner,  Saul's  uncle. 

51  And"Kish  ivas  the  father  of  Saul; 
and  Ner  the  father  of  Abner  was  the  son 
of  Abiel. 

52  And  there  was  sore  war  against  the 
Philistines  all  the  days  of  Saul :  and  when 
Saul  saw  any  strong  man,  or  any  valiant 
man,  he  Ptook  him  unto  him. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Samuel  sendeth  Saul  to  destroy  Amalek.  6  Saul 
favoreth  the  Kenites.  8  He  spareth  Agag  and  the 
best  of  the  spoil.  10  Samuel  denounceth  unto  Saul, 
commending  and  excusing  himself,  God's  rejection  of 
him  for  his  disobedience.  31  Saul's  humiliation.  33 
Samuel  killeth  Agag.     31  Samuel  and  Saul  part. 

SAMUEL  also  said  unto  Saul,  iThe  Lord 
sent  me  to  anoint  thee  to  be  king  over 
his  people,  over  Israel:  now  therefore 
hearken  thou  unto  the  voice  of  the  words 
of  the  Lord. 


i  5Chron.  19:11;  laa.  13:3;  2 Cor.  6:1;  Pliil.  2  :  12,  13.  j  I.«a. 
29:20,21.  kchap.lUll.  l2Sam.lO:6.  ^  Or, wrought  mightily, 
m  chap.  15 : 3,  7.  n  chap.  31:2;  1  Cliron.  8 :  33.  )|  Heb.  Miner. 
o  chap.  9:1,2.    p  chap.  8:11.     q  chap.  9:10. 

35.  Education,  the  goadings  of  conscience,  the 
hope  of  gain,  and  many  other  motives  may  lead  men 
to  attend  to  some  of  the  externals  of  religion,  who 
never  make  it  their  great  object  in  all  things  to 
obey  God,  and  who  have  no  real  love  to  his  charac- 
ter or  ways. 

39.  Those  who  are  least  sensible  of  their  own  sins 
are  often  most  ready  to  denounce  the  sins  of  others, 
and  while  they  openly  disobey  God's  commands,  to 
kill  those  who  disobey  tiieirs. 

44.  Reckless  zeal,  profane  swearing,  and  great 
cruelty  may  all  be  united,  and  under  cover  of  re- 
gard for  truth  and  duty,  stifle  even  natural  aflec- 
tion  and  lead  to  the  commission  of  the  most  abomi- 
nable crimes. 

45.  The  most  sofemn  engagements  to  commit  sin 
can  never  be  binding  on  the  conscience,  and  should 
never  in  any  case  be  fullilled.  The  guilt  in  such 
cases  is  not  in  breaking  the  engagement,  but  in 
making  it,  and  the  fulfilment  of  it  would  only  in- 
crease the  sin. 

48.  Civil  government,  though  administered  by 
wicked  men.  may  be  the  means  of  protecting  God"s 
people,  and  procuring  for  them  blessings  which  l;iy 
them  under  new  obligations  to  honor  him,  and  to  do 
good,  as  they  have  opportunity,  to  their  fellow-men. 


Tlie  Amalckitcs  destroyed. 


I.  SxVMUEL,   XV. 


Saul  disobeyeth. 


iuwl  2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  1 1 
remember  that  which  Amalek  did  to  Is- ' 
rael,  how  he  "Laid  wait  for  hiin  in  the' 
way,  when  he  came  up  from  Egypt. 

3  Now  go  and  smite  Amalek,  and  ''utterly 
destroy  "^  all  that  they  have,  p.iid  spare  them 
not ;  but  slay  both  man  and  woman,  infant 
and  suckling,  ox  and  sheep,  camel  and  ass. 

4  And  Saul  gathered  the  people  together, 
and  numbered  them  in  Telaim,  two  hun- 
dred thousand  footmen,  and  ten  thousand 
men  ofJudah. 

5  And  Saul  came  to  a  city  of  Amalek, 
and  *laid  wait  in  the  valley. 

G  ^ And  Saul  said  unto  the'' Konites, "Go, 
depart,  get  you  down  from  among  the  Am- 
alckites,  lest  I  destroy  you  with  them  :  for 
ye  showed  ^kindness  to  all  the  children  of 
Israel,  when  they  came  up  out  of  Egypt. 
So  the  Kenites  departed  from  among  the 
Amalekites. 

7  And  Saul  smote  the  Amalekites  from 
Havilahs  until  thou  comest  to  ''Shur,  that 
is  over  against  Egypt. 

8  And  he  'took  Agag  the  king  of  the 
Amalekites  alive,  and  utterly  J  desti'oyed 
all  the  people  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

9  But  Saul  and  the  people  spared  ''Agag, 
and  the  best  of  the  sheep,  and  of  the  oxen, 
and  of  the  tfatlings,  and  llie  lambs,  and 
all  that  was  good,  and  would  not  utterly 
destroy  them:  but  every  thing  that  was 
vile  and  refuse,  that  they  destroyed  ut- 
terly. 

10  ^Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Samuel,  saying, 

11  It  'repenteth  me  that  I  have  set  up 
Saul  to  be  king:  for  he  is  "turned  back 
from  following  me,  and  hath  "  not  per- 
formed my  commandments.  And  it  griev- 
ed Samuel;  and  he  cried  unto  tlic  Lord 
all  night. 

12  And  when  Samuel  rose  early  to  meet 
Saul  in  the  morning,  it  was  told  Samuel, 
saying,  Saul  came  to  °  Carmel,  and  behold, 
he  set  him  up  a  place,  and  is  gone  about, 
and  passed  on,  and  gone  down  to  Gilgal. 

1.3  And  Samuel  came  to  Saul :  and  Saul 
said  unto  him,  p Blessed  be  thou  of  the 
LoRn:  I  have  1  performed  the  command- 
ment of  the  Loud. 

•  Ex.  17:8,14;  neut.  2.i:  17-19..  b  I.eT.l!7:28j  Josli.  6:  17,21. 
c  Nuiii.'M:-20.  *  Or.  fought,  d  .TuJg.  1  :  Ifi:  4:  1 1.  eRev.l8:4. 
f  Num.  IO.M-3-2;  STim.  i:lfi.  5  Gen.2: 1 1 ;  -Jo:  IS.  liGen.I6:7. 
i  IKinjs,  20:30,  etc.  jnlm|>.30:l.  kver.S.IV  i  Or, second  tort. 
Iver.lS:  Gen.6:6,7;  2Siim.  54  :  Ifi;  .ler.  18:  8,  10.  ni  1  Kings, 
9  :  H  ;   Heb.  10  !  38.      n  ver.  3,  9;   clinp.  13  :  13.      o  I  Kinga,  18  :  42. 


CHAPTER  XV. 

•J.    That  which  Amalek  did ;  E.x.lTiS-lG. 

4.  Telaim  ;  supposed  to  be  a  place  in  the  south- 
ern p.art  of  Judah. 

G.  Keiiite.i  ;  supposed  to  have  been  descendants 
of  Jethro.  Ye  showed  kindness;  E.x.  18:9-19; 
Num.  10 :  29-32. 

7.  From  Havilah;  m  the  north-east  part  of 


1 4  And  Samuel  said,  What  meaneth  then 
thisbleatingof  the  sheep  in  mine  ears,  and 
the  lowing  of  the  oxen  which  I  hear? 

15  And  Saul  said,  They  have  brought 
them  from  the  Amalekites:  for  the  ^peo- 
ple spared  the  best  of  the  sheep  and  of  the 
oxen,  to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  : 
and  the  rest  we  have  utterly  destroyed. 

16  Then  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  Stay, 
and  I  will  tell  thee  what  the  Lord  hath 
said  to  m_e  this  night.  And  he  said  unto 
him,  Say  on. 

17  And  Samuel  said.  When  thou  wast 
little"  in  thine  own  sight,  wa.st  thou  not 
made  the  head  of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  and 
the  Lord  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel"? 

18  And  tlie  Lord  sent  thee  on  a  journey, 
and  said.  Go  and  utterly  destroy  the  sin- 
ners the  Amalekites,  and  fight  against 
them  until  they  tbe  consumed. 

19  Wherefore  then  didst  thou  not  obey 
the  voice  of  tiie  Lord,  but  didst  fly  upon 
the  spoil,  and  didst  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord"? 

20  And  Saul  said  unto  Samuel,  Yea,  I 
have  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  and 
have  gone  the  way  which  the  Lord  sent 
me,  and  have  brought  Agag  the  king  of 
Amalek,  and  have  utterly  destroyed  the 
Amalekites. 

21  But  the  'people  took  of  the  spoil, 
sheep  and  oxen,  the  chief  of  the  tilings 
which  should  have  beenutterly  destroyed, 
to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  thy  (iod  in  Gil- 
gal. 

22  And  Samuel  said,  "  Hath  the  Lord  as 
isreat  delight  in  burnt-ofterings  and  sac- 
rifices, as  in  obeying  the  voice  of  the 
Lord"?  Behold,  to  "obey  is  better  than 
sacrifice,  and  to  hearken  than  the  fat  of 
rains. 

23  For  rebellion  is  as  the  sin  of  ^  witch- 
craft, and  "stubbornness  is  as  iniquity  and 
idolatry.^  Because  thou  hast  rejected  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  >'he  hath  also  rejected 
thee  from  being  king. 

24  *[\  And  Saul  said  unto  Samuel,  I  have 
sinned  :  for  I  have  transgressed  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord,  and  thy  words: 
because  I ''feared  the  people,  and  obeyed 
their  voice. 


P  .Tuilg.  17:-2.  q  Prov.  28:13;  30:13.  rver.9,21.  •cliap.9:21. 
XH^h. consume,  t  ver.  l.i.  u  Pea.  S0:8,!l:  .11 :  IB,  17;  Prov.21 :3; 
I»n.  1:11-17;  Jer.7:22,23;  Micali  6:  li-8:  Heb.  10:4-10.  »  Eccl. 
5:1 :  Ho8ea  6:0;  Mark  12:33.  \  Heb.  divination.  Deut  1«:  10. 
wUev.22:15.  x  2  Cor.6: 16;  G:il.  5  : -20;  Rev.  21  ;8.  Tcli.l3:14. 
•  Ex.  23:2;  Prov.  29:25;  l8,l.  .M:I2;  Gal.  1  :  10. 

their  country.      To  Shur  ;  in  the  south-west  part. 
8.  All  the  people  ;  all  who  fell  into  his  hands. 

11.  It  repenteth  me  ;  he  would  chanjje  his  con- 
duct towards  Saul  on  .account  of  his  sins,  and  would 
reject  him  from  beina;  kin;;.     Ver.  23-28. 

12.  To  Carmel;  a  city  in  the  south  part  of  Judah. 
A  place  ;  a  monument  of  his  victory. 

23.  As  the  sin  of  ivitchcraft ;  in  its  {juik. 
371 


God  rejecteth  Saul. 


I.  SAMUEL,    XIV. 


Samuel  sent  to  Bctk-lehcm. 


25  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  pardon 
my  sill,  and  turn  again  with  me,  that  I 
may  worship  the  Lord. 

26  And  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  *I  will 
not  return  willi  thee ;  for  thou  hast  reject- 
ed the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  the  Lord 
hath  rejected  thee  from  being  king  over 
Lsrael. 

27  And  as  Samuel  turned  about  to  go 
away,  ''he  laid  hold  upon  the  skirt  of  his 
mantle,  and  it  rent. 

28  And  Samuel  said  unto  him,  The  Lord 
hath  rent  the  kingdom  of  Israel  from  thee 
this  day,  and  hath  given  it  to  a  neighbor 
of  thine,  that  is  better  than  thou. 

29  And  also  the  *Strength  of  Israel  will 
not  ""lie  nor  repent:  for  he  is  not  a  man, 
that  he  should  repent. 

30  Then  he  said,  I  have  sinned :  yet 
honor  ''  me  now,  I  pray  thee,  before  the 
elders  of  my  people,  and  before  Israel,  and 
turn  again  with  me,  that  I  may  worship 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

31  So  Samuel  turned  again  after  Saul; 
and  Saul  worshipped  the  Lord. 

32  T[  Then  said  Samuel,  Bring  ye  hither 
to  me  Agag  the  king  of  the  Amalekites. 
And  Agag  came  unto  him  delicately.  And 
Agag  said,  Surely  the  bitterness  of  death 
is  past. 

33  And  Samuel  said,  As  thy  "^  sword  hath 
made  women  childless,  so  shall  thy  moth- 
er be  childless  among  women.  And  Sam- 
uel hewed  Agag  in  pieces  before  the  Lord 
in  Gilgal. 

34  If  Then  Samuel  went  to  Ramah;  and 
Saul  went  up  to  his  house  to  Gibeah  of 
Saul. 


•  2  John,  U.  k  1  Kings,  II :  .10,  .'Jl.  ■•  Or,  cternitu,  or  victory. 
«  Num.  -23:19;  Elek.  24:  14 ;  2  Tim.  2  •  M  ;  Tit.  1:2.  1  .Tolin 
S:44;  12:43.  e  Juilg.  1  :  T.  f  ver.  11  ;  Plia.  119:  I3H ;  Jer.  13:  17. 
e  cImp.I5:35;Jer7:16;  11:14;  14:11.    h  eliap.  K-i  :23.     l2Kings, 


28.  To  a  neighbor ;  David. 

29.  The  Strength ;  Jehovah,  who  h.od  given 
Israel  the  victory.  Nor  repent;  he  would  not  re- 
verse the  sentence  he  had  pronounced  against  Saul. 

3'2.  Bitterness — is  past;  he  thought  that  as  Saul 
had  spared  his  life,  ha  should  not  now  be  slain. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  reception  of  special  favors  lays  men  under 
special  obligations  to  hearken  attentively  to  the 
directions  of  God  and  in  all  things  to  follow  them. 

2.  Though  God  may  delay  for  a  time  to  punish 
the  wicked,  yet  he  does  not  forget  tl.oir  sins,  and 
unless  they  repent,  he  will  in  due  time  punish  them 
according  to  their  deserts. 

6.  Intimate  as.sociations  with  the  wicked  are  dan- 
gerous, and  we  must  separate  oursi.-lves  from  their 
sins,  or  we  shall  share  in  their  punishment. 

9.  God  requires  that  some  men  should  be  put  to 
death  ;  and  in  sparing  them  we  may  as  really  rebel 
against  him,  and  expose  ourselves  to  his  wrath,  as 
in  taking  the  life  of  those  whom  ho  requires  to  be 
preserved.     Ver.  18, 

13.  Men  often  imagine  that  they  have  obeyed  God 
and  are  entitled  to  his  ffivor;  when  their  obedience 
has  been  only  external,  and  has  extended  only  to  a 
part  of  his  commands.     Ver.  20. 
372 


35  And  Samuel  came  no  more  ^BaioT^: 
to  see  Saul  until  the  day  of  his  death: 
nevertheless  Samuel  ''mourned  for  Saul : 
and  the  Lord  repented  that  he  had  made 
Saul  king  over  Israel. 

CHAPTER    XVI. 

1  Samuel  sent  by  God,  under  pretence  of  a  sacrifice, 
Cometh  to  Beth-lehem.  6  His  human  judgment  is 
reproved.  11  He  anointeth  David.  15  Saulsendetli 
for  David  to  quiet  his  evil  spirit. 

AND  t-lie  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  e How 
long  wilt  thou  mourn  for  Saul,  ''see- 
ing I  have  rejected  him  from  reigning  over 
Israel?  fill  thy  horn  with  'oil,  and  go,  I 
will  send  thee  to  Jesse  the  Beth-lehemite  : 
for-il  have  provided  me  a  king  among  his 
sons. 

2  And  Samuel  said,  How  can  I  go  ?  if 
Saul  hear  it,  he  will  kill  me.  And  the 
Lord  said.  Take  a  heifer  t  with  thee,  and 
say,  I  am  come  to ''sacrifice  to'the  Lord. 

3  And  call  Jesse  to  the  sacrifice,  and  I 
will  show  thee  what  thou  shalt  do:  and 
thou  shalt  anoint  unto  me  'Aim  whom  I 
name  unto  thee. 

4  And  Samuel  did  that  which  the  Lord 
spake,  and  came  to  Beth-lehem.  And  the 
elders  of  the  town  trembled  at  his  t  coming, 
and  said,  Comest  thou  '"peaceably? 

5  And  he  said.  Peaceably :  I  am  come 
to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  :  "  sanctify  your- 
selves, and  come  with  me  to  the  sacrifice. 
And  he  sanctified  Jesse  and  his  sons,  and 
called  them  to  the  sacrifice. 

6  T[  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were 
come,  that  he  looked  on  *  Eliab,  and  said, 
Surely  the  Lord's  anointed  is  before  him. 

7  But  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  Look 


9:1.  i  Psii.  78  :  70 ;  R) :  19,  20  :  Ua.  .^5  :  4.  f  Heb.  in  thy  hand. 
k  chap.  9:  12:  20:29.  IDout.  17:15.  X  Hfh.mteting.  m  1  Kingx, 
2 :  IS.  n  Ex.  19 :  10  ;  Num.  11:18;  .losh.  3:5;  Job  1 :  6 ;  1  Cor. 
11 :  28.    5  chap.  17:13;  called  Elihv,  1  Chron.  27  :  18. 

14.  Facts  often  show  the  falsehood  of  men's  pro- 
fe.ssioii-;.  and  that  however  high  they  may  stand  in 
their  own  estimation,  they  are  rebels  in  the  sin-ht  of 
God.  _  ^ 

16.  The  Lord's  messengers  must  point  out  and 
condemn  the  sins  of  rulers  as  well  as  of  people ;  and 
let  nothing  hinder  them  from  declaring  with  plain- 
ness and  fidelity  the  whole  revealed  will  of  God. 

21.  Wicked  men  when  convicted  of  sin  often  try 
hard  to  throw  the  blame  of  it  on  others. 

2'2.  No  external  attention,  even  to  things  which 
God  h.as  commanded,  can  be  accepted  as  a  substitu  te 
for  an  obedient  heart.  He  is  a,  Spirit,  and  to  be  ac- 
cepted men  must  obey  him  in  spirit  and  in  truth. 

2.'5.  Multitudes  are  more  anxious  to  stand  well 
with  their  fellow-men  than  with  God,  and  often 
look  for  pardon  to  them  rather  than  to  him. 

32.  Wlien  wicked  men  most  confidently  imagine 
that  they  have  escaped  all  danger,  they  may  be  the 
nearest  to  ruin.  There  is  and  can  be  no  security 
except  in  the  friendship  and  protection  of  Jehovah. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 
1.    The  Beth-lehemite  ;  so  called   from  his  re- 
siding in  Bethlehem. 

5.  Saiiclify  yourselves  ;  Ex.  19  :  10-15. 


Samuel  anointeth  David. 


I.  SAMUEL,   XVir. 


David  quietcth  Said. 


height  of  his  stature ;  heeanse  I  have  re- 
fused him:  for  ^the  LORD  seeth  not  as 
man  seeth ;  for  man  lookcth  on  the  •out- 
ward "^  appearance,  but  the  Lord  looketh 
on  the  heart.^ 

8  Then  Jesse  called  Abinadab,  and  made 
him  pass  before  Samuel.  And  he  said, 
Neither  hath  the  Lord  chosen  this. 

9  Then  Jesse  made  tShammah  to  pass 
by.  And  he  said.  Neither  hath  the  Lord 
chosen  this. 

10  Again,  Jesse  made  seven  of  his  sons  to 
pass  before  Samuel.  And  Samuel  said  unto 
Jesse,  The  Lord  hath  not  chosen  these. 

1 1  And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,  Are  here 
all  ?/tJ/ children"?  And  he  said,  There  rc- 
maineth  yet  the  youngest,  and  behold,  he 
keepeth'^  the  sheep.  And  Samuel  siiid 
unto  Jesse,  Send  and  fetch  him  :  for  we 
will  not  sit  tdown  till  he  come  hither. 

12  And  he  sent,  and  brought  him  in. 
Now  he  ivas  "^ruddy,  aw/  withal  ^  of  a  beau- 
tiful countenance,  and  goodly  to  look  to. 
And  the  Lord  said.  Arise,  anoint  him  :  for 
this  1.9  he. 

13  Then  Samuel  took  the  horn  of  oil,  and 
anointed  him  in  the  midst  of  liis  brethren  : 
and  the  s  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came  upon 
David  from  that  day  forward.  So  Samuel 
rose  up,  and  went  to  Ramah. 

1 4  *\  But  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  '"  depart- 
ed from  Saul,  and  an  evil  'spirit  from  the 
Lord  ^troubled  him. 

15  And  Saul's  servants  said  unto  him. 
Behold  now,  an  evil  spirit  from  God  troub- 
leth  thee. 

16  Let  our  lord  now  command  thy  ser- 
vants, which  are  before  thee,  to  seek  out 
a  man,  who  is  a  cunning  player  on  a  harp : 
and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the  evil 
spirit  from  God  is  upon  thee,  that  he  shall 
playj  with  his  hand,  and  thou  shalt  be 
well. 


nPsa.  U-.IO.  hIsa,S5:8,9.  *  Heb.  <i/m.  c  -2  Cor.  1 0  :  7. 
tl  1  Kii^s.  8 :  39  ;  1  Clirnn.  -28  : 9  :  Psn.  7:9;  Jer.  17  :  10 ;  Ilev.  2 :  -2:!. 
t  Shimcah,lSim.\^:3;  Sliimmn,\  C\\.i:\X  '  2Sani.7:8;  Psa. 
78:70-7-2.  ^Heb.roilnrf.  f  chap.  17  :  4-2:  Cant.  .S;  10.  %  Heb./air 
o/eyei.     e  ch.ap.  10:  6,  9, 10  ;  .ludg.  11  : -29;  U  :6.     li  Jndg.  16:  20; 


11.   Sit  dowit. :  to  feast  on  the  sacrifice. 

13.  The  Spirit  of  the  Lnrd  came  upon  Da- 
vid; to  fit  him  to  become  king  of  Israel. 

14.  Departed  frutn  Saul :  he  lost  the  qualifica- 
tions which  God  had  before  given  him  for  the  success- 
ful discharge  of  puhlic  business.  Troubled ;  terri- 
fied ;  he  became  melancholy,  suspicious,  and  cruel. 

16.  TItOH  sli'dt  he  ii'rll ;  they  hoped  that  music 
would  cheer  up  his  spirits,  and  remove  his  diffi- 
culties. 

INSTRUCTIOXS. 

1.  No  sorrows  should  ever  lead  us  to  murmur  at 
the  dealings  of  G-od,  or  to  neglect  the  duties  to  which 
he  calls  us. 

2.  When  God  requires  men  to  en^jage  in  perilous 
services,  they  need  not  fear;  if  they  trust  in  him  and 
follow  his  directions,  he  will  protect  them  and  give 
them  all  desirable  success. 


17  AndSaui  said  unto  his  servants.  Pro- 
vide me  now  a  man  that  can  play  well, 
and  bring  him  to  me. 

18  Then  answered  one  of  the  servants, 
and  said.  Behold,  I  have  seen  a  son  of 
Jesse  the  Beth-lehemite,  that  i.s  cunning 
in  playing,  and  a  mighty  ''valiant  man, 
and  a  man  of  '  war,  and '"prudent  in  *mat- 
ters,  and  a  "comely  person,  and  the  "Lord 
is  with  him. 

19  T[  Wherefore  Saul  sent  messengers 
unto  Jesse,  and  said.  Send  me  David  thy 
son,  which  is  with  the  sheep. 

20  And  Jesse  took  an  ass  laden  with 
bread,  and  a  bottle  of  M-ine,  and  a  kid,  and 
sent  them  by  David  his  son  unto  Saul. 

21  And  David  came  to  Saul,  and  stood 
beforeP  him:  and  he  loved  him  greatly; 
and  he  became  his  armor-bearer. 

22  And  Saul  sent  to  Jesse,  saying.  Let 
David,  I  pray  thee,  stand  before  me ;  for 
lie  hath  found  favor  in  ray  sight. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  evil 
spirif  from  God  was  upon  Saul,  tiiat  Da- 
vid took  a  harp,  and  played  with  his  hand  : 
so  Saul  was  refreshed,  and  was  well,  and 
the  evil  spirit  departed  from  him. 

CHAPTER   XVII. 

1  The  armies  of  the  Israelites  and  the  Philistines  being 
ready  to  battle,  4  Goliath  cometh  proudly  forth  to 
challenge  a  combat.  12  David,  sent  by  his  father  to 
visit  his  brethren,  taketh  the  challenge.  28  Eliab 
chidpthhim.  30  He  is  brought  to  Saul.  32  He  show- 
eth  the  reason  of  his  confidence.  38  Without  armor, 
armed  by  faith,  he  slayeth  the  giant.  55  Saul  taketh 
notice  of  David. 

nVTOW  the  Philistines  gathered  together 
_L\  their  armies  to  battle,  and  were  gath- 
ered together  at  ''Shochoh,  which  "belongs 
ctJi  to  Judah,  and  pitched  between  Sho- 
choh and  Azekah,  in  t  Ephes-dammim. 

2  And  Savil  and  the  men  of  Israel  were 
gathered  together,  and  pitched  by  the  val- 
ley of  Elah,  and  tset  the  battle  in  array 
against  the  Philistines. 


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ingcd  the  battle. 

7.  As  God  looks  upon  the  heart,  and  judges  of 
men  according  to  their  real  character,  the  gre.at  ob- 
ject of  all  should  be,  not  outward  appearance  or  ex- 
ternal accomplishments  merely,  but  internal  purity 
and  the  exercise  of  such  feelings  as  are  pleasing  to 
God. 

11.  Those  who  are  faithful  in  the  duties  of  private 
life,  will  be  most  likefy  to  be  so  in  the  duties  of 
public  life. 

17.  Human  expedients  may  for  a  time  lessen 
one's  sorrow;  yet  there  is  no  permanent  relief  from 
the  sad  effects  of  sin  but  in  heartily  forsaking  it, 
and  believing  in  .lesus  Christ,  who  died,  the  just  for 
the  unjust,  that  he  might  bring  us  unto  God. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 
1.    Shochoh  —  Azfkah  —  Ephfs-flatnmim  ; 
places  in  Judah. 

373 


Goliath  deficth  Israel.  I .    S  A  i\l  U 

3  Ahd  the  Philistines  stood  on  a  moun- 
tain on  the  one  side,  and  Israel  stood  on 
a  mountain  on  the  otlier  side:  and  there 
was  a  valley  between  them. 

4  *\  And  there  went  out  a  champion  out 
of  the  camp  of  the  Philistines,  named  Go- 
liath, of  Gath,  whose  height  vms  six  cu- 
bits and  a  span. 

5  And  he  laid  a  helmet  of  brass  upon  his 
liead,  and  lie  U'as  *arnicd  with  a  coat  of 
mail ;  and  the  weight  of  the  coat  icas  five 
tiiousand  shekels  of  brass. 

6  And  he  had  greaves  of  brass  upon  his 
legs,  and  a  t  target  of  brass  between  his 
shoulders. 

7  And  the  "  staff  of  his  spear  was  like  a 
weaver's  beam ;  and  his  spear's  head 
weighed  six  hundred  shekels  of  iron  :  and 
one  bearing  a  shield  went  before  him. 

8  And  he  stood  and  cried  unto  the  armies 
of  Israel,  and  said  unto  them,  Why  are  ye 
come  out  to  set  your  battle  in  array?  am 
not  I  a  Philistine,  and  ye  ''servants*to 
Saul?  choose  you  a  man  for  you,  and  let 
him  come  down  to  me. 

9  If  he  be  able  to  fight  with  me,  and  to 
kill  me,  then  will  we  be  your  servants : 
but  if  I  prevail  against  him,  and  kill  him, 
then  shall  ye  be  our  servants,  and  serve  us. 

10  And  the  Philistine  said,  I  "^defy  the 
armies  of  Israel  this  day ;  give  me  a  man, 
that  we  may  fight  together. 

1 1  When  Saul  and  all  Israel  heard  those 
words  of  the  Philistine,  they  were  dis- 
mayed, and  greatly  afraid. 

12  1[  Now  David  was  the  ""son  of  that 
Ephrathite  of  Beth-lehem-judah,  whose 
name  iras  Jesse  ;  and  he  had  ''eight  sons  : 
and  the  man  went  among  men/o/  an  old 
man  in  the  days  of  Saul. 

1.3  And  the  three  eldest  sons  of  Jesse 
went  and  followed  Saul  to  the  battle  :  and 
the  names  of  his  three  sons  that  went  to 
the  battle  were  Eliab  the  first-born,  and 
next  unto  him  Abinadab,  and  the  third 
Shainmah. 

14  And  David  loas  the  youngest:  and 
the  three  eldest  followed  Saul. 

1.5  But  David  went  and  returned  from 
Saul  to  "^feed  his  father's  sheep  at  Beth- 
lehem. 

16  And  the  Philistine  drew  near  morn- 
ing and  evening,  and  presented  himself 
forty  days. 

17  And  Jesse  said  unto  David  his  son, 


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4.  Whose  height  was  six  cubits  and  i  spati  ; 
a  onbit  was  about  eighteen  inches,  and  a  span  about 
nine  inches. 

^).   Five  thousa)id  shekels  ;  nearly  two  hundred 

poun'ls. 

374 


EL,    X  ^  1 1 .  David  visits  the  camp. 

Take  now  for  thy  brethren  an  ephah  *b.  c!  wra: 
of  this  parched  cor7i,  and  these  ten  loaves, 
and  run  to  the  camp  to  thy  brethren; 

18  And  carry  these  ten  +  cheeses  unto 
the  captain  of  hhcir  thousand,  and  ^look 
how  thy  brethren  fare,  and  take  their 
pledge. 

19  Now  Saul,  and  they,  and  all  the  men 
of  Israel,  ircrc  in  the  valley  of  Elah,  fight- 
ing with  the  Philistines. 

20  T[And  David  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  left  the  sheep  with  a  keeper, 
and  took,  and  went,  as  Jesse  had  com- 
manded him  ;  and  he  came  to  the  il  trench, 
as  the  host  was  going  forth  to  the  *fight, 
and  shouted  for  the  battle. 

21  For  Israel  and  the  Philistines  had  put 
the  battle  in  array,  army  against  army. 

22  And  David  left  t  his  carriage  in  the 
hand  of  the  keeper  of  the  carriage,  and 
ran  into  the  army,  and  came  and  i  saluted 
liis  brethren. 

2.3  And  as  he  talked  with  them,  behold, 
there  came  up  the  champion,  the  Philis- 
tine of  Gath,  Goliath  l)y  name,  out  of  the 
armies  of  the  Philis-tines,  and  spake  ac- 
cording to  the  same  ''  words :  and  David 
heard  them. 

24  And  all  the  men  of  Israel,  when  they 
saw  the  man,  fled  from  Uiim,  and  were 
sore  afraid. 

25  And  the  men  of  Israel  said.  Have  ye 
seen  this  man  that  is  come  up?  surely  to 
defy  Israel  is  he  come  up  :  and  it  shall  be, 
that  the  man  who  killeth  him,  the  kin^ 
will  enrich  him  with  great  riches,  and 
will  give  him  his 'daughter,  and  make  his 
father's  house  free  in  Israel. 

26  And  David  spake  to  tlie  men  that 
stood  by  him,  saying,  Wiiat  shall  be  done 
to  the  man  that  killeth  this  Philistine,  and 
taketh  away  the  reproach  from  Israel? 
for  who  is  this  luncircumcised  Philistine, 
that  he  should  defy  the  armies  of  the  ''  liv- 
ing God? 

27  And  the  people  answered  him  after 
this  manner,  saying,  So  shall  it  be  done 
to  the  man  that  killeth  him. 

28  1[  And  Eliab  his  eldest  brother  heard 
when  he  spake  unto  the  men  ;  and  Eliab's 
anger'  was  kindled  against  David,  and  he 
said.  Why  camest  thou  down  hillicr?  and 
with  whom  hast  thou  left  those  few  sheep 
in  the  wilderness  ?  I  know  thy  pride,  and 
the  naughtiness  of  thy  heart;  for  thou  art 


i<ii/,  or  place  of  fight,     f  Heb.  Ihe  vritels  from  vponhim. 

t  HH.. 

ntked  hit  brelhren  of  fence,  n»  Juilg.  1H:I.V      h  ver.  8. 

5  H.l>. 

hit  face,    i  Josh.  15:  16.     jcliap.  N:I6.    k  DeuL  ft  :  26. 

1  r.pn. 

37:4,8,11. 

7.  Six  hwidred  shekels;  about  twenty-tive 
pounds. 

12.  That  Ephrathite ;  so  called  from  Epiiratah, 
one  of  the  names  of  Bethleliem. 

25.  Free ;  free  from  liability  to  pay  taxe.s. 


David  acccplclh  the 


I.  SAMUEL,    XVII. 


challenge  of  Goliath. 


B    C.  1UC3 

the  battle. 

29  And  David  said, "  What  have  I  now 
done?     Is  there  not  a  cause? 

30  1[And  he  turned  from  him  toward 
another,  and  spake  after  the  same  *man- 
ner:  and  the  people  answered  him  again 
after  the  former  manner. 

31  And  when  the  words  were  heard 
which  David  spake,  they  rehearsed  ihcm 
before  Saul :   and  he  t  sent  for  him. 

32  ^And  David  said  to  Saul,  Let  no 
man's  heart  ''fail  because  of  him;-  thy 
servant  will  go  and  fight  with  this  Phil- 
istine. 

33  And  Saul  said  to  David,  Thou  art  not 
able  to  go  against  this  Philistine  to  fight 
with  him:  for  thou  art  but  a  youth,  and 
he  a  man  of  war  from  his  youth. 

34  And  David  said  unto  Saul,  Thy  ser- 
vant kept  his  father's  sheep,  and  there 
came  a  lion,  and  a  bear,  and  took  a  t  lamb 
out  of  the  flock : 

35  And  I  went  out  after  him,  and  smote 
him,  and  delivered  i<  out  of  his  mouth  :  and 
when  he  arose  against  me,  I  caught /ji»i  by 
his  beard,  and  smote  him,  and  slew  him. 

36  Thy  servant  slew  both  the  lion  and 
the  bear  :  and  this  uncircumcised  Philis- 
tine shall  be  as  one  of  them,  seeing  he 
hath  defied  the  armies  of  the  living  God. 

37  David  said  moreover,*^  The  Lord  that 
delivered  me  out  of  the  paw  of  the  lion, 
and  out  of  the  paw  of  the  bear,  he  will 
deliver  me  out  of  the  hand  of  this  Philis- 
tine. And  Saul  said  unto  David,  Go,  and 
the  ''Lord  be  with  thee. 

38  1[  And  Saul  farmed.  David  with  his 


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29.  A  caiisf  ;  good  reason. 

39.  Assayed ;  attempted.  Not  proved  them  ; 
not  been  accustomed  to  them,  and  could  not  readily 
use  them. 

45.  1)1  the  name  of  the  Lord ;  by  his  direction, 
with  confidence  in  him,  and  for  the  purpose  of  pro- 
moting his  cause. 

INSTRUCTIOX.S. 

10.  Wlien  distingiii.shed  strengtli  and  courage 
make  men  proud,  and  lead  them  to  trust  in  them- 
selves and  despise  others,  they  often  become  the 
occasion  of  their  ruin. 

17.  Men  in  executing  their  projects  often  liave  no 
idea  of  the  ends  which  God  by  them  will  .accomplisli. 

2:^.  Men  are  induced  to  perform  much  labor,  and 
make  many  sacrifices,  by  tlie  hope  of  reward;  and 
God  graciously  points  us  to  the  joy  set  before  us,  as 
.a  motive  to  denv  our.^elves,  take  up  the  cross,  and 
follow  Christ,     ilom.  8:24. 

28.  Men  naturally  envy  those  who  do  better  and 
are  more  honored  than  themselves,  and  no  ties  of  rela- 
tionship are  any  certain  security  .against  the  effects 
of  this  evil  and  malignant  passion.     James  4  :  5. 

32.  Confidence  in  God  is  a  source  of  the  highest 
and  noblest  courage,  the  most  self-sacrificing  devo- 
tion to  duty,  and  the  most  exalted  virtue. 


armor,  and  he  put  a  helmet  of  brass  upon 
his  head ;  also  he  armed  him  witli  a  coat 
of  mail. 

39  And  David  girded  his  sword  upon  his 
armor,  and  he  assayed  to  go ;  for  he  had 
not  proved  it.  And  David  said  unto  Saul, 
I  cannot  go  with  these ;  for  I  have  not 
proved  them.  And  David  put  them  olf 
him. 

40  And  he  took  his  staff  in  his  hand,  and 
chose  him  five  smooth  stones  out  of  the 
brook,!'  and  put  them  in  a  shepherd's  *  bag 
which  he  had,  even  in  a  scrip ;  and  his 
sling  u'cis  in  his  hand :  and  he  drew  near 
to  the  Philistine. 

41  And  the  Philistine  came  on  and  drew 
near  unto  David ;  and  the  man  that  bare 
the  shield  went  before  him. 

42  And  when  the  Philistine  looked 
about,  and  saw  David,  he  •'disdained  him  : 
for  he  was  hut  a  youth,  and  "^ruddy,  and 
of  a  fair  countenance. 

43  And  the  Philistine  said  unto  David, 
Am  I  a^dog,  thatvthou  comcst  to  me  with 
staves  ?  And  the  Philistine  cursed  David 
by  his  gods. 

44  And  the  Philistine  ''said  to  David, 
Come  to  me,  and  I  will  give  thy  llesh  vinto 
the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  to  the  beasts  of 
the  field. 

45  Then  said  David  to  the  Philistine, 
Thou  comest  to  me  with  a  sword,  and  with 
a  spear,  and  with  a  shield:  but  'I  come 
to  thee  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  the  armies  of  Israel,  whom 
thou  hast  -i  defied. 

46  This  day  will  the  Lord  t  deliver  thee 
into  my  hand;  and  I  will  smite  thee,  and 

Cor.  I  : -'7--.'<P.  t  chap.  1H:12.  s  -2  58111.3:8;  2  Kings,  8:13. 
h  1  Kin°s,  '20:10,  U.  i  2  S.^muel,  32:33,  3r> ;  I'salin  I24:S; 
12.T :  1 :  2  Cnrinthiiiiw,  3:5;  Hebrews  U  :  33.  j  ver.  10.  t  Heb. 
shut  thee  up. 


■3-1.  Past  experience  of  the  readiness  and  power 
of  God  to  help,  encourages  men  to  trust  in  him,  ;i.nd 
to  expect  from  him  in  future  all  which  they  need. 

38.  The  devices  and  efforts  of  men  to  aid  us  often 
prove  a  hinderancc  instead  of  a  lielp,  and-w-e  must 
renounce  dependence  on  them  and  depend  on  God 
in  our  efforts,  in  order  to  meet  witii  success. 

40.  True  dependence  on  God  leads  men  not  to 
neglect  appropriate  means,  but  in  the  right  w.ay  to 
use  them.  Thus,  while  they  work,  God  works  by 
them  in  securing  tlio  result,  and  preparing  them  to 
give  him  the  glory. 

43.  Pride  goeth  before  destruction,  and  a  haugh(y 
spirit  before  a  fall.     Prov.  16  :  18. 

46.  One  great  design-of  Jehovah  in  all  his- deal- 
ings, is  to  make  known  liis  character,  and  show  to 
the  universe  that  there  is  no  one  but  iiimself  who 
governs  and  controls  in  the  kingdoms  of  nature,  prov- 
idence, and  grace. 

51.  The  strongest  as  well  as  the  weakest  are  de- 
pendent upon  Go  1,  and  that  expectation  which  rests 
on  creatures  is  liable  at  any  time  to  be  disappointed. 

55.  Services  performed  for  men  may  by  them  be 
forgotten,  and  those  who  have  performed  thei:i  pass 
out  of  mind;  but  services  done  for  God  he  always 
remembers,  and  will  graciously  reward. 
375 


David  slayeth  Goliath. 


I.   SAMUEL,    XVIII, 


Jonathan's  love  to  David. 


take  "  thy  head  from  thee :  and  I  wil  1  give  the 
carcasses  of  the  host  of  the  Philistines  this 
day  unto  the  ''fowls  of  the  air,  and  to  the 
wild  beasts  of  the  earth  ;  that  all  the  earth 
may  ''know  that  there  is  a  God  in  Israel. 

47  And  all  this  assembly  shall  "'know- 
that  the  Lord  saveth  not  with  sword  and 
spear:  for  the  "battle  is  the  Lord's,  and 
he  will  give  you  into  our  hands. 

48  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  Phil- 
istine arose,  and  came  and  drew  nigh  to 
meet  David,  that  David  hasted,  and  ran 
toward  the  army  to  meet  the  Philistine. 

49  And  David  put  his  hand  in  his  bag, 
and  took  thence  a  stone,  and  slang  it,  and 
smote  "^  the  Philistine  in  his  forehead,  that 
the  stone  sunk  into  his  forehead;  and  he 
fell  upon  his  face  to  the  earth. 

50  So  David  prevailed  over  the  Philis- 
tine with  a  s  sling  and  with  a  stone,  and 
smote  the  Philistine,  and  slew  him;  but 
there  was  no  sword  in  the  hand  of  David. 

51  Therefore  David  ran,  and  stood  upon 
the  Philistine,  and  took  his  ''sword,  and 
drew  it  out  of  the  sheath  thereof,  and  slew 
him,  and  cut  'off  his  head  therewith. 
And  when  the  Philistines  saw  their  cham- 
pion was  dead,  they  J  fled. 

52  And  the  men  of  Israel  and  of  Judah 
arose,  and  shouted,  and  pursued  the  Phil- 
\stines,  until  thou  come  to  the'' valley,  and 
to  the  gates  of  Ekron.  And  the  wounded 
of  the  Philistines  fell  dov/n  by  the  way  to 
Shaaraim,  even  unto  Gath.  and  unto  Ekron. 

53  And  the  children  of  Israel  returned 
from  chasing  after  the  Philistines,  and 
they  'spoiled  their  tents. 

54  And  David  took  the  head  of  the  Phil- 
istine, and  brought  it  to  .Icrusalem;  but 
he  put  his  armor  in  his  tent. 

55  ^  And  when  Saul  saw  David  go  forth 
against  the  Philistine,  he  said  unto  Abner, 
the  captain  of  the  host,  Abner,  ""whose  son 
is  this  youth  1  And  Abner  said.  As  thy 
soul  liveth,  0  king,  I  cannot  tell. 

56  And  the  king  said.  Inquire  thou  whose 
son  the  stripling  is. 

57  And  as  David  returned  from  the 
slaughter  of  the  Philistine,  Abner  took 
him,  and  brought  him  before  Saul  with 
thc''head  of  the  Philistine  in  his  hand. 

58  And  Saul  said  to  him,  Whose  son  art 
thou,  thou  young  man?  And  David  an- 
swered, "/  am  the  son  of  thy  servant 
Jesse  the  Beth-lehomite. 


•  Tcr.M.  b  r>eilt.  28:2f>;  Mi>t.'24:I8.  c  Jnnli.  4:24  ;  1  Kin'K, 
8:4^;  18:3fi;  3  Kingii.  10: 19 ;  Psn.  46:10;  I»a.S2:10.  it  P»n. 
44  :  fi.  7  ;  Ho«en  1:7;  Zecli.  4  :  «.  '2  Cliron.  20:  15.  f  1  Kiiigt, 
21 :  S4.  B  .IiiJg.  3  :  31  ;  Ifi  :  1ft  1>  cliai).  41:0;  2  Snm.  23  :  21  ;  Pmb. 
7  :  IS,  16.  i  ver.  4fi.  j  Heb.  M  :  34.  I  Josh.  1» :  33,  36,  4fi.  I  .Ter. 
30:16.    m  chap.  16:21,22.     n  vcr.  fi4.    o  vsr.  12.    |>  Gen.  44:30. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

6.   Tabri^ts;  or  timbrels;  a  sort  of  small  drum. 
9.  Eyed ;  watched. 
376 


CHAPTER  XVIII.     ^B^?^': 

1  Jonathan  loveth  David.  5  Saul  envieth  his  praise, 
10  seeketh  to  kill  him  in  his  fury,  12  fearethhim  for 
his  good  success,  17  offereth  him  his  daughters  for  a 
snare,  'iri  David^persuaded  to  be  the  kin^s  son-in- 
law,  giveth  two  hundred  foreskins  of  the  Philislines 
for  Michars  dowry.  28  Saul's  hatred,  and  David's 
glory  increaseth. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  had  made 
an  end  of  speaking  unto  Saul,  that 
the  Psoul  of  Jonathan  was  knit  with  the 
soul  of  David,  and  Jonathan  ^  loved  him 
as  liis  ''own  soul. 

2  And  Saul  took  him  that  day,  and  would 
let  him  go  no  more  home  to  his  father's 
house. 

3  Then  Jonathan  and  David  made  a  cov- 
enant, because  he  loved  him  as  his  own 
soul. 

4  And  Jonathan  stripped'himself  of  the 
robe  that  was  upon  him,  and  gave  it  to 
David,  and  his  garments,  even  to  his 
sword,  and  to  his  bow,  and  to  his  girdle. 

5  ^  And  David  went  out  whithersoever 
Saul  sent  him,  flHfZ  *behaved  himself  wise- 
ly :  and  Saul  set  him  over  the  men  of  war, 
and  he  was  accepted  in  the  sight  of  all  the 
people,  and  also  in  the  sight  of  Saul's  ser- 
vants. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass  as  they  came,  when 
David  was  returned  from  the  slaughter  of 
the  t  Philistine,  that  the 'women  came  out 
of  all  cities  of  Israel,  singing  and  dancing, 
to  meet  king  Saul,  with  tab  rets,  Avith  joy, 
and  with  +  instruments  of  music. 

7  And  the  women  answered  one  another  as 
they  played,  and  said,  Saul  hath  "  slain  his 
thousands,  and  David  his  ten  thousands. 

8  And  Saul  was  very  ^  wroth,  and  the 
saying  5  displeased  him;  and  he  said,  They 
have  ascribed  unto  David  ten  thousands, 
and  to  me  they  have  ascribed  but  thou- 
sands :  and  what  can  he  have  more  but 
the  "kingdom'? 

9  And  Saul  eyed  David  from  that  day 
and  forward. 

1 0  1[  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  the  evil  "spirit  from  God  came  upon 
Saul,  and  he  J' prophesied  in  the  midst  of 
the  house :  and  David  played  with  his 
hand,  as  at  other  times :  and  there  was  a 
javelin"  in  Saul's  hand. 

1 1  And  Saul  cast  the  javelin ;  for  he 
said,  I  will  smite  David  even  to  the  wall 
with  it.  And  David  ■avoided  out  of  his 
presence  twice. 

12  H  And  Saul  was  afraid  of  David,  be- 


q  vor.  3;  chap.  )>):3;  20:17;  2  Sam.  1  :  2fi.  r  Dent  13:6. 
«  Gen.  41  :  42.  *  Or,  proiptred.  ver.  14,  IS,  30  ;  Pnn.  1:3.  t  Or, 
Philittinei.  I  Ex.  16 :  20;  Juiig.  11  :  34.  J  Heb.  Mr«j/i-in<;fJ 
itutrumrntt,  o  ch:ii>.  21  :  11.  »  Prov.  27  :  4  ;  Eiil.  4  :  4.  J  Heb. 
wal  evit  in  hif  even,  w  chap.  15:28.  x  chap,  16:  14.  yrb»p.I0:24: 
Acta  IB:  16.     »  "chap.  19:9,  10;  20:33.     •  Psa.  37:32,3;>  ;  I»a.  .M  :  1 7. 


10.  I'rophesied :  imitated  the  conduct  of  proph- 
ets. 1  Chron.  25  :  i-6.  yl_;«ff/fM;  a  light  spear 
I  pointed  with  some  sharp  metal. 


Saul's  jealousy  and 


I.  SAMUEL,   XIX. 


hatred  of  David. 


was  departed  from  Saul. 

13  Therefore  Saul  removed  him  from 
him,  and  made  him  hi.s  captain  over  a 
thousand;  and  he  went  out  and  came  in 
before  the  people. 

1 4  And  David  *behaved  himself  wisely  in 
all  his  ways  ;  and  the  Lord  ivas  with  him. 

15  ^yherefore  when  Saul  saw  that  he 
behaved  himself  very  wisely,  he  was 
afraid  of  him. 

16  But  all  Lsrael  and  Judah  loved  David, 
because  he  *went  out  and  came  in  before 
them. 

1 7  TT  And  Saul  said  to  David,  Behold  my 
elder  daughter ''  Merab,  her  will  I  give  thee 
to  wife  :  only  be  thou  t  valiant  for  me,  and 
fight  •=  the  Lord's  battles.  For  Saul  said. 
Let  not  my  hand  be  upon  him,  but  ''let  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines  be  upon  him. 

18  And  David  said  unto  Saul, "Who am 
I?  and  what  is  my  life,  or  my  fathei-'s 
family  in  Israel,  that  I  should  be  son-in- 
law  to  the  king] 

19  But  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  when 
Merab  Saul's  daughter  should  have  been 
given  to  David,  that  she  was  given  unto 
AdrieH  the  sMeholathite  to  wife. 

20  And  Michal  Saul's  daughter  loved 
David  :  and  they  told  Saul,  and  the  thing 
pleased  t  him. 

21  And  Saul  said,  I  will  give  him  her, 
that  she  may  be  a  '^  snare  to  him,  and  that 
the  '  hand  of  the  Philistines  may  be  against 
him.  Whei-efore  Saul  said  to  David,  Thou 
shalt  this  day  be  my  son-in-law  in  the  one 
of  the  twain. 

22  T[  And  Saul  commanded  his  servants, 
saying,  Commune  with  David  secretly, 
and  say.  Behold,  the  king  hath  delight  in 
thee,  and  all  his  servants  love  thee  :  now 
therefore  be  the  king's  son-in-law. 

23  And  Saul's  servants  spake  those 
words  in  the  ears  of  David.  And  David 
said,  Seemeth  it  to  you  a  J  light  thing  to 
be  a  king's  son-in-law,  seeing  that  I  am  a 
poor  man,  and  ''lightly  esteemed"? 


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I'sa.  119 

HI.    %  Heb. 

17.  Be  upon  him;  kill  him. 

21.   Twain;  two. 

2-5.  Dotvry  ;  among  the  Hebrews,  and  generally 
in  the  East,  a  compensation  or  present  made  by  the 
bridegroom  to  the  father  of  the  bride. 

26.  TJie  (lays;  previous  to  the  time  appointed 
for  his  marriage. 

30.   Went  forth;  to-fight  with  Israel. 
INSTRUCTIOXS. 

1.  Real  excellence  of  character  forms  the  surest 
basis  for  ardent  and  durable  friendship,  and  those 
who  rightly  cultivate  it  on  earth  may  hope  to  tnjoy 
it  for  ever  in  heaven. 

5.  The  presence  and  favor  of  God  are  the  grand 


24  And  the  servants  of  Saul  told  him, 
saying,  ^  On  this  manner  spake  David. 

25  And  Saul  said.  Thus  shall  ye  say  to 
David,  The  king  desireth  not  any  'dowry, 
but  a  hundred  foreskins  of  the  Philistines, 
to  be '"avenged  of  the  king's  enemies.  But 
Saul  thought  to  make  David  fall  by  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines. 

26  And  when  his  servants  told  David 
these  words,  it  pleased  David  well  to  be 
the  king's  son-in-law  :  and  the  days  were 
not  II  expired. 

27  Wherefore  David  arose  and  Avent,  he 
and  his  "  men,  and  slew  of  the  Philistines 
two  hundred  men;  and  David  brought 
their  "foreskins,  and  they  gave  them  in 
full  tale  to  the  king,  that  he  might  be  the 
king's  son-in-law.  And  Saul  gave  him 
INIichal  his  daughter  to  wife. 

28  ^And  Saul  saw  and  knew  that  the 
Lord  ivas  with  David,  and  that  Michal 
Saul's  daughter  loved  him. 

29  And  Saul  was  yet  the  more  afraid  of 
David ;  and  Saul  became  David's  p  enemy 
continually. 

30  Then  the  princes  of  the  Philistines 
wenfi  forth:  and  it  came  to  pass,  after 
they  went  forth,  that  David  behaved  him- 
self ''more  wisely  than  all  the  servants  of 
Saul ;  so  that  his  name  was  much  *set  by. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  Jonathan  disoloseth  his  father's  purpose  to  kill  Da%n(]. 
4  He  persnadeth  hi.s  lather  to  reconciliation.  8  By 
reason  of  David's  good  success  in  a  new  war,  Saul's 
malicious  rage  breaketh  out  against  him.  12  Michal 
deceiveth  her  father  with  an  image  in  David's  bed. 
18  David  cometh  to  Samuel  in  Naioth.  20  Saul's 
messengers  sent  to  take  David,  '2i  and  Saul  himself, 
prophesy. 

AND  Saul  spake  to  Jonathan  his  son, 
and   to   all   his   servants,   that  they 
should  kill  David. 

2  But  Jonathan  Saul's  sou  delighted 
much"  in  David:  and  Jonathan  told  David, 
saying,  Saul  my  father  seeketh  to  kill 
thee :  now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  take 
heed  to  thyself  until  the  morning,  and 
abide  in  a  secret  place,  and  hide  thyself: 


.Iccording  to  these  worilt.  1  Ex.  22:17.  m  chap.  14  :  24.  ||  Heb. 
fulfilled,  n  ver.  1.3.  o  2  Samuel,  3:14.  p  Psalm  37:12,  14. 
•I  2  Samuel.  11:1.  r  ver.  5  :  Psahn  119:M.  *  Heh.  precious. 
chap.  2ti:21;  2  Kings,  1 :  i;j;  Psalm  116:15;  1  Peter,  2:7. 
•  chap.  18:  1. 

source  of  all  true  wisdom,  and  the  surest  guaranty 
of  durable  success. 

8.  An  envious  disposition  tends  to  torment  him 
who  indulges  it,  and  all  who  feel  its  influence. 

11.  Thereis  no  wickedness  so  great  but  the  human 
heart,  unrestrained  by  divine  grace,  may  commit  it. 

15.  Rulers  often  regard  their  own  glory  more 
than  the  public  good,  and  seek  to  destroy  those  whom 
the  people  delight  to  honor.     Luke  10  :  47. 4.S. 

17.  What  men  will  not  do  directly,  they  often 
attempt  to  do  indirectly,  and  thus  try  to  cast  the 
responsibility  of  their  evil  actions  on  others. 

29.  The  more  one  Ls  favored  in  the  course  of  divine 
Providence,  the  more  will  envious  men  hate  him. 
377 


Saul  sciks  David's  life. 


I.  SAMUKL,   XIX. 


David  cscapiih  to  Xaiolh. 


3  And  I  will  go  out  and  stand  beside  my 
father  in  the  (ield  where  thou  art,  and  I 
will  commune  with  my  father  of  thee; 
and  what  I  sec,  that  I  will  tell  thee. 

4  ^And  Jonathan  spake* good  of  David 
unto  Saul  his  father,  and  said  unto  him, 
Let  not  the  king ''sin  against  his  servant, 
against  David  ;  because  he  hath  not  sinned 
against  thee,  and  because  his  works  have 
been  to  theeward  very  "^  good  : 

5  For  he  did  ''put  his  life  in  his  hand, 
and'"slew  the  Philistine,  and  the  ^Lord 
wrought  a  great  salvation  for  all  Israel : 

.Ihou  sawest  it,  and  didst  rejoice:  where- 
fore then  ^wilt  thou  sin  against  innocent 
blood,  to  slay  David  without  a  cause'? 

6  And  Saul  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of 
Jonathan:  and  Saul'^sware,  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  he  shall  not  be  slain. 

7  And  Jonathan  called  David,  and  Jon- 
athan showed  him  all  those  things.  And 
Jonathan  brought  David  to  Saul,  and  he 
was  in  his  presence,  as  *in  times  'past. 

8  1[  And  there  was  war  again  :  and  Da- 
vid went  out,  and  fought  with  the  Philis- 
tines, and  slew  them  with  a  great  slaugh- 
ter; and  they  fled  from  thim. 

9  And  the  evil  J  spirit  from  the  Lord 
was  upon  Saul,  as  he  sat  in  his  house  with 
his  javelin  in  his  hand :  and  David  played 
with  his  hand. 

10  And  Saul  sought  to  smite  David  even 
tothe  wall  with  the  javelin  ;  but  he  slipped 
away  out  of  Saul's  presence,  and  he  smote 
the  javelin  into  the  wall :  and  David  fled, 
and  ^escaped  that  night. 

11  Saul  also  'sent  messengers  unto  Da- 
vid's house,  to  watch  him,  and  to  slay 
him  in  the  morning:  and  Michal  David's 
wife  told  liim,  saying.  If  thou  save  not 
thy  life  to-night,  to-morrow  thou  shalt  be 
slain. 

12  1[So'"Michal  let  David  Mown  through 
a  window :  and  he  went,  and  fled,  and 
escaped. 

13  And  Michal  took  an  -image,  and  laid 


•  Prov.  :il  :  R.  9.      l>Oen.42;2:,      c    Psr.  35  :  IJ  ;  im):.5 

;  Prov. 

17:i:i.      d   chiip.  28: -21;    .Iiidg.    ]i:3;    I'sa.  H«:I<». 

clmp. 

17:10.  no.      t  rl.ap.    11:13;    1  Cl.ron.   11:14.      B    cliap. 

20  :  M. 

li  Prov.  2ri  •  24.  M.      *  Hell,  yetterday  third  day.      i  cliap. 

lfi:21; 

18:2,  IS.      t  Hcb.  hit  face,     j  chap.  Ift:  14;    18:  10,  U. 

V   Psa. 

.  CHAPTER  XIX. 

3.  In  the  field ;  where  JonaUian  expected  his 
father  would  walk.      Cominniie  ;  converse. 

IS.  Nniotli ;  a  place  in  Benjamin,  near  to  Ramah. 

20.  They  also  prophesied, ;  joined  in  singing; 
sacred  songs,  and  thus  praising  G-od.  1  Chron. 
•JT) :  1-4. 

'2\.  His  clothes ;  his  outer  garments.  Naked; 
without  his  upper  garments. 

IN.STRUCTIOXS 

1.  Envy  indulged  often  Icail.s  to  murder,  and 
many  are  in  heart  guilty  of  this  sin  who  are  pre- 
vented from  outwardly  committing  it.  1  John, 
3 :  10. 

4.  Real  love  will  seek  the  good  of  the  object  be- 

378 


it  in  the  bed,  and  put  a  pillow  of  b.c.?^?: 
goats'  hair  for  his  bolster,  and  covered  it 
with  a  cloth. 

14  And  when  Saul  sent  messengers  to 
take  David,  she  said.  He  is  sick. 

15  And  Saul  sent  the  messengers  again 
to  see  David,  saying,  Bring  him  up  to  me 
in  the  bed,  that  I  may  slay  him. 

1 6  And  when  the  messengers  were  come 
in,  behold,  there  was  an  image  in  the  bed, 
with  a  pillow  of  goats'  hair  for  his  bolster. 

17  And  Saul  said  unto  Michal,  Why 
hast  thou  deceived  me  so,  and  sent  away 
mine  enemy,  that  he  is  escaped'?  And 
Michal"  answered  Saul,  He  said  unto  me, 
Let  me  go;  why  p should  I  kill  thee'? 

18  ^So  David  fled,  and  escaped,  and 
came  to  Samuel  to  Ramah,  and  told  him 
all  that  Saul  had  done  to  him.  And  he 
and  Samuel  went  and  dwelt  in  Naioth. 

19  And  it  was  told  Saul,  saying.  Behold, 
David  is  at  Naioth  in  Ramah. 

20  And  Saul  sent  i messengers  to  take 
David :  and  ''when  they  saw  the  company 
of  the  prophets  prophesying,  and  Samuel 
standing «.s- appointed  overthem,  the  Spirit 
of  God  was  upon  the  messengers  of  Saul, 
and  Hhey  also  prophesied. 

21  And  when  it  was  told  Saul,  he  sent 
other  messengers,  and  they  prophesied 
likewise.  And  Saul  sent  messengers  again 
the  third  time,  and  they  prophesied  also. 

22  Then  went  he  also  to  Ramah,  and 
came  to  a  great  well  that  is  in  Sechu  :  and 
he  asked  and  said,  Where  are  Samuel  and 
David'?  And  one  said.  Behold,  they  be  at 
Naioth  in  Ramah. 

23  And  he  went  thither  to  Naioth  in  Ra- 
mah: and  the  Spirit  of  God  was  upon  him 
also,  and  he  went  on,  and  prophesied,  un- 
til he  came  to  Naioth  in  Ramah. 

24  And' he  stripped  ofl'his  clothes  also, 
and  prophesied  before  Samuel  in  like  man- 
ner, and  5  lay  down  naked  all  that  day  and 
all  that  night.  Wherefore  they  say,  Is 
Saul  "also  among  the  prophets? 

124:7;  M.it.  10:2.1.  1  Psa.  50,  title.  nip,a.34:19.  n  Josh. 
2:1.5:  Acts  9: 24,  25;  2  Cor.  II : 32,  .IS.  t  Heh.  teraphim.  Gen. 
:!l:19;  JuJg.  17:.S.  o2Sani.  17:20.  1>  2Siiin.2:22.  q  John 
7  :  32,  4.5.  r  chap.  10  5,  fi ;  1  Cor.  14 :  24.  25.  ■  Num.  1 1  :  25  :  Joel 
2:28.     tlsa.20:2.     ?^  Heb. /cH.  Num.  24  :  4.     n  chap.  10  :  10,  12. 

loved,  and  if  need  be,  perform  labors,  make  sacri- 
fices, and  meet  dangers  to  promote  it. 

0.  Sound  reason  and  kind  persuasion  may  for  .^ 
time  overcome  passion;  but  without  a  change  of 
lieart.  when  depravity  is  restrained  in  one  direction 
it  will  break  out  in  another. 

10.  When  one  is  given  up  to  the  power  of  evil, 
not  only  engagements  but  solemn  oaths  will  be 
disregarded,  and  malignant  p.assions  will  overcome 
all  restraint. 

17.  Those  who  hate  others,  and  treat  them  as 
enemies,  are  apt  to  feel  that  others  hate  them  and 
are  their  enemies. 

20.  The  hearts  of  all  are  in  the  hands  of  the  Lord, 
and  he  can  turn  them  whithersoever  he  will.     No 


Jonathan  and  David 


I.  SAMUEL,   XX. 


renciB  their  covenant 


i:c:'^:       CHAPTER  XX. 

1  David  consulteth  \vith  Jonathan  for  his  safety.  11 
Jonathan  and  David  renew  their  covenant  by  oa,th. 
IS  Jonathan's  token  to  David.  '2\  Saul,  missing  Da- 
vid, seeketli  to  kill  Jonathan.  35  Jonatha;i  lovingly 
taketh  his  leave  of  David. 

A  ND  David  fled  from  Naioth  in  Ramah, 
Ix.  and  came  and  said  before  Jonathan, 
What  have  I  done "?  what  is  mine  iniquity'? 
and  what  ?'.■>  my  sin  before  thy  father,  that 
he  seeketh  my  life? 

2  And  he  said  iinto  him,  God  forbid; 
thou  shalt  not  die  :  behokl,  my  father  will 
do  nothing  either  great  or  small,  but  that 
he  will  *show  it  me:  and  why  should 
my  father  hide  this  thing  from  me?  it  is 
not  50. 

.3  And  David  sware  moreover,  and  said, 
Thy  father  certainly  knoweth  that  I  have 
found  grace  in  thine  eyes ;  and  he  saith, 
Let  not  Jonathan  know  this,  le.st  he  be 
grieved:  but^truly,  as  the  Lord  liveth, 
and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  there  is  but  a  step 
between  me  and  death. 

4  Then  .said  Jonathan  unto  David, 
Whatsoever t  thy  soul  +desireth,  I  will 
even  do  if  for  thee. 

5  And  David  said  unto  Jonathan,  Be- 
hold, to-morrow  is  the ''new  moon,  and  I 
should  not  fail  to  sit  with  the  king  at  meat: 
but  let  me  go,  that  I  may  hide  myself  in 
the  "^iield  unto  the  third  day  at  even. 

6  If  thy  father  at  all  miss  me,  then  say, 
David  earnestly  asked  leave  of  me  that  he 
might  run  to  Beth-lehem  his  city :  for 
there  is  a  yearly  5  sacrifice  there  for  all  the 
family. 

7  If  he  say  thus,  It  is  well ;  thy  servant 
shall  have  peace  :  but  if  he  be  very  wroth, 
then  be  sure  that  evil  is  ''  determined  by 
him. 

8  Therefore  thou  shalt*  deal  kindly  with 
thy  servant ;  for  thou  hast  brought  thy  ser- 
vant into  a  ''covenant  of  the  Lord  with 
thee  :  notwithstanding,  ^  if  there  be  in  me 
iniquity,  slay  me  thyself;  for  why  should- 
est  thou  bring  me  to  thy  father? 

9  And  Jonathan  said,  Far  be  it  from  thee: 
for  if  I  knew  certainly  that  evil  were  de- 
termined by  my  fatlier  to  come  upon  thee, 
then  would  not  I  tell  it  thee? 


*  Heb.  uncover  mint  tar.  ver.  13:  chnp.  «:l."i.  «  chap.  27  : 1 ; 
2  Cor.  1 : 9,  ID.  f  Or.  Sav  what  is  tliv  mind,  and  I^cill  do.  t  Heb. 
speakelh,  or  thinketh.  b  Num.  10:10;  iS:\\.  c  cUap.  lfl:2. 
%  Or, /eaJtr.  cbap.  9:1'2.  J  cbap.  C5  :  17:  Estli.  7:7.  f  .Tosli, 
2:14.  f  ver  Ifi,  cliap.  18:3;  2,1:18.  «  2  Sam,  14:32.  HHeb. 
searched.      *   Heb.  uncover  thint  tar.     ver.  2,      h  cbap,  17 ;  .37, 


devices  will  succeed  against  those  whom  he' designs 
to  bless,  and  no  evils  will  come  upon  them  which 
he  will  not  overrule  for  their  good, 

CHAPTER  XX. 

5.  The  new  moon  ;  the  beginning  of  the  month, 
when  it  was  customary  for  relatives  to  unite  in  a 
sacrifice  and  a  feast. 

6.  Beth-lehem  ;  David's  native  city. 

12.  Sou7ided:  learned  his  state  of  mind. 


10  Then  said  David  to  Jonathan,  Who 
shall  tell  me?  or  what  (/"thy  father  an- 
swer thee  roughly? 

11  T[And  Jonathan  said  unto  David, 
Come,  and  let  us  go  out  into  the  Held. 
And  they  went  out  both  of  them  into  the 
field. 

12  And  Jonathan  said  unto  David,  0 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  when  I  have  H  sounded 
my  father  about  to-morrow  any  time,  or 
the  third  day,  and  behold,  if  there  be  good 
toward  David,  and  I  then  send  not  unto 
thee,  and  *show  it  thee; 

13  The  Lord  do  so  and  much  more  ta 
Jonathan  :  but  if  it  please  my  father  to  do 
thee  evil,  then  I  will  show  it  thee,  and 
send  thee  away,  that  thou  mayest  go  in 
peace  :  and  the ''  Lord  be  with  tlicc,  as  he 
hath 'been  with  my  father. 

14  And  thou  shalt  not  only  while  yet  I 
live  show  me  the  kindness  of  the  Lord, 
that  I  die  not: 

15  But  Hilso  thou  shalt  not  cut  off  thy 
kindness  from  my  house  for  ever:  no,  not 
when  the  Lord  hath  cut  off  tlie  enemies 
of  David  every  one  from  the  face  of  the 
earth. 

16  So  Jonathan  tmade  a  covenant  with 
the  house  of  David,  saying,  Let  the  Lord 
even  require  ''  it  at  the  hand  of  David's 
enemies. 

17  And  Jonathan  caused  David  to  swear 
again, +because  he  loved  him  :  for  he 'loved 
him  as  he  loved  his  own  soul. 

18  Then  Jonathan  said  to  '"David,  To- 
morrow is  the  new  moon  :  and  thou  shalt 
be  missed,  because  thy  seat  will  be  ^cmpty. 
"19  And  ivhen  thou  hast  stayed  three 
days,  then  thou  shalt  go  down  ii  quickly, 
and  come  to  the  "place  where  thou  didst 
hide  thyself  *wlicn  the  business  was  in 
hand,  and  shalt  remain  by  the  stone  lEzel. 

20  And  I  will  shoot  three  arrows  on  the 
side  thereof,  as  though  I  shot  at  a  mark. 

21  And  behold,  I  will  send  a  lad,  saying. 
Go,  find  out  the  arrows.  If  I  expressly 
say  unto  the  lad.  Behold,  the  arrows  are 
on  this  .side  of  thee,  take  them  ;  then  come 
thou:  for  there  is  peace  to  thee,  and  +no 
hurt;  a.9"the  Lord  liveth. 


i  cbap.  10:  7  :  11:6,  etc, ;  2  Sam.  "■:  15.  j  chap,  24 :  21  :  2  Sam, 
9:1-7.  t  Heb.  cu/,  k  chap,  31:2;  2  Sam.  4:7,  t  Or,  by  hit 
love  totoard  him.  I  cbap,  18:1,  m  ver.  5,  J  Heb!  milted. 
II  Or,  diligently ;  Heh.  greatln.  n  cbap.  ly:2.  *  lleh.  in  the  dny 
of  the  businets.  \  Or,  that  shotveth  the  loSji,  J  Heb.  not  any 
thing,    o  Jer.  4  :  2, 


14,  The  l-indiiess — tJiat  I  die  iiot ;  it  was  com- 
mon, when  one  began  to  reign,  for  him  to  put  to 
death  those  who  were  supposed  to  have  a  claim  to 
the  throne. 

15,  'My  hmise  :  his  posterity, 

16,  Require  it ;  take  vengeance  on  either  party, 
should  they  break  tiiis  covenant, 

18.  Thy  seat ;  at  the  family  feast. 

19.  Stone  Ezel ;  one  that  showed  the  way;  a 
way-stone. 

379 


Tlie  parting  of 


I.  SAMUEL,   XX, 


David  and  Jonathan. 


22  But  if  I  say  thus  unto  the  young 
man,  BehoUl,  the  arrows  are  beyond  thee ; 
go  thy  way  :  for  tlic  Lord  hath  sent  thee 
away. 

23  And  as  touching  the  'matter  which 
thou  and  I  have  spoken  of,  behold,  the 
Lord  be  between  thee  and  me  for  ever. 

24  1[So  David  hid  himself  in  the  field: 
and  when  the  new  moon  was  eome,  the 
king  sat  him  down  to  eat  meat. 

25  A  nd  the  king  sat  upon  his  seat,  as  at 
other  times,  eren  upon  a  scat  by  the  wall : 
and  Jonathan  arose,  and  Abner  sat  by 
SauTs  side,  and  David's  place  was  empty. 

26  Nevertheless  Saul  spake  not  any 
thing  that  day  :  for  he  thought.  Something 
hath  befallen  him,  he  i.s  not  *"  clean  ;  surely 
he  is  not  clean. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
which  u'us  the  second  day  of  the  month, 
that  David's  place  was  empty  :  and  Saul 
said  unto  .Jonathan  his  son.  Wherefore 
cometh  not  the  son  of  Jesse  to  meat,  nei- 
ther yesterday,  nor  to-day  1 

28  And  Jonathan  answered  "^  Saul,  Da- 
vid earnestly  asked  leave  of  me  to  go  to 
Beth-lehem  : 

29  And  he  said.  Let  me  go,  I  pray  thee ; 
for  our  family  hath  a  sacrifice  in  the  city  ; 
and  my  brother,  he  hath  commanded  me 
to  be  there :  and  now,  if  I  have  found  favor 
in  thine  eyes,  let  me  get  away,  I  pray  thee, 
and  see  my  brethren.  Therefore  he  com- 
eth not  unto  the  king's  table. 

30  Then  Saul's  ''anger  was  kindled 
against  Jonathan,  and  he  said  unto  him. 
Thou  *son  of +the  perverse  rebellious  wo)n- 
an,  do  not  I  know  that  thou  hast  chosen 
the  son  of  Jesse  to  thine  own  confusion, 
and  unto  the  confusion  of  thy  mother's 
nakedness'? 

31  For  as  long  as  tlie  son  of  Jesse  liveth 
upon  the  ground,  thou  shalt  not  be  estab- 
lished, nor  thy  kingdom.  Wherefore  now 
send  and  fetch  him  unto "  me,  for  he  -  shall 
surely  die. 


•  Ter.  14,  IB,  42.  k  Lev.  7  :  21  :  IS  :  5,  etc.  c  ver.  fi.  d  Prov. 
19:12.  *  Or,  pervcrre  rebel,  f  Heh.  pervertt  rebellion.  <•  cliiip. 
liJ.O,  11.    t  Hfb.  Mtlieton  of  death.      I  clinp.  19:fi;  Prov.  31:8, 

22.  Hath  sent  thee  away  ;  in  order  to  preserve 
his  life. 

2G.  He  is  not  clean  ;  Saul  thought  that  David 
was  ceremonially  unclean,  and  had  kept  away  on 
that  account. 

31.    Thoic  shalt  not  be  established ;  as  king. 

40.  Artillery  ;  weapons. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

].  This  is  a  state  of  trial,  and  even  obedience  to 
Grod  will  not  keep  a  person  from  sulferings;  yet  it 
will  cause  them  to  be  overruled  for  his  good  and  the 
good  of  others. 

10.  The  certainty  that  David  would  be  king  did 
not  render  it  unnecessary  for  him  to  use  means  to 
preserve  his  life;  nor  does  the  promise  of  God,  to 
Keep  his  children  to  the  end,  render  unnecessary 
their  own  diligent  pr.ayers  and  eiTorts  to  persevere 
380 


32  And  Jonathan  answered  Saul  "g'^-.f^i 
his  father,  and  said  unto  him,  ""Wherefore 
shall  he  be  slain"?  what  hath  he  done"? 

33  And  Saul  scast  a  javelin  at  him  to 
smite  him  :  whereby  '"Jonathan  knew  that 
it  was  determined  of  his  father  to  slay 
David. 

34  So  Jonathan  arose  from  the  table  in 
fierce  anger,  and  did  eat  no  meat  the  sec 
ond  day  of  the  month  :  for  he  was  grieved 
for  David,  because  his  father  had  done 
him  shame. 

35  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morn- 
ing, that  Jonathan  went  out  into  the  field 
at  the  time  appointed  with  David,  and  a 
little  lad  with  him. 

36  And  he  said  unto  his  lad,  Run,  find 
out  now  the  arrows  which  I  shoot.  A7ul 
as  the  lad  ran,  he  shot  an  arrow  ^  beyond 
him. 

37  And  when  the  lad  was  come  to  the 
place  of  the  arrow  which  Jonathan  had 
shot,  Jonathan  cried  after  tlie  lad,  and 
said.  Is  not  the  arrow  beyond  'thee'? 

38  And  Jonathan  cried  after  the  lad, 
Make  speed,  haste,  stay  not.  And  Jona- 
than's lad  gathered  up  the  arrows,  and 
came  to  his  master. 

39  But  the  lad  knew  not  any  thing:  only 
Jonathan  and  David  knew  the  matter. 

40  And  Jonathan  gave  his  H  artillery 
unto  *his  lad,  and  said  unto  him.  Go,  carry 
thcin  to  the  city. 

41  ^]And  as  soon  as  the  lad  was  gone, 
David  arose  out  of  a  place  toward  the 
south,  and  fell  on  his  face  to  the  ground, 
and  bowed  himself  three  times  :  and  they 
kissed  one  another,  and  wept  one  with 
another,  until  David  exceeded. 

42  And  Jonathan  said  to  David,  JGo  in 
peace,  t  forasmuch  as  we  have  sworn  both 
of  us  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  saying, 
The  Lord  be  between  me  and  thee,  and 
between  my  seed  and  thy  seed  for  over. 
And  he  arose  and  departed :  and  Jonathan 
went  into  the  city. 

0;  Mat.  27  :  23.  e  cli.ip.  18. 11.  k  ver.  7.  %  Heb.  to patt  over. 
i  vor.  •-'!,  ii.  [I  Heb.  iiistrumentr.  *  Heb.  the  lad  that  wa«  hit. 
i  chap.  1:17.     f  Or,  the  Lord  be  witness  of  that  h'/iiM,  etc.  ver.  23. 

in  faith  and  holiness.  It  is  through  the  use  of  ap- 
propriate means,  and  not  without  them,  that  the  end 
will  be  accomplished. 

15.  The  conduct  of  parents  may  deeply  affect  not 
only  their  children,  >but  their  distant  posterity,  .-vud 
each  one  should  so  act  as  shall  tend  to  secure  bless- 
ings to  all  who  come  after  him,  to  the  end  of  time. 

23.  An  habitual  conviction  that  the  Lord  is  wit- 
ness of  all  we  do,  that  we  shall  stand  before  him  in 
judgment,  and  be  treated  for  eternity  according  to 
our  works,  tends  to  make  us  circumspect,  upright, 
and  faithful. 

27.  An  appearance  of  kindness  may  cover  a  mur- 
derous heart,  and  no  crime  is  so  abominable  that  a 
supremely  selKsh  heart,  under  strong  temptation, 
may  not  commit  it. 

31.  Men  in  saying,  I  will,  or,  He  shall,  often 


David  fleeth  to 


I.  SAMUEL,   XXI. 


Nob,  and  to  Gath. 


-^!,r        CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  David  at  Nob  obtaineth  of  Ahimelech  hallowed  bread. 
7  Doeg  wa.^  present.  8  David  taketli  Goliath's  sworJ. 
10  David  at  Gath  fejgneth  himself  mad. 

THEN  came  Davitl  to  Nob  to  *Aliiinelech 
the  priest :  and  Ahimelech  was  "  afraid 
atthc  meeting  of  David,  and  said  unto  him, 
Why  a/f  thou  alone,  and  no  man  with  thee  ? 

2  And  David ''said  unto  Ahimelech  the 
priest,  The  king  hath  commanded  me  a 
business,  and  hath  said  unto  me,  Let  no 
man  know  any  thing  of  the  business 
whereabout  I  send  thee,  and  what  I  have 
commanded  thee:  and  I  have  appointed 
mjj  servants  to  such  and  such  a  place. 

.'5  Now  therefore  what  is  under  thy  hand  1 
give  me  five  loaves  o/ bread  in  my  liand, 
or  what  there  is  t  present. 

4  And  the  priest  answered  David,  and 
said,  There  is  no  common  bread  under  my 
hand,  but  there  is  "^hallowed  bread;  if 
the''  young  men  have  kept  themselves  at 
least  from  women. 

5  And  David  answered  the  priest,  and 
said  unto  him.  Of  a  truth  women  have 
been  kept  from  us  about  these  three  days, 
since  I  came  out,  and  the  "vessels  of  the 
young  men  are  holy,  and  the  bread  is  in  a 
manner  common,  -yea,  though  it  were 
sanctified  this  day  in  the  vessel. 

6  So  the  priest  "^gave  him  hallowed 
bread:  for  there  was  no  bread  there  but 
the  show-bread,  that  was  taken  from  be- 
fore the  Lord,  to  put  hot  bread  in  the  day 
when  it  was  taken  away. 

7  Now  a  certain  man  of  the  servants  of 
Saul  was  there  that  day,  detained  before 
the  Lord;  and  his  name  it'a.ssDoeg,  an 

*  Called.cli'ap.  U.-.l,  .-f/iiVi/i;  called  also -■//'loMai-,  Mark  2 :  in. 
.•>  cliap.  15:4.  b  I'sa.  119  :  2U.  f  Helj. /ulind.  c  K.X.  2.i  :  :iO  ; 
l.ev. -24  :  .•>->).  <I  E.\.  IM:  l.i.  e  1  Tliess.  4:  4.  t  Or,  tspecialli/ 
when  this  day  there  is  other  sanctified  in  the  vessel,     f  Mat.  12  ::l. 


speak  as  if  events  depended  solely  on  themselves, 
whereas  they  depend  on  God  ;  and  men  ought  ever  to 
feel,  that  if  the  Lord  will,  they  shall  live  and  do  this 
or  that.     James  4  : 1-*}. 

39.  Men  are  often  instrumental  in  promoting  more 
benevolent  objects,  and  in  accomplishing  greater 
good,  than  they  are  aware  of;  and  all  who  faithfully 
do  their  duty,  however  humble  their  condition,  when 
they  come  to  see  the  results  of  their  labors,  will  ad- 
mire the  grace  of  God,  and  be  filled  with  gratitude 
and  joy. 

CH.APTER  XXI. 

1.  Nob;  a  city  of  Benjamin.  Ahimelech;  one 
of  the  descendants  of  Eli.  Was  afraid;  that  there 
was  a  difficulty  between  David  and  Saul,  and  that 
it  might  be  dangerous  to  entertain  him. 

4.  llalloiced  bread;  E.x.  2-3:30;  Lev.  24:5-9. 

5.  lu  a  manner  common  ;  every  Sabbath,  the 
bread  which  liad  stood  on  the  table  during  the  week 
was  t,aken  away  to  be  eaten  by  tlie  priests,  and  new 
bre.ad  was  put  in  its  place.  Tlie  old  bread,  it  is  sup- 
posed, which  had  been  taken  from  the  table,  was 
that  of  which  David  and  his  men  partook.  Mat. 
12 :  3,  4  ;  Mark  2  :  2-5,  26.  Thottgh  it  n-ere  sanc- 
tijied ;  since  other  bre,ad  is  tliis  Jay  sanctified,  or 
put  in  its  place.     Ver.  6. 

25 


Edomito,  the  cliicfest  of  the  herdmen  that 
belonged  to  Saul. 

8  HAnd  David  said  unto  Ahimelech, 
And  is  there  not  here  under  thy  hand  spear 
or  sword?  for  I  have  neither  brought  my 
sword  nor  my  weapons  with  me,  because 
the  king's  business  required  haste. 

9  And  the  priest  said.  The  sword  of  Go- 
liath the  Philistine,  whom  ''thou  slowest 
in  the  valley  of  Elali,  behold,  it  'is  here 
wrapped  in  a  cloth  behind  the  ephod :  if 
thou  wilt  take  that,  take  it :  for  there  is 
no  other  save  that  here.  And  David  said. 
There  is  none  like  that;  give  it  me. 

10  •!  And  David  arose,  and  fled  that  day 
for  fear  of  Saul,  and  went  to  ^Achish  the 
king  of  Gath. 

1 1  And  the  J  servants  of  Aehish  said 
unto  him.  Is  not  this  David  the  king  of  the 
land?  did  they  not  sing  one  to  another  of 
him  in  dances,  saying, ''Saul  hath  slain 
his  thousands,  and  David  his  ten  thou- 
sands 1 

12  And  David  'laid  up  these  words  in 
his  heart,  and  was  sore  afraid  of  Aehish 
the  king  of  Gath. 

13  And  he '"changed  his  behavior  before 
them,  and  feigned  himself  "mad  in  their 
hands,  and  il  scrabbled  on  the  doors  of  the 
gate,  and  let  his  spittle  fall  down  upon 
his  beard. 

14  Then  said  Aehish  unto  his  servants, 
Lo,  ye  see  the  man  *is  mad:  wherefore 
then  have  ye  brought  him  to  me? 

15  Have  I  need  of  madmen,  that  ye 
have  brought  this  feUow  to  play  the  mad- 
man in  my  presence?  shall  this  fellow 
come  into  my  house? 

4.  K  dinp  22:9:  I'..ia,  .'12,  title.  h  i-liap.  17:  2,  .W,  .51.  i  rliap. 
31:10.  \  Or,  A'timclech.  Psa.  34.  title,  j  Psa.  .')6,  title,  k  chap. 
18:7;  29:3.  Il,uke2:19.  m  Psa.  34,  title.  »Eccl.7:7.  ||  Or, 
made  marks.     *  Or,  plat/eth  the  mad/nan. 


7.  Detained ;  for  the  purpose,  it  is  supposed,  of 
performing  some  religious  service. 

12.  Sore  afraid ;  lest  Acliish  should  think  that 
he  had  come  for  some  evil  purpose. 

13.  Mad ;  bereft  of  reason. 

IXSTRUCTION.g. 

1.  Elevated  situations  are  often  places  of  peculiar 
trials,  and  from  tlie  height  of  worldly  prosperity 
men  m.ay  suddenly  fall  into  deep  distresses  ;  we 
should  therefore  not  put. our  trust  in  men,  nor  even 
in  princes,  but  in  the  living  God,  who  hath  said  to 
all  who  trust  in  him,  I  will  never  leave  nor  forsake 
thee. 

2.  When  men  are  guilty  of  falsehood  for  the  sake 
of  obtfiining  a  present  good,  they  know  not  what 
evils  they  may  occasion  to  themselves  and  otiiers. 
Chap.  22 : 9-2-2. 

7.  Jlen  may  externally  attend  on  tlie  worship  of 
God,  and  yet  in  their  hearts  be  opposed  to  him,  and 
when  tempted,  may  even  destroy  tiiose  with  wliom, 
in  the  forms  of  devotion,  they  have  united. 

10.  It  is  sometimes  more  safe  to  be  among  the 
heathen,  than  among  those  who  have  enjoyed  the 
light  of  revelation  and  have  abused  it ;  who  in  words 
profess  friendship  to  Jehovah,  but  in  works  deny 
him. 

381 


David  at  the  cave  AduUam. 


I.  SAMUEL,    XXII. 


Saul  slaycth  the  priests. 


CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Companies  resort  unto  David  at  AduUam.     .3  At  Miz- 
pehhe  commendeth  his  parents  unto  the  king  of  Moab. 

5  Admonished  by  Gad,  he  comelh  to  Hareth.  0  Saul 
tjoing  to  pursue  him.  complaineth  of  his  servants'  un- 
faithfulness. 9  Doegaccuseth  Ahimelech.  11  Saul 
commandeth  to  kill  the  priests.  17  The  footmen  re- 
fusing, Dopg  executeth  it.  20  Abiathar  escaping, 
bringeth  David  the  news. 

DAVID  therefore  departed  thence,  and 
escaped^  to  the  cave  ''AduUam  :  and 
when  his  brethren  and  all  his  father\s  house 
lieard  it,  they  went  down  thither  to  him. 

2  And  "^ every  one  that  ivas  in  distress, 
and  every  one  that  *was  in  debt,  and  every 
one  that  was  t  discontented,  gathered  them- 
selves unto  him;  and  he  became  a  ''cap- 
tain over  them  :  and  there  were  with  him 
about  four  hundred  men. 

3  ^  And  David  went  thence  to^Mizpeh 
of  JNIoab :  and  he  said  unto  the  king  of 
]\Ioab,  Let  my  father  and  my  mother,  I 
pray  thee,  come  forth,  and  be  with  you, 
till  I  know  what  God  will  do  for  me. 

4  And  he  brought  them  before  the  king 
of  Moab  :  and  they  dwelt  with  him  all 
the  while  that  David  was  in  the  ""hold. 

0  •[  And  the  prophet «  Gad  said  unto  Da- 
rid,  Abide  not  in  the  hold;  depart,  and 
get  tliee  into  the  land  of  Judali.  Then 
David ''  departed,  and  came  into  the  forest 
of  Hareth. 

6  lyWhcn  Saul  heard  that  David  was  dis- 
covered, and  the  men  that  were  with  him  ; 

now  Saul  abode  in  Gibeahundcra  +  tree  in 
Ilamah,  having  his  spear  in  hi.s  hand,  and 
all  his  servants  were  standing  about  him  ;) 

7  Then  Saul  said  unto  his  servants  that 
stood  about  him.  Hear  now,  ye  Benja- 
mites ;  will  the  son  of  Jesse  give  'every 
one  of  you  fields  and  vineyards,  and  make 
you  all  captains  of  thousands,  and  cap- 
tains of  hundreds ; 

8  That  all  of  you  have  conspired  against 
me,  and  there  is  none  that^showcth  me 
that  my  son  hath  made  a  J  league  with  the 
son  of  Jesse,  and  there  is  none  of  you  that 
is  sorry  for  me,  or  showeth  unto  me  that 
my  son  hath  stirred  up  my  servant  against 
me,  to  lie  in  wait,  as  at  this  day? 


•  Paa.  .S7, 

title, 

and  H-2,  title 

b  2  Sam 

2.1 

13: 

Mi<Ml<   1 

IS- 

Heb.  11  :  »8. 

c  .T 

idir.  11:3.     * 

Heb.  hod  » 

creditor 

t  H^b 

hit- 

ter  of  tout. 

J    Psa.  72  :  12,  14 

M.>t.9:li 

13 

e 

Juiig.  11 

■  'M, 

f  ICliron.  12:16. 

(  1  Cliron. 

21:9;     2C 

irn 

.  in 

:-.'5.      h 

tint 

10:23.   |0r 

grove 

inahigkptact 

.   icbap.  18 

14. 

%H. 

b.  uncovereth 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

I.  Adidlam  ;  in  the  tribe  of  Judah. 

3.  Mizprh  ;  in  Mo.xb,  on  tlie  east  of  Jordan. 

5.  Ilaretli  ;  in  the  land  of  Judah. 

6.  Raniali.;  meaninjr  an  eminence. 

9.  /  saw  th.e.  son  of  Jesse  ;  chap.  21  :  7. 

II.  iris  falher^s  house  ;  the  descendants  of  Eli. 
18.   Fourscore    and    five;    eiglity-five.      Thus 

•was  fulfilled  the  Ijord's  declaration  to  Eli,  chap. 
2 :  31-36 ;  3  :  12-14. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
3.  The  distresses  of  children  occasion  great  anx- 
382 


9  IT  Then  answered  "^  Doeg  the*Bc:?S2-. 
Edomite,  which  was  set  over  the  servants 
of  Saul,  and  said,  I  saw  the  son  of  Jesse 
coming  to  Nob,  to  'Ahimelech  the  son  of 
Ahitub. 

10  And  he  "inquired  of  the  Lord  for 
him,  and  gave  him  victuals,  and  gave  him 
the  sword  of  Goliath  the  Philistine. 

1 1  Then  the  king  sent  to  call  Ahimelech 
the  priest,  the  son  of  Ahitub,  and  all  his 
father's  house,  the  priests  that  it'crc  in  Nob  : 
and  they  came  all  of  them  to  the  king. 

12  And  Saul  said.  Hear  now,  thou  son 
of  Ahitub.  And  he  answered,  i'Here  I 
am,  my  lord. 

13  And  Saul  said  unto  him.  Why  have 
ye  conspired  against  me,  thou  and  the  son 
of  Jesse,  in  that  thou  hast  given  him 
bread,  and  a  sword,  and  hast  inquired  of 
God  for  him,  that  he  should  rise  against 
me,  to  lie  in  wait,  as  at  this  day? 

14  Then  Ahimelech  answered  the  king, 
and  said.  And  who  is  so  "faithful  among 
all  thy  servants  as  David,  which" is  the 
king's  son-in-law,  and  goeth  at  thy  bid- 
ding, and  is  honorable  in  thy  house? 

15  Did  I  then  begin  to  inquire  of  God  for 
him  1  be  it  far  from  me  :  let  not  the  king 
impute  any  thing  unto  his  servant,  nor  to 
all  the  house  of  my  father :  for  thy  servant 
knew  nothing  of  all  this,  *less  or  more. 

1 6  And  the  king  said.  Thou  shalt  surely 
die,  Ahimelech,  thou,  and  p  all  thy  father's 
house. 

17  IT  And  the  king  said  unto  the  t  foot- 
men that  stood  about  him.  Turn,  and  slay 
the  priests  of  the  Lord;  because  their 
hand  also  is  with  David,  and  because  they 
knew  when  he  fled,  and  did  not  show  it  to 
me.  But  flic  servants  of  the  king  would 
not ''put  forth  their  hand  to  fall  upon  the 
priests  of  the  Lord. 

18  And  the  king  said  to  Doeg,  Turn  thou, 
and  fall  upon  the  priests.  And  Doeg  the 
Edomite  turned,  and  he  fell  upouthe  priests, 
and  ^slcw  on  that  day  fourscore  and  five 
persons  that  did  wear  a  linen  ephod. 

19  And  'Nob,  the  city  of  the  priests. 


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iety  to  parents,  and  rij^ht-minded  children  will 
strive  to  alleviate  their  sorrows,  and  as  far 
as  Providence  may  permit,  to  provide  for  their 
wants. 

5.  While  we  exercise  our  own  best  judgment,  we 
should  feel  our  need  of  divine  guidance,  seek  wis- 
dom from  above,  and  be  ready  to  go  wherever  God 
calls. 

7.  Men  are  apt  to  judge  others  by  themselves,  and 
when  they  are  supremely  selfish  to  think  that  otheis 
are  so  too. 

0.  To  exalt  themselves,  and  gain  the  favor  of  those 
above  them,  many  will  occasion  the  ruin  of  others, 


David  rescueth  Keilah. 


I.  SAMUEL,   XXIII. 


He  escapcth  to  Ziph. 


B.c!'iM^'  smote  he  witli  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  both  men  and  women,  children 
and  sucklings,  and  oxen,  and  asses,  and 
sheep,  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

20  T[  And  one  of  the  sons  of  Ahimelech 
the  son  of  Ahitub,  named  *Abiathar,  es- 
caped, and  fled  after  David. 

21  And  Abiathar  showed  David  that 
Saul  had  slain  the  Lord's  priests. 

22  And  David  said  unto  Abiathar,  I 
knew  it  that  day,  when  Doeg  the  Edomite 
teas  there,  that  he  would  surely  tell ''  Saul : 
I  have  occasioned  the  death  of  all  the  per- 
sons of  thy  father's  house. 

23  Abide  thou  with  me,  fear  not :  for  he 
that  seeketh  my  life  seeketh  thy  life :  but 
with  me  thou  shalt  be  in  safeguard. 

CHAPTER   XXIII. 

I  David,  inquiring;  of  the  Lord  by  Abiathar,  rescueth 
Keilah.  7  God  showing  him  the  coming  of  Saul,  and 
the  treachery  of  the  Keilites;.  he  escapeth  from  Keilah. 
14  In  Zipli  Jonathan  cometli  aud  coraforteth  him. 
19  The  Ziphites  di.scover  him  to  Saul.  '2.5  At  Maon 
he  is  rescued  from  Saul  by  the  invasion  of  the  Philis- 
tines.    29  He  dwelleth  at  En-gedi. 

THEN  they  told' David,  saying.  Behold, 
the  Philistines  fight  against  "^ Keilah, 
and  they  rob  the  threshing-floors. 

2  Therefore  David'^inquired  of  the  Lord, 
saying.  Shall  I  go  aud  smite  these  Philis- 
tines ?  And  the  Lord  said  unto  David, 
Go,  and  smite  the  Philistines,  and  save 
Keilah. 

3  And  David's  men  ''said  unto  him.  Be- 
hold, we  be  afraid  here  in  Judah:  how 
much  more  then  if  we  come  to  Keilah 
against  the  armies  of  the  Philistines'? 

4  Then  David  inquired  of  the  Lord  yet 
again. "^  And  the  Lord  answered  him  and 
said,  Arise,  go  down  to  Keilah ;  for  I  will 
deliver  the  Philistines  into  thy  hand. 

5  So  David  aud  his  men  went  to  Kei- 
lah, and  fought  with  the  PhilisUnes,  and 
brought  away  their  cattle,  and  smote  them 
with  a  great  slaughter.  So  David  saved 
the  inhabitants  of  Keilah. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Abiathar 
the  son  of  ^Ahimelech  fled  to  David  to 
Keilah,  that  he  came  down  with  an  ephod 
in  his  hand. 

7  1[  And  it  was  told  Saul  that  David  was 


•  clinp.  23:fi;  1  Kinss,  4:26,  27.  b  cliai..  21  :  1-9.  c  .Toslu 
15:44.  d  vrr.  4,  6,  9;  cliap.  30:S;  ^Sam.  ,S:  19.  23.  ePsa.ll:!. 
r  .ludR.  6:39.  B  cliap.  2i  :  20.  h  Psa.  71 :  10,  11.  i.Ipr.  11:1S, 
19.    j  clmp.  30 : 7 ;  Num.  27 :  21 ;  .ler.  33 : 3.    k  ver.  8 ;  Esth.  3:6; 

and  even  imbrue  their  hands  in  the  blood  of  the 
innocent. 

17.  Tyrants  who  resolve  to  take  the  life  of  their 
fellow- men  will  not  be  hindered  by  want  of  reasons, 
or  be  backward  to  contend  that  the  public  good  re- 
quires it. 

18.  Rulers  who  reauire  men  to  commit  sin,  will 
generally  find  some  who  are  wicked  enough  to  obey 
them. 

2"2.  To  have  been  even  the  innocent  occasion  of 
the  death  of  others  is  exceedingly  distressing  to  an 


come  to  Keilah.  And  Saul  said,  God  hath 
delivered  him  into  my  hand;  for ''he  is 
shut  in,  by  entering  into  a  town  that  hath 
gates  and  bars. 

'  8  And  Saul  called  all  the  people  together 
to  war,  to  go  down  to  Keilah,  to  besiege 
David  and  his  men. 

9  ^  And  David  knew  that 'Saul  secretly 
practised  mischief  against  him;  and  J  he 
said  to  Abiathar  the  priest.  Bring  hither 
the  ephod. 

10  Then  said  David,  0  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, thy  servant  hath  certainly  heard  that 
Saul  seeketh  to  come  to  Keilah,  to  destroy 
the  city  for  ''my  sake. 

11  Will  the  men  of  Keilah  deliver  me 
up  into  his  hand?  will  Saul  come  down, 
as  thy  servant  hath  heard  ?  0  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  I  beseech  thee,  tell  thy  ser- 
vant. And  the  Lord  said,  Hewill  come 
down. 

12  Then  said  DaA'id,  Will  the  men  of 
Keilah  *deliver  me  and  my  men  into  the 
hand  of  Saul"?  And  the  ioRD  said.  They 
will  deliver  thee  up. 

13  IfThen  David  and  his  'men,  ichich 
were  about  six  hundred,  arose  and  depart- 
ed out  of  Keilah,  and  went  whithersoever 
they  could  go.  And  it  was  told  Saul  that 
David  was  escaped  from  Keilah ;  and  he 
forbare  to  go  forth. 

14  And  David  abode  in  the  wilderness 
in  strong-holds,  and  remained  in  a  ""  moun- 
tain in  the  wilderness  of  "  Ziph.  And  Saul 
sought  him  every  day,  but" God  delivered 
him  not  into  his  hand. 

15  And  David  saw  that  Saul  was  come 
out  to  seek  his  life  :  and  David  was  in  the 
wilderness  of  Ziph  in  a  wood. 

16  ^And  Jonathan  Saul's  son  arose, 
and  went  to  David  into  the  wood,  and 
strengthened  P  his  hand  in  "i  God. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  Fear  not:  for 
the  hand  of  Saul  my  father  shall  ''not  find 
thee;  and  thou  shalt  be  king  over  Israel, 
and  I  shall  be  next  unto  thee ;  and  that 
also  *Saul  my  father  knoweth. 

18  And  they  'two  made  a  covenant  be- 
fore the  Lord:  and  David  abode  in  the 
wood,  and  Jonathan  went  to  his  house. 


Prov.  28:15;  Rom.  3:  15,  Irt.  *  Heb.  */ii/<  up.  Icbap.  2::2; 
25 :  13.  m  Psa.  11:1.  n  Josll.  15  :  ,56.  o  Pa.-i.  37  ;  32,  .33  ;  54  :  3.  4. 
P  Prov.27:9,  17  ;  Isa..35:3,  4;  Heb.  12:12.  q  Kpb.fi:  10.  r  Job 
5:11,15.     scbap.24:20.      t  chap.  20  :  16,  43  :  2  Sam.  21  :  7. 


ingenuous  mind,  and  much  more  distressing  is  it 
when  it  has  been  occasioned  by  their  kindness  to  us, 
or  by  our  sins. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1.  Keihili ;  in  the  western  part  of  Judah.  Ver.  7. 

14.  WHdeniess  of  Zipli, ;  a  rough,  hilly  region 
in  the  tribe  of  Judah. 

16.  Strengthened  his  hand  i>i  God;  encour- 
aged him  to  hope  in  &od,  and  expect  deliverance 
from  him. 

383 


David  is  pursued  by  Saul, 


I.  SAMUEL,    XXIV, 


but  spareth  him  in  a  cave. 


19  1[  Then' came  up  tlicZipliiles  to  Saul 
to  Gibeah,  saying,  Doth  not  David  hide 
himself  with  us  in  strong-holds  in  the 
wood,  in  the  hill  of  Hachilah,  which  i.-.- 
on*  the  south  of  tjcshimoni 

20  Now  therefore,  0  king,  come  down 
according  to  all  the  desire  of  thy  soul  to 
come  down  ;  and  ''our  part  shall  be  to  de- 
liver him  into  the  king's  hand. 

21  And  Saul  said, ''Blessed  be  ye  of  the 
Lord;  for  ye  have  compassion  on  me. 

22  Go,  I  pray  you,  prepare  yet,  and 
know  and  sec  his  place  where  his  *  haunt 
is,  and  who  hath  seen  him  there :  for 
it  is  told  me  that  he  dealeth  very  sub- 
tilely. 

23  See  therefore,  and  take  ''knowledge 
of  all  the  lurking  places  where  he  hideth 
himself,  and  come  ye  again  to  me  with 
the  certainty,  and  I  will  go  with  you  :  and 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  he  be  in  the  land, 
that  I  will  "search  him  out  throughout  all 
the  ""thousands  of  Judah. 

24  And  they  ^rose,  and  went  to  Zipli 
before  Saul :  but  David  and  his  men  ircre 
in  the  wilderness  of  ^Maon,  in  the  plain 
on  the  south  of  Jcshimon. 

25  Saul  also  and  his  men  went  to  seek 
him.  And  they  told  David  :  wherefore  he 
came  down  ^  into  a  rock,  and  abode  in  the 
wilderness  of  Maon.  And  when  Saul 
heard  that,  he  pursued  after  David  in  the 
wilderness  of  Maon. 

26  And  Saul  went  on  this  side  of  the 
mountain,  and  David  and  his  men  on  that 
side  of  the  mountain:  and  David  made 
haste''  to  get  away  for  fear  of  Saul;  for 
Saul  and  his  men  'compassed  David  and 
his  men  round  about  to  take  them. 

27  ^[ButHhere  came  a  messenger  unto 
Saul,  saying,  Haste  thee,  and  come;  for 
the  Philistines  have  II  invaded  the  land. 

28  Wherefore  Saul  returned  from  pur- 
suing after  David,  and  went  against  the 


a  chap.  2fi:  1  ;  Psa.  .'14.  title.  *  Heb.  on  the  rinlU  hantl.  f  Or, 
the  wiMernetl.  b  Psa.  M :  S.  c  Jutlg.  17:2;  Miiali  H:!!. 
i  neh.  foot  than  be.  il  .lolin  18:2,  3.  e  I  Kinj^,  18:  10.  f  Num. 
10:30;  Micali. 1:2.  (!  cl.ap.  2.5 : 2.  ^  Cir,  fn>m  the  mck.  h  Ps;i. 
31:2-3.  i  Psa.  17:9,  11  :  HO:  1,3.  j  2  Kins».  I'.I:H.  ||  Hell.  »ri-eorf 
themsetvet  upon.      *  Ttiat  ia,  the  rock  o/  divhivnu.      k  2Cliran. 

19.  Jeshimoii. ;  meaning  wilileriiesSj  or  desert 
21.  Maon  ;  a  place  south  of  Ziph.  , 

2S.  Sela-hammah-lekoth  ;  meanin";,  the  rock  of 
division. 

20.  Eii-gfdi ;  north-east  of  Maon,  and  on  the 
liorder  of  the  Dead  sea;  called  also, Hazezon-tamar. 
Cren.  11:7;  2  Chron.  20  :  2. 

IN.STRL'CTIONS. 

2.  A  conviction  of  our  dependence  on  God.  and  a 
disposition  to  seel;  his  direction,  are  a  good  prepara- 
tion for  receiving  his  favor  and  securing  success. 

7.  Men  are  .apt  to  interpret  the  providences  of 
G-od  according  to  their  wishes,  and  to  think  tiiat 
what  favors  their  designs  is  a  token  of  his  approval. 

12.  It  is  not  uncommon  for  men  to  return  evil  for 
good,  and  requite  their  benefactors  with  base  in- 
gratitude. 

384 


Philistines:  therefore  they  called  B.c.wh 
that  place  *Sela-hammah-lekoth. 

29  IT  And  David  went  up  from  thence, 
and  dwelt  in  strong-holds  at''En-gedi. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  David  in  a  cave  at  En-gpdi,  having  cut  off  Saul's 
skirt,  spareth  his  life.  8  He  showeth  thereby  his  in- 
nocency.  16  Saul,  acknowledging  his  fault,  taketh 
an  oath  of  David,  and  dcparteth. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Saul  was 
returned'  from  t following  the  Philis- 
tines, that  it  was  told  him,  saying,  Behold, 
David  is  in  the  wilderness  of  En-gcdi. 

2  Then  Saul  took  three  thousand  chosen 
men  out  of  all  Israel,  and  went  to '"seek 
David  and  his  men  upon  the  "rocks  of  the 
wild  goats. 

3  And  he  came  to  the  sheepcotes  by  the 
way,  where  was  a  cave  ;  and  Saul  went  in 
to  "cover  his  feet :  and  David  and  his  men 
remained  in  the  sides  of  thePcave. 

4  And  the  men  of  David  said  unto  him. 
Behold  1  the  day  of  which  the  Lord  .'Jaid 
unto  thee.  Behold,  I  will  deliver  thine 
enemy  into  thy  hand,  that  thou  may  est  da 
to  him  as  it  shall  seem  good  unto  lliee. 
Then  David  arose,  and  cut  off  the  skirt  ol 
Saul's  +  robe  privily. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  thai 
David's  "^  heart  smote  him,  because  he  had 
cut  off  Saul's  skirt. 

6  And  he  said  unto  his  men, 'The  Lord 
forbid  that  I  should  do  this  thing  unto  my 
master,  the  Lord's  anointed,  to  stretch 
forth  my  hand  against  him,  seeing  he  is 
the  'anointed  of  the  Lord. 

7  So  David  ^stayed  "his  servants  with 
these  words,  and  suffered  them  not  to  rise 
against  Saul.  But  Saul  rose  up  out  of  the 
cave,  and  went  on  his  way. 

8  H  David  also  arose  afterward,  and 
wentout.of  the  cave,  and  cried  after  Saul, 
saying.  My  lord  the  king.  And  when 
Saul  looked  behind  him,  David  stooped 

•30:2.  I  chap.  2.1  :  28.  29.  j  Hi:h.  n/ler.  mPaa.  38:12.  n  Psa. 
141  :fi.  o  Juilg.  3:  -'4.  p  Psa.  .",7,  H2,  titles.  q  chap.  21".:  8-11. 
t  Hi-h.  the  rvOe  which  WM  Saul's.  riSam. 24:10;  I  .Iolm.S:20.2l. 
«  1  Kings,  21  :  3.  t  2  Sam.  1:14.  4  Heb.  cut  itff.  u  Psa.  7:4  ; 
Mat  5  :  44 ;  Horn.  12 :  17-21. 


16.  Pious  friendship  delights  in  giving  comfort 
in  distress,  bv  raising  e.xpectations  from,  and  inspir- 
ing hope  in  Jehovah. 

21.  Men  sometimes  invoke  the  blessing  of  th^ 
Lord  in  the  pursuit  of  objects  which  he  abhors. 

27.  The  Lord  has  a  varieij'  of  w:iys  in  which  he 
can  protect  his  people,  and  he  sometimes  makes  use 
of  one  enemy  to  deliver  them  from  another. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

2.  Rocks  of  the  wild  goats  ;  the  wild,  unculti- 
vated regions  inhabited  by  those  anim.als. 

3.  A  carp  ;  caves  in  tliat  country  were  often 
large  enough  to  contain  iiundreds  of  men. 

5.  Darifr.s hraif  .';»ioif  /lim  ;  fearing hehad done 
wrong  in  cutting  olT  Saul's  skirt,  and  iiad  not  treated 
him  whom  God  had  made  king  with  proper  respect. 


Saul  confcssclh  his  fault. 


I.  SAMUEL,   XXV. 


Samuel  d'leth. 


B.  (J.  1001 

bowed  himself. 

9  And  David  said  to  Siuil,  Wherefore 
hearest*  thou  men's  words,  saying,  Be- 
hold, David  seeketh  thy  hurt? 

10  Behold,  this  day  thine  eyes  have  seen 
liow  that  the  Lord  had  delivered  thee  to- 
day into  my  hand  in  the  cave  :  and ''some 
bade  mc  kill  thee  :  but  mine  eye  spared 
thee;  and  I  said,  I  will  not  put  forth  my 
hand  against  my  lord ;  for  he  is  the  Lord's 
anointed. 

1 1  Moreover,  my  father,  see,  yea,  see 
the  skirt  of  thy  robe  in  my  hand :  for  in 
that  I  cut  off  the  skirt  of  thy  robe,  and 
killed  thee  not,  know  thou  and  see  that 
there  is  neither"^ evil  nor  transgression  in 
my  hand,  and  I  have  not  sinned  against 
thee  ;  yet  thou  ^  huntest  my  soul  to  take  it. 

12  The  Lord  judge  between  mc  and 
thee,  and  the  Lord  avenge  me  of  thee: 
but  my  hand  shall  not  be  upon  thee. 

13  As  saith  the  proverb  of  the  ancieaits, 
Wickedness  procccdeth  from  the  wicked  : 
but  my  hand  shall  not  be  upon  thee. 

1 4  After  whom  is  the  king  of  Israel  come 
ouf?  after  whom  dost  thou  pursue?  after 
a  dead  dog,  after  a  flea. 

1 5  The  Lord  therefore  be  judge,  and 
judge  between  me  and  thee,  and^see,  and 
plead ''my  cause,  and  *de]iverSme  out  of 
thy  hand. 

Ifi  ^And  it  came  to  pass,  when  David 
had  made  an  end  of  speaking  these  words 
unto  Saul,  that  Saul  said,  Is  this  thy  voice, 
my  son  David?  And  Saul  lifted  up  hi.s 
voice,  and  wept. 

17  And  he  said  to  David,  Thou  art  more 
righteous  than  I ;  for  thou  hast  rewarded 
me  ""good,  whereas  I  have  rewardcd'thee 
evil. 

18  And  thou  hast  showed  this  day  how 
that  thou  hast  dealt  well  with  me  :  foras- 


«  Lev.  19:  16;  Prov.  18:8;  -26:20— 'J;  IW-.Vl;  EccL7:-21.  I»  ver 
c  Psa.  35:7.  <1  cli:<p.  •26:20.  o  SCliron.  24: -22.  f  Pea.  35: 
43:  1  ;  II'.1:M:  Mirah7:9.  *  Heh.judgt.  g  cli:ip.  2fi:24.  b  JI 
.'>:44.      t  neh.lhutup.  cliap. -23: 12 ;  26"       '  "-    '-""■  "- 


Mat. 

r»a.  18:20;  Prov. 


1.3.  Wickedness  procecdctli  from  the  i'.-icked ; 
if  David  had  been  wicked,  and  sought  Saul's  life, 
he  would  have  killed  him.  Eat  a.s  lie  did  not,  it 
showed  that  he  was  not  thus  wicked. 

11.  After  a  dead  dog;  one  insignificant  and 
worthless. 

21.  Not  destroy  my  name ;  by  cutting  off  his 
posterity. 

1>J.''TRUCTI0\S 

2.  Where  the  heart  is  not  duly  humbled  and  turned 
from  the  love  of  sin,  men  will  continue  in  some  form 
to  practise  it.  When  disappointed  in  one  way  they 
will  pnrsue  it  in  another,  and  nothing  but  the  grace 
of  <jod  will  lead  them  wholly  to  forsake  it. 

4.  We  should  be  very  careful  not  to  interpret  the 
opportunity  and  inclination  for  iniquity  as  a  license 
from  God  to  commit  it. 

6.  Conscientious  regard  to  propriety  in  the  treat- 
ment of  those  whom  G-od  has  raised  to  be  rulers, 
will  ever  characterize  his  enlightened  and  consistent 


much  as  when  the  Lord  had  '^  delivered 
me  into  thy  hand,  thou  killedst  me  not. 

19  For  if  a  man  find  his  enemy,  will  he 
let  him  go  well  away  ?  wherefore  the 
Lord  '  reward  thee  good  for  that  thou  hast 
done  unto  me  this  day. 

20  And  now,  behold,  I  >  know  well  that 
thou  shalt  surely  be  king,  and  that  the 
kingdom  of  Israel  shall  be  established  in 
thy  hand. 

21  Swear  now  therefore  unto  me  by  the 
Lord,  that  thou  wilt  not  cut  off  my  seed 
after  me,  and  that ''thou  wilt  not  destroy 
my  name  out  of  my  father's  house. 

22  And  David  sware  unto  Saul.  And 
Saul  went  home ;  but  David  and  his  men 
gat  them  up  unto  the  '  hold. 

CHAPTER   XXV. 

1  Samuel  dieth.  2  David  in  Paran  sendeth  to  Nabal. 
10  Provoked  by  Nabal's  churlishness,  he  mindeth  to 
destroy  him.  14  Abigail  understanding  thereof,  ]c? 
taketh  a  present,  'Zi  and  by  her  wisdom  3'2  paoifieth 
David.  30  Nabal  hearing  thereof  dieth.  39  David 
takuth  Abigail  and  Ahinoam  to  be  his  wives.  44  Mi- 
chal  is  given  to  Phalti. 

AND  Samuel  died;  and "> all  the  Israel- 
ites were  gathered  together,  and  la- 
mented him,  and  buried  him  in  his  house 
at  Ramah.  And  David  arose,  and  went 
down  to  the  wilderness  of  "  Paran. 

2  And  there  loas  a  man  in  °  Maon,  whose 
possessions  t  were  in  Carmel ;  and  the  man 
u-as  very  great,  and  he  had  three  thousand 
sheep,  and  a  thousand  goats  :  and  he  was 
shearing  his  sheep  in  Carmel. 

3  Now  the  name  of  the  man  ivas  Nabal, 
and  the  name  of  his  wife  Abigail ;  and 
she  was  a  woman  of  Pgood  understanding, 
and  of  a  beautiful  countenance:  but  the 
man  icas  i  churlish  and  evil  in  his  doings  : 
and  he  vas  of  the  house  of  Caleb. 

4  *\  And  David  heard  in  the  wilderness 
that  Nabal  did  ''shear  hi^  sheep. 

5  And  David  sent  out  ten  young  men, 


25:21,  -22.  j  cimp.  '23: 17.  k  2S:inn.  21 :  G-8.  1  lliap.  23 :  2i<. 
m  cliHp.  28 :  3 ;  Num.  20: 29 ;  Deut.  ;M :  8.  n  Gen.  21 :  21 ;  Num. 
10:  12;  13:3,  26.  o  cliap.  23 :  24.  J  Or,  *i»mMi.  pProv.l4:l; 
31:26,:iO.      q  vcr.  in,  II,  17.     r  Gen.  38  :  13  ;  2  Sam.  13:  2.3. 


friends.    Yet  this  will  not  lead  them  to  justify  their 
errors,  nor  hinder  them  from  condemning  their  vices. 

7.  To  be  accepted  of  God,  we  must  not  only  ab- 
stain from  evil  ourselves,  but  must  use  our  influence 
to  prevent  it  in  others. 

9.  It  is  highly  honorable  to  religion,  when  the 
conduct  of  its  friends  shows  that  the  slanders  of 
their  enemies  are  false. 

13.  The  conduct  of  men  is  the  best  evidence  of 
theircliaracter.and  theyshouldeverso  actas  to  show 
supreme  regard  to  God  and  good-will  to  men. 

16.  Wicked  men  often  see  that  they  are  wicked, 
that  the  righteous  are  more  excellent  and  more 
happy  than  they,  and  that  their  end  will  be  more 
glorious. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

1.  At  Ramah:  the  place  M-here  he  was  born, 
and  had  lived.  Paran;  near  the  southern  border 
of  .Tud.ah. 

2.  Carmel;  a  place  in  that  part  of  .Tudah. 

38-5 


NabaPs  churlishness. 


I.  SAMUEL,    XXV. 


Abigail's  wise  conduct. 


and  David  said  uuto  the  young  men,  Get 
you  up  to  Carmel,  and  go  to  Nabal,  and 
greet  *him  in  my  name: 

6  And  thus  shall  ye  say  to  him  that  liv- 
eth  in  pro.spo  if ij, 'Peace  be  both  to  thee, 
and  peace  be  to  thy  house,  and  peace  be 
unto  all  that  thou  hast. 

7  And  now  I  have  heard  that  thou  hast 
shearers  :  now  thy  shepherds  which  were 
with  us,  we  t  hurt  them  not,  neither  was 
there  aught  missing  unto  them,  all  the 
while  they  were  in  Carmel. 

8  Ask  thy  young  men,  and  they  will 
show  thee.  Wherefore  let  the  young  men 
find  favor  in  thine  eyes ;  for  we  come  in 
a  good  ''day:  'give,  I  pray  thee,  whatso- 
ever cometh  to  thy  ""hand  unto  thy  ser- 
vants, and  to  thy  son  David. 

9  And  when  David's  young  men  came, 
they  spake  to  Nabal  according  to  all  those 
words  in  the  name  of  David,  and  +  ceased. 

10  ^And  Nabal  answered  David's  ser- 
vants, and  said,  ^  Who  is  David  ?  and  who 
fv  the  son  of  .Jesse?  there  be  many  ser- 
vants nowadays  that  break  away  ever}' 
man  from  his  master. 

1 1  Shall  "^I  then  take  my  bread,  and  my 
water,  and  my  *  flesh  that  I  have  killed 
for  my  shearers,  and  give  it  unto  men, 
whom  I  know  not  whence  they  be? 

12  So  David's  young  men  turned  their 
way,  and  went  again,  and  came  and  told 
him  all  those  sayings. 

1.3  And  David  said  unto  his  men.  Gird 
ye  on  every  man  his  sword.  And  they 
girded  on  every  man  his  sword ;  and  Da- 
vid also  girded  on  his  sword :  and  there 
went  up  after  David  about  four  hundred 
men  ;  andtwohundred  s  abode  by  the  stuff. 

14  ^  But  one  of  the  young  men  told  Abi- 
gail, Nabal's  wife,  saying.  Behold,  David 
sent  messengers  out  of  the  wilderness  to 
salute  our  master;  and  he  H  railed  on  them. 

15  But  the  men  iwre  very  good  unto  us, 
and  ''we  were  not  *hurt,  neither  mis.sed 
we  any  thing,  as  long  as  we  were  con- 
versant with  them,  when  we  were  in  the 
fields. 

16  They  were  a  'wall  unto  us  both  by 
night  and  day,  all  the  while  wc  were  with 
them  kcepintr  the  sliecp. 

17  Now  therefore   know  and  consider 


what  thou  wilt  do ;  for  evil  is  deter-  *d.  c!  i2«a 
mined  against  our  master,  and  again.st  all 
his  household :  for  he  ?'*■  sitch  a  son  of  J  Be- 
lial, that  a  man  canhot  speak  to  him. 

1 8  1[Then  Abigail  made  haste,  and  ^  took 
two  hundred  loaves,  and  two  bottles  of 
wine,  and  five  sheep  ready  dressed,  and 
five  measures  of  parched  corn,  and  a  hun- 
dred t  clusters  of  raisins,  and  two  hundre  J 
cakes  of  figs,  and  laid  them  on  asses. 

19  And  .she  said  unto  her  serA'ants, 'Go 
on  before  me;  behold,  I  come  after  you. 
But  she  told  not  her  hu.sband  Nabal. 

20  And  it  was  .to,  as  she  "rode  on  the  ass, 
that  she  came  down  by  the  covert  of  the 
hill,  and  behold,  David  and  his  men  came 
down  against  her;  and  she  met  them. 

21  Now  David  had  said.  Surely  in  vain 
have  I  kept  all  that  this  fcUoiu  hath  in  the 
wilderness,  so  that  nothing  was  missed  of 
all  that  pertained  unto  him :  and  he  hath 
requited  me  "'evil  for  good. 

22.  So  and  more  also  H.o  God  unto  the 
enemies  of  David,  if  I  leave  of  all  that 
pertain  to  him  by  the  morning  light  any 
that  pisseth  against  the  wall. 

23  And  when  Abigail  saw  Da-\-id,  she 
hasted,  and  "lighted  off  the  ass,  and  fell 
before  David  on  her  face,  and  bowed  her- 
self to  the  ground, 

24  And  fell  at  his. feet,  and  said.  Upon 
me,  my  lord, upon  mc  let  this  iniquity  he : 
and  let  thy  handmaid,  I  pray  thee,  speak 
in  thine  i  audience,  and  hear  the  words  of 
thy  handmaid. 

25  Let  not  my  lord,  I  pray  thee,  ^  regard 
this  man  of  Belial,  even  Nabal :  for  as  his 
name  is,  so  is  he ;  H  Nabal  is  his  name,  and 
folly  is  with  him :  but  I  thy  handmaid 
saw  not  the  young  men  of  my  lord,  whom 
thou  didst  send. 

26  Now  therefore,  my  lord.a.v  the  Lord 
liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  livetli,  seeing  the 
Lord  hath  "withholden  thee  from  coming 
to  .v/icf^  blood,  and  from  'avenging  ? thyself 
with  thine  own  hand,  now  let  thine  ''en- 
emies, and  they  that  seek  evil  to  my  lord, 
be  as  Nabal. 

27  And  now  this  t blessing  which  ''thy 
handmaid  hath  brought  unto  my  lord,  let 
it  even  be  siven  unto  the  young  men  that 
follow  t  my  lord. 


*  Heh.mk  him  in  my  name  of  peace,  clinp.  17:  W.  •  1  Cliron. 
IJ:  19;  Luke  10:. 5.  f  Heh.t^awifd.  vor.  lii.il.  b  Keh.  g:  |0-l'2 ; 
Estll.T  ft:  P>.  c  Kcil.  11:2.  <  I.llk<-  11:41.  %  Hel).  retted. 
•  .luil^.  <):'2«;  Psa.  7:1:7.  8;  123:3,4;  l.^n.  S':.";,  7.  f  Jmlg.  R:C. 
a  H"l>.  WniiyA/cr.  t  rlinp.  30  :  24.  \\  Ht-h.  flrw  upon,  h  ver.  7. 
'    Hi-h.  thamed.       I   Ex.  14  :  22  ;  Job  1  :  10;  Jer.  l.'.:2n.      J  iSiiir.. 


8.  Whatsoever  cometh  to  thy  haiul ;  what  he 
had  and  could  conveniently  spare. 

16.  A  wall  unto  n.i ;  they  protected  us. 

22.  So  and  more  also  do  God;  this  was  a  kind 
of  oath  wliich  David  took  that  he  would  destroy 
every  man  belonging  to  Nabal. 

21.  This  iniquity  ;  the  blame  belonging  to  lier 
386 


23:fi,  7.  k  Gen.  32:13:  Pror.  I8:1B:  21:14.  f  Or.  Imipt. 
)  Gen.  .32:  IB,  211.  m  PsK.  la):."! ;  Prov.  17:13.  n  .losh.  l.-i:  18. 
t  Hfh.eart.  ^  Hph.  lav  it  lo  hit  heart.  [|  Tlwt  ir<,/..o(.  oxer. 
33;  Gen. '.'0:6.  '  Heb.  tavinp.  p  num.  12:ia  q  2  Sam.  IP  :  32. 
^  " "—  ■•■'•  ■'■  "'^■-7>,->:15.     t  Hel>.  irort  «/ M» 


t  Or,  prrtent.     r  Gen.  :)3  :  1 1 
feet  of.  ver.  42  ;  .InJg.  4  :  10. 


husband  for  so  basely  treating  David  and  his  men. 
Audience;  hearing. 

S-l.   Nahal ;  meaning  folly. 

26.  llnthvithholdfn  thee ;  by  sending  Abigail 
to  persu.ide  him  not  to  do  as  he  had  intended.  As 
Nabal ;  so  foolish  as  to  destroy  themselves. 

27.  This  blessing  ;  the  present  she  had  brought. 


She  pacifies  David. 


I.  SAMUEL,   XXV, 


He  taketh  her  to  wife. 


S:"iro';  28  I  pray  thee,  forgive  the  tres- 
pass of  thy  handmaid  :  for  the  *  Lord  will 
certainly  make  my  lord  a  sure  liouse ;  be- 
cause my  lord ''fighteth  the  battles  of  the 
Lord,  and  evil  hath  "^not  been  found  in 
thee  nil  thy  days. 

29  Yet  a  man  is  risen  to  pursue  thee,  and 
to  seek  thy  soul :  but  the  soul  of  my  lord 
shall  be  bound  in  the  '^  bundle  of  life  with 
the  Lord  thy  God;  and  the  souls  of  thine 
enemies,  them  shall  he  sling  out,  *as  out 
of  the  middle  of  a  ■■  sling. 

30  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the 
Lord  shall  have  done  to  my  lord  accord- 
ing to  all  the  good  that  he  hath  spoken 
concerning  thee,  and  shall  have  appointed 
thee  ruler  over  Israel; 

31  That  this  shall  bo  no  t  grief  unto  thee, 
nor  ofTenee  of  heart  unto  my  lord,  either 
that  thou  hast  shed  blood  causeless,  or  that 
my  lord  hath  avenged  himself:  but  when 
the  Lord  shall  have  dealt  well  with  my 
lord,  then  '^remember  thy  handmaid. 

32  ^  And  David  said  to  Abigail,  ^Blessed 
be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  which  sent  thee 
this  day  to  meet  me : 

33  And  blessed  6c  thy '"advice,  and  bless- 
ed be  thou,  which  hast  kept  me  this  day 
from  coming  to  shedhlooA,  and  from  aveng- 
ing myself  with  mine  own  hand. 

34  For  in  very  deed,  as  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  liveth,  which  hath  '  kept  me  back 
from  hurting  thee,  except  thou  hadst  hast- 
ed and  come  to  meet  me,  surely  there  had 


a  2Siim.  r:  U,  27;  lKing3,9:5;  P-sa.  89:29.  brliap,  18:17 
c  IKiiigs,  15:5;  Psa.  119:1-3.  d  M.il.  3:17.  »  Hel).  in  the 
midst  nf  the  bow  of  a  fling.  ejer.  10:18.  ^  Hf'h.  itaQgering ,  or 
stumbling.  f  Gen.  40 :  U  ;  Luke  23:42.  E  Gen.  24:27:  Kx.. 
18:  10  ;  Kzr.l  7:-27  ;  Psa.  41  :  13  ;   I.vike  1  :  63.     h  Psa.  141  :  5;  Prov. 


28.  Make  my  lord  a  sure  house  ;  establish  and 
prosper  him  in  his  kingdom. 

29.  A  man;  Saul.  Soul;  life.  Sound  i/i 
the  bundle;  surely  be  preserved.  Sling  out; 
destroy  or  reject  them. 

37.  His  heart  died;  he  was  overcome,  and  be- 
came senseless. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  removal  by  death  of  the  wise  and  good  is 
a  just  cause  of  lamentation  to  the  living,  and  should 
lead  to  fervent  prayer  that  God  would  raise  up  others 
to  fill  their  places,  and  carry  forward  his  work. 

6.  Kind  feelings  manifested  in  kind  words  and 
actions,  even  towards  the  evil  and  unthankful,  are 
means  of  great  good  to  those  who  indulge  them,  and 
tend  to  the  good  of  all  who  feel  tlieir  influence. 

10.  Uiikindness  and  reproaches  torment  those  who 
indulge  in  them,  and  often  tempt  others  to  the  com- 
mission of  sin. 

14.  Servants  are  often  wiser  and  better  than  their 
masters,  are  more  grateful  for  kindness,  and  more 
disposed  to  treat  it  as  it  deserves. 

15.  A  prudent  wife  is  from  the  Lord,  and  maybe 
the  means  in  his  hands  of  unspeakable  good  to  her 
husbiind. 

2'J.  Men  who  have  nobly  withstood  great  and 
sore  temptations,  may  meanly  give  way  to  those 
which  are  small,  and  profanely  resolve  to  commit 
such  enormous  crimes  as  would  cover  them  with 
deserved  and  perpetual  disgrace. 


not  been  left  unto  Nabal  by  the  morning 
light  any  that  pisseth  against  the  wall. 

35  So  David  received  of  her  hand  that 
which  she  had  brought  him,  and  said  unto 
her,  J  Go  up  in  peace  to  thy  house ;  see,  I 
have  hearkened  to  thy  voice,  and  have 
accepted  thy  person. 

36  ^And  Abigail  came  to  Nabal;  and 
behold,  he  held  a ''feast  in  his  house,  like 
the  feast  of  a  king;  and  Nabal's  heart  tvas 
merry '  within  him,  for  he  ica.s  very  drunk- 
en :  wherefore  she  told  him  nothing,  less 
or  more,  until  the  morning  light. 

37  But  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
when  the  wine  was  gone  out  of  Nabal, 
and  his  wife  had  told  him  these  things, 
that  his  '"heart  died  within  him,  and  he 
became  as  a  stone. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass  about  tendays  o/Ver, 
that  the  Lord  "smote  Nabal,  that  he  died. 

39  ^  And  when  David  heard  that  Nabal 
was  dead,  he  said,  "Blessed  he  the  Lord, 
that  hath  p  pleaded  the  cause  of  my  reproach 
from  the  hand  of  Nabal,  and  hath  Mcept  his 
servant  from  evil:  for  the  Lord  hath  ''re- 
turned the  wickedness  of  Nabal  upon  his 
own  head.  And  David  sent  and  communed 
with  Abigail,  to  take  her  to  him  to  wife. 

40  And  when  the  servants  of  David  were 
come  to  Abigail  to  Carmel,  they  spake  unto 
her,  saying,  David  sent  us  unto  thee,  to 
take  thee  to  him  to  wife. 

41  And  she  arose,  and  bowed  herself  on 
her  face  to  the  earth,  and  said.  Behold,  let 

9:9.  iver.2S.  j2Sam.  15:9;  I.uke?:.*.  k  2  Sam.  13  : 2:!. 
I  Proverbs  20:  1;  EcelesLastes  10:  19;  Isaiah  23:3,  7.  ni  Job 
15:21;  Proverbs  23:29-35.  n  2  K;ii«.s,  15:5  ;  Acts  12: -23.  over. 
32.  p  Proverbs  22 : -23.  q  ver.  26,  34.  riKings,  3:«;  Paalm 
7:16. 


26.  All  the  wisdom  needful  in  conducting  a  diffi- 
cult concern,  and  all  the  success  of  human  efforts  in 
accomplishing  it,  come  from  God.  and  to  him  the 
wise  and  the  good  will  give  the  glory. 

30.  When  one  is  raised  by  God  to  a  station-  of 
great  power  and  influence,  it  is  a  source  of  much 
pleasure  to  be  able  to  look  back  and  see  that  he  has 
not  swerved  from  the  path  of  truth  and  duty  in  order 
to  obtain  it. 

32.  However  great  the  blessings  which  come 
through  the  instrumentality  of  creatures,  we  should 
not  overlook  the  Creator,  or  fail  to  acknowledge  his 
gracious  agency  in  the  affairs  of  men  ;  nor  while  we 
acknowledge  him  as  the  source  of  all  good,  should 
we  fail  to  be  grateful  to  the  voluntary  and  benevo- 
lent instruments  through  which  his  goodness  is  be- 
stowed. 

34.  None  but  God  knows  how  many  evils  may 
be  averted  from  a  foolish  and  wicked  husband  by  a 
pious,  prudent,  and  energetic  wife. 

36.  A  person  when  drunk  is  ordinarily  not  in  a 
condition  to  be  benefited  by  conversation,  and  it  is 
not  usually  wise,  while  lie  is  in  that  state,  to  at- 
tempt to  converse  with  him. 

35.  Many  a  drunkard,  after  lying  for  a  time  as 
dead,  has  been  smitten  by  the  Lord,  and  in  less  tjjan 
ten  days  h.-is  gone  to  the  drunkard's  grave;  and  no 
one  who  falls  into  the  drunkard's  sleep  can  avoid 
the  danger  of  awaking  in  the  drunkard's  eternity. 

43.  Men  who  see  and  acknowledge  the  duty  and 
387 


David  a 7am 


1.  SAMUEL,   XXVI. 


sparelh  SauVs  life- 


thy  *haiulmaicl  J/e  a  servant  to  wash  the  j 
feet  of  the  servants  of  my  lord. 

42  And  Abigail  hasted,  and  arose,  and, 
rode  upon  an  ass,  with  five  damsels  of  hers  j 
that  went  *after  her ;  and  she  went  after  the 
messengers  of  David,  and  became  his  wife,  i 

43  David  also  took  Ahinoam  of  Jezreel ; 
and  ''they  were  also  both  of  them  his  wives. 

44  ^But  Saul  had  given  Michal  his 
daughter,  David's  wife,  to  t  Plialti  the  son 
of  Laish,  which  icas  of  "^Gallim. 

CHAPTER   XXVI. 

1  .Siul.  by  the  discovery  of  the  Ziphites,  cometh  to 
Hachilah  against  DaviJ.  5  David  coming  into  the 
trench  stayeth  Abishai  from  killing  Saul,  but  taketh 
his  spear  and  cruse.  13  David  reprovelh  Abner,  IS 
and  exhorteth  Saul.     21  Saul  acknowledgeth  his  sin. 

A  ND  the  ■'Ziphites  came  unto  Saul  to 
-LJ_  Gibeah,  saying.  Doth  not  David  hide  j 
himself  in  the  hill  of  Hachilah,  ichicli  is  i 
before  Jeshimon'?  i 

2  Then  Saul  arose,  and  went  down  to 
the  wilderness  of  Ziph,  having  three  thou- 
sand chosen  men  of  Israel  with  him,  to  • 
seek  David  in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph. 

3  And  Saul  pitched  in  tlie  hill  of  Ilachi-  j 
lah,  which  is  before  Jeshimon,  by  the  i 
way.  But  David  abode  in  the  wilderness,  | 
and  he  saw  that  Saul  came  after  him  into 
the  wilderness. 

4  David  therefore  sent  out  spies,  and  un- 
derstood that  Saul  was  come  in  very  deed. 

5  •[  And  David  arose,  and  came  to  the 
place  where  Saul  had  pitched  :  and  David 
beheld  the  place  where  Saul  lay,  and  ''Ab- 
ner the  son  of  Ner,  the  captain  of  his  host : 
and  Saul  lay  in  the  +  trench,  and  the  peo- 
ple pitched  round  about  him. 

6  Then  answered  David  and  said  to 
Ahimclech  the  Ilittite,  and  to  ''Abishai  the 
son  of  Zcruiah,  brother  to  Joab,  saying, 
Who  will  go  down  with  me  to  Saul  to  the 
camp  1  And  Abishai  said,  I  will  go  down 
with  thee. 

7  So  David  and  Abishai  came  to  the  peo- 
ple by  night:  and  behold,  Saul  lay  sleep- 
ing within  the  trench,  and  his  spear  stuck 
in  the  ground  at  his  bolster:  but  Abner 
and  the  people  lay  round  about  him. 

8  Then  said  Abishai  to  David,  God  hath 
delivered 5  thine  enemy  into  thy  hand  this 
day :  now  therefore  let  me  smite  him,  I  pray 
t  liee,  with  the  spear  even  1  o  t  lie  earth  at  once, 
and  I  will  not  smite  him  the  second  time. 


«  Kiltll2:IO,  m;  Prov.  15:33.  *  IU1>.  n/;«:r/«(.  ver.27.  li  ili.in. 
?7:3.  i  He\>.r>ialtitl.  iS:im.S:ln.  cl,„. 10:30.  J  iliiip.  23:  IVI; 
INh.  M,  title,  e  cljlip.  M:SO.  t  Or,  midtt  of  hit  carriiiget.  rliap. 
:  7 :  20.  f  1  Chron.  2 :  la  4  Heh.  thut  up.  chap.  21 :  18.  e  chnp. 
:i:6,  etc. ;    2Snm.  1:16.      h  Psa.  91 :  23 ;    Luke  18:7.      I  Ueut. 


the  blessedness  of  obeying  God,  and  in  some  things 
actually  do  it;  in  otiier  things,  -when  tempted,  are 
sometimes  left  openly  to  rebel  against  him,  and 
tlius  pierce  themselves  and  others  through  with 


9  And  David  said  to  Abi.shai,De-  ^ac.i^o: 
stroy  him  not:  for" who  can  stretch  forth 
his  hand  against  the  Lord's  anointed,  and 
be  guiltless'? 

10  David  said  furthermore,  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  the ''Lord  shall  smite  him;  or  his 
day '  shall  come  to  die ;  or  he  shall  de- 
scend into  battle,  and  J  perish. 

1 1  The  Lord  ''  forbid  that  I  should  stretch 
forth  my  hand  against  the  Lord's  anoint- 
ed: but,  I  pray  thee,  take  thou  now  the 
spear  that  is  at  his  bolster,  and  the  cruse 
of  water,  and  let  vis  go. 

12  So  David  took  the  spear  and  the  cruse 
of  water  from  Saul's  bolster;  and  they 
gat  them  away,  and  no  man  saw  it,  nor 
knew  it,  neither  awaked:  for  they  were 
all  asleep ;  because  a  deep  '  sleep  from  tlie 
Lord  was  fallen  upon  them. 

13  ^  Then  David  went  over  to  the  other 
side,  and  stood  on  the  top  of  a  hill  afar 
off;  a  great  space  being  between  them  : 

14  And  David  cried  to  the  people,  and 
to  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  saying,  Answer- 
est  thou  not,  Abner"?  Then  Abner  an- 
swered and  said,  Who  art  thou  that  criest 
to  the  kingl 

1.5  And  David  said  to  Abner,  Art  not 
thou  a  valiant  man  ?  and  who  is  like  to  thee 
in  Israel?  wherefore  then  hast  thou  not 
kept  thy  lord  the  king  ?  for  there  came  one  of 
the  people  in  to  destroy  the  king  thy  lord. 

16  This  thing  ii-  not  good  that  thou  hast 
done.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  ye  are  ii  worthy 
to  die,  because  ye  have  not  kept  your 
master,  the  Lord's  anointed.  And  now 
see  where  the  king's  spear  is,  and  the 
cruse  of  water  that  was  at  his  bolster. 

17  And  Saul  knew  David's  voice,  and 
said,  '"Is  this  thy  voice,  my  son  David? 
And  David  said,  It  is  my  voice,  my  lord, 
0  king. 

18  And  he  said,  Wherefore  doth  my  lord 
thus  pursvve  after  his  servant?  for  what 
have  I  done  ?  or  what  evil  is  in  my  hand"? 

19  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  let  my 
lord  the  king  hear  the  words  of  his  ser- 
vant. If  the  Lord  have  "stirred  thee  up 
against  me,  let  him  *accept  an  "offering: 
but  if  they  be  the  children  of  men,  cursed 
be  they  before  the  Lord;  for  they  Phave 
driven  me  out  this  day  from  t  abiding  in 
the  liniieritanee  of  the  Lord,  saying.  Go, 
serve  other  gods. 


31  :14;  .Tol)7:l  ;  P8a.37:13;  Kccl.3:2;  Heb.9:27.  jrliap.31: 
k  clinp.  2l:ti,  12.  1  Gen.2:21;  1.5:12.  ||  Hfh.  Iht  tont  of  deal. 
2Snm.l2:5.  m  chap.  2-1: 16.  n  2  Sam.  16: 11  ;  24;  1.  •  Heb.  »»iti 
Gen.  8:21;  r.ev.26:3l.  o  P«a.  119:108.  f  Dent.  4:27,  2H;  Pe 
l-20:3:  190.00:5.     f  Heb.  cleaving.     1  iSxm.  14:16. 


many  sorrows. 
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CHAPTER  XXVI. 

19.  Let  fiim  accept  ail  offering  ;  if  David  li ad 

sinned,  and   on   that  account  was   persecuted,  he 

would  present  tlie  proper  offering,   and  thus  Sfek 

forgiveness  and  a  termination  of  his  distresses.    Go 


Saul  returncth  home. 


I.  SAMUEL,   XXVII. 


David  fleeth  to  Galh. 


B.  cl'ioao*  20  Now  therefore,  let  not  my  blood 
fall  to  the  earth  before  the  face  of  the  Lord  : 
for  the  king  of  Israel  is  come  out  to  seek 
a  flea,  as  when  one  doth  hunt  a  partridge 
in  the  mountains. 

21  "^Then  said  Saul,  *I  have  sinned: 
return,  my  son  David ;  for  I  will  no  more 
do  thee  harm,  because  my  soul  was ''pre- 
cious in  thine  eyes  this  day:  behold,  I 
have  played  the  fool,  and  have  erred  ex- 
ceedingly. 

22  And  David  answered  and  said.  Be- 
hold the  king's  spear!  and  let  one  of  the 
young  men  come  over  and  fetch  it. 

23  The  Lord  "=  render  to  every  man  his 
righteousness  and  his  faithfulness :  for  the 
Lord  delivered  thee  into  my  hand  to-day, 
but  I  would  not  stretch  forth  my  hand 
against  the  Lord's  anointed. 

24  And  behold,  as  thy  life  was  much  set 
by  this  day  in  mine  eyes,  so  let  my  life  be 
much  set  by  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and 
let  him  ''deliver  me  out  of  all  tribulation. 

25  Then  Saul  said  to  David,  Blessed  he 
thou,  my  son  David:  thou  shalt  both  do 
great  things,  and  also  shalt  still  ''prevail. 
So  David  went  on  his  way,  and  Saul  re- 
turned to  his  place. 

CHAPTER   XXVII. 

1  Saul  hearing  David  to  be  in  Gath  seeketh  no  more  for 
him.  5  David  beggeth  Ziklagof  Achish.  8  He,  in- 
vading other  countries,  persuadeth  Acliish  he  fought 
against  Judah. 

AND  David  said  in  his  heart,  I  shall 
now  *perish  one  "^day  by  the  hand  of 
Saul :  ihere  is  nothing  better  for  me  than 
that  I  should  speedily  escape  into  the  land 
of  the  Philistines  ;  and  Saul  shall  despair 
of  me,  to  seek  me  any  more  in  any  coast 
of  Israel :  so  shall  I  escape  out  of  his  hand. 


a  chaii.  15:24.  b  ver.  24.  c  Psa.  7:  8;  18:-20.  il  Psa.  18,  title; 
34:17,18;  144:2;  2  Cor.  1  :  9.  10;  iThess.  3  :  2.  e  Gen.  32  :  28 ; 
Isn.  54: 17;  Rom.  8:3.1,  37.  "*  Hfb.  he  comumeil.  f  Isa.  40:27-31  ; 
Si:  12.    e  chap.  25: 13.    hchap.21:10.    ■  chap. 2.t :  43.    j  Gen.  46:34. 


serve  Other  gods,  by  driving  him  out  among  the  hea- 
then, they  had  tempted  and  e.vposed  him  to  idolatry. 

20.  Ajlea — a  partridge  ;  a  thing  of  small  value, 
difficult  to  catch,  and  of  little  use  when  caught. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Whatever  promises  of  reformation  men  may 
make,  unless  they  are  led  to  hate  sin  they  will  con- 
tinue in  some  form  to  commit  it;  and  after  tempo- 
rary and  partial  reformation,  if  they  go  back,  they 
often  become  worse  than  before. 

5.  No  one,  when  closing  his  eyes  to  sleep,  can  tell 
to  what  dangers  he  may  be  exposed  before  he  awakes. 
Each  one  should  therefore  e.\amine  and  see  whether 
he  is  prepared  for  whatever  may  befall  him,  and  com- 
mit himself  and  all  his  intere.sts  to  Jehovah,  who 
alone  can  make  him  dwell  in  safety. 

9.  It  is  never  necessary  to  do  wrong  in  order  to 
obtain  any  needful  good,  and  confidence  in  God  will 
lead  a  man  in  the  path  of  duty,  to  wait  till  He  shall 
give  him  what  he  desires. 

1-').  Contidence  in  men  for  protection  and  support 
is  always  liable  to  be  disappointed,  and  none  are  or 
can  be  safe  except  those  who  put  their  trust  in  G-od. 


2  And  David  arose,  and  he  passed  over 
with  the  six  hundred  « men  that  U'crc  with 
him  unto'^Achish,  the  son  of  Maoch,  king 
of  Gath. 

3  And  David  dwelt  with  Achish  at  Gath, 
he  and  his  men,  every  man  with  his  house- 
hold, even  David  with  his  two  'wives, 
Aliinoam  the  Jezreelitess,  and  Abigail  the 
Carmelitess,  Nabal's  wife. 

4  And  it  was  told  Saul  that  David  was 
fled  to  Gath  :  and  he  sought  no  more  again 
for  him. 

5  lyAnd  David  said  unto  Achish,  If  I 
have  now  found  grace  in  thine  eyes,  let 
them  give  me  a  J  place  in  some  town  in  the 
country,  that  I  may  dwell  thei'e:  for  why 
should  thy  servant  dwell  in  the  royal  city 
with  thee? 

6  Then  Achish  gave  him''Ziklag  that 
day:  wherefore  Ziklag  pertaineth  unto 
the  kings  of  Judah  unto  this  day. 

7  And  t  the  time  that  David  dwelt  in  the 
country  of  the  Philistines  was  ta  full  year 
and  four  months. 

8  T[  And  David  and  his  men  went  up, 
and  invaded  the 'Geshurites,  andthe  sGcz- 
rites,'"  and  the  "Amalekitcs :  for  those 
nations  tvcrc  of  old  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land,  as  thou  goest  to  "Shar,  even  unto 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

9  And  David  smote  the  land,  and  left 
neither  man  nor  woman  alive,  and  took 
away  the  sheep,  and  the  oxen,  and  the 
asses,  and  the  camels,  and  the  apparel,  and 
returned,  and  came  to  Achish. 

10  And  Achish  said,  il  Whither  have  ye 
made  a  road  to-day"?  And  David  said, 
Against  the  south  of  .ludah,  and  against 
the  south  ofthef'Jerahmeelites,  and  against 
the  south  of  the  i  Kenites. 


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20.  Worldly  men  often  pursue  what  it  is  very 
ditficult  to  obtain,  and  what,  if  they  should  obtain 
it,  would  in  the  end  do  them  little  good. 

21.  For  a  man  supremely  to  regard  himself  and 
seek  his  own  glory,  is  foolish  as  well  as  wicked.  It 
exposes  him  to  great  vexation,  and  will  end  in  total 
disappointment. 

2i.  Those  who  seek  to  glorify  God,  and  to  pro- 
mote tliehighestgoodof  men,  will  in  the  end  receive 
from  him  all  whicli  they  can  reasonably  desire. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

2.  Gath;  the  e.asternmost  city  of  the  Philistines, 
near  the  border  of  Judah. 

.').  Grace;  favor. 

6.  Ziklag;  a  town  allotted  first  to  Judah,  which 
afterwards  fell  to  Simeon,  and  was  now  occupied 
by  the  Philistines. 

8.  Geshurites — Gezrites — Anialekites ;  peo- 
ple soutii  of  Judea.  Shnr  ;  a  region  between  Pal- 
estine and  Egypt- 

10.  Jcrahmeelites  ;  apart  of  the  tribe  of  Judah. 
Kenites ;  a  people  near  the  Jeralmieelites. 
389 


Saul  seeketh  unto 


I.  SAMUEL,   XXVIII. 


a  witch  at  Endor. 


11  And  David  saved  neither  man  nor 
woman  alive,  to  bring  tidings  to  Gath, 
saying,  Lest  they  should  tell  on  us,  say- 
ing. So  did  David,  and  so  irill  be  his  man- 
ner all  the  while  he  dwelleth  in  the  coun- 
try of  the  Philistines. 

12  AndAchish  believed  David,  saying, 
He  hath  made  his  people  Israel  *utterly 
to'  abhor  him ;  therefore  he  shall  be  my 
servant  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  Achish  putteth  confidence  in  David.  3  Saul,  having 
destroying  the  witches,  4  and  now  in  his  fear  forsaken 
of  God,  7  seeketh  to  a  witch.  9  The  witch,  encour- 
aged by  Saul,  raiseth  up  Samuel.  15  Saul,  hearing 
his  ruin,  fainteth.  '21  The  woman  with  his  servants 
refresh  him  with  meat. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that 
the  Philistines  gathered  their  armies 
together  for  warfare,  to  fight  with  Israel. 
And  Achish  said  unto  David,  Know  thou 
assuredly,  that  thou  shalt  go  out  with  mc 
to  battle,  thou  and  thy  men. 

2  And  David  said  to  Achish,  Surely  thou 
shalt  know  what  thy  servant  can  do.  And 
Achish  said  to  David,  Therefore  will  I 
make  thee  keeper  of  my  head  for  ever. 

3  Tf  Now* Samuel  was  dead,  and  all  Is- 
rael had  lamented  him,  and  buried  him  in 
Ramah,  even  in  his  own  city.  And  Saul 
had  put  away  ''those  that  had  familiar 
spirits,  and  the  wizards,  out  of  the  land. 

4  And  the  Philistines  gathered  them- 
selves together,  and  came  and  pitched  in 
Shunem:'^  and  Saul  gathered  all  Israel 
together,  and  they  pitched  in  ^  Gilboa. 

5  And  when  Saul  saw  the  host  of  the 
Philistines,  he  was ''afraid,  and  his  heart 
greatly  trembled. 

6  And  when  Saul  inquired  of  the  Lord, 
the  Lord  answered  him  '^not,  neither  by 
dreams,^  nor  by  ""Urim,  nor  by  prophets. 


*  Heb.  to  stink.  Gen.  34:30.  a  cliap.  2.") :  1.  b  Lev.  20  :  27  ; 
Dent.  IS:  10,  11.  c  Josh.  19:  18 ;  2  Kings,  4  :  S.  d  chap.  31  : 1. 
e  Job  18:11.     f  Prov.  1 :  28 ;  Lam.  2 :  !1.      gNuin.  12:a.      b  Nuin. 


12.   Therefore ;  supposing  from  David's  equiv- 
ocal answer  that  he  had  fought  the  Israelites. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Persons  who  at  one  time  exercise  strong  con- 
fidence in  G-od,  may  at  another  be  guilty  of  great 
unbelief,  and  instead  of  seeking  liis  guidance,  may 
trust  to  their  own  wisdom,  and  bring  upon  them- 
selves and  others  many  sorrows. 

5.  The  people  of  <jod  are  sometimes  more  perse- 
cuted by  his  professed  friends,  than  by  the  heathen  ; 
and  have  fled  to  the  one,  to  escape  the  violence  of 
the  other. 

10.  Intimate  connections  with  the  wicked  are 
sources  of  great  temptation,  and  those  who  need- 
lessly expose  themselves  cannot  rationally  e.xpect  to 
escape  unharmed. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

2.  What  thy  servant  cati  do ;  Achish  under- 
stood David  to  mean,  what  he  \Vt>uld  do  in  favor  of 
the  Philistines;  though  he  did  not  say  that,  but 
gave,  as  in  chap.  27  :  10,  an  equivocal  replv.  Keeper 
of  my  head ;  captain  of  his  body-guarif. 

390 


7  IT  Then  said  Saul  unto  his  ser-  *b.^.?^: 
vants.  Seek  mc  a  woman  that  hath  a  fa- 
miliar spirit,  that  'I  may  go  to  her,  and 
inquire  of  her.  And  his  servants  said  to 
him.  Behold,  there  is  a  woman  that  hath 
a  familiar  spirit  at  En-dor. 

8  And  Saul  disguised  himself,  and  put 
on  other  raiment,  and  he  went,  and  two 
men  with  him,  and  they  came  to  the  wom- 
an by  night:  and  he  said,  I  pray  thee, 
divine  unto  me  by  the  familiar  spirit,  and 
bring  me  him  up,  whom  I  shall  name  unto 
thee. 

9  And  the  woman  said  unto  him.  Be- 
hold, thou  knowest  what  Saul  hath  done, 
how  he  hath  cut  off  J  those  that  have  fa- 
miliar spirits,  and  the  wizards,  out  of  the 
land  :  wherefore  then  laycst  thou  a  snare 
for  my  life,  to  cause  me  to  die? 

10  And  Saul  sware  to  her  by  the  Lord. 
saying.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  there  shall  no 
punishment  happen  to  thee  for  this  thing. 

1 1  Then  said  the  woman.  Whom  shall 

1  bring  up  unto  thee?    And  he  said.  Bring 
me  up  Samuel. 

12  And  when  the  woman  saw  Samuel, 
she  cried  with  a  loud  voice  :  and  the  wom- 
an spake  to  Saul,  saying.  Why  hast  thou 
deceived  mc?  for  thou  art  Saul. 

13  And  the  king  said  unto  her.  Be  not 
afraid  :  for  what  sawest  thou?  And  the 
woman  said  unto  Saul,  I  saw ''gods  as- 
cending out  of  the  earth. 

14  And  he  said  unto  her,  t  What  form  is 
he  of?  And  she  said,  An  old  man  cometh 
up;  and  he  is  covered  with  a 'mantle. 
And  Saul  perceived  that  it  was  Samuel, 
and  he  stooped  with  his  face  to  the  ground, 
and  bowed  himself. 

1 5  ^  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Why  hast 
thou  disquieted  me,  to  bring  me  up  ?    And 

27:21.    i  Lev.l9:31 ;  IChron.  10: 13;  l«n.8:19.    jver.3.    k  Ex. 
22  :  28 ;  Psa.  82: 6, 7.     f  Heb.  What  is  hit  form .»      1  cbap.  15:37; 

2  Kings,  2  :  8, 13. 


3.  Those  that  had  familiar  spirits,  and  the 
toizards ;  persons  who  pretended  to  have  inter- 
course with  evil  spirits,  and  by  their  aid  to  foretell 
future  events. 

4.  Shunem;  in  the  tribe  of  Issachar.  Gilboa; 
a  mount.ain  near  Shunem,  and  at  the  south-east  side 
of  the  valley  of  .Tezreel. 

6.  By  JJrim  ;  as  worn  by  the  high-priest.  Ex. 
28:30;  Num.  27:21. 

7.  Ell-dor;  north-cast  of  Shunem. 

10.  Said  sware  to  her  ;  in  doing  this,  he  swore 
that  he  would  not  obey  Ood.     Ex.  22  :  IS. 

11.  Bring  me  up  Samuel ;  witches  pretended 
to  be  able  to  do  this,  though  it  was  a  false  pretence. 

12.  When  the  vnman.  saw  Samnel ;  if  hn 
really  appeared,  it  was  not  she,  or  an  evil  spirit, 
that  brought  him  up.  but  it  was  <Tod,  who  sent  him 
to  denounce  the  death  of  S.aul. 

13.  I  saw  gods  ascending ;  or  a  god.  ver.  14. 
She  seems  herself  to  have  been  surprised  and  af- 
frighted at  what  she  saw. 

\').  Why  hast  than,  disqitieted  mc?  been  the 
occasion  of  it. 


Saurs  ruin  foretold. 


I.   SAMUEL,    XXIX.      David  among  the  Philistines. 


B.c.'wsi:  Saul  answered,  I  am  sore  *  dis- 
tressed ;  for  the  Philistines  make  war 
against  me,  and  God  is  ''departed  from 
me,  and ''answereth  me  no  more,  neither 
by*  prophets,  nor  by  dreams  :  therefore  I 
have  called  thee,  that  thou  mayest  make 
known  unto  me  what  I  shall  do. 

16  Then  said  Samuel,  Wherefore  then 
dost  thou  ask  of  me,  ''seeing  the  Lord  is 
departed  from  thee,  and  is  become  thine 
enemy'?'' 

17  And  the  Lord  hath  done  tto  him,  as 
he  ^spake  by  tme  :  for  the  Lord  hath  rent 
the  kingdom  out  of  thy  hand,  and  given 
it  to  thy  neighbor,  even  to  David: 

1 8  Because  thou  s  obeyedst  not  the  voice 
of  the  Lord,  nor  executedst  his  fierce 
wrath  upon  Amalek,  '"therefore  hath  the 
Lord  done  this  thing  unto  thee  this  day. 

19  Moreover  the  Lord  will 'also  deliver 
Israel  with  thee  into  the  hand  of  the  Phil- 
istines ;  and  to-morrow  xhalt  thou  and  thy 
sons  be  with  me :  the  Lord  also  shall  de- 
liver the  host  of  Israel  into  the  hand  of 
the  Philistines. 

20  Then  Saul  ^  fell  straightway  all  along 
on  the  earth,  and  was  sore  afraid,  J  because 
of  the  words  of  Samuel:  and  there  was 
no  strength  in  him ;  for  he  had  eaten  no 
bread  all  the  day,  nor  all  the  night. 

21  ^And  the  woman  came  unto  Saul, 
and  saw  that  he  was  sore  troubled,  and 
said  unto  him.  Behold,  thy  handmaid  hath 
obeyed  thy  voice,  and  I  have ''put  my  life 
in  my  hand,  and  have  hearkened  unto  thy 
words  which  thou  spakest  unto  me. 

22  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  hearken 
thou  also  unto  the  voice  of  thy  handmaid, 
and  let  me  set  a  morsel  of  bread  before 
thee ;  and  eat,  that  thou  mayest  have 
strength,  when  thou  goest  on  thy  way. 


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17.    To  him;  to  thee,  or  for  himself. 

IS.   Thon  obeyedst  not;  chap.  1-5  :  9,  23-26. 

10.    With  me  ;  with  the  dead. 

23.   Compelled ;  by  urgent  persuasion. 
INSTRUCTIOXS. 

2.  When  men  equivocate  to  get  out  of  one  diffi- 
culty, they  often  plunge  into  a  greater,  and  unless 
the  grace  of  God  do  better  for  them  tiian  they  do 
for  themselves,  they  ■will  sink  into  utter  ruin. 

4.  When  godly  magistrates  and  ministers  of  religion 
are  removed  the  people  become  peculiarly  exposed, 
and  if  on  accountof  theirsinsGod  havedeparted  from 
them,  their  enemies  may  be  e,\pected  to  triumph. 

7.  Those  who  h.^ve  resisted  great  light,  and  long 
continued  in  open  disobedience  to  known  commands 
of  God,  often  commit  sins  which  they  once  had 
earnestly  opposed,  and  go  from  one  degree  of  iniquity 
to  another,  till  tiiey  become  their  own  destroyers. 

10.  Men  wlio  wisii  to  commit  crimes  themselves 
are  often  ready  to  connive  at  them  in  others,  and  if 
need  be,  to  bind  themselves  by  awful  imprecations 
to  secure  them  from  punishment. 


23  But  he  refused,  and  said,  I  will  not 
eat.  But  his  servants,  together  with  the 
woman,  compelled  him ;  and  he  heark- 
ened unto  their  voice.  So  he  rose  from 
the  earth,  and  sat  upon  the  bed. 

24  And  the  woman  had  a  fat  calf  in  the 
house ;  and  she  hasted,  and  killed  it,  and 
took  flour,  and  kneaded  it,  and  did  bake 
unleavened  bread  thereof: 

25  And  she  brought  it  before  Saul,  and 
before  his  servants ;  and  they  did  eat. 
Then  they  rose  up,  and  went  away  that 
night. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  David  marching  with  the  Philistines.  3  is  disallowed 
by  their  princes,  (i  Achish  dismisseth  him,  with 
commenJations  of  his  fidelity. 

IVrOW  the  '  Philistines  gathered  together 
-L\  all  their  armies  to '"Aphek:  and  the 
Israelites  pitched  by  a  fountain  which  is 
in  Jezreel. 

2  And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  passed 
on  by  hundreds,  and  by  thousands :  but 
David  and  his  men  passed  on  in  the  rear- 
ward with  Achish. 

3  Then  said  the  princes  of  the  Philis- 
tines, What  do  these  Hebrews  here  ?  And 
Achish  said  unto  the  princes  of  the  Phil- 
istines, I.s  not  this  David,  the  servant  of 
Saul  the  king  of  Israel,  which  hath  been 
with  me  these  "days,  or  these  years,  and 
I  have  found  no  °  fault  in  him  since  he  fell 
unto  me  unto  this  day? 

4  And  the  princes  of  the  Philistines 
were  wroth  with  him;  and  the  p princes 
of  the  Philistines  said  unto  him.  Make 
this  fellow  return,  that  he  may  go  again 
to  his  place  which  thou  hast  appointed 
him,  and  let  him  not  go  down  with  us  to 
battle,  lest  in  the  i  battle  he  be  an  adver- 
sary to  us :  for  wherewith  should  he  rec- 


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l-").  If  men  continue  in  sin,  Grod  will  at  length 
depart  from  them,  and  they  will  then  find  no  effect- 
ual help  from  heaven,  earth,  or  hell. 

19.  Though  none  suffer  except  for  their  own  sins, 
nor  more  than  they  deserve,  yet  ungodly  parents  may 
be  the  means  of  great  distress  to  their  children,  and 
ungodly  rulers  of  great  calamities  to  their  people. 

22.  Men  may  as  well  expect  to  have  health  and 
strength  without  eating,  drinking,  or  sleeping,  as 
to  be  blessed  here  or  hereafter  without  obeying  (rod. 
They  may  say.  He  is  good,  and  he  is  almighty. 
This  is  true,  but  it  will  not  save  them  from  death, 
temporal  nor  eternal. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1.  Aphek ;  in  Issachar.  not  far  from  Gilbo.a. 

4.  Kis  place;  Ziklag.  Jlis  master;  Saul. 
With  the  heads  of  these  men;  by  killing  the 
Philistines. 

IN.STRUCTIONS. 

2.  The  fact  that  men  have  so  often  been  assem- 
bled by  hundreds  and  thousands  for  the  sake  of  de- 

391 


The  AviaUkitcs  burn  Ziklag.         I .   S  A  ?il  U  E  L ,    XXX. 


David  pursueth  them. 


oncile  himself  unto  liis  master'?  should  it 
not  he  with  the  heads  of  these  men  ? 

5  Is  not  this  David,  of  whom  *they  sang 
one  to  another  in  dances,  saying,  Saul  slew 
his  thousands,  and  David  his  ten  thou- 
sands 1 

6  T[  Then  Achish  called  David,  and  said 
unto  him,  Surely,  as  the  Lord  livcth,  thou 
hast  been  upright,  and  "^  thy  going  out  and 
thy  coming  in  with  me  in  the  host  is  good 
in  my  sight:  for  "^I  have  not  found  evil 
in  thee  since  the  day  of  thy  coming  unto 
me  unto  this  day :  nevertheless  *the  lords 
favor  thee  not. 

7  Wherefore  now  return,  and  go  in 
peace,  that  thou  +  displease  not  the  lords  of 
the  Philistines. 

8  T[  And  David  said  unto  Achish,  But 
what  have  I  done?  and  what  hast  thou 
found  in  thy  servant  so  long  as  I  have 
been  J  with  thee  unto  this  day,  that  I  may 
not  go  fight  against  the  enemies  of  my  lord 
the  king"? 

9  And  Achish  answered  and  said  to  Da- 
vid, I  know  that  thou  art  good  in  my 
sight,  as  ^  an  angel  of  God  :  notwithstand- 
ing, the  princes  of  the  Philistines  have 
said,*"  He  shall  not  go  up  with  us  to  the 
battle. 

10  Wherefore  now  rise  up  early  in  the 
morning  with  thy  master's  servants  that 
arc  come  with  thee  :  and  as  soon  as  ye  be 
up  early  in  the  morning,  and  have  light, 
depart. 

1 1  So  David  and  his  men  rose  up  early 
to  depart  in  the  morning,  to  return  into 
the  land  of  the  Philistines.  And  the  Phil- 
istines went  up  to  '"Jezrecl. 

CHAPTER   XXX. 

1  The  Amalekites  spoil  Ziklag.  4  David  asking  coun- 
sel is  encouraged  by  God  to  pursue  them.  11  By 
the  means  of  a  revived  Egyptian  he  is  brought  to  the 
enemies,  and  recovereth  all  the  spoil.  !22  David"s 
law  to  divide  the  spoil  equally  between  them  that 
fight  and  them  that  keep  the  stuff.  2G  He  sendeth 
presents  to  his  friends. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  David  and 
his  men  were  come  to  Ziklag  on  the 
third  day,  that  the  Amalekites  had  in- 
vaded the   south,  and  Ziklag,  and  smit- 


•  chap.  18:7.  I"  i Sam.  3:2.". ;  2 Kinjs,  \'^■.n.  c  ver.  .1.  *  Heb. 
thou  nrt  ni't  ffnod  in  the  eye*  of  the  lords,  f  Hel).  do  not  evil  in 
the  eyet  of.  %  Heli.  before,  d  J  Sam.  14  :  17  ;  1«  :  ■::.  «  ver.  4. 
f  2  Sum.  4:4.       g  l'»u.  7ii  :'10.      h   iliap.   ri :  4-2,  43.       iKi.  17:4. 


stroyinjj  one  another,  shows  the  avi-ful  depravity  of 
the  human  heart,  and  the  necessity  of  its  being 
changed  hy  tlie  Holy  Spirit  before  men  will  love 
one  another  as  they  love  themselve.'i,  or  do  to  others 
as  tliey  would  that  others  should  do  to  tliem. 

6.  When  men  have  brouglit  themselves  into  dif- 
ficulty, the  Lord  often  graciously  delivers  them, 
and  by  means  which  tiiey  never  thought  of,  and  for 
purposes  wholly  unexpected  ;  and  when  afterwards 
they  see  the  ends  which  he  hatl  in  view,  they  be- 
hold new  manifestations  of  his  wisdom,  kindness, 
and  grace. 

392 


ten  Ziklag,   and    burned    it   with  Vl"^, 
fire; 

2  And  had  taken  the  women  captives, 
that  xcere  therein:  they  slews  not  any, 
either  great  or  small,  but  carried  Xhcm 
away,  and  went  on  their  way. 

3  ^f  So  David  and  his  men  came  to  the 
city,  and  behold, jY w'«5  burned  with  tire; 
and  their  wives,  and  their  sons,  and  their 
daughters,  were  taken  captives. 

4  Then  David  and  the  people  that  were 
with  him  lifted  up  their  voice  and  wept, 
until  they  had  no  more  power  to  weep. 

5  And  David's  two ''wives  were  taken 
captives,  Ahinoam  the  Jezreelitess,  and 
Abigail  the  wife  of  Nabal  the  Carmelite. 

()  And  David  was  greatly  distressed  ;  for 
the 'people  spake  of  stoning  him,  because 
the  soul  of  all  the  people  was  ^  grieved, 
every  man  for  his  sons  and  for  his  daugh- 
ters :  but -David  encouraged  himself  in 
the  Lord  his  God. 

7  And  David  said  to  Abiathar  the  priest, 
Ahimelcch's  son,  I  pray  thee,  bring  ■'me 
hither  the  ephod.  And  Abiathar  brought 
thither  the  ephod  to  David. 

8  And  David  inquired  at  the  Lord,  say- 
ing. Shall  I  pursue  after  this  troop  ?  shall 
I  overtake  them  ?  And  he  answered  him. 
Pursue:  for  thou  shalt  surely  overtake 
them.,  and  without  fail  recover  a//. 

9  So  David  went,  he  and  the  six  hun- 
dred men  that  were  with  him,  and  came  to 
the  brook  Bcsor,  where  those  that  were 
left  behind  stayed. 

10  But  David  pursued,  he  and  four  hun- 
dred men  :  for  two 'hundred  abode  behind, 
which  were  so  faint  that  they  could  nor 
go  over  the  brook  Bcsor. 

1 1  1[  And  they  tound  an  Egyptian  in  the 
field,  and  brought  him  to  David,  and  gave 
him  bread,  and  he  did  eat ;  and  they  made 
him  drink  water ; 

12  And  they  gave  him  a  piece  of  a  cake 
of  figs,  and  two  clusters  of  raisins  :  and 
when '"  he  had  eaten,  his  spirit  came  again 
to  him :  for  he  had  eaten  no  bread,  nor 
drunk  any  water,  three  days  and  three 
nights. 


%  Hfb.  6i«cr.  cliap.l:10:  .Iuils.l8:M;  iS«m.l7:«;  2  King». 
4: -27.  j  Psa.  18:6:  56:  1,2;  :l4:I-8;  40:1,2;  42:.'>,  II  ;  .56:1-4! 
l«n.  2.t:4;  .ler.  16:19;  Hah.  3:17;  Rom.  8:31 ;  2Cor.  1  :fi,  lO; 
Heb.l3:6.    k  chap.  23 :  2-9.    lver.21.    ni  chap.  14:27;  Juilg.  1.5:  19- 


CHAPTER  XXX. 
1.  The  south;  the  south  part  of  Judea,  where 
Ziklag  was  situated. 

6.  Spnkc  of  stouhtg  him ;  for  leaving  their 
wives  and  children  exposed  and  defenceless,  lui- 
coHrnred  hi  nisei  f  in  the  Lord  ;  by  remembering 
what  G-od  had  already  done  for  him,  and  wh:it  lie 
had  promised  to  do. 

I      9.   The  brook   Besor ;    a  small  stream  which 
empties  into  the  Mediterranean  south  of  Gaza. 
I      13.  His  spirit  came  again;  he  was  revived 
I  and  strengthened. 


David  recovercth  his 


I.  SAMUEL,   XXX. 


household  and  much  spoil. 


i.aS'  13  And  David  said  unto  him,  To 
whom  helongest  thou  ?  and  whence  art 
thou  1  And  he  said,  I  am  a  young  man  of 
Egypt,  servant  to  an  Amalekite ;  and  my 
master  left  me,  because  three  days  agone 
I  fell  sick. 

14  We  made  an  invasion  uponi\\Q  south 
of  the  "Cherethites,  and  upon  the  coast 
which  belongeth  to  Judali,  and  upon  the 
south  of ''Caleb;  and  we  burned  Ziklag 
with  fire. 

15  And  David  said  to  him,  Canst  thou 
bring  me  down  to  this  company'?  And 
he  said.  Swear  unto  me  by  God,  that  thou 
wilt  neither  kill  me,  nor  deliver  me  into 
the  hands  of  my  master,  and  I  will  bring 
thee  down  to  this  company. 

16  If  And  when  he  had  brought  him 
down,  behold,  they  tccre  spread  abroad 
upon  all  the  earth,  *=  eating  and  drinking, 
and  dancing,  because  of  all  the  great  spoil 
that  they  had  taken  out  of  the  land  of  the 
Philistines,  and  out  of  the  land  of  Judah. 

17  And  David  smote  them  from  the  twi- 
light even  unto  the  evening  of  *the  next 
day  :  and  there  escaped  not  a  man  of  them, 
save  four  hundred  young  men,  which  rode 
upon  camels,  and  (led. 

18  And  David  recovered  all  that  the 
Amalekites  had  carried  away  :  and  David 
rescued  his  two  wives. 

19  And '^  there  was  nothing  lacking  to 
them,  neither  small  nor  great,  neither  sons 
nor  daughters,  neither  spoil,  nor  any  thitig 
that  they  had  taken  to  them  :  David  recov- 
ered ''all. 

20  And  David  took  all  the  flocks  and  the 
herds,  ichich  they  drave  before  those  other 
cattle,  and  said.  This  is  David's  spoil. 

21  ^  And  David  came  to  the  two  Hiun- 
dred  men,  which  were  so  faint  that  they 
could  not  follow  David,  whom  they  had 
made  also  to  abide  at  the  brook  Besor :  and 
they  went  forth  to  meet  David,  and  to  meet 


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22.  Alight ;  any  thing. 

27—31.  The  places  here  mentioned  were   those 
visited  by  David  in  the  south  of  Judea. 
INSTRUCTION.S. 

1.  We  can  never  be  certain  when  we  leave  our 
friends,  that  we  shall  again  meet  them  in  this  world. 
We  should  therefore  commit  them  and  ourselves 
heartily  to  the  care  of  God,  and  endeavor  so  to  act 
that  if  we  meet  them  not  again  on  earth,  we  may 
he  prepared  to  meet  them  in  heaven. 

4.  No  one  beforehand  can  tell  how  great  may  be 
his  calamities,  how  soon  or  suddenly  they  may  come 
upon  him,  or  how  deeply  they  may  afflict  him. 

6.  It  is  not  wise  under  troubles  to  vent  reproaches 
on  others,  or  to  give  up  in  despair ;  we  should  rather 
confess  and  forsake  our  sins,  seek  help  from  tjod, 
and  endeavor  to  learn  and  do  his  will. 

10.  All  cannot  endure  the  same  fatigue,  or  per- 


the  people  that  were  with  him  :  and  when 
David  came  near  to  the  people,  he  tsaluted 
them. 

22  Then  answered  all  the  wicked  men, 
and  men  of  ^  Belial,  of  Hhose  that  went 
with  David,  and  said.  Because  they  went 
not  with  us,  we  will  not  give  them  aught 
of  the  spoil  that  we  have  recovered,  save 
to  every  man  his  wife  and  his  children, 
that  they  may  lead  them  away,  and  de- 
part. 

23  Then  said  David,  Ye  shall  not  do  so, 
my  brethren,  with  that  which  the  Lord 
hath  given  us,  who  hath  preserved  us,  and 
delivered  the  company  that  came  against 
us  into  our  hand. 

24  For  who  will  hearken  unto  you  in 
this  matter?  but ''as  his  part  zs  that  goeth 
down  to  the  battle,  so  shall  his  part  b^  that 
tarriethby  the  stuff :  they  shall  part  alike. 

25  And  it  was  .so  from  that  day  ^^  forward, 
that  he  made  it  a  statute  and  an  ordinance 
for  Israel  unto  this  day. 

26  TfAnd  when  David  came  to  Ziklag, 
he  sent  of  the  spoil  unto  the  ciders  of  Ju- 
dali, even  to  his  friends,  saying,  Behold  a 
present  II  for  you  of  the  spoil  of  the  ene- 
mies of  the  Lord; 

27  To  them  which  were  in  Beth-cl,  and 
to  them  which  tvere  in  south  '  Ramoth,  and 
to  them  which  tccre  in  J  Jattir, 

28  And  to  them  which  xcerc  in  ''Aroer, 
and  to  them  which  u'crc  in  Siphmoth.  and 
to  them  whicli  icere  in  '  Eshtemoa, 

29  And  to  them  which  were  in  Rachal, 
and  to  them  which  luere  in  the  cities  of  the 
Jerahmeelites,'"  and  to  tli'jm  which  u-ere  in 
the  cities  of  the  "Kenites, 

30  And  to  them  which  lucre  in  °  Ilormah, 
and  to  them  which  icere  in  Chor-ashan, 
and  to  them  which  were  in  Athach, 

31  And  to  them  which  were  in  p  Hebron, 
and  to  all  the  places  where  David  himself 
and  his  men  were  wont  to  haunt. 


men.    b  Kutn.  31 :  il ;  Josli.  ii  :  «.    %  Heb  onrf/c; 

ward.     1 

Heb. 

blessing,  chap.  •2.5  :  27 ;  Gen.  33  :  U.      >  Josh  \'.<:». 

j  Josh. 

5:48. 

k  .losh.  13:16.      1  Josh.   15:  .W.      m  ch;ip.  27:  10. 

n  JuJg. 

1:16. 

0  Judg.  1  :  17.    p  Josh.  14: 13;  2S.im.  -2:  I. 

form  the  same  amount  of  labor ;  but  if  from  love  to 
G-od  and  men  we  do  what  we  can,  he  will  see  that 
we  are  not  left  destitute,  but  partake  with  others  in 
the  rich  blessings  of  his  grace. 

12.  Servants  who  are  destitute  of  property  are 
liable  when  sick  greatly  to  suffer,  and  sometimes 
even  to  die  from  want,  and  those  who  with  right 
feelings  assist  them  will  not  fail  of  an  abundant 
reward. 

16.  Great  prosperity  tempts  to  sensual  indul- 
gence, and  is  often  the  means  and  forerunner  of 
speedy  and  utter  ruin. 

22.  Selfishness  is  hard-hearted  and  cruel,  un- 
grateful and  wicked.  It  would  keep  all  it  can  get, 
and  leave  others,  equally  deserving,  to  destitution 
and  death. 

26.  A  benevolent  mind  takes  pleasure  in  giving; 
its  happiness  is  increased  by  impa;tin  ^  toothers,  and 
thus  enabling  them  to  become  partakers  of  its  joys. 
393 


The  Philistines  slay 


II.  SAMUEL,    I. 


Slid  and  Jonathan. 


CHAPTER  XXXI. 

1  Saul  having  lost  his  army,  and  his  sons  slain,  he  and 
his  armor-bearer  kill  themselves.  7  The  Philistines 
possess  the  forsaken  towns  of  the  Israelites.  8  They 
triumph  over  the  dead  carcasses.     11  They  of  Jabesli- 

filead,  recovering  the  bodies  by  night,  burn  them  at 
abesh,  and  mournfully  bury  their  bones. 

"IVrOW  the  *  Philistines  fought  against  Is- 
_L\  rael :  and  the  men  of  Israel  fled  from 
before  the  Piiilistines,  and  fell  down  *slain 
in  mount ''Gilboa. 

2  And  the  Philistines  followed  hard  upon 
Saul  and  upon  his  sons ;  and  the  Philis- 
tines slew  Jonathan,  and  Abinadab,  and 
Melchi-shua,  "^Saul's  sons. 

3  And  the  **  battle  went  sore  against  Saul, 
and  the  t archers  +hit  him;  and  he  was 
sore  wounded  of  the  archers. 

4  Then  ""said  Saul  unto  his  armor-bearer, 
Draw  thy  sword,  and  thrust  me  through 
therewith;  lest  these '^uncircumcised  come 
and  thrust  me  through,  and  ^  abuse  me. 
But  his  armor-bearer  would  not;  for  he 
was  sore  afraid.  Therefore  Saul  took  a 
sword,  and  fell  upon  it. 

5  And  when  his  armor-bearer  saw  that 
Saul  was  dead,  he  fell  likewise  upon  his 
sword,  and  died  with  him. 

6  So  Saul  5  died,  and  his  three  sons,  and 
his  armor-bearer,  and  all  his  men,  that 
same  day  together. 


7  If  And  when  the  men  of  Israel  *b.c  ?mo: 
that  were  on  the  other  side  of  the  valley, 
and  they  that  tverc  on  the  other  side  Jor- 
dan, saw  that  the  men  of  Israel  fled,  and 
that  Saul  and  liis  sons  were  dead,  they 
forsook  the  cities,  and  fled;  and  the  Phil- 
istines came  and  dwelt  in  them. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
when  the  Philistines  came  to  strip  the 
slain,  that  they  found  Saul  and  his  three 
sons  fallen  in  mount  Gilboa. 

9  And  they  cut  off  his  head,  and  stripped 
off"  his  armor,  and  sent  into  the  land  of 
the  Philistines  round  about,  to  publish  it 
in  the  house  of  their  idols,  and  among  the 
people. 

10  And '■  they  put  his  armor  in  the  house 
of  Ashtaroth  :  '  and  they  fastened  his  body 
to  the  wall  of  J  Beth-shan. 

11  IT  And  when  tlie  inhabitants  of ''Ja- 
besh-gilead  heard  lof  that  which  the  Phil- 
istines had  done  to  Saul, 

12  All  the  valiant  men  arose,  and  went 
all  night,  and  took  the  body  of  Saul  and 
the  bodies  of  his  sons  from  the  wall  of 
Beth-shan,  and  came  to  Jabesh,  and 'burnt 
them  there. 

13  And  they  tooktheirbones,  and^buried 
them  under  a  tree  at  Jabesh,  and  "  fasted 
seven  davs. 


THE 


SECOND  BOOK  OF  SAMUEL 

OTIIKRWISE    CALLED, 

THE  SECOND  BOOK  OE  THE  KINGS. 


CHAPTER   I. 

1  The  Amalekite  who  brought  tidings  of  the  overthrow, 
and  accused  himself  of  Saul's  death,  is  slain.  17  Da- 
vid's lamentation  over  Saul  and  Jonathan. 

"VTOW  it  came  to  pass  after  the  death  of 
_L\    Saul,  when  David  was  returned  from 


m  I  Chrnn.  10:  1,  eu:     *  Or,  wounded,     b  clinp.  SSM.     c  ch 
14  M9  ;  1  Cliron.  « :  ■».     d  2  Sam.  1  :  fi,  etc.     f   Heb.  thoatert,  n 

with  bows.        t    Heh.  found.        «   JilUg.  9  :  M.       f   cliap.    14 

fi; 

17:21).      4  Or,  moi:*.       B  chap.  28  :  13.      h   cliap.  21:9.     i2S: 

m. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

3.  Archers  ;  persons  who  used  bow  and  arrows. 

4.  Ahtse  ;  mock,  insult. 

10.  Beth-shan ;    on    the   west   of  Jordan    and 
north-east  of  mount  Gilboa. 

11.  Jahrsh-gilead ;   in  the  tribe  of  Manasseh, 
enst  of  Jordan. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
4.  The  wicked  are  more  Bfraid  of  men  than  they 
are  of  God,  and  seek  the  praise  of  men  more  than 
the  praise  of  God. 

6.  Though  the  righteous  and   tlie  wicked  may 
394 


the  "slaughter  of  the  Amalekites,  and  Da- 
vid had  abode  two  days  in  Ziklag; 

2  It  came  even  to  pass  on  the  third  day, 
that,  behold,  a  p  man  came  out  of  the  camp 
from  Saul  with  his  clothes  rent,  and  earth 
upon  his  head :   and  so  it  was,  when  he 


21:1-3.       j  Josh.  17: 

U  ;  .tudg.  1  :27.      k  cliap.  U:1-I1.       ||  Or, 

concerning  him.      \ 

2  riiron.   lfi:U:    Jer.  34:fi:    Amos  (1:10. 

m   2  Sam.  i-.i.h:  21 

12-14.      n  Gen.  60:  JO.     o  1  S.am.  30:  17-86. 

p  ISam.  -1:  12,  16. 

here  live  and  die  together,  yet  in  eternity  they  will 
be  separated  and  be  in  states  as  diverse  as  heaven 
is  from  hell. 

9.  It  matters  little  where  the  body  is,  or  how  it  is 
treated  after  death,  if  the  soul  is  freed  from  sin  and 
happy  with  God  in  heaven  ;  for  tlie  body  in  t!ial  civse 
willsoonrisein  the  likeness  of  Christ's  glorified  body, 
and  with  the  soul  shine  for  ever  like  the  sun  in  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

CHAPTER  I. 

1.  When  David  u-as  returned;  1  Samuel. 
30 :  17-2G. 


The  Amalekilc  slain. 


II.  SAMUEL,    I. 


David's  lamentation. 


earth,  and  did  obeisance. 

3  And  David  said  unto  him.  From 
whence  comest  thou?  And  he  said  unto 
him,  Out  of  the  camp  of  Israel  am  I  es- 
caped. 

4  And  David  said  unto  him,  *How  went 
the  matter?  I  pray  thee,  tell  me.  And 
he  answered,  that  the  people  are  fled  from 
the  battle,  and  many  of  the  people  also 
are  fallen  and  dead:  and  Saul  and  Jona- 
than his  son  are  dead  also. 

5  And  David  said  unto  the  young  man 
that  told  him,  How  knowest  thou  that  Saul 
and  Jonathan  his  son  be  dead? 

6  And  tlie  young  man  that  told  him  said. 
As  I  happened  by  chance  upon  mount  Gil- 
boa,  behold,*  Saul  leaned  upon  his  spear; 
and  lo,  the  chariots  and  horsemen  followed 
hard  after  him. 

7  And  when  he  looked  behind  him,  he 
saw  me,  and  called  unto  me.  And  I  an- 
swered, t  Here  am  I. 

8  And  he  said  unto  me.  Who  art  thou'? 
And  I  answered  him,  I  am  an  Amalekite. 

9  He  said  unto  me  again.  Stand,  I  pray 
thee,  upon  me,  and  slay  me  :  for  t  anguish 
is  come  upon  me,  because  my  life  is  yet 
whole  in  me. 

10  So  I  stood  upon  him,  and  slew  him, 
because  I  was  sure  that  he  could  not  live 
after  that  he  was  fallen :  and  I  took  the 
crown  that  icas  upon  his  head,  and  the 
bracelet  that  icas  on  his  arm,  and  have 
brought  them  hither  unto  my  lord. 

1 1  Tlicn  David  took  hold  on  his  clothes, 
and ''  rent  them  ;  and  likewise  all  the  men 
that  were  with  him: 

12  And  they  mourned,  and  wept,  and 
fasted  until  even,  for  Saul,  and  for  Jona- 
than his  son,  and  for  the  people  of  the 
Lord,  and  for  tlic  house  of  Israel ;  because 
they  were  fallen  by  the  sword. 

13  ^And  David  said  unto  the  young 
man  that  told  him.  Whence  art  thou  ?  And 
he  answered,  I  am  the  son  of  a  stranger, 
an  Amalekite. 

1 4  And  David  said  unto  "^  liim,  How  wast 


•  Heh.Wltiitwns.rtc.  I  Sum.  4:  Its.    .  1  Siiin.  :ll :  l.i.etc. 

t  Hell. 

Behold  me.  1  .Sam.  li  :  \l.    %  Or,  my  coat  ofmnil,or  mn  emh 

oidered 

eoat,  hinJrreth  me,  that  mv,  etc.     h  rlnp.  3  :  31 ;   13  ;  31.     t 

IS.im. 

24:8;    a«:Mi    r«i.  ia5:l5.      il  1  Km»»,  S:  .3-2,  SJ,  37.     « 

•er.  10  r 

niBkel9:2i.      f  Josh.  10:  i:i.      J^  Or.  the  uptight,     it  La 

m.  2:  1. 

11.  Rei/t  tliem, ;  in  token  of  anguish. 

14.  Tlie  hord's  anointed ;  him  whom  G-od  had 
nn'ijnted  to  be  king. 

1^.  The  boiL'  '  some  suppose  this  to  be  the  title 
nf  the  poem  which  follows.  The  book  of  Jasher  ; 
Tosh.  10:13. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Many  will  pay  court  to  those  who  are  lo  have 
power,  hoping  in  this  way  to  obtain  thfir  favor  and 
gain  promotion. 

10.  The  courses  wicked  men  take  for  their  own  ad- 
vancement, often  prove  the  occasion  of  their  ruin. 

1"2.  A  good  man  will  not  desire  the  death  even  of 


thou  not  afraid  to  stretch  forth  thy  hand 
to  destroy  the  Lord's  anointed? 

15  And  David  called  one  of  the  young 
men,  and  said.  Go  near,  and  fall  upon  him. 
And  he  smote  him  that  lie  died. 

1 6  And  David  said  unto  him.  Thy  "'blood 
he  upon  thy  head;  for  thy  mouth  hath 
testitied*  against  thee,  saying,  I  have  slain 
the  Lord's  anointed. 

1 7  H  And  David  lamented  with  this  lamen- 
tation over  Saul  and  over  Jonathan  his  sou: 

18  (Also  he  bade  them  teach  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  the  use  of  the  bow  :  behold, 
it  is  written  in  the  ""book  of  Uasher :) 

19  The  5  beauty  oflsrael  is  slain  upon  thy 
high  places:  how  are  the ''mighty  fallen! 

20  Tell  'if  not  in  Gath,  publish  it  not  in 
the  streets  of  Ashkelon ;  lest  the  daugh- 
ters of  the  Philistines  J  rejoice,  lest  the 
daughters  of  the  uncircumcised  triumph. 

21  Ye  mountains  of  Gilboa,  ^let  there  be 
no  dew,  neither /cf  tliere  be  rain  upon  you, 
nor  fields  of 'oflerings  :  for  there  the  shield 
of  the  mighty  is  vilely  cast  away,  the 
shield  of  Saul,  as  though  he  had  not  been 
anointed"'- with  oil. 

22  From  the  blood  of  the  slain,  from  the 
fat  of  the  mighty,  the  bow  of  Jonathan 
turned  "  not  back,  and  the  sword  of  Saul 
returned  not  empty. 

23  Saul  and  Jonathan  iccre  lovely  and 
pleasant  H  in  their  lives,  and  in  their  "death 
they  were  not  divided :  they  were  swift- 
er than  eagles,  they  were  stronger  than 
lions. P 

24  Ye  daughters  of  Israel,  weep  over 
Saul,  who  clothed  you  in  scarlet,  with 
other  delights;  who  put  on  ornaments  of 
gold  upon  your  apparel. 

25  How  are  the  mighty  fallen  in  the 
midst  of  the  battle!  0  Jonathan,  thou 
wast  slain  in  thy  high  places. 

26  I  am  distressed  for  thee,  my  brother 
Jonathan :  very  pleasant  hast  thou  been 
unto  me  :  thy  i  love  to  me  was  wonderful, 
passing  the  love  of  women. 

27  How ''are  the  mighty  fallen,  and  the 
weapons  of  war  perished ! 


h  I,nm.  5:l'i.  i  Micali  1  :  10.  j  Judg.  I« :  23.  kJob3:.'J-10 
Jer.  20:14-lii.  1  Joel  1 : 9  ;  2  :  H.  "n  ISnm.  10:1,  n  1  Sam. 
H:6,et<-.  \\  Or,  noeet.  o  1  Samuel,  31 :  1-).  p  Juil^.s  14:  18; 
Proverbs  30 : 30.  q  1  Samuel,  18: 1,  3;  20: 17,  41 ;  2:1:16.  r  rer. 
19,  25, 


his  bitterest  enemy,  though  it  would  open  the  way 
to  his  own  elevation,  influence,  and  honor. 

17.  It  is  proper  to  lament  th.e  death  of  those  with 
whom  we  have  been  connected  ;  and  while  we  bow 
with  submission  to  the  afflicting  hand  of  God,  we 
should  acknowledge  with  gratitude  his  goodness  in 
!he  natural  endowments  as  well  as  the  spiritual 
blessings  which  he  bestowed  on  them. 

26.  The  most  intimate  and  endearing  friendships 
must  soon  be  broken ;  but  if  founded  in  true  piety, 
they  will  be  revived  again  never  to  be  interrupted, 
but  to  become  more  and  more  intimate  and  endear- 
ing for  ever. 

395 


David  made  king  of  Jndah. 


II.  SAMUEL,   II. 


Abner  slayeth  Asahel. 


CHAPTER   II. 

1  David,  by  God's  direction,  with  his  company  goeth  iip 
to  Hebron,  where  he  is  made  king  of  Judah.  5  He 
commendeth  them  of  Jabesh-gilead  for  their  kindness 
to  Saul.  6'  Abiicr  inaketli  Ish-bosheth  king  of  Israel. 
Vi  A  mortal  skirmish  between  twelve  of  Abner's  and 
t\velve  of  Joab's  men.  18  Asahel  is  slain.  25  At 
Abner's  motion  Joabsoundeth  a  retreat.  32  Asahel's 
burial. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
David  *  inquired  of  the  Loud,  saying, 
Shall  I  go  up  into  any  of  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah ?  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Go 
up.  And  David  said,  Whither  shall  I  go 
up?    And  he  said,  LTnto ''Hebron. 

2  So  David  went  up  thither,  and  his  two 
■wives'^ also,  Ahinoam  the  Jezreelitess,  and 
Abigail  Nabal's  wife  the  Carmelite. 

3  And  his  ^men  that  were  with  him  did 
David  bring  up,  every  man  with  his 
household ;  and  they  dwelt  in  the  cities 
of  Hebron. 

4  And  the  men  of  Judah  came,  and 
there  they  anointed  David  king  over  the 
house  of  Judah.  And  they  told  David, 
saying  that  the  men  of  "^Jabesh-gilead  iccre 
thcij  that  buried  Saul. 

5  "[And  David  sent  messengers  unto 
the  men  of  Jabesh-gilead,  and  said  unto 
them,  ''Blessed  be  ye  of  the  Lord,  that  ye 
have  showed  this  kindness  unto  your  lord, 
even  unto  Saul,  and  have  buried  him. 

6  And  Snow  the  Lord  show  kindness 
and  truth  unto  you:  and  I  also  will  re- 
quite you  this  kindness,  because  ye  have 
done  this  thing. 

7  Therefore  now  let  3'our  hands  be 
strengthened,  and  be  ye  *valiant:  for 
your  master  Saul  is  dead,  and  also  the 
house  of  Judah  have  anointed  me  king 
over  them. 

8  ^But ''Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  captain  of 
Saul's  t  host,  took  5^Ish-bosheth  the  son  of 
Saul,  and  brought  him  over  to  Mahanaim  ; 

9  And  made  him  king  over  Gilead,  and 
over  tlic  Ashurites,  and  over  Jczrecl,  and 
over  Ephraim,  and  over  Benjamin,  and 
over  all  Israel. 

10  Ish-bosheth  Saul's  son  tvas  forty 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  over 
Israel,  and  reigned  two  years.  But  the 
house  of  Judah  followed  David. 

11  And  the  Himc  that  David  was  king 


a.luilg.  1:1;  I  Sam.  23:2,  4.  10.  b  iliap.  6:1. .1.  c  1  Sain. 
SO:.";,  if  1  Sam.  27:2,  3;  ICliron.  12:l,etc.  e  1  Sam.  31  :ll-i:i. 
f  Ruth  2  :  :0;  3: 10.  f  2Tim.  1  :  II>-1R.  •  Heb.  the  torn  ff  valor. 
h  1  Sam.  M:60.  t  Heh.  Ihthoit  which  was  Saul't.  J  Or,  Eth- 
banl.  I  riiron.  8::t3;  9:»l.  \  Wvh.  number  of  dnyt.  i  rlian. 
fi :  fi ;  I  Kings,  2:11.      i  chnp.  17  :  24  ;  C.i-n.  32  : 2.      k  Josli.  10 :  2, 


CHAPTER   IP. 

1.  Ilehron  ;  a  chief  city  of  Judah.  where  David 
was  to  be  anointed  king. 

3.   Cities  of  Hebron  ;  towns  near  Hebron. 

'1.  Biiried  Saul;  1  Sam.  31: 11-13. 

8.  Mahanaim  ;  a  city  on  the  east  of  Jordan,  in 
the  tribe  of  G-ad. 
396 


in  'Hebron  over  the  house  of  Judah  *b  ":  lofi: 
was  seven  years  and  six  months. 

12  If  And  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  and  the 
servants  of  Ish-bosheth  the  son  of  Saul, 
went  out  from  J  Mahanaim  to  ''  Gibcon. 

13  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah,  and  the 
servants  of  David,  went  out,  and  met !'  to- 
gether by  the  'pool  of  Gibeon:  and  they 
sat  down,  the  one  on  the  one  side  of  the 
pool,  and  the  other  on  the  other  side  of 
the  pool. 

14  And  Abner  said  to  Joab,  Let  the 
young  men  now  arise,  and  '"play  before 
us.     And  Joab  said.  Let  them  arise. 

15  Then  there  arose  and  went  over  by 
number  twelve  of  Benjamin,  which  per- 
tained to  Ish-bosheth  the  son  of  Saul,  and 
twelve  of  the  servants  of  David. 

16  And  they  caught  every  one  his  fel- 
low by  the  head,  and  thrvxt  his  sword  in 
his  fellow's  side;  so  they  fell  down  to- 
gether :  wherefore  that  place  was  called 
Helkath-hazzurim,*  which  is  in  Gibeon. 

1 7  And  there  was  a  very  sore  battle  that 
day;  and  Abner  was  "beaten,  and  the  men 
of  Israel,  before  the  servants  of  David. 

18  TfAnd  there  were  "three  sons  of  Ze- 
ruiah there,  Joab,  and  Abishai,  and  Asa- 
hel :  and  Asahel  was  as  light  t  of  foot  +  as 
a  P  wild  roe. 

19  And  Asahel  pursued  after  Abner; 
and  in  going  he  turned  not  to  the  right 
hand  nor  to  the  left  from  ^following  Ab- 
ner. 

20  Then  Abner  looked  behind  him,  and 
said,  Art  thou  Asahel  ?  And  he  answered, 
I  am. 

21  And  Abner  said  to  him,  Turn  thee 
aside  to  thy  right  hand  or  to  thy  left,  and 
lay  thee  hold  on  one  of  the  young  men,  and 
take  thee  his  II  armor.  But  Asahel  would 
not  turn  aside  from  following  of  him. 

22  And  Abner  said  again  to  Asahel,  Turn 
thee  aside  from  following  inc:  wherefore 
should  I  smite  llice  to  the  ground?  how 
then  should  I  hold  up  my  face  to  ''Joab 
thy  brother? 

23  Hovvbeit  he  refused  to  turn  aside: 
wherefore  Abner  with  the  hinder  end  of 
the  spear  smote  him  ''under  the  fifth  rib, 
that  the  spear  came  out  behind  him  ;  and 


4,  12.  II  Heb.  them  together.  I  Jer.  41:12.  m  I'rov.  in:2.X 
*  That  is,  the  field  nf  ftrong  men.  n  rliap.  3:1.  o  1  Cliroii.  2  : !«. 
f  Heb.  of  hit  feet,  i  Heb.  at  one  of  the  roet  that  is  in  the  field. 
p  1  Chroniele.i,  12:8;  Canticles  2: 17;  8:14.  4  Hebrew,  n/Zcr. 
||Or,  »p.<i7.  Judges  14: 19.  q  chapter  3  ^27.  r  chapter  3:27; 
4:fi;    ■:0:10. 


9.  Ashtirites  ;  the  tribe  of  Ashur.  Over  all  Is- 
rael;  except  the  tribe  of  Judah.     Ver.  10. 

12.  Gibeon  ;  on  the  M-est  of  Jordan,  in  the  tribe 
of  Benjamin. 

11.  'Piny  ;  fijrht. 

16.  llelkath-hazzurim  ;  meaning,  the  field  of 
strong  men. 

IS.  Zeruiah;  a  sister  of  David. 


Tlie  icar  continues. 


ir.  SAMUEL,    III. 


Abner  deserts  to  David. 


S.'^S'  he  fell  down  there, and  died  in  the 
8ame  place :  and  it  came  to  pass,  that  as 
many  as  came  to  the  place  where  Asahel 
fell  down  and  died,  stood  still. 

24  Joab  also  and  Abishai  pursued  after 
Abner :  and  the  sun  went  down  when  they 
were  come  to  the  hill  of  Ammah,  that  licth 
before  Giah  by  the  way  of  the  wilderness 
of  Gibeon. 

25  ^[  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  gath- 
ered themselves  together  after  Abner,  and 
became  one  troop,  and  stood  on  the  top  of 
a  hill. 

26  Then  Abner  called  to  Joab,  and  said, 
Shall  the  sword ''devour  for  ever?  know- 
est  thou  not  that  it  will  be  bitterness  in 
the  latter ''  end  ?  how  long  shall  it  be  then, 
ere  thou  bid  the  people  return  from  fol- 
lowing their  brethren? 

27  And  Joab  said,  .4.9  God  liveth,  unless 
thou  hadst  "^spoken,  surely  then  *in  the 
morning  the  people  had  gone  tvip  every 
one  from  following  his  brother. 

28  So  Joab  blew  a  trumpet,  and  all  the 
people  stood  still,  and  pursued  after  Israel 
no  more,  neither  fought  they  any  more. 

29  And  Abner  and  his  men  walked  all 
that  night  through  the  plain,  and  passed 
overJordan,  and  went  through  all  Bithron, 
and  they  came  to  ''Mahanaim. 

30  And  Joab  returned  from  following 
A  bner :  and  when  he  had  gathered  all  the 
people  together,  there  lacked  of  David's 
servants  nineteen  men  and  Asahel. 

31  But  the  servants  of  David  had  smit- 
ten of  Benjamin,  and  of  Abner's  men,  so 
that  three  hundred  and  threescore  men 
died. 

32  H  And  they  took  up  Asahel,  and  bur- 
ied him  in  the  sepulchre  of  his  father, 
wiiich  teas  in  Beth-lehem.  And  Joab  and 
his  men  went  all  night,  and  they  came  to 
Hebron  at  break  of  dav. 


•  chap.  11:23:  Is».  1:M;  .ler.  46:10.  M.  hver.  16;  Prov. 
17:14.  c  Isa.  47:7.  *  Hf\i.  from,  f  Or,  oiiiny.  d  Ter.  12. 
•  dmp.  2:17;  .lob  17:0;  Psa.W:T;  Pr.iv.  4  :  IS.  19;  Rev.  6  :  i. 
f  1  Cliron.  3:1-1.      g  1  Sam.  2.i :  4:i.      t  Or,  UnniW.  1  Cliron.  3:  1. 


27.  Unless  thoH  kadst  spoioi  ;  ver.  14. 

29.  Bithro/i;  a  hilly  country  between  the  Jor- 
dan and  Mahanaim. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Men  who  in  all  their  ways  acknowledge  God, 
seek  direction  from  liim,  and  are  disposed  to  follow 
his  guidajice,  will  see  the  path  of  duty,  and  in  walk- 
ing in  it  will  find  great  reward. 

3.  Those  who  have  befriended  and  a-ssisted  ns  in 
adversity,should  be  gratefully  remembered,  and  duly 
honored  by  us  in  prosperity. 

.').  Gratitude  and  kindness  to  benefactors  are  not 
only  right,  I  ut  the  surest  means  of  securing  grati- 
tude and  kindness  in  return,  and  thus  promoting  the 
good  of  all  concerned. 

8.  Men  who  aspire  to  power,  and  grasp  at  the 
possession  of  it  without  asking  counsel  of  God  or 
inquiring  whether  it  is  right,  though  they  may  for 
a  time  succeed,  will  in  the  end  lind  it  to  be  a  source 
of  vexation,  bitterness,  and  sorrow. 

26 


CHAPTER  III. 

1  During  the  war  David  still  waxetli  stronger.  2  Six 
sons  were  bom  to  him  in  Hebron.  6  Abner,  displeased 
with  Ish-bosheth,  12  revolteth  to  David.  13  David 
requiretli  a  condition  to  bring  Him  his  wife  Michal. 
17  Abner,  having  communed  with  the  Israelites,  is 
feasted  by  David,  and  dismissed.  22  Joab,  returning 
from  battk',  is  displeased  with  the  king,  and  killeth 
Abner.  2^  David  curseth  Joab,  31  and  mourneth  for 
Abner. 

IVrOW  there  was  long  war  between  tla- 
J-\  house  of  Saul  and  the  house  of  David  : 
but  "David  waxed  stronger  and  stronger, 
and  the  house  of  Saul  waxed  weaker  and 
weaker. 

2  If  And  ""unto  David  were  sons  born  in 
Hebron:  and  his  first-born  was  Amnon. 
of  ^Ahinoam  the  Jczrcelitess; 

3  And  his  second,  iChileab,  of  Abigail 
the  ^yife  of  Nabal  the  Carmelite ;  and  the 
third,  ""Absalom  the  son  of  Maacah  the 
daughter  of  Talmai  king  of 'Geshur; 

4  And  the  fourth,  JAdonijah  the  son  of 
Haggith ;  and  the  fifth,  Shephatiah  the  son 
of  Abital ; 

5  And  the  sixth,  Ithream,  by  Eglah  Da- 
vid's wife.  These  were  born  to  David  in 
Hebron. 

6  Tf  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  there 
was  war  between  the  house  of  Saul  and 
the  house  of  David,  that  Abner  made  him- 
self''strong  for  the  house  of  Saul. 

7  And  Saul  had  a  concubine,  whose 
name  teas '  Rizpah,  the  daughter  of  Aiah  : 
and  Ish-bosheth  said  to  Abner,  Wherefore 
hast  thou  gone  in  unto  my  father's  con- 
cubine? 

8  Then  was  Abner  very  wroth  for  the 
words  of  Ish-bosheth,  and  said,  Am  "'la. 
dog's  head,  which  "  against  Judah  do  show 
kindness  this  day  unto  the  house  of  Saul 
thy  father,  to  his  brethren,  and  to  his 
frrends,  and  have  not  delivered  thee  into 
the  hand  of  David,  that  thou  chargest  me 
to-dav  with  a  fault  eoncernina  this  woman  ? 


1>  chaps.  IS  to  18.      i  chap.  13:37:    1  S.im. -27 : 8.      j   1  Kuigs,  1 :  .I, 
etc.      k  Prov.  21  :  .10  ;  I»a.  8:  9,  10.     1  chap.  21  : 8.      m  chap.  9:8: 


1  Sam.  24:14.     n  Ps.!.  2:1. 


14.  Warriors  often  treat  the  butchering  of  men 
as  n,  matter  of  sport,  and  thus  siiow  themselves  (o 
be  children  of  him  who  was  a  murderer  from  the 
beginning,  and  who  as  a  roaring  lion  w.alketh  about 
seeking  whom  he  mav  devour.  John  8  :  44 ;  1  Pet. 
5:8. 

21.  Ambition  to  be  distinguished  as  a  warrior 
has  often  proved  .a  man's  ruin,  and  from  the  height 
of  expectation  and  effort  he  has  fallen  suddenly  into 
an  untimely  grave. 

26.  Want  of  success  in  war  often  disposes  men  to 
peace,  and  leads  them  to  speak  very  ditferently 
about  the  evils  of  war  from  what  they  did  when  it 
began;  and  though  they  liave  been  the  cau=e  of  their 
own  troubles,  they  often  try  to  throw  the  blame  of 
them  on  others. 

CHAPTER  III. 
3.  Geshur  ;  a  countrj-  on  the  east  of  Jordan,  near 
mount  Hermon. 

397 


Abncr  visits  David, 


II.  SAiMUEL,    III. 


and  is  murdered  by  Joab. 


9  So  "do  God  lo  Abncr,  and  more  also, 
except,  as  ''the  Loud  lialli  sworn  to  David, 
even  so  I  do  to  him ; 

10  To  ''translate  the  kingdom  from  the 
house  of  Saul,  and  to  set  up  the  throne  of 
David  over  Israel  and  over  Judah,  from 
Dan"*  even  to  Becr-sheba. 

11  And  he  could  not  answer  Abner  a 
word  again,  because  he  feared  him. 

1 2  *[[  And  Abncr  sent  messengers  lo  Da- 
vid on  his  behalf,  saying,  Whose  is  the 
land?  saying  also.  Make  thy  league  with 
me,  and  behold,  my  hand  shall  he  with 
thee,  to  bring  about  all  Israel  unto  thee. 

13  T[And  he  said,  Well;  I  will  make  a 
league  with  thee  :  but  one  thing  I  require 
of  thee,  *that  is,  ^Thou  shalt  not  see  my 
face,  except  thou  first  bring  '^Michal  Saul's 
daughter,  when  thou  comest  to  see  my  face. 

14  And  David  sent  messengers  to  ^Ish- 
bosheth  Saul's  son,  saying,  Deliver  mc  my 
wife  Michal,  which  I  espoused  to  me  for 
a ''hundred  foreskins  of  the  Philistines. 

15  And  Ish-boshcth  sent,  and  took  her 
from  her  husband,  even  from  t  Phaltiel  the 
son  of  Laish. 

16  And  her  husband  went  with  her 
along  +  weejiing  behind  her  to  'Bahurim. 
Then  said  Abner  unto  him.  Go,  return. 
And  he  returned. 

17  11  And  Abner  had  communication 
with  the  elders  of  Israel,  saying.  Ye  sought 
for  David  ^  in  times  pa.st  to  he  king  over  you : 

18  Now  then  do  it:  for  the  Lord  hath 
spokenJ  of  David,  saying.  By  the  hand  of 
my  servant  David  I  will  save  my  people 
Israel  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines, 
and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  their  enemies. 

19  And  Abner  also  spake  in  the  ears  of 
Benjamin  :''  and  Abner  went  also  to  speak 
in  the  ears  of  David  in  Hebron  all  thai 
seemed  good  to  Israel,  and  that  seemed 
good  to  the  whole  house  of  Benjamin. 

20  So  Abner  came  to  David  to  Hebron, 
and  twenty  men  with  him.  And  David 
made  Abner  and  the  men  that  vcre  with 
him  a  feast. 

21  And  Abncr  .said  unto  David,  I  will 
arise  and  go,  and  'will  gather  all  Israel 
unto  my  lord  the  king,  that  they  may  make 
a  league  with  Ihcc,  and  that  thou  maycsl 
reign  over '"all  that  thy  heart  desircth. 
And  David  sent  Abner  away ;  and  he  went 
in  peace. 

22  ^  And  behold,  the  servants  of  David 


•  Riitlil:l7;  IKin^K,  Hl:2.  k  1  Sam.  l.-iilS:  IB :  1-12  ;  2«:  17; 
Paa.  89:S!j-.3T.  c  1  Cliron.  12:  2.1.  A  chap.  17:11;  .Imls.  20:1;  1 
Kingii,  4:25.  *  Hcb.  «(ijiin<7.  cGcn.  43:n.  f  1  Sam.  1 8 :  20,  2«. 
f  rfiap.  2:10.  k  1  Sam.  18: 2,5,  27.  t  Plinlli.  1  Sam.  2.%:  4 1. 
X  Heb  gning  and  loeeping.  \  clinp.  19:16.  \  H«-b.  botli  j/etter' 
ilaji  and  tht  third  day.    )  vcr.  i).    k  1  Cliron.  12:  29.    I  vcr.  10, 12, 


and  Joab  came  from  pursuing  a  *«  c!?2w: 
troop,  and  brought  in  a  great  spoil  with 
them:  but  Abuer  was  not  with  David  in 
Hebron;  for  he  had  sent  him  away,  and 
he  was  gone  in  peace. 

23  When  Joab  and  all  the  host  that  zca.s 
with  him  were  come,  they  told  Joab,  say- 
ing, Abncr  the  son  of  Ner  came  to  the 
king,  and  he  hath  sent  him  away,  and  he 
is  gone  in  peace. 

24  Then  Joab  came  to  the  king,  and  said. 
What  hast  thou  done"?  behold,  Abner  came 
unto  thee;  why  is  it  that  thou  hast  sent 
him  away,  and  he  is  quite  gone  ? - 

25  Thou  knowest  Abncr  the  son  of  Ner, 
that  he  came  to  deceive  thee,  and  to  know 
thy  "going  out  and  thy  coming  in,  and  to 
know  °all  that  thou  doest. 

26  And  when  Joab  was  come  out  from 
David,  he  sent  messengers  after  Abner, 
which  brought  him  again  from  the  well 
of  Sirah  :   but  David  knew  it  not. 

27  And  when  Abncr  was  returned  to 
Hebron,  Joab  took  him  p  aside  in  the  gate 
to  speak  with  him  "  quietly,  and  sinolc  him 
there  under  the  fifth  rih,  that  he  died,  for 
the  blood  of  lAsahel  his  brother. 

28  T[And  afterward  when  David  heard 
it,  he  said,  I  and  my  kingdom  are  guiltless 
before  the  Lord  for  ever  from  the  *blood 
of  Abner  the  son  of  Ner : 

29  Let  it  'rest  on*  the  head  of  Joab,  and 
on  all  his  father'.s  house;  and  let  tlwjre 
not  t  fail  from  the  house  of  Joab  one  that 
hath  an  "issue,  or  that  is  a  'leper,  or  that 
leaneth  on  a  statT,  or  that  falleth  on  the 
sword,  or  that  lacketh  bread. 

30  So  Joab  and  Abishai  his  brother  ."^lew 
Abner,  because  he  had  slain  their  brother 
Asahel  at  Gibcon  in  the  battle. 

31  T[  And  David  said  to  Joab,  and  to  all 
the  people  that  were  with  him, "  Pvciul  your 
clothes,  and  "gird  you  with  sackcloth,  and 
mourn  before  Abner.  And  king  David 
/m'/m.vc//"  followed  the  tbier. 

32  And  they  buried  Abner  in  Hebron  : 
and  the  king  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  wept 
at  the  grave  of  Abner;  and  all  the  people 
wept. 

33  And  Hie  king  lamented  over  Abncr, 
and  said.  Died  Abner  as  a  fool  "diethl 

34  Thy  hands  tvere  not  bound,  nor  thy 
feet  put  into  fetters:  as  a  man  falleth  be- 
fore ^wicked  men,  so  fellcst  thou.  And 
all  the  people  wept  again  over  him. 


m  1  Kings,  II  ;37.  n  I.Sam.  29:6.  »  Gen.  4J  :;),  12.  P  rliaii" 
20:H,  10;  1  KinK».2:,'>.  \\  Or,  ptacealily.  qclinp.2::3.  «  Hfli- 
bliiodt.  r  1  Kings,  2:32,33.  t  Hcb.  Oe  cut  off.  •  Lev,  15:2. 
t  I.pv.  13:2,  etc.  udiap.  1:2,  II;  .losli.  7  : «.  »  Gen.  37:34. 
^  Heb.  btd.  w  Proverbs  18:  7  ;  Jer.  17  :  11.  I  Hcb.  children  of 
xiliqwly. 

13.  Mic/irt/;  1  Sam.  2.'3:44.  26.   TO  e  m;cW  o/-StmA;  supposed  to  have  been 

16.  Bahurim;  in  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  not  far   near  Hebron, 
from  Jerusalem.  |      S'l.   So  fellcst  thou  ;  by  the  liaml  of  an  assassin. 

398 


Ish-bosheth  is  slain 


II.  SAMUEL,   IV. 


hy  his  servants. 


B,c!icNa'  35  And -when  all  the  people  came 
to  cau.se  David  to^eat  meat  while  it  was 
yet  day,  David  sware,  saying,  So  do  God 
to  me,  and  more  also,  if  I  taste  bread, 
or  anght  else,  ''till  the  sun  be  down. 

36  And  all  the  people  took  notice  of  it, 
and  it  *pleased  them  :  as  whatsoever  the 
king  did  pleased  all  the  people. 

37  For  all  the  people  and  all  Israel  un- 
derstood that  day  that  it  was  not  of  the 
king  to  slay  Abner  the  son  of  Ncr. 

38  And  the  king  said  unto  his  servants. 
Know  ye  not  that  there  is  a  prince  and  a 
great  man  fallen  this  day  in  Israel? 

39  And  I  am  this  day  tweak,  though 
anointed  king;  and  these  men  the  sons  of 
Zeruiah  he  too  "^hard  for  me:  the  '^Lord 
shall  reward  the  doer  of  evil  according  to 
his  wickedness. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

1  The  Israelites  being  troubled  at  the  death  of  Ahiier, 
2  Baanah  and  Rechab  slay  Ish-bosheth,  and  bring  his 
head  to  Hebron.  9  David  causeth  them  to  be  slaiii, 
and  Ish-bosheth's  head  to  be  buried. 

AND  when  Saul's  son  heard  that  Abner 
was  dead  in  Hebron,  his  ''hands  were 
feeble,  and  all  the  Israelites  were  troubled. 

2  And  Saul's  son  had  two  men  that  iverc 
captains  of  bands:  the  name  of  the  one 
7ims  Baanah,  and  the  name  of  the  i  other 
Rechab,  the  sons  of  Rimmon  a  Beerothite, 
of  the  children  of  Benjamin  ;  for  ^  Beeroth 
also  was  reckoned  to  Benjamin  : 

3  And  the  Beerothites  fled  to  ''Gittaim, 
and  were  sojourners  there  until  this  day. 

4  And  Jonathan,  Saul's  son,  had  a  'son 
that  luas  lame  of  his  feet.  He  was  five 
years  old  when  the  tidings  came  of  Saul 
andJonathan  outof  JJezreel,and  his  nurse 


a  oliap.  13 :  17.      1.  Jmlg.  30 : 26.      *  Heh. 

uas  good  in  their  eyes. 

t  Heb.  lender,      c  chap.  19  :  6,  7.       il  1  Ki 

ngs,  2:.%  fi,  .13;    Psa. 

7:16;  2S:4:  62:1-2;  2  Tim.  4:  H.     o  Kira  4 

4  ;  laa.  l.T :  7.     f  Mat 

2:S.      t  Heb.  second.      e  Josll.  IS :  S.').       Ii 

Nell.  11:3!!.      i  cliap. 

»:X    j  1  Sam.  211 :  1,  11.    %  Or,  Merib.baal. 

I  Cliron.  8:. 14;  9:40. 

39.  Weak — too  hard ;  D.avid  was  not  able  then 
to  punisli  the  murderers,  on  account  of  their  great 
influence  with  tiie  armv. 

INSTRITCTIONS. 

1.  Though  the  accoinplishinent  of  divine  promises 
may  for  a  time  be  delayed,  yet  all  things  will  con- 
spire to  their  ultimate  fulfilment. 

2.  Men  who  depart  from  the  original  constitution 
of  G-od  with  regard  to  marriage,  will  find  the  way  of 
transgressors  liard,  and  may  expect,  through  life,  to 
reap  the  sad  fruits  of  their  folly. 

8.  Men  often  revolt  from  the  charge,  and  even 
from  the  suspicion  of  crime,  who  have  no  hesitation 
in  committing  it. 

12.  Selfish  and  ambitious  men  when  di.^appointed 
in  one  quarter  will  turn  to  another;  and  in  prose- 
cuting their  objects  will  sell  themselves  to  the  high- 
est bidder. 

18.  Such  is  the  wickedness  of  men,  that  they  will 
often  act  in  opposition  to  what  they  know  to  be  the 
revealed  will  of  G-od. 

"20.  When  those  who  have  been  our  enemies  pro- 
fess to  become  our  friends,  we  may  treat  them  as 
such,  yet  we  cannot  and  ought  not  to  repose  full 


took  liim  up,  and  fled  :  and  it  came  to  pass, 
as  she  made  haste  to  floe,  that  he  fell,  and 
became  lame.  And  his  name  was  ^  Me- 
phibosheth. 

5  And  the  sons  of  Rimmon  the  Beeroth- 
ite, Rechab  and  Baanah,  went,  and  came 
about  the  heat  of  the  day  to  the  house  of 
Ish-bosheth,  who  lay  on  a  bed  at  noon. 

6  And  they  came  thither  into  the  midst 
of  the  house,  as  though  they  would  have 
fetched  wheat;  and  they  smote  him  ''un- 
der the  fifth  rih :  and  Rechab  and  Baanah 
his  brother  escaped. 

7  For  when  they  came  into  the  house, 
he  lay  on  his  bed  in  his  bedchamber,  and 
they  smote  him,  and  slew  him,  and  be- 
headed him,  and  took  his  head,  and  gat 
them  away  through  1hc  plain  all  night. 

8  And  they  brought  the  head  of  Ish-bo- 
sheth unto  David  to  Hebron,  and  said  to  the 
king,  Behold  the  head  of  Ish-bosheth  the 
son  of  Saul  thine  enemy,  which  sought '  thy 
life;  and  the  Lord  hath  avenged  my  lord 
the  king  this  day,  of  Saul  and  of  his  seed. 

9  TfAnd  David  answered  Rechab  and 
Baanah  his  brother,  the  sons  of  Rimmon 
the  Beerothite,  and  said  unto  them.  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  who  "'hath  redeemed  my  soul 
out  of  all  adversity, 

10  When"  one  told  me,  saying.  Behold, 
Saul  is  dead,  II  thinking  to  have  brought 
good  tidings,  I  took  hold  of  him,  and  slew 
him  in  Ziklag,  *who  thought  that  I  would 
have  given  him  a  reward  for  liis  tidings: 

1 1  How  much  more,  when  wicked  men 
have  slain  a  righteous  person  in  his  own 
house  upon  his  bed?  shall  I  not  therefore 
now  °  require  his  blood  of  your  hand,  and 
take  you  away  from  the  earth? 


kcliap.2:23.  1  1  Sam.  19 : 2,  Id,  11 ;  23:15;  2r.:29;  Psa.  63  :  9, 
10;  71:24.  m  Gen.  48:16;  ISam.  26:24;  lKing9,l:29:  Psa. 
31:7;  34:6,7,17.  n  chap.  I  :  2-lB.  I\  He\>.  he  mat  in  hu  oian 
eyef  as  a  bringer  of.  *  Or,  which  was  the  reward  I  gave  him. 
o  Gen.  9:. 1,6. 


confidence  in  them  till  thcjir  professions  are  verified 
by  their  conduct. 

2.').  Hen  may  appear  very  anxious  to  accomplish 
one  object,  when  they  are  looking  principally  at  an- 
other ;  and  may  denounce  others  for  deception,  while 
they  are  seeking  to  practise  it  themselves. 

39.  None  are  so  high  in  authority  and  power  that 
they  can  commit  murder  with  impunity.  Though 
they  should  not  be  punished  by  men,  tiie  vengeance 
of  G-od  in  due  time  will  overtake  them,  and  they 
will  sink  under  his  indignation.  1  Kings,  2  :  5,  6, 
32-3t. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

2.  lleeroth  ;  a.city  near  Gibeon. 

4.  The  tidings  came;  of  the  death  of  Saul  and 
Jonathan. 

7.  Through  the  plain;  on  the  w.ay  from  Ma- 
hanaim  to  Hebron. 

10.  0/ie  told  me;  chap.  1  :  2-16. 

11.  A  righteous  person;  innocent  as  to  his 
murderers,  one  who  had  done  them  no  wrong. 

IXSTRUCTIOXS. 
1.  Those  wlio  oppose  the  cause  of  God  and  at- 
tempt to  frustrate  his  designs,  will  soon  find  them- 
399 


David  is  made  kim 


II.  SAMUEL,    V. 


over  all  Israel. 


12  And  'David  commanded  his  young 
men,  and  Ihey  slew  them,  and  cut  off  their 
hands  and  their  feet,  and  hanged  them  up 
over  the  pool  in  Hebron.  Rut  they  took 
the  head  of  Ish-bosheth,  and  buried  it  in 
the ''sepulchre  of  Abner  in  Hebron. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  tribes' come  to  Hebron  to  anoint  David  over  Israel. 
4  David's  ajc.  fi  lie  taking  Zion  from  the  Jebusites 
dwellethinit.  11  Hiram  sendeth  to  David.  13Eleven 
sons  are  born  to  him  in  Jerusalem.  17  David,  directed 
by  God,  smitelh  the  Philistines  at  Baal-perazim,  22 
and  again  at  the  mulberry-trees. 

THEN  <^came  all  tlie  tribes  of  Israel  to 
David  unto  Hebron,  and  spake,  saying, 
Behold,  we  ^arc  thy  bone  and  thy  flesh. 

2  Also  in  time  past,  when  Saul  was  king 
over  us,  •'thou  wast  he  thatlcddest  out  and 
broughtest  in  Israel :  and  the  Lord  said  to 
thee,  Thou  shalt  "^fced  my  people  Israel, 
and  thou  shalt  be  a  £  captain  over  Israel. 

3  So  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came  to  the 
king  to  Hebron  ;  and  king  David  made  a 
league''  with  them  in  Hebron  before  the 
Loud  :  and  they  anointed  David  king  over 
Israel. 

4  ^  David  urns  thirty  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  «/irf  he  reigned'  forty  years. 

5  In  Hebron  he  reigned  ovcr.ludah  sev- 
en years  and  six  months:  and  in  Jerusa- 
lem he  reigned  thirty  and  three  years  over 
all  Israel  and  .ludah. 

6  ^And  the  king  and  his  men  went  to 
.lerusalemJ  unto  the  .lebusites,  the  inhab- 
itants of  the  land  :  which  spake  unto  Da- 
vid, saying.  Except  thou  take  away  the 
blind  and  the  lame,  thou  shalt  not  come 
in  hither :  *thinking,  David  cannot  come 
in  hither. 

7  Nevertheless,  David  took  the  strong- 
hold of  Zion:  the''samej.s- the  city  of  David. 

8  And  David  said  on  that  day,  Whoso- 


•  chap.  1  :  15.  bclmp.3:32.  c  1  rhron.  1 1  :  I.  li  .Tuils.  9  :'2. 
•■  1  Siim.  18:13.  f  Psa.  78  :  70-7-2.  B  Is.i.  .WM.  HKinjs.  U  :  17  : 
Neh.  9:38.  i  1  Cliron.  2'.):  27.  j  Josli.  1.5  :  63.  *  Or,  sai/iliij,  Da- 
vid thall  not.  k  1  KlnxK.S:  I.  \  Ot,  Because  they  had  said,  even 
the  blind  and  the  Lime^  He  shall  not  come  into  the  house,     f  Hc-b, 


selves  in  great  trouble,  and  exposed  to  evils  whicli 
they  cannot  escape. 

4.  Many  are  the  dangers  of  life  and  limb  to  which 
little  children  .are  expo.sed,  and  the  kindness  of  God 
in  their  preservation  and  comfort  is  constant  and 
great. 

6.  Rulers  who  depend  for  support  only  on  sol- 
diers, can  never  be  safe  :  many  who  for  a  time  fight 
for  them  will,  when  they  hope  to  be  gainers,  light 
against  them  and  even  take  their  life. 

8.  Men  often  glory  in  iniquity,  aiid  speak  of  trea- 
son, bloodshed,  and  murder  as  if  they  were  pleasing 
to  G-od,  and  entitled  the  perpetrators  to  the  gratitude 
of  their  fellow-men. 

9.  Men  who  trust  in  God  will  not  commit  sin  to 
accomplish  his  or  their  purposes;  nor  will  they  re- 
ward it  or  connive  at  it  in  others. 

12.  All  who  expect  in  the  end  to  be  gainers  by  the 
commission  of  sin,  will  meet  with  sure  and  woful 
disappointment. 
400 


ever  getteth  up  to  the  gutter,  and  ^B.eiiow 
smitetli  the  Jebusites,  and  the  lame  and 
the  blind,  tliat  are  hated  6f  David's  soul, 
he  .shall  be  chief  and  captain,  t  Wherefore 
they  said.  The  blind  and  the  lame  shall 
not  come  into  the  house. 

9  So  David  dwelt  in  the  fort,  and  called 
it  the  city  of  David.  And  David  built 
round  about  from  Millo  and  inward. 

1 0  And  David  went  t  on,  and  grew  great, 
and  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  teas  with  him. 

11  T[And  'Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent 
messengers  to  David,  and  cedar-trees,  and 
carpenters,  and  ^'masons:  and  they  built 
David  a  house. 

12  And  David  perceived  that  the  Lord 
had  established  him  king  over  Israel,  and 
that  he  had  exalted  his  kingdom  for  his 
people  Israel's  sake. 

13  ^  And  David  took  him  '"more  concu- 
bines and  wives  out  of  Jerusalem,  after 
he  was  come  from  Hebron  :  and  there  were 
yet  sons  and  daughters  born  to  David. 

14  And  these  te  the  names  of  those  that 
were  born  unto  him  in  Jerusalem;  H  Sham- 
muah,  and  Shobab,  and  Natlian,  and  Sol- 
omon, 

1 5  Ibhar  also,  and  *Elishua,  and  Nepheg, 
and  Japhia, 

16  And  Elishama,  and  t  Eliad*,  and 
Eliphalet. 

17  1[But  when  the  Philistines  heard 
that  they  had  anointed  David  king  over 
Israel,  all  the  Philistines  came  up  to  seek 
David;  and  David  heard  of  it,  and  went 
down  to  the  "hold. 

1 8  The  "Philistines  also  came  and  spread 
themselves  in  the  p  valley  of  Rcphaim. 

19  And  David  1  inquired  of  the  Lord, 
saying.  Shall  I  go  up  to  the  Philistines? 
wilt  thou  deliver  them  into  my  handl 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  David,  Go  up : 

gnitlg  aJld  fffotvinij.  I  1  Kitip*.  .5:  I.  ^  Heb.  hewers  oj"  the  stone 
of  the  wall,  m  nelit.  17:17;  1  Chnm.  14:3.  ||  Or.  .SViimtri.  1  Cliron. 
3 -.a.  *  Or, Elishama.  1  Cliron.  3:  fi.  t  Or,  Bw/mrfo.  I  Cliron. 
14:7.  n  cliap.  23:14.  o  1  Cbronicles,  11  :  15.  p  Jo.^liua  15:8. 
q  James  4;  15. 


CHAPTER  V. 

1.  Then  came  all  the  trihes:  David  had  before 
reigned  over  only  the  tribe  of  Judah.    Ver.  5. 

2.  Feed  my  people, ;  this  is  the  first  time  a  ruler 
is  spoken  of  in  the  Bible  under  the  emblem  of  a 
shepherd. 

3.  Made  a  league;  an  agreement  ■with  them, 
as  to  the  manner  lu  which  he  would  govern. 

6.  Jerusalem  :  a  portion  of  this  city  had  con- 
tinued to  be  inhabited  bv  the  Jebusites.  T/ie  blind 
and  the  lame  ;  the  Jebusites  thought  themseh-es 
so  strongly  fortified  that  even  the  blind  and  lame 
could  defend  them  from  the  assaults  of  David. 

9.  j\lillo;  supposed  to  have  been  a  part  of  the 
fortress  on  mount  Zion. 

11.  Ti/re  ;  a  city  of  the  Phcnicians  on  the  Medi- 
terranean, near  tl^  northern  border  of  Palestine. 

17.  The  hold;  a  fortress,  or  fortified  place. 

18.  Rephaim  ;  a  valley  south-west  of  Jerusa- 
lem, towards  Bethlehem. 


He  brins^eth  the  ark 


II.  SAMUEL,    VI. 


from  Kirjath-jearim. 


i; "ion''  for  I  will  doubtless  deliver  the  '  new  cart,  and  brought  it  out  of  the  house 
Philistines  into  thy  hand.  of  Abinadab  that  was  in  tGibeah:   and 

20  And  David   came  to  Baal-perazim,   Uzzah  and  Ahio,  the  sons  of  Abinadab, 
and  David  smote  them  there,  and  said, '  drave  the  new  cart. 

The  Lord  hath  broken  forth  upon  mine  |  4  And  they  brought  it  out  of  the  house 
enemies  before  me,  as  the  breach  of  wa-  of  Abinadab  which  u'as  at  Gibeah,  tac- 
ters.     Therefore  he  called  the  name  of  companying  the  ark  of  God:   and  Ahio 


that  place  *Baal-peraznn. 

21  And  there  they  left  their  images,  and 
David  and  his  men  t  burned  them. 

22  1[And  the  Philistines  came  up  yet 
again,  and  spread  themselves  in  the  val- 
ley of  Rephaim. 

23  And  when  David  inquired  of  the 
Lord,  he  said.  Thou  shalt  not  go  up;  but 
fetch  a  compass  behind  them,  and  come 
upon  them  over  against  the  mulberry- 
trees. 

24  And  let  it  be,  when  thou  hearest  the 
sound  of  a  going  in  the  tops  of  the  mul- 
berry-trees, that  then  thou  shalt  bestir 
thyself:  for  then  shall  the  Lord  go  out 
before  thee,  to  smite  the  host  of  the  Phil 
istines. 

25  And  David  did  so,  as  the  Lord  had  com- 
manded him;  and  smote  the  Philistines 
from  JGeba  until  thou  come  to  Gazer. 

CHAPTER   VI. 

1  David  fetcheth  the  ark  from  Kirjath-jearim  on  a  new 
cart.  6  Uzzah  is  smitten  at  Perez-uzzah.  9  God 
blesseth  Obed-edom  for  the  ark.  12  David  bringing 
the  ark  into  Zion  wiih  sacrifices,  danceth  before  it, 
for  which  Wichal  despiseth  him.  17  He  placeth  it 
in  a  tabernacle  with  great  joy  and  feasting.  "20  Mi- 
chal  reproving  David  for  his  religious  joy,  is  childless 
to  her  death. 

AGAIN,  David  gathered  together  all  the 
chosen  men  of  Israel,  thirty  thousand. 

2  And  David  arose,  and  went  with  all 
the  people  that  were  with  him  from  ^  Baale 
of  Judah,to  bring  up  from  thence  the  ark 
of  God,  II  whose  name  is  called  by  the  name 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts  that  dwelleth  hehueen 
the  cherubim. 

3  And  they  *set  the  ark  of  God  upon  a 


*  Tll.1t  is.  the  plain  of  breaches.  f  Or.  took  them  nwat/. 
i  Gibeon.  ICIiron.  14:  16.  ij  Or,  Baalah,  that  i!>,  Khiathieiirim. 
.IobIi.  15  :  n,  fiO.  II  Heb.  <i<  li'/iic/i  the  name,  evpn  the  name  of  the 
tiORDof  hosts,  was  called  upon.     *  Heh.  made  to  ride,    f  Or,  Me 


20.    Baal-perazim;    meaning,    the    plain    of 
breaches  ;  it  was  in  the  valley  of  Repliaiin. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

].  Those  wlio  wait  upon  God  in  humble  suppli- 
cation and  hearty  obedience,  will  in  due  time,  and 
in  the  best  way,  receive  all  whicli  they  need  or  can 
reasonably  desire. 

3.  A  clear  definition  and  correct  understanding!;  of 
the  mutual  relations  and  duties  of  rulers  and  people 
tend  to  promote  the  stability  of  civil  government 
and  to  increase  its  usefulness. 

6.  Dependence  on  creatures  is  followed  by  sore 
disappointment;  while  dependence  on  God  secures 
his  blessing  and  leads  to  glorious  success. 

12.  Rulers  are  appointed  and  entrusted  with  au- 
thority for  the.  good  of  the  people,  and  are  bound  in 
all  their  acts  to  seek  this  end. 

13.  Great  prosperity  increases  the  power  of  temp- 
tation, and  often  leads  to  great  transgressions. 


went  before  the  ark. 

.5  And  David  and  all  the  house  of  Israel 
played  before  the  Lord  on  all  manner 
of  instruments  made  of  fir-wood,  even  on 
harps,  and  on  psalteries,  and  on  timbrels, 
and  on  cornets,  and  on  cymbaLs. 

6  T[  And  when  they  came  to  ^  Nachon's 
threshing-floor,  L^zzah  put 'forth  his  hand 
to  the  ark  of  God,  and  took  hold  of  it ;  for 
the  oxen  il  shook  it. 

7  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against  Uzzah,  and  God  smote  him 
there  for  /i/,s- *error ;  and  there  he  died  by 
the  ark  of  God. 

8  And  David  was  displeased,  because 
the  Lord  had  tmade  a  breach  upon  Uz- 
zah; and  he  called  the  name  of  the  place 
Perez-uzzah  +  to  this  day. 

<>  And  David  was  ''afraid  of  the  Lord 
that  day,  and  said,  How  shall  ihe  ark  of 
the  Lord  come  to  me? 

10  So  David  would  not  remove  the  ark 
of  the  Lord  unto  him  into  the  city  of  Da- 
vid: but  David  carried  it  aside  into  the 
house  of  Obed-edom  the  Gittite. 

11  And  the  ark  of  the  Lord  continued 
in  the  house  of  Obed-edom  the  Gittite 
three  months  :  and  the  Lord  blessed  Obed- 
edom,  and  all  his  household. 

12  T[  And  it  was  told  king  DaA'id,  saying. 
The  Lord  hath  blessed  the  house  of  Obed- 
edom,  and  all  that  pertaincth  unto  him, 
because *=  of  the  ark  of  God.  So  David 
went  and  brought  up  the  ark  of  God  from 
the  house  of  Obed-edom  into  the  city  of 
David  with  gladness. 

13  And  it  was  so,  that  when  they  that 


i  Ueh.wilh.  %  Chidon.  1  Chronicles,  13:9.  »  Numbers 
'■*.  II  Or,  stumbled.  *  Or,  rashness,  f  Hebrew,  broken, 
t  Th.1t  18,  the  breach  of  Uzzah.  b  Ps.ihn  119: 1-20.  c  Mattliew 
IO:-l-2. 


17,  Such  is  the  wickedness  of  men,  that  the  in- 
creasing power  and  prosperity  of  one  nation  awak- 
ens the  jealousy  and  provokes  the  hostility  of  another, 
and  leads  them  to  seek  their  own  elevation  by  the 
depression  or  ruin  of  their  neighbors, 

20,  One  nation  can  gain  no  advantage  over  an- 
other, except  such  as  God  sees  fit  to  grant,  or  for 
wise  reasons  to  permit;  and  whenever  he  gives 
prosperity,  he  lays  men  under  new  obligations  to 
obey  him. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

2.  Baale;  another  name  for  Kirjath-jearim. 

6.  Put  forth  his  hand ;  this  was  contrary  to 
the  command  of  God.     Num.  \  :  15-20. 

8.  Pfiez-nzzah ;  meaning,  the  breach  of  Uz- 
zah. 

10.    The  Gittite  ;  so  called,  it  is  supposed,  from 
Gath-rimmon,  the  place  of  his  birth  or  abode. 
401 


Great  joy  at  the 


II.  SAMUEL,   VII. 


restoring  of  the  ark. 


bare*  the  ark  of  llic  Lord  had  gone  six 
paces,  he  sacriliccd  oxen  and  fatling.s. 

14  And  David  ''danced  before  the  Lord 
■vvitli  all  his  might ;  and  David  was  ■"  girded 
^vit!l  a  linen  cphod. 

15  So ''  David  and  all  the  hou.se  of  Israel 
brought  up  the  arkof  the  LoRDwith  shout- 
ing," and  \\\\\\  the  sound  of  tlic  trumpet. 

16  And  as  the  ark  of  the  Loud  came  into 
the  city  of  David,  Miehal  Saul's  daughter 
looked  through  a  window,  and  saw  king 
David  leaping  and  dancing  before  the 
Lord;  and  slie  despised  him  in  her  heart. 

17  If  And  ""they  brought  in  the  ark  of  the 
Lord,  and  set  it  in  his  place,  in  the  midst 
of  the  tabernacle  that  David  had  *pitched 
for  it:  and  David ^otTered  burnt-otierings 
and  peace-offerings  before  the  Lord. 

18  And  as  soon  as  David  had  made  an 
end  of  oflering  burnt-offerings  and  pcace- 
ofl'erings,  he  ''blessed  the  people  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

19  And  'he  dealt  among  all  the  people, 
even  among  the  whole  multitude  of  Israel, 
as  well  to  the  women  as  men,  to  every  one 
a  cake  of  bread,  and  a  good  piece  of  flesh, 
and  a  flagon  of  wine.  So  all  the  people 
departed  every  one  to  his  house. 

20  ^  Then  David  returned  to  ^  bless  his 
household.  And  Miehal  the  daughter  of 
Saul  came  out  to  meet  David,  and  said, 
How  glorious  was  the  king  of  Israel  to- 
day, who ''uncovered  himself  to-day  in 
the  eyes  of  the  handmaids  of  his  servants, 
as  one  of  the  vain  fellows  t  shamelessly 
uncovcreth  himself! 

21  And  David  said  unto  Miehal,  //  was 
before  the  Lord,  which  '  chose  me  before 
thy  father,  and  before  all  his  house,  to  ap- 
point me  ruler  over  the  people  of  the  Lord, 


•  1  Cliron.  1S;2,  15,  etc.  b  Psa.  M  :  11  ;  150:  4.  c  1  .Sam.  2: 18, 
28.  *P.ia.  132.  e  Psa.47:l.  f  I  Cljrnu.  16:  I.  ^  Heh.  flretched. 
t.  I  Kings,  8: 5.  fi3  k  Ex.  39: « ;  1  Kill^s,  8  :  ."W.  i  2  Clirnn.  :in,  2<  ; 
.11:7,  8,  1  J;  Nell. 8:10.  j  I'e.i.  30,  title  :  ini :  2.  k  ver  M.lti; 
ISaiii.  Iil::4.  i  Or.oiienty.  M  S:iin.  13  :  14  ;  lii:  2<!.  t  Or,  of 
the  hantimttids  i>('  my  .^ervanta.     m  1  Sam.  l.S  :  35.     "1  Cliron.  17  ;  I. 


14.  Danced  be  fore  the  Lord;  as  a  manifesta- 
tion of  joy  in  God  and  gratitude  for  his  mercies. 

IG.  Despised  him  ;  she  tliought  he  was  degrad- 
ing himself. 

"21.  It  was  before  the  Lord ;  for  the  purpose  of 
honoring  him. 

TNSTKUCTIONS. 

2.  Rulers  and  people  should  without  any  unne- 
cessary delay  establish  the  worship  of  God,  and 
regularly  attend,  according  to  his  will,  upon  all  the 
ordinances  of  his  appointment. 

6.  Irreverence  and  rashness  in  our  approaches  to 
God,  and  all  disregard  to  his  commands  in  our  at- 
tendance on  his  worship,  are  ofTensive  in  his  sight 
and  expose  men  to  his  displeasure. 

10.  The  disple.-isure  of  God  against  those  who 
profane  his  worship,  should  not  lead  any  to  neglect 
it,  for  that  vi'ill  also  displeivse  him  ;  while  in  prop- 
erly attending  upon  it,  they  will  secure  his  favor  and 
receive  a  great  reward. 

IG.  Ardent  love  to  God  and  eng.agedne.ss  in  his 
worship,  are  thought  by  many  to  be  suitable  only 
402 


over  Israel:  therefore  will  I  play  *„-.c:m2: 
before  the  Lord. 

22  And  I  will  yet  be  more  vile  than  thus, 
and  will  be  base  in  mine  own  sight:  and 
of-  the  maid-servants  which  thou  hast 
spoken  of,  of  them  shall  I  be  had  in  honor. 

2.3  Therefore  Miehal  the  daughter  of  Saul 
had  no  child  '"unto  the  day  of  her  death. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Nathan  first  approving  the  purpose  of  David  to  build 
God  a  house.  4  after  by  the  word  of  God  forbiddelh 
him.  12  He  promiseth  him  benefits  and  blessings  in 
his  seed.     18  David's  prayer  and  thanksgiving. 

AN  D  it  eame  to  pass, "  when  the  king  sat 
in  his  house,  and  the  Lord  had  "given 
hiin  rest  round  aboutfrom  allhis  enemies  ; 

2  That  the  king  said  unto  Nathan  the 
prophet.  See  now,  I  dwell  in  a  house  of 
cedar,P  but  the  ark  of  God  dwelleth  within 
curtains. 1 

.3  And  Nathan  said  to  the  king,  Go,  do 
all  that  is  in  thy  heart;  for  the  Lord  is 
with  thee. 

4  %  And  it  came  to  pass  that  night,  that 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Nathan, 
saying, 

5  Go  and  telH  my  servant  David,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Shalt  ■'thou  build  me  a 
house  for  me  to  dwell  in? 

6  Whereas  I  have  not  dwelt  in  amy  house 
since  the  time  that  I  brought  up  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  even  to  this 
day,  but  have  walked  in  a  tent  and  in  a 
tabernacle. 

7  In  all  the  places  wherein  I  have 'walked 
with  all  the  children  of  Israel  spake  I  a 
word  with  any  of  the  II  tribes  of  Israel, 
whom  I  commanded  to  Meed  my  people  Is- 
rael, saying,  Why  build  ye  not  me  a  house 
of  cedar? 


»  Psa.  18,title.  p  cliap.  .">:  11.  q  Ki.  26: 1,  etc  :  4U:21.  5  Heb. 
to  mv  servant,  to  David.  r  1  Kings,  .«i:3:  8:16-19;  1  Cliron. 
22:8;  28:3,  etc.  •  Leviticus  26:11,  12;  Deuteronomy  2^!:  14  ; 
2  Corinthians,  6  :  1,6.  ||  judaet.  1  Clironirles,  17:6.  t  cliap.  .S  :  2  ; 
Psalm  78:71,  72;  Jeremiah  3: 15;  M.itthew  2  :  6  ;  Acts  ■.10:28; 
1  Peter,  5  :  2. 


for  the  weak  and  isrnorant;  but  they  are  in  reality 
e.xalting  and  ennobling,  and  confer  the  highest  and 
most  durable  honor  upon  persons  of  all  descriptions. 

18.  Acts  of  piety  should  never  be  dissociated  from 
those  of  charity  and  mercy ;  nor  should  the  public 
duties  of  religion  be  disconnected  from  those  of  the 
family  .and  the  closet ;  but  regular  attendance  on  the 
one  should  be  .a  preparation  for  the  conscientious 
and  h.abitual  performance  of  the  other. 

21.  Those  who  know  by  experience  the  pleasure 
and  the  benefit  of  fervently  worshipping  God  in 
spirit  and  in  truth,  will  not  be  deterred  from  it  by 
the  sneers  and  scoffs  of  friends  or  foes  ;  but  will  re- 
solve in  his  strength,  whatever  others  may  do,  to  be 
more  and  more  devoted,  for  time  and  eternity,  to  his 
service. 

CHAPTER  VII. 
2.   Within  curtains ;  in  the  tabernacle.    Chap 
6:17. 

G.    Walked;  manifested  his  visible  presence. 
7.    The  tribes  ;  their  rulers. 


God^s  covenant 


II.  SAMUEL,    VII. 


with  Bnvid. 


S.c'-.^i"  8  Now  therefore  so  shalt  thon  .say 
unto  my  servant  David,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  host.s,  I  took  thee  from  the  sheep- 
cote,  from  *folloAving  the  sheep,  to  be  ruler 
over  my  people,  over  Israel : 

9  And  I  was  "with  thee  whithersoever 
thou  Aventest,  and  ''have  cut  off  all  thine 
enemies  t  out  of  thy  sight,  and  have  made 
thee  a  great  "^  name,  like  unto  the  name  of 
the  great  men  that  are  in  the  earth. 

10  Moreover  I  will  appoint  a  place  for 
my  people  Israel,  and  will  "^  plant  them, 
that  they  may  dwell  in  a  place  of  their 
own,  and  move  no  more;  ''neither  shall 
the  children  of  wickedness  afflict  them 
any  more,  as  beforetime, 

1 1  And  as  since  the  time  that  I  com- 
manded judges  iohc  over  my  people  Israel, 
and  have  caused  thee  to  rest  from  all  thine 
enemies.  Also  the  Lord  telleth  thee  that 
he  will  make  thee  a  '^house. 

1 2  ^  And  when  thy  days  be  fulfilled,  and 
thou  shalt  sleep  with  thy  fathers,  I  will 
set  up  thy  ^sced  after  thee,  which  shall 
proceed  out  of  thy  bowels,  and  I  will 
establish  his  kingdom. 

13  He  shall  build  a  house  for  my  name, 
and  I  will  establish  the  throne  of  his  king- 
dom for  ever. 

14  I ''will  be  his  father,  and  he  sliall  be 
my  son.  If  he  commit  iniquity,  I  will 
chasten  him  with  the  rod  of  men,  and  with 
the  stripes  of  the  children  of  men: 

15  But '  my  mercy  shall  not  depart  away 
from  him,  as  I  took  it  from  Saul,  whom  I 
put  away  before  thee. 

1 6  And  thy  house  and  thy  kingdom  shall 
be  established  for  ever  before  thee :  thy 
throneJ  shall  be  established  for  ever. 

17  According  to  all  these  words,  and 
according  to  all  this  vision,  so  did  Nathan 
speak  unto  David. 

18  TIThen  went  king  David  in.  and  sat 
before  the  Lord,  and  he  said, ''  Who  am  I, 
0  Lord  God"?  and  what  is  my  house,  that 
thou  hast  brought  me  hitherto"? 

19  And  this  was  yet  a  small  thing  in 
thy  sight,  0  Lord  God  ;   but  thou   hast 


»  Heb.  a/(cr.  ■  cli;ip.  5  :  10  ;  1  S:im.  18:  U.  h  Pan.  18:  37-«. 
t  Heb.  Jrom  thy  /act.  c  Gen.  12  :  2.  d  Vsx.  U  :  •-' ;  Jer.  24  :  K. 
e  Ezek.  28:24;  Kev.  21:4.  f  I  Kinsa,  1 1  :  38.  e  1  Kings,  8: -.'O  ; 
Pe.1.  IM  :  II,  12.  h  Van.  8«:  20-.17.  ■  I  Kings,  11  :  13,  34.  j  .lolm 
12:34;  Heb.  1:8.     k  Gen.  32: 10 ;  Epli.  3:8.     i  Heb.  laio.     1  Psa. 


11.  ]\rai-e  thee  a  housf  ;  give  him  posteiityto 
succeed  him  on  the  throne  of  Israel. 

14.  With  the  rod  of  men  ;  gentlj'  and  for  his 
good,  as  a  kind  father  corrects  his  child. 

10.  Thy  throne  shall  be  established ;  it  should 
not  he  taken  away,  as  it  was  from  Saul ;  but  should 
continue  in  David's  family  till  the  coming  of  Christ, 
who,  as  King  of  his  people,  will  reign  for  ever. 

18.  Sat  before  the  Lord ;  before  the  ark  in  the 
tabernacle. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  When  men  employ  their  seasons  of  rest  and 
retirement  in  reviewing  the  goodness  of  God,  and  in 


spoken  also  of  thy  servant's  house  for  a 
great  while  to  come.  And  is  this  the 
manjicr^  of  man,  0  Lord  God? 

20  And  what  can  David  say  more  unto 
thee?  for  thou.  Lord  God,  knowest  thy 
servant. 

21  For  thy  word's  'sake,  and  according 
to  thine  own  heart,  hast  thou  done  all 
these  great  things,  to  make  thy  servant 
know  them. 

22  Wherefore  thou  '"art  great,  0  Lord 
God :  for  "there  is  none  like  thee,  neither 
is  there  any  God  besides  thee,  according  to 
all  that  we  liavc  heard  with  our  cars. 

2.3  And"  what  one  nation  in  the  earth  is 
like  thy  people,  even  like  Israel,  whom 
God  went  to  redeem  for  a  people  to  him- 
self, and  to  make  him  a  name,  and  to  do 
for  you  great  things  and  terrible,  for  thy 
land,  before  thy  people,  which  thou  re- 
decmcdst  to  thee  from  Egypt,  from  the 
nations  and  their  gods? 

24  For  P thou  hast  confirmed  to  thyself 
thy  people  Israel  to  he  a  people  unto  thee 
for  ever:  and  i thou.  Lord,  art  become 
their  God. 

25  And  now,  0  Lord  God,  the  word  that 
thou  hast  spoken  concerning  thy  servant, 
and  concerning  his  house,  establish  it  for 
ever,  and  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

26  And  let  thy  name  be  magnified  for 
ever,  saying.  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  the  God 
over  Israel :  and  let  the  house  of  thy  ser- 
vant David  be  established  before  thee. 

27  For  thou,  0  Lord  of  hosts,  God  of 
Israel,  hast  ^  revealed  to  thy  servant,  say- 
ing, I  will  build  thee  a  house :  therefore 
hath  thy  servant  found  in  his  heart  to 
pray  this  prayer  unto  thee. 

28  And  now,0  Lord  God,  thou  art  that 
God,  and  thy  'words  be  true,  and  thou  hast 
promised  this  goodness  unto  thy  servant: 

29  Therefore  now  II  let  it  please  theo  to 
bless  tiie  house  of  thy  servant,  that  it  may 
continue  for  ever  before  thee  :  for  thou,  O 
Lord  God,  liast  spoken  it:  and  with  thy 
blessing  let  the  house  of  thy  servant  be 
blessed  for  "ever. 


138:2;  Eiek.  36  :  22,  32.  m  ,)eremi.ih  10:  fi,  7.  n  Uainh  4.'> : .% 
18,22.  o  Psnlm  147:20.  p  Deuteronomy  26:18.  q  Psalm 
48:14.  5  Hvh.  opened  the  eav.  Uuth  4  :  4  ;  1  Samuel,  3  :  IS; 
Psalm  40:  6.  r  John  17:  17.  WReh.  be  thou  pltatcd  and  btett. 
•  chap.  22:51. 


devising  plans  for  the  promotion  of  his  glory,  much 
benefit  may  be  expected  to  result  to  them,  to  thei'T 
children,  and  to  all  who  may  feel  their  influence. 

8.  A  faithful  review  of  the  goodness  of  God  to  us 
is  suited  to  fill  us  with  humility  and  self-abasement, 
and  also  with  adoring  gratitude  and  praise. 

\'2.  God,  in  giving  parents  reason  to  hope  that 
when  they  die  their  children  will  imitate  their  good 
example,  and  execute  the  schemes  of  benevolence 
which  they  devise,  greatly  encourages  them  to  call 
upon  him,  and  to  devote  themselves  with  increasing 
fidelity  to  his  glory  and  the  good  of  their  fellow- 
men. 

403 


Duvid  subducth  Philistines, 


II.  SAMUEL,   VIII. 


Moabitcs,  and  Syrians. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  David  subdueth  the  Philistines  and  tlie  Moabites. 
3  He  smiteth  Hadadezer,  and  the  Syrians.  9  Toi 
sendeth  Joram  with  presents  to  bless  him.  11  The 
presents  and  the  spoil  Day'd  dedicatelh  to  God.  14 
He  putteth  garrisons  in  Edom.     16  David's  officers. 

AND  "after  this  it  came  to  pass,  that 
David  smote  the  Philistines,  and  sub- 
dued them  :  and  David  took  *Metheg-am- 
mah  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

2  And  he  smote ''Moab.  and  "^measured 
them  with  a  line,  casting  them  down  to 
the  ground ;  even  with  two  lines  meas- 
ured he  to  put  to  death,  and  with  one  full 
line  to  keep  alive.  And  .so  the  Moabites 
became  David's  ''servants,  and  brought 
gifts.'' 

3  %  David  smote  also  +  Hadadezer,  the 
son  of  Rchob,  king  of  Zobah,  as  he  went 
to  recover  his  border  at  the  river  Eu- 
phrates. 

4  And  David  took  +  from  him  a  thousand 
chariots,^  and  seven  hundred  liorsemen, 
and  twenty  thousand  footmen  :  and  David 
houghed s  all  the  chariot  horses,  but  re- 
served of  them  for  a  hundred  chariots. 

5  And  when  the  Syrians  of  Damascus 
came  to  succor ''  Hadadezer  king  of  Zobah, 
David  slew  of  the  Syrians  two  and  twenty 
thousand  men. 

6  Then  David  put  garrisons  in  Syria  of 
Damascus :  and  the  Syrians  became  ser- 
vants to  David,  and  brought  gifts.  And 
the '  Lord  preserved  David  whithersoever 
he  went. 

7  And  David  took  the  shields  of  gold 
that  were  on  the  servants  of  Hadadezer, 
and  brought  them  to  Jerusalem. 

8  And  from  ^  Betah,  and  from  H  Berothai, 
cities  of  Hadadezer,  king  David  took  ex- 
ceeding much  brass. 


a  1  Cliron.  18  : 1.  ^  Or.  the  bridle  of  Ammah.  b  Num.  24:  IT. 
t  cliap.  12:31.  d  ver,  fi,  14.  »  1  Sam.  10:57:  Van.  72:10.  f  Or, 
//ac/nrf:er.  1  Chron.  18:3.  JOr.n/Aw.  r  1  Cliron.  18:4.  g  .losli. 
ll:R,a  h  I  Kings,  11 : 2.3.  i  ver.  14.  %  Or,  Ti7.Aa«/i.  \\  Or,  Chun. 
1  Cliron.  18:8.  *  Tou.  1  Chron.  18:0.  f  lladoram.  1  Cliron. 
18: 10.     X  Heb.  ask  him  of  peace.      %  Heh.  was  a  man  of  wars 


18.  When  the  goodness  of  G-od  leads  men  in  hum- 
ble and  devout  thanksgiving  to  himself,  it  shows 
that  they  are  ripening  for  increasing  manifestations 
and  e.xperience  of  his  goodness  for  ever. 

24.  To  have  Jehovah  for  their  God,  and  to  be  gov- 
erned by  his  laws,  is  the  best  defence  and  highest 
glory,  not  only  of  individuals  and  families,  but  of 
states  and  nations. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1.  Metheg-aynmah  ;  literally,  the  bridle  of  Am- 
mah ;  meaning  Gath  and  her  towns.    1  Chron.  18:1. 

2.  Moab ;  a  country  on  the  southeast  border  of 
Palestine.  Measureil  he  ;  divided  between  those 
who  were  to  be  put  to  deatli,  and  those  who  were  to 
be  preserved  alive. 

3.  Zobah  ;  a  part  of  Syria  north-east  of  Pales- 
tine. 

4.  Houghed;  cut  their  hamstrings. 

T).  Damascus;  a  distinguished  city  of  Syria. 
E).  llamath;  a  Syrian  province,  near  Palestine. 
13.   The  valley  of  salt ;  south  of  the  Dead  sea, 
404 


heard  that  David  had  smitten  all  the  host 
of  Hadadezer, 

10  Then  Toi  sent  tJoram  his  son  unto 
king  David,  to  ?  salute  him,  and  to  bless 
him,  because  he  had  fought  again.st  Ha- 
dadezer, and  smitten  him  :  for  Hadadezer 
had  ^  wars  with  Toi.  And  Joram  il  brought 
with  him  A'essels  of  silver,  and  vessels  of 
gold,  and  vessels  of  brass: 

1 1  Which  also  king  David  did  '  dedicate 
unto  the  Lord,  with  the  silver  and  gold 
that  he  had  dedicated  of  all  nations  which 
he  subdued  ; 

12  Of  Syria,  and  of  Moab,  and  of  the 
children  of  Ammon,  and  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  of  Amalek,  and  of  the  spoil  of 
Hadadezer,  son  of  Rehob,  king  of  Zobah. 

13  And  David  gat  A/m  a  name  when  he 
returned  from  *smiling  of  the  ''  Syrians  in 
the  'valley  of  salt,  ^ being  eighteen  thou- 
sand men. 

14  T[And  he  put  garrisons  in  Edom; 
throughout  all  Edom  put  he  garrisons,  and 
all  they  of  ""  Edom  became  David's  ser- 
vants. And  the  "Lord  preserved  David 
whithersoever  he  Avent. 

15  And  David  reigned  over  all  Israel; 
and  David  executed  "judgment  and  justice 
unto  all  his  people. 

1 6  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  teas  over 
the  host;  andPJehoshaphatthe  son  of  Ahi- 
lud  was  t recorder; 

17  And  iZadok  the  son  of  Ahitub,  and 
Ahimelech  the  son  of  Abiathar,  were  the 
priests ;  and  Seraiah  was  the  J  scribe ; 

18  And  ''Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada 
ivas  over  both  the  '  Cherethitcs  and  the 
Pelethitcs  ;  and  David's  sons  were  II  chief 
rulers. 

tvi^i.  II  HfU.  in  hit  hand  were,  i  lKin^,7:51;  I  Chron.  18: 1 1 ; 
2fi:2fi.  '  Heb.  his  smiting,  k  Psa.  60.  1  2  Kings,  14 : 7.  t  Or, 
slaving,  in  Gen.  27:29;  Num.  24:18.  n  Psa.  1:41:4-8.  o  Psa. 
7i'.2;  8ii:14;  Jer.  22: 15,  Ifi;  Amos  5: 1.5,  24.  plKing9,4:3. 
±  Or,  remembrancer,  or  writer  of  chronicles,  q  1  Cliron.  24:3. 
^  Or,  teaetari/.    r  1  Cliron.  18:17.    «1  Sam.  30:14.     ||  Or, princM. 


where  David's  general  slew  eigliteen  thojisand 
Syrians,  or  Edomites  united  with  the  Syrians  against 
him.    2  Kings,  14  :  7  ;  1  Chron.  18  :  12. 

18.   The  Cherethites  and  the  Pelethites  ;  sup- 
posed to  have  been  David's  body-guards. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Some  are  called  to  meet  death,  while  others 
who  appeared  to  be  equally  exposed  are  preserved 
alive.  But  wlioever  may  be  tlie  instruments,  and 
in  whatever  w;iy  life  is  preserved,  those  who  enjoy 
it  are  indebted  for  it  to  God,  and  are  bound  to  de- 
vote it  to  him. 

6.  However  exposed  men  may  be  to  danger  in 
doing  the  will  of  God,  by  putting  their  trust  in  him 
they  may  be  safe.  He  will  protect  them  till  their 
work  on  earth  is  accomplished,  and  then  receive 
them  to  the  rewards  of  grace  in  heaven. 

15.  However  successful  in  war  any  ruler  may  be, 
his  chief  glory  consists  in  doing  justly,  loving  mer- 
cy, walking  humbly  with  Gotl,  and  advancing,  as 
far  as  may  be  in  his  power,  the  highest  good  of 
mankind. 


His  kindness  to 


II.  SAMUEL,    X. 


Jonathan's  son. 


CHAPTER  IX. 


1  David  by Zibasendeth  for  Mephibosheth.  TForJon- 
athan's  sake  he  entertaineth  him  at  his  table,  and 
restoreth  him  all  that  was  Saul's.  9  He  maketh  Ziba 
his  farmer. 

A  ND  David  said,  Is  there  yet  any  that 
J:x.  is  left  of  the  house  of  Saul,  that  I 
may  show  him  ^kindness  for  Jonathan's 
sake  ? 

2  And  there  was  of  the  house  of  Saul 
a  servant  whose  name  teas  ''Ziba.  And 
when  they  had  called  him  unto  David,  the 
king  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  Zibal  And 
he  said,  Thy  servant  is  he. 

3  And  the  king  said.  Is  there  not  yet  any 
of  the  house  of  Saul,  that  I  may  show  the 
kindness  of  God  unto  himl  And  Ziba 
said  unto  the  king,  Jonathaii  hath  yet  a 
son,  which  is  "^ lame  on  his  feet. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  him.  Where  is 
he  ■?  And  Ziba  said  unto  the  king.  Behold, 
he  is  in  the  house  of ''Machir,  the  son  of 
Ammiel,  in  Lo-debar. 

5  ^  Then  king  David  sent,  and  fetched 
him  out  of  the  house  of  Machir,  the  son 
of  Ammiel,  from  Lo-debar. 

6  Now  when  *Mephiboshetli,  the  son  of 
Jonathan,  the  son  of  Saul,  was  come  unto 
David,  he  fell  on  his  face,  a,nd  did  rever- 
ence. And  David  said,  Mephibosheth. 
And  he  answered.  Behold  thy  servant! 

7  IT  And  David  said  unto  him.  Fear  not : 
for  I  will  surely  show  thee  kindness  for 
Jonathan  thy  father's  sake,  and  will  re- 
store thee  all  the  land  of  Saul  thy  father; 
and  thou  shalt  eat  bread  at  my  table  con- 
tinually. 

8  And  he  bowed  himself,  and  said.  What 
is  thy  servant,  that  thou  shouldest  look 
upon  such  a  dead  ''dog  as  I  am  ? 

9  ^  Then  the  king  called  to  Ziba,  Saul's 
servant,  and  said  unto  him,  I  have  ""given 
unto  thy  master's  son  all  that  pertained 
to  Saul  and  to  all  his  house. 

10  Thou  therefore,  and  thy  sons,  and 
thy  servants,  shall  till  the  land  for  him, 
and  thou  shalt  bring  in  the  fruits,  that  thy 


a  I  Sam.  20  :  14  ;  I'rov.  -27  :  10.  b  chap.  16  : 1,  4.  c  clinp.  4  :  4. 
a  eliap.  17 :  27.  *  Called  Mtribbaal.  1  Cliron.  8 :  34.  •  cliap.  16:9. 
f  chap.  19:29.      e  ver.  7, 13.      h  chap.  19:17.      i  I  Chron.  8 : 34. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

3.  T/ie  kindness  of  God;  great  and  special 
kindness,  according  to  his  oath  to  Jonathan.  1  Sam. 
20 :  14-17. 

4.  Lo-debar  ;  east  of  Jordan,  in  the  tribe  of  Gad. 

7.  T/u/  father;  his  grandfather. 

8.  A  dead  dog  ;  an  expression  of  great  unwor- 
thiness  of  such  distinguished  favors. 

13.   Was  lame  ;  chap.  4  :  4. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  True  piety  will  be  grateful,  not  only  to  Grod 
the  aiitlior  of  all  good,  but  to  those  who  imitate 
him.  and  through  wliom  his  goodness  is  displayed  ; 
and  it  will  manifest  itself,  not  only  towards  them, 
but  when  practicable  towards  others  who  are  con- 
nected with  them. 


master's  son  may  have  food  to  eat:  but 
Mephibosheth  thy  master's  sou  shall  eat 
breads  al  way  at  my  table.  Now  Ziba  had 
fifteen''  sons  and  twenty  servants. 

11  Then  said  Ziba  unto  the  king.  Ac- 
cording to  all  that  my  lord  the  king  hath 
commanded  his  servant,  so  shall  thy  ser- 
vant do.  As  for  Mephibosheth,  said  the 
king,  he  shall  eat  at  my  table,  as  one  of 
the  king's  sons. 

12  And  JMephibosheth  had  a  young  son, 
whose  name  teas  'JNIicha.  And  all  that 
dwelt  in  the  house  of  Ziba  were  servants 
unto  Mephibosheth. 

13  So  ^lephibosheth  dwelt  in  Jerusa- 
lem: for  he  did  eat  continually  at»the 
king's  J  table ;  and  was  lame  on  both  his 
feet. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  David's  messeno;ers,  sent  to  comfort  llanun  the  son  of 
Nahash,  are  villanously  entreated.  6  The  Ammon- 
ites, strengthened  by  the  Syrians,  are  overcome  by 
Joab  and  Abishai.  15  Shobach,  making  a  new  sup- 
ply of  the  Syrians  at  Helara,  is  slain  by  David. 

AND  ''  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  the 
king  of  the  children  of  Ammon  died, 
and  Hanun  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  Then  said  David,  I  will  show  kindness 
unto  Hanun  the  son  of  Nahash,  as  his 
father  showed  kindness  unto  me.  And 
David  sent  to  comfort  him  by  the  hand  of 
his  servants  for  his  father.  And  David's 
servants  came  into  the  land  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon. 

3  And  the  princes  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon said  unto  Hanun  their  lord,  tThink- 
est  thou  that  David  doth  honor  thy  father, 
that  he  liath  sent  comforters  unto  thee  ? 
hath  not  David  rather  sent  his  servants 
unto  thee,  to  'search  the  city,  and  to  spy 
it  out,  and  to  overtlirow  if? 

4  Wherefore  Hanun  took  David's  ser- 
vants, and  shaved  oft"  the  one  half  of  their 
beards,  and  cut  off  their  garments  in  the 
middle,  '"eve/i  to  their  buttocks,  and  sent 
them  away. 

5  When  they  told  it  unto  David,  he  sent 


j  2  Kings,  25 :  29.      k  1  Chron.  19:1.       t  Heb.  In  thine  eyes  doth 
David?     1  Gen.  42:9.     m  Isa.  20:  4 ;  47  :  2.. 


7.  The  good  character  and  conduct  of  parents,  and 
their  kindness,  especially  to  the  distressed,  are  often 
followed  by  great  blessings  on  their  children. 

8.  A  conviction  of  unworthiness,  and  true  grati- 
tude for  favors,  tend  greatly  to  increase  the  libe- 
rality and  usefulness  of  the  giver,  and  also  the  hap- 
piness and  benefit  of  the  receiver. 

13.  Bodily  infirmities,  though  a  present  calamity 
to  those  who  suffer  them,  may  be  overruled  for  their 
highest  good. 

CHAPTER  X. 

2.  His  father  shotved  kindness  itnto  Tne  ;  this 
is  supposed  to  have  occurred  while  David  was  per- 
secuted by  Saul. 

4.  Shaved  off  the  one  half  of  their  beards ; 
this  was  considered  a  great  disgrace. 

405 


David  dcfealcth  the 


II.  SAMUEL.   XI. 


Ammonites  and  Syrians. 


to  meet  them,  because  the  men  were  great- 
ly ashamed  :  and  the  king  said,  Tarry  at 
Jericho  until  your  beards  be  grown,  and 
then  return. 

6  TI  Ami  when  the  children  of  Ammon 
saw  that  they  "stank  before  David,  tlie 
children  of  Ammon  sent  and  hired  the 
Syrians'*  of  Beth-rehob,  and  the  Syrians 
of  Zoba,  twenty  thousand  footmen,  and 
of  king  ]Maacah  a  lliousand  men,  and  of 
Ish-tob'  twelve  thoiisiuid  men. 

7  And  when  David  heard  of  it,  he  sent 
Joab,  and  all  the  host  of  the  mighty  "^  men. 

8  And  the  cliildren  of  Ammon  came  out, 
and  put  the  battle  in  array  at  the  enter- 
ing in  of  the  gate:  and  the  Syrians  of 
Zoba,''  and  of  Rehob,  and  Ish-tob,  and 
Maacah,  irerc  by  themselves  in  the  field. 

9  When  Joab  saw  that  the  front  of  the 
battle  was  against  him  before  and  behind, 
he  chose  of  all  the  choice  men  of  Israel, 
and  '■put  them  in  array  against  the  Syr- 
ians : 

10  And  the  rest  of  the  people  he  deliv- 
ered into  the  hand  of  Abishai  his  brother, 
that  he  might  put  them  in  array  against 
the  children  of  Ammon. 

1 1  And  he  said.  If  the  Syrians  be  too 
strong  for  me,  then  thou  shalt  help  me: 
but  if  the  children  of  Ammon  be  too  strong 
for  thee,  then  I  will  come  and  help  thee. 

12  Re  "^of  good  courage,  and  "let  us  play 
the  men  for  our  people,  and  for  the  cities 
of  our  God  :  and  the  Lord  do ''  that  which 
seemeth  him  good. 

13  And  Joab  drew  nigh,  and  the  people 
that  were  with  him,  unto  the  battle  against 
the  Syrians:  and  they  'fled  before  him. 

14  And  when  the  children  of  Ammon 
saw  that  the  Syrians  were  fled,  then  fled 
they  also  before  Abishai,  and  entered  into 


a  Gen.  34  :  30 ;  F.x.  5:21;  1  Sam.  13:4.  h  chap.  8  :  3,  5.  *  Or, 
the  men  of  Tuft.  .luilg.  11  :  3.  5.  c  cliap.  23  :  8,  J  ver.  6.  e  .Tosh. 
8:21,22.  f  Dent.  31:6;  Josh.  l:fi,  7,9;  Neh.  4:14.  B  1  Sam. 
4:<);  1  Cor.  10:3.     h  Judg.  10:  1.5 ;  lS:iir..  3  :  18.    i  Psa.  68: 1,  12. 


5.  Jericho ;  one  of  the  first  towns  to  which  they 
came  after  crossing  the  Jordan  on  tlieir  return. 

6.  ]ictli-re)ioI) — Zoba — Isli-toh  ;  places  nortli 
and  east  of  Palestine.  King  Maacah  ;  the  king 
of  Maacah.     Ver.  8. 

8.  The  entering  in  of  the  gate ;  (he  gate  of 
Medeba,  a  city  in  the  tribe  of  Reuben;  near  the 
border  of  the  Ammonites,  and  in  tlieir  possession. 
IChron.  10:7. 

n.  lie  fore  and  behind ;  the  Syrians  on  one  side 
and  tlie  Ainmoniles  on  tlie  other. 

IG.  lladarezer ;  the  kin^  of  Zoba.  The  river  ; 
Euphrates. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  Selfishmen,  who  intend  when  they  can  todeceive 
others,  are  ever  re.ady  to  suspect  that  others  intend  to 
deceive  them  ;  and  those  who  he;irken  to  sucli  coun- 
sellors, will  be  likely  to  be  led  by  ihein  into  mischief. 

5.  Those  who  in   the  dischar^re  of  duty  are  dis- 
honor.ably  and  basely  treated,  slioiild   not  be  cast 
down  by  the  indignities  of  the  wicki-d.  and  should 
receive  from  their  friends  special  kindness. 
40G 


the  city.  So  Joab  returned  from  *d.c.?^ 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  came  to  Je- 
rusalem. 

15  TfAnd  when  the  Syrians  saw  that 
they  were  smitten  before  Israel,  they 
gathered  themselves  together. 

16  And  Hadarezer  sent,  and  brought  out 
the  Syrians  that  icere  beyond  tflie  river; 
and  they  came  to  Ilelam  :  and  -Shobach 
the  captain  of  the  host  of  Hadarezer  wf^i^ 
before  them. 

17  And  when  it  was  told  David,  he  gath- 
ered all  Israel  together,  and  passed  over 
Jordan,  and  came  to  Hclam.  And  the 
Syrians  set  themselves  in  array  against 
David,  and  fought  with  him. 

18  And  the  Syrians  fled  before  Israel; 
and  David  slew  the  men  of  seven  hundred 
chariots  of  the  Syrians,  and  forty  thou- 
sand ^  horsemen,  and  smote  Shobach  the 
captain  of  their  host,  who  died  there. 

19  And  when  all  the  kings  ?/iaf  u'crc  ser- 
vants to  Hadarezer  saw  that  they  were 
smitten  before  Israel,  they  made  peace 
with  Israel,  and  J  served  them.  So  the 
Syrians''  feared  to  help  the  children  of 
Ammon  any  more. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  While  .Toab  besieged  Rabbah,  David  committeth 
adultery  with  Bath-slieba.  6  Uriah,  sent  for  by  Da- 
vid to  cover  the  adultery,  would  not  go  home  neither 
sober  nor  drunken.  14  He  carrieth  to  Joab  the  letter 
of  his  death.  18  Joab  sendeth  the  news  thereof  to 
David.     'X>  David  taketh  Bath-sheba  to  wife. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  II  after  the  year 
was  expired,  at  the  time  when  kings 
go  forth  to  battle,  that  David  sent  'Joab, 
and  his  servants  with  him,  and  all  Israel ; 
and  they  destroyed  the  children  of  Am- 
mon, and  besieged  Rabbah.  But  David 
tarried  still  at  Jerusalem. 
2  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  an  evening- 


t  That  is,  Euphrates.  %  Or,  Shnphach.  1  Chron.  19:16.  %  foot- 
men.  1  Chron.  19:18.  j  cli!lp.8:(j.  k  I'sa.  18:37,.38.  |)  Heb.  at 
the  return  of  the  year.  1  Kings,  20 :  23,  26 ;  2  Chron.  36 :  10.  II 
Chron.  20:1. 


6.  Those  who  are  most  ready  to  give  needless 
and  wanton  offence,  are  most  backward  to  make 
amends  for  it,  and  often  proceed  from  one  offence 
to  another  till  they  are  ruined. 

9.  The  fact  that  men  are  dependent  on  God,  and 
that  he  gives  success  to  whomsoever  he  will,  does 
not  supersede  the  necessity  of  tlieir  using  the  most 
appropriate  means;  for  by  such  means  trod  usually 
works,  in  accomplishing  the  end. 

12.  A  conviction  and  acknowledgment  of  depend- 
ence on  God  for  success  in  the  use  of  means,  is  one 
of  the  surest  ways  of  obtaining  it. 

16.  All  the  efforts  of  men  to  thw.art  the  counsels 
of  God,  and  to  succeed  in  opposition  to  him,  will  be 
in  vain,  and  in  the  end  will  recoil  on  themselves. 
Psa.  2 :  1-9. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1.  The  time  v)hen  kings  go  forth  ;  in  the 
spring.     Rabbah;  the  capital  of  the  Ammonites. 

2.  An  evening-tide  ;  the  latter  part  of  the  after- 
noon. 


David'' s  adultery. 


II.  SAMUEL,   XI. 


Uriah  is  slain. 


bed,  and  walked  upon  the  roof  of  the 
king's  house  :  and  from  the  roof  lie  ^  saw  a 
woman  washing  herself;  and  the  woman 
U'as  very ''beautiful  to  look  upon. 

3  And  David  sent  and  inquired  after  the 
woman.  And  one  said,  J.s  not  this  *Bath- 
sheba,  the  daughter  of  tEliam,  the  wife 
of  =  Uriah  the  Hittite? 

4  And  David  sent  messengers,  and  look 
her;  and  she  came  in  unto  him,  and  "^ he 
lay  with  her ;  t  for  she  was  *  purified  from 
her  uncleanncss  :  and  she  returned  unto 
her  house. 

5  And  the  woman  conceived,  and  sent 
and  told  David,  and  said,  I  am  with  child. 

6  ^And  David  sent  to  Joab,  .saying, 
Send  me  Uriah  the  Hittite.  And  Joab 
sent  Uriah  to  David. 

7  And  when  Uriah  was  come  unto  him, 
David  demanded  of  him  Miow  Joab  did, 
and  how  the  people  did,  and  how  the  war 
prospered. 

8  And  David  said  to  Uriah,  Go  down  to 
thy  house,  and  "^wash  thy  feet.  And  Uriah 
departed  out  of  the  king's  house,  and  there 
followed  II  him  a  mess  of  meat  from  the  king. 

9  But  Uriah  slept  at  the  door  of  the 
king's  house  with  all  the  servants  of  his 
lord,  and  went  not  down  to  his  house. 

10  And  when  they  had  told  David,  say- 
ing, Uriah  went  not  down  unto  his  house, 
David  said  unto  Uriah,  Camest  thou  not 
from  /At/ journey  ?  why  the^i  didst  thou  not 
go  down  unto  thy  house? 

1 1  And  Uriah  said  unto  David,  The ^ ark, 
and  Israel,  and  Judah,  abide  in  tents  ;  and 
my  lord  ''Joab,  and  the  servants  of  my  lord, 
are  encamped  in  the  open  fields  ;  shall  'I 
then  go  into  my  house,  to  eat  and  to  drink, 
and  to  lie  with  my  wife  1  as  thou  livest,  and 
as  thy  soul  livcth,  I  will  not  do  tliis  tiling. 

12  And  David  said  to  Uriah,  Tarry  here 
to-day  also,  and  to-morrow  I  will  let  thee 
depart.  So  Uriah  abode  in  Jerusalem  that 
day,  and  the  morrow. 

13  And  when  David  had  called  him,  he 
did  eat  and  drink  before  him ;  and  he  made 
him  'drunk:  and  at  even  he  went ''out  to 
lie  on  his  bed  with  the  servants  of  his 
lord,  but  went  not  down  to  his  house. 


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6  T/ie  Hittite;  one  who  descended  from  the 
Hittites,  but  had  united  with  the  Israelites. 

8.  Wa.sk  tlty  feet ;  this  was  the  custom  after 
travelling,  as  they  wore  sandals,  or  soles  tied  to 
their  feef,  and  was  a  great  refreshment. 

9  The  yerraiits  of  hi.'!  lonl ;  probably  the  sol- 
diers who  formed  David's  body-guard. 

11.  I  will  not  do  this  thing ;  lie  resolved  to 
be  as  self-denying  as  were  the  soldiers  in  the  field. 


14  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morn- 
ing, that  David  wrote  a  'letter  to  Joab, 
and  sent  it  by  the  hand  of  Uriah. 

15  And  he  wrote  in  the  letter,  saying. 
Set  ye  Uriah  in  the  forefront  of  the  *hot- 
test  battle,  and  retire  ye  t  from  him,  that 
he  may  be  "\smitten,  and  die. 

16  And  it  came  to  jjass,  when  Joab  ob- 
served the  city,  that  he  assigned  Uriah 
unto  a  place  where  he  knew  that  valiant 
men  were. 

17  And  the  men  of  the  city  went  out, 
and  fought  with  Joab  :  and  there  fell  .some 
of  the  people  of  the  servants  of  David  ; 
and  Uriah  the  Hittite  died  also. 

18  T[Then  Joab  sent  and  told  David  all 
the  things  concerning  the  war; 

19  And  charged  the  messenger,  saying. 
When  thou  hast  made  an  end  of  telling 
the  matters  of  the  war  unto  the  king, 

20  And  if  so  be  that  the  king's  wrath 
arise,  and  he  say  unto  thee.  Wherefore 
approached  ye  so  nigh  unto  the  city  when 
ye  did  fight "?  knew  ye  not  that  they  would 
shoot  from  the  wall] 

21  Who  smote  "Abimelech  the  son  of 
Jerubbesheth?+  did  not  a  woman  cast  a 
piece  of  a  millstone  upon  him  from  the 
wall,  that  he  died  in  Thebez?  why  went 
ye  nigh  the  wall?  Then  say  thou.  Thy 
servant  Uriah  the  Hittite  is  dead  also. 

22  •[[  So  the  messenger  Avent,  and  came 
and  showed  David  all  that  Joab  had  sent 
him  for. 

23  And  the  messenger  said  unto  David, 
Surely  the  men  prevailed  against  us,  and 
came  out  unto  us  into  the  field,  and  we 
were  upon  them  even  unto  the  entering 
of  the  gate.         ^ 

24  And  the  shooters  shot  from  off  the 
wall  upon  thy  servants ;  and  some  of  the 
king's  servants  be  dead,  and  thy  servant 
Uriah  the  Hittite  is  dead  also. 

25  Then  David  said  unto  the  messenger, 
Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  Joab,  Let  not 
this  thing  Ulisplease  thee,  for  the  "sword 
devourcth  Hone  as  well  as  another:  make 
thy  battle  more  strong  against  the  city, 
and  P overthrow  it:  and  encourage  thou 
him. 

26  1[  And  when  the  wife  of  Uriah  heard 


20 : 6.     i 

Psa.  137:3:  Isa.  22: 12-14.    j  Gen.  19  :a3-:t.'>;  Hali.2:l.'>. 

k  ver.  9 

1  1  Kingo,  21  :  St,  9.     *  Heb.  slronQ.     f  Heb./.om  nfin: 

m  chap. 

12:9.     n  Judg.  9  :  53.     %  Jtrubhaal.  ^v^\g.  (,:3i.     %  Heb. 

*<;  evil 

n  thine  eyes,      o  Eccl.  9:2,  3,  12.      \\  Heb.  «o  and  such. 

P  cliap. 

12:26. 

21.  Jp.rvhhesheth ;  Jerubbaal,  Gideon.  Judg. 
6:3-2;  8:.35;  9:.53. 

25.   This  thing;  the  loss  of  his  men. 
INSTRUCTrOXS. 

1.  Great  prosperity,  while  it  increases  the  power 
of  temptation,  lessens  the  firmness  of  resistance, 
and  is  often  followed  by  the  commission  of  the 
greatest  crimes. 

4.  Neither  mercies  nor  trials,  privileges  nor  ob- 
407 


N^athan^s  paraUe. 


II.  SAMUEL,    XII. 


David's  confession. 


that  Uriah  her  husband  was  dead,  she 
mourned  for  her  husband. 

27  And  when  the  mourning  was  past, 
David  sent  and  fetched  her  to  his  liouse, 
and  she  became  his  "wife,  and  bare  him 
a  son.  But  the  thing  that  David  had  done 
displeased*  the  ""Loud. 

CHAPTER   XII. 

1  Nathan's  parable  of  the  ewe-lamb  causeth  David  to 
be  liis  own  jud^e.  7  David,  reproved  by  Nathan, 
confessoth  hissin,  and  ispardoned.  15  Davidmourn- 
eth  and  praycth  lor  the  child,  while  it  lived.  24  Solo- 
mon is  boru,  and  named  Jedidiah.  2S  David  taketh 
Rabbah,  and  tortureth  the  people  thereof. 

AND  the  Lord  sent  Nathan  unto  David. 
And  "^he  came  unto  him,  and ''said 
unto  him.  There  were  two  men  in  one 
city ;  the  one  rich,  and  the  other  poor. 

2  The  rich  man  had  exceeding  many 
flocks  and  herds : 

3  But  the  poor  man  hath  nothing,  save 
one  little  ewe-lamb,  which  he  had  bought 
and  nourished  up  :  and  it  grew  up  together 
with  him,  and  with  his  children;  it  did 
cat  of  his  own  t  meat,  and  drank  of  his 
own  cup,  and  lay  in  his  ^  bosom,  and  was 
unto  him  as  a  daughter. 

4  And  there  came  a  "^ traveller  unto  the 
rich  man,  and  he  spared  to  take  of  his 
own  flock  and  of  his  own  herd,  to  dress 
for  tlie  wayfaring  man  that  was  come 
unto  him;  but  took  the  poor  man's  lamb, 
and  dressed  it  for  the  man  that  was  come 
to  him. 

5  And  David's  anger  was  greatly  kin- 
dled against  the  man ;  and  he  said  to  Na- 
than, As  the  Lord  liveth,  the  man  that 
hath  done  this  thing  ^ shall  surely  die: 

6  And  he  shall  restore  the  lamb  sfour- 


•  rhap.  12:9;  Deut.  1i:1%  *  Heb.  io<i»  evil  in  the  tyci  of. 
k  lCliron.21:7.  c  Psa.  51,  title,  d  cliap.  14:5,etc.;  1  Kinss,20:  :!6, 
41  :  Isa.  5:1-7;  Mat.  21 :  33,  etc.  i  Lulle  15:11,  etc  ;  Ifi :  19,  etc. 
tHeb.  mor«/.  «  I'rov.  5: 18, 19.  fGen.  18:2.  7.  i  OT,\aworthy 
to  die,  or,\e  a  ion  of  death.  1  .Sam.  26: 16.  B  Ex.  22:  1 ;  l.iike  19  :  8. 
1>  1  Sam.  I  fi :  13.     i  Psa.  18,  title,     j  cliap.  5  :  5.     k  1  Sam.  16  : 1 9. 


li;;ations,  reputation  nor  usefulness,  vi-ill  keep  back 
the  human  heart,  whenleftto  itself,  from  the  commis- 
sion of  the  grossest  and  mo.st.  enormous  wickedness. 

6.  The  commission  of  one  .<in  increases  the  temp- 
tation to  commit  another  and  another,  and,  without 
the  grace  of  G-od,  the  soul  will  go  on  adding  sin  to 
sin  Tot  ever. 

8.  All  attempts  to  hide  iniquity,  and  to  prevent 
the  final  disclosure  of  it,  are  vain.  They  may  for  a 
time  screen  it  from  the  view  of  men,  but  God  will 
at  Icnjrth  bring  it  all  to  light.     Mat.  10  :  -20. 

II.  The  soul  under  the  blinding,  polluting,  and 
hardening  power  of  .>;in,  can  plot  the  ruin  of  a  most 
devoted  and  self-denying  friend,  and  no  generous 
emotion  keep  it  back  from  the  guilt  of  shedding, 
with  cool  deliberation,  a  benefactor's  blood. 

2-5.  Death-like  moral  insensibility  is  one  of  the 
fruits  of  allowed  and  continued  iniquity;  the  soul  un- 
der its  influence  can  contemplate  with  indill'erence, 
and  attempt  to  smooth  over  and  even  rejoice  in,  the 
foulest  transgression.  Let  him  that  thinketh  he 
standwth,  take  heed  lest  he  fall.  He  who  trusteth  in 
his  own  heart  is  a  fool.  Prov.  28  :  26 ;  1  Cor.  10 ;  12. 
408 


fold,  because  he  did  this  thing,  and  Bci  imI: 
because  he  had  no  pity. 

7  T[  And  Nathan  said  to  David,  Thou  art 
the  man.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Isra- 
el, I ''anointed  thee  king  over  Israel,  and 
I  'delivered  thee  out  of  the  hand  of  Saul ; 

8  And  I  gave  thee  thy  master's  house, 
and  thy  master's  wives  into  thy  bosom, 
and  J  gave  thee  the  house  of  Israel  and  of 
Judah ;  and  if  that  had  been  too  little,  I 
would  moreover  have  given  unto  thee 
such  and  such  things. 

9  Wherefore  ''hast  thou  'despised  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord,  to  do  evil  in 
his  sight?  thou  hast  '"killed  Uriah  the 
Hittite  with  the  sword,  and  hast  taken  his 
wife  to  be  thy  wife,  and  hast  slain  him 
with  the  sword  of  the  children  of  Ammon. 

10  Now  °  therefore  the  sword  shall  nev- 
er depart  from  thy  house;  because  thou 
hast  despised  me,  and  hast  taken  the  wife 
of  Uriah  the  Hittite  to  be  thy  wife. 

1 1  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will 
raise  up  evil  against  thee  out  of  thine  own 
house,  and  I  will  "take  thy  wives  before 
thine  eyes,  and  give  them  unto  thy  neigh- 
bor, and  he  shall  lie  with  thy  wives  in  the 
sight  of  this  sun. 

12  For  thou  didst  it  secretly  :  but  I  will 
do  this  thing  before  all  Israel,  and  before 
the  sun. 

13  And  David  said  unto  Nathan,  I  have 
sinned P  against  the  Lord.  And  Nathan 
said  unto  David,  The  Lord  also  hath  put 
awayi  thy  sin;  thou  shall  not  die. 

14  Howbeit,  because  by  this  deed  thou 
hast  given  great  occasion  to  the  enemies 
of  the  Lord  to  ■'blaspheme,  the  child  also 
that  is  born  unto  thee  sl\all  surely  die. 


I  Num.l5:31  ;  l8a.5:24;  Amos2:4.  m  di.ap.  H  :  15-27.  n  Amos 
7:9;  Mat.  26:  52.  o  chap.  16:22  ;  Deut  28  :  30.  p  cliap.  24  :  10  : 
Job7:20;  33:27,28;  P8a.32:5;  51:4:  Prov.  28:13.  qP?a. 
130:3,4;  Isaiah  6:. 5-7;  Micali7:18:  Zecliariali  3 : 4 ;  IJolm, 
1:7,9;  2:1;  Revelations  1:6.  r  Isaitih  52 : 5 ;  Eiekiel36:20,  23; 
Rom.  2 :  24. 


CHAPTER  XII. 

I.  Nathan  ;  a  prophet  of  the  Lord.     Ch.  7 : 2. 
6.  Fourfold;  Ex.  22:1. 

8.  I  gave  thee  ;  God  so  ordered  his  providence, 
that  David  came  into  possession  of  the  things  men- 
tioned. 

9.  Thou  hast  killed;  a  man  is  said  to  do,  and 
is  held  responsible  for  doing,  what  he  causes  to  be 
done. 

10.  Tlie  sicord  shall  never  depart ;  there  would 
be  war  and  various  distresses  in  his  family  to  the 
end  of  his  life.  Ver.  11 .  Than  hast  despised  me; 
by  regarding  his  own  sinful  gratification  more  than 
the  will  of  (.rod. 

II.  /  will  take  thy  wives  ;  chap.  16  :  21,  22. 

12.  I  irill  do  this  thing;  it  would  take  place 
in  the  course  of  providence,  through  the  wickedness 
of  Absalom,  in  violation  of  God's  law,  and  to  the 
groat  distress  of  David. 

13.  Put  avny  thy  sin  ;  so  forgiven  it,  in  view 
of  his  penitence,  as  e.vpre.ssed  in  Psalm  51,  that  ho 
should  not  be  put  to  death  according  to  the  law. 
Lev.  20 ;  10. 


David's  child  dieth. 


II.  SAiMUEL,   XII. 


Solomon  in  born. 


B.""m4°-  1-5  IT  And  Nathan  departed  unto 
his  house.  And  the  Lord  struck  the  child 
that  Uriah's  wife  bare  unto  David,  and  it 
was  very  sick. 

16  David  therefore  besought  God  for  the 
child;  and  David  *fasted,  and  went  in, 
and 'lay  all  night  upon  the  earth. 

17  And  the  elders  of  his  house  arose, 
andii'cnt  to  him,  to  raise  him  up  from  the 
earth  :  but  he  would  not,  neither  did  he 
eat  bread  with  them. 

18  And  it  came  to  pas.s  on  the  seventh 
day,  that  the  child  died.  And  the  servants 
of  David  feared  to  tell  him  that  the  child 
was  dead :  for  they  said.  Behold,  while 
the  child  was  yet  alive,  we  spake  unto 
him,  and  he  would  not  hearken  unto  our 
voice:  how  will  he  then  tvex  himself,  if 
we  tell  him  that  the  child  is  dead  ] 

19  But  when  David  saw  that  his  ser- 
vants whispered,  David  perceived  that  the 
child  was  dead :  therefore  David  said  unto 
his  servants,  Is  the  child  dead  1  And  they 
said.  He  is  dead. 

20  Then  David  arose  from  the  earth, 
and  washed,  and  anointed  himself,  and 
changed  his  apparel,  and  came  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and ''worshipped  :  then 
he  came  to  his  own  house ;  and  when  he 
required,  they  set  bread  before  him,  and 
he  did  eat. 

21  Then  said  his  servants  unto  him. 
What  thing  is  this  that  thou  hast  done? 
thou  didst  fast  and  weep  for  the  child, 
while  it  was  alive;  but  when  the  child 
was  dead,  thou  didst  rise  and  eat  bread. 

22  And  he  said,  While  the  child  was  yet 
alive,  I  fasted  and  wept :  for  I  said,  *=  Who 


*  Ueb./atttdafast.  a  cliap.  13  :  31.  i  Heh.  do  hurt  ta.  b  Job 
1:20.  c  l3a.  38  :  2.  3  :  .Ioel2:14:  Jonali  3  : 'i.  d  .Iol>  7:8-10. 
e  I  Chron.  22  :  9.      j  That  is,  lielovcd  of  (he  I.obd.    .Veil.  1.3  :  26. 


15.  Struck  the  child  ;  with  sore  disease. 

16.  Lay  all  night  upon  the  earth  ;  in  token 
of  his  sorrow  for  sin,  his  deep  humiliation,  and  his 
earnest  desire  that  the  child,  if  consistent  with  the 
•will  of  God,  might  live. 

18.   Yex  ;  distress  and  injure. 

20.  Washed  and  anointed — changed  his  ap- 
parel, and — worshipped ;  in  token  of  his  hearty 
submission  to  the  manifested  will  of  G-od. 

2-1.   Solomon;  meaning,  peaceable. 

2^.  Jedldiah ;  meaning,  beloved  of  the  Lord. 

27.  The  city  of  waters  ;  that  part  of  the  city 
which  supplied  the  other  parts  with  water;  of  course 
the  whole  must  soon  surrender. 

31.  Under  saivs  ;  to  severe  labor  with,  or  to  tor- 
ture under  these  instruments. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Men  may  try  ever  so  much  to  hide  their  ini- 
quity, but  all  who  commit  it  may  be  sure  that  in 
due  time  their  sin  will  find  them  out. 

2.  Much  knowledge  of  men  and  much  skill  are 
requisite  in  order  most  effectually  to   administer 
reproof,  especially  to  rulers  and  men  of  high  rank  ; 
and  few  methods  are  more  suited  to  this,  than  wisely  i 
selected  and  grapkic  illustrations. 

5.  Those  most  indulgenttotheirownsins.are  often 
most  severe  against  the  supposed  sins  of  others.        I 


!  can  tell  ivhether  God  will  be  gracious  to 

I  me,  that  the  child  may  live  ? 

I  23  But  now  he  is  dead,  wherefore  should 
I  fast?  can  I  bring  him  back  again?  I  shall 
go  to  him,  but ''he  shall  not  return  to  me. 

24  ^And  David  comforted  Bath-sheba 
his  wife,  and  went  in  unto  her,  and  lay 
with  her:  and  she  bare  a  son,  and  he 
called  his  name '" Solomon  :  and  the  Lord 
loved  him. 

25  And  he  sent  by  the  hand  of  Nathan 
the  prophet ;  and  he  called  his  name  +Jed- 
idiah,  because  of  the  Lord. 

26  ^And'Joab  fought  against  sRabbali 
of  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  took  the 
royal  city. 

27  And  Joab  sent  messengers  to  David, 
and  said,  I  have  fought  against  Ilabbah, 
and  have  taken  the  city  of  waters. 

28  Now  therefore  gather  the  rest  of  the 
people  together,  and  encamp  against  the 
city,  and  fake  it :  lest  I  take  the  city,  and 
it^  be  called  after  my  name. 

29  And  David  gathered  all  the  people 
together,  and  went  to  Kabbah,  and  fought 
against  it,  and  took  it. 

30  And  he  took  their  king's  crown  from  ofl' 
his  head,  the  weight  wliereof  u-as  a  talent 
of  gold  with  the  precious  stones :  and  it  was 
set  on  David's  head.  And  he  brought  forth 
the  spoil  of  the  city  H  in  great  abundance. 

31  And  he  brought  forth  the  people  that 
icere  therein,  and  put  them  under  saws,  and 
under  harrows  of  iron,  and  under  a.xes  of 
iron,  and  made  them  pass  through  the  brick- 
kiln :  and  thus  did  he  unto  all  the  cities  of 
the  children  of  Ammon.  So  David  and 
all  the  people  returned  unto  Jerusalem. 


f  ICIiron.  20:1.     g  Deut  3: 
it.    II  Heb.  very  great. 


11.    §  Heb.  my  i 


6.  Pity  for  those  in  distress  is  a  duty  so  obvious, 
lovely,  and  universal,  that  those  who  have  been 
most  hardened  and  cruel  themselves,  when  they  see 
in  others  only  a  sh.adow  of  their  own  b;vseness,  are 
ready  indignantly  to  condemn  it. 

7.  To  rulers,  as  well  as  all  other  classes  of  peo- 
ple, the  ministers  of  Crod,  when  called  to  it.  should 
make  a  plain,  personal,  and  faithful  application  of 
his  truth.  Neither  fear  nor  favor  should  hinder 
them  from  pointing  out  the  wickedness  of  the  most 
exalted  sinner,  and  declaring.  Thou  art  the  man. 

9.  G-reat  mercies  bestowed  on  any  one  exceed- 
ingly aggravate  the  guilt  of  his  transgressions,  and 
render  him  deserving  of  an  aggravated  punishment. 

11.  God  often  causes  men  to  read  their  sins  in 
their  punishment,  and  what  they  did  in  secret  is 
punished  before  the  world. 

13.  One  of  the  first  things  in  doing  good  to  sin- 
ners, is  to  make  them  sensible  of  their  sins,  and  lead 
them  to  condemn  themselves,  and  feel  that  God 
would  be  just  should  he  punish  them  as  they  deserve. 

l-l.  Though  the  truly  penitent,  however  great  their 
transgressions,  will  for  Chri.st's  sake,  and  through 
faith  in  him,  be  forgiven,  yet  many  distressing 
effects  of  their  sins  they  may  experience  to  the  end 
of  life. 

20.  The  true  penitent,  however  he  may  desire  and 
409 


Amnon  forceth 


II.   SAMUEL,    XIII. 


Tamar  his  $ister. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Amnon  loving  Tamar,  by  Jonadab's  counsel  feigning; 
himself  sick,  ravisheih  her.  15  He  hateth  her,  and 
shamefully  tnrneth  her  away.  19  Absalom  enter- 
taineth  her,  and  concealeth  his  purpose.  SJJ  At  a 
sheep-shearing,  among  all  the  king's  sons,  he  killeth 
Aranoii.  ;J0  David  grieving  at  the  news  is  comforted 
by  Jonadab.     37  Absalom  fleeth  to  Talmai  at  Geshur. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Ab- 
salom the  son  of  David  had  a  fair  sis- 
ter, whose  name  u'as  *  Tamar;  and  Am- 
non the  son  of  David  loved  her. 

2  And  Amnon  was  so  vexed,  that '"he 
fell  siek  for  his  si.ster  Tamar;  for  she  was 
a  virgin  ;  and  *Amnon  thought  it  hard  for 
liim  to  do  any  thing  to  her. 

3  But  Amnon  had  a  friend,  whose  name 
tm.9  Jonadab,  the  son  of  t  Shimeah  David's 
brother:  and  Jonadab  vas  a  very  subtle 
man. 

4  And  he  said  unto  him.Whyar/  thou, 
being  the  king's  son,  Jlean  ^from  day  to 
day?  wilt  thou  not  tell  mcl  And  Am- 
non said  unto  him,  I  love  Tamar,  my 
brother  Absalom's  sister. 

5  And  Jonadab  said  unto  him.  Lay  thee 
down  on  thy  bed.  and  make  thyself  sick: 
and  when  thy  father  cometh  to  see  thee, 
say  unto  him,  I  pray  thee,  let  my  sister 
Tamar  come,  and  give  me  meat,  and  dress 
the  meat  in  my  sight,  tliat  I  may  see  it, 
and  eat  it  at  her  hand. 

6  H  So  Amnon  lay  down,  and  made  him- 
self sick:  and  when  the  king  was  come 
to  see  him,  Amnon  said  unto  the  king,  I 
pray  thee,  let  Tamar  my  sister  eome,  and 
make  me  a  couple  of ''cakes  in  my  sight, 
that  I  may  eat  at  her  hand. 

7  Then  David  sent  home  to  Tamar,  say- 
ing. Go  now  to  thy  brother  Amnon's  house, 
and  dress  him  meat. 

8  So  Tamar  went  to  her  brother  Amnon's 
house;  and  he  was  laid  down.  And  she 
took  il  flour,  and  kneaded  it,  and  made  cakes 
in  his  sight,  and  did  bake  the  cakes. 

9  And  she  took  a  pan,  and  poured  them 
out  before  him;  but  he  refused  to  eat. 
And  Amnon  said,  Have  out  all  men  from 
me.  And  Ihcy  went  out  every  man  from 
him. 

10  And  Amnon  said  unto  Tamar,  Bring 
the  meat  into  the  chamber,  that  I  may  eat 
of  thy  hand.  And  Tamar  took  the  cakes 
which  she  had  made,  and  brouslit  them 
into  the  chamber  to  Amnon  her  brother. 


«  1  Cliron.  S :  •).      b  1  King«,  21 : 4  :  J  Cor. 

7:10 

*  Heb.  it  ton. 

marvetlouM,  or  hidfUn  in  the  tytt  of  Amnon. 

t  Shn 

mmah.  1  Sam. 

Irt: !).     t  Hrl>.  thin.    \  Hell,  morning  Av  m 

orntnff. 

c  Gen.  IH  :  6. 

\\nr,paUe.    d  Gcn.39:  IJ.     »  Heb.AumAfc 

»if.  Ger 

.31:2.    tHeb. 

\t  ought  not  10  to  be  done,     r  Lev.  )8 :  ',<,  1 1  ; 

•;o:ir. 

f  Gen.  :t4:7; 

pray  th.at  his  distresses  may  lie  removed  or  lessened, 
will  heartily  submit  to  those  that  <j-od  lays  upon  him; 
feeling  that  God  doeth  all  things  well,  and  saying. 
Not  as  T  will,  but  as  thou  wilt.  Though  he  slay  me, 
yet  will  1  trust  in  him.  Mat.  26  :  39 ;  Job  13  :  15. 
410  • 


11  And  when  she  had  brought  *b.^:^I- 
them  unto  him  to  cat,  he  ""took  hold  of 
her,  and  said  unto  her,  Come  lie  with 
me,  my  sister. 

12  And  she  answered  him,  Nay,  my 
brother,  do  not  *foree  me ;  for  t  no  such 
thing  ought  to  be  done  in  *  Israel :  do  not' 
thou  this  '^ folly. 

13  And  I,  whither  shall  I  cause  my 
shame  to  go?  and  as  for  thee,  thou  shalt 
be  as  one  of  the  fools  in  Israel.  Now 
therefore,  I  pray  thee,  speak  unto  the  king; 
for  he  will  not  withhold  me  from  thee. 

14  Howbcit  he  would  not  hearken  unto 
her  voice  :  but,  being  stronger  than  she, 
forced  s  her,  and  lay  with  her. 

15  ^Then  Amnon  hated  her  *  exceed- 
ingly; so  that  the  hatred  wherewith  he 
hated  her  «'o.s-  greater  than  the  love  where- 
with he  had  loved  her.  And  Amnon  said 
unto  her.  Arise,  be  gone. 

16  And  she  said  unto  him,  There  is  no 
cause:  this  evil  in  sending  me  away  is 
greater  than  the  other  that  thou  didst  unto 
me.    But  he  would  not  hearken  unto  her. 

17  Then  he  called  his  servant  that  min- 
istered unto  him,  and  said.  Put  now  thi.s 
tvoman  out  from  me,  and  bolt  the  door 
after  her. 

1 8  And  she  had  a  garment  of  divers  *■■  col- 
ors upon  her:  for 'with  such  robes  were 
the  king's  daughters  tJiat  wt?c  virgins  ap- 
parelled. Then  his  servant  brought  her 
out,  and  bolted  the  door  after  her. 

19  H  And  Tamar  put^ashes  on  her  head, 
and  rent  her  garment  of  divers  colors  that. 
was  on  her,  and  laid  her ''hand  on  her 
head,  and  went  on  crying. 

20  And  Absalom  her  brother  said  unto 
her,  Hath^Amnon  thy  brother  been  with 
thee  1  bvit  hold  now  thy  peace,  my  sister : 
he  is  thy  brother;  H  regard  not  this  thing. 
So  Tamarremained  *desolatc  in  herbroth- 
er  Absalom's  house. 

21  1[  But  when  king  David  heard  of  all 
these  things,  he  was  very  wroth. 

22  And  Absalom  spake  unto  his  brother 
Amnon  'neither  good  nor  bad  :  for  Absa- 
lom "'hated  Amnon, because  he  had  forced 
his  sister  Tamar. 

23  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  after  two  full 
years,  that  Absalom  had  "sheep-shearers 
in  Banl-hazor,  which  is  beside  Ephraim  ; 
and  Absalom  invited  all  the  king's  sons. 

.liidR.  I9:2:r;  Prov.  5:2J,  23.  K  Deut.  22 :2.^  J  Heb.  loiM  jr«i« 
hatred  ffreatlf).  h  Gen.  W  :  3  ;  Judg.  5:30.  >  Pan.  45:l:i,  H. 
j  chap.  1:2;  .I<isli.  7  :  R ;  Job  2:12.  k  .ler.  2  :  37.  %  Heb.  Aminnn. 
\\  He\y  tet  not  thy  heart.  *  lieh.  and  desolate.  IGcn.  24:fi0; 
31:24.     m  Lev.  19:  1 7,  18.     n  Gen.38:  12,  13;  1  Sam.  23:  4,  3H. 

CHAPTER    XIII. 

2.    Thought  it  hard  ;  found  it  difficult. 

.'5.  ilfa/C-(^;  feign,  pretend  to  be.  Dress  the  meat ; 
cook  him  some  food ;  pretending  that  she  could  do 
it  better  than  any  one  else.     Ver.  6-8. 


Absalom  killeth  Amnon, 


II.  SAMUEL,   XIV, 


and  Jlecth  to  Grshur. 


B.' ""S'  24  And  Absalom  came  to  the  king, 
and  said,  Behold  now,  thy  servant  hath 
sheep-shearers ;  let  the  king,  I  beseech 
thee,  and  his  servants  go  with  thy  servant. 

25  And  the  king  said  to  Absalom,  Nay, 
my  son,  let  us  not  all  now  go,  lest  we  be 
chargeable  unto  thee.  And  he  pressed  him : 
howbeit  he  would  not  go,  but  blessed  him. 

26  Then  said  Absalom,  If  not,  I  pray 
thee,  let  my  brother  Amnon  go  with  us. 
And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Why  should 
he  go  with  thee'? 

27  But  "Absalom  pressed  him,  that  he  let 
Amnon  and  all  the  king's  sons  go  with  him. 

28  ^  Now  Absalom  had  commanded  his 
servants,  saying,  Mark  ye  now  when  Am- 
non's  heart  is  ^  merry  with  wine,  and  when 
I  say  unto  you.  Smite  Amnon ;  then  kill 
him,  fear  not:  *have  not  I  commanded 
you]  be  courageous,  and  be  t  valiant. 

29  And  the  servants  of  ''Absalom  did 
unto  Amnon  as  Absalom  had  commanded. 
Then  all  the  king's  sons  arose,  and  every 
man  i  gat  him  up  upon  his ''  mule,  and  fled. 

30  1[And  it  came  to  pass,  while  they  were 
in  the  way,  that  tidings  came  to  David, 
saying,  Absalom  hath  slain  all  the  king's 
sons,  and  there  is  not  one  of  them  left. 

3 1  Then  the  king  arose,  and ""  tare  his  gar- 
ments, and  ""lay  on  the  earth  ;  and  all  his 
servants  stood  by  with  their  clothes  rent. 

32  And  sJonadab,  the  son  of  Shimeah 
David's  brother,  answered  and  said.  Let 
not  my  lord  suppose  that  they  have  slain 
all  the  young  men  the  king's  sons ;  for 
Amnon  only  is  dead  :  for  by  the  5  appoint- 
ment of  Absalom  this  hath  been  H  deter- 


•  Prov. 

26 :  24-26. 

1.  .T 

i,U. 

19:6,9. 

22;    Rutb  3:7; 

1  S 

im. 

55:36;  Esther 

:in; 

Psa. 

104 

1,1 ;  Keel 

9:7;  10 

19.     * 

Or, 

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1:0. 

t  I 

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sons  of  V 

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n\:  2f 

:  12 

t  Heh 

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Xi. 

e  Hiap.  I 

11. 

f  cliap.  12 

IB. 

g  ver.  .3. 

%  Heb. 

mouth 

11 

Or, 

mined  from  the  day  that  he  forced  his 
sister  Tamar. 

33  Now  therefore  let  not  my  lord  the 
king  *>  take  the  thing  to  his  heart,  to  think 
that  all  the  king's  sons  are  dead  :  for  Am- 
non only  is  dead. 

34  But  Absalom  'fled.  And  the  young 
man  that  kept  the  watch  lifted  up  his 
eyes,  and  looked,  and  behold,  there  came 
much  people  by  the  way  of  the  hill-side 
behind  him. 

3.5  AndJonadab  said  unto  the  king.  Be- 
hold, the  king's  sons  come :  *as  thy  ser- 
vant .said,  so  it  is. 

36  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  he  had 
made  an  end  of  speaking,  that,  behold,  the 
king's  sons  came,  and  lifted  up  their  voice 
and  wept :  and  the  king  also  and  all  his 
servants  wept  t  very  sore. 

37  HBut  Absalom  fled,  and  went  to^Tal- 
mai,  the  son  of + Ammihud,  king  of  Geshur. 
And  David  mourned  for  his  son  every  day. 

38  So  Absalom  fled,  and  went  to  "^  Ge- 
shur, and  was  there  three  years. 

39  And  the  soul  of  king  David  ^longed 
to  go  forth  unto  Absalom :  for  he  was 
comforted'  concerning  Amnon,  seeing  he 
was  dead. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Joab,  suborning  a  widow  of  Tekoah,  by  a  parable  to 
incline  the  king'.s  heart  to  fetch  home  .Absalom,  bring- 
eth  him  to  Jerusalem.  '25  Absalom's  beauty,  hair, 
and  children.  2S  After  two  years,  Absalom  by  Joab 
is  brought  into  the  king's  presence. 

"iYpOW  Joab  the  sou  of  Zeruiah  perceived 
J_N  that  the  king's  heart  wm:  toward  "'Ab- 
salom. 


settled.  h  chap.  19 :  ly.  i  ver.  :18.  *  Hebrew,  according  to  the 
word  of  thy  servant.  f  Hebrew,  ici7/i  a  great  weeping  greatly. 
i  rlmpter3:3.  f  Or,  J mmihur.  k  chapter  14  :  23.  %  Hebrew, 
was  consumed.  Psalm  84  : 2.  I  Genesis  37 :  35 ;  38 :  12.  ni  chapter 
13  :  39. 


21.  Sheep-shearers  ;  at  sheep-shearing  it  was 
customary  to  make  a  feast  and  invite  friends. 

37.  r«/7«fl?';  Absalom's  grandfather.  Chap.  3:3. 

39.  Comforted  concerning  Amnon;  was  less 
grieved  at  his  death,  than  at  the  absence  of  Ab- 
salom. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Great  beauty,  great  honor,  high  station,  and 
much  property,  are  often  the  occasion  of  ruin  to  the 
possessor.  They  should  therefore  not  be  coveted.  If 
bestowed,  they  should  be  employed  to  the  honor  of 
Grod  and  the  good  of  men ;  and  if  not  bestowed,  we 
should  be  contented  without  them. 

2.  Were  the  power  of  men  equal  to  their  wicked- 
ness, virtue  would  be  constantly  outraged,  and  earth 
become  an  emblem  of  hell. 

3.  Wicked  men  in  high  stations  are  ordinarily 
.surrounded  by  subtle  flatterers,  who  Labor  to  secure 
their  favor  by  tempting  them  to  the  commission  of 
sin,  and  thus  become  the  means  of  their  destruction. 

6.  No  deception  is  so  gross,  and  no  wickedness 
so  horrible,  that  licentious  men  in  high  stations  will 
not  practise  it  with  cool  deliberation  and  determined  I 
purpose. 

12.  Natural  affection,  gratitude,  and  all  kindly 
feelings,  the  dictates  of  conscience,  regard  to  conse- 


quences, and  every  thing  which  stands  in  the  way 
of  sinful  gratification,  will  be  disregarded  by  those 
who  surrender  themselves  to  its  power. 

19.  There  are  injuries  inflicted  which  in  this  world 
can  never  be  repaired,  and  distres.ses  which  none  but 
God  can  assuage.  Though  he  permits  such  injuries, 
he  does  not  forget  them,  nor  does  he  fail  in  due  time 
to  visit  their  authors  with  hi.*;  wrath.     Ver.  '29. 

21.  It  is  not  enough  for  rulers  to  be  angry  at  the 
foul  crimes  of  their  subjects ;  they  should  pTinish 
them,  that  others  may  fear  and  be  restrained  from 
practising  such  iniquities.  Nor,  while  they  remem- 
ber with  shame  their  own  sins,  and  the  injurious  in- 
fluence they  may  have  e.xerted  on  others,  should  they 
let  natural  affection,  or  a  sense  of  their  own  guilt, 
hinder  ihem  from  doing  their  duty.     Rom.  13  :  3,  4. 

'29.  One  wicked  man,  in  the  indulgence  of  his 
hateful  p.assions,  may  be  the  instrument  of  e.xecuting 
not  only  his  own  wrath,  but  the  just  indignation  of 
God  against  .another,  and  then  in  due  time  be  him- 
self punished,  and  that  for  ever  and  ever.  Chap. 
17:14,23;  1  Kings,  2  :  31-31. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

1.  The  Icing's  heart  was  toward  Ahsalom ; 
he  wished  for  some  pretext  to  bring  him  back. 

411  , 


Joab's  device  to 


II.  SAMUEL,    XIV, 


bring  back  jibsalom. 


2  And  Joab  sent  to  ^  Tekoah,  and  fetched 
thence  a  wise  woman,  and  said  unio  her,  I 
pray  thee,  feign  thyself  to  be  a  mourner, 
and  put  on  now  mourning  apparel,  and 
anoint  not  thyself  with  oil,  but  be  as  a 
woman  that  had  a  long  time  mourned  for 
the  dead : 

3  And  come  to  the  king,  and  speak  on 
this  manner  unto  him.  So  Joab  put  the 
words  in  her  mouth. 

4  T[And  when  the  woman  of  Tekoah 
spake  to  the  king,  she ''fell  on  her  face  to 
the  ground,  and  did  obeisance,  and  said, 
Help,*  0  king. 

5  And  the  king  said  unto  her.  What  ail- 
eth  thee?  And  she  answered,  "^I  am  in- 
deed a  widow  woman,  and  my  husband  is 
dead. 

6  And  thy  handmaid  had  two  sons,  and 
they  two  strove  together  in  the  field,  and 
there  was  +  none  to  part  them,  but  the  one 
smote  the  other,  and.slew  him. 

7  And  behold,  the  whole  family  is  risen 
against  thy  handmaid,  and  they  said,  ^  De- 
liver him  that  smote  his  brother,  that  we 
may  kill  him,  for  the  life  of  his  brother 
whom  he  slew;  and  we  will  destroy  the 
heir  also:  and  so  they  shall  quench  my 
coal  which  is  left,  and  shall  not  leave  to 
my  husband  neither  name  nor  remainder 
upon  the  +  earth. 

8  And  the  king  said  unto  the  woman. 
Go  to  thy  house,  and  I  will  give  charge 
concerning  thee. 

9  And  the  woman  of  Tekoah  said  unto 
the  king,  My  lord,  0  king,  the  iniquity  be 
on  ''me,  and  on  my  father's  house:  and 
the  '^king  and  his  throne  he  guiltless. 

10  And  the  king  .said,  Whosoever  saith 
aught  unto  thee,  bring  him  to  me,  and  he 
shall  not  touch  thee  any  more. 

11  Then  said  she,  I  pray  thee,  let  the 
king  remember  the  Lord  thy  God,  Hhat 
thou  wouldest  not  sutler  the  ^  revengers  of 
blood  to  destroy  any  more,  lest  they  de- 
stroy my  son.  And  he  said,  ^'As  the  Lord 
liveth,  there  shall  not  one  hair  of  thy  son 
fall  to  the  earth. 


«  2Clir<in.  lira  >> 
etc.  t  Hcb.  tin  (lelivi 
of  the  earth,  e  Gen  '. 
i-.y-i.  %  Uvh.thatth 
t  Num.  35:19.      I>  1 


Snm.  20  :  41.  *  Heh.  Save,  c  clmp.  i;  :  1, 
r  between.  >1  Deut.  IM  :  13.  t  Heh. /«« 
KJ ;  1  Sam.  25  ;  24.  f  clmp.  3  :  28  ;  I  Kiliss, 
evetiijer  of  hlnod  do  not  multiply  to  destroy. 
in.  14  : 4.)  ;   .ler.  4:2.       i  cli.ap.  13  : :)",  38. 


2.   Tekoah  ;  in  Judali,  south  of  Bf  thlehem. 

7.  Quench  my  coal;  destroy  her  son. 

8.  Give  charge  concerning  thee ;  directions 
th.at  she  should  not  be  injured. 

9.  Iniquity  he  on  vie;  the  blame,  if  there  was 
any,  of  his  deciding  that  her  son  should  not  be  slain. 

12.  Speak  one  vord ;  having  got  David  to  de- 
cide that  her  son,  who  she  said  had  killed  his  broth- 
er, .should  not  be  hurl,  she  wished  now  to  m.ake  the 
application  to  Absalom,  who  liad  killed  Amiion. 

1.3.  Against  the  people  of  God ;  implying  that 
David  was  injuring  them  by  keeping  Absalom  in 
banishment,  and  having  decided  tiiat  her  son  should 
412 


1 2  Then  the  woman  said.  Let  thy  *,;. ":  "^r.. 
handmaid,  I  pray  thee,  speak  o>ip  word  unto 
my  lord  the  king.     And  he  said.  Say  on. 

13  And  the  woman  said.  Wherefore  then 
ha.st  thou  thought  such  a  thing  against  the 
people  of  God?  for  the  king  dotii  speak 
this  thing  as  one  which  is  faulty,  in  that 
the  king  doth  not  fetch  home  again  his 
banished.' 

14  For  we  must  needs  Jdie,  and  are  as 
water  spilt  on  the  ground,  which  cannot 
be  gathered  up  again ;  H  neither  doth  God 
respect''  any  person;  yet  doth  he  devise 
means,'  tliat  his  banished  be  not ""  expelled 
from  him. 

15  Now  therefore,  that  I  am  come  to 
speak  of  this  thing  unto  my  lord  the  king, 
it  is  because  the  people  have  made  me 
afraid  :  and  thy  handmaid  said,  I  will  now 
speak  unto  the  king;  it  may  be  that  the 
king  will  perform  the  request  of  his  hand- 
maid. 

16  For  the  king  will  hear,  to  deliver  his 
handmaid  out  of  the  hand  of  the  man^Aa/ 
would  destroy  me  and  my  son  together  out 
of  the  inheritance  of  God. 

17"  Then  thy  handmaid  said.  The  word 
of  my  lord  the  king  shall  now  be  *com- 
fortable :  for  as  an  "  angel  of  God,  so  is  my 
lord  the  king  to  t  discern  good  and  bad : 
therefore  the  Lord  thy  God  will  be  with 
thee. 

18  Then  the  king  answered  and  .'^aid 
unto  the  woman.  Hide  not  from  me,  1 
pray  thee,  the  thing  that  I  shall  ask  tliee. 
And  the  woman  said,  Let  my  lord  the  king 
now  speak. 

19  And  the  king  said,  Jsnoi  the  hand  of 
Joab  with  thee  in  all  this  1  And  the  wom- 
an answered  and  said,  .4.9  thy  soul  liveth, 
my  lord  the  king,  none  can  turn  to  the 
right  hand  or  to  the  left  from  aught  that 
my  lord  the  king  hath  spoken  :  for  thy 
servant  Joab,  he  bade  me,  and  ^he  put  all 
these  words  in  the  mouth  of  thy  hand- 
maid : 

20  To  fetch  about  this  form  of  speech 
hath  thy  servant  Joab  done  this  thing: 


j  .loll  34  : 

lA;  P 

n.  90:3,  10;  Hoi 

0:27.     II 

Or. 

because 

God  hath 

not  taken 

away 

Ilis  life,  he  hath  a 

'so  devisea 

k 

.lob  34 

l!i:  M»l. 

22:  111;  Acts  10 

34 ;  Rom.  2:11. 

1  Num.  3. 

:2^ 

m  I.cv.  2ti :  40  ; 

Isa.  -,0 : 1 

2;  I. 

«m.  3:31,  Si.      * 

Heh.  fur 

est. 

n   ch 

p.  19 :  27. 

t  Heb.  h 

ar.     V 

ver.  3. 

be  spared,  was  faulty  in  not  sparing  his  own  son, 
and  bringing  him  back  from  banishment. 

14.  Yet  doth  he  devise  means  ;  as  God  devises 
means  to  save  men,  .and  is  ready  to  be  reconciled 
to  them,  her  implication  was  that  David  should  be 
reconciled  to  Absalom. 

l.l.  The  people  have  made  me  afraid ;  as  she 
stated,  ver.  7  ;  and  she  insinuated  that  (here  would 
be  greater  reason  to  fear  the  people,  if  Absalom  should 
not  be  brought  back,  as  they  greatly  desired  it.  / 
«•///  now  speak  -unto  the  king ;  state  a  ca.se  as 
if  it  were  her  own,  and  then  .ipply  it  to  Absalom. 

17.  As  an  angel  of  God ;  wise  and  discerning. 


Absalom  returns. 


II.  SAMUEL.   XV. 


David  receives  him. 


the  wisdom  of  an  angel  of  God,  to  know- 
all  tliinirs  that  are  in  the  earth. 

21  •[And  the  king  said  unto  Joab,  Be- 
hold now,  I  have  done  this  thing:  go 
therefore,  bring  the  young  man  Absalom 
again. 

22  And  Joab  fell  to  the  ground  on  his 
face,  and  bowed  himself,  and  *thanked 
the  king:  and  Joab  said.  To-day  thy  ser- 
vant knoweth  that  I  have  found  grace 
in  thy  sight,  my  lord,  0  king,  in  that 
the  king  hath  fuliilled  the  request  of  this 
servant. 

23  So  Joab  arose  and  went  to  '  Geshur, 
and  brought  Absalom  to  Jerusalem. 

24  And  the  king  said.  Let  him  turn  to 
his  own  house,  and  let  him  not  see  my 
face.''  So  Absalom  returned  to  his  own 
house,  and  saw  not  the  king's  face. 

25  •[But-  in  all  Israel  there  was  none 
to  be  so  much  praised  as  Absalom  for  his 
beauty  :  "^from  the  sole  of  his  foot  even  to 
the  crown  of  his  head  there  was  no  blem- 
ish in  him. 

26  And  when  he  polled  his  head,  (for  it 
was  at  every  year's  end  that  he  polled  it: 
because  the  hair  was  heavy  on  him,  there- 
fore he  polled  it,)  he  weighed  the  hair  of 
his  head  at  two  hundred  shekels  after  the 
king's  weight. 

27  And  ■' unto  Absalom  there  were  born 
three  sons,  and  one  daughter,  whose  name 
7f«.s-  Tamar:  she  was  a  woman  of  a  fair 
countenance. 

28  T[  So  Absalom  dwelt  two  full  years  in 
Jerusalem,  and  saw ''not  the  king's  face. 


»  Hell.  ft(«Mrf.  t  Or,  «/ij(.  •  Hiiip.  13 :  37.  h  Gen.  43:3;  Kx. 
10;2-'*.  t  Heh.  ^nd  as  Abtatom  there  wat  not  a  beautiful  man 
in  nit  Israel  to  praite  greatly.    clsn.l:(S.    <i  chap.  IS  :  18.     ever. 

21.  I  have  done  this  thing ;  he  had  decided,  in 
the  supposed  case,  that  the  woman's  son  should  not 
be  liurt,  and  was  ready  to  make  the  desired  appli- 
cation to  Absalom. 

22.  Grace;  favor. 

20.  Aflertheking'su-eight;  some  have  thought 
this  to  be  much  less  than  the  common  shekel. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Courtiers,  and  those  who  covet  royal  favor, 
are  quick  to  discern  the  inclinations  of  rulers,  and 
skilful  in  devising  means  and  presenting  induce- 
ments to  gratify  them. 

2.  ^Yilen  great  men  and  those  in  authority  are 
set  upon  accomplishing  their  selfish  objects,  tiiey  will 
generally  find  agents  deceitful  and  wicked  enough 
t'j  aid  them. 

4.  Flatterers  and  those  who  are  engaged  in  art- 
ful projects,  are  often  most  complaisant  and  respect- 
ful 10  those  whose  favor  tliey  seek,  and  whom  they 
are  aiming  to  deceive. 

5.  Compassion  towards  the  distressed  and  desires 
to  grant  relief  should  be  regulated  by  correct  know- 
ledge and  sound  judgment. 

8.  It.  is  ordinarily  unwise  to  decide  a  case  on  the 
testimony  of  one  party,  especially  one  that  is  inter-  1 
ested  and  likely  to  be  strongly  biased  in  his  own 
favor.  I 

13.  After  persons  are  committed  on  t!ie  wrong  1 

27 


29  Therefore  Absalom  sent  for  Joab,  to 
have  sent  him  to  the  king;  but  he  would 
not  come  to  him  :  and  when  he  sent  again 
the  second  time,  he  would  not  come. 

30  Therefore  he  said  unto  his  servants. 
See,  Joab's  field  is  near  ^  mine,  and  he  hath 
barley  there  ;  go  and  set  it  on  ''fire.  And 
Absalom's  servants  set  the  field  on  fire. 

31  Then  Joab  arose,  and  came  to  Absa- 
lom unto  his  house,  and  said  unto  him, 
Wherefore  have  thy  servants  set  my  field 
on  fire? 

32  And  Absalom  answered  Joab,  Be- 
hold, I  sent  unto  thee,  saying,  Come  hith- 
er, that  I  may  send  thee  to  the  king,  to  say, 
Wherefore  am  I  come  from  Geshur?  it 
had  been  good  for  me  to  have  been  there 
still:  now  therefore  let  me  see  the  king's 
face  ;  and  if  there  be  any  iniquity  in  me, 
let  him  kill  me. 

33  So  Joab  came  to  the  king,  and  told 
him :  and  when  he  had  called  for  Absa- 
lom, he  came  to  the  king,  and  bowed  him- 
self on  his  face  to  the  ground  before  the 
king:   and  the  ^ king  kissed  Absalom. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

1  Absalom,  by  fair  speeches  and  courtesies,  stealeth  the 
hearts  of  Israel.  7  Under  pretence  of  a  vow  lie  ob- 
taineth  leave  to  go  to  Hebron.  10  He  maketh  there 
a  great  conspir-icy.  1.3  David  upon  the  news  fleetli 
from  Jerusalem.  19  Ittai  would  not  leave  him.  24 
Zadok  and  Abiathar  are  sent  back  with  the  ark.  :3(t 
David  and  his  company  go  up  mount  Olivet  weeping. 
31  He  curseth  Ahithophel's  counsel.  '3i  Hushai  ia 
sent  back  with  instruction:*. 

AND  "'it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
Absalom 'prepared  him  chariots  and 
horses,  and  fifty  men  to  run  before  him. 

24.    4  Heb.  iHH place.    I J  ii ilg  15 : 4, 6.    e  Gen.  45 :  16 ;  Luke  15  .".W. 
h  Cli»p.l2:ll.     i  IKings,  1:5. 


side,  those  who  are  interested  will  endeavor  to  take 
advantage  of  that  commitment  to  lead  them  still 
farther  into  error  and  transgression. 

14.  Those  who  so  symp.athize  with  murderers  as 
to  try  to  screen  them  from  the  punishment  wliicli 
God  has  diiected,  often  refer  to  his  mercy  as  a  rea- 
son wliy  his  directions  should  not  be  followed;  as  if 
his  justice  were  at  war  with  his  mercy,  or  as  if  they 
were  more  merciful  than  G-od. 

21.  When  rulers,  through  fear  or  favor,  natural 
affection,  or  improper  sympathy,  fail  to  punish  mur- 
derers, or  pardon  and  receive  them  into  favor,  they 
tiike  .a  course  which  tends  to  incre:ise  crime,  and  to 
bring  upon  themselves  and  others  grent  distresses. 

2.5.  Men  are  prone  to  regard  and  be  greatly  in- 
fluenced by  mere  external  accomplishments,  while 
the  most  beautiful  form  and  graceful  exterior  may 
cover  a  polluted  and  murderous  heart. 

30.  Connivance  at  crime,  or  an  utterly  inadequati- 
punishment,  tends  to  increase  haughtine.ss,  pride, 
and  self-will  in  criminals!,  and  to  lead  them  on  from 
one  crime  to  another  till  they  perish. 

33.  Parents  who  only  kiss  their  childi;en  when 
they  should  punish  them,  have  reason  to  fe.ar  that 
God,  in  righteous  judgment,  will  suffer  their  chil- 
dren by  their  wickedness  to  become  instruments  of 
punishing  their  parents.  Chap.  16:11,  21.  22; 
18:9,  14,33. 

413 


^HOsalomh  conspiracy. 


II.  SAMUEL,    XV. 


David  leaveth  Jertisalcm. 


2  And  Absalom  rose  up  early,  and  stood 
beside  the  ^A^ay  of  the  gate  :  and  it  was  so, 
that  when  any  man  that  had  a  controversy 
came*  to  the  king  for  judgment,  then  Ab- 
salom called  unto  him,  and  said.  Of  what 
city  art  thou?  And  he  said.  Thy  servant 
is  of  one  of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

3  And  Absalom  said  unto  him,  See,  thy 
matters  are  good  and  right;  but  Uhere  is 
no  man  deputed  of  the  ^  king  to  hear  thee. 

4  Absalom  said  moreover,  ''Oh  that  I 
were  made  judge  in  the  land,  that  every 
man  which  hath  any  suit  or  cause  might 
come  unto  me,  and  I  would  do  him  justice ! 

5  And  it  was  so,  that  when  any  man 
came  nigh  to  him  to  do  him  obeisance,  he 
put  forth  his  hand,  and  took  him,  and 
kissed  him. 

6  And  on  this  manner  did  Absalom  to 
all  Israel  that  came  to  the  king  for  judg- 
ment •  so  "^Absalom  stole  the  hearts  of  the 
men  of  Israel. 

7  T^And  it  came  to  pass  after  forty  years, 
that  Absalom  said  unto  the  king,  I  pray 
thee,  let  me  go  and  "'pay  my  "vow,  which 
I  have  vowed  unto  the  Lord,  in  Hebron. 

8  For  thy  servant  vowed  a  vow  while  I 
abode  at  ''Geshur  in  Syria,  saying.  If  the 
Lord  shall  bring  me  again  indeed  to  Jeru- 
salem, then  I  will  serve  the  Loud. 

9  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Go  in 
peace.     So  he  arose,  and  went  to  Hebron. 

1 0  *|  But  Absalom  sent  spies  throughout 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  saying,  As  soon  as 
ye  hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  then  ye 
shall  say,  Absalom  f^reigneth  in  Hebron. 

11  And  with  Absalom  went  two  hun- 
dred men  out  of  Jerusalem,  tliat  urrc 
called  :  and  they  went  in  their'' simplicity, 
and  tliey  knew  not  any  thing. 

12  And  Absalom  sent  for  Ahithophel 
the  Gilonito,  David's  'counsellor,  from  his 
city,  even  fromJ  Giloh,  while  he  ofi'ered  sac- 
rifices. And  the  conspiracy  was  strong; 
for  the ''  people  increased  continually  with 
Absalom. 

13  TlAnd  there  came  a  messenger  to 
David,  saying.  The  'hearts  of  the  men 
of  Israel  are  after  Absalom. 

*  Heb.  to  come,  f  Or,  none  witi  hear  tkce  from  the  king  down- 
wnril.  «  Prnv.  30: 11,  17.  ti  .1  ml  &  <l :  M.  cRi>m.  16:18.  d  .ler. 
9:.'J.S.  •' ISnm.  lK:a.  f  rliap.  13  :  3R.  B  .loli  a0:5.elc.  h  Gen. 
SO:.>i.  I  Pun. -tl.y;  fv5:12-M.  j  .Tosli.  l.i:  ."il.  k  Poa.  3  : 1, '2. 
1  ver.  6;    Judg.  9:3.      n.  diiip.  l<i:9.       %  Heh.  thruit.     J  Heb. 


CHAriER  XV. 

2.  The  way  of  the  gale  ;  wliere  the  people  ?i,>i- 
semhM  for  j iidffinent,  or  to  obtain  the  kinn's  de- 
cision of  their  cases. 

.3.  jVo  7)1(111  fleputrd;  lie  spoke  as  if  David  was 
negligent  of  Ins  duty  in  not  appointing  him  or  some 
one  to  hear  tliein. 

C.  Stole  the  hearts ;  l»d  the  people  to  admire  him. 

9.  Go  ill  peace;  he  probably  hoped  tiiai  Absa- 
lom was  becoming  better. 

11.  Called;  invited  to  go  with  Absalom,  sup- 
posing his  object  was,  as  he  stated,  a  religious  one. 
414 


14  And  David  said  unto  all  his  1,.1!:?S^,1- 
servants  that  were  with  him  at  Jerusalem, 
Arise,  and  let  us  "'flee;  for  we  shall  not 
else  escape  from  Absalom  :  make  speed  to 
depart,  lest  he  overtake  us  suddenly,  and 
bring-  evil  upon  us,  and  smite  the  city 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

1 5  And  the  king's  servants  said  unto  the 
king,  Behold,  thy  servants  are  ready  to  do 
whatsoever  my  lord  the  king  shall  ^ap- 
point. 

16  And  the  king  went  forth,  and  all  his 
household  H  after  him.  And  the  king  left 
ten  W'Omen,  which  were  "concubines,  to 
keep  the  house. 

17  And  the  king  went  forth,  and  all  the 
people  after  him,  and  tarried  in  a  place 
that  was  far  olf. 

18  And  all  his  servants  passed  on  beside 
him;  and  all  the"Cherethitcs,  and  all  the 
Pelethites,  and  all  the  Gittites,  si.x  hun- 
dred men  which  came  after  him  from 
Gath,  passed  on  before  the  king. 

19  TIThen  said  the  king  to^Plttai  the 
Gittite,  Wherefore  goest  thou  also  with 
us?  return  to  thy  place,  and  abide  with 
the  king:  for  thou  art  a  stranger,  and  also 
an  exile. 

20  Whereas  thou  camest  hut  yesterday, 
should  I  this  day  make  thee  *go  up  and 
down  with  us?  seeing  I  go  i whither  I 
may,  return  thou,  and  take  back  thy  breth- 
ren :   mercy  and  truth  be  with  thee. 

21  Andlttai  answered  the  king,  and  said. 
As"  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  my  lord  the 
king  liveth,  surely  in  what  place  my  lord 
the  king  shall  be,  whether  in  death  or  life, 
even  there  also  will  thy  servant  be. 

22  And  David  said  to  Ittai,  Go  and  pass 
over.  And  Ittai  the  Gittite  passed  over, 
and  all  his  men,  and  all  the  little  ones  that 
icere  with  him. 

23  And  all  the  country  'wept  with  a 
loud  voice,  and  all  the  people  passed  over : 
the  king  also  himself  passed  over  the 
brook  t  Kidron,  and  all  the  people  passed 
over,  toward  the  way  of  the  'wilderness. 

24  H  And  lo,  Zadok  also,  and  all  the  Le- 
vitcs  V!ere  with  him,  "bearing  the  ark  of 


choose.  W  Heh.  at  hin  feet,  n  clinp.  li  :  1 1  ;  Hi :  il,  3J.  o  clinr. 
8:lH.  p  ch.ip.  lS:i.  *  He\y.  wander  in  going,  q  1  Snin. '^3 :  13. 
rRutlil:lfi.  17;  Prov.  17:17;  1«:24;  MhU8:1>),  20;  John 
fi:66-6!l;  Acts  11:23;  21:13;  Rev.  2:10.  •  Uom.  12:  In. 
t  Called  Cfdrun.  .lolm  18:  1.     t  clmp.  Iti :  2.      uNum.  14:1.^ 


12.  Ahithophel ;  he  had  been  a  great  friend  to 
David,  but  now  deserted  him.  Chap.  17  :  ~'3.  (t-,- 
loh  ;  in  the  mountainous  parts  of  Judah.  Josh. 
15:. 51. 

19.  Ittai;  the  commander  of  the  Gittites.  The 
k'iiig;  Absalom,  who  had  proclaimed  himself  king. 
Thoii  art  a  stranger  ;  the  G-ittites  were  from  the 
Philistines,  but  had  become  attached  to  David  and 
his  cause. 

2.'t.  Tliehrook  Kidron  ;  on  the  east  side  of  Jeru- 
salem, between  the  city  and  the  mount  of  Olives. 

24.   Abiathar ;  he  was  high-priest  at  that  time. 


Zadok,  Abia'.har,  and 


II.  SAMUEL,   XV. 


Hushai  befriend  David. 


B.' "S'  the  covenant  of  God :  and  they  set 
down  the  ark  of  God;  and  Abiathar  went 
up,  until  all  the  people  had  done  passing 
out  of  the  city. 

25  And  the  king  said  unto  Zadok,  Carry 
back  the  ark  of  God  into  the  city :  if  I 
.-^hall  find  favor  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord, 
he*  will  bring  me  again,  and  show  me 
both  it  and  his  habitation : 

26  But  if  he  thus  say,  I  have  no  delight 
in  ""thee;  behold,  hrc  am  I,  let  *=  him  do 
to  me  as  seemeth  good  unto  him. 

27  The  king  said  also  unto  Zadok  the 
priest,  Art  not  thou  a  ''seer'?  return  into 
the  city  in  peace,  and  your  two  sons  with 
you,  Ahimaaz  thy  son,  and  Jonathan  the 
sou  of  Abiathar. 

2<S  See,  I  will  tarry  in  the  plain  of  the 
wilderness,-  until  there  come  word  from 
you  to  certify  me. 

2d  Zadok  therefore  and  Abiathar  carried 
the  ark  of  God  again  to  Jerusalem :  and 
they  tarried  there. 

30  T[  And  David  went  up  by  the  ascent 
of  mount  Olivet,  *and  wept  as  he  went  up, 
and  had  his  "^head  covered,  and  he  went 
barefoot : «  and  all  the  people  that  xuas 
with  him  ''covered  every  man  his  head, 
and  they  went  up,  'weeping  as  they  went 

31  T[And  one  told  David,  saying, 'Ahitho- 
phel  is  among  the  conspirators  with  Ab- 


a   Psa.  43  :  .3,  4  ;    63  :  I ,  '2  ;    Isa.  38 :  22.       b   chap.  -22 :  20 

Num. 

14:8;    1  Kings,  10:9.      c  1  Sam.  3  :  !.<;.      "11  Sam.  9:3. 

e  chap. 

17:16.       *  Heb.  going  up,  and  weeping.       f  rhap.  19:4; 

Esther 

6:12.      g  IsaUh -20 : 2,  4.      h  Jeremiah  14: 3,  4.      i  I'salir 

126 : 6. 

27.  A  seer ;  a  prophet,  or  a,  wise  and  discerning 
man. 

30.  His  head  covered ;  in  token  of  deep  humil- 
iation and  distress.  He  was  reaping  the  fruit  of 
only  kissing  Absalom  when  he  should  have  pun- 
ished him,  and  also  the  fruit  of  his  own  sins  in  the 
matter  of  Uriivh.     Chap.  14  :  33  ;  11:  2-21. 

31.  Turn  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel  into  fool- 
ishness ;  by  preventing  it  from  helping  Absalom 
or  injuring  David. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Men  of  weak  minds  and  depraved  hearts  are 
peculiarly  fond  of  personal  decoration  and  e.xternal 
display,  while  the  truly  worthy  and  noble  seek  prin- 
cipally internal  excellence  and  those  spiritual  orna- 
menls  which  alone  are,  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  of 
great  price. 

3.  Familiarity  and  flattery,  high  promises  of 
gratification,  and  strong  expressions  of  regard  for 
the  people,  mark  the  efforts  of  heartless  dema- 
gogues to  delude  the  multitude  and  promote  their 
own  elevation  to  office. 

5.  Many  a  good  cause  has  been  betrayed,  and 
many  a  bad  one  promoted,  by  a  kiss.    Luke  22  :  48. 

7.  Wiiere  godliness  is  respected,  the  most  vil- 
lanous  conduct  is  sometimes  masked  under  the 
semblance  of  piety,  and  those  most  pleased  with 
the  appearance  of  religion  may  be  most  readily  de- 
ceived.    Jer.  17  : 9. 

ri.  Traitors  and  apostates  are  .imong  the  most 
virulent  enemies,  and  those  whom  we  have  espe- 
cially favored,  and  treated  with  confidence,  may 
become  our  bitterest  foes.     Psa.  41  :  9  ;  5') :  li-U. 


salom.  And  David  said,  0  Lord,  I  pray 
thee,  ''turn  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel  into 
foolishness.' 

32  1[And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
David  was  come  to  the  top  of  the 
mount,  where  he  worshipped  God,  be- 
hold, Hushai  the  '"Archite  came  to  meet 
him  with  "  his  coat  rent,  and  earth  upon 
his  head : 

33  Unto  whom  David  said,  If  thou  pass- 
est  on  with  me,  then  thou  shalt  be  a  "^  bur- 
den unto  me : 

34  But  if  thou  return  to  the  city,  and 
say  unto  Absalom,  f  I  will  be  thy  servant, 
0  king;  as  I  have  been  thy  father's  ser- 
vant hitherto,  so  tvill  I  now  also  be  thy 
servant:  then  maycstthou  for  me ''defeat 
the  counsel  of  Ahithophel. 

35  And  hast  thou  not  there  witli  thee 
Zadok  and  Abiathar  the  priests  ?  there- 
fore it  shall  be,  that  what  thing  soever 
thou  shalt  hear  out  of  the  king's  house, 
thou  shalt ''tell  it  to  Zadok  and  Abiathar 
the  priests. 

36  Behold,  they  have  "there  with  them 
their  two  sons,  Ahiinaaz,  Zadok's  son,  and 
Jonathan,  Abiathar's  son;  and  by  them  ye 
shall  send  unto  me  every  thing  that  ye 
can  hear. 

37  So  'Hushai,  David's  "friend,  came 
into  the  city,  and  Absalom  came  into  Je- 
rusalem. 

j  ver.  12.  k  chap.  16:23;  17:14,23.  I  .lob  5  :  13.  m  .Joshua 
16:2.  n  chap.  1:2.  o  chap.  19 :  as.  p  chap.  16:19.  q  chap. 
17:5-14.  r  chap.  1T:15,  IB.  »  ver.  27.  t  chap.  16:16,  17. 
u  1  Chron.  27  :  33. 

13.  No  one,  however  exalted  or  meritorious,  can 
safely  depend  on  popular  favor.  At  one  time  the 
people  may  eulogize,  and  at  another  curse  him  ; 
at  one  time  cry  Hosanna,  and  at  another,  Cru- 
cify him.  Mat.  21 :  9  :  Mark  7  :  37  ;  Luke  7  :  34  ; 
23:21. 

19.  A  generous  and  benevolent  mind  will  not 
wish  its  friends  to  be  involved  in  its  troubles,  but 
will  desire,  as  far  as  may  be  consistent,  to  relieve 
them,  and  to  promote  tlieir  enjoyment. 

21.  True  love  is  gratified  not  only  in  labors,  but 
in  self-denials  and  sacrifices  to  relieve  the  dis- 
tresses and  advance  the  happiness  of  the  object 
beloved. 

2.5.  Humble  and  hearty  submission  in  distress  to 
the  chastising  hand  of  G-od,  and  cheerful  commit- 
ment of  one's  interests  to  him,  form  a  good  prepa- 
ration for  deliverance. 

30.  Parents  for  their  sins  are  often  chastised  by 
the  sins  of  children,  which  are  the  occasion  to  them 
and  their  friends  of  many  tears. 

31.  A  very  short  but  hearty  supplication  to  G-od 
may  be  answered  in  great  and  lasting  blessings. 
Chap.  17  :  23  ;  Gen.  17  :  18 ;  Luke  23  :  3 1 ;  John 
17 :  24. 

36.  Prayer,  though  efficacious,  does  not  lessen  the 
necessity  of  using  means ;  and  in  cases  of  difficulty, 
the  more  knowledge  a  person  h.os  with  regard  to 
them,  the  more  properly  he  will  be  able  to  treat 
them.  But  no  means  should  be  used  to  gain  know- 
ledge, or  accomplish  any  object,  but  such  as  are 
right,  and  no  declarations  made  except  those  which 
are  true.     Prov.  12  :  17,  19,  20,  22. 

41.5 


David  deceived  by  Ziha, 


II.  SAMUEL,    XVI. 


and  cursed  by  Shimei 


CHAPTER    XVI. 

1  Ziba,  bv  presents  and  false  suggestions, obtaineth  his 
inxster's  inheritance.  5  At  Bahurim  Shimei  cur-^elh 
DaviJ.  9  David  with  patience  abstaineth,  and  re- 
straineth  others,  from  revenge.  13  Hushai  insinu- 
ualeth  himself  into  Absalom's  counsel.  21)  Ahilho- 
phel's  counsel. 

AND  Avhen  David  was  a,  little  past  the 
top  of  the  "hill,  behold, ''Ziba  the  ser- 
vant of  Mcphibcsheth  met  him,  with  a 
couple  of  asses  saddled,  and  upon  "^  them 
two  hundred  loaves  of  bread,  and  a  hun- 
dred bunches  of  raisins,  and  a  hundred  of 
summer  fruits,  and  a  bottle  of  wine. 

2  And  the  king  said  unto  Ziba,  What 
meanest  thou  by  these?  And  Ziba  said. 
The  asses  be  for  the  king's  household  to 
ride  on;  and  the  bread  and  summer  fruit 
for  the  young  men  to  eat;  and  the  wine, 
that  ''such  as  be  faint  in  the  wilderness 
may  drink. 

3  And  the  king  said,  And  where  is  thy 
master's  son?  And  Ziba  "said  unto  the 
king,  Behold,  he  abideth  at  Jerusalem  : 
for  he  said,  To-day  shall  the  house  of  Is- 
rael restore  me  the  kingdom  of  my  father. 

4  Then  said  the  king  to  Ziba,  Behold, 
thine  are  all  that  pertained  unto  Mephibo- 
sheth.  And  Ziba  said,I*humbly  beseech 
thee  that  I  may  find  grace  in  thy  sight,  my 
lord,  0  king. 

5  1[  And  when  king  David  came  to  Ba- 
hurim, behold,  thence  came  out  a  man  of 
the  family  of  the  house  of  Saul,  whose 
name  teas  ""Shimei,  the  son  of  Gera:  he 
came  t  forth,  and  ^cursed  still  as  he  came. 

()  And  he  cast  stones  at  David,  and  at 
all  the  servants  of  king  David :  and  all 
the  people  and  all  the  mighty  men  were 
on  his  right  hand  nnd  on  his  left. 

7  And  thus  said  Shimei  when  he  cursed. 
Come  out,  come  out,  thou  +  bloody  man, 
and  lliou  man  of  Belial ; 

8  Tlie  Lord  hath  returned  upon  thee  all 
the ''blood  of  the  house  of  Saul,  in  whose 
stead  thou  hast  reigned;  and  the  Lokd 
hath  delivered  the  kingdom  into  the  hand 
of  Absalom  thy  son:   and  behold,  Hhou 


•  cimp.  Ift :  30,  32.      1>  cliiip  »:  2.       c  I  Sam.  17  :  17,  18;    25:18.  4:8-12.       %  Heb.  M«  in  M.v  fwiV.       i  clinp.  <) :  8.      j  Kit.  i2 :  ■.'«. 

d  elinp.  17:29.      •  clmp.   19:27;     Pr<)V.18:17.      *  Hvb.  do  ahei-  k  1  Peter,  2  :  23.     II,ain.3:3H.     m  ,Iol.  i) :  1 2 ;  Rom.  9 :  20.     n  Gen. 

tnnce.     f  clmp.  19:  18,  etc.;  1  Kinj.s,  2:  44,  eti-.     f  Ush.  itill  camt  l.'S  :  4.    o  1  Peter,  4  :  19.    ||  Or, /«/r»,-  HpIi.  cyf.  Gen.  2ft :  32  ;  1  Sum. 

forth  and  cursed,      i:  Pm.  lOii :  17,  28;  Prov.  2fi:  2;  Ecrl.  10:  20;  1 :  11 ;  P8n.2o:)8      p  Unm.  8  :  28.      •  Heb.  </i«/ir(/ liim  loiM  </«»» 

Mnt.6:ll,12.     t  Heb.  man  of  blood,      h  cliap.  1 :  16 :  3 :  28,  29 ;  <)  cliap.  15 :  3^.     f  Veb.  Ltt  the  k-inf  live,    r  cliap.  13:33.  .M. 


art  taken  in  thy  mischief,  because  *b.c.'^J' 
thou  art  a  bloody  man. 

9  ^  Then  said  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeru- 
iah  unto  the  king.  Why  should  this  dead 
dog'  J curse  my  lord  the  king?  let  me  go 
over,  I  pray  thee,  and  take  off  his  head. 

10  And  the  king  said,  ''What  have  I  to 
do  with  you,  ye  sons  of  Zeruiah?  so  let 
him  curse,  because  the  'Loud  hath  said 
unto  him,  Curse  David.  ""Who  shall  then 
say,  Wherefore  hast  thou  done  so? 

1 1  And  David  said  to  Abishai,  and  to 
all  his  servants.  Behold,  my  son,  whicli 
came"  forth  of  my  bowels,  seekcth  my 
life:  how  much  more  now  may  this  Ben- 
jamite  do  it?  let  him  alone,  and  let  him 
curse;  for  the  Lord  hath  bidden  him. 

12  It  °  may  be  that  the  Lord  will  look 
on  mine  H  affliction,  and  that  the  Loud  will 
requite  me  p  good  for  his  cursing  this  day. 

13  And  as  David  and  his  men  went  by 
the  way,  Shimei  went  along  on  the  hilTs 
side  over  against  him,  and  cursed  as  he 
AA^ent,  and  threw  stones  at  him,and*cast 
dust. 

14  And  the  king,  and  all  the  people  that 
were  with  him,  came  weary,  and  refreshed 
themselves  there. 

15  T[And  Absalom,  and  all  the  people 
the  men  of  Israel,  came  to  Jerusalem,  and 
Ahithophel  with  him. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  ''Ilushni 
the  Archite,  David's  friend,  was  come 
vinto  Absalom,  that  Hushai  said  unto  Ab- 
salom, God  save  the  king,  tGod  save  the 
king. 

17  And  Absalom  said  to  Hushai,  Is-  this 
thy  kindness  to  thy  friend?  why'wenl- 
est  thou  not  with  thy  friend? 

18  And  Hushai  said  un10i\bsalom,Nay  ; 
but  whom  the  Lord,  and  this  people,  and 
nil  the  men  of  Israel,  choose,  his  will  I 
be,  and  with  him  will  I  abide. 

19  And  again,  whom  should  I  serve? 
should  I  not  serve  in  the  presence  of  his 
son?  as  I  have  served  in  thy  father's 
presence,  so  will  I  be  in  thy  presence. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

1.  The  hill;  Olivet.  Cluap.  If):  30.  Ziba; 
chap.  9:2,  9-13.  A  bottle;  bottles  then  were 
whole  skins  of  animals,  and  some  held  a  large 
quantity. 

3.  Thy  master^s  son;  Mephibosheth.  Chap. 
0  :  G-13.  Ziba  said ;  what  perhaps  was  not  true, 
but  was  a  slander  on  Menhiboshetl ,  for  tlie  purpose 
of  gettiny;  his  estate.     Chap.  19:20,  27. 

4.  Thine  are  all ;  a  hasty  and  unjust  decision 
of  David. 

.5.  Bahurim;  a  cit\'  in  the  tribe  of  Benjamin. 
Shimei;  a  relative  of  Saul. 
416 


7.  Come  out ;  in  the  original.  Go  out;  flee  from 
the  kin<;dom,  ,is  not  fit  to  live  in  it. 

10.  Tlie  Lord  hath  said  ;  so  ordered  things  in 
liis  providence,  that  this,  as  well  .is  other  trials, 
should  come  upon  David  as  a  punishment  for  his 
sins. 

11.  My  son. — seekcth  viy  life  ;  DaviJ  wickedly 
sought  the  life  of  Uriah,  and  now  Absalom  wick- 
edly sought  his,  and  Shimei  wickedly  cursed  him. 

10.  //«.9//rt/;  chap.  1.'):.32.  God  save  the  king : 
he  did  not  siiy  which  king  he  wished  God  to  save, 
whether  Absalom  or  David,  though  he  me.ant  that 
Absalom  should  understand  it  of  himself. 

17.    Thy  friend;  David. 


AhithopheV s  counsel 


II.  SAMUEL,   XVII. 


overthrown  by  Hushai. 


tlS:  20  HThensaid  Absalom  to  ^\hith- 
ophel,  Give  counsel  among  you  what  we 
shall  do. 

21  And  Ahithophel  said  unto  Ab.saloin, 
Go  in  unto  thy  father's  concubines,  which 
lie  hath  left  to  keep  the  house  ;  and  all 
Israel  shall  hear  that  thou  art  abhorred  of 
thy  father:  then '' shall  the  "hands  of  all 
that  are  with  thee  be  strong. 

22  So  they  spread  Absalom  a  tent  upon 
the  top  of  the  house ;  and  Absalom  went 
in''  unto  his  father's  concubines  in  the 
sight  of  all  Israel. 

23  Andthecounselof  Ahithophel,  which 
he  counselled  in  those  days,  was  as  if  a 
man  had  inquired  at  the  *oracle  of  God : 
so  iras  all  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel  both 
with  David  and  with  Absalom. 

CHAPTER,   XVII. 

1  Ahilhophcl's  counsel  is  oyerthnnvn  by  Hushai's,  ac- 
cording to  God's  appointment.  15  Secret  intelligence 
is  sent  unto  David.  '£i  Ahithophel  hangeth  himself. 
'2-5  Amasa  is  made  captain.  27  David  at  Mahanaim 
is  furnished  with  provision. 

MOREOVER  Ahithophel  said  unto  Ab- 
salom, Let  me  now  choose  out  twelve 
thousand  men,  and  I  will  arise  and  pur- 
sue after  David  this  night: 

2  And  I  will  come  upon  him  while  he 
is  "weary  and  weak-handed,  and  will 
make  him  afraid  :  and  all  the  people  that 
are  with  him  shall  flee;  and  I  will  smite 
the  '"king  only : 

3  And  I  will  bring  back  all  the  people 
unto  thee :  the  man  whom  thou  seekest 
is  as  if  all  returned:  .so  all  the  people 
shall  be  in  peace. 

4  And  the  saying  tpleased  Absalom  well, 
and  all  the  elders  of  Israel. 

5  Then  said  Absalom,  call  now  Hushai 
the  Architc  also,  and  Ictus  hear  likewise 
what  the  saith. 

6  And  when  Hushai  was  come  to  Absa- 


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that  his  father  would  not  again  be  reconciled  to 
him.     Chap.  12 :  12 

IXSTRUCTIOXS. 

2.  Sympathy  and  kindness  under  trials  deeply 
affect  the  generous  heart,  and  sometimes  the  pretence 
of  them  is  used  to  conceal  ti;e  basest  selfishness. 

4.  Hasty  decisions  under  tlie  influence  of  strongly 
excited  feelings,  without  taking  time  for  delibera- 
tion, or  asking  direction  of  (jrod.  are  generally  wrong, 
and  often  are  exceedingly  unjust  and  cruel. 

7.  A  malignant  lieart  rejoices  in  the  calamities  of  i 
those  it  hates,  and  is  gratified  in  tormenting  them. 

10.  A  penitent  soul  will  never  overlook  the  hand 
of  God  in  its  trials,  whoever  and  whatever  may  be 
the  instruments  of  them ;  and  when  we  heartily  sub- 
mit to  his  corrections,  without  .any  wrong  feelings 
towards  the  instruments  of  them,  they  will  in  the 
end  promote  our  good. 


lom,  Absalom  spake  unto  him,  saying, 
Ahithophel  hath  spoken  after  tliis  man- 
ner: shall  we  do  a// tT  his  ^  saying?  if  not, 
speak  thovi. 

7  And  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom,  The 
counsel  that  Ahithophel  hath  II  given  is 
not  good  at  this  time. 

8  For,  said  Hushai,  thou  knowest  thy 
father  and  his  men,  that  they  be  mighty 
men,  and  they  he  *chafed  in  their  minds, 
as  a  shear  robbed  of  her  whelps  in  the 
!ield  :  and  thy  father  is  a  man  of  war,  and 
will  not  lodge  with  the  people. 

i)  Behold,  he  is  hid  now  in  some  pit,  or 
in  some  other  place:  and  it  will  come  to 
pass,  when  some  of  them  be  t  overthrown 
at  the  first,  that  whosoever  heareth  it  will 
say.  There  is  a  slaughter  among  the  peo- 
ple that  follow  Absalom. 

10  And  he  also  that  is  valiant,  whose 
heart  is  as  the  heart  of  a  lion,  shall  utterly 
melt:*"  for  all  Israel  knoweth  that  thy 
father'  is  a  mighty  man,  and  they  whicli 
be  with  Jhim  are  valiant  men. 

1 1  Therefore  I  counsel  that  all  Israel  be 
generally  gathered  unto  thee,  from  Dan 
even  to  Beer-shcba,  as  ''the  sand  that  is 
by  the  sea  for  multitude;  and  that  +thou 
go  to  battle  in  thine  own  person. 

12  So  shall  we  come  upon  him  in  some 
place  where  he  shall  be  found,  and  we 
will  light  upon  him  as  the  dew  fallcth  on 
the  ground:  and  of  him  and  of  all  the 
men  that  are  with  him  there  shall  not  be 
left  so  much  as  one. 

13  Moreover,  if  he  be  gotten  into  a  city, 
then  shall  all  Israel  bring  ropes  to  that  city, 
and  we  will  draw  it  into  the  river,  until 
there  be  not  one  small  stone  found  there. 

14  And  Absalom  and  all  the  men  of  Is- 
rael said.  The  counsel  of  Husliai  the  Arch- 
ite  is  better  than  the  counsel  of  Ahitho- 
phel.    For  'the  Lord  had  *  appointed  to 


word.  \\  Heh.  ciiunselUii.  *  Keh.  hitter  of  soul.  .(lulg.  18  :  2"i. 
t  I'rov.  1 7 :  IJ  ;  Hosea  l:l :  8.  f  Hch.  fallen,  b  .Io»h.  -2:11.  i  I  Sam. 
IS:  17;  Heh.  11:34.-  j  Cant  3  :  7.  k  .losll.  11  :  4  ;  1  Kings,  CO  :  10. 
X  Heb.  thtfface^ orpreseneego.    I  ch.  15 : 31 ,  etc.    \  Heb.  commantted. 

16.  Men  who  undertake  to  deceive  others  are 
strongly  tempted  to  use  language  which  is  equivo- 
cal, and  may  be  understood  as  meaning  one  thing 
or  another  according  to  the  situation  of  diflerent 
parties,  and  which,  in  the  sense  in  which  they  design 
to  be  understood,  is  positively  false, 

21,  The  wickedness  of  the  wicked  is  made  in- 
strumental by  God  in  correcting  and  sanctifying  his 
people,  and  thus  in  fulfilling  his  declarations  of  judg- 
ment and  mercy  concerning  them.  Chap.  12: 11,  1-  ; 
Acts  2 :  23. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

4.  The  sayiitg  pleased  Absalom;  because  he 
thought  that,  if  followed,  it  would  cause  the  death 
of  his  father. 

11.  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba ;  one  end  of  the 
land  to  the  other. 

14.    The  Lord  hail  appointed;    he  so  ordered 
events  that  Absalom  should  prefer  ths  counsel  of 
Hushai  to  that  of  Ahithophel.  and  thus  penitent, 
417 


David  crosscth  the  Jordan.  II.    SAMUEL,    XVIII.     He  is  refreshed  at  Mahanaim. 


defeat"  the  good  ''counsel  of  Ahithophel, 
to  the  intent  that  the  Lord  might  bring 
evil  upon  Absalom. 

15  ^  Then  said  Hushai  nntoZadok  and 
to  Abiathar  the  prie.sts,  Thus  and  thus 
did  Ahithophel  counsel  Absalom  and  the 
ciders  of  Israel ;  and  thus  and  thus  have 
I  counselled. 

16  Now  therefore  send  quickly,  and  tell 
David,  saying,  "^  Lodge  not  this  night  in 
the ''plains  of  the  wilderne.ss,  but  speedily 
pass  over  ;  lest  the  king  be  swal lowed  up, 
and  all  the  people  that  are  with  him. 

17  Now  ^Jonathan  and  Ahimaaz  stayed 
by  ''En-rogel ;  for  they  might  not  be  seen 
to  come  into  the  city  :  and  a  wench  went 
and  told  them;  and  they  went  and  told 
king  David. 

18  Nevertheless,  a  lad  saw  them,  and 
told  Absalom  :  but  they  went  both  of  them 
away  quickly,  and  came  to  a  man's  house 
in^Bahurim,  which  had  a  well  in  his 
court;  whither  they  went  down. 

19  And  ''the  woman  took  and  spread  a 
covering  over  the  well's  month,  and  spread 
ground  corn  thereon  ;  and  'tlie  thing  was 
not  known. 

20  And  when  Absalom's  ser\'ants  came 
to  the  woman  to  the  house,  they  said, 
Where  is  Ahimaaz  and  Jonathan?  And 
the  woman  said  unto  them,  They  be  gone 
over  tlic  brook  of  water.  And  when  they 
had  sought  and  could  not  find  ihem,  they 
returned  to  Jerusalem. 

21  And  it  came  fo  pass,  after  they  were 
departed,  that  they  came  up  out  of  tlie 
well,  and  went  and  told  king  David,  and 
said  unto  David,  'Arise,  and  pass  quickly 
over  the  water :  for  thus  hath  Ahithophel 
counselled  against  you. 

22  Then  David  arose,  and  all  the  people 
that  u'crc  with  him,  and  they  passed  over 
Jordan  :  bv  the  morning  light  there  lacked 


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16.  Pass  over ;  over  the  river  Jordan.    Ver.  22. 

17.  E7i-ro^el ;  on  the  e.ist  side  of  Jerus.alem. 

23.  Put  his  limisehold  i)i  order ;  settled  np  his 
affairs.  Hanged  hi nise/f:  this  is  the  first  instance 
of  suicide  recorded  in  the  Bible. 

24.  Mahanaim  ;  chap.  2  :  8. 

2.').  A7nasa. ;  he  and  .Toab  vi-ere  cousins,  and  were 
sons  of  David's  sisters. 

27.  Lo-debnr — Rogelim  ;  in  the  tribe  of  Gad, 
not  far  from  Mahanaim. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Apostates  and  traitors  who  give  themselves  up 
to  iniquity,  are  often  left  to  go  from  one  degree  of  sin 
to  another  till  they  plunge  into  irretriev.able  ruin. 

\.  If  parents  do  not  govern  their  children  and 
effectually  subdue  them  when  young,  they  will  be 
in  danger  afterwards  of  being  subdued  by  them. 
418 


not  one  of  them  that  was  not  gone  *i,.c.r^ 
over  Jordan. 

23  ^  And  when  Ahithophel  saw  that  hi.s 
counsel  was  not  *followcd,  he  saddled  hix 
ass,  and  arose,  and  gat  him  home  to  hi.s 
house,  to  his ''  city,  and  t  put  his  household 
in  order,  and  'hanged  himself,  and  died, 
and  was  buried  in  the  sepulchre  of  his 
father. 

24  Then  David  came  to  ""Mahanaim. 
And  Absalom  passed  over  Jordan,  he  anc2 
all  the  men  of  Israel  with  him. 

25  ^And  Absalom  made  Ama.^a  eaptain 
of  the  host  instead  of  Joab  :  which  Amasa 
wax  a  man's  son,  whose  name  ?ra.5^Ithra 
an  Israelite,  that  went  in  to  ^Abigail  the 
daughter"  of  H  Nahash,  sister  to  Zeruiah, 
Joab's  mother. 

26  So  Israel  and  Absalom  pitched  in  the 
land  of  Gilead. 

27  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  w^hen  David 
was  come  to  Mahanaim,  that  °Shobi  the 
son  of  Naha.sh  of  ^  Kabbah  of  the  children 
of  Ammon,  and''IMachir  the  son  of  Am- 
miel  of  Lo-debar,  and  ^Barzillai  the  Gil- 
eadite  of  Rogelim, 

28  Brought  beds,  and  *basins,  and  earth  - 
en  vessels,  and  wheat,  and  barley,  anil 
flour,  and  parched  corn.,  anil  beans,  ant! 
lentiles,  and  parched  pithe, 

29  And  honey,  and  butter,  and  sheep, 
and  cheese  of  kine,  for  David,  and  for  the 
people  that  n-erc  with  him,  to  eat :  for  they 
said,  'The  people  i.f  hungry,  and  Aveary, 
and  thir-sty,  in  the  wilderness. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  David  viewing  the  armies  in  their  march,  giveth 
them  charge  of  Absalom.  6  Tlie  Israelites  are  sore 
smitten  in  the  wood  of  Kphraim.  9  Absalom,  hang- 
ing in  an  oak,  is  slain  by  .Toab,  and  cast  into  a  pit. 
IS  Absalom's  place.  19  Ahimaaz  and  Cushi  bring 
tidings  to  David.     3-3  David  moumeth  far  AbsalOTn. 

ND  David  numbered  the  people  that 
ti'erc  with  him,  and  set  captains  of 


1 


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mnelile.  ^  Heb.  Abigal.  n  1  Chron.  2: 16,  17.  ||  Or,  ^mm.  I 
Cliron.  2 :  13,  IS.  orbap.lO:l.  p  ftMp.  12:20,30.  <icliap.  9:4. 
T  chap.  19:31,3:;  IKiligs, 2:7.     *Or,CMpt.     •  ch.  I6:2,H;  17:  i 


7.  That  counsel  which  wonld  be  most  likely  to 
succeed,  should  it  be  followed,  may  still  not  be  good. 
It  may  spring  from  evil,  tend  to  evil,  and  its  prose^ 
cution  be  productive  of  mischief;  still,  no  one  has  a 
right  to  do  evil  in  order  to  defeat  it. 

14.  The  Lord  can  easily  defeat  the  craftiest  coun- 
sels, disappoint  the  best  concerted  schemes,  and 
overrule  all  things  for  the  sah-ation  of  his  friends 
and  the  destruction  of  his  enemies. 

16.  Men  must  make  efforts  to  save  themselves 
with  as  much  promptness,  skill,  energy,  and  perse- 
verance, as  if  their  salvation  depended  solelv  on 
their  efforts,  while  it  is  God  who  renders  those  efrorts 
successful,  and  to  him,  if  they  feel  right,  they  will 
give  the  glory. 

23.  The  way  of  transgressors  is  hard,  and  the 
wages  of  sin  is  death  ;  when  men  are  given  up  to 
its  power,  it  makes  them  wretched  here  and  plunges 
them  into  endless  wretchedness  hereafter. 


Absalom  is  defeated, 


II.  SAMUEL,   XVIII. 


and  slain  hij  Joab. 


B.c'S'  thousands   and  captains   of  hun- 
dreds over  them. 

2  And  David  sent  forth  a  tliird  part  of 
the  people  under  the  hand  of  Joab,  and  a 
third  part  under  the  hand  of  Abishai  the 
son  of  Zeruiah,  Joab's  brother,  and  a  third 
part  under  the  hand  of  *Ittai  the  Gittite. 
And  the  king  said  unto  the  people,  I  will 
surely  go  forth  with  yon  myself  also. 

3  But ''the  people  answered.  Thou  shalt 
not  go  fortli :  for  if  we  flee  away,  they 
will  not  *care  for  us  ;  neither  if  half  of  us 
die,  will  they  care  for  us:  but  now  thou 
art  t  worth  ten  thousand  of  us  :  therefore 
now  it  is  better  that  thou  *  succor  us  out 
of  the  city. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  them.  What 
seemcth  you  best  I  will  do.  And  the 
king  stood  by  the  gate  side,  and  all  the 
people  came  out  by  hundreds  and  by 
thousands. 

5  And  the  king  commanded  Joab  and 
Abishai  and  Ittai,  saying,  Jkal  gently  for 
iny  sake  with  the  young  man,  even  with 
Absalom.  And  "^all  the  people  heard 
when  the  king  gave  all  the  captains  charge 
concerning  Absalom. 

6  •[  So  the  people  went  out  into  the  field 
against  Israel:  and  the  battle  was  in  the 
wood"*  of  Ephraim ; 

7  Where  the  people  of  Israel  were  slain 
before  the  servants  of  David,  and  there 
was  there  a  great  slaughter  that  day  of 
twenty  thousand  men. 

8  For  the  battle  was  there  scattered  over 
the  face  of  all  the  country  :  and  tlie  wood 
devoured*  more  people  that  day  than  the 
sword  devoured. 

9  IfAnd  Absalom  met  the  servants  of 
David.  And  Absalom  rode  upon  a  mule, 
and  the  mule  went  under  the  thick  boughs 
of  a  great  oak,  and '"his  head  caught  hold 
of  the  oak,  and  he  was  taken  up  between 
the  heaven  and  the  earth ;  and  the  mule 
that  was  under  him  went  away. 

10  And  a  certain  man  saw  it,  and  told 
Joab,  and  said,  Behold,  I  saw  Absalom 
hanged  in  an  oak. 

1 1  And  Joab  said  unto  the  man  that  told 
him,  And  behold,  thou  sawest  him,  and 
why  didst  thou  not  smite  him  there  to  the 
ground?  and  I  would  have  given  thee  ten 
shekels  of  silver,  and  a  girdle. 


•  cliap.  In :  I'J.  >•  cirip.  -21  :  17.  *  Heb.  ttt  their  lieart  on  us. 
f  Hfh.  at  t  Heb.  hi  tn  succor.  c  ver.  li.  A  .Josh.  17:  IR,  IK. 
\  Heb.  multiplied  to  dtvour.  e  Ueiit.  iX-.ta-.  5;7:lfi, '»:  Job 
1«:S-10;  :il::l:  INi.  Hi:!!,  Ill;  I'roi'.  OT :  M  i  Jer.  -18:44. 
II  Heb.  weigh  upon  my  hand.     I  ver.  5.     ^  Heb.  Beware  whosoever 


12  And  the  man  said  unto  Joab,  Though 
I  should  II  receive  a  thousand  shekels  of 
silver  in  my  hand,  yet  would  I  not  put 
forth  my  hand  against  the  king's  son  :  for 
in'^our  hearing  the  king  charged  thee  and 
Abishai  and  Ittai,  saying,  *Beware  that 
none  tottch  the  young  man  Absalom. 

13  Otherwise  I  should  have  wrought 
falsehood  against  mine  own  life:  for  "the  re 
is  no  matter  hid  from  the  king,  and  thou 
thyself  wouldest  have  set  thyself  against 
?ne. 

14  Then  said  Joab,  I  may  not  tarry  thus 
witht  thee.  And  he  took  three  darts  in 
his  hand,  and  thrust  them  through  the 
heart  of  Absalom,  while  he  was  yet  alive 
in  the  -midst  of  the  oak. 

15  And  ten  young  men  that  bare  Joab's 
armor  compassed  about  and  smote  Absa- 
lom, and  slew  him. 

16  And  Joab  blew  the  trumpet,  and  the 
people  returned  from  pursuing  after  Isra- 
el:   for  Joab  held  back  the  people. 

17  And  they  took  Absalom,  and  cast 
him  into  a  great  pit  in  the  wood,  and ''  laid 
a  very  great  heap  of  stones  upon  him : 
and  all  Israel  fled  every  one  to  his  tent. 

18  ^  Now  Absalom  in  his  lifetime  had 
taken  and  reared  up  for  himself  a  pillar, 
which  is  in  the  king's  'dale  ;  for  he  said, 
I  have  no '  son  to  keep  my  name  in  remem- 
brance :  and  he ''  called  the  pillar  after  his 
own  name  ;  and  it  is  called  unto  this  day, 
Absalom's  place. 

19  1}  Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  son  of  Za- 
dok.  Let  me  now  run,  and  bear  the  king 
tidings,  how  that  the  Lord  hath  *  avenged 
him  of  his  enemies. 

20  And  Joab  said  unto  him.  Thou  shalt 
not  II  bear  tidings  this  day,  but  thou  shalt 
bear  tidings  another  day  :  but  this  day 
thou  shalt  bear  no  tidings,  because  the 
king's  son  is  dead. 

21  Then  said  Joab  to  Cu.shi,  Go  tell  the 
king  what  thou  hast  seen.  And  Cushi 
bowed  himself  unto  Joab,  and  ran. 

22  Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  son  of  Zadok 
yet  again  to  Joab,  But  *howsoever,  let  me, 
I  pray  thee,  also  run  after  Cushi.  And 
Joab  said,  Wherefore  wilt  thou  run,  my 
son,  seeing  that  thou  hast  no  tidings 
ready ?t 

23  But  howsoever,  said  he,  let  me  run. 


ye  be  <./.  s  chiip.  14  :  U>,  JO.  f  Hvb.  lic/.-re.  t  tieh.  heart 
k  Josliu.i  7  :  ■:«.  i  Genesis  14:17.  j  chapter  14  :  i7.  kl'sniln 
49:  II.  J  Heb.  judged  him  from  the  hand,  etc.  ||  Hebrew,  be 
a  man  of  tidings.  *  Hebrew,  he  what  may.  f  Or,  conven- 
ient. 


CHAPTER  XVm. 

3.  Succor  Its  out  of  the  citij ;  by  sending  them 
what  they  might  need. 

6.  Tkf  icooil  of  Ephraim  ;  on  \.\\f  east  side  of 
Jordan. 

8.  The  wood  devoured ;  more  were  slain  or  per- 


ished in  their  flight  through  the  woods,  than  had  been 
slain  in  the  open  field. 

13.  Wrought  falsehood ;  acted  in  such  a  man- 
i  ner  as  to  endanger  his  own  life. 

18.  The  kius's  dale;  near  Jerusalem.  Gen. 
I  14 :  17,  18.  /  liave  iio  son ;  he  had  had  three 
,  sons,  who  it  is  supposed  were  dead.    Chap.  14  :  27. 

419 


David  lanicnteth 


II.  SAMUEL,   XIX. 


yor  Absalom  his  son. 


And  he  said  unto  liirn,  Tiun.  Then  Ahi- 
maaz  ran  by  the  ^vtly  of  the  plain,  and 
overran  "Cushi. 

24  And  David  sat  between  the  two  gates  : 
and  the  ''watchman  went  up  to  the  roof 
over  the  gate  unto  the  w^all,  and  lifted  up 
his  eyes,  and  looked,  and  behold  a  man 
running  alone. 

25  And  the  watchman  cried,  and  told 
the  king.  And  the  'king  said,  If  he  be 
alone, //ie/c  25  tidings  in  his  mouth.  And 
he  came  apace,  and  drew  near. 

26  And  the  watchman  saw  another  man 
running:  and  the  watchman  called  unto 
the  porter,  and  said,  Behold  another  man 
running  alone.  And  the  king  said.  He 
also  bringeth  tidings. 

27  And  the  watchman  said,  *Methink- 
eth  the  running  of  the  foremost  is  like  the 
running  of  Ahimaaz  the  son  of  Zadok. 
And  the  king  said,  "^  He  is  a  good  man,  and 
cometh  with  good  tidings. 

28  And  Ahimaaz  called,  aiid  said  unto 
the  king,  +A11  is  well.  And  he  fell  down 
to  the  earth  upon  his  face  before  the  king, 
and  said,  "^Blessed  he  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  hath  +  delivered  up  the  men  that 
lifted  up  their  hand  against  my  lord  the 
king. 

29  And  the  king  said,  ^  Is  the  young  man 
Absalom  safe?  And  Ahimaaz  answered, 
When  Joab  sent  the  king's  servant,  and 
me  thy  servant,  I  saw  a  great  tumult,  but 
I  knew  not  what  it  ivas. 

30  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Turn 
aside,  and  stand  here.  And  he  turned 
aside,  and  stood  still. 

31  And  behold,  Cushi  came  ;  andCushi 
said,  II  Tidings,  my  lord  the  king:  ''for  the 


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24.  Between  the  two  gates ;  of  the  city  Malia 
naim.  Chap.  17:24.  The  roof;  of  the  watch- 
house. 

;("2.  As  that  yoiiii.g  man  is  ;  dead. 

33.  Died  for  thee  ;  instead  of  thee,  in  thy  place. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  All  should  consider  in  what  way  they  can  be 
most  useful,  and  be  disposed  to  take  that  course  in 
which  they  can  do  the  greatest  good. 

5.  The  love  of  parents  to  their  children  is  ordi- 
narily much  greater  than  that  of  children  to  their 
p.arents.  Sometimes  it  overcomes  their  judgment 
and  leads  them  to  act  in  such  a  manner  as  is  ex- 
ceedingly injurious  to  themselves,  their  children, 
and  the  community. 

9.  Though  criminals  may  sometimes  escape  from 
their  fellow-men,  they  cannot  escape  from  (jod. 
However  great  their  clforis,  his  judgment  will  in 
due  time  overtiike  and  destroy  theni. 

12.  Though  money  i.s  valuable,  and  h.as  great 
influence  with  men,  yet  it  is  foolish  to  endanger 
one's  life  for  it.  and  much  more  foolish  to  endanger 
one's  soul. 

14.  One  criminal  is  often  made  the  means  of  pun- 
ishing another,  and  he  may  do  it  for  an  object,  and 
420 


Lord  hath  ""avenged  thee  this  day  *»  cirS^a! 
of  all  them  that  ^rosc  up  against  thee. 

32  And  the  king  said  unto  Cushi,  i.s  the 
young  man  Absalom  safe]  And  Cushi 
answered.  The  *■  enemies  of  my  lord  the 
king,  and  all  that  rise  against  thee  to  do 
thee  hurt,  be  as  that  young  man  is. 

33  T{  And  the  king  was  jnuch  moved, 
and  went  up  to  the  chamber  over  the  gate, 
and  wept :  and  as  he  went,  thus  he  said, 
0'  my  son  Absalom,  my  son,  my  son  Ab- 
salom! would  J  God  I  had  died  for  thee,  O 
Absalom,  my  son,  my  son  I 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  Joab  causeth  the  king  to  cease  his  mourning.  9  The 
Israelites  are  earnest  to  bring  the  king  back.  11  Da- 
vid sendeth  to  the  priests  to  incite  them  of  Judali. 
13  Shimei  is  parJoned.  24  Mephibosheth  excused. 
3'2  BarziUai  dismissed,  Chimham  his  son  is  taken 
into  the  king's  family.  41  The  Israelites  expostulate 
with  Judah  for  bringing  home  the  king  without  them. 

AND  it  was  told  Joab,  Behold,  the  king 
weepeth  and'^mourneth  for  Absalom. 

2  And  the  *victory  that  day  was  turned 
into  mourning  unto  all  the  people  :  for  the 
people  heard  say  that  day  how  the  king 
was  grieved  for  his  son. 

3  And  the  people  gat  them  by  stealth  that 
day  into  the  city,  as  people  being  ashamed 
steal  away  when  they  tlee  in  battle. 

4  But  the  king '  covered  his  face,  and  the 
king  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  '"0  my  son 
Absalom!   0  Absalom,  my  son,  my  son! 

5  And  Joab  came  into  the  house  to  the 
king,  and  said,  Thou  hast  shamed  this  day 
the  faces  of  all  thy  servants,  which  this 
day  have  saved  thy  life,  and  the  lives  of 
thy  sons  and  of  thy  daughters,  and  the 
lives  of  thy  wives,  and  the  lires  of  thy 
concubines ; 

e  Psa.  144  :  7,  10.      f  I.uke  18 :  T,  8.       g  Psa.  1-24  :  -2,  3.  b  Judg. 

5:31;  Daa.  4:  19.    i  cliiip.  19:  4.     i  Rom.  fi  :  7,  8;  9:  .3.  k  Prov. 

17:2.5.     *  Heb.  salvation,  or  detiverance.    Ichap.l5:30.  in  chap, 
18:33. 

with  a  spirit,  which  may  justly  draw  down  punish- 
ment on  himself. 

17.  Children  who  rebel  against  and  ill  treat  their 
parents,  are  in  special  danger  of  coming  to  an  un- 
timely and  miserable  end. 
1  20.  The  immediate  eifect  of  joyful  or  mournful 
I  tidings  depends  much  on  the  manner  in  which  they 
'  are  communicated.  Care  should  therefore  be  taken 
I  to  have  it  done  by  such  persons  and  in  such  a  man- 
I  ner  as  will  tend  to  produce  the  best  results. 

27.  Our  wishes  liave  a  great  influence  on  our 
judgment,  and  high  expectations  of  good  are  liable 
to  be  followed  by  distressing  accuiiiuialioiis  of  evil. 
33.  None  fully  know  the  suflerings  of  aflectionate 
parents  in  the  untimely  and  violent  death  of  chil- 
dren, but  those  who  endure  them ;  and  none  but  those 
who  experience  it  can  imagine  the  blessedness,  .at 
such  times,  of  intelligent,  afTeclionate,  childlike 
confidence  in  God,  and  a  hearty  commitment  of  all 
one's  interests  to  his  infinitely  wise  and  good  dis- 
posal. 

CHAPTER  Xl.X. 
3.   Gal   til  cm  by  stealth;    secretly,  privately, 
because  the  king  appeared  as  if  he  was  disple.osed 
at  what  they  had  done. 


He  returns  over  the  Jordan. 


II.  SAMUEL,   XIX. 


He  pardonclh  Shimci: 


B.c!S'  6  In*  that  thou  lovest  thine  ene- 
mies, and  hatest  thy  friends.  For  thou 
hast  declared  this  day,  t  that  thou  regard- 
est  neither  princes  nor  servants :  for  this 
day  I  perceive,  that  if  Absalom  had  lived, 
and  all  we  had  died  this  day,  then  it  had 
pleased  thee  well. 

7  Now  therefore  arise,  go  forth,  and  speak 
comfortably  t  unto  thy  servants :  for  I  swear 
by  the  Lord,  if  thou  go  not  forth,  there  will 
not  tarry  one  with  thee  this  night :  and  that 
will  be  ''worse  unto  thee  than  all  the  evil 
that  befell  thee  from  thy  youth  vxntil  now. 

8  Then  the  king  arose,  and  sat  in  the  gate. 
And  they  told  unto  all  the  people,  saying. 
Behold,  the  king  doth  sit  in  the  gate.  And 
all  the  people  came  before  the  king:  for 
Israel  "^  had  fled  every  man  to  his  tent. 

9  T[And  all  the  people  were  at  strife 
throughout  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  saying. 
The  king  saved  us  out  of  the  hand  of  our 
enemies,  and  he  delivered  us  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines;  and  now  ho  is 
fled'^  out  of  the  laud  for  Absalom. 

10  And  Absalom,  whom  we  anointed 
over  us,  is  dead  in  battle.  Now  therefore 
why  ^  speak  ye  not  a  word  of  bringing  the 
king  back"? 

11  11  And  king  David  sent  to  Zadok  and 
to  Abiathar  the  priests,  saying,  Speak 
unto  the  elders  of  Judah,  saying,  Why  are 
ye  the  last  to  bring  the  king  back  to  his 
house?  seeing  the  speech  of  all  Israel  is 
come  to  the  king,  even  to  his  house. 

12  Ye  are  my  brethren,  ye  are  "^  my  bones 
and  my  flesh :  wherefore  then  are  ye  the 
last  to  bring  back  the  king'? 

13  And  say  ye  to  ''Amasa,  Art  thou  not 
of  my  bone,  and  of  my  flesh?  God  do  so 
to  me,  and  more  also,  if  thou  be  not  cap- 
tain of  the  host  before  me  continually  in 
the  room  of  Joab. 

14  And  he  bowed  the  heart  of  all  the 
men  of  Judah,  'even  as  the  heart  of  one 
man  ;  so  that  they  sent  this  word  unto  the 
king.  Return  thou,  and  all  thy  servants. 

15  So  the  king  returned,  and  came  to 
Jordan.  And  Judah  came  to  sQilgal,  to 
go  to  meet  the  king,  to  conduct  the  king 
over  Jordan. 

16  HAnd  ''Shimei  the  son  of  Gera,  a 


*  Heb.  By  lovintj,      f  Heb.  that  princts  or  se 
thee,     t  Heb.  to  the  heart  «/.  Gfn.  34  :  :l.     a  Prn' 


lan/t  are  not  to 
U;-2j<,     b  chap. 

18:  fi-8.       c  chap,  li  :  H.      %  Huh.  arn  ye  silent?      i  chap.  .1:  1. 

•    chap.    17:2.t;    1  Chron.  2:17.       f  Jlulg.   20:1.       g  Jo...h.  5:9. 

6.  Thou  lovest  thine,  enemies ;  Joab's  meaning 
was,  that  David  by  so  mourning;  for  Absalom  actcil 
as  if  he  loved  hini  more  than  lie  did  his  family  and 
people,  whose  lives  had  been  saved  by  the  death  of 
Absalom. 

7.  Speai-  comfnrtnhlii  unto  thy  servants; 
show  thyself  pleased  wiih  their  victory. 

11.  The  speech  of  all  Israel  is  come  ;  express- 
ing their  desire  to  have  the  king  return. 

12.  My  flesh  ;  of  the  same  tribe  with  him. 


Benjamite,  which  icns  of  Bahurim,  hasted 
and  came  down  with  the  men  of  Judah  to 
meet  king  David. 

17  And  there  were  a  thousand  men  of 
Benjamin  with  him,  and  'Ziba  the  servant 
of  the  house  of  Saul,  and  his  fifteen  sons 
and  his  twenty  servants  with  him ;  and 
they  went  over  Jordan  before  the  king. 

18  And  there  went  over  a  ferry-boat  to 
carry  over  the  king's  household,  and  to  do 
what  11  he  thought  good.  And  Shimei  the 
son  of  Gera  fell  down  before  the  king,  as 
he  was  come  over  Jordan; 

19  And  said  unto  the  king,  JLet  not  my 
lord  impute  iniquity  unto  me,  neither  do 
thou  ''  remember  that  which  thy  servant 
did  'perversely  the  day  that  my  lord  the 
king  w"ent  out  of  Jerusalem,  that  the  king 
should  '"take  it  to  his  heart. 

20  For  thy  servant  doth  know  that  I 
have  sinned  ;  therefore,  behold,  I  am  come 
the  first  this  day  of  all  the  house  of  Joseph 
to  go  down  to  meet  my  lord  the  king. 

21  But  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah  an- 
swered and  said,  Shall  not  Shimei  be  put 
to  death  for  this,  because  he  "cursed  the 
Lord's  anointed? 

22  And  David  said,  What  have  I  to  do 
with  you,  ye  sons  of  Zeruiah,  that  ye 
should  thi.s' day  be  adversaries  unto  me? 
shall"  there  any  man  be  put  to  death  this 
day  in  Israel?  for  do  not  I  know  that  I  am 
this  day  king  over  Israel? 

23  Therefore  the  king  said  unto  Shimei, 
Thou  f  shalt  not  die.  And  the  king  sware 
unto  him. 

24  T[  And  T  ]\Iephibosheth  the  son  of  Saul 
came  down  to  meet  the  king,  and  had  nei- 
ther dressed  his  feet,  nor  trimmed  his 
beard,  nor  washed  his  clothes,  from  the 
day  the  king  departed  until  the  day  he 
came  a<!;ain  in  peace. 

2.5  And  it  came  to  pass,  "when  he  was 
come  to  Jerusalem  to  meet  the  king,  that 
the  king  said  unto  him,  ''Wherefore  went- 
est  not  thou  with  me,  Mephibosheth? 

26  And  he  answered,  My  lord,  0  king, 
my  servant  deceived  me:  for  thy  servant 
said,  I  will  saddle  me  an  ass,  that  I  may 
ride  thereon,  and  go  to  the  king;  because 
thy  servant  is  lame. 

k  chap,  lli :  3.  ichap.  9:2,  10.  \\  Heb.  the  goad  in  his  et/es.  jl 
Sam.  22:15;  P5ia.32:2;  Rom.  4:6-8.  kPsa.  79:8.  1  chap. 
I«:5.et<;.  Ill  chap.  13: 3:l.  n  Ex.  22:  28  ;  1  Sam.  2fi:9.  o  I  Sam. 
Il:l:i.    p  1  Kings,  2:8,36,  etc.    qehap.9:6.    r  chap.  18:17. 

13.  Amasa  ;  he  had  been  the  commanller  of  Ab- 
salom's army.     Chap.  17 :  25. 

14.  He;  Amasa. 

19.  Thy  servant  fli 'I perversehi ;  chap.  16: -5-13. 

23.  Nvt  die;  not  be  put  to  death  for  that  of- 
fence. 

24.  Neither  dressed — iior  I rimmed^-vor  wash- 
ed ;  showing  that  he  had  been  in  a  state  of  deep 
mourning  ever  since  Pavid  left  the  city. 

26.  My  servant ;  Ziba. 

421 


Incidents  of 


II.  SAiMUEL,    XIX. 


David's  return. 


27  And  "he  hath  sLiiulered  thy  servant 
unto  my  lord  the  king;  but  my  lord  the 
kina  is  as  an ''angel  of  God:  do  therefore 
what  i.y  jgood  in  tiiine  eyes. 

28  For  ail  of  my  father's  house  were  but 
dead*  men  before  my  lord  the  king:  yet 
didst  thou  "^set  thy  servant  among  them 
that  did  eat  at  thine  own  table.  What 
rigiit  tlierefore  have  I  yet  to  cry  any  more 
unto  the  king? 

29  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Why 
speakest  thou  any  more  of  thy  matters? 
I  have  said,  Thou  and  Ziba  divide  the 
land. 

30  And  Mephibosheth  said  unto  the 
king,  Yea,  let  him  take  all,  forasmuch  as 
my  lord  the  king  is  come  again  in  peace 
unto  his  own  house. 

31  ^  And '' Barzillai  the  Gileadite  came 
down  from  Rogelim,  and  went  over  Jor- 
dan with  the  king,  to  conduct  him  over 
Jordan. 

32  Now  Barzillai  was  a  very  aged  man, 
even  fourscore  years  old :  and " he  had  pro- 
vided the  king  of  sustenance  while  he  lay 
at  Mahanaim ;  for  "^he  u'as  a  very  great 
man. 

33  And  the  king  said  unto  Barzillai, 
Come  thou  over  with  me,  and  I  will  feed 
thee  with  me  in  Jerusalem. 

34  And  Barzillai  said  unto  the  king, 
IIow  t  long  have  I  to  live,  that  I  should  go 
up  with  the  king  unto  Jerusalem"? 

35  I  am  this  day  ^ fourscore  years  old: 
anil  can  I ''  discern  between  good  and  evil  ? 
can  'thy  servant  taste  what  I  eat  or  what 
I  drink?  can  I  hear  any  more  the  voice  of 
singing  men  and  singing  women?  where- 
fore then  should  thy  servant  be  yet  a  bur- 
den unto  my  lord  the  king? 

36  Thy  servant  will  go  a  little  way  over 
Jordan  with  the  king:   and  why  should 


a  ili;il..  10:3;  .ler.  9:4.  1>  chap.  14:17.  CO.  "  Hell,  mdn  of 
drath.  \!>:im.'i6:\lj.  c  chap.  9:7, 10. 13.  dlKingH.2:7.  e  cliiip. 
17:-27.  r  lTiin.fi:  17-Hl.  )  Heh.  How  many  days  are  Hit  tjenn  of 
mi/  life?  Gen.  47:9.      g  Psa.  90:10;   Trov.  1K:31.     h  Heb.  ft:  14. 

27.  S///.?/dered  f/n/  serva)/t ;  ch.ap.  16:1—3. 

29.  Diriilr.  the  land;  the  land  that  had  belongod 
to  Sa:il,  and  which  David,  after  restoring  it  to  Mophib- 
oshetli.  had  hastily  given  to  Ziba.    Chap.  9:7;  16  :  1. 

31.  Barzillai;  chap.  17:27. 

37.  Chimham  ;  the  son  of  Barzillai. 

41.  Stole)!  thee  arcay  ;  gone  first  and  brought 
the  king  back  without  consulting  the  other  tribes. 
Ver.  4.3. 

42.  Near  of  kin;  he  belonged  to  their  tribe. 

I.VSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Excessive  sorrow  unfits  the  soul  for  duty,  dis- 
pleases 'j-od,  and  tends  to  injure  all  who  indulge  it 
or  feel  its  influence. 

.').  Rulers,  as  well  as  people,  should  be  plainly 
told  of  their  duty,  and  such  motives  set  before  them 
lis  are  suited  to  induce  them  to  perform  it. 

8.  Tiie  approbation  of  rulers  should  be  promptly 
and  cheerfully  given  to  those  who  do  right,  and  their 
disapprobation   manifested  towards  those  who  do 
wrong.     Roin.  13  :  3,  4. 
422 


the  king  recompense  it  me  with  *d  c.?S: 
such  a  -i  reward? 

37  Let  thy  servant,  I  pray  thee,  turn  back 
again,  that  I  may  die  in  mine  own  city, 
and  be  buried  by  the  grave  of  my  father 
and  of  my  mother.  But  behold  thy  ser- 
vant ''  Chimham  ;  let  him  go  over  with  my 
lord  the  king;  and  do  to  him  what  shall 
seem  good  unto  thee. 

38  And  the  king  answered,  Chimham 
shall  go  over  with  me,  and  I  will  do  to 
him  that  which  shall  seem  good  unto  thee  : 
and  whatsoever  thou  shall  +  require  of  me, 
thai  will  I  do  for  thee. 

39  And  all  the  people  went  over  Jordan. 
And  when  the  king  was  come  over,  the 
king  kissed  'Barzillai,  and  blessed  him; 
and  he  returned  unto  his  own  place. 

40  Then  the  king  went  on  to  Gilgal,  and 
Chimham  ^  went  on  with  him  :  and  all  the 
people  of  Judah  conducted  the  king,  and 
also  half  the  people  of  Israel. 

41  ^And  behold,  all  the  men  of  Israel 
came  to  the  king,  and  said  unto  the  king. 
Why  have  our  brethren  the  men  of  Jiulah 
stolen  thee  away,  and  have  "'brought  the 
king,  and  his  household,  and  all  David's 
men  with  him,  over  Jordan? 

42  And  all  the  men  of  Judah  answered 
the  men  of  Israel,  Because  the  king  is 
near  of  "kin  to  us:  wherefore  then  be  ye 
angry  for  this  matter?  have  we  eaten  at 
all  of  the  king's  costi  or  hath  he  given  us 
any  gift? 

43  And  the  men  of  Israel  answered  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  said.  We  have  ten 
parts  in  the  king,  and  we  have  also  more 
right  in  David  than  ye:  why  then  did  ye 
despise  II  us,  that  our  advice  should  not  be 
first  had  in  bringingback  our  king?  And 
the  words  of  the  men  of  J  udah  were  "fiercer 
than  the  words  of  the  men  of  Israel. 


i  K.cl.    lJ:3-.n. 

j    I.uliP  6:38.       k    IKings,  2:7:    .ler.  41:17. 

1  Heh.  choone. 

1  Gen.  31 :  65  ;  1  Tliess.  5 :  -26.      8  Heb.  Chimhan. 

m  ver.  1 1-IS.     n  Tcr.  12.      ||  Heb.  tet  u»  at  light,     o  Judg.  8:1; 

Jas.  3:2-10. 

11.  All  prudent  care  should  be  taken  to  avoid 
coining  evils,  especially  to  prevent  di.scord  among 
bretiiren,  and  to  lead  them  to  cooperate  for  the  public 
good. 

13.  When  men  are  strono;ly  excited  and  set  upon 
accomplishing  a  favorite  object,  they  are  tempted 
to  make  rash  promises,  and  to  adopt  measures  which 
events  show  to  have  been  unwise. 

19.  If  men  confess  their  sins  and  appear  to  be 
penitent,  it  is  ordinarily  wise  to  treat  them  as  if 
they  were  so.  (rod  alone  knows  the  heart,  and  men 
ought  not  to  .judge  of  it,  e.xccpt  so  far  as  its  char- 
acter is  manifested  in  the  conduct. 

24.  True  love  will  show  itself  in  grief  at  the 
sorrows  of  those  beloved,  and  in  joy  at  the  return 
of  their  joys. 

27.  Sland(;r  is  a  common  and  aggr.avated  sin.  and 
the  slanderer,  though  he  often  escape  punishment 
from  men,  is  and  ought  to  be  regarded  as  among 
the  basest  of  sinners. 

32.  Kindness  and  active  benevolence  are  pecul- 


Sheba''s  rebellion. 


II.  SAMUEL,    XX. 


Joab  slayeth  Amasa. 


S."S        CHAPTER  XX. 

1  By  occasion  of  the  quarrel,  Sheba  maketh  a  party  in 
Israel.  3  David's  ten  concubines  are  shut  up  in  per- 
petual prison.  4  Amasa,  made  captain  over  .ludah, 
is  slain  by  Joab.  14  Joabpursueth  Sheba  unto  Abel. 
Ifi  A  wise  woman  savetk  the  city  by  Sheba's  head. 
2.3  David's  officers. 

AND  there  happened  to  be  there  a  man 
of  Belial,  whose  name  xcas  Sheba,  the 
son  of  Bichri,  a  Benjamite  :  and  he  blew  a 
trumpet,  and  said.  We  have  no 'part  in  Da- 
vid, neither  have  we  inheritance  in  the  son 
of  Jesse  :  every  man  to  his  tents,  0  Israel. 

2  So ''every  man  of  Israel  went  up  from 
after  David,  and  followed  Sheba  the  son  of 
Bichri :  but  the  men  of '^  Judah  clave  unto 
their  kin^,  from. Tordan  even  to  Jerusalem. 

3  ^  And  David  came  to  his  house  at  Je- 
rusalem ;  and  the  king  took  the  ten  wom- 
en his  ''concubines,  whom  he  had  left  to 
keep  the  house,  and  put  them  "in  *ward, 
and  fed  them,  but  went  not  in  unto  them. 
So  they  were  t  shut  up  unto  the  day  of 
their  death,  1^ living  in  widowhood. 

4  f  Then  said  the  king  to  Amasa,  ^As- 
semble me  the  men  of  Judah  within  three 
days,  and  be  thou  here  present. 

5  So  Amasa  "^went  to  assemble  the  men 
o/ Judah:  but  he  tarried  longer  than  the 
set  time  which  he  had  appointed  him. 

6  And  David  said  to  Abish.Ti.  Now  shall 
Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri  do  us  more  harm 
than  did  Absalom :  take  thou  thy  lord's 
.servants,?  and  pursue  after  him,  lest  he 
get  him  fenced  cities,  and  H  escape  us. 

7  And  there  went  out  after  him  Joab's 
men,  and  the  ""Cherethites,  and  the  Peleth- 
ites,  and  all  the  mighty  men :  and  they 
went  out  of  Jerusalem,  to  pursue  after 
Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri. 

8  When  they  ivere  at  the  great  stone 
which  is  in  Gibeon,  Amasa  Avent  before 
them.  And  Joab's  garment  that  he  had 
put  on  was  girded  unto  him,  and  upon  it 
a  girdle  xoith  a  sword  fastened  upon  his 
loins  in  the  sheath  thereof;  and  as  he 
went  forth  it  fell  out. 


•  clian.  19:43;  I  Kin»!>,  UrIB:  T.uke  19:14.  b  P«a.  fi2 :  9. 
cclinp.  19:41;  'iCIiron.  10:  17.  d  cli«p.  IS  :  16  ;  lfi:i2l,  22.  *  Heb. 
a  howe  of  ward,  t  Gen.  40  :  ;l,  4,  7.  f  Heb.  hound,  t  Hpb.  in 
widowhood  of  life.  t>,  Heb.  Call,  frban.  19:1S.  ediap.  11:11; 
I  Kings,  1  :  33.     {|  He'b.  dtlivrr  himielffrom  our  eyes,     h  1  Kings, 


iarly  agreenWe  in  the  aged,  .and  should  ever  be  met 
with  grateful  and  active  kindness  in  return.  As 
their  tastes  for  the  comforts  of  this  life  are  diminisli- 
in;;.  their  desires  for  those  of.the  future  should  be  in- 
creasing, and  their  chief  concern  be  for  preparation 
to  close  their  work  on  earth,  and  enter  the  rest  of 
heaven. 

37.  Aged  benevolent  men  arc  pleased  to  have  those 
who  are  younger  part;ike  of  lawful  innocent  enjoy- 
ments, for  which  they  themselves  have  no  relish. 

38.  The  kindness  and  fidelity  of  pirent.s  the  Lord 
often  rewards  in  blessings  on  their  children  and  chil- 
dren's children ;  thus  showing  merry  even  to  ihoii- 
sands  of  those  who  love  him  and  keep  his  command- 
ments. 


9  And  Joab  said  to  Amasa,  Art  thou  in 
health,  my  brother"?  And  Joab  took  Am- 
asa by  the  beard  with  the  right  hand  to 
kiss'  him. 

1 0  But  Amasa  took  no  heed  to  the  sword 
thatwa.^  in  Joab's  hand  :  so  heJ  smote  him 
therewith  ''in  the  fifth  rih,  and  shed  out 
his  bowels  to  the  ground,  and  *struck  him 
not  again ;  and  he  died.  So  Joab  and 
Abishai  his  brother  pursued  after  Sheba 
the  son  of  Bichri. 

1 1  And  one  of  Joab's  men  stood  by  him, 
and  said,  He  that  favorcth  Joab,  and  he 
that  is  for  David,  let  him  go  after  Joab. 

12  And  Amasa  wallowed  in  blood  in 
the  midst  of  the  highway.  And  when 
the  man  saw  that  all  the  people  stood  still, 
he  removed  Amasa  out  of  the  highway 
into  the  field,  and  cast  a  cloth  upon  him, 
when  he  saw  that  every  one  tint  came 
by  him  stood  still. 

13  When  he  was  removed  out  of  the 
highway,  all  the  people  went  on  after  Joab, 
to  pursue  after  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri. 

14  IT  And  he  went  through  all  tlie  tribes 
of  Israel  unto  'Abel,  and  to  Bcth-maachah, 
and  all  the  Berites  :  and  they  were  gath- 
ered together,  and  went  also  after  him. 

15  And  they  came  and  besieged  him  in 
Abel  of  Bcth-maachah,  and  they  cast  up  a 
bank'"  against  the  city,  and  it  stood  t  in  the 
trench  :  and  all  the  people  that  were  with 
Joab  *  battered  the  wall,  to  throw  it  down. 

Ifi  ^  Then  cried  a  wise  woman  out  of 
the  city,  Hear,  hear ;  say.  I  pray  you,  unto 
Joab,  Come  near  hither,  that  I  may  speak 
with  thee. 

17  And  when  he  was  come  near  unto 
her,  the  woman  said,  Jrt  thou  Joab  ?  And 
he  answered,  I  am  he.  Then  she  said 
unto  him.  Hear  the  words  of  thy  hand- 
maid.    And  he  answered,  I  do  hear. 

18  Then  she  spake,  saying,  ^  They  were 
wont  to  speak  in  old  time,  saying,  Tliey 
shall  surely  ask  counsel  at  Abel:  and  so 
thev  ended  the  matter. 


I:3«.  iI.ukeS2:47.  j  1  Kings,  2:  R.  k  chap.  2  :  23.  *  Heb. 
doubled  not  his  stroke.  1  2Kin»s.  15:29:  2  Chrnn.  lfi:4.  mSKings, 
19 :  3-:.  t  Or,  noaintt  the  outmott  wall,  f  Heb.  marred  to  thrmo 
down.  \  Or,  Tliev  plainlv  tpnke  in  the  heginniag,  saving,  Surety 
they  will  ask  of  Ahel,  ajid  so  make  an  end.  Dent.  20 : 1 1. ' 


"*•  CKAPTEH  XX, 

3,   III  irard:  in  seclusion, 

10,  He  smote  ]ti 111. :  being  angry  because  David 
had  put  Amasa  over  him. 

1"2.  Stood  still ;  .and  were  thus  hindered  from 
going  forward  after  .Toab  .and  Abishai. 

14.  Beth-tiiaachah ;  a  place  in  the  north  part 
of  Palestine. 

18.  Abel;  thesame  .asBeth-maachah,  ver.  14. 1-5. 
The  meaning  of  this  verse  is  supposed  to  be  more 
plainly  expressed  in  the  margin  :  that  the  people  had 
expected  that  Joab  would  first  inquire  whether  they 
would  submit  to  him  ;  .and  they,  by  doing  it,  would 
settle  the  matter,  and  thus  save  their  city  from  being 
destroved  ;  but  as  he  had  not  done  it,  she  interposed. 
423 


Shcba  is  slain. 


II.  SAMUEL,   XXI. 


The  Gibconites  avenf^rcd. 


19  I  am  one  of  them  that  are  peaceable 
and  faithful  in  Israel:  thou  seeke.st  to  de- 
stroy a  city  and  a 'mother  in  Israel :  why 
wilt  thou  swallow  up  the  inlieritance  of 
the  Lord? 

20  And  Joab  answered  and  said,  Far  be 
it,  far  be  it  from  me,  that  I  should  swal- 
low up  or  destroy. 

21  The  matter  is  not  so:  but  a  man  of 
mount  Ephraim,  Shcba  the  son  of  Biehri 
by  *name,  hath  lifted  up  liis  hand  against 
the  king, even  against  David:  deliver  him 
only,  and  I  will  depart  from  the  city.  And 
the  woman  said  unto  Joab,  Behold,  liis  head 
shall  be  thrown  to  thee  over  the  wall. 

22  Then  the  woman  went  unto  all  the 
people  in  her  ''wisdom  :  and  they  cut  off 
the  head  of  Sheba  the  son  of  Biehri,  and 
cast  it  out  to  Joab.  And  he  blew  a  trum- 
pet, and  they  t  retired  from  the  city,  every 
man  to  his  tent.  And  Joab  returned  to 
Jerusalem  unto  the  king. 

23  ^Now"^Joab  teas  over  all  the  host  of 
Israel :  and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada 
wa.'i  over  the  Cherethites  and  over  the 
Pelethites : 

24  And  Adoram  ivas  over  the  "^tribute: 
and  "Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Ahilud  icas 
recorder :t 

25  And  Sheva  was  scribe:  and  Zadok 
and  Abialhar  irere  the  priests  : 

26  And  Ira  also  the  Jairite  was  ^  a  chief 
ruler  about  David. 

CHAPTER   XXI. 

I  The  three  years'  famine  for  the  Gibeonites  ceaseth. 
by  hanginij  seven  of  Saul's  sons.  10  Rizpah's  kind- 
ness iiuto  the  lieatl.  I"i  David  burieth  tlio  bones  of 
Saul  and  Jonathan  in  his  father's  sepulchre,  lo  Four 
battles  against  the  Philistines,  wherein  four  valiants 
of  David  slay  four  giants. 

THEN  there  was  a  famine  in  the  days 
of  David  three  years,  year  after  year ; 
and  David  H  inquired  of  the  Lord.  And 
the  Lord  answered,  It  is  for  Saul,  and  for 
his  bloody  house,  because  he  slew  the 
Gibeonites.*" 

2  And  tlie  king  called  the  Gibconites, 
and  said  unio  them;  (now  tlie  Gibeonites 
werc^  not  of  the  children  of  Israel,  but  of 

•  JiKlg.  S  :  7.  *  Heb.  hit  name,  h  Eccl.  9  :  14-16.  f  Heb.  were 
leallered.  c  chap.  8: 10-18.  d  I  Kinss,  4  :  fi.  elKings,4:3. 
t  Or,  yemembranccr.  ij  Or,  a  prime,  chap.  8:18:  Gen.  41 :  4fi  : 
F..5.-2:l(i.  II  HKKtouqht  the  face.  Num. '.'7  :-21.  f  1  Snin.  SJ:  19. 
t  .losh.  9:S-2l.       I"  chap.  iO:  19.       »  Or,  It  is  not  silver  nor  gold 


24.   The  tribute  ;  the  revenue  of  the  kingdom. 
TNSTRUCTrONS. 

1.  Many  difficulties  might  be  amicahly  settled, 
did  not  ."jome  wicked  man  take  occasion  to  fan  the 
flame,  and  lead  on  to  act.s  of  rashness  de.structive, 
it  may  be.  to  himself  and  to  his  fellow-men. 

10.  Many  a  bold  and  successful  w.arrior  has  the 
heart  of  an  assas.sin.  and  will  without  scruple  mur- 
der even  hi.s  own  relatives  who  stand  in  the  way  of 
his  advancement.   ^ 

I-").  The  presence  of  one  man  may  endanger  the 
destruction  of  a  whole  city,  and  the  wisdom  of  one 
•1'24 


the  remnant  of  the  Amoritcs;  and  *b  c  i^- 
the  children  of  Israel  had  sworn  unto  them: 
and  Saul  sought  to  slay  them  in  his  zeal 
to  the  children  of  Israel  and  Judah;) 

3  Wherefore  David  said  unto  the  Gib- 
eonites, What  shall  I  do  for  you?  and 
wherewith  shall  I  make  the  atonement, 
that  ye  may  bless  the ''inheritance  of  the 
Lord? 

4  And  the  Gibeonites  said  unto  him. 
We*  will  have  no  'silver  nor  gold  of  Saul, 
nor  of  liis  house  ;  neither  for  us  shalt  thou 
kill  any  man  in  Israel.  And  he  said, 
What  ye  shall  say,  that  will  I  do  for  you. 

5  And  they  answered  the  king,  The  man 
that  consumed  us,  and  that  tdevised  against 
us  that  we  should  be  destroyed  from  re- 
maining in  any  of  the  coasts  of  Israel, 

6  Let  seven  men  of  his  J  sons  be  deliv- 
ered unto  us,  and  we  will  hang  them  up 
unto  the  Lord  in  ''  Gibeah  of  Saul,  tirhom 
the  Lord  did  choose.  And  the  king  said, 
I  will  give  them. 

7  But  the  king  spared  Mephibosheth,the 
son  of  Jonathan  the  son  of  Saul,  becaxise 
of  the  Lord's  '  oath  that  was  between  them, 
between  David  and  Jonathan  the  son  of 
Saul. 

8  But  the  king  took  the  two  sons  of'"  Riz- 
pah  the  daughter  of  Aiah,  whom  she  bare 
unto  Saul,  Armoni  and  ^lephiboshcth ; 
and  the  five  sons  of  ^  Michal  the  daughter 
of  Saul,  whom  she  II  brought  up  for  Adriel 
the  son  of  Barzillai  the  Mcholathite  : 

9  And  he  delivered  them  into  the  hands 
of  the  Gibeonites,  and  they  hanged  them 
in  the  hill  "before  the  Lord:  and  they 
fell  all  seven  together,  and  were  put  to 
death  in  the  days  of  harvest,  in  the  first 
days,  in  the  beginning  of  barley-liarvest. 

10  1[  And  Rizpah  the  daughter  of  Aiah 
took  sackcloth,  and  spread  it  for  her  upon 
the  rock,  from  the  beginning  of  harvest 
until  water  dropped  upon  them  out  of 
heaven,  and  suffered  neither  the  birds  of 
the  air  to  rest  on  them  by  day,  nor  the 
beasts  of  the  field  by  night. 

11  And  it  was  told  David  what  Rizpah 


that  we  have  to  do  with  Saul  or  his  house,  neithei 
to  nil.  etc.  i  r»n.  49 :  H,  7.  t  Or,  cut  us  off.  j  I 
Sam.  10:2H,  %  Or,  chosen  of  the  \.aKo.  II  Sam. 
3:7.  \  Or.  Michal's  sister.  ||  Heb.  hare  to  .Idn 
n  1  Sam.  15:33. 


woman  may  do  more  timn  all  its  men  of  war  towards 
saving  it. 

22.  Magistrates,  by  putting  to  death  one  criminal, 
may  save  the  lives  of  many  who  are  innocent. 

CHAPTER  -XXI. 

1.   Tlie  Gibfoiiitcs;  3oRh.{):ir}-'27. 

.3.  Ble.ts  the  inheritance ;  that  the  famine 
might  cease,  and  the  Israelites  h.ave  the  blessings 
of  harvests. 

7.   The  Lord's  onth  ;  1  i^am.  20  :  l-")-!?. 

9.  Bnrlrij-harvest ;  in  March. 


Philistinp.  Slants  slain. 


II.  SAiMUEL,    XXII. 


David's  psalm  of  praise. 


R.c.'wS:  the  daughter  of  Aiah,  the  concu- 
bine of  Saul,  had  done. 

1 2  ^  And  David  went  and  took  the  bones 
of  Saul  and  the  bones  of  Jonathan  his  son 
from  the  men  of  ^'Jabesh-gilead,  which  had 
stolen  them  from  the  street  of  Beth-shan, 
where  the  Philistines  had  hanged  them, 
when  the  Philistines  had  slain  Saul  in 
Gilboa : 

13  And  he  brought  up  from  thence  the 
bones  of  Saul  and  the  bones  of  Jonathan 
his  son;  and  they  gathered  the  bones  of 
them  that  were  hanged. 

14  And  the  bones  of  Saul  and  Jonathan 
his  son  buried  they  in  the  country  of  Ben- 
jamin in'^Zelah,  in  the  sepulchre  of  Kish 
his  father:  and  they  performed  all  that 
the  king  commanded.  And  after  that 
God  was  '^entreated  for  the  land. 

15  11  Moreover  the  Philistines  had  yet 
war  again  with  Israel;  and  David  went 
down,  and  his  servants  with  him,  and 
fought  against  the  Philistines  :  and  David 
waxed  faint. 

16  And  Ishbi-benob,  which  was  of  the 
sons  of  *the  giant,  the  weight  of  whose 
spear t  weighed  three  hundred  shekels  of 
brass  in  weight,  he  being  girded  with  a 
new  sword,  thought  to  have  slain  David. 

17  ButAbishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah  suc- 
cored him,  and  smote  the  Philistine,  and 
killed  him.  Then  the  men  of  David  sware 
unto  him,  saying,''  Thou  shalt  go  no  more 
out  with  us  to  battle,  that  thou  quench 
not  the  i  light  of  ^Israel. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
there  was  again  a  battle  with  the  Philis- 
tines at  Gob:  then  '^Sibbechai  the  Hu- 
shathite  slew  ^  Saph,  which  n'as  of  the 
sons  of  II  the  giant. 

19  And  there  was  again  a  battle  in  Gob 
with  the  Philistines,  where  Elhanan  the 


«  1  Sam.  :il  :  1 1.  h  .Insli.  18 :  28.  c  chiip.  24  :  25.  "  Or,  Riiplia. 
t  Heb.  tht  $liiff,  or  tht  htad.  i  ib.ip.  18:3.  J  Heh.  candle,  or 
lamv.  e  1  Kings,  II  :36.  r  1  Chron.  20 : 4.  \  Or,  Sippai.  ||  Or, 
Kapha.  *  Or,  Jair.  f  Or,  Rapka.  %  Or.  repniachiil.  1  Sam. 
17:10,  25,  26.       %    S/iammah.    1  Sam.   lfi:9.       s    Psa.   116:2,  :t. 

1-2.   The  bones  of  Saul;  1  Siim.  31 :  11-13. 

14.  Was  entreated  for  the  land ;  removed  the 
famine. 

17.    Quench  not  the   lisiht;    not  deprive   the 
nation  of  the  ble.ssings  of  David's  rei^ii. 
I.XSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Temporal  calamities  are  the  consequen,ces  of 
sin,  and  should  lead  those  who  suffer  tlicm  to  self-  j 
e.'^amination.  repentance,  and  reformation.  I 

0.  The  wickedness  of  parents  may  bring  great 
calamities  on  their  children,  and  the  wickedness  of 
rulers  great  calamities  on  their  people,  long  after  I 
s<ic  I  parents  and  rulers  are  dead.  Though  the  Lord  ' 
dchi.vs,  he  does  not  forget,  and  in  due  time  will  man- 
ifest his  just  indigna'ion  against  sin.  I 

10.  The  condition  of  children  is  often  a  source  of 
nreat  distress  to  parents,  and  occasions  thein  trou- 
bles under  which  none  but  'rod  can  comfort,  and 
from  which  none  else  can  relieve  them. 

14.  The  common  blessings  of  life  all  come  from  ' 


'  sonof  *'Jaare-oregim,aBeth-lehemite,slow 
the  brother  of  Goliath  the  Gittite,  the  staff 
of  whose  spear  u'as  like  a  weaver's  beam. 

20  And  there  was  yet  a  battle  in  Gath, 
where  was  a  man  of  great  stature,  that  had 
on  every  hand  six  fingers,  and  on  every 
foot  six  toes,  four  and  twenty  in  number; 
and  he  also  was  born  to  t  the  giant. 

21  And  when  he  t  defied  Israel,  Jonathan 
the  son  of  ^  Shimeah  the  brother  of  David 
slew  him. 

22  These  four  were  born  to  the  giant  in 
Gath,  and  fell  by  the  hand  of  David,  and 
by  the  hand  of  his  servants. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

A  psahn  of  tlianksgiving  for  God's  powerful  deliverance, 
ft  and  manifold  blessings. 

AND  David  spake  unto  the  sLord  the 
words  of  this  ^  song,  in  the  day  that 
the  Lord  had  delivered  him  out  of  the 
hand  of  all  his  enemies,  and  out  of  the 
hand  of  Saul : 

2  And  he  said,  The  Lord  is  my  'rock, 
and  my  'fortress,  and  my  deliverer; 

3  The  God  of  my  rock ;  in  him  will  I  * 
trust:   he  is  my ''shield,  and  the  'horn  of 
my  salvation,  my  high  "'tower,  and  my 
refuge,"  my  savior;  thou  savcst  me  from 
violence. 

4  I  will  call  on  the  Lord,  icho  is  wor- 
thy to  be  praised :  so  shall  I  be  saved 
from  mine  enemies. 

5  When  the  H  waves  of  death  compassed 
me,  the  floods  of  *ungodly  men  made  me 
afraid ; 

6  The  +  sorrows  of  hell  compassed  me 
about ;  the  snares  of  death  prevented  me. 

7  In  my  "distress  I  called  upon  the  Lord, 
and  cried  to  my  God:  and  he  did  Phear 
my  voice  out  of  his  temple,  and  my  cry 
did  enter  into  his  ears. 

8  Then  the  ''earth  shook  and  trembled  ; 

h  Ps:i.  18,  title,  i  Deut.  :i2 : 4.  j  Ps:i.  Ill  :  2.  k  Gen.  15:1;  Psa. 
84:11.  Il.ukel:fi9.  m  Prov.  18  :  10.  n  Psa.  4fi :  1 ,  1 1  ;  .ler. 
l>i:lit.  II  Or.paiipj.  *  Heh.  Belial,  f  OV,  cord*,  o  .lonali  3  :  2. 
p  Psa.  34  : 6,  l.i.    q  .luilg.  5:4;  H:ib.  3 : 6,  10. 


God,  and  every-new  harvest  lays  men  under  new 
obligations  to  love  and  obey  him. 

17.  The  life,  health,  and  reputation  of  good  rulers 
are  great  blessings  to  the  people,  for  the  possession 
and  continuance  of  which  they  should  earnestly 
pray,  and,  when  granted,  be  especially  grateful. 

19.  Great  bodily  strength  and  vigor  are  apt  to  be 
idolized,  and  when  they  are,  often  prove  occasions 
of  ruin  to  their  possessors. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

2.  Rod;  and — fortress;  support  and  protection. 

3.  The  and  of  my  rock;  ver.  47;  2  Cor.  1:3. 
Shield;  defence  from  enemies.  Horn  ;  the  em- 
blem o(  power.      Toiver ;  source  of  security. 

•"i.  Waves;  pangs,  dis'.res.ses.  Floods ;  xashing^ 
multitudes. 

6.  Prevented ;  this  word  originally  meant,  to  go 
before ;  were  spread  out  before  him. 

8-16.  A  highly  poetical  description  of  God's  ap- 
425 


David's  psalm  of 


II.  SAMUEL,   XXII. 


thanksgiving  to  God. 


the  foundations  of  "heaven  moved  and 
shook,  because  he  was  wroth. 

9  There  went  up  a  smoke  *out  of  his 
no.strils,  and  fire  ''out  of  his  mouth  de- 
voured: coals  were  kindled  by  it. 

10  He  "^  bowed  the  heavens  also,  and 
came  down;  and  ''darkness  was  under 
his  feet. 

1 1  And  he  rode  upon  a  •"cherub,  and  did 
fly :  and  he  was  seen  upon  the  "^wings  of 
the  wind. 

12  And  he  made  darkness  pavilions 
round  about  him,  tdark  waters,  ayu/ thick 
clouds  of  the  skies. 

13  Through  the  brightness  before  him 
were  coals  of  fire  kindled. 

14  The  Lord  ^thundered  from  heaven^ 
and  the  ^lost  High  uttered  his  voice. 

1 5  And  he  sent  out '"  arrows,  and  scattered 
them ;  lightning,  and  discomfited  them. 

16  And  the  channels  of  the  'sea  ap- 
peared, the  foundations  of  the  world  were 
discovered,  at  the  rebuking  of  the  Lord, 
at  the  blast  of  the  breath  of  his  ^^  nostrils. 

17  He  sent  from  above,  he  took  me,  he 
drew  mc  out  of  ^  many '  waters. 

18  He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  en- 
emy, and  from  them  that  hated  me  :  for 
they  were  too  strong  for  mc. 

19  They  prevented  me  in  the  day  of  my 
calamity:   but  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 

20  He  brought  mc  forth  also  into  a  large 
place:  he  delivered  me.  because  he ''de- 
lighted in  me. 

21  The  Lord  rewarded  mc  'according 
to  my  righteousness;  according  to  Ihe 
cleanness'"  of  my  hands  hath  he  recom- 
pensed mc. 

22  For  I  have  "kept  the  ways  of  the 
Loud,  and  have  not  wickedly  departed 
from  my  God. 

23  For  "all  his  judgments  were  before 
me :  and  as  for  his  statutes,  I  did  not  de- 
part from  them. 

24  I  was  also  upright  "before  him,  and 
have  kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity. 

•  JobJ(i:ll.  *Heb.«y.  bPsa.97:3,4.  clsa.r>4:l.  aPsn.97:2. 
eEwk.9:3.  fPsa.104::!.  ^  HMi.  binding  n/watert.  BP»ru«:3; 
I»a  30::lO.  t  Deut.  3i:23.  i  Nnlnim  1 :  4.  |  Or,  any«r.  Psa.  74:  1. 
^  Or, gital.  jlsa.41:2.  k  chap.  I.t  :-3fi.  I  1  Sam.  M  :  2.1.  m  .Tob 
17:9.     n  Prov.  8:32.     "Psa.  U9:30.     \\  Heb.  tn him.     *  Heb.  fte- 


25  Therefore  the  Lord  hath  rec-  *b.c:?2S: 
ompensed  me  according  to  my  righteous- 
ness ;  according  to  my  cleanness  *in  his 
eyesight. 

26  With  the  p merciful  thou  wilt  show 
thyself  merciful;  and  with  the  upright 
man  thou  wilt  show  thyself  upright. 

27  With  the  pure  thou  wilt  show  tliy- 
self  pure ;  and  witli  the  i  froward  thou 
wilt  tshow  thyself  unsavory. 

28  And  the  afflicted  people  thou  wilt 
save  :  but  thine  eyes  are  upon  the 'haugh- 
ty, that  thou  mayest  bring  them  down. 

29  For  thou  art  my  +  lamp,  0  Lord  :  and 
the  Lord  will  lighten  my  darkness. 

30  For  by  thee  1  have  ^  run  through  a 
troop:  by  my  God  have  I  leaped  over  a 
wall. 

31  As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect;  the 
word  of  the  Lord  is  II  tried  :  he  is  a  buck- 
ler to  all  them  that  trust  in  him. 

32  For  who  is  God,  save  the  Lord?  and 
who  is  a  rock,  save  our  God"? 

33  God  is  my  strength  and  power  ;  and 
he  *maketh  my  way  perfect. 

34  He  t  maketh  my  "feet  like  hinds"/«^, 
and  setteth  me  upon  my  high  places. 

35  He teachethmy hands ttowar;  sofliat 
a  boM-  of  steel  is  broken  by  mine  arms. 

36  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield 
of  thy  salvation  :  and  thy  gentleness  hatli 
made^  me  great. 

37  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps  under 
me  ;  so  that  my  II  feet  did  not  slip. 

38  I  have  pursued  mine  enemies,  and 
destroyed  them;  and  turned  not  again 
until  T  had  consumed  them. 

39  And  I  have  consumed  them,  and 
wounded  them,  that  they  could  not  arise  : 
yea,  they  are 'fallen  under  my  feet. 

40  For  thou  hast  girded  me  with  strength 
to  battle:  "them  that  rose  up  against  me 
hast  thou  *subdued  under  me. 

41  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  "necks 
of  mine  enemies,  that  I  might  destroy 
them  that  hate  me. 


pearing  for  the  deliverance  of  liis  friends,  and  the 
destruction  of  his  enemies. 

17.  Many  waters  ;  great  afflictions. 

19.  Prevented;  went  before,  encountered. 

20.  Into  a  large  ylacc  ;  gave  him  freedom  from 
his  distresses. 

21.  Righteonsness — cleanness  of  my  hands ; 
his  innocence  of  the  sins  charged  upon  him,  and  his 
hearty  devotion  to  the  service  of  God. 

23.  His  judgments ;  his  riglitcous  decisions 
concerning  the  matters  in  question. 

'Jt.  Upright;  honest,  .sincere,  and  merciful. 
Mi ne  iniquity;  thattowiiich  he  was  most  tempted. 

27.   Shou-  thyself  Jinsat'ory  ;    he  would  con- 
tend with,  oppose,  and  punish  them. 
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29.  My  lamp  ;  showing  him  the  way  in  which 
he  should  go. 

30.  Ru7i  through;    broken.     Leaped  over  a 
wall ;  overcome  .all  obstructions. 

31    A  buckler  ;  shielding  him  from  his  enemies. 
.32.  A  rock ;  an  efft-ctual  support. 

33.  Perfect ;   upright,  sincere,  and  prosperous. 

34.  hike  hinds''  feet ;  very  swift,  and  able  to 
stand  in  safety  on  the  most  dangerous  pl.aces. 

35.  A  bow  of  steel  is  broken  ;  showing  that  (ioil 
gave  him  great  strength. 

36.  Gentleness ;    condescending  kindness   and 
teaching. 

37.  linlarged  my  steps ;  given  me  full  liberty, 
and  enabled  me  to  walk  in  safet)'. 


DavlcVs  last  words. 


II.  SAMUEL,    XXIII, 


His  mighty  men. 


il-:S!l-  42  They  looked,  but  there  xvas 
none  to  save;  even  unto  the  Lord,  but 
he*  answered  them  not. 

43  Then  did  I  beat  them  as  snnall  as  the 
dust*"  of  the  earth:  I  did  stamp  them  as 
the  <^ mire  of  the  street,  and  did  spread 
them  abroad. 

44  Thou  also  hast  delivered  me  from  the 
strivings ''of  my  people,  thou  hast  kept  me 
to  be  head  of  the  •■  heatlien  :  a  people  which 
I  knew  not  shall  serve  me. 

45  Strangers*  shall  t  submit  themselves 
unto  me :  as  soon  as  they  hear,  they  shall 
be  obedient  unto  me. 

46  Strangers  shall  fade  away,  and  they 
shall  be  afraid  out  of  their  "^elosc  places. 

47  The  Lord  liveth;  and  blessed  6e  my 
rock;  and  exalted  be  the  God  of  the  rock 
of  my  salvation. 

48  It  is  God  that  J  avengeth  me,  and  that 
bringeth  down  the  people  under  me, 

49  And  that  bringeth  me  forth  from 
mine  enemies  :  thou  also  hast  lifted  me  up 
on  high  above  them  that  rose  up  against 
me:  thou  hast  ^delivered  me  from  the 
violent  man. 

50  Therefore  I  will  give  thanks  unto 
thee,  0  Lord,  among  the  heathen,  and  I 
will  sing  praises  unto  thy  name. 

5 1  He  is\\\e  tower  of  salvation  for  his  king: 
and  showeth  mere)'  to  his  anointed,  unto 
David,  and  to  his  seed  for  ''evermore. 

CHAPTER   XXIII. 

1  David,  in  his  la<t  words,  professeth  his  faith  in  God's 
promises  to  be  beyond  sense  or  experience.  6  The 
diiferent  state  of  the  wicked.  8  A  catalogue  of  Da- 
vid's mighty  men. 

"jVTOW  these  be  the  last  words  of  David. 
_LN    David  the  son  of  Jesse  said,  and  the 

»  I'rov.  1 :  M  ;  Mi™ll.T:4.  b  2  Kinss,  l.i:  7.  c  Micali  7:  10. 
i  cliap.  3  : 1  ;  19 : 9,  14  ;  20 : 1 ,  2,  22.  >•  Ps.t.  2:8.  *  Heb.  Snm  of 
the  slranvei:  ^  Oj, yield  feigntdoheiiitnce  ;  Heli.  (I'c.  Dent  33:2!! ; 
rsa.63:3.  fMicali7:l7.  i  He\y.  qivetli  uvengement  for  jne. 
chap.  18:  19,  31  ;  1  S.itn.  25:  39.        g  Ps.l.  52  : 1,  5.  8  ;  STIiess.  3:  2. 


42.  Answered  them  not ;  their  cry  to  him  was 
that  of  distress  merely,  after  they  were  given  up  to 
ruin  as  a  punishment  for  their  sins.     Prov.  1 :  '2S. 

43.  Dust — mire;  expressive  of  utter  destruction. 

IXSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Deliverance  from  trouble  shouKl  he  ever  fol- 
lowed by  devout  acknowledijment  of  God  as  its 
author,  and  hearty  thanksgiving  forliis  mercies. 

4.  Humble  dependence  on  (jod  with  believing 
supplication  to  him  for  all  whicli  is  needed,  is  one 
of  the  best  means  of  gaining  benefit  from  trials 
while  they  last,  and  in  due  time  a  glorious  deliver- 
ance from  them. 

8.  All  created  things  are  dependent  upon  and  un- 
der the  control  of  Jehovah,  and  whenever  he  sees  best 
he  can  use  them  as  instruments  for  the  salvation  of 
his  friends  and  the  destruction  of  liis  enemies. 

21.  The  Lord  often  treats  men  in  this  world  ac- 
cording to  their  character;  and  he  will  always  do 
it  in  the  world  to  come. 

28.  The  humble,  sincere,  and  benevolent  are  ob- 
jects of  G-od's  favor,  and  receive  special  tokens  of 
his  love;  while  the  proud,  hypocritical,  and  selfish 
he  abhors,  and  will  visit  with  his  displeasure. 


man  who  teas  'raised  up  on  high,  the 
anointed  of  the  God  of  Jacob,  and  the 
sweet  J  psalmist  of  Israel,  said, 

2  The''  Spirit  of  the  Lord  spake  by  me, 
and  his  word  iras  in  my  tongue. 

3  The  God  of  Israel  said,  the  Rock  of  Is- 
rael spake  to  me,  5 He  that  ruleth  over  men 
must  be  'just,  ruling  in  ""the  fear  of  God. 

4  And  he  shall  be  as  "the  light  of  the 
morning,  when  the  sun  riseth,  even  a  morn- 
ing without  clouds ;  as  the  tender  grass 
springing  out  of  the  earth  by  clear  shin- 
ing after  "rain. 

5  Although  my  house  be  not  so  with 
God ;  yet  he  hath  made  with  me  an  p  ev- 
erlasting covenant,  ordered  in  all  things, 
and  sure  ;  for  this  is  all  my  salvation,  and 
all  mj/1  desire,  although  he  make  it  not  to 
grow. 

6  But  the  sons  of  Belial  .s7taZ/  be  all  of 
them  as  thorns  thrust  away,  because  they 
cannot  be  taken  with  hands; 

7  But  the  man  that  shall  touch  them 
must  be  "  fenced  with  iron  and  the  staff  of 
a  spear;  and  they  shall  be  utterly  burned 
with  ^fire  in  the  same  place. 

8  Tf  These  be  the  names  of  the  mighty 
men  whom  David  had  :  *The  Tachmonite 
that  sat  in  the  seat,  chief  among  the  cap- 
tains ;  the  same  was  Adino  the  Eznite  :  he 
lifted  up  his  spear  against  eight  hundred, 
whomt  he  slew  at  one  time. 

9  And  after  him  icas  Eleazar  the  son  of 
Dodo  the  Ahohitc,  one  of  the  three  mighty 
men  with  David,  when  they  defied  the 
Philistines  that  were  there  gathered  to- 
gether to  battle,  and  the  men  of  Israel 
were  gone  away : 

10  He  arose,  and  smote  the  Philistines 

b  Psa  8-! :  29.  .16.  i  Psa.  78:70,  71.  j  I.uke  24  :  44.  k  2  Peterl 
1:21.  4  Or,  Be  thou  ruler,  etc.  Psa.  110:2.  I  Prov.  31  :  9.  m  Ex. 
18:21  ;  iCliron.  19:7.9.  nProv.4:ia.  oP3a.72:<i.  P  cba|.. 
7:14-16;  Is.l.  55:  3.  q  P,,.a.  73  :  25, 26.  \\lioh.  filled,  r  Mat.  3:10. 
"  Or,  Junhehbatsebet  the  Tachmonile^heud  of  the  three,     f  Or, tlain. 


31.  There  are  no  difficulties  in  the  path  of  duty 
which  those  who  trust  in  G-od  may  not  overcome, 
and  no  dangers  which  they  may  not  escape. 

40.  God  adapts  his  dealings  to  the  circumstances 
of  his  people,  and  gives  mercies  according  to  their 
necessiiies;  so  that  as  their  day  is.  their  wisdom, 
strength,  consolation,  and  all  needful  blessings  will 
be.     Deut.  33 :  2.5. 

4.J.  From  what  God  has  done  for  his  people  they  a  re 
encouraged  as  to  what  he  will  do,  and  led  confidently 
to  e.xpect  that  he  will  fulfil  his  promises  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

L  The  last  words  of  David;  spoken  near  the 
close  of  his  life. 

4.  The  light  of  the  niorniitg  ;  a  great  blessing 
and  joy  to  mankind. 

0.  My  house  be  not  so  with  God ;  his  family, 
in  many  respects,  was  not  what  God  required,  nor 
what  David  wished  ;  nor  what  they  would  have 
j  been,  had  not  he  and  they  done  wrong.  He  make 
I  it  not  to  ffioif;  his  family  did  not  increase  in  piety 
as  he  hoped  that  it  would. 

I      7.  Fenced  with  iron  ;  be  completely  defended. 
427 


A  catalogue  of 


II.  SAMUEL.   XXIII, 


David's  mighty  men. 


until  his  hand  was  weary,  and  his  hand 
clave  unto  the  sword:  and  the  Lord 
wrought  a  i;reat  victory  that  day  ;  and  the 
people  returned  after  him  only  to  spoil. 

1 1  And  after  him  was  Shammah  the  son 
of  Agee  the  Hararitc.  And  the  Philis- 
tines were  gathered  together  *into  a  troop, 
where  was  a  piece  of  ground  full  of  len- 
tiles :  and  the  people  fled  from  the  Phil- 
istines. 

12  But  he  .^tood  in  the  midst  of  the 
ground,  and  defended  it,  and  slew  the 
Philistines:  and  the  Lord  wrought  a 
great  victory. 

13  And  t  three  of  the  thirty  chief  went 
down,  and  came  to  David  in  the  harvest- 
time  unto  the  "cave  of  AduUam:  and  the 
troop  of  the  Philistines  pitched  in  the  val- 
ley of  Rephaim. 

14  And  David  loas  then  in  a  hold,  and 
the  garrison  of  the  Philistines  icas  then  in 
Beth-lehem. 

15  And  David  longed,  and  said,  Oh  that 
one  would  give  me  drink  of  the  water  of 
the  well  of  Beth-lehcm,  which  is  by  the 
gate! 

16  And  the  three  mighty  men  hrake 
through  the  host  of  the  Philistines,  and 
drew  water  out  of  the  well  of  Beth-lehem, 
that  icas  by  the  gate,  and  took  it,  and 
brought  it  to  David:  nevertheless  he 
would  not  drink  thereof,  but  poured  it  out 
unto  the  Lord. 

17  And  he  said.  Be  it  far  from  me,  0 
Lord,  that  I  should  do  this  :  is  not  this  the 
blood  of  the  men  that  went  in  jeopardy 
of  tlieir  livcsl  therefore  he  would  not 
drink  it.  These  things  did  these  three 
mighty  men. 

18  And  Abishai,  the  brother  of  Joab,  the 
son  of  Zeruiah,  was  chief  among  three. 
And  he  lifted  up  his  spear  against  three 


*  Or,  for  foraging,  t  Or,  tht  three  caplaiiut  over  the  thirty. 
a  1  Slim.  Mrl.  |  Heb.  «/«tn.  \  Keiy  great  :>f<iclt.  ||  Heb. /t.<Hj 
of  God.     *  neh.a  man  of  ci>untenonce,m  sight ;  culled.  I  Cbron. 

11.  Lentiles  ;  a  species  of  pulse,  or  pea. 

l.^.  Adullam ;  1  Sam.  22 : 1.  Rephaim  ;  chap. 
5 :  18. 

17.  The  blood  of  the  men;  water,  for  whicli 
they  h;ul  hazarded  tlieir  lives. 

20.  Kalizeel;  in  the  south  part  of  .Tudah.  Josh. 
1.5  :  21.     hion-like  ;  fierce,  strong;.  couran;eoas. 

21.  A  goodly  man  ;  one  of  warlike  appear.^nce, 
and  of  great  strengtii  and  stiiture.    1  Chron.  11  :  23.  ] 

INSTRUCTION.S.  I 

1.  The  last  words  of  good  men  often  m;ike  a  deep  ' 
impre.'sion  on  survivors,  anil  tljcir  past  labors,  di- 
rected and  aided  by  the  Spirit  of  'jod.  may  to  tlie 
end  of  time  assist  others  in  pn-parinir  for  heaven. 

2.  As  the  Spirit  of  G-od  spoke  by  David,  the  words 
whicli  nnder  his  fruidance  he  uttered  wore  the  | 
words  of  Ood  ;  and  Peter,  in  dechirin^  that  the 
Holy  irliost  spoke  by  the  mouth  of  D.ivid,  uttered 
nothiriir  but  what  was  true.     Acts  1:16.  I 

.3.   Parents,  masters,  ina:ristratrs.  and  rulers  of^ 
every  description,  are  under  sacred  obligations  to  be 
428 


hundred,  iand  slew  them,  and  had  *b.c:^S. 
the  name  among  three. 

19  Was  he  not  most  honorable  of  three? 
therefore  he  v,-as  their  captain:  howbcit 
he  attained  not  unto  the  Jirst  three. 

20  And  Benaiahthe  son  of  Jchoiada,  the 
son  of  avaliantman,of  Kabzeel,  *  who  had 
done  many  acts,  he  slew  two  lllion-like  men 
of  ^loab  :  he  went  down  also  and  slew  a 
lion  in  the  midst  of  a  pit  in  time  of  snow. 

21  And  he  slew  an  Egyptian,  *a  goodly 
man  :  and  the  Egyptian  had  a  spear  in  his 
hand;  but  he- went  down  to  him  with  a 
staff,  and  plucked  the  spear  out  of  the 
Egyptian's  hand,  and  slew  him  with  his 
own  spear. 

22  These  things  did  Benaiah  the  son  of 
.Tehoiada,  and  had  the  name  among  three 
mighty  men. 

23  He  was  tmore  honorable  than  the 
thirty,  but  he  attained  not  to  ihc  first  three. 
And  David  set  him  tover  his  guard. 

24  Asahel  the  brother  of  .loab  iras  one 
of  the  thirty ;  Elhanan  the  son  of  Dodo 
of  Beth-lehem, 

2.5  Shammah  the  Haroditc,  Elika  the 
Harodite, 

26  Helez  the  Paltite,  Ira  the  son  of  Ik- 
kesh  the  Tekoitc, 

27  Abiezcr  the  Anethothite,  Mebunnni 
the  Hushathitc, 

28  Zalmon  the  Ahohite,  ^laharai  tln' 
Netophathite, 

29  Hclcb  the  son  of  Baanah,  a  Netopha- 
thite, Iftai  the  son  of  Ribai  out  of  (iibeah 
of  the  children  of  Benjamin, 

30  Benaiah  the  Pirathonite,  Hiddai  of 
the  *  brooks  of  Gaash, 

31  Abl-albon  the  Arbathite,  Azmaveth 
the  Barhumitc, 

32  EliahbatheShaalbonite;  oftheson.s 
of  Jashen,  Jonathan, 

11:2;),  a  man  of  great  etalure.  f  Or,  honorable  among  the, 
etc.  t  Or,  over  council :  Heb.  o<  Aii  command.  I  Sam.  i-2:H. 
5  Or,  valleyt. 


in  all  things  strictly  just;  they  are  forbidden  by 
Jehovah  to  e.xercise  the  le.ast  injustice  towards  any 
whom  they  govern. 

•1.  Rulers  who  obey  (rod  and  so  rule  as  to  please 
him,  are  great  blessings  to  themselves,  their  families, 
and  the  world. 

5.  Parents,  however  exalted,  cannot  with  cer- 
tainty secure  the  piety  of  their  children,  nor  mas- 
ters of  their  servants,  nor  rulers  of  their  people; 
and  even  for  their  own  piety  and  salvation,  they 
are  dependent  upon  the  rich  gr.ace  of  Oroil  in  Jesus 
Christ.  The  everlasting  covenant  made  with  him 
and  his  people  is  their  only  security.  In  this  they 
delight,  and  the  s.alvation  it  profTers  they  supremely 
desire. 

6.  Though  the  wicked  may  here  for  a  time  pros- 
per anil  the  righteous  be  in  trouble,  yet  their  condi- 
tion  will  soon  be  reversed  ;  the  righteous  through 
grace  will  be  comforled.  and  the  wicked,  through 
thpir  persevering  wickedness,  will  be  larmented. 
Mai.  ;i:  IS;  Luke  16:2'). 


David  numbereth  Israel. 


II.  SAMUEL,    XXIV. 


He  rcpcnteth  thereof. 

S;"im^   33  Shammali  the  Hararite,  Ahiam   pitched  in  ""Aroer,  on  the  ri?ht  side  of  the 
the  .son  of  Sliarar  the  Hararite,  I  city  that  Ucih  in  the  midst  of  the  t  river  of 

34  Eliphelet  the   .son   of  Ahasbai,  the   Gad,  and  toward  sJazer: 

son  of  the  Maachathite,  Eliam  the  son  of      6  Then  they  came  to  Gilead,  and  to  tlic 
Ahithophel  the  Gilonite,  'land^  of  Tahtim-liod.shi ;  and  they  came 

35  Hezrai    the    Carmelite,   Paarai    the  '  to '' Dan-jaan,  and  about  to 'Zidon', 
Arbite,  j     7  And  came  to  tlie  .strong-hold  of  Tyre, 

36  Igal  the   son   of  Nathan  of  Zobah,   and  to  all  the  cities  of  the  Hivites,  and  of 
Bani  the  Gadite,  _  ;  the  Canaanitcs :  and  they  went  out  to  the 

37  Zclek  the  Ammonite.  Naharai  the  south  of  Judah,  r/vii  to  IJeer-shcba. 
Becrothitc,  armor-bearer  to  Joab  the  son  '    8  So  when  thcv  had  none  throusrli  all  the 


of  Zeruiah, 

38  Ira*  an  Ithrite,  Gareb  an  Ithrite, 

39  Uriah'' the  Hittite:  thirty  and  seven 
in  all. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

1  David,  tpmpted  by  Satan,  forceth  Joab  to  number  the 
people.  5  Tlie  captains,  in  nine  months  and  twenty 
Jays,  bring  the  muster  of  thirteen  hundred  thousand 
fighting  men.  10  David,  having  three  plagues  pro- 
pounded by  Gad,  repenteth,  and  chooseth  the  three 
days'  pestilence.  1.5  After  the  death  of  threescore  and 
ten  thousand,  David  by  repentance  preventeth  the 
destruction  of  .Jerusalem.  Is  David,  by  Gad's  direc- 
tion, purchaseth  Araunah's  threshing-Uoor ;  where 
having  sacrificed,  the  plague  stayeth. 

AND  again  the  "^  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against  Israel,  and  *he  moved 
David  against  them  to  say,  ''Go,  number 
Israel  and  Judah. 

2  For  the  king  said  to  Joab  the  captain 
of  the  host,  which  rvas  with  him,  tGo 
now  through  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  from 
Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba,  and  number  ye 
the  people,  that  I  may  know  the  *"  number 
of  the  people 


land,  they  came  to  .Jerusalem  at  the  end 
of  nine  months  and  twenty  days. 

9  And  ,loab  gave  up  the  sum  of  the 
number  of  the  people  unto  the  king :  and 
there  were  in  Israel  eiglit  hundred  thou- 
sand valiant  men  that  drew  the  sword; 
and  the  men  of  Judah  iccre  live  hundred 
thousand  men. 

10  1[  And  David's  heart' smote  him  after 
that  he  had  numbered  the  people.  And 
David  said  unto  the  Lord, ''I  have  sinned 
greatly  in  that  I  have  done :  and  now,  I 
beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  take  'away  the 
iniquity  of  thy  servant;  for  I  have  done 
very '"foolishly. 

1 1  For  when  David  was  up  in  the  morn- 
ing, the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  the 
prophet  "Gad,  David's  seer,  saying, 

12  Go  and  say  unto  David,  Thus  saith 
theLoRD,  I  offer  thee  three  ?/j//ig-.«;  "choose 
thee  one  of  them,  that  I  may  do  it  unto 
thee. 

13  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and  told  hiin, 
3  And  Joab  said  unto  the  king.  Now  the   and  said  unto  him,  Shall  p seven  vears  of 


Lord  thy  God  add  unto  tlie  people,  how 


famine  come  unto  thee  in  thv  land?  or 


many  soever  they  be,  a  hundred-fold,  and  '  wilt  thou  flee  three  months  before  thine 


that  the  eyes  of  my  lord  the  king  may  see 
it :  but  why  doth  my  lord  the  king  delight 
in  this  thing'? 

4  Notwithstanding  the  king's  word  pre- 
vailed against  Joab,  and  against  the  cap- 
tains of  the  host.  And  Joab  and  the  cap- 
tains of  the  host  went  out  from  the  pres- 
ence of  the  king,  to  number  the  people  of 
Israel. 

5  HAnd  they  passed  over  Jordan,  and 


•  cl]ii|i.  20:  2r>.  b  rliap.  II  :.•?,  etc.  c  cli.ip.  21  : 1.  *  Satan. 
tChron.  21  :  l.etc. :  Jas.  1: 1»,  M.  a  1  Chron.  27.'?1,  24.  t  Or, 
Compais.  «Jer.  17:8.  '  .losli.  13:9,  Ifi.  t  Or,  valley,  f  Num. 
32:1,  .1.      5   Or,  nether  land  newly  inhabited.      k  Judg.  IB:  29. 


8.  Different  men  h.-ive  different  talents,  both  in 
kind  and  degree;  but  all  their  capacities  and  pow- 
ers they  receive  from  God,  and  siiould  employ  in 
learning  and  doing  liis  will.  They  will  thus  best 
secure  their  own  welfare,  and  do  the  most  good  of 
which  they  are  capable  to  others. 

13-17.  vVe  should  ever  be  ready  to  deny  our- 
selves and  endure  privation,  rather  than  jeopard 
the  lives  or  injure  the  souls  of  our  fellow-men.  1 
Cor.  8 :  9-13.  " 

'H.AI'TER  XXIV. 

1.  Kindled  against  Israel ;  on  account  of  their 
sins.  He  mored  David  against  them  :  D.vvid 
was  moved  or  tempted  by  Sat^n  to  commit  a  sin, 
whicli    was   made   instrumental   in   punishing  the 

2S 


enemies,  while  they  pursue  thee?  or  that 
there  be  three  days'  pestilence  in  thy  land  ? 
Now  advise,  and  see  what  answer  I  shall 
return  to  him  tliat  sent  me. 

14  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I  am  in  a 
great  strait:  let  us  fall  nowint»the  hand 
of  the  Loud;  for ''his  mercies  arc  '  great : 
and  let  me  not  fall  "^ into  the  hand  of  man. 

15  If  So  the  Lord  sent  a  pestilence  upon 
Israel  from  the  morning  even  to  the  time 


I  Joali.  19  :  28.  JlSnm.  24:5.  k  clinp.  12  :  13.  IHo9e!»l4::. 
m  I  Sam.  13  :  13.  n  1  .Sam.  22  :5;  1  Clirnn.  29:2<».  or.er.2«:41. 
4:1.  p  I  Cliron.  21  :  12.  q  Psa.  103:8-14;  119:  136;  136.  ||  Or, 
many,     r  Psa.  100:41,  42;  Ua.  47:6. 


Israelites  for  their  sins.     1  Chron.  21 :  1 ;    James 
1 :  13,  14. 

5.  Aroer ;  a  city  in  the  south-east  part  of  the 
country. 

6.  Gilead —  Talitim-hodstii —  Dan-jaan  ; 
pl.^ces  between  Aroer  and  the  north  border  of  Ca- 
naan.    Zidon  :  at  the  north-west  come'. 

7.  Tyre;  south  of  Zidon.  Beer-slieba ;  the 
southern  extremity  of  the  country. 

10.  Davids  heart  smote  him  :  he  had  no  good 
reason  for  numbering  the  people.  His  object  in  doing 
it  was  wrong,  and  he  felt  giiilty.  Takeaicai/:  pardon. 

11.  David's  seer ;  a  prophet  who  made  known 
to  him  the  will  of  God. 

14.  Strait;  difficulty,  and  distress. 
429 


Three  days  of  pestilence. 


II.  SAMUEL,   XXIV. 


T/ie  plague  is  stayed. 


appointed :  and  there  died  of  the  people 
from  Dan  even  to  Beer-shcba  seventy 
•thousand  men. 

16  And  wlien  the  *  angel  stretched  out 
his  hand  upon  Jerusalem  to  destroy  it,  the 
Lord  ''repented  him  of  the  evil,  and  said 
to  the  angel  that  destroyed  the  people,  It 
is  ■=  enough  :  stay  now  thy  hand.  And  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  was  by  the  threshing- 
place  of  *Araunah  the  Jebusite. 

1 7  And  David  spake  unto  the  Lord  when 
he  saw  the  angel  that  smote  the  people, 
and  said,  Lo,  I  have  ^sinned,  and  I  have 
done  wickedly:  but  these  ''sheep,  what 
have  they  done  ?  let  thy  hand,  I  pray  thee, 
he  against  me,  and  against  my  father's 
house. 

18  ^And  Gad  came  that  day  to  David, 
and  said  unto  him,  Go  up,  rear  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord  in  the  threshing-floor  of 
Araunaht  the  Jebusite. 

19  And  David,  according  to  the  saying 
of  Gad,  went  up  as  the  Lord  commanded. 

20  And  Araunah  looked,  and  saw  the 
king  and  his  servants  coming  on  toward 
him  :  and  Araunah  went  out,  and  bowed 
himself  before  the  king  on  his  face  upon 
the  ground. 


t  Ex.  li-.ii.  b  Pea.  90:  i:i;  135:14.  c  Isa.  27  :  8  ;  .=>7: 16;  .loel 
■2:13,14.  *  ver.  18.  Oi-nun,  1  Cbron.  21:  l.-i;  2  Chron.  3:1.  tlPsa. 
51:4.    e  Psa. 74:1.     j  Heb.  Jianiuh.     f  Gen. 23:8-16.     s  Num. 


16.  Repented  him  :  changed  his  course  of  con- 
duct. Araunah  the  Jebusite  ;  the  Jebusites  were 
the  original  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  Arau- 
nah "s  threshing-floor  was  on  mount  Zion,  an  eleva- 
tion in  the  south  part  of  the  city. 

17.  These  sheep  ;  the  Israelites. 

2-[.  Fifty  sJiekels ;  about  twenty-five  dollars. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Rulers  are  often  left  to  act  very  foolishly  and 
wickedly,  and  Satan  is  suffered  to  tempt  them  to  the 
commission  of  sins,  which  occasion  dreadful  calami- 
lies  as  a  punishment  for  the  sins  of  the  people. 

2.  A  rapid  increase  of  population  and  great  pros- 
perity among  a  people  may  make  not  only  them 
but  their  rulers  proud,  overbearing,  and  self-confi- 
dent, and  may  thus  draw  down  upon  them  the  sore 
and  desolating  judgments  of  heaven. 

3.  Even  wicked  men  see  with  great  clearness  that 
the  course  which  Christians  sometimes  are  disposed 
to  take  is  morally  wrong,  and  will  end  in  trouble. 
They  sometimes  give  warning  and  advice  which  it 
would  be  well  for  Christians  to  follow. 

4.  Despotic  power  tends  to  blind  the  mind  and 
harden  the  heart.  Those  who  possess  it  are  often 
deaf  to  rea.son,  and  bent  on  a  course  which  will 
biing  great  troubles  on  themselves  and  others. 

10.  A  good  man"s  conscience,  though  it  some- 
times in  liis  commission  of  sins  seems  to  be  dead. 
is  nevertheless  alive;  and  it  will  sooner  or  later 


21  And  Araunah  said.  Where-  VciX' 
fore  is  my  lord  the  king  come  to  his  ser- 
vant? And  David  said.  To  ''buy  the 
threshing-floor  of  thee,  to  build  an  altar 
iinto  the  Lord,  that  the  plague  may  be 
stayed s  from  the  people. 

22  And  Araunah  said  unto  David,  Let 
my  lord  the  king  take  and  offer  up  what 
si'cnietk  good  unto  him :  behold,  here  be 
oxen''  for  burnt-sacrifice,  and  threshing- 
instruments  and  other  instruments  of  the 
oxen  for  wood. 

23  All  these  thing.^  did  Araunah,  as  a 
king,'  give  unto  the  king.  And  Araunali 
said  unto  the  king.  The  Lord  thy  God 
accept'  thee. 

24  And  the  king  said  unto  Araunah, 
Nay  ;  but  I  will  surely  buy  it  of  thee  at  a 
price  :  neither  will  I  offer  burnt-offerings 
unto  the  Lord  my  God  of  that  whicli  doth 
cost  me  nothing.  So  David  bought  tlie 
threshing-floor  and  the  oxen  for  fifty  shek- 
els of  silver. 

2.5  And  David  built  there  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt-offerings  and 
peace-offerings.  So  the  Lord  was  ''en- 
treated for  the  land,  and  the  plague  was 
staved  from  Israel. 


16:47-30.       h  I  Kin-9,  IS:  21.      i  Psa.  45  :  16 ;    Rev.  1 : 
42 : 8,  9 ;  Ezek.  20 :  40,  41.     k  cliap.  2)  :  14. 


awake,  condemn  him  for  his  iniquity,  fill  him  witli 
pungent  grief,  deep,  heart-felt  contrition,  and  lead 
him  to  most  earnest  supplications  to  G-od  for  mercy. 

12.  No  degree  of  penitence  or  faith  in  Jesus 
Christ  will  save  the  guilty  in  this  world  from  many 
of  the  distressing  effects  of  their  sins,  nor  can  they 
be  sure  that  they  will  not  be  the  occasion  of  bring- 
ing upon  others  endless  destruction. 

14.  The  only  resource  for  the  truly  penitent  is  in 
hearty  submission  to  God,  .and  unreserved  commit- 
ment of  all  their  interests  to  him. 

16.  Jehovah  is  a  G-od  of  infinite  compassion.  He 
has  no  pleasure  in  the  ruin  even  of  tjie  most  guilty. 
and  punishes  as  few  and  as  little  as  will  possibly 
consist  with  the  highest  public  good.  In  the  turn- 
ing of  sinners  from,tlie  error  of  their  ways,  he  has 
great  delight. 

17.  Few  things  are  more  distressing  to  a  truly 
ingenuous  and  benevolent  mind,  than  to  have  been 
the  guilty  occasion  of  bringing  distress  upon  others, 
and  it  often  wishes  that  the  consequences  of  its  own 
sins  could  be  borne  only  by  itself. 

2.J.  There  is  no  effectual  and  permanent  relief 
from  the  sufferings  which  sin  occasions,  or  from  sin 
itself,  but  in  hearty  application,  .according  to  the 
directions  of  God,  to  Him  who  died  the  just  for  the 
unjust,  offering  himself  a  sacrifice  for  sin,  and  thus 
obtaining  eternal  redemption  for  all  who  put  their 
trust  in  him. 


430 


THE 


FIRST  BOOK  OF  THE  KINGS, 


COMMONLY    CALLED, 


THE  THIRD  BOOK  OY  THE  KINGS. 


S.c"i?^  CHAPTER  I. 

1  Abishi^  cherisheth  David  in  his  extreme  age.  5  Ad- 
onijah,  David's  darlinir,  usiirpeth  the  kiiifrHoin.  11 
By  the  counsel  of  Xatlian,  15  Bath-shebainoveth  the 
king,  2'i  and  Nathan  secoudeth  her.  iS  David  re- 
neweth  his  oath  to  Bath-.sheba.  3'2  Solomon,  by  Da- 
vid's appointraent.  being  anointed  king  by  Zadok  and 
Nathan,  the  people  triumph.  41  Jonathan  bringing 
these  news,  Adonijah's  guests  fly.  50  Adonijah,  fly- 
ing to  the  horns  of  the  altar,  upon  his  good  behavior 
is  dismissed  by  iSolomon. 

IVrOW  king  David  was  old  and  *strickeu 
_L\  ill  years;  and  they  covered  him  with 
clothes,  but  he  gat  no  heat. 

2  Wherefore  his  servants  said  unto  him, 
Let  t  there  be  sought  for  my  lord  the  king 
at  young  virgin  :  and  let  her  stand  before 
the  king,  and  Tet  her  ^^  cherish  him,  and  let 
Iter  lie  in  thy  bosom,  that  my  lord  the  king 
may  get  heat. 

3  So  they  sought  for  a  fair  damsel  through- 
out all  the  coasts  of  Israel,  and  found  Abi- 
shag  a  Shunammite,  and  brought  her  to 
the  king. 

4  And  the  damsel  was  very  fair,  and 
cherished  the  king,  and  ministered  to  him  : 
but  the  king  knew  her  not. 

5  ^  Then  ^Adonijah  the  son  of  Haggith 
exalted ''himself,  saying,  I  will'lbe  king: 
and  "^  he  prepared  him  chariots  and  horse- 
men, and  fifty  men  to  run  before  him. 

6  And  his  father  had  not  displeased  him 
at  *  any  time  in  saying.  Why  hast  thou  done 
so?  and  he  also  ivas  a  very  goodly  man  ; 
and  his  mother  bare  him  after  Absalom. 

7  And  t  he  conferred  wilii  ""Joab  the  son 
of  Zeruiali,and  with  "Abiathar  the  priest : 
and  Ihey  ^  following  Adonijah  helped  liim. 

8  But  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Benaiah  the 
son  of  .lehoiada,  and  Nathan  the  prophet, 
and  '^Shimci,  and   Kci,  and   the  mighty, 
mens  which  belonged  to  David,  were  not^ 
with  Adonijah. 

9  And  Adonijjih  slew  sheep  and  o.\en 
and  fat  cattle  by  the  stone  of  Zoheleth, 
which  is  by  *  En-rogel,  and  called  all  his 


*  Hell,  entered  into  }avt.     t  Hch.  Iliel 

njeek.     t  Heh.a  damfel. 

a  virffiti.      ^  Hf b.  be  a  ckeriiher  unto. 

•  2  S.iin.  3:4.      h  l.uke 

14:11.      II  Hell.  rri«».      c  JSam.  I,"):  1. 

•  Hrb.  from  hit  dny,. 

f  Heb.  hit  icordt  irere.    d  cliap.  J  :  28. 

e  aSnnn.  iOri-i.     t  H.-li. 

brethren  the  king's  sons,  and  all  the  men 
of  Judah  the  king's  servants: 

10  But  ''Nathan  the  prophet,  and  Be- 
naiah, and  the  mighty  men,  and  Solomon 
his  brother,  he  called  not. 

1 1  TyWhcrefore  Nathan  spake  unto  Bath- 
sheba  the  mother  of  Solomon,  saying,  Hast 
thou  not  heard  that  Adonijah  the  son  of 
Haggith  doth  reign,  and  David  our  lord 
knoweth  it  not? 

12  Now  therefore  come,  let  me,  I  pray 
thee,  give  thee  counsel,  that  thou  mayest 
save  iliine  own  life,  and  the  life  of  thy 
son  Solomon. 

13  Go  and  get  thee  in  unto  king  David, 
and  say  unto  him.  Didst  not  thou,  my  lord, 
0  king,  'swear  unto  thy  handmaid,  say- 
ing, JAssuredly  Solomon  thy  son  shall 
reign  after  me,  and  he  shall  sit  upon  my 
throne]  why  then  doth  Adonijah  reign? 

14  Behold,  while  thou  yet  talkest  there 
with  the  king,  I  also  will  come  in  after 
thee,  and  'confirm  thy  words. 

15  ^And  Bath-sheba  went  in  unto  the 
king  into  the  chamber:  and  the  king  was 
very  old;  and  Abishag  the  Shunammitc 
ministered  unto  the  king. 

16  And  Bath-siieba  bowed,  and  did  obei- 
sance unto  the  king.  And  the  king  said, 
What*  wouldest  thou  ? 

17  And  she  said  unto  him.  My  lord,  thou 
swarest  by  the  Louu  thy  (loil  unto  thy 
handmaid,  saying,  Assuredly  Solomon  thy 
son  shall  reign  after  me,  and  he  shall  sit 
upon  my  throne. 

18  And  now, behold,  Adonijah  reigneth  ; 
and  now,  my  lord  the  king,  thou  knowest 
it  not : 

19  And  ''he  hath  slain  oxen  and  fat  cattle 
and  sheep  in  abundance,  and  hath  called 
all  the  sons  of  the  king,  and  Abiathar  the 
priest,  and  Joab  the  captain  of  the  host :  but 
Solomon  thy  servant  hath  he  not  called. 

I :  O,  rtc. 


helped  after  .Idnnii 
\  Or,  the  ifell  R.fel. 
•M.  i  I  CLron.  i:  :  € 
k  rer.  7-9. 


f  clinp.  4  :  IK.      t   iSnmoel. 
Sam.  17:17.      1"  i  S.im.  1  ■.' :  1 .  etc 
1.      II  Heb.Jf//iij>.     '  Hrb.  Hliat  t,i  thee  f 


CHAPTER   I. 

5.  Ild^sitJt  ;  one  of  David's  wives. 

6.  Bare  him  nl'tcr ;  he  was  next  in  age  to  Ab- 
salom, wliose  mother's  name  was  Maacah.  2  Sam. 
3 :  3,  4. 


8.  Shimei ;  supposed  to  have  been  Shimei  the 
.son  of  Elah,  afterwards  one  of  Solomon's  officers. 
Chap.  4  :  18. 

9.  En-rogel ;  a  fountain  on  the  east  side  of  Je- 
rusalem. 

1      \2.  Save  thine  oicn  life,  and  the  life  of  thy 
'  431 


David'' s  promise  to  Batli-sheba. 


I.  KINGS,   I. 


Solomon  is  anointed  kint 


20  And  thou,  my  lord,  0  king,  tlic  eyes 
of  all  Israclare  upon  thee, that  tliou  should- 
est  tell  thcni  -who  shall  sit  on  the  throne 
of  my  lord  the  kin;?  after  him. 

21  Otherwise  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
my  lord  the  king  shall 'sleep  with  his  fa- 
thers, that  I  and  my  son  Solomon  shall  be 
counted  *  offenders. 

22  ^And  lo,  while  she  yet  talked  with 
the  king.  Nathan  the  prophet  also  came  in. 

2.3  And  they  told  the  king,  saying,  Behold 
Nathan  the  prophet.  And  when  he  was 
come  in  before  the  king,  he  bowed  himself 
before  the  king  with  his  face  to  the  ground. 

24  And  Nathan  said,  My  lord,  0  king, 
hast  thou  said,  Adonijah  shall  reign  after 
me,  and  ho  shall  sit  upon  my  throne'? 

25  For  ''he  is  gone  doAvn  this  day,  and 
liath  slain  oxen  and  fat  cattle  and  sheep 
in  abundance,  and  hath  called  all  the 
king's  sons,  and  the  captains  of  the  host, 
and  Abiathar  the  priest ;  and  behold,  they 
eat  and  drink  before  him,  and  say,  tGod 
save  ""king  Adonijah. 

26  But  me,  even  me  thy  Servant,  and 
Zadok  the  priest,  and  Benaiah  the  son  of 
Jehoiada,  and  thy  servant  Solomon,  hath 
he  not  called. 

27  Is  this  thing  done  by  my  lord  the 
king,  and  thou  hast  not  showed  it  unto 
thy  servant,  who  should  sit  on  the  throne 
of  my  lord  the  king  after  him? 

28  ^  Then  king  David  answered  and 
said.  Call  me  Bath-sheba.  And  she  came 
into  +  the  king's  presence,  and  stood  before 
the  king. 

29  And  the  kingsware,  and  said, ''^.t  the 
Lord  liveth,  that  hath  redeemed  my  soul 
out  of  all  distress, 

30  Even  as  I  ''sware  unto  thee  by  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  saying.  Assuredly 
Solomon  thy  son  shall  reign  after  me,  and 
he  shall  sit  upon  my  throne  in  my  stead; 
even  so  will  1  certainly  do  this  day. 

31  Then  Batii-sheba  bowed  Avith  her 
face  to  the  earth,  and  did  reverence  to  the 
king,  and  said,  ''Let  my  lord  king  David 
live  for  ever. 

32  HAnd  king  David  said.  Call  me  Za- 
dok the  priest,  and  Nathan  the  prophet, 
and  Benainh  the  son  of  Jehoiada.  And 
they  came  before  the  king. 

33  The  king  also  said  unto  them.  Take 
with  you  the  ^servants  of  your  lord,  and 
cause  Solomon  my  son  to  ride  ^  upon  mine 
own  mule,  and  bring  him  down  to''Gihon: 


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6:3; 

son ;  had  Adonijah  succeeded,  he  would  prohably 
have  put  Solomon  and  his  mother  to  di-ath.  Vor.  21 . 
31.  Live  for  ever ;  an  expression  of  high  regard. 
432 


34  And  let  Zadok  the  priest  and  *b  r.?Sf?; 
Nathan  the  prophet 'anoint  him  there  king 
over  Israel :  and  'blow  ye  with  the  trumpet, 
and  say,  God  .save  king  Solomon. 

3.5  Then  ye  shall  come  up  after  him,  that 
he  may  come  and  sit  upon  my  throne  ;  for 
he  shall  be  king  in  my  stead :  and  I  have 
appointed  him  to  be  ruler  over  Israel  and 
over  .ludah. 

36  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  an- 
swered the  king,  and  said.  Amen:  ''the 
Lord  '  God  of  my  lord  the  king  say  so  too. 

37  As  ""the  Lord  hath  been  with  my 
lord  the  king,  even  so  be  he  with  Solomon, 
and  make  liis  throne  "greater  than  the 
throne  of  my  lord  king  David. 

38  So  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Nathan  the 
prophet,  and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada, 
and  the  Cherethites,  and  the  Pelethites, 
went  down,  and  caused  Solomon  to  ride 
upon  king  David's  mule,  and  brought  him 
to  Gihon. 

39  And  Zadok  the  priest  took  ahorn  of"  oil 
out  of  the  tabernacle,  and  p  anointed  Solo- 
mon. And  they  blewthe trumpet ;  and  all 
the  people  said,  ''God  save. king  Solomon. 

40  And  all  the  people  came  up  after  him, 
and  the  people  piped  with  H  pipes,  and  re- 
joiced with  great  joy,  so  that  the  earth  rent 
with  the  sound  of  them. 

4 1  ^And  Adonijah  and  all  the  guests  that 
?(•(?)•£  with  him  heard  /Yas  they  had  made  an 
end  of ''eating.  And  when  Joab  heard  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  he  said,  Wherefore 
is  this  noise  of  the  city  being  in  an  uproar? 

42  And  while  he  yet  spake,  behold,  Jon- 
athan the  son  of  Abiathar  the  priest  came  : 
and  Adonijah  said  unto  him.  Come  in  ; 
for  "thou  art  a  A-aliant  man,  and  bringest 
good  tidings. 

43  And  Jonathan  answered  and  said  to 
Adonijah,  Verily  our  lord  king  David  hath 
made  Solomon  king. 

44  And  the  king  hath  sent  with  him 
Zadok  the  priest,  and  Nathan  the  prophet, 
and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  the 
Cherethites,  and  the  Pelethites,  and  they 
have  caused  him  to  ride  upon  the  king's 
mule: 

4.5  And  Zadok  the  priest  and  Nathan  the 
prophet  have  anointed  him  king  in  Gihon  : 
and  they  are  come  up  from  thence  rejoic- 
ing, so  that  the  city  rang  asain.  This  is 
the  noise  that  ye  have  heard. 

46  And  also  Solomon  '.sil^t*-^^'!  on  the 
throne  of  the  kingdom. 

2King»,  P:^:  11:12;  Ps.llm  89  :  20,  3fi :  Isa.  45  :  1  ;  AftnIOiS-l; 
2Cor.l  :21,22.  ;  2KmgK.9: 1.1.  k  Pmi.  72: 19.  I  I  Cliron.  17:27. 
m  .lonli.  l:fi,  17.  n  ver.47;  P«a.  89:27.  o  Ei.  .10 :  23-45;  Pm. 
8<):2n.  V  1  Clinin.29:22.  ql  Sum.  10:24.  H  CiT.ylulei.  r  Pror. 
14:13;  Ecrl.  7:4-6.     •  2  Sam.  18:27.     «  I  Cliron.  29 :  23. 


33.  Gihon  ;  a  fountain  on  the  west  side  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

36.  Amen  ;  be  it  so,  as  the  king  hath  said. 


AJonijah  is  spared. 


I.  KINGS,   II. 


David's  dyin^  charge. 


B.'c!S'  47  And  moreover  the  kinir''s  ser- 
vants came  to  bless  our  lord  king  David, 
saying,  God*  make  the  name  of  Solomon 
better  than  thy  name,  and  make  his  throne 
greater  than  thy  throne.  And  ''the  king 
bowed  himself  npon  the  bed. 

48  And  also  thus  said  the  king,  Blessed 
be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  <=  which  hath 
given  one  to  sit  on  my  throne  this  day, 
mine  ''eyes  even  seeing  it. 

49  And  all  the  guests  that  were  with  Ado- 
nijah  were  afraid,  and  rose  up,  and  went 
every  man  his  way. 

50  If  And  Adonijah  feared  because  of 
Solomon,  and  arose,  and  went,  and  ""caught 
hold  on  the  horns  of  the  altar. 

5 1  And  it  was  told  Solomon,  saying.  Be- 
hold, Adonijah  feareth  king  Solomon  :  for 
lo,  he  halh  caught  hold  on  the  horns  of  the 
altar,  saying,  Let  king  Solomon  swear 
unto  me  to-day  that  he  will  not  slay  his 
servant  with  the  sword. 

52  And  Solomon  said.  If  he  will  show 
himself  a  worthy  man,  "^ there  shall  not  a 
hair  of  him  fall  to  the  earth  :  ^but  if  wick- 
edness shall  be  found  in  him,  he  shall ''  die. 

53  So  king  Solomon  sent ,  and  they  brought 
liiin  down  from  the  altar.  And  he  came 
and  bowed  himself  lo  king  Solomon  :  and 
Solomon  said  unto  him,  Go  to  thy  house. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  DiTid,  having  fjiven  a  charjfi  to  Solomon.  3  of  relig- 
iousness, 5  of  Joab,  7  of  Barzillai.  8  ofShimei,  10 
dieth.  12  Solomon  sucoeedeth.  13  Adonijah,  mov- 
ing Bath-sheba  to  sue  unto  Solomon  for  Abishag,  is 
put  to  death.  2o  Abiathar,  having  his  life  given  him, 
IS  deprived  of  the  priesthood.  '2.-i  Joab  fleeing  to  the 
hornsof  the  altar  is  there  slain.  35  Benaiah  is  put  in 
JoaVs  room,  and  Zadok  in  Abiathar's.  30  Shimei, 
confined  to  Jerusalem,  by  occasion  of  going  thence  to 
Gath  is  put  to  death. 

lyrOW '  the  days  of  David  drew  nigh  that 
_L\  he  should  die;  and  he  charged  Solo- 
mon his  son,  saying, 

2  I  i  go  the  way  of  ''all  the  earth  :  be  thou 
strong  therefore,  and  show  thyself  a '  man ; 


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49.  Afraid ;  of  being  put  to  death  as  traitors. 
IXSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  If  life  is  spared,  age  and  infirmities  will  come, 
and  no  means  or  efforts  of  men  can  save  any  one 
from  de.%th.  All  should  therefore  make  it  their 
great  object  so  to  live  that  death  .shall  be  gain. 

6.  Over-indulgent  parents  are  often  cursed  with 
relsellious  children  ;  and  inordinate  desires  for  polit- 
ical distinctions  have  involved  multitudes  in  ruin. 

9.  Feasting  and  carousals  have  strong  attrac- 
tions for  tlie  thoughtless,  and  are  often  used  to  draw 
them  into  dissipation  and  crime. 

12.  All  wise  and  proper  means  siiould  be  used  to 
prevent  the  success  of  evil  projects,  and  aid  those 
which  will  honor  God  and  benefit  men. 

21.  Parents  should  do  what  is  practicable  to  pre- 
vent evils  from  coming  on  their  families  after  their 
death,  and  to  secure  for  them  permanent  blessings. 


3  And  keep  the  charge  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  to  walk  in  his  ways,  to  keep  his  stat- 
utes, and  his  commandments,  and  his* 
judgments,  and  his  testimonies,  as  it  is 
written'"  in  the  law  of  Moses,  that  "thou 
mayest  'prosper  in  all  that  thou  doest,  and 
whithersoever  thou  turnest  thyself: 

4  That  the  Lord  may  continue  his  word 
which  he  spake  concerning  me,  saying. 
If"  thy  children  take  heed  to  their  way, 
to  walk  before  me  in  truth  with  all  their 
heart  and  with  all  their  soul,  there  p  shall 
not  tfail  thee,  said  he,  a  man  on  the  throne 
of  Israel. 

5  JNIoreover  thou  knowest  also  what 
Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  did  to  ime,  and 
^vhat  he  did  to  the  two  captains  of  the 
hosts  of  Israel,  unto  'Abner  the  son  of 
Ner,  and  unto  "Amasa  the  son  of  Jether, 
whom  he  slew,  and  'shed  the  blood  of 
war  in  peace,  and  put  the  blood  of  war 
upon  his  girdle  that  ii-as  about  his  loins, 
and  in  his  shoes  that  iccre  on  his  feet. 

6  Do  therefore  'according  to  thy  wis- 
dom, and  "let  not  his  hoar  "head  go  down 
to  the  grave  in  peace. 

7  But  show  kindness  unto  the  sons  of 
Barzillai"  the  Gileadite,  and  let  them  be 
of  those  that  eat  at  thy  table  :  for  so  they 
came^  to  me  when  I  tied  because  of  Ab- 
salom thy  brother. 

8  And  behold,  thou  hast  with  thee  >'  Shim- 
ei the  son  of  Gera,  a  Benjamite  of  Bahu- 
rim,  which  cursed  me  with  a  ^grievous 
curse  in  the  day  when  I  went  to  Maha- 
naim:  but* he  came  down  to  meet  me  at 
Jordan,  and  I  sware  to  him  by  the  Lord, 
saying,  I  will  not  put  thee  to  death  with 
the  sword. 

9  Now  therefore 'hold  him  not  guiltless  : 
for  thou  art  a  wise  man,  and  knowest 
what  thou  oughtest  to  do  unto  him;  but 
his  hoar  head  bring  thou  down  to  the 
grave  with  blood. 


ISam.  18:5, 14,3a  o  I'sa.  132: 12.  pSSam.  7:16.  \Ht\i.Ucut 
off  from  thtefram  tht  throne.  <\  J  Sam.  19 :  5-7.  r  1  Sam.  3  :  27. 
•  ■:  Sam. '20:10.  %Heh.pul.  t  Tcr.9.  iiTer.3l.34.  •Gen.42:3S; 
44:31.  w  2S.im.  l>t:3l-40.  »  2  Sam.  17  :  27.  y  2  Sam.  IK:  5,  etc. 
\Heh.llrong.     i  2  S.im.  19: 18-2:1.    •  Ex.  20:7;  Job  9:20. 


27.  Good  rulers,  who  have  secured  general  confi- 
dence, may.  bv  their  dying  advice  greatly  promote 
the  welfare  of' their  people. 

32.  What  is  essential  for  the  public  good  should 
not  be  postponed,  lest  the  opportunity  of  doing  it 
be  lost ;  but  should  be  undertiiken  with  promptness, 
and  prosecuted  with  energy  till  it  is  accomplished. 

37.  When  God  is  duly  acknowledged  as  the  au- 
thor of  all  good,  men  may  reasonably  expect  that 
their  blessings  will  be  increased. 

49.  The  most  sanguine  projects  of  the  wicked  are 
destined  to  disappointment;  and  from  the  heights 
of  expectation  tliey  may  suddenly  be  thrown  into 
the  depths  of  despair.  , 

CHAPTER  II. 

4.  Covtivne;  fulfil.    2  Sam.  7  :  12-16. 
9.   With  blood;  put  him  to  death  for  his  crimes. 
433 


Plots  of  Adonijali. 


I.  KINGS,    II, 


Death  of  Adonijah  and  Joab. 


10  So  David  "slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  '"buried  in  the  ""cily  of  David. 
9  1 1  And  ^  tlie  days  that  David  reigned 
over  Israel  were  forty  years  ;  seven  years 
reigned  he  in  Hebron,  and  thirty  and  three 
years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 

1 2  1[  Then  ""sat  Solomon  upon  the  throne 
of  David  his  father ;  and  his  kingdom  was 
established*^  greatly. 

13  •[And  Adonijah  the  son  of  Ilaggith 
came  to  Bath-sheba  the  mother  of  Solo- 
mon. And  she  said,^Comest  thou  peace- 
ably?    And  he  said.  Peaceably. 

14  He  said  moreover,  I  have  somewhat 
to  say  unto  thee.     And  she  said,  Say  on. 

1.5  And  he  said.  Thou  knowest  that  the 
kingdom  was  *"  mine,  and  tlwt  all  Israel  set 
their  faces  on  me,  that  I  should  reign  : 
howbeit  the  kingdom  is  turned  about,  and 
is  become  my  brother's:  for  it  \>'as  'his 
from  the  Lord. 

1 6  A  nd  now  I  ask  one  petition  of  thee,  deny 
me  not.*    And  she  said  tinto  him,  Say  on. 

1 7  And  he  said,  Speak,  I  pray  thee,  i7uto 
Solomon  the  king,  (for  he  will  not  say  thee 
nay.)  that  he  give  me  JAbishag  the  Shu- 
nammite  to  wife. 

18  And  Bath-sheba  said,  Well;  I  will 
speak  for  thee  unto  the  king. 

19  *[  Bath-sheba  therefore  went  unto 
king  Solomon,  to  speak  unto  liim  for  Ado- 
nijah. And  the  king  *rose  up  to  meet 
her,  and  'bowed  himself  unto  her,  and 
sat  down  on  his  throne,  and  caused  a  seat 
to  b"e  set  for  the  king's  mother;  and  she 
sat  on  his  ""right  hand. 

20  Then  she  said,  I  desire  one  small 
petition  of  thee;  I  pray  thee,  say  me  not 
nay.  And  the  king  said  unto  her.  Ask 
on,  my  mother;  fori  will  not  say  thee  nay. 

21  And  she  said.  Let  Abishag  the  Shu- 
nammitc  be  given  to  Adonijah  thy  brother 
to  wife. 

22  And  king  Solomon  answered  and  said 
unto  his  mother.  And  why  dost  thou  ask  Ab- 
ishag the  Shunammite  for  Adonijah  ?  ask 
for  him  the  kingdom  also;  for  he  ?'.v  mine  el- 
der brother;  even  for  him, and  for  "Abiathar 
the  priest,  and  for.loab  the  son  of  Zcruiali. 

23  Then  king  Solomon  sware  by  the 
Lord,  saying,  °  God  do  so  to  tne,  and  more 

•  chnp.  1  :21  ;  Acl8l3:n6.  bArts2:29.  c  2!5iim.5:7.  d  1  Clir. 
2!>:J7.  »  IChr.  2'.(:23;  aClir.  I  :l.  f  Pan.  7-' .-S.rlc.  t  1  .Snin 
IB:  4, 6.  li  cliap.  l.R.  i  I  Climn.  22  .-fl,  10:  .Icr.  27  :  r>-«  ;  Dnn. 
2:21.  *  Heb.^Mmnofoioiijimy/a<r.  P»n.l32:  la  i  rhnp.  1  :.t.  4. 
kLe¥.)9:32.  lEx.20:12.  mPKi.4A:i>.  iicli«p.l:7.  o  2  Sum. 
3:3.1.     p  2Sam.  7:  11-13.     <J  clinp.  I  :  5?.    r  Josli.  21  :  18.     f  Heb. 

10.   The  city  of  David  ;  "Lion,  or  Jerasalem. 

lo.  The  kingdom  was  vtiiir  ;  his  meaning  was, 
that  it  belongeu  to  him  as  DavitPs  oldest  living  son. 

2'1.  Ask  for  him  the  kiiigtlom;  by  this  Solo- 
mon intimated  to  his  mother,  that,  considering  the 
relation  Abisliag  had  sustained  to  Iiavid.  it  was 
aa  really  improper  to  request  her  for  Adonijali,  as 
it  was  to  request  for  him  the  kingdom. 
431 


also,  if  Adonijah  have  not  spoken  *B.c:?m. 
this  word  against  his  own  life. 

24  Now  therefore,  as  the  Loud  livcth, 
which  hath  established  me,  and  set  me  on 
the  throne  of  David  my  father,  and  who 
hath  made  me  a  house,  as  he  p  promised, 
Adonijah  shall  be  put  to  'death  this  day. 

2o  And  king  Solomon  sent  by  the  hantl 
of  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada;  and  he 
fell  upon  him  that  he  died. 

26  *' And  unto  Abiathar  the  priest  saifl 
the  king,  Get  thee  to''Anathoth,  unto  thine 
own  fields ;  forthon  art  t  worthy  of  death  : 
but  I  will  not  at  this  time  put  thee  to 
death,  because  thou  'barest  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  Con  before  David  my  father,  and 
because  thou  hast  been  'afflicted  in  all 
wherein  my  father  was  afflicted. 

27  So  Solomon  thnist  out  Abiathar  from 
being  priest  unto  the  Lord  ;  that  he  mighi 
fulfil  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
concerning"  the  house  of  Eli  in  Shiloh. 

28  IfTheu  tidings  came  to  .loab :  for 
Joab  had  ^turned  after  Adonijah,  "though 
he  turned  7iot  after  Absalom.  And  Joab 
(led  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  and 
caught''  hold  on  the  horns  of  the  altar. 

29  And  it  was  told  king  Solomon  that 
Joab  AA'as  fled  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord;  and  behold,  he  is  by  the  'altar. 
Then  Solomon  sent  Benaiah  the  son  of 
Jehoiada,  saying,  Go,  fail  upon  him. 

30  And  Benaiah  came  to  the  tabernacle 
of  the  Lord,  and  said  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  the  king,  Gorne  forth.  And  he  said. 
Nay;  but  I  will  die  here.  And  Benaiah 
brought  the  kin?  word  again,  saying.  Thus? 
said  Joab,  and  thus  he  answered  me. 

31  And  the  king  said  unto  him.  Do  as 
he  hath  said,  and  fall  upon  him,  and  bury 
him;  that  *thou  mayest  take  away  the 
innocent  blood,  which  Joab  "shed,  from 
me,  and  from  the  house  of  my  father. 

32  And  tlie  Lord  shall ''return  his  blood 
upon  his  own  head,  Avho  fell  upon  two 
men  more  righteous  and  'better  than  he, 
and  slew  them  with  the  sword,  my  father 
David  not ''knowing  thereof,  to  jrit,  Abner 
the  son  of  ''Ner,  captain  of  the  host  of  Is- 
rael, and  "^Amasa  the  son  of  Jether,  cap- 
tain of  the  host  of  Judah. 

a  mnn  0/ dtalA.  I  Sam. '!6:\6.  •  ISam.  33:R:  2Snm.  IS:S'I,  2<lk 
I  I  .S.im.  22  :  20-2:1.  n  I  Snm.  2  :  SO^SC.  »  chap.  1 :  7.  w  Dent. 
32 : 3.5.  r  chap.  I :  Sft  J  Ex.  21 .- 14 ;  Erek.  9  r  fi:  1  Peter,  4  :  17. 
I  Niim.3.'>:33:  D0I1L19: 13:  21:8,a  •  rer.S.  b  Jade.  9: 24, 57: 
rgiilm7:16.  c  2  Cliioa.  21 :  13.  d2Sam.3:37.  •2Sam.3:27. 
f  2  Sam.  20 :  la 


23.  God  do  so  to  me  ;  put  me  to  death,  if  I  do 
not  put  Adonijah  to  death. 

21.  Made  me  a  house  ;  secured  him  a  posterity 
to  inherit  the  throne  after  him. 

26.  Aiialholh  ;  a  city  in  Benjamin. 

2S.  Fled  luito  the  tabernacle — the  altar;  as 
a  place  of  safety. 

20.  Fall  upon  him;  puthim  todeath.  Ex. 21:14. 


Ifcstruction  of  ,Shiiitci. 


I.  KINGS,   III. 


Marriage  of  Solomon. 


S.c^i^'  33  Their  blood  shall  therefore 
return  upon  the  head  of  Joab,  and  upon 
the  head  of  his  *  seed  for  ever :  but ''  upon 
David,  and  upon  his  seed,  and  upon  his 
house,  and  upon  his  throne,  shall  there  be 
peace  "^for  ever  from  tlie  Loud. 

34  So  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  went 
up,  and  fell  upon  him,  and  slew  him  :  and 
he  was  buried  in  his  own  house  in  the 
wilderness. 

35  •[  And  the  king  put  Benaiah  the  son 
of  Jehoiada  in  his  ■*  room  over  the  host: 
and'^Zadok  the  priest  did  the  king  put  in 
the  room  of  ""Abitithar. 

36  ^I  And  the  king  sent  and  called  for 
Shimei,s  and  said  unto  him.  Build  thee  a 
house  in  Jerusalem,  and  dwell  there,  and 
go  not  forth  thence  any  whither. 

37  For  it  shall  be,  that  on  the  day  thou 
2oest  out,  and  passcst  over  the  brook ''  Ki- 
dron,thou  shalt  know  for  certain  that  thou 
shalt  surely  die  :  thy  'blood  shall  be  upon 
thine  own  head. 

38  And  Shimei  said  unto  the  king.  The 
saying  is  good :  as  my  lord  the  king  halh 
said,  so  will  thy  servant  do.  And  Shimei 
dwelt  in  Jerusalem  many  days. 

39  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
three  years,  that  two  of  the  servants  of 
Shimei  ran  away  unto  'Achish  son  of  Ma- 
achah  king  of  Gath.  And  they  told  Shim- 
ei, saying,  Behold,  thy  servants /jc  in  Gath. 

40  And  Shimei  arose,  and  saddled  his 
ass,  and  went  to  Gath  to  Achish  to  seek  his 
servants:  and  Shimei  went,  and  brought 
his  servants  from  Gath. 

41  And  it  was  told  Solomon  that  Shimei 
had  gone  from  Jerusalem  to  Gath,  and  was 
come  again. 

42  And  the  king  sent  and  called  for 
Shimei,  and  said  unto  him,  Did  I  not  make 
thee  to  swear  by  the  Ix)11d,  and  protested 
unto  thee,  saying,  Know  for  a  certain,  on 


•  «  Sam.  3:  29.  I>  Pror.  ?,i  :  5.  «  P»i».  89 :  :ki,  37  :  Isa.  9  :  rt,  7. 
1  .Inb  :i4 :  24.  o  Num.  2/1 :  U-IS;  I  Cliron.  «:fi.1;  24  :  3.  fvHr.«7; 
1  Sam.  2:35.  g  Ter.  8.  b  2  Sam.  15 :  2:1.  i  Lev.  20:  9;  Jonliua 
2:19;  2  Sum.  1:16.  i  I  Sam.  27  :  2.  k  Eccl.  8:2.  1  2  Samuel, 
16:.'>-8;  Rom.  2:1.');    IJolin,  3:20.      m  Eiek.  17  :  19.      ■  Paalm 


3-3.  Shall  there  br  peace  ;  by  pnttinjj  Joab  to 
deatti,  they  \vo\iUl  be  free  from  the  ;xuik  of  conniv- 
ing at  the  murders  he  had  committed.     Gen.  9 :  6. 

35.   In  his  rvotn  ;  as  military  leader. 

42.   Goest  out  ;  away  from  Jeru.salem. 
INSTRtrCTIONS. 

3.  To  walk  in  the  way  of  the  Lord  by  keeping 
his  commandments  is,  in  rulers  sis  well  as  people, 
not  only  right  and  honorable,  but  the  surest  means 
of  permanent  prosperity  :  while  the  contrary  course, 
in  rulers  or  people,  is  dishonorable  and  ruinous. 

7.  The  compassion  of  parents,  and  their  readiness 
to  do  good,  especially  to  the  distres.'sed,  are  often 
owned  of  G-od  in  blessings  on  their  children,  by  lead- 
ing them  to  imitate  the  good  examples  of  their  p.ar- 
ent^.  and  thus  to  become  partakers  of  their  reward. 

1-').  God  in  his  providence  raises  up  one  and  puts 
down  another;  and  when  he  has  determined  to  ele- 
vate an  individual  to  great  power  and  influence,  no 


the  day  thou  goest  out,  and  walkcst  abroad 
any  whither,  that  thou  shalt  surely  die? 
and  thou  saidst  unto  me.  The  word  that 
I  liave  heard  is  good. 

43  Why  then  liast  thou  not  kept  the  oath 
of  tlie  Loud,  and  the ''commandment  that 
I  have  cliarged  thee  with? 

44  The  king  said  moreover  to  Shimei, 
Thou  knowest  all  the  'wickedness  whicli 
thy  heart  is  privy  to,  that  thou  didst  to 
David  my  father;  '"therefore  the  Loud 
shall  return  thy  wickedness  upon  thine 
own  head : 

4.5  And  king  Solomon  shall  "ie  blessed, 
and  "the  throne  of  David  shall  be  estab- 
lished before  the  Loud  for  ever. 

46  So  the  king  commanded  Benaiah  the 
son  of  Jehoiada;  which  went  out,  and 
fell  upon  him,  that  he  died.  And  p  the 
kingdom  was  established  in  the  hand  of 
Solomon. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Solomon  marrieth  Pharaoh's  Jauj^hter.  '2  High  place.s 
being  in  use,  Solomon  sacrificeth  at  Gibeoii.  5  Solo- 
mon at  Gibeon,  in  the  choice  which  God  gave  him, 
preferring  wisdom,  obtaineth  wisdom,  riches,  and 
honor.  Iti  Solomon's  judgment  between  the  two 
harlots  maketh  him  renowned. 

AND  Solomon  made  affinity  with  Pha- 
raoh king  of  Egypt,  and  "itook  Phara- 
oh's daughter,  and  brought  her  into  the 
city  "^  of  David,  until  he  had  made  an  end 
of"  building  his  own  house,  and  'the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  "^wall  of  Jerusalem 
round  about. 

2  Only  ^' the  people  sacrificed  in  hi^li 
places,  because  there  was  no  house  built 
unto  the  name  of  the  Loud,  until  those 
days. 

3  And  Solomon  "loved  the  Lord,  walk- 
ing in  the  "statutes  of  David  his  father: 
only  he  sacrified  and  burnt  incense  in 
high  places. 

4  And  the  king  went  to ''Gibeon  to  sac- 

72:17.  >Tenes33,34.  p  2Chroii.  I :  I.  q  cban.  7  :  8;  9:24. 
r  2  Samuel,  5:7.  ■  rhap.  7  :  I.  >  chap  &  «  clias.  9:16,19. 
•  chap.  22:43;  Lev.  17:3,5.  w  Deut.  30 :  l)i,  20 ;  Paa.3l:23; 
Matthew  22  :  37 ;  Ilomniu  8 :  28.  s  ver.  6,  14  ;  John  14 :  15,  21, 
T  2  Chron.  1 : 3,  etc. 


efTorts  of  men,  however  wisely  directed  or  diligently 
pursued,  will  prevent  it. 

19.  No  elevation  of  wise  children  will  prevent 
them  from  loving  and  honoring  aged  parents,  and  as 
far  as  may  be  consistent  with  duty,  complying  with 
their  requests. 

22.  No  filial  respect  or  affection,  and  no  promises 
or  engagements,  should  ever  lead  men  to  do  what  is 
morally  wrong, 

26.  No  elevation  or  official  sanctity  should  be 
permitted  to  cover  the  guilt  of  crime,  nor  should 
the  openly  criminal  or  vicious  be  continued  in  any 
public  employment. 

.39.  By  a  too  eager  desire  that  others  should  serv«> 
them,  men  m;»y  occasion  their  own  ruin. 

CH.\PTER  III. 

2.  Sacrificed  ill  high  jilnces  ;  previously  to  the 
building  of  the  temple. 

4.1.-; 


God  appears  to  Solomon. 


I.   KINGS,    III, 


His  wise  Judgment. 


rifice  there;  for  *that  ivcs  the  great  hi^'h 
place :  a  thousand  burnt-ofTerings  did  Sol- 
omon offer  upon  that  altar. 

5  "[In  Gibeon  the  Lord  ''appeared  to 
Solomon  in  a  "^ dream  by  night:  and  God 
said,  "^Ask  what  I  shall  give  thee. 

6  And  Solomon  said,  Thou  hast  showed 
unto  thy  servant  David  my  father  great 
mercy,*  according  as  he  "^walked  before 
thee  in  truth,  and  in  righteousness,  and 
in  '"uprightness  of  heart  "svith  thee ;  and 
thou  hast  kept  for  him  this  great  kindness, 
that  thou  hast  given  him  a  ^son  to  sit  on 
his  throne,  as  it  is  this  day. 

7  And  now,  0  Lord  my  God,  thou  hast 
made  thy  servant  king  instead  of  David 
my  father:  and  I  am  but  a  little  ''child: 
I  know  not  hoiv  to  'go  out  or  come  in. 

8  And  thy  servant  is  in  the  midst  of  thy 
people  which  thou  hast  J  chosen,  a  great 
people,  that  cannot  be  ''numbered  nor 
counted  for  multitude. 

9  Give  therefore  thy  servant  an  t  under- 
standing 'heart  to  "'judge  thy  people,  that 
I  may  "  discern  between  good  and  bad : 
for  who  is  able  to  judge  this  thy  so  great 
a  people? 

10  And  the  speech  pleased  the  Lord, 
that  Solomon  had  asked  this  thing. 

11  And  God  said  unto  him,  "Because 
thou  hast  asked  this  thing,  and  hast  not 
asked  for  thyself  -  long  life  ;  neither  hast 
asked  riches  for  thyself,  nor  hast  asked 
the  life  of  thine  enemies  ;  but  hast  asked 
for  thyself  understanding  to  ^discern  judg- 
ment; 

12  Behold,  I  have  Pdone  according  to 
thy  word:  lo,  I  have  given  thee  a  wise 
and  an  understanding  heart ;  ""so  that  there 
was  none  like  thee  before  thee,  neither 
after  thee  shall  any  arise  like  unto  thee. 

13  And  I  have  also  given  thee  Mhat 
which  thou  hast  not  asked,  both  "riches, 
and  honor:  so 'that  there  Ushall  not  be 
any  among  the  kings  like  unto  thee  all 
thy  days. 

14  And  if  thou  wilt  walk  in  my  ways, 
to  keep  my  statutes  and  my  command- 
ments, as  thy  father  David  did  walk,  then 
I  will  "lengthen  thy  days. 

15  And  Solomon  awoke;  and  behold,  j7 


•  ICIiron.  lfi:39.  t>  clinn.  H  :  2.  c  Num.  12:fi;  Mat.  1  : -.'O. 
4  Mivt.7:7;  Jiilin  16:54.  •Or.ftuun^y.  e  iliap.  2  :  4:  B  :  4;  l,"):  S. 
f  2  Kings,  20:3;  Psalm  18:2.  «  chap.  1 :  48.  h  1  Cliron.  2>l :  1. 
iPna.  121:8.  jDeut.  7;fi.  k  Gen.  13:16.  f  Heh./i<ariny.  1  Prov. 
2:3->l;  Jas.  l:fi.  m  Psa.72: 1.2;  .lolin.-i :  rifl.  nHeb..S:14.  o  Uiim. 
8:2fi;  Jas.4:2.     i  Heb.manj/daft.    %  Hcli.Acar.     p  I  .lolin,.'>:  14. 

5.  A  dream  ;  before  men  hail  the  Bible  to  guide 
them,  God  sometimes  made  known  to  them  his  will 
in  dreams. 

7.  A  little  child;  young  and  inexperienced. 
Go  out  or  come  in  ;  act  as  ruler  of  Israel. 

8.  CtDDiot  be  numbered ;  are  very  numerous. 
11.   Discern  judgment ;  judge  rightly  in  cases 

that  might  come  before  him. 

14.  Lens^then  thy  days ;  this  and  other  prom- 
436 


lawadream.  And  hecameto  Jeru-  V^ioh; 
salem,  and  stood  before  the  ark  of  the  cov- 
enant of  the  Lord,  and  offered  up  burnt- 
offerings,  and  offered  peace-offerings,  and 
made  a  "feast  to  all  his  servants. 

16  H  Then  came  there  two  women,  that 
were  harlots,  unto  the  king,  and  stood  "be- 
fore him. 

17  And  the  one  woman  said,  O  my  lord, 
I  and  this  woman  dwell  in  one  house  ;  and 
I  was  delivered  of  a  child  with  her  in  the 
house. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  the  third  day 
after  that  I  was  delivercH,  that  this  wom- 
an was  delivered  also :  and  we  iccre  to- 
gether; there  was  no  stranger  with  us  in 
the  house,  save  we  two  in  the  house. 

19  And  this  woman's  child  died  in  the 
night;  because  she  overlaid  it. 

20  And  she  arose  at  *  midnight,  and  took 
my  son  from  beside  me,  while  thy  hand- 
maid slept,  and  laid  it  in  her  bosom,  and 
laid  her  dead  child  in  my  bosom. 

21  And  when  I  rose  in  the  morning  to 
give  my  child  suck,  behold,  it  was  dead: 
but  when  I  had  considered  it  in  the  morn- 
ing, behold,  it  was  not  my  son,  which  I 
did  bear. 

22  And  the  other  woman  said.  Nay  ;  but 
the  living  is  my  son,  and  the  dead  is  thy 
son.  And  this  said.  No;  but  the  dead  is 
thy  son,  and  the  living  is  my  son.  Thus 
they  spake  before  the  king. 

23  Then  said  the  king.  The  one  sailh, 
This  is  my  son  that  liveth,  and  thy  son  j.v 
the  dead:  and  the  other  saith.  Nay;  but 
thy  son  is  the  dead,  and  my  son  is  the 
living. 

24  And  the  king  said,  Bring  me  a  sword. 
And  they  brought  a  sword  before  the  king. 

25  And  the  king  said,  Divide  the  living 
child  in  two,  and  give  half  to  the  one,  and 
half  to  the  other. 

26  Then  spake  the  woman  ■whose  the 
living  child  was  unto  the  king,  ''for  her 
bowels  *  yearned  upon  her  son,  and  she 
said,  0  my  lord,  give  her  the  living  child, 
and  in  no  wise  slay  it.  But  the  other 
said.  Let  it  be  neither  mine  nor  thine,  but 
divide  it. 

27  Then  the  king  answered  and  said, 


q  chap.  4  : 2'J-3l ;  R:12;  10:23,24;  Kiel.  1  :  13,  IH.  r  Mat.  fi  :  rW ; 
Kpli.:l:10.  ■  chap.  4:21,24;  l'r.>v.  3  :  16.  t  clinp.  10:  23-29. 
II  Or,  linth  not  btcn.  >i  Dent.  2ft ;  16  ;  Paa.  21:4;  91 :  Iti ;  ProT. 
3:2;  lTiin.4:8.  v  cliap.8:65;  Eiit.  1:3;  MnrliK:21.  "  Num. 
27:2.  X  Job  24:|f;;  Psalm  l:i»:ll.  r  Gen.  43 : 30 ;  Isa.  49  :  15 ; 
Jer.  31 ;  20 ;  Hosea  11:8.     *  Heli.  i«r«  hot. 

ises  made  to  Solomon  were  on  condition  that  he 
should  continue  to  obey  God.     Chap.  6  :  1"J. 

21.   Considered;  looked  upon  and  exainiiied. 

27.  She  is  the  mother ;  having  sliown  for  the 
child  a  mother's  love. 

IXSTRtrCTIONS. 

3.  To  love  God  is  tjie  highest  duty,  the  greatest 
honor,  and  the  supreme  blessedness  of  men.  Those 
who  do  it,  whatever  their  condition  in  this  world, 


Solomon's  princes 


I.  KINGS,   IV. 


and  officers. 


b.cIioh"  Give  her  the  living  child,  and  in  no 
wise  slay  it :   she  is  the  inothei"  thereof. 

28  And  all  Israel  heard  of  the  judgment 
which  the  king  had  judged ;  and  they 
feared  the  king:  for  they  saw  that  the 
wisdom  of  God  ivas  in  *him  to  do  *judg- 
ment. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

1  Solomon's  princes.  7  His  twelve  officers  for  provis- 
ion. 20,  24  The  peace  and  largeness  of  his  kingdom. 
22  His  daily  provision.  2(5  His  stables.  29  His 
wisdom. 

SO  king  Solomon  was  king  over  all  Is- 
rael. 

2  And  these  xccrc  the  princes  which  he 
had;  Azariah  the  son  of  Zadok  tthe  priest, 

3  Elihoreph  and  Ahiah,  the  sons  of  Shi- 
sha,  ^scribes ;  ''Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Ahi- 
lud,  the  ^  recorder. 

4  And  Bcnaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  urns 
over  the  host :  and  Zadok  and  "^Abiathar 
icere  the  priests : 

5  And  Azariah  the  son  of  Nathan  was 
over  the  ollicers:  and  Zabud  the  son  of 
Nathan  was  principal  officer,  and  the  king's 
friend  .^ 

6  And  Ahishar  U"as  over  the  household  : 
and  Adoniram  the  son  of  Abda  ivas  over 
the  II  tribute. 

7  HAnd  Solomon  had  twelve  officers 
over  all  Israel,  which  provided  victuals 
for  the  king  and  his  household  :  each  man 
his  month  in  a  year  made  provision. 

8  And  these  arc  their  names  :  *The  son 
of  Hur,  in  mount  Ephraim: 

9  Tlie  t  son  of  Dekar,  in  Makaz,  and  in 
Shaalbim,  and  Beth-shemesh,  and  Elon- 
beth-hanan : 

10  The  i  son  of  Hesed,  in  Aruboth;  to 
him  pertained  Sochoh,  and  all  the  land  of 
Hepher : 


*  Heh.  the  midst  of  him.  »  Psa.  7-2:  2,  4.  ^  Or,  the  chirf  ttflicer. 
X  Ot,smel<iries.  1>  -2 Sam.  QO :  24.  ^Ot,  remembrancer,  c  ihiip. 
2:27.:W.  J  ICliron.  27:33  ||  Or./cDV.cImp  5: 14.  "  Or.Benhiir. 
t  Or,  Jiendekar.     %  Or,  Benheied.     4  Or,  Benabinadab.      ||  Or, 


are  kings  and  priests  unto  G-od,  and  will  reign  with 
liim  for  ever  and  ever. 

5.  The  fact  that  before  the  canon  of  Scripture  was 
complete,  God  sometimes  made  known  his  will  in 
dreams,  gives  no  countenance  to  the  idea  that  he 
continues  to  do  it,  or  that  any  can  safely  be  guided 
by  dreams  now. 

6.  G-od  in  not  only  permitting,  but  inviting  all 
in  every  condition  who  lack  wisdom  to  ask  it  of 
him  in  faith  and  love,  expecting  on  the  ground  of 
his  promise  to  receive  it,  shows  marvellous  conde- 
scension and  kindness;  and  if  any  to  whom  he 
is  revealed  do  not  become  wi.se  unto  salvation,  it 
will  be  their  own  fault.    Jas.  1 :  5. 

7.  A  deep  sense  of  want  and  a  grateful  recogni- 
tion of  the  goodness  of  G-od,  confidence  in  his  will- 
ingness and  power  to  help,  and  a  disposition  to  ask 
of  him,  are  a  good  preparation  for  receiving  what 
we  need. 

10.  God  is  ple.ased  when  men  from  the  heart  ask 
for  wisdom  to  understand  and  do  their  duty ;  and 
in  all  such  cases  he  will  give  them  not  onlv  what 


11  The  ^son  of  Abinadab,  in  all  the 
region  of  Dor;  which  had  Taphath  the 
daughter  of  Solomon  to  wife  : 

1 2  Baana  the  son  of  Ahilud ;  to  him  per- 
tained Taanach  and  Megiddo,  and  all  Beth- 
shean,  which  ishy  Zartanah  beneath  Jez- 
reel,  from  Belh-shean  to  Abel-meholah, 
even  unto  the  place  that  is  beyond  Jokne- 
am: 

1 3  The  llson  of  Gebcr,  in  Ramoth-gilead  ; 
to  him  pertained  the  towns  of 'Jair  the  son 
of  Manasseh,  which  are  in  Gilead ;  to 
him  also  pertained  the  region  of  ^Argob, 
which  is  in  Bashan,  threescore  great  cit- 
ies with  walls  and  brazen  bars : 

14  Ahinadab  the  son  of  Iddo  had  *Ma- 
hanaim : 

15  Ahimaaz  icas  in  Naphtali;  he  also 
took  Basniath  the  daughter  of  Solomon  to 
wife : 

16  Baanah  the  son  of  Ilushai  icas  in 
Asher  and  in  Aloth : 

17  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Paruah,  in 
Issachar : 

1 8  Shimei  the  son  of  Elah,  in  Benjamin  : 

19  Geber  the  son  of  Uri  teas  in  the  coun- 
try of  Gilead,  in  the  country  of  Sihon 
king  of  the  Amorites,  and  of  Og  king  of 
Bashan ;  and  he  teas  the  only  officer  which 
was  in  the  land. 

20  T[Judah  and  Israel  tvcre  ^many,  as 
the  sand  which  is  by  the  sea  in  multitude, 
eating'' and  drinking,  and  making  merry. 

21  And  Solomon  'reigned  over  all  king- 
doms from  the  river  unto  the  land  of  the 
Philistines,  and  unto  the  border  of  Egypt : 
they  brought  J  presents,  and  served  Solo- 
mon all,  the  days  of  his  life. 

22  Tf  And  Solomon's  t  provision  for  one 
day  was  thirty  i  measures  of  fine  llour, 
and  threescore  measures  of  meal, 


Bengeber.  «  Num.  .•52:  41.  f  Deut.  .■? :  4, 8.  *OT,taMahimaim. 
s  cliap.  3:8;  Gen.  22:17;  Prov.  14:2a  hEccl.2:24.  iiClioin. 
!l:2(>,ctc.;  Pii.T.  72:  S-U.  j  1  Sam.  10:27;  Psa.  68  :  2'J.  f  Hcb. 
bread.     %  Heb.  corM. 


they  ask,  but  numerous  other  blessings  for  this  world 
and  the  world  to  come. 

14.  Obedience  to  G-od  is  conducive  to  health,  long 
life,  and  the  greatest  enjoyment  of  temporal  favors. 
It  is  .also  conducive  to  the  greatest  usefulness,  and 
is,  through  divine  grace,  a  sure  preparation  for 
heaven. 

22.  Persons  who  steal  will  also  lie,  and  the  prac- 
tice of  these  sins  prepares  the  heart  for,  and  often 
leads  to  the  commission  of  murder. 

23.  An  acquaintance  with  human  nature,  and 
with  the  working  of  the  various  passions  of  the  hu- 
man heart,  is  an  important  qualification  for  .i  judge, 
and  will  in  various  ways  aid  him  in  eliciting  evi- 
dence and  coming  to  right  decisions. 

26.  A  mother's  love  is  great  and  in  a  high  degree 
self-denying,  but  the  practice  of  iniquity  tends  to 
destroy  it,  and  to  sink  the  mind  to  such  ba-seness  as 
to  wish  to  rob  others  of  what  it  cannot  itself  enjoy. 

CHAPTER  IV. 
21.   The  river;  Euphrates. 

437 


iSolomon's  s^rcat  wisdom. 


I.  KINGS,   V. 


Agreement  with  Hiram. 


23  Ten  fat  oxen,  and  twenty  oxen  out 
of  the  pastures,  and  a  hundred  sheep,  be- 
sides harts,  and  roebucks,  and  fallow-deer, 
and  fatted  fowl. 

24  For  he  had  dominion  over  all  the  re- 
gion on  this  side  tlic  river,  from  Tiphsah 
even  to  Azzah,  over  all  the  kings  on  this 
side  the  river:  and  he  had  "peace  on  all 
sides  round  about  liim. 

25  And  .ludah  and  Israel  dwelt  *  safe- 
ly,''every  man  under  *^ his  vine  and  under 
his  fig-tree,  from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba, 
all  the  days  of  Solomon. 

26  T[And  Solomon  ha5  forty  thousand 
stalls  of  "^  horses  for  his  *■  chariots,  and 
twelve  thousand  horsemen. 

27  And  those  oflicers  provided  victuals 
for  king  Solomon,  and  for  all  that  came 
unto  king  Solomon's  table,  every  man  in 
his  month:  they  lacked  nothing. 

28  Barley  also  and  straw  for  tlie  horses 
and  t  dromedaries  brought  they  unto  the 
place  where  the  officers  were,  every  man 
according  to  his  charge. 

29  T[And  God  gave  "^Solomou  wisdom 
and  understanding  exceeding  much,  and 
largeness  of  heart,  even  as  the  sand  that 
is  on  the  sea-shore. 

30  And  Solomon's  wisdom  excelled  the 
■wisdom  of  all  the  children  of  ^the  east 
country,  and  ''  all  the  wisdom  of  Egypt. 

31  For  he  was  wiser  than  all  men;  than 
Ethan'  the  Ezrahite,  and  JHeman,  and 
Chaleol,  and  Darda,  the  sons  of  Mahol : 
and  his  fame  was  in  all  nations  round 
about. 

32  And  he  spake  three  thousand  ''prov- 
erbs :  and  his  'songs  were  a  thousand  and 
five. 

33  And  he  spake  of  trees,  from  the  ce- 
dar-tree that  is  in  Lebanon  even  unto  the 
hyssop  that  springeth  out  of  the  wall :  he 
spake  also  of  beasts,  and  of  fowl,  and  of 
creeping  things,  and  of  fishes. 

34  And  "'there  came  of  all  people  to 
hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon,  from  all 
kings  of  the  earth,  w'hich  had  heard  of 
his  wisdom. 


•  1  Chron. 

2-2  :<1.     • 

Heb.  conjidtntly. 

b.Ier.2.'?:6. 

clIicalM:'!; 

Zecli.3:ia 

<l  Dcut.  17:  16.     erlinp.  10 

26;  2  Chron 

.1:14. 

tor, 

mutet,  or  «m 

i/l  beaitt 

Ki«t.8:U;  Miciili 

:l».    fclinp 

3:1-2. 

CTnh 

1:3;  Mat.  a 

:l,lfi.     h 

Ann  7:  22.     i  1  CI 

ron.  15:19; 

P»n.  8! 

,  title. 

J  I  Cliroii.  2 

:6;  6:3.1 

Psn.  88,  title.      k 

Prov.  l.etc 

;  F.ccl. 

12:9. 

24.  This  side  the  river  ;  the  west  side.  'Tiph- 
sah; a  city  on  the  Euphrates.  Azzah;  Gaza; 
on  the  south-west  of  Canaan  towards  Egypt. 

28.  Dromedaries  ;  a  species  of  cameLs. 
INSTRUCTION.S. 

2.  A  wise  and  good  ruler,  in  tlie  appointment  of 
officers  to  take  part  in  the  administration  of  his  <jo\-- 
erninent,  will  he  especially  ean-ful  to  select  such  as 
are  distinguished  for  wisdom  and  tidility.  and  who.se 
example  and  influence  will  be  s:ilut;iry  to  the  people. 

21.  Jehovah  is  a  God  of  truth:  when  the  word 
hath  gone  out  of  his  mouth  it  standeth  forever;  and 
though  the  fulfilment  of  his  promises  may  be  long 
438 


CHAPTER   V.  1,.^;?2S: 

1  Hiram,  sending  to  conf^ratulate  Solomon,  is  certified 
of  his  purpose  to  build  the  temple,  and  desired  to 
furnish  him  with  timber  thereto.  7  Hiram,  bless- 
ing God  for  Solomon,  and  requesting  food  for  his 
family,  furnisheth  him  with  trees.  13  The  number 
of  Solomon's  workmen  and  laborers. 

AND  t Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent  his  ser- 
vants unto  Solomon  :  for  he  had  heard 
that  they  had  anointed  him  king  in  the 
room  of  his  father:  for  "Hiram  was  ever 
a  lover  of  David. 

2  And  Solomon  sent  to  Hiram,  saying, 

3  Thou  knowest  how  that  David  my 
father  could  not  build  a  house  unto  the 
name  of  the  Lord  his  God,  for  the  "wars 
which  were  about  him  on  every  side,  un- 
til the  Lord  put  them  under  the  soles  of 
his  feet. 

4  But  now  the  Lord  my  God  hath  given 
me  P  rest  on  every  side,  so  that  there  is  nei- 
ther adversary  nor  evil  oecurrent. 

5  And  behold,  I  5  purpose  to  build  a 
house  1  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord  my 
God,  as  the  Lord  ''spake  unto  David  my 
father,  saying.  Thy  son,  whom  I  will  set 
upon  thy  throne  in  thy  room,  he  shall 
build  a  house  unto  my  name. 

6  Now  therefore  command  thou  that 
they  hew  me  cedar-trees  out  of  Lebanon  ; 
and  my  servants  shall  be  with  thy  ser- 
vants:  and  unto  thee  will  I  give  hire  for 
thy  servants  according  to  all  that  thou 
shalt  I' appoint:  for  thou  knowest  that 
there  is  not  among  *us  any  that  can  skill 
to  hew  timber  like  unto  the  Zidonians. 

7  11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Hiram 
heard  the  words  of  Solomon,  that  he  re- 
joiced greatly,  and  said.  Blessed  be  the 
Lord'  this  day,  which  hath  giA-en  unto 
David  awise'\son  over  this  great  people. 

8  And  Hiram  sent  to  Solomon,  saying, 
I  have  *  considered  the  things  which  thou 
sentcst  to  me  for:  and  I  will  do  all  thy 
desire  concerning  timber  of  cedar,  and 
concerning  timber  of  fir. 

9  My  servants  shall  bring  them  down 
from  Lebanon  unto  the  sea;  and  I  will 
convey  them  by  sea  in  floats  unto  the 


1  Cant.  1  ;  1 .  etc.  m  -2  Chron.  9: 1.  23;  inn.  2:2,  3;  Col.  2  : 3.  t  ver. 
10, 18:  2Chr.  2:3.  i/«rn»i.  n  2Siiin.  6:  II  ;  Amns  1 :9.  »  I  Chr. 
22:8;  28::).  p  Psii.  72  :  7  :  Inn  9:7.  %  Heh.  «iy.  q  2 Chron. 
2:4, ete.  r  2Sam.  7: 13;  I  Chron.  17: 12.  \{  Heh.  satj.  •  1  Cor. 
12:14,  etr.    t  nan.  2:20,  21.    u  Prov.  13:1.     *  Heb.  Af/irrf. 


delayed,  in  due  time  they  will  be  accomplished. 
Gen'.  l.^ilS. 

29.  Jehovah  has  infinite  fulness,  and  he  can  so 
replenish  the  minds  and  hearts  of  his  people  with 
knowledge,  wisdom,  and  grace,  thiit  they  will  shine 
as  lights  in  the  world,  and  pour  forth  tlie  richest 
blessings  on  all  generations,  to  the  end  of  time. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1.  Ti/ic ;  a  city  of  the  Phenicians  on  the  Medi- 
terranean, north  of  Canaan. 

6.  They;  the  subjects  of  Hiram.  Zitloiiia>is  ; 
inhabitants  of  Zidon,  a  city  north  of  Tyre. 


Solomon  raiscth  a  levy. 


I.  KINGS,   VI, 


The  temple  completed. 


B.c'io!*'  place  that  thou  shalt  "appoint  me, 
and  will  cause  them  to  be  discharged  there, 
and  thou  shalt  receive  them:  and  thou 
shalt  accomplish  my  desire,  'in  giving 
food  for  my  household. 

10  So  Hiram  gave  Solomon  cedar-trees 
and  fir-trees  according  to  all  his  desire. 

1 1  And  Solomon  gave  Hiram  twenty 
thousand  tmeasures  of  wheat  /or  food  to 
his  household,  and  twenty  measures  of 
pure  oil :  thus  gave  Solomon  to  Hiram 
year  by  year. 

1 2  And  the  Lord  gave  Solomon  wisdom, 
as  he ''promised  him  :  and  there  was  peace 
between  Hiram  and  Solomon ;  and  they 
two  made  a  league  together. 

13  T[And  king  Solomon  raised  a  ^^levy 
out  of  all  Israel;  and  the  levy  was  thirty 
thousand  men. 

14  xVnd  he  sent  them  to  Lebanon,  ten 
thousand  a  month  by  courses:  a  month 
they  were  in  Lebanon, «;uZ  two  montlis  at 
home  :  and  "^Adouiram  icas  over  the  levy. 

15  And  Solomon  had  threescore  and  ten 
thousand  that  bare  "^  burdens,  and  four-  i 
score  thousand'' hewers  in  the  mountains  ; 

16  Besides  the  chief  of  Solomon's  offi- 
cers which  icere  over  the  work,  three  thou- 
sand and  three  hundred,  which  ruled  over 
the  people  that  wrought  in  the  work. 

17  And  the  king  commanded,  and  they 
brought  great  stones,  costly  stones,  and 
hewed  stones,  to  lay  the  foundation  of  the 
house. 

18  And  Solomon's  builders  and  Hiram's 
builders  did  hew  them,  and  the  ^stone- 
squarers :  bo  they  prepared  timber  and 
•stones  to  build  the  house. 

CHAPTER   VI. 

1  The  builJing  of  .Solomon's  temple.  5  The  cham- 
bers thereof.  11  God's  promise  unto  it.  15  The  ceil- 
ing and  adorning  of  it.  23  The  cherubim.  31  The 
doors.     30  The  court.     .37  The  time  of  building  it. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  four  hun- 
dred and  eightieth  year  after  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  were  come  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  in  the  fourth  year  of  Solomon's 

«  Heb.  tend.  »  Ezra  ;i :  7  ;  F.7.ek. '27: 17  ;  Arts  12:20.  t  Heb. 
cars,  b  clli(p.3:l2.  %  Hety  IrihuU  o/ men.  c  clinp.  4 :  fi.  H  ch.ip. 
9:21.  «  .losh.  9:21.  ij  Or,  ffifc/iVti.  Ezek.  27:9.  ||  Heb.  *«i"«. 
r  E7.ek.  cb.  40-,  41.     "^  Or,  iL'indows  broad  within,«nd  nftrrow  with- 

1"2.  A  league  ;  a'  treaty,  or  covenant  of  mutual 
peace  and  friendship. 

18.  Stone-sqiiarers ;  in  the  margin,  Giblites; 
inhabitants  of  (>ebal.  a  town  near  Zidon.  Josh. 
13:5;  Ezek.  27:9. 

INSTRUCTION'S. 

1.  Kings  as  well  as  subjects  are  bound  to  love 
one  another,  to  rejoice  in  each  other's  prosperity,  and 
seek  each  other's  good. 

4.  Peace  is  the  gift  of  G-od.  It  should  be  received 
with  gratitude,  and  employed  by  rulers  and  people 
in  the  prosecution  of  such  works,  and  such  only,  as 
will  be  for  his  glory  and  their  liighest  prosperity. 

0.  The  difference  in  the  climate,  soil,  ancl  produc- 
tions of  different  countries,  renders  an  interchange 


reisn  over  Israel,  in  the  month  Zif,  which 
is  the  second  month,  that  he  I!  began  to 
build  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  the  Hiouse  which  king  Solomon 
built  for  the  Lord,  the  length  thereof  u'as 
threescore  cubits,  and  tlie  breadth  thereof 
twenty  cubits,  and  the  height  thereof  thir- 
ty cubits. 

3  And  the  porch  before  the  temple  of  the 
house,  twenty  cubits  icas  the  length  there- 
of, according  to  the  breadth  of  the  house  ; 
and  ten  cubits  ivas  the  breadth  thereof 
before  tlie  house. 

4  And  for  the  house  he  made  "windows 
of  narrow  lights. 

5  T[  And  ^against  the  wall  of  the  house 
he  built  ^chambers  Ground  about,  against 
the  walls  of  the  house  round  about,  both 
of  the  temple  and  of  the  oracle:  and  he 
made  ^chambers  round  about. 

G  The  nethermost  chamber  tt'n.9  five  cu- 
bits broad,  and  the  middle  icas  six  cubits 
broad,  and  the  third  was  seven  cubits 
broad  :  for  without  in  the  wall  of  the  house 
he  made  ihiarrowed  rests  round  about,  that 
the  beams  should  not  be  fastened  in  the 
walls  of  the  house. 

7  And  the  house,  when  it  was  in  build- 
ing, was  built  of  stone  made  ready  ''be- 
fore it  was  brought  thither:  so  that  there 
was  neither  hammer  nor  axe  ?ior  any  tool 
of  iron  heard  in  the  house,  while  it  was 
in  building. 

8  The  door  for  the  middle  chamber  was 
in  the  right  *sidc  of  the  house  :  and  they 
went  up  with  winding  stairs  unto  the  mid- 
dle chamber,  and  out  of  the  middle  into  the 
third. 

9  So  he  built  the  house,  and  finished  it; 
and  covered  the  house  twifh  beams  and 
boards  of  cedar. 

10  And  then  he  built  chambers  again.st 
all  the  house,  five  cubits  high:  and  they 
rested  on  the  house  with  timber  of  cedar. 

1 1  ^  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
Solomon,  saying, 

1 2  ConccrningWnn  house Mhich  thou  art 

out :  or,  skeieed  nnd  closed,  f  Or,  upon,  or  joining  to,  X  HeU 
\  floors,  e  EiekieHI  :K.  ij  Heb  ri*».  ||  Heb.  n«rr»ii:in«^  nr 
rehntewrnts.  h  ib:ip.  ,=> :  1 7.  18  ;  Deot.  27  :  .1, 8.  *  Heb.  shoulder, 
f  Or,  the  viiutt-heams  and  the  ceilings  with  cedar, 

of  commodities  a  mutual  benefit ;  .and  this  should 
ever  be  so  conducted  as  to  benefit  all  concerned. 

13.  The  building  of  suitable  houses  for  public 
worship  is  essential  to  the  highest  prosperity  of  the 
community,  and  all  should  be  disposed  to  do  their 
part  towards  the  accomplishment  of  this  work. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1.  Zif;  the  second  month  of  their  ecclesiastical 
year,  answering  to  a  part  of  April  and  May. 

2.  T/irrescure  ci//)its ;  the  common  cubit  is  sup- 
posed to  have  been  about  eighteen  inches,  and  the 
sacred  about  twenty-one. 

I      5.   Oracle  ;  the  most  holy  place,  from  which  God 
spoke  to  the  people.     Ver.  16,  19. 

439 


Ornaments  of  the  temple. 


I.  KINGS,    VI, 


The  cherubim  and  doors. 


in  building,  if  "thou  wilt  walk  in  my  stat- 
utes, and  execute  my  judgments,  and  keep 
all  my  eommandments  to  walk  in  them; 
then  will  I  perform  my  word  with  thee, 
which  I  ''spake  unto  David  thy  father: 

13  And  "^I  will  dwell  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  will  not  "'forsake  my 
people  Israel. 

14  So  Solomon  built  the  house,  and  fin- 
ished it. 

,15  And  he  built  the  walls  of  the  house 
within  with  boards  of  cedar,  *both  the 
floor  of  the  house,  and  the  walls  of  the 
ceiling:  and  he  covered  them  on  the  in- 
side with  wood,  and  covered  the  floor  of 
the  house  with  planks  of  fir. 

16  And  he  built  twenty  cubits  on  the 
sides  of  the  house,  both  the  floor  and  the 
walls  with  boards  of  cedar :  he  even  built 
them  for  it  within,  even  for  the  oracle,  creu 
for  the  "most  holy  place. 

17  And  the  house,  that  is,  the  temple 
before  it,  was  forty  cubits  long. 

18  And  the  cedar  ofthe  house  within  «'a5 
carved  with  ^knops  and  ^opeu  flowers  :  all 
wa.'i  cedar;  there  was  no  stone  seen. 

19  And  the  ""oracle  he  prepared  in  the 
house  within,  to  set  there  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord. 

20  And  the  oracle  in  the  forepart  teas 
twenty  cubits  in  length,  and  twenty  cu- 
bits in  breadth,  and  twenty  cubits  in  the 
height  thereof:  and  he  overlaid  it  with 
pure^^  gold  ;  and  so  covered  the  altar  which 
was  of  cedar. 

21  So  Solomon  overlaid  the  house  with- 
in with  pure  gold :  and  he  made  a  parti- 
tion by  the  chains  of  gold  before  the  ora- 
cle ;  and  he  overlaid  it  with  gold. 

22  And  the  whole  house  he  overlaid 
with  gold,  until  he  had  finished  all  the 
house:  also^the  whole  altar  that  teas  by 
the  oracle  he  overlaid  with  gold. 

23  TIAnd  within  the  oracle  he  made 
two ''cherubim  of  II  olive-tree,  each  ten 
cubits  liigh. 

24  And  five  cubits  was  the  one  wing  of 
the  cherub,  and  five  cubits  the  other  wing 
of  the  cherub:  from  the  uttermost  part 
of  the  one  wing  unto  the  uttermost  part  of 
the  other  ivere  ten  cubits. 


J  25  And  the  other  cherub  was  ten  *b.c.)J^; 
j  cubits:  both  the  cherubim  tcere  of  one 
measure  and  one  size. 

26  The  height  of  the  one  cherub  iro.";  ten 
cubits,  and  so  was  it  of  the  other  cherub. 

27  And  he  set  the  cherubim  within  the 
inner  house:  and  *they  stretched  forth 
the  wings  of  the  cherubim,  so  that  the 
wing  of  the  one  touclicd  the  one  wall,  and 
the  wing  of  the  other  cherub  touched  the 
other  wall;  and  their  wings  touched  one 
another  in  the  midst  of  the  house. 

28  And  he  overlaid  the  cherubim  with 
gold. 

29  And  he  carved  all  the  walls  of  the 
house  round  about  with  carved  figures  of 
cherubim  and  palm-trees  and  topen  flow- 
ers, within  and  without. 

30  And  the  floor  of  the  house  he  over- 
laid with  gold,  within  and  without. 

31  ^  And  for  the  entering  of  the  oracle 
he  made  doors  of  olive-tree:'  the  lintel 
and  side-posts  joere  +a  fifth  part  of  the  irall. 

32  The  Hwo  doors  also  nTreo/olive-trce  ; 
and  he  carved  upon  them  carvings  of  cheru- 
bim and  palm-trees  andl'open  flowers,  and 
overlaid  them  with  gold,  and  spread  gold 
upon  the  cherubim,  and  upon  the  palm- 
trees. 

33  So  also  made  he  for  the  door  of  the 
temple  posts  o/ olive-tree,  *a  fourth  part 
of  the  wall. 

34  And  the  two  doors  K'cre  o/fir-tree  :  the 
two'  leaves  of  the  one  door  were  folding, 
and  the  two  leaves  of  the  other  door  were 
folding. 

35  And  he  carved  thereon  cherubim  and 
palm-trees  and  open  flowers  :  and  covered 
thenfwith  gold  fitted  upon  the  carved  work. 

36  ^  And  he  built  the  inner  court  with 
three  rows  of  hewed  stone,  and  a  row  of 
cedar  beams. 

37  T[  In  the  fourth  year  was  the  founda- 
tion of  the  house  of  the  Lord  laid,  in  the 
month  Zif : 

38  And  in  the  eleventh  year,  in  the 
month  Bui,  which  f^  the  eighth  month, 
was  the  house  finished  tthroughout  all 
the  parts  thereof,  and  according  to  all  the 
fashion  of  it.  So  was  he  '  seven  years  in 
building  it. 


a  clmp.  9:4.  b  2Sam.7:13. 
2I:,3.  d  r>fut.31:6;  Hi-b.  I3:S. 
unto  the  walU,  etc  ,  and  t 


r.x.VizS:    2Cor.  6:16;    Uev. 
Or,  from  thtjioorn/thtlwute 


clmp.8:fi;  Ex.26:Tl;  Eiek. 
Ah:-\.  \  Or,  gourdi.  tHe\i.oytt\inqioJ.  f  ver.  ft  16;  Psa.  28:2. 
It  Heh.  ihut  up.     8  Ex.:lO:l,:l,6;  2Cliron.3:7,et<-.     hEx.37:7-9. 


t  \\  Heb.  treet  of  oit,  or  oily  trect.  *  Or,  the  cherubim  stretched 
forth  their  wings,  j  Heb.  ope ningt  of.  %  Or,  Jive  square.  4  Or, 
leaves  of  the  doors.  |j  Hfb.  openings  of.  *  Or,  foursquare. 
i  Ezelc.  -I  I  :  2:J.  f  Or,  with  alt  the  appurtenances  thereof,  and  with 
all  the  ordinances  thereof,    j  ver.  1,9. 


IS.  Kiiops  ;  knobs,  or  bunches. 

'J I.   A  partition;  to  divide  the  holy  from  the 
most  holy  place. 

38.   The  eif^lith  month  ;  answering  to  a  part  of 
October  and  November. 

IXSTRUCTIOXS. 

I.  The  successful  accomplishment  of  a  preat  and 
difficult  undertaking  depends  much  on  the  proper 
preparation  for  it;  and  the  time,  money,  and  labor 
410 


so  spent  are  as  needful  and  as  useful  as  those  spent 
in  any  part  of  the  work. 

12.  However  iimch  maybe  expended  in  buihling 
and  ornamenting  houses  for  the  worship  of  God, 
none  of  the  worshippers  will  be  accepted  but  tiiose 
who  worship  him  in  spirit  and  in  truth. 

19.  Although  Jehovah  dwells  not  in  temples  made 
with  hands,  yet  he  is  peculiarly  present  where  his 
people  assemble  to  acknowledge,  adore,  and  praise 


Solomon's  porches. 


I.  KINGS,  VII. 


The  two  pillars. 


CHAPTER  VII. 


1  The  building  of  Solomon's  house.  2  Of  the  house  of 
Lebanon.  0  Of  the  porch  of  pillars,  7  Of  the  porch 
of  judjBjment.  8  Of  the  house  for  Pharaoh's  daugh- 
ter. 13  Hiram's  work  of  the  two  pillars.  ^Zi  Of  the 
molten  sea.  27  Of  the  ten  bases.  38  Of  the  ten 
lavers,  40  and  all  the  vessels. 

BUT  Solomon  was  building  his  own 
house  *  thirteen  years,  and  he  finished 
all  his  house. 

2  T[  He  built  also  the  house  of  the  forest 
of  Lebanon ;  the  length  thereof  was  a  hun- 
dred cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof  fifty 
cubits,  and  the  height  thereof  thirty  cu- 
bits, upon  four  rows  of  cedar  pillars,  with 
cedar  beams  upon  the  pillars. 

3  And  it  ivas  covered  with  cedar  above 
upon  the  *  beams,  that  lay  on  forty-five 
pillars,  fifteen  in  a  row. 

4  And  there  were  windows  in  three  rows, 
and  tlight  tra.s  against  light  in  three  ranks. 

5  And  all  the  i  doors  and  posts  were 
square,  with  the  windows  :  and  light  icas 
against  light  in  three  ranks. 

6  1[  And  he  made  a  porch  of  pillars  ;  the 
length  thereof  u-as  fifty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  thereof  thirty  cubits :  and  the 
porch  was  §  before  them  :  and  the  other  pil- 
lars and  the  thick  beam  tvere  ^  before  them. 

7  ^  Then  he  made  a  porch  for  the  throne 
where  he  might  judge,  even  the  porch  of 
judgment:  and  it  was  covered  with  cedar 
from  II  one  side  of  the  floor  to  the  other. 

8  TT  And  his  house  where  he  dwelt  had 
another  court  within  the  porch,  ir/tz'c/i  was 
of  the  like  work.  Solomon  made  also  a 
house  for  Pharaoh's  daughter,  whom ''he 
had  taken  to  icife,  like  unto  this  porch. 

9  All  these  u'ere  o/costly  stones,  accord- 
ing to  the  measures  of  hewed  stones, 
sawed  with  saws,  within  and  without, 
even  from  the  foundation  unto  the  coping, 
and  50  on  the  outside  toward  the  great 
court. 

10  And  the  foundation  u'as  of  costly 
stones,  even  great  stones,  stones  of  ten 
cubits,  and  stones  of  eight  cubits. 

1 1  And  above  were  costly  stones,  after 
the  measures  of  hewed  stones,  and  cedars. 

1 2  And  the  great  court  round  about  was 
with  three  rows  of  hewed  stones,  and  a 


•  cliap.  9:  10;  2Chron.8:l.  *  Weh.riht.  i  Hfh. tight agaimt 
tight.  i  Or,  spaces  and  pillnrii  vfi'Tt^  tquare  in  prospect.  ij  Or, 
according  to.  ||  Heh  from /loor  to  Jlaor.  b  cliap.  :) :  1  ;  SCIiron. 
8:11.  c  .Tolm  10  :■:;!;  Acts  3:  II.  *  //urnm.  ver.  40  ;  2  Cliron. 
4:11.      t  Heb.  the  ton  of  a  widow  woman.      d  iCIiron.  2  :  14. 


him ;  and  there,  by  the  proclamation  of  his  truth,  he 
will  communicate  to  them  a  knowledge  of  his  will. 

.30.  (Jrold,  although  amongthe  most  precious  things 
of  earth,  is  nevertheless  worthless  and  tit  only  to  be 
trodden  under  foot,  compared  with  that  holine.ss  of 
heart  and  life  without  which  no  man  can  see  the  Lord. 

.37.  That  which  is  undertaken  in  the  fear  and 
love  of  G-od,  and  is  prosecuted  according  to  his  will, 
may  be  expected  in  due  time  to  be  successfully  and 
joyfully  accomplished. 


row  of  cedar  beams,  both  for  the  inner 
court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  for 
the  "^  porch  of  the  house. 

]  3  ^And  king  Solomon  sent  and  fetched 
Hiram*  out  of  Tyre. 

14  He  was  ta  widow's ''son  of  the  tribe 
of  Naphtali,and  his  ^father  ?/vi.s-  a  man  of 
Tyre,  a  worker  in  brass  :  and  '^hc  was  fill- 
ed witii  wisdom,  and  understanding,  and 
cunning  to  work  all  works  in  brass.  And 
he  came  to  king  Solomon,  and  wrought  all 
his  work. 

15  For  he -cast  two s pillars  of  brass,  of 
eighteen  cubits  high  apiece  :  and  a  line  of 
tweh'c  cubits  did  compass  either  of  them 
about. 

16  And  he  made  two  chapiters  o/molten 
brass,  to  set  upon  the  tops  of  the  pillars  : 
the  height  of  the  one  chapiter  was  five 
cubits,  and  the  height  of  the  other  chap- 
iter teas  five  cubits : 

17  Jnd  nets  of  checker-work,  and 
wreaths  of  chain-work,  lor  the  chapiters 
which  were  upon  the  top  of  the  pillars : 
seven  for  the  one  chapiter,  and  seven  for 
the  other  chapiter. 

18  And  he  made  the  pillars,  and  two 
rows  round  about  upon  the  one  network, 
to  cover  the  chapiters  that  wot  upon  the 
top,  with  pomegranates  :  and  so  did  he  for 
the  other  chapiter. 

19  And  the  chapiters  thatwrrc  upon  the 
top  of  the  pillars  irere  of  lily- work  in  the 
porch,  four  cubits. 

20  And  the  chapiters  upon  the  two  pil- 
lars had  pomcp:ranatcs  also  above,  over 
against  the  belly  which  teas  by  the  net- 
work :  and  the  pomegranates  7vere  two 
hundred  in  rows  round  about  upon  the 
other  chapiter. 

21  And  he  set  up  the  pillars  in  the ''porch 
of  the  temple  :  and  he  set  up  the  right  pil- 
lar, and  called  the  name  thereof  Uachin  : 
and  he  set  up  the  left  pillar,  and  called 
the  name  thereof  HBoaz. 

22  And  upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  icas 
lily-work :  so  was  the  work  of  the  pillars 
finished. 

23  ^[And  he  made  a  molten  'sea,  ten 
cubits  *from  the  one  brim  to  the  other: 


e  2Clir<)n.  4  r  16.  t  E.T.  31  rS;  .Ifi:  I.  J  Heb.  fnthianed.  c  ver. 
21;  2X11155,2.1:17;  2Clir<in,  3  : 1.S,  etc. ;  4:12,  etc.:  Jer..')2:2l,etc. 
h  ver.  12;  chap.  6:. 3.  %  Tlwt  is,  Ht  ihnll  ettnhtith.  \\  That  is, 
m  1/  is  ttrength.  i  2  Kings,  2,i :  13.  '  Heb.  front  hit  brim  to  hit 
brim. 


CHAPTER  Vn. 
2.   The  house  of  the  forest  of  Lehanon  :   a 
palace  in  or  ne.ar  Jerusalem,  built  of  materials  from 
the  forest  of  Lebanon.     Chap.  10:  17,  21. 

14.  Brass ;    this  term  was  applied  to  various 
metals,  composed  chiefly  or  wholly  of  copper. 

21.  Jaehtii  ;  meaning,  he  shall  establish,  or  make 
it  st.and.     lioaz ;  in  strength. 

23.  Molten  sea;  a  very  large  vat  or  basin  for 
I  water. 

441 


The  molten  sea. 


I.  KINGS,  VII. 


The  ten  hirers. 


it  was  round  all  about,  and  his  height  v:as 
five  cubits  :  and  a  line  of  thirty  cubits  did 
compass  it  round  about. 

24  And  "under  the  brim  of  it  round 
about  there  were  knops  compassing  it,  ten 
in  a  cubit,  compassing  the  sea  round  about : 
the  knops  were  cast  in  t\Yo  rows,  when  it 
was  cast. 

25  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen,  three  look- 
ing toward  the  north,  and  three  looking 
toward  the  west,  and  three  looking  tow- 
ard the  south,  and  three  looking  toward 
the  east :  and  the  sea  was  set  above  upon 
them,  and  all  their  hinder  parts  were  in- 
ward. 

26  And  itw'fl.s  ahandbreadth  thick,  and 
the  brim  thereof  was  wrought  like  the 
brim  of  a  cup,  with  flowers  of  lilies :  it 
contained  two  thousand  baths. 

27  ^And  he  made  ten  bases  of  brass; 
four  cubits  was  the  length  of  one  base, 
and  four  cubits  the  breadth  thereof,  and 
three  cubits  the  height  of  it. 

28  And  the  w^ork  of  the  bases  teas  on 
this  manner:  they  had  borders,  and  the 
borders  ivere  between  the  ledges: 

29  And  on  the  borders  that  u-erc  between 
the  ledges  irere  ''lions,  o.ven,  and  ■=  cheru- 
bim :  and  upon  the  ledges  there  teas  a  base 
above:  and  beneath  the  lions  and  oxen 
were  certain''  additions  made  of  thin  work. 

30  And  every  base  had  four  brazen 
wheels,  and  plates  of  brass  :  and  the  four 
corners  thereof  had  undersctters  :  vmder 
the  ]a.ver  were  undersctters  molten,  at  the 
side  of  every  addition. 

31  And  the  mouth  of  it  within  the  chnp- 
iter  and  above  was  a  cubit :  but  the  mouth 
thereof  teas  round  after  the  work  of  the 
base,  a  cubit  and  a  half:  and  also  upon 
the  mouth  of  it  icere  gravings  with  their 
borders,  foursquare,  not  round. 

32  And  under  the  borders  tcerc  four 
wheels;*  and  the  axletrees  of  the  wheels 
were  *  joined  to  the  base :  and  the  height 
of  a  wheel  was  a  cubit  and  half  a  cubit. 

33  And  the  work  of  the  wheels  was  like 
the  work  of  a  chariot-wheel :  their  axle- 
trees,  and  their  naves,  and  their  felloes, 
and  their  spokes,  rrere  all  molten. 

34  And  there  icere  four  undersctters  to 


I  the  four  corners  of  one  base: 
the   undersctters  tccre  of  the  very  base 

I  itself. 

I    35  And  in  the  top  of  the  base  was  there 

a  round  compass  of  half  a  cubit  high  :  and 

on  the  top  of  the  base  the  ledges  thereof 

and  the  borders  thereof  ivcrc  of  the  same. 

3G  For  on  the  plates  of  the  ledges  thcrc- 

,  of,  and  on  the  borders  thereof,  he  graved 
cherubim,  lions,  and  palm-trees,  accord- 
ing to  the  +  proportion  of  every  one,  and 
additions  round  about. 

';     37  After  this  manner  he  made  the  ten 

[bases:   all  of  them  had  one  casting,  one 

j  measure,  and  one  size. 

38  11  Then  made  he  ten  "^lavers  of  brass  : 
one  laver  contained  forty  baths  :  and  cv- 

I  cry  .laver  was  four  cubits  :  and  upon  every 

i  one  of  the  ten  bases  one  laver. 

!  39  And  he  put  five  bases  on  the  right 
side  +  of  the  house,  and  five  on  the  left 
side  of  the  house :  and  he  set  the  sea  on 
the  right  side  of  the  house  eastward,  over 
against  the  south. 

40  And  ^^Hiram  made  the  lavers,  and  the 
shovels,  and  the  basins.  So  Hiram  made 
an  end  of  doing  all  the  work  that  he  made 
king  Solomon  for  the  house  of  the  Lord: 

41  The  two  pillars,  and  the  tiro  bowls 
of  the  chapiters  that  trere  on  the  top  of 
the  two  pillars;  and  the  two  s networks, 
to  cover  the  two  bowls  of  the  chapiters 
which  ii'crc  upon  the  top  of  the  pillars; 

42  And  four  hundred  pomegranates  for 
the  two  networks,  even  two  rows  of  pome- 
granates for  one  network,  to  cover  the 
two  bowls  of  the  chapiters  that  (j'crtilupon 
the  pillars; 

43  And  the  ten  bases,  and  ten  lavers  on 
the  bases ; 

44  And  one  sea,  and  twelve  oxen  under 
the  sea; 

45  And  the ''pots,  and  the  shovels,  and 
the  basins:  and  all  these  vessels,  which 
Hiram  made  to  king  Solomon  for  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  were  q/"*  bright  brass. 

4()  In  the  plain  of  .Jordan  did  the  king 
cast  them,  tin  the  clay-ground  between 
Succoth'  and  JZarthan. 

47  And  Solomon  left  all  the  A'essels  nn- 
ivcighed,  t  because  they  were  exceeding 


•  SCIiron.  4:3-B.  b  E7.ek.  1 :  10;  10:  M;  41 :  19;  Ho«ea  S:  H; 
Rev.fi:S.  o  Gen.  3:M  ;  Ex.  M:  l»:  37:7;  Heb.  !l:6.  d  1  Peter, 
2  :  S.  •  Ezek.  I  :  Ifi,  eii-.  ■*  Heh.  im  thr  hate,  f  H"-')-  niikeilneiii. 
f  2  Cliron.  4  :  fi,  etc.     J  Heb.  »Au«Wcr.     ^  Heh. //iVum;  ver.  13. 

26.  Tii'o  thousand  biths;  a  batli  is  supposed 
to  have  been  about  seven  and  a  half  gallons. 

27.  Bases  ;  tables  or  platforms  for  the  vessels  of 
water  io  stand  on. 

30.  Laver ;  a  vessel  or  basin  to  wash  in. 
46.  Succoth  and  Zarthan  ;    places  near  the 
Jordan,  and  not  far  from  .Tericlio. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 
].  While  convenient  and  comfortable  dwellings 
are  blessings  for  which  men   should  be  grateful, 
412 


I!ver.l7,18.  \\  Keh.  upon  the  face  of  the  pitlai-i.  h  Ex. -27  :  .3. 
*  Heb.  bvas$  made  bright^  <»r  scoured,  f  Heb.  i«  the  thickness  of 
thegrounri.  ■  Genesis  33  : 1'.  jJoabim3:IG.  %  Heh.  for  the 
exceeding  multitude. 

their  great  concern  should  be  to  secure  a  house  not 
made  with  hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens. 

S.  The  more  husbands  and  wives  are  united  in 
their  views,  judgments,  and  elForts,  dwelling  together 
as  heirs  of  the  grace  of  life,  the  more  happy  they 
will  be,  and  the  more  useful  to  all  who  may  feel  their 
influence.  • 

14.  All  natural  endowments,  as  well  as  all  spirjt- 
i  ual  grace*,  come  from  God.  He  bestows  them  in 
difTorent  measures  upon  dilferent  individuals,  and 


Dedication  of  the  temple. 


I.  KINGS,   VIII. 


Solomon's  blessin". 


the  brass  *fouiid  out 

48  And  Solomon  made  all  the  vessels 
that  pcrtaiiud  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 
the  *  altar  of  gold,  and  the  table  of  gold, 
whereupon  the  ''show-bread  was, 

49  And  the  candlesticks  of  pure  gold, 
five  on  the  right  side,  and  five  on  the  left, 
before  the  oracle,  with  the  flowers,  and 
the  lamps,  and  the  tongs  o/gold, 

50  And  the  bowls,  and  the  snuffers,  and 
the  basins,  and  the  spoons,  and  the  tcen- 
sers  of  pure  gold  ;  and  the  hinges  of  gold, 
both  for  the  doors  of  the  inner  house,  the 
most  holy  place,  and  for  the  doors  of  the 
house,  to  uut,  of  the  temple. 

51  So  was  ended  all  the  work  that  king 
Solomon  made  for  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
AndSolonionbroughtinthetthings  which 
David  •=  his  father  had  dedicated  ;  cuen.  the 
silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels,  did 
he  put  among  the  treasures  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  The  feast  of  the  dedication  of  the  temple.  12,  54 
Solomon's  blessing.  '22  Solomon's  prayer.  02  His 
sacrifice  of  peace-oDerings. 

THEN  ''Solomon  assembled  the  elders 
of  Israel,  and  all  the  heads  of  the 
tribes,  the  s^  chief  of  the  fathers  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  unto  king  Solomon  in  Je- 
rusalem, that  ''they  might  bring  up  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of 
the  ""city  of  David,  which  is  Zion. 

2  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  assembled 
themselves  unto  king  Solomon  at  the 
feasts  in  the  month  Ethanim,  which  is 
the  seventh  month. 

3  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came,  and 
the  ''priests  took  up  the  ark. 

4  And  they  brought  up  the  ark  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  'tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  all  the  holy  vessels  that  were 
in  the  tabernacle,  even  those  did  {he 
priests  and  the  Levites  bring  up. 

5  And  king  Solomon,  and  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel,  that  were  assembled 


*  Heb.  searched.  1  Chron.  22  ;  14.  a  Ex.  37 :  2.'i.  b  Lev.  24 : 6-«. 
f  Heb.  aalipans.  J  Heb.  hols/  things  of  David,  c  2  Sam.  »  :  11. 
i  2  Chron.  o  :  2,  etc.  %  Heb.  princes,  o  2  Sara.  6:17.  f  2  Sam. 
5:7-9.  e  Lev.  23:34.  h  Num.  4: 15:  1  Cliron.  15: 14.  i  3 Cliron. 
1:3.    i  2  Sam.  6:13.    VE.x.  26:33.     1  chap.  6:27.     \\  Heb.  heads. 


in  his  service  requires  of  each  according  to  that  he 
hath,  and  not  according  to  tliat  he  hath  not. 

23.  The  method  of  divine  worsliip  prescribed  under 
every  dispensation,  the  preparations  for  it.  tlie  mode 
of  conducting  it,  and  the  truths  inculcated  by  it.  have 
all  tended  to  impress  upon  the  worshippers  a  convic- 
tion of  their  moral  pollution,  and  the  necessity  of  spir- 
itual puritication  in  order  to  preparation  for  heaven. 

48.  In  order  to  the  right  use  of  wealth,  all  persons 
need,  and  sliould  habitually  seek  wisdom  from 
above.  How  much,  or  what  proportion,  is  to  be 
employed  in  one  way,  and  what  in  another,  in  order 
most  to  honor  God  and  do  good,  he  has  not  defi- 
nitely prescribed.     But  each  one  should  endeavor 


unto  him,  ivcre  with  him  before  the  ark, 
sacrificing'  sheep  and  o.xen,  that  could  not 
be  told  nor  numbered  for  multitude. 

6  And  the  priests  brought  in  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  tinto  his  ''  place, 
into  the  oracle  of  the  house,  to  the  most 
holy  place,  even  under  the  'wings  of  the 
cherubim. 

7  For  the  cherubim  spread  forth  their 
two  wings  over  the  place  of  the  ark,  and 
the  cherubim  covered  the  ark  and  the 
staves  thereof  above. 

8  And  they  drew  out  the  staves,  that  the 
endsll  of  the  staves  were  seen  out  in  the 
holy*  place  before  the  oracle,  and  they 
were  not  seen  without:  and  there  tlicy 
are  unto  this  day. 

9  TJierc  was  nothing  in  the  ark  save  the 
two  tables  of  stone,  which  Moses  put 
there'"  at  Horcb,  twhen  the  Lord  made  a 
corena/i?  "with  the  children  of  Israel,  when 
they  came  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  priests 
were  conic  out  of  the  holy  place,  that  the 
cloud"  filled  the  house  of  the  Lord, 

1 1  So  that  the  priests  could  not  stand  to 
minister  because  of  the  cloud :  for  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  had  filled  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

12  TT  Then  P spake  Solomon,  The  Lord 
said  that  he  would  dwell  in  the  thick 
darkness."! 

13  I  ''have  surely  built  thee  a  house  to 
dwell  in,  a  settled  'place  for  thee  to  abide 
in  for  ever. 

14  And  the  king  turned  his  face  about, 
and 'blessed  all  the  congregation  of  Israel : 
and  all  the  congregation  of  Israel  stood : 

15  And  he  said,  "Blessed  he  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  which  'spake  with  his 
mouth  unto  David  my  father,  and  lintli 
with  his  hand  fulfilled  it,  saying, 

1 6  Since  tlic  day  that  I  brought  forth  my 
people  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  I  chose  no  city 
out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  build  a 
house,  that  my  name  might  be  therein  ;  but 
I  chose  "David  to  be  over  my  people  Israel . 


*  Or.or*.  2  Cliron.  6  : 0.  m  Kx.  25:21;  40:20;  Dent.  10:2,3; 
Heb.  9:4.  f  Or,  where,  n  Ex.  34 :  27,  29,  o  Kx.  40 :  34 ;  Lev. 
16:2.  p  2  Chron.  6:1,  etc.  q  Ps.t  97 :  2 ;  Isa.  45 : 1.5.  r  2  Sara. 
7:13.  •?«».  132:14.  t2S.ara.  6:18.  n  Luke  1:6a  TjSam. 
7:5,  etc.    wi  Sam.  16:1. 


so  to  act  as  a  steward  of  God,  that  when  called  to 
give  up  his  account,  he  may  do  it  with  joy,  and  not 
with  grief, 

CHAPTER  VITI. 

1.  Bring  iip  the  ark  ;  from  mount  Zion  in  the 
south  part  of  Jerusalem,  where  David  lived,  to  the 
temple  on  mount  Moriah,  an  elevation  in  the  north- 
east p.^rt  of  the  city. 

2.  The  feast ;  of  t,ibernacles.  Ethatrim;  an- 
swering to  a  part  of  September  and  October. 

4.  The  tabernacle  ;  that  whicli  David  had  pre- 
pared for  tlie  ark  when  he  brought  it  from  the  house 
of  Obed  edom.     2  Sam.  6  :  17. 

13.  Fur  ever  ;  as  long  as  the  temple  continued. 
443 


Solomoti's 


I.  KINGS,   VIII. 


1 7  And  *  it  was  in  the  hcnrt  of  David  my 
father  to  build  a  house  for  the  name  of  the 
Loud  God  of  Israel. 

18  And  the  Lord  said  unto  David  my 
father,  Whereas  it  was  in  thy  heart  to 
build  a  house  unto  my  name,  thou  didst 
well  that  it  was  in  thy  heart. 

19  Nevertheless,  thou  shalt  not  build  the 
house  ;  but  thy  son  that  shall  come  forth 
out  of  thy  loins,  he  shall  build  the  house 
unto  my  name. 

20  And  the  Lord  hath  performed  his 
word  that  he  spake,  and  I  am  risen  up  in 
the  room  of  David  my  father,  and  sit  on 
the  throne  of  Israel,  ''as  the  Lord  prom- 
ised, and  have  built  a  house  for  the  name 
of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

21  And  I  have  set  there  a  place  for  the 
ark,  '^  wherein  is  the  covenant  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  made  with  our  fathers,  when  he 
brought  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  •[  And  Solomon  stood  before  the  altar 
of  the  Lord  in  the  presence  of  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel,  and  ''spread  forth  his 
hands  toward  heaven : 

23  And  he  said,  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
fAe;-e^t.";noGodlikethee,in  heaven  above, 
or  on  earth  beneath,  who  "^keepest  cove- 
nant and  mercy  with  thy  servants  that 
walks  before  thee  with  all  their  heart: 

24  Who  hast  kept  Avith  thy  servant  Da- 
vid my  father  that  thou  promiscdst  him  : 
thou  spakest  also  with  thy  mouth,  and 
hast  fulfilled  it  with  thy  hand,  as  it  is  this 
day. 

25  Therefore  now.  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
keep  with  thy  servant  David  my  father 
that  thou  promiscdst  ''him,  saying,  *There 
shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  in  my  sight  to 
sit  on  the  throne  of  Israel ;  t  so  that  thy 
children  take  heed  to  their  way,  that  they 
walk  before  me  as  thou  hast  walked  be- 
fore me. 

26  And  now,  0  God  of  Israel,  'let  thy 
word,  I  pray  thee,  be  A-erified,  Avhich  thou 
spakest  unto  thy  servant  DaA'id  my  father. 

27  But  Avill  God  indeed  dAvell  on  the 
earth"?  behold,  the  J  heaven  and  heaA'cn 
of  ''heavens  cannot  contain  thee;  how 
much  less  this  house  that  I  have  builded'? 

28  Yet  haA^e  thou  respect  unto  the  pray- 
er of  thy  servant,  and  to  his  supplication, 
O  Lord  my  God,  to  hearken  unto  the  cry 
and  to  the  prayer,  Avhich  thy  servant 
prayeth  before  thee  to-day  : 


•  IChrtin.  17:  1,  etc.  k  I  Cliron. -.'8:  ft.  6.  c  verse  9i  Dent, 
3l:2r..  d  Ex.  9:;i'l;  Isniali  1:18.  «  Kx.  IS:  11;  iSnm.  7:2J. 
f  Nell.  1:6;  Daniel  «:  4.  Kcliap.  3:6.  bclmp.  •2:^.  *  Heb. 
There  ihall  nut  lie  cut  off  unia  thee  a  man/rom  my  tight,  f  Heb. 
onig  if.  i  Pbh.  1  m :  <tl  J  2  Cliron.  <i:l\;  Isn.  U\ :  1  :  .ler.  ^3  :  24  ; 
Art«l7:24.    k5Cor.l-2:2.     lDeut.l2:ll.     j  Or,  m.  Dnn.  «:  10. 


26.   Verified;  shown  to  be  true,  by  its  fulfil- 
ment. 

29.  May  he  open,   look  with  favor.     Toward; 
in,  ver.  33. 

4U 


-prayir. 

29  That  thine  eyes  maybe  open  *n.c-^ 
toAvard  this  house  night  and  day,  even  toAv- 
ard  the  place  of  Avhich  thou  hast  said, '  My 
name  shall  be  there  :  that  thou  mayest 
hearken  unto  the  prayer  which  thy  scr- 
A-ant  shall  make  ^toAvard  this  place. 

30  And  '"hearken  thou  to  the  suppli- 
cation of  thy  serA'ant,  and  of  thy  people 
Israel,  Avhcn  they  shall  pray  HoAvard  this 
place  :  and  hear  thou  in  hcaA'cnthy  dAvell- 
ing-placc :  and  Avhen  thou  hearest,  for- 
give. 

31  ^If  any  man  trespass  against  his 
neighbor,  and  l!an  oath  be  laid  upon  him 
to  cause  him  to  SAA'ear,  and  the  oath  come 
before  thine  altar  in  this  house: 

32  Then  hear  thou  in  heaA'en,  and  do. 
and  judge  thy  "serA-ants,  condemning  the 
Avicked,  to  bring  his  Avay  upon  his  head: 
and  "justifying  the  righteous,  to  giA-e  him 
according  to  his  righteousness. 

33  T[  When  thy  people  Israel  be  p  smitten 
doAvn  before  the  enemy,  because  they 
liaA'^e  sinned  against  thee,  and  shall  ''turn 
again  to  thee,  and  confess  thy  name,  and 
pray,  and  make  supplication  unto  thee  *in 
this  hovise : 

34  Then  hear  thou  in  hcaA-en,  and  for- 
giA-e  the  sin  of  thy  people  Israel,  and  bring 
them  again  unto  the  land  Avhich  thou  gaA'- 
est  unto  their  fathers. 

35  ^  When  ''heaA-en  is  slnit  up,  and  there 
is  no  rain,  because  they  haA-e  sinned  against 
thee;  if  they  pray  toAvard  this  place,  and 
confess  thy  name,  and  turn  from  their  sin. 
when  thou  afllictest  them  : 

36  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  for- 
giA'c  the  sin  of  thy  serA'ants,  and  of  thy 
people  Israel,  that  thou  "teach  them  the 
good  way  Avherein  they  should  Avalk,  and 
giA-e  rain  upon  thy  land,  Avhich  thou  hast 
giA"en  to  thy  people  for  an  inheritance. 

37  Ijlf  Mhere  be  in  the  land  famine,  if 
there  be  pestilence,  blasting,  mildcAv,  lo- 
cust, or  if  there  be  caterpillar;  if  their 
enemy  besiege  them  in  the  land  of  their 
cities  ;t  AvhatsoeA'er  plague,  AvhatsocA-er 
sickness  there  he; 

38  What  prayer  and  supplication  socA-er 
be  made  by  any  man,  or  by  all  thy  people 
Israel,  Avhich  shall  knoAv  cA-ery  man  the 
plague  of  his  own  heart,  and  spread  forth 
liis  liands  toAvard  this  house  : 

39  Then  hear  thou  in  heaA-en  thy  dAvell- 
ing-place,  and  forgiA'c,  and  do,  and  give 

m  2Cliron.  20:9.  %  Or,  in.  Dan.  r>:10.  ||  Heb.  he  require  tin 
oatho/him.  Ex.Qi-.ll.  n  Ex.  34  :  7;  Dent.  2S  :  1.  "lsa.3:in: 
Rnmnnil2:13:  5:9.  p  Dent.  28  : 2.').  q  Lev.  2«  :  40-42  ;  Neli. 
1:8,9.  *  Or,  toiiwrd.  rLev.  2fi:19;  Dent.  2«  :  2:1.  •  1  S.im. 
12:23;  Psa.  2.5:8;  94:12.  t  Lev.  26  :  16,  clc. ;  Dent  28:21,  etc. ; 
2Chron.  20:9.     f  Or,  jurisdiction. 


33.  In  ;  toward,  ver.  30.  The  word  in  the  orig- 
inal means  in,  or  toward,  according  to  the  con- 
nection. 

38.  Plague ;  wickedness. 


Solomon's  prayer. 


I.  KINGS,   VIII. 


He  blesselh  Israel. 


B.  "  icS°'  to  every  man  according  to  his  ways, 
whose  heart  thou  knowest ;  (for  ^thou,  even 
thou  only,  kuowest  the  hearts  of  all  the 
children  of  men ;) 

40  That  they  may ''  fear  thee  all  the  days 
that  they  live  in  the  land  which  thou  gav- 
est  unto  our  fathers. 

41  Moreover  concerning  a  stranger,  that 
i'<  not  of  thy  people  Israel,  but  cometh  out 
of  a  far  country  for  thy  name's  sake ; 

42  (For  they  shall  hear  of  thy  great 
name,  and  of  thy  *=  strong  hand,  and  of  thy 
strctched-out  arm ;)  when  he  shall  come 
and  pray  toward  this  house  : 

43  Hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwelling- 
plnce,  and  do  according  to  all  that  the 
stranger  calleth  to  thee  for :  that  "^  all  peo- 
ple of  the  earth  may  know  thy  name,  to 
fear  thee,  as  do  thy  people  Israel ;  and  that 
they  may  know  that  *this  house,  which  I 
have  builded,  is  called  by  thy  name. 

44  ^  If  thy  people  go  out  to  battle  against 
tlieir  enemy,  Avhithersoever  thou  shalt 
*cnd  them,  and  shall  pray  unto  the  Lord 
toward  tthe  city  which  thou  hast  chosen, 
and  toicdrd  the  house  that  I  have  built  for 
thy  name  : 

45  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven  their  pray- 
er and  their  supplication,  and  maintain 
tlieir  ^^cause. 

46  If  they  sin  against  thee,  {for  ^  there  is 
no  man  that  sinneth  not,)  and  thou  be  an- 
gry with  them,  and  deliver  them  to  the 
enemy,  so  that  they  carry  them  ""away 
captives  unto  the  land  of  the  enemy,  far 
or  near; 

47  Yet  if  they  shall  ^  bethink  themselves 
in  the  land  whither  they  were  carried  cap- 
tives, and  repent,  and  make  supplication 
unto  thee  in  the  land  of  them  that  carried 
them  captives,  saying,  *^  We  have  sinned, 
iind  have  done  perversely,  we  have  com- 
mitted wickedness; 

48  And. so ''return  unto  thee  with  all  their 
heart,  and  with  all  their  soul,  in  the  land  of 
their  enemies  which  led  them  away  cap- 
tive, and  pray  unto  thee  toward  '  their  land 
which  thou  gavest  unto  their  fathers,  the  ! 
city  which  thou  hast  chosen,  and  the  j 
house  which  I  have  built  for  thy  name :   I 

49  Then  henrthouthcirprayer  and  their  j 
supplication  in  heaven  thy  dwelling-place.  I 
and  maintain  their  II  cause,  I 

50  And  forgive  thy  people  that  have! 
sinned  against  thee,  and  all  their  trans- j 
grcssions  wherein  they  have  transgressed  i 


against  thee,  and  Jgive  them  compassion 
before  them  who  carried  them  captive, 
that  they  may  have  compassion  on  them  : 

51  For  ''they  he  thy  people,  and  thine 
inheritance,  which  thou  broughtest  forth 
out  of  Egypt,  from  the  midst  of  the  '  fur- 
nace of  iron : 

52  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open  unto 
the  supplication  of  thy  servant,  and  unto 
the  supplication  of  thy  people  Israel,  to 
hearken  unto  them  in  all  that  they  call 
for  unto  thee. 

53  For  thou  didst  separate  them  from 
among  all  the  people  of  the  earth,  to  be 
thine  inheritance,  as  thou  "spakest  by  the 
hand  of  INIoses  thy  servant,  when  thou 
broughtest  our  fathers  out  of  Egypt,  0 
Lord  God. 

54  And  it  was  .so,  that  when  Solomon 
had  made  an  end  of  praying  all  this  pray- 
er and  supplication  unto  the  Lord,  he 
arose  from  before  the  altar  of  the  Loud. 
from  kneeling  on  his  knees  with  his  hands 
spread  up  to  heaven. 

55  And  he  stood,  and  "blessed  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel  with  a  loud  voice, 
saying, 

56  Blessed  he  the  Lord,  that  hath  given 
rest  unto  his  people  Israel,  according  to 
all  that  he  promised:  there  °hath  not 
failed*  one  word  of  all  his  good  promise, 
which  he  p  promised  by  the  hand  of  Closes 
his  servant. 

57  The  Lord  our  God  be  with  us,  as  he 
was  with  our  fathers:  ilet  him  not  leave 
us,  nor  forsake  us  : 

58  That  he  may  ''incline  our  hearts  unto 
him,  to  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  keep 
his  commandments,  and  liis  statutes,  and 
his  judgments,  which  he  commanded  our 
fathers. 

59  And  let  the.«e  my  words,  whercwitli 
I  have  made  supplication  before  the  Lord. 
be  nigh  unto  the  Lord  our  God  day  and 
night,  that  he  maintain  the  cause  of  his 
servant,  and  the  cause  of  his  people  Israel 
att  all  times,  as  the  matter  shall  require  : 

60  That  'all  the  people  of  the  earth  may 
knov.'-  that  'the  Lord  i.s  God,  and  that  there 
i.s  none  else. 

61  Let  your  heart  therefore  be  "perfect 
with  the  Lord  our  God,  to  walk  in  his 
statutes,  and  to  keep  his  commandments, 
as  at  this  day. 

62  ^  And  ^' the  king,  and  all  Israel  with 
him,  offered  sacrifice  before  the  Lord. 

«  IClir.2!»:9i  rsii.  II  M:  .ler.  17:10:  Hell.  4:i;.  h  Psa.  ISO  :  4.  '  7-ij;/i<  j  Eirs  7  :  6:  Psa.  lOfi:  4f).  kDeiitSrCfl.  1  Dent.  4  :  JO  : 
eneut.4:M.  U  2  Kinis,  19:  19  ;  Psa.  67:  i  ;  10^  :  l.i.  *  Heb.  My  I  .ler.  1 1  :  4.  m  ExoiUis  19:  S.  «:  Dent.  14  :  :.  n  •;  S^innel,  ft:  Is. 
namcit  fal'eJ  upon  this  house.  ^  Heb.the  icat/o/ iIk  eiti/.  J  Or,  "  .losliua  2:?:  14.  *  Ueb.  fallen.  p  Dfut  H  :  I",  11.  q  Dent 
rinht.  c  Kc<1.7::0;  .I:is.3:2:  IJoim.l  :8,10  r  Deut.  2S :  SB,  64.  I  31 :  (i  r  Pstilm  119  :  36.  '\  Ueh.  the  thinv  of  a  itav  in  hit  clan. 
%  Heh.  Iniua  back  to  Iktir  hrnit.  t  Nell.  1  :  6.  etc. :  Psa.  106  :  K ;  i  >  verie  43 :  .Tosliua  4  :  24.  t  Deut  4  :  :W,  39.  n  DcuL  18  :  I.X 
Dan.  9 : 5,  etc.     h  Jer.  Sy :  1-2-14  ;  Hosea  14:1,.'.     i  ver.  iB.     ||  Or,  I  t  -2  Chron.  7:4.  etc. 


41.   For  thy  uame\'s  sal-e ;  on  account  of  what   worshipping 
he  had  heard  about  God,  and  for  the  puroose  of ;  his  people. 

29 


him  and  sharing  in  the  blessings  of 
445 


Sacrijices  and  feast. 


I.  KINGS,   IX. 


God's  covejtant  with  Solomon. 


63  And  Solomon  offered  a  sacrifice  of 
peace-offerings,  which  he  offered  unto  the 
Lord,  two  and  twenty  thousand  oxen,  and 
a  hundred  and  twenty  thousand  sheep. 
So  the  king  and  all  the  children  of  Israel 
dedicated  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

64  The  same  day  did  the  king  hallow 
the  middle  of  the  court  that  teas  before 
the  house  of  the  Lord:  for  there  he  offered 
burnt-offerings,  and  meat-offerings,  and 
the  fat  of  the  peace-offerings  :  because  the 
brazen''  altar  that  was  before  the  Lord 
ivas  too  little  to  receive  the  burnt-offer- 
ings, and  meat-offerings,  and  the  fat  of 
the  peace-offerings. 

65  And  at  that  time  Solomon  held  a 
feast,"*  and  all  Israel  with  him,  a  great 
congregation,  from  the ''-  entering  in  of  Ha- 
math  unto  the  river  of  Egypt,  before  the 
Lord  our  God,  seven  days  and  seven  days, 
even  fourteen  days. 

66  On  the  eighth  day  he  sent  the  people 
away :  and  they  *blessed  the  king,  and  went 
unto  their  tents  joyful  and  glad  of  heart 
for  all  the  ^  goodness  that  the  Lord  had  done 
for  David  his  servant,  and  for  Israel  his 
people. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

1  God's  covenant  in  a  vision  with  Solomon.  10  The 
mutual  presents  of  Solomon  and  Hiram.  1.5  In  Solo- 
mon's works  the  Gentiles  were  his  bondmen,  the  Is- 
raelites honorable  servants.  24  Pharaoh's  daughter 
removeth  to  her  house.  25  Solomon's  yearly  solemn 
sacrifices.     26  Ilis  navy  fctcheth  gold  from  Ophir. 

A  ND  "^it  came  to  pass,  when  Solomon 
-^A-  had  finished  the  building  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  king's  Hiousc,  and 
alN  Solomon's  desire  which  he  was 
pleased  to  do, 

2  That  the  Lord  appeared  to  Solomon 

«  i  Chron.  4:1.  b  ver.  i. 
d  P«;ilm  106:4,6;  12-2:  6-9. 
S  i  Chron.  8:6.  k  chap.  3  : 
j  ihapter8:M.      li  Deut.  11  : 


c  Num.  3-1  :  .1.  8.  *  Or,  thankrd. 
1 -2 Chron.  7: 11,  etc.  f  chap.  7:1. 
.  i  2King3,20:5j  IJiihn,  .1 :  H. 
12.      I  chapter  2 :  4  ;  6:12;    '5  :  "). 


G-^.  The  entering  in  of  Uamath  ;  on  the  north 
border  of  Canaan. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  most  costly  and  splendid  temple  without 
the  presence  and  favor  of  God,  is  but  a  dead  iriass 
of  useless  matter ;  and  the  most  exact  and  gorgeous 
form.«i  of  worship  without  love  and  faith  in  tlie  wor- 
shippers, are  no  more  pleasing  to  him  than  sound- 
ing brass  or  a  tinkling  cymbal.     1  Cor.  13  :  1. 

10.  Wlien  the  people  of  Qod  have  dedicated  to 
him  a  hoiise,  and  assemble  in  it  to  worship  him  in 
spirit  and  in  tr\ith,  they  may  expect  glorious  man- 
ifestations of  his  presence,  and  rich  spiritual  joys. 

17.  To  every  sincere  desire  for  the  promotion  of 
liis  glory  and  the  good  of  men,  God  is  witness;  and 
whether  it  can  consistently  be  now  granted  or  not, 
lie  will  connect  it  with  great  results,  and  bestow 
upon  it  a  gracious  and  glorious  reward. 

'I'l.  Every  ruler  should  be  a  man  of  prayer,  and 
on  suitable  occasions  should  publicly  set  tlie  exam- 
ple of  acknowledging  and  adoring  God;  blessing 
him  for  liis  goodness,  and  seeking  of  him  those 
mercies  which  are  needed  for  rulers  and  people. 

'X\.  The  public  calamities  of  a  people  arc  caused 
iiy  their  sins  ;  and  repentance,  reformation,  and  ear- 
446 


the  second  lime,  as  he  '■  had  appear-  ^b^c.^jj; 
ed  unto  him  at  (iibeon. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  I  have 
heard'  thy  prayer  and  thy  supplication, 
that  thou  hast  made  before  me  :  I  have 
hallowed  this  house,  which  thou  liast 
built,  to  put  'my  name  there  for  ever; 
and  mine  eyes  and  my  heart  shall  be  "*  there 
perpetually. 

4  And  if  thou  wilt  walk  before  me,  as 
David '  thy  father  walked,  in  ""  integrity  of 
heart,  and  in  uprightness,  to  do  according 
to  all  that  I  have  commanded  thee,  «/«i 
wilt  keep  my  statutes  and  my  judgments; 

5  Then  I  will  establish  the  throne  of  thy 
kingdom  upon  Israel  for  ever,  as  I  "prom- 
ised to  David  thy  father,  saying.  There 
shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  upon  the  throne 
of  Israel. 

6  But  if  "ye  shall  at  all  turn  from  fol- 
lowing me,  ye  or  your  children,  and  will 
not  keep  my  commandments  and  my  stat- 
utes which  I  have  set  before  you,  but  go 
and  serve  other  gods,  and  worship  them; 

7  Then  "will  I  cut  off  Israel  out  of  the 
land  which  I  have  given  them;  and  this 
house,''  which  I  have  hallowed  for  my 
name,  will  I  cast  out  of  my  sight;  and 
Israel  shall  be  a'^proverb  and  a  byword 
among  all  people: 

8  And  at  this  house,  tvhich  is  high,  ev- 
ery one  that  passeth  by  it  shall  be  aston- 
ished, and  shall  hiss;  and  they  shall  say, 
Why  hath  the  Loud  done  thus  unto  this 
land,  and  to  this  house  1 

9  And  they  shall  answer,  Because  they 
forsook'  the  Lord  their  (Jod,  who  brought 
forth  theirfathers  outof  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  have  taken  hold  upon  other  gods,  and 

nl  Proverbs  10  :  M  :  2.'* :  18.  n  1  Chron.  22  :  <1,  10 ;  Psahll  132  :  12. 
0  2Siim.  7:14;  Pan.  89  :  30,  etc.  pneut.4:2fi:  2Kinp«,  17:  23. 
q  Jer.  7:14.  r  Deut.  28:37;  Faa.  44  :  14.  •  Deut.  29:24-2ti; 
Jer.  22:8,  9.     I  Zeph.  1 :  4,  .">. 

nest  supplication  to  God  are  his  appointed  means  for 
their  removal. 

41.  All  enlightened  and  sincere  friends  of  God 
earnestly  desire  that  the  blessings  which  he  bestows 
on  tliem  may  be  enjoyed  by  all  people,  and  that  for 
this  end  he  m.ay  be  revealed  to  them  and  tliey  be 
taught  to  worship  him  in  the  beauty  of  holiness. 

45.  There  is  no  land  .so  distant  or  dark,  and  no 
condition  so  trying,  that  men  may  not  think  of  their 
sins  as  the  cause  of  their  sorrows,  repent  of  them, 
from  the  heart  make  supplication  to  God,  and  in  due 
time  receive  abundant  answers  to  their  prayers. 

f'iS.  God  is  the  author  of  the  inclination  to  love 
and  serve  him,  and  no  greater  blessing  is  ever  be- 
stowed by  him  on  earth,  than  a  disposition  to  be- 
lieve his  declarations  and  keep  his  commandments. 

Ct5.  Sincere  and  upright  worship  of  God,  and 
he.arty  obedience  to  his  commands,  is  a  .source  of 
gladness  and  exceeding  joy.  It  raises  the  soul  to 
the  highest  enjoyment  which  can  be  found  on  earth, 
and  fits  it  for  perfect  and  endless  bliss  in  lu'aven. 

CHAPTER  IX. 
3.  Hallowed;  accepted  their  consecration  of  the 
temple  to  his  service. 


Solomon  buildcth  cities. 


I.  KINGS    IX. 


Ships  sent  to  Ophir. 


t'.c'ml^  have  worshipped  them,  and  served 
them:  'therefore  hath  the  Lord  brought 
upon  them  all  this  evil. 

10  ^  And ''it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
twenty  years,  when  Solomon  had  built 
the  two  houses,  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  king's  house, 

11  {Noiv  Hiram  the  king  of  Tyre  had 
furnished  Solomon  with  cedar-trees  and 
fir-trees,  and  with  gold,  according  to  all  his 
desire,)  that  then  king  Solomon  gave  Hi- 
ram twenty  cities  in  the  land  of  Galilee. 

12  And  Hiram  came  out  from  Tyre  to 
see  the  cities  which  Solomon  had  given 
him;  and  they  *  pleased  him  not. 

13  And  he  said,  What  cities  are  these 
which  thou  hast  given  me,  my  brother'? 
And  he  called  them  the  land  of  t^Cabul 
unto  this  day. 

14  And  Hiram  sent  to  the  king  sixscore 
talents  of  gold. 

15  1[  And  this  is  the  reason  of  the  ■'levy 
which  king  Solomon  raised;  for  to  build 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  his  own 
house,  and  •'Millo,  and  the  "^wall  of  Je- 
rusalem; and  sHazor,  and  '' Megiddo,  and 
Gezer.' 

16  For  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  had  gone 
up,  and  taken  Gezer,  and  burnt  it  with 
fire,  and  slain  the  Canaanites  that  dwelt 
i  11  the  city,  and  given  it  for  a  present  unto 
his  daughter,  Solomon's  wife. 

17  And  Solomon  built  Gezer,  and  'Beth- 
horon  the  nether, 

18  And  ''Baalath,  and  Tadmor  in  the 
wilderness,  in  the  land, 

19  And  all  the  cities  of  store  that  Solo- 
mon had,  and  cities  for  his  'chariots,  and 
cities  for  his  horsemen,  and  tfhat  which 
Solomon  desired  to  build  in  Jerusalem, 


«  .ler  1-2  :  7,  «.  b  5  Cliron.  8:1,  etc.  *  Heh.  weft  not  right  in 
his  eyes.  \  TUnl  is,  displeasinff,  or  dirt;/,  c  .Josh.  II) :  27.  d  chap. 
.■):l:l.  e2Siiin.S:9.  fPsaIm51:lS.  c  .losli.  IH :  36.  h  .I.isli. 
17:11.  i  .losh.  16:10;  Judges  1  :-21>.  jJo»li.  16:3.  k  Josh. 
1>»:  H4  :  2  Chron.  8:4,6,  etc.     1  chap  4  :  26.      t  Heb.  the  deiire  of 


13.   Cnbnl ;  displeasing,  filthy. 

1-5.  Millo;  a  part  of  the  citadel  or  fortification 
of  Jerusalem.  Ilazor  :  in  Naphtali.  Megiddo; 
in  Lssaehar.     Gezer;  in  Ephraim. 

17.  Beth-horo?i ;  in  the  tribe  of  Benjamin. 
Nether;  lower.     Josh.  16- 3. 

18.  Baalath  ;  in  tlie  territory  of  Dan.  Tad- 
ino^  ;  supposed  to  be  the  same  as  Palmyra,  a  city 
the  ruins  of  which  are  still  to  be  seen  in  the  desert 
east  of  Damascus. 

26.  Ezioii-geber ;  near  the  north  end  of  the  east 
branch  of  the  Red  sea. 

28.   Ophir ;  supposed  to  be  some  place  e;ist  of 
Arabia,  and  on  the  Indian  ocean. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  AH  sincere  and  hearty  supplications  to  God 
will  be  accepted,  and  all  offerings  presented  in  love 
to  him  receive  a  gracious  reward. 

6.  Continued  obedience  to  God  is  needful  in  order 
to  the  continuance  of  his  favors ;  and  if  those  who 
have  been  distinguished  by  his  mercies  rebel  against 
him,  they  will  be  distinguished  in  their  punish- 
ment. 


and  in  Lebanon,  and  in  all  the  land  of  his 
dominion. 

20  And  all  the  people  that  were  left  of 
the  Amorites,  Hittites,  Perizzites,  Hivites, 
and  Jebusites,  which  xcere  not  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel, 

21  Their  children  that  were  ""left  after 
them  in  the  land,  whom  the  children  of 
Israel  also  were  not  "  able  utterly  to  de- 
stroy, upon  those  did  Solomon  levy  a  trib- 
ute of  "bondservice  unto  this  day. 

22  But  of  the  children  of?  Israel'did  Sol- 
omon make  no  bondmen:  but  they  ivcre 
men  of  war,  and  his  servants,  and  his 
princes,  and  his  captains,  and  rulers  of 
his  chariots,  and  his  horsemen. 

23  These  tcere  the  chief  of  the  officers 
that  icere  over  Solomon's  work,  five  hun- 
dred and  fifty,  which  bare  rule  over  the 
people  that  wrought  in  the  work. 

24  ^  But  "i  Pharaoh's  daughter  came  up 
out  of  the  city  of  David  unto  her  "house 
which  Solomon  had  built  for  her:  "then 
did  he  build  Millo. 

25  If  And  three  times  m  a  year  did  Sol- 
omon offer  burnt-offerings  and  peace-offer- 
ings upon  the  altar  which  he  built  unto 
the  Lord,  and  he  burnt  incense  *  upon  the 
altar  that  iras  before  the  Lord.  So  he 
finished  the  house. 

26  ^And'  king  Solomon  made  a  navy 
of  ships  in  "Ezion-geber,  which  is  beside 
Eloth,  on  the  II  shore  of  the  Red  sea,  in  the 
land  of  Edom. 

27  And  Hiram  sent  in  the  navy  his  ser- 
vants, shipmen  that  had  knowledge  of  the 
sea,  with  the  servants  of  Solomon. 

28  And  ^they  came  to  "Ophir,  and  fetched 
from  thence  gold,  four  hundred  and  twenty 
talents,  and  brought  it  to  king  Solomon. 


Solomon  which  he  desi 

■ed. 

m  JuJg.  3: 

1.     n 

Josh. 

15:63; 

17: 

IC 

0  Juilg.  1 

28 

Kzra  2 

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11 

27;  2Chroi 

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t  2  Chron 

8: 

12,  etc. 

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Heb. 

lip 

»  chap. 

10: 

II. 

w  Job  22 

24. 

12.  Different  men  have  different  tastes,  which 
lead  them  to  follow  different  occupations  and  live 
in  different  places.  Some  are  attracted  by  the  noise 
and  bustle  of  cities,  others  by  the  stillness  and  quiet 
of  the  country,  and  both  may  be  where  God  calls 
them,  and  be  mutually  serviceable  to  each  other. 

18.  The  most  opulent  cities,  and  the  most  splen- 
did human  works,  are  liable  to  become  a  heap  of 
ruins.  None  should  therefore  set  their  hearts  on 
them,  but  all  should  secure  durable  riches  and 
righteousness,  treasures  in  the  heavens  which  will 
never  pass  away. 

2.').  All  who  are  distinguished  by  wealth,  power, 
and  influence,  should  also  be  distinguished  for  ha- 
bitual devotion  to  God,  and  regular,  conscientious 
attendance  upon  his  worship. 

26.  As  commerce  is  a  source  of  wealth,  and  sea- 
men are  exposed  to  numerous  privations,  hardships, 
dangers,  and  vices,  those  who  arc  benetited  by  their 
services  should,  in  addition  to  giving  them  suitable 
compensation  and  temporal  comforts,  furnish  them 
with  the  Bible  and  other  good  books,  and  as  far  as 
pr.^oticable  with  all  the  means  of  grace. 
447 


77ic  queen  of  Slicba. 


I.  KINGS,   X. 


Solomon's  c-oW. 


CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  queen  of  Sheba  admirpth  l!ie  wisdom  of  Solomon. 
14  Solomon's  cold.  16  His  targets.  18  The  throne 
of  ivory.  21  His  vessels.  24  His  presents.  20  His 
chariots  and  horse.     20  His  tribute. 

AND  ''^Yllen  the  qnccn  of  Shoba  heard 
of  the  fame  of  Solomon  concerning 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  she  came  to  prove 
liim  with  hard  '' questions. 

2  And  she  came  to  Jerusalem  "svith  a 
very  great  train,  vi'ith  camels  that  bare 
spices,  and  very  much  gold,  and  precious 
stones  :  and  when  she  was  come  to  Solo- 
mon, she  communed  with  him  of  all  that 
was  in  her  heart. 

3  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her  *  ques- 
tions :  there  Avas  not  any  thing  hid  from 
the  king,  which  he  told  her  not. 

4  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  had 
seen  all  Solomon's  wisdom,  and  the  house 
that  he  had  built, 

5  And  the  meat  of  his  table,  and  the  sit- 
ting of  his  servants,  and  the  t  attendance 
of  his  ministers,  and  their  apparel,  and 
his  +cup-bearers,  and  his  ascent  by  which 
he  went  up  untd'the  house  of  the  Lord; 
there  was  no  more  spirit  in  her. 

6  And  she  said  to  the  king.  It  was  a  true 
report^  that  I  heard  in  mine  own  land  of 
thy  1!  acts  and  of  thy  wisdom. 

7  Howbeit  I  believed  not  the  words,  un- 
til I  came,  and  mine  eyes  had  seen  it; 
and  behold,  the  half  was  not  told  me  : 
thy*  wisdom  and  prosperity  exceedeththe 
fame  which  I  heard. 

8  Happy ''are  tliy  men,  happy  arc  these 
thy  servants,  which  stand  continually  be- 
fore thee,  and  that  hear  thy  wisdom. 

9  Blessed ''be  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
delighted  in  thee,  to  set  thee  on  the  throne 
of  Israel:  because  the  Lord  loved  Israel 
for  ever, therefore  made  he*thee  king, "to 
do  judgment  and  justice. 

10  And  ''she  gave  the  king  a  hundred 
and  twenty  talents  of  gold,  and  of  spices 
very  great  store,  and  precious  stones : 
there  came  no  more  such  abundance  of 
spices  as  these  which  the  queen  of  Sheba 
gave  to  king  Solomon. 

11  And  IhcSnavy  also  of  Hiram,  that 
brought  gold  from  Ophir,  brought  in  from 
Opliir  great  plenty  of  t  almug-frees,  and 
precious  stones. 

12  And  the  king  made  of  the  aim iig-trecs 

•  2Cliron.<>:l,etc.;  Mnl.li:'l2.  b  I'rnv.  i  .•.■;,  a  •  Hel).  imrdt. 
t  H»b.  ilanding.  X  ^',  I'UtUrt.  \  Heb.  woy,l.  ||  Or,  snuinpt. 
"  H*?!).  thou  hatt  added  witdom  and  qiwdneti  to,  c  Prov.  8  :  3J. 
Hcli.o;?.  ePaa.-::!;  Prnv.«:16.  f  P™.  7J;  lo.  |(i.  g  rlinn.<)!57. 
tals,um-lrcet.iC\ir.2:8;9:\0,l\.   t  Or.  r«r/«.  Heb.o  prnp.   %  Heb. 


CHAPTER   X. 

1.  Shcha  ;  supposed  to  have  been  a  country  bor- 
dering on  the  soutli  end  of  the  Hed  sea.  llrard  of 
the  fame;  probably  by  the  sliips  that  went 'down 
from  Ezion-jfcber.  Prove,  him;  ascertain  whether 
he  was  as  wise  as  he  had  been  reprc.«enl;cd  to  be. 

3.   Told :  answered. 
4  18 


pillars-  for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  *b";.^jI 
and  for  the  king's  house,  harps  also  and 
psalteries  for  singers ;  there  came  no  such 
almug-trees,  nor  were  seen  unto  this  day. 

13  And  king  Solomon  gave  unto  the 
queen  of  Sheba  all  her  desire,  whatsoever 
she  asked,  besides  that  Kvhich  Solomon 
gave  her  of  his  royal  bounty.  So  she 
turned  and  went  to  her  own  country,  she 
and  her  servants. 

14  *[[  Now  the  weight  of  gold  that  came 
to  Solomon  in  one  year  was  six  hundred 
threescore  and  six  talents  of  gold, 

15  Besides  that  he  hud  of  the  merchant- 
men, and  of  the  trafiic  of  the  spice-mer- 
chants, and  of  all  the  kings  of  Arabia,  and 
of  the  II  governors  of  the  country. 

,  16  ^And  king  Solomon  made  two  hun- 
dred targets  o/ beaten  gold:  six  hundred 
shekels  of  gold  went  to  one  target. 

17  And  he  viade  three  hundred ''shields 
q/beaten  gold  ;  three  pounds  of  gold  went 
to  one  shield :  and  the  king  put  them  in 
the  'house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon. 

18  f[  Moreover,  the  king  made  a  great 
throne  of  ivory,  and  overlaid  it  with  the 
best  gold. 

19  The  throne  had  six  steps,  and  the  top 
of  the  throne  ivas  round  *  behind:  and 
there  were  t  stays  on  either  side  on  the  place 
of  the  seat,  and  two  lions  stood  beside  the 
stays. 

20  And  twelve  lions  stood  there  on  the 
one  side  and  on  the  other  upon  the  six 
steps  :  there  was  not+the  like  nuidc  in  any 
kingdom. 

21  TTAnd  all  king  Solomon's  drinking- 
vessels  zvere  o/gold,  and  all  the  vessels  of 
the  house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon  iccre 
o/ pure  gold;  hwnc  were  o/ silver:  it  was 
nothing  accounted  of  in  the  days  of  Sol- 
omon. 

22  For  the  king  had  at  sea  a  navy  of 
Tarshish'  with  the  navy  of  Hiram:  once 
in  three  years  came  the  navy  of  Tarshish, 
bringing  gold,  and  silver,  Hivory,  and  apes, 
and  peacocks. 

23  So''  king  Solomon  exceeded  all  the 
kings  of  the  earth  for  riches  and  for  wis- 
dom. 

24  ^  And  all  the  earth  sought  ''to  Solo- 
mon, to  hear  his  wisdom, '  which  God  had 
put  in  his  heart. 


which  he  gave  het\  according  to  the  hand  of  king  Solomon.  l\  Or, 
caplnint.  h  rliap.  H  :  26.  >rbnp.  7:2.  '  Heh.  on  the  hinder  part 
thereof,  f  Hcl).  handt.  %  Hfb.  so,  ^  Or,  tliere  w«.i  no  silver  in 
tl:pni.  j  Gfn.  10:4;  iChr.JO:^.  \\  Or,  elephants' teeth,  k  rlinp. 
3  :  1-2,  !.•?  i  4 :  SS-.IJ.     »  Hcb.  the  face  of.     I  Prov.  •: :  r. ;  Jns.  1  : 8. 


«').  No  more  spirit ;  she  was  utterly  astonished. 
]  9.  Two  lions  ;  statues,  or  representations  of  lions. 
22.  Tarshish;  chap. 22: 48, 49;  2Chr.20:3.')-.^7. 
21.  All  the  earth  ;  people  from  all  surroundin;:; 
nations. 

IXSTRUCTTOXS. 
1.  The  hiffhest  honor  and  the  noblest  fame  is  thai 


Solomon'' s  prosperity,  and  sins.  I.   KINGS,    XI. 


God  ihrcatcneth  him. 


B.'"™"'"  25  And  they  brought  every  man 
his  present,  vessels  of  silver,  and  vessels 
of  gold,  and  garments,  and  armor,  and 
spices,  horses,  and  mules,  a  rate  year  by 
year. 

26  TfAnd  Solomon  gathered  together 
chariots*  and  horsemen:  and  he  had  a 
thousand  and  four  hundred  chariots,  and 
twelve  thousand  horsemen,  whom  he  be- 
stowed in  the  cities  for  chariots,  and  with 
the  king  at  Jerusalem. 

27  And  the  king  *made  silver  to  be  in 
Jerusalem  as  stones,  and  cedars  made  he 
to  be  as  the  sycamore-trees  that  are  in  the 
vale,  for  abundance. 

28  ^Andt  Solomon  had  horses  brought 
out  of  Egypt,  and  ''linen  yarn :  the  king's 
merchants  received  the  linen  yarn  at  a 
price. 

29  And  a  chariot  came  up  and  went  out 
of  Egypt  for  six  hundred  slickcls  of  silver, 
and  a  horse  for  a  hundred  and  fifty :  and 
so  for  all  the  kings  of  the  '^Hittitcs,  and 
for  the  kings  of  Syria,  did  they  bring  them 
out  by  their  +  means. 

CHAPTER   XI. 

1  Solomon's  wives  and  concubines.  4  Tn  his  old  a^e 
they  draw  him  to  idolatry.  9  God  threateneth  him. 
l-l  Solomon's  adversaries  were  Hadad,  who  was  en- 
tertained in  Egypt,  23  Rezon,  who  reigned  in  Da- 
mascus, 20  and  Jeroboam,  to  whom  Ahijah  prophe- 
sied. 41  Solomon's  acts,  reign,  and  deatli  :  Rehobo- 
am  succeedeth  him. 

BUT  king  Solomon  loved  many  strange 
women,  together  with  the  daughter 
of  Pharaoh,  women  of  the  Moabites,  Am- 
monites, Edomitcs,  Zidonians,  and  Hit- 
tiles  ; 

2  Of  the  nations  concerning  which  the 
Lord  ■'said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Ye 
shall  not  go  in  to  them,  neither  shall  they 
come  in  unto  you :  for  surely  they  will 
turn  away  your  heart  after  their  gods: 
Solomon  clave  unto  these  in  love. 

3  And  he  had  seven  hundred  wives, 
princesses,  and  three  hundred  concubines : 
and  his  ^  wives  turned  away  his  heart. 

4  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  Solomon 

«  eChron.  1  :U,Pt<-.  'Heh.aavt.  i  He\i.  Jiid  th/- aoino  forth 
oflheharte$whichvie-KSolomon'it.  h  K7,ek.:7: 7.  c  8Kings,7:rt. 
J  Hell. /innrf.  J  Or,AMiV/«.  J  Kx.  S-t:  16;  Heiit  7:3,4.  «  Dent. 
17:  17;  Neb.  n::i;.  f  rlinp.  R:R1.  tHi:ip.r):4.  \\  Cx\M  itilech, 
ver.  7,     *  Heh.fHifiUednttnfltr.  Num.  14: -24.      h  Num.  S) :  .V2 ; 

which  relates  to  the  name  of  Jehovah ;  and  the 
greatest  wisdom  consists  in  learning  and  doing  his 
will.     Psa.  111:10. 

3.  The  richest  and  most  profitable  knowledge  that 
can  be  communicated,  is  the  kiiowledsje  of  G-od  and 
the  way  of  acceptably  worshippin;^  him. 

7.  The  blessings  which  <jod  bestows  upon  those 
who  love  and  obey  liim,  exceed  all  human  descrip- 
tion, and  they  never  can  be  fully  known  except  by 
those  who  receive  and  enjoy  them. 

9.  Wise  and  good  rulers  are  manifestations  of 
G-od's  peculiar  favor  to  a  people,  while  foolish  and 
wicked  ones  are  tokens  of  nis  wrath. 

IS.  A  great  increase  of  wealth  is  liable  to  be 


was  old.  that  his  wives  turned  away  his 
heart  after  other  gods:  and  his  heart  was 
not  '"perfect  with  the  Lord  his  God,  as 
ums^  the  heart  of  David  his  father, 

5  For  Solomon  went  after  Ashtoreth  the 
goddess  of  the  Zidonians,  and  after  II  jMil- 
com  the  abomination  of  the  Ammonites. 

6  And  Solomon  did  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  and  *went  not  fully  after  the 
Lord,  as  did  David  his  father. 

7  Then  did  Solomon  build  a  high  ''place 
for  'Chemosh  the  abomination  of  Moab, 
in  the  hill  that  ix  before  Jerusalem,  and 
for  Molech  the  abomination  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon. 

8  And  likewise  did  he  for  all  his  strange 
wives,  which  burnt  incense  and  sacrificed 
unto  their  gods. 

9  ^  And  the  Lord  was  J  angry  with  Sol- 
omon, because  his  heart  was  turned  from 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  which  had  ap- 
peared iinto  him  ''twice. 

10  And  had  commanded  him  concern- 
ing this  thing,  that  he  should  not  go  after 
other  gods :  but  he  kept  not  that  which 
the  Lord  commanded. 

1 1  Wherefore  the  Lord  said  nnto  Solo- 
mon, Forasmuch  as  this  is  tdonc  of  thee, 
and  thou  hast  not '  kept  my  covenant  nnd 
my  statutes,  which  I  have  commanded 
thee,  I  will  surely  ""rendthe  kingdom  from 
thee,  and  will  give  °it  to  thy  servant. 

12  Notwith.standing,  in  "thy  days  I  will 
not  do  it  for  David  thy  father's  sake  :  hut 
I  will  rend  it  out  of  the  hand  of  thy  son. 

13  Howbeit,P  I  will  not  rend  away  ail 
the  kingdom;  but  will  give  one  tribe  to 
thy  son  for  David  my  servant's  sake, 
and  for  Jerusalem's  sake  i  which  I  have 
chosen. 

14  ^  And  the ''Lord  stirred  up  an  adver- 
sary unto  Solomon,  Hadad  the  Edomite  : 
he  u'as  of  the  king's  seed  in  Edom. 

15  For  it  came  to  pass, 'when  David 
was  in  Edom,  and  Joab  the  captain  of  the 
host  was  gone  up  to  bury  the  slain,  after 
he  had  smitten  every  'male  in  Edom; 

e  Kings,  2.3:1:!.  i  Nnni.  ai:2".1:  .Tuilg.  1 1 -24.  jP8a.7S:SS.  k  cli,ip. 
S:(i:  9:2,  \  Heh.ioiththec.  I^.<a.  W:  13,14.  m  ver.  31,  n  cliap. 
12:  IK,  20.  oclmp.21:29;2King!i,20:17,l!l;  22:19.20.  p  ver.  89; 
2Snni.7:15.  q  Dent.  12:11,  r  1  Cliron.  fi  :  26.  •2Sain.8:14; 
1  Cliron.  18 :  12,  13.     t  Num.  24  :  19 ;  IVut.  20 :  13. 


abused,  and  instead  of  leading  men  to  God,  to  be 
prostituted  to  purposes  of  personal  aggrandizement, 
external  pomp,  magnificence,  and  show. 

24.  Tlie  posses.sion  of  peculiar  wisdom  lays  men 
under  peculiar  obligations  to  glorify  0-od  by  instruct- 
ing their  fellow-men,  and  promoting  tiieir  highest 
welfare. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

I.  Strange  u-oinen  :  women  of  foreign  nations. 
5.  Milcom  ;  supposed  to  be  the  same  as  Molech. 

Ver.  7.     Ahominatio)! :  idol-god. 

II.  Thy  servutit ;  Jeroboam. 

13.   One  tribe  ;  Judah,  including  also  Benjamin. 
1-3.  Ei-er>j  male  ;  all  that  he  could  capture. 
449 


Adversaries  of  Solomon. 


I.  KINGS,   XI. 


Promises  to  Jeroboam. 


16  (For  six  montlisdidJoab  remain  there 
with  all  Israel,  until  lie  had  cut  off  every 
male  in  Edom ;) 

1 7  That  Iladad  fled,  he  and  certain  Edom- 
ites  of  his  father's  servants  with  him,  to  go 
into  Egypt ;  Iladad  being  yet  a  little  child. 

18  And  they  arose  out  of  ^Midian,  and 
came  to  ''Paran  :  and  they  took  men  with 
them  out  of  Paran,  and  they  came  to 
Egypt,  unto  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt ;  which 
gave  him  a  house,  and  appointed  him  vict- 
uals, and  gave  him  land. 

19  And  Iladad  found  great  favor  in  the 
sight  of  Pharaoh,  so  that  he  gave  him  to 
wife*^  the  sister  of  his  own  wife,  the  sis- 
ter of  Tahpenes  the  queen. 

20  And  the  sister  of  Tahpenes  bare 
him  Genubath  his  son,  whom  Tahpenes 
weaned  in  Pharaoh's  house :  and  Genu- 
bath was  in  Pharaoh's  household  among 
tlie  sons  of  Pharaoh. 

21  And  when  Hadad  heard  in  Egypt  that 
David  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  ^  that 
Joab  the  captain  of  the  host  was  dead, 
Hadad  said  to  Pharaoh,  *Let  me  depart, 
that  I  may  go  to  mine  own  country. 

22  Then  Pharaoh  said  unto  him.  But 
what  hast  thou  lacked  with  me,  that,  be- 
hold, thou  seekest  to  go  to  thine  own  coun- 
try 1  And  he  answered,  t  Nothing :  how- 
beit  let  me  go  in  any  wise. 

23  1[  And  God  stirred  him  up  another  ad- 
versary, Rezon  the  son  of  Eliadah,  which 
fled  from  his  lord'Hadadczer  king  of  Zo- 
bah: 

24  And  he  gathered  men  unto  him,  and 
became  captain  over  a  band,  when  "^David 
slew  them  of  Zobah:  and  they  went  to 
Damascus,  and  dwelt  therein,  and  reigned 
in  Damascus. 

2.5  And  he  was  an  adversary  to  Israel 
all  the  days  of  Solomon,  besides  the  mis- 
chief that  Hadad  did:  and  he  abhorred 
Israel,  and  reigned  over  Syria. 

26  11  And  Meroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
an  Ephrathite  of  Zereda,  Solomon's  ser- 
vant, whose  mother's  name  was  Zeruah, 
a  widow  woman,  even  he  lifted  ''up  his 
hand  against  the  king. 

27  And  this  v:as  the  cause  that  he  lifted 
up  his  hand  against  the  king:  Solomon 
built 'Millo,  and  ^repaired  the  breaches 
of  the  city  of  David  his  father. 

28  And  the  man  .leroboam  iras  a  mighty 
man  of  valor:  and  Solomon  seeing  the 
young  man  that  he  Kvas  industrious,  he 


•  Gen.  55  :  3,  4  ;  Exoiluo  2  :  IS.  b  Gfn.  21  :  21.  r  Gon.  41  :  4r>. 
<1  rlinp.  2 :  10,  ;m.  *  Heh.  Send  mt  amiy.  t  Heb.  A'ot  e2Snm. 
8:3.  '  2Sam.  lOiK.lB.  «  rlinp.  12  :2;  'jriiron  la:  8  li2.S.iin. 
20:21.  1  chnp.  9  :  24.  ^  Heh.  clatrd.  \  He\i.  did  uiork.  ||Hel). 
burden,     j  clinp.  M  :  3.     k  |  Sam.  IS :  27.     I  wr.  11-13.     rover. 

18.  Paran  :  botwoen  Edom  anil  E;jypt.     Pha- 
raoh; many  kinj^'s  of  E;;j-pt  liorc  (his  name. 
26.  Zereila  ;  in  tlie  tribe  of  Ephraim. 
450 


made  him  ruler  over  all  the  ^charge  *B!'c.'9e4. 
of  the  house  of  Joseph. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time  when 
Jeroboam  went  out  of  Jerusalem,  lliat  the 
prophet  ^Ahijah  the  Shilonite  found  him 
in  the  way  ;  and  he  had  clad  himself  with 
a  new  garment ;  and  they  two  iccre  alone 
in  the  field  : 

30  And  Ahijah''  caught  the  new  garment 
that  was  on  him,  and  rent  it  in  twelve 
pieces : 

31  And  he  said  to  Jeroboam,  Take  thee 
ten  pieces:  'for  thus  saith  the  Loup,  the 
God  of  Israel,  Behold,  I  will  rend  the  king- 
dom out  of  the  hand  of  Solomon,  and  will 
give  ten  tribes  to  thee : 

32  (But  he  shall  have  one  tribe  for  my 
servant  David's  sake,  and  for  Jerusalem's 
sake,  the  city  which  I  have  chosen  out  of 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel:) 

33  Because  "that  they  have  forsaken  me, 
and  have  worshipped  Ashtoreth  the  god- 
dess of  the  Zidonians,  Chemosh  the  god  of 
the  Moabites,  and  Milcom  the  god  of  the 
children  of  Amnion,  and  have  not  walked 
in  my  ways,  to  do  that  which  is  right  in 
mine  eyes,  and  to  keep  my  statutes  and  my 
judgments,  as  did  David  his  father. 

34  Howbeit,"  I  will  not  take  the  whole 
kingdom  out  of  his  hand  :  but  I  will  make 
him  prince  all  the  days  of  his  life  for 
David"  my  servant's  sake,  whom  I  chose, 
because  he  kept  my  commandments  and 
my  statutes : 

35  But  Pi  will  take  the  kingdom  out  of 
his  son's  hand,  and  will  give  it  unto  thee, 
even  ten  tribes. 

36  And  unto  his  son  will  I  igive  one  t/ibe, 
that  ■■  David  my  servant  may  have  a  *li2ht 
alwaybeforemcinJcrusalcm.thccity  wliich 
I  have  chosen  me  to  put  my  name  there. 

37  And  I  will  take  thee,  and  thou  shall 
reign  according  to  all  that  thy  soul  dcsir- 
eth,  and  shall  be  king  over  Israel. 

38  And  it  shall  be,  if  "thou  wilt  hearken 
unto  all  that  I  coinmand  thee,  and  will 
walk  in  my  ways,  and  do  that  is  right  in 
my  sight,  to  keep  my  statutes  and  my 
commandments,  as  David  my  servant  did  ; 
thalM  will  be  with  thee,  and  "build  thee 
a  sure  house,  as  I  built  for  David,  and  will 
give  Israel  unto  thee. 

39  And  1  will  for  this  afflict  the  seed  of 
David,  but  ^'not  for  ever. 

40  Solomon  "sought  therefore  to  kill  Jer- 
oboam.    And  Jeroboam  arose,  and  fled 


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7:  Jer. 

2: 

13; 

Hosea  4:17. 

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Prov.  IH:2I. 

29.   Shilonite:  a  native  or  inhabitant  of  Shiloh. 
38.   liiillil  ihre.  a  fiire  house;  cause  his  pos- 
terity to  reijjn  after  him. 


Rehoboam  succeeds  Solomon. 


I.  KINGS,   XII. 


Petition  of  the  people. 


Egypt,  and  was  in  Egypt  until  the  death 
of  Solomon. 

41  11  And  *the  rest  of  the  *acts  of  Solo- 
mon, and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  wisdom, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
acts  of  Solomon? 

42  And  the  ttime  that  Solomon  reigned  in 
Jerusalem  over  all  Israel  icas  forty  years. 

43  And  Solomon  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  in  the  city  of  David  his 
father:  and  t Rehoboam  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER   XII. 

1  The  Israelites,  assembled  at  Sheohem  to  crown  Reho- 
boam, by  Jeroboam  make  a  suit  of  relaxation  unto  him. 
6  Rehoboam,  refusing  the  old  men's  counsel,  by  the 
advice  of  young  men,  answereth  them  roughly.  16 
Ten  tribes  revolting,  kill  Adoram,  and  make  Rehoboam 
to  flee.  21  Rehoboam,  raising  an  army,  is  forbidden 
by  Shemaiah.  2.)  Jeroboam  strengtheneth  himself 
by  cities,  20  and  by  tlie  idolatry  of  the  two  calves. 

AND  ''  Rehoboam  went  to  Shechem  :  for 
all  Israel  were  come  to  Shechem  to 
make  him  king. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  "^Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat,  who  was  yet  in  Egypt, 
heard  of  it,  (for  he  was  fled  from  the  pres- 
ence of  king  Solomon,  and  Jeroboam  dwelt 
in  Egypt,) 

3  Tliat  they  sent  and  called  him.  And 
Jeroboam  and  all  the  congregation  of  Israel 
came,  and  spake  unto  Rehoboam,  saying, 

4  Thy  father  made  our ''yoke  grievous: 
now  therefore  make  thou  the  grievous 
service  of  thy  father,  and  his  heavy  yoke 
which  he  put  upon  us,  lighter,  and  we  will 
serve  thee. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Depart  yet 


a  '2  Chron.  9  :  29-11.       *  Or.  words,  or  things.       f  Heb.  days, 
i  Called  Roboam,  Matthew  1:7.      b  2  Cljron.  10  : 1,  etc.      c  chap. 


41.    The  book ;  supposed  to  be  a  record  which 
was  kept  of  the  transactions  of  his  reign. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  union  for  life  of  one  man  with  one  woman, 
according  to  the  appointment  of  Grod,  is  essential  to 
the  highest  excellence,  usefulness,  and  happiness  in 
life ;  and  the  neglect  or  violation  of  the  original  in- 
stitution of  marriage  is  a  source  of  many  of  the 
most  direful  evils  to  which  men  on  the  earth  are 
exposed. 

'2.  However  great  the  blessings  which  any  one 
may  have  enjoyed,  and  however  well  he  may  in 
times  past  have  improved  them,  yet,  if  left  to  him- 
self, he  is  liable  to  depart  from  (iod,  and  to  fall  into 
the  most  abominable  transgressions. 

4.  Licentiousness  weakens  the  underst.^nding,  cor- 
rupts the  afTections,  stupefies  the  conscience,  hard- 
ens the  heart,  and  debases  all  the  powers  of  the  hu- 
man soul.  No  talents,  acquisitions,  or  reno^^-n,  can 
keep  the  soul  which  is  under  its  power  from  the 
practice  of  the  most  degrading  and  destructive  sins. 

9.  The  practice  of  iniquity  shows  that  the  heart 
is  turned  away  from  G-od,  and  subjects  the  soul  to 
his  just  indignation.  No  previous  favors,  and  no  ful- 
ness or  variety  of  earthly  blessings,  can  then  pre- 
serve it  from  trouble  and  sorrow. 

25.  Tlie  wickedness  of  rulers  tends  greatly  to 


for  three  days,  then  come  again  to  me. 
And  the  people  departed. 

6  T[  And  king  Rehoboam  consulted  with 
the  "old  men,  that  stood  before  Solomon  his 
father  while  he  yet  lived,  and  said,  How 
do  ye  advise  that  I  may  answer  this  people? 

7  And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying,  If 
thou  wilt  be  a  ""servant  unto  this  people 
this  day,  and  wilt  serve  them,  and  answer 
them,  and  speak  goods  words  to  them,  then 
they  will  be  thy  servants  for  ever. 

8  But  he  forsook  the  counsel  of  the  old  men, 
which  they  had  given  him,  and  consulted 
with  the  young  men  that  were  grown  up 
with  him,  and  which  stood  before  him: 

9  And  he  said  unto  them.  What  counsel 
give  ye  that  we  may  answer  this  people, 
who  have  spoken  to  me,  saying.  Make  the 
yoke  which  thy  father  did  put  upon  us 
lighter? 

10  And  the  young  men  that  were  grown 
up  with  him  spake  unto  him,  saying,  Thus 
shall  thou  speak  unto  this  people  that 
spake  unto  thee,  saying,  Thy  father  made 
our  yoke  hearvy,  but  make  thou  it  lighter 
unto  us;  tlius  shalt  thou  say  unto  tliem, 
My  \\{\\e  finger  shall  be  thicker  than  my 
father's  loins. 

1 1  And  now  whereas  my  father  did  lade 
you  with  a  heavy  yoke,  I  will  add  to  your 
yoke  :  my  father  liath  chastised  you  with 
whips,  but  I  will  cliastise  you  with  ''  scor- 
pions. 

12  ^So  Jeroboam  and  all  the  people 
came  to  Rehoboam  the  third  day,  as  the 
king  had  appointed,  saying,  Come  to  me 
again  the  third  day. 

13  And  the  king  answered  the  people 


11:26,40.      il  chap.  4:7;   9:\h;    I  Sam.  8  :  M-18. 
f  M.irk  10 :  43,  44.     t  I'rov,  15:1.     1"  Elek.  S :  6. 


corrupt  their  people,  and  often  brings  on  them  nu- 
merous long  and  dreadful  calamities. 

31.  When  rulers  and  people  become  corrupt, 
public  peace  and  prosperity  will  decline,  and  divis- 
ions, revolutions,  and  bloodshed  may  be  expected  to 
follow. 

34.  God  is  merciful  and  gracious,  not  willing 
that  men  should  perish,  but  that  they  should  come 
to  repentance ;  and  punishments  are  sometimes 
delayed,  and  children  suffered  to  live  in  the  enjoy- 
ment of  manifold  blessings,  out  of  regard  to  the 
piety  and  faithfulness  of  parents. 

38.  The  promises  of  (jod  are  connected  with  obe- 
dience. If  men  walk  in  his  ways,  blessings  will  be 
granted,  and  may  go  down  increasing  to  tiieir  chil- 
dren. But  if  they  rebel  against  him,  they  forfeit 
his  favor,  and  may  deprive  not  only  themselves,  but 
their  posterity,  of  his  mercies. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

I.  Shechem;  in  the  tribe  of  Ephraim.  Ver,  25, 
7.  Be  a  servant ;  comply  with  their  wishes. 
10.    Thicker ;  ho  would  oppress  them  as  much 

more  than  his  father  did,  as  a  man's  body  is  larger 
than  his  little  finger. 

II.  Scorpions;  a  torturing  kind  of  whip  or 
scourge. 

451 


Ten  tribes  revolt. 


I.  KINGS,   XII. 


Golden  calves  of  Jeroboam. 


roughly,*'  and  '' forsook  the  old  men's 
counsel  that  they  gave  him; 

14  And  *=  spake  to  them  after  the  coun- 
sel of  the  young  men,  saying,  My  father 
made  your  yoke  heavy,  and  I  will  add  to 
your  yoke:  my  father  also  chastised  you 
^vith  whips,  but  I  will  chastise  you  with 
scorpions. 

15  Wherefore  the  king  hearkened  not 
unto  the  people;  for ''the  cause  was  from 
the  Lord,  that  he  might  perform  his  say- 
ing, which  the  Lord "  spake  by  Ahijah  the 
Shilonite  unto  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat. 

16  ^So  when  all  Israel  saw  that  the 
king  hearkened  not  unto  them,  the  people 
answered  the  king,  saying,  '^What  portion 
have  wc  in  David?  neither  have  wc  inher- 
itance in  the  son  of  Jesse  :  to  your  tents, 

0  Israel:  now  see  to  thine  own  house, 
David.  So  Israel  departed  unto  their 
tents. 

17  But  ^as  for  the  children  of  Israel 
which  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  Pteho- 
boam  reigned  over  them. 

18  Then  king  Rehoboam  sent''Adoram, 
who  was  over  the  tribute ;  and  all  Israel 
stoned  him  with  stones,  that  he  died. 
Therefore  king  Rehoboam  trnade  speed 
to  get  him  up  to  his  chariot,  to  flee  to  Je- 
rusalem. 

19  So  '  Israel  trebelled  against  the  house 
of  David  unto  this  day. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  Israel 
heard  that  Jeroboam  was  come  again,  that 
they  sent  and  called  him  unto  the  congre- 
gation, and  made  him  king  over  all  Israel : 
there  was  none  that  followed  the  house 
of  David,  but  the  tribe  of  Judah  'only. 

21  ^  And  ''when  Rehoboam  was  come 
to  Jerusalem,  he  assembled  all  the  house 
of  Judah,  with  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  a 
hundred  and  fourscore  thousand  chosen 
men,  which  were  warriors,  to  figlit  against 
the  house  of  Israel,  to  bring  the  kingdom 
again  to  Rehoboam  the  son  of  Solomon. 

22  But  the  word  of  God  came  unto  Shem- 
aiah  the  man  of  God,  saying, 

23  Speak  unto  Relioboam,  the  son  of 
Solomon,  king  of  Judah,  and  unto  all  the 

*  Hcb.  hardily.      •  Prov.  10.  11,  3i  ;  Efcl.  10: 12;  James  3: 17. 

1  Provorbs  13:20.  c  2Cliron.  22:4,  5.  d  ver.  24  ;  Judg.  14  :  4; 
JChroii.  22:7;  25:10;  Amo»3:6.  e  cbnp.  1 1  :  11,  ?.l.  f  2  Sam. 
80:1.  It  olinp.  II:  13,  36.  b  chap.  4  : 6 :  fi  :  14.  i  Heb.  ttrength- 
ened  himtelf.  i  2  Kingn,  17:21.  J  Or, /ell  away,  j  H(i.Hea 
11:12.    k  iCIiron.  II  :l,»'tc.    1  ver.  1.1.    m  Ji»lg,  i) :  4.5.    n  ,ludg. 


l.*).  The  cause  ivas  from,  the  Lord ;  he  so  or- 
dered events  in  hi.s  providence,  as  to  fulfil  his  dec- 
larations.    Ver.  2.^1. 

18.    The  tribute  ;  the  revenue  of  the  kin;rdom. 

2.').  Peuiiel ;  east  of  Jordan,  on  the  river  jabbok. 

27.  They  shall  kill  me  ;  this  was  in  direct  con- 
tradiction to  what  God  had  said,  showing  that  ho 
did  not  believe  him.     Chap.  11 :  .38. 

29.  Beth-el ;  in  the  south  part  of  his  kingdom. 
Dan  ;  in  the  north  part. 

32.  The  eighth  month;  called  Bui,  and  an- 
452 


house  of  Judah  and  Benjamin,  and  *b"6.^?^: 
to  the  remnant  of  the  people,  saying, 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall  not  go 
up,  nor  fight  against  your  brethren  the 
children  of  Israel :  return  every  man  to 
his  house;  'for  this  thing  is  from  me. 
They  hearkened  therefore  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  and  returned  to  depart,  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

25  ^  Then  Jeroboam  built  "'  Shechem  in 
mount  Ephraim,  and  dwelt  therein;  and 
went  out  from  thence,  and  built  "Pcnuci. 

26  And  Jeroboam  said  in  his  heart.  Now 
shall  the  kingdom  return  to  the  house  of 
David : 

27  If  this  people  go  "up  to  do  sacrifice  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem,  then 
shall  the  heart  of  this  people  turn  again 
unto  their  lord,  ere?;  unto  Rehoboam  king 
of  Judah,  and  they  shall  kill  me,  and  go 
again  to  Rehoboam  king  of  Jiidah. 

28  Whereupon  the  king  took  counsel,  and 
made  twoPcalves  o/gold,  and  said  unto  them , 
It  is  too  much  for  you. to  go  up  to  Jeru- 
salem :  1  behold  thy  gods,  0  Israel,  which 
brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

29  And  he  set  the  one  in  ''Beth-el,  and 
the  other  put  he  in  "Dan. 

30  And  this  thing  *  became  a  sin  :  for  the 
people  went  to  worship  before  the  one,  even 
unto  Dan. 

31  And  he  made  a  house  of  high  places, 
and  made  "priests  of  the  lowest  of  the 
people,  which  were  not  of  the  sons  of  Levi. 

32  And  Jeroboam  ordained  a  feast  in  the 
eighth  month,  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
month,  like  unto  the  'feast  that  is  in  Ju- 
dah, and  he  ^ofi'ered  upon  the  altar.  So 
did  he  in  Beth-el,  H  sacrificing  unto  the 
calves  that  he  had  made :  and  he  placed 
in  '^  Beth-cl  the  priests  of  the  high  places 
which  he  had  made. 

33  So  he  *offered  upon  the  altar  which 
he  had  made  in  Beth-el  the  fifteenth  day 
of  the  eighth  month,  even  in  the  month' 
which  he  had '^devised  of  his  own  heart: 
and  ordained  a  feast  unto  the  children  of 
Israel :  and  he  oftercd  upon  the  altar,  tand 
burnt  y incense. 


8:17.  o  Deut.  12:6,  14.  p  2  KingB,  10:29;  17  :  16.  q  Kxoilin 
32:4,8.  rGpn.2819.  •  .Iiulges  18  :  29:  Amos  8:  II.  t  clinp. 
13:34;  Deut.  24:1ft.  »  Num.  3:10;  2Kinp»,  17:32;  Kiekiel 
4-1:6-8.  »  Lev,  23 : 3:t,  .34.  \  Or,  went  up  to  the  altar.  ||  Or,  <<i 
lacritice.  w  Amo.'i7:13.  "•  Or ,  went  up  to  the  altar.  »  Num. 
15:39.     \  nth.  to  hum.     Trhnp.  13:1. 


swerinjr  to  apart  of  October  and  November.    Like 
unto  the  feast ;  the  feast  of  tabernacles,  celebrated 
in  Jerusalem  a  month  earlier.     Lev.  23 :  39-^14. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  G-overnments  should  exist  for  the  good  of  the 
people,  and  thi.s  should  be  sought  in  all  their  acts. 

7.  No  enlightened  and  patriotic  people  can  per- 
manently be  governed  by  mere  force  or  fear.  Every 
wise  ruler  will  therefore  endeavor  to  cBnciliate  his 
people,  and  secure  their  confidence  and  love.  This, 
old  men  who  have  long  observed  the  course  of 


His  ivithcred  hand  cured. 


I.  KINGS,   XIII. 


The  disobedient  prophet. 


tl-^t      CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Jeroboam's  hand,  that  offered  violence  to  him  that 
prophesied  against  his  altar  at  Beth-el,  withereth,  6 
and  at  the  prayer  of  the  prophet  is  restored.  7  The 
prophet,  refusing  the  king's  entertainment,  departeth 
from  Beth-el.  11  An  old  prophet,  seducing  him, 
bringeth  him  back.  '20  He  is  reproved  by  God,  '£i 
slain  by  a  lion,  26  buried  by  the  old  prophet,  .'!!  who 
confirmeth  his  prophecy.     33  Jeroboam's  obstinacy. 

AND  behold,  there  came  a  man  of  God 
out  of  Judah  by  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Beth-el :  and  *Jeroboam  stood  by  the 
altar  to  *burn  incense. 

2  Andhecried  againstthealtarin  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  and  said,  0  altar,  altar,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  a  child  shall  be  born 
unto  the  house  of  David,  Josiah  by  name ; 
and  upon  thee  shall  he  ""offer  the  priests  of  the 
high  places  that  burn  incense  upon  thee, 
and  men's  bones  shall  be  burnt  upon  thee. 

3  And  he  gave  a  "^sign  the  same  day, 
saying.  This  is  the  sign  which  the  Lord 
hath  spoken ;  Behold,  the  altar  shall  be 
rent,  and  the  ashes  that  arc  upon  it  shall 
be  poured  out. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  king  Jero- 
boam heard  the  saying  of  the  man  of  God, 
which  had  cried  against  the  altar  in  Beth-el, 
that  he  put  forth  his  hand  from  the  altar, 
saying,  ^  Lay  hold  on  him.  And  his  hand, 
which  he  put  forth  against  him,  dried  up, 
so  that  he  could  not  pull  it  in  again  to  him. 

5  The  altar  also  was  rent,  and  the  ashes 
poured  out  from  the  altar,  according  to  the 
sign*'  which  the  man  of  God  had  given 
by  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  the  king  answered  and  said  unto 
the  man  of  God,  '^Entreat  now  the  face  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  pray  for  me,  that 
my  hand  may  be  restored  me  again.  And 
the  man  of  God  besought  t  the  Lord,  and 
the  king's  hand  was  restored  him  again, 
and  became  as  it  was  before. 

7  And  the  king  said  unto  the  man  of 
God,  Come  home  with  me,  and  refresh 
thyself,  and  I  will  give  thee  a  «  reward. 

8  And  ^hc  man  of  God  said  unto  the 


•  clm|).12:3-2,3.3.  *  Or,  offer,  b  a  Kings,  M:  15-50.  cl9n.7:H; 
.•58:7,W:  John2:18;  lCor.l:22.  <1  2Cliron.  16:  10;  18:2.5.610.; 
2.t:1.=>,16;  Paa.  105:lfi;  .ler.  20:2-4:  Amn.s  T:  10-17;  Milt.2ii:40; 
.)olir.l3:20;  Acts6:l2.    ever.3     r  ET.8:8i  Nun).21 :7;  Acts8:24; 


events  and  are  well  acquainted  with  human  nature, 
feel  much  more  deeply  than  young  men. 

10.  Young  men,  especially  those  who  have  grown 
up  in  lu.xury  and  dissipation,  without  restraint,  and 
under  the  influence  of  bad  examples,  are  apt  to  he 
proud,  self-confident,  and  overbearing;  not  only 
tond  of  power,  but  of  making  a  display  of  it,  and 
accomplishing  their  objects  not  by  truth,  reason, 
and  moral  influence,  but  by  force. 

1 0.  When  G-od  leaves  a  man,  especially  a  ruler,  to 
follow  pernicious  counsels  and  his  own  wicked  incli- 
nations, it  is  evident  that  he  is  preparing  to  punish 
him,  and  those  who  are  partakers  in  his  sins. 

20.  In  the  appointment  of  rulers,  the  agency  of 
men  and  the  agency  of  Orod  are  bdth  concerned  ; 
and  while  the  heart  of  man  deviseth  his  way,  the 
counsel  of  the  Lord  shall  stand. 


king, ''If  thou  wilt  give  me  half  thy  house, 
I  will  not  go  in  with  thee,  neither  will  I 
eat  bread  nor  drink  water  in  this  place: 

9  For  so  was  it  charged  me  by  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  saying,  'Eat  no  bread,  nor 
drink  water,  nor  turn  again  by  the  same 
way  that  thou  camest. 

10  So  he  went  another  way,  and  returned 
not  by  the.  way  that  he  came  to  Beth-eL 

1 1  IT  Now  there  dwelt  an  old  projihet  in 
Beth-el ;  and  his  Jsons  came  and  told  him 
all  the  works  that  the  man  of  God  had 
done  that  day  in  Beth-el :  the  words  which 
he  had  spoken  unto  the  king,  them  they 
told  also  to  their  father. 

12  And  their  father  said  unto  them. 
What  way  went  he?  For  his  sons  had 
seen  what  way  the  man  of  God  went, 
which  came  from  Judah. 

13  And  he  said  unto  his  sons.  Saddle 
me  the  ass.  So  they  saddled  him  the  ass  ; 
and  he  rode  thereon, 

14  And  went  after  the  man  of  God,  and 
found  him  sitting  under  an  oak :  and  he  said 
unto  him,  Art  thou  the  man  of  God  that 
camest  from  Judah "?     A  nd  he  said,  I  (iin. 

1.5  Then  he  said  unto  him,  Come  home 
with  me,  and  eat  bread. 

16  And  he  said,  I J  may  not  return  with 
thee,  nor  go  in  with  thee :  neither  will  I 
eat  bread  nor  drink  water  with  thee  in 
this  place : 

17  ForHt  was  said  to  me  by  the '' word 
of  the  Lord,  Thou  shalt  eat  no  bread  nor 
drink  water  there,  nor  turn  again  to  go  by 
the  way  that  thou  camest. 

18  He  said  unto  him,  I  am  a  prophet  also 
as  thou  art:  and  an  angel  spake  unto  me 
by  the  word  of  the  Lord,  saying,  Bring 
him  back  with  thee  into  thy  house,  that 
he  may  eat  bread  and  drink  water.  Bttt 
he  'lied  unto  him. 

19  So  ""he  went  back  with  him.  and  did 
eat  bread  in  his  house,  and  drank  water. 

20  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  sat  at 


Ja!i.6:l6.  t  Hell. <*</<!« o//;«I.o«D.  f  1  Sam.9:7;  2Kings.5:lS. 
h  Num.  22:18:  24:  l:i.  ilCor.5:ll.  f  Hfb.  ton.  j  ver.  8,  S). 
$  Hell,  a  tmrd  was.  k  rhnp.  20 :  35 ;  1  Tlies.i.  4:15.  1  Isn.  9: 13 ; 
Jer.  2:1 :  .32.    m  Deut,  13  : 1,  3,  5;  18:20;  Arts4:19. 


27.  Unbelief  of  Grod's  declarations  is  a  most  fruit- 
ful source  of  trouble ;  and  the  wicked  courses  which 
men  take  to  avoid  apprehended  evils,  are  often  flie 
means  of  bringing  those  evils  upon  them. 

30.  Wicked  rulers  often  wish  to  govern  the  church 
as  well  as  the  state,  and  to  liave  no  ministers  of 
religion  except  such  as  will  regard  them  more  than 
aod. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1.  By  the  word  of  the  Lord  ;  at  his  command. 

2.  Offer  the  priests  of  the  hiirh  places;  kill 
them.     2Kings,  SSil.'j-aO. 

3.  A  sign ;  a  miracle,  to  show  that  God  had  sent 
him.     Ver.  5. 

6.   The  face  of  the  Loxd ;  his  favor. 
19.  He  uviit  had-;  instead  of  following  the  com- 
mand of  God  ;  he  had  received  his  directions  from 
-1.33 


'The  prophet  slain. 


I.  KINGS,   XIV. 


Jeroboam's  obstinacy 


the  tabic,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  the  prophet  that  brought  him  back: 

21  And  he  cried  unto  the  man  of  God 
that  came  from  Judah,  saying.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  ^Forasmuch  as  thou  hast  dis- 
obeyed the  month  of  the  Lord,  and  hast 
not  kept  the  commandment  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  commanded  thee, 

22  But  camcst  back,  and  hast ''eaten  bread 
and  drunk  water  in  the  place,  of  the  which 
the  LORD  did  "^say  to  thee.  Eat  no  bread, 
and  drink  no  water;  thy  ""carcass  shall  not 
come  unto  the  sepulchre  of  thy  fathers. 

23  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he  had 
eaten  bread,  and  after  he  had  drunk,  that 
he  saddled  for  him  the  ass,  to  icit,  for  the 
proplict  whom  he  had  brought  back. 

24  And  when  he  was  gone,  a''lion  met 
him  by  the  way,  and  slew  him :  and  his  car- 
cass was  cast  in  the  way,  and  the  ass  stood 
by  it,  the  lion  also  stood  by  the  carcass. 

25  And  behold,  men  passed  by,  and  saw 
the  carcass  cast  in  the  way,  and  the  lion 
standing  by  the  carcass :  and  they  came 
and  told  it  in  the  city  where  the  old  proph- 
et dwelt. 

26  And  when  the  prophet  that  brought 
him  back  from  the  way  heard  thereof,  he 
said.  It  is  the  man  of  God,  who  was  dis- 
obedient unto  the  word  of  the  Lord: 
therefore  the  Lord  hath  delivered  him 
unto  the  lion,  which  hath  *torn  him,  and 
slain  him,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  ""spake  unto  him. 

27  And  he  spake  to  his  sons,  saying. 
Saddle  me  the  ass.   And  they  saddled  him. 

28  And  he  went  and  found  his  carcass 
cast  in  the  way,  and  the  ass  and  the  lion 
standing  by  the  carcass:  the  lion  had  not 
eaten  the  carcass,  nor  ttorn  the  ass. 

29  And  the  prophet  took  up  the  carcass 


•  Num.-20:12;  lSam.l3:13,H;  15:23.  bvcr.19.  eTer.9.  •' ver. 
30;  chap.  14:13;  2Clir.21:20;  Ibr.  14: 18-20;  Jer.22: 18,  l».  tclmp. 
20:36;  l'r<)v.2::13;2«:  13.   *  Heti  broken,   fver.9.    f  Heb./jroken. 


God,  and  had  no  right  to  deviate  from  them  until 
God  himself  had  countermanded  them.  That  God 
had  done  so,  he  had  no  sufficient  evidence. 

.30.   Grave  ;  sepulchre. 

31.   Ml/ hones ;  his  body,  or  corpse. 

'32.  Samaria  ;  a  part  of  Canaan  which  lay  be- 
tween Judea  and  Galilee. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Shrewd  worldly  politicians  know  that  men 
must  have  some  religion,  and  they  encourage  that 
which  they  think  will  increase  and  perpetuate  their 
power.  But  in  substituting  one  of  their  own  de- 
vising  for  that  which  God  requires,  they  incur  his 
wrath  and  accelerate  their  own  ruin. 

.3.  When  God  sends  a  message  to  men,  he  gives 
such  evidence  that  it  comes  from  him  as  ought  to 
convince,  and  if  rightly  treated,  will  convince  them  ; 
and  if  it  does  not.  it  is  their  own  fault. 

6.  Godcaneasilyandquicklybringthe  mostbitter 
persecutors  of  his  people  into  such  a  condition  that 
they  will  earnestly  desire  mid  imjilorc  their  help. 

8.  The  messengers  of  God  should  show  that  they 

regard  him  more  than  all  earthly  good,  and  no 

451 


of  the  man  of  God,  and  laid  it  upon  *n'"i;.'S?l 
the  ass,  and  brought  it  back  :  and  the  old 
prophet  came  to  the  city,  to  mourn  and  to 
bury  him. 

30  And  he  laid  his  carcass  in  his  own 
grave;  and  they  mourned  over  him-.-.o?/- 
ing,  sAlas,  my  brother! 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he  had 
buried  him,  that  he  spake  to  his  sons,  say- 
ing. When  I  am  dead,  then  bury  me  in  the 
sepulchre  wherein  the  man  of  God  i.t  bur- 
ied; lay  ''my  bones  beside  his  bones: 

32  For  the  saying  which  he  cried  by  the 
word  of  the  Lord  against  the  altar  in  Beth- 
el, and  against  all  the  houses  of  the  high 
places  which  are  in  the  cities  of  '  Samaria, 
shall  surely  come  to  pass. 

33  1[After^  this  thing  Jeroboam  retnrncd 
not  from  his  evil  way,  but  -made  ''again 
of  the  lowest  of  the  people  priests  of  the 
high  places  :  whosoever  would,  he  '  con- 
secrated him,  and  he  became  one  of  the 
priests  of  the  high  places. 

34  And  this  thing  became  sin  unto  the 
house  of  Jeroboam,  even  to  '  cut  it  off,  and 
to  destroy  it  from  off  the  face  of  the  earth. 

CHAPTER   XIV. 

1  Ahijah  being  sick,  Jeroboam  sendeth  his  wife  dis- 
guised, with  presents,  to  the  prophet  Ahijah  at  Shi- 
loh.  5  Ahijah,  forewarned  by  Godj  denounceth  GorVs 
judgment.  17  Abijah  dieth,  and  is  buried.  10  Na- 
dab  succeedeth  .Teroboam.  '21  Rehoboajn's  wicked 
reign.  2-5  Sliishak  spoileth  Jerusalem.  !i9  Abijaiu 
succeedeth  Rehoboam. 

AT  that  time  Abijah  the  son  of  Jerobo- 
am fell  sick. 
2  And  Jeroboam  said  to  his  wife,  Arise, 
I  pray  thee,  and  disguise  thyself,  that  thou 
be  not  known  to  be  the  wife  of  Jeroboam  ; 
and  get  thee  to  Shiloh:  behold,  there  is 
Ahijah  the  prophet,  which  '"told  me  that  / 
should  be  king  over  this  people. 


S.Ter.22:18.  b  2Kins9,23:  lfi-19.  ichap.l6:24.  j  cliap.  12:31,32; 
2Clir.ll:1.5;13:!>.  iHi^b.  returned  and  made,  k  2  Tim.  3: 1.3.  J  Hfb. 
JIHiri/AMAanrf.  Judg.  17:12.    1  cli,14: 10;  I'rov.  13:6.    a  cli.  11 :3I. 


temptations  should  induce  them  to  swerve  from  fol- 
lowing his  directions. 

15.  Gods  people  are  sometimes  tempted  to  dis- 
obey him,  but  they  are  never  forced  to  do  it :  and 
if  tliey  do  it,  they  displease  him,  and  subject  them- 
selves to  his  rebuke. 

19.  When  God  has  clearly  made  known  his  will, 
wc  are  not  to  follow  the  opposing  counsels  of  men, 
however  plausible  they  may  seem. 

21.  As  no  one  knows  the  time  or  manner  of  his 
death,  all  should  so  live  as  to  be  prepared  at  any 
time  to  meet  it,  and  hear  the  joyful  sentence.  Well 
done,  good  and  faithful  servant;  enter  thou  into  the 
joy  of  thv  Lord. 

30.  \V  hen  those  we  have  injured  are  dead,  the 
recollection  of  our  influence  over  them  often  gives 
us  poignant  sorrow. 

3:5.  We  are  often  reminded  that  no  mercies  or 
judgments,  promises  or  threatenings,  without  the 
gr.ace  of  God,  will  lead  men  to  forsake  their  sins 
and  turn  to  him,  and  that  whatever  be  his  deal- 
ings, they  will  continue  in  transgression  till  they 
perish. 


Jeroboam's  wife 


I.  KINGS,   XIV. 


visiteth  Ahijah. 


£.c'9m'*'  3  And  nake*with  thee  ten  loaves, 
and  ■'cracknels,  and  a  -cruse  of  honey,  and 
go  to  him :  he  shall  tell  thee  what  shall 
become  of  the  child. 

4  And  Jeroboam's  wife  did  so,  and  arose, 
and  went  to ''  Shiloh,  and  came  to  the  house 
of  Ahijah.  But  Ahijah  could  not  see  ;  for 
his  eyes  Kvere  set  by  reason  of  his  "^age. 

o  ^[  And  the  Lord'' said  unto  Ahijah,  Be- 
hold, the  wife  of  Jeroboam  cometh  to  ask 
a  thing  of  thee  for  her  son ;  for  he  is  sick : 
tlius  and  thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  her  ;  for 
it  shall  be,  when  she  cometh  in,  that  she 
shall  feign  herself  to  he  another  woman. 

(j  And  it  was  so,  when  Ahijah  heard  the 
sound  of  her  feet,  as  she  came  in  at  the  door, 
that  he  said,  Come  in,  thou  wife  of  Jeroboam ; 
why  feignest  thou  thyself  to  be  another? 
for  I  am  sent  to  thee  with  H  heavy  tidings. 

7  Go,  tell  Jeroboam,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel, "Forasmuch  as  I  ex- 
alted thee  from  among  the  people,  and 
made  thee  prince  over  my  people  Israel, 

8  And  ""rent  the  kingdom  away  from  the 
house  of  David,  and  gave  it  thee:  and 
yet  thou  hast  not  been  as  my  servant  Da- 
vid, ^who  kept  my  commandments,  and 
who  followed  me  with  all  his  heart,  to  do 
that  only  ichich  teas  right  in  mine  eyes ; 

9  But  hast  done  evil  above  all  that  were 
before  thee  :  ''for  thou  hast  gone  and  made 
thee  other  gods,  and  molten  images,  to 
provoke'  me  to  anger,  and  hast  -icast  me 
behind  thy  back: 

10  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  bring  evil 
upon  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  and  will 
cut  off'  from  Jeroboam  him  that  pisseth 
against  the  wall, rt/u/  him  that  is  'shut  up 
and  left  in  Israel,  and  will  take  away  the 
remnant  of  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  as  a 
man  taketh  away  dung,  till  it  be  all  gone. 

11  Him'"  that  dieth  of  Jeroboam  in  the 
city  shall  the  dogs  eat;  and  him  that  dieth 
in  the  field  shall  the  fowls  of  the  air  eat: 
for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

1 2  Arise  thou  therefore,  get  thee  to  thine 


•  1  Sam.  9:7,8.  *  Heb.  in  Ihy  hand,  t  ()r,caktt.  %  Or,  bottle. 
li  cUap.  1 1 : ».  %  Heb.  ttoorl  for  Mt  hoarineu.  c  Gen.  27 : 1  :  Eccl. 
i:::).  .1  Psa.  l;i9  :  1-4.  11  Heb.  Aarrf.  e  chap.  16  : '2.  'chap. 
llrSI-m  E  rliap.  1,5:.";.  k  rbap.  li  :2S;  2  Chron.  11 :  15.  i  Ps-a. 
t(lfi:-2«».  i  Neh.  M.M:  Ps.a.  .W:17;  Elek.  M.-Si.  k  obap.  15::a 
1  Deut.  .l-JiSe;  aKinge,  14:26.      ro  cliap.l6:4;  21:24.     n  ver.  17. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 
3.   Crnclnels  ;  a  kind  of  cakes. 

8.  FoUowed  me  with  all  /lis  heart ;  not  that 
he  did  not  pommit  great  transgressions,  but  he  re- 
pented of  them,  and  was  sincerely  devoted  to  the 
service  of  God. 

9.  Cast  me  behind  thy  back ;  treated  him  as 
unworthy  of  regard. 

13.   Come  to  the  grave  ;  be  buried  with  respect. 

11.  Even  now ;  what  he  predicted  was  certain 
and  near. 

l-").  A.':  a  reed  is  shal-en  ;  they  would  be  sub- 
ject to  perpetual  commotions.  Beyond  the  river; 
"the  Euphrates.    2  Kings,  15:29. 


own  house  :  and  when  thy  feet  enter  into 
the  city,  the  child  shall  "die. 

1 3  And  all  Israel  shall  mourn  for  him,  and 
bury  him:  for  he  only  of  Jeroboam  shall 
come  to  the  grave,  "because  in  him  there 
is  Pfound  .some  good  thing  toward  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  in  the  house  of  Jeroboam. 

14  Moreover  the  Lord  shall  raise  him 
up  a  king  over  Israel,  "iwho  shall  cut  off 
the  house  of  Jeroboam  that  day :  but 
what?  even  now. 

1 5  For  the  Lord  shall  smite  Israel,  as  a  reed 
is  shaken  in  the  water,  and  Mie  .*<hall  ^root  up 
Israel  outof  tliis  good  land,  which  he  gave 
to  their  fathers,  and  shall  'scatter  them 
beyond  the  river,  because  tliey  have  made 
their  "groves,  provoking  the  Lord  to  anger. 

16  And  he  shall  give  Israel  "up  because 
of  the  sins  of  Jeroboam,  ^^  who  did  sin, 
and  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

17  If  And  Jeroboam's  wife  arose,  and 
departed,  and  came  to  "  Tirzah  :  and  when 
she  came  to  the  threshold  of  the  door,  the 
child  died; 

IS  And  they  buried  him;  and  all  Israel 
mourned  for  him,  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  which  he  ^  spake  by  the  hand 
of  his  servant  Ahijah  the  prophet. 

19  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jeroboam, 
how  he^  warred,  and  how  he  reigned,  be- 
hold, they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

20  And  the  days  which  Jeroboam  reign- 
ed ivere  two  and  twenty  years :  and  he 
slept*  with  liis  fathers,  and  Nadab  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

21  T[  And  Rehoboam  the  son  of  Solomon 
reigned  in  Judah.  Rehoboam  vas  "forty 
and  one  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  ho  reigned  seventeen  years  in  Jeru- 
salem, the  ''city  which  the  Lord  did 
choose  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  to 
put  his  name  there.  And  his  mother's 
name  was  Naamah  an  Ammonitess. 

22  And  Judah  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  they  provoked  him  to  "^jealousy 


o  Eiek.  18:14.  eti".  P  2  Cliron.  19:3.  q  chap.  15:27-29.  r  lieu  I. 
28:fi.1,efi;  .losb. 2.1:15,  IB.  »Psa.  52:!i.  t  2Kin".«,  l.i:  29;  17:fi. 
o  Deut.  12:3,4;  Lsa.  1:28, 29.  vP3a.«l:12.  »  rbap.  1S:.3(),  34  ; 
16:2.  X  chap.  16  !  6,  «.  r  ver.  12,  13.  »  2  Clirou.  13  :  2,  etc. 
*  Heb.  lay  down.  •  2  Chron.  12  :  13.  1>  chap.  1 1  :  36.  c  Dcuu 
33:21;  Paa.  78:5«;  1  Cor.  10:22. 


17.  Tirzah  ;  where  Jeroboam  lived,  supposed  to 
have  been  near  Shechem. 

19.  The  book  of  the  Chronicles  ;  tlie  records  of 
the  kingdom. 

21.    To pnt  his  name  there  ;  as  the  place  where 
he  would  be  publicly  inquired  of  and  worshipped. 
INSTRi;CTIO\?. 

1.  Parents  are  often  punished  in  the  sickness  of 
their  children,  and  should  be  led  by  it  to  repentance 
of  their  sins,  and  hearty  consecration  of  themselves 
to  the  service  and  glory  of  G-od. 

2.  Men  who  profess  to  believe  that  God  is  ac- 
quainted with  all  thing.<,  often  act  as  if  they  hoped 
to  deceive  him  ;  but  all  such  efforts  are  vain,  and 
will  end  in  disappointment  and  sorrow. 

455 


Reign  of  Rchoboatn, 


I.  KINGS,   XV. 


Abijam,  and  Asa 


with  their  sins  which  they  had  committed, 
above  all  that  their  fathers  had  done. 

23  For  they  also  huilt  them  *high  pla- 
ces, and  *images,  and  '' groves,  on  every 
high  hill,  and  "^ under  every  green  tree. 

24  And  ^  Hiere  M'ere  also  sodomites  in  the 
land:  and  they  did  according  to  all  the 
abominations  of  the  nations  which  the  Lord 
cast  out  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

2.5  ^f  And  ''it  came  to  pass  in  the  fifth 
year  of  king  Rehoboam,  that  Shishak  king 
of  Egypt  came  up  against  Jerusalem : 

26  And  he  took  away  the  treasures  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treasures 
of  the  king's  house ;  he  even  took  away 
all :  and  he  took  away  all  the  shields  of 
gold  ""which  Solomon  had  made. 

27  And  king  Rehoboam  made  in  their 
stead  brazen  shields,  and  committed  f/icm 
unto  the  hands  of  the  chief  of  the  t  guard, 
which  kept  the  door  of  the  king's  house. 

28  And  it  was  so,  when  the  king  went 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  that  the  guard 
bare  them,  and  brought  them  back  into 
the  guard-chamber. 

29  1[  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Reho- 
boam, and  all  that  he  did,  arc  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of 
the  kings  of  Judah? 

30  And  s  there  was  war  between  Reho- 
boam and  Jeroboam  all  their  days. 

3 1  And  Rehoboam  slept  with  his  fathers, 
a  nd  was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  David.  And  his  mother's  name  was 
Naamah  an  Ammonitess.  And  ^Abijam 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER   XV. 

1  Abijam's  wicked  reign.  7  Asa  sucoeedeth  him.  9 
A.sa's  good  reigu.  IG  The  war  between  Baasha  and 
him  causeth  him  to  make  a  league  with  Benhadad. 
2-3  .lehoshaphat  succeedeth  Asa.  45  Nadab's  wicked 
reign.  27  Baasha  conspiring  against  him  executeth 
Ahijah's  prophecy.  .'31  Nadab's  acts  and  death.  33 
Biasha's  wicked  reign. 

IVrOW  ""in  the  eighteenth  year  of  king 
JLN  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  reigned 
Abijam  over  Judah. 


»  Ezek,  lH;'24,2fi.  *  Or, standitiff  imaffet, or  ftatues.  b2Kings, 
17:9,10.  0  l9ii.57:.'i;  .ler.  3:1:!.  d  Dcut.  2.3: 17:  2  Kins»,  23:7. 
e  iClir.  I2:2,etc.  fcli.I0:17.  f  Heb.nin>i<;r».  B  cli.  l::24  ;  15:  6. 
i  Jl>iJah,2C\lt.n:\li.  Mia, Mat.  \:7.     h  2CIir.  13:l,etc.     i2Clir. 


•  3.  Men  are  frequently  more  anxious  to  know  the 
secret  purposes  of  God,  than  to  know  his  will  for  the 
sake  of  doing  it. 

.1.  Though  age  and  infirmities  may  lessen  or  destroy 
the  human  senses.  God  can,  and  if  men  are  disposed 
to  obey  him,  ho  will,  reveal  to  them  all  they  need  to 
know  in  order  to  understand  and  do  their  duty. 

7.  A  mans  guilt  is  aggravated  in  proportion  to 
the  blessings  he  has  abused ;  and  in  the  same  pro- 
portion, unless  lie  repent,  wilFbe  his  jmnishment. 

8.  In  reading  the  Bible,  we  are  often  called  to 
witness  tluit  many  things  which  take  place  in  tlie 
course  of  providence  and  are  accomplished  by  hu- 
man instrumentality,  are  spoken  of  as  done  by  God. 
Ver.  M.ir);  Jer.  T)!  :  .39. 

]0.  By  obedience  to  God,  parents  may  be  the 


2  Three  years  reigned  he  in  Je-  *b"i;-^^: 
rusalem.  And  'his  mother's  name  was 
Maachah,*  the  daughter  of  "Abishalom. 

3  And  he  walked  in  all  the  sins  of  his 
father,  which  he  had  done  before  him  : 
and  his  J  heart  was  not  perfect  with  tiie 
Lord  his  God,  as  the  heart  of  David  his 
father. 

4  Nevertheless  "^ for  David's  sake  did  the 
Lord  his  God  give  him  a  *lamp  in  Jeru- 
salem, to  set  up  his  son  after  him,  and  to 
establish  Jerusalem  : 

5  Because  David  did  that  which  was  right 
in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  turned  not 
aside  from  any  thing  that  he  commanded 
him  all  the  days  of  his  life,  save  only  in 
the  matter  of  Uriah  the  Hittite. 

6  And  there  was  war  between  Rehobo- 
am and  Jeroboam  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

7  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Abijam, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Judah"?  And  there  was  war  between 
Abijam  and  Jeroboam. 

8  And  'Abijam  slept  with  his  fathers; 
and  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  David : 
and  Asa  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

9  1[And  in  the  twentieth  year  of  Jerobo- 
am king  of  Israel  reigned  Asa  over  Judah. 

10  And  forty  and  one  years  reigned  he 
in  Jerusalem.  And  his  t  mother's  name 
wa.9Maaehah,the  daughter  of  Abishalom. 

11  And  Asa  did  that  U'hich  urns  right  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  as  did  David  his 
father. 

12  And  he  took  away  the  sodomites  out 
of  the  land,  and  removed  all  the  idols  that 
his  fathers  had  made. 

13  And  also  Maacliah  his  mother,  even 
her  he  removed  from  being  queen,  because 
she  had  made  an  idol  in  a  grove ;  and '"Asa 
destroy cdi  her  idol,  and  "burnt  it  by  the 
brook  Ividron. 

14  But  "the  high  places  were  not  re- 
moved :  nevertheless  Asa's  heart  was 
perfect  with  the  Lord  all  his  days. 


11:20-22.  \  Michaiahtht (laughter, tfUritt.  2Clir.l3:2.  ||  y/ftjo- 
/i«n,2Clir.  11:21.  jchap.ll:4.  k  2Clir.21 :7.  "  Or,  cand/e.  clmp. 
11:3B.  12Chr.U:l,etc  f  Tlintis.^rnndmoMrr'*.  ver.2.  roJClir. 
IS :  16,  etc.     t  Heb.  cut  ciff.     "Ex.  .12  :  20.     o  cliiip.  22 :  43. 


means  of  bringing  on  their  children  great  blessings, 
and  by  disobedience,  great  evils.     Chap.  11 :  3S!. 

22.  The  course  of  human  nature  left  to  itself  is 
downward  from  bad  to  worse,  and  the  inost  higiily 
exalted  by  privileges  and  blessings,  when  not  re- 
strained by  divine  grace,  will  become  the  most 
wretched  and  debased  by  their  crimes. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

3.  Perfect ;  sincerely  devoted  to  God. 

4.  A  lamp;  continue  to  him  the  kingdom. 

5.  T It nifil  not  aside  from  any  thing ;  not  in 
such  a  wicked  and  notorious  manner  in  any  thing 
else ;  and  for  that  he  heartily  condemned  himself, 
and  most  sincerely  repented.     Psa.  ell.    ' 

13.  Kidron ;  a  shallow  brook  on  the  east  side  of 


^dsa's  war  with  Baaska. 


I.  KINGS,   XV. 


Nadab^s  wieJcca  I'eisn. 


b.^qIk^'  15  And  he  brought  in  the  ^things 
which  his  father  had  dedicated,  and  the 
things  which  himself  had  dedicated,  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  silver,  and  gold, 
and  vessels. 

16  1[And  there  was  war  between  Asa 
and  Baasha  king  of  Israel  all  their  days. 

17  And  "Baasha  king  of  Israel  went  up 
against  Judah,  and  built Ttamah,  thaf^ht; 
might  not  suffer  any  to  go  out  or  come  in 
to  Asa  king  of  Judah. 

18  Then  Asa  took  all  the  silver  and  the 
gold  that  were  left  in  the  treasures  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treasures  of 
the  king's  house,  and  delivered  them  into 
the  hand  of  his  servants :  and  king  Asa 
sent  them  to  Ben-hadad,  the  son  of  Tabri- 
mon,  the  son  of  Hezion,  king  of  Syria,  that 
dwelt  **  at  Damascus,  saying, 

19  There  is  a  league  between  me  and 
thee,  and  between  my  father  and  thy  fa- 
ther :  behold,  I  have  sent  unto  thee  a  pres- 
ent of  silver  and  gold;  come  and  break 
thy  league  with  Baasha  king  of  Israel,  that 
he  may  t  depart  from  mc. 

20  So  Ben-hadad  hearkened  unto  king 
Asa,  and  sent  the  captains  of  the  hosts 
which  he  had  against  the  cities  of  Israel, 
and  smote  ""Ijon,  and  ^ Dan,  andsAbel-beth- 
maachah,  and  all  Chinneroth,  with  all  the 
land  of  Naphtali. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Baasha 
heard  thereof,  that  he  left  oft'  building  of 
Ramah,  and  dwelt  in  Tirzah. 

22  Then  king  Asa  made  a  proclama- 
tion throughout  all  Judah;  none  was  ^^ ex- 
empted :  and  they  took  away  the  stones 
of  I'amali,  and  the  timber  thereof,  where- 
with Baasha  had  buildcd;  and  king  Asa 
built  with  them  '•Geba  of  Benjamin,  and 
Mizpali.' 

23  The  rest  of  all  the  acts  of  Asa,  and 
all  his  might,  and  all  that  he  did,  and  the 
cities  which  he  built,  are  they  not  written 
in  tlie  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings 


*  Heb.holn.  •2Chr.  16:1,  etc.  b  Josh.  18: -^r..  cell.  12:  i7.  d  rli. 
n:OT,J4.  iHeh.s/oup.  •  iKi.  I.5:2S.  Mudg.lR:29.  K  iSa-SO:  14. 
tHel)./r«.    b  Josh,  il :  17.    iJo9h.l8:26.   j  iCIir.  16: 12.    k2Chr. 


Jerusalem,  between   the   city  and   the  mount  of 
Olives ;  the  same  as  Cedron,  John  18:1. 

17.  Built;  fortified.  Ramah:  a  city  of  Ben- 
jamin, on  the  confines  of  the  kingdom  of  Israel. 

18.  Damascus:  the  capital  of  Syria. 

20.  Jjo7i—Dan — Ahel-heth-vinachah— Chinne- 
roth ;  places  in  the  north  part  of  Israel  next  to  Syria. 

22.  Built ;  greatly  enlarged. 

2i).  His  sin  ;  idolatry- 

27.  Gibbethon;  in  the  tribe  of  Dan,  but  occupied 
by  the  Philistines. 
'29.   The  saying  of  the  Lord;  chap.  14: 14. 
TNSTRUCTrONS. 

8.  Sometimes  very  pious  parents  are  followed  by 
very  wicked  children,  and  very  wicked  parents  by 
very  pious  children. 

13.  No  affection  or  re2;ard  for  earthly  relatives  or 
friends,  however  exalted,  should  lead  us  to  encour- 


of  Judah?     Nevertheless  in  the  time  of 
his  old  age  he  was  J  diseased  in  his  feet. 

24  And  Asa  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of 
David  his  father:  'and  Uehoshaphat  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

25  U  And  Nadab  the  son  of  Jeroboam 
began  II  to  reign  over  Israel  in  the  second 
year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah,  and  reigned 
over  Israel  two  years. 

26  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
and  walked  in  the  way  of  his  father,  and  in 
his  sin  wherewith  he  made  Israel  to  sin. 

27  1[  And  Baasha  the  son  of  Ahijah,  of  the 
house  of  Issachar,  conspired  against  him; 
and  'Baasha  smote  him  at  "'Gibbethon, 
which  belonged  to  the  Philistines  ;  for  Na- 
dab and  all  Israel  laid  siege  to  Gibbethon. 

28  Even  in  the  third  year  of  Asa  king 
of  Judah  did  Baasha  slay  him,  and  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  reigned, 
that  he  smote  all  the  house  of  Jeroboam ; 
he  left  not  to  Jeroboam  any  that  breathed, 
until  he  had  destroyed  him,  according 
unto  the  "saying  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  by  his  servant  Ahijah  the  Shilonite  : 

30  Because  of  the  sins  of  Jeroboam 
which  he  sinned,  and  which  he  made  Is- 
rael sin,  by  his  provocation  wherewith  he 
provoked  °  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger. 

31  1[  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Nadab, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Israel  ■? 

32  And? there  was  war  between  Asa 
and  Baasha  king  of  Israel  all  their  days. 

33  In  the  third  year  of  Asa  king  of  Ju- 
dah began  Baasha  the  son  of  Ahijah  to 
reign  over  all  Israel  in  Tirzah,  twenty 
and  four  years. 

34  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  walked  in  the  i  way  of  Jero- 
boam, and  in  his  ■'sin  wherewith  he  made 
Israel  to  sin. 


17:1, etc.  7i-}\M.\:»,Qa.\\eiJu$aphat.  WHeh.rtigntd.  Ich.NiM. 
ni  ch.  1G:15;  Josh.21:2.3.  n  ill.  H:!>-Ifi.  "cIl.  14:2-2.  p  ver.  16. 
<l  clmp.  12:23,211;  13:3»,34.    r  chap.  14:16;  Isa.  1:4. 

age  or  connive  at  their  sins,  or  hinder  us  from  using  all 
proper  means  to  prevent  their  injurious  influence. 

18.  When  men,  instead  of  trusting  in  God  and 
doing  his  will,  apply  to  the  wicked  for  help  and  de- 
vote to  them  what  should  be  devoted  to  him.  though 
they  may  sometimes  gain  temporary  relief,  yet  it 
will  in  the  end  be  very  likely  to  increase  their 
trouble. 

23.  However  long  any  may  live,  and  however 
much  in  the  providence  and  oy  the  graco.  of  God 
they  may  be  favored,  they  are  constantly  liablf  t" 
dise.Tse  and  death.  Nothing  should  hinder  theni 
from  being  habitu.ally  ready  to  close  life,  aod  enter 
upon  the  retributions  of  eternity. 

29.  One  set  of  wicked  men,  in  the  proseCTtion  of 
their  wicked  objects,  may  without  intending  it 
bring  on  other  wicked  men  punishments  which  God 
lias  denounced. 

457 


House  of  Bansha  destroyed.  I  •    KING 

CHAPTER    XVI.  j 

1,  7  Jehu's  prophecy  against  Baasha.  6  Elah  suc- 
ceedeth  him.  8  Zimri  conspiring  against  Elah  suc- 
ceedeth  him.  11  Zimri  executeth  Jehu's  prophecy. 
15  Omri,  made  king  by  the  soldiers,  forceth  Zimri 
desperately  to  burn  himself.  21  The  kingdom  being 
divided,  Omri  prevaileth  against  Tibni.  2.3  Omri 
buildeth  Samaria.  2.5  His  wicked  reign.  27  Ahab 
sucoeedeth  him.  29  Ahab's  most  wicked  reign.  34 
Joshua's  curse  upon  Hiel  the  builder  of  Jericho. 

THEN  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
Jehu*  the  son  of  Hanani  against ''Ba- 
a.sha,  saying, 

2  Forasmuch  as  "^I  exalted  thee  out  of 
the  dust,  and  made  thee  prince  over  my 
people  Israel;  and  thou  hast  walked  in 
the  ''way  of  Jeroboam,  and  hast  '"made 
my  people  Israel  to  sin,  to  provoke  me  to 
anger  with  their  sins; 

3  Behold,  I  will  ""take  away  the  poster- 
ity of  Baasha,  and  the  posterity  of  his 
house;  and  will  make  thy  house  like  the 
house  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat. 

4  Him  "that  dieth  of  Baasha  in  the  city 
shall  the  dogs  eat;  and  him  that  dieth  of 
his  in  the  fields  shall  the  fowls  of  the 
air  eat. 

.5  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Baasha, 
and  what  he  did,  and  his  might,  arc  they 
not ''  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles 
of  the  kings  of  Israel"? 

6  So  Baasha  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  in  'Tirzah  :  and  Elah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

7  And  also  by  the  hand  of  the  J  prophet 
Jehu  the  son  of  Hanani  came  the  word  of 
the  Loud  against  Baasha,  and  against  his 
house,''  even  for  all  the  evil  that  he  did  in 
the  sight  of  the  Loud,  in  'provoking  him 
to  anger  with  the  work  of  his  hands,  in 
being  like  the  house  of  Jeroboam ;  and 
because"'  he  killed  him. 

8  •[  In  the  twenty  and  sixth  year  of  Asa 
king  of  Judah  began  Elah  the  son  of  Ba- 
asha to  reign  over  Israel  in  Tirzah,  two 
years. 

9  And  his  servant  "Zimri,  captain  of 
half  his  chariots,  conspired  against  him, 
as  he  was  in  Tirzaii,  drinking  himself 
drunk"  in  the  house  of  Arza,  "steward  of 
his  house  in  Tirzah. 

10  And  Zimri  went  in  and  smote  him, 
and  killed  him,  in  the  twenty  and  seventh 
year  of  Asa  king  of  .ludiili,  and  reigned 
in  liis  stead. 

1 1  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  be- 
gan to  reign,  as  soon   as  he  sat  on  his 


S,    XVI. 


Zimri's  short  reign. 


throne,  that  he  slew  all  the  house  *b"c.^m! 
of  Baasha:  he  left  him  not  Pone  that 
pisseth  against  a  wall,  +  neither  of  his 
kinsfolks,  nor  of  his  friends. 

12  Thus  did  Zimri  destroy  all  the  house 
of  Baasha,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  i  spake  against  Baasha 
byt  Jehu  the  prophet, 

13  For  all  the  sins  of  Baasha,  and  the 
sins  of  Elah  his  son,  by  which  they  sinned, 
and  by  which  they  made  Israel  to  sin,  in 
provokingMhe  Lord  God  of  Israel  to  an- 
ger with  their  'vanities. 

14  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Elah,  and 
all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Israel  ? 

15  1[In  the  twenty  and  seventh  year  of 
Asa  king  of  Judah  did  Zimri  reign  seven 
days  in  'Tirzah.  And  the  people  tcerc 
encamped  against  "Gibbethon,  which  be- 
longed to  the  Phili.stines. 

16  And  the  people  that  icere  encamped 
heard  say,  Zimri  hath  conspired,  and  hath 
also  slain  the  king:  wherefore  all  Israel 
made  Omri,  the  captain  of  the  host,  king 
over  Israel  that  day  in  the  camp. 

17  And  Omri  went  up  from  Gibbethon, 
and  all  Israel  with  him,  and  they  besieged 
Tirzah. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Zimri  saw 
that  the  city  was  taken,  tliat  he  went  into 
the  palace  of  the  king's  house,  and  burnt 
the  king's  house  over  "him  with  fire,  and 
died, 

19  For  his  sins  which  he  sinned  in  do- 
ing evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  in  "^walk- 
ing  in  the  way  of  Jeroboam,  and  in  his 
sin  which  he  did,  to  make  Israel  to  sin. 

20  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Zimri, 
and  his  treason  that  he  wrought,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles 
of  the  kings  of  Israeli 

21  H  Then  were  the  people  of  Israel 
divided'  into  two  parts:  half  of  the  peo- 
ple followed  Tibni  the  son  of  (iinath,  to 
make  him  king;  and  half  followed  Omri. 

22  But  the  people  that  followed  Omri 
prevailed  against  the  people  that  followed 
Tibni  the  son  of  Ginath:  so  Tibni  died, 
and  Omri  reigned. 

23  ^  In  the  thirty  and  first  year  of  Asa 
king  of  Judah  began  ^Omri  to  reign  over 
Israel,  twelve  years  :  six  years  reigned  he 
in  Tirzah. 


•  ver.  7;  2  Chron.  \9:i:  COrSI.  b  diap.  lfl:3:i.  c  clinp.  14:7. 
■1  cliap.  IS:."!-!.  •Mnt.  5:19.  '  vf r.  U  ;  clinp.  Jl  :51,2>.  it  rlinp. 
M:ll.  b  3  Chron.  IK:  1,  etc.  I  clinp.  l.S:2l.  j  ver.  1.  kEi.20:r.. 
I  ver.  13.  m  ilmp.  15:  -n-i^.  n  2  Kingi!,  9:  ni.  o  Nnliuin  1  :  10. 
*  Heb.  to/ilt/l  wan  Olif  r.     v   1  .Snm.  C5:2J.     f  Or.  both  liit  kinimen 


CHAPTER  XVI. 
2.   Oi't  of  tlir  d/fst ;  from  a  very  low  condhinn. 
7.   KHIcil  him  :  not  Jeroboam  himsflf.  but  his 
f.o-tority.    Chap.  1.5 :  27-29.    Tboujjh  God  had  fore- 
4r)8 


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told,  chap.  14 :  14,  that  Baasha  would  do  this,  and  it 
was  beforehand  certain  that  he  would,  yet  he  was 
just  as  wicked  and  ^liUy  in  doing  it  as  if  it  had 
not  been  foretold,  or  had  not  been  certain. 


^hab''s  evil  rcisn. 


I.  KINGS,   XVII. 


Elijah  fed  by  ravens. 


S.-^*^"!"  24  And  he  bought  the  hill  Samaria 
of  Shemer  for  two  talents  of  silver,  and 
built  on  the  hill,  and  called  the  name  of 
the  city  which  he  built,  after  the  name  of 
Shemer,  owner  of  the  hill,  *Samaria.» 

25  1[  But  Omri  wrouglit''evil  in  the  eyes 
of  the  Lord,  and  did  worse  than  all  that 
u'ere  before  him. 

26  For  he  "^  walked  in  all  the  way  of  Jer- 
oboam the  son  of  Nebat,  and  in  his  sin 
wherewith  he  made  Israel  to  sin,  to  pro- 
voke the  Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger  with 
their  '' vanities. 

27  Now  the  rest  of  tlie  acts  of  Omri  which 
he  did,  and  his  might  that  he  showed,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chron- 
icles of  the  kings  of  Israel"? 

28  So  Omri  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  in  Samaria :  and  Ahab  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  ^1  And  in  the  thirty  and  eighth  year 
of  Asa  king  of  Judah  began  Ahab  the  son 
of  Omri  to  reign  over  Israel:  and  Ahab 
the  son  of  Omri  reigned  over  Israel  in 
Samaria  twenty  and  two  years. 

30  And  Ahab  the  son  of  Omri  did  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  *  above  all  that 
were  before  him. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  tas  if  it  had 
been  a  ''light  thing  for  him  to  walk  in  the 
sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  that 
he  took  to  swife  Jezebel  the  daughter  of 
Ethbaal  king  of  the  ''  Zidonians,  and'  went 
and  served  Baal,  and  worshipped  him. 

32  And  he  reared  up  an  altar  for  Baal 
in  the  house  of  Baal,  which  he  had  built 
in  Samaria. 


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"24.  The  hill  SariKtria  ;  a  few  miles  north-west 
of  Shechem.  Called  the  name — Samaria  ;  in  the 
Hebrew,  Shomeron,  from  Shemer. 

31.  Baal;  the  idol  of  the  Zidonians. 

34.   Beth-elite  ;  one  w!io  lived  in  Beth-el,  where 
Jeroboam  had  put  one  of  his  golden  calves.     Chap. 
12:  "29.      The  word  of  the  Lord;    spoken  more 
tiian  four  hundred  years  before.     Josh.  6  :  26. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  By  whatever  means  and  in  whatever  way  any 
are  exalted  to  power,  authority,  or  influence,  there 
is  an  important  sense  in  which  their  elevation  is  of 
the  Lorcl;  and  all  their  increase  of  power  increases 
their  obligations  to  honor  him  and  do  good,  and  if 
they  do  not,  increases  their  guilt  and  their  exposure 
to  speedy  and  awful  ruin. 

3.  Imitation  of  predecessors  in  wickedness  pre- 
pares the  way  for  similarity  in  punishment. 

7.  Wicked  men  may  by  their  wickedness  fulfil 
t!ie  declarations  of  Crod  and  be  executioners  of  his 
wrath  on  his  enemies,  without  les.sening  their  guilt 
or  their  exposure  to  his  just  indignation. 

9.  Those  who  use  as  a  beverage  intoxicating 
liquor,  are  not  only  in  danger  of  forming  an  intem- 
perate appetite,  but  of  becoming  intoxicated,  and 
while  in  tliat  state  being  summoned  to  the  bar  of 
God. 


33  And  Ahab  made  a J grove;  and  Ahab 
did  ''more  to  provoke  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  to  anger  than  all  the  kings  of  Israel 
that  were  before  him. 

34  Uln  his  days  did  Hiel  the  Beth-elite 
build  Jericho:  he  laid  the  foundation 
thereof  in  Abiram  his  first-born,  and  set 
up  the  gates  thereof  in  his  youngest  son 
Segub,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
which  he '  spake  by  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1  Elijah,  having  prophesied  against  Ahab,  is  sent  to 
Cherith,  where  the  ravens  feed  him.  8  He  is  sent 
to  the  widow  of  Zarephath.  17  He  raiseth  the 
widow's  son.     21  The  woman  belie veth  him. 

AND  ^Elijah  the  Tishbite,  who  mis  of  the 
inhabitants  of  Gilead,  said  unto  Ahab, 
As"^  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  liveth,  "before 
Avhom  I  stand,  "there  shall  not  be  dew  nor 
rain  these  years,  but  according  to  my  word. 

2  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
him,  saying, 

3  Get  thee  hence,  and  turn  thee  east- 
ward, and  hide  thyself  by  the  brook  Che- 
rith, that  is  before  Jordan. 

4  And  it  shall  be,  that  thou  shalt  drink 
of  the  brook ;  and  I  have  commanded  the 
ravens  P  to  feed  thee  there. 

5  So  he  went  and  did  according  unto  the 
word  of  the  Lord  :  for  he  went  and  dwelt 
by  the  brook  Cherith,  that  z's  before  Jordan. 

6  And  ''the  ravens  brought  him  bread  and 
flesh  in  the  morning,  and  bread  and  flesh 
in  the  evening;  and  he  drank  of  the  brook. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass  ^  after  a  while, 
that  the  brook  dried  up,  because  there  had 
been  no  rain  in  the  land. 


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ofdnt/t. 

13.  Those  who  not  only  sin  themselves,  but  who, 
by  fear,  favor,  or  any  temptation,  induce  others  to 
sin,  become  peculiarly  offensive  to  G-od  and  obnox- 
ious to  his  wrath. 

IS.  A  man's  pride  and  cowardice  may  be  so  great 
as  to  lead  him  to  kill  himself;  or,  in  a  duel  or  some 
other  equally  foolish  and  wicked  way,  expose  him- 
self to  be  killed  by  others. 

22.  For  the  wickedness  of  a  people  many  are  the 
rulers  thereof.  When  revolution  quickly  succeeds 
revolution,  and  rulers  in  rapid  succession,  by  vio- 
lence and  murder,  succeed  rulers,  without  any  fixed, 
stable,  just,  and  efficient  government,  God  has  a 
controver.«y  with  the  peopV,  and  is  through  their 
revolutions  and  rulers  punishing  them  for  thiMr  sins. 
And  without  repentance  and  reformation  there  will 
be  no  permanent  relief  from  their  troubles. 

30.  The  children  of  the  wicked,  when  raised  to 
power,  and  left  to  act  out  their  wickedness,  often 
do  worse  than  their  fathers ;  choosing  the  openly 
vicious  for  their  companions,  they  become  aban- 
doned in  wickedness,  and  plunge  into  remediless 
destruction. 

CHAPTER  -XVn. 

1.    The  Tishhite;  so  called  from  Tishbe,  a  town 
in  Naphtali.  where  he  lived.     According  to  my 
word ;  as  he  should  foretell  and  pray  for  it. 
459 


Elijah  at  Zarcphath. 


I.  KINGS,   XVIII. 


Widow's  s^n  raised. 


8  HAnd  the.  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  him,  saying, 

9  Arise,  get  thee  to  *Zarcphath,  which 
hclongcth  to  Zidon,  and  dwell  there :  be- 
hold, I  have  commanded  a  widow  woman 
there  to  sustain  thee. 

10  So  he  arose  and  went  to  Zarephath. 
And  when  he  came  to  the  gate  of  the  city, 
behold,  the  widow  woman  u-as  there  gath- 
ering of  sticks  :  and  he  called  to  her,  and 
said.  Fetch  me,  I  pray  thee,  a  little  water 
in  a  vessel,  that  I  may  drink. 

1 1  And  as  she  was  going  to  fetch  it,  he 
called  to  her,  and  said,  Bring  me,  I  pray 
thee,  a  morsel  of  bread  in  thy  hand. 

12  And  she  said.  As  the  Lord  thy  God 
liveth,  I  have  not  a  cake,  but  a  handful  of 
meal  in  a  barrel,  and  a  little  oil  in  a  cruse  : 
and  behold,  I  am  gathering  two  sticks, 
that  I  may  go  in  and  dress  it  for  me  and 
my  son,  that  we  may  eat  it,  and  *  die. 

13  And  Elijah  said  unto  her.  Fear  not; 
go  and  do  as  thou  hast  said  :  but  make  me 
thereof  a  little  cake  ''first,  and  bring  it 
unto  me,  and  after  make  for  thee  and  for 
thy  son. 

1 4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
The  barrel  of  meal  shall  not  waste,  neither 
shall  the  cruse  of  oil  fail,  until  the  day  that 
the  Lord  tsendeth  rain  upon  the  earth. 

15  And  she  went  and  did  according  to 
the  saying  of  Elijah  :  and  she,  and  he,  and 
her  house,  did  cat  imany  day.s. 

16  And  the  barrel  of  meal  wasted  not, 
neither  did  the  cruse  of  oil  fail,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
byi'  Elijah. 

17  '^[And  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things,  that  the  son  of  the  woman,  the 


*  Olinii.  20;  LuKe  4  :  2fi,  called  Sarepta.  a  Gen.  21:16;  Jer. 
U:18;  l.am.4:9.  b  Prov.  S:  9  in;  Mark  9:41;  Heb.  fi :  10. 
i  Heh.  ffircth.    %  Or,  a  full  year.    \Heh.bythehandof.    r.  Luke 


9.  Zirr(j)hath  ;  a  city  on  the  Mediterranean,  be- 
tween Tyro  and  Zidon  ;  called  in  the  New  Testa- 
ment, Sarepta.     Luke  4  :  26. 

12.    Two;  meaning  a  few. 

1.1.  House  ;  family. 

IS.  Slay  nny  sou  ;  she  supposed  her  afflictions 
might  have  been  as  a  punishment  for  her  sins,  and 
brought  upon  her  by  God  through  the  instrumen- 
tality of  the  prophet. 

■2-I.  ///.  l/ii/  mouth  is  truth;  she  knew  that 
what  the  prophet  had  declared  was  true,  and  would 
be  accomplished. 

L\STRUCTIO.\.S. 

1.  Instead  of  at  once  destroying  the  wicked  as 
they  deserve,  God  often  waits  long  upon  them,  visits 
them  with  judgments  and  with  mercies,  and  does 
all  that  infinite  wisdom  and  goodness  can  .consist- 
ently do  to  lead  them  to  repent,  and  tiius  to  escape 
the  destruction  which  conliniiod  wickedness  and 
impenitence  will  bring  upon  them. 

G.  Neither  the  fowls  of  the  air  nor  the  bea,sts  of 
the  tield  ever  rebel  against  the  will  of  their  Creator, 
nor  do  they  rQfuse  to  do  what  he  bids  them. 

9.  When  one  means  of  supply  fails  those  who 
trust  ill  God,  he  will  provide  for  them  another,  and 
4i;iJ 


mistress  of  the  house,  fell  sick ;  and  ^b^c.^JJo: 
his  sickness  was  so  sore,  that  there  was 
no  breath  left  in  him. 

18  And  she  said  vinto  Elijah,  *=  What 
have  I  to  do  with  thee,  0  thou  man  of 
God?  art  thou  come  unto  me  lo'^call  my 
sin  to  remembrance,  and  to  slay  my  son  ? 

19  And  he  said  unto  her.  Give  me  thy 
son.  And  he  took  him  out  of  her  bosom, 
and  carried  him  up  into  a  loft,  where  he 
abode,  and  laid  him  upon  his  own  bed. 

20  And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  said, 

0  Lord  my  God,  hast  thou  also  brought 
evil  upon  the  widow  with  whom  I  so- 
journ, by  slaying  her  son? 

21  And  "he  II  stretched  himself  upon  the 
child  three  times,  and  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  0  Lord  my  God,  I  pray  thee,  let 
this  child's  soul  come  into  *him  again. 

22  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice  of  Eli- 
jah; and  the  soul  of  the  child  came  into 
him  again,  and  he  revived. 

23  And  Elijah  took  the  child,  and  brought 
him  down  out  of  the  chamber  into  the 
house,  and  delivered  him  unto  his  '^moth- 
er:  and  Elijah  said.  See,  thy  son  liveth. 

24  And  the  woman  said  to  Elijah,  s  Now 
by  this  I  know  that  thou  art  a  man  of  (iod, 
and  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  in  thy 
mouth  is  truth. 

CHAPTER   XVIII. 

1  In  the  extremity  of  famine  Elijah,  sent  to  Ahab, 
mceteth  good  Obadiah.  9  Obadiah  bringeth  Aliab  to 
Elijah.  17  Elijah,  reproving  Ahab,  by  fire  from 
heaven  convinceth  Baal's  prophets.  41  Elijah,  by 
prayer  obtaining  rain,  followcth  Ahab  to  Jezreel. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  o/^cr'' many  days, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
Elijah  in  the  third  year,  saying,  Go,  show 


6  :  R.  ■•  .lol)  13  :  2:),  2fi ;  Kzek.  21  :  2S,  24.  e  2  Kinp<.  4  :  34,  -3.i, 
II  Hell,  vieaiwed.  *  Heb.  his  inward  pnrtt.  f  Heb.  11 :  SA. 
B  ,lolm  3  :  2  ;  16  :  30.     h  cliap.  17:1. 


in  obeying  him  they  never  will  want  any  thing 
necessary  to  their  highest  good. 

11.  God  often  requires  of  his  people  what  nothing 
biit  strong  faith  and  active  benevolence  will  leaa 
them  to  do. 

1-5.  Confidence  in  the  promises  of  God,  manifested 
by  acting  under  a  conviction  of  their  truth,  will  not 
be  disappointed,  but  will  be  followed  by  timely  and 
•abundant  supplies. 

17.  No  exercise  of  faith  in  God,  love  to  his 
friends,  or  readiness  to  honor  him  in  doing  them 
good,  will  secure  us  from  liability  to  great  and  sore 
trials.  It  is  only  through  much  tribulation  that 
any  are  prepared  to  enter  the  kingdom  of  God. 
Acts  14:22;  Rom.  5:3;  2  Corinthians,  1:3-11: 
7:4-10;  1  Thess. 3: 3-13;  Heb.  11:35-40;  12: 1-13; 
Rev.  7:11-17. 

IS.  All  our  sufferings  are  caused  by  our  sins,  and 
should  le.ad  us  more  and  more  to  loathe  and  forsake 
them,  trusting  in  Christ  for  pardon,  and  for  all 
which  we  need  to  do  the  will  of  God  and  meet  his 
gr.Tcious  acceptance. 

24.  To  those  who  obey  God  he  so  manifests  him- 
self, as  to  convince  them  that  all  his  declarations 
will  be  surely  and  fully  accomplished. 


Elijah  meets  Obadiah. 


I.  KINGS,   XVIII. 


The  trial  at  Carmel. 


n  c'-.ir    thyself  unto  Ahab;   and  "I  will 
send  rain  upon  the  earth. 

2  And  Elijah  went  to  show  himself  unto 
Ahab.  And  there  was  a  sore  famine  in 
Samaria. 

3  And  Ahab  called  *Obadiah,  which ims 
the  t  governor  of  his  house.  Now  Oba- 
diah '' feared  the  Lord  greatly  : 

4  For  it  was  .so,  when  ^Jezebel  cut  off  the 
prophets  of  the  Lord,  that  Obadiah  took  ■=  a 
hundred  prophets,  and  hid  them  by  fifty  in 
a  cave,  and  fed  them  with  ''bread  and  water. 

5  And  Ahab  said  unto  Obadiah,  Go  into 
the  land,  unto  all  fountains  of  water,  and 
unto  all  brooks:  peradventure  we  may 
find  grass  to  save  the  horses  and  mules 
alive,  that  we  Hose  not  all  the  beasts. 

6  So  they  divided  the  land  between  them 
to  pass  throughout  it:  Ahab  went  one 
way  by  himself,  and  Obadiah  went  an- 
other way  by  himself. 

7  ^  And  as  Obadiah  was  in  the  way, 
behold,  Elijah  met  him  :  and  he  knew 
him,  and  fell  on  his  face,  and  said,  Art 
thou  that  my  lord  Elijah?   • 

8  And  lie  answered  him,  I  am:  go,  tell 
thy  lord,  Behold,  Elijah  is  here. 

9  And  he  said.  What  have  I  sinned,  that 
thou  wouldest  deliver  thy  servant  into  the 
hand  of  Ahab,  to  slay  me? 

10  Js  the  Lord  thy  Godlivcth,  thereisno 
nation  or  kingdom,  whither  my  lord  hath 
not  sent  to  seek  thee  :  and  when  they  said. 
He  is  not  there;  he  took  an  oath  of  the  king- 
dom and  nation,  that  they  found  thee  not. 

1 1  And  now  thou  sayest,  Go,  tell  thy 
lord.  Behold,  Elijah  is  here. 

1 2  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  as  soon  as  I 
am  gone  from  thee,  that  '"the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord  shall  carry  thee  whither  I  know  not ; 
and  so  when  I  come  and  tell  Ahab,  and  he 
can  not  find  thee,  he  shall  si  ay  me  :  but  I  thy 
servant  '^fear  the  Lord  from  my  youth. 

13  Was  it  not  told  my  lord  what  I  did 
when  Jezebel  slew  the  prophets  of  the 
Lord,  how  I  hid  a  hundred  men  of  the 
Lord's  ^ prophets  by  fifty  in  a  cave,  and 
fed'"  them  with  bread  and  water? 

14  And  now  thou  sayest,  Go,  tell  thy  lord, 
Behold,  Elijah /.s- Acre.-  andheshall'slayme. 

1 .5  And  Elijah  said.  As  the  Lord  of  hosts 

«  DeutM:13;  Pan.  M7:S:  Jer.5:24;  H:2J:  Hosea  2:51.2-2. 
*  Heb.  Obiidiahu.  f  Heh.  aver  liia  Iwuie.  I>  Nell.  7  :  2.  J  Heb. 
hrhtl.  c  Nell.  5:1.").  H  Poa.  34:9, 10:  Ism.  .13:  Ifi.  ^Heh.cutnol 
nff  ouT9e\\-e»  from  the  bcrntts.  e  2KinOT.  2  :  16;  Elek.  .1 :  12,  U; 
Mat.4:l;  ActK  8  :  3!l.  f  ProT.8:I:l;  Kccl.7:18;  Isaiah  fiO :  10. 
6  M:it.  10:41,42.     b  Mat.  25  :  .%■>.      iMat.lO:28.     jUa.6I:7,8. 


CHAPTER  XVin. 
3.  Feared  the  Lord;  was  a  true  friend  and 

worshipper  of  Jehovah. 

10.  ^o  nation,  or  kingdom  ;  in  that  vicinity, 
or  connected  with  Israel. 

18.  Baalim  ;  heathen  gods. 

19.  Moniit  Carmel :  a  mountain  near  the  Medi- 
terranean, and  south  of  the  bav  of  Acre. 

30 


liveth,  before  whom  I  stand,  J I  will  surely 
show  myself  unto  him  to-day. 

16  So  Obadiah  went  to  meet  Ahab,  and 
told  him  :  and  Ahab  went  to  meet  Elijah. 

17  1[  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Aliab 
saw  Elijah,  that  Ahab  said  unto  him,  J/7 
thou  he  that  ''troublcth  Israel? 

18  And  he  answered,  I  have  not  troubled 
Israel ;  but  thou,  and  thy  father's  house,  'in 
that  ye  have  "'forsaken  the  commandments 
of  the  Lord,  and  thou  hast  followed  Baalim. 

19  Now  therefore  send,  and  gather  to 
me  all  Israel  unto  mount "  Carmel,  and  the 
prophets  of  Baal  four  hundred  and  fifty, 
and  the  prophets  of  the  "groves  four  hun- 
dred, which  eat  at  Jezebel's  table. 

20  So  Ahab  sent  unto  all  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  p gathered  the  prophets  to- 
gether unto  mount  Carmel. 

21  And  Elijah  came  unto  all  the  people, 
and  said,  i  How  long  halt  ye  between  two 
opinions  ?il  if  the  Lord  ic  God,  follow  him  : 
but  if  'Baal,  then  follow  him.  And  the 
people  answered  him  not  a  word. 

22  Then  said  Elijah  unto  the  people,  I, 
evenl  "only,  remain  a  prophet  of  the  Lord; 
but  Baal's  prophets  arc  four  hundred  and 
fifty  men. 

23  Let  them  therefore  give  us  two  bul- 
locks ;  and  let  them  choose  one  bullock 
for  themselves,  and  cut  it  in  pieces,  and 
lay  it  on  wood,  and  put  no  fire  vndcr:  and 
I  will  dress  the  other  bullock,  a;jd  lay  it 
on  wood,  and  put  no  fire  under: 

24  And  call  ye  on  the  name  of  your  gods, 
and  J  will  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord: 
and  the  God  that  answcrcth  by  'fire,  let 
himbeCxod.  And  all  the  people  answered 
and  said,  *It  is  well  spoken. 

25  And  Elijah  said  unto  the  prophets  of 
Baal,  Choose  you  one  bullock  for  your- 
selves, and  dress  it  first ;  for  ye  are  many  ; 
and  call  on  the  name  of  your  gods,  but  put 
no  fire  under. 

26  And  they  took  the  bullock  which  was 
given  them,  and  they  dressed  it.  and  called 
on  the  name  of  Baal  from  morning  even 
until  noon,  saying,  0  Baal,  thear  us.  But 
there''  icas  no  voice,  nor  any  that  *  an- 
swered. And  they  leaped^  upon  the  altar 
which  was  made. 


k  AcU  16:20;  17:fi.  1  chap.  21  :  20.  m  2  Cliron.  1.1:2.  n  I  Sam. 
ir> :  12 ;  2  Kings,  2  :  25.  o  chap.  16  :  3.1.  p  cliap.  22  :  6  q  2  Kings, 
17:41;  MiiL6:24.  \\  Or.  thouahlt.  r  Joshua  24  :  15.  ■  chap. 
19:10,14.  1  1  Chrnn.  21:26:  2 Cliron.  7:1,3.  *  Heb.  T^<  iporrf 
la  fiiod.  t  Or.  a>im-er.  u  Paa.  1 15 :  .5-8  ;  .ler.  10  :  n  ;  1  Cor.  12  :  2. 
t  Or.  heard.     J  Or,  up  and  down  at  the  altar. 


21.  Halt  ye  ;  act  as  if  doubtful  whether  Jeho- 
vah or  Baal  were  the  true  G-od. 

22.  I  only  ;  he  was  the  only  prophet  of  Jeho- 
vah who  was  present,  or  appeared  before  the  peo- 
ple. 

24.  l,et  him  he  God;  let  him  be  acknowledged 
and  adored  as  God. 
26.  Leaped  ;  as  was  the  custom  with  idolaters. 
461 


God  answers  by  fire. 


I.   KINGS,    XVIII. 


Mundancc  of  rain. 


27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  noon,  that  Elijah 
mocked  them,  and  said.  Cry  *aloud  :  "for 
he  is  a  god  ;  cither  he  ^is  talking,  or  he  ^^  is 
pursuing,  or  he  is  in  a  journey,  or  perad- 
veuture  he  sleepeth,  and  must  be  awaked. 

28  And  they  cried  aloud,  and''cut them- 
selves after  their  manner  Avilh  knives  and 
lancets,  till  ?thc  blood  gushed  out  upon 
them. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  mid-day 
Nvas  past,  and  they  prophesied  until  the 
time  of  the  l!  offering  of  the  evening  sacri- 
fice, that  there  icas  neither  voice,  nor  any 
to  answer,  nor  any  *that  regarded. 

30  And  Elijah  said  unto  all  the  people. 
Come  near  unto  me.  And  all  the  people 
came  near  unto  him.  And  he  repaired 
the  altar  of  the  Lord //ia/ was  broken  down. 

31  And  Elijah  took  twelve  stones,  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  the  tribes  of  the 
sons  of  Jacob,  unto  "^whom  the  word  of 
the  Loud  came,  saying,  Israel  shall  be  thy 
name ; 

32  And  with  the  stones  he  built  an  altar 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord:  and  he  made  a 
trench  about  the  altar,  as  great  as  would 
contain  two  measures  of  seed. 

33  And  he  put  the  Avood  in  order,  and 
cuf*  the  bullock  in  pieces,  and  laid  him 
on  the  wood,  and  said.  Fill  four  barrels 
with  water,  and  pour  it  on  the  burnt-sac- 
rifice, and  on  the  wood. 

34  Anc^  he  said,  Do  it  the  second  time. 
And  they  did  it  the  second  time.  And  he 
said,  Do  it  the  third  time.  And  they  did 
it  the  third  time.  ^ 

35  And  the  water  tran  round  about  the 
altar;  and  he  filled  the  ""trench  also  with 
water. 

36  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  of 
the  offering  of  the  evening  sacrifice,  that 
Elijah  the  prophet  came  near,  and  said, 
Lokd"^  (jod  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  of 
Israel,^  let  it  be  known  this  day  that  thou 
art  God  in  Israel,  and  that  I  am  thv  ser- 


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27.  Mocked;  ridiculed.     He  is  a  ^od ;  spoken 
in  irony,  intimating  the  absurdity  of  idol  worship. 
^  29.    Fhe   time  of  the  offeri'iig ;    about  three 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  or  between  that  and  sunset. 

32.   Tu-o  measttres;  a  measure  was  about  ten 
quarts. 

37.    Turned  their  heart;  to  worship  Jehovah 
as  the  tnie  God. 

,  40.  The  brook  Kish 0)1  ;  which  emptied  into  the 
bay  of  Acre  near  the  foot  of  mount  Carmel.  !<lew 
them;  according  to  the  command  of  God.  Deut 
13:5;  18:20;  Jer.  48:10. 

42.    Went  lip ;  to  some  place  in  the  neighbor- 
hood where  refreshments  were  proviiied  for  him. 

44.   Get  thee  doioi  ;  fron>  the  mountain  where 
he  was,  and  return  to  his  palace  at  Jezreel. 

4G.  Girded  up  his  loi/ii;  put  a  girdle  or  belt 
•162 


vant,  and  ^that  I  have  done  all   ^bVS 
these  things  at  thy  word. 

37  Hear  me,  0  Lord,  hear  me,  that  this 
people  may  know  that  thou  art  the  Lord 
God,  and  that  thou  hast  turned  their  heart 
back  again. 

38  Then  'the  fire  of  the  Lord  fell,  and 
consumed  the  burnt-sacrifice,  and  the 
wood,  and  the  stones,  and  the  dust,  and 
licked  up  the  water  that  u-as  in  the  trench. 

39  And  when  all  the  people  saw  it,  they 
fell  on  their  faces:  and  they  said.  The 
Lord,  he  is  the  God;  the  Lord,  J  he  is  the 
God. 

40  And  Elijah  said  unto  them,  +Takc 
the  prophets  of  Baal ;  let  not  one  of  them 
escape.  And  they  took  them  :  and  Elijah 
brought  them  down  to  the  brook  Kishon, 
and  ''  slew  them  there. 

41  l[Aud  Elijah  said  unto  Ahab,  Get 
thee  up,  eat  and  drink;  for  there  is  ^a 
sound  of  abundance  of  rain. 

42  So  Ahab  went  up  to  eat  and  to  drink. 
And  Elijah  went  up  to  the  top  of  Carmel ; 
and  'he  cast  himself  down  upon  the  earth, 
and  put  his  face  between  his  knees, 

43  And  said  to  his  servant,  Go  up  now, 
look  toward  the  sea.  And  he  went  up, 
and  looked,  and  said,  There  is  nothing. 
And  he  said.  Go  again  seven  times. 

44  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seventh 
time,  that  he  said,  Behold,  there  ariselh 
a  little  cloud  out  of  the  sea,  like  a  man's 
hand.  And  he  said,  Go  up,  say  unto 
Ahab,  II  Prepare  thy  chariot,  and  get  thee 
down,  that  the  rain  stop  thee  not. 

45  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  mean 
while,  that  the  heaven  was  black  with 
clouds  and  wind,  and  there  was  a  great 
rain.  And  Ahab  rode,  and  went  to  Jez- 
reel. 

46  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  on 
Elijah;  and  he  '"girded  up  his  loins,  and 
ran  before  Ahab  *lo  the  entrance  of  Jez- 
reel. 


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around  his  outer  garments,  as  was  the  custom  when 
about  to  travel. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  The  fidelity  .^nd  usefulness  of  truly  religious 
persons  sometimes  lead  very  wicked  men  to  employ 
tliem  in  preference  to  all  others;  and  good  men 
should  ever  strive  so  to  act  as  to  show  that  godli- 
ness is  profitable  unto  all  things,  and  that  it  renders 
those  who  possess  it  conscientiously  diligent  and 
faitliful  in  the  discharge  of  all  the  duties  of  life. 

4.  Under  the  government  of  wicked  rulers  the 
Lord's  ministers  are  often  persecuted,  imprisoned, 
and  dependent.on  charity  for  support,  while  S;itan"s 
ministers  go  at  large,  and  riot  in  luxury  and  abun- 
dance. 

9.  Even  the  people  of  God  are  sometimes  afraid 
to  do  what  he  commands  them,  lest  they  siiould 


Elijah  Jlccth  to  Ilorcb. 


I.  KINGS,   XIX, 


GuJ  ajiprarcth  to  him. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 


L 


I  Elijah,  threatened  by  Jezebel,  fleeth  to  Beer-sheba. 
4  In  the  wilderness,  being  weary  of  his  life,  he  is 
comforted  by  an  angel.  9  At  Horeb  God  appeareth 
unto  him,  sending  hiun  to  anoint  Hazael,  Jehu,  and 
Elisha.  19  Elisha,  taking  leave  of  his  friends,  fol- 
ioweth  Elijah. 

A   ND  Ahab  told  Jezebel  all  that  Elijah 
TjL  had  done,  and  withal   how  he   had 
slain*  all  the  prophets  with  the  sword. 

2  Then  Jezebel  sent  a  messenger  unto  Eli- 
jah, saying,  ''So  let  the  gods  do  to  mc,  and 
more  also,  '^  if  I  make  not  thy  life  as  the  life 
of  one  of  themby  to-morrow  about  this  time. 

3  And  when  he  saw  that,  lie  arose,  and 
went  for  his  life,  and  came  to  Beer-sheba, 
wliieh  belongetli  to  Judah,  and  left  his  ser- 
vant there. 

4  T[But  he  himself  went  a  day's  jour- 
ney into  the  wilderness,  and  came  and  sat 
down  under  a  juniper-tree:  and  he  re- 
quested for  "himself  that  he  might  die; 
and  said,  **  It  is  enough;  now-,  0  Lord, 
take  away  my  life;  for  *I  am  not  better 
than  my  fatliers. 

5  And  as  he  lay  and  slept  under  a  juni- 
per-tree, behold,  then  an  "^angel  touched 
him,  and  said  unto  him.  Arise  and  eat. 

6  And  he  looked,  and  behold,  there  was 
a  cake  baken  on  the  coals,  and  a  cruse  of 
water  at  his  t  head.  And  he  did  cat  and 
drink,  and  laid  him  down  again. 


«  .hap.  18:  40.  b  cimp.  20  :  10 ;  llutli  1 :  17 ;  2  Kings,  6:31. 
Psa.  W  : .■!2,  M.  *  Ueh.  his  lifr-  d  Num.  11 : 1.=.;  .lonlOi  ■«  :  S,  8. 
l'sa.39:l-2.     fHeb.l:14.     i  Heh.  holster,     g  Ex.  34 :  i8 ;  Dent. 


7  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came  again 
the  second  time,  and  touched  him.  and 
said,  Arise  and  eat;  because  the  journey 
is  too  great  for  thee. 

8  And  he  arose,  and  did  eat  and  drink, 
and  went  in  the  strength  of  that  meat 
fortysdays  and  forty  nights  unto  Horeb 
the  ''mount  of  God. 

9  T[And  he  came  thither  unto  a  cave, 
and  lodged  there ;  and  behold,  the  word 
of  the  Lord  came  to  him,  and  he  said  unto 
him.  What  docst  thou  here,  Elijah? 

10  And  '  he  said,  I  have  been  >  very  jeal- 
ous for  tlie  Lord  God  of  hosts:  for  the 
children  of  Israel  have  forsaken  thy  cov- 
enant, thrown  down  thine  altars,  and 
slain''  thy  prophets  with  the  sword;  and 
I,  eve7i  I  only,  am  left;  and  they  seek  my 
life,  to  take  it  away. 

11  And  he  said.  Go  forth,  and  stand 
upon  the  'mount  before  the  Lord.  And 
behold,  the  Lord  passed  by,  and  a  great 
and  strong  '"wind  rent  the  mountains,  and 
brake  in  pieces  the  rocks  before  tlie  Lord  ; 
but  "the  Lord  teas  not  in  the  wind:  and 
after  the  wind  an  earthquake;  but  the 
Lord  icas  not  in  the  earthquake : 

12  And  after  the  earthquake  a  fire;  but 
the  Lord  icas  not  in  the  fire:  and  after 
the  fire  a  still  small  voice. 

13  And  it  was  .vo,  when  Elijah  heard /Y, 


9  :  9,  18 ;  MaU  4  :  -2.  h  Ex.  3  :  I  ;  Mai.  4  :  4,  •').  i  Horn.  1 1  :  I-l. 
j  Numbers -23:  11,  13;  Psa.  69 :  P.  k  chap.  13:4,  13;  Micah  7  :  •:. 
1  Ex.  ■24:1-2.     inEzek.  1:4.     nZech.  4:6.  . 


suffer ;  but  if  they  are  truly  devoted  to  him  and 
desirous  of  doing  their  duty,  he  will  make  it  plain 
and  en.able  them  by  his  grace  to  perform  it. 

17.  Persecutors  are  apt  to  represent  those  who 
condemn  them  for  their  wickedness  as  disturbers  of 
the  public  peace  and  troublers  of  the  people,  and  to 
contend  that  their  liberty  is  inconsistent  with  the 
public  good,  and  that  they  should  be  banished  or 
jint  to  death. 

18.  The  troubles  which  come  upon  rulers  and 
people  are  a  punishment  from  God  on  account  of 
tlieir  sins.  Not  those  who  condemn  these  sins,  but 
those  who  commit  them,  are  the  real  troublers  of 
the  country. 

'21.  As  Jehovah  has  in  various  ways  shown  con- 
■lusively  that  he  is  the  only  living  and  true  God, 
reason,  interest,  and  duty  require  that  all  to  whom 
he  is  revealed  should,  without  hesitation  or  reserve, 
love,  worship,  and  obey  him. 

22.  Wliich  is  the  right  way  is  not  to  be  deter- 
mined by  the  numbers,  wealth,  and  power  of  those 
who  follow  it.  God's  friends  may  be  few,  poor, 
feeble,  and  despised,  while  Satan's  may  be  many, 
rich,  powerful,  and  respected.  It  is  better,  in  such 
cases,  to  be  of  the  few  than  of  the  many.  Psa.  13S :  6  ; 
Prov.  3  :  31 ;  IC  :  19 ;  28  :  6. 

27.  The  worsiiip  of  images,  and  of  all  false,  imag- 
inary deities,  is  mean,  base,  and  foolish. 

2S.  The  worship  of  false  gods  is  cruel  to  the 
worshippers,  and  often  leads  to  the  infliction  ofj 
grea^  bodily  penances  and  sufferings.  Such  sufTer- 
fngs  please  the  tormentors,  but  do  the  tormented  no  I 
irood ;  and  are  an  abomination  to  Jehovah,  whose  1 
ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness,  and  whose  paths  are  i 
paths  of  peace. 

33.  True  religion  has  nothing  to  fear  from  e.xperi-  i 


ment,  and  from  candid,  thorough,  ttnd  searching 
investigation.  It  loves  the  light,  and  seeks  to  dif- 
fuse it  among  all  classes  of  people,  so  that  they  mav 
be  able  to  judge  of  it  themselves,  and  act  intelli- 
gently with  regard  to  it. 

37.  Prayer,  simple,  earnest,  and  sincere,  not  in  .t. 
foreign  tongue  which  is  not  understood,  but  in 
that  which  the  hearers  themselves  speak,  is  a  pow- 
erful means  of  grace,  and  one  by  which  God  often 
convinces  men  of  the  truth  and  leads  them  to  em- 
brace it. 

43.  Not  only  sincerity  and  earnestness,  but  per- 
severance in  supplication  and  in  obedience  to  iTod, 
are  essential  to  the  highest  success.  However  small 
the  number  or  trying  the  condition  of  the  friends  of 
Jehovah,  let  them  trust  in  him,  seek  of  him  what 
thev  need,  and  follow  his  directions,  and  they  shall 
in  due  tirne  gloriously  triumph  over  all  their  foes. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

2.  So  hi  the  gods  do  to  me  ;  let  them  kill  me, 
if  I  do  not  kill  Elijah. 

4.  Into  the  icilderness  ;  which  lay  south  of  Ca- 
naan, and  in  which  Israel  had  wandered  forty  ye.ars. 

8.  Forty  dai/.t  and  forty  iiigltts ;  being  mirac- 
ulously supported.  Iloreb;  where  God  appeared  to 
Israel  and  gave  tiiem  the  law.     Deut.  1  :  6. 

10.  Jealous  for  the  Liord;  desirous  of  honoring 
him  by  leading  the  people  to  obey  him.  I  only  : 
no  other  prophet  openly  appeared  to  stem  the  torrent 
of  iniquity. 

11,  12.  The  Lord  was  not  in  the  u-hid — earth- 
quake— -fire  :  Tie  would  not  reform  Israel  by  terrific 
outward  displays  of  his  power,  but  by  the  meek, 
patient,  persevering  labors  of  his  servants  under  tlie 
invisible  and  silent  influences  of  his  Spirit. 

463 


The  rail  of  Elisha. 


I.  KINGS,    XX. 


Siege  nf  Samaria. 


that  "he  wrapped  liis  face  in  his  mantle, 
and  went  out,  and  stood  in  the  entering 
in  of  the  cave.  And  bcliold,  there  came 
a  voice  unto  him,  and  said,  What  doest 
thou  here,  Elijah? 

14  And  he  said,  *"  I  have  been  very  jeal- 
ous for  the  Lord  God  of  hosts :  because 
the  children  of  Israel  have  "^forsaken  thy 
covenant,  thrown  down  thine  altars,  and 
slain  thy  prophets  with  the  sword;  and 
I,  t'ven  I  only,  am  left;  and  they  seek  my 
life,  to  take  it  away. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Go, 
return  on  thy  way  to  the  wilderness  of 
Damascus  :  and  when  thou  comest,  anoint 
Hazael"*  to  be  king  over  Syria: 

16  And^'Jehu  the  son  of  Nimshi  shaltthou 
anoint  to  be  king  over  Israel :  and  *Elisha 
the  son  of  Shaphat  of  Abel-meholah  shalt 
thou  anoint  to  be  prophet  in  thy  room. 

17  And  it  ""shall  come  to  pass,  that  him 
that  escapeth  the  sword  of  Hazael  shall 
Jehu  slay :  and  him  that  escapeth  from 
the  sword  of  Jehu  shall  Elisha^slay. 

18  Yet''  I  thave  left  me  seven  thousand 
in  Israel,  all  the  knees  which  have  not 
bowed  unto  Baal,  and  every  mouth  which 
hath  not  'kissed  him. 

19  T  So  he  departed  thence,  and  found 
EI  isha  the  son  of  Shaphat,  who  ?ca.';  plough- 
ing with  twelve  yoke  of  oxen  before  him, 
and  he  with  the  twelfth  :  and  Elijah  passed 
by  him,  and  cast  his  mantle  upon  him. 

20  And  he  left  the  oxen,  and  ran  after 
Elijah,  and  said.  Let  me,  I  pray  thee,  kiss 


0.  c  .leremiali  2-2  :  9. 
*  Luke  4  :  '27.  called 
M  :  3.     B  Hi>»ea  (i :  5. 


•  Exodus  :! :  6  ;  Isaiah  6:2.  h  ver.  M, 
d  2KiTiga,  8:  12,  13.  «  2  Kings.  9  :  1-3. 
EtiseU!.     f  SKings,  9:  14,  etr. :  10  :  fi,  eti- 

16.  Abel-meholah  ;  a  town  in  the  plain  of  Jor- 
dan, between  Beth-shean  and  Shechem. 

17.  JIazael — Jehii — and, —  Elisha;  they  would 
all  be  instrumental  in  the  puni.shment  of  idolatrous 
Israel. 

18.  Seven  thousand;  who  were  still  worship- 
pers of  Jehovah. 

19.  Cast  his  mantle  ii]}onhim;  indicating  that 
he  should  follow  him. 

20.  What  have  I  done ;  that  should  hinder  you 
from  going  and  taking  leave  of  your  friends. 

21.  Took  a  yole  of  oxen.  ;  to  provide  for  him- 
self and  friends  a  feast  before  he  left  them.  Minis- 
tered unto  him  ;  waited  on  and  assisted  him. 

INSTRUCTION'S. 

2.  No  miracles  or  means  of  grace  will  of  them- 
selves lead  persecutors  and  haters  of  God  to  cease  from 
their  efforts  to  overcome  and  destroy  iiis  people. 

X  However  bold,  courasreous,  and  successful  the 
people  of  God  may  have  been  under  his  influence, 
unless  that  is  continued  they  will  become  timid  and 
cowardly,  desert  their  duty,  and  in  despair  even 
wi.sh  to  die. 

5.  God  knoweth  the  frame  of  his  people  and  re- 
riPinberetli  that  they  are  dust.  He  compassion- 
ates their  infirmities  and  symiiathizes  in  their  sor- 
row.s,  and  when  they  duly  feel  their  weakness  and 
wants,  appears  for  their  relief. 

9.  Men  are  made  not  merely  to  be  acted  upon 
but  to  act,  and  should  never  voluntarily  go  where 
they  have  nothing  to  do.  or  can  do  nothing. 
464 


my  father  and  my  mother,  ^and  *b"c.^ 
then  I  will  follow  thee.  And  he  said 
unto  him,+  Go  back  again  :  for  what  have 
I  done  to  thee? 

21  And  he  returned  back  from  him.  and 
took  a  yoke  of  oxen,  and  slew  them,  and 
boiled  their  flesh  with  the  ''  instruments  of 
the  oxen,  and  gave  unto  the  people,  and 
they  did  eat.  Then  he  arose,  and  went 
after  Elijah,  and  ministered  unto  him. 

CHAPTER   XX. 

1  Ben-hadad,  not  content  with  Ahah'.s  homage,  besieg- 
eth  Samaria.  1.3  By  the  direction  of  a  prophet,  the 
Syrians  are  slain.  22  As  the  prophet  forewarned 
Ahab,  the  Syrians,  trusting  in  the  valleys,  come 
against  him  in  Aphek.  28  By  the  word  of  the  proph- 
et, and  God's  judgment,  the  t^yrians  are  smitten 
again.  .31  The  Syrians  submitting  themselves,  Ahab 
sendeth  Ben-hadad  away  with  a  covenant.  35  The 
prophet,  under  the  parable  of  a  prisoner,  making 
Ahab  to  judge  himself,  denounceth  God"s  judgment 
against  him. 

AND  Ben-hadad  the  kinir  of  Syria  gath- 
ered all  his  host  together:  and  there 
icerc  thirty  and  two  kings  with  him,  and 
horses,  and  chariots  :  and  he  went  up  and 
besieged  Samaria,  and  warred  against  it. 

2  And  he  sent  messengers  to  Ahab  king 
of  Israel  into  the  city,  and  said  unto  him, 
Thus'  saith  Ben-hadad, 

3  Thy  silver  and  thy  gold  is  mine;  thy 
wives  also  and  thy  children,  c?'e»  the  good- 
liest, are  mine. 

4  And  the  king  of  Israel  answered  and 
said.  My  lord,  0  king,  according  to  thy 
saying,  I  am  thine,  and  all  that  I  have. 

5  And  the  messengers  came  again,  and 


ti  Romans  11:4.  f  Or.  trill  leave.  i  Hosea  13  :  2.  j  Blattliew 
8:21,  22  ;  I.like  9 :  til ,  62.  f  Heb.  Go,  return.  k  2  Sam.  24  :  22. 
I  Isa.  10:  13,  14. 


10.  Men  are  never  more  likely  to  boast  of  their 
past  labors,  than  when  they  are  neglecting  their 
present  duty ;  nor  ever  more  likely  to  complain, 
find  fault  with  others,  and  sink  into  despair. 

12.  It  is  not  always  that  which  is  most  visible 
and  tangible,  or  which  makes  the  most  noise,  that 
is  most  efficacious  in  doing  good. 

I/).  If  the  people  of  God  when  fearful,  discour- 
aged, and  desponding,  would  get  out  of  trouble,  they 
must  go  to  work  ;  -i^hat  their  hands  find  to  do.  they 
must  do  for  the  purpose  of  honoring  God  and  doing 
good,  cominitting  themselves  and  all  their  interests 
to  his  guidance  and  disposal. 

18.  Some  good  men  are  sometimes  tempted  to 
think  that  there  are  none  who  labor  in  the  right 
way  to  sustain  the  cause  of  God  but  themselves 
and  that  when  they  are  gone  it  must  sink.  But  he 
will  show  that  it  is  not  as  dependent  on  them  as 
they  tliought  it  was. 

20.  God  can  at  any  time  so  touch  the  hearts  of 
men  that  theywll  voluntarily  and  cheerfully  lenve 
all  for  him  and  his  cause.  But  in  doing  this,  he 
will  not  lessen  their  natural  affection,  or  lead  them 
to  neglect  anv  of  the  proper  kindnesses  and  courte- 
sies of  life.     1  Pet.  3  :  8. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1.  Kings;  rulers  of  cities  and  the  adjoining  dis- 
tricts of  country. 

4.  T  am  thine  ;  meaning,  that  he  would  be  trib- 
utary to  the  king  of  Syria. 


Defeat  of  Ben-hadad. 


I.  KINGS,   XX, 


He  renews  the  war. 


B.'  c.'S!"'  said,  Thus  speaketh  Ben-hadad,  say- 
ing. Although  I  have  sent  unto  thee,  say- 
ing. Thou  shah  deliver  me  thy  silver,  and 
thy  gold,  and  thy  wives,  and  thy  children ; 

6  Yet  I  will  send  my  servants  unto  thee 
to-morrow  about  this  time,  and  they  shall 
seareh  thy  house,  and  the  houses  of  thy 
servants  ;  and  it  shall  be,  that  whatsoever 
is  *pleasant  in  thine  eyes,  they  shall  put 
it  in  their  hand,  and  take  it  away. 

7  Then  the  king  of  Israel  called  all  the 
elders  of  the  *  land,  and  said,  Mark,  I  pray 
you,  and  see  how  this  man  seekcth  mis- 
chief: for  he  sent  unto  me  for  my  wives, 
and  for  my  children,  and  for  my  silver, 
and  for  my  gold  ;  and  1 1  denied  him  not. 

8  And  all  the  ciders  and  all  the  people 
said  unto  him,  Hearken  not  unto  hiin,  nor 
consent. 

9  Wherefore  he  said  unto  the  messengers 
of  Ben-hadad,  Tell  my  lord  the  king.  All 
that  thou  dulst  send  for  to  thy  servant  at 
the  first  I  will  do:  but  this  thing  I  may 
not  do.  And  the  messengers  departed, 
and  brought  him  word  again. 

10  And  Ben-hadad  sent  unto  him,  and 
said,  The '' gods  do  so  unto  me,  and  more 
also,  if  the  dust  of  Samaria  shall  suffice 
for  handfuls  for  all  the  people  that  -fol- 
low me. 

1 1  And  the  king  of  Israel  answered  and 
said,  Tell  him,  <=Let  not  him  that  girdeth 
on  his  harness  boast  himself  as  he  that 
putteth  it  off. 

1 2  And  it  came  to  pass,  wiien  Ben-hadad 
heard  this  ^message,  as  he  was  drinking, 
he  and  the  kings  in  the  II  pavilions,  that  he 
said  unto  his  servants,  *Set  yourselves  in 
array.  And  they  set  themselves  in  array 
against  the  city. 

13  ^  And  behold,  there  teame  a  prophet 
unto  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Loud,  Hast  thou  seen  all  this 
great  multitude?  behold,  I  will  ''deliver 
it  into  thy  hand  this  day  ;  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

14  And  Ahab  said.  By  wiiom?  And  he 
said,  Thus  saith  the  Loud,  Even  by  the 
young+  men  of  the  princes  of  the  provin- 
ces. Then  he  said.  Who  shalH  order  the 
battle?     And  he  answered,  Thou. 

15  Then  he '"numbered  the  young  men  of 
the  princes  of  the  provinces,  and  they  were 


*  Hell,  dcsirahle. 

•  •2Km«,  5:7. 

f  Heb.  kept  not  hack  from 

him.      b  cliiip.  19: -2. 

t  Heb.  are  at 

mji  feet.    K.X.  11:8;  Jud-es 

4:10.       c  Proverbs 

7:1.       %  Heb.  1 

iimd.       II  Or,  tentt.      "  Or, 

riuce  the  ensines  :  a 

td  they  placed  e 

i^iiiep.      f  Heb.  approached. 

i  ver.  28.      t  "r.  »" 

vanlt.      %  Heb. 

bind,  or  tie.      e  .IikIj;.  7  :  7. 

10.  If  the  dust  of  Samaria  shall  suffice; 
meaning,  that  he  would  come  with  such  a  multitude 
of  people  that  the  sand  of  Samaria  would  not  give 
to  each  a  handful. 

11.  Girdelk  on  his  harness ;  puts  on  his  armor 
for  battle,  or  begins  a  war.  Putteth  it  off ;  vic- 
toriously closes  it. 


two  hundred  and  thirty-two :  and  after  them 
he  numbered  all  the  people,  even  all  the 
children  of  Israel,  being  seven  thousand. 

16  And  they  went  out  at  noon.  But 
Ben-hadad  tvas  "^drinking  himself  drunk 
in  the  pavilions,  he  and  the  kings,  the  thir- 
ty and  two  ^ kings  that  helped  him. 

17  And  the  young  men  of  the  princes  of 
the  provinces  went  out  first;  and  Ben- 
hadad  sent  out,  and  they  told  him,  saying, 
There  are  men  come  out  of  Samaria. 

18  And  he  said.  Whether  they  be  come 
outfor  peace,  take  them  alive;  or  whether 
they  be  come  out  for  war,  take  them  alive. 

19  So  these  young  men  of  the  princes  of 
the  provinces  came  out  of  the  city,  and 
the  army  which  followed  them. 

20  And  ''they  slew  every  one  his  man  : 
and  the  Syrians  fled;  and  Israel  pursued 
them :  and  Ben-hadad  the  king  of  Syria 
escaped  on  a  horse  with  the  horsemen. 

21  And  the  king  of  Israel  went  out,  and 
smote  the  horses  and  chariots,  and  slew 
the  Syrians  with  a  great  slaughter. 

22  11  And  the  'prophet  came  to  the  king 
of  Israel,  and  said  unto  him.  Go,  strength- 
en thyself,  and  mark,  and  see  what  thou 
doest :  for  at  the  J  return  of  the  year  the 
king  of  Syria  will  come  up  against  thee. 

23  And  the  servants  of  the  king  of  Syria 
said  unto  him.  Their ''gods  are  gods  of  the 
hills  ;  therefore  they  were  stronger  than 
we  :  but  let  us  fight  against  them  in  the 
plain,  and  surely  we  shall  be  stronger 
than  they. 

24  And  do  this  thing.  Take  the  kings 
away,  every  man  out  of  his  place,  and 
put  captains  in  their  rooms: 

25  And  number  thee  an  army,  like  the 
army  that  n  thou  hast  lost,  horse  for  horse, 
and  chariot  for  cliariot:  and  we  will  fight 
against  them  in  the  plain, 'a«f/  surely  we 
shall  be  stronger  than  they.  And  he 
hearkened  unto  tlieir  voice,  and  did  so. 

26  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  return  of 
the  year,  that  Ben-hadad  numbered  the 
Syrians,  and  went  up  to  '"Aphek,  to  'fight 
against  Israel. 

27  And  the  children  of  Israel  were  num- 
bered, and  were  tall  present,  and  went 
against  them:  and  the  children  of  Israel 
pitched  before  them  like  two  little  flocks 
of  kids;  but  the  Syrians  filled  the  country. 


f  ver.  12:  (Imp.  Ifi:<);  Prov.  il :  l!<)-3-2  :  Hosea4:n.  It  luai.lh 
.'>4:l.i.  b  Jii,l».  7:21,2-2;  Kcrl.9:ll.  i  2  Kin^s,  fi:  1-2.  j  2  Sain. 
11:1.  k  Psa.  115:2,  :l;  Isa.  42:  S.  ||  Heb.  tea* /a»rn.  1  Psalm 
10  :  .1.  in  1  S:ira.  4:1;  29  :  1  ;  2  Kings,  13  :  17.  »  Heb.  Me  war 
with  Uraet.     f  Or,  victualled. 


14.  The  young  men;  those  who  waited  upon 
the  princes  ;  their  servants. 

23.  Gods  of  the  hills  ;  their  idea  was,  that  dif- 
ferent gods  ruled  over  different  places,  and  that  they 
must  fight  the  Israelites  in  places  which  their  gods 
did  not  govern. 

26.  Aphelc ;  in  the  north  part  of  Canaan. 


Ben-hadad  again  difmled. 


I.  KINGS,   XX, 


He  is  spared  by  ^hab. 


28  •[  And  there  came  a  man  of  God,  and 
spake  unto  the  king  of  Israel,  and  said, 
Thus  saith  tlie  Loud,  "Because  the  Syr- 
ians have  said.  The  Lord  is  God  of  the 
liills,  but  he  is  not  God  of  the  valleys, 
therefore'' will  I  deliver  all  this  great  mul- 
titude into  thy  hand,  and  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Loud. 

29  And  they  pitched  one  over  against 
the  other  seven  days.  And  so  it  was, 
that  in  the  seventh  day  the  battle  was 
joined:*^  and  the  children  of. Israel  slew 
of  the  Syrians  a  hundred  thousand  foot- 
men in  one  day. 

30  But  the  rest  "^  fled  to  Aphek,  into  the 
city  ;  and  "^  there  a  wall  fell  upon  twenty 
and  seven  thousand  of  the  men  that  were 
left.  And  Ben-hadad  fled,  and  came  into 
the  city,  into  *an  inner  chamber, 

31  ^And  his  servants  said  unto  him. 
Behold  now,  we  have  heard  that  the  kings 
of  the  house  of  Israel  are  '^merciful  kings  : 
let  us,  I  pray  Ihec,  ?put  sackcloth  on  our 
loins,  and  ropes  upon  our  heads,  and  go 
out  ^0  the  king  of  Israel;  peradventure 
he  will  save  thy  life. 

32  So  they  girded  sackcloth  on  their 
loins,  and  put  ropes  on  their  heads,  and 
came  to  the  king  of  Israel,  and  said.  Thy 
servant  Ben-hadad  sai»h,  I  pray  thee,  let 
me  live.  And  he  said.  Is  he  yet  alive'? 
he  is  my  brother. 

33  Now  the  men  did  diligently  observe 
whether  amj  thing  ivovhl  come  from  him, 
and  did  hastily  catch  it :  and  they  said. 
Thy  brother  Ben-hadad.  Then  he  said, 
Go  ye,  bring  him.  Then  Ben-hadad  came 
forth  to  him;  and  he  caused  him  to  come 
up*"  into  the  chariot. 

34  And  Ben-hadad  said  unto  him,  The 
ciiies,"  which  my  father  took  from  thy 
father,  I  will  restore  ;  and  tliovi  shalt  make 
streets  for  thee  in  Damascus,  as  my  father 


•  r«niali  :)7 :  »--■«>.  b  ver.  13;  .lob  1-2:1B-1>>.  c  r«alml0.-16. 
i  PKalm  18:43.  «•  Jer.  48  :  ^4  ;  Luke  13:4.  »  Or.  from  tliam- 
hrr  to  chamhcr;  Heb.  a  chamber  within  a  chamber;  cliap.  22:  '2.^. 
f  UhihIj  lti:.5.  B  Genesis  .37 :  34.  h  2  Kings,  10:  l.S;  Acts  8:  SI. 
i  cliap.  l.'i :  20.      j   Isaiali  8  :  12.      k  2  Kings,  2  :  3,  .S,  etc.      1  cliap. 


31.  Go  out  to  the  L-iiig  of  Israel ;  as  prisoners 
of  war,  liable  according  to  the  then  prevalent  cus- 
tom to  be  put  to  death. 

.3'i.  On  their  heads;  about  their  necks.  My 
brother  ;  as  king. 

3.').  In  the  irordofthe  I^nrd  ;  by  his  command. 

■10.  Thyself  hrrst  itecided ;  that  according  to 
his  owTi  statement,  whicli  was  designed  to  represent 
the  c.-ise  of  Ahab.  he  had  forfeited  his  life.  Ahab 
decided  that  he  should  be  put  to  death,  and  thus 
virtually  condemned  himself  for  letting  Ben-hadad 
go  M'hen  he  had  him  in  his  power. 

42.  Ajrfmivteil  to  utter  deslriictioii  ;  required 
that  he  should  be  destroyed.  Thy  life — for  his 
life  :  Ahab  would  himself  be  destroyed.  Chap. 
22 :  31-37. 

INSTRUCTIOXS. 

4.  Wickedness  persevered  in  not  only  prevents 
men  from  receiving  anv  saving  benefit  from  divine 
466 


made  in  Samaria.  Then  said  Ahab,  *,tV32iJ; 
I  will  send  thee  away  with  this  covenant. 
So  he  made  a  J  covenant  with  him,  and 
sent  liim  away. 

35  T[  And  a  certain  man  of  the  'sons  ol 
the  prophets  said  unto  his  neighbor  in  the 
word'  of  the  Loud, '"Smite  me,  I  pray  thee. 
And  the  man  refused  to  smite  him. 

36  Then  said  he  unto  him,  Because  thow 
hast  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord, 
behold,  as  soon  as  thou  art  departed  from 
me,  a  lion  shall  slay  thee.  And  as  soon 
as  he  wa.s  departed  from  himja^lion  founrt 
him,  and  slew  hiio. 

37  Then  he  found  another  man,  and  said. 
Smite  me,  I  pray  thee.  And  the  man  smote 
him,  tso  that  in  smiting  he  wounded  him. 

38  So  the  prophet  departed,  and  waited 
for  the  king  by  the  way,  and  "disguisec^ 
himself  with  ashes  upon  his  face. 

39  And  as  the  king  pas.scd  by,  he  cried 
unto  the  king:  and  he  said, ^ Thy  servant 
went  out  into  the  midst  of  the  batJIe ;  and 
behold,  a  man  turned  aside,  and  broughJ 
a  man  unto  me,  and  said.  Keep  this  man  : 
ifby  any  means  he  be  missing,  then  shalJ 
thy  life  be  for  his  life,  or  else  thow  shall 
payi  a  talent  of  silver. 

40  And  as  thy  servant  Tva.s  busy  here 
and  there,  he  Hvas  gone.     And  the  king. 
of  Israel  said  unto  him,  '^oshall  thy  judg- 
ment be  :  'thyself  hast  decided  it. 

41  And  he  hasted,  and  took  the  a.^he.s 
away  from  his  face ;  and  tlie  king  of  Isnvel 
discerned  him  that  ho  was  of  the  prophets. 

42  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Becau.se  thou  hast  let  go  out  of 
thy  hand  a  man  whom  I  appointed  to  utter 
destruction,  'therefore  thy  life  shall  go 
for  his  life,  and  thy  people  for  his  people. 

43  And  the  Icing  of  Israel  went  to  his 
house  ''heavy  and  displeased,  and  came 
to  Samaria. 


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4. 

judgments  and  mercies,  bnt  renders  them  mean, 
cowardly,  base,  and  contemptible. 

fi.  Success  in  wickedness  often  increase;?  men's 
pride,  arrogance,  haughtiness,  and  rapacity,  em- 
boldens them  in  sm,  and  thus  ripens  them  for  niin. 

10.  For  men  to  boikst  of  what  they  have  doite.  is 
vain  and  foolish ;  to  boast  of  what  they  will  do,  pre- 
sumptuous and  wicked.  It  is  glorying  in  the  crea- 
ture and  rebelling  against  the  Lreator. 

13.  The  object  of  God  in  suffering  wcked  rulers 
to  assemble  great  multitudes  for  war  and  go  forth  to 
battle,  is  very  diflerent  from  their  object  in  doing  it. 
They  design  to  promote  their  own  glory,  and  he  de- 
signs to  show  his  perfections  and  advance  his  cause. 

16.  Under  the  influence  of  intoxicating  liquor, 
men  are  self-confident  and  reckless,  and  they  often 
speak  and  act  as  if  all  things  were  under  their  con- 
trol, and  are  urged  on  by  Satan,  and  their  own  lusts, 
from  one  crime  to  another  till  they  perish. 


Naboth  murdered 


I.  KINGS,  XXI. 


al  Jezebel's  direction. 


S.^'if        CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Ahab  being  denied  Naboth's  vineyard  is  grieved.  5 
Jezebel  writing  letters  against  Naboth,  he  is  con- 
demned of  blasphemy.  15  Ahab  taketh  possession 
of  the  vineyard.  17  Elijah  denounceth  judgments 
against  Ahab  and  Jezebel.  '2.3  Wicked  Ahab  repent- 
ing, God  deferreth  the  judgment. 

AND  it  came  to  pa.ss  after  these  things, 
that  Naboth  the  Jezreelite  had  a  vine- 
yard, which  icas  in  Jezreel,  hard  by  the 
palace  of  Ahab  king  of  Samaria. 

2  And  Ahab  .spake  unlo  Naboth,  saying. 
Give*  me  thy  vineyard,  that  I  may  have 
it  for  a  garden  of  herbs,  because  it  is  near 
unto  my  house:  and  I  will  give  thee  for 
it  a  better  vineyard  than  it ;  or,  if  it  *seem 
good  to  thee,  I  will  give  thee  the  worth  of 
it  in  money. 

3  And  Naboth  said  to  Ahab,  The  Lord 
forbid  it  me,  ''that  I  sliould  give  the  inher- 
itance of  my  fathers  unto  thee. 

4  And  Ahab  came  into  his  "^  house  heavy 
and  displeased  because  of  the  word  which 
Naboth  the  Jezreelite  had  spoken  to  him  : 
for  he  had  said,  I  will  not  give  thee  the 
inheritance  of  my  fathers.  And  he  laid 
him  down  upon  his  bed,  and  turned  away 
his  face,  and  would  eat  no  bread. 

5  TI  But  Jezebel  his  wife  came  to  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  ''Why  is  thy  spirit  so 
sad,  that  thou  eatest  no  bread? 

6  And  he  said  unto  her,  Because  I  spake 
unto  Nabotn  the  Jezreelite,  and  said  unto 
him,  Give  me  thy  vineyard  for  money; 
or  else,  if  it  please  thee,  I  will  give  thee 
«/iO//ic/' vineyard  for  it :  and  he  answered, 
I  will  not  give  tiiee  iny  vineyard. 

7  And  Jezebel  his  wife  said  unto  him, 
Dost  thou  now  govern  the  kingdom  of 
Israel?  arise,  and  eat  bread,  and  let  thy 
heart  be  merry:  "l  will  give  thee  the 
vineyard  of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite. 

8  So  "^she  wrote  letters  in  Ahab's  name, 
and  scaled  them  with  his  seal,  and  sent 
the  letters  unto  the  elders  and  to  the  no- 
bles that  were  in  his  city,  dwelling  with 
Naboth. 

9  And  she  wrote  in  the  letters,  saying, 


•  l.Sain.8:M.  *  Hr\i.  be  gond  in  thine  eves,  h  Lev.  iSiiS;  Num. 
36:7:  Ezek.  ■tfitia  c  .Inbriri;  Halp.i:;*-!:.  JN>li.i:2.  •  Micnli 
2:1,;.  f -.'.Sim.  II:  M,  15:  K.slli  3: 13,  l:).  t  Heb.  in  Me /..p  »/. 
B  Deut.  l.T:  13.     Ii  Ex.  ■.'■2:-28  :   l.ev.2J  :  1.1, 16;  Mal.;«:5<)-«);  Acts 


2"2.  God  tfnows  and  can  reve.al  what  men  will  do 
before  they  think  of  doing  it,  and  yet  leave  them 
as  free  anil  accountable  as  if  he  had  not  revealed 
wliat  they  would  do. 

28.  God  hears  all  that  wicked  men  say,  sees  all 
that  they  do  or  intend  to  do,  and  can  .adapt  his  provi- 
dence to  meet  their  cases,  and  make  them  the  occa- 
sion of  advancing  his  glory  and  the  welfare  of  his 
people.  None  therefore  who  put  their  trust  in  him, 
and  follow  his  directions,  need  to  fear.     Psa.  "2  :  4. 

3-^.  No  feelings  or  considerations  should  ever  hin- 
der men  from  obeying  G-od,  and  when  they  save 
from  death  those  whom  God  requires  to  be  slain, 
they  incur  his  displeasure,  and  expose  themselves 
to  be  destroyed 


Proclaim  a  fast,  and  set  Naboth  *  on  high 
among  the  people : 

10  And  .set  two  men,  ^sons  of  Belial, 
before  him,  to  bear  witness  against  him. 
saying.  Thou  didst  •'blaspheme  God  and 
the  king.  And  then  carry  him  out,  and 
stone'  him,  that  he  may  die. 

1 1  And  the  men  of  his  city,  even  the 
elders  and  the  nobles  who  were  the  inhab- 
itants in  his  city,  did  as  Jezebel  had  sent 
unto  them,  and  as  it  was  written  in  the 
letters  which  she  had  sent  unto  them. 

12  They  proclaimed  a  J  fast,  and  set  Na- 
both on  high  among  the  people. 

1 3  And  there  catne  in  two  men,  children 
of  Belial,  and  sat  before  him  :  and  the 
men  of  Belial  ''witnessed  against  him. 
even  against  Naboth,  in  the  presence  of 
the  people,  saying,  Naboth  did  blaspheme 
God  and  the  king.  Then  'they  carried 
him  forth  out  of  the  city,  and  stoned  him 
with  stones,  that  he  died. 

14  Then  they  sent  to  Jezebel,  saying, 
Naboth  is  stoned,  and  is  dead. 

1 5  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jezebel 
heard  that  Naboth  was  stoned,  and  was 
dead,  that  Jezebel  said  to  Ahab,  Arise, 
take  ""possession  of  the  vineyard  of  Na- 
both the  Jezreelite,  which  he  refused  to 
give  thee  for  money  :  for  Naboth  is  noi 
alive,  but  dead. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab 
heard  that  Naboth  was  dead,  that  Ahab 
rose  up  to  go  down  to  the  vineyard  of 
Naboth  the  Jezreelite,  to  take  possession 
of  it. 

17  ^And  "the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
to  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  saying, 

18  Arise,  go  down  to  meet  Ahab  king  of 
Israel,  "which  is  in  Samaria:  behold,  he 
is  in  the  vineyard  of  Naboth,  whither  he 
is  gone  down  to  possess  it. 

19  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  him,  say- 
ing, Thus  saith  the  Loud,  Hast  thou  killed, 
and  also  taken  possession?  And  thou 
shalt  speak  unto  him,  saying, Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  pIu  the  place  where  dogs  licked 


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CHAPTER  XXI. 

8.  Sealed  them  with  his  seal ;  this  gave  them 
the  king's  authority,  and  required  all  to  obey  on 
pain  of  his  displeasure. 

9.  Proclaim  a  fast ;  to  make  an  impression 
that  Nahoth  had  committed  some  great  wickedness, 
which  required  him  to  be  put  to  death. 

10.  Suns  of  Belial :  wicked,  abandoned  men. 
Stone,  him  ;  stoning  was  the  punishment  wliich 
God  commanded  for  blasphemy,  the  crime  of  which 
Naboth  was  falsely  accused.     Lev.  24 :  15,  16. 

1*.  Samaria  ;'i\\h  was  the  capital  of  Ahab'.' 
kingdom,  though  he  had  a  palace  at  Jezreel.  and 
sometimes  resided  there. 

467 


Predictions  of  Elijah ■ 


I.  KINGS,    XXII, 


Jehoshaphat  visits  Ahab. 


the  blood  of  Nabotli  shall  dogs  lick  thy 
blood,  even  thine. 

20  And  Ahab  said  to  Elijah, "Hast  thou 
found  mc,  0  mine  enemy?  And  he  an- 
swered, I  have  found  thcc :  because  thou 
hast  ''sold  thyself  to  work  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  LoKD. 

21  Behold,"!  will  bring  evil  upon  thee, 
and  will  take  away  thy  posterity,  and 
will''  cut  off  from  Ahab  him  that  pisseth 
against  the  wall,  and  him  that  is  shut  up 
and  left  in  Israel, 

22  And  will  make  thy  house  like  the 
house  of  "Jeroboam  the  son  of  Ncbat,  and 
like  the  house  of  "^Baasha  the  son  of  Ahi- 
jah,  for  the  provocation  wherewith  thou 
hast  provoked  mc  to  anger,  and  made  Is- 
rael to  sin. 

23  And  of  s  Jezebel  also  spake  the  Lord, 
saying.  The  dogs  shall  eat  Jezebel  by  the 
wall"  of  Jezreel. 

24  Him  that  dieth  of  Ahab  in  the  city 
the  dogs  shall  eat;  and  him  that  dieth  in 
the  field  shall  the  fowls  of  the  air  eat. 

25  1[But  '"there  was  none  like  unto 
Ahab,  which  did  sell  himself  to  w"ork 
wickedness  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
whom  Jezebel  his  'wife  t  stirred  up. 

26  And  he  did  very  abominably  in  fol- 
lowing idols,  according  to  all  things  as 
did  the  ^Amorites,  whom  the  Lord  cast 
out  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab  heard 
those  words, ''  that  he  rent  his  clothes,  and 
put  'sackcloth  upon  his  flesh,  and  fasted, 
and  lay  in  sackcloth,  and  went  softly. 

28  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
Elijah  the  Tishbite,  saying, 

29  Seestthou  how  "'Ahab  humbleth  him- 
self before  me"?  "because  he  humbleth  him- 
self before  me,  I  will  not  bring  the  evil 
in  "liis  days:  but  in  Phis  son's  days  will 
I  bring  the  evil  upon  his  house. 


»  clmp.  18:  17.  bver.aS;  2  Kings,  17: 17:  Isa.60:l;  62:3; 
Roin.7:14.  e  c!iap.l4:10.  il  Ex.Win.fi;  2King8,9:8.  o  cliap. 
1S:29.  f  clmp.  1«:S,11.  b  2  Kmg9,9:3S,37.  *  Or, ditch,  k  cliap. 
16 : 30, 31  ;  ver.  20.  i  Jnsli.  M  :  IZ,  13  ;  Eccl.  7  : 26.  t  Or,  incited. 
j  Gen.  16:16;  2Kings,  21:11.    kJocl2:H,13.     1  .Tonali  3:  6  10. 


20.   Sold  thyself ;  abandoned  himself  to  wicked- 

IN.'JTRIXTION.S. 

4.  Covetou.sness  is  idolatry;  and  if  the  heart  be 
under  its  power,  and  cannot  obtain  its  wishes,  it 
may  at  any  time  bo  rendered  miserable.  Even  little 
things  that  cannot  be  obtained,  but  are  inordinately 
desired,  may  make  a  man  wretched. 

7.  Iiespotic  power  in  the  hand  of  man  or  woman 
under  the  control  of  wickedness,  is  a  terrible  curse, 
and  liable  at  any  time  to  be  employed  in  the  com- 
mission of  the  most  outro^^cous  and  abominable  in- 
justice and  cruelty. 

9.  No  plans  are  .so  wicked  that  men  who  are  dis- 
posed may  not  find  some  wicked  enou^fji  to  aid  in 
executing  them ;  and  no  forms  of  injustice  and'  cru- 
elty are  more  execrable,  and  none  will  receive  a 
deeper  condemnation,  than  those  which  are  perpe- 
trated under  the  cover  of  religion  and  law. 
468 


CHAPTER  XXII.       ^^'c';^; 

1  Ahab,  seduced  by  false  prophets,  according  to  the 
word  of  Micaiah.  is.slain  at  Ramoth-gilead.  37  The 
dogs  lick  up  his  blood,  and  Ahaziah  succeedeth  him. 
41  Jehoshaphat 's  good  reign,  ■l.'j  His  acts.  50  Je- 
horam  succeedeth  him.     51  Ahaziah's  evil  reign. 

AND  they  continued  three  years  with- 
out Avar  between  Syria  and  Israel. 

2  And  1  it  came  to  pass  in  the  third  year, 
that  Jehoshaphat  the  kingof  Judah  came 
down  to  the  king  of  Israel. 

3  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  his 
servants,  Know  ye  that  ^Eamoth  in  Gil- 
ead  i.f  ours,  and  we  be  Estill,  and  take  it 
not  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria? 

4  And  he  said  unto  "Jehoshaphat,  Will 
thou  go  with  me  to  battle  to  Ramoth-gil- 
ead?  And  Jehosliaphat  said  to  the  king 
of  Israel,  'I  am  as  thou  art,  my  people  as 
thy  people,  my  horses  as  thy  horses. 

5  And  Jehoshaphat  said  unto  the  king 
of  Israel,  "Inquire,  I  pray  thee,  at  the 
word  of  the  Lord  to-day. 

6  Then  the  king  of  Israel  gathered  the 
prophets"  together,  about  four  hundred 
men,  and  said  unto  them.  Shall  I  go  against 
Ramoth-gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I  forbear'? 
And  "they  said,  Go  up;  for  the  Lord  shall 
deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the  king. 

7  And  Jehoshaphat  said,  ''Is  there  not 
here  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  besides,  that 
we  might  intiuire  of  him? 

8  And  the  kingof  Israel  said  unto  Jehosh- 
aphat, There  /.v  yet  one  man,  Mieaiah  tlie.^on 
of  Imlah,  by  whom  we  may  inquire  of  the 
Lord:  butl^hatchim :  forhedothnol proph- 
esy good  concerning  me,  but  evil.  x\nd  Je- 
hoshaphat said,  Let  not  the  king  say  so. 

9  Then  the  king  of  Israel  called  an  ^^oth- 
cer,  and  said.  Hasten  liithcr  Mieaiah  the 
son  of  Imlah. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehosha- 
phat the  king  of  Judah  sat  each  on  his 
throne,  having  put  on  their  robes,  in  a 


n  Ex.  10 : 3.  n  Isa.  66 :  2.  «  2  Kings,  20 :  IH.  p  2  Kings,  9 :  25. 
q  2Cliron.  18:2,  etc.  r  Deut  4:43;  .losli.  iO:  8.  %  Hrh.  silent 
from  taking  it.  •  Proverb.?  I  :  10 ;  2  Cor.  6:14.  12  Kings.  3  :  7. 
u  Prov.  3:6;  Jer.  21:2.  v  cli:ip.  IS:  19.  wjer.6:3l.  x  2  Kings, 
3:11.     yPsa.34:2l.    ^  Or,  eunuch. 


16.  Men  who  have  the  power  and  the  right  to 
prevent  crime,  and  yet  suffer  it  for  the  sake  of  shar- 
ing its  gains,  are  partakers  in  the  guilt  of  those  who 
commit  it,  and  will  share  in  their  plagues. 

"20.  Sinners  are  apt  to  be  enemies  to  those  who, 
by  the  command  of  God,  denounce  his  wrath  against 
them,  and  to  feel  as  if  such  persons  were  their  ene- 
mies. But  this  is  a  great  mist.ake.  They  hate 
their  sins,  and  lament  the  ruin  these  occasion. 
Mat.  23 :  37. 

2.3.  Ringleaders  in  transgression  will  be  distin- 
guished in  their  punishment ;  and  though  e.\ternal 
humiliation  may  secure  temporal  favors,  nothing 
short  of  real  penitence  and  hearty  forsaking  of  sin 
will  save  from  its  endless  consequences. 

CHArTER  XXII. 

.3.  Ramoth  ;  a  city  of  Gad,  east  of  Jordan. 
6.  Propkets ;  false  prophets. 


TIic  false  proplicts. 


I.  KINGS,   XXII. 


3Iica  ia  h's  prediction. 


aic.'m^'  void*  place  in  the  entrance  of  the 
gate  of  Samaria ;  and  all  the  prophets 
prophesied  before  them. 

1 1  And  Zcdckiah  the  son  of  Chenaanah 
made  him  horns  of  iron  :  and  he  said,  Thus 
sailh  the  Lord,  With  these  shalt  Ihon  push 
the  Syr ians,  uuti  1  thou  have  consumed  t lie m. 

12  And 'all  the  prophets  prophesied  so, 
saying,  Go  up  to  Ilamoth-gilead,  and ''  pros- 
per:  for  the  Lord  shall  deliver  it  into  the 
king's  hand. 

13  And  the  messenger  that  was  gone  to 
call  Micaiah  spake  unto  him,  saying.  Be- 
hold now,  the  words  of  the  pr«»pliets(/ec/(z/-e 
good  unto  the  king  with  one  mouth  :  let  thy 
word,  I  pray  thee,  be  like  the  word  of  one 
of  them,  and  speak  that  ivhich  is  ""good. 

14  And  ^licaiah  said,  As  the  Lord  liv- 
cth,  ■'what  the  Lord  saith  unto  me,  that 
will  I  speak. 

15  ^So  he  came  to  the  king.  And  the 
king  said  unto  him,  INIieaiah,  shall  we  go 
against  Ilamoth-gilead  to  battle,  or  shall 
we  forbear?  And  he  answered  him.  Go, 
and  prosper:  for  the  Loud  shall  deliver 
it  into  the  hand  of  the  king. 

16  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  How 
many  times  shall  I  adjure  thee  tliat  thou 
tell  me  nothing  but  that  which  is  true  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord"? 

17  And  he  said,  I  saw  all  *"  Israel  scat- 
tered upon  the  hills,  as  sheep  that  have 
not  a  shepherd  :  and  the  Lord  said.  These 
have  no  master:  let  them  return  every 
man  to  his  house  in  peace. 

18  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Jc- 
hoshaphat.  Did  I  not  tell  tliee  that  he  would 
prophesy  no  good  concerning  me,  but  evil? 

19  And  he  said,  Hear  thou  therefore  the 
word  of  the  Lord:  I  ""saw  the  Lord  sit- 
ting on  his  throne,  and  all  the  ^host  of 
heaven  standing  by  him  on  his  right  hand 
and  on  his  left. 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  Who  shall  t  per- 
suade Ahab,  that  he  may  go  up  and  fall 
at  Kamoth-gilead?  And  one  said  on  this 
manner,  and  another  said  on  that  manner. 

21  And  there  came  forth  a  spirit,  and 
stood  before  the  Lord,  and  said,  I  will 
persuade  him. 


*  Hel).  ri.mr.  •  K7.ek!e1  I3:K-!I:  Micali  .1:11.  k  .loh  9:*. 
c  l8H.:iO:IO.  <l  Num.W:S8;  54:13;  .Fer. -M  :  iW ;  Aitil!0:«; 
G.il.  1:10  <•  Zeili  l:l:7;  Mat.  !>:n6.  f  Isn.  6:  1-1;  Dm.  7:<>,  10. 
I!  .loh  1:6:  I'sa.  im:2l:  M.it  0.5:31;  Hev.  S:ll.  i  Or,  dtcriw. 
h  .ludj.  9:i3;  .lob  1<2:  16;   Exrk.  14:9;  -2  Tliess.  ■2:10-1-;.     i  Milt 


1.5.  (?o,  and  prosper ;  this  is  supposed  to  ha\"e 
been  spoken  ironically,  and  in  a  manner  that  show- 
ed the  king  that  Micaiah  did  not  expect  hiin  to 
prosper. 

17.  /  sail' ;  a  representation  of  what  would  t.%ke 
place  at  the  battle,  upon  Ahab's  death.     Ver.  .36. 

19.  I  sni(< ;  a  representation  of  what  was  then 
going  on  for  the  deception  and  ruin  of  Ahab. 

2'!.  T/ie  Lord  hath  put  a  li/iiig  spirit  in  the 
mouth  of  all  these  thy  prophets  ;  an  instance  of 


22  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Where- 
with"? And  he  said,  I  will  go  forth,  and  I 
will  be  a  lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of  all  his 
prophets.  And  he  said.  Thou  slialt  jiersuade 
him,  and  prevail  also  :  go  forth,  and  do  so. 

23  Now  '■therefore,  behold,  the  Loud 
hath  put  a  lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of  all 
these  thy  prophets,  and  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  evil  concerning  thee. 

24  But  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaanah 
went  near,  and  'smote  Micaiah  on  the 
check,  and  said,  Wliich  way  went  the  Spirit 
of  the  Lord  from  mc  to  speak  unto  thee? 

25  And  Micaiah  said,  Behold,  thou  shalt 
see  in  that  day,  when  thou  shalt  go  ^iuto 
an^  inner  chamber  to  hide  thyself. 

26  And  the  king  of  Israel  said,  Take 
Micaiah,  and  carry  him  back  unto  Amon 
the  governor  of  the  city,  and  to  Joash  the 
king's  son ; 

27  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  king.  Put 
this  fellow  in  the  J  prison,  and  feed  him 
with  bread  of ''aflliction  and  with  water 
of  affliction,  until  I  come  in  peace. 

28  And  Micaiah  said,  'If  thou  return  at 
all  in  peace,  the  Lord  hath  not  spoken 
by  me.  And  he  said,  "•Hearken,  0  people, 
every  one  of  you. 

29  So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehosha- 
phat  the  king  of  Judah  went  up  to  Ra- 
moth-gilcad. 

30  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Je- 
hoshaphat,  HI  will  disguise  myself,  and 
enter  into  the  battle  ;  but  put  thou  on  thy 
robes.  And  the  king  of  Israel  "disguised 
himself,  and  went  into  the  battle. 

31  But  the  king  of  Syria  commanded 
his  thirty  and  two  captains  that  had  rule 
over  his  chariots,  saying.  Fight  neither 
with  small  nor  great,  save  only  with  the 
king  of  Israel. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  cap- 
tains of  the  chariots  saw  Jehoshaphat,  that 
they  said,  Surely  it  is  the  king  of  Israel. 
And  "they  turned  aside  to  fisht  against 
him  :   and  Jehoshaphat  cried  out. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  cap- 
tains of  the  chariots  perceived  that  it  irns 
not  the  king  of  Israel,  that  they  turned 
back  from  pursuing  him. 


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the  manner  in  which  things  that  take  pl.ice,  in  the 
providence  and  under  the  government  of  God,  are 
;iscribed  to  him ;  he  sutTered  those  false  prophets  to 
tell  lies,  and  by  their  lie.«.  as  a  punishment  of  Ahab 
for  his  sins,  to  deceive  him  to  liis  destruction. 

"25.   Thou  shalt  see  ;  know  who  speaks  the  truth, 
you  or  I. 

27.   Bread  of  affliction  ;  coarse  and  scanty  fare. 

30.  Disguise  lui/srlj;  so  array  iiimself  as  not 
to  be  known  to  be  king. 

469 


Death  of  Ahab. 


I.    KINGS,    XXII. 


AhaziaK's  leicked  reign. 


34  And  a  certain  mnii  drew  a  bow  *at  a 
venture,  and  smote  the  king  of.  I.srael  be- 
tween the  joint.s  tof  the  harue.s.s:  where- 
fore lie  said  unto  the  driver  of  his  ehariot, 
Turn  thy  hand,  and  earry  me  out  of  the 
ho.st;   for  I  am  ^  wounded. 

3.5  And  the  battle  *  increased  that  day: 
and  the  king  was  stayed  up  in  his  chariot 
against  the  Syrians, _  and  died  at  even: 
and  tlic  blood  ran  out  of  the  waund  into 
the  ilinidst  of  the  chariot.  ; 

36  And    there    went    a    proclamation 
throughout  the  host  about  the  going  down  1 
of  the  .sun,  saying,*  Kvcry  man  to  his  city, ! 
and  every  man  to  his  own  country. 

37  •[  So  the  king  died,  and  *was  brought , 
to  Samaria;  and  they  buried  the  king  in 
Samaria. 

38  And  one  washed  the  chariot  in  the 
pool  of  Samaria;  and  the  dogs  licked  up 
his  blood;  and  they  washed  his  armor; 
according  unto  the  word  of  the  Lord 
which  he  ''spake. 

3i)  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Ahab, 
and  all  that  he  did,  and  the  "^  ivory  house 
which  he  made,  and  all  the  cities  that  he 
built,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel"? 

40  So  Ahab  slept  with  his  fathers;  and 
Ahaziah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

41  ^And  ''Jchoshaphat  the  son  of  Asa 
began  to  reign  over  Judah  in  the  fourth 
year  of  Ahab  king  of  Israel. 

42  .lehoshaphatu'fi.s  thirty  and  five  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign;  and  he 
reigned  twenty  and  Ave  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem. And  his  mother's  name  was  Azu- 
bah  the  daughter  of  Shilhi. 

43  And*' he  walked  in  all  the  ways  of 
Asa  his  father;  he  turned  not  aside  from 
it,  doing  that  which  was  right  in  the  eyes 


*  Hel>.  ill  hit  timpliciln.  2S.iin.  15:  II.  t  Hrl).  nnd  tlie  breast- 
plalr.  %  Heh.  mnde  tick.  %  Hi-h.  atcendril.  ||  Heb.  bniom. 
•  verses  17,  28.  *  Hch.  come.  1>  ihap.  21  :  P(.  c  Amos  3:15. 
<1  2Cliron.J0:31,Plc.     «  SCIiroii.  I7:.3.     f  iKinxs,  8:  IS;  3Chron. 


34.  At  a  venture;  shooting  into  the  midst  of 
the  Israelites,  but  without  taking  aim  at  any  one. 

35.  Accordiiisr  unto  the  tcord  of  the  Lord ; 
chap.  21 :  19  ;  2  Kings,  9  :  2-5,  26. 

39.  The  ivonj  honae ;  a  house  adorned  with 
ivory,  or  precious  ornaments  made  of  elephants' 
tu.sk  s. 

43.   Tlie  tvays  of  Asa-;  chap.  l-T  :  11-1.'). 

48.  Ezion-geher  ;  chap.  9  :  20. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  Intimate  connections  with  (he  wicked,  and 
readiness  to  form  coalitions  with  them,  are  exceed- 
ingly dangerous,  and  often  lead  to  the  most  disas- 
trous results. 

6.  False  teachers  are  nuinerous.  and  they  en- 
deavor to  ingratiate  themselves  with  tlio.se  who  em- 
ploy them  by  consulting  their  wishes,  pandering  to 
their  pleasures,  and  aiding  in  accomplisliing  their 
favorite  designs. 

13.  Many  seem  to  think  it  unwise  for  ministers 
to  conline  themselves  to  truth  and  duty  ;  that  it 
would  be  better  to  go  with  the  multitude,  and  do 
470 


of  the  Lord:  nevertheless  the  high  ^B^c.'b".' 
places  were  not  taken  away  ;  for  the  peo- 
ple otfered  and  burnt  incense  yet  in  the 
high  places. 

44  And  .lehoshaphat  made  "^peace  with 
the  king  of  Israel. 

45  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehosha- 
phat,  and  his  might  that  he  showed,  and 
how  he  warred,  arc  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ? 

46  And  the  remnant  of  the  ^sodomites, 
which  remained  in  the  days  of  his  father 
Asa,  he  tool#out  of  the  land. 

47  There  was  then  no ''king  in  Edom  :  a 
deputy  was  king. 

48  Jchoshaphat  tmadc  'ships  of  JTar- 
shish  to  go  to  Ophir  for  gold :  but  they 
went  not;  for  the  ships  were  broken  at 
Ezion-geber.'' 

49  Then  said  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Ahab 
unto  Jchoshaphat,  Let  my  servants  go 
with  thy  servants  in  the  ships.  But  Jc- 
hoshaphat Avould  not. 

50  T[And  'Jchoshaphat  slept  with  liis 
fathers,  and  was  buried  with  his  fathers 
in  the  city  of  David  his  father:  and  Jc- 
horam  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

51  Tl  Ahaziah'"  the  .son  of  Ahab  began 
to  reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria  the  sev- 
enteenth year  of-Jehoshaphat  king  of  Ju- 
dah, and  reigned  two  years  over  Israel. 

52  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  walked  in  the  "way  of  his  fa- 
ther, and  in  the  way  of  his  mother,  and 
in  the  way  of  "Jeroboam  the  son  of  Ncbat, 
who  made  Israel  to  sin: 

53  For  he  served  ^  Baal,  and  worshipped 
him,  and  provoked  to  anger  the  Lord  ^od 
of  Israel,  according  to  all  that  his  father 
had  done. 


19:2;  2Cor.  fi:  14.  B  rliap.  14:  '4  ;  15:  12.  h  Gen.  25:2:1;  2  Sam. 
8:14;  2  K  iiiK-f, :!;!!;  « :  20.  f  Or.  Iiati  ten  tliipt.  i  2  Cliron.  20 :  3.i, 
vU:  j  chap.  10:22.  k  chap.  9:26.  I  2  Cliron.  21 :  I.  m  ver.  40. 
n  chap.  16:  :!0,  etc.     o  chap.  12  :  2S-.'!3.     p  Juilg.  2:11. 


what  is  popular,  especially  with  the  rich  and  pow- 
erful. 

18.  True  ministers  will  proclaim  only  the  truth 
and  will  of  God.  Of  course  they  can  promise  no 
good  to  those  who  continue  in  sin,  and  on  tliis  ac- 
count they  are  often  hated. 

23.  As  a  punishment  for  their  sins,  God  some- 
times sutTers  wicked  men  to  be  deluded  by  false 
teachers  and  evil  spirits,  and  under  that  delusion  to 
be  destroyed. 

28.  They  who  disbelieve  the  word  of  God,  will 
learn  the  truth  of  his  declarations  by  their  fnltilineiit. 

'.V).  No  efforts  of  the  wicked  to  escape  the  evils 
which  God  intends  to  bring  upon  them,  will  be  suc- 
cessful. 

34.  Every  arrow  which  flies  is  under  the  direction 
and  control  of  God,  ,^nd — though  often  without  the 
intention  of  men — always  accomplishes  his  di'signs. 

38.  Animals,  in  following  the  instincts  ,and  appe- 
tites which  God  h.TS  given  them,  may  be  instru- 
ments of  his  wrath  against  the  wicked,  and  the 
means  of  fuUillini:  his  declarations  concerning  thein. 


THE 

SECOND  BOOK  OF  THE  KINGS, 

COMMONLY    CALLED, 

THE  FOURTH  BOOK  OF  THE  KINGS. 


Bo^r-  CHAPTER  I. 

I  Moab  rebelleth.  2  Ahaziah,  sending  to  Baal-z«biib, 
hath  his  judgment  by  Elijah.  5  Elijah  twice  bring- 
eth  fire  from  heaven  upon  them  whom  Ahaziah  sent 
to  apprehend  him.  13  He  pitieth  the  third  captain, 
and,  encouraged  by  an  angel,  telleth  the  king  of  his 
death.     17  Jehoram  succeedeth  Ahaziah. 

THEN  Moab  "rebelled  against  Israel 
.  after  the  death  of  Ahab. 

2  And  Ahaziah  fell  down  through  a 
lattice  in  his  upper  chamber  that  iras  in 
Samaria,  and  was  sick  :  and  he  sent  mes- 
sengers, and  said  unto  them,  Go,  inquire 
of  Baal-zebub  the  god  of  ''Ekron  whether 
I  shall  "^recover  of  this  disease. 

3  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  to  Eli- 
jah the  Tishbite,  Arise,  go  up  to  meet 
the  messengers  of  the  king  of  Samaria, 
and  say  unto  them,  Is  it  not  because  there 
is  not  a  God  in  Israel,  that  ye  go  to  inquire 
of  ^  Baal-zebub  the  god  of  Ekron  ? 

4  Now  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Thou*  shalt  not  come  down  from  that 
bed  on  which  Ihou  art  gone  up,  but  shalt 
surely  die.     And  Elijah  departed. 

5  T[And  when  the  messengers  turned 
back  unto  him,  he  said  unto  them.  Why 
are  ye  now  turned  back? 

6  And  they  said  unto  liim,  There  came 
a  man  up  to  meet  us,  and  said  unto  us, 
Go,  turn  again  unto  the  king  that  sent 
you,  and  say  unto  him,  "Thus  saith  the 
Loud,  Is  it  not  because  there  is  not  a  God 
in  Israel,  that  thou  sendest  to  inquire  of 
Baal-zebub  the  god  of  Ekron  ?  '"therefore 
thou  shalt  not  come  down  from  that  bed 


iliap.  3:.".;  iSiim.  8:2  b  |  S;im.  ."iilO,  c  ,lin|..  S  :  !),  10: 
nxs,  n  : :!.  i  Mark  .1 :  n.  *  Heb.  Tlic  btd  whithtr  thou  nrt 
■  up,  thou  thalt  not  eomr  down  from  it.      '  ImI.iIi  41  :  JI.  iX 


CHAPTER  I. 

1.  Moab  rehelhd ;  they  had  before,  from  the 
days  of  David,  been  tributary  to  the  Israelites. 
Chap.  3:4,  5. 

2.  Lattice;  or  balustrade ;  a  light  fence,  or  net- 
work. Bnal-zcbnb  ;  an  idol  god,  El'roji ;  a  city 
of  the  Philistines, 

S,  A  hairy  man;  dressed,  it  is  supposed,  in  a 
garment  made  of  hair.     Mat,  3:4, 

1(1.   Ijct  fire  come  down':  this  was  designed  to 
show  that  Jehovali  w.as  the  only  living  and  true  G-od, 
and  able  to  protect  all  who  put  their  trust  in  him, 
IXSTRl'CTIONS. 

2.  The  constant  liability  of  men  to  sickness  and 
death,  should  lead  all  so  to  live  as  to  be,  at  all  times, 
prepared  for  these  events.     They  will  then  have  no 


on  which  thou   art  gone   up,  but  shalt 
surely  die. 

7  And  he  said  unto  them,  tWhat  man- 
ner of  man  icas  he  which'came  up  to  meet 
you,  and  told  you  these  words  ? 

8  And  they  answered  him,  ^He  icas  a 
hairy  man,  and  irirt  with  a  girdle  of  leath- 
er about  his  loins.  And  he  said,  It  is 
Elijah  the  Tishbite. 

9  Tlien  the  king  sent  unto  him  a  cap- 
tain of  fifty  witli  his  fifty.  And  he  went 
up  to  him  :  and  behold,  he  sat  on  the  top 
of  a  hill.  And  he  spake  unto  him.  Thou 
man  of  God,  the  king  hath  said,  Come 
down. 

10  And  Elijah  answered  and  said  to  the 
captain  orf  fifty,  If  I  be  a  man  of  God,  then 
let  ''fire  come  down  from  heaven,  and 
consume  thee  and  thy  fifty.  And  there 
came'  down  fire  from  heaven,  and  'con- 
sumed him  and  his  fifty. 

1 1  Again  also  he  sent  unto  him  another 
captain  of  fifty  with  his  fifty.  And  he 
answered  and  said  unto  him,  0  man  of 
God,  thus  hath  the  king  said,  Come  down 
quickly, 

12  And  Elijah  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  If  \  be  a.  man  of  God,  let  fire  come 
down  from  heaven,  and  consume  thee 
and  thy  fifty.  And  the  fire  of  (Jod  came 
down  from  heaven,  and  consumed  him 
and  his  fifty. 

13  IJ.Vnd  he  sent  asain  a  captain  of  the 
third  fifty  with  liis  fifty.  And  the  third 
captain  of  fifty  went  up,  and  came  and 


f  I  Cliron,  10:  13;  Psn.  Ifi:4.  t  H.-l..  Vhtil  wis  Hit  manner  of  tht 
man?  «  Zcrli.  13:  4  ;  M:>t.3;-«  h  Sum.  Ili:  3.-.;  I.tik<->):  =.4  ;'H<;b. 
I2:;9.     i  lKin;«,  18:24;  Dan.  3:C.V     j  rliiip.  2  :  «  ;   .\ct»  .i:.i,9. 


occasion  for  anxiety,  and  no  inclination  to  turn  away 
from  .Tehovah  in  applying  for  help. 

3.  Applying  to  false  gods,  is  .acting  as  if  .Tehovah 
were  not  the  only  living  and  true  God  ;  and  is  highly 
provoking  to  Him  who  will  not  give  his  glory  to  an- 
other, nor  his  praise  to  gr.aven  iin.ages, 

0,  It  is  sometimes  necessary  for  good  men,  in 
order  to  honor  God,  to  disobey  the  highest  e:irthly 
authority ;  and  even  to  be  instrumental  in  the  de- 
struction of  those  who  rebel  against  him, 

13.  The  only  way  for  wicked  men  finally  to  escape 
the  judgments  of  God,  is  by  humble  submission  to 
him,  hearty  acknowledgment  of  his  authority,  and 
fervent  supplication  for  his  mercy, 

l-').  When  God  commands,  his  people  may  visit 
in  safety  their  greatest  persecutors,  and  proclaim 
without  fear  his  truth  and  will  concerning  them. 
471 


Death  of  Ahaziah. 


II.  KINGS,   II. 


Elijah  taken  up  to  heaven. 


fell*  on  *his  knees  before  Elijah,  and  be-  Lord  will  take  away  thy  master  *n"f:'tS6; 
sought  him,  and  said  unto  him,  0  man  of  from  thy  head  to-day  '?  And  he  said,  Yea, 
God,  I  pray  thee,  let  my  life,  and  the  life   I  know  i( ;  hold  ye  your  peace. 


of  these  fifty  thy  servants,  be  "precious 
in  thy  sight. 

14  Behold,  there  "^came  fire  down  from 
heaven,  and  burnt  up  the  two  captains  of 
the  former  fiftie.**,  with  their  fifties  :  there- 
fore let  my  life  now  be  precious  in  thy 
sight. 

15  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Elijah,  Go  down  with  him  :  be  not  afraid 
of  him.  And  he  arose,  and  went  down 
with  him  unto  the  king. 

16  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  ''Forasmuch  as  thou  hast  sent 
messengers  to  inquire  of  Baal-zebub  the 
god  of  Ekron,  is  it  not  because  there  is 
no  God  in  Israel  to  inquire  of  his  word? 
therefore  thou  shalt  not  come  down  ofli" 
that  bed  on  which  thou  art  gone  up,  but 
shalt  surely  die. 

17  1[So  he  died  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord  which  Elijah  had  spoken. 
And  Uehoram  reigned  in  his  stead,  in 
the  second  year  of  Jehoram  the  son  of 
.lehoshaphat  king  of  Judah ;  because  he 
had  no  son. 

18  Now^  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Ahaziah 
which  he  did,  arc  they  not  written  in  tlie 
book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Is- 
rael? 

CHAPTER   II. 

1  Elijah,  taking  his  leave  of  Elisha,  with  his  mantle 
divideth  .Tordan,  9  and,  granting  Klisha  his  request, 
is  taken  np  by  a  fiery  chariot  into  heaven.  12  Eli- 
sha,  dividing  Jordan  with  Elijah's  mantle,  is  acknow- 
ledged his  successor.  16  The  yonng  prophets,  hardly 
obtaining  leave  to  seek  Elijah,  could  not  find  hira. 

19  Elisha  with  salt  healetii  the  unwholesome  wa- 
ters. '£i  Bears  destroy  the  children  that  mocked 
Elisha. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  Lord 
would  "take  up  Elijah  into  heaven  by 
a  whirlwind,  that  Elijah  went  with  Eli- 
sha""  from  Gilgal. 

2  And  Elijah  said  unto  Elisha,  Tarry 
here,  I  pray  thee  ;  for  tlie  Lord  hath  sent 
me  to  Beth-el.  vVnd  Elisha  said  unto  him, 
As^  the  Lord  livetli,  and  as  ^  thy  soul  liv- 
eth,  I  will  not  leave  thee.  So  they  went 
down  to  Beth-cl. 

3  And  the  'sons  of  the  prophets  that 
were  at  Bcth-el  came  I'orlh  to  Elisha,  and 
said  unto  him,  Knowest  thou  that  the 


•  Hi-l.. '/"lUfrf.  •Ii>n.fi6:2.  b  lSnm.2fi:21  :  riin.7-2:  H;  llfi:l.i. 
'  vet.  10,  i;.  ■•  vprse  fi.  f  The  neooml  year  tiiat  Jthiyram  was 
Prarer,  ami  tlie  eiglitffentli ofjthoihaphat,  rlinp.  .1 : 1,  e  Gen.  r> :  5J. 
(  lKing(i,l!):'21.     t.Wt.A:i.     h  vcr.  4,6;  rlinp.  H:M;  1  .Sam.  I  r2& 


CHAPTER  n. 
3.    The  soils  of  the  prophets  ;  youn^  men  in- 
.structcd.  it  is  supposed,  by  the  prophets  in  semina- 
ries established  for  th.Tt  purpose. 


4  And  Elijah  said  unto  him,  Elisha,  tar- 
ry here,  I  pray  thee;  for  the  Lord  hath 
sent  me  to  Jericho.  And  he  said,  Js  the 
Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will 
not  leave  thee.     So  they  came  to  Jericho. 

5  And  the  sons  of  the  prophets  that  iccre 
at  Jericho  came  to  Elisha,  and  said  unto 
him,  Knowest  thou  that  the  Lord  will 
take  away  thy  master  from  thy  head  to- 
day ?  And  he  answered,  Yea,  I  know 
it ;  hold  ye  your  peace. 

6  And  Elijah  said  unto  him.  Tarry,  I 
pray  thee,  here  ;  for  the  Lord  hath  sent 
me  to  Jordan.  And  he  said.  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not 
leave  thee.     And  they  two  went  on. 

7  And  fifty  men  of  the  sons  of  the  proph- 
ets \A"ent,  and  stood  ^to  vie%v  afar  off:  and 
they  two  stood  by  Jordan. 

8  And  Elijah  took  his  'mantle,  and  wrap- 
ped it  together,  and  smote  the  waters,  and 
they''  were  divided  hither  and  thither,  so 
that  they  two  went  over  on  dry  ground. 

9  ^And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were 
gone  over,  that  Elijah  said  unto  Elisha, 
Ask  what  I  shall  do  for  thee,  before  I  be 
taken  away  from  thee.  And  Elisha  said, 
I  pray  thee,  'let  a  double  portion  of  thy 
spirit  be  upon  me. 

10  And  he  said,  Thou  hast  tasked  a  hard 
thing :  nevertheless,  if  thou  see  me  irhcn 
I  am  taken  from  thee,  it  shall  be  so  unto 
thee  ;  but  if  not,  it  shall  not  be  so. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  still  went 
on,  and  talked,  that  behold,  there  appeared 
a  '"chariot  of  fire,  and  horses  of  fire,  and 
parted  them  both  asunder;  and  Elijah 
went  up  by  a  whirlwind  into  heaven. 

12  T[And  Elisha  saw  it,  and  he  cried. 
My"  father,  my  father,  the  chariot  of  Is- 
rael, and  the  horsemen  thereof!  And  he 
saw  him  no  more  :  and  he  took  hold  of 
his  own  clothes,  and  rent  them  in  two 
pieces. 

13  He  took  up  also  the  mantle  of  Elijah 
that  fell  from  him,  and  M'cnt  back,  and 
stood  by  the  II  bank  of  Jordan  ; 

14  And  he  took  the  mantle  of  Elijah  that 
fell  from  him,  and  smote  the  waters,  and 
said.  Where  j'.s-  the  Lord  God  of  Elijiih? 
And  when  he  also  had  smitten  the  "wa- 


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ni.anifest  his  presence  .nnd  power,  as  he  had  been 
wont  to  do  unto  Elijah.  They  ported;  by  this 
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of  the  iiifluenres  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  ,  was  granted. 

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Unwholesome  tvaters  healed. 


II.  KINGS,   III. 


Mocking  children  destroyed. 


B  c'  BotT  ters,  they  parted  hither  and  thither : 
and  Elisha  went  over. 

15  And  when  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
which  were  to  "view  at  Jericho  saw  him, 
they  said,  The  spirit  of  Elijah  doth  rest 
on  Elisha.  And  they  came  to  meet  him, 
and  bowed  themselves  to  the  ground  be- 
fore him. 

1 6  T[And  they  said  unto  him,  Behold  now, 
there  be  with  thy  servants  fifty  *strong 
men  ;  let  them  go,  we  pray  thee,  and  seek 
thy  master  :  lest  peradventure  the  ''  Spirit 
of  the  Lord  hath  taken  him  up,  and  cast 
him  upon  tsome  mountain,  or  into  some 
valley.     And  he  said.  Ye  shall  not  send. 

17  And  when  tlicy  urged  him  till  he  was 
ashamed,  he  said.  Send.  They  sent  there- 
fore fifty  men  ;  and  they  sought  three  days, 
but  found  him  not. 

18  And  when  they  came  again  to  him, 
for  he  tarried  at  Jericho,  he  said  unto 
tliem.  Did  I  not  say  unto  you.  Go  not"? 

19  1[And  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto 
Elisha,  Behold,  I  pray  thee,  the  situation 
of  this  city  is  pleasant,  as  my  lord  secth  : 
but  the  water  is  naught,  and  the  ground 
barren. i 

20  And  he  said.  Bring  me  a  new  cruse, 
and  put  salt  therein.  And  they  brought 
it  to  him. 

21  And  he  went  forth  unto  the  spring  of 
the  waters,  and  cast  the  "^  salt  in  there,  and 
said.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I  have  ''healed 
these  waters  ;  there  shall  not  be  from 
thence  any  more  death  or  "barren  land. 


•  ver.  7.  '  Heli.sansn/sticnglh.  b  1  Kings,  18:  1-2  ;  Acts 8:  3^1. 
t  Heii.  one  n/the  mnuntain.f.  f  Heh.  causing  to  misctiny.  c  Lev. 
2:13;  Mat.5:13;  Mark  tf :  .iO.      <1  chap.4:4l;  Ex.  In:-25;  Kzek. 


1-5.  Bowed  themselves  ;  acknowledging  him  as 
their  teacher  in  the  place  of  Elijah. 

17.    Was  ashamed ;  any  longer  to  refuse. 

19.  Naught;  had. 

23.  Little  children;  young  persons.  Go  itp. 
thou  bald  head  ;  an  expression  of  the  contempt  of 
these  young  idolaters  for  the  presence  and  office  of 
the  aged  prophet. 

2-1.   Cursed  them  in  the  vame  of  the  Lord ; 
this  was  intended  to  show  God  as  the  protector  of 
his  people  and  the  punisher  of  idolatry. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  At  whatever  time  or  in  whatever  way  men 
are  removed  from  this  world,  it  is  God  wlio  removes 
them  ;  and  although  his  reasons  may  not  be  known 
by  creatures,  yet  they  are  always  the  wisest  and  the 
best,  and  we  should  bow  submissively  and  cheer- 
fully to  his  holy  will. 

2.  It  is  a  great  privilege  to  be.  with  wise  and 
holy  men  who  realize  that  they  are  near  the  close 
of  life,  and  who  are  expecting  soon  to  exchange 
earth  for  heaven. 

8.  No  obstructions  will  meet  a  soul  that  is  ripe 
for  heaven,  which  true  faith  will  not  overcome.  It 
can,  when  called  to  do  so,  go  through  Jordan  on  dry 
grrfund,  and  rise  to  God  in  a  chariot  of  fire. 

9.  It  is  right  to  desire  a  double  portion  of  the 
spirit  which  prepares  good  men  for  usefulness  and 
for  glory;  and  attending  upon  their  instructions, 
uniting  with  them  in  devotion,  and  mini-stering  to 


22  So  the  waters  were  healed  unto  this 
day,  according  to  the  saying  of  Elisha 
which  he  spake.  ' 

23  1[  And  he  went  up  from  thence  unto 
Beth-cl :  and  as  he  was  going  up  by  the 
way,  there  came  forth  little  "^childrcn  out 
of  the  city,  and  ^mocked  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  Go  up,  thou  bald  head  ;  go  up,  thou 
bald  head. 

24  And  he  turned  back,  and  looked  on 
them,  and  ''cursed  them  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord.  And  there  came  forth  two  she 
bears  out  of  the  wood,  and  tare  forty  and 
two  children  of  them. 

25  And  he  went  from  thence  to  mount 
Carmel,  and  from  thence  he  returned  to 
Samaria. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  Jehoram's  reign.  4  Mesha  rebelleth.  6  Jehoram. 
with  Jehoshaphat,  and  the  king  of  Edom,  being  dis- 
tressed for  want  of  water,  by  Elisha  obtaineth  water, 
and  promise  of  victory.  21  The  Moabites.  deceived 
by  the  color  of  the  water,  coming  to  spoil,  are  over- 
come. '.JG  The  king  of  Moab,  by  sacrificing  the  king 
of  Edom'.s  son,  raiseth  the  siege. 

"iVrOW  'Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab  began 
-LN  to  reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria  in  the 
eighteenth  year  of  Jehoshaphat  king  of 
Judali,  and  reigned  twelve  years. 

2  And  he  wrought  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  ;  but  not  like  his  father,  and  like 
his  mother  :  for  he  put  away  the  ^  image 
of  J  Baal  that  his  father  liad  made. 

.3  Nevertheless  he  cleaved  unto  ''the  sins 
of  Jeroboam  the  spii  of  Nebat,  which  made 
Israel  to  sin  ;  he  departed  not  therefrom. 


47:8,9.  e  Psa.  I07:M,  34.  f  .lob  l«:  18;  30:  I.  8,  etc.  It  .M.it. 
•27 :  at,  etc.  h  Gen.  rt  :  li ;  Judg.  9 :  20,  .57 ;  t.nm.  3 :  tS.  i  iliap.  1:17. 
\  Heb.  ttalue.    i  1  Kinp*,  16 :  3-2.    k  1  Kings,  1-2  :  -28-32. 


their  vi-ants,  are  fruitful  means  of  obtaining  such  a 
blessing. 

14.  Though  the  wisest  and  best  of  men  are  re- 
moved from  earth,  God  can  make  their  successors 
wiser  and  better  than  they ;  so  that  the  light,  not 
only  of  his  ministers  and  individual  Christians,  but 
of  his  church,  shall  be  as  the  light  of  the  morning, 
growinjj  brighter  and  brighter  to  the  perfect  day. 

16.  The  wisdom  of  age  and  experience  cannot  by 
any  methods  of  instruction  be  imparted  to  the  young. 
There  is  much,  very  much,  which  thev  need  to  know, 
that  nothing  but  experience  will  effectually  teach 
them. 

19.  There  are  many  places  and  conditions  which 
are  externally  very  pleasant,  and  yet  are  internally 
barren  and  bitter. 

21.  Divine  kindness,  power,  and  grace,  can  make 
a  wilderness  become  like  Eden,  and  a  desert  like 
the  garden  of  God. 

23.  The  wickedness  of  parents  is  often  followed 
and  sometimes  exceeded  by  that  of  tlieir  children, 
and  the  curse  of  God  on  the  children  becomes  the 
means  of  punishing  the  parents,  till  those  who  have 
been  mutual  and  successful  tempters,  become  mu- 
tual and  dreadful  tormentors. 

CHAPTER  III. 
3.   Cleaved  unto  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  ;  though 
he  put  awav  the  image  of  Baal,  he  still  continued 
to  worship  the  golden  calves.     1  Kings,  12:28,  29. 
473 


3Ioab  rcvoUcth  from  Israel. 


II.  KINGS,    III. 


The  Moabites  defeated. 


4  TIAnd  jNIesha  king  of  Moab  was  a 
sheepmaster,  and  *  rendered  unto  the  king 
of  Israel  a  hundred  thousand  ''lambs,  and 
a  hundred  thousand  rams,  Avith  the  wool. 

5  But  "^it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab 
was  dead,  that  the  king  of  Moab  rebelled 
against  the  king  of  Israel. 

6  TTAndkingJehorain  went  out  of  Sama- 
ria the  same  lime,  and  numbered  all  Israel. 

7  And  he  went  and  sent  to  Jchoshaphat 
the  king  of  .ludah,  saying,  The  king  of 
Moab  hath  rebelled  against  me  :  wilt  thou 
go  with  me  against  ^loab  to  battle  1  And 
he  said,  I  will  go  up  :  ''  I  am  as  thou  art, 
my  people  as  thy  people,  and  my  horses 
as  thy  horses. 

8  And  he  said,  Which  way  shall  we  go 
up  1  And  he  answered,  The  way  through 
the  wilderness  of  Edom. 

9  So  the  kingof  Israel  went,  and  the  king 
of  Judah,  and  the  kingof  Edom  :  and  they 
fetched  a  compass  of  seven  days'  journey  : 
and  there  was  no  water  for  the  host,  and 
for  the  cattle  *that  followed  them. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  said,  Alas, 
that  the  Lord  hath  called  these  three 
kings  together,  to  deliver  them  into  the 
hand  of  Moab  ! 

11  But  "Jchoshaphat  said,  I.s  there  not 
here  a  prophet  of  the  Lord,  that  we  may 
inquire  of  the  Loud  by  him"?  And  one 
of  the  king  of  Israel's  servants  answered 
and  said,  Here  is  Elisha  the  son  of  Sha- 
phat,  which  "^poured  water  on  the  hands 
of  Elijah. 

12  And  Jehoshaphat  said,  The  word  of 
the  Lord  is  with  him.  So  the  king  of 
Israel  and  Jehoshaphat  and  the  king  of 
Edom  went  down  to  him. 

1 3  And  Elisha  said  unto  the  king  of  Israel, 
Whafs  have  I  to  do  with  thee"?  ''get  thee 
to  the  'prophets  of  thy  father,  and  to  the 
prophets  of  thy  mother.  And  the  king  of 
Israel  said  unto  liim.  Nay  :  for  the  Lord 
hath  called  these  three  kings  together,  to 
deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  Moab. 

14  And  Elisha  said,  Jj.v  the  Loud  of 
hosts  livcth,  before  whom  I  stand,  surely, 
were''  it  not  that  I  regard  the  presence  of 
Jcliosliaphat  the  king  of  Judah,  I  would 
not  look  toward  thee,  nor  see  thee. 

15  But  now  bring  me  a 'minstrel.    And 


•  2Sam.  8:2;   Pirn.  108:9.10.     bl»:i.lh:l.     c  cliiip.  1  : 1  ;  8: 

;'0 

<»  lKing«,  2;M.     *  Hell.  n«M(ir/«<.  Ex.  11. -8.     «  1  King«,2-2 

:7. 

f  Luke  2!::fi;    .lolin  i:i :  ft,  11;    I  Tim.  fi:|0,      e  Kvckiel  14 

:t. 

h.Iudg    10:14:   Prov.l:2»;  Jrr.'::2«.     i   1  Kiiiss,  [8:  ly.     j  cli 

rip. 

5;IK.   1  Kiiii;*,  17:  1.     kP»n.l5:4.     llSain.lO:5.     m  F.7.ek.  I 

3; 

8.  The  wilderness  ofEdovi ;  south  of  the  Dead 
sea. 

11.  Poured  water ;  in  wasliing  one's  hands  it 
•vms  then  customary  for  an  attendant  to  do  tliis. 

14.  Not  look  toward  tlice ;  not  deign  to  notice 
him,  or  regard  his  request,  because  of  liis  idolatry. 

lo.  A  miimtrcl ;  one  who  could  play  on  a  musi- 
cal instrument  in  praising  God ;  and  thus  aid  in 
474 


it  came  to  pass,  when  the  minstrel  Vc.^S 
played,  that  the  "'hand  of  the  Lord  came        ' 
upon  him.  ^. 

16  And  he  said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,        i 
3Iake"  this  valley  full  of  ditches. 

17  For  thus  saith  tlie  Lord,  Ye  sliall  not 
see  wind,  neither  shall  ye  see  rain  ;  yet        ' 
that  valley  shall  be  tilled  with  water,  that 

ye  may  drink,  both  ye,  and  your  cattle, 
and  your  beasts.  ' 

18  And  this  is  bttt  a  light  thing  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  will  deliver  the 
Moabites  also  into  your  hand.  ,i 

19  And  ye  shall  smite  every  fenced  city, 
and  every  choice  city,  and  shall  fell  every 
good  "tree,  and  stop  all  wells  of  water,  and 
mart  every  good  piece  of  land  with  stones. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
when  the  Pmeat-ofl'ering  was  oflered,  that 
behold,  there  came  water  by  the  way  of 
Edom,  and  the  country  was  filled  with 
water. 

21  ^And  when  all  the  Moabites  heard 
that  the  kings  were  come  up  to  fight  against 
them,  they  ^gathered  all  that  were  able 
to  t  put  on  armor,  and  upward,  and  stood 
in  the  border. 

22  And  they  rose  up  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  the  sun  shone  upon  the  water,        j 
and  the  Moabites  saw  tlie  water  on  the 
other  side  as  red  as  blood  : 

23  And  they  said,  This  is  blood  :  the 
kings  are  surely  II  slain,  and  they  have 
smitten  one  another :  now  therefore, 
Moab,  to  the  spoil. 

24  And  when  they  came  to  the  camp  of 
Israel,  the  Israelites  rose  up  and  smote  the 
Moabites,  so  that  they  fled  before  them  : 
but  they  *went  forward  smiting  the  ^lo- 
abitcs,  even  in  their  country. 

25  And  they  beat  idown  the  cities,  and 

on  every  good  piece  of  land  cast  every        j 
man  his  stone,  and  filled  it;    and  they 
stopped''  all  the  wells  of  water,  and  felled        | 
all  the  good  trees  :   tonly  in  Kir-haraseth        ; 
left' they  the  stones  thereof ;  howbcit  the 
slingers  went  about  it,  and  smote  it.  i 

26  'I  And  when  the  king  of  Moab  saw 
that  the  battle  was  too  sore  for  him,  he 
took  with  him  seven  hundred  men  that 
drew  swords,  to  break  through  even  unto 
the  king  of  Edom  :  but  thcv  could  not. 


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preparing  the  mind  of  the  prophet  to  be  directed  by 
him.     1  Sam.  10  :  5. 

18.  A  light  thing ;  only  a  small  part  of  what 
God  will  do. 

2.5.  Kir-haraseth  ;  a  strongly  fortified  place  in  the 
land  of  Moab;  called  also  Kir-haresh,Isa.  16:  7, 11. 

26.  To  brink  through;  through  the  forces  of 
the  king  of  Edom,  and  so  perhaps  escape. 


The  ividow^s  oil  multiplied. 


II.  KINGS,   IV. 


The  woman  of  Shuncm. 


S.c'e'f-  27  Then  he  took  his  eldest  "son 
that  should  have  reigned  in  his  stead,  and 
offered  him/o>-  a  ''burnt-offering  upon  the 
"wall.  And  there  was  great  indignation 
against  Israel :  and  they  departed  from 
him   and  "^returned  to  their  own  land. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1  I'llisha  multiplioth  the  widow's  oil.  8  He  giveth  a 
son  to  the  good  Shunammite.  18  He  raiseth  again  her 
dead  son.  3S  At  Gilgal  he  healeth  the  deadly  pot- 
tage. 4"2  He  satisfieth  a  hundred  men  with  twenty 
loaves. 

"jVTOW  there  cried  a  certain,  woman  of 
j_\  the  wives  of  the  ''  sons  of  the  proph- 
ets unto  Elisha,  saying,  Thy  servant  my 
husband  is  dead  ;  and  thou  knowest  that 
thy  servant  did  fear  the  Loru  :  and  the 
creditor"  is  come  to  take  unto  him  my 
two  sons  to  be  bondmen. 

2  And  Elisha  said  unto  her,  What  shall 
I  do  for  thee'?  tell  me,  what  hast  thou  in 
the  house  ?  And  she  said,  Thy  handmaid 
hath  ""not  any  thing  in  the  house,  save  a 
pot  of  oil. 

3  Then  he  said,  sGo,  borrow  thee  vessels 
abroad  of  all  thy  neighbors,  even  empty 
vessels  ;   *  borrow  not  a  few. 

4  And  when  thou  art  come  in,  thou  shalt 
shut  the  door  upon  thee  and  upon  thy  sons, 
and  "^  shalt  pour  out  into  all  those  vessels, 
and  thou  shalt  set  aside  that  which  is  full. 

5  So  she  went  from  him,  and  shut  the 
door  upon  her  and  upon  her  sons,  who 
brought  the  vessels  to  her;  and  she  poured 
out. 

t)  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  vessels 
were  full,  that  she  said  unto  hor  son,  Bring 
me  yet  a  vessel.  And  he  said  unto  her, 
There  is  not  a  vessel  more.  And  the  oil 
stayed. 

7  Then  she  came  and  told  the  man  of 
God.  And  he  said.  Go,  sell  the  oil,  and 
pay  thy  t  debt,  and  live  thou  and  thy 
children  of  the  rest. 


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INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  Men  may  refuse  to  cgnimit,  or  may  break  off 
some  sins,  ana  yet  continue  to  practise  others ;  but 
without  a  heart  to  hate  and  forsake  all  known  sins, 
they  must  perish. 

7.  When  men  engage  in  projects  without  acknow- 
ledging God  or  seeking  his  direction,  especially  when 
they  join  the  wicked  in  the  prostecution  of  their  plans, 
they  may  expect  to  be  brought  into  trouble,  and  will 
liave  special  reason  for  gratitude  if  they  escape  de- 
struction. 

11.  In  times  of  danger,  it  is  always  safest  to  go 
to  (rod,  and  ask  counsel  of  him. 

It.  From  regard  to  his  people,  the  Lord  often 
bestows  great  blessings  not  only  on  them,  but  on 
others  with  whom  they  are  connected ;    and   tlie 


8  If  And  +it  fell  on  a  day,  that  Elisha 
passed  to  'Shunem,  where  was  a  great 
woman  ;  and  she  ^constrained  him  to  eat 
bread.  And  so  it  was,  tJiat  as  oft  as  he 
passed  by,  he  turned  in  thither  to  eat 
bread. 

9  And  she  said  unto  her  hu.sband.  Be- 
hold now,  I  J perceive  that  this  is  a  holy 
man  of  God,  which  passeth  by  us  contin- 
ually. 

1 0  Let  ''us  make  a  little  chamber,  I  pray 
thee,  on  the  wall ;  and  let  us  set  for  him 
there  a  bed,  and  a  tabic,  and  a  stool,  and 
a  candlestick  :  and  it  shall  be,  when  he 
cometh  to  us,  that  he  shall  turn  in  thither. 

11  And  it  fell  on  a  day,  that  he  came 
thither,  and  he  turned  into  the  chamber, 
and  lay  there. 

12  And  he  said  to  Gehazi  his  servant. 
Call  this  Shunammite.  And  when  he 
had  called  her,  she  stood  before  him. 

13  And  he  said  unto  him.  Say  now  unto 
her.  Behold,  thou  hast  been  'careful  for  us 
with  all  this  care  ;  what  is  to  be  done  for 
thee?  wouldcst  thou  be  spoken  for  to  the 
king,  or  to  the  captain  of  the  host  1  And 
she  answered,  I  dwell  among  mine  own 
people. 

14  And  he  said,  What  then  is  to  be  done 
for  her?  And  Gehazi  answered.  Verily 
she  hath  no  child,  and  her  husband  is  old. 

15  And  he  said.  Call  her.  And  when 
he  had  called  her,  she  stood  in  the  door. 

16  And  he  said,  '"About  this  il  season, 
according  to  the  time  of  life,  thou  shalt 
embrace  a  son.  And  she  said.  Nay,  my 
lord,  Hlou  man  of  God,  "do  not  lie  unto 
thy  handmaid. 

17  And  the  woman  "conceived,  and  bare 
a  son  at  that  season  that  Elisha  had  said 
unto  her,  according  to  the  time  of  life. 

18  1' And  when  the  child  was  grown,  it 
fell  on  a  day,  that  he  went  out  to  his  fa- 
ther to  the  reaper.?. 


Iil:18.  i  Hvh.  laid  Iwld  on  liim.  jMaUfirlfi.  k  MnLJ0:4l,.|:; 
Mark  9:41;  Hch.  1:) :  2  ;  I  Peter,  4:3.  1  Heh.  fi  :  10.  id  Grnesia 
1H:I0,  14.  11  Heb.  K(  «»ii:.  n  ver.  .28.  o  Psalm  113:  9;  l.uke 
1  :  3fi. 


wicked  may  thus  receive  favors,  which  the}'  would 
otherwise  never  obtain. 

16.  God  requires  men  in  their  troubles,  not  only 
to  seek  his  help,  but  to  show  by  their  actions  that 
they  believe  him  and  are  willing'  to  follow  his  di- 
rections; and  unless  thev  do  this,  they  cannot  rea- 
sonably expect  that  he  will  grant  them  relief. 

'23.  Things  often  appear  to  the  wicked  to  be  very 
different  from  what  they  really  are  ;  and  as  they  do 
not  feel  their  need  of  divine  guidancg.  and  do  not  seek 
it,  they  have  no  security  again.st  fatal  deception. 

27.  The  devices  of  men  to  atone  lor  their  sins  and 
obtain  help  from  idols,  are  sangiiinary  and  cruel. 
They  leave  the  heart  wedded  to  its  lusts,  and  are 
utterly  vain. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

8.   Skiinem;  a  city  in  the  tribe  of  Issachar.     A 
great  woman  ;  one  of  great  influence. 
475 


Tlie  Shunam/nili's  son  raised. 


II.  KINGS,   IV. 


The  deadly  pottage  healed. 


19  And  he  said  unto  his  father,  My  head, 
my  head  !  And  he  .said  to  a  lad,  Carry 
him  to  hi.s  mother. 

20  And  wlien  he  liad  taken  liim,  and 
brought  him  to  his  mother,  he  sat  on  her 
knees  till  noon,  and  then  died. 

21  And  she  went  up,  and  laid  him  on 
the  bed  of  the  man  of  God,  and  shut  the 
door  upon  him,  and  went  out. 

22  And  she  called  unto  her  hu.sband,  and 
said,  Send  me,  I  pray  thee,  one  of  the  young 
men,  and  one  of  the  asses,  that  I  may  run 
to  the  man  of  God,  and  come  again. 

2.3  And  he  said,  Wlierefore  will  thou  go 
to  him  to-day  ?  it  is  neither'new-iiioon,  nor 
sabbath.     And  she  said,  It  shall  be  *well. 

24  Then  she  saddled  an  ass,  and  said  to 
her  servant.  Drive,  and  go  forward ;  tslack 
not  thy  riding  for  me,  except  I  bid  thee. 

25  So  she  went,  and  came  unto  the  man 
of  God  to  mount  ''Carmel.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  the  man  of  God  saw  her  afar 
off,  that  he  said  to  Gehazi  his  servant. 
Behold,  yonder  is  that  Shunammitc  : 

26  Run  now,  I  pray  thee,  to  meet  her, 
and  say  unto  her.  Is  it  well  with  thee  1  is 
it  well  with  thy  husband  "?  is  it  well  with 
tlie  child  ?   And  she  answered.  It  is  "^well. 

27  And  when  she  came  to  the  man  of 
God  to  the  hill,  she  caught  him  tby  the 
feet :  but  Gehazi  came  near  to  thrust  her 
away."*  And  the  man  of  God  said,  Let 
her  alone  ;  for  lier  soul  is  H-exed  within 
her  :  and  the  Lord  hath  "  hid  it  from  me, 
and  hath  not  told  me. 

28  Then  she  said.  Did  I  desire  a  son  of 
my  lord?  did  I  not  "^say.  Do  not  deceive 
mel 

29  Then  he  said  to  Gehazi,  ^Gird  up 
thy  loins,  and  take  my  staff  in  thy  liand, 
and  go  thy  way  :  if  thou  meet  any  man, 
salute''  him  not;  and  if  any  salute  thee, 
answer  him  not  again  :  and  lay  my  'staff 
upon  the  face  of  the  child. 

30  And  the  mother  of  the  child  said.  As 
the  Lord  livelh,  and  ns  thy  soul  liveth, 
I  will  not  leave  thee.  And  he  arose,  and 
followed  her. 

31  And  (iehazi  passed  on  before  them, 
and  laid  the  stalT  upon  the  face  of  the 
child;  but  there  icas  neither  voice, *nor 
hearing.ll     Wherefore  he  went  again  to 


•  Num.  28:11.  *  Keh,  ptact.  f  Heli.  reilrain  not  for  me  to 
ride,  b  rlinp.  2 :  2.1 :  Isn.  3.1:2.  c  I.ev.  10:3:  Job  1:21,22;  Psa. 
:i9:;t.  t  Heb.  *.v /ii»/^tf.  Mnt.  2a:9.  d  Mat.  20:. 31.  a  Heb. 
bitter.  1  Sam.  1 :  10.  e  Genesin  18:17.  t  vcr.  Hi.  k  cliap. !) :  1. 
h  Luke  10:  4.  i  F.xftiluH  7  :  I'.l;  A<t«19:l2.  \\  \\i-\i.  nlltntion. 
j  MarliS:39;.loIinll:ll.     k  ver.4;  Miil.li:f..     I  1  Kin-»,  17:  20,21. 


27.  The  Lord  hath  hid  it;  the  prophets  did 
not  know  more  than  other  men,  except  as  the  Lord 
taiiKht  them. 

38.   Adrarlh;  scarcity  of  food.     Srrthe;  boil. 

30.   Knew — not ;  that  they  were  liiirtful. 

40.  Death  ;  that  which  was  hurtful  and  might 
cause  death. 

476 


The  child  is  not  'awaked. 

32  And  when  Elisha  was  come  into  the 
house,  behold,  the  child  was  dead,  and 
laid  upon  his  bed. 

33  He  went  in  therefore,  and  ''shut  the 
door  upon  them  twain,  and  '  prayed  unto 
the  Lord. 

34  And  he  went  up,  and  lay  upon  the 
child,  and  put  his  mouth  upon  his  mouth, 
and  his  eyes  upon  liis  eyes,  and  his  hands 
upon  his  hands  :  and  ""he  stretched  him- 
self upon  the  child  ;  and  the  flesh  of  the 
child  waxed  warm. 

35  Tlien  he  returned,  and  walked  in  the 
house  *to  and  fro ;  and  went  up.  and  stretch- 
ed himself  upon  him  :  and  the  child  sneezed 
seven  times,  and  the  child  opened  his  eyes. 

36  And  he  called  Gehazi,  and  said,  Call 
this  Shunammite.  So  he  called  her.  And 
when  she  was  come  in  unto  him,  he  said. 
Take  up  thy  son. 

37  Then  she  went  in,  and  fell  at  his 
feet,  and  bowed  herself  to  the  ground, 
and  "took  up  her  son,  and  went  out. 

38  T[And  Elisha  came  again  to  "Gilgal : 
and  there  was  a  p  dearth  in  the  i  land  ;  and 
the  sons  of  the  prophets  were  'sitting  be- 
fore him  :  and  he  said  unto  his  servant, 
Set  on  the  great  pot,  and  seethe  pottage 
for  the  sons  of  the  prophets. 

39  And  one  went  out  into  the  field  to 
gather  herbs,  and  found  a  wild  vine,  and 
gathered  thereof  "wild  gourds  his  lap  full, 
and  came  and  shred  them  into  the  pot  of 
pottage  :   for  they  knew  them  not. 

40  So  they  poured  out  for  the  men  to  eat. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  were  eating 
of  the  pottage,  that  they  cried  out,  and 
said,  0  thou  man  of  God,  there  is  death  in 
the  pot.     And  they  could  not  eat  thereof. 

41  But  he  said.  Then  bring 'meal.  And 
he  cast  it  into  the  pot ;  and  he  said,  Pour 
out  for  the  people,  that  they  iriay  eat.  And 
there  was  no  tharm  in  the  pot. 

42  HAnd  there  came  a  man  from  "Baal- 
shalisha,  and  "brought  the  man  of  God 
bread  of  the  tirst-fruits,  twenty  loaves  of 
barley,  and  full  ears  of  corn  ^in  the  husk 
thereof.  And  he  said.  Give  unto  the  peo- 
ple, that  they  may  eat. 

43  And  his  servitor  said,  "What,  should 


mActa20:10.  *  Heb.  once  hither,  and  oneet/iither.  n  Hrb.  1 1 : 3.1. 
ochnp.2:l.  prliap.8:l.  qclia|i.2:3.  r  I.uke  10  :  39  :  Art* 
22:3.  •  I»a.  f>:4;  Mat,  15:13;  Heb.  12:  1.1.  I  cliap.  2 :  21  ;  Ej. 
IB:  28;  .John  9:  6.  f  Heb.  evil  thing.  nlSam.  9:4,  7.  r  1  Cnr 
9:  11;  Gal.  6:6.  ^  Or,  in  hit  tcrip,  or  garment.  wLuki>9:17. 
John  6:  11-13. 


41.  No  harm  ;  nothing  that  would  injure  them. 

42.  Baal-shalisha  ;  in  the  tribe  of  Ephraim. 

43.  Servitor;  servant. 

IN.STRUCTIOXS. 
1.'  The  power  to  take  and  h'lld  men  as  bondmen  in 
payment  for  debt,  is  a  source  of  great  distress,  from 
wliich  all  propermcans should  be  usedtoafford  relief. 


Naaynan  the  Syrian 


II.  KINGS,   V 


is  aired  of  his  leprosy 


I  set  this  before  a  hundred  men  I  '  unto  me  to  recover  a  man  of  his  leprosy? 


He  said  again,  Give  the  people,  that  they 
may  eat:  for  thus  saith  the  Loud,  *They 
shall  eat,  and  shall  leave  thereof. 

44  So  he  set  it  before  them,  and  they  did 
eat,  and  left  thereof,  according  to  the  ^vord 
of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Naaman,  by  the  report  of  a  captive  maid,  is  sent  to 
Samaria  to  be  cured  of  his  leprosy.  8  Klisha,  send 
ing  him  to  Jordan,  cureth  him.  15  He  refusin; 
Naaman's  gifts,  granteth  him  some  of  the  earth.  'JO 
Gehazi,  abusing  his  master's  name  unto  Naaman,  is 
smitten  with  leprosy. 

"IVrOW  ''Naaman,  captain  of  the  host  of 
JL-N  the  king  of  Syria,  was  a  great  man 
with*  his  master,  and  thonorable,  because 
by  him  the  Lord  had  given  i deliverance 
unto  Syria :  he  was  also  a  mighty  man  in 
valor,  but  he  teas  a  leper. 

2  And  the  Syrians  had  gone  out  by  com- 
panies, and  had  brought  away  captive  out 
of  the  land  of  Israel  a  little  maid  ;  and  she 
waited^  on  Naaman's  wife. 

3  And  she  said  unto  her  mistress.  Would 
God  my  lord  were  H  with  the  prophet  that 
is  in  Samaria !  for  he  would  *recover  him 
of  his  leprosy. 

4  And  one  went  in,  and  told  his  lord, 
saying.  Thus  and  thus  said  the  maid  that 
is  of  the  land  of  Israel. 

5  And  the  king  of  Syria  said.  Go  to,  go, 
and  I  will  send  a  letter  unto  the  king  of 
Israel.  And  "^he  departed,  and  took  twith 
him  ten  talents  of  silver,  and  six  thousand 
pieces  of  gold,  and  ten  changes  of  raiment. 

6  And  he  brought  the  letter  to  the  king 
of  Israel,  saying.  Now  when  this  letter  is 
come  unto  thee,  behold,  I  have  therewith 
sent  Naaman  my  servant  to  thee,  that  thou 
mayest  recover  him  of  his  leprosy. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  ''when  the  king 
of  Israel  had  read  the  letter,  that  he  rent 
his  clothes,  and  said,  '^Am  I  God,  to  Hcill 
and  to  make  alive,  that  this  man  doth  send 


•  Mat.  H:50;  15:37 

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f  Dcut  .T3:39; 

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l.iik 

e  11:54. 

9.  A  disposition  to  relieve  and  assist  the  pious,  is 
peculiarly  pleasing  to  God,  and  a  means  of  secur- 
ing the  special  manifestations  of  his  presence  artd 
favor. 

13.  The  truly  pious  are  grateful  for  the  favors 
thev  receive,  and  are  disposed  to  make  the  best  re- 
turn in  their  power. 

IS.  Some  of  the  highest  joys  and  the  deepest  sor- 
rows come  to  parents  through  the  medium  of  their 
children.  But  both  are  from  God,  and  in  both  he 
.should  be  acknowledged  as  doing  all  things  well. 

'2G.  True  piety  inspires  a  deep  interest  in  the  hap- 
piness of  others,  especially  of  benefactors;  and  leads 
us  to  delight  in  communicating  enjoyment,  as  we 
have  opportunity,  to  all,  especially  to  the  people  of 
God. 

39.  Though  every  creature  of  God  is  good  for  the 
purpose  for  which  he  made  it.  yet  there  are  many 

31 


Wherefore  consider,  I  pray  you,  and  see 
how  he  ^seeketh  a  quarrel  against  me. 

8  ^And  it  was  .to,  when  Elisha  the  man 
of  God  had  heard  that  the  king  of  Israel 
had  rent  his  clothes,  that  he  sent  to  the 
king,  saying.  Wherefore  hast  thou  rent  thy 
clothes  ?  let  him  come  now  to  me,  and  \u 
shall  ''know  that  there  is  a  prophet  in  Israel. 

9  So  Naaman  came  with  his  horses  and 
with  his  chariot,  and  stood  at  the  door  of 
the  house  of  Elisha. 

10  And  Elisha  sent  a  messenger  unto 
him,  saying.  Go  and  "wash  in  Jordan 
seven  Mimes,  and  thy  flesh  shall  come 
again  to  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  clean. 

1 1  But  Naaman  was  wroth,  and  went 
away,  and  said.  Behold,  I  ^thought,  ^Hc 
will  surely  come  out  to  me,  and  stand, 
and  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord  his  God. 
and  ^strike  his  hand  over  the  place,  and 
recover  the  leper. 

12  Arc  not  HAbana  and  Pharpar,  river.^ 
of  Damascus,  better  than  all  the  waters 
of  Israel?  may  I  not  wash  in  them,  and 
be  clean?  So  he  turned  and  went  away 
in  a  rage. 

13  And  his  servants  came  near,  and 
spake  unto  him,  and  sajd,  'My  father,  if 
the  prophet  had  bid  thee  do  soriie  great 
thing,  wouldest  thou  not  have  done  it? 
how"'  much  rather  then,  when  he  saith 
to  thee.  Wash,  and  be  clean? 

14  Then  "went  he  down,  and  dipped 
himself  seven  times  in  Jordan,  according 
to  the  saying  of  the  man  of  God  :  and  his 
flesh  came  again  "like  unto  the  flesh  of  a 
little  child,  and  he  was  p clean. 

15  IfAnd  he  returned  to  the  man  of  God. 
he  and  all  his  company,  and  came,  and 
stood  before  him  :  and  he  said,  Behold,  now 
I^knowthat //if/T/VnoGod  in  all  the  earth, 
but  in  Israel ;  now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
take  a  ''blessing  of  thv  servant. 


h   1  Kings,  1S:3«,  37 

F.lek.  2  :  S  ;    a:l :  .■«.       i  Jolin  9:7.      j  Jasli. 
uithmytelf:  Heh.taid.     k.)alin4:4K.     $  Reh. 

ii:4-ia     jOr.Jrtirfi 

move  up  and  down. 

II  Or,  Amana.      1  rhnp.  2  :  12  ;   Gen.  41 : «. 

m  iror.l::i,27.     n 

F.zek.47:l-iJ;  Zedi.l3:l;  14:8.     o  Joh:0:«5. 

P  I.uke  4:27.     q  Da 

n.  2:47:  3:2'.);  fi:2K,27.     r  Oen.  33:  11. 

things  which  he  did  not  make  for  food  or  drink ; 
and  men  cannot  so  use  them  without  producing 
sickness  and  death,  and,  if  they  know  these  to  be 
their  effects,  sinning  against  God. 

42.  Kindness  to  the  good  because  they  are  good, 
blesses  not  only  those  who  bestow  and  those  who 
receive  it,  but  often  multitudes  of  others ;  and  while 
it  breathes  good-will  to  men,  it  brings  glory  in  the 
highest  to  God. 

CHAPTER  Y. 

,3.    T/ie  nrop/iet ;   Elisha. 
4.  jris  lord ;  Ben-hadad  the  king  of  Syria, 
i').  He  ;  Naaman. 
10.   Clcciii  ;  entirely  healed. 
13.  Some  great  thing ;  something  very  diffi- 
cult or  e-xpensive. 

15.  A  blessing :  a  gift  or  present. 

477 


Gehaz 


II.  KINGS,   VI, 


and  punishment. 


16  But  he  said,  ^As  the  Lord  liveth,  be- 
fore whom  I  stand,  I  will  receive  ''none. 
And  he  urj^'cd  him  to  take  if :  but  he  re- 
fused. 

17  And  Naaman  said,  Shall  there  not 
then,  I  pray  thee,  be  given  to  thy  servant 
two  mules'  burden  of  earth?  for  thy  ser- 
vant will  henceforth  offer  neither  burnt- 
offering  nor  sacrifice  unto  other  gods,  ""but 
unto  the  Lord. 

18  In  this  thing  the  Lord  pardon  thy 
servant,  that  when  my  master  goeth  into 
the  house  of  Rimmon  to  worship  there, 
and  he  '^leaneth  on  my  hand,  and  I  bow 
myself  in  the  house  of  Rimmoii :  when 
I  bow  *^down  myself  in  the  house  of  Rim- 
mon, the  Loud  ""pardon  tliy  servant  in  this 
thing. 

19  And  he  said  unto  him,  ^Go  in  peace. 
So  he  departed  from  him  a  little  *way. 

20  ^But  Gchazi,  the  servant  of  Elisha 
the  man  of  God,  said.  Behold,  my  master 
hath  spared  Naaman  this  Syrian,  in  not  re- 
ceiving at  his  hands  that  which  he  brought : 
but,  as  the  Lord  liveth,  I  will  run  after 
him,  and  ''take  somewhat  of  him. 

21  So  Gehazi  followed  after  Naaman. 
And  when  Naaman  saw  him  running  after 
him,  he  lighted  down  from  the  chariot  to 
meet  him,  and  said,  tJs  all  welH 

22  And  he  said.  All  is  well.  My  master 
hath  sent  me,  saying,  Behold,  even  now 
there  be  come  to  me  from  mount  Ephraim 
tM-o  young  men  of  the  sons  of  the  proph- 
ets :  give  them,  I  pray  thee,  a  talent  of 
silver,  and  two  changes  of  garments. 

23  And  Naaman  said,  'Be  content,  take 
two  talents.    And  he  urged  him,  and  bound 


■  clmp.  3:W.  Ij  Genesis  H  :  i£l ;  Mat  10:8;  Ants  20:3:!-:)r>. 
<•  1  ThesB.  1  :  9.  <lcliap.7:2.  eEx.-20:5.  f  2  Cliron.  30:  18,  19. 
g  Mark  5  j  34 ;  Luke  7  :  60,  •  Heb.  piece  of  ground,  as  Genesis 
35  :i6.    b  Hab.  2:9;  1  Timotby,  6  :  9,  10.     t  Heb.  Is  there  peace  ? 


3.7.  Two  mules''  burden  of  earth  ;  with  this  it 
is  supposed  he  intended  to  build  an  altar  or  mound, 
on  wnich  to  offer  sacrifices  to  Jehovah. 

18.  Kimnvon;  an  idol  god.  When  I  how  down 
myself;  it  has  been  supposed  that  he  meant  not  as 
liimst'lf  worshipping  the  idol,  but  only  in  attending 
on.  and  performing  a  civil  duty  to  the  king. 

22.  My  mastt  r  Initli  sent  me ;  this  was  false. 

25.  Wetit  110  whither ;  another  falsehood. 

26.  Went  not  my  heart?  did  I  not  perceive? 

27.  For  ever  ;  as  long  as  they  should  live. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  No  honors  or  successes  can  secure  men  from 
trouble ;  and  for  the  blessings  they  obtain  by  their 
own  efforts,  or  those  of  others,  they  are  indebted  to 
God. 

3.  Servants  may  be  the  means  of  great  blessings 
to  their  masters ;  and  the  good  influence  even  of 
a  pious  child  may  be  felt  through  a  nation,  and  to 
distant  countries  and  times. 

6.  Despotic  rulers  often  feel  and  act  as  if  minis- 
ters of  (rod  in  the  discharge  of  their  duties  were  to 
be  subject  to  their  control. 

10.  Ministers  who  understand  and  do  their  duty, 
will  not  be  elated  nor  overawed  by  the  presence  of 
the  rich  and  great;  but  will  make  known  to  them 
478 


two  talents  of  silver  in  two  bags,  ^B"d-.'^: 
with  two  changes  of  garments,  and  laid 
them  upon  two  of  his  servants ;  and  they 
bare  them  before  him. 

24  And  when  he  came  to  the  ttower,  he 
took  them  from  their  hand,  and  J  bestowed 
them  in  the  house  :  and  he  let  the  men  go, 
and  they  departed. 

25  But  he  went  in,  and  ''stood  before 
his  master.  And  Elisha  said  unto  him, 
Whence  comcst  thou,  Gehazi?  And  he 
said,  Thy  servant  went  *no  whither. 

26  And  he  said  unto  him,  'Went  not 
my  heart  with  thee,  when  the  man  turned 
again  from  his  chariot  to  meet  thee  1  Is 
it  a  time  to  receive  money,  and  to  receive 
garments,  and  olive-yards,  and  vineyards, 
and  sheep,  and  oxen,  and  men-servants, 
and  maid-servants? 

27  The  '"leprosy  therefore  of  Naaman 
shall  cleave  unto  thee,  and  unto  thy  seed 
for  ever.  And  he  went  out  from  his  pres- 
ence a  "leper  as  ichite  as  snow. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Elisha,  giving  leave  to  the  young  prophets  to  en- 
large their  dwellings,  causeth  iron  to  swim.  8  He 
discloseth  the  king  of  Syria's  counsel.  13  The  army, 
which  was  sent  to  Dothan  to  apprehend  Elisha,  is 
smitten  with  blindness.  19  Being  brought  into  Sa- 
maria, they  are  dismissed  in  peace.  24  The  famine 
in  Samaria  causeth  women  to  eat  their  own  children. 
30  The  king  sendeth  to  slay  Elisha. 

AND  the  "  sons  of  the  prophets  said  unto 
Elisha,  Behold  now,  the  place  where 
we  dwell  with  thee  is  too  strait  for  us. 

2  Let  us  go,  we  pray  thee,  unto  Jordan, 
and  take  thence  every  man  a  beam,  and 
let  us  make  us  a  place  there,  where  we 
may  dwell.     And  he  answered,  Go  ye. 


i  chap,  6:3.  |  Or,  tecret  place,  j  Joshua  7:21;  Isaiah  29  :  l.i. 
k  E7.ek.  33  :  31.  t/  Heb.  not  hither  or  thither.  I  Prov.  12  :  U),  22. 
m  Isa.  .'•.9:2,  3;  Ho8eal0:13.  n  chap.  15:6;  Numbers  12: 10. 
o  chap.  4  :  .38. 


with  plainness  and  fidelity  the  will  of  God,  whether 
they  will  hear  or  forbear. 

13.  Servants  are  sometimes  wiser  and  better  than 
their  masters,  and  give  them  advice  which  it  would 
be  well  for  them  to  follow. 

14.  Simply  follovi-ing  the  directions  of  God,  how- 
ever plain  and  easy,  is  more  efficacious  than  the 
most  skilful,  laborious,  and  costly  schemes  of  men. 
These  tend  to  feed  and  strengthen  human  pride ; 
the  other  to  exalt  and  glorify  God. 

16.  Disinterested  kindness,  and  doing  good  with- 
out expecting  or  wishing  any  earthly  rew-ard,  is 
adapted  to  convey  to  men  a  correct  impression  of 
true  religion. 

20.  The  unprincipled,  selfish,  and  covetous  think 
it  wise  to  take  any  course  in  which,  without  danger, 
they  can  get  money. 

25.  Men  who  will  sacrifice  conscience  for  money, 
will  tell  lies  in  order  to  keep  it ;  but  the  wetting  or 
keeping  of  money  by  lying,  instead  of  being  in  the 
end  a  source  of  profit,  will  occasion  most  dreadful 
loss. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1.  The  place ;  the  building  or  apartment  they 
occupied.     Strait ;  narrow,  small. 


Godh  care  of  EUsha. 


II.  KINGS,   VI. 


Famine  in  Samaria. 


B.^els"  3  Andonesaid,'Becontent,Ipray 
thee,  and  go  with  thy  servants.  And  he 
answered,  I  will  go. 

4  So  he  went  with  them.  And  when  they 
came  to  Jordan,  they  cut  down  wood. 

5  But  as  one  was  felling  abeam,  the  *axe- 
head  fell  into  the  water :  and  he  cried,  and 
said,  Alas,  master!  for  it  was  borrowed. 

6  And  the  man  of  God  said,  Where  fell 
if?  And  he  showed  him  the  place.  And 
he*"  cut  down  a  stick,  and  cast  it  in  thith- 
er ;  and  the  iron  did  swim. 

7  Therefore  said  he.  Take  it  up  to  thee. 
And  he  put  out  his  hand,  and  took  it. 

8  1[  Then  the  king  of  Syria  warred  against 
Israel,  and  took  counsel  with  his  servants, 
saying,  In  such  and  such  a  place  shall  be 
my  t  camp. 

9  And  the  man  of  God  sent  unto  the  king 
of  Israel,  saying.  Beware  that  thou  pass 
not  such  a  place  ;  for  thither  the  Syrians 
are  come  down. 

10  And' the  king  of  Israel  sent  to  the 
place  which  the  man  of  God  told  him  and 
warned  him  of,  and  *=  saved  himself  there, 
not  once  nor  twice. 

1 1  Therefore  the  heart  of  the  king  of 
Syria  was  sore  "^troubled  for  this  thing; 
and  he  called  his  servants,  and  said  unto 
them,  Will  ye  not  show  me  which  of  us 
is  for  the  king  of  Israel  1 

12  And  one  of  his  servants  said,  -None, 
my  lord,  0  king :  but  ^  Elisha,  the  prophet 
that  is  in  Israel,  telleth  the  king  of  Israel 
the  words  that  thou  speakest  in  thy  ''bed- 
chamber. 

13  T[  And  he  said,  Go  and  spy  where  he 
is,  that  I  may  ssend  and  fetch  him.  And 
it  was  told  him,  saying.  Behold,  he  is  in 
Dothan.*" 

14  Therefore  sent  he  thither  horses,  and 
chariots,  and  a  %reat  host :  and  they  came 
by  night,  and  compassed  the  city  about. 

15  And  when  the  "servant  of  the  man 
of  God  was  risen  early,  and  gone  forth, 
behold,  a  host  compassed  the  city  both 
with  horses  and  chariots.  And  his  ser- 
vant said  unto  him,  Alas,  my  master! 
how  shall  we  do  1 

16  And  he  answered,  Fear  not:  for 'they 
that  be  with  us  arc  more  than  they  that 
be  with  them. 


•  chap.  5 :  M.  "  Hcb.  iVon.  b  chnp.  2  : '21.  f  Or,  tncamping. 
c  2  Chron.  M :  M.  d  Pa.i.  -18  :  4,  6  :  Mnt  2  :  .1,  etc.  J  Heb.  .Yi>. 
f  Amos  3  :  7.  f  Psa.  139  :  1  -4  ;  .ler.  23  :  24.  I!  P«nlm  37 :  32,  33 ; 
Jer.  36:2ti;    Acts  23  :  12-27.      k  Genesis  37: 17.      J  Heb.  Awity. 


Or 


nitttr.      i  aChron.  16:3;   3'2:7,8;    Ps.llm  63:  18;    R« 


13.  jyothan  ;  a  few  miles  north  of  Samaria. 

16.   They  that  be  with  us;  God,  and  all  the 
heavenly  hosts. 

18.   This  people; 
Syria. 


17  And  Elisha  prayed,  and  said.  Lord, 
I  pray  thee,  open  his  eyes,  that  he  may 
see.  And  the  Lord  opened  the  eyes  of 
the  young  man;  and  he  saw:  and  behold, 
the  mountain  tens  full  of  J  horses  and  char- 
iots of  fire  round  about  Elisha. 

18  And  when  they  came  down  to  him, 
Elisha  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  said. 
Smite  this  people,  I  pray  thee,  with  blind- 
ness. And  he  smote  them  with  ''blind- 
ness according  to  the  word  of  Elisha. 

19  IfAnd  Elisha  'said  unto  them.  This 
is  not  the  way,  neither  is  this  the  city : 
follow*  me,  and  I  will  bring  you  to  the 
man  whom  ye  seek.  But  he  led  them  to 
Samaria. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were 
come  into  Samaria,  that  Elishasaid,  Lord, 
open  the  eyes  of  these  7ncn,  that  they  may 
see.  And  the  Lord  opened  their  ""eyes, 
and  they  saw  ;  and  behold,  they  were  in 
the  midst  of  Samaria. 

21  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Eli- 
sha, when  he  saw  them.  My  father,  shall 
I  smite  them  ?  shall  I  smite  them  ? 

22  And  he  answered.  Thou  shalt  not 
smite  them :  wouldest  thou  smite  those 
whom  thou  hast  taken  captive  with  thy 
sword  and  with  thy  bow  ?  set  "bread  and 
water  before  them,  that  they  may  eat  and 
drink,  and  go  to  their  master. 

23  And  he  prepared  great  provision  for 
them  :  and  when  they  had  eaten  and  drunk, 
he  sent  them  away,  and  they  went  to  their 
master.  So  the  "bands  of  Syria  came  no 
more  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

24  ^And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria  gathered  all  his 
host,  and  went  up,  and  besieged  Samaria. 

25  And  there  was  a  great  famine  in 
Samaria:  and  behold,  they  p besieged  it, 
until  an  ass's  head  was  .<;oW  for  fourscore 
pieces  of  silver,  and  the  fourth  part  of  a 
cab  of  dove's  dung  for  five  pieces  of  silver. 

26  And  as  the  king  of  Israel  was  pass- 
ing by  upon  the  wall,  there  cried  a  woman 
unto  him,  saying,  Help,  my  lord,  O  king. 

27  And  he  said,  tif  the  Lord  •'do  not 
help  thee,  whence  shall  I  help  thee  1  out 
of  the  barn-floor,  or  out  of  the  wine-press  ? 

28  And  the  king  said  unto  her,  What 
aileth  thee?     And  she  answered,  This 


8:31.      icliap.2:ll;    Ps.ilm  .34  :  7  ;    68:17;    Zecli. 

1:8;    6:1-7; 

Rev.  19:  11,  14.     k  Gen.  19:11.     l2Sam.  16:18.     » 

Heb.  come  ye 

after  mr.      m  Luke  24  :  1 6,  31 .       o  Prov.  2,"; :  2 1 .  22  ; 

Rom.  12 :  20. 

0  chap.  .1:2;  24  : 2.     p  Lev.  26 :  26 ;  Jer  82 : 6 :  Ezek 

4:16.     f  Or, 

Let  not  the  Lose  save  thee,     q  Psa.  127: 1 ;  146:3,5 

Jer.  17:5. 

ed  at  Samaria,  the  chief  city  of  the  land  they  were 
invadintr. 

2'2.   U'on/dest  thou  smite  those?  he  would  not; 
the    hosts    of    the    king    of  j  and  much  less  should  he  smite  those  who  had  been 
miraculously  delivered  into  his  power. 


19.  This  is  vat  the  watf.  neither  is  this  the\  25.  A  cab;  between  one  and  two  quarts.  Dove's 
city;  they  would  not  know  Elisha  till  their  i\-t%\dung ;  supposed  to  be  a  mean  kind  of  pulse  or  pea, 
were  opened  ;  and  this  would  not  be  till  they  arriv- 1  called  by  that  name. 

479 


JEHsha's  prediction. 


II.   KINGS,    VII. 


The  Syrian  host  Jlccth. 


■woman  said  ualo  me,  Give  thy  "son,  that 
we  may  eat  him  to-day,  and  we  will  eat 
my  son  to-morrow. 

29  So  we  boiled  my  son,  and  did  eat  him: 
and  I  said  unto  her  on  the  *next  day,  Give 
thy  son,  that  we  may  eat  him  :  and  ""she 
hath  hid  her  son. 

30  ^And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
king  heard  the  words  of  the  woman,  that 
he  '^  rent  his  clothes  ;  and  he  passed  by 
upon  the  wall,  and  the  people  looked,  and 
behold,  he  had  sackcloth  within  upon  his 
flesh. 

.31  Then  he  said,  ""God  do  so  and  more 
also  to  me,  if  the  head  of  Elisha  the  son 
of  Shaphat  shall  stand  on  him  this  day. 

32  But  Elisha  sat  in  his  house,  •■  and  the 
elders  sat  with  him;  and  the  king  sent  a 
man  from  before  him:  "^but  ere  the  mes- 
senger came  to  him,  he  said  to  the  elders, 
See  ye  how  this  son  of  a  s murderer  hath 
sent  to  take  away  my  head  ?  look,  when 
the  messenger  cometh,  shut  the  door,  and 
hold  him  fast  at  the  door  :  is  not  the  sound 
of  his  master's  feet  behind  him  1 

33  And  while  he  yet  talked  with  them, 
behold,  the  messenger  came  down  unto 
him:  and  he  said.  Behold,  this  ''evil  is 
of  the  Lord  ;  'what  should  I  wait  for  the 
Lord  any  longer? 

CHAPTER   VII. 

I  Klisha  prophesieth  incredible  plenty  in  Samaria.  3 
Four  lepers,  venturing  on  the  host  of  the  Syrians, 
bring  tidings  of  their  flight.  12  The  king,  finding 
by  spies  the  news  to  be  true,  spoileth  the  tents  of  the 
Syrians.  17  The  lord  who  would  not  beliere  the 
prophecy  of  plenty,  having  the  charge  of  the  gate,  is 
trodden  to  death  in  the  press. 

THEN  Elisha  said,  Hear  ye  the  word 
of  the  Lord;  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
To-morrow  J  about  this  time  shall  a  meas- 
ure of  fine  flour  be  sold  for  a  shekel,  and 
two  measures  of  barley  for  a  shekel,  in 
the  gate  of  Samaria. 
2  Then  a  lord  ^on  whose  hand  the  king 


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li  Job  1:-21. 

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;   Mai. 

31.  //  the  head  of  Elisha — shall  stand  on 
him;  he  considered  Elisha  as  the  cause  of  tiie 
famine,  or  as  guilty  in  not  removing  it. 

33.  Wital  should  I  u-ail  for  the  Lord?  sup- 
posed to  be  the  exclamation  of  the  king,  who  un- 
mediately  followed  his  messenger  to  the  door  of 
Elisha ;  implying  that  God  was  his  enemy  and 
there  was  no  hope  in  Him. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

5.  Borrowed  articles  should  be  used  with  care,  and 
in  due  time  returned,  uninjured,  to  the  owner. 

14.  Wicked  men  often  hope  to  prevail  against 
those  who  have  God  for  their  protector,  but  ulTsuch 
liopes  are  vain. 

17.  All  who  have  right  views  will  see  that  the  ser- 
vants of  God,  however  great  their  apparent  danger, 
are  perfectly  safe  under  his  care. 

2"2.  Kindness  towards  enemies  is  good  policy,  as 
480 


leaned  answered  the  man  of  God,  "s^c.^e*! 
and  said,  Behold,  ?/thc  Lord  would ''  make 
windows  in  heaven,  might  this  thing  be? 
And  he  said.  Behold,  thou  shalt  see  it  with 
thine  eyes,  but  'shalt  not  eat  thereof. 

3  1[And  there  were  four  leprous  men 
at  the  entering  in  of  the  '"gate  :  and  they 
said  one  to  another.  Why  sit  we  here  until 
we  die  ? 

4  If  we  say,  We  will  enter  into  the  city, 
then  the  famine  is  in  the  city,  and  we 
shall  die  there  :  and  if  we  sit  still  here, 
we  die  also.  Now  therefore  come,  and 
let  us  fall  unto  the  host  of  the  Syrians  : 
if  they  save  us  alive,  we  shall  live  ;  and 
if  they  kill  us,  we  shall  but  die. 

5  And  they  rose  up  in  the  twilight,  to 
go  unto  the  camp  of  the  Syrians  :  and 
when  they  were  come  to  the  uttermost 
part  of  the  c;imp  of  Syria,  behold,  there 
loas  no  man  thurc. 

6  For  the  Loud  had  made  the  host  of 
the  Syrians  to  hear  a  "noise  of  chariots, 
and  a  noise  of  horses,  even  the  noise  of  a 
great  host :  and  p  they  said  one  to  another, 
Lo,  the  king  of  Israel  hath  hired  against  us 
the  1  kings  of  the  Hittites,  and  the  kings  of 
the  J^gyptians,  to  come  upon  us. 

7  Wherefore  they  ''arose  and  fled  in  the 
twilight,  and  left  their  tents,  and  their 
horses,  and  their  asses,  even  the  camp  as 
it  teas,  and  fled  for  their  life. 

8  And  when  these  lepers  came  to  the 
uttermost  part  of  the  camp,  they  went  into 
one  tent,  and  did  eat  and  drink,  and  car- 
ried thence  silver,  and  gold,  and  raiment, 
and  went  and  hid  it;  and  came  again, 
and  entered  into  another  tent,  and  carried 
thence  also,  and  went  and  hid  it. 

9  Then  they  said  one  to  another,  "We  do 
not  well :  this  day  is  a  day  of  good  tidings, 
and  we  hold  our  peace  :  'if  we  tarry  till 
the  morning  light,  +some  mischief  will 
come  upon  us  :   now  therefore  come,  that 


3:  10.        1  ver.  17, -.'O.        m 

Lev.  l:!:4r>.        n   Kslher4:ir>;    Luke 

l.'i:17,  18.       o  rhap.  19:7 

2Sam.  6:i4;   .lob  IS:  21.       j.  rliap. 

3:'22,  etc.      q  1  Kings,  10: 

2r>.      r  Psalm  H:5;    48:4-6;    Ii8:l2; 

Prov. -21:1.     •  Lev.  Ii):18; 

Prov.  Il:>2ti.     1  E.stlier4:14.    J  Heb. 

we  shtttt  find  punishment. 

well  as  a  Christian  duty ;  and  however  it  may  be 
received,  will  be  the  means  of  good  to  those  who 
exercise  it. 

■J/).  None  but  God  can  fully  understand  the  evils 
of  war,  or  the  guilt  of  those  who  are  instrumental  in 
needlessly  inflicting  them  upon  their  fellow-men. 

31.  Those  who  foretell  the  calamity  of  the  wick- 
ed, are  often  treated  as  if  they  were  the  cause  of  it, 
and  ^s  if  their  removal  would  prevent  the  coming 
or  continuance  of  threatened  evils;  but  all  e.xpec. 
tations  of  relief  in  that  way  will  be  disappointed. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

2.  If  the  Lord  would  innl-c  wiiidows  in  hear- 
€71 ;  he  meant,  that  unless  God  should  do  this,  the 
prediction  of  the  prophet  could  not  be  accomplished. 

G.  Hear  a  noise ;  like  that  of  chariots,  horses, 
and  a  great  army. 


The  sicsre  is  raised. 


II.  KINGS,   VIII. 


The  Shuna)nmite''s  suit. 


B.c'ea"''   "^vc  may   go   and  tell  the   king's 
household. 

10  So  they  came  and  called  unto  the 
porter*  of  the  city  :  and  they  told  them, 
saying,  We  came  to  the  camp  of  the  Syri- 
ans, and  behold,  there  ica.'i  no  man  there, 
neither  voice  of  man,  but  horses  tied,  and 
asses  tied,  and  the  tents  as  they  were. 

1 1  And  he  called  the  porters  ;  and  they 
told  it  to  the  king's  house  within. 

12  ^And  the  king  arose  in  the  night,  and 
said  unto  his  servants,  I  will  now  show 
you  what  the  Syrians  have  done  to  us. 
They  know  that  we  be  hungry  ;  therefore 
are  they  gone  out  of  the  camp  to  hide  them- 
selves in  the  field,  saying,  When  they  come 
out  of  the  city,  wc  shall  catch  them  alive, 
and  get  into  the  city. 

13  And  one  of  his  servants  answered 
and  said.  Let  some  take,  I  pray  thee,  five 
of  the  horses  that  remain,  wliich  are  left 
in*  the  city,  (behold,  they  are  as  all  the 
multitude  of  Israel  that  arc  left  in  it :  be- 
hold, /  say,  they  are  even  as  all  the  mul- 
titude of  the  Israelites  that  are  consumed,) 
and  let  us  send  and  see. 

14  They  took  therefore  two  chariot  hor- 
ses ;  and  the  king  sent  after  the  host  of 
the  Syrians,  saying.  Go  and  see. 

Id  And  they  went  after  them  unto  Jor- 
dan :  and  lo,  all  the  way  wa.t  full  of  gar- 
ments and  vessels,  which  the  Syrians  had 
cast  away  in  their  haste.  And  the  mes- 
sengers returned,  and  told  the  king. 

16  And  the  people  went  out,  and  ^spoiled 
the  tents  of  the  Syrians.  So  a  measure 
of  fine  flour  was  sold  for  a  shekel,  and  two 
measures  of  barley  for  a  shekel,  accord- 
ing to  the  "^word  of  the  Lord. 

17  ^And  the  king  appointed  the  lord  on 
whose  hand  he  leaned  to  hav^e  the  charge 
of  the  gate  :  and  the  people  trode  upon 
him  in  the  gate,  that  he  died,  as  the  man 
of  God  had  said/  who  spake  when  the  king 
came  down  to  him. 

18  And  it  came  to  "pass  as  the  man  of 
God  had  spoken  to  the  king,  saying.  Two 


•  2Sani.  IS.'.'ri.  *  Heb  in  if.  b  I'anlm  68  :  1  2  ;  Isi<i.ili  :n  :  1, 
4, '23.  c  ver.  1.  il  ver.  2.  •  Genesis  18  :  H  ;  Niimters  1 1  : -23  : 
•2;(:19.      (  Numbers  20:  12;   Jer.  17:5,  6;    Heb.  3  :  19.       «  clinp. 

10.  Porter;  the  man  who  kept  the  gate. 

16.  Spoiled  t/i.e  Cents;  took  them  and  their  con- 
tents for  their  own  use. 

17.  'The  people  trode  upon  him;  in  their  haste 
to  get  food. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  However  great  the  calamities  which  any 
people  suffer,  the  Lord  can  remove  them ;  and 
interest  as  well  as  duty  require  all  to  wait  upon 
him  in  the  way  of  his  appointment,  till  they  obtain 
relief. 

2.  Disbelief  of  the  promises  of  God  cuts  men  off 
from  the  blessings  of  their  fulfilment. 

4.  Though  deliverance  comes  from  Grod,  it  is 
ordinarily  granted  through  the  instrumentality  of 


measures  of  barley  for  a  shekel,  and  a 
measure  of  fine  flour  for  a  shekel,  shall 
be  to-morrow  about  this  time  in  the  gate 
of  Samaria  : 

19  And  that  lord  answered  the  man  of 
God,  and  said,  Now,  behold,  ?/the  Loud 
should  make  windows  in  heaven,  miglit 
such  a  thing  be  ?  And  he  said,  Behold, 
thou  shalt  see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but  "^shalt 
not  eat  thereof. 

20  And  so  it  fell  out  unto  him  :  for  the 
people  trode  upon  him  in  the  gate,  and  he 
died. 

CHAPTER   VIII. 

I  The  Shunajnmite,  having  left  hercountry  seven  years, 
to  avoiJ  the  forewarned  famine,  for  Elisha's  miracle's 
.sake  hath  her  land  restored  by  the  king.  7  Hazael, 
being  sent  with  a  present  by  Ben-hadad  to  Klisha  at 
Damascus,  afterhc  had  heard  the  prophecy,  kiUeth  hi.-! 
master  and  suocecdeth  him.  l(i  Jehoram's  wicked 
reign  in  Judah.  20  Edom  and  Libnah  revolt.  23 
Ahaziah  succeedeth  Jehoram.  2.5  Ahaziah's  wicked 
reign.     2S  He  visiteth  Jehoram  wounded,  at  Jezreel. 

THEN  spake  Elislia  unto  the  woman, 
whose  6 son  he  had  restored  to  life, 
saying,  Arise,  and  go  thou  and  thy  house- 
hold, and  sojourn  wheresoever  thou  canst 
sojourn  :  for  the  Lord  hath  ''called  for  a 
famine  ;  and  it  shall  also  come  upon  the 
land  'seven  years. 

2  And  the  woman  arose,  and  did  after 
the  saying  of  the  man  of  God  :  and  she 
went  with  her  household,  and  sojourned 
in  the  land  of  the  Philistines  seven  years. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seven  years' 
end,  that  the  woman  returned  out  of  the 
land  of  the  Philistines  :  and  she  went  fortli 
to  cry  unto  the  king  for  her  house  and  for 
her  land. 

4  And  the  king  talked  withJGehazi  the 
servant  of  the  man  of  God,  saying,  ''Tell 
me,  I  pray  thee,  all  the  great  things  that 
Elisha  hath  done. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  telling 
the  king  how  lie  had  restored  a  dead  body 
to  'life,  that  behold,  the  woman,  whose 
son  he  had  restored  to  life,  cried  to  the 
king  for  her  house  and  for  her  land.  And 
Gehazi  said,  My  lord,  0  king,  this  is  the 

4:18, etc.  h  Psalm  lOi:  16:  Hagsailrll.  t  Genesis  41 :  27. 
j  cliap.  n  :  20,  27.  k  Mattbew2:8;  I.ukey:9;  23:8;  Joliny:27. 
1  rliap.  4:.'». 


human  efforts ;  and  to  obtain  it,  men  must  use  the 
means  which  God  has  appointed  for  that  purpose. 

9.  When  men  are  blessed  with  abundance,  true 
wisdom,  as  well  as  real  gratitude,  and  even  self- 
interest,  require  that  they  should  desire  others  to 
enjoy  it  with  them. 

10.  However  great  the  improbability,  or  to  hu- 
man appearance  the  impossibility,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  will  in  due  time  be  perfectly  accomplished. 

18.  The  fulfilment  of  divine  declarations  is  to 
some  the  means  of  salvation,  and  to  others  of  de- 
'  struction. 

I  CHAPTER  VIII. 

I      2.   The  laitd  of  the  Philistines ;  on  the  Medi- 
i  terranean,  south-west  of  Canaan. 

481 


Hazael  slaycth  his  master. 


II.   KINGS,    VIII.      Reign  of  Jchoram  and  Ahaziah 


woman,  and  thi.s  is  her  son,  -whom  Elisha 
restored  to  life. 

6  And  ■when  the  king  asked  the  woman, 
she  told  him.  So  the  king  appointed  unto 
her  a  certain  'officer,  saying,  Restore  all 
thatira.s  hers,  and  all  the  fruits  of  tlie  field 
since  the  day  that  she  left  the  land,  even 
until  now. 

7  ^  And  Elisha  came  to  Damascus  ;  and 
Ben-hadad  the  king  of  Syria  was  sick ; 
and  it  was  told  him,  saying.  The  man  of 
God  is  come  hither. 

8  And  the  king  said  unto  ^Hazael,  Take 
a  ''present  in  thy  hand,  and  go,  meet  the 
man  of  God,  and  "^inquire  of  the  Lord  by 
him,  saying,  Shall  I  recover  of  this  dis- 
ease? 

9  So  Hazael  went  to  meet  him,  and  took 
a  present  twith  him,  even,  of  every  good 
thing  of  Damascus,  forty  camels'  burden, 
and  came  and  stood  before  him,  and  said. 
Thy  son  Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria  hath 
sent  me  to  thee,  saying.  Shall  I  recover 
of  this  disease  ? 

10  And  Elisha  said  unto  him.  Go,  say 
unto  him.  Thou  ^  mayest  certainly  recov- 
er :  howbeit  the  Lord  hath  showed  me 
that  he  shall  surely  '"die. 

1 1  And  he  settled  his  countenance  istead- 
fastly,  until  he  was  ashamed  :  and  the  man 
of  God  "^wept. 

12  And  Hazael  said,  Why  weepeth  my 
lord  ?  And  he  answered,  Because  I  know 
the  "Cvil  that  thou  wilt  do  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel :  their  strong-holds  wilt 
thou  set  on  fire,  and  their  young  men  wilt 
thou  slay  with  the  sword,  and  ""wilt  dash 
their  children,  and  'rip  up  their  women 
with  child. 

13  And  Hazael  said,  But  what,  is  thy 
servant  a  'dog,  that  he  should  do  this 
great  thing?  And  Elisha  answered.  The 
Lord  hath  showed  ''me  that  thou  slialt  he 
king  over  Syria. 

14  So  he  departed  from  Elisha,  and  came 
to  his  master;  who  said  to  him,  What 
said  Elisha  to  thee?  And  he  answered. 
He  told  me  that  thou  'shouldest  surely 
recover. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the '"morrow, 
that  he  took  a  thick  cloth,  and  dipped  it 
in  water,  and  spread  it  on  his  face,  so  that 


he  died  :    and  Hazael  reigned  in  ^bVeii 
his  stead. 

16  If  And  in  the  fifth  year  of  .Joram  the 
son  of  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  Jehoshaphat 
being  then  king  of  Judah,  ''Jehoram  the 
son  of  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah  *  began 
to  reign. 

17  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was  he 
when  he  began  to  reign ;  and  he  reigned 
eight  years  in  Jerusalem. 

18  And  he  walked  in  the  "way*  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  as  did  the  house  of  Ahab ; 
for  the  P  daughter  of  Ahab  was  his  wife  : 
and  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

19  Yet  ithe  Lord  would  not  destroy 
Judah  for  David  his  servant's  sake,  as 
he  '■promised  him  to  give  him  always  a 
light, II  (Hid  to  his  children. 

20  l[In  his  days  Edom  ''revolted  from 
under  the  hand  of  Judah,  and  made  a 
king'  over  themselves. 

21  So  Joram  went  over  to  Zair,  and  all 
the  chariots  with  him  :  and  he  rose  by 
night,  and  smote  the  Edomitcs  which 
compassed  him  about,  and  the  captains 
of  the  chariots  :  and  the  people  fled  into 
their  tents. 

22  Yet  "Edom  revolted  from  under  the 
hand  of  Judah  unto  this  day.  Then''Lib- 
nah  revolted  at  the  same  time. 

23  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Joram, 
and  all  that  he  did,  arc  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  Clironicles  of  the  kings 
of  Judah  ? 

24  And  Joram  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the 
city  of  David:  and  *Ahaziah  his  "son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

25  U  In  the  twelfth  year  of  Joram  the 
son  of  Ahab  king  of  Israel  did  Ahaziah 
the  son  of  Jchoram  king  of  Judah  begin 
to  reign. 

26  Two  and  twenty  years  old  was  Aha- 
ziah when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he 
reigned  one  year  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  teas  Athaliah,the  t  daugh- 
ter of  Omri  king  of  Israel. 

27  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the 
house  of  Ahab,  and  did  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  as  did  the  house  of  Ahab  : 
for  he  U'as  the  son-in-law  of  tlie  house 
of  Ahab. 


'  Ot,  eunuch.  •  I  Kinc«,  19:  IS.  b  IKinjs.U::!.  c  dmn. 
1:2,6.  f  Heh.  in  Ai» /land,  i  1  Kings, 2-2 :  1.1.  e  ver.  1.5.  t  Hel). 
and  ttt  it.  t  I.uke  19:<l.  c  cliap.  IO::iJ;  12:17;  !.•)  .  3  7 
h  Psalm  137:8.  9;  Amn«  1  :  3-.\  I  chnp.  16  :  IB  ;  Ho.ien  l.T  ■  ili  • 
Amci«l:m.  j  IS.-imufI,  17:43.  k  1  Kii)(ri,,  19 :  1ft.  I  vpr.  10. 
niMirali2:l.     n  2Cliron.  21 :  A,eti-.     \  Weh  rtigned.     o  1  Kings, 

7.  Damascus  ;  the  capital  of  Syria.  I 

8.  Haznel ;  an  officer  of  the  king  of  Syria. 

10.  T/init  maijfst — recorer ;  his  disease  was  not 
in  itself  mortal,  and  would  not  cause  his  death.  | 
He  shall  siireh/  die  ,•  because,  as  the  event  showed,  1 
Hazael  would  kill  liim. 

11.  He  settled  his  cotttitettance ;  Elisha  looked 

482 


22:.V3,  .IS.  T  ver  26.  q  .ler.  .■».■) :2.'>.  2(i;  Hiiaea  11:9.  r  2 Sam. 
7:i:i;  I  Kingn,  II  :3K;  \!i:A;  I'snim  I:i2: 17.  \\  Heb.  eandit,  or 
tamp.  •  Gen.  27 :  40.  11  Kings.  22 ;  47.  "  ver.  20.  »  Joshua 
21:13.  *  Culled  Azatiali,  2  Clirnn.  22  :  6 :  and  Je/toaliaz.  2  Cliron 
21:17;  S-l :  23.  w  2  Clirnn.  22  :  1 ,  etc.  f  Or,  granddaufliler, 
ver.  IH. 

steadfastly  at  Hazael,  till,  foreseeing  the  cruelties 
Hazael  would  commit,  he  wept. 

14.  Thoii  s/ioiildest ;  thisw&sfaise.  The  prophet 
said  he  might  recover;  that  is,  if  not  put  to  dtath 
by  violence. 

1.').  He  tool-;  Hazael  did  thi.s. 

22.  Libiiah  ;  one  of  the  cities  of  Judah 


Jehu  anointed  kins 


II.  KINGS,   IX 


The  house  of  Ahab  judged. 


sou  of  Ahab  to  the  war  against  Hazael 
king  of  Syria  in  Ramoth-gilead ;  and  the 
Syrians  wounded  Joram. 

29  And  king  Joram  went  back  to  be 
liealed  in  Jezreel  of  the  wounds  *which 
the  Syrians  had  given  him  at  tRamah, 
when  he  fought  against  Hazael  king  of 
Syria.  And  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Jeho- 
ram  king  of  Judah  ''went  down  to  see 
Joram  the  son  of  Ahab  in  Jezreel,  because 
he  was  tsick. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

1  Elisha  sendeth  a  young  prophet  with  instructions  to 
anoint  Jehu  at  Ramoth-gilead.  4  The  prophet  hav- 
ing done  his  message  fleeth.  11  Jehn,  being  made 
king  by  the  soldiers,  killeth  Joram  in  the  field  of  Na- 
both.  27  Ahaziah  is  slain  at  Gur,  and  buried  at  Je- 
rusalem. 30  Proud  Jezebel  is  thrown  down  out  of  a 
window,  and  eaten  by  dogs. 

AND  Elisha  the  *=  prophet  called  one 
of  the  children  of  the  prophets,  and 
said  unto  him,  ''Gird  up  thy  loins,  and 
take  this  box  of  oil  in  thy  hand,  and  go 
to  "Ramoth-gilead  : 

2  And  when  thou  comest  thither,  look 
out  there  Jehu  the  sou  of  Jehoshaphat  the 
son  of  Nimshi,  and  go  in,  and  make  him 
arise  up  from  '^amoug  liis  brethren,  and 
carry  him  to  an  ^  inner  chamber  ; 

3  Then  ^take  the  box  of  oil,  ""and  pour 
it  on  his  head,  and  say.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  I  have  anointed  thee  king  over  Is- 
rael. Then  open  the  door,  and  flee,  and 
tarry  not. 

4  ^[So  the  young  man,  even  the  young 
man  the  prophet,  went  to  Ramoth-gilead. 

5  And  when  he  came,  behold,  the  cap- 
tains of  the  \\of,i  were  sitting;  and  he  said, 
I  have  an  errand  to  thee,  0  captain.  And 
Jehu  said.  Unto  which  of  all  us?  And 
he  said.  To  thee,  0  captain. 

6  And  he  arose,  and  went  into  the  house  ; 
and  he  poured  the  oil  on  his  head,  and 


a  clii>p.«:I5.  *  Heb.  wherewilh  the Si/riinis liati wounded,  f  Call- 
ed/J.imoM.ver. -28.  bcli.it:l().  i  Heh.WDUiided.  c  1  Kinpi,'20:36. 
•1  clm|i.4:2M;  .ler.  1:17.  o  chap.  S ;  28.  fver.,^,1!.  %  Heb.Mom- 
l>er  ill  a  chamber,  s  1  Kings,  19: 1&  hi  .S:im.  10: 1.  i  -2  Cliion. 
22:7.     j  I'aa.  75:6;  Dan.2:il;  4:17,. "ii;  ,'>:iO,2l.     k  Luke  18:  7,8; 


28.  Ramoth-gilead;  east  of  Jordan,  in  the  tribe 
of  Gad. 

29.  Jezreel ;  west  of  Jordan,  in  the  tribe  of  Is- 
sachar. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  When  the  Lord  is  about  to  chastise  a  people 
for  their  sins,  he  remembers  his  children  and  sup- 
plies their  wants,  or  sanctifies  their  privations  to 
their  highest  good. 

6.  The  goodness  of  G-od  is  often  manifested  tow- 
ards his  people,  by  inclining  those  in  authority  to 
do  tliem  justice  and  show  them  favor. 

S.  Men  who  in  health  pay  no  regard  to  God  or 
his  people,  in  sickness  or  distress  often  apply  to 
thorn  for  help. 

10.  Of  many  blessings  which  God  would  other- 
wise bestow,  men  are  often  deprived  by  the  wick- 
edness of  their  fellow-men. 

13.  A  change  of  circumstances  often  shows  that 


said  unto  him,  'Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  I J  have  anointed  thee  king 
over  the  people  of  the  Lord,  even  over 
Israel. 

7  And  thou  shalt  smite  the  house  of 
Ahab  thy  master,  that  I  may  ''  avenge  the 
blood  of  my  'servants  the  prophets,  and 
the  blood  of  all  the  servants  of  the  Lord, 
at  the  hand  of  Jezebel. 

8  For  the  whole  house  of  Ahab  shall 
perish  :  and  '"  I  will  cut  off  from  Ahab 
him  that  pisseth  against  the  wall,  and 
him  that  is  shut  "up  and  left  in  Israel : 

9  And  I  will  make  the  house  of  Ahab 
like  the  house  of  "Jeroboam  the  son  of 
JVebat,  and  like  the  house  of  PRaasha  the 
son  of  Ahijah : 

10  And  itho  dogs  shall  eat  Jezebel  in 
the  portion  of  Jezreel,  and  there  .shall  be 
none  to  bury  her.  And  he  opened  the 
door,  and  fled. 

11  1[Then  Jehu  came  forth  to  the  ser- 
vants of  his  lord:  and  one  said  unto  him, 
Is  all  wein  wherefore  came  this  ^mad 
fellow  to  thee?  And  he  said  unto  them, 
Ye  know  the  man,  and  his  communication. 

12  And  they  said,  It  is  false;  tell  us 
now.  Ai)d  he  said, "  Thus  and  thus  spake 
he  to  me,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I 
have  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel. 

13  Then  they  hasted,  and  took  every 
man  his  'garment,  and  put  it  under  him 
on  the  top  of  the  stairs,  and  "blew  with 
trumpets,  saying,  Jehu  His  king. 

14  So  Jeliu  the  son  of  Jehosliaphat  the 
son  of  Nimshi  conspired  against  Joram. 
(Now  Joram  had  kept  Ramoth-gilead,  he 
and  all  Israel,  because  of  Hazael  king 
of  Syria : 

15  But  king  *  Joram  was  returned  to  be 
healed  in  Jezreel  of  the  *  wounds  which 
the  Syrians  thad  given  him,  when  he 
fought  with  Hazael  king  of  Syria.)     And 


Kev,6:9,10.    1  1  Kings,  l8:-»; '21 :  15,21. 

m  iKingB.  14:10.    n  Deut. 

32::ifi.    0  1  Kings,  15:29.    pi  Kings,  Irt: 

Ml.    ■!  ver.a-.,:)H;  1  Kings, 

21 : 2:1.     r  Jet.  19 :  ili ;  Hosea  9:7;  .loll 

110:20:  Arts26:24:  1  Ciir. 

4:10.     iver.  6.     (Mat.  21:7.     u  2  Sail 

1.  1.5:10.     11  Heb.  reigneth. 

*  Heh.  Jehoram.     »  chap.  8 :  28, -29. 

Hf  b.  tmute. 

men  are  much  more  wicked  than  they  imagined, 
and  that  nothing  but  the  grace  of  God  keeps  them 
from  the  commission  of  the  most  enormous  crimes. 

14.  A  slight  change  in  the  words  of  a  communi- 
cation may  entirely  alter  its  meaning,  and  convey 
to  the  hearers  a  false  impression. 

15.  A  man's  character  and  conduct  are  greatly 
influenced  by  liis  wife;  and  no  one  should  marry  a 
woman  who  will  draw  him  away  from  the  service 
of  God. 

27.  The  evil  example  of  parents  and  those  in  au- 
thority, may  extend  its  mischievous  influence  not 
only  to  their  children,  but  also  to  their  distant  pos- 
terity ;  and  long  after  they  are  dead  be  instrumen- 
tal in  ruining  their  fellow-men. 

CHAPTER  IX. 
1.  0)ie  of  the  childre)!  of  the  prophets ;  ayoung 
man  who  was  under  the  instruction  of  Elisha  and 
preparing  to  be  a  prophet  of  the  Lord. 
4  S3 


Joram  is  slain. 


11.  KINGS.   IX. 


Ahaziah  and  Jezebel  slam. 


Jehu  said,  If  it  be  your  minds,  then  *let 
none  go  fortli  nor  escape  out  of  the  city 
to  go  to  tell  it  in  .Tezrcel. 

16  So  Jehu  rode  in  a  chariot,  and  went 
to  Jezreel  ;  for  Joram  lay  there.  And 
Ahaziah  king  of  Judah  was  come  down 
to  see  Joram. 

17  And  there  stood  a  » watchman  on  the 
lower  in  Jezreel,  and  he  spied  the  com- 
pany of  Jehu  as  he  came,  and  said,  I  see 
a  company.  And  Joram  said,  Take  a 
horseman,  and  send  to  meet  them,  and 
let  him  say,  Is  it  ''peace  ? 

18  So  there  went  one  on  horseback  to 
meet  him,  and  said,  Thus  saith  the  king, 
f.s  it  peace  ?  And  Jehu  said.  What  hast 
thou  to  do  with  peace  1  turn  thee  behind 
me.  And  the  watchman  told,  saying. 
The  messenger  came  to  them,  but  he 
cometh  not  again. 

19  Then  he  sent  out  a  second  on  horse- 
back, which  came  to  them,  and  said, 
Thus  saith  the  king.  Is  it  peace  ?  And 
Jehu  answered.  What  hast  thou  to  do 
with  peace  1  turn  thee  behind  me. 

20  And  the  watchman  told,  saying,  He 
came  even  unto  them,  and  cometh  not 
again  :  and  the  ^driving  is  like  the  driving 
of  Jehu  the  son  of  Nimshi ;  for  he'^driveth 
furiously.* 

21  And  Joram  said,  ^  IMakc  ready.  And 
his  chariot  was  made  ready.  And  Joram 
king  of  Israel  and  Ahaziah  king  of  Judah 
went  out,  each  in  his  chariot,  and  they 
went  out  against  Jehu,  and  II  met  him  in 
the  portion  of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joram 
saw  Jehu,  that  ho  said.  Is  it  peace,  Jehu  ] 
And  he  answered,  ''What  peace,  so  long 
as  the  whoredoms  of  thy  mother  "Jezebel 
and  Iicr  Avitchcrafts  are  so  many  ? 

23  And  Joram  turned  his  hands,  and 
fled,  and  said  to  Ahaziah,  There  is  treach- 
ery, 0  Ahaziah. 

24  And  Jehu  *drew  a  bow  with  his  full 
strength,  and  smote  Jehoram  between  his 
arms,  and  the  arrow  went  out  at  his  heart, 
and  he  t.sunk  down  in  his  chariot. 

25  Then  said  Jehu  to  Bidkar   his  cap- 


*  Heb.  Ill  n 

0  tteapir  an.      •  2  .Sum.  18  :  24  ;    Isaiah  21:6,  etc. 

k  I  Sam.  in:  4; 

17:22;  1  King.,  2:  |:l.      f  Or.  m<,rching.     c  Hab. 

1:6.     t  Heb.  i 

n  madneit.    %  Heb.  Bind.     ||  Heb.  found     i  Isa. 

48  :  22.      «  Um 

.  2:20-2.1.       »  Huh.  filUd  hit  hand  with  a   how. 

f  Heb.  bowtd. 

t  1  KingH,  21  :  2'.1.       t  Heb.  blofdi.      t   1  KinRs, 

22.  Whoredoms ;  this  word  is  used  in  the  Old 
Testament  to  denote  idolatry.  Her  vitch  crafts — 
many ;  expressive  of  the  various  deceitful  prac- 
tices which  Jezebel  used  to  draw  the  people  into 
idolatry. 

2•^.  Laid  this  hurden;  denounced  this  judfj- 
ment  against  him  and  his  family.  1  Kings,  21 :  19, 
29. 

31.  Zimri;  1  Kings,  16:10-18. 
INSTRUCTION.S 

3.  G-od  claims  and  exercises  the  right  of  giving 
authority  to  such  as  he  chooses ;  and  all  who  are 
■181 


tain.  Take  up,  and  east  him  in  the  ^b^c.^sw! 
portion  of  the  field  of  Naboth  the  Jezreel- 
ite :  for  remember  how  that,  Avhen  I  and 
thou  rode  together  after  Ahab  his  father, 
the  Lord  laid  this  burden  upon  Hiim  ; 

26  Surely  I  have  seen  yesterday  the 
blood  J  of  Naboth,  and  the  blood  of  his 
sons,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  ^  I  will  requite 
thee  in  this  ^  plat,  saith  the  Lord.  Now 
therefore  take  and  cast  him  into  the  plat 
of  ground,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord. 

27  ^  But  when  Ahaziah  the  king  of 
Judah  saw  this,  he  fled  by  the  way  of  the 
garden-house.  And  Jehu  followed  after 
him,  and  said,  Smite  him  also  in  the 
chariot.  And  they  did  .<;o  at  the  going  up 
to  Gur,  which  is  by  Ibleam.  And  he 
fled  to  ''INIegiddo,  and  died  there. 

28  And  his  servants  carried  him  in  a 
chariot  to  Jerusalem,  and  buried  him  in 
his  sepulchre  with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  David. 

29  And  'in  the  eleventh  year  of  Joram 
the  son  of  Ahab  began  Ahaziah  to  reign 
over  Judah. 

30  ^  And  when  Jehu  was  come  to  Jez- 
reel, Jezebel  heard  of  it ;  and  she  II  painted 
her  face,  and  tired  her  head,  and  looked 
out  at  a  window. 

31  And  as  Jehu  entered  in  at  the  gate, 
she  said,' Had  Zimri  peace,  who  slew  his 
master  1 

32  And  he  lifted  up  his  face  to  tlie 
window,  and  said,  Who  is  on  my  side  1 
who  ?  And  there  looked  out  to  him  two 
or  three  *eunuchs. 

33  And  he  said.  Throw  her  down.  So 
they  threw  her  down  :  and  sotne  of  her 
blood  was  sprinkled  on  the  wall,  and  on 
the  horses  :   and  he  trode  her  under  foot. 

34  And  when  he  was  come  in,  he  did 
eat  and  drink,  and  said.  Go,  see  now  this 
cursed  woman,  and  bury  her :  for  she  is 
a  king's  ''daughter. 

35  And  they  went  to  bury  her:  'but 
they  found  no  more  of  her  than  the  skull, 
and  the  feet,  and  the  palms  o{  her  hands. 

36  Wherefore   they    came    again,    and 


21:19.  \  Or,  portion,  h  .losbua  ir  :  II ;  .Iiiilj.  1:27:  2  Cliron. 
22  :  <).  i  rliap.  8  :  2.1 ;  2  Cliron.  22  : 1,  2.  ||  Heb.  put  her  tyei  in 
pnintinff.  Ezek.  23:40.  j  1  Kinga,  Ifi:  0-20  *  Or,  chamlierlnint. 
k   1  Kings,  16:31.       IEccl.fi:3;    Isaiali  14  :  18-20  ;    Jcr.  22:l<li 

36 :  :iO. 


intrusted  with  it  are  laid  under  peculiar  obligations 
to  employ  it  according  to  his  will. 

21.  The  declarations  of  G-od  in  his  word  are  ful- 
filled in  his  providence ;  and  though  the  fulfilment 
may  be  long  delayed,  in  due  time  it  will  be  per- 
fectly accomplished. 

27.  Those  who  as.sociate  M'ith  the  wicked  are  in 
danger  of  partaking  in  their  punishment. 

36.  Men  mav  have  a  conviction  of  the  truth  of 
divine  declarations,  and  even  see  their  fultilnient  in 
the  destruction  of  the  wicked,  and  yet  not  forsake 
their  sins,  or  flee  from  the  wrath  to  come. 


Seventy  sons  of  Ahab 


II.  KINGS,   X. 


slain  in  Jezrcel. 


B.'"'^"°  told  him.  And  he  said,  This  is 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
by*  his  servant  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  *  say- 
ing. In  the  portion  of  Jezreel  shall  dogs 
eat  the  flesh  of  Jezebel : 

37  And  the  carcass  of  Jezebel  shall  be 
as  ''dung  upon  the  face  of  the  field  in  the 
portion  of  Jezreel ;  so  that  they  shall  not 
say,  This  is  Jezebel. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Jehu,  by  his  letters,  causeth  seventy  of  Ahab's  cliil- 
dren  to  be  beheaded.  8  He  exouseth  the  fact  by  the 
prophecy  of  Elijah.  12  At  the  shearing-house  lie 
slayeth  two  and  forty  of  Ahaziah's  brethren.  15  He 
taketh  Jehonadab  into  his  company.  18  By  subtlety 
he  destroyeth  all  the  worshippers  of  Baal.  29  Jehu 
foUoweth  Jeroboam's  sins.  32  Hazael  oppresseth 
Israel.     34  Jehoahaz  succeedeth  Jehu. 

AND  Ahab  had  seventy  sons  in  Sama- 
ria. And  Jehu  wrote  letters,  and 
sent  to  Samaria,  unto  the  rulers  of  Jez- 
reel, to  the  elders,  and  to  tthem  that 
brought  up  Ahab's  children,  saying, 

2  Now  as  soon  as  this  letter  cometh  to 
you,  seeing  your  master's  sons  are  with 
you,  and  there  are  with  you  chariots  and 
horses,  a  fenced  city  also,  and  armor  ; 

3  Look  even  out  the  best  and  meetest 
of  your  master's  sons,  and  set  him  on  his 
father's  throne,  and  fight  for  your  mas- 
ter's house. 

4  But  they  were  exceedingly  afraid,  and 
said,  Behold,  two  *^  kings  stood  not  before 
him  :   how  then  shall  we  stand  "? 

5  And  he  that  ivas  over  the  house,  and 
he  that  ivas  over  the  city%  the  elders  also, 
and  the  bringers  up  of  the  children,  sent  to 
Jehu,  saying,  ''We  are  thy  servants,  and 
will  do  all  that  thou  shalt  bid  us  :  we  will 
not  make  any  king :  do  thou  that  ivhich 
is  good  in  thine  eyes. 

6  Then  he  wrote  a  letter  the  second 
time  to  them,  saying.  If  ye  be  -mine, 
and  if  ye  will  hearken  unto  my  voice, 
take  ye  the  heads  of  the  men  your 
master's  sons,  and  come  to  me  to  Jezreel 
by  to-morrow  this  time.  Now  the  king's 
sons,  heiiip;  seventy  persons,  were  with 
the  great  men  of  the  city,  which  brought 
them  up. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  letter 
came  to  them,  that  they  took  the  king's 
sons,  and  ""slew  ""seventy  persons,  and 
put  their  e  heads  in  baskets,  and  sent  him 
them  to  Jezreel. 

8  H  And  there  came  a  messenger,  and 


*  Heb.  fty  tlie  hand  nf  «  1  Kings.  21 :  IX  b  Psii.  83 :  10 :  .Ter. 
8:2;ltS:4.  \  V\rh.  nourishert.  c  cli.ip.  9  :  24,  27.  d  1  Kings, 
20:4,:i-'.  X  Weh  fm- mt.  f  1  Kings,  21 :  21.  f  Judg.  9 :  .=i,  etc. 
8  Mat.  H:fl,  H.  h  ,  haj..  9  :  14,24.  1  1  Sum.  3  :  19;  .ler.  44  :  28.  29. 
j  I  Kings,  21 :  19,  etc.  \  Heb.  Av  the  hnnd  o/.  \\  Or,  acquaint- 
ance,    k.  Psalm  125:. 1;  Trnv.  13:20.      I  1  Kings,  14  :  10.      »  Heb. 


CHAPTER    X. 

12.    The  shear! )ir^-liou!:e  ;  the  place  where  the 
shepherds  met  for  shearing  their  sheep. 


told  him,  saying.  They  have  brought  the 
heads  of  the  king's  sons.  And  he  said, 
Lay  ye  them  in  two  heaps  at  the  entering 
in  of  the  gate  until  the  morning. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
that  he  went  out,  and  stood,  and  said  to 
all  the  people.  Ye  be  righteous  :  behold, 
I  "'conspired  against  my  master,  and  slew 
him  :   but  who  slew  all  these? 

10  Know  now  that  there  shall  'fall  unto 
the  earth  notliing  of  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
which  the  Lord  ■>  spake  concerning  the 
house  of  Ahab  :  for  the  Lord  hath  done 
that  which  he  spake  ^by  his  servant 
Elijah. 

1 1  So  Jehu  slew  all  that  remained  of 
the  house  of  Ahab  in  Jezreel,  and  all  his 
great  men,  and  his  H  kinsfolks,''  and  his 
priests, '  until  he  left  him  none  remaining. 

12  T[  And  he  arose  and  departed,  and 
came  to  Samaria.  And  as  he  was  at  the 
shearing-house*  in  the  way, 

13  Jehu  t  met  with  the  brethren  of 
Ahaziah  king  of  Judah,  and  said.  Who 
are  ye?  And  they  answered,  We  are 
the  brethren  of  Ahaziah  ;  and  we  go 
down  to  ^salute  the  children  of  the  king 
and  the  children  of  the  queen. 

14  And  he  said.  Take  them  ""alive.  And 
they  "took  them  alive,  and  slew  them  at 
the  pit  of  the  shearing-house,  even  two  and 
forty  men  ;  neither  left  he  any  of  them. 

1 5  T[  And  when  he  was  departed  thence, 
he  ^  lighted  on  "Jehonadab  the  son  of  p  He- 
chab  coming  to  meet  him  :  and  he  '!  saint- 
ed him,  and  said  to  him.  Is  thy  heart 
right,  as  my  heart  is  with  tliy  lieart? 
And  Jehonadab  answered.  It  is.  If  it  be, 
givei  me  thy  hand.  And  he  gave  him  his 
hand;  and  he  took  him  up  to  him  into 
the  chariot. 

16  And  he  said,  Come  with  me,  and 
see  my  'zeal  for  the  Lord.  So  they 
made  him  ride  in  hi-s  chariot. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  Samaria,  he 
slew  '  all  that  remained  unto  Ahab  in  Sa- 
maria, till  he  had  destroyed  him,  accord- 
ing to  tlie  saying  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake'  to  Elijah. 

18  IT  And  Jehu  gathered  all  the  people 
together,  and  said  unto  them,  "Ahab 
served  Baal  a  little;  bat  Jehu  shall  serve 
him  much. 

19  Now  therefore  call  unto  me  all  the 
prophets'  of  Baal,  all  his  servants,  and 


haute  of  thepherda  hinding  sheep,  t  Heh.  found.  %  Helt.  the 
peace  of.  m  1  Kings,  M  :  18.  n  2  Chron.  22  :  8.  %  Heb. /..Kiid. 
"  .ler.  35:6,  etc.  p  1  Clinm.  2  :  .■>>.  ||  Heb  liltsted.  i  V.zn 
10:19.  r  IKings,  19:10;  l'rov.27:2;  Er.ek  lei  3:1 :  31  ;  Maltlievr 
6:'l.h.  irliap.  9:8.  t  1  Kings,  21 :  21.  ■  1  Kings,  Hi :  31,  33. 
»  I  Kings,  22:6. 


15.  Is   thy   heart   right?    do   you   favor  my 
cause  ? 

17.   The  sayitig  of  the  Lord;  1  Kings,  21 :  21. 
4S5 


Worshippers  of  Baal  slain. 


II.  KINGS,   XI. 


Wickedness  and  death  of  Jehu. 


all  his  priests  ;  let  none  be  wanting  ;  for 
I  have  a  great  sacrifice  to  do  to  Baal : 
whosoever  shall  be  wanting,  he  shall  not 
Jive.  But  Jehu  did  //  in  *  subtlety,  to  the 
intent  that  he  might  destroy  the  wor- 
shippers of  Baal. 

20  And  Jehu  said,  *Proclaim  a  solemn 
assembly  for  Baal.  And  they  proclaimed 
it. 

21  And  Jehu  sent  through  all  Israel: 
and  all  the  worshippers  of  Baal  came,  so 
that  there  was  not  a  man  left  that  came 
not.  And  they  came  into  the  ''house  of 
Baal ;  and  the  house  of  Baal  was  t  full 
from  one  end  to  another. 

22  And  he  said  unto  him  that  ivas  over 
the  v6stry,  Bring  forth  vestments  for  all 
the  worshippers  of  Baal.  And  he  brought 
them  forth  vestments. 

23  And  Jehu  went,  and*^  Jehonadab  the 
son  of  Rechab,  into  the  house  of  Baal, 
and  said  unto  the  worshippers  of  Baal, 
Search,  and  look  that  there  be  here  with 
you  none  of  the  servants  of  the  Lord,  but 
the  '^worshippers  of  Baal  only. 

24  And  when  they  went  in  to  offer 
sacrifices  and  burnt  offerings,  Jehu  ap- 
pointed fourscore  men  without,  and  said. 
If  any  of  the  men  whom  I  have  brought 
into  your  hands  escape,  he  that  lettctk  him 
go,  his  "  life  shall  be  for  the  life  of  him. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  he 
had  made  an  end  of  offering  the  burnt- 
offering,  that  Jehu  said  to  the  guard  and 
to  the  captains.  Go  in,  and  ^slay  them  ; 
let  none  come  forth.  And  they  smote 
them  with  the  ^edgc  of  the  sword ;  and  the 
guard  and  the  captains  cast  them  out,  and 
went  to  the  city  of  the  house  of  Baal. 

26  And  they  brought  forth  the  ^  images^ 
ontof  the  house  of  Baal,  and ''burned  them. 

27  And  they  brake  down  the  image  of 
Baal,  and  brake  down  the  house  of  Baal, 
and  'made  it  a  draught-house  unto  this 
day. 

28  Thus  Jehu  destroyed  Baal  out  of 
Israel. 

29  H  Howbeit,/rom  the  sins  of  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 


•  Job  13:7;  I'rov.  2'.I:S.  •  Heb.  Saiiclify.  b  1  Kings,  lH:3-2. 
f  Or,  so  /utt  timt  tliey  Bt»iod  mouth  to  mouth,  c  ver.  \h.  d  Mnt. 
1.1:30.  41  :  2o:  3-2,  :i.T  e  1  Kingn,  20  :  IW.  f  Kxoilua  32:  27;  I)eut 
I3:B-Il;  E»ek.9:5-7.  J  Hcb  l/lowfA  \Heh.itatutl.  i:  I  Kings, 
14:23.  k  3Snm.  5:21;  IKingK,  l.'i:l:).  i  Kira  6  :  II ;  Dan.  2:  5; 
3:2».     j   I  Kings,  12  :  2«,  29.     k  Eiek.  29  :  18-20.      1  ver.  :» ;  clinp. 


27.  A  draught-house ;  a  place  to  which  they 
carried  the  filth  of  the  city. 

INSTRUCTION.S. 

G.  The  sins  of  pari'iits  are  often  tlie  occasion  of 
destruction  to  their  children,  and  of  various  evils  to 
all  connected  with  them. 

15.  Wicked  men,  who  externally  obey  the  com- 
mands of  God,  are  often  proud  of  tlicir  obedience 
and  disposed  to  proclaim  it,  that  tliey  may  receive 
th'-  praises  of  men. 

J  9.  The  Lord  often  uses  one  wicked  man  in  pun- 
4SG 


Jehu  departed  not  from  after  them,  *B"c.'e84: 
to  u'it,  the  golden  J  calves  that  were  in 
Beth-el,  and  that  icere  in  Dan. 

30  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Jehu,  ''Be- 
cause thou  hast  done  well  in  executing 
that  which  is  right  in  mine  eyes,  and  hast 
done  unto  the  house  of  Ahab  according 
to  all  that  was  in  my  heart,  thy  'children 
of  the  fourth  generation  shall  sit  on  the 
throne  of  Israel. 

31  But  Jehu  11  took  no  heed  to  walk  in 
the  law  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  with 
all  his  "^'lieart:  for  he  departed  not  from 
the  "sins  of  Jeroboam,  which  made  Israel 
to  sin. 

32  1[In  those  days  the  Lord  began  *to 
cut  Israel  short :  and  °  Hazael  smote  them 
in  all  the  coasts  of  Israel ; 

33  From  Jordan  teastward,  all  the  land 
of  Gilead,  the  Gadites,  and  the  Reuben- 
ites,  and  the  Manassites,  from  Aroer, 
which  is  by  the  river  Arnon,  -even 
Gilead P  and  Bashan. 

34  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehu,  and 
all  that  he  did,  and  all  his  might,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles 
of  the  kings  of  Israel  1 

35  And  Jehu  slept  with  his  fathers  : 
and  they  buried  him  in  Samaria.  And 
Jehoahaz  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

36  AndUhe  timethat  Jehu  reigned  over 
Israel  in  Samaria  u'as  twenty  and  eight 
years. 

CHAPTER   XI. 

1  .Tehoash,  being  saved  by  Jehosheba  bis  aunt  from 
Athaliah's  ma.ssaore  of  the  seed  royal,  is  hid  six  years 
in  the  house  of  God.  4  .Tehoiada,  giving  order  to  the 
captains,  in  the  seventh  year  anointeth  him  king. 
13  Athaliah  is  slain.  17  jehoiada  restoreth  the  wor- 
ship of  God. 

AND"!  when  Athaliah  the  "^mother  of 
2\haziah  saw  that  her  son  was  dead, 
she  arose  and  destroyed  ail  the  Usecd  royal. 
2  But  "Jehosheba,  the  daughter  of  king 
Joram,  sister  of  Ahaziah,  took  tJoashthe 
son  of  Ahaziah,  and  stole  him  from  among 
the  king's  sons  u'hich  ivere  slain  ;  and  they 
hid  him,  even  him  and  his  nurse,  in  the 
bed-chamber,  from  Athaliah,  so  that  he 
was  not  slain. 


13:1,10;  14:2.1;  15:8-1-2.  ||  Heh.  olistrvcd  not.  m  .lolin4:'24. 
n  1  Kings,  14  :  16.  "  Heb.  to  cut  off  the  endt.  o  <li:.p.  8:12. 
f  H«b.  toward  the  ritinp  of  the  sun.  %  Or,  even  to  Gilead  and 
Baihan.  p  Amos  1:3.  %  Heb. //i«  rfn.vi  were,  q  2Clir<)n  22  :  10. 
r  rimp,  8  !  2(i.  |)  Heli.  teed  of  the  kingdom.  *  Jehothaheath. 
2Chron.  22:11.     \Ol,Jehoash. 


ishing  others,  and  afterwards  punishes  him  for  his 
wickedness. 

."10.  E.\ternal  obedience  to  some  of  the  known 
commands  of  God,  is  often  rewarded  with  external 
mercies ;  but  that  obedience  only  which  springs 
from  the  heart,  and  has  respect  to  the  whole  will 
of  God,  has  the  promise  of  eternal  life. 

CHAPTER  XI. 
1.  Destroyed  all  the  seed  royal ;  so  that  she 
iniL'ht  reign  without  a  rival. 


Jehoash  is  crowned, 


II.  KINGS,   XI, 


and  Alhaliah  slain. 


tll'^t  3  And  he  was  with  her  hid  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  six  years.  And  Atha- 
liah  did  reign  over  the  land. 

4  11  And  "the  seventh  year  Jehoiada 
sent  and  fetched  the  rulers  over  hun- 
dreds, with  the  captains  and  the  guard, 
and  brought  them  to  him  into  the  house 
of  the  Loud,  and  made  a  covenant  with 
them,  and  took  an  oath  of  them  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  showed  them  the 
king's  son. 

5  And  he  commanded  them,  saying,  This 
is  the  thing  that  ye  shall  do  :  A  third  part 
of  you  that  enter  in  on  the  sabbath  shall 
even  be  keepers  of  the  ''  watch  of  the  king's 
house ; 

(i  And  a  third  part  shall  be  at  the  gate 
of  Sur ;  and  a  third  part  at  the  gate  be- 
hind the  guard  :  so  shall  ye  keep  the 
watch  of  the  house,  *that  it  be  not  broken 
down. 

7  And  two  tparts  of  all  you  that  go  forth 
on  the  sabbath,  even  they  shall  keep  the 
watch  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  about  the 
king. 

8  And  ye  shall  compass  the  king  round 
about,  every  man  with  his  weapons  in 
his  hand  :  and  he  that  cometh  within  the 
ranges,  let  him  be  slain :  and  be  ye  with 
tlie  king  as  he  goeth  out  and  as  he  cometh 
in. 

9  And  the  "^captains  over  the  hundreds 
did  according  to  all  things  that  Jehoiada 
the  priest  commanded :  ayd  they  took 
every  man  his  men  that  were  to  come  in 
on  the  sabbath,  with  them  that  should  go 
out  on  the  sabbath,  and  came  to  Jehoiada 
the  priest. 

10  And  to  the  captains  over  hundreds 
did  the  priest  give  king  David's  spears 
and  ''shields,  that  were  in  the  temple  of 
the  Lord. 

1 1  And  the  guard  stood,  every  man  with 
his  weapons  in  his  hand,  round  about  the 
king,  from  the  right  ^corner  of  the  temple 
to  the  left  corner  of  the  temple,  along  by 
the  altar  and  the  temple. 

12  And  he  brought  forth  the  king's  son, 
and  put  the  ""crown  upon  him,  and  ^gave 
him  the  testimony  ;    and  they  made  him 


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4.  Jflioiada  ;  the  high-priest. 

8.  Ye  shall  compass  the  i-i?ig ;  to  prevent  his 
being  slain  by  the  partisans  of  Athaliah. 

rj.    The  testimo)i.y ;  a  copy  of  the  law  of  Moses. 

15.  Without  the  ranges :  outside  of  the  guards. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Love  of  power  tends  to  destroy  natural  affec- 
tion, and  leads  not  only  to  the  violation  of  the  rights 
of  humanity,  but  to  the  commission  of  the  most 
aboiiiiiiable  crimes. 

4.  Subjects  are  not  always  bound  to  obey  their 


j  king,  and  s  anointed  him;  and  they  ^'clap- 
ped their  hands,  and  said,  ^God 'save  the 
king. 

13  ^  And  when  Athaliah  heard  the 
noise  of  the  guard  and  of  the  people,  she 
came  to  the  people  into  the  temple  of  the 
Lord. 

14  And  when  she  looked,  behold,  the 
king  J  stood  by  a  pillar,  as  the  manner 
ivas,  and  the  princes  and  the  trumpeters 
by  the  king,  and  all  the  people  of  the  land 
rejoiced,  and  ''blew  with  trumpets  :  and 
Athaliah  rent  her  clothes,  and  cried, 
Treason, treason. 

15  But  Jehoiada  the  priest  commanded 
the  captains  of  the  hundreds,  the  officers 
of  the  host,  and  said  unto  them,  Have 
her  'forth  without  the  ranges  ;  and  him 
that  followcth  her  kill  with  the  sword. 
For  the  priest  had  said.  Let  her  not  be 
slain  in  the  '"house  of  the  Loud. 

1(3  And  they  laid  hands  on  her:  and 
she  went  by  the  way  by  the  which  the 
horses  came  into  the  king's  house  :  and 
there  was  she  "slain. 

17  ^  And  Jehoiada  made  a  "covenant 
between  the  Lord  and  the  king  and  the. 
people,  that  they  should  be  the  p Lord's 
people  ;  between  the  king  also  and  the 
people. 

18  And  all  the  people  of  the  land  went 
into  the  i  house  of  Baal,  and  brake  it 
down;  his  altars  and  his  ''images  brake 
they  in  pieces  thoroughly,  and  'slew 
Mattan  the  priest  of  Baal  before  the 
altars.  And  the  priest  appointed  I!  officers 
over  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

19  And  he  took  the  rulers  over  hun- 
dreds, and  the  captains,  and  the  gunrd, 
and  all  the  people  of  the  land  ;  and  Ihey 
brought  down  the  king  from  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  came  by  the  way  of  the 
gate  of  the  guard  to  the  king's  house. 
And  he  sat  on  the  throne  of  tlie  kings. 

20  And  all  the  people  of  the  land  're- 
joiced, and  the  city  was  in  quiet  :  and 
they  slew  Athaliah  with  the  sword  be- 
side the  king's  house. 

21  Seven  years  old  teas  Jehoash  when 
he  began  to  reign. 


1  Kings.  1:34. 

J  rl..-.p.23:3;  SClirnn.  .34:  31.     I  Num.  10: 1-IO. 

1  Kx.  21;H.      m 

Eiiek.<):7.      iiGen.9:«.      o  2  Snm.  5 :  3  ;    Neh. 

<):W:   10: -28, 29. 

|)2Cor.  8:5.     q  diap.  10:2«,  27.     rDeutl2:3 

.  Zed..  13:2,. 1. 

11  Heb.  qfficei.     I  I'rov.  II  :  10:  29:2. 

rulers,  but  may  be  called  in  extraordinary  cases  to 
set  them  aside,  and  place  others  in  their  stead;  and 
if  need  be,  to  bring  about  a  revolution  for  this  pur- 
pose. 

12.  No  king  can  be  safe  on  his  throne,  or  magis- 
trate preserve  his  authority,  without  the  providen- 
tial care  and  gracious  aid  of  Grod. 

14.  That  treatment  which,  without  remorse,  per- 
sons have  nnjustlv  shown  towards  others  who  were 
innocent,  they  arc  ready  to  stigmatize  as  enormous 
wickedness  when  justly  shown  towards  themselves. 
487 


Reign  of  Jchoash. 


11.  KINGS,  xir. 


The  temple  is  repaired. 


CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Jehoash  reigneth  well  all  the  days  of  Jehoiada.  4  He 
giveth  order  for  the  repair  of  the  temple.  17  Hazael 
is  diverted  from  Jerusalem  by  a  present  of  the  hal- 
lowed treasures,  lit  Jehoash  being  slain  by  his  ser- 
vants, Amaziah  succeeJeth  him. 

TN  'the  seventh  year  of  Jehu,  Jehoash 
.L  began  to  reign ;  and  forty  years  reigned 
lie  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's  name 
teas  Zibiah  of  Bcer-sheba. 

2  And  Jehoash  did  that  which  ivas  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  all  his  days  where- 
in Jehoiada  the  priest  instructed  him. 

3  But  ''the  high  places  were  not  taken 
away  :  the  people  still  sacrificed  and 
burnt  incense  in  the  high  places. 

4  T[  And  Jehoash  said  to  the  priests,  AH 
the  money  of  the  *dedieated  things  that 
is  brought  into  the  house  of  the  Loud, 
even  the  '^  money  of  every  one  that  passeth 
the  account^  the  money  +  that  every  man 
is  set  at,  and  all  the  money  that  tcomcth 
into  any  man's  ^  heart  to  bring  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord, 

5  Let  the  priests  take  it  to  them,  every 
man  of  his  acquaintance  :  and  let  them 
repair  the  breaches  of  the  house,  where- 
soever any  breach  shall  be  found. 

6  But  it  was  so,  that  Hn  the  three  and 
twentieth  year  of  king  Jehoash  the  priests 
had  not  repaired  the  breaches  of  the  house. 

7  Then  ''king  Jehoash  called  for  Jehoi- 
ada the  priest,  and  the  other  priests,  and 
said  unto  them.  Why  repair  ye  not  the 
breaches  of  the  house  1  now  therefore 
receive  no  more  money  of  your  acquaint- 
ance, but  deliver  it  for  the  breaches  of 
the  house. 

8  And  the  priests  consented  to  receive 
no  more  money  of  the  people,  neither  to 
repair  tlie  breaches  of  the  house. 

9  But  Jehoiada  the  priest  took  a  chest, 
and  bored  a  hole  in  the  lid  of  it,  and  set 
it  beside  the  altar,  on  the  right  side  as 
one  Cometh  into  the  house  of  the  Lord: 
and  the  priests  that  kept  the  Moor  put 
therein  all  the  money  that  icas  brought 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 


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20.  When  rulers  receive  their  authority  as  from 
God,  and  u.se  it  according  to  his  will,  quietness, 
peace,  and  prosperity  may  be  expected  throughout 
the  land. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

8.  Consented  to  receive  no  more  moiieii ;  they 
had  before  received  what  w.as  otlercd,  but  had  not 
appropri.'ited  it  to  the  object  for  which  it  was  given. 

10.  Told  the  money ;  counted  it  and  stated  the 
amount. 

17.   (ratli  ;    a  city  of  the  Philistines  that  ha<l 
been  taken  and  was  in  possession  of  tlie  Israelites. 
IN.ST  RUCTIONS. 

2.  When  young   rulers  select  pious  counsellors 
and  give  due  heed  to  tiieir  instructions,  they  may 
4S8 


10  And  it  was  so^  when  they  saw  ^b^c.^sm: 
that  there  icas  much  money  in  the  chest, 
that  the  king's  *scribe  and  the  high-priest 
came  up,  and  they  tput  up  in  bags,  and 
told  the  money  thatt^'as  found  in  the  liouse 
of  the  Lord. 

11  And  they  gave  the  money,  being 
told,  into  the  hands  of  them  that  did  the 
work,  that  had  the  oversight  of  the  house 
of  tlie  Lord  :  and  they  +laid  it  out  to  the 
carpenters  and  builders,  that  wrouglit 
upon  the  liouse  of  the  Lord, 

12  And  to  masons,  and  hewers  of  stone, 
and  to  buy  timber  and  hewed  stone  to 
repair  the  breaches  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  for  all  that  Kvas  laid  out  for 
the  house  to  repair  it. 

13  Howbeit  there  were  not  made  for  the 
house  of  the  Lord  bowls  of  silver,  snufT- 
ers,  basins,  trvimpets,  any  vessels  of  gold, 
or  vessels  of  silver,  of  the  money  that  was 
brought  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 

14  But  they  gave  that  to  the  workmen, 
and  repaired  therewith  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

15  Moreover  they  "^ reckoned  not  with 
the  men,  into  whose  hand  the">'  delivered 
the  money  to  be  bestowed  on  workmen  : 
for  they  dealt  faithfully. 

16  The  ^trespass-money  and  sin-money 
was  not  brought  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord  :   it  ''was  the  priests'. 

17  HThen  'Ilazacl  king  of  Syria  went 
up,  and  fougli^t  against  Gath,  and  took  it : 
and  Hazael  set  his  face  to  go  up  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

18  And  Jchoash  king  of  Judah  'took 
all  the  hallowed  things  that  Jehoshnphat, 
and  Jehoram,  and  Aliaziah,  his  fathers, 
kings  of  Judnh,  had  dedieatcd,  and  his 
own  hallowed  things,  and  all  the  gold 
that  ira.s  found  in  the  treasures  of  the 
liouse  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  king's 
house,  and  sent?7  to  Hazael  king  of  Syria: 
and  he  went  II  away  from  Jerusalem. 

19  H  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Joash, 
and  all  that  he  did,  arc  they  not  written 


and  third  near.     '  'ICIir.  24:.';,eti-. 

II  Hell.  MiM/(t>/rf.     '  Or.trcre- 

tary.    f  Hvlt.  bound  ttp.    ^Hel).  ftro 

ut/htilfoith,  ?iUeb  went/otlh. 

r  rlinp.  52:7.     C   I.pv.  ."i:  1.5,  l.«.      h 

Lev.  7:-;  Num.  18:9.     i  clinp. 

8:12.    i  olmp    18:1.";,  16:   1  Kings, 

lr.:18.     II  Hel..  up. 

expect  to  prosper,  and  be  instrumental  of  great  good 
to  the  people. 

8.  Ministers  of  religion  should  cither  avoid  re- 
ceiving money  for  pious  and  charitable  uses,  or  ex- 
ercise the  most  conscientious  fidelity  in  the  appro- 
priation of  it. 

]•').  All  money  received  should  be  kept  with  care, 
and  faithfully  appropriated  to  the  persons  to  whom 
it  belongs,  and  tor  the  objects  for  which  it  was 
given. 

18.  Though  an  enemy  may  sometimes  be  pacified 
by  pecuniary  contributions,  it  is  ordinarily  unwise 
to  attempt  to  procure  peace  in  that  way;  it  may 
lead  to  increasing  demands,  till  the  whole  is  required 
to  satisfy  the  rapacious  invader. 


Reign  of  Jehoahaz. 


II.  KINGS,   XIII. 


Elisha's  last,  prophecy. 


B  u'sm'"'  ill  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Judah  ? 

20  And  his  ^servants  arose,  and  made  a 
conspiracy,  and  slew  Joash  in  *  the  house 
of  Millo,  which  goeth  down  to  Silla. 

21  For  t  Jozachar  the  son  of  Shimeath, 
and  Jehozabad  the  son  of  tShomcr,  his 
servants,  smote  liim,  and  he  died  ;  and 
they  buried  him  with  his  fathers  in  the 
city  of  David  :  and  Amaziah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER   XIII. 

I  Jehoahaz's  wicked  reign.  3  Jehoahaz,  oppressed  by 
Hazael,  is  relieved  by  prayer.  8  Joash  succi'cdeth 
him.  10  His  wicked  reign.  1'2  Jeroboam  siicceed- 
eth  him.  14  Elishadying,  prophesieth  to  Joasli  three 
victories  over  the  Syrians.  20  The  Moabites  invad- 
ing the  land,  Elisha's  bones  raise  up  a  dead  man. 
'2-2  Hazael  dying,  Joash  getteth  three  victories  over 
Ben-hadad. 

IN  *  the  three  and  twentieth  year  of 
Joash  the  son  of  Ahaziah  king  of  Jn- 1 
dah,  Jehoahaz  the  son  of  Jehu  began  to ' 
reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and  reigned 
seventeen  years. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  li  followed  the  sins  , 
of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  which  made 
Israel  to  sin  ;  he  departed  not  therefrom,  i 

3  1[And  ''the  anger  of  the  Loud  was 
kindled  against  Israel,  and  he  delivered  ] 
them  into  the  hand  of  "^Hazael  king  ofj 
Syria,  and  into  the  hand  of  Ben-hadad 
the  son  of  Hazael,  all  their  days. 

4  And  Jehoahaz^  besought  the  Lord,  and 
the  Lord  hearkened  unto  him  :  for  he 
saw"  the  oppression  of  Israel,  because 
the  king  of  Syria  oppressed  them. 

5  (And  the  Lord  gave  Israel  a  "^savior, 
so  that  they  went  out  from  under  the  hand 
of  the  Syrians  :  and  the  children  of  Israel 
dwelt  in  their  tents,  as  *beforetime. 

6  Nevertheless  they  departed  not  from  the 
sins  of  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  who  made 
Israel  sin,  but  twalked  therein  :  and  there 
remained^  the  ^grove  also  in  Samaria.) 

7  Neither  did  he  leave  of  the  people  to 
Jehoahaz  but  fifty  horsemen,  and  ten 
chariots,  and  ten  thousand  footmen;  for 
the  king  of  Syria  had  destroyed  them,  and 
had  made  them  like  the  dust  by ''  threshing. 

8  T[  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoahaz, 
and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  might,  arc 
they  not  written  in  tlie  book  of  tlie  Chron- 
icles of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 


«  .Imp.  14  :  .V  *  Or,  Bcthmilla.  f  Zahad.  2  Chron.  54  :  2fi. 
t  Or,  Shimrith.  J  Hd).  tin  lictnlitlh  ycnr  nnd  third  year. 
II  H^l>.  walktd  after.  b  .liiilges  2  :  H.  c  rliap  8:1-2;  i::17. 
.1  ISiilin  78:;i4.  «  cliap.  14  :  2K  ;  El.  3:7.  f  Ter.  25.  *Hel). 
yettcrday  and  third  day.      f  Heb.  he   tcalked.       X  Heb.  tlood 


CHAPTER  Xm. 

0.  A  savior ;  Joash  the  son  of  Jehoahaz. 
II.    The  chariot — and  the  horseoieit ;  he  who 
\t;v.s  the  defence  of  Israel. 


9  And  Jehoahaz  slept  with  his  fathers  ; 
and  they  buried  him  in  Samaria :  and 
Joash  ^  liis  son  reigned  in  his  "stead. 

10  If  In  the  thirty  and  seventh  year  of 
Joash  king  of  Judah  began  Jehoash  the 
son  of  Jehoahaz  to  reign  *over  Israel  in 
Samaria,  and  reigned  sixteen  years. 

1 1  And  he  did  that  ichich  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord;  he  departed  not  from  all 
the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  sonof  Nebat,  who 
made  Israel  sin:   but  he  walked  therein. 

12  And  'the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Joash, 
and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  might  where- 
with he  J  fought  against  Amaziah  king  of 
Judah,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel? 

13  And  Joasli  slept  with  his  fathers; 
and  Jeroboam  sat  upon  his  throne:  and 
Joash  was  buried  in  Samaria  with  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

14  If  Now  Elisha  was  fallen  sick  of  his 
sickness  whereof  he  died.  And  Joash 
the  king  of  Israel  came  down  unto  him, 
and  wept  over  his  face,  and  said,  0  my 
father,  iny  father  I  the  ''  chariot  of  Israel, 
and  the  horsemen  thereof. 

15  And  Elisha  said  unto  him.  Take  bow 
and  arrows.  And  he  took  unto  him  bow 
and  arrows. 

.  16  And  he  said  to  the  king  of  Israel, 
Putt  thy  hand  upon  the  bow.  And  he 
put  his  hand  upon  it :  and  Elisha  put  his 
hands  upon  the  king's  hands. 

17  And  he  said.  Open  the  window  east- 
ward. And  he  opened  it.  Then  Elisha 
said.  Shoot.  And  he  shot.  And  he  said. 
The'  arrow  of  the  Lord's  deliverance, 
and  the  arrow  of  deliverance  from  Syria  : 
for  thou  shall  smite  the  Syrians  in  '"Aphek, 
till  thou  have  consumed  thiin. 

18  And  he  said.  Take  the  arrows.  And 
he  look  them.  And  he  said  unto  the  king 
of  Israel,  Smite  upon  the  ground.  And 
he  smote  thrice,  and  stayed. 

19  And  the  man  of  God  was  wroth  with 
him,  and  said,  Thou  shouldest  have  smit- 
ten five  or  six  times  ;  then  hadst  thou 
smitten  Syria  till  thou  hadst  consumed 
it:  whereas  now  thou  shalt  smite  Syria 
but  "thrice. 

20  ^  And  Elisha  died,  and  they  buried 
him.  And  the  bands  of  the  Moabites 
invaded  the  land  at  the  coming  in  of  the 
year. 


ic  I  Kings,  in :  Xt.  b  Amos  l:X  5  Jehoath.  ver.  10.  ||  Alone. 
*  In  concert  with  his  father,  chap.  14: 1,  i  chapter  14:  ir.,  ih. 
i  chnp.  14:9,  etc.;  2Cliron.2.T:  I7,etc.  k  chap.  2:  12.  f  H<?li. 
Make  thy  hand  to  ride.  1  Judges  7:20.  m  1  Kings,  20:26 
n  rer.  25. 


17.  Aphek ;  a  city  of  Israel  ■which  the  Syrians 
had  taken. 

18.  He  smote,  thrice:  tliis  marked  the  nuniLer 
of  times  that  he  would  beat  the  Syrians. 

20.   Moabites  ;  a  people  south-east  of  Jnilea. 
489 


Hazacl  oppresses  Israel. 


II.  KINGS,   XIV 


Reig7i  of  Amaziah. 


21  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  were 
burying  a  man,  that  behold,  they  spied 
a  band  of  men  :  and  they  east  the  man 
into  the  sepulehre  of  Eiisha:  and  when 
the  man  *was  let  down,  and  touched  the 
bones  of  Eiisha,  he  revived,  and  stood 
up  on  his  feet. 

22  T[But  *Hazael  king  of  Syria  op- 
pressed Israel  all  the  days  of  .Jehoahaz. 

23  And  the  Lord  was  gracious  unto 
them,  and  had  compassion  on  them,  and 
had  ''respect  unto  them,  because  of  his 
covenant  with  *=  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Ja- 
cob, and  would  not  destroy  them,  neither 
cast  he  them  from  his  t presence  as  ''yet. 

24  So  Hazael  king  of  Syria  died  ;  and 
Ben-hadad  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

25  And  Jehoash  the  son  of  Jehoahaz  took 
againt  out  of  the  hand  of  Ben-hadad  the 
son  of  Hazael  the  cities,  which  he  had 
taken  out  of  the  hand  of  Jehoahaz  his 
father  by  war.  Three  ''times  did  Joash 
beat  him,  and  recovered  the  cities  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER   XIV. 

1  Amaziah's  good  reign.  5  His  justice  on  the  murderers 
of  his  father.  7  His  victory  over  Edom.  8  Amaziah, 
provoking  Jehoash,  is  overcome  and  spoiled.  15  Jero- 
boam succeedeth  Jehoash.  17  Amaziah  slain  by  a  con- 
spiracy. 31  Azariah  succeedeth  him.  2;3  Jeroboam's 
wicked  reign.     23  Zachariah  succeedeth  him. 

IN  'the  second  year  of  Joash  son  of  Je- 
hoahaz king  of  Israel  reigned  ^  Ama- 
ziah the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Judah. 

2  He  was  twenty  and  five  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  reigned 
twenty  and  nine  years  in  Jerusalem. 
And  his  mother's  name  was  Jehoaddan 
of  Jerusalem. 

3  And  he  did  that  u-liich  U'as  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  yet  not  like  David 
his  father  :  he  did  according  to  all  things 
as  Joash  his  father  did. 


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the  rock. 

21.  A  band;  of  the  Moabites.  He  revived; 
showing  that  God  was  with  Eiisha  after  his  death, 
as  really  as  before. 

IXSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  The  sins  of  transgressors  may  be  imitated  long 
after  they  are  dead,  and  be  instrumental  in  the  de- 
struction of  their  distant  posterity. 

4.  Cries  to  the  Lord  for  help  may  be  the  means 
of  deliverance  from  evil  and  of  the  reception  of  tem- 
poral good,  even  where  the  heart  is  not  right  with 
him,  nor  the  life  devoted  to  his  service. 

11.  No  temporal  favors,  without  the  grace  of  God, 
will  induce  men  to  break  off  their  sins,  or  lead  them 
to  walk  in  the  ways  of  the  Lord. 

14.  The  expected  removal  of  the  righteous  is  often 
lamented  even  by  the  wicked,  under  the  conviction 
that  their  pious  lives  are  a  great  blessing  to  man- 
kind. 

18.  Strong  confidence  in  God  is  needful  in  order 
to  the  reception,  to  the  fullest  extent,  of  his  favors. 

21.  The  presence  of  God  with  his  people  is  not 
490 


not  taken  away  :  as  yet  the  people  did  sac- 
rifice and  burnt  incense  on  the  high  places. 

5  T[  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  the 
kingdom  was  confirmed  in  his  hand,  that 
he  slew  his  'servants  which  had  slain 
the  king  his  father. 

6  But  the  children  of  the  murderers  he 
slew  not :  according  unto  that  which  is 
written  J  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  ]Moses, 
wherein  the  Lord  commanded,  saying. 
The  ''fathers  shall  not  be  put  to  death  for 
the  children,  nor  the  children  be  put  to 
death  for  the  fathers  ;  but  every  man 
shall  be  put  to  death  for  his  own  sin. 

7  He  slew  of  Edom  in  the  valley  of  salt 
ten  thousand,  and  took  ^  Selah  by  war,  and 
called  the  name  of  it  'Joktheel  unto  this 
day. 

8  T[  Then  ""Amaziah  sent  messengers  to 
Jehoash,  the  son  of  Jehoahaz  son  of  Jehu, 
king  of  Israel,  saying,  Come,  let  us  "look 
one  another  in  the  face. 

9  And  Jehoash  the  king  of  Israel  sent 
to  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  saying.  The 
thistle"  that  was  in  Lebanon  sent  to  the 
cedar  that  was  in  Lebanon,  saying.  Give 
thy  daughter  to  my  son  to  wife  :  and  there 
passed  by  a  wild  beast  thatwa^  in  Leba- 
non, and  trode  down  the  thi.stle. 

10  Thou  hast  indeed  smitten  Edom,  and 
thy  heart  hath  ^lifted  thee  up :  glory  of  this, 
and  tarry  Hat  home :  for  why  shouldest  thou 
meddle  to  thy  hurt,  that  thou  shouldest 
fall,i  even  thou,  and  Judah  with  thee? 

11  But  Amaziah  would  not  hear.  There- 
fore Jehoash  king  of  Israel  went  up;  and 
he  and  Amaziah  king  of  Judah  looked  one 
another  in  the  face  at  ^Beth-shemesh, 
which  helongeth  to  Judah. 

12  And  Judah  was  *put  to  the  worse 


Obad.  .3.  I  Josh.  l!i :  38.  ni  2  Chrmi.  ■-'.'i :  17,  etc.  n  2  Siiin.  2  :  14. 
o  Judges  9  :  8,  etc.  p  Dent.  8:14;  2  ("lironicles,  32  :  2fi ;  Ezek. 
28:2,  5,  17;  Hab.  2:4.  \\  Heh.  at  thy  houie.  q  Proverbs  3  :  30; 
13:1»;  26:8.  r  Joshua  19  :  38;  I  S.-imueI,  6  :  9,  etc.  *  Heb. 
smitten. 


confined  to  this  life ;  and  in  answer  to  their  prayers 
while  here,  he  may  after  they  are  dead,  bestow  great 
blessing  on  his  people. 

23.  Wicked  men  are  often  spared  in  life  and  made 
the  recipients  of  many  great  and  precious  blessings, 
in  consequence  of  the  piety  and  benevolence  of  those 
who  have  gone  before  them. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

3.  That  ifhich  was  right ;  externally;  indoing, 
at  tlie  commencement  of  his  reign,  many  things 
which  God  had  commanded. 

6.  That  which  is  v.-ritten  ;  Deut.  24  :  16. 

7.  The  valley  of  salt :  near  the  south  end  of  the 
Dead  sea.  Selah  ;  a  city  of  Edom,  supposed  to  be 
Petra  the  capital  of  Edom.  Joktheel;  signifying 
obedience  to  God. 

8.  Look  one  another  in  the  face ;  engage  in 
battle. 

9.  The  thistle;  representing  the  kingdom  of 
Judah.      The  cedar ;  tne  kingdom  of  Israel. 


Atnnziah  defeated  and  slain. 


II.  KINGS,   XV 


Reign  of  Jeroboam. 


s.c.'k™'  before  Israel  ;  and  they  fled  every 
man  to  their  tents. 

13  And  Jehoash  king  of  Lsrael  took 
Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  the  son  of  Je- 
hoasli  the  son  of  Ahaziah,  at  Beth-she- 
mesh,  and  came  to  Jerusalem,  and  brake 
down  the  wall  of  Jerusalem  from  the 
gate"  of  Ephraim  unto  the  ''corner  gate, 
four  hundred  cubits. 

14  And  he  took  all  the  "^  gold  and  silver, 
and  all  the  vessels  that  were  found  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  treasures 
of  the  king's  house,  and  hostages,  and  re- 
turned to  Samaria. 

1 5  T[  Now  "•  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoash 
which  he  did,  and  his  might,  and  how  he 
fought  with  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chron- 
icles of  the  kings  of  Israel  ■? 

16  And  Jehoash  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  in  Samaria  with  the  kings 
of  Israel ;  and  Jeroboam  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

17  ^  And  ®  Amaziah  the  son  of  Joash 
king  of  Judah  lived  after  the  death  of 
Jehoash  sou  of  Jehoahaz  king  of  Israel 
fifteen  years. 

18  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Amaziah, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah? 

19  Now  they  made  a  conspiracy  against 
him  in  Jerusalem:  and  he  fled  to  "^La- 
chish ;  but  they  sent  after  him  to  Lachish, 
and  slew  him  there. 

20  And  they  brought  him  on  horses  : 
and  he  was  buried  at  Jerusalem  with  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David. 

21  1[And  all  the  people  of  Judah  took 
Azariah,*  which  ivas  sixteen  years  old, 
and  made  him  king  instead  of  his  father 
Amaziah. 

22  He  built  sEIath,  and  restored  it  to 
Judah,  after  that  the  king  slept  with  his 
fathers. 

23  *\  In  the  fifteenth  year  of  tAmaziah 
the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Judah,  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Israel  began  to 


•  Neh.  8:16.  lijer.31:38;  Zecli.  14  :  10.  c  1  Kings,  7  :  51. 
i  chap.  13:  1-2.  o  2  Cliron.  25  :  M,  etc.  f  Josli.  10:31.  «  He  is 
called  C/izia/i.cliap.  16:13;  2Chron. -26: 1.  t  cinp.  Ifi:6.  t  Now 
lie  begins  to  reign  alone.  h  l  Kings,  12  :  28,  etc. ;  Psa.  10fi:-:0. 
iNum.34:8.  jDeut,3:I7.  J  Jonali  1  : 1  ;  called  Jonnj,  Mat. 
12:39,40.     kDeut.32:36.     1  Deut.9: 14;  Rom.  11 :  2,etc.    m  chap. 


14.  Hostages  ;  some  of  the  principal  men  of  the 
city,  as  security  that  it  would  not  again  molest 
him. 

19.  Lachish;  in  the  south  part  of  Judah. 

22.  Elath;  at  the  head  of  tne  eastern  branch  of 
the  Red  sea. 

S-*).  The  entering  ofHamath  ;  a  province  north 
of  Palestine.  The  sea  of  the  plain;  the  Dead 
sea,  at  the  south  part  of  the  country.  Gath-hc- 
pJier ;  a  town  in  the  tribe  of  Zebulon. 

2S.  Damasctis  and  Hamath ;  these  cities, 
which  were  taken  from  the  Syrians  in  the  time  of 
David,  and  had  been  retaken  \)y  the  Syrians,  were 


reign  in  Samaria,  and  reigned  forty  and 
one  years. 

24  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord:  he  departed  not  from 
all  the  ''sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Ne- 
bat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin.       • 

25  He  restored  the  coast  of  Israel  from 
the  entering  of  'Hamath  unto  the  Jsea  of 
the  plain,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  which  he  spake  by 
the  hand  of  his  servant  t  Jonah,  the  son 
of  Amitt^i,  the  prophet,  which  was  of 
Gath-hepher. 

2()  For  the  Lord  saw  the  aflliction  of 
Israel,  that  it  was  very  bitter :  ''  for  there 
was  not  any  shut  up,  nor  any  left,  nor 
any  helper  for  Israel. 

27  And  the  Lord  said  'not  that  he 
would  blot  out  the  name  of  Israel  from 
under  heaven:  but  "'he  saved  them  by 
the  hand  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Joash. 

28  ^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jero- 
boam, and  all  that  he  did,  and  liis  might, 
how  he  warred,  and  how  he  recovered 
Damascus,  and  Hamath,  U'hich  "belonged 
to  Judah,  for  Israel,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Israel  1 

29  And  Jeroboam  slept  with  his  fathers, 
even  with  the  kings  of  Israel ;  and  Zaclia- 
riah  his  son  ^  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER   XV. 

1  Azariah's  good  reign.  5  He  dying  a  leper,  Jotham 
succeedeth.  8  Zachariah,  the  last  of  Jehu's  genera- 
tion, reigning  ill,  is  slain  by  Shallum.  13  Slialluin, 
reigning  a  month,  is  slain  i)y  Menahem.  Ki  i\Iena- 
hem  strengtheneth  himself  by  Pul.  21  I'ekahiah 
succeedeth  him.  '2.'5  Pekahiah  is  slain  by  Pekali. 
'27  Pekah  is  oppressed  by  Tiglath-p.ileser,  and  slain 
by  Hoshea.  3"2  Jotham's  good  reign.  36  Ahaz  suc- 
ceedeth him. 

IN  °  the  II  twenty  and  seventh  year  of  Jer- 
oboam king  of  Israel  began*  Azariah  son 
of  Amaziah  king  of  Judah  to  reign. 

2  Si.vtcen  years  old  was  he  when  he  be- 
gan to  reign,  and  he  reigned  two  and  fifty 
years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's 
name  was  Jccholiah  of  Jerusalem. 

3  And  he  did  that  ichich  ivas  right  in  the 


13  :  n.  n  2  Sam,  8:6;  1  Kings,  U  :  24 ;  4  Cliron.  8:3.  ?  After  nn 
interremum  of  eleven  years ;  chap.  l.'>:8.  o  chap.  14:21 ;  2Cliron. 
2(5: 1.  Tl  This  is  the  twenty-seventh  year  of  Jeroboam*8  partnersliip 
in  the  kingdom  with  his  father,  wlio  mHde  him  consort  at  his  going 
to  the  Syrian  wars.  It  is  the  sixteenth  year  of  Jeroboam's  mon- 
archy.   "  Called  U^ziah,  ver.  13,  30,  etc.;  2 Cliron.  26: 1. 


now  taken  from  them  again  by  Jeroboam  and  re- 
stored to  Israel. 

INSTRUCTIOXS. 

3.  External  obedience  will  be  followed  by  tem- 
poral benefits;  but  if  it  be  merely  external,  it  will 
have  no  reward  hereafter. 

S.  That  pride  which  leads  to  contention  and  blood- 
shed is  the  fruit  of  wickedness,  the  cause  of  many 
calamities,  and  often  the  forerunner  of  ruin. 

2.').  The  Lord  may  govern  nations  by  means  of 
wicked  rulers  ;  may  enlarge  their  borders,  and  thus 
fulfil  his  word  and  accomplish  towards  his  people 
his  own  benevolent  designs. 

491 


Various  kings  of 


II.  KINGS,   XV. 


Judah  and  Israel. 


sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
his  father  Amaziah  had  done  ; 

4  Save  "that  the  high  places  Avere  not 
removed  :  the  people  sacrificed  and  burnt 
incense  still  on  the  high  places. 

5  HAnd  ''the  Lord  smote  the  king,  so 
that  he  was  a  leper  unto  the  day  of  his 
death,  and  dwelt  in  a  several  house.  And 
.Jotham  the  king's  son  u-as  over  the  house, 
judging  the  people  of  the  land. 

6  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Azariah, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings 
of Judah? 

7  So  Azariah  slept  with  his  fathers  ; 
and  they  buried  him  with  his  fathers  in 
the  city  of  David  :  and  Jotham  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

8  1[  In  the  thirty  and  eighth  year  of 
Azariah  king  of  Judah  did  *Zachariah 
the  son  of  Jeroboam  reign  over  Israel  in 
Samaria  six  months. 

9  And  he  did  tJiat  u-hich  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  as  his  fathers  had  done  : 
he  departed  not  from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

10  And  Shallum  the  son  of  Jabesh  con- 
spired against  him,  and  smote  him  before 
the  people,  and  tglew  him,  and  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

11  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Zacha- 
riah,  behold,  they  a>'e  written  in  the  book 
of  the  C'hronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

1 2  This  was  the  word  of  the  '^  Lord  which 
he  spake  unto  Jehu,  saying.  Thy  sons  shall 
sit  on  the  throne  of  Israel  unto  the  fourth 
generation.     And  so  it  came  to  pass. 

1.3  TI  Shallum  the  son  of  Jabesh  began 
to  reign  in  the  nine  and  thirtieth  year  of 
Uzziaht  king  of  Judah;  and  he  reigned 
a^  full  month  in  Samaria. 

14  For  Menahem  the  son  of  Gadi  went 
up  from  Tirzali,  and  came  to  Samaria, 
and  smote  Shaliuin  the  son  of  Jabesh  in 
Samaria,  and  slew  him,  and  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

1.5  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Shallum, 
and  his  conspiracy  which  he  made,  be- 
hold, they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

16  If  Then  Menahem  smote  ''Tiphsah, 
and  all  that  u-ere  therein,  and  the  coasts 
thereof  from  Tirzah  :  because  they  opened 
not  to  him,  therefore  he  smote  it:  and  all 


«  ver.  r«.  b  aChron.  26:  lit.  *  T 
num  for  eleven  ycnrfl.  f  As*  prnplu 
10 :  :iO.      t  Calleil  Oziai,  Mnt.  \:X,'.i 


pre  linvinj;  heen  lin  interre^- 
kietl.  Amos  7:9.  c  rlinptf.'r 
Azui-iah^  verse  I.      \  Heh. 


CHAPTER  XV. 
o.  A  arveral  house  :  a  retired  building,  where 
he  was  separated  from  the  rest  of  the  iiihiibitants. 
11.   Zachariah  ;  he  was  the  fourtli  of  the  de- 
scendants of  Jehu.     Ver.  12 ;  chap.  10:. 10. 

14.   Menahem  ;  supposed  to  have  been  one  of  tiie 
492 


the'' women  therein  that  were  with  *8"c.'ml 
child  he  ripped  up. 

17  In  the  nine  and  thirtieth  year  of 
Azariah  king  of  Judah  began  Menahem 
the  son  of  Gadi  to  reign  over  Israel,  and 
reigned  ten  years  in  Samaria. 

18  And  he  did  that  which  icas  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  departed  not 
all  his  days  from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

19  And  Tul  the  king  of  Assyria  came 
against  the  land:  and  Menahem  «gave 
Pul  a  thousand  talents  of  silver,  that  his 
hand  might  be  Avith  him  to  ''confirm  the 
kingdom  in  his  hand. 

20  And  Menahem  II  exacted  the  money 
of  Israel,  even  of  all  the  mighty  men  of 
wealth,  of  each  man  fifty  shekels  of  sil- 
ver, to  give  to  the  king  of  Assyria.  So 
the  king  of  Assyria  turned  back,  and 
stayed  not  there  in  the  land. 

21  ^  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Mena- 
hem, and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of 
the  kings  of  Israel  1 

22  And  Menahem  slept  with  his  fathers  : 
and  Pekahiah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

23  T[  In  the  fiftieth  year  of  Azariah  king 
of  Judah,  Pekahiah  the  son  of  Menahem 
began  to  reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria, 
and  reigned  two  years. 

24  And  he  did  that  which  luas  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord:  he  departed  not  from 
the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

2.5  But  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah,  a 
captain  of  his,  conspired  against  him,  and 
smote  him  in  Samaria,  in  the  palace  of 
the  king's  house,  with  Argob  and  Arieh, 
and  with  him  fifty  men  of  the  Gileadites  : 
and  he  killed  him,  and  reigned  in  his 
room. 

26  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Peka- 
hiah, and  all  that  he  did,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of 
the  kings  of  Israel. 

27  H  In  the  two  and  fiftieth  year  of 
Azariah  king  of  Judah, 'Pekah  (he  son  of 
Remaliah  began  to  reign  over  Israel  in 
Samaria,  and  reigned  twenty  years. 

28  And  he  did  that  u'hich  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord:  he  departed  not 
from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

,1  mnnth  «/ itiiv.  <<  I  Kin^s,  4  :':i.  eriinp.  8:12;  Amos  I  :  H. 
f  1  Cliron.  i) :  iK.  it  Hosp:i  H  ; '.).  Iiiliap.  U:fi.  ||  Heb.  <■« u«rf /u 
come  forth,    i  I.sa.  7  :  1,  4,  «. 


generals  of  Zachariah.  Tirzah ;  a  city  in  the  tribe 
of  Ephraim,  for  a  time  the  capital  of  the  ten  tribes. 
1  Kings,  chs.  14-16. 

16.  Tiphsah  ;  supposed  to  have  been  in  Ephraim. 
A  place  of  this  name  was  situated  on  the  Euphrates, 
•and  was  taken  po.ssession  of  by  Solomon.  1  Kings, 
4 :  ■:4. 


Fckah  and  Joiham. 


II.  KINGS,   XVI. 


Wicked  reipi  of  .ihaz. 


B.ai^f  29  In  the  days  of  Pekah  king  of  Is- 
rael, came  Tiglath-pileser  king  of  Assyria, 
and  took  Ijon,  and  Abel-beth-maachah, 
and  Janoah,  and  Kedesh,  and  Hazor,  and 
Gilead,  and  Galilee,  all  the  land  of*  Naph- 
tali,  and  carried  them  captive  to  Assyria. 

30  And  Hoshea  the  son  of  Elah  made 
a  conspiracy  against  Pekah  the  son  of 
Remaliah,  and  smote  him,  and  slew  him, 
and  *reigned  in  his  stead,  in  the  ttwen- 
tieth  year  of  Jotham  the  son  of  Uzziah. 

31  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Pekah, 
and  all  that  he  did,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of 
the  kings  of  Israel. 

32  T[  In  the  second  year  of  Pekah  the  son 
of  Remaliah  king  of  Israel,  began  ''Jotham 
the  son  of  Uzziah  king  of  Judah  to  reign. 

33  Five  and  twenty  years  old  was  he 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
sixteen  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  was  Jerusha,  the  daughter 
of  Zadok. 

34  And  he  did  that  ichich  ivas  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  did  according 
to  all  that  his  father  Uzziah  had  done. 

35  Howbeit  the  high  places  were  not  re- 
moved :  the  people  sacrificed  and  burned 
incense  still  in  the  high  places.  He  built 
the  higher  gate  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

36  ^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jotham, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Judah  ■? 

37  In  those  -days  the  Lord  began  to 
send  against  Judah,  "=  Rezin  the  king  of 
Syria,  and  ''  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah. 

38  And  Jotham  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the 
city  of  David  his  father :  and  Ahaz  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  Ahaz's  wicked  reiwn.  5  Ahaz,  assailed  by  Rezin  and 
Pekah,  hireth  Tiglath-pileser  against  them.  10  Ahaz, 
sending  a  pattern  of  an  altar  from  Damascus  to  Uri- 
jah.  diverteth  the  brazen  altar  to  his  own  devotion. 
17  He  spoileth  the  temple.  19  Hezekiah  succeedeth 
him. 

IN  *the  seventeenth  year  of  Pekah  the 
son  of  Remaliah,  Ahaz  the  son  of  Jo- 
tham king  of  Judah  began  to  reign. 

2  Twenty  years  old  icas  Ahaz  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  reigned  sixteen  years 


a  Isaiali  9:1.  ^  After  an  anarrliy  for  eome  years,  rliap.  17:1; 
Hosea  10:3,  7,  l."*.  f  The  fourth  year  of  Ahai,  the  twentieth 
after  .Totliam  had  he^un  to  reign.  Usher,  b  '2  Chron.  27:  1,  etc. 
i  At  the  end  of  Jotham's  reign,  c  chap.  1 6 :  S.  d  verse  27. 
c  2  Chron.  28:1,  etc.      f  Lev.  18:21;   Psa.  106  :  37,  3S.      B  Deut. 


29.  IJo7i — Naphtall ;  the  places  here  mentioned 
were  in  the  north  part  of  the  land  of  Israel. 
IXSTRUCTIOXS. 
9.  The  sins  of  rulers  and  distinguished  persons 
are  often  the  means  of  destruction  to  their  distant 
posterity,  and  to  multitudes  of  others  who  imitate 
their  wicked  example. 

29.  When  the  people  of  God  rebel  against  him, 
^9 


in  Jerusalem,  and  did  not  that  U'hich  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  his  God, 
like  David  his  father. 

3  But  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the  kings 
of  Israel,  yea,  and  made  his  son  to  ''pass 
through  the  fire,  «  according  to  the  abom- 
inations of  the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord 
cast  out  from  before  the  children  of  IsraeL 

4  And  he  sacrificed  and  burnt  incense 
in  the  liigh  places,  and  ''on  the  hills,  and 
under  every  green  tree. 

5  ^  Then '  Rezin  king  of  Syria,  and  Pckali 
son  of  Remaliah  king  of  Israel,  came  up 
to  Jerusalem  to  war:  and  they  besieged 
Ahaz,  but  could  not  overcome  him. 

6  At  that  time  Rezin  king  of  Syria  re- 
covered JElath  to  Syria,  and  drave  the 
Jews  from  ^  Elath  :  and  the  Syrians  came 
to  Elath,  and  dwelt  there  unto  this  day. 

7  So  Ahaz  sent  messengers  to  II  Tiglath- 
pileser  ''  king  of  Assyria,  saying,  I  am  thy 
servant  and  thy  son :  come  up,  and  save 
me  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria, 
and  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Israel, 
which  rise  up  against  me. 

8  And  'Ahaz  took  the  silver  and  gold 
that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  the  treasures  of  the  king's  house, 
and  sent  it  for  a  present  to  the  king  of 
Assyria. 

9  And  the  king  of  Assyria  hearkened 
unto  him :  for  the  king  of  Assyria  went 
up  against  *Damascus,  and  t  took  it,  and 
carried  the  people  of  it  captive  to  Kir,  and 
slew  Ptezin. 

10  ^  And  king  Ahaz  went  to  Damascus 
to  meet  Tiglath-pileser  king  of  Assyria, 
and  saw  an  altar  that  was  at  Damascus  : 
and  king  Ahaz  sent  to  LTrijah  the  priest  the 
fashion  of  the  altar,  and  the  pattern  of  it, 
according  to  all  the  workmanship  thereof. 

1 1  And  Urijah  the  priest  "'  built  an  altar 
according  to  all  that  king  Ahaz  had  sent 
from  Damascus :  so  Urijah  the  priest 
made  it  against  king  Ahaz  came  from 
Damascus. 

12  And  when  the  king  was  come  from 
Damascus,  the  king  saw  the  altar:  and 
the  king  approached  to  the  altar,  and 
offered  °  thereon. 

13  And  he  burnt  his  burnt-offering  and 
his  meat-offering,  and  poured  his  drink- 


12:31;  Psa.  106:3.'>.  li  Dent.  12:2;  1  Kings,  1<  :  23.  i  l9a.7:l, 
etc.  j  chap.  14  :  22.  %  Heb.  Eloth.  ||  Tilgnlh-pilnestr,  1  Chron. 
6:2ii.  Tilynlh-pilnrser,  iC\\xon.i»:iO.  k  ch.Tp.  l.i:  29.  I  fhap. 
12:18.  *  Heb.  J5iimmMffc  f  Foretold.  Ainos  1 : 5.  m  Psahn 
106 :  39.    B  Num.  18 : 3 ;  2  Chron.  26  :  16,  19. 


the  wicked  are  suffered  to  overcome  and  oppress 
them ;  nor  without  repentance  and  reformation,  can 
they  escape  destruction. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

9.  Kir;   a  place  in  upper  Media,  west  of  the 
Caspian  sea. 

10.  An  altar;  dedicated  to  idol  gods. 

493 


Hi  zckiah  and  Hoshea. 


II.  KINGS,  XVII. 


Great  sins  of  Israel. 


offering,  and  sprinkled  the  blood  of  *his 
peace-offerings  upon  the  altar. 

14  And  he  brought  also  the  brazen 
altar,"  which  u-as  before  the  Lord,  from 
the  forefront  of  the  house,  from  between 
the  altar  and  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
put  it  on  the  north  side  of  the  altar. 

15  And  king  Ahaz  commanded  Urijah 
the  priest,  saying,  Upon  the  great  altar 
burn  the  ''morning  burnt-offering,  and 
the  evening  meat-offering,  and  the  king's 
burnt-sacrifice,  and  his  meat-offering, 
with  the  burnt-offering  of  all  the  people 
of  the  land,  and  their  meat-offering,  and 
their  drink-offerings  ;  and  sprinkle  upon 
it  all  the  blood  of  the  burnt-offering,  and 
all  the  blood  of  the  sacrifice  :  and  the 
brazen  altar  shall  be  for  me  t(5  inquire  by. 

16  Thus  did  Urijah  the  priest,  according 
to  all  that  king  Ahaz  commanded. 

17  ^  And  king  Ahaz  cut  off  the  borders 
of  the  "^  bases,  and  removed  the  laver  from 
off  them  ;  and  took  down  the  sea  from 
off  the  brazen  oxen  that  tcere  under  it, 
and  put  it  upon  a  pavement  of  stones. 

18  And  the  covert  for  the  sabbath  that 
they  had  built  in  the  house,  and  the 
king's  entry  without,  turned  he  from  the 
house  of  the  Lord  for  the  king  of  Assyria. 

19  11"  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Ahaz 
which  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah? 

20  And  Ahaz  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  ''was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the 
city  of  David :  and  Hczekiah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER   XVIl. 

1  Hoshea's  wicked  reign.  3  Being  subdued  by  Shal- 
maneser,  he  conspireth  again.st  him  with  So  king  of 
Egypt.  5  Samaria  for  their  sins  is  captivated.  24 
The  strange  nations,  which  were  transplanted  into 
Samaria,  being  plagued  with  lions,  make  a  mixture 
of  religions. 

IN  the  twelfth   year   of  Ahaz  king  of 
Judah,  began  t  Iloshea  the  son  of  Elah 
to  reign  in  Samaria  over  Israel  nine  years. 
2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 


*  Heb  the  peaecoffrringi  which  were  hii.  «  2  Chronicles,  4:1. 
V  Ex.  2y:.3«-4l.  c  I  Kings,  7:2.1,  28.  il  2  Chron.  28 :  27.  t  After 
an  interregnum,  clinp.  l."! :  30  e  cli.ip.  18  :  9.  %  Heh.  rendered. 
2Sam.  8:2.  \  Or,  Irihule.  ||  cli.ip.  18: 10,  11  ;  Foretold,  Hoaea 
13 : 1«.     f  Lev.  5f> :  M,  XI ;  Deut  28 :  .16, 64 ;  29 :  27,  28.     g  1  Chron. 


18.  Covert  for  the  sabbath  ;  supposed  by  some 
to  have  been  a  canopy  or  covering,  under  vrhich  the 
king  and  his  attendants  went  to  the  temple  on  the 
sabbath-day- 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  No  advantages  without  the  grace  of  God  will 
overcome  the  wickedness  of  the  human  heart,  or 
keep  men  from  practising  the  vilest  transgressions. 

7.  The  wicked  ■will  often  bow  in  the  most  abject 
submi-ssion  to  their  fellow-men,  and  give  up  their 
choicest  trea.sures  to  obtain  help  from  them,  when 
they  will  not  humble  themselves  before  God  for 
their  sins,  and  seek  effectual  help  from  him. 

10.  The  trappings  of  idol-worship,  and  splendors 
4 'J  I 


sight  of  the  Lord,  but  not  as  the  *b"c.'^: 
kings  of  Israel  that  were  before  him. 

3  ^Against"  him  came  up  Shalmancser 
king  of  Assyria  ;  and  Hoshea  became  his 
servant,  and  -gave  him  ^presents. 

4  And  the  king  of  Assyria  found  con- 
spiracy in  Hoshea  ;  for  he  had  sent  mes- 
sengers to  So  king  of  Egypt,  and  brought 
no  present  to  the  king  of  Assyria,  as  he 
had  done  year  by  year  :  therefore  the 
king  of  Assyria  shut  him  up,  and  bound 
him  in  prison. 

5  T[  Then  the  king  of  Assyria  came  up 
throughout  all  the  land,  and  went  up  to 
Samaria,  and  besieged  it  three  years. 

6  In  II  the  ninth  year  of  Hoshea,  the  king 
of  Assyria  took  Samaria,  and  "^ carried 
Israel  away  into  Assyria,  and  placed 
them  in  s  Halah  and  in  Habor  by  the  river 
of  Gozan,  and  in  the  cities  of  the  Medes. 

7  For  so  it  was,  that  the  children  of 
Israel  had  sinned  against  the  Lord  their 
God,  which  had  brought  them  up  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  from  under  the  hand  of 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  had  feared 
other  gods, 

8  And  ''walked  in  the  statutes  of  the 
heathen,  whom  the  Lord  cast  out  from 
before  the  children  of  Israel,  and  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  which  they  had  made. 

9  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  'se- 
cretly those  things  that  7irre  not  right 
against  the  Lord  their  God,  and  they 
built  them  high  places  in  all  their  cities, 
from  the  J  tower  of  the  watchmen  to  the 
fenced  city. 

10  And  ''they  set  them  up  *images  and 
groves'  in  every  ""high  hill,  and  under 
every  green  tree  : 

11  And  there  they  burnt  incense  in  all 
the  high  places,  as  did  the  heathen  whom 
the  Lord  carried  away  before  them  ;  and 
wrought  wicked  things  to  provoke  the 
Lord  to  anger : 

12  For  they  served  idols,  whereof  the 
Lord  had  "said  unto  them.  Ye  shall  not 
do  this  thing. 


5:2K.  h  (Imp.  16:3;  Leviticus  18:3:  Deut.  18:9;  P«n.  I0f>:.1.i. 
i  Ezekiel8:  12.  jcliap.  18:8.  k  I  Kin^,  14  :  23;  Is»iall57:S. 
*  Hvb.  staliiei.  1  Deut.  16  :  21  ;  Micali.^:14.  m  rhap.  Ifi  :  4  ; 
Deuteronomy  12:2.  n  Exodus  20  : 3,  4 ;  Lev.  26: 1 ;  Deut.  4:19; 
6 :  7,  8. 


of  heathen  idolatry,  have  sometimes  more  attrac- 
tions for  the  human  heart,  than  the  pure  and  simple 
worship  of  Jehovah  ;  and  there  have  been  not  only 
kings,  but  priests  and  professed  ministers  of  religion, 
who  would  exchange  the  one  for  the  other. 

16.  Wicked  rulers  liave  ordinarily  been  aided  by 
wicked  ecclesiastics,  and  the  corrupt  projects  of  the 
one  been  supported  by  the  ready  and  zealous  coop- 
eration of  the  other. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

Q.  Not  as  the  ii/iffs  of  Israel ;  he  did  not  so 
rigidly  enforce  idolatry. 

6.  Halah  and — Ilabor ;  cities  of  Media. 


Israel  carried  captive. 


II.  KINGS,   XVII, 


Idolatry  of  the  Samaritans. 


B.c.'if^'  13  Yet  the  Lord  testified  against  Is- 
rael, and  against  Judah,  *by  all  the  proph- 
ets, and  by  all  the  seers,  saying,  *Turn  ye 
from  your  evil  ways,  and  keep  my  com- 
mandments and  my  statutes,  according 
to  all  the  law  which  I  commanded  your 
fathers,  and  which  I  sent  to  you  by  my 
servants  the  prophets. 

14  Notwithstanding,  they  would  not 
hear,  but  '' hardened  their  necks,  like  to 
the  neck  of  their  fathers,  that  did  not  be- 
lieve in  the  Lord  their  God. 

15  And  they  *  rejected  his  statutes,  and 
his  ''covenant  that  he  made  with  their 
fathers,  and  his  ^  testimonies  which  he 
testified  against  them  ;  and  they  followed 
vanity  ,*^  and  became  ^  vain,  and  went  after 
the  heathen  that  luere  round  about  them, 
concerning  whom  the  Lord  had  ''charged 
them,  that  they  should  not  do  like  them. 

1(5  And  they  left  all  the  commandments 
of  the  Lord  their  God,  and  made  them 
molten'  images,  even  two  J calves,  and 
made  a  ''grove,  and  worshipped  all  the 
host  of 'heaven,  and  served  '"Baal. 

17  And  they  caused  their  sons  and 
their  daughters  to  "pass  through  the  fire, 
and  used  divination  and  "enchantments, 
and  Psold  themselves  to  do  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger. 

18  Therefore  the  Lord  was  very  angry 
with  Israel,  and  removed  them  out  of  his 
sight:  there  was  none  leffbut  the  tribe 
of  Judah  only. 

19  Also  'Judah  kept  not  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord  their  God,  but  walked 
in  the  statutes  of  Israel  which  they  made. 

20  And  the  Lord  '  rejected  all  the  seed 
of  Israel,  and  afflicted  them,  and '  delivered 
them  into  the  hand  of  spoilers,  until  he 
had  cast  them  out  of  his  sight. 

21  For  "he  rent  Israel  from  the  house 
of  David  ;  and  they  made  Jeroboam  the 
son  of  Nebat  king  :  and  ^'Jeroboam  drave 
Israel  from  following  the  Lord,  and  made 
them  sin  a  great  sin. 

22  For  the  children  of  Israel  walked  in 
all  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  which  he  did  ; 
they  departed  not  from  them; 

23  Until  the  Lord  removed  Israel  out 
of  his  sight,  as  he  had  "said  by  all  his 
servants  the  prophets.     So  "was  Israel 


*  Heb.  fcy  the  hand  of.  •  Isai.ih  1 :  1 6,  17  ;  S5  ;  7  ;  Jer.  1 8 :  1 1 ; 
2S:S;  M:I5;  Elek.  18:31;  2Peter,3:9.  b  DeuU  ni  : -27 ;  Prov. 
29  ;  I  ;  Isaiali  <8  :  4 ;  .ler.  7  :  26.  c  .ler.  8  :  9.  i  Deut.  29  :  25,  2li. 
e  neut.6;  17,  18;  Jer.  44:23.  f  Deut.  32  :  21 ;  1  Samuel.  12:21; 
1  Kin-a.  Ifi:  13.  b  .Tonali  2 :  8 ;  Rom.l:21.  I>  Deut  12  :  30,  31. 
i  Ex.  32:4,  a.  i  1  Kin?!.,  12  :  28.  k  1X10^8,14:1.^,23:  l.'i:ia 
IJer.8:2.     m  1  Kings,  lri:3l  ;  22  :53.     n  cli.ip.  1«:  3;  Lev.  18:  21 ; 


18.  TIte  tribe  of  Jiitlah  only ;  comprehending 
at  this  time  the  tribe  of  Benjamin. 

24.  Cuthah — Ai-a — Ilamath — Sepharvaim ; 
countries  north  of  Babylon,  far  nortli-east  of  Palestine. 

26.  T/ie  manner  of  the  God;  the  proper  way 
of  worshipping  him. 


carried  away   out  of  their  own  land  to 
Assyria  unto  this  day. 

24  1[  And  ^'the  king  of  Assyria  brought 
men  from  ^Babylon,  and  from  Cuthah, 
and  from  tAva,  and  from  Hamath,  and 
from  Sepharvaim,  and  placed  thon  in  the 
cities  of  Samaria  instead  of  the  cliildreu 
of  Israel :  and  they  possessed  Samaria, 
and  dwelt  in  the  cities  thereof. 

25  And  .so  it  was  at  the  beginning  of 
their  dwelling  there,  that  they  feared  not 
the  Lord  :  therefore  the  Lord  "sent  lions 
among  them,  which  slew  some  of  them. 

26  Wherefore  they  spake  to  the  king  of 
Assyria,  saying.  The  nations  which  thou 
hast  removed,  and  placed  in  the  cities  of 
Samaria,  know  not  the  manner  of  the 
God  of  the  land:  therefore  he  hath  sent 
lions  among  them,  and  behold,  they  slay 
them,  because  they  know  not  the  manner 
of  the  God  of  the  land. 

27  Then  the  king  of  Assyria  commanded, 
saying,  Carry  thither  one  of  the  priests 
whom  ye  brought  from  thence  ;  and  let 
them  go  and  dwell  there,  and  let  him 
teach  them  the  manner  of  the  God  of  the 
land. 

28  Then  one  of  the  priests  whom  they 
had  carried  away  from  Samaria  came  and 
dwelt  in  Beth-el,  and  taught  them  how 
they  should  fear  the  Lord. 

29  Howbeit  every  nation  made  gods  of 
their  ""own,  and  put  thcni  in  the  houses 
of  the  high  places  which  the  Samaritans 
had  made,  every  nation  in  their  cities 
wherein  they  dwelt. 

30  And  the  men  of  *=  Babylon  made 
Succoth-benoth,  and  the  men  of  Cuth 
made  Ncrgal,  and  the  men  of  Hamath 
made  Ashima, 

31  And  ""the  Avites  made  Nibhaz  and 
Tartak,  and  the  Sepharvitcs  ^ burnt  their 
children  in  fire  to  Adrammelech  and 
Anammelech,  the  gods  of  Sepharvaim. 

32  So  they  feared  the  Lord,  and  ""made 
unto  themselves  of  the  lowest  of  them 
priests  of  the  high  places,  which  sacrificed 
for  them  in  the  houses  of  the  high  places. 

33  They  s  feared  the  Lord,  and  served 
their  own  gods,  after  the  manner  of  the 
nations  ^whom  they  carried  away  from 
thence. 


E7ek. 23:37.  ol)eut.l«:10.  p  1  Kings, 21 :20.  q  1  Kings,  II :  13,32. 
rJer.3:8.  •Jer.6:3n.  I  chap.  13  :  3;  15:  29  ;  Neh.  9:  57,  2». 
u  IKinga, 11:11.  r  1  Kings,  12:20.28.  w  1  Kings,  14:  Ifi.  iver.6. 
J  Ezra  4:  2, 10.  iver.30.  t  ^""^.^liap- 18:  34.  •  1  Kings,  13: 2t); 
Jer.  5:6;  Ezek.  14:21.  b  Micali  4:6.  c  ver.  24.  il  Eira  4  :  <1. 
e  Dent  12:31.  f  1  Kings,  12:31.  e  ver.  41;  Zepll.  1:6.  J  Or, 
who  carritd  them  axcay  from  thence. 


30,  31.  Succoth-benoth — Nergal — Ashima — 
Nibhaz  aJid  Tartak' ;  names  of  different  heathen 
gods. 

32.  They  feared  the  Lord;  with  that  slavisli 
fear  which  made  them  dread  liis  wrath,  but  not  with 
that  filial  fear  which  would  lead  them  to  ohev  him. 
495 


The  good  reign 


II.  KINGS,   XVIII. 


of  Hezekiah- 


34  Unto  this  day  they  do  after  the  former 
manners  :  they  fear  not  the  Loud,  neither 
do  they  after  their  statutes,  or  after  their 
ordinances,  or  after  the  law  and  command- 
ment which  the  Lord  commanded  the  chil- 
dren of  *  Jacob,  whom  he  named  Israel; 

35  With  whom  the  Lord  had  made  a 
covenant,  and  charged  ''them,  saying. 
Ye  shall  not  fear  other  gods,  nor  "^bow 
yourselves  to  them,  nor  serve  them,  nor 
sacrifice  to  them : 

36  But  the  Lord,  who  brought  you  up 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  with  great ''  power 
and  a  stretched-out  arm,  him  *"  shall  ye 
fear,  and  him  shall  ye  worship,  and  to 
him  shall  ye  do  sacrifice. 

37  And  the  statutes,  and  the  ordinances, 
and  the  law,  and  the  commandment, 
which  he  wrote  for  you,  ""ye  shall  observe 
to  do  for  evermore  ;  and  ye  shall  not  fear 
other  gods. 

38  And  the  covenant  that  I  have  made 
with  you  ye  ^shall  not  forget;  neither 
shall  ye  fear  other  gods. 

39  But  the  Lord  your  God  ye  shall 
fear;  and  he  shall  deliver  you  out  of  the 
hand  of  all  your  enemies. 

40  Howbeit''  they  did  not  hearken,  but 
they  did  after  their  former  manner. 

41  So  'these  nations  feared  the  Lord, 
and  served  their  graven  images,  both  their 
children,  and  their  children's  children : 
as  did  their  fathers,  so  do  they  unto  this 
day. 

CHAPTER   XVIII. 

1  Hezeklah's  good  reign.  4  He  destroyeth  idolatry, 
and  prospereth.  9  Samaria  is  carried  captive  for 
their  sins.  13  Sennacherib  invading  Judah  is  paci- 
fied by  a  tribute.  17  Rab-shakeh,  sent  by  Senna- 
cherib again,  revileth  Hezekiah,  and  by  blasphemous 
persuasions  soliciteth  the  people  to  revolt. 

"IVTOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  third  year 
J_\    ofHoshea  son  of  Elah  king  of  Israel, 


•  Gen..'?-2:28.  b  .Iuilg.6:in.  c  El. 20:5. 
10:20.  f  Deut.  .1 :  32.  8  Heut.  4 :  2).  h  Jc 
'  2Cliron.28:27;  2H:1.  He  is  called  Em*i« 
2Chroii.29:l.    i  Heb.  statuet.     j  Num.  21 


i  E.T.6:H.  e  Deut 
.  13  :  23.  i  ver  32,  ?,3. 
,  Mat.  1:9.  f  Jbijah, 
9.    %  That  is,  a  piece 


34.   Tket/  fear  not  the  Lord;   not  with  that 

fear  which  influences  them  to  keep  his  laws.     This 

people  are  supposed  to  have  been  the  ancestor.s  of 

the  Samaritans  mentioned  in  the  New  Testament. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Some  sinners  are  less  atrociously  wicked  than 
others ;  yet  none  are  so  innocent  as  not  to  deserve 
all  the  evils  they  suffer  in  this  world,  and  still  more 
dreadful  evils  in  the  world  to  come. 

G.  Though  God  bears  long  with  giiilty  nations,  if 
they  repent  not  of  their  iniquities  he  will  eventually 
destroy  them. 

9.  Wicked  as  are  the  outward  actions  of  men, 
their  secret  conduct  is  often  much  worse,  and  has 
greater  influence  in  drawing  down  upon  them  the 
just  judgments  of  heaven. 

13.  Men  do  not  go  to  destruction  without  warn- 
ing from  G-od,  and  their  disregard  of  him  and  his 
threatenings  is  among  the  chief  causes  of  their 
ruin. 

496 


t}iat  "Hezekiah  the  son  of  Ahaz  ^b*'^.^: 
king  of  Judah  began  to  reign. 

2  Twenty  and  five  years  old  was  ho 
when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he  reigned 
twenty  and  nine  years  in  Jerusalem. 
His  mother's  name  also  was  t  Abi,  the 
daughter  of  Zachariah. 

3  And  he  did  that  which  U'as  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all 
that  David  his  father  did. 

4  11  He  removed  the  high  places,  and 
brake  the  t  images,  and  cut  down  the 
groves,  and  brake  in  pieces  the  J  brazen 
serpent  that  Moses  had  made  :  for  unto 
those  days  the  children  of  Israel  did  burn 
incense  to  it :  and  he  called  it  ^  Nehushtan. 

5  He  trusted  in  the  Lord  God  of  Israel ; 
so  ''that  after  him  was  none  like  him 
among  all  the.  kings  of  Judah,  nor  any 
that  were  before  him. 

6  For  he  'clave  to  the  Lord,  and  de- 
parted not  from  H  following  him,  but  kept 
his  commandments,  which  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

7  And  the  Lord  was  "with  him ;  and 
he  "prospered  whithersoever  he  went 
forth :  and  he  rebelled  against  the  king 
of  "Assyria,  and  served  him  not. 

8  He  smote  the  Philistines,  even  unto 
Gaza,*  and  the  borders  thereof,  from  the 
tower  of  the  watchmen  to  the  fenced  city. 

9  ^And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourth 
year  of  king  Hezekiah,  which  was  the 
seventh  year  of  .Hoshea  son  of  Elah  king 
of  Israel,  that  p  Shalmaneser  king  of  As- 
syria came  up  against  Samaria,  and  be- 
sieged it. 

10  And  at  the  end  of  three  years  they 
took  it :  even  in  the  sixth  year  of  Heze- 
kiah, that  is,  the  ninth  year  of  Hoshea 
king  of  Israel,  Samaria  was  taken. 

11  And  "J  the  king  of  Assyria  did  carry 
away  Israel  unto  Assyria,  and  put  them 

ofln-asn.  k  cli.ip  23:2.1.  1  Deut  10:20;  Josh.  2.'i :  .S.  ||  Heb. 
nflrr  him.  m  1  Samuel,  18  :  14  ;  2  Cliron.  16  :  2.  »  Psa.  (i0:12: 
Horn.  8:31.      och.ap.  16:7.      *  Heb.  ^ZJoA.      p  chap.  17  :  3,  etc. 


17.  No  wickedness  is  so  great  that  it  may  not 
be  committed  by  those  who  have  light,  but  reject 
it ;  who  know  the  will  of  God,  and  yet  refuse  to 
do  it. 

25.  Even  the  heathen,  though  not  as  guilty  as 
sinners  under  the  gospel,  know,  or  have  the  means 
of  knowing,  enough  of  God  to  render  them  guilty  in 
not  obeving  him. 

29.  Though  unconverted  heathen  may  be  brought 
to  pay  a  kiiiTl  of  reluctant  outward  homage  to  Je- 
hovah, yet  without  his  grace  their  hearts  will  cleave 
to  their  idols,  and  they  will  still  make  and  worsjiip 
the  gods  to  which  they  have  been  accustomed. 

40.  No  instruction  in  the  knowledge  and  worship 
of  God  will  of  itself  lead  men  to  love  and  obey  him, 
or  prevent  them  from  practising  those  sins  which 
provoke  him  to  destroy  them. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 
4.  Nehnshtaii  ;  meaning  a  piece  of  brass. 


Sennacherib  invades  Judea. 


II.  KINGS,   XVIII. 


Rab-shakeli' s  blasphemies. 


B."'??!^  ill  Halah  and  in  Habor  by  the  river 
of  Gozan,  and  in  the  cities  o^tlie  Medes  : 

12  Becau.se  *they  obeyed  not  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  their  God,  but  transgressed 
his  covenant,  a)ul  all  that  Moses  the  ser- 
vant of  the  Lord  commanded,  and  would 
not  hear  them,  nor  do  them. 

13  ^Now  ''in  the  fourteenth  year  of 
king  Hezekiah  did  *  Sennacherib  king  of 
Assyria  come  up  against  all  the  fenced 
cities  of  Judah,  and  took  them. 

14  And  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  sent  to 
the  king  of  Assyria  to  Lachish,  saying, 
I  have  offended ;  return  from  me  :  that 
which  thou  puttest  on  me  will  I  bear. 
And  the  king  of  Assyria  appointed  unto 
Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  three  hundred 
talents  of  silver  and  thirty  talents  of  gold. 

15  And  •-'Hezekiah  gave  him  all  the  sil- 
ver that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  in  the  treasures  of  the  king's 
house. 

16  At  that  time  did  Hezekiah  cut  off 
the  gold  from  the  doors  of  the  temple  of 
the  Lord,  and/;-om  the  pillars  which  Hez- 
ekiah king  of  Judah  had  overlaid,  and 
gave  t  it  to  the  king  of  Assyria. 

17  T[And  the  king  of  Assyria  '^sent 
Tartan  and  Rabsaris  and  Rab-shakch 
from  Lachish  to  king  Hezekiah  with  a 
great  t  host  against  Jerusalem  :  and  they 
went  up  and  came  to  Jerusalem.  And 
when  they  were  come  up,  they  came  and 
stood  by  the  conduit  of  the  upper  pool, 
which  is  in  the  ^highway  of  the  fuller's 

.field. 

18  And  when  they  had  called  to  the 
king,  there  came  out  to  them  Eliakim  the 
son  of  Hilkiah,  which  icas  over  the  house- 
hold, and  Shebna  the  ^  scribe,  and  Joah 
the  son  of  Asaph  the  recorder. 

19  And  Rab-shakeh  said  unto  them. 
Speak  ye  now  to  Hezekiah,  Thus  saith 
the  great  king,  the  king  of  Assyria,  What 
confidence  is  this  wherein  thou  trustest  1 

20  Thou  II  sayest,  (but  they  arc  but  *vain 
words,)  t/  have  counsel  and  strength  for 
the  war.  Now  on  whom  dost  thou  trust, 
that  thou  rebellest  against  me  1 

21  Now,  behold,  thou  t  trustest  upon 
the  staff  of  this  bruised  ""reed,  even  upon 


, 

tieh. 

q:2fi 

57; 

P«a 

107: 

17:   Dan.  9 

6,  10. 

h  aCliron 

32:1, 

p.tc 

,   Isa 

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(  Kz.ek.  -i 

1 :  H,  7. 

14.  Lachish;  a  fortified  city  in  the  south  part 
of  Judah. 

2.5.  The  Lord  said  to  me  ;  this  assertion  was 
false. 

27.  Eat  their  own  dung  ;  in  the  extremity  of 
tJie  famine  which  he  threatened  to  bring  upon 
them. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

-5.  Confidence  in  God  is  the  best  safeguard  in 


Egypt,  on  which  if  a  man  lean,  it  will  go 
into  his  hand,  and  pierce  it :  so  is  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt  unto  all  that  trust  on  him. 

22  But  if  ye  say  unto  me,  We  trust  in 
the  Lord  our  God  :  is  not  that  he,  whose 
highs  places  and  whose  altars  Hezekiah 
hath  taken  away,  and  hath  said  to  Judah 
and  Jerusalem,  Ye  shall  worship  before 
this  altar  in  Jerusalem"? 

23  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  give 
pledges^  to  my  lord  the  king  of  Assyria, 
and  I  will  deliver  thee  two  thousand 
horses,  if  thou  be  able  on  thy  part  to  set 
riders  upon  them. 

24  How  then  wilt  thou  turn  away  the 
face  of  one  captain  of  the  least  of  my 
master's  servants,  and  put  thy  trust  on 
Egypt  for  chariots  and  for  horsemen  1 

25  Am  I  now  come  up  without  the 
Lord  against  this  place  to  destroy  if? 
The  ''Lord  said  to  me,  Go  up  against  this 
land,  and  destroy  it. 

26  Then  said  Eliakim  the  son  of  Hil- 
kiah, and  Shebna,  and  Joah,  nnto  Rab- 
shakeh,  Speak,  I  pray  thee,  to  thy  ser- 
vants in  the  Syrian  language  ;  for  we 
understand  //  .•  and  talk  not  with  us  in 
the  Jews'  language  in  the  ears  of  the 
people  that  are  on  the  wall. 

27  But  Rab-shakeh  said  unto  them. 
Hath  my  master  sent  me  to  thy  mas- 
ter, and  to  thee,  to  speak  these  words? 
hath  he  not  sent  me  to  the  men  which  sit 
on  the  wall,  that  'they  may  eat  their  own 
dung,  and  drink  II  their  own  piss  with 
you  ? 

28  Then  Rab-shakeh  stood  and  cried 
with  a  loud  voice  in  the  Jews'  language, 
and  spake,  saying,  Hear  the  word  of  the 
great  king,  the  king  of  Assyria: 

29  Thus  -i saith  the  king.  Let  not  Heze- 
kiah deceive  you  :  for  he  shall  not  be  able 
to  deliver  you  out  of  his  hand': 

30  Neither  ''let  Hezekiah  make  you 
trust  'in  the  Lord,  saying.  The  Lord 
will  surely  deliver  us,  and  this  city  shall 
not  be  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Assyria. 

31  Hearken  not  to  Hezekiah:  for  thus 
saith  the  king  of  Assyria,  *  Makeaji  agree- 
ment with  me  by  a  present,  and  come  out 


e  ver 

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blessing. 

Gen. 

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20; 

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11;  P 

rov.  18:1 

rt. 

danger,  and  the  surest  means  of  all  desirable  pros- 
perity and  success. 

12.  The  wicked  often  succeed,  not  on  account  of 
their  worthiness,  but  on  account  of  the  wickedness 
of  those  over  whom  they  triumph. 

25.  Success  emboldens  men  in  transgression .  and 
they  sometimes  claim  that  they  please  G-od,  because 
he  sufl'ers  them  for  a  time  to  prosper  in  their  sins. 

35.  Ascribing  to  creatures  or  to  false  gods  what 
497 


Hezekiah  sends  to  Isaiah. 


II.  KINGS,   XIX. 


He  appeals  unto  God. 


to  me,  and  then  eat  ye  every  man  of  his 
own  vine,  and  every  one  of  his  fig-tree, 
and  drink  ye  every  one  the  waters  of  his 
cistern  :* 

32  Until  I  come  and  take  you  away  to 
a  land  "like  your  own  land,  a  land  of 
corn  and  wine,  a  land  of  bread  and  A'iue- 
yards,  a  land  of  oil-olive  and  of  honey, 
that  ye  may  live,  and  not  die  :  and  heark- 
en not  unto  Hezekiah,  when  he  t  persuad- 
eth  you,  saying,  The  Lord  will  deliver 
us. 

33  Hath  ''any  of  the  gods  of  the  nations 
delivered  at  all  his  land  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Assyria? 

34  Where  are  the  gods  of  '  Hamath,  and 
of  Arpad]  where  are  the  gods  of  Sephar- 
vaim,  Hena,  and  tlvah?  have  they  de- 
livered Samaria  out  of  my  hand  ? 

35  Who  ^are  they  among  all  the  gods  of 
the  countries,  that  have  delivered  their 
country  out  of  my  hand,  that  the  Lord 
should  deliver  Jerusalem  out  of  my  hand  1 

36  But  the  people  held  their  peace,  and 
answered  him  '^not  a  word  :  for  the  king's 
commandment  was,  saying.  Answer  him 
not. 

37  Then  came  Eliakim  the  son  of  Hil- 
kiah,  which  was  over  the  household,  and 
Shebna  the  scribe,  and  Joah  the  son  of 
Asaph  the  recorder,  to  '^Hezekiah  with 
their  clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the  words 
of  Rab-shakeh. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  Hezekiah  moumingsendeth  to  Isaiah  to  pray  for  them. 
6  Isaiah  comforteth  them.  8  Sennacherib,  going  to 
encounter  Tirhakah.  sendeth  a  blasphemous  letter  to 
Hezekiah.  14  H<izekiah's  prayer.  .20  Isaiah's  proph- 
ecy of  the  pride  and  destruction  of  Sennacherib,  and 
the  good  of  Zion.  35  An  angel  slayeth  the  Assyrians. 
3G  Sennacherib  is  slain  at  Nineveh  by  his  own  sons. 

AND  Kit  came  to  pass,  when  king 
Hezekiah  heard  it,  that  he  rent  his 
clothes,  and  covered  himself  with  sack- 
cloth, and  went  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

2  And  he  .sent  Eliakim,  which  was  over 
the  household,  and  Shebna  the  scribe, 
and  the  elders  of  the  priests,  covered 
with  sackcloth,  to  Usaiah  the  prophet 
the  son  of  Amoz. 

3  And  they  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
Hezekiah,  This  day  is  a  ""day  of  trouble, 
and  of  rebuke,  and  I'bla.sphemy :  for  the 
children  are  come  to  the  birth,  and  there 
is  not  strength  to  bring  forth. 

4  It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God  will  hear 


"  Or,  pit.  •  Deut.  R  :  7,  «.  \  Ot,il<criveth.  b  chnp.  19:  12,  .3; 
Inainh  10:  10,  11.  ejer.4«:23.  t  .^fn,  clinp.  17:  3<.  Jrlinp. 
lil:  17,  18;  D.in.  3:15.  •  Prov.  56  :  4  ;  Amo.n  5  :  13.  (  I»x  3-! :  7. 
t  iKninh  37  : 1,  etc  }  I.uke  3  :  4,  oiled  i'»ai<i».  k  Jer.  30  :  7. 
\\  Ot.  provocation.      I  chap.  18:17       iP«a.  74:18.     iP.n. 50:21. 


belongs  only  to  Jehovah,  and  pretending  that  it  is 
as  vain  to  trust  in  him  a.s  in  them,  is  a  sure  way  to 
provoke  his  wrath. 
498 


the  king  oil  Assyria  his  master  hath  'sent 
to  J  reproach  the  living  God;  and  will 
reprove''  the  words  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  heard :  wherefore  lift  up  thy 
prayer  for  the  'remnant  that  are  *left. 

5  So  the  servants  of  king  Hezekiah 
came  to  Isaiah. 

6  ^And  Isaiah  said  unto  them,  Thus 
shall  ye  say  to  your  master.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Be  not  afraid  of  the  words 
which  thou  hast  heard,  Mith  which  "the 
servants  of  the  king  of  Assyria  have 
blasphemed  me. 

7  Behold,  "I  will  send  a  blast  "upon 
him,  and  he  shall  hear  a  rumor,  and 
shall  return  to  his  own  land;  and  I  will 
cause  him  to  fall  by  the  sword  in  his 
own  land. 

8  II  So  Rab-shakeh  returned,  and  found 
the  king  of  Assyria  warring  against  Lib- 
nah:  for  he  had  heard  that  he  was  de- 
parted from  PLachish. 

9  And  T  when  he  heard  say  of  Tirhakah 
king  of  Ethiopia,  Behold,  he  is  come  out 
to  fight  against  thee  ;  he  sent  messengers 
again  unto  Hezekiah,  saying, 

10  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Hezekiah 
king  of  Judah,  saying,  Let  not  thy  God 
in  whom  thou  "trustest  deceive  thee, 
saying,  Jerusalem  shall  not  be  delivered 
into  the  hand  of  llic  king  of  Assyria. 

1 1  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  what  the 
kings  of  Assyria  have  done  to  all  lands, 
by  destroying  them  utterly:  and  shalt 
thou  be  delivered? 

12  Have  Mhe  gods  of  the  nations  deliv- 
ered them  which  my  fathers  have  de- 
stroyed; as  Gozan,  and  Haran,  and  Re- 
zeph,  and  the  children  of  'Eden  which 
tcere  in  Thelasar? 

13  Where  is  the  king  of  Hamath,  and 
the  king  of  Arpad,  and  the  king  of  the 
city  of  Sepharvaim,  of  Hena,  and  Ivah? 

14  ^And  Hezekiah  received  the  letter 
of  the  hand  of  the  messengers,  and  read 
it:  and  Hezekiah  went  up  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the 
Lord, 

15  And  Hezekiah  "prayed  before  the 
Lord,  and  said,  0  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
which  "dwellest  between  the  cherubim, 
thou"  art  the  God,  even  thou  alone,  of  all 
the  kingdoms  of  the  earth;  *thou  hast 
made  heaven  and  earth, 

1 6  LoRD,*bow  down  thine  car,  and  hear : 


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CHAPTER  XIX. 

one  of  tlie  fortified  cities  of  J 


udah. 


Isaiah'' s  prophecy. 


II.  KINGS,   XIX. 


Sennacherib's  ruin. 


u.c't^^'  open,*  Lord,  thine  eyes,  and  see : 
and  hear  the  words  of  Sennacherib,  which 
hath  sent  him  to  reproach  the  living  God. 

1 7  Of  a  truth,  Lord,  the  kings  of  Assyria 
have  destroyed  tlie  nations  and  their  lands, 

18  And  have  *cast  their  gods  into  the 
fire  :  for  they  were  no  gods,  but  the  ''  work 
of  men's  hands,  wood  and  stone :  there- 
fore they  have  destroyed  them. 

19  Now  therefore,  0  Lord  our  God,  I 
beseech  thee,  save  thou  us  out  of  his 
hand,  that  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth 
may  <=know  that  thou  art  the  Lord  God, 
evea  thou  only. 

20  T[Then  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz  sent 
to  Hezekiah,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  That  which  thou  hast 
prayed  to  me  against  Sennacherib  king 
of  Assyria  I  have  '^  heard. 

21  This  is  the  word  that  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  concerning  him:  The  "virgin  the 
daughter  of  Zion  hath  despised  thee,  and 
laughed  thee  to  scorn ;  the  daughter  of 
Jerusalem  hath  "^shaken  her  head  at  thee. 

22  Whom  hast  thou  reproached  and  blas- 
phemed ?  and  against  whom  hast  thou  ex- 
alted thy  voice,  and  lifted  up  thine  eyes  on 
high?  eue/i^against  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

23  By  t  thy  messengers  thou  hast  re- 
proached the  Lord,  and  hast  said.  With 
the  multitude  of  my  ''chariots  I  am  come 
up  to  the  height  of  the  mountains,  to  the 
sides  of  Lebanon,  and  will  cut  down  ^  the 
tall  cedar-trees  thereof,  and  the  choice 
fir-trees  thereof:  and  I  will  enter  into  the 
lodgings  of  his  borders,  and  into  ^  the  forest 
of  his  Carmel. 

24  I  have  digged  and  drunk  strange  wa- 
ters, and  with  the  sole  of  my  feet  have  I 
dried  up  all  the  rivers  of  l!bcsieged  places. 

25  Hast*  thou  not  heard  long  ago  how  I 
liave  'done  it,  and  of  ancient  times  that 
I  have  formed  if?  now  have  I  brought 
it  to  pass,  that  thou  shouldest  be  to  lay 
waste  fenced  cities  into  ruinous  heaps. 

26  Therefore  their  inhabitants  were  tof 
small  power,  they  were  dismayed  and 
confounded ;  they  were  as  the  grass  of 
the  field,  and  as  the  green  herb,  as  the 


a  aChroii.  6M0.  *  Heb.  given,  b  Psa.  115:4, etc.;  Isa.  44:  10, 
etc.  c  IKinss.  20:28  d  Psa.  66  :  2.  e  Lam.  2  :  13.  fJoblfi:4; 
I.am.  2:15.  B  Isa.  5 :  24 ;  Jer.  51 : 5.  t  Heb.  By  the  hand  of.  h  Psa. 
20:7.  X  Heh.the  tallnets.  \  Or.lheforett  und  hit /ruit/uljield. 
Isa.  10:18.  H  Or,  fenced.  *  Or,  Hutt  thou  not  heard  hovr  f  have 
made  it  long  ago,  and  formed  it  of  ancient  times  T  thoutd  I  now 


21.  The  daughter  of  Zion  ;  the  church  of  God 
in  Jerusalem. 

23.  Cut  down  the  tall  cedar-trees ;  overcome 
all  obstructions  and  desolate  the  whole  land. 

24.  T)ru))k  strange  ivaters ;  such  as  he  had 
digged  for,  and  tound  himself.  Dried  up  all  the 
rivers ;  the  waters  on  which  the  besieged  had  de- 
pended for  supply. 

25.  I  have  done  it ;  the  Lord  liad  suffered  him 
to  accomplish  what  he  had  done,  and  it  was  all  in 
fullilment  of  the  purposes  of  Jehovah. 


grass '  on  the  house-tops,  and  as  corn  blast- 
ed before  it  be  grown  up. 

27  But  I  know  thy  t  abode,  and  thy  go- 
ing out,  and  thy  coming  in,  and  thy  rage 
against  me. 

28  Because  thy  rage  against  me  and  thy 
tumult  is  come  up  into  mine  ears,  therefore 
I  will  put  my  ''  hook  in  thy  nose,  and  my 
bridle  in  thy  lips,  and  I  will  turn  thee  back 
by  the  way  by  which  thou  camest. 

29  And  this  shall  he  a  sign  unto  thee. 
Ye  shall  eat  this  year  such  things  as  grow 
of  themselves,  and  in  the  second  year  that 
which  springeth  of  the  same ;  and  in  the 
third  year  sow  ye,  and  reap,  and  plant 
vineyards,  and  eat  the  fruits  thereof. 

30  And  Hhe  remnant  that  is  escaped  of 
the  house  of  Judah  shall  yet  again  take 
root  downward,  and  bear  fruit  upward. 

31  For  out  of  Jerusalem  shall  go  forth 
a  'remnant,  and  ilthey  that  escape  out  of 
mount  Zion  :  the  zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
shall  do  this. 

32  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cerning the  king  of  Assyria,  He  shall  not 
come  into  this  city,  nor  shoot  an  arrow 
there,  nor  come  before  it  with  shield, 
nor  cast  a  bank  against  it. 

33  By  the  way  that  he  came,  by  the 
same  shall  he  return,  and  shall  not  come 
into  this  city,  saith  the  Lord. 

34  For  ""I  will  defend  this  city,  to  save 
it,  for  mine  own  sake,  and  for  my  servant 
David's  sake. 

35  T[  And  "it  came  to  pass  that  night, 
that  the  angel  of  the  Lord  went  out,  and 
smote  in  the  camp  of  the  Assyrians  a 
hundred  fourscore  and  five  thousand : 
and  when  they  arose  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, behold,  they  iccre  all  dead  corpses. 

36  So  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria  de- 
parted, and  went  and  returned,  and  dwelt 
at  "Nineveh. 

37  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  wor- 
shipping in  the  house  of  Nisroch  his  god, 
that  Adrammelech  and  Sharezer  his  sons 
smote P  him  with  the  sword:  and  they 
escaped  into  the  land  of  'Armenia.  And 
Esar-haddon  his^son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


bring  it  to  be  laid  watte,  ami  fenced  citiet  to  be  ruinous  heaps  f 
ilsa.  45:7.  S  K^h.  short  of  hand,  j  Psa.  1  20  :  fi.  t  Or.  fi/rmy. 
k  Kzek.  S8:  4.  \  Heb.  the  escaping  of  the  house  of  Judah  that 
remaineth.  I  verse  4.  ||  Heb.  the  escaping,  m  chapter  20 :  H. 
n  2  Chron.  32  :  21  ;  Isa.  37  :  36.  o  Gen.  10:11;  Jonah  1:2;  3:2, 
etc.     p  ver.  7.     *  Heb.  Ararat,     q  Ezra  4:2. 


29.  A  sign  unto  thee;  to  Hezekiah  and  his 
people. 

3-5.  r/tey  o-rojc,-  those  who  were  spared.  They 
were  all  dead ;  those  who  had,  the  night  before, 
been  smitten  by  the  angel  of  the  Lord. 

37.  Nisroch  ;  an  idol  god. 

INSTRUCTION.^. 

1.  G-od  is  the  unfailing  resource  of  his  people. 
In  times  of  trouble  they  repair  to  him,  and  find  him 
to  be  a  very  present  and  an  all-sufficient  helper. 

4.  Jehovah  is  a  prayer-hearing  God :    and   his 
499 


HezekiaK's  sickness. 


II.  KINGS,    XX. 


prayer  and  recovery. 


CHAPTER   XX. 


1  Hezekiah,  having  received  a  message  of  death,  by 
prayer  hath  his  life  lengthened.  8  The  sun  goeth 
ten  degrees  backward  for  a  sign  of  that  promise.  12 
Berodach-baladan  sending  to  visit  Hezekiah  because 
of  the  wonder,  hath  notice  of  his  treasures.  14  Isaiah 
understanding  thereof  foretelleth  the  Babylonian 
captivity.     "20  Manasseh  succeedeth  Hezekiah. 

IN  "those  days  was  Hezekiah  sick  unto 
death.  And  the  prophet  Isiiiah  the  son 
of  Amoz  came  to  him,  and  said  unto  him, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  *Set  thy  house  in 
order;  for  thou  shalt  die,  and  not  live. 

2  Then  he  turned  his  face  to  the  wall, 
and  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  saying, 

3  I  beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  ''remember 
now  how  I  have  '^  walked  before  thee  in 
truth''  and  with  a  perfect  heart,  and  have 
done  that  which  is  good  in  thy  sight. 
And  Hezekiah  wept  tsore. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  afore  Isaiah  was 
gone  out  into  the  middle  i  court,  that  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  to  him,  saying, 

5  Turn  again,  and  tell  Hezekiah  the 
captain''  of  my  people.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  David  thy  father,  I  have 
heard "^ thy  prayer,  I  have  seen  thy  ^tears  : 
behold,  I  will  ''heal  thee:  on  the  third 
day  thou  shalt  go  up  unto  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

6  And  I  will  add  unto  thy  days  fifteen 
years;  and  I  will  deliver  thee  and  this 
city  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  As- 
syria; and  'I  will  defend  this  city  for 
mine  own  sake,  and  for  my  servant  Da- 
vid's sake. 


7  And  Isaiah  said,  Take  a  lump  "b^c^J; 
of  figs.  And  they  took  and  laid  it  on  the 
boil,  and  he  recovered. 

8  ^  And  Hezekiah  said  unto  Isaiah, 
What  shall  be  the  J  sign  that  the  Lord 
will  heal  me,  and  that  I  shall  go  up  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord  the  third  day? 

9  And  Isaiah  said.  This  sign  shalt  thou 
have  of  the  Lord,  that  the  Lord  will  do 
the  thing  that  he  hath  spoken :  shall  the 
shadow  go  forward  ten  degrees,  or  go 
back  ten  degrees'? 

10  And  Hezekiah  answered,  It  is  a  light 
thing  for  the  shadow  to  go  down  ten  de- 
grees :  nay,  but  let  the  shadow  return 
backward  ten  degrees. 

1 1  And  Isaiah  the  prophet  cried  unto 
the  Lord:  and  ''he  brought  the  shadow 
ten  degrees  backward,  by  which  it  had 
gone  down  in  the  *  dial  of  Ahaz. 

12  HAt  'that  time  il  Berodach-baladan, 
the  son  of  Baladan,  king  of  Babylon,  sent 
letters  and  a  present  unto  Hezekiah  :  for 
he  had  heard  that  Hezekiah  had  been 
sick. 

13  And  Hezekiah  hearkened  unto  them, 
and  showed  '"them  all  the  house  of  his 
precious*  things,  the  silver,  and  the  gold, 
and  the  spices,  and  the  precious  oint- 
ment, and  all  the  house  of  his  t  armor, 
and  all  that  was  found  in  his  "treasures: 
there  was  nothing  in  his  house,  nor  in 
all  his  dominion,  that  Hezekiah  showed 
them  not. 


•  iChron.  3'2:24,etc.;   I«a.  .18:l,etr.     '   Heh.  Gire  iharsie  cun-  S9  :  12:  56  :  8;  1-26  :  5.      h   Deut.  32  :  39.      ichsp.  19:34.      i  Judg. 

ccrning  thi/ haute,  i  Sam.  U:  ■23.     b  Nell.  13  :  22.     c  ch;ip.  IS  :  3-6.  6:  17,  37  ;  Isa.  7  :  11,  14.     k  Josh.  10:12.     ^  Heb.  dtfreei.      I  Isa. 

■t  Gen.  17:1;  1  Kings,3:6.     ^  Heb.  7iiith  a  drral  wcepinn.     J  Or,  39  :  1,  etc.     \\  Or,  Meiodnchbaladitn.      m  2  Cliron.  32:  27.      ''Or, 

cil!/.     1   lSam.9:16;   10:1.     f  cliap.  19  :;0  :  Psa.  Il6:  19,20.     B  I's.a.  spicrri/.     f  Or,  jewels  ;   Heh.  vtsttU.     iiProv.23:5. 


people  not  only  call  on  him  themselves,  but  desire 
the  prayers  of  others,  especially  such  as  are  distin- 
guished by  his  presence  and  favor. 

6.  Those  who  trust  in  the  Lord,  and  so  fear  as  to 
obey  him,  have  no  reason  to  fear  any  others,  but 
may  expect  in  due  time  his  effectual  aid. 

12.  Because  the  idols  in  which  the  wicked  trust- 
ed have  not  delivered  them,  some  conclude  that  Je- 
hovah will  not  deliver  his  people,  and  treat  him  as 
if  he  could  do  no  more  for  or  against  them,  than 
gods  of  wood  and  of  stone. 

19.  Jehovah  will  show  that  he  is  the  one  only 
living  and  true  God,  and  that  those  who  exalt  them- 
selves he  is  able  to  abase  ;  and  will  effectually  pro- 
tect and  provide  for  all  who  trust  in  him. 

25.  The  exploits  of  the  wicked  are  only  a  fulfil- 
ment of  a  part  of  the  plan  of  Jehovah ;  and  when 
he  sees  fit  he  can  dash  them  in  pieces  as  a  potter's 
vessel,  or  cause  them  in  his  own  way  and  time  to 
come  to  an  ignominious  and  miserable  end. 

29.  To  his  people  <jod  affords  evidence  that  it  is 
safe  to  trust  in  him,  and  to  wait  upon  him  in  hum- 
ble supplication ;  for  in  due  time  all  his  promises 
will  be  fulfilled. 

.'W.  Armies  are  as  dependent  on  God  as  individ- 
uals ;  he  keeps  the  breath  in  their  nostrils,  and  can 
at  any  time  take  it  away  and  leave  them  all  dead 
corpses. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1.   Sici-  ii/i/o  death  ;  with  a  deadly  disease. 

7.  The  boil ;  with  which  Hezekiah  was  alDicted, 

500 


and  which,  if  God  had  not  interposed,  would  have 
been  mortal. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

I.  In  every  situation  men  are  liable  to  sickness 
and  death.  They  should  therefore  have  all  their 
affairs  so  arranged,  as  to  be  habitually  prepared  to 
leave  tliis  world  and  enter  on  the  retributions  of 
eternity. 

5.  Prayer  is  often  a  means  of  removing  sickness 
which  would  otherwise  prove  mortal,  and  inducing 
the  Lord  to  continue  life  when  he  would  otherwise 
have  taken  it  away. 

7.  Tiie  fact  that  diseases  are  God's  servants,  and 
that  they  come  and  go  at  his  bidding,  should  never 
supersede  the  use  of  appropriate  means,  or  lead  us 
in  any  measure  to  neglect  them. 

II.  The  Lord  gives  abundant  evidence  of  the 
truth  of  his  promises,  that  his  people  may  trust  his 
word  without  fear  of  being  disappointed. 

13.  Even  good  men  are  liable  to  be  elated  with 
their  blessings,  to  seek  applause,  and  so  display 
their  acquisitions  as  to  displease  the  Lord. 

16.  The  Lord  will  efTeclually  humble  the  pride  of 
his  people,  take  off  their  hearts  from  transitory,  un- 
certain riches,  and  lead  them  to  trust  alone  in  Him 
who  giveth  them  richly  all  things  to  enjoy,  and  who 
can  at  .any  time  take  aw.ay  wiiat  he  has  given. 

19.  However  trying  the  dispensations  of  Provi- 
dence, pious  men  will  submit  to  them;  knowing 
that  God  has  the  best  of  reasons  for  all  which  he 
docs,  and  doeth  all  things  well. 


Captivity  foretold. 


II.  KINGS,  XXI, 


Manassch's  great  wickedness. 


B.c.'n^'  ^4  IT  Then  came  Isaiah  the  prophet 
unto  king  Hezckiah,  and  said  unto  him, 
What  said  these  men"?  and  from  whence 
came  they  unto  thee?  And  Hezekiah 
said,  They  are  come  from  a  far  country, 
even  from  Babylon. 

15  And  he  said.  What  have  they  seen 
in  thy  house?  And  Hezekiah  answered. 
All*  the  things  that  are  in  my  house  have 
they  seen:  there  is  nothing  among  my 
treasures  that  I  have  not  showed  them. 

16  And  Isaiah  said  unto  Hezekiah, 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

17  Behold,  ""the  days  come,  that  all 
that  is  in  thy  house,  and  that  which  thy 
fathers  have  laid  up  in  store  unto  this 
day,  shall  be  carried  unto  Babylon  :  noth- 
ing shall  be  left,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  And  of  thy  sons  that  shall  issue  from 
thee,  which  thou  shalt  beget,  shall  they 
take  "^away ;  and  '^thcy  shall  be  eunuchs 
in  the  palace  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

19  Then  said  Hezekiah  unto  Isaiah, 
Good*"  is  the  word  of  the  Lord  which 
thou  hast  spoken.  And  he  said,  *Is  it  not 
good,  if  peace  and  truth  be  in  my  days? 

20  1[And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Heze- 
kiah, and  all  his  might,  and  how  he  made 
a'^pool,  and  a  conduit,  and  brought  ^ water 
into  the  city,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah? 

21  And  Hezekiah  slept  with  his  fathers  : 
and  Manasseh  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Manasseh's  reign.  3  His  great  idolatry.  10  His 
■wickedness  causetli  prophecies  against  Judah.  17 
Amon  succeedeth  him.  19  Amon's  wicked  reign. 
23  He  being  slain  by  his  servants,  and  those  murder- 
ers slain  by  the  people,  Josiah  is  made  king. 

MANASSEH''  was  twelve  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  reign- 
ed fifty  and  five  years  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  mother's  name  tuas  Hephzi-bah. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  rvas  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Loud, 'after  the  abominations 
of  the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord  cast  out 
before  the  children  of  Israel. 

3  For  he  built  up  again  the  high  places 
which  J  Hezekiah  his  father  had  destroy- 
ed ;  and  he  reared  up  altars  for  Baal,  and 


a  vcr.lX  b  ch.ip.  24  : 1.1 ;  -2.5:13;  Lev.  20:  la;  Jcr.  27: -21 ;  .V; :  17. 
c  cliap.  24:12;  2Chron.  3.3:  11.  d  Dan.  1 :  .3.  eJobK-il.  "Or, 
Shall  there  not  be  ptaet  and  truth  T  fNeh.3:lfi.  «  2  Cliron.  32 :  30. 
h2Chron.33:l,etc.  ichap.l6:3.  i^|lap.l8:4.  k  I  Kings,  16:32. 
I  cliap.  17:  16;  Dent  4:  19;  Job  31:  26.  ">  .ler.  32 :  34.  n  1  King.«, 
8:29.     0  chap.  16:3;  IT:  17;  Miiah6:7.     pDeut.l8:10.     q  2SRm. 


CHAPTER  XXI. 

6.  Ohservedtimes ;  seasons  for  worshipping  idols, 
after  the  manner  of  the  heathen. 

12.  Botit  his  ears  shall  tingle  ;  at  the  dread- 
fulness  of  the  judgments  which  God  would  bring 
upon  them. 

1.3.  T/ie  line  of  Samaria;  he  would  visit  Je- 
rusalem with  such  judgTnents  as  lie  liad  Samaria. 
Wipe  Jerusalem  ;  purify  it  from  idolatry  by  the 
captivity  and  destruction  of  its  wicked  inhabitants. 


made  a  grove,  as  ''did  Ahab  king  of  Is- 
rael; and  'worshipped  all  the  host  of 
heaven,  and  served  them. 

4  And  he  built  altars  in  ""the  house  of 
the  Lord,  of  which  the  "Lord  said,  In 
Jerusalem  will  I  put  my  name. 

5  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the  host  of 
heaven  in  the  two  courts  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

6  And  he  made  his  "^son  pass  through 
the  fire,  and  observed  p times,  and  used 
enchantments,  and  dealt  with  familiar 
spirits  and  wizards:  he  wrought  much 
wickedness  in  the  sight  of  the  Loud,  to 
provoke  Jiim  to  anger. 

7  And  he  set  a  graven  image  of  the 
grove  that  he  had  made  in  the  house,  of 
which  the  Lord  said  to  i  David,  and  to 
Solomon"'  his  son.  In  this  house,  and  in 
Jerusalem,  which  I  have  chosen  out  of  all 
the  tribes  of  Israel,  will  I  put  my  name 
for  ever : 

8  Neither  ''will  I  make  the  feet  of  Is- 
rael move  any  more  out  of  the  land 
which  I  gave  their  fathers;  only  if  they 
will  observe  to  do  according  to  all  that  I 
have  commanded  them,  and  according  to 
all  the  law  that  my  servant  Moses  com- 
manded them. 

9  But  they  hearkened  not:  and  'Manas- 
seh seduced  them  to  do  more  evil  than 
did  the  nations  whom  the  Lord  destroy- 
ed before  the  children  of  Israel. 

10  T[And  the  Loud  spake  by  his  ser- 
vants the  prophets,  saying, 

11  Because  "Manasseh  king  of  Judah 
hath  done  these  abominations,  and  hath 
done  wickedly  above  all  that  the  ^' A  mo- 
rites  did,  which  iferc  before  him,  and  halh 
made  Judah  also  to  sin  with  his  idols: 

12  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Loud  God 
of  Israel,  Behold,  "I  am  bringing  such 
evil  upon  Jerusalem  and  Judah,  that  who- 
soever heareth  of  it,  both  his  ears  shall 
tingle.  , 

13  2\.nd  I  will  stretch  over  Jerusalem 
the  *line  of  Samaria,  and  the  plummet 
of  the  house  of  Ahab :  and  I  will  wipe 
Jerusalem  ''as  a  man  wipeth  a  dish, 
wiping  t  it,  and  turning  it  upside  down. 


7:13.  rlKing9,9:3.  •  2  Sam.  7  :  10.  t  J'rov.  29:  I  2.  o  chap. 
23:26,27;  24:3,4;  .lerfimmh  I.t:  4.  Tver.  9;  I  Kings,  21 :  26. 
«r  ISam.  3:11  ;  Jer.lft:3;  Ainns3:2.  x  Isaiah  10:  22  ;  34:11; 
I.am.  2:8;  Amos  7  :  7,  8.  y  I  Kinjs,  14  :  10.  t  Heb.  he  wipeth 
and  turneth  it  upon  the  face  thereof. 


INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Men  from  religious  families  sometimes  commit 
wickedness  far  beyond  others  who  have  not  had  pious 
instruction  and  example. 

9.  Those  who  break  over  the  restraints  of  a  pious 
education  and  become  abandoned  in  wickedness, 
often  go  to  greater  lengths  in  iniquity  than  even 
the  heathen,  and  ripen  for  more  agKra-^-ite'l  ru^n- 

21.  The  wickedness  of  fathers  will  be  likely  to  be 
imitated  by  their  children,  and  that  of  rulers  by  tbeir 
501 


Anion's  evil  reign. 


II.  KINGS,   XXII. 


Josiah's  good  reign. 


14  And  I  will  "forsake  the  remnant  of 
mine  inheritance,  and  deliver  them  into 
the  hand  of  their  ''enemies;  and  they 
shall  become  a  prey  and  a  spoil  to  all 
their  enemies ; 

15  Because  they  have  done  that  u-hich 
rcas  evil  in  my  sight,  and  have  provoked 
me  to  anger,  since  the  day  their  fathers 
came  forth  out  of  Egypt,  even  unto  this 
day. 

16  Moreover  Manasseh  shed  innocent 
blood "^  very  much,  till  he  had  filled  Jeru- 
salem *from  one  end  to  anotlier ;  besides 
liis  sin  wherewith  ''he  made  Judah  to  sin, 
in  doing  that  tvhich  was  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord. 

17  UNow  nhe  rest  of  the  acts  of  Ma- 
nasseh, and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  sin 
that  he  sinned,  arc  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah'? 

1 8  And  Manasseh  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  in  the  garden  of  his  own 
house,  in  the  garden  of  Uzza:  and  Amon 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

19  ^  Amon  ^  was  twenty  and  two  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reign- 
ed two  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  was  Meshullemeth,  the 
daughter  of  Haruz  of  Jotbah. 

20  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  s  as  his  father  Ma- 
nasseh did. 

21  And  he  walked  in  all  the  way  that 
his  father  walked  in,  and  served  the  idols 
that  his  father  served,  and  worshipped 
them : 

22  And  he  '' forsook  the  Lord  God  of 
his  fathers,  and  walked  not  in  the  way 
of  the  Lord. 

23  And  the  servants  of  Amon  conspired 
against  him,  and  slew  the  king  in  his 
own  liouse. 

24  And  the  people  of  the  land  slew  all 
them  that  had  conspired  against  king 
Amon ;  and  tlic  people  of  the  land  made 
Josiah  his  son  king  in  his  stead. 

25  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Amon 
which  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judali? 

26  And  he  was  buried  in  his  sepulchre 
in  the  garden  of  Uzza :  and  t  Josiah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 


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CHAPTER  XXII.      Vc"^: 

1  Josiah's  good  reign.  .3  He  taketh  care  for  the  repair 
of  the  temple.  8  Hilkiah  having  found  a  book  cf  the 
law,  Joeiah  sendeth  to  Huldah  to  inquire  of  the  Lord. 
15  Huldah  prophesieth  the  destruction  of  Jerusalem, 
hut  respite  thereof  in  Josiah's  time. 

JOSIAH'  was  eight  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  tliirty 
and  one  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  laas  Jedidah,  the  daughter 
of  Adaiah  ofJBoscath. 

2  And  he  did  that  ichich  U'as  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  all 
the  way  of  David  his  father,  and  turned 
not  ^  aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left. 

3  TfAnd  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eigh- 
teenth year  of  king  Josiah,  that  the  king 
sent  Shaphan  the  son  of  Azaliah,  the  son 
of  Meshullam,  the  scribe,  to  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  saying, 

4  Go  up  to  Hilkiah  the  high-priest,  that 
he  may  sum  the  'silver  which  is  brought 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  which  the  '"keep- 
ersof  the  ^door  have  gathered  of  the  people  : 

5  And  let  them  deliver  it  into  the  hand 
of  the  doers  of  the  work,  that  have  the 
oversight  of  the  house  of  the  Lord:  and 
let  them  give  it  to  the  doers  of  the  work, 
which  is  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  to 
repair  the  breaches  of  the  house, 

6  Unto  carpenters,  and  builders,  and 
masons,  and  to  buy  timber  and  hewn 
stone  to  repair  the  house. 

7  Howbeit,  there  was  no  reckoning 
made  with  them  of  the  money  that  was 
delivered  into  their  hand,  because  they 
dealt  faithfully. 

8  11  And  Hilkiah  the  high-priest  said 
unto  Shaphan  the  scribe,  I  have  "found 
the  book  of  the  law  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord.  And  Hilkiah  gave  the  book  to 
Shaphan,  and  he  read  it. 

9  A  lid  Sli  a  phan  t  he  scribe  came  to  the  king, 
and  brought  the  king  word  again,  and  said. 
Thy  servants  have  ^gathered  tlic  money  that 
was  found  in  the  house,  and  have  delivered 
it  into  the  hand  of  them  that  do  the  work,  that 
have  the  oversightof  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  Shaphan  the  scribe  showed  the 
king,  saying,  Hilkiah  the  priest  hath  de- 
livered me  a  book.  And  Shaphan  °read 
it  before  the  king. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king 
had  heard  the  words  of  the  book  of  the 
law,  that  he  Prent  his  clothes. 


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people;  and  after  having  been  tempters  of  each  other   been  tlie  original  copy  of  the  law  of  Moses,  written 
in  this  world,  they  will,  if  they  continue  in  sin,  be-    and  deposited  in  the  ark  by  himself, 
come  tormentors  of  each  other  in  the  world  to  come.  '      11.  He  rent  his  clothes ;  on  account  of  the  judg- 
_„P    YYTT  '  ments  denounced  in  the  law  against  the  people;  and 

CHArl hit  AAll.  jq  which  they  were  exposed  on  account  of  their  idol- 

8.   r/teAoo>tq/"</ic /aw;  this  is  supposed  to  have   atry.     Ver.  19. 
502 


Josiak''s  pious  reign. 


II.  KINGS,   XXIII. 


The  book  of  the  law  read. 


S  c"^f  •    12  And  the  king  commanded  Hil 
kiah  the  priest,  and  Ahikam  the  son  of 
!Shaphan,and  *Achborthe  sonof  tMichai- 
ah,  and  Shaphan  the  scribe,  and  Asahiah 
a  servant  of  the  king's,  saying, 

13  Go  ye,  *  inquire  of  the  Lord  for  me, 
and  for  the  people,  and  for  all  Judah, 
concerning  the  words  of  this  book  that 
is  found :  for  ''  great  is  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  that  is  kindled  against  us,  because 
our"  fathers  have  not  hearkened  unto 
the  words  of  this  book,  to  ""do  according 
unto  all  that  which  is  written  concern- 
ing us. 

14  So  Hilkiah  the  priest,  and  Ahikam, 
and  Achbor,  and  Shaphan,  and  Asahiah, 
went  unto  Huldah  the  prophetess,  the 
wife  of  Shallum  the  son  of  t  Tikvah,  the 
son  of  ^  Harhas,  keeper  of  the  II  wardrobe  ; 
now  she  dv.^clt  in  Jerusalem  *  in  the  col- 
lege ;  and  they  communed  with  her. 

15  T[And  she  so  id  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Tell  the 
man  that  sent  you  to  me, 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will 
bring  evil  upon  this  place,  and  upon  the 
inhabitants  thereof,  even  all  the  words  of 
the  book  which  the  king  of  Judah  hath 
read : 

17  Because  ^they  have  forsaken  me, 
and  have  burned  incense  unto  other  gods, 
that  they  might  provoke  me  to  anger  with 
all  the  works  of  their  hands ;  therefore 
my*"  wrath  shall  be  kindled  against  this 
place,  and  shall  not  be  quenched. 

18  But  to  the  king  of  Judah  which  sent 
you  to  inquire  of  the  Lord,  thus  shall  ye 
say  to  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  As  touching  the  words  which  thou 
hast  heard ; 

19  Because  thy  ^heart  was  tender,  and 
thou  hast  ''humbled  thyself  before  the 
Lord,  when  thou  hcardest  what  I  spake 
against  this  place,  and  against  the  in- 
habitants thereof,  that  they  should  be- 
come a  'desolation  and  a  J  curse,  and 
hast  ''rent  thy  clothes,  and  'wept  before 


*•!  Chron.  34:20,  Mdon.  i  Or,  Mirah  •IChr.  10:M.  b  Pna. 
76  :  7  :  Nalium  1:6;  Rev.  6:17.  c  Deut  V> :  J7.  <1  Jas.  1  :  K-iS. 
t  2  Cliron.  34  :  22,  Tikvalh.  ^  Or,  Hasrah.  \\  Heb.  garmcntt. 
*  Or,  in  Me  second  part.  «  Deut.  '29  :  25,  etc. ;  Neli.  9  :  26,  27 : 
Dan.9:ll-I4.      f  1  Thess.  2  :  16.      5  Psalm  ,il :  17  ;    Isaiah  57  :  I."). 


INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Though  children  may  be  expected  generally 
to  imitate  their  parents,  a  wicked  child  sometimes 
arises  from  a  very  pious  family,  and  a  pious  child 
from  a  very  wicked  family  ;  thus  showing  the  power 
and  the  sovereignty  of  Orod  in  the  bestowment  of 
his  grace. 

3.  True  piety  will  manifest  itself  in  efforts  to 
promote  the  salvation  not  only  of  him  who  has  it, 
but  of  all  who  may  feel  his  influence. 

]"2.  A  real  belief  of  the  threatenings  of  God 
aijainst  sin,  will  lead  to  the  most  earnest  desire  and 
diligent  efforts  to  escape  his  wrath,  and  obtain  his 
everlasting  favor. 


me ;    I  also   have   heard  thee,  saith  the 
Lord. 

20  Behold  therefore,  I  will  gather  thee 
unto  thy  fathers,  and  ""  thou  shalt  be  gath- 
ered into  thy  grave  in  peace;  and  thine 
eyes  shall  not  see  all  the  evil  which  I 
will  bring  upon  this  place.  And  they 
brought  the  king  word  again. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  Josiah  causeth  the  book  to  be  read  in  a  solemn  assem- 
bly. 3  He  reneweth  the  covenant  of  the  Lord.  4 
He  destroyeth  idolatry.  15  He  burnt  dead  men's 
bones  upon  the  altar  of  Beth-el,  as  was  fore-prophe- 
sied. 21  He  kept  a  most  solemn  passover.  24  He 
put  away  witches  and  all  abomination.  26  God's 
final  wrath  against  Judah.  29  Josiah,  provoking 
Pharaoh-necho,  is  slain  at  Megiddo.  'SI  Jehoahaz, 
succeeding  him,  is  imprisoned  by  Pharaoh-necho, 
who  made  Jehoiakim  king.  36  Jehoiakim's  wicked 
reign. 

AND  ■'  the  king  sent,  and  they  gathered 
unto  him  all  the  ciders  of  Judah  and 
of  Jerusalem. 

2  And  the  king  went  up  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  men  of  Judah 
and  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  with 
him,  and  the  priests,  and  the  prophets, 
and  all  the  people,  tboth  small  and  great: 
and  he  read  in  their  ears  all  the  words 
of  the  book  of  the  covenant  which  was 
found"  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

3  IfAnd  Pthe  king  stood  by  a  pillar, 
and  made  a  covenant  before  the  Lord, 
to  walk  after  the  Lord,  and  to  keep  his 
commandments  and  his  testimonies  and 
his  statutes  with  all  their  heart  and  all 
their  soul,  to  perform  the  words  of  this 
covenant  that  were  written  in  this  book. 
And  all  the  people  stood  to  the  covenant. 

4  And  the  king  commanded  Hilkiah  the 
high-priest,  and  the  priests  of  the  second 
order,  and  the  keepers  of  the  door,  to 
bring  forth  out  of  the  temple  of  tlie  Lord 
all  the  vessels  that  were  made  for  Baal, 
and  for  the  i  grove,  and  for  all  the  host 
of  heaven  :  and  he  burned  them  without 
Jerusalem  in  the  tields  of  Kidron,  and 
carried  the  ashes  of  them  unto  Beth-el. 

5  And   he   +put  down   Hhe  idolatrous 


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16.  The  piety  of  an  individual,  though  it  will 
avail  to  his  salvation  and  his  deliverance  from 
many  temporal  evils,  will  not  save  others  who  con- 
tinue in  their  sins,  or  avert  from  them  ultimately 
the  judgments  of  heaven. 

'20.  Death,  though  the  consequence  of  sin,  is 
through  the  grace  of  God  sent  in  mercy  to  his  peo- 
ple, and  made  the  means  of  delivering  them  from 
the  evils  of  this  world,  and  introducing  them  to  the 
perfect  unending  joys  of  the  world  to  come. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

4.  FitldsofKidroii;  ontheeastsideof  Jerusalem, 
through  whicii  ran  the  brook  of  that  name.     Ver.  6. 
503 


Josiah  dcstroycth  idolatry. 


II.  KINGS,   XXIII. 


A  solemn  passover  kept. 


priests,  whom  the  kings  of  Judah  had  or- 
dained to  burn  incense  in  the  high  places 
in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  places 
round  about  Jerusalem;  them  also  that 
burned  incense  unto  Baal,  to  the  sun, 
and  to  the  moon,  and  to  the  *  planets, 
and  to  all  the  host  of  heaven. 

6  And  he  brought  out  the  grove  from 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  without  Jerusa- 
lem, unto  the  brook  Kidron,  and  burned 
it  at  the  brook  Kidron,  and  stamped  it 
small  to  powder,  and  cast  the  powder 
thereof  upon  the  "graves  of  the  children 
of  the  people. 

7  And  he  brake  down  the  houses  of  the 
sodomites,''  that  were  by  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  where  the  "^  women  wove  thangings 
for  the  grove. 

8  And  he  brought  all  the  priests  out  of 
the  cities  of  Judah,  and  defiled  the  high 
places  where  the  priests  had  burned  in- 
cense, from  ^  Geba  to  Beer-sheba,  and 
brake  down  the  high  places  of  the  gates 
that  were  in  the  entering  in  of  the  gate  of 
Joshua  the  governor  of  the  city,  which 
were  on  a  man's  left  hand  at  the  gate  of 
the  city. 

9  Nevertheless  the  "priests  of  the  high 
places  came  not  up  to  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  in  Jerusalem,  but  they  did  eat  of  the 
unleavened  ^brcad  among  their  brethren. 

10  And  he  defiled  ^Topheth,  which  is 
in  the  ''valley  of  the  children  of  Hin- 
nom,  that  no  man  might  make  his  son  or 
his  daughter  to  'pass  through  the  fire  to 
Molech. 

1 1  And  he  took  away  the  horses  that 
the  kings  of  Judah  had  given  to  the  sun, 
at  the  entering  in  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  by  the  chamber  of  Nathan-mclech 
the  ^chamberlain,  which  ivas  in  the  sub- 
urbs, and  burned  the  chariots  of  the  sun 
with  fire. 

12  And  the  altars  that  were  on  the  Uop 
of  the  upper  chamber  of  Ahaz,  which  the 
kings  of  Judah  had  made,  and  the  altars 
which  ''  Manassch  had  made  in  the  two 
courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  did  the 
king  beat  down,  and  ^  brake  them  down 
from  thence,  and  cast  the  dust  of  them 
into  the  brook  Kidron. 

13  And  the  high  places  that  7<r/T  before 
Jerusalem,  which  were  on  the  right  hand 


*  Or,lmelve  tignt,nr  contttllalioni.  •2Clir.  34:4.  b  I  Kings, 
14:34:  lfi:l'2.  c  Eiek.  8: 14;  IH:  IK.  f  Heb.  Ao«»M.  d  1  Kings, 
15  :  «.  «  E7.Kk.  44  :  10-14.  I  I  Sum.  2  :  .m  k  Isn.  30  :  M ;  .ler. 
7:31.  hJ<Hh.l5:B.  i  I.evitiinii  18  :21  ;  Dcut.  18:  10:  Ezckiel 
i:i:37,  .39.  t  Or,  eunueh,  or  nfficer.  j  Jtr.  19:  I:! ;  Zeph.  1  :  fi. 
k  chap.  21  :f>.      5  Or,  ran  from  t/icnce.      ||  Tlint  i»,  tlie  mount  of 


8.   Geha ;    in   the   north   p,%rt  of  Judea.     Beer- 
sheha  ;  in  the  south  part  of  .ludca. 

10.    T/ie  valley  of  I  lie  children  of  Iliin/om; 


of  lithe  mount  of  corruption,  which  VcisS: 
Solomon'  thekingof  Israel  had  builded  for 
Ashtoreth  the  abomination  of  the  Zidoni- 
ans,  and  for  Chemosh  the  abomination  of 
the  Moabites,  and  for  jNlilcom  the  abomi- 
nation of  the  children  of  Ammou,  did  the 
king  defile. 

14  And  he '"brake  in  pieces  the  *imagcs. 
and  cut  down  the  groves,  and  filled  their 
places  with  the  bones  of  men. 

15  TT  Moreover  the  altar  that  icas  at 
Beth-el,  and  the  "high  place  which  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel 
to  sin,  had  made,  both  that  altar  and  the 
high  place  he  brake  down,  and  burned 
the  high  place,  and  stamped  it  small  to 
powder,  and  burned  the  grove. 

16  And  as  Josiah  turned  himself,  he 
spied  the  sepulchres  that  u'ere  there  in 
the  mount,  and  sent,  and  took  the  bones 
out  of  the  sepulchres,  and  burned  them 
upon  the  altar,  and  polluted  it,  according 
to  the  "word  of  the  Lord  which  the  man 
of  God  proclaimed,  who  proclaimed  these 
words. 

17  Then  he  said,  What  title  is  that  that 
I  seel  And  the  men  of  the  city  told  him, 
It  is  the  sepulchre  of  the  man  of  PGod, 
which  came  from  Judah,  and  proclaimed 
these  things  that  thou  hast  done  against 
the  altar  of  Beth-el. 

18  And  he  said.  Let  him  alone;  let  no 
man  move  his  bones.  So  they  let  his 
bones  talone,  with  the  bones  of  the  proph- 
et that  came  out  of  Samaria. 

19  And  all  the  houses  also  of  the  high 
places  that  were  lin  the  cities  of  Samaria, 
which  the  kings  of  Israel  had  made  to 
provoke  the  LORD  to  anger,  Josiah  took 
away,  and  did  to  them  according  to  all 
the  acts  that  he  had  done  in  Bcth-el. 

20  And  he  +slew  'all  the  priests  of  the 
high  places  that  icere  there  upon  the 
altars,  .and  burned  men's  "bones  upon 
them,  and  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

21  ^And  the  king  commanded  all  the 
people,  saying.  Keep  the  passover  unto 
the  Lord  your  God,  as  it  is  'written  in 
the  book  of  this  covenant. 

22  Surely  "there  was  not  holden  such  a 
passover  from  the  days  of  the  judges  that 
judged  Israel,  nor  in  all  the  days  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  nor  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ; 


Olives.     I  1  Kings,  11:7. 
7  :ft,  25;    Micah  1  :  7. 


m  Exodus  23:24;  Num.  .ti :  5.' ;   Dent. 
Heb.  slntuts.      n    1  Kings,  12:28,  ;1.3. 


4  :  .»,  *it ,     iuiunii    1  :  I.  jiiirw.    «tii(uca.         «     i  jiiii^.-.,    i*  .  .o,  ..... 

»  lKing8,13:2.  p  1  Kings,  13:30,31.  \  Keh.toetcape.  q  2  f  hr. 
34:fi,  7.  i  Or,  tncrificed.  r  rliap.  II  :  18 ;  Ex.  22:20;  lKins», 
18:40.      •  2  Cbron.  34  :  ft.      I  Ex.  12  :  3,  etc. ;    Num.9:2;    DeuU 


16 : 2,  etc. 


12.  Th  e  altars — of  Ahaz  ;  which  had  been  erect- 
ed to  idols. 

13.  Mount  of  corrnption ;  that  is,  the  mount 
a  place  south-east  of  Jerusalem,  in  which  idolaters  '  of  Olives.  Ashtoreth — Chemosh — Milcom  ;  idol 
made  their  children  pass  through  fire  in  honor  of  gods. 

their  idol  gods.  ,      16.   The  man  of  God ;  1  Kings,  13: 1-32. 

504 


Death  of  Josiali. 


II.  KINGS,   XXIV. 


Reign  of  Jehoiakim. 


B.^e^f •  23  But  in  the  eighteenth  year  of 
king  Josiah,  ivherein  this  passover  was 
holden  to  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem. 

24  1[  Moreover  "the  workers  with  famil- 
iar spirits,  and  the  wizards,  and  the  *  im- 
ages, and  the  idols,  and  all  the  abomina- 
tions that  were  spied  in  the  land  of  Judah 
and  in  Jerusalem,  did  Josiah  put  away, 
that  he  might  perform  the  words  of  the 
law,''  which  were  written  in  the  book 
that  Hilkiah  the  priest  found  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

25  And  "^like  unto  him  was  there  no 
king  before  him,  that  ^  turned  to  the  Lord 
with  all  his  heart,  and  with  all  his  soul, 
and  with  all  his  might,  "according  to  all 
the  law  of  Moses  ;  neither  after  him  arose 
there  any  like  him. 

26  TT  Notwithstanding,  the  Lord  turned 
not  from  the  fierceness  of  his  great  wrath, 
wherewith  his  anger  was  kindled  against 
Judah,  '^because  of  all  the  t  provocations 
that  Manasseh  had  provoked  him  withal. 

27  And  the  Lord  said,  I  ^will  remove 
Judah  also  out  of  my  sight,  as  I  have 
removed''  Israel,  and  will  cast  off  this 
city  Jerusalem  which  I  have  chosen,  and 
the  house  of  'which  I  said,  My  name 
shall  be  there. 

28  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Josiah, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Judah'? 

29  ^In  Jhis  days  Pharaoh-necho  king 
of  Egypt  went  up  against  the  king  of  As- 
syria to  the  river  Euphrates:  and  king 
Josiah  went  against  him ;  and  he  slew  him 
at  ''Megiddo,  when  he  had  seen  him. 

30  And  his  servants  carried  him  in  a 
chariot  dead  from  Megiddo,  and  brought 
him  to  Jerusalem,  and  buried  him  in  his 
own  sepulchre.  And  'the  people  of  the 
land  took  Jehoahaz  the  son  of  Josiah,  and 
anointed  him,  and  made  him  king  in  his 
father's  stead. 

31  ^  Jehoahaz  t  was  twenty  and  three 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reisned  three  months  in  Jerusalem. 


«  chap.  21  :6;  Uev.  2J:  15.  *  Or,  teraphim,  Genesi.'i  31  :  19. 
b  Lev.  l!l:.'!l;  W-.n;  Deut  18:11.  c  clmp.  18:5.  i  IKiiigs, 
8  :  43 ;  .Ter.  29  :  13.  c  Nell.  10  :  29.  f  cliap.  -21:11,12;  24  :  3,  4  ; 
Jer.  15  :  4.  t  Heb.  angers,  e  chap.  21 :  13.  h  chap.  17 :  18,  -.'O; 
18:11.  ilKings,9:3.  j  2  Ch  roil.  .35  :  20,  etc.  k  Zech.  12  :  11. 
1  2  Chron.  ;I6:  l.etc.     %  Calle.l  Shallum,  1  Chron.  3: 15;  .leremi.ih 


29.  Megiddo  ;  in  the  valley  of  the  river  Kishon. 

IXSTRUCTIOXS. 

.3.  No  repentance  is  genuine  which  does  not  lead 
to  external  reformation ;  and  no  reformation  is  ac- 
cepted of  Grod,  but  such  as  springs  from  the  heart, 
and  i-s  persevered  in  to  the  end. 

C.  Tilings  which  have  been  used  as  instruments, 
and  wliich  operate  as  incentives  to  evil,  should  be 
eflectually  removed,  and  either  destroyed  or  so  treat- 
ed tliat  their  evil  inflnence  shall  be  done  away. 

16.  Though  the  fullihnent  of  divine  declarations 


And  his  mother'.?  name  tvas  ""Ilamutal, 
the  daughter  of  Jeremiah  of  Libnali. 

32  And  he  did  that  ichich  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all 
that  his  fathers  had  done. 

33  And  Pharaoh-necho  put  him  in 
bands  at  "Riblah  in  the  land  of  Hamath, 
that^  he  might  not  reign  in  Jerusalem; 
and  II  put  the  land  to  a  tribute  of  a  hun- 
dred talents  of  silver,  and  a  talent  of  gold. 

34  And  Pharaoh-necho  made  Eliakim 
the  son  of  Josiah  king  in  the  room  of  Jo- 
siah his  father,  and  "turned  his  name  to 
Jehoiakim,  and  took  Jehoahaz  away  :  and 
heP  oume  to  Egypt,  and  died  there. 

35  And  Jehoiakim  gave  the  i  silver  and 
the  gold  to  Pharaoh  ;  but  he  taxed  the  land 
to  give  the  money  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  Pharaoh :  he  exacted  the 
silver  and  the  gold  of  the  people  of  the 
land,  of  every  one  according  to  his  taxa- 
tion, to  give  it  unto  Pharaoh-necho. 

36  ^  Jehoiakim  teas  twenty  and  five 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  eleven  years  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  mother's  name  icas  Zebudah,  the 
daughter  of  Pcdaiah  of  Rumah. 

37  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all 
that  his  fathers  had  done. 

CHAPTER   XXIV. 

1  Jehoiakim,  first  subdued  by  Nebuchadnezzar,  then 
rebelling  against  him,  procureth  his  own  ruin.  5 
Jehoiachin  succeedeth  him.  7  The  king  of  Kgypt 
is  vanquished  by  the  king  of  Babylon.  8  Jehoia- 
chin's  evil  reign.  10  Jerusalem  is  taken  and  carried 
captive  into  Babylon.  17  Zedekiah  is  made  king, 
and  reigneth  ill  unto  the  utter  destruction  of  Judah. 

IN  '"his  days  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  came  up,  and  Jehoiakim  be- 
came his  servant  three  years :  then  he 
turned  and  rebelled  against  him. 

2  And  ^  the  Lord  sent  against  him  bands 
of  the  Chaldees,  and  bands  of  the  Syrians, 
and  bands  of  the  Moabites,  and  bands  ot 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  sent  them 
against  Judah  to  destroy  it,  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
by*  his  servants  the  prophets. 


Or, 


22:11.      m  chap.  24:18.      n  ch.-ip.  2ft :  fi;  .Ieremi.ih  ,'>2  :  27.      i 
hecauge  he  reigned.      \\  Heb.  set  a  mulct  upon  the  land.  2  C 
3li :  3.    o  chap.  24  :  17  ;  Gen.  41  :  4.5  ;  Dan.  1:7.     p  Jer.  22  :  11,  12 
Ezek.  19:3,  4.      q  verse  33.      r  2  ChrOTL  36  :  5,  etc.      •Jer.'25:9 
32 :  -28 ;  Ezek.  19:8.     *  Heb.  bi/  the  hand  of. 


may  be  long  delayed,  and  many  may  conclude  that 
they  will  never  be  accomplished,  not  one  jot  or  tittle 
of  them  will  fail  to  come  to  pass. 

25.  No  penitence  on  the  part  of  individuals,  and 
no  external  reformation  of  those  over  whom  they 
have  influence,  can  save  guilty  nations  who  have 
sinned  away  their  day  of  grace,  from  meeting  the 
retribution  which  they  deserve. 

29.  Though  pious  men  may,  through  their  own 
fault  or  the  wickedness  of  others,  come  to  an  un- 
timely and  violent  death,  it  will  be  well  with  them 
at  last. 

505 


Jehoiachin  carried' 


II.  KINGS,   XXV. 


captive  to  Babylon. 


3  Surely  at  tlie  commandment  of  the 
Lord  came  thix  upon  Judah,  to  remove 
them  out  of  his  sight,  for  "tlie  sins  of  Ma- 
nasseh,  according  to  all  that  he  did; 

4  And  also  for  the  innocent  '"blood  that 
he  shed  :  for  "^he  lilled  Jerusalem  with  in- 
nocent blood,  which  the  Lord  would  not 
pardon.'' 

5  T[  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoia- 
kim,  and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of 
the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

6  So  "  Jehoiakim  slept  with  his  fathers  : 
and  Jehoiachin  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead.  • 

7  And  "^the  king  of  Egypt  came  not  again 
any  more  ovit  of  his  land  :  for  the  king  of 
Babylon  had  s  taken  from  the  river  of 
Egypt  unto  the  river  Euphrates  all  that 
pertained  to  the  king  of  Egypt. 

8  T[  Jehoiachin*  was  eighteen  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
in  Jerusalem  three  months.  And  his 
mother's  name  rvas  Nehushta,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Elnathan  of  Jerusalem. 

9  And  he  did  that  tvhich  ivas  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
his  father  had  done. 

10  TI  At  ''  that  time  the  servants  of  Neb- 
uchadnezzar king  of  Babylon  came  up 
against  Jerusalem,  and  the  city  t  was  be- 
sieged. 

11  And  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon came  against  the  city,  and  his  ser- 
vants did  besiege  it. 

12  And  'Jehoiachin  the  king  of  Judah 
went  out  to  the  king  of  Babylon,  he,  and 
his  mother,  and  his  servants,  and  his 
princes,  and  his  ^officers:  and  the  king 
of  Babylon  took  him  in  the  eighth  year 
of  his  reign. 

13  And  he  carried  out  thence  all  the 
treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  treasures  of  the  king's  house,  and  cut 
in  pieces  all  the  vessels  of  gold  which 
Solomon  king  of  Israel  had  made  in  the 
temple  of  the  Loud,  as  the  J  Lord  had  said. 

14  And  'he  carried  away  all  Jerusalem, 
and  all  the  princes,  and  all  the  mighty 
men  of  valor,  even  ten  thousand  cap- 
tives, and  all  the  craftsmen  and  smiths : 


•  cliap.23:26;  Ex.!0:S.  b  cliap.21 :  16;  Heut.  19: 10;  .Ier.2: 34; 
19:4.  cPda.  106:3a  d  Exek.  a3  :  25.  o  .Ter.  42  :  18,  19.  f  Jer. 
37:6,7.  i!Jer.46:-2.  *  CalleiU«onia/i,l  Cliron.3:lB;  Jer.  24: 1 ; 
anJ  Coni'oA,  Jer.  2'2;  24, 28.     hDnn.  1:1,2.    i  Heh.  came  into  liei/e. 


CHAPTER  XXIV. 
n.   Out  of  his  sight ;  from  the  land  where  he 
had  manifested  his  special  presence  and  favor. 
16.  Menof^night;  of  property  and  influence. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
2.  The  Lord  is  never  at  a  less  for  instruments  to 
punish  his  rebellious  people ;  and  though  the  wicked 
act  out  their  enmity  to  him  in  oppo-sing  tliem,  yet 
through  them  he  fulfils  his  declarations  and  accom- 
plishes his  wist)  and  holy  designs. 
50G 


none  remained,  save  the  'poorest  *b'*6'^2?; 
sort  of  the  people  of  the  land. 

15  And  he  carried  away  Jehoiachin  to 
Babylon,  and  the  king's  mother,  and  the 
king's  wives,  and  his  ^officers,  and  the 
mighty  of  the  land,  tliose  carried  he  into 
captivity  from  Jerusalem  to  Babylon. 

16  And  all  the  men  of  might,  even  seven 
thousand,  and  craftsmen  and  smiths  a 
thousand,  all  that  ttere  strong  and  apt  for 
war,  even  them  the  king  of  Babylon 
brought  captive  to  Babylon. 

17  IfAnd  ""the  king  of  Babylon  made 
Mattaniah  his  father's  brother  king  in  his 
stead,  and  changed  his  name  to  Zedekiah. 

18  Zedekiah"  teas  twenty  and  one  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reign- 
ed eleven  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  icas  "Hamutal,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Jeremiah  of  Libnah. 

19  And  he  did  that  which  ivas  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
Jehoiakim  had  done. 

20  For  through  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
it  came  to  pass  in  Jerusalem  and  Judah, 
until  he  had  cast  them  out  from  his  pres- 
ence, that  Zedekiah  p  rebelled  against  the 
king  of  Babylon. 

CHAPTER   XXV. 

1  Jerusalem  is  besieged.  4  Zedekiah  taken,  his  sons 
slain,  his  eyes  put  out.  6  Nebuzar-adan  defacetU 
the  city,  carrieth  the  remnant,  except  a  few  poor 
laborers,  into  captivity,  13  spoileth  and  carrieth  away 
the  treasures.  IS  The  nobles  are  slain  at  Riblah. 
22  Gedaliah,  who  was  set  over  them  that  remained, 
being  slain,  the  rest  flee  into  Egypt.  27  Evil-mero- 
dach  advanceth  Jehoiachin  in  his  court. 

AND  lit  came  to  pass  in  the  ninth  year 
of  his  reign,  in  the  tenth  month,  in 
the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  that  Nebu- 
chadnezzar king  of  ]5abylon  came,  he, 
and  all  his  host,  against  Jerusalem,  and 
pitched  against  it;  and  they  built  forts 
against  it  round  about. 

2  And  the  city  was  besieged  unto  the 
eleventh  year  of  king  Zedekiah. 

3  And  on  the  ninth  day  of  ihe  fotirth 
month  the  famine  prevailed  in  the  city, 
and  tlicrc  was  no  bread  for  the  people  of 
the  land. 

4  Tl  And  the  city  was  broken  up,  and  all 
the  men  of  war^c(/by  night  by  the  way  of 


iJer.29:I,2.  ^  Or, eunuchs,  i  rliip.  20: 17.  kjer.24:l.  Uh.lp. 
2S:12.  i  Or.  eunuchs,  m  Jer.  37:1.  n  Jer.  S2 : 1 .  etc.  o  ciinp. 
23:31.  p  2Cliron.  3B:13;  F.zek.  H:!."!.  q  2Clir()n.  .36: 17,  etc. ; 
Jer  34  :  2,  etr. ;  3M  :  1 ,  etc  ;  .W  :  4,  etc. :   Kiek.  24  :  2,  etc. 


10.  The  Lord  sometimes  permits  one  class  of 
wicked  men  to  prevail  against  his  people,  and  at 
other  times  another;  but  their  own  sins  arc  the 
cause  of  their  troubles,  and  whoever  may  be  their 
oppressors,  he  never  suffers  them  to  inflict  evils 
reater  than  their  iniquities  deserve. 
16.  To  whom  much  is  given,  of  them  much  will 
be  required  ;  and  those  who  are  distinguished  by 
outward  privileges  and  blessings,  if  they  abuse  them 
will  be  distinguislied  in  their  punishment. 


Nebuchadnezzar  takes  Jerusalem.    II.   KINGS,    XXV, 


Judah  is  carried  captive. 


B.c'i^!''  the  gate  between  two  walls,  which 
ix  by  the  king's  garden  :  now  the  Chaldees 
7i'ere  against  the  city  round  about :  and  the 
king''  went  the  way  toward  the  plain. 

5  And  the  army  of  the  Chaldees  pur- 
sued after  the  king,  and  overtook  him  in 
the  plains  of  Jericho :  and  all  his  army 
were  scattered  from  him. 

6  So  they  took  the  king,  and  brought 
him  up  to  the  king  of  Babylon  to  **  Riblah ; 
and  they  *gave  judgment  upon  him. 

7  And  they  slew  the  sons  of  Zedekiah 
before  his  eyes,  and  tput  out  the  eyes  of 
Zedekiah,*^  and  bound  him  with  fetters  of 
brass,  and  carried  him  to  Babylon. 

8  H  And  in  the  fifth  month,  on  the  sev- 
enth day  of  the  month,  which  is  the  nine- 
teenth year  of  king  Nebuchadnezzar  king 
of  Babylon,  came  Nebuzar-adan,  +captain 
of  the  guard,  a  servant  of  the  king  of  Bab- 
ylon, unto  Jerusalem  : 

9  And  ''  he  burnt  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  king's  house,  and  all  the  houses  of 
Jerusalem,  and  ^  every  great  ma)Vs  house 
burnt  he  with  fire. 

10  And  all  the  army  of  the  Chaldees,  that 
ivcre  U'ith  the  captain  of  the  guard,  brake 
down"^  the  walls  of  Jerusalem  round  about. 

1 1  Now  the  rest  of  the  people  that  u-ere 
left  in  the  city,  and  the  5  fugitives  that  fell 
away  to  the  king  of  Babylon,  with  the 
remnant  of  the  multitude,  did  Nebuzar- 
adan  the  captain  of  the  guard  carry  away. 

12  But  the  captain  of  the  guard  left  of 
the  Spoor  of  the  land  to  be  vine-dressers 
and  husbandmen. 

13  And ''the  pillars  of 'brass  that  were  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  bases,  and 
the  brazen  sea  that  u'a.s  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  did  the  Chaldees  break  in  pieces, 
and  carried  the  brass  of  them  to  Babylon. 

14  And  the  J  pots,  and  tlie  shovels,  and 
the  snviffcrs,  and  the  spoons,  and  all  the 
vessels  of  brass  wherewith  they  minis- 
tered, took  they  away. 

1 5  And  the^re-pans,  and  the  bowls,  and 
such  things  as  were  of  gold,  in  gold,  and 
of  silver,  in  silver,  the  captain  of  the 
guard  took  away. 

16  The  two  pillars,  II  one  sea,  and  the 
bases  which  Solomon  had  made  for  the 
house  of  the  Lord  ;  the  brass  of  all  these 
vessels  was  without  weight. 


•  Ezek.  12  :  12.  b  chap.  23  :  33.  »  Heb.  ipake  judgment  with 
him.  fHeh.  made  blind,  c  Eiek.  12: 13,etc.  J  Or,f/n>/m-i>»/iu/. 
d  lKhig9,9:8;  P8a.79:l;  Isa.M:10,ll.  e.tnios2:5.  fNeh.l:3; 
Jer.  52:  14, etc.  %  Heh./ullen  away.  R  chap.  24:  14;  Jer.  40:7. 
li.Ier.2r:19,etc.;  IKin^s. 7:  1.5-27.     iEx.27:3.     j  1  Kings,7:47,aO. 


CHAPTER  XXV, 

6.  Riblah  ;  a  town  in  the  land  of  Hamath,  north 
of  Palestine. 

10.  Brale  doicji  the  u-alls ;  to  prevent  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem  from  giving  the  king  of  Bab- 
ylon any  further  trouble. 


17  The  '•height  of  the  one  pillar  ivas 
eighteen  cubits,  and  the  chapiter  upon  it 
ica.s  brass  :  and  tiic  height  of  the  chapiter 
three  cubits  ;  and  the  wreathcn  work,  and 
pomegranates  upon  the  chapiter  round 
about,  all  of  brass :  and  like  unto  these 
had  the  second  pillar  with  wreathcn  work. 

18  TI  And  the  captain  of  the  guard  took 
Seraiah'  the  chief  priest,  and  '"Zephaniah 
the  second  priest,  and  the  three  keepers 
of  the  *  door : 

19  And  out  of  the  city  he  took  an  toffi- 
cer  that  was  set  over  the  men  of  war,  and 
five  men  of  them  that  +  were  in  the  king's 
presence,  which  were  found  in  the  city, 
and  the  *  principal  scribe  of  the  host, 
which  mustered  the  people  of  the  land, 
and  threescore  men  of  the  people  of  the 
land  that  trerc  found  in  the  city : 

20  And  Nebuzar-adan  captain  of  the 
guard  took  these,  and  brought  them  to  the 
king  of  Babylon  to  Riblah  : 

21  And  the  king  of  Babylon  smote  them, 
and  slew  them  at  Riblah  in  the  land  of 
Hamath.  So  "Judah  was  carried  away 
out  of  their  land. 

22  T[  And"  «.s- /or  the  people  that  remain- 
ed in  the  land  of  Judah,  whom  Nebuchad- 
nezzar king  of  Babylon  had  left,  even  over 
them  he  made  Gcdaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam,  the  son  of  Shaphan,  ruler. 

23  And  when  all  the  captains  of  the  ar- 
mies, they  and  their  men,  heard  that  the 
king  of  Babylon  had  made  Gedaliah  gov- 
ernor, there  came  to  Gedaliah  to  Mizpah, 
even  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  and 
Johanan  the  son  of  Careah,  and  Seraiah 
the  son  of  Tanhumeth  the  Netophathite, 
and  Jaazaniah  the  son  of  a  Maachalhite. 
they  and  their  men. 

24  And  Gedaliah  sware  to  them,  and  to 
their  men,  and  said  unto  them.  Fear  not 
to  be  the  servaifts  of  the  Chaldees:  dwell 
in  the  land,  and  serve  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon;  and  it  shall  be  well  with  you. 

25  But  Pit  came  to  pass  in  the  seventh 
month,  that  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah, 
tlic  son  of  Elishama,  of  the  seed  H  royal, 
came,  and  ten  men  with  him,  and  smote 
Gcdaliah,  that  he  died,  and  the  Jews  and 
the  Chaldees  that  were  with  him  at  Mizpah. 

26  And  all  the  people,  both  small  and 
great,   and  the  captains   of  the  armies. 


II  Heb.MsoMt.  k  lKing9,7:l5.  1  I  Chron.6: 14;  Eirn7:l.  >»  Jer. 
21:1;  2'l :  vV.,  29.  "  Heb.  threthold.  f  Or,  eunucti.  %  Heb.  law 
the  king's  face.  Est  1:14.  \  Or,  tcrilie  of  the  captain  of  the  hutt. 
iiclin|..23:27:  Lev. 26:3:);  Dent.  :8:3rt,fi4:  Eiek.  12:2«-2S;  24:14. 
o  Jer.  40:5,  etc.     p  Jer.  41 :  l.etc.     ||  Heb.  of  the  kingdom. 


16.   Without  weight;  in  such  abundance,  that 
the  qu.antity  and  its  value  were  not  estimated. 

21.   Slew  them  at  Riblah  ;  as  special  friends  of 
Zedekiah  and  men  of  influence  among  the  people. 

25.  Mizpah  ;  supposed  to  be  a  town  in  tlie  tribe 
of  Benjamin. 

507 


Evil-merodacK' s 


I.  CHRONICLES,  I. 


kindness  to  Jchoiackin. 


arose,  and  came  to  '  Egypt :  for  they  were 
afraid  of  the  Chaldees. 

27  ^  And  ''it  came  to  pass  in  the  seven 
and  thirtieth  year  of  the  captivity  of  Je- 
hoiachin  king  of  Judah,  in  the  twelfth 
month,  on  the  seven  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  montli,  that  Evil-merodacli  king  of 
Babylon  in  the  year  that  he  began  to  reign 
did  lift  ""up  the  head  of  Jehoiachin  king  of 
Judah  out  of  prison ; 


28  And  he  spake  *kindly  to  him,  \''c'"^,. 
and  set  his  throne  above  the  throne  of  the 
kings  that  ^iccre  with  him  in  Babylon; 

29  And  ^changed  his  prison  garments: 
and  he  did  ""eat  bread  continually  before 
him  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

30  And  his  allowance  ivas  a  continual 
allowance  given  him  of  the  king,  a  «  daily 
rate  for  every  day,  all  the  days  of  his 
life. 


THE 


FIRST  BOOK  OF  THE  CHRONICLES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Adaiin's  line  to  Noah.  5  The  sons  of  Japheth.  8  The 
sons  of  Ham.  17  The  sons  of  Shem.  24  Shera's 
line  to  Abraham.  29  Ishmael's  sons.  32  The  sons 
of  Keturah.  34  The  posterity  of  Abraham  by 
Esau.  43  The  kings  of  Edom.  51  The  dukes  of 
Edom. 

ADAM,""  Sheth,  Enosh, 
2  Kenan,  Mahalaleel,  Jered, 

3  Henoch,  Methuselah,  Lantech, 

4  Noah,  Shem,  Ham,  and  Japheth. 

5  T[  The  'sons  of  Japheth;  Gomer,  and 
Magog,  and  Madai,  and  Javan,  and  Tu- 
bal, and  JNIeshech,  and  Tiras. 

6  And  the  sons  of  Gomer;  Ashchenaz, 
and  t  Riphath,  and  Togarmah. 


•  .Ipr.  43  :  4,  7.  b  Jer.  .5'2  :  31,  etc.  c  Gen.  40: 13,  20.  *  Heb. 
pood  thitiff!  with  him.  d  Dan. '2  :  37;  6:  1«,  19.  e  Isaiah  61  :  .3. 
r2Sam.9:7.      e  Nell.  11:23;   Dan   1:6;   Mat.fi:ll;   Aot36:l. 


28.  The  kings ;  those  who  had  been  conquered 
by  the  Babylonians,  and  who  were  kept  as  prisoners 
at  Babylon. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  No  human  power  or  skill  can  avail  against  the 
providence  of  Goa ;  and  when  he  undertakes  to  pun- 
ish gtiilty  individuals  or  nations,  without  repentance 
and  reformation  there  is  no  escape. 

7.  The  obstinate  wickedness  of  parents  is  often 
the  occasion  of  ruin  to  their  children ;  and  those 
senses  which  have  been  inlets  of  iniquity,  become 
inlets  of  torment. 

9.  As  a  punishment  to  his  people,  the  Lord 
sometimes  suffers  the  wicked  to  abolish  the  ob- 
servance of  his  own  ordinances,  and  to  carry  away 
or  destroy  what  has  been  most  solemnly  devoted  to 
his  service. 

18.  Those  most  intimately  associated  with  the 
wicked  in  crime,  are  most  exposed  to  be  partakers 
with  them  in  punishment. 

24.  Supreme  power  is  often  greatly  coveted,  and 
no  crimes  are  so  base  as  not  to  be  perpetrated  to 
obtain  it.  But  the  greater  the  power  which  is  ob- 
tained by  iniquity,  the  greater  curse  it  will  be  to 
those  who  receive  it. 

27.  The  hearts  of  kings,  and  of  all  others,  are  in 
the  hands  of  the  Lord ;  and  he  can  at  any  time  in- 
cline them  to  favor  even  the  most  abject  and  dis- 
tressed, and  thus  show  them  and  others  that  they 
508 


7  And  the  sons  of  Javan;  Elishah,  and 
Tarshish,  Kittim,  and  +  Dodanim. 

8  T[  The  sons  of  Ham  ;  Gush,  and  Miz- 
raim.  Put,  and  Canaan. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Cush  ;  Seba,  and  Ha- 
vilah,  and  Sabta,  and  Raamah,  and  Sab- 
techa.  And  the  sons  of  Raamah ;  Sheba, 
and  Dedan. 

10  And  Cush  begat  Nimrod:  he  began 
to  be  mighty  upon  the  earth. 

1 1  And  Mizrairn  begat  Ludim,  and  Ana- 
mim,  and  Lehabim,  and  Naphtuhim, 

12  And  Pathrusim,  and  Casluhim,  (of 
whom  came  the  Philistines,)  and  JCaph- 
torim. 


h  Gen.  4  :  -25,  S6;  6  :  3,  9.  i  Gen.  10  :  2,  etc.  f  Or,  Diphath,  as  it 
is  in  some  copies.  %  Or,  Rodanim^  according  to  some  copies, 
j  Deut  -2  :  23. 


who  truly  seek  the  Lord  shall  not  want  any  good 
thing. 

L  CHRONICLES. 
This  book  and  the  one  which  follows  are  supposed 
to  have  been  written  by  Ezra.  The  first  nine  chap- 
ters, which  are  made  up  principally  of  genealogies, 
were  probably  designed  to  point  out  the  descent  and 
location  of  the  different  tribes  and  families  before  the 
captivity ;  and  thus  to  enable  those  who  returned 
from  Babylon  to  regain  their  former  inheritance,  and 
to  establish  the  worship  of  God  according  to  his  ap- 
pointment. They  appear  also  to  have  been  designed 
to  show  the  origin  of  the  human  race  ;  that  all  men 
sprung  from  one  human  pair  according  to  the  account 
in  Genesis,  and  that  according  to  the  prophecies  con- 
tained in  Scripture  our  Saviour  was  the  Son  of  David, 
of  Judah,  and  of  Abraham.  These  and  subsequent 
genealogies  were  kept  by  the  Jews  with  great  care, 
and  have  been  and  still  are  important  to  the  ends 
for  which  they  were  written.  They  first  trace  the 
descendants  of  Adam  to  Abraham ;  and  then  give 
the  line  of  his  descendants,  to  David  and  to  Christ. 
But  as  these  chapters  are  occupied  principally  with 
names,  and  suggest  inquiries  more  particularly  in- 
teresting to  the  learned  and  critical  student  than 
to  common  readers,  we  shall  not  farther  notice  them 
here,  but  proceed  to  the  recapitulation  of  the  his- 
tory of  the  Israelites  which  commences  with  the 
tenth  chapter. 


Ge7icalo^ical 


I.  CHRONICLES,   II. 


tables. 


Bc'i'if'   ^^  ^'^^  Canaan  begat  Zidon  his 
""•  '    first-born,  and  Heth, 

14  The  Jebusite  also,  and  the  AmQxite, 
and  the  Girgashite, 

15  And  the  Hivite,  and  the  Arkite,  and 
the  Sinite, 

16  And  the  Arvadite,  and  the  Zemarite, 
and  the  Hamathite. 

17  1[  The  sons  of  Shem  ;  Elam,  and  As- 
shur,  and  Arphaxad,  and  Lud,  and  Aram, 
and  Uz,  and  Hul,  and  Gether,  and  *Me- 
sheeh. 

18  And  Arphaxad  begat  Shelah,  and 
Shelah  begat  Eb«r. 

19  And  unto  Eber  were  born  two  sons  : 
the  name  of  the  one  ivas  t  Peleg  ;  because 
in  his  days  the  earth  was  divided :  and 
his  brother's  name  loas  Joktan. 

20  And  Joktan  begat  Almodad,  and  Shc- 
leph,  and  Hazarmavcth,  and  Jerah, 

21  Hadoram  also,  and  Uzal,  and  Diklah, 

22  And  Ebal,  and  Abimael,  and  Slieba, 

23  And  Ophir,  and  Havilah,  and  Jobab. 
All  these  tcere  the  sons  of  Joktan. 

24  H  Shem,"  Arphaxad,  Shelah, 

25  Eber,  Peleg,  P>,eu, 

26  Serng,  Nahor,  Terah, 

27  ABram  ;••  the  same  is  Abraham. 

28  The  sons  of  Abraham;  "^ Isaac,  and 
Ishmael."* 

29  1[  These  are  their  generations  :  The 
first-born'^  of  Ishmael,  Nebaioth ;  then  Ke- 
dar,  and  Adbeel,  and  Mibsam, 

30  Mishma,  and  Dumah,  JNIassa,  tHa- 
dad,  and  Tema, 

31  Jetur,  Naphish,andKedemah.  These 
are  the  sons  of  Ishmael. 

32  1[  Now  the  sons  of  ""Keturah,  Abra- 
ham's concubine:  she  bare  Zimran,  and 
Jokshan,  and  ]\Icdan,  and  Midian,  and 
Ishbak,  and  Shuah.  And  the  sons  of  Jok- 
shan ;  Sheba,  and  Dcdan. 

33  And  the  sons  of  INIidian;  Ephah,  and 
Epher,  and  Hcnocli,  and  Abida,  and  El- 
daah.    All  these  arc  the  sons  of  Keturah. 

34  And  e  Abraham  begat  Isaac.  The 
sons'"  of  Isaac;  Esau  and  Israel. 

35  T[  The 'sons  of  Esau;  Eliphaz,  Reuel, 
and  Jeush,  and  Jaalam,  and  Korah. 

36  The  sons  of  Eliphaz;  Teman,  and 
Omar,  ^Zephi,  and  Gatam,  Kenaz,  and 
Timna,  and  Amalek. 

37  The  sons  of  Reuel;  Nahath,  Zerali, 
Shammah,  and  Mizzah. 

38  And  the  sons  of  Seir;  Lotan,  and 
Shobal,  and  Zibeon,  and  Anah,  and  Di- 
shon,  and  Ezar,  and  Dishan. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Lotan;  Hori,  and 
Homam  :ll  and  Tirana  was  Lotan's  sister. 

~  *'c>7^Math,  Geiu  10  :  -23.  f  That  ia,  Diviiion.  Genesis  10 :  C5. 
«  Gen.  1 1 :  10,  etc.  bGen.ITi.i.  cGen.21:i,3.  <•  Gen.  Ifi:  1 1, 15. 
e  Gen.  2.-. :  13-16.  t  Or.  Hadar,  Gen.  25  :  15.  t  Gen.  2.i  :  I ,  etc. 
s  Gen.  21:2,3.  h  Gen.25:2.">,26.  i  Gen.3S:<>,  etc.  T^Or, Zeplio, 
Gen.  36: 11.     U  Or, //f  man,  Gen.  36:2.'.     *  Or, /*/M>r,  Geii.  36:  2-3. 

33 


40  The  sons  of  Shobal ;  *Alian,  and  Ma- 
nahath,  and  Ebal,  tShephi,  and  Onam. 
And  the  sons  of  Zibeon  ;  Aiah,  and  Anah. 

41  The  sons  of  Anah;  Dishon.  And  the 
sons  of  Dishon;  ^Amram,  and  Eshban. 
and  Ithran,  and  Cheran. 

42  The  sons  of  Ezer;  Bilhan,  and  Za- 
van,  and  Uakan.  The  sons  of  Dishan  ; 
Uz,  and  Aran. 

43  ^  Now  these  are  the  kings  that  reign- 
ed in  the  land  of  Edom  before  any  king 
reigned  over  the  children  of  Israel ;  Bcla 
the  son  of  Beor :  and  the  name  of  his  city 
ivas  Dinhabah. 

44  And  when  Bela  was  dead,  Jobab  the 
son  of  Zerah  of  Bozrah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

45  And  when  Jobab  was  dead,  llusham 
of  the  land  of  the  Temanites  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

46  And  when  llusham  was  dead,  Iladad 
the  son  of  Bedad,  which  smote  Midian  in 
the  field  of  Moab,  reigned  in  his  stead : 
and  the  name  of  his  city  icas  Avith. 

47  And  when  Iladad  was  dead,  Samlah 
of  Masrekah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

48  And  when  Samlah  was  dead,  Shaul 
of  Rehoboth  by  the  river  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

49  And  when  Shaul  was  dead,  Baal- 
hanan  the  son  of  Aehbor  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

50  And  when  Baal-lianan  was  dead, 
Hadad  H  reigned  in  his  stead :  and  the 
name  of  his  city  was  *Pai;  and  his  wife's 
name  ivas  Mehetabel,  the  daughter  of 
Matred,  the  daughter  of  Mezahab. 

51  ^Iladad  died  also.  And  the  dukes 
of  Edom  were ;  duke  Timnah,  duke 
Aliah,t  duke  Jetheth, 

52  Duke  Aholibamah,  duke  Elah,  duke 
Pinon, 

53  Duke  Kenaz,  duke  Teman,  duke 
Mibzar, 

54  Duke  Magdiel,  duke  Iram.  These 
arc  the  dukes  of  Edom. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1  The  sons  of  Israel.  ."3  The  posterity  of  .Tudah  by  Ta- 
mar.  1.3  The  children  of  Jes::e.  18  The  posterity 
of  Caleb  the  son  of  Hezron.  21  Hezron's  posterity 
by  the  daughter  of  Machir.  2-5  Jeraraeel's  posterity. 
•'J4  Sheshan's  posterity.  42  Another  branch  of  Ca- 
leb's posterity.  50  The  posterity  of  Caleb  the  son  of 
Hur. 

THESE  a/e  thesonsof  Hsrael;  Reuben, 
Simeon,J  Levi,  and  Judah,  Issachar, 
and  Zebulun, 

2  Dan,  Joseph,  and  Benjamin,  Naph- 
tali,  Gad,  and  Ashcr. 

3  ^  The  sons  of  ''Judah  ;  Er,  and  Onan, 
and  Shelah :  which  three  were  born  unto 


t  Or,  Shephn,  Gen.  36  :  2.1.  t  Or.  Iltmdan,  Gen.  3fi  :  2fi.  \  Or, 
jlkan.  Gen.  .36 :  27.  ||  Or,  Iludar,  Gen.  :16 :  39.  'Or,  Pau,  Gea. 
36:39.  ^Or.Alvah.  t  Or,  Jno'b.  j  Gen.  S9 :  32,  etc. ;  30  :  fi. 
etc. :  35 :  18,  etc. ;  46  :  8,  etc.  k  Genesia  33 : 3,  etc. ;  46 : 1 2  ;  Num. 
26 :  19. 

509 


Genealogical 


I.   CHRONICLES,    II, 


tables. 


him  of  the  daughter  of  Shua  the  Canaan- 
itess.  And  Er,  the  first-born  of  Judah, 
was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  and  he 
slew  him.  • 

4  And  *Tamar  his  daughter-in-law 
bare  him  Pliarez  and  Zerah.  All  the 
sons  of  Judah  were  five. 

o  The  ""sons  of  Pharez;  Hezron,  and 
Hamul. 

6  And  the  sons  of  Zerah  ;  *Zimri,  and 
Ethan,  and  Heman,  and  Calcol,  and 
Dara:t  five  of  them  in  all. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Carmi;  +Acliar,  the 
troublcr*^  of  Lsrael,  who  transgressed  in 
the  thing  accvirsed. 

8  And  tlie  sons  of  Ethan  ;  Azariah. 

9  The  sons  also  of  Hezron,  that  were 
born  vinlo  him;  Jerahmeel,  and  ^Ram, 
and  llChelubai. 

10  And  Ram  ''begat  Amminadab;  and 
Amminadab  begat  Nahshon,  "prince  of 
the  children  of  Judah  ; 

1 1  And  Nahshon  begat  *  Salma,  and 
Salma  begat  Boaz, 

12  And  Boaz  begat  Obcd,  and  Obed 
begat  Jesse. 

1 3  *[[  And  ""Jesse  begat  his  first-born  Eli- 
ab,  and  Abinadab  the  second,  and  Shim- 
mat  the  third. 

14  Ncthaneel  the  fourth,  Raddai  the 
fifth, 

15  Ozem  the  sixth,  David  the  seventh: 

16  Whose  sisters  were  Zeruiah,  and  Ab- 
igail. Andthe^sonsof  Zeruiah;  Abishai, 
and  Joab,  and  Asahel,  three. 

17  And  Abigail  bare  ''Amasa:  and  the 
father  of  Amasa  luas  +  Jether  the  Ishma- 
elite. 

18  1[  And  Caleb  the  son  of  Hezron  begat 
children  of  Azubah  his  wife,  and  of  Jeri- 
otli :  her  sons  are  these ;  Jeshcr,  and  Sho- 
bab,  and  Ardon. 

19  And  when  Azubah  was  dead,  Caleb 
took  unto  him  'Ephrath,  which  bare  liim 
Hur. 

20  And  Hur  begat  Uri,  and  Uri  begat 
Bc^aleel.J 

21  ^  And  afterward  Hezron  went  in  to 
the  daughter  of  ''Machir  the  father  of 
Gilcad,  whom  he  ^  married  wlien  he  was 
threescore  years  old;  and  she  bare  him 
Segub. 

22  And  Segub  begat  Jair,  who  had  three 
and  twenty  cities  in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

23  And  'he  took  Gcshur,  and  Aram, 
with  the  towns  of  Jair,  from  Ihcm,  with 
Kenath,  and  the  towns  thereof,  even  three- 
score cities.  All  these  hrlnnsccd  to  the 
sons  of  Machir  the  father  of  Gilcad. 


•  Gen.  3S:2!),  nO;  MnL  l:n.  b  Gm.  <6: 13:  Rntfl  <  :  IR.  *  Or, 
Zahdi,  .Io«b.  7:1.  f  Or,  Dnrdn.  t  Or,  Achan.  c  .Io»li.  r, :  18  ; 
7:1, -.'.V  %  nr,y*TOni,Miil.  1  :^.4.  II  ()r,C«/e'),vcr.  IR.j:.  K  Kiitli 
4:19,20.    oNum.l:7.    *  Or,  .Sii/muH,  Kutll  1:  Jl.    f  1  S.iiii.  IC:  fi.ctc. 

010 


24  And  after  that  Hezron  was    a.  m-j£33. 
dead  in  Caleb-ephratah,  then  Abi-       u"- 
ah,  Hezron's  wife,  bare  him  ""Ashur  the 
father  of  Tekoa. 

25  1[And  the  sons  of  Jerahmeel  the 
first-born  of  Hezron  were,  Ram  the  first- 
born, and  Bunah,  and  Oren,  and  Ozem, 
and  Ahijah. 

26  Jerahmeel  had  also  another  wife, 
whose  name  was  Atarah;  she  icas  the 
mother  of  Onam. 

27  And  the  sons  of  Ram  the  first-born  of 
Jerahmeel  were,  Maaz,  and  Jamin,  and 
Eker. 

28  And  the  sons  of  Onam  were,  Sham- 
mai,  and  Jada.  And  the  sons  of  Sham- 
mai ;  Nadab,  and  Abishur. 

29  And  the  name  of  the  wife  of  Abishur 
was  Abihail,  and  she  bare  him  Ahban, 
and  Molid. 

30  And  the  sons  of  Nadab;  Selcd,  and 
Appaim  :  butSelcm  died  without  children. 

31  And  the  sons  of  Appaim  ;  Ishi.  And 
the  sons  of  Ishi;  Sheshan.  And  the  chil- 
dren of  "Sheshan;  Ahlai. 

32  And  the  sons  of  Jada  the  brother  of 
Shammai;  Jether,  and  Jonathan:  and  Je- 
ther died  without  children. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Jonathan  ;  Peleth,and 
Zaza.   These  were  the  sons  of  Jerahmeel. 

34  1[  Now  Sheshan  had  no  sons,  but 
daughters.  And  Sheshan  had  a  servant, 
an  Egyptian,  whose  name  ivas  Jarha. 

35  And  Sheshan  gave  his  daughter  to 
Jarha  his  servant  to  wife;  and  she  bare 
him  Attai. 

36  And  Attai  begat  Nathan,  and  Nathan 
begat  "Zabad, 

37  And  Zabad  begat  Ephlal,  and  Ephlal 
begat  Obed, 

38  And  Obed  begat  Jehu,  and  Jehu  be- 
gat Azariah, 

39  7\nd  Azariah  begat  Helez,  and  Helez 
begat  Elcasah, 

40  And  Eleasaii  begat  Sisamai,  and  Sis- 
amai  begat  Shallum, 

41  And  Shallum  begat  Jekamiali,  and 
Jekaniiah  begat  Eli.shama. 

42  *\\  Now  the  sons  of  p  Caleb  the  brother 
of  Jerahmeel  tccrc,  jNIesha  his  first-born, 
which  was  the  father  of  Ziph  ;  and  the 
sons  of  Mareshah  the  father  of  Hebron. 

43  And  the  sons  of  Hebron  ;  Korah,  and 
Tappuah,  and  Rekem,  and  Shema. 

44  And  Shema  begat  Raham,  the  father 
of  Jorkoam:  and  Rckcm  begat  Shammai. 

45  And  the  son  of  Shammai  was  INIaon  : 
and  Maon  ivas  the  father  of  Bcth-zur. 

46  And  Ephah,  Caleb's  concubine,  bare 

t  Or,  5'/i<iwilnrtA.  ISam.  16:9.  k  2S.im.  2  :  18.  h  2.Sam.  17  : 2«. 
i  Illna.nn  Urnclitc.  1  vprKf  .W.  j  Ex.  :tl  :  2.  k  Num.  27:1. 
4  Hvh.look.  1  Num.  32:41,-  Pi-tit.  3  :  U  ;  .l<i>li.  I3::».  m  cli;ip. 
4:5.     n  ver.  31,  :!5.     o  clinp.  II  :  41.     p  ver. 'J. 


Gcncalos;ical 


r.  CHRONICLES,   III,  IV. 


tables. 


A.M. 2533.  Haran,  and  Moza,  and  Gazez  :  and 
"c'  '  Haran  begat  Gazez. 

47  And  the  sons  of  Jahdai ;  Regem,  and 
Jotham,  and  Geshan,  and  Pelet,  and 
Ephah,  and  Shaapli. 

48  Maachah,  Caleb's  concubine,  bare 
Sheber,  and  Tirhanali. 

49  She  bare  also  Shaaph  the  father  of 
Madmannah,  Sheva  the  father  of  Mach- 
benah,  and  the  father  of  Gibea:  and  the 
daughter  of  Caleb  was  "Achsa. 

50  ^  These  were  the  sons  of  Caleb  the 
son  of  Hur,  the  first-born  of  *  Ephratah  ; 
Shobal  the  father  of  Kirjath-jearim, 

51  Salma  the  father  of  Beth-lehem,  Ha- 
reph  the  father  of  Beth-gader. 

52  And  Shobal  the  father  of  Kirjath- 
jearim  had  sons  ;  t  Haroeh,a?it/  thalf  of  the 
Manahethites. 

53  And  the  families  of  Kirjath-jearim; 
the  Ithrites,  and  the  Puhitcs,  and  the 
Shumathites,  and  the  Mishraites  ;  of  them 
came  the  Zareathites,  and  the  Eshtaulitcs. 

54  The  sons  of  Salma;  Beth-lehem,  and 
the  Netophathites,  ^  Ataroth,  the  house  of 
Joab,  and  half  bf  the  Manahethites,  the 
Zorites. 

55  And  the  families  of  the  scribes  which 
dwelt  at  Jabez  ;  the  Tirathites,  the  Shim- 
eathites,  and  Suchathites.  These  are  the 
Kenites''  that  came  of  Hemath,  the  father 
of  the  house  of  "^  Rechab. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  sons  of  David.     10  His  line  to  Zedekiah.     17 
The  sucoessor.s  of  Jeconiah. 

'IVrOW  these  were  the  sons  of  David, 
_LN  which  were  born  unto  him  in  He- 
bron ;  the'^first-born  Amnon,of  "Ahinoam 
the  .lezreeiitess  :  the  second,  H  Daniel,  of 
Abigail  the  Carmelitess: 

2  The  third,  Absalom  the  son  of  Maa- 
chah the  daughter  of  Talmai  king  of  Gc- 
shur:  the  fourth,  Adonijah  the  son  of 
Hacgith  : 

3  The  fifth,  Shephatiah  of  Abital :  the 
sixth,  Ithream  by  Eglah  his  wife. 

4  These  six  were  born  unto  him  in  He- 
bron; and  there  he  reigned  seven  years 
and  six  months:  and  '^in  Jerusalem  he 
reigned  thirty  and  three  years. 

5  And  these  were  horn  unto  him  in 
.lerusalem;  *Shimea,  and  Shobab,  and 
Nathan,  and  Solomon,  four,  of  t  Bath- 
shua  the  daughter  of +Ammicl: 

6  Ibhar  also,  and  *  Elishama,  and  Eliph- 
elet, 

7  And  Nogah,  and  Nephcg,  and  Japhia, 


a  .losh.  I.SrlT.  *  Or,E;>AloM,  ver.  I<).  t  Or,  ««<?iV;A,rliiip.4:5. 
f  Or.  hill/  of  the  Memichites,  or  HaUihammtnuchoth.  \  Or.  Ala- 
yites.ot  cyment  of  tht  home  of  Jiiuh.  b  .liid";.  I  :  16.  c  Jer.S5:2. 
.1  e  . "5,1111.  n  :  i. etc.  «  1  Sjim.  5.1:42,4.3.  ||  Or,C/iiVfrt»,2.''am.  3  :S. 
f  Q  Sam.  .I:  4,  14,  etc.  •  Or,  .y/inmmwn,'2Sani.  .i  ;  14.  \  Or,  Bath- 
.■ihcha,  2  Snm.  1 1  : 3.  t  Or,  Blinm,  1  Sam.  11:3.  \  Or,  Elwhua, 
ii.un.h-.Xa.     II  Or,  BfriiW.;,  chap.  14:7.     gSSam.  13:1.     *  Or, 


8  And  Elishama,  and  II  Eliada,  and 
Eliphelet,  nine. 

9  These  tvere  all  the  sons  of  David, 
besides  the  sons  of  the  concubines,  and 
Tamar^  their  sister. 

1 0  11  And  Solomon's  son  was  Rehoboam, 
Abia*  his  son,  Asa  his  son,  Jehoshaphat 
his  son, 

11  Joram  his  son,  tAhaziah  his  son, 
Joash  his  son, 

12  Amaziah  his  son,  +Azariah  his  son, 
Jotham  his  son, 

13  Ahaz  his  son,  Hezekiah  his  son, 
Manasseh  his  son, 

14  Amon  his  son,  Josiah  his  son. 

15  And  the  sons  of  Josiah  were,  the  first- 
born Klohanan,  the  second  HJehoiakim, 
the  third  *Zcdekiali,  the  fourth  Shallum. 

16  And  the  sons  of  Jehoiakim;  t  Jeco- 
niah his  son,  Zedekiah  his  son. 

17  T[And  the  sons  of  Jeconiah;  Assir, 
Salathiel^:  his  son, 

18  Malchiram  also,  and  Pedaiah,  and 
Shenazar,  Jecamiah,  Hoshama,  and  Ned- 
abiah. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Pedaiah  were,  Zcrub- 
babel,  and  Shimei :  and  the  sons  of  Zerub- 
babel;  Mcshullam,  and  Ilananiah,  and 
Shelomith  their  sister: 

20  And  Hashubah,  and  Ohel,  and  Bere- 
chiah,  and  Hasadiah,  Jushabhescd,  five. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Hananiah;  Pclatiah, 
and  Jesaiah :  the  sons  of  Rephaiah,  the 
sons  of  Arnan,  the  sons  of  Obadiah,  the 
sons  of  Shechaniah. 

22  And  the  sons  of  Shechaniah  ;  Shem- 
aiah  :  and  the  sons  of  Shemaiah;  Hattush, 
and  Igeal,  and  Bariah,  and  Neariah,  and 
Shaphat,  six. 

23  And  the  sons  of  Neariah;  Eliocnai, 
and  *  Hezekiah,  and  Azrikam,  three. 

24  And  the  sons  of  Eliocnai  were,  Hod- 
aiah,  and  Eliashib,  and  Pelaiah,  and 
Akkub,  and  Johauan,  and  Dalaiah,  and 
Anani,  seven. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

1,  11  The  posterity  of  Judah  hy  Caleb  the  son  of  Hur. 
5  Of  Ashur  the  posthumous  son  of  Hezron.  9  Of 
Jabpz,  and  his  prayer.  21  The  posterity  of  Sh^lah. 
21  The  posterity  and  cities  of  Simeon.  39  Their 
conquest  of  Gedor,  and  of  the  Amalekites  in  mount 
Seir. 

THE  ""sons  of  Judah:  Pharez,  Hezron, 
and  llCarmi,  and  Hur,  and  Shobal. 
2  And  *  Rcniah  the  son  of  Siiobal  begat 
Jahath;  and  Jahath  begat  Ahumai.  and 
Lahad.     These  arc  the  families  of  the 
Zorathitcs. 


Genealogical 


I.  CHRONICLES,   IV.' 


tables. 


3  And  these  were  of  the  father  of  Etam; 
Jezreel,  and  Ishma,  and  Idbash :  and  the 
name  of  their  sister  ivas  Hazelelponi : 

4  And  Penuel  the  father  of  Gedor,  and 
Ezer  the  father  of  Hushah.  These  are 
the  sons  ofHur,  the  first-born  of  Ephratah, 
the  fatlier  of  Beth-lchem. 

5  ^  And  Ashur  the  father  of  Tckoa  had 
two  wives,  llelah  and  Naarah. 

6  And  Naarah  bare  him  Ahuzam,  and 
Hepher,  and  Temeni,  and  Haahashtari. 
These  were  the  sons  of  Naarah. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Helah  iverc,  Zereth, 
and  Jezoar,  and  Ethnan. 

8  And  Coz  begat  Anub,  and  Zobebah, 
and  the  families  of  Aharhel  the  son  of 
Harum. 

9  T[And  Jabez  was  more  "honorable 
than  his  brethren  :  and  his  mother  called 
his  name  *Jabez,  saying,  Because  I  bare 
him  with  sorrow. 

10  And  Jabez  called  on  the  God  of 
Israel,  saying,  tOh  that  thou  wouldest 
bless  me  indeed,  and  enlarge  ray  coast, 
and  that  thy  hand  might  be  with  me,  and 
that  thou  wouldest  +keep  me  from  evil, 
that  it  may  not  grieve  me !  And  God 
granted  him  that  which  he  requested. 

1 1  T[  And  Chelub  the  brother  of  Shuah 
begat  Mehir,  which  u-as  the  father  of 
Eshton. 

12  And  Eshton  begat  Beth-rapha,  and 
Pascah,  and  Tehinnah  the  father  of  ^Ir- 
nahash.    These  are  the  men  of  Rechah. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Kenaz  ;  Othniel,  and 
Seraiah  :  and  the  sons  of  Othniel ;  II  Ila- 
thath. 

14  And  Meonothai- begat  Ophrah:  and 
Seraiah  begat  Joab,  the  father  of  the  *val- 
ley  of  tCharashim;  for ''they  were  crafts- 
men. 

15  And  the  sons  of  Caleb  the  son  of 
Jephunneh;  Iru,  Elah,  and  Naam:  and 
the  sons  of  Elah,  +evcn  Kenaz. 

16  And  the  sons  of  .lehaleleel;  Ziph, 
and  Ziphah,  Tiria,  and  Asareel. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Ezra  ivere,  Jether, 
and  Mcred,  and  Ephcr,  and  Jalon:  and 
she  bare  Miriam,  and  Shammai,  and  Ish- 
bali  the  father  of  Eslitemoa. 

18  And  his  wife  ^Jehudijah  bare  Jcrcd 
the  father  of  (Jcdor,  and  Hcber  the  father 
of  Socho,  and  Jckuthiel  the  father  of  Za- 
noah.  And  these  arc  the  sons  of  Bilhiah 
the  daughter  of  Pharaoh,  which  Mcred 
took. 

19  And  the  sons  ofhis  wife  "  Hodiah  the 
sister  of  Naham,  the  father  of  Kcilah  the 
(iarmite,  and  Eshtemoa  the  Maachathite.  I 

•  Gene»i»  34  :  I'l.  '  Tlmt  i»,  mrtmiful.  t  Hcl).  If  thou  wilt. 
t  Heh.  do  mc  %  Or,  tht  clip  of  Nulmih.  ||  Or.  Iliilhath.  nml 
Meonolhai.vhabroal.  '  Or,  in1i;il,innt«  of  »/ir  ivrHty.  f  Tliiit  1 
m.na/llmtn.  bSvli.  n:S5.  t  Or,  f*mii.  ii  nr,  the  Jfwrir.  ' 
Ij  <)r,Je/iu<liiak,  nieiitioncJ  b-^fiirc.  •  Ot,Jemuel,  Gi.-n.  16:10; 
512 


20  And  the  sons  of  Shimon  ivcrc,  a  m.  srw 
Amnon,  and  Kinnah,  Ben-hanan,       '"' 
and  Tilon.     And  the  sons  of  Ishi  icere,  Zo- 
hetli,  and  Ben-zoheth. 

21  H  The  sons  of  Shclah  the  son  of 
Judah  u-ere,  Er  the  father  of  Lecah,  and 
Laadah  the  father  of  Mareshah,  and  the 
families  of  the  house  of  them  that  wrought 
fine  linen,  of  the  house  of  Ashbea, 

22  And  Jokim,  and  the  men  of  Chozeba, 
and  Joash,  and  Saraph,  who  had  the 
dominion  in  ]Moab,  and  Jashubi-lehcm. 
And  these  are  ancient  things. 

23  These  u'ere  the  potters,  and  those  that 
dwelt  among  plants  and  hedges :  there 
they  dwelt  with  the  king  for  his  work. 

24  •]  The  sons  of  Simeon  were,  *Nemuel, 
and  .Jamin,  t.Tarib,  Zerah,  and  Shaul: 

25  Shallum  his  son.  Mibsam  his  son, 
Mishraa  his  son. 

26  And  the  sons  of  Mishma;  Ilamuel 
his  son,  Zacchur  his  son,  Shimei  his  son. 

27  And  Shimei  had  si.xteen  sons  and 
si.x  daughters;  but  his  brethren  had  not 
many  children,  neither  did  all  their  family 
multiply,  +like  to  the  children  of  Judah. 

28  And  they  dwelt  at  Beer-sheba,  and 
Moladah,  and  Hazar-shual, 

29  And  at  ^Bilhah,  and  at  Ezem,  and 
at  II  Tolad, 

30  And  at  Bethuel,  and  at  Hormah,  and 
at  Ziklag, 

31  And  at  Beth-marcaboth,and  *nazar- 
susim,  and  at  Beth-birei,  and  at  Shaa- 
raim.  These  were  their  cities  unto  the 
reign  of  David. 

32  And  their  villages  were,  tEtam,  and 
Ain,  Rimmon,  and  Tochen,  and  Ashan, 
five  cities : 

33  And  all  their  villages  that  were  round 
about  the  same  cities,  unto  i  Baal.  These 
were  their  habitations,  and  Hheir  gene- 
alogy. 

34  And  Meshobab,  and  Jamlcch,  and 
Joshah  the  son  of  Amaziah, 

35  And  Joel,  and  Jehu  the  son  of  Josi- 
biah,  the  son  of  Seraiah,  the  .-^on  of  Asiel, 

36  And  Elioenai,  and  Jaakobah,  and 
Jeshohaiah,  and  Asaiah,  and  Adiel,  and 
Jesimiel,  and  Benaiah, 

37  And  Ziza  the  son  of  Shiphi,  the  son 
of  Allon,  the  son  of  Jcdaiah,  the  soh  of 
Sliimri,  the  son  of  Shcmaiah; 

38  These  H  mentioned  by  their  names 
were  princes  in  their  families:  and  the 
hou.se  of  their  fathers  increased  greatly. 

39  T[  And  they  went  to  the  entrance  of 
Gedor,  even  unto  the  cast  side  of  the  val- 
ley, to  seek  pasture  for  their  flocks. 

Kx,  6:1S;  Nurntifrs  2fi :  12.  f  Or.  Jiicliin,  Zohay.  i  Hrh.  un/o. 
!iOT.Biilalt,Jns\,.\'i:3.  I|  Or.  Kttu/nd,  .losli.  IH  H.  »  Or,  «i 
Mi-.M»(iA,.Io»li.  19:5.  f  Or, /OMrr,. Irwii.  19;  7.  t  Or.  Baalalh- 
hctr.  .Tnnliun  19:  R.  \  Or,  at  they  ilhijcd  themitlvtt  by  tiutU-nt 
among  them.     ||   Hcb.  cominf. 


The  sons  of 


I.   CHRONICLES,   V. 


Reuben  and  Gad 


K.->.\.sfim.   40  And  they  found  fat  pasture  and 

B  C.  about  1111  -1 

'16  good,  and  the  land  icas  wide,  and 
quiet,  and  peaceable  ;  for  they  of  Ham  had 
dwelt  there  of  old. 

41  And  these  -written  by  name  came  in 
the  days  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  and 
smote''  their  tents,  and  the  habitations 
(hat  were  found  there,  and  destroyed 
them  utterly  unto  this  day,  and  dwelt  in 
their  rooms:  because  there  was  ''pasture 
there  for  their  flocks. 

42  And  some  of  them,  even  of  the  sons 
of  Simeon,  five  hundred  men,  went  to 
mount  Seir,  having  for  their  captains 
Pelatiah,  and  Neariah,  and  Rephaiah, 
and  Uzziel,  the  sons  of  Ishi. 

43  And  they  smote  the  rest  of  the  ""Ama- 
lekites  that  were  escaped,  and  dwelt  there 
unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  line  of  Reuben  (who  lost  his  birthright)  unto  the 
captivity.  9  Their  habitation  and  conquest  of  the 
JIagarites.  11  The  chief  men  and  habitations  of  Gad. 
18  The  number  and  conquest  of  Reuben,  Gad,  and  the 
half  of  Manasseh.  23  The  habitations  and  chief  men 
of  that  half-tribe.     25  Their  captivity  for  their  sin. 

IVTOW  the  sons  of  Reuben  the  first-born 
X\  of  Israel,  for  ''he  icas  the  first-born; 
but,  forasmuch  as  he  ^defiled  his  father's 
bed,  his  birthright  was  ''given  unto  the 
sons  of  Joseph  the  son  of  Israel:  and  the 
genealogy  is  not  to  be  redkoned  after  the 
birthright: 

2  For  sJudah  prevailed  above  his  breth- 
ren, and  of  him  came  the  chief  *  ruler; 
but  the  birthright  was  Joseph's  : 

3  The  '■  sons,  /  say,  of  Reuben  the  first- 
born of  Israel  tvere,  Hanoch,  and  Pallu, 
Hezron,  and  Carmi. 

4  The  sons  of  Joel ;  Shemaiah  his  son, 
Gog  his  son,  Shimei  his  son, 

5  Micah  his  son,  Reaia  his  son,  Baal 
his  son, 

6  Beerah  his  son,  whom  t  Tilgath-pil- 
ueser  king  of  Assyria  carried  away  cap- 
tive: he  was  prince  of  the  Reubenites. 

7  And  his  brethren  by  their  families, 
when  the  genealogy  of  their  generations 
was  reckoned,  were  the  chief,  Jeiel,  and 
Zechariali, 

8  And  Bela  the  son  of  Azaz,  the  sou  of 
Shema,t  the  son  of  Joel,  who  dwelt  in 
Aroer,'  even  unto  Nebo  and  Baal-meon  : 

9  And  eastward  he  inhabited  unto  the 
entering  in  of  the  wilderness  from  the 
river  Euphrates :  because  their  cattle 
were  multiplied  in  the  land  of  JGilead. 

10  And  in  the  days  of  Saul  they  made 
war  with  the  ''Hagarites,   who  fell  by 


•  2King8,  lfi:8,  etc.  b  Num.  .1:  :  1-4.  cEl.l7:l6;  Deut. 
85-17,  11;  ISam.lStS;  ?0:n:  2Snin.R:i:.  ■<  Gen. 'ifl  :  W. 
•  Gen.  35  :  22.  f  Gen.  4S  :  1.1.  f  Gen.  4>i ;  8,  10 ;  Pm.  fiO ;  7 :  Micjli 
6-2;  Heb.7:14.  *  Or. prince,  h  Gen.  46:9:  Ex.5: 14;  N'lim.  rtiiS. 
f  Or  Tii,lnt>ipiltscr,iK\nf;s,lBr29:  16:7.  t  '>r.5Atmnm/i.  ver  4. 
i  Josh.  13:16.     J  Jush.  22 :  9.    k  Gen.  25: 12;  Psa.  83:6.    %  Heb. 


their  hand:  and  they  dwelt  in  their  tents 
throughout^  all  the  east  land  of  Gilead. 

11  lIAnd  the  children  of  Gad  dwelt 
over  against  them,  in  the  land  of  'Bashan 
unto  Salcah : 

1 2  Joel  the  chief,  and  Shapham  the  next, 
and  Jaanai,  and  Shaphat  in  Bashan. 

13  And  their  brethren  of  the  house  of 
their  fathers  were,  Michael,  and  Meshul- 
1am,  and  Sheba,  and  Jorai,  and  Jachan, 
and  Zia,  and  Heber,  seven. 

14  These  are  the  children  of  Abihail 
the  son  of  Huri,  the  son  of  Jaroah,  the 
son  of  Gilead,  the  son  of  Michael,  the  son 
of  Jeshishai,  the  son  of  Jahdo,  the  son  of 
Buz; 

1.5  Ahi  the  son  of  Abdiel,  the  son  of 
Guni,  chief  of  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

16  And  they  dwelt  in  Gilead  in  Bashan, 
and  in  her  towns,  and  in  all  the  suburbs 
of  "'Sharon,  upon  their  H  borders. 

17  All  these  were  reckoned  by  geneal- 
ogies in  the  days  of  "Jotham  king  of  Ju- 
dah, and  in  the  days  of  "Jeroboam  king 
of  Israel. 

18  T[  The  sons  of  Reuben,  and  the  Gad- 
itcs,  and  half  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  *  of 
valiant  men,  men  able  to  bear  buckler 
and  sword,  and  to  shoot  with  bow,  and 
skilful  in  war,  icerc  four  and  forty  thou- 
sand seven  hundred  and  threescore,  that 
went  out  to  the  war. 

19  And  P  they  made  war  with  the  Hagar- 
ites, with  Jetur,  and  Nephish,  and  Nodab. 

20  And  1  they  were  helped  against  them, 
and  the  Hagarites  were  delivered  into 
their  hand,  and -all  that  trcrc  with  them  : 
for  they  ''cried  to  God  in  the  battle,  and 
he  was  entreated  of  them;  'because  they 
put  their  trust  in  him. 

21  And  they  ttook  away  their  cattle; 
of  their  camels  fifty  thousand,  and  of 
sheep  two  hundred  and  fifty  thousand, 
and  of  asses  two  thousand,  an(f  of  ^men 
a  hundred  thousand. 

22  For  there  fell  down  many  slain,  'be- 
cause the  war  u'as  of  God.  And  they 
dwelt  in  their  steads  until  the  "captivity. 

23  ^And  the  children  of  (he  half-tribe 
of  Manasseh  dwelt  in  the  land:  they  in- 
creased from  Bashan  unto  Baal-hermon 
and  Senir,  and  unto  mount  Hcrmon. 

24  And  these  were  the  heads  of  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  even  Epher,  and  Ishi,  and 
Eliel,  and  Azriel,  and  Jeremiah,  and  Hod- 
aviah,  and  Jahdicl,  mighty  men  of  valor, 
famous 5  men,  and  heads  of  the  house  of 
their  fathers. 


upan  all  the  fncr  nf  the  eott.  I  .losliun  13:11.  ■>  rlinp  tftflfi 
Cant.3:1.    II  Heh.|»,.inj)j/'>iM.    n  2KingK,  I.'5:32.    »  2K:ngii,t-l:I& 

*  Hel).  font  of  valor,      p  ver.  10.      q  ver  22.      r  2riin)n.  1«:.1I. 

•  2rljr.  14:11  ;  Psa.  22:4.5:  84:  11 ,12.  t  Heb  UdeapHre.  |  Heh. 
touho/men:  n-  .Vum.  31  :  35.  t  .Tosliiia  23  :  10;.  J  CUron.  34:  8. 
o  2Kinse,  13:29;  17;a     }  Heb.  men  of  namri. 

513 


The  children 


I.  CHRONICLES,   VI, 


of  Levi. 


25  1[  And*  they  transgressed  against  the 
God  of  their  fathers,  and  went  a  whoring 
after  the  gods  of  the  people  of  the  land, 
whom  God  destroyed  before  them. 

26  And  the  God  of  Israel  stirred  up  the 
spirit  of  ''Pul  king  of  Assyria,  and  the 
spirit  of  Tilgath-pilncser  king  of  Assyria, 
and  he  carried  thein  away,  even  the  Reu- 
benites,  and  the  Gadites,  and  the  half- 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  and  brought  them  unto 
Ilalah,*^  and  Ilabor,  and  Kara,  and  to  the 
river  Gozan,  unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  The  sons  of  Levi.  4  The  line  of  the  priests  unto  the 
captivity.  IG  The  families  of  Gershom.  Merari.  and 
Kohath.  49  The  office  of  Aaron,  and  his  line  unto 
Ahimaaz.     54  The  cities  of  the  priests  and  Levites. 

THE  "'sons  of  Levi;  *Gershon,  Kohath, 
and  Merari. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Kohath ;  Amram, 
Izhar,"  and  Hebron,  and  Uzziel. 

3  And  the  children  of  Amram  ;  Aaron, 
and  Moses,  and  Miriam.  The  sons  also 
of  Aaron ;  ^Nadab  and  Abiliu,  Eleazar 
and  Ithamar. 

4  ^  Eleazar  begat  ^Phinehas,  Phinehas 
begat  Abishua, 

5  And  Abishua  begat  Bukki,  and  Bukki 
begat  Uzzi, 

6  And  Uzzi  begat  Zerahiah,  and  Zera- 
hiah  begat  Meraioth, 

7  Meraioth  begat  Amariah,  and  Ama- 
riah  begat  Ahitub, 

8  And  ''Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and  Zadok 
begat  Ahimaaz, 

9  And  Ahimaaz  begat  Azariah,  and 
Azariah  begat  Johanan, 

10  And  Johanan  begat  Azariah;  he  it 
is  that  'executed  the  priest's  office  in  the 
templet  that  Solomon  built  in  Jerusalem  : 

11  And  Azariah  begat  J  Amariah,  and 
Amariah  begat  Ahitub, 

12  And  Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and  Zadok 
begat  i  Shallum, 

13  And  Shallum  begat  Hilkiah,  and  Hil- 
kiah  begat  Azariah, 

14  And  Azariah  begat  ''Seraiah,  and 
Seraiah  begat  Jehozadak, 

15  And  Jchozadak  went  into  captivity, 
when'  the  Lord  carried  away  Judah 
and  Jerusalem  by  the  hand  of  Nebu- 
chadnezzar. 

16  H  The  sons  of  Levi;  ^Gershom,  Ko- 
hath, and  Merari. 

17  And  these  be  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  Gershom  ;  Libni,  and  Shimei. 

18  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  were,  Am- 
ram, and  Izhar,  and  Hebron,  and  Uzziel. 


•  JKiniB,  17:7-1R.     ksKinRK 
4(i:ll;    Num.  26:57.       »   Or,  G, 
6:il,24.       r   I,ev.  10:  I,  16.        K   Nu 
i  2Clirr.n.  26:  17.     +  H.-b.  ho\ 
clirip.  "I:  II.      I   Neh.  11:11. 
vcr.  I.    II  Or,/';/'i<i«,ver.  ■!:. 

514 


•  2Kin(;r.,  IR:II.     .1  Gen. 

fr.  16.      e  ver.ie22;    Ki. 

:  II.  13.       li   i^nm.  8:  17. 

j   Kr.r.l  7:3.     J  Or.  Metl,till„m, 

1  2  King.,  25:  IS.      ij  Or,  (irrtlwn, 

*  Or, /Jrfaio/i,ver.41.    tOr.fiMni, 


19  The  sons  of  Merari;  Mahli,  a. m.ttoi 
and  Mushi.  And  these  are  the  "  "^tc'^' 
families  of  the  Levites  according  to  their 
fathers. 

20  Of  Gershom ;  Libni  his  son,  Jahath 
his  son,  Zimmah  his  son, 

21  Joahil  his  son,  *Iddo  his  son,  Zerah 
his  son,  tJeaterai  his  son. 

22  Tlie  sons  of  Kohath;  +Amminadab 
his  son,  Korali  his  son,  Assir  his  son, 

23  Elkanah  his  son,  and  Ebiasaph  his 
son,  and  Assir  his  son, 

24  Tahath  his  son,  ^  Uriel  his  son,  Uz- 
ziah  his  son,  and  Shaul  his  son. 

25  And  the  sons  of  Elkanah;  Amasai, 
and  Ahimoth. 

26  ^.v/o/- Elkanah  :  tliesons  of  Elkanah  ; 
Zophaiil  his  son,  and  *Nahath  his  son, 

27  Eliab  his  son,  Jcroham  his  son,  El- 
kanah his  son. 

28  And  the  sons  of  Samuel;  the  first- 
born tVashni,  and  Abiah. 

29  The  sons  of  Merari;  Mahli,  Libni 
his  son,  Shimei  his  son,  Uzza  his  son, 

30  Shimea  his  son,  Haggiah  his  son, 
Asaiah  his  son. 

31  And  these  are  they  whom  David  set 
over  the  service  of  song  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  after  that  tlic  ark  had  '"rest. 

32  And  they  ministered  before  the 
dwelling-place  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  with  singing,  until  Solomon 
had  built  the  house  of  tlie  Lord  in  Jeru- 
salem :  and  then  they  waited  on  their 
office  according  to  their  order. 

33  And  these  are  they  that  t  waited 
with  their  children.  Of  the  sons  of  the 
Kohathites,  "Ilcman  a  singer,  the  son  of 
Joel,  the  son  of  Shemuel, 

34  The  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son  of  Jero- 
ham,  the  son  of  Eliel,  the  son  of  ^Toah, 

35  Thesonof  llZuph,the  son  of  Elkanah, 
the  son  of  Mahalh,  the  son  of  Amasai, 

36  The  son  of  Eikanah,  the  son  of  *Joel, 
the  son  of  Azariali,  the  son  of  Zephaniah, 

37  The  son  of  Tahath,  the  son  of  Assir, 
the  son  of  "Ebiasaph,  the  son  of  Korah, 

38  The  son  of  Izhar,  the  son  of  Kohath, 
the  son  of  Levi,  the  son  of  Israel. 

39  And  his  brother  PAsaph,  who  stood 
on  his  right  hand,  even  Asaph  the  son  of 
Berachiah,  the  son  of  Shimea, 

40  The  son  of  Miehacl,  the  son  of  Baa- 
seiah,  the  son  of  Malchiah, 

41  The  son  of  Ethni,  the  son  of  i  Zerah, 
the  son  of  Adaiah, 

42  The  son  of  Ethan,  the  son  of  Zim- 
mah, the  son  of  Shimei, 


v.T  41.  t  Or, /:4rtr.  ver.  2.  IS.  i  Or.  7.ephaniah,  Auriah,Joel, 
T»r.  36.  II  Or.  Zi<p/i,  ver.  :»  :  1  .S.imiicl,  1 : 1.  •  T..nA,  ver  34. 
t  Cnllcl  nl«ny„f/,  ver.  .T3;  lS:im.  8:2.  mcliap.  16:1.  t  HhIi. 
iloml.  n  Punim  8S,  title.  %  A'<i/i<J(A,  Terse  26.  II  Or,  Z"p/<r'.i 
*  Shaul,  C'ziiak,  Ihiel.vfT.H.  o  En.  6:24.  p  Neh.  7 :  44 ;  Pua. 
73,  ttr.,  titles,    q  ver.  21. 


Genealogical 


I.  CHRONICLES,   VI. 


tables. 


A.M. 2721.    43  The  son  of  Jahath,  the  son  of 

B.  C.  1280,        ^  ,  ^    T  • 

«'=■       Gershom,  the  son  of  Levi. 

44  And  their  brethren  the  sons  of  Me- 
rari  stood  on  the  left  hand:  *Ethan»  the 
son  of  tKishi,  the  son  of  Abdi,  the  son 
of  Mallueh, 

45  The  son  of  Hashabiah,  the  son  of 
Amaziah,  the  son  of  Ililkiah, 

4(i  The  son  of  Amzi,  the  son  of  Bani, 
the  son  of  Shamer, 

47  The  son  of  Mahli,  the  son  of  Mushi, 
the  son  of  Merari,  the  son  of  Levi. 

48  Their  brethren  also  the  Levites  were 
appointed ''  unto  all  manner  of  service  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  house  of  God. 

49  ^[But  Aaron  and  his  sons  offered 
upon  the  altar  of  the  "^burnt-offering,  and 
on  the  ''altar  of  incense,  mid  were  appoint- 
ed for  all  the  work  of  the  place  most  holy, 
and  to  make  an  atonement  for  Israel,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  Moses  the  servant  of 
God  had  commanded. 

50  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Aaron; 
Eleazar"  his  son,  Phinehas  his  son,  Abi- 
sliiia  his  son, 

51  Bukki  his  son,  Uzzi  his  son,  Zera- 
hiah  his  son, 

52  Meraioth  his  son,  Amariah  his  son, 
Ahitub  his  son, 

53  Zadok  his  son,  Ahimaaz  his  son. 

54  If  Now  "^ these  are  their  dwelling- 
places  throughout  their  castles  in  their 
coasts,  of  the  sons  of  Aaron,  of  the  fam- 
ilies of  the  Kohathites :  for  theirs  was 
the  lot. 

55  And  they  gave  them  Hebron  in  the 
land  of  Judah,  and  the  suburbs  thereof 
round  about  it. 

66  But  the  fields  of  the  city,  and  the 
villages  thereof,  they  ^gave  to  Caleb  the 
son  of  Jephunueh. 

57  And  to  the  sons  of  Aaron  they  gave 
the  cities  of  Judah,  namely,  Hebron,  the 
city  of  refuge,  and  Libnah  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Jattir,  and  Eshtemoa,  with 
their  suburbs, 

58  And  iHilen  with  her  suburbs,  De- 
bir  with  her  suburbs, 

59  And  ^Ashan  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Belh-shemesh  with  her  suburbs: 

60  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin; 
Geba  with  her  suburbs,  and  HAlemeth 
with  her  suburbs,  and  Anathoth  with 
her  siTburbs.  All  their  cities  throughout 
their  families  toere  thirteen  cities. 

Gl  And  unto  the  sons  of  Kohath,  which 
were  ""left  of  the  family  of  that  tribe,  iverc 
cities  given  out  of  the  half-tribe,  namely, 
Old  of  the  half-^/6e  of  Manassch,  by  lot, 
ten  cities. 


*  CRlled,  Jeduthun,  cli.ip.  9:16;  2."> :  1 ,  3,  6.  «  Psalm  89,  title. 
f  Or,  Kushaiah,  cimp.  15  :  17.  b  Numbers  8:  .1-11.  c  I.ev.  1 :  9. 
dEx.30;7,     o  ver.4-8.     f  Josh.  ch.ip.  31.    c  Josh,  U:  13;  15: 13. 


62  And  to  the  sons  of  Gershom  through- 
out their  families  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issa- 
char,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Naphlali,  and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Bashan,  thirteen 
cities. 

63  Unto  the  sons  of  'iMerari  were  given 
by  lot,  throughout  their  families,  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Reuben,  and  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Gad,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun, 
twelve  cities. 

64  And  the  children  of  Israel  gave  to  the 
Levites  these  cities  with  their  suburbs. 

65  And  they  gave  by  lot  out  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  .ludah,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Simeon,  and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Benjamin,  these 
cities,  which  are  called  by  their  names. 

66  And  ^the  residue  of  the  families  of 
the  sons  of  Kohath  had  cities  of  their 
coasts  out  of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim. 

67  And  they   gave  unto  them,   of  the 
cities  of  refuge,  Shechcm  in  mount  Ephra-  • 
im  with  her  suburbs  ;  they  gave  also  Gezer 
with  her  suburbs, 

68  And  *Jokmeam  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Beth-horon  with  her  suburbs, 

69  And  Aijalon  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Gath-rimmon  with  her  suburbs  : 

70  And  out  of  the  half-tribe  of  Manas- 
seh; Aner  with  her  suburbs,  and  Bileam 
with  her  suburbs,  for  the  family  of  the 
remnant  of  the  sons  of  Kohath. 

71  Unto  the  sons  of  Gershom  were  give7i, 
out  of  the  family  of  the  half-tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh, Golan  in  Bashan  with  lier  sub- 
urbs, and  Ashtaroth  with  her  suburbs: 

72  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar; 
Kedcsh  with  her  suburbs,  Daberath  with 
her  suburbs, 

73  And  Bamoth  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Anem  with  her  suburbs  : 

74  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher;  Ma- 
shal  with  her  suburbs,  and  Abdon  with 
her  suburbs, 

75  And  Hukok  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Rehob  with  her  suburbs  : 

76  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali; 
Kedesh  in  Galilee  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Hammon  with  her  suburbs,  and  Kirjath- 
aim  with  her  suburbs. 

77  Unto  the  rest  of  the  children  of  Mer- 
ari u-erc  given,  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun. 
Rimmon  with  her  suburbs.  Tabor  with 
her  suburbs : 

78  And  ''on  the  other  side  .Jordan  by 
Jericho,  on  the  east  side  of  Jordan,  were 
given  them,  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben, 
Bezer  in  the  wilderness  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Jahzah  with  her  suburbs, 


t  Or,  Holon,  ,Io.sli.  CI :  15.  5  Or,  Jin,  Josh.  21  :  Ifi.  ||  Or,  Jlmon, 
Joali. 21:18.  bver.6S  ij;um.:!:20.  i  vtr.BI.  »  Josh  21  :  21-35, 
where  many  of  these  cities  have  other  names,     k  Deut.  4:'I1-I3. 

(315 


Genealogical. 


I.  CHRONICLES,   VII. 


tables. 


79  Kedemoth  also  with  her  suturbs,  and 
Mephaath  with  lier  suburbs: 

80  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad;  *Ra- 
moth  in  Gilead  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Mahanaiin''  with  her  suburbs, 

81  And  Hcshbou  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Jazer  with  her  suburbs. 

CHAPTER   VII. 

1  The  sons  of  Issachar,  6  of  Benjamin,  13  of  Naphtali, 
14  of  Manasseh,  20,  'J4  and  of  Ephraiin.  '21  The 
calamity  of  Ephraim  by  the  men  of  Gath.  "23  Beriah 
is  born.  28  Ephraim's  habitations.  30  The  sons  of 
Asher. 

■]\TO\V  the  "^sons  of  Issachar  u-cre,  Tola, 
J_\  and  *Puah,  Jashub,  and  Shimron, 
four. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Tola;  Uzzi,  and  Reph- 
aiah,  and  Jeriel,  and  Jahmai,  and  Jibsam, 
and  Shcmuel,  heads  of  their  father's  house, 
to  icit,  of  Tola:  they  were  valiant  men  of 
might  in  their  generations;  whose ''num- 
ber was  in  the  days  of  David  two  and 
twenty  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Uzzi ;  Izrahiah  :  and 
the  sons  of  Izrahiah ;  Michael,  and  Oba- 
diah,  and  Joel,  Ishiah,  five  :  all  of  them 
chief  men. 

4  And  with  them,  by  their  generations, 
after  the  house  of  their  fathers,  were  bands 
of  soldiers  for  war,  six  and  thirty  thousand 
men:  for  they  had  many  wives  and  sons. 

5  And  their  brethren  among  all  the  fam- 
ilies of  "Issachar  were  valiant  men  of 
might,  reckoned  in  all  by  their  genealo- 
gies fourscore  and  seven  thousand. 

6  If  The  sons  of  "^Benjamin ;  Bela,  and 
Bechcr,  and  Jediael,  three. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Bela;  Ezbon,  and 
Uzzi,  and  Uzziel,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Iri, 
Ave;  heads  of  the  house  oi  their  fathers, 
mighty  men  of  valor;  and  were  reckoned 
by  their  genealogies  twenty  and  two 
thousand  and  thirty  and  four. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Becher;  Zemira,  and 
Joash,  and  Eliezcr,  and  Elioenai,  and 
Omri,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Abiah,  and  An- 
athoth,  and  Alameth.  All  these  are  the 
sons  of  Beeher. 

9  And  the  number  of  them,  after  their 
genealogy  by  their  generations,  heads  of  the 
house  oftheir  fathers,  mighty  men  of  valor, 
was  twenty  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

10  The  sons  also  of  Jediael;  Bilhan : 
and  the  sons  of  Bilhan;  Jcusli,  and  Ben- 
jamin, and  Ehud,  and  ('hcnaanah,  and 
Zethan,  and  Tharshish,  and  Ahishahar. 

1 1  All  these  the  sons  of  Jediael,  by  the 
heads  of  their  fathers,  « mighty  men  of 
valor,  were  seventeen  thousand  and  two 


hundred  soldiers,  fit  to  go  out  for    am  iwo. 

,   ,        ,.,  °  B.  <;.  14M. 

war  and  battle.  ^to. 

1 2  Shuppimt  also,  and  Huppim,  the  chil- 
dren of  ^  Ir,  aHr/Hushim,the  sonsof  ^Aher. 

13  1[  The  .'tons  of  Naphtali;  Jahziel,  and 
Guni,  and  Jczcr,  and  Shall  urn,  the  sons 
of  Bilhah. 

14  HThe  sons  of  Manasseh;  Ashriel, 
whom  she  bare:  {hut  his  concubine  the 
Aramitess  bare  Maehir  the  father  of  Gil- 
ead: 

15  And  Maehir  took  to  wife  the  sister  of 
Huppim''  and  Shuppim.  whose  sister's 
name  was  Maachah;)  and  the  name  of 
the  second  was  Zelophehad:  and  Zelo- 
phehad  had  daughters. 

1 6  And  Maachah  the  wife  of  Maehir  bare 
ason,  and  she  called  his  name  Peresh  ;  and 
the  name  of  his  brother  icas  Sheresh ;  and 
his  sons  were  Ulam  and  Rakem. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Ulam;  'Bedan. 
These  were  the  sons  of  Gilead,  the  son  of 
Maehir,  the  son  of  Manasseh. 

18  And  his  sister  Hammoleketh  bare 
Ishod,  and  HAbiezcr,  and  ^lahalah. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Shemidah  were, 
Ahian,  and  Shechem,  and  Likhi,  and 
Aniam. 

20  1[And  the  Jsons  of  Ephraim;  Shu- 
thelah,  and  Bered  his  son,  and  Tahath 
his  son,  and  Eladah  his  son,  and  Tahath 
his  son, 

21  And  Zabad  his  son,  and  Shuthelah 
his  son,  and  Ezer,  and  Elead,  whom  the 
men  of  Gath  that  were  born  in  that  land 
slew,  because  they  came  down  to  take 
away  their  cattle. 

22  And  Ephraim  their ''father  mourned 
many  days,  and  his  brethren  'came  to 
comfort  him. 

23  %  And  when  he  went  in  to  his  wife, 
she  conceived  and  bare  a  son,  and  he 
called  his  name  *Beriah,  "'because  it 
went  evil  with  his  "house. 

24  (And  his  daughter  ivas  Sherah,  who 
built  Beth-horon  the  nether,  and  the  up- 
per, and  Uzzen-sherah.) 

25  And  Rephali  was  his  son,  also  Re- 
sheph,  and  Telah  his  son,  and  Tahau 
his  son, 

26  Laadan  his  son,  Ammihud  his  son, 
Elishama  his  son, 

27  Nont  his  son,  Jehoshuah  his  son. 

28  1[  And  their  possessions  and  habita- 
tions luere,  Bcth-el  and  the  towns  tliTrcof, 
and  eastward  "Naaran,  and  westward 
Gezer,  Avith  the  *  towns  thereof;  Shechem 
also  and  the  towns  thereof,  unto  ^Gaza 
and  the  towns  thereof: 


»  I  Kingn,  22:3,  etc.      b  Gen.  32  :  5  ;  2. Sam.  17  :  24.  27.      c  C.en.     Num.  ifi:  .3«.      k  vcr.  12.      ilS»m.  12:11.      ||  y^io,  Num.  26:  30- 
46:13;    Num.  2«:  2.3.      *  Fhuvah.  Job.      J  rlin|<.  27  :  I.      e  <l,ap.     j   Num.  2«:  3.V      k  Gen.  37:  34.       IJobS:!!.       *  Tlinl  i«,  in  ri'iV. 
12:32.     f  Hiiip.  8:  l.etr,  1  Gt-n.  46:21.     «  2Clir.  17  :  13,elc.     t  *'*«■  I  ■"  Gen.  :16  ;  18;    1  Snm.  4  :  21.      »  2.«iim.  23:  S.      t  Or,  A'wil,  Num. 
Wi<i"innJ7/«iiAnm,  Num.26:3'J.    J  Or, /ri,  vcr.  7.    %  Or,  .i/iirom,  |  13:  B,  IB.    o  Joob.  I(i:7.    %  Hc\>.  dauflittri.    \Ot,A<ia(a. 
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I.  CHRONICLES,   VIII. 


tables. 


A.M.  2660.    29  Andby  the  borders  of  the  chil- 

B.  C.  1«4,  P         u  r  1  -I-.        1  1 

etc.  dren  oi  ^Manasseh,  Beth-shean 
and  her  towns,  Taanach  and  her  towns, 
Megiddo  and  her  towns,  Dor  and  her 
towns.  In  these  dwelt  the  children  of 
Joseph  the  son  of  Israel. 

30  IT  The  sons  of  ''Asher;  Imnah,  and 
Isuah,  and  Ishuai,  and  Bcriah,  and  Serah 
their  sister. 

31  And  the  sons  of  Beriah;  Ileber,  and 
Malchiel,  who  is  the  father  of  Birzavith. 

32  And  Heber  begat  Japhlet,  and  *Sho- 
mer,  and  Hotham,  and  Shua  their  sister. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Japhlet;  Pasach, 
and  Bimhal,  and  Ashvath.  These  arc 
the  children  of  Japhlet. 

34  And  the  sons  of  tShamer;  Ahi,  and 
Rohgah,  Jehubbah,  and  Aram. 

35  And  the  sons  of  his  brother  Helem; 
Zophah,  and  Imna,  and  Shelesh,  and 
Amal. 

36  The  sons  of  Zophah  ;  Suah,  and  Har- 
nepher,  and  Shual,  and  Beri,  and  Imrah, 

37  Bezer,  and  Hod,  and  Shamma,  and 
Shilshah,  and  Ithran,  and  Beera. 

38  And  the  sons  of  Jether;  Jephunneh, 
and  Pispah,  and  Ara. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Ulla;  Arab,  and 
Haniel,  and  Rezia. 

40  All  these  tvere  the  children  of  Asher, 
heads  of  their  father's  house,  choice  and 
mighty  men  of  valor,  chief  of  the  princes. 
And  the  number  throughout  the  genealo- 
gy of  them  that  were  apt  to  the  war  and  to 
battle  ivas  twenty  and  six  thousand  men. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  The  sons  and  chief  men  of  Benjamin.     33  The  stock 
of  Saul  and  Jonathan. 

nyrOW  Benjamin  begat  Bela  his  first- 
J_N  born,  Ashbel  the  second,  and  Ahar- 
ah  (he  third, 

2  Nohah  the  fourth,  and  Rapha  the  fifth. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Bela  were,  tAddar, 
and  Gera,  and  Abihud, 

4  And  Abishua,  and  Naaman,  and 
Ahoah, 

5  And  "^Gera,  and  ^Shephuphan,  and 
Huram. 

6  And  these  arc  the  sons  of  Ehud  ;  these 
are  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Geba,  and  they  removed  them  to 
Manahath:"^ 

7  And  Naaman,  and  Ahiah,  and  Gera, 
he  removed  them,  and  begat  Uzza,  and 
Abihud. 

8  And  Shaharaim  begat  children  in  the 
country  of  *Moab,  after  he  had  sent  them 
away ;  Hushim  and  Baara  were  his  wives.  I 

•  Josh.  17:7,  11.  b  Gen.  46:17:  Num.  2B:44.  ♦  Shamer,  ver.  I 
34.  t  -W'-mfr,  ver.  .U.  t  Or,  Jid,  Gen.  46:21.  o  Jmlg.  3:  li.  I 
8  Or,  Shupham,  Number!,  2fi  :  39  :  cli.ip.  7:12.  d  cliap.  2  :  n>. 
ellutlil:!.  r  Ezra2:  W;  NVh.  6:2;  II  :3.').  e  Ter  21.  ||  Or,  I 
Slicma,  \et.  13.     b  Joshua  18:  S8;    Neb.ll:!,      *  Called  JcAi'c',  I  chap,  9:43 


9  And  he  begat  of  Hodesh  his  wife,  Jo- 
bab,  and  Zibia,  and  ISIesha,  and  iMalcham, 

10  And  Jeuz,  and  Shachia,  and  Mirma. 
These  were  his  sons,  heads  of  tbe  fathers. 

11  And  of  Hushim  he  begat  Abitub, 
and  Elpaal. 

1 2  The  sons  of  Elpaal ;  Eber,  and  Mi- 
sham,  and  Shamed,  who  built  ^Ono,  and 
Lod,  with  the  towns  thereof: 

13  Beriah  also,  and  ^Shema,  who  ivere 
heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  inhabitants  of 
Aijalon,  who  drove  away  the  inhabitants 
of  Gath: 

14  And  Ahio,  Shashak,  and  Jeremolh, 

15  And  Zebadiah,  and  Arad,  and  Adcr, 

16  And  Michael,  und  Ispah,  and  Joha, 
the  sons  of  Beriah ; 

17  And  Zebadiah,  and  Meshullam,  and 
Hezeki,  and  Heber, 

18  Ishmerai  also,  and  Jezliah,  and  Jo- 
bab,  the  sons  of  Elpaal; 

19  And  Jakim,  and  Zichri,  and  Zabdi, 

20  And  Elienai,  and  Zilthai,  and  Eliel, 

21  And  Adaiah,  and  Beraiah,  and  Shim- 
rath,  the  sons  of  UShimhi; 

22  And  Ishpan,  and  Heber,  and  Eliel, 

23  And  Abdon,  and  Zichri,  and  Hanan, 

24  And  Hananiah,  and  Elani,  and  An- 
tothijah, 

25  And  Iphedeiah,  and  Peneul,  the  sons 
of  Shashak ; 

26  And  Shamsherai,  and  Shehariah,  and 
Athaliah, 

27  And  Jaresiah,  and  Eliah,  and  Zichri, 
the  sons  of  Jeroham. 

28  These  were  heads  of  the  fathers, 
by  their  generations,  chief  77je;i.  These 
dwelt''  in  Jerusalem. 

29  And  at  Gibeon  dwelt  the  'father  of 
Gibeon;  whose  wife's  name  tvas  Maa- 
chah : 

30  And  his  first-born  son  Abdon,  and 
Zur,  and  Kish,  and  Baal,  and  Nadab, 

31  And  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and  tZacher. 

32  And  Mikloth  begat  tShimeah,  And 
these  also  dwelt  with  their  brethren  in 
Jerusalem,  over  against  them. 

33  ^[And  Ner  begat  Kish,  and  Kish  begat 
Saul,  and  Saul  begat  Jonathan,  and  Malchi- 
shua,  and  ^Abinadab,  and  HEsh-baal. 

34  And  the  son  of  Jonathan  was  *Merib- 
banl ;  and  I\lerib-baal  begat  Micah. 

35  And  the  sons  of  Micah  icerc,  Pithon, 
and  Melech,  and  tTarca,  and  Aliaz. 

36  And  Ahaz  begat  l.lehoadah  ;  and  Je- 
hoadah  begat  Alcmctli,  and  Azmaveth, 
and  Zimri;  and  Ziinri  begat  Moza; 

37  And  Moza  begat  Binea:  *  Rapha  «'as 
his  son,  Eleasah  his  son,  Azel  his  son. 


cliap,  M :  r>.1.  t  Or,  Zechariah.  cliap.  •) :  37.  ±  Or.  Shimtnm,  ihnp. 
9:38.  4  /»/ii/i,  1  Samuel,  14  :  4R  ||  Or, /M6ni*f//i,  2  S.inmel, 
2:8.  ♦  Or.  Mtphihnthtth.  2  .«amiiel,  4:4;  9:8,10.  f  Or, 
ToArrn,  chapter  9; -11.      J  yoin'i,  chapter  9:  42.       \  Rrphaiah, 

517 


Families  dwelling 


I.  CHRONICLES,   IX. 


in  Jerusalem. 


38  And  Azcl  liad  six  sons,  whose  names  ' 
are  these,  Azrikam,  Bocheru,  and  Ish- , 
mael,  and  Sheariah,  and  Obadiah,  and 
Hanan.    All  these  were  the  sons  of  Azcl. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Eshek  his  brother 
were,  Ulam  his  first-born,  Jehush  the 
second,  and  Eliphelet  the  third. 

40  And  the  sons  of  Ulam  were  mighty 
men  of  valor,  archers,  and  had  many 
sons,  and  sons'  sons,  a  hundred  and  fifty. 
All  these  are  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

1  The  original  of  Israel's  and  Judah's  genealogies.  2 
The  I.-raelites,  10  the  priests,  14  and  the  Levites, 
with  Nethinim,  which  dwelt  in  Jerusalem.  27  The 
charge  of  certain  Levites.  35  The  stock  of  Saul  ind 
Jonathan. 

SO  all  Israel  were  reckoned  by  geneal- 
ogies ;  and  behold,  they  were  written 
in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Israel  and 
Jndah,  U'ho  were  carried  away  to  Baby- 
lon for  their  transgression. 

2  U  Now"  the  first  inhabitants  that  dwelt 
in  their  possessions  in  their  cities  were, 
the  Israelites,  the  priests,  Levites,  and 
the  ''Nethinim. 

3  And  in  '^Jerusalem  dwelt  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah,  and  of  the  children  of 
Benjamin,  and  of  the  children  of  Ephra- 
im,  and  Manasseh ; 

4  Uthai  the  son  of  Ammihud,  the  son  of 
Omri,  the  son  of  Imri,  the  sou  of  Bani, 
of  the  children  of  Pharcz  the  son  of  Judah. 

5  And  of  the  Shilonites;  Asaiah  the 
first-born,  and  his  sons. 

6  And  of  the  sons  of  Zcrali ;  Jeucl,  and 
their  brethren,  six  hundred  and  ninety. 

7  And  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin;  Sallu 
the  son  of  McshuUam,  the  son  of  Hoda- 
viah,  the  son  of  Hascnuah, 

8  And  Ibnciah  the  son  of  Jerohnm,  and 
Elah  the  son  of  Uzzi,  the  son  of  Michri, 
and  ]Mcsluillam  the  son  of  Shcphatiah, 
the  son  of  llcuel,  the  son  of  Ibnijah; 

9  And  their  brethren,  according  to  their 
generations,  nine  hundred  and  fifty  and 
six.  All  these  men  were  chief  of  the  fa- 
thers in  the  liouse  of  their  fathers. 

10  •'  And  of  the  ''priests;  Jedaiah,  and 
Jehoiarib,  and  .lachin, 

11  And  *Azariah  the  son  of  Ililkiah, 
the  son  of  Meshnllam,  the  son  of  Zadok, 
the  son  of  Mcraioth,  the  son  of  Ahitub, 
the  ruler  of  the  house  of  God  ; 

12  And  Adaiah  the  son  of  .Tcroham,  the 
son  of  I'ashur,  the  son  of  MaU-hijah,  and 
Maasiai  the  son  of  Adiel,  the  son  of  Jah- 
zerah,  the  son  of  McshuUam,  the  son  of 
Meshillcmith,  the  son  of  Inimcr; 

13  And    their    brethren,    heads   of   the 

•  F.Jir.l  2 :  TO ;  Neli.  7:73.  k  JoMmn  « :  07  ;  KzrxSMS;  8  : 'JO. 
«N<-li.  11:1.  <1  NMl.  II:  in.elc.  *  ^Vrola/i,  Ncli.  II  :  II.  f  Heb. 
miehtij  men  K/volitr.     f  Heb.  Ihytiholdt.    «  Num.  31:6.     f  cliup. 

518 


house  of  their  fathers,  a  thousand  a  m  2iu4. 
and  seven  hundred  and  threescore  ;      "= 
veryt  able  men  for  the  work  of  the  service 
of  the  house  of  God. 

14  And  of  the  Levites;  Shemaiah  the 
son  of  Hasshub,  the  son  of  Azrikam,  the 
son  of  Hashabiah,  of  the  sons  of  Merari ; 

15  And  Bakbakkar,  Ileresh,  and  Galal, 
and  INlattaniah  Ihe  son  of  Micah,  the  son 
of  Zichri,  the  son  of  Asaph  ; 

16  And  Obadiah  the  son  of  Shemaiah, 
the  son  of  Galal,  the  son  of  Jeduthun, 
and  Berechiah  the  son  of  Asa,  the  son  of 
Elkanah,  that  dwelt  in  the  villages  of 
the  Netophathites. 

17  ^And  the  porters  were,  Shallum,  and 
Akkub,  and  Talmon,  and  Ahiman,  and 
their  brethren:  Shallum  was  the  chief; 

18  Who  hitherto  waited  in  the  king's 
gate  eastward :  they  ivere  porters  in  the 
companies  of  the  children  of  Levi. 

19  And  Shallum  the  son  of  Kore,  the 
son  of  Ebiasaph,  the  son  of  Korah,  and  his 
brethren,  of  the  house  of  his  father,  the 
Korahites,  u'ere  over  the  work  of  the  ser- 
vice, keepers  of  the  -gates  of  the  taberna- 
cle :  and  their  fathers,  being  over  the  host 
of  the  Lord,  icere  keepers  of  the  entry. 

20  And  "Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar 
was  the  ruler  over  them  in  time  past, 
and  the  Lord  teas  with  him. 

21  And  Zcchariali  the  son  of  Meshele- 
miali  teas  porter  of  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation. 

22  All  these  tchich  u-ere  chosen  to  be 
porters  in  the  gates  were  two  hundred 
and  twelve.  These  were  reckoned  by 
their  genealogy  in  their  villages,  whom 
David  "^  and  Samuel  the  ^seer  Mid  ordain 
in  their  H  set  office. 

23  So  they  and  their  children  had  the 
oversight  of  the  gates  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  namely,  ihc  house  of  the  tabernacle, 
by  wards. 

24  In  four  quarters  were  the  porters, 
toward  the  cast,  west,  north,  and  south. 

25  And  their  brethren,  u-hich  were  in 
their  villages,  were  to  come  "^  after  seven 
days  from  time  to  time  with  them. 

26  For  these  Levites,  the  four  chief  por- 
ters, were  in  their  'set  otlice,  and  were 
over  the  tchambcrs  and  treasuries  of  the 
house  of  God. 

27  And  they  lodged  round  about  the 
house  of  God,  because  the  charge  icas 
upon  them,  and  the  opening  thereof  every 
xaor lixng  fcrtaincd  to  them. 

28  And  certain  of  them  had  the  charge 
of  the  ministering  vessels,  that  they 
should  t  bring  them  in  and  out  by  tale. 


26:l,otc  »  I  Samuel,  «  ;  9.  %  Hel., /,.«> 
1>  2Kingii,  II  :fi.  »  Or,  Iriitt.  r  Or,  tto'eho 
them  in  fry  fa/r,  and  cany  them  out  by  taU. 


II  n,,„u.t. 

%  Heb.  bring 


Israel  is  defeated. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  X, 


Saul  and  his  sons  slain. 


A.M. 2804.     29  Some  of  them  also  were  ap- 

B.  C.  1*200  ^ 

"c.  '  pointed  to  oversee  the  vessels,  and 
all  the  *  instruments  of  the  sanctuary,  and 
the  fine  flour,  and  the  wine,  and  the  oil, 
and  the  frankincense,  and  the  spices. 

30  And  some  of  the  sons  of  the  priests 
made  the  ^ointment  of  the  spices. 

31  And  Mattithiah,  one  of  the  Levites, 
who  ivas  the  first-born  of  Shallum  the 
Korahite,  had  the  t  set  office  over  the 
things'"  that  were  made  +in  the  pans. 

32  And  other  of  their  brethren,  of  the 
sons  of  the  Kohathites,  were  over  the 
show-bread,*  to  prepare  it  every  sabbath. 

33  And  these  arc  the  '^singers,  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  the  Levites,  who  remaining 
in  tlie  chambers  tvere  free  :  for  H  they  were 
employed  in  that  work  day  and  night. 

34  These  chief  fathers  of  the  Levites 
U'cre  chief  throughout  their  generations; 
these  dwelt  at  Jerusalem. 

35  ^  And  in  Gibeon  dwelt  the  father  of 
Gibeon,  Jehiel,  whose  wife's  name  was 
Maachah  i"* 

36  And  his  first-born  sou  Abdon,  tlien  Zur, 
and  Kish,  and  Baal,  and  Ner,  and  Nadab, 

37  And  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and  Zecha- 
ri'ah,  and  Mikloth. 

38  And  Mikloth  begat  Shimeam.  And 
they  also  dwelt  with  their  brethren  at 
Jerusalem,  over  against  their  brethren. 

39  And  "Ner  begat  Kish;  and  Kish  begat 
Saul ;  and  Saul  begat  Jonathan,  and  Mal- 
chi-shua,  and  Abinadab,  and  Esh-baal. 

40  And  the  son  of  Jonathan  ivas  Merib- 
baal :   and  Merib-baal  begat  Micah. 

41  And  the  sons  of  Micah  were,  Pithon, 
and  INIclech,  and  Tahrea,  and  ^Ahaz. 

42  And  Ahaz  begat  Jarah :  and  Jarah 
begat  Alemeth,  and  Azmaveth,  and  Zim- 
ri ;  and  Zimri  begat  Moza; 

43  And  Moza  begat  Binea;  and  Repha- 
iah  his  son,  Eieasah  his  son,  Azel  his  son. 

44  And  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose  names 
are  these,  Azrikam,  Bocheru,  and  Ish- 
maei,  and  Sheariah,  and  Obadiali,  and 
Hanan.     These  were  the  sons  of  Azel. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Saul's  overthrow  and  death.  8  The  Philistine.s  tri- 
umph over  Saul.  11  The  kindnpss  of  Jabesh-silead 
towards  Saul  and  his  sons.  13  Saul's  sin,  for  wliioh 
the  kingdom  was  translated  from  him  to  David. 

"IVrOW  the   s  Philistines  fought  against 
_LN    Israel;   and   the  men  of  Israel  fled 


*  Or,  i'«K/i.  «  Ex.  rtO:'i1,  ■».  trtr.trutt.  b  Lev.  2:^;  6:il. 
f  Or,  on  Jtiit  platti,  or  tticet.  I  Heb.  tntaJ  of  ordering.  Lev. 
■M:S.  c  ch.ip.  B::!l;  2.i  :  4  ||  Heb.  upon  them  was.  <1  (fliap. 
8:-2H.     »  ihap.  8:33.      f  cliap.  8  :  J.').      8   I  Sam.  31  :  1,  etc.      *  Or, 


CHAPTER  X. 
].   l\Tonnt  Gilhoa  ;  on  the  south  of  the  valley 
of  Esdraelon,  sometimes  called  the  valley  of  Jez- 
reel. 

3.  Archers  ;  who  fought  with  bows  and  arrows. 

4.  Armor-bearer ;  who  carried  his  weapons. 


from  before  the  Philistines,  and  fell  down 
slain*  in  mount  Gilboa. 

2  And  the  Philistines  followed  liard 
after  Saul,  and  after  his  sons;  and  the 
Philistines  slew  Jonatlian,  and  tAbina- 
dab,  and  Malchi-shua,  the  sons  of  Saul. 

3  And  the  battle  went  sore  against  Saul, 
and  tlie  +  archers  *  hit  him,  and  he  was 
wounded  of  the  arcliers. 

4  Then  said  Saul  to  his  armor-bearer, 
Draw  thy  sword,  and  tiirust  me  through 
therewith  ;  lest  these  uncircumeiscd  come 
and  'I  abuse  me.  But  liis  armor-bearer 
would  not;  for  he  was  sore  afraid.  So 
Saul  took  a  sword,  and  fell  upon  it. 

5  And  when  his  armor-bearer  saw  that 
Saul  was  dead,  he  fell  likewise  on  the 
sword,  and  died. 

6  So  Saul  died,  and  his  three  sons,  and 
all  his  house  died  together. 

7  And  when  all  the  men  of  Israel  that 
luere  in  the  valley  saw  that  they  fled, 
and  that  Saul  and  his  sons  were  dead, 
then  they  forsook  their ''cities,  and  fled: 
and  the  Philistines  came  and  dwelt  in 
them. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
when  the  Philistines  came  to  strip  the 
slain,  tliat  tliey  found  Saul  and  liis  sous 
fallen  in  mount  Gilboa. 

9  And  when  they  had  stripped  him, 
they  took  his  head,  and  his  armor,  and 
sent  into  the  land  of  the  Philistines  round 
about,  to  carry  tidings  unto  their  idols, 
and  to  the  people. 

10  And  'they  put  his  armor  in  the  house 
of  their  gods,  and  fastened  his  head  in  the 
temple  of  Dagon. 

11  ^And  when  all  Jabesh-gilead  heard 
all  that  the  Philistines  had  done  to  Saul, 

12  Tiiey  arose,  all  the  valiant  men,  and 
took  away  the  body  of  Saul,  and  the 
bodies  of  his  sons,  and  brought  them  to 
Jabesh,  and  buried  their  bones  under  the 
oak  in  Jabesh,  and  fasted  seven  days. 

13  ^  So  Saul  died  for  his  transgression 
which  he  'committed  against  the  Loud, 
even  J  against  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which 
he  kept  not,  and  also  for  asking  ^covnsd 
oi one  that  had  a  familiar  spirit,  to  inquire 
of  it: 

14  And  inquired  not  of  the  Lord:  there- 
fore he  slew  him,  and  'turned  the  king- 
dom unto  David  the  son  of  t  Jesse. 


tooumled.     \  0 

.Uku 

t.  ISam.  U:*9. 

t  Heb.  thootert  with  boxef. 

%  Heb.  found. 

lOr.r 

nock,    b  Lev.  tfi. 

31.    1  1  Sam  31:10.     »  Heb. 

'.rantgressed.     j 

ISarr 

.  13:13;    15  :  i1. 

k  1  Sam.  2S :  7.  etc.      1  1 

Sam.  16:1.  13: 

:8:  17 

;  2Sam.  3:9,  10 

ft  :  3.     t  Heb.  Itai. 

10.  Faste7ied  his  head ;  his  body  had  been  fast- 
ened to  the  wall  in  Beth-shan.     1  Sam.  31 :  10. 
12.  Jabesh  ;  on  the  east  of  Jordan. 

INSTRUCTIOXS. 
4.  Those  who  have  not  chosen  God  as  their  por- 
tion and  have  no  hope  in  his  mercy,  arc  often  very 
'519 


David  crowned  at  Hebron.  I.    CHRONICLES,    XI, 


His  mighty  men. 


CHAPTER   XI. 

1  David  by  a  gpiieral  consent  is  made  king  at  Hebron. 
4  He  winneth  the  castle  of  Zion  from  the  Jebusites 
by  Joab's  valor.  10  A  catalogue  of  David's  mighty 
men. 

THEN  *all  Israel  gathered  themselves 
to  David  unto  Hebron,  saying,  Be- 
hold, we  are  thy  bone  and  thy  flesh. 

2  And  moreover  *in  time  past,  even 
when  Saul  was  king,  thou  icast  he  that 
leddest  out  and  broughtest  in  Israel :  and 
the  Lord  thy  God  said  unto  thee,  Thou 
shall  tfced  my  people ''Israel,  and  thoix 
shall  be  ruler  over  my  people  Israel. 

3  Therefore  came  all  the  elders  of  Israel 
to  the  king  to  Hebron ;  and  David  made 
a  covenant  with  them  in  Hebron  before 
the  Lord;  and  they  anointed  David  king 
over  Israel,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord  tby  "^Samuel. 

4  TfAnd  David  and  all  Israel  went  to 
Jerusalem,  which  is  ^  Jebus  ;  where  the 
Jebusites  n'c/r,  the  inhabitants  of  the  land. 

5  And  the  inhabitants  of  Jebus  said 
to  David,  Thou  shalt  not  come  hither. 
Nevertheless  David  took  the  castle  of 
Zion,  which  is  the  city  of  David. 

6  And  David  said.  Whosoever  smiteth 
the  Jebusites  first  shall  be  *  chief  and 
captain.  So  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah 
went  first  up,  and  was  chief. 

7  And  David  dwelt  in  the  castle  ;  there- 
fore they  called  II  it  the  city  of  David. 

8  And  he  built  the  city  round  about, 
even  from  Millo  round  about:  and  Joab 
repaired*  the  rest  of  the  city. 

9  So  David  t  waxed  greater  and  greater : 
for  the  Lord  of  hosts  teas  with  him. 

10  II  These  also  are  the  chief  of  the 
mighty  men  whom  David  had,  who 
strengthened*  themselves  with  him  in 
his  kingdom,  and  with  all  Israel,  to  make 
hi!n  king,  according  to  the  "word  of  the 
LoRn  concerning  Israel. 

1 1  And  this  is  the  number  of  the  mighty 
men  whom  David  had;  Jashobeam,  *a 
Hachmonite,  the  chief  of  flie  captains: 
he  lifted  np  his  spear  against  three  hun- 
dred slain  by  him  at  one  time. 

12  And  after  him  tvas  Eleazar  the  son 
of  Dodo,  the  Ahohitc,  who  tras  one  of  the 
three  mightics. 


•  U.S.iiii.  ,5:1,  etr.  *  Hcb.  holli  yttterilav  nnd  lite  Ihhd  day. 
t  Or.  rule,  b  Pm.  7R :  71  ;  .Ter.  3:  Ifi.  %  HpIi.  Iiy  the  hiind  of. 
c  1  Sam  l(i;  I,  \i.  il  Ju<l!.'  I  :-2l  ;  lit:  10.  \  Heh.  hend  \\  Tliiit 
1»,  ZlVin.  'ZSnlll.  ^:7.  *  Hfll.  KlPlVrf  t  Hcb  wrnt  in  going  iiHd 
incrtating.  t  '>r,  lield  tlrunqlg  with  him.  o  1  Sam.  l>i:  I.  !■;. 
j  Or,  ion  of  Huchmoni.       ||  Or,  Epheidammin.   I  S.imiiel,  17:  1. 


mi.ser.aHe  when  they  come  to  die;  and  .sometimes 
are  re.ady  to  hasten  their  death  by  their  own  hands. 
14.  To  seek  help  trom  evil  spirits  is  a  i;reat  sin, 
and  exposes  those  who  do  it  to  the  just  judfjirients 
of  G-od.  Pretensions  to  intercourse  with,  departed 
spirits  dishonor  him  and  his  word,  and  should  be 
refrained  from  and  discountenaneed.  Lev.  19:2G, 
31 ;  20  :  27  ;  Dout.  18  ■  11 ;  Isa.  8 :  19,  20. 
520 


13  He  was  with  David  at  H  Pa.s- Vc/im?: 
dammim,  and  there  the  Philistines  were 
gathered  together  to  battle,  where  was  a 
parcel  of  ground  full  of  barley;  and  the 
people  fled  from  before  the  Philistines. 

14  And  they  *set  themselves  in  the 
midst  of  that  parcel,  and  delivered  it,  and 
slew  the  Philistines  ;  and  the  Lord  saved 
them  by  a  great  t  deliverance. 

15  If  Now  t  three  of  the  thirty  captains 
went  "^down  to  the  rock  to  David,  into 
the  cave  of  Adullam;  and  the  host  of  the 
Philistines  encamped  in  the  valley  of 
Rephaim.e 

16  And  David  v:as  then  in  the  hold, 
and  the  Philistines'  garrison  was  then  at 
Beth-lehem. 

17  And  David  ''longed,  and  said.  Oh 
that  one  would  give  me  drink  of  the  wa- 
ter of  the  well  of  Beth-lehem,  that  is  at 
the  gate ! 

18  And  the  three  brake  througli  the 
host  of  the  Philistines,  and  drew  water 
out  of  the  well  of  Beth-lehem,  that  ii'as 
by  the  gate,  and  took  it,  and  brought  it  to 
David :  but  David  would  not  drink  of  it, 
but  poured  'it  out  to  the  Lord, 

19  And  said.  My  God  forbid  it  me,  that 
I  should  do  this  thing:  shall  I  drink  the 
bloodJ  of  these  men  Mhat  have  put  ''their 
lives  in  jeopardy?  for  with  the  jeopardy 
of  their  lives  they  brought  it:  therefore 
he  would  not  drink  it.  These  things  did 
these  three  miglitiest. 

20  H  And  'Abishai  the  brother  of  Joab, 
he  was  chief  of  the  three:  for  lifting  up 
his  spear  against  three  hundred,  he  slew 
them,  and  had  a  name  among  the  three. 

21  Of  the  three,  he  was  more  honorable 
than  the  two;  for  he  was  their  captain: 
howbeit  he  attained  not  to  the  J?r.v7  three. 

22  Bcnaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  the  son 
of  a  valiant  man  of  Kabzeel,  II  who  had 
done  many  acts;  he  slew  two  lion-like 
men  of  Moab :  also  he  went  down  and 
slew  a  lion  in  a  pit  in  a  snowy  day. 

23  And  ho  slew  an  Egyptian,  a  man 
of*  great  stature,  five  cubits  high;  and  in 
the  Egyptian's  hand  was  a  spear  like  a 
weaver's  beam ;  and  he  went  down  to 
him  with  a  staff,  and  plucked  the  spear 


*  r\t,ttonrt.  t  Or,  sa/vrition.  J  Or,  three  coitlaint  over  the  Ihirly. 
f  ■!  Slim.  M:  1.1,  etc.  e  €lm|>.  14  :  9.  h  I'sn.  107  :  S.  ilS«m.7:fi. 
j  I.VV.  17  :  10.  I  I  i  P»li.  72 :  14.  %  Heli.  icrM  their  livrt.  k  .ludg. 
»:  18;  9:17:  1  .Snm.  IM:."!.  I  2  Sam.  23: 18,  etc.  \\  Hth.  great  of 
deed:     *  Heh.  of  meaiure. 


CHAPTER    XI. 

1.   ITehiOH  ;  about  twenty-seven  miles  south  of 
Jerusalem. 

4.  Jehvs  ;  the  former  name  of  Jerusalem. 
8.  Millo  ;  a  fortified  part  of  Jerusalem. 
13.   Pa.i-fianimim  :   in  the  tribe  of  Judah. 
l-l.  A/liiltam — valley  of  Repliai III  ;  in  .Tudah. 
23.  Five  cubits ;  about  seven  and  a  half  feet. 


The  mighty  men 


I.  CHRONICLES,   XII. 


of  David's  host. 


u.u'io^?"'  out  of  the  Egyptian's  hand,  and 
slew  him  with  'his  own  spear. 

24  These  things  did  Benaiah  the  son  of 
Jehoiada,  and  had  a  name  among  the 
three  mighties. 

25  Behold,  he  was  honorable  among  the 
thirty,  but  attained  not  to  the  Jirst  three  : 
and  David  set  him  over  his  guard. 

26  ^[  Also  the  valiant  men  of  the  armies 
irerc,  Asahel  the  brother  of  Joab,  Elhanan 
the  son  of  Dodo  of  Beth-lehem, 

27  Shammoth*  the  t  Harorite,  Helez  the 
Pelonite,^ 

28  Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesh  the  Tekoite, 
Abi-ezer  the  Antothite, 

29  Sibbecai*  the  Hushathite,  « Ilai  the 
Ahohite, 

30  Maharai  the  Netophathite,  *  Heled 
the  son  of  Baanah  the  Netophathite, 

31  Ithai  the  son  of  Ribai  of  Gibeah, 
that  pertained  to  the  children  of  Benjamin, 
Benaiah  the  Pirathonite, 

32  Ilurait  of  the  brooks  of  Gaash, 
AbieU  the  Arbathite, 

33  Azmaveth  the  Baharumite,  Eliahba 
the  Shaalbonite, 

34  The  sonsof  Ulashem  the  Gizonite, 
Jonathan  the  son  of  Shage  the  Ilararite, 

35  Ahiam  the  son  of  II  Sacar  the  Ilara- 
rite, *  Eliphal  the  son  of  t  Ur, 

36  HephcrtheMecherathite,  Ahijah  the 
I'elonite, 

37  Hezrot  the  Carmelite,  ^Naarai  the 
son  of  Ezbai, 

38  Joel  the  brother  of  Nathan,  Mibhar 
the  II  son  of  Haggeri, 

39  Zelek  the  Ammonite,  Naharai  the 
Berothite,  the  armor-bearer  of  Joab  the 
son  of  Zeruiah, 

40  Ira  the  Ithrite,  Gareb  the  Ithrite, 

41  Uriah  the  Hittite,  Zabad  the  son  of 
Ahlai, 

42  Adina  the  son  of  Shiza  the  Reuben- 
ite,  a  captain  of  the  Reubenites,  and  thirty 
with  him, 

43  Hanan  the  son  of  Maachah,  and 
Joshaphat  the  Mithnitc, 

44  Uzzia  the  Ashterathite,  Shama  and 
Jeliiel  the  sons  of  Hothan  the  Aroerite, 


»   iSam.  17 

fil 

*  Or, 

Shammah, 

t   Or,  Harodite, 

1  Sam. 

2:! :  25. 

t  Or, 

1' 

iltite.  ■!  S 

am.  -1% :  ifi. 

%  Or.  Mcbunnui. 

1] 

Or, 

*  0 

r,  Helch.    t 

Or.  Hiddui. 

X  Or,  Aliiiilbon 

\ 

Or, 

2  Sam 

23 

:3J,33. 

II  Ot,  Sham 

:     *  Or.EUvhtlci 

■ 

Or, 

Ahtttha 

.     *  Or, 

Htzrai 

5  Or,  Paarai  the  Arbitt.      \\ 

Or 

the 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  When  the  time  comes,  all  persons  and  tilings 
•-onspire,  as  far  as  maybe  needful,  to  advance  those 
who  are  selected  of  G-od  for  stations  of  honor  and 
responsibility,  and  to  fulfil  his  designs  of  love  and 
mercv  witli  regard  to  thcni. 

9.  The  presence  and  favor  of  God  will  overcome 
all  obstructions  in  the  way  of  the  advancement  of 
those  whom  he  delights  to  honor. 

13.  Though  deliverance  from  evil  comes  from 
G-od,  yet  he  works  by  means,  and  men  must  em- 


45  Jediael  the  *  son  of  Shimri,  and  Joha 
his  brother,  the  Tizilc, 

46  Eliel  the  Mahavite,  and  Jeribai  and 
Joshaviah  the  sons  of  Elnaam,  and  Ith- 
mah  the  Moabite, 

47  Eliel,  and  Obed,  and  Jasicl  the  Mes- 
obaite. 

■CHAPTER  XII. 

1  The  companies  that  came  to  fiavid  at  Zildag.     23 
The  armies  that  came  to  him  at  Hebron. 

"IVrOW  ''these  arc  they  tliat  came  to  Da- 
_L\  vid  to  Ziklag,  t  while  he  yet  kept 
liimself  close  because  of  Saul  the  son  of 
Kish :  and  they  tcerc  among  the  mighty 
men,  helpers  of  the  war. 

2  They  ivere  armed  with  bows,  and  could 
use  both  the  right  hand  and  the  '^left  in 
hurling  stones  and  shooting  arrows  out  of  a 
bow,  even  of  Saul's  brethren  of  Benjamin. 

3  The  chief  was  Ahiczcr,  then  Joash, 
the  sons  of  ^Shemaah  the  (iibcathile;  and 
Jeziel,  and  Pelct,  the  sons  of  Azmaveth  ; 
and  Berachah,  and  Jehu  the  Antothite, 

4  And  Ismaiah  the  Gibeonite,  a  mighty 
man  among  the  thirty,  and  over  the  thir- 
ty; and  Jeremiah,  and  Jahaziel,  and  Jo- 
lianan,  and  Josabad  the  Gederathite, 

5  Eluzai,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Bealiah, 
and  Shemariah,  and  Shephatiah  the  Ha- 
ruphite, 

6  Elkanah,  and  Jesiah,  and  Azareel,  and 
Joezer,  and  Jashobeam  the  Korhites, 

7  And  Joclah,  and  Zebadiah,  the  sons  of 
Jeroham  of  Gedor. 

8  And  of  the  Gadites  there  separated 
themselves  unto  David  into  the  hold  to 
the  wilderness  men  of  might,  and  men 
of*  war  fit  for  the  battle,  that  could  han- 
dle shield  and  buckler,  whose  faces  were 
like  the  faces  of  lions,  and  icere  II  as  swift 
as  the  ""roes  upon  the  mountains; 

9  Ezer  the  first,  Obadiah  the  second, 
Eliab  the  third, 

10  iNIishmanuah  the  fourth,  Jeremiah 
the  fifth, 

1 1  Attai  the  sixth,  Eliel  the  seventh, 

12  Johanan  the  eighth,  Elzabad  the 
ninth, 


Haggerite.  *  Or,  Shimrite.  b  1  Snm.  27  :  2,  6.  t  Heb.  being  yet 
shut  up.  c  Ju.lg.  iO.lS.  t  Or,  Hiumauh.  ^Ur\t.a/lhehatt. 
II  Heb.  rt*  the  roes  upon  the  mvuntaint  to  make  hatte.  d  2  Sum. 
2:18;  Cant.  8: 14. 


ploy  them  according  to  his  appointment  in  order  to 
receive  his  help. 

19.  A  generous  man  will  not  encourage  others!  to 
expose  their  lives  for  bis  gratification,  but  will  rather 
deny  himself  than  be  the  means  of  such  exposure 
to  his  fellow-men. 

CHAPTER  XII. 
1.   Ziklag;  south-west  from  Jeru.salcm,  in  the 
tribe  of  Simeon. 

8.  hike  the  faces  of  lions;  bold,  fierce,  and 
courageous.     Rocx ;  a  .species  of  hart  or  deer. 
521 


"Die  companies 


13  Jeremiah  the  tenth,  Machhanai  the 
eleventh. 

14  These  tfcre  of  the  sons  of  Gad,  cap- 
tains of  the  host:  *one  of  the  least  ivas 
over  a  hundred,  and  the  greatest  over  a 
thousand. 

1.5  These  are  they  that  went  over  Jor- 
dan in  the  first  month,  when  it  had  t  over- 
flown all  *  his  hanks;  and  they  put  to 
flight  all  them  of  the  valleys,  both  toward 
the  east,  and  toward  the  west. 

16  And  there  came  of  the  children  of 
Benjamin  and  Judah  to  the  hold  unto 
David. 

17  And  David  went  out  tto  meet  them, 
and  answered  and  said  unto  them.  If  ye 
be  come  peaceably  unto  me  to  help  me, 
my  heart  shall  ^be  knit  unto  you:  but  if 
ye  be  come  to  betray  me  to  mine  enemies, 
seeing  there  is  no  II  wrong  in  my  hands, 
the  God  of  our  fathers  look  thereon,  and 
rebuke  it. 

18  Then  the  spirit  *came  upon  ''Ama- 
sai,  ivho  was  chief  of  the  captains,  and  he 
said,  Thine  are  tve,  David,  and  on  thy 
side,  thou  son  of  Jesse :  peace,  peace  be 
unto  thee,  and  peace  be  to  thy  helpers; 
for  thy  God  helpeth  thee.  Then  David 
received  them,  and  made  them  captains 
of  the  band. 

19  And  there  fell  some  of  Manasseh  to 
David,  "  when  he  came  with  the  Philis- 
tines against  Saul  to  battle;  but  they 
helped  them  not:  for  the  lords  of  the 
Philistines  upon  advisement  sent  him 
away,  saying.  He  will  fall  to  his  master 
Saul  tto  the  jeopard ij  of  o*ir  heads. 

20  As  he  went  to  Ziklag,  there  fell  to  him 
of  Manasseh,  Adnah,  and  Jozabad,  and 
Jcdiael,  and  Michael,  and  Jozabad,  and 
P^lihu,  and  Zilthai,  captains  of  the  thou- 
sands that  were  of  Manasseh. 

21  And  they  helped  David  -against  the 
band"*  of  the  rovers:  for  they  u'cre  all 
mighty  men  oflvalor,  and  were  captains 
in  the  host. 

22  For  at  that  time  day  by  day  there 
came  to  David  to  help  him,  until  it  was  a 
great  host,  like  the  host  of  God. 

23  ^[  And  these  are  the  numbers  of  the 
bands  ^  that  toere  ready  armed  to  the  war, 
and  came  to  David  to  Hebron,  to  *turn 
the  kingdom  of  Saul  to  him,  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord. 


I.    CHRONICLES,    XII.  of  David's  army. 


'^  Or,  one  that  wiu  Ua«t  couKi  resist  a  hundred,  and  the  greatest 
n  thauiand.  f  Heb.  filled  over.  •  Josli.  3 :  IR.  t  Heb.  lie/ore 
Ihem.  4  Heb.  be  one.  ||  Or,  violence.  *  Heb.  clothed.  .Iiijg. 
li::M;  1m.  5^1:17.  b  2  Sam.  17:  2S.  o  1  Sam.  2!) :  2,  3.  f  Heb.  on 
our  heads,  f  Or. withal/and.  il  I  Sam.  30: 1-10.  ^Or, captains, 
nr  men  ;  HkU.  heads.      •  chap.  11:1.     H  Or,  prepared,      r  2  Sum. 


22.   The  host  of  God;  very  numerous  and  pow- 
erful. 

33.  Doiihlc  heart ;  wavering,  inconstant. 

38.  Perfect  heart ;   united,  single,  and  firm  in 
their  purpose  to  make  David  king. 
522 


24  The  children  of  Judah  that '^bI!:?^-^: 
bare  shield  and  spear  u'frc  six  thousand  and 
eight  hundred,  ready  Harmed  to  the  war. 

25  Of  the  children  of  Simeon,  mighty 
men  of  valor  for  the  war,  seven  thousand 
and  one  hundred. 

26  Of  the  children  of  Levi,  four  thou- 
sand and  six  luuidred. 

27  And  Jehoiada  urns  the  leader  of  the 
Aaronites,  and  with  him  ti:ere  three  thou- 
sand and  seven  hundred; 

28  And  "^Zadok,  a  young  man  mighty 
of  valor,  and  of  his  father's  house  twenty 
and  two  captains. 

29  And  of  the  children  of  Benjamin, 
the  *  kindred  of  Saul,  three  thousand: 
for  ^hitherto  tthe  greatest  part  of  them 
had  kept  the  ward  of  the  house  of  Saul. 

30  And  of  the  children  of  Ephraim  twen- 
ty thousand  and  eight  hundred,  mighty 
men  of  valor,  +  famous  throughout  the 
house  of  their  fathers. 

31  And  of  the  half-tribe  of  Manasseh 
eighteen  thousand,  which  were  expressed 
by  name,  to  come  and  make  David  king. 

32  And  of  the  children  of  Issachar, 
which^  icere  men  that  had  understanding 
of  the  times,  to  know  what  Israel  ought 
to  do;  the  heads  of  them  were  two  hun- 
dred ;  and  all  their  brethren  ivere  at  their 
commandment, 

33  Of  Zebulun,  such  as  went  forth  to 
battle,  *  expert  in  war,  with  all  instru- 
ments of  war,  fifty  thousand,  which  could 
keep  II  rank :  they  were  *  not  of  double 
heart. 

34  Andof  Naphtali  a  thousand  captains, 
and  with  them  with  shield  and  spear 
thirty  and  seven  thousand. 

35  And  of  the  Danitcs  expert  in  war 
twenty  and  eight  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred. 

36  And  of  Asher,  such  as  went  forth  to 
battle,  t  expert  in  war,  forty  thousand. 

37  And  on  the  other  side  of  Jordan,  of 
tiie  Reubenites,  and  the  Gaditcs,  and  of 
the  half-tribe  of  Manasseh,  with  all  man- 
ner of  instruments  of  war  for  the  battle, 
a  hundred  and  twenty  thousand. 

38  All  these  men  of  war,  that  could 
keep  rank,  came  with  a  perfect  heart  to 
Hebron,  to  make  David  king  over  all  Is- 
rael: and  all  the  rest  also  of  Israel  were 
of  one  heart  to  make  David  king. 


8:17.  *  Hih.lirethren.  C,fn.:M:Z3.  s  '2  S,im.  2:  8,  9.  f  Heb.  a 
multitude.  X  Hfh.  men  of  names.  h  Esther  I  :  13  ;  Isa.  33:  6  : 
Miciih6:'J;  .7ame83:13,  17.  %  Ot, rangers  o/bnttle,  arranged 
in  battle.  \\  Or,  set  the  battle  in  arrav.  *  H^h.  without  a  heart 
and  a  heart.  Psa.  1-2:2.  f  Or,  keeping  their  rank.  vcr.  3:) ;  Joel 
2:  7. 


INSTRUCTIONS. 
1.  The  hearts  of  all  are  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord. 
He  endows  them  with  qualities  which  fit  them  for 
the  work  to  which  they  are  called,  and  when  he  has 
need  of  them,  uses  them  in  advancintc  his  cause. 


Removal  of  the  ark. 


I.  CHRONICLES,   XIV. 


Death  of  Uzzah. 


i  "S  39  And  there  they  were  with  Da- 
vid three  days,  eating  and  drinking :  for 
their  brethren  had  prepared  for  them. 

40  Moreover  they  that  were  nigh  them, 
even  unto  Issachar  and  Zebnlun  and  Naph- 
tali,  brought  bread  on  asses,  and  on  cam- 
els, and  on  mules,  and  on  oxen,«/if/  *meaf, 
meal,  cakes  of  figs,  and  bunches  of  raisins, 
and  wine,  and  oil,  and  oxen,  and  sheep 
abundantly  :   for  there  ivas  joy  in  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  David  fetcheth  the  ark  with  great  sftlemnity  from 
Kirjath-jearim.  9  Uzzah  being  smitten,  the  ark  is 
left  at  the  house  of  Obed-edom. 

AND  David  consulted  with  the  captains 
of  thousands  and  hundreds,  and  with 
every  leader. 

2  And  David  said  unto  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  Israel,  \i  it  seem  good  unto  you,  and 
that  it  be  of  the  Lord  our  God,  let  us  t  send 
abroad  unto  our  brethren  every  where, 
that  are  'left  in  all  the  land  of  Israel,  and 
with  them  also  to  the  priests  and  Levites 
u'hich  are  in  t  their  cities  and  suburbs,  that 
they  may  gather  themselves  unto  us : 

3  And  let  us  bring  ^  again  the  ark  of 
our  God  to  us:  for  ''we  inquired  not  at 
it  in  the  days  of  Saul. 

4  And  all  the  congregation  said  that 
they  would  do  so:  for  the  thing  was 
right  in  the  eyes  of  all  the  people. 

.5  So  "^  David  gathered  all  Israel  together, 
from  ^  Shihor  of  Egypt  even  unto  the 
entering  of  Hemath,  to  bring  the  ark  of 
God  from  Kirjath-jearim. 

6  And  David  went  up,  and  all  Israel,  to 
Baalah,"  that  is,  to  Kirjath-jearim,  which 
belonged  to  Judah,  to  bring  up  thenec 
the  ark  of  God  the  Lord,  that  '^dwellcth 
between  the  cherubim,  whose  name  is 
called  on  it. 

7  And  they  II  carried  the  ark  of  God  in 


*  Or,  f>c(«a/o/mea(.  f  Hel).  4rfa«:/mM  anil  scjirf.  •  1  Srtm 
31  :  1  ;  3  Sam.  6:1-11.  t  Heb.  the  citirt  of  their  luliurbt.  %  Hel) 
a/iout.  b  ISam.  7:1,2.  «2.»- —  "■■  —  ■'  '•  '  '-■•■■  '— 
2:18.      e  Josh.  1.5:9,  W).      f  1  .? 


_.eto.     il  J<i»li.  l.T::f;  .ler. 
4:4.      II   Heb.  made  the  ark  to 


17.  Services  to  be  acceptable  must  be  sincere ; 
and  what  is  done  heartily,  as  unto  the  Lord,  he  will 
approve,  and  upon  it  bestow  an  abundant  reward. 

22.  The  Lord  can  touch  the  hearts  of  multitudes 
as  well  as  of  individuals,  and  can  unite  as  many  as 
he  pleases  in  the  promotion  of  his  cause. 

.32.  Men  of  unuerstandin<r  as  well  as  of  might 
are  needed  in  the  concerns  of  states  and  kingdoms ; 
and  when  God  raises  them  up  and  inclines  them 
with  one  heart  to  engage  in  his  service,  it  is  an  in- 
dication of  mercy,  and  should  call  forth  the  devout 
thanksgiving  of  his  people. 

38.  Union  in  the  selection  and  support  of  good 
rulers,  is  an  occasion  of  gratitude  and  joy  to  all  who 
desire  the  honor  of  God  and  the  prosperity  of  his 
people. 

CHAPTER  XIIL 

3.  The  ark ;  this  had  been  for  a  number  of  years 
at  Kirjath-jearim,  a  city  of  the  Gibeonites. 

T).  Shi/ior;  at  the  south-western.  Heniatk,  at 
the  north-eastern  extremity  of  Palestine. 


a  new  cart  out  of  the  s  house  of  Abinadab  : 
and  Uzzah  and  Ahio  drave  the  cart. 

8  And  ''David  and  all  Israel  played  be- 
fore God  with  all  their  might,  and  with 
singing,*  and  with  harps,  and  with  psal- 
teries, and  with  timbrels,  and  with  cym- 
bals, and  with  trumpets. 

9  If  And  when  they  came  unto  the 
threshing-floor  of  t  Chidon,  Uzzah  put 
forth  his  hand  to  hold  the  ark;  for  the 
oxen  i  stumbled. 

10  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against  Uzzah,  and  he  smote  him, 
because'  he  put  his  hand  to  the  ark: 
and  there  he  Jdied  before  God. 

11  And  David  was  displeased,  because 
the  Lord  had  made  abreach  upon  Uzzah  : 
wherefore  that  place  is  called  U'erez- 
uzzah  to  this  day. 

12  And  David  was  afraid  of  God  that 
day,  saying,  How  shall  I  bring  the  ark  of 
God  home  to  mc? 

13  So  David  il  brought  not  the  ark  home 
to  himself  to  the  city  of  David,  but  car- 
ried it  aside  into  the  house  of  Obed-edom 
the  Gittite. 

14  And  the  ark  of  God  remained  with 
the  family  of  Obed-edom  in  his  house  three 
months.  And  the  Lord  ''  blessed  the  house 
of  Obed-edom,  and  all  that  he  had. 

CHAPTER    XIV. 

1  Hiram's  kindness  to  David.  2  David's  felicity  in 
people,  wives,  and  children.  8  His  two  victories 
against  the  Philistines. 

IVrOW  'Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent  mes- 
-L\  sengers  to  David,  and  timber  of  ce- 
dars, with  masons  and  carpenters,  to  build 
him  a  house. 

2  And  David  perceived  that  the  Lord 
had  confirmed  him  king  over  Israel,  for 
his  kingdom  was  lifted  up  on  high,  be- 
cause of  his  people  Israel. 


rule,  si  Sam.  7:1.  ti  i  Sam.  f, :  5,  etc.  *  Heb  wbr..  f  C«lleJ 
.\«/ion, '2  Sair..  6 :  6.  J  Heb.  thook  iu  i  rlian.  15  :M,  1.5:  Num. 
4:15.  jLe>r.lO:2.  \ThMie.  the  breachof  Uzzah.  U  Heh.  removed. 
k  cliap.  ?6 :  5  ;  Gen.  30 :  27  ;  Prov.  10 :  iJ.     1  2  Sam.  5:11,  etr. 


S.  Played;  danced,  as  an  expression  of  his  joy  and 
gratitude  to  God.    Chap,  lo :  29 ;  2  Sam.  6  :  .5,"  14, 20. 

10.  He  put  his  hand  to  the  ark ;  this  was  con- 
trary to  the  divine  command.     Num.  4  :  l.')-20. 

13.    The  cittj  of  David ;  Jerusalem,  or  Zion. 
JXSTRl'CTIONS. 

1.  When  those  in  public  stations  propose  to  make 
changes,  it  is  ordinarily  wise  to  consult  the  leading 
men  and  secure  their  cooperation.  This  will  open 
the  way  to  bring  the  subject  before  the  people  gen- 
erally, and  thus  to  unite  them  in  it. 

8.  Times  of  religious  reformation  are  justly  times 
of  rejoicing.  The  king  and  the  beggar,  if  they  love 
the  Lord,  will  unite  in  praising  him  and  rendering 
thanks  for  his  mercies. 

10.  That  reverential  fear  of  God  which  leads  to 
a  careful  regard  to  his  commandments,  is  essential 
to  secure  his  approbation,  or  avoid  his  displeasure. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

2.  Lifted  up  on  high  ;  greatly  prospered. 

Ci'23 


David's  victories. 


I.  CHRONICLES,   XV, 


The  ark  again  removed. 


3  "[And  David  took  *  more  wives  at 
Jerusalem :  and  David  begat  more  sons 
and  daugliters. 

4  Now  tlicse  are  the  names  of  Ai.s  "chil- 
dren which  he  had  in  Jerusalem  ;  Sham- 
mua,  and  Shobab,  Nathan,  and  Solomon, 

5  And  Ibhar,  and  Elishua,  and  Elpalet, 

6  And  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and  Japhia, 

7  And  Elishama,  and  tBecliada,  and 
Eliphalet. 

8  ^[  And  when  the  Philistines  heard 
that  David  was  anointed  king  over  all 
Israel,  all  the  Philistines  went  up  to  seek 
David.  And  David  heard  of  it,  and  went 
out  against  them. 

9  And  the  Philistines  came  and  spread 
themselves''  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

10  And  David  inquired  of  God,  saying. 
Shall  I  go  up  against  the  Philistines?  and 
wilt  thou  deliver  them  into  my  hand? 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Go  up;  for 
I  will  deliver  them  into  thy  hand. 

1 1  So  they  came  up  to  Baal-perazim ; 
and  David  smote  them  there.  Then  Da- 
vid said,  God  hath  broken  in  upon  mine 
enemies  by  my  hand  like  the  breaking 
forth  of  waters  :  therefore  they  called  the 
name  of  that  place  t  Baal-perazim. 

12  And  when  they  had  left  their  gods 
there,  David  gave  a  commandment,  and 
they  were  burned  with  tire. 

13  And  the  Philistines  yet  "^  again  spread 
themselves  abroad  in  the  valley. 

14  Therefore  David  inquired  again  of 
God;  and  God  said  unto  him.  Go  not  up 
after  them ;  turn  away  from  them,  and 
come  upon  them  over  against  the  mul- 
berry-trees. 

15  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou  shalt 
hear  a  sound  of  going  in  the  tops  of  the 
mulberry-trees,  that  then  thou  shalt  go 
out  to  battle  :  for  God  is  gone  forth  before 
thee  to  smite  the  host  of  the  Philistines. 

16  David  therefore  did  as  God  com- 
manded him:  and  they  smote  the  host  of 
the  Philistines  from  ^  Gibeon  even  to 
Gazer. 

17  And  the  ■'fame  of  David  went  out 
into  all  lands;  and  the  Lord  "brought 
the  fear  of  him  upon  all  nations. 


*  HHi.  yet.  •  <liK|iter  :! :  Ti,  .ic.  t  '>r,  Eliada,  •!  Sam.  ii  :  16. 
b  cliap  11:15.  t  Thalia,  a  place  of  lirrnches.  ever.!).  '^  Geha, 
2  S.im.  r. :  JS.  J  .losh.  fi  :  27 ;  '2  Cliron.  ifi :  8  :  Pan.  18:44.  o  Deut. 
1:45;  ll:i->.    fclinp.ir.:!.     \\Heli.  lUnnot  tocirrytliciirko/God, 


9.    Til r,  valley  of  Rephaim  ;  near  Jerusalem. 

1 1 .   Bnal-jierazim ;  near  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

IG.  ff/heon;  in  the  tribe  of  Benjamin.     Gazer; 
one  of  the  cities  of  the  Phili.stincs. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  All  blessings,  temporal  and  .spiritual,  come 
from  'jod.  When  this  is  duly  .acknowledged,  it 
honors  him  and  prepares  the  way  for  the  increase 
and  continuance  of  his  favors. 

8.  (rrcat   mercies  are   often    followed   by  great 
trials ;  but  careful  inquiry  as  to  tlie  will  of  God, 
524 


CHAPTER   XV.         \'l;'Zr 

1  David,  having  prepared  a  place  for  the  ark,  ordereth 
the  priests  and  Levites  to  bring  it  from  Obed-edom. 
25  He  performeth  the  solemnity  thereof  with  great 
joy.     29  Michal  despiselh  him. 

AND  David  made  him  houses  in  the 
city  of  David,  and  prepared  a  place 
for  the  ark  of  God,  and  pitched  for  it  a 
tent.f 

2  Then  David  said,  II  None  bought  to 
carry  the  ark  of  God  but  the  Levites : 
for  them  hath  the  Lord  chosen  to  carry 
the  ark  of  God,  and  to  minister  unto  him 
for  ever. 

3  And  David  gathered  all  Israel  together 
to  Jerusalem,  to  bring  '"  up  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  unto  his  place,  which  he  had  pre- 
pared for  it. 

4  And  David  assembled  the  children  of 
Aaron,  and  the  Levites: 

5  Of  the  sons  of  Koliath  ;  Uriel  the  chief, 
and  his  *  brethren  a  hundred  and  twenty  : 

6  Of  the  sons  of  Merari ;  Asaiah  the 
chief,  and  his  brethren  two  hundred  and 
twenty : 

7  Of  the  sons  of  Gershom ;  Joel  the  chief, 
and  his  brethren  a  hundred  and  thirty : 

8  Of  the  sons  of 'Elizaphan  ;  Shemaiah 
the  chief,  and  his  brethren  two  hundred  : 

9  Of  the  sons  of  J Hebron;  Eliel  the 
chief,  and  his  brethren  fourscore : 

10  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel;  Amminadab 
the  chief,  and  his  brethren  a  hundred 
and  twelve. 

1 1  And  David  called  for  Zadok  and 
Abiathar  the  priests,  and  for  the  Levites, 
for  Uriel,  Asaiah,  and  Joel,  Shemaiah, 
and  Eliel,  and  Amminadab, 

12  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  arc  the  chief 
of  the  fathers  of  the  Levites:  ''sanctify 
yourselves,  both  ye  and  your  brethren, 
that  ye  may  bring  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  unto  the  place  that  I  have 
prepared  for  it. 

13  For  because  ye  did  it  not  at  the  first, 
the  Lord  our  God  made  a  'breach  upon 
us,  for  that  we  sought  him  not  after  the 
due  '"order. 

14  So  the  priests  and  the  Levites  sanc- 
tified themselves  to  bring  up  the  ark  of 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 


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and  a  readiness  when  it  is  known  to  obey  it,  will 
secure  his  aid,  and  in  due  time  give  deliverance 
from  trouble,  and  victory  over  every  foe. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

12.  Sanctify  yo7irseh)es  ;  by  cleansing  them- 
selves from  all  ceremonial  and  moral  pollution,  and 
by  the  performance  of  those  duties  which  God  had 
prescribed  for  that  purpose.  -, 

13.  Made  a  breach  upon  us  ;  in  the  destruction 
of  Uzzah. 


Removal  of  the  ark 


I.  CHRONICLES,   XVI. 


to  Jirimnlcm. 


ic'io«'-  15  And  the  children  of  the  Levites 
bare  the  ark  of  God  upon  their  shoulders 
■with  the  staves  thereon,  as  "Moses  com- 
manded, according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  David  spake  to  the  chief  of  the 
Levites  to  appoint  their  brethren  to  be 
the  singers  with  instruments  of  music, 
psalteries  and  harps  and  cymbals,  sound- 
ing, by  ''lifting  up  the  voice  with  joy. 

17  So  the  Levites  appointed '^Ileman  the 
son  of  Joel;  and  of  his  brethren,  '' Asaph 
the  son  of  Bereehiali;  and  of  the  sons  of 
Merari  their  brethren,  '"Ethan  the  son  of 
Kushaiah; 

18  And  with  them  their  brethren  of  the 
second  degree,  Zechariah,  Ben,  and  Jaa- 
ziel,  and  Shemiramoth,  and  Jehiel,  and 
Unni,  Eliab,  and  Benaiali,  and  Maaseiah, 
and  Mattithiah,  and  Eliphcleh,  and  iNlik- 
neiah,  and  Obed-edom,  and  Jeiel,  the 
porters. 

19  So  the  singers,  Ileman,  Asaph,  and 
Ethan,  u-ere  appointed  to  sound  with  cym- 
bals of  brass ; 

20  And  Zechariah,  and  *Aziel,  and  She- 
miramoth, and  Jehiel,  and  Unni,  and  Eli- 
ab, and  Maaseiah,  and  Benaiah,  with 
psalteries  on  ""Alamoth; 

21  And  Mattithiah,  and  Elipheleh,  and 
Mikneiah,  and  Obcd-cdom,  and  Jeiel,  and 
Azaziah,  with  harps  on  the  t  Shcminith 
to  excel. 

22  And  Chenaniah,  chief  of  the  Levites, 
icas  t{or  >^song:  lie  instructed  about  the 
song,  because  he  was  skilful. 

23  And  Berechiah  and  Elkanah  rccrc 
door-keepers  for  the  ark. 

24  And  Shebaniah,  and  Jehoshaphat, 
and  Nethancel,  and  Amasai,  and  Zech- 
ariah, and  Benaiah,  and  Eliczer,  the 
priests,  did  ^blow  with  the  trumpets  be- 
fore the  ark  of  God  :  and  Obed-edom  and 
Jehiah  irere  door-keepers  for  the  ark. 

25  IT  So  ••  David,  and  the  elders  of  Israel, 
and  the  captains  over  thousands,  went  to 
bring  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  out  of  the  house  of  Obed-edom  with 
joy.    . 

26  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God  help- 


a  Ex.  25:H;  Num.  4:15;  7:9.     b  iClirm 

1.  5:13.     c  cliap.fi::13. 

cl  cliap.  6  :  39.     '  cliap.  6:  -H.     *  Jaazirl.  ve 

r.  I«.     f  Psa.  4H,  title. 

t  Or,  cig/U/i  to  oversee.  Van.  fi,  title,      t  Or. 

vfnn/or  the  carriage: 

he  instructed  nhoitC  the  cnn-iuqe.       ^   Heh. 

lifting  up.       c  Num. 

10:Si   Psalm  81:3;  Joel  i  :  1,  I."),      h  JS.imii 

»1,  6:1.S,  et.-.;  1  Kings, 

ed  the  Levites  that  bare  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord,  that  they  offered 
seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams. 

27  And  David  tva.<i  clothed  with  a  robe 
of  tine  linen,  and  all  the  Levites  that 
bare  the  ark,  and  the  singers,  and  Chen- 
aniah the  master  of  the  II  song  with  the 
singers:  David  also  had  upon  him  an 
ephod  of  linen. 

28  Thus  'all  Israel  brought  up  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  with  shout- 
ing, and  with  sound  of  the  cornet,  and 
with  trumpets,  and  with  cymbals,  making 
a  noise  with  psalteries  and  harps. 

29  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  came  to  the 
city  of  David,  that  INlichal  the  daughter 
of  Saul  looking  out  at  a  window  saw 
king  David  J  dancing  and  playing:  and 
she  despised  ''him  in  her  heart. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  David's  festival  sacrifice.  4  He  ordereth  a  choir  to 
siriR  thanksgiving.  7  The  psalm  of  thanksgiving. 
37  He  appointeth  ministers,  porters,  priests,  and  mu- 
sicians, to  attend  continually  on  the  ark. 

^O  'they  brought  the  ark  of  (Jod,  and 
kj  set  it  in  the  midst  of  the  tent  that. 
David  had  pitched  for  it :  and  they  offered 
burnt-sacrifices  and  peace-offerings  before 
God 

2  And  when  David  had  made  an  end  of 
offering  the  burnt-offerings  and  the  peace- 
offerings,  he  blessed  the  people  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

.3  And  he  dealt  to  every  one  of  Israel, 
both  man  and  woman,  to  every  one  a 
loaf  of  bread,  and  a  good  piece  of  flesh, 
and  a  flagon  of  wine. 

4  ^  And  he  appointed  certain  of  the  Le- 
vites to  minister  before  the  ark  of  tin- 
Lord,  and  to  '"record,  and  to  thank  and 
praise  the  Lord  God  of  Israel : 

5  Asaph  the  chief,  and  next  to  him 
Zechariah,  Jeiel,  and  Shemiramoth,  and 
Jehiel,  and  Mattithiah,  and  Eliab,  and 
Benaiah,  and  Obed-edom  :  and  Jeiel  with 
psalteries*  and  with  harps;  but  Asaph 
made  a  sound  with  cymbals; 

6  Benaiah  also  and  Jahaziel  the  priests 


8:1.  II  Or,  carriage,  i  cliap.  13:8;  J  Chronicles,  S:  li ;  Ezra 
3:10,11:  Psnlm  47:  I.etc. ;  W:':.">;  98:4-fi;  I.VI::l-.'i.  i  Prwlm 
149:3;  Ecclc»iiiste»3:4.  k  Psalm  «9 :  7-9.  I  i  Samuel,  I!:  17-19. 
■»  Psalms  as,  70,  titles.  *  Heb.  initrumenli  of  ptalteriet  and 
harpt. 


29.   She  despised  him  :  she  thought  that  lie  de- 
gr.aded  himself,  by  thus  joining  with  the  priests  and 
the  people  in  their  expressions  of  religious  joy. 
INSTRUCTIO.NS. 

2.  Our  mistakes  in  times  past  sliould  make  us 
wiser  in  future ;  should  lead  us  to  avoid  tlic  errors 
into  which,  from  presumption,  ignorance,  or  inat- 
tention, we  may  have  fallen;  and  should  engage, 
us  in  the  performance  of  all  duties  which  we  have  . 
neglected. 

12.  Peculiar  sanctity  becomes  the  ministers  of 
religion,  and  especially  when  engaged  in  religious 

34 


duties ;  they  .should  be  watchful  not  to  indulge  in 
any  thing  offensive  to  God,  or  that  tends  to  unfit 
them  for  liis  holy  ser\-ice. 

16.  Singing  is  a.n  important  part  of  divine  wor- 
ship, and  when  rightly  performed  is  ,icccptable  to 
God,  Those  who  engage  in  it  should  never  forget 
that  God  looks  upon  the  hc.irt,  and  requires  that 
those  who  worship  him  should  worship  him  in  spirit 
and  in  truth. 

28.  Thougli  that  fervor  of  devotion  which  the  Holy 
Spirit  inspires,  and  which  is  manifested  by  those  who 
are  und-?r  his  influence,  is  often  despised  and  treated 
525 


DavicTs  psalm 


I.  CHRONICLES,   XVI. 


of  tlianksgivitig. 


with  trumpets  continually  before  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  (jod. 

7  1i  Then  ''on  that  day  David  delivered 
first  this  psalm  to  thank  the  LojiD  into  the 
hand  of  Asaph  and  his  brethren. 

8  Give  *"  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  call  upon 
his  name,  make  known  his  deeds  among 
the  people. 

9  Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms  unto  him, 
talk'^  ye  of  all  his  wondrous  works. 

10  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name:  let  the 
heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek  the  Lord. 

1 1  Seek  the  Lord  and  his  strength,  seek 
his  face  continually. 

12  Remember  his  marvellous  works 
that  he  hath  done,  his  wonders,  and  the 
judgments  of  his  mouth; 

13  0  ye  seed  of  Israel  his  servant,  ye 
children  of  Jacob,  his  chosen  ones. 

14  He  is  the  Lord  our  God;  his  judg- 
ments are  in  all  the  earth. 

15  Be  ye  mindful  always  of  his  cove- 
nant; the  word  ichich  he  commanded  to 
a  thousand  generations; 

16  Even  of  the  covenant  which  he  made 
with  ''Abraham,  and  of  his  oath  unto 
Isaac  ;^ 

17  And  hath  confirmed  the  same  to 
Jacob  "^  for  a  law,  and  to  s  Israel  for  an 
everlasting  ''covenant, 

18  Saying,  Unto  thee  will  I  give  the 
land  of  Canaan,  the  *lot  of  your  inheri- 
tance ; 

19  When  ye  were  but  tfcw,  even  a 
few,'  and  strangers  in  it. 

20  And  when  they  went  from  nation  to 
nation,  and  from  one  kingdom  to  another 
people ; 

21  He  suffered  no  man  to  do  them 
w^rong;  yea,  he  reproved  J  kings  for  their 
sakes, 

22  Sayinp;,  Touch  not  mine  anointed, 
and  do  my  prophets  no  harm. 

23  Sing  ''unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth; 
show  forth  from  day  to  day  his  salvation. 

24  Declare  liis  glory  among  the  heathen; 
his  marvellous  works  among  all  nations. 

25  For  great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly 


•  2  Snra 

.22:1:23:1.     b  I'sa.  KB :  1-15.     cMnl.  3:16.     d  Gen. 

17. -2.      e 

Gen.56::i.      f  Gen.  28  :  13;  35: 1 1.      K  Kx.  3  :  17;  Josli. 

24:11-13 

b  Jer.  11:2-7.     *  Heh.  card,     t  Heb.  men  of  number. 

i  Gen.  M 

30.      j    Gen.  12:17;    20:8;    Ex.  7:  l.->,  etc.       k    Pa,"!.  96. 

as  degradiiirf,  especially  to  tlie  rich,  the  great,  and 
tlie  powerful,  this  will  not  prevent  true  Christians 
from  being  zealous  in  the  service  of  G-od. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

7.  This  psalm  ;  composed  by  Diivid,  and  now  first 
given  to  the  musicians  to  be  anw^  in  imlilic  worsliip. 

12.  The  judgments  of  his  nioitlh  ;  those  de- 
cisions and  statutes  which  he  had  made  known  for 
the  benefit  of  the  people. 

14.  ///  all  the  earth  ;  the  Lord  reijins  among 
all  people,  and  makes  known  so  much  of  his  will, 
as  to  leave  them  without  excuse  if  they  do  not  love 
and  obey  him. 
52G 


ed  above  all  gods. 

26  For  all  the  gods  of  the  people  are 
idols:'  but  the  Lord  made  the  '"heavens. 

27  Glory  and  honor  are  in  his  pres- 
ence; strength  and  gladness  are  in  liis 
place. 

28  Give  unto  the  Lord,  ye  kindreds  of 
the  people,  give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and 
strength. 

29  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due 
unto  his  name :  bring  an  offering,  and 
come  before  him :  worship  the  Lord  in 
the  beavity  of  holiness. 

30  Fear  before  him,  all  the  earth:  the 
world  also  shall  be  stable,  that  it  be  not 
moved. 

31  Let  the  heavens  be  glad,  and  let  the 
earth  rejoice:  and  let  men  say  among  the 
nations.  The  Lord  reigneth. 

32  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness 
thereof:  let  the  fields  rejoice,  and  all  that 
is  therein. 

33  Then  shall  the  trees  of  the  wood  sing 
out  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  because 
he  Cometh  to  judge  the  earth. 

34  Oh  "give  thanks  unto  the  Lord;  for 
he  is  good ;  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

35  And  say  ye,  "Save  us,  0  God  of  our 
salvation,  and  gather  us  together,  and  de 
liver  us  from  the  heathen,  that  we  may 
give  thanks  to  thy  holy  name,  and  glory 
in  thy  praise. 

36  IBlcssed  ^be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
for  ever  and  ever.  And  lall  the  people 
said.  Amen,  and  praised  the  Lord. 

37  1[So  he  left  there  before  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  Asaph  and  his 
brethren,  to  minister  before  the  ark  con- 
tinually, as  every  days  work  required: 

38  And  Obed-edom  with  their  brethren, 
threescore  and  eight;  Obcd-cdom  also  the 
son  of  Jedutliun  and  Hosah  to  he  porters  : 

39  And  Zadok  the  priest,  and  his  breth- 
ren the  priests,  before  the  tabernacle  of 
the  Lord  in  the  high  place  that  icas  at 
Gibeon,'' 


1  Lev.  19:4;  laa.  44  :  9,  etc.  ;  .Ter.  10 :  10-14.  m  Psn.  102  :  in:  Isa. 
40:26;  44:24;  Kev.  14:7.  B  2  Chron.  n  :  13  ;  7  :  3  ;  I'.sa.  1 0(i :  1  : 
107:1;  118:1;  136:1.  o  Psnlm  106 :  47,  4«.  p  lKings,8:13. 
H  Deut.27;l.T;  Ntli.8:6;  lCor.l4:16.     r  2  Cliron.  1:3,  13. 


\o.  A  thonsaud  generations ;  a  definite  for  a 
long  indefinite' period. 

30.  The  world  also  shall  be  stable  ;  that  fear 
of  the  Lord  wliich  le.ads  men  to  obey  him,  tend.- 
to  the  most  perfect  stability^  prosperity,  and  enjoy- 
ment. 

33.  To  judge  the  earth  ;  decide  righteously 
upon  the  character  and  condition  of  men. 

37.  The  ark;  this  was  carried  to  Jerusalem, 
and  a  part  of  the  priests  resided  there  with  David 
to  minister  before  it.  Anotlier  part  resided  at  Gib- 
eon,  wliere  the  tabernacle  and  brazen  altar  still  re- 
mained, and  where  was  ofl'ered  the  daily  sacrifice. 
Ver.  39,  40. 


God's  promises 


I.  CHROx\ICLES,   XVII. 


itnio  Darid. 


B.  C.  10-12. 

the  Lord  upon  the  altar  of  the  burnt-offer- 
ing continually  *  morning  "and  evening, 
and  to  do  according  to  all  that  is  written  in 
the  law  of  the  Lord,  which  he  command- 
ed Israel ; 

41  And  with  them  Hcman  and  Jcdu- 
thun,  and  the  restihat  were  chosen,  who 
were  expressed  by  name,  to  give  thanks 
to  the  Lord,  ''because  his  mercy  endurelh 
lor  ever ; 

42  And  with  them  Ileman  and  Jedu- 
thun  with  trumpets  and  *=  cymbals  for 
those  that  should  make  a  sound,  and  with 
musical  instruments  of  God.  And  the 
sons  of  Jeduthun  were  t  porters."* 

43  And  ''all  the  people  departed  every 
man  to  his  house:  and  David  returned  to 
bless  his  house. 

CHAPTER   XVII. 

1  Nathain  first  approving  tliR  purpose  of  David  to  huild 
(rod  a  house,  3  after  by  the  word  of  God  forbiddeth 
hira.  11  He  promlseth  him  blessings  and  benefits  in 
his  seed.     IG  David's  prayer  and  thanksgiving. 

IVTOW  Ht  came  to  pass,  as  David  sat  in 
_lN  his  house,  that  David  said  to  Nathan 
the  prophet,  Lo,  I  dwell  in  a  house  of 
cedai-s,  but  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord  rcmaineik  under  curtains. 

2  Then  s  Nathan  said  unto  David,  Do  all 
that  is  in  thy  heart ;  for  God  is  with  thee. 

3  \i  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night, 
that  the  word  of  God  came  to  Nathan, 
saying, 

4  Go  and  tell  David  my  servant.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Thou  shalt  not  build  me 
a  house  to  dwell  in  : 

5  For  I  have  not  dwelt  in  a  house  since 
the  day  that  I  brought  up  Israel  unto  this 
day;  but  have  +gonc  from  tent  to  tent, 
and  from  one  tabernacle  to  another. 


■^  Hfh.  in  the  rniiriiinff  and  in  Iht  eitning.  •  Kx  ■29:»8;  Num. 
':.S.-^.4.  IJ  ver.34;  E7.r.i3:ll;  I'sa.  103:17;  Jer.  Xi:]l.  c  Ps.i. 
ir.0:5.  f  Hell/ay  l/,t  gate.  APsx8i:\0.  «  iSam.  fi:  13,  iO. 
f  -Z  Sam.  7  :  1,  etc.;  -2  Clirnn.  fi  :  7-9.  B  1  Cor  1»:M.  t  Heb.  /letn. 
h  1  Sam.  lfi:ll,  12.     i,  Heb.  afltr.      i  Gen.  iS:  l.") :  1  Sam.  IS :  14; 


43.  Bless  /lis  house  ;  in.struct  and  implore  bless- 
ings upon  his  household,  and  engage  with  them  in 
the  worship  of  God. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Love  to  God  and  generosity  to  men  go  well 
together,  and  mutually  aid  each  other. 

7.  Singing  the  praises  of  God  and  calling  upon 
his  n;ime  have  ever  formed  an  important  part  of  his 
worship,  and  are  well  suited  to  the  devotions  of  his 
people. 

1-3.  The  covenant  which  God  hath  made  in  Christ 
with  his  people,  is  an  everlasting  covenant,  and  its 
blessings  are  sure  to  all  wiio  put  their  trust  in  him. 

2-3.  Praising  God  for  his  salvation,  and  praying 
that  all  may  be  made  partakers  of  it,  should  form 
an  important  part  of  our  daily  duties. 

34.  The  mercy  of  God  in  Christ  is  the  only  ground 
of  hope  for  lost  and  guilty  men.  On  this  they  should 
depend,  while  they  glory  in  him  as  their  righteous- 
cess,  wisclom,  and  strength.-' 

43.  While  the  public  worship  of  God  should  not 


I  6  Wheresoever  I  have  walked  M-ith  all 
Israel,  spake  I  a  word  to  any  of  the  judges 
of  Israel,  whom  I  commanded  to  feed  my 
people,  saying.  Why  have  ye  not  built 
me  a  house  of  cedars'? 

7  Now  therefore  thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
my  servant  David,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  I  took  thee  from  the  ''sheep-cote, 
even  from  ^following  the  sheep,  that  thou 
shouldest  be  ruler  over  my  people  Israel ; 

8  And  'I  have  been  with  thee  whither- 
soever thou  hast  walked,  and  have  cut 
off  all  thine  J  enemies  from  before  thee, 
and  have  made  thee  a  name  like  the  name 
of  the  great  men  that  are  in  the  earth. 

9  Also  I  will  ordain  a  place  for  my  peo- 
ple Israel,  and  will  ^  plant  them,  and  they 
shall  dwell  in  their  place,  and  shall  be 
moved'  no  more;  ""neither  shall  the  chil- 
dren of  wickedness  Avaste  them  any  more, 
as  at  the  beginning, 

10  And  since  the  time  that  I  command- 
ed "judges  to  be  over  my  people  Israel. 
Moreover  I  will  subdue  all  thine  "ene- 
mies. Furthermore  I  tell  thee,  that  the 
Loud  will  build  thee  a  house. 

1 1  IT  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
thy  days  be  expired  that  thou  must  go  to 
be  with  thy  fathers,  that  I  will  raise  up 
thy  seed  after  thee,  which  shall  be  of  thy 
sons;  and  I  will  establish  his  kingdom. 

12  He  shall  build  me  a  house,  and  I 
will  stablish  his  throne  for  ever. 

13  I  Pwill  be  his  father,  and  he  shall 
be  my  son  :  and  il  will  not  take  my  mer- 
cy away  from  him,  as  I  took  it  from  him 
that  was  before  thee  : 

14  But  ''I  will  settle  him  in  my  house 
and  in  my  kingdom  for  ever:  and  'his 
throne  shall  be  established  for  evermore. 

15  According  to  all  these  words,   and 


2  Sam 

8:6. 

U.     j  r 

ia. 

8,  title. 

k  Psa 

.  !I2 :  1.1 

Isa.  61  : 3 

.ler. 

24  :  n. 

1    1 

i-v.  3:12 

1.   Ezck. 

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.  Itev.  -2 

1  ;4 

n   .7 

,l,-.-. 

2:14- 

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I'sn.  18 

40 

etc. ;    1  Conntl 

an.«,  \r, 

3o. 

P  2  Samuel. 

7:14, 

IS. 

q   Tsalm 

8!l 

:28,  etc. 

la-oi 

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Luke 

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»  P,-al 

ni  7-2 : 

17. 

be  neglected,  but  statedly  observed  according  to 
divine  appointment,  it  should  never  supersede,  or 
be  suffered  to  hinder  the  regular  observance  of 
family  duties. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

1.   Under  curtails  ;  in  a  tabernacle  or  tent. 

7.  S/i  ceji-cote  ;  the  fold  or  place  where  siieep  were 
kept. 

y.  Shall  be  moved  iio  more  ;  unless  they  should 
forsake  the  Lord  and  worship  idols. 

10.  Build  thee  a  house  :  give  him  a  numerou.'s 
and  prosperous  posterity.     Ver.  12,  17,  23,  2-5.  27. 

12.  Stablish  his  throne  for  ci-er :  provided  the 
occupant  should  continue  to  obey  God.  Ver.  17, 
22,  23. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  A  godly  man  is  not  content  merely  to  receive 
blessings  himself,  but  wishes  to  do  all  he  can  for 
the  honor  of  God  and  the  good  of  mankind. 

7.  The  elevation  of  rulers  is  from  God ;  and  the 
higher  they  are  raised  in  power  and  influence,  the 


David's  thankssiviiit 


I.  CHRONICLES,   XVIII. 


His  vidorici 


according  to  all  this  vision,  so  did  Nathan 
speak  unto  David. 

16  H  And  David  the  king  came  and  sat 
before  the  Lord,  and  said,  ^'Who  ain  I,  0 
Lord  God,  and  what  is  my  ''house,  that 
thou  liast  brought  ine  hitherto? 

17  And  yd  this  was  a  small  thing  in 
thine  eyes,  0  God;  for  thou  hast  also 
spoken  of  thy  servant's  house  for  a  great 
while  to  come,  and  hast  regarded  me 
according  to  the  estate  of  a  man  of  high 
degree,  0  Lord  God. 

18  What  can  David  speak  more  to  thee 
for  the  honor  of  thy  servant?  for  thou 
knowest  thy  servant. 

19  0  Loud,  for  "^thy  servant's  sake,  and 
according  to  thine  ''own  heart,  hast  Ihou 
done  all  this  greatness,  in  making  known 
all  these  *  great  things. 

20  0  Lord,  ^ there  is  none  like  thee, 
neither  is  there  any  God  besides  thee, 
according  to  all  that  we  have  heard  with 
our  cars. 

21  And  "^what  one  nation  in  the  earth 
is  like  thy  people  Israel,  whom  God  went 
to  redeem  to  be  his  own  people,  to  make 
thee  a  name  of  greatness  and  terrible- 
ness,  by  driving  out  nations  from  before 
thy  people,  whom  thou  hast  redeemed 
out  of  Egypt? 

22  For  thy  people  Israel  didst  thou  make 
thine  ^own  people  for  ever;  and  thou. 
Lord,  becamest  their  God. 

23  Therefore  now,  Lord,  let  the  thing 
that  thou  hast  spoken  concerning  thy  ser- 
vant and  concerning  his  house  be  ''estab- 
lished for  ever,  and  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

24  Let  it  even  be  established,  that  thy 
name  may  be  magnified  for  ever,  saying. 
The  Lord  of  hosts  is  the  God  of  Israel, 
even  a  '  God  to  Israel :  and  let  the  house 
of  David  thy  servant  be  'established  be- 
fore thee. 

25  For  thou,  0  my  God,  hast  ttold  thy 
servant  that  thou  wilt  build  him  a  house  : 
therefore  thy  servant  hath  found  in  his 
heart  to  pray  before  thee. 

26  And  now,  Lord,  tliou  art  God,  and  ha.st 
promised  this  goodness  unio  thy  servant: 

27  Now  therefore  +let  it  please  tliee  to 
bless  the  house  of  thy  servant,  that  it 


>  Gen.  32:10:  Kpli.  3:&  bJuilg.fi:IR.  t  Un.V -.Or';  Ai:l ; 
49:5,  6;  Dan  9:17.  d  MnU  1 1 : 2'>.  "  Heh.  oreatntttei.  e  Dent. 
33:«6j  P^n.  B«:H;  Epli.  3:20.  f  Deill.  1 :  7,  :12  ;  :«  :  Jft  «  Ex. 
19:S.rt;  I  S.im.  12:22:  Kiim.  9:  •!.  «:  11 :  1, -2,  etc.  b  Paa.  119:  ^'•; 
Jer.ll:(>.  i  Heb.  K :  in ;  II :  16;  nor.2l :  3.  jP»ii.90:l7.  t  Heb. 
revealed  the  trtr  of  thy  set-vant.      ^  Ot^  it  hath  pleated.      V  Uoin. 


greater  is  their  obligation  to  love  and  serve  him, 
and  the  greater  will  be  their  guilt,  and  the  more 
dreadful  their  condemnation,  if  they  rebel  against 
him. 

16.  The  goodness  of  God  to  his  people  deeply 
humbles  them  on  account  of  their  unworthiness, 
and  leads  them  to  Teel  that  for  all  their  mercies 
they  are  indebted  to  the  riches  of  his  grace. 
528 


may  be  before  thee  for  ever:  for  *B."^i 
thou  blcssest,  0  Lord,  and  ^it  shall  be 
blessed  for  ever. 

CHAPTER   XVIII. 

1  David  subilueth  the  Philistines  and  the  Moabites.  '■! 
He  smiteth  Hadarezer  and  the  Pj-riaiis.  9  Tou  send- 
eth  Hadoram  with  presents  to  bless  David.  11  The 
presents  and  the  spoil  David  dedicateth  to  God.  )'i 
He  puttetli  garrisons  in  Edom.     14  David's  officers. 

"iVrOW  'after  this  it  came  to  pass,  that 
_l\  David  smote  the  Philistines,  and  sub- 
dued them,  and  took  Galh  and  her  towns 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

2  And  he  smote  Moab  ;  and  the  Moabites 
became  David's  servants,  a/u/  brought  gifts. 

3  ^And  David  smote  Uladarezcr  king 
of  Zobah  unto  Hamath,  as  he  went  to 
stablish  his  dominion  by  the  river  Eu- 
phrates. 

4  And  David  took  from  him  a  thousand 
chariots,  and  I!  seven  thousand  horsemen, 
and  twenty  thousand  footmen :  David 
also  houghed  all  the  chariot  horses,  but 
reserved  of  them  a  hundred  chariots. 

5  And  when  the  Syrians  of*  Damascus 
came  to  help  Hadarezer  king  of  Zobah, 
David  slew  of  the  Syrians  two  and  twenty 
thousand  men. 

6  Then  David  put  garrisons  in  Syria- 
damascus;  and  the  Syrians  became  Da- 
vid'.s  servants,  and  brought  gifts.  Thus 
the  Lord  preserved  David  Avhithersoevcr 
he  went. 

7  And  David  took  the  shields  of  gold 
that  were  on  the  servants  of  Hadarezer, 
and  brought  them  to  Jerusalem. 

8  Likewise  from  t  Tibhalh,  and  from 
Chun,- cities  of  Hadarezer,  brought  David 
very  much  brass,  wherewith  '"Solomon 
made  the  brazen  sea,  and  tlic  pillars,  and 
the  vessels  of  brass. 

9  TfNow  when  J  Tou  king  of  Hamath 
heard  how  David  had  smitten  all  the 
host  of  Hadarezer  king  of  Zobah  ; 

10  He  sent  II  Hadoram  his  son  to  king 
David,  to  *  inquire  of  his  welfare,  and  to 
congralulatet  him,  because  he  had  fought 
agninst  Hadarezer,  and  smitten  him  ;  (for 
Hadarezer  *  had  war  with  Tou  ;)  and  witJi 
him  all  manner  of  vessels  of  gold  and  sil- 
ver and  brass. 


1 1 :  29.  1  2  .Sntn.  8 : 1 .  etc.  J  Or,  Hadndear,  2  Sam.  8 :  .■!.  (|  teren 
hundred.  2  Sam.  8:4.  *  Heb.  Dnrmerek.  t  Called  Betah.  i 
Snin.  8:8.     |  Calleil  Ilernthai,  2  Sam.  S :  K.     ml  Kings,  7:16,  ctr. 

?nr,  Tni,  2 .Sam.  8:9.     II  Or,  Jmam,  2  Sam.  8:10.    *  Or,  lalule 
Heb.  blen.     t  Heb.  rva$  the  mon  of  war: 


24.  The  righteous  wish  to  have  the  promises  of 
God  fulfilled,  not  merely  that  it  may  be  well  with 
them,  but  that  he  may  be  glorified,  and  inultitud>'s 
be  led  to  adore  him  for  ever. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 
3.   Zobah  ;  a  part  of  Syria  north  of  Damascus. 
Hamath  ;  a  kingdom  bordering  on  Zobah. 


DaviaCs  messengers  to 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XIX. 


Ilanun  are  ill-i(sed. 


cated  unto  the  Lord,  with  the* silver  and 
the  gold  that  he  brought  from  all  these  na- 
tions ;  from  Edom,  and  from  INToab,  and 
from  the  children  of  Amnion,  and  from 
the  Philistines,  and  from  Amalek. 

12  Moreover,  *Abishai  the  son  of  Zerii- 
iah  slew  of  the  ''Edomites  iu  the  valley 
of  salt  eighteen  thousand. 

13  H  And  he  put  garrisons  in  Edom; 
and  all  the  Edomites  became  David's 
servants.  Thus  the  Lokd  preserved  Ehi- 
vid  whithersoever  he  went. 

14  HSo  David'  reigned  over  all  Israel, 
and '^executedjudgment  and  justice  among 
all  his  people. 

15  And  ,loab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  icas 
over  the  host;  and  Jehoshaphat  the  son 
of  Ahilud,  t recorder; 

16  And  Zadok  the  son  of  Ahitub,  and 
Abiinelcch  i  the  son  of  Abiathar,  u'cre 
the  priests;  and  ^Shavsha  was  scribe; 

17  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jchoiada 
teas  over  the  Cherethitcs  and  the  Peleth- 
ites ;  and  the  sons  of  David  ivere  chief 
about  II  the  king. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

1  David's  messengers,  sent  to  comfort  Ilanun  the  son 
of  Nahash,  are  villanously  entreated.  0  The  Ammon- 
ites, strengthened  by  the  SjT-ians,  are  overcome  by 
Joab  and  Abishai.  IG  Shophach,  making  a  new  sup- 
ply of  the  Syrians,  is  slain  by  David. 

IVTOW  ''it  canle  to  pass  after  this,  that 
_l\  Nahash  the  king  of  the  children  of 
Animon  died,  and  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

2  And  David  said,  I  will  show  kindness 
unto  Hanun  the  son  of  Nahash,  because 
his  father  showed  kindness  to  me.  And 
David  sent  messengers  to  comfort  him 
concerning  his  father.  So  the  servants  of 
David  came  into  the  land  of  the  children 
of  Ammon  to  Ilanun,  to  comfort  him. 

3  But  the  princes  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon said  to  Hanun,  *Thinkest  thou  that 
David  doth  honor  thy  father,  that  he  hath 
sent  comforters  unto  tiiee'?  are  not  his 
servants  come  unto  thee  for  to  search,  and 
to  overthrow,  and  to  "spy  out  the  land? 


a  .losli. 

fi:lSI.       " 

Hel).  Ahthai. 

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2  Sam. 

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remetnhrancer.     t  Called  jihimeUch,iS 

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eye*  doth  David. 

12.   Valley  of  salt ;  south  east  of  the  Dead  sea. 

17.  Cheretltitesaiid — Peletliites ;  David'sbody- 
guard. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  "When  a  man's  w.ays  please  the  Lord,  he  often 
makes  his  enemies  to  be  at  peace  with  him,  or  gives 
him  the  victory  over  all  his  foes. 

8.  The  spoils  of  the  enemies  of  the  Lord  when 
they  come  into  the  possession  of  his  people,  instead 
of  being  used  for  their  own  aggrandizement,  should 
be  consecrated  to  his  service  and  to  the  good  of  man- 
kind. 


4  Wherefore  Hlanun  took  David's  ser- 
vants, and  shaved  them,  and  cut  off  their 
garments  in  the  midst  hard  by  their  but- 
tocks, and  sent  them  away. 

.5  Then  there  went  certain,  and  told 
David  how  the  men  were  served ;  and 
he  sent  to  meet  them :  for  the  men  were 
greatly  ashamed.  And  the  king  said. 
Tarry  at  Jericho  until  your  beards  be 
grown,  and  then  return. 

6  H  And  when  tlie  children  of  Am- 
mon saw  that  tiiey  had  made  themselves 
odious  t  to  David,  Hanun  and  the  children 
of  Ammon  sent  a  thousand  talents  of  sil- 
ver to  hire  them  ^ chariots  and  horsemen 
out  of  Mesopotamia,  and  out  of  Syria- 
maachah,  and  out  of ''Zobah. 

7  So  they  hired  thirty  and  two  thou- 
sand chariots,  and  the  king  of  Maachah 
and  his  people;  who  came  and  pitched 
before  Medeba.  And  the  children  of  Am- 
mon gathered  themselves  together  from 
their  cities,  and  came  to  battle. 

8  And  wlien  David  heard  of  it,  he  sent 
Joab,  and  all  the  host  of  the  mighty  men. 

9  And  the  children  of  Ammon  came  out, 
and  put  the  battle  in  array  before  the  gate 
of  the  city  :  and  the  kings  that  were  come 
were  by  themselves  in  the  field. 

10  Now  when  Joab  saw  that  the  +  battle 
was  set  against  him  before  and  behind, 
he  chose  out  of  all  the  ^choice  of  Israel, 
and  put  them  in  array  against  the  Syrians. 

11  And  the  rest  of  the  people  he  de- 
livered unto  the  hand  of  H  Abishai  his 
brother,  and  they  set  themselves  in  array 
against  the  children  of  Ammon. 

12  And  he  said,  If  the  Syrians  be  too 
strong  for  me,  then  thou  shalt  help  me : 
but  if  the  children  of  Ammon  be  too 
strong  for  thee,  then  I  will  help  thee. 

13  Be  'of  good  courage,  and  let  us  be- 
have ourselves  valiantly  for  our  people, 
and  for  the  cities  of  our  God  :  and  J  let  the 
Louu  do  that  which  is  good  in  his  sight. 

14  So  Joab  and  the  people  that  were 
with  him  drew  nigh  before  the  Syrians 
unto  the  battle;  and  they  fled  ''before 
him. 


e  Gen.  42:9.  t  P8«.3.'i:12;  109:4,  S.  t  Heb.  to  Wilt*.  Geli. 
34:  no.  tl'sa.  46:9  h  rliap.  IS:  5,  9.  %  Wch  face  «/ the  hattlr. 
%  Or,  young  men.  ||  Heb.  Abthai.  i  Neli.  4:14.  j  Ju.lg.  10 :  l.V 
k  Jer.  46 : 1!>,  16. 


13.  The  preservation  of  the  people  of  God  amidst 
the  dangers  to  which  they  are  exposed,  and  all  the 
successes  with  which  they  are  favored,  come  from 
him ;  and  lay  them  under  new  obligations  to  love  ami 
obey  him. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

4.  Shaved  them  ;  this  was  then  deemed  a  great 
disgr.ice. 

(5.  Mesopotamia — Suria-inaachah,  and — Zo- 
bah ;  countries  east  and  north  of  Palestine. 

7.  Medeha ;  a  cit)'  east  of  the  Jordan,  in  the 
tribe  of  Reuben. 

029 


The  Ammonites  defeated.  I .    CHRONICLES,   XXI. 

15  And  when  the  children  of  Ammon 
saw  that  the  Syrians  were  fled,  they  like- 
wise fled  before  Abishai  his  brother,  and 
entered  into  the  city.  Then  Joab  came 
to  Jerusalem. 

16  TfAnd  when  the  Syrians  saw  that 
they  were  put  to  the  worse  before  Israel, 
they  sent  messengers,  and  drew  forth  the 
Syrians  that  icere  beyond  the  *  river :  and 
Shophaclit  the  captain  of  the  host  of  Ha- 
darezer  xvent  before  them. 

17  And  it  was  told  David  ;  and  he  gath- 
ered all  Israel,  and  passed  OA-er  Jordan, 
and  came  upon  them,  and  set  the  battle  in 
array  against  them.  So  when  David  had 
put  the  battle  in  array  against  the  Syrians, 
they  fought  with  him. 

18  But  the  Syrians  fled  before  Israel; 
and  David  slew  of  the  Syrians  seven 
thousand  men  which  fovght  in  chariots, 
and  forty  thousand  footmen,  and  killed 
Shophach  the  captain  of  the  host. 

19  And  ""when  the  servants  of  Hadare- 
zer  saw  that  they  were  put  to  the  worse 
before  Israel,  they  made  peace  with  Da- 
vid, and  became  his  servants:  neither 
Avould  the  Syrians  help  the  children  of 
Ainmon  any  more. 


Sons  of  the  giants  sJaiti. 


CHAPTER   XX. 

1  Rabbah  is  besieged  by  Joab,  spoiled  by  David,  and 
the  people  thereof  tortun;d.  4  Tliree  giants  are  slain 
in  three  several  overthrows  of  the  Philistines. 

AND  ''it  came  to  pass,  that  t after  the 
year  was  expired,  at  the  time  that 
kings  go  out  to  battle,  Joab  led  forth  the 
power  of  the  army,  and  wasted  the  coun- 
try of  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  came 
and  besieged  Rabbah.  But  David  tarried 
at  Jerusalem.  And  ''Joab  smote  Rabbah, 
and  destroyed  it. 

2  And  David  took  the  crown  of  their 
king  from  off  his  liead,  and  found  it  Ho 
weigh   a  talent  of  gold,  and  there  were 


*  Tlmt  is,  Euvhrntcs.  \  Or,  Shobnclt,  2  S.iin.  10:  Ifi.  •  P.t.n. 
18:39,  44.  b  2  Sam.  11:1.  t  Heb.  nt  Ihe  rclurn  of  the  yenr. 
e  2  Sam.  1-2  :  2fi,  etc.  5  Heh.  the  wrifht  of.  >1  t  ^■Mn.  21 :  18,  etc. 
II  Or,  continvrd;  Hel).  ttood.     *  Or,  Gol>.      f  Or.  i'ap/i,  2  Sam. 


16.    The  river  ;  Euphrates. 

IXSTRLICTIOXS. 

2.  Gratitude  should  ever  be  manifested  for  favors ; 
and  if  it  cannot  he  shovm  towards  the  benefactors 
themselves,  it  sliould  be  towards  their  children  or 
others  who  were  connected  with  them. 

.3.  Our  best  intentions  maybe  misunderstood  and 
misrepresented  ;  evil  mav  he  returned  for  good,  and 
that  which  should  have  Dcen  the  means  of  forming 
and  cementing  friendship,  may  be  made  the  occa- 
sion of  enmity  and  strife. 

13.  In  a  good  cause  men  sliould  be  of  good  cour- 
age ;  and  wTiile  they  use  with  fidelity  all  appointed 
means,  they  should  feel  their  dependence  on  God, 
and  commit  the  result  of  their  efforts  to  him. 

IS.  All  efforts  of  the  wicked  to  prevail  against 
God  and  his  people,  will  in  the  end  prove  ineffec- 
tual, and  be  tlie  means  of  hastening  and  aggravat- 
ing their  own  ruin. 
530 


upon  David's  head:   and  he  brought  also 
exceeding  much  spoil  out  of  the  city. 

3  And  he  brought  out  the  people  that 
were  in  it,  and  cut  them  with  saws,  and 
with  harrows  of  iron,  and  with  axes. 
Even  so  dealt  David  with  all  the  cities  of 
the  children  of  Ammon.  And  David  and 
all  the  people  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

4  TTAnd  ''it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
that  there  II  arose  war  at  *  Gezer  with  the 
Philistines;  at  whieli  time  Sibbechai  the 
Hushathite  slew  tSippai,  that  icas  of  the 
children  of  ^^the  giant:  and  they  were 
subdued. 

5  And  tliere  Avas  Avar  again  with  the 
Philistines  ;  and  Elhanan  the  son  of  Uair 
slcAv  Lahmi  the  brother  of  Goliath  the 
Gittite,  Avhose  spear-stafl" -was  like  aweav- 
er's  beam. 

6  And  *■  yet  again  there  was  Avar  at  Gath, 
where  was  a  man  oi great  II  stature,  Avhose 
fingers  and  toes  were  four  and  tAventy,  six 
on  each  hand,  and  six  on  each  foot :  and  he 
also  Avas  *the  son  of  the  giant. 

7  But  Avlicn  he  t  defied  Israel,  Jonathan 
tlic  son  of  t  Shimca,  David's  brother,  sIcav 
him. 

8  These  Avcre  born  unto  the  giant  ia 
Gath  ;  and  they  fell  by  the  hand  of  David, 
and  by  the  hand  of  his  serA'ants. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  David,  tempted  by  Satan,  foiceth  Joab  to  number  the 
people.  5  The  number  of  the  people  being  brought, 
Davidrepenteth  of  it.  9  DaTid  having  three  plagues 
propounded  Hy  Gad,  choosetli  the  pestilence.  H  After 
the  death  of  seventy  thousand,  D.avid  by  repentance 
preventeth  the  destruction  of  Jerusalem.  18  David, 
by  Gad's  direction,  ^lurchaselh  Oman's  threshing- 
floor  :  where  having  built  an  altar,  God  giveth  a  sign 
of  his  favor  by  fire,  and  stayeth  the  plague.  28  David 
.saorificeth  there,  being  restrained  from  Gibeon  by  fear 
of  the  angel. 

ND  "^Satan  stood  up  ^  against  Israel, 
and  proA'oked  DaA'id  to  number  Is- 


A 

rael. 


21 :  18.  f  Or.  Kapha.  J  Called  al«o  Jame-oreyim,  1  Snm.  ?1  :  19. 
t  2Sam. -21  :iO.  [I  Heh.  menture.  *  Heh.  born  to  the  giant,  or 
Raphn,  ver.  4.  f  Or,  reproached.  J  Called  SAaximak,  I  Sam. 
16:9.     f  2  Sum.  24:1,  etc.     r  Job  1  :  fi,  etc. ;  2:  1  ;  Zcih.  3: 1. 


CHAPTER  XX. 

1.  Rnbhah  ;  the  capital  of  tjie  Ammonites. 

4.  Gezer  ;  a  city  in  the  western  part  of  the  tribe 
of  Epliraim,  bordering  upon  the  Philistines. 

6.  Gath;  a  city  of  the  Philistines. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Reference  to  the  sin  of  David  in  the  matter  of 
Uriah,  which  took  place  while  Joab  Avas  besieging 
Rabbah,  is  here  entirely  omitted  ;  and  it  is  always 
proper  to  be  silent  about  the  sins  of  others,  unless  tfie 
cause  ofGod  and  of  truth  requires  the  mention  of  them. 

4.  This  is  a  world  of  trial,  and  one  trouble  will 
succeed  another  through  the  Avholc  journey  of  life. 
But  to  those  who  honor  God  in  their  trials  he  will 
at  last  grant  a  complete  and  glorious  deliverance. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 
1.  Stood  lip ;  presented  himself  as  an  accuser. 
Provoked ;  moved,  excited. 


David  numbcreth  Israel.  I.    CHRONICLES,    XXI.  Oman's  threshing-floor. 


ic.,^:  2  And  David  said  to  Joab  and  to 
the  rulers  of  the  people,  Go,  number  Israel 
from  Beer-sheba  even  to  Dan  ;  and  *  bring 
the  number  of  them  to  me,  that  I  may 
know  it. 

3  And  Joab  answered.  The  Lord  make 
his  people  a  hundred  times  so  many  more 
as  they  be:  but,  my  lord  the  king,  are 
they  not  all  my  lord's  servants'?  why 
then  doth  my  loi'd  require  this  thing? 
why  will  he  be  a  cause  of  trespass  to 
Israel? 

4  Nevertheless  the  king's  word  ''pre- 
vailed against  Joab.  Wherefore  Joab  de- 
parted, and  went  throughout  all  Israel, 
and  came  to  Jerusalem. 

5  Tl  And  Joab  gave  the  sum  of  the  num- 
ber of  the  people  unto  David.  And  all 
thcij  of  Israel  were  a  thousand  thousand 
and  a  hundred  thousand  men  lliat  drew 
sword:  and  Judah  was  four  hundred 
threescore  and  ten  thousand  men  that 
drew  sword. 

6  But  "^Levi  and  Benjamin  counted  he 
not  among  them  :  for  the  king's  word  was 
abominable  to  Joab. 

7  And  *  God  was  displeased  with  this 
thing;  therefore  he  smote  Israel. 

8  And  David  said  unto  God,  I  have  sin- 
ned greatly,  because  I  have  done  this 
thing :  but  now,  I  beseech  thee,  '^  do  away 
the  iniquity  of  thy  servant;  for  I  have 
done  very  ''foolishly. 

9  ^And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Gad,  Da- 
vid's "^seer,  saying, 

10  Go  and  tell  David,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  I  t  offer  thee  three  tJiing.s: 
choose  thee  one  of  them,  that  I  may  do  it 
unto  thee. 

11  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and  said 
unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  t  Choose 
thee 

12  Either  three  years'  famine;  or  three 
months  to  be  destroyed  before  thy  foes, 
while  that  the  sword  of  thine  enemies 
overtaketh  thee;  or  else  three  days  the 
sword  of  the  Lord,  even  the  pestilence, 
in  the  land,  and  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
destroying  throughout  all  the  coasts  of 
Israel.  Now  therefore  advise  thyself 
what  word  I  shall  bring  again  to  him 
that  sent  me. 

13  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I  am  in 
a  great  ^  strait:  let  me ''fall  now  into  the 


•  chap.  -27  :  £1.  b  Eocl  8  :  <.  c  clmp.  -27  :  H.  *  Heb.  i7  wal 
evil  in  the  eves  of  Goit  concerniha.  A  ■;  Sam.  IJ:  13.  c  1  Sam. 
2ti:-21.  fl  Sam.  9:9.  \  neh.  stretch  out.  ^  Heb  Tuic  <<J  (A» 
e  .Inlin  12 :  27.  h  Heb.  10:31.  \  Or,  many.  i  Psa.  86  :  .1,  15. 
J  2Cliron.28:9;  Prov.  12:10;   l3.i.4B:7;  I.am.  5:2-15.      k  Num- 


2.  Beer-sheba — to  Dan  ;  one  end  of  the  land  to 
the  other. 

3.  A  cause  of  trespass  to  Israel ;  a  means  of 
leadin<5  them  into  sin,  and  of  thus  bringing  judg- 
ments upon  them. 

5.  Men  that  drew  sword;  able  to  go  to  war. 


hand  of  the  Lord;  for  very  *  great'  arc 
his  mercies :  but  let  me  not  fall  into  the 
hand  of  J  man. 

14  1[So  the  Lord  sent  pestilence  ''upon 
Israel :  and  there  fell  of  Israel  seventy 
thousand  men. 

15  And  God  sent  an  angel  unto  Jerusa- 
lem to  destroy  it:  and  as  he  was  destroy- 
ing, the  Lord  beheld,  and  he  'repented 
him  of  the  evil,  and  said  to  the  angel  that 
destroyed,  It  is  enough,  '"stay  now  thy 
hand.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood 
by  the  threshing-floor  of  'I  Oman  the  "Jeb- 
usite. 

16  And  David  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
saw  the  ° angel  of  the  Lord  stand  be- 
tween the  earth  and  the  heaven,  having 
a  drawn  sword  in  his  hand  stretched  out 
over  Jerusalem.  Then  David  and  the 
elders  of  Israel,  who  xccrc  clothed  in  sack- 
cloth, fell  upon  their  faces. 

17  And  David  said  unto  God,  7s  it  not 
I  that  commanded  the  people  to  be  num- 
bered? even  I  it  is  that  have  sinned  and 
done  evil  indeed ;  but  as  for  these  ''sheep, 
what  have  they  done?  let  thy  hand,  I  pray 
thee,  0  Lord  my  God,  be  ion  me,  and  on 
my  father's  house  ;  but  not  on  thy  people, 
that  they  should  be  plagued. 

18  HThen  the  ''angel  of  the  Lord  com- 
manded Gad  to  say  to  David,  that  David 
should  go  up,  and  set  up  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord  in  the  threshing-floor  of  Ornffn 
the  Jebusitc. 

19  And  David  went  up  at  the  saying  of 
Gad,  which  he  spake  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

20  And*  Oman  turned  back,  and  saw 
the  angel;  t  and  his  four  sons  with  him 
hid  themselves.  Now  Oman  was  thresh- 
ing wheat. 

21  And  as  David  came  to  Oman,  Oman 
looked  and  saw  David,  and  went  out  of 
the  threshing-floor,  and  bowed  himself  to 
David  with  his  t'ace  to  the  ground. 

22  Then  David  said  to  Oman,  +  Grant 
me  the  place  of  this  threshing-floor,  that 
I  may  build  an  altar  therein  unto  the 
Lord:  thou  shalt  grant  it  me  for  the  full 
price:  that  the  plague  may  be  stayed 
from  the  people. 

23  And  Oman  said  unto  David,  Take  it 
to  thee,  and  let  my  lord  the  king  do  that 
which  is  good  in  his  eyes :  lo,  I  give  thee 


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Materials  for  the  temple.         I.   CHRONICLES,    XXII.     David^s  charge  to  Solomon. 


the  oxen  aho  for  burnt-offerings,  and  the 
threshing  instruments  for  wood,  and  tlie 
wheat  for  the  incat-offering;  I  give  it  all. 

24  And  king  David  said  to  Oman,  Nay ; 
but  I  will  verily  'buy  it  for  the  full  price  : 
for  I  will  not  take  that  which  is  thine  for 
the  LoKD,  nor  offer  burnt-offerings  with- 
out ''cost. 

25  So  David  gave  to  Oman  for  the  place 
six  hundred  shekels  of  gold  by  weight. 

2G  And  David  built  there  an  altar  unto 
the  Loud,  and  offered  burnt-offerings  and 
peace-offerings,  and  called  upon  tlie  Lord  ; 
and  ""he  answered  him  from  heaven  by 
fire  upon  the  altar  of  burnt-offering. 

27  And  the  Lord  commanded  the  angel ; 
and  he  put  up  his  sword  again  into  the 
sheath  thereof. 

28  ^  At  that  time  when  David  saw  that 
the  Lord  had  answered  him  in  the  thresh- 
ing-floor of  Oman  the  Jebusite,  then  he 
sacrificed  there. 

29  For  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord, 
which  Moses  ^  made  in  the  wilderness, 
and  the  altar  of  the  burnt-offering,  were 
at  that  season  in  the  "high  place  at  Gib- 
eon. 

30  But  David  could  not  go  before  it  to 
inquire  of  God :  for  he  was  ''afraid  be- 
cause of  the  sword  of  the  angel  of  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

• 

1  David,  foreknowing  the  place  of  the  temple,  prepar- 
eth  almnJance  for  the  building  of  it.  C  He  instruct- 
etli  Solomon  in  God's  promises,  and  his  duty  in  build- 
ing the  temple.  17  He  chargeth  the  princes  to  assist 
his  son. 

THEN  David  said,  sThis  is  the  house 
of  the  Lord  God,  and  tliis  is  the  altar 
of  the  burnt-offering  for  Israel. 

2  And  David  commanded  to  gather  to- 
gether the  "'  strangers  that  were  in  the  land 
of  Israel ;  and  he  set  masons  to  liew 
wrought  stones  to  build  the  house  of  God. 

3  And  David  'prepared  iron  in  abun- 


«  Cien.  2:?:13.  b  Deut.l6:l7.  c  Lev.  9:«;  .ludg.  8:21;  1 
King«,  18:24,  38;  2Cliron.7:l.  i  Kx.  40.  e  cb.ip.  16:39 ;  1 
Kingn,  3:4,etc.  -f  Psa.  90:11;  Jer.  5:22;  10:7;  Heb.  12:28, 
29;  Kev.  In:-).  B  clmp.  21 :28;  Deut.  12  :  .5  ;  2  Chroa.  3  :  1.  hi 
Kiligii,9:2l.      I  ver.  H.      j  1  King»,  7  :  47.      k  1  King.s,  5  :  6.      ll 


26.  By  fire ;  the  fire  descended  from  God  and 
burnt  up  tlie  s;icritice,  in  token  of  his  acceptance  of 
David  and  his  offering. 

28.  He  sacrificed  there;  continued  to  make  that 
a  place  of  sacrifice. 

30.   Could  not  go  before  it ;  he  feared  to  do  so, 
in  the  circumstances  above  narrated. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Whenever  the  people  of  God  are  left  to  tliem- 
selvcs.  Satan  stands  ready  to  tempt  them  to  the 
commission  of  sins  which  will  bring  distress,  if  not 
ruin,  on  tliemselves  and  others. 

8.  Though  the  people  of  God  may  discover  their 
sins,  be  deeply  fiumbled  on  account  of  them,  and  be 
forgiven,  yet  if  ilicir  sins  have  been  open  and  brought 
scandal  upon  the  cause  of  religion,  the  Lord  will 
manifest  his  displeasure  against  them. 

13.  The  penitent  soul  in  all  its  difficulties  will 
532 


the  gates,  and  for  the  joinings  ;  and  brasij 
in  abundance  ■> without  weight; 

4  Also  cedar-trees  in  ^abundance:  for 
the  Zidonians  and  they  of  Tyre  brought 
much  cedar-wood  to  David. 

5  And  David  said,  Solomon  my  son  is 
young'  and  tender,  and  the  house  that  is 
to  be  builded  for  the  Lord  must  be  ex- 
ceeding '"magnifical,  of  fame  and  of  glory 
througliout  all  countries:  I  will  therefore 
now  make  preparation  for  it.  So  David 
prepared  abundantly  before  his  death. 

6  1[  Then  he  called  for  Solomon  his  son, 
and  charged  him  to  build  a  house  for  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel. 

7  And  David  said  to  Solomon,  My  son, 
as  for  me,  it  "was  in  my  mind  to  build  a 
liouse°  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord  my 
God: 

8  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  me, 
saying,  ^Thou  hast  shed  "^  blood  abun- 
dantly, and  hast  made  great  wars :  thou 
shalt  not  build  a  house  unto  my  name, 
because  thou  hast  shed  much  blood  upou 
the  eartli  in  my  sight. 

9  Behold,  a  son  shall  be  born  to  thee, 
who  shall  be  a  man  of  rest;  and  I  will 
give  him  rest  from  all  his  enemies  round 
about :  for'his  name  shall  be  *  Solomon, 
and  I  will  give  'peace  and  quietness  un- 
to Israel  in  his  days. 

10  lie  'shall  build  a  house  for  my  name; 
and  he  shall  be  my  *son,  and  I  will  be  his 
father;  and  I  will  establish  the  throne  of 
his  kingdom  over  Israel  for  ever. 

11  Now,  my  son,  the  "Lord  be  with 
thee;  and  prosper  thou,  and  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  as  he  hath 
said  of  thee. 

12  Only  the  Loud  ^give  thee  wisdom 
and  understanding,  and  give  thee  charge 
concerning  Israel,  that  thou  mayest  keep 
the  law  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 


Kings,  3:7.  m  Ezra  3:12:  Isa.  64  :  1 1  ;  Ezek.  7  :  20 ;  Hag.  2  :  3. 
n  chap.  17:  1,  etc. ;  28  :  2,  etc.  o  Deut.  12  :  .1,  1 1.  I>  1  Kings, 
6:3.  q  Num.  31:19.  '  r\int  i».  ptaceablc.  r  l  Kings,  4:2S  ; 
Psa.  72  :  7.  '2  Sam.  7  :  13.  t  Psa.  89  :  26 ;  Heb.  1:5.  «  ver.  16. 
T  1  Kings,  3  : 9.  12 ;    P.sa.  72  :  1  ;  Prov.  2  :  6,  7 ;  James  1  :  5. 


submit  to  the  Lord,  and  commit  itself  and  its  inter- 
ests to  his  merciful  care  and  disposal. 

17.  The  ingenuous  soul  mourns  deeply,  not  only 
on  account  of  its  sins  and  the  sulTerings  they  bring 
upon  itself,  but  for  the  evils  they  bring  upon  others 
whom  they  love,  and  whom  they  wish  to  benefit. 

26.  When  the  soul  is  duly  penitent  for  its  sins, 
submits  to  the  judgments  of  God,  and  is  ready  to 
follow  his  directions,  he  is  ready  to  forgive  and 
grant  manifestations  of  his  mercy  and  love. 

CHAPTER  XXn. 

1.  This  is  the  house  of  the  Lord;  the  place 
where  the  temple  would  be  built,  and  the  worship 
of  God  be  established. 

9.  Solo/noil ;  meaning,  peaceable. 

10.  For  ever ;  so  long  as  he  should  continue  to 
obey  God.     Ver.  12,  13,  19. 


Solomon  is  made  king. 


I.  CHRONICLES,   XXIII. 


The  LcL'ites  numbered 


K.L.'mi.'  13  Then  "shalt  thou  prosper,  if 
thou  takest  heed  to  fulfil  the  statutes  and 
judu;mcuts  which  the  Loud  charged  ^Moses 
with  concerning  Israel:  be  '' strong,  and 
of  good  courage ;  dread  not,  nor  be  dis- 
mayed. 

14  Now,  behold,  in  my  *  trouble  I  have 
prepared  for  the  house  of  the  Loud  a  hun- 
dred thousand  talents  of  gold,  and  a  thou- 
sand thousand  talents  of  silver;  and  of 
brass  and  iron  without  weiglit;  for  it  is 
in  abundance  :  limber  also  and  stone  have 
1  prepared;  and  thou  mayest  add  thereto. 

lo  ^loreover,  there  are  workmen  with 
thee  in  abundance,  hewers  and  tworkers 
of  stone  and  timber,  and  all  manner  of 
cunning  men  for  every  manner  of  work. 

16  Of  the  gold,  the  silver,  and  the  brass, 
and  the  iron,  there  is  no  number.  Arise 
therefore,  and  be  doing,  and  the  •=  Loud  be 
with  thee. 

17  ^I  David  also  commanded  all  the 
princes  of  Israel  to  help  Solomon  his 
son,  saying, 

18  /.>;  not  the  Loud  your  God  with  you'? 
and  hath  he  not  given  you  ''rest  on  every 
side'?  for  he  hath  given  the  inhabitants 
of  the  land  into  my  hand;  and  the  land 
is  subdued  before  the  Loud,  and  before 
his  people. 

19  Now  "set  your  heart  and  your  soul 
to  "^seek  the  Loud  your  God;  arise  there- 
fore, and  build  ye  the  sanctuary  of  tlie 
Loud  God,  to  ^bring  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Loud,  and  the  holy  vessels  of 
God,  into  the  house  that  is  to  be  built  to 
the  name  of  the  Loud. 

CHAPTER   XXIII. 

1  David  ill  his  old  age  maketh  Solomon  king.  2  The 
number  and  distribution  of  the  Levites.  7  The  fam- 
ilies of  the  Gerslionites.  1"2  The  sons  of  Kohath.  21 
The  sons  of  Merari.     24  The  office  of  the  Levites. 

SO  '•when  David  was  old  and  full  of 
,^  days,  he  made  Solomon  his  son  king 
over  Israel. 


•  -2  Cliron.  M :  iO  ;  Psa.  1  lil :  fi.  b  DeuL  31:7,8;  Josli.  1  :  t^'J. 
*  Or,  poverty,  f  Thnt  is,  minons  nnit  carpetittrt.  c  ver.  1!. 
i  cUiip.  -n :  25 ;  l>eut.  1-2  :  10  ;  Josli.  i-:  -.-i;  i  S;iiii.  7.1.  e  -2  Tliron. 
■:0:.1.     fPsa. -27:4.     B  1  Kinsa,  .S:  li,  '1.      h  cli.i|i.  iSiS;    1  Kings, 


2  IT  And  he  gathered  together  all  the 
princes  of  Israel,  with  the  priests  and 
the  Lcvites. 

3  Now  the  Lcvites  were  numbered  from 
the  age  of 'thirty  years  and  upward  :  and 
their  number  by  their  polls,  man  by  man, 
was  tliirty  and  eight  thousand. 

4  Of  whicli,  twenty  and  four  thousand 
li'ere  to  -  set  forward  the  work  of  the  house 
of  the  Loud;  and  six  thousand  ift/e' offi- 
cers and  judges : 

5  ^Moreover  four  thousand  were  porters  ; 
and  four  thousand  praised  tlie  Loud  with 
the  ''instruments  which  I  made,  said  Da- 
vid, to  praise  therewith. 

6  And  David  divided  them  into  ^courses 
among  the  sons  of  Levi,  namely,  Gershon, 
Kohatli,  and  Merari. 

7  ^  Of  the  Gerslionites  were  II  Laadau, 
and  Shimei. 

8  The  sons  of  Laadan ;  the  chief  icas 
Jchicl,  and  Zetham,  and  Joel,  three. 

9  The  sons  of  Sliimei;  Shelomith,  aud 
Hazicl,  and  Haran,  three.  Tliesc  were 
the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  Laadan. 

10  And  the  sons  of  Shimei  itc re,  J ahaih, 
Zina,*  and  Jcusii,  and  Bcriah.  These 
four  were  the  sons  of  Shimei. 

1 1  And  Jahath  was  the  chief,  and  Zizah 
the  second:  but  Jeush  and  Bcriah  +  liad 
not  many  sons  ;  therefore  they  were  in  one 
reckoning,  according  to //«■//■  fatiier'siiouse. 

12  *]  The  sons  of  Kohath;  Amram,  Iz- 
har,  Hebron,  and  Uzziel,  four, 

13  The  sons  of  Amram;  Aaron,  and 
Moses:  and  'Aaron  was  separated,  tliat 
he  should  sanctify  the  most  holy  things, 
he  and  his  sons  for  ever,  to  '"burn  incense 
before  the  Loud,  to  minister  unto  him, 
and  to  "bless  in  his  name  for  ever. 

14  Now  concernin<r  Moses  the  man  of 
God,  his  sons  were  named  of  the  tribe  of 
Levi. 

15  The  sons  of  Moses  icere,  Gershom, 
and  Eliezer. 


l::i:!,   et<-.        i  Num.  4:;t,  47,       t  '*f.   "l""".       1 

Dent    II*:  18. 

k  2  Chron.  I'.! :  in,  W :  Amo8fi:S.     ij  H.-\,.divuior,t. 

II  <  >r.  r,i»>.t. 

c-iuip.  6:  17.     «  Or.  Zis/iA,  ver.  11.     t  HcL.  ilid  nut 
1  ijl.  2S :  1 ,  eti-. ;   Hcl).  .i :  4.     m  Num.  Iti :  40.     •  .Vu 

«u7ip<y  „mi. 

m.6:.M-2<i 

19.  Bring  the  ark  ;  from  G-ibeon, 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  people  of  Grod  when  delivered  from  the  sad 
effects  of  their  sins,  will  become  more  engaged  than 
before  in  doing  his  work ;  and  if  they  cannot  honor 
him  in  one  way  they  will  attempt  to  do  it  in  another, 
and  thus  to  fill  up  life  with  fidelity  and  usefulness. 

5.  Good  men  live  and  labor  not  merely  for  them- 
selves and  their  own  generation,  but  for  postcritj' 
and  for  all  coming  time  ;  and  their  efforts  will  be  felt 
not  onlv  to  the  end  of  the  world,  but  to  eternity.        1 

10.  The  promises  of  '.rod  to  individuals,  are  made 
on  condition  that  they  hearken  to  his  voice  and  con- 1 
tinue  to  obey  his  commandments.  If  they  forsake 
him,  he  will  cast  them  otF. 

16.  If  men  would  avail  themselves  of  the  bless- 
ings of  Jehovah,  enjoy  his  presence,  and  experience  , 


the  benefit  of  his  promises,  they  must  be  found  doing 
his  will. 

CHArTER  XXIII. 

13.  Forever;  continually  to  the  cud  of  the  Jew- 
ish dispensation. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3,  Nothing  is  more  important  to  the  interests  of 
true  religion  than  the  increase  of  faithful  ministers; 
and  good  men  at  the  close  of  life,  will  be  peculiarly 
anxious  that  a  sufficient  number  may  be  provided 
and  rightly  employed  for  the  good  of  coming  gener- 
ations. 

30.  Religion  is  a  daily  duty;  morning  and  evening 
offerings  of  praver,  thanksgiving,  and  praise  should 
be  presented  to  God,  and  such  special  seasons  of  de- 
votion from  time  to  time  be  observed,  as  he  has 
appointed, 

533 


Office  of  the  Levites. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XXIV. 


Courses  of  the  priests. 


16  Of  the  sons  of  Gcrshom, 
teas  the  chief. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Eliezer  u'cre,  Reha- 
biah  the  t  chief.  And  Eliezer  had  none 
other  sons;  but  the  sons  of  Rehabiah 
^vere  tvery  many. 

18  Of  the  sons  of  Izhar;  ^Shelomith 
the  chief. 

19' Of  the  sons  of  Hebron;  .Teriah  the 
fir.-*t,  Amariah  the  second,  Jahaziel  the 
third,  and  Jekameam  the  fourtli. 

20  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel;  Mieah  the 
fir.«t,  and  Jesiah  the  second. 

21  "i  Thesonsof  Merari ;  Mahli,  and  Mu- 
f^hi.    Thesonsof  Malili ;  Eleazar.  andlvish. 

22  And  Eleazar  died,  and  had  no  sons, 
but  daughters:  and  their  il brethren  the 
sons  of  Kish  took  them. 

23  The  sons  of  Mushi ;  Mahli,  and  Eder, 
and  Jeremoth,  three. 

24  H  These  iccre  the  sons  of  Levi  after 
the  house  of  their  fathers  ;  even  the  chief 
of  the  fathers,  as  they  were  "counted  by 
number  of  names  by  their  polls,  that  did 
the  work  for  the  service  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  from  the  age  of  ''twenty  years 
and  upward. 

2.5  For  David  said.  The  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael hath  given  '^  rest  u  nto  liis  people,  *  that 
they  may  dwell  in  Jerusalem  for  ever: 

26  And  also  unto  the  Levites  :  they  shall 
no  more  carry  the  tabernacle,  nor  any 
vessels  of  it  for  the  service  thereof. 

27  For  by  the  last  words  of  David  the 
Levites  u-cre  t  numbered  from  '' twenty 
years  old  and  above: 

28  Because  their  t  office  was  to  wait  on 
the  sons  of  Aaron  for  the  service  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  in  the  courts,  and  in 
the  chambers,  and  in  the  purifying  of  all 
holy  things,  and  the  work  of  the  service 
of  the  house  of  God; 

29  Both  for  the  «■  show-bread,  and  for  the 
fine  "^flour  for  meat-offering,  and  for  the 
unleavened s  cakes,  and  for  that  irhich  is 
baked  in  the  ^pan,  and  for  that  which  is 
fried,  and  for  all  manner  of'  measure  and 
size ; 

30  Andto  'stand  every  morning  tothank 
and  praise  the  Lord,  and  likewise  at  even  ; 

31  And  to  Oder  all  bnrnt-saerifices  unto 
the  Lord  Jin  tlie  sabbaths,  in  the  new 
moons,  and  on  the  set  ''feasts, by  number, 
according  to  the  order  connnandcd  unto 
tliem,  continually  before  the  Lord  : 

32  And    that    they    should    keep    the 


Shebuel  I  charge'   of  the  tabernacle  of  the  *B.t'?o?5' 

I  congregation,  and  the  charge  of  the  holy 

place,  and  the  '"  charge  of  the  sons  of  Aaron 

their  brethren,  in  the  service  of  the  house 

of  the  Lord. 


*  5'AM/<oe',<Iiiip.  24:20.     f  lU.firit.     t  He\>.  Iiiahlti  multiplird. 

I  SUelomolli,i\\i«f.  U-.il.      II  Or,  *i>um«i.       •  Num.  10  :  17,  il. 

II  vfr.  •:?  ;  K7.rn  3  r  R.  c  clm|i.  ij  :  1«.  *  Or,  anil  he  tlwtllrlli. 
t  HhIi.  niimhert.  *  ver.  3,  H.  t  Hfh.  llalUm  w.is  at  the  hitiid 
,/,  Nell.  11:4.  eEj.er>:30.  fr,ev.(i:2H.  «  Lev.  •• :  4-7.  <l  Or, 
/tut  plait,      li  Lev.  19 :  Xi.      I  2  fliron.  i'.l :  2.i,  2ti ;  Kira  3  :  in,  11; 


CHAPTER   XXIV. 

1  The  divisions  of  the  sons  of  Aaron  by  lot  into  four 
and  twenty  orders.  20  The  Kohathites,  27  and  the 
Merarites  (jivided  by  lot. 

IVrOW  "  these  are  the  divisions  of  the 
_L\  sons  of  Aaron.  The  sons  of  Aaron  ; 
Nadab  and  Abihu,  Eleazar  aiul  Ithamar. 

2  But  Nadab  and  Abihu  "died  before 
their  father,  and  had  no  children:  there- 
fore Eleazar  and  Ithamar  executed  the 
priest's  office. 

3  And  David  distributed  them,  both  Za- 
dok  of  the  sons  of  Eleazar,  and  PAhime- 
lech  of  the  sons  of  Ithamar,  according  to 
their  offices  in  their  service. 

4  And  there  were  more  chief  men  found 
of  the  sons  of  Eleazar  than  of  the  sons  of 
Ithamar;  and  thus  were  they  divided. 
Among  the  sons  of  Eleazar  there  u-ere  six- 
teen chief  men  of  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
and  eight  among  the  sons  of  Ithamar  ac- 
cording to  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

5  Thus  were  they  divided  by  ilot,  one 
sort  with  another;  for  the  governors  of 
the  sanctuary,  and  governors  of  the  house 
of  God,  were  of  the  sons  of  Eleazar,  and 
of  the  sons  of  Ithamar. 

6  And  Shemaiah  the  son  of  Nethancel 
the  scribe,  one  of  the  Levites,  wrote  them 
before  the  king,  and  the  princes,  and  Za- 
dok  the  priest,  and  Ahimelech  the  son 
of  Abiathar,  and  before  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  of  the  priests  and  Levites :  one 
prineipari  household  being  taken  for  Ele- 
azar, and  one  taken  for  Ithamar. 

7  Now  the  first  lot  came  forth  to  Jehoi- 
arib,  the  second  to  Jedaiah, 

8  The  third  to  Harim,  the  fourth  to 
Seorim, 

9  The  fifth  to  Malehijah,  tlie  sixth  to 
Mijamin, 

10  The  seventh  to  Ilakkoz,  the  eighth 
to  'Abijah, 

11  The  ninth  to  Jcshuah,  the  tenth  to 
Shceaniah, 

12  The  eleventh  to  Eliashib,  the  twelfth 
to  .lakim, 

13  Tlie  thirteenth  to  Iluppah,  the  four- 
teenth to  Jeshebcab, 

14  The  fifteenth  to  Bilgah,  the  sixteenth 
to  Immer, 


CHAPTER  XXIV. 
1.   The  divisions  of  the  sons  of  Aaro7i ;  these 
534 


Pan.  I3fl:l,2.  i  Num.  10:10;  Psa.  81:3.  k  Lfv.  23:4,  etc. 
1  Num.  1  :M.  m  Num.  3:6-9.  n  Lev.  10:1,  «;  Num.  2«!fiO.~ 
o  Num.  3:4.  Pi  .Sum.  21  : 1  :  22 : 9,  etc.  q  Josli.  IR  :  in  :  Prov. 
Ifi::i3;  .lonnli  1^7;  Actil:2a  [|  Heh.  houte  of  Iht  /alher. 
r  Nell.  i::4,  17;  Luke  1:6. 


divisions,  it  is  supposed,  were  made  by  David  ac- 
cording to  divine  appointment. 


Number  and  offices 


I.  CHRONICLES,   XXV. 


of  the  musicians. 


B  c'  iw™      15  The  seventeenth  to  Hezir,  the 
eighteenth  to  Aphscs, 

16  The  nineteenth  to  Pethahiah,  the 
twentieth  to  Jehezekel, 

17  The  one  and  twentieth  to  Jachin, 
the  two  and  twentieth  to  Gamul, 

18  The  three  and  twentieth  to  Delaiah, 
the  four  and  twentieth  to  Maaziah. 

19  Tliese  were  the  "orderings  of  them 
in  their  service  to  come  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  according  to  their  manner,  un- 
der Aaron  their  father,  as  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  had  commanded  him. 

20  ^  And  the  rest  of  the  sons  of  Levi 
tvere  these:  Of  the  sons  of  Amram  ;  *Shu- 
bacl:  of  the  sons  of  Shubael;  Jehdeiah. 

21  Concerning  Rehabiah:  of  the  sons 
of  Rehabiah,  the  first  iras  Isshiah. 

22  Of  the  Izharites  ;  t  Shelomoth  :  of  the 
sons  of  Shelomoth;  .lahath. 

23  And  the  sons  of  Hebron;  Jeriah  the 
first,  Amariah  the  second,  Jahaziel  the 
third,  Jekameam  the  fourth. 

24  0/ the  sons  of  Uzziel ;  Michah:  of 
the  sons  of  Michah;  Shamir. 

25  The  brother  of  Michah  leas  Isshiah : 
of  the  sons  of  Isshiah;  Zcchariah. 

26  II  The  ''sons  of  Merari  icere  Mahli 
and  Mushi :  the  sons  of  Jaaziah ;  Beno. 

27  The  sons  of  Merari  by  Jaaziah  ;  Be- 
no,  and  Shoham,  and  Zaccur,  and  Ibri. 

28  Of  Mahli  came  Eleazar,  "=  who  had  no 
sons. 

29  Concerning  Kish:  the  son  of  Kish 
icas  Jerahmeel. 

30  The  sons  also  of  Mushi ;  Mahli,  and 
Eder,  and  Jerimoth.  These  icere  the  sons  of 
the  Levites  after  the  house  of  their  fatiier.s. 

3 1  These  likewise  east  lots  ''over  against 
their  brethi-en  the  sons  of.Aaron  in  the 
presence  of  David  the  king,  and  Zadok, 
and  Ahimelech,  and  the  chief  of  the  fa- 
thers of  the  priests  and  Levites,  even 
the  principal  fathers  over  against  their 
younger  brethren. 


CHAPTER   XXY. 

1  The  number  and  offices  of  the  singers.     8  Their  divis- 
ion by  lot  into  four  and  twenty  orders. 

1\ /TOREOVER  David  and  the  captains 
_LvJ_  of  the  host  separated  to  the  service 
of  the   sons  of  "Asaph,   and  of  Ileman, 


a  chap.  9 : -25.  *  ^Vitius/,  clinp.  23 :  16.  t  Shclomilh,<:\\xy,.-H:l». 
H  K.T.  B  :  19.  <■■  chap.  •£!:  -li.  i  ch.ip.  OT :  ».  '  ihap.  fi :  M,  etc. 
t  Otherwise  called  Jesarelah.ver.  14.      %  Heli.  by  the  hnmh  of  the 


19.  Under  Aaron  their  father ;  all  the  priests 
were  considered  as  successors  of  Aaron,  and  he  is 
spoken  of  as  their  father. 

INSTRUCTION.S. 

1.  Order  and  regularity  are  important  in  all  con- 
cerns, especially  in  those  of  religion  ;  and  its  minis- 
ters should  all,  in  the  place  which  God  assigns  them, 
attend  with  punctuality  and  perseverance  to  the 
duties  of  their  office. 


and  of  Jeduthun,  who  should  prophesy 
with  harps,  with  psalteries,  and  with 
cymbals:  and  the  number  of  tlie  work- 
men according  to  their  service  was: 

2  Of  the  sons  of  Asaph;  Zaccur,  and 
Joseph,  and  Nethaniah,  and  +Ashnrelali, 
the  sons  of  Asapli  uhder  the  hands  of 
Asaph,  which  prophesied  ^according  to 
the  order  of  the  king. 

3  Of  Jeduthun:  the  sons  of  Jedulhun; 
Gedaliah,  and  "Zeri,  and  Jeshaiah,  Hash- 
abiah,  and  Mattithiaii,  *six,  under  the 
hands  of  their  father  Jcdutliun,  who  proph- 
esied with  a  harp,  to  give  tlianks  and  to 
praise  the  Lord. 

4  Of  Ilcman  :  the  sons  of  Ileman  ;  Buk- 
kiah,  Malt;iniah,  tUzziel,  -Shcbuel,  and 
Jerimoth,  Ilananiah,  llanani,  Eliatliah, 
(Jiddaiti,  and  Romamti-czcr,  Joshbeka- 
shah,  IMallothi,  Holhir,  and  IMahazioth: 

5  All  these  loere  the  sons  of  Ilcman  the 
king's  seer  in  the  Kvords  of  God,  to  lift 
up  the  horn.  And  God  gave  to  Heman 
fourteen  sons  and  three  daughters. 

6  All  these  were  under  the  hands  of 
their  father  for  song  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  with  cymbals,  psalteries,  and  harps, 
for  the  service  of  the  house  of  God,  "ac- 
cording to  the  king's  order  to  Asaph,  Jed- 
uthun, and  Heman. 

7  So  the  number  of  them,  with  their 
brethren  that  were  instructed  in  the  sonss 
of  the  Lord,  even  all  that  were  cunnins, 
was  two  hundred  fourscore  and  eight. 

8  H  And  ""they  cast  lots,  ward  against 
u'ard,  as  well  tlie  small  as  the  great,  the 
teacher^  as  the  scholar. 

9  Now  the  first  lot  came  forth  for  Asaph 
to  Joseph:  the  second  to  Gedaliah,  who 
with  his  brethren  and  sons  were  twelve: 

10  The  third  to  Zaccur,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve: 

1 1  Tlie  fourth  to  Izri,  he,  his  sons,  and 
his  brethren,  ii'ere  twelve: 

12  The  fifth  to  Nethaniah,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  ivere  twelve  : 

13  The  si.xtli  to  Bukkiah,  he,  liis  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  u'erc  twelve: 

14  The  seventh  to  Jesarelah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve: 

15  The  eighth  to  Jeshaiah,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve: 


kinn,  ver.  6.  II  Or,  Ilri,  ve 
f  Or.,^zareel,\■l'r  Ift.  f  Or 
by  the  hnndt  of  the  king,  vi 


.11.  *  With  Shimei,  nientiunct)  ver.  IT. 
Shubarl.\vi.:xt.  \0r, mnlltri.  ||  Heb. 
r.  -2.      f  chap.  -24  :  h.      t  1  Chron.  ■.•:!:  13. 


CHAriER  XXV.  . 
1.  Prophesy  :  sing  and  chant  sacred  songs. 
•5.  Seer:  prophet.    Lift  up  the  horn ;  take  the 
direction  of  the  musicians. 

INSTUUCTIOXS. 
1.  To  praise  God  is  one  of  the  noblest  services  in 
which  men  can  engage ;  and  where  it  is  done  from 
the  heart  it  is  acceptable  to  God,  and  raises  the 
affections  to  him. 


Of  the  porters 


I.  CHRONICLES,   XXVI. 


and  Levitcs. 


16  The  nintli  to  Maftiuiiah,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  nrre  twelv-c  : 

17  The  tenth  to  Shiinei,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  icere  twelve: 

18  The  eleventh  to  *Azaree!,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve: 

19  The  twelfth  to  Ilashabiah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  tvcre  twelve: 

20  The  thirteenth  to  Shubael,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  ii'ere  twelve : 

21  The  fourteenth  to  Mattithiah.  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  toere  twelve  : 

22  The  fifteenth  to  Jeremoth,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  tccre  twelve : 

23  The  sixteenth  to  Hananiah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve : 

24  The  seventeenth  to  Joslibekashah,/iC, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  tvere  twelve  : 

25  The  eighteenth  to  Hanani,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve : 

26  The  nineteenth  to  Mallothi,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  icere  twelve : 

27  The  twentieth  to  Eliathah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  u^ere  twelve : 

28  The  one  and  twentieth  to  Hothir,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  ivere  twelve : 

29  The  two  and  twentieth  to  Giddalti, 
he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  icere  twelve  : 

30  The  three  and  twentieth  to  Mahazi- 
oth,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  icere 
twelve : 

3 1  The  four  and  twentieth  to  Romamti- 
ezer,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  tvere 
twelve. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  The  divisions  of  the  porters.  13  The  gates  assigned 
by  lot.  20  The  Levites  that  had  charge  of  the  treas- 
ures.    29  Ofiicers  and  judges. 

CONCERNING  the  divi.sions  of  the 
\J  porters:  Of  the  Korhites  was  t  Mesh- 
eleiniah  the  son  of  Kore,  of  the  sons  of 
Asaph. t 

2  And  the  sons  of  Meshelemiah  iccre, 
Zeehariah  the  first-born,  .lediacl  the  sec- 
ond, Zcbadiah  the  third,  Jalhnicl  the 
fourth, 

3  Elam  the  fifth,  Jchohanan  the  sixth, 
Elioenai  tlic  seventh. 

4  Moreover  the  sons  of  *Obed-edom 
were,  Shemaiah  the  first-born,  Jehozabad 
the  second,  .loah  the  third,  and  Sacar  the 
fourth,  and  Nethaneel  the  tilth, 

5  Ammiel  the  sixth,  Issachar  the  sev- 
enth, Peulthai  the  eighth  :  for  God  bless- 
ed Miim. 

6  Also  unto  Shemaiah  his  son  were  sons 


born,  that  ruled  throughout  the  Va^: 
house  of  their  father :  for  they  were  migh- 
ty ''men  of  valor. 

7  The  sons  of  Shemaiah;  Othni,  and  Re- 
phael,  and  Obed,  Elzabad,  whose  breth- 
ren u-ere  strong  men,  Elihu,  and  Sema- 
chiah. 

8  All  these  of  the  sons  of  Obcd-cdom  : 
they  and  their  sons  and  their  brethren, 
able"^  men  for  strength  for  the  serA'ice, 
icere  threescore  and  two  of  Obed-cdom. 

9  And  Meshelemiah  had  sons  and  breth- 
ren, strong  men,  eighteen. 

10  Also  Mlosah,  of  the  children  of  Mer- 
ari,  had  sons;  Simri  the  chief,  for  though 
he  was  not  the  first-born,  yet  his  father 
made  him  the  chief; 

11  Hilkiah  the  second,  Tebaliah  the 
third,  Zeehariah  the  fourth:  all  the  sons 
and  brethren  of  Hosah  were  thirteen. 

12  Among  these  were  the  divisions  of 
the  porters,  even  among  the  chief  men, 
having  wards  one  against  another,  to 
minister  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

13  1[And  they  cast  lots,  II  as  well  the 
small  as  the  great,  according  to  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  for  every  gate. 

14  And  the  lot  eastward  fell  to  *Shele- 
miah.  Then  for  Zeehariah  liis  son,  a 
wise  counsellor,  they  cast  lots;  and  his 
lot  came  out  northward. 

15  To  Obed-edom  southward;  and  to 
his  sons  the  house  of  tAsuppim. 

16  To  Shuppim  and  Hosah  the  lot  came 
forth  westward,  with  the  gate  Shallecheth, 
by  the  causeway  of  the  "going  up,  ward 
against  ward. 

17  Eastward  were  six  Levites,  north- 
ward four  a  day,  southward  four  a  day, 
and  toward  "^Asuppim  two  and  two. 

1 8  At  I'arbar  westward,  four  at  the 
causeway,  and  two  at  Parbar. 

19  These  are  the  divisions  of  the  por- 
ters among  the  sons  of  Kore,  and  among 
the  sons  of  Merari. 

20  TIAnd  of  the  Levites,  Ahijah  was 
over  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  God, 
and  over  the  ^ treasures  of  the  ^dedicated 
things. 

21  As  concerning  the  sons  of  H^aadan; 
the  sons  of  the  Gcrslionite  Laadan,  chief 
fathers,  even  of  Laadan  the  Gcrshonite, 
were  H.Iehieli. 

22  Tiie  sons  of  .Ichicli;  Zcfham,  and 
.loci  his  hroihcv,  which  were  over  the  treas- 
ures of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 


*  Uzziel. 

ver.  4. 

t 

Or,  SheUmiah, 

ver.  14. 

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a^nph, 

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9 

13. 

■  clinp.  16:1H, 

21 

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2:4-11 

2  Cor.  3 : 6 

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»1  clinp 

lf>:3». 

5.  Children  are  the  gift  of  God;  and  whether  they 
be  sons  or  daughters,  tlie  great  oliject  of  parents 
should  be  to  train  them  up  for  his  service. 
03G 


II  Or,  a»  toell/m-  the  tmall  at  for  tht  ureal.  *  Cnllcil  Metkele- 
miah,veT.  1.  t  Hr\>.  falJieringt.  «  1  Kings,  10:  S;  2  rliri.!). «):  4. 
f  ver.  ir..  t  Hinli.  ix-.l-!  :  Mnl.  3:  10.  t  Hell.  hull/.  %  Or,  I,i6»il, 
cliHp.6:17.     11  Gr.yeAiW,  ciinp.  23:8;  2'):8. 


CHAPTER  XXVI. 
4.    Obed-e/lovi ;  who  took  charge  of  the  ark  after 
the  death  of  Uzzah.     2  Sam.  6 :  10-12. 


Kccpcrsof  the  treasures.         I.    CHRONICLES,    XXVII. 


Til  c  m  Hit  a  ry  force . 


b' "10°^'     23  Of  the  Amramites,  and  the  Iz- 
harites,  the  Hebroiiitcs,  (ind  the  Uzziclites  : 

24  And  ''Shebuel  the  son  of  Gershom, 
the  son  of  Moses,  icas  ruler  of  the  treas- 
ures. 

25  And  his  brethren  by  Eliczcr;  Reha- 
biah  his  son,  and  .Teshaiah  his  son,  and 
Joram  his  son,  and  Zichri  his  son,  and 
Shelomith''  his  son  : 

26  Which  Shelomith  and  his  brethren 
wrre  over  all  the  treasures  of  the  dedi- 
cated things,  which  David  the  king,  and 
the  chief  fathers,  the  captains  over  thou- 
sands and  hundreds,  and  the  captains  of 
the  host,  had  dedicated. 

27  Out  "^of  the  *  spoils  won  in  battles 
did  they  dedicate  to  maintain  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

28  And  all  that  Samuel  the  ''seer,  and 
Saul  the  son  of  Kish,  and  Abner  the  son 
of  Ner,  and  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiali,  had 
dedicated;  and  whosoever  had  dedicated 
any  thing,  it  vas  under  tiie  hand  of  Shel- 
omith, and  of  his  brethren. 

29  1[  Of  the  Izharites,  Chenaniah  and 
his  sons  were  for  the  outward  business 
over  Israel,  for  "^officers  and  judges. 

30  And  of  the  Hebronites,  Hashabiah 
and  his  brethren,  "^men  of  valor,  a  thou- 
sand and  seven  hundred,  ivere  tofficers 
among  them  of  Israel  on  this  side  Jordan 
westward  in  all  the  business  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  the  service  of  the  king. 

31  Among  the  Hebronites  was  sjerijah 
the  chief,  even  among  the  Hebronites,  ac- 
cording to  the  generations  of  his  fathers. 
In  the  fortieth  year  of  the  reign  of  David 
they  were  sought  for,  and  there  were 
found  among  them  mighty  men  of  valor 
at  '■  Jazer  of  Gilead. 

32  And  his  brethi-en,  men  of  valor,  H'cre 
two  thousand  and  seven  hundred  chief 
fathers,  whom  king  David  made  rulers 
over  the  Reubenites,  the  Gadites,  and  the 
half-tribe  of  Manasseh,  for  every  matter 
pertaining  to  God,  and  +  affairs'  of  the 
king. 


•  cliaji. ■:.•?:  in.  bch.ip.M:  IS.  C.I03I1.  fi  :  19.  *  Heh.bnIl/esnnrI 
spoilt.  illSam.9:9.  e  cli.ip.23:4.  fver.6.  i  Heh.  avirtlit  charge. 
8  cliri)i.  iT.-lS.     h  Josh.  21:. 39.      J  Hcb.  Minjr.      i   2  Cliroii.  IM:  U. 


28.   Whosoever  had  dedicated  any  thing  ;  it 
had  been  customary  for  those  who  Iiad  property,  to 
dedicate  a  portion  of  it  to  the  Lord. 
INSTRUCTIOXS. 

4.  Those  who  treat  the  ordinances  of  G-od  with 
reverence,  and  are  faithful  in  his  service,  may  ex- 
pect ihat  he  will  prosper  them  and  their  children 
after  them,  and  make  them  blessings  to  mankind. 

1  .'3.  In  the  service  of  God,  each  one  should  stand  in 
his  lot.  and  be  ready  to  perform  his  portion  of  labor. 

20.  The  treasures  witn  which  any  one  is  intrusted 
should  be  guarded  with  care,  and  faitlifully  appro- 
priated to  the  objects  for  which  they  are  given. 

27.  As  all  our  treasures  come  from  God.  a  suita- 
ble portion  of  them  should  be  devoted  to  the  support 


CHAPTER  XXVII 

1  The  twelve  captains  for  every  several  month.  ]fi 
The  princes  of  the  twelve  tribes.  23  The  number- 
ing of  the  people  is  liindered.     25   David's  several 

officers. 

"jVTOW  the  children  of  Israel  after  their 
_LN  number,  to  icif,  the  chief  fathers  and 
captains  of  thousands  and  hundreds,  and 
their  otficers  that  served  the  king  in  any 
matter  of  the  courses,  which  came  in  and 
went  out  i  month  by  month  throughout  all 
the  months  of  the  year,  of  every  course 
were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

2  Over  the  first  course  for  the  first 
month  teas  ''.lashobeam  the  son  of  Zab- 
diel :  and  in  his  course  ivere  twenty  and 
four  thousand. 

3  Of  the  children  of  Perez  was  the  chief 
of  all  the  captains  of  the  host  for  the  first 
month. 

4  And  over  the  course  of  the  second 
month  wa.s  ^  Dodai  an  Ahohite,  and  of  his 
course  jca.s  Mikloth  also  the  ruler:  in  his 
course  likewise  iccre  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

5  The  third  captain  of  the  host  for  the 
third  month  was  Benaiah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiada,  a  II  chief  priest :  and  in  his  course 
were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

6  This  is  that '  Benaiah,  who  iras  mighty 
a/?!0»g- the  thirty,  and  above  the  thirty:  and 
in  his  course  7ras  Ammizabad  his  son. 

7  The  fourth  captain  for  the  fourth 
month  was  '"Asahcl  the  brother  of  Joab,  and 
Zcbadiah  his  son  after  him:  and  in  his 
course  rcere  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

8  The  fifth  captain  for  the  fifth  month 
was  Shamhuth  the  Izraliite:  and  in  his 
course  iccre  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

9  The  si.\th  captain  for  the  sixth  montli 
iL'as  "Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesh  the  Tckoite: 
and  in  his  course  tfere  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

10  The  seventh  captain  for  the  scventli 
month  iras  "Helez  the  Pelonite,  of  the 
children  of  Ephraim:  and  in  his  course 
iverc  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

11  The    eighth  captain   for  the  eighth 


j  1  Kinpi,  4  :  7,  27.  k  cimp.  11: 1 1.  J  Or. Darfo, 2. Sam. 23: 9.  ||  Or. 
principal  (iff<:er,lKixisa.4,Fi.  1  clmp.  1 1  :  22-24;  2  Sam.  2.1 :  20,  K. 
"»cliap.ll:26;2Snm.  2:  18-23;  2.1:  24.    nclinp.ll  :28.    orliap.ll:27. 


of  his  worship,  and  the  spread  of  a  knowledge  of  his 
truth  and  will  throughout  tlie  world. 

CHAPTER  XXTH. 

1.   Tirenti/  and  four  thousand;   these  wen- 
kept  constantly  under  military  discipline,  and  were 
changed  for  as  many  others  once  a  month. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  In  those  services  wliich  are  needful  for  the  pub- 
lic safety,  all  should  be  willing  to  take  part :  and  as 
far  as  consistent,  thev  should  be  so  divided  as  to  bear 
equally  upon  all  according  to  their  ability. 

23.  It  may  sometimes  be  expedient  and  useful  lor 
the  people  of  a  country  to  be  numbered;  but  this 
should  be  done  for  useful  purposes,  and  not  to  gratify 
537 


Princes  and  officers. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XXVIII. 


David's  oration. 


month  ivas  "Sibbecai  tlic  Ilushathite,  of 
the  Zarhites :  and  in  his  course  u-cre 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

12  The  ninth  cnplain  for  the  ninth 
month  vas  ''Abiezer  the  Anetothite,  of 
the  Benjamilcs :  and  in  his  course  were 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

13  The  tenth  captain  for  the  tenth  month 
u-a.s  "^jMaharai  the  Netophathite,  of  the 
Zarhites:  and  in  his  course  were  twenty 
and  four  thousand. 

14  The  eleventh  captain  for  the  elev- 
enth month  ivns  ''Benaiah  the  Pirathon- 
itc,  of  the  children  of  Ephraim  :  and  in  his 
course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

15  The  twelfth  captain  for  the  twelfth 
month  U'as  *  Heldai  the  Netophathite,  of 
Othnicl:  and  in  his  course  tcere  twenty 
and  four  thousand. 

16  T[  Furthermore  over  the  tribes  of 
Israel :  the  ruler  of  the  Reubenites  ica.s 
Eliezer  the  son  of  Zichri:  of  the  Simeon- 
ites,  Shephatiah  the  son  of  Maachah: 

17  Of  the  Levitcs,  ^Hashabiah  the  son 
of  Kemuel:  of  the  Aaronites,  Zadok: 

18  Of  Judah,  tElihu,  one  of  the  breth- 
ren of  David :  of  Issachar,  Omri  the  son 
of  Michael : 

19  Of  Zebulun,  Ishmaiah  the  son  of 
Obadiah :  of  Naphtali,  Jerimoth  the  son 
of  Azriel : 

20  Of  the  children  of  Ephraim,  Hoshea 
the  son  of  Azaziah:  of  the  half-tribe  of 
Manasseh,  Joel  the  son  of  Pedaiah  : 

21  Of  the  haU-tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Gil- 
ead,  Iddo  the  son  of  Zechariali:  of  Ben- 
jamin, .laasiel  the  son  of  Abner: 

22  Of  Dan,  Azarcel  the  son  of  Jeroham. 
These  iccre  the  princes  of  the  tribes  of 
Israel. 

23  1[But  David  took  not  the  number  of 
them  from  twenty  years  old  and  under :  be- 
cause the  Lord  had  '"said  he  would  increase 
Israel  like  to  the  stars  of  the  licavens. 

24  Joab  the  son  of  Zcruiah  began  to 
number,  but  he  finished  not.  because 
there  fell  ^\vrath  for  it  against  Israel; 
neither  twas  the  number  put  in  the  ac- 
count of  the  Chronicles  of  king  David. 

25  If  And  over  the  king's  treasures  u'a.'; 
Azmaveth  the  son  of  Adiel :  and  over  the 
storehouses  in  the  fields,  in  the  cities, 
and  in  the  villages,  and  in  the  castles, 
was  Jehonathan  the  son  of  Uzziah : 


•  chap.  11  :1!);  2S.im  21:  18.  b  rhnp.  1 1  :  SS.  c  .linl..  11  :nO; 
2Sam.M:2«.  •!  rlmp.  II  :  31.  *  Or, //<:/«/,  clinp.  1 1  :  30.  e  cliiip- 
2r>::U1.  t  -K'!"*,  I  Siim  lfi:R.  f  fJcn.l.l:  r..  |[  i  linp.2l  :  7;  2Sam. 
2^:  1.5.  t  Hi-li.  ateeniled.  \  Hcli  that  which  wns  nf  Iht  vine- 
1/ariU.      h  1  Kii«s, -20:27.      \S  Or,  secreliny.      *  Ot,  Hiichmonite. 


pride,  or  lead  men  to  glory  in  their  numbers,  pros- 
perity, or  strength. 

2-').  The  division  of  labor,  and  the  appointment  of 
suitable  persons  to  superintend  every  department  of 
business,  are  essential  to  tliat  regularity,  diligence, 
538 


26  And  over  them  that  did  the  V".!^ 
work  of  the  field  for  tillage  of  the  ground 
was  Ezri  tlie  son  of  Chelub  : 

27  And  over  the  vineyards  icas  Shimei 
the  Ramathite:  over  Hhe  increase  of  the 
vineyards  for  tlie  wine-cellars  was  Zabdi 
the  Shiphmite : 

28  And  over  the  olive-trees  and  the 
sycamore-trees'"  that  were  in  the  low 
plains  icas  Baal-hanan  the  Gcderite  :  and 
over  the  cellars  of  oil  u-as  Joash  : 

29  And  over  the  herds  that  fed  in  Sha- 
ron was  Shitrai  the  Sharonite :  and  over 
the  herds  that  icere  in  the  valleys  ivas 
Shaphat  the  son  of  Adlai: 

30  Over  the  camels  also  teas  Obil  the 
Ishmaelite:  and  over  the  asses  was  Jeh- 
deiah  the  Meronothite: 

31  And  over  the  flocks  u'as  Jaziz  the 
Hagerite.  All  these  were  the  rulers  of 
the  substance  which  ivas  king  David's. 

32  Also  Jonathan  David's  uncle  was  a 
counsellor,  a  wise  man,  and  a  II scribe: 
and  Jehiel  the  *son  of  Hachmoni  was 
with  the  king's  sons  : 

33  And  'Ahithopheln-a.s  the  king's  coun- 
sellor: and  J  Hushai  the  Archite  u-as  the 
king's  companion : 

34  And  after  Ahithophel  was  Jehoiada 
the  son  of  Bcnaiah,  and  '' Abiathar:  and 
the  genera]  of  the  king's  army  teas  'Joab. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

I  David  in  a  solemn  assembly  havipg  declared  God's 
favor  to  him,  and  promUe  to  his  Fon  Solomon,  ex- 
horteth  them  to  fear  God.  9,  20  He  encourageth 
Solomon  to  build  the  temple.  11  He  giveth  him 
patterns  for  the  form,  and  gold  and  silver  for  the 
materials. 

AND  David  assembled  all  the  princes 
of  Israel,  the  "princes  of  the  tribes, 
and  the  captains  of  the  "companies  that 
ministered  to  the  king  by  course,  and  the 
captains  over  the  thousands,  and  captains 
over  the  hundreds,  and  the  "stewards  over 
all  the  substance  and  t  possession  of  the 
king,  tand  of  his  sons,  with  the  ^  officers, 
and  with  the  p  mighty  men,  and  with  all 
the  valiant  men,  unto  Jerusalem. 

2  Then  David  the  king  stood  up  upon 
his  feet,  and  said.  Hear  me,  my  brethren, 
and  my  people:  As  for  v\e,  I  '^had  in  my 
heart  to  build  a  house  of  rest  for  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Loun,  and  for  tlie 
footstool '  of  our  God,  and  had  made  ready 
for  the  building: 


i  2S:im.  15:12.  j  2Sam.  16:  37  ;  l«  :  Iti.  k  1  Kin^s,  1  :  7.  1  ilinp. 
ll:t>.  m  l-li.np.  27  :  Itl  n  clinp  27  :  1 ,  2.  o  clliip.  27  :  2ri.  \  Or. 
cnttfe.  t  Or,  and  his  fonti.  ^  Or,  etmuchs.  p  clinp.  II  :  Id,  etc 
q  2  Sam.  7  :  2';   Vm.  132  :  2-7.     r  Psa.  99 : 6  ;   Lam.  2 :  I. 


and  dispatch,  which  the  highest  prosperity  and  use- 
fulness indispensably  require. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 
2.  Footstool;  the  peculiar  earthly  dwelling. 


Charge  to  Solomon. 


I.  CHRONICLES,  XX VI 11, 


Gold  for  the  temple. 


shalt  not  build  a  house  for  my  "name,  be 
cause  thou  hast  been  a  inaii  of  war,  and 
hast  shed  *  blood. 

4  Howbeit  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  chose 
me''  before  all  the  house  of  my  father  to 
be  king  over  Israel  for  ever;  for  he  hath 
chosen  "^Judah  to  be  the  ruler;  and  of  the 
house  of  Judah,  the  ''house  of  my  father; 
and  among  the  sons  of  my  father  he  liked 
me  to  make  me  king  over  all  Israel: 

5  And  of  all  my  sons,  "for  the  Loud  hath 
given  me  many  sons,  he  hath  chosen  "^ Solo- 
mon my  son  to  sit,  upon  the  throne  of 
the  kingdom  of  the  Loud  over  Israel. 

6  And  he  ssaid  unto  me,  Solomon  thy 
son,  he  shall  build  my  house  and  my 
courts:  for  I  have  chosen  him  to  be  my 
son,  and  I  will  be  his  fatiier. 

7  Moreover  I  will  establish  his  kingdom 
for  ever,  '"if  he  be  t constant  to  do  my 
commandments  and  my  judgments,  as  at 
this  day. 

8  Now  therefore,  in  the  'sight  of  all  Is- 
rael the  congregation  of  the  Lord,  and  in 
the  J  audience  of  our  God, ''keep  and  'seek 
for  all  the  commandments  of  the  Lord 
your  God ;  '"  that  ye  may  possess  this  good 
kind,  and  "leave  it  for  an  inheritance  for 
your  children  after  you  for  ever. 

9  ^  And  thou,  Solomon  my  son,  "know 
thou  the  God  of  thy  father,  and  p serve 
him  with  a  perfect  i  heart  and  with  a  will- 

.ing  mind:  for  the  Lord  'searcheth  all 
hearts,  and  Hinderstandeth  all  the  imagi- 
nations of  the  thoughts:  'if  thou  seek 
him,  he  will  be  found  of  thee ;  but  if  thou 
forsake  him,  he  will  cast  thee  ofl'for  ever. 

10  Take  heed  now;  "for  the  Lord  hath 
chosen  thee  to  build  a  house  for  the  sanc- 
tuary :  be  strong,  and  do  it. 

11  ^Then  David  gave  to  Solomon  his 
son  the  pattern  of  the  porch,  and  of  the 
houses  thereof,  and  of  the  treasuries 
thereof,  and  of  the  upper  chambers  there- 
of, and  of  the  inner  parlors  thereof,  and 
of  the  place  of  the  mercy-seat, 

12  And  the  "pattern  of  all  that  the  had 
by  the  "'Spirit,  of  the  courts  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  of  all  the  chambers 
round    about,   of  the   treasuries   of  the 


«  1  Kinss.  8  :  3.  *  Heb  6/..i>((j.  h  1  S.iiii.  If.:  7-13.  c  <-liap.  ."i :  C; 
Gea  49:ii,  10;  Pso.fin:?;  "8  :  fiS  ;  Hi-li.  7  :  14.  d  1  Sam.  Iti:  1. 
e  cliap.  3: 1,  etc.  f  chap.  2-2:9,  10.  B  2  Sam.  7  :  13,  M.  b  rhap. 
22:  13.  t  Heb.  »/)o>li;.  i  Pent.  4:6;  Mat  S:  14-lfi.  i  Deut. 
21:10,1.';.  k  Psa.  119:4,10  I  I.sa.  34  :  16;  Acts  17:  II.  m  Dent. 
6:1-3.  n  Eira  9:12:  Prov.  13:2:.  o  Jer.  9:24;  Jobn  17:3.  p  Job 
36:11.12.     q  2  Kings,  20:3;  Psa.  101  :  2;  John  4  :  24  ;  Rom.  1  :  9; 


4.  For  ever;   permanently  in  his  posterity,  if 
obedient,  to  the  end  of  the  Jewish  state.     Ver.  7,  8. 

9.  A  perfect  heart ;  sincere.  upri£;ht,  faithful. 

13.  By  the  Spirit :  as  divinely  directed. 

19.  ///  writing ;  what  (-rod  showed  David  with  j 
reg.^rd  to  the  temple  and  it^  furniture,  as  related 
from  verse  11.  it  is  supposed  he  wrote  down  and 
delivered  to  Solomon  for  his  guidance. 


house  of  God,  and  of  the  "treasuries  of 
the  dedicated  things: 

13  Also  for  the  courses  of  the  priests 
and  the  Levitcs,  and  for  all  the  work  of 
the  service  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
for  all  the  y  vessels  of  service  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

14  He  <javc  of  gold  by  weight  for  tliiii^s 
of  gold,  for  all  instruments  of  all  manner 
of  service;  sih'cr  also  for  all  instruments 
of  silver  by  weight,  for  all  instruments 
of  every  kind  of  service  : 

15  Even  the  weight  for  the  ^candle- 
sticks of  gold,  and  for  their  lamps  of 
gold,  by  weight  for  every  candlestick, 
and  for  the  lamps  thereof:  and  for  the 
candlesticks  of  silver  by  weight,  both  for 
the  candlestick,  and  also  for  the  lamps 
thereof,  according  to  the  use  of  every 
candlestick. 

1(5  And  by  weight  he  gave  gold  for  the 
tables  of  show-bread,  for  every  table ;  and 
likewise  silver  for  the  tables  of  silver: 

17  Also  pure  gold  for  the  ^(lesh-hooks, 
and  the  bowls,  and  the  cups:  and  for  the 
golden  basins  he  gave  gold  by  weight  for 
every  basin  ;  and  likeivi.'ie  silver  by  weight 
for  every  basin  of  silver: 

18  And  for  the  altar  of  incense  refined 
gold  by  weight;  and  gold  for  the  pat- 
tern of  the  chariot  of  the  ''cherubim,  that 
spread  out  their  wrings,  and  covered  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord. 

19  All  this,  said  David,  the  "^  Lord  made 
me  understand  in  writing  by  his  hand  upon 
me,  even  all  the  works  of  this  pattern. 

20  And  David  said  to  Solomon  his  son. 
Be  ''strong  and  of  good  courage,  and  do  it  : 
fear  not,  nor  be  dismayed,  for  the  Lord 
God,  even  my  God,  ivill  be  with  tliee ;  'he 
will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee,  until 
thou  hast  finished  all  the  work  for  the  ser- 
vice of  the  house  of  tlie  Lord. 

21  And  behold,  the  '^courses  of  the 
priests  and  the  Levites,  cjt/i  they  .v//n//  br 
xL'ith  thee  for  all  the  service  of  the  house 
of  God :  and  there  shall  he  with  thee  for 
all  mannerof  workmanship  every  willing 
skilful"  man,  for  any  manner  of  service: 
also  the  princes  and  all  the  people  will 
be  ''wholly  at  thy  commandment. 


Heb.  1 2  :  28.  r  1  S.ini.  16:7;  Pun.  7:9:  Jrr.  1 7 :  10  ;  Urv  2  ;  ■-•.! 
•  Psa.  139:2.  t  2CUron.  15:2.  u  rer.  6.  »F.J.31:2,3.  i  He!.. 
ici/tit'lV/iAi'in.  w  Ex. 25:  40:  Heb. 8:. S.  i  rlmp.2<i:2a  jlKini-, 
7:14,etc.  «  Zeih.4:2;  Ri-v.  1:13,  20.  •  1  Sam,  2: 13,  14.  b  Ft. 
25  :  18-22  :  I  Sam.  4  :  4  ;  1  Kingx,  fi  :  23  ;  Heb.  9:  R.  c  Tcr.  II.  1 .'. 
d  ilnp.  22:  13;  Deut3l:7,  8;  Jnab.  1:6-0.  eHeh.l3:fi.  fch,i|,. 
24-26.     t  E.t.  35 :  2ft,  26  ;  36 :  1 ,  2  ;  Uom.  13  :  1.     h  TitU!"  3:1. 


IXSTRfCTIONS. 
1 .  As  men  draw  near  the  clo,se  of  life,  thev  should 
endeavor  to  communicate  such  instruction  from  the 
word  and  providence  of  God,  as  may  be  most  useful 
to  survivors. 

7.  Fidelity  to  God  is  essential  to  the  reception  of 
those  blessinjjs  which,  to  the  faithful,  he  nas  en 
gaged  to  impart. 

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Gifts  for  the  temple. 


I.  CHRONICLES,   XXIX. 


David's  prayer. 


CHATTER  XXIX. 

1  David,  by  his  example  and  entreaty,  0  causeth  the 
princes  and  people  to  offer  willingly.  .  10  David's 
thank.'giving  and  prayer.  l!0  The  people,  having 
ble.sscd  God,  and  sacrificed,  make  Solomon  king.  26 
David's  reijrn  and  death. 

TnURTHER:MORE  David  the  king  said 
,_D  unto  all  the  congregation,  Solomon 
my  .son,  whom  alone  God  hath  chosen, 
is  yet  *  young  and  tender,  and  the  work 
is  great:  for  the  palace  is  not  for  man, 
but  for  the  Lord  God. 

2  \ow  I  have  prepared  with  all  my 
might  for  the  house  of  my  God  the  gold 
for  things  to  be  made  of  gold,  and  the  sil- 
ver for  things  of  silver,  and  the  brass 
for  things  of  brass,  the  iron  for  things  of 
iron,  and  wood  for  things  of  wood ;  ''  onyx 
stones,  and  stones  to  be  set,  glistering 
stones,  and  of  divers  colors,  and  all  man- 
ner of  precious  stones,  and  marble  stones 
in  abundance. 

3  Moreover,  because  I  have  set  my  af- 
fection to  the  house  of  my  God,  I  have  of 
mine  own  proper  good,  of  gold  and  silver, 
tchich  I  have  given  to'  the  house  of  my 
God,  over  and  above  all  that  I  have  pre- 
pared for  the  holy  house, 

4  Eve7i  three  thousand  talents  of  gold, 
of  the  gold  of  "^Ophir,  and  seven  thousand 
talents  of  refined  sih-er,  to  overlay  the 
walls  of  the  houses  rcithal  : 

5  The  gold  for  things  of  gold,  and  the 
silver  for  things  of  silver,  and  for  all 
manner  of  work  to  he  made  by  the  hands 
of  artificers.  And  who  then  is  willing  to 
consecrate*  his  service  this  day  unto  the 
Lord? 

6  ^  Then  **thc  chief  of  the  fathers  and 
princes  of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  and  the 
captains  of  thousands  and  of  hundreds, 
with  the  rulers  of  the  king's  work,  oficr- 
ed  *  willingly, 

7  And  gave,  for  the  service  of  the  house 
of  God,  of  gold  five  thousand  talents  and 
ten  thousand  drams,  and  of  silver  ten 
thousand  talents,  and  of  brass  eighteen 
thousand  talents,  and  one  hundred  thou- 
sand talents  of  iron. 

8  And  they  with  whom  precious  stones 
were  found  gave  them  to  the  treasure  of 
tlie  house  of  the  Lord,  by  the  hand  of 
.lehieH  the  Gcrshonite. 


«  ilnip.  22:5;  I  Kin(;fi,3:  7;  Prov.  4:3.  bEx.  2R:20:  39:(i,<>tc.; 
Ii.il.  fi^  :  M ,  1'2 ;  Rev.  Jl  :  1«.  «  1  Kings.  !l :  28  :  Job  28 :  Iti.  *  Hfb. 
/ill  hit  hand.  H  cliap.  27 :  I ,  elr.  c  2  Ciir.  9:7.  f  cli.in.  26 :  21. 
It  Prov.  23:  15.  h  2  Cliron.  20:20-28.  iP»R.8<»:M:  ITim.  1:17; 
Rev.  5: 12.  13.  j  G^n.  33:20.  k  Miit  fi:  13.  1  Deut.  8: 18;  Prov. 
8.18;  Kcrl.  f):HI;  Rom.  ll:3fi.      '"  I'sii.  7.'):  6,  7.      n  Isn.  40:29. 

9.  To  fee  accepted  of  G-od,  what  men  do  they  must 
do  heartily  as  nnto  him.  with  a  willing  mind,  for  his 
(.dory  and  the  best  q^ood  of  men. 

If).  The  Lord  will  show  his  believinnj  people  all 
that  they  need  to  know;  rind  in  following  his  direc- 
tions, however  great  or  diflipiilt  their  work,  they  may- 
undertake  it  with  resolution  and  go  forward  with 
510 


9  Then  the  people  rejoiced,  for  *n  11  I^ 
that  they  offered  willingly,  because  with 
perfect  heart  they  offered  willingly  to  the 
Lord:  and  David  the  king  also  e rejoiced 
with  great  joy. 

10  ^[Wherefore  David*"  blessed  the  Lord 
before  all  the  congregation:  and  David 
said,  'Blessed  be  thou.  Lord  God  of  J  Is- 
rael our  father,  for  ever  and  ever. 

11  Thine,  ''O  Lord,  is  the  greatness, 
and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  and  the 
victory,  and  the  majesty;  for  all  that  is 
in  the  heaven  and  in  the  earth  is  thine  : 
thine  is  the  kingdom,  0  Lord,  and  thou 
art  exalted  as  head  above  all. 

12  Both  'riches  and  honor  come  of  thee, 
and  thou  reignest  over  all;  and  in  thy 
hand  is  power  and  might;  and  in  thy 
hand  it  is  to  ""make  great,  and  to  give 
strength  °  unto  all. 

13  Now  therefore,  our  God,  we  thank 
thee,  and  praise  thy  glorious  name. 

14  But  who  am  I,  and  what  is  my  peo- 
ple, that  we  should  t  be  able  to  offer  so 
willingly  after  this  sort?  for  all  things 
come  of  thee,  °and  of  thine  +own  have 
we  given  thee. 

15  For  Pwe  are  strangers  before  thee, 
and  sojourners,  as  ivcre  all  our  fathers : 
ouri  days  on  the  earth  are  as  a  shadow, 
and  there  is  none  5  abiding. 

16  0  Lord  our  God,  all  this  store  that 
we  have  prepared  to  build  thee  a  house 
for  thy  holy  name  cometh  of  thy  hand, 
and  is  all  thine  ""own. 

17  I  know  also,  my  God,  that 'thou  tri- 
est  the  heart,  and  hast  ^pleasure  in  up- 
rightness. As  for  me,  in  the  uprightness 
of  my  heart  I  have  willingly  offered  all 
these  things:  and  now  have  I  seen  with 
joy  thy  people,  which  arc  II  present  here, 
to  offer  willingly  unto  thee. 

18  0  Lord  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
of  Israel,  our  fathers,  keep  this  for  ever 
in  the  imagination  of  the  thoughts  of  the 
heart  of  thy  people,  and  *  prepare  "their 
heart  unto  thee : 

19  And  give  unto  Solomon  my  son  a 
perfect  heart,  to  keep  thy  commandments, 
thy  testimonies,  and  thy  statutes,  and  to 
do  all  these  things,  and  to  build  the  palace, 
for  the  *  which  I  have  made  provision. 


t  Heb.  retain,  or  ahtain  ttrtnath.  o  Kom.  11  :  3fi  :  .Th....  1:17. 
JHcb./innd.  p  Psa.  39:  12;  Heb.  11  :  13;  1  Peter,":!!,  q  .loh 
14:2;  Ps.n.  90:  9  ;  102: 11 ;  144:4;  l»a  40:6-8;  .Tns.  4:  14.  %  He!i. 
expectation.  rP»a.24:l.  irbnp.2S:9.  tl'rov.ll:20.  ||  Or. 
found.  *  Or,  j/aWi«A,  Ps.llm  JO:  17.  a  Prov.  16:  1.  v  ch.Tp. 
22 :  !  4. 


cheerfulness,  expecting  that  in  due  time  he  will  give 
them  success. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

9.  Perfect  heart ;  sincere,  upright,  for  the  pur- 
pcse  of  honoring  God.     Ver.  17. 

]S.   Keep  t/ii.s;    (liis  same  disposition   (o  ofT'r 
willingly  of  their  substance  to  the  Lord. 


Solomon  is  magnified. 


11.  CHRONICLES,    I. 


Death  of  David. 


tc\^:  20  ^And  David  said  to  all  the 
congregation,  Now  *bless  the  Lord  your 
God.  And  all  the  congregation  ble.s.sed 
the  Lord  God  of  their  father.s,  and  bowed 
down  their  heads,  and  worshipped  the 
Lord,  and  the  king. 

21  And  they  sacrificed  sacrifices  unto 
the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt-offerings 
imto  the  Lord,  on  the  morrow  after  that 
day,  even  a  thousand  bullocks,  a  thou- 
sand rams,  and  a  thousand  lambs,  with 
their  drink-offerings,  and  sacrifices  in 
abundance  for  all  Israel: 

22  And  did  eat  and  drink  before  the 
Lord  on  that  day  with  great  gladness. 
And  they  made  Solomon  the  son  of  Da- 
vid king  the  second  time,  and  ''anointed 
him  unto  the  Lord  to  be  the  chief  gover- 
nor, and  Zadok  to  be  priest. 

23  Then  Solomon  sat  on  the  throne  of 
the  Lord  as  king  instead  of  David  his 
father,  and  prospered;  and  all  Israel 
obeyed  him. 

24  And  all  the  princes,  and  the  mighty 
men,  and  all  the  sons  likewise  of  king 


David,  'submitted  themselves  unto  Solo- 
mon the  king. 

25  And  the  Lord  magnified  Solomon 
exceedingly  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel,  and 
bestowed"^  upon  him  .such  royal  majesty 
as  had  not  been  on  any  king  before  him 
in  Israel. 

26  ^  Thus  David  the  son  of  Jesse  reign- 
ed over  all  Israel. 

27  And  ■'the  time  that  he  reigned  over 
Israel  was  forty  years  ;  seven  years  reign- 
ed he  in  Hebron,  and  thirty  and  three 
years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 

28  And  he  "^died  in  a  good  old  age,  ""full 
of  days,  riches,  and  honor:  and  Solomon 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  Now  the  acts  of  David  the  king,  first 
and  last,  behold,  they  are  written  in  the 
book  of  Samuel  the  seer,  and  in  the  tbook 
of  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  in  the  book  of 
Gad  the  seer, 

30  With  all  his  reign  and  his  might, 
and  the  «timcs  that  went  over  him,  and 
over  Israel,  and  over  all  the  kingdoms  of 
the  countries. 


THE 


SECOND  BOOK  OF  THE  CHRONICLES, 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  solemn  offering  of  Solomon  at  Gibeon.  7  Solo- 
mon's choice  of  wisdom  is  blessed  by  God.  13  Solo- 
mon's strength  and  wealth. 

AND  *>  Solomon  the  son  of  David  was 
strengthened  in  his  kingdom,  and  the 
Lord'  his  God  icas  with  him,  and  J  mag- 
nified him  exceedingly. 


a  I'sa.  14.".  :1.       b    I  Kings.  1  ::M,  etc.       *    Heb.  ju 
under.   Gen.  24: -2;  47: -29;  2  Clircm.  30:  8  ;  E 
2:9.     d   I  Kings,  2:11.     «  Gen.  2.1:8 


llie  hiind 

c  Keel. 

f  Job  6 :  2i>.     for,  hiitory  ; 


20.  Tiu  king;  before  whom  they  bowed,  and 
thvis  paid  civil  obeisance. 

2-5.  Mag7iifted  Solomon ;  caused  him  to  appear 
great  in  the  eyes  of  the  people. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

I.  The  Lord  chooses  such  as  he  sees  fit,  to  possess 
power  and  exercise  authority  among  men ;  on  him 
they  are  dependent,  and  to  him  they  must  give  ac- 
count for  the  manner  in  which  they  use  the  blessings 
with  which  they  are  favored. 

3.  If  a  man's  affections  are  set  on  God  and  his 
service,  he  will  willingly  ofler  a  portion  of  what 
G-od  has  given  him  to  establish  and  maintain  his 
worship  among  men. 

9.  Such  is  the  nature  of  the  human  soul,  that  in 
offering  its  best  affections  and  choicest  treasures  to 
the  Lord,  it  is  filled  with  gladness  and  exceeding  joy. 

II.  None  can  offer  any  thing  good  and  acceptable 

35 


2  Then  Solomon  spake  unto  all  Israel,  to 
the  ''captains  of  thousands  and  of  hundreds, 
and  to  the  judges,  and  to  every  governor 
in  all  Israel,  the  chief  of  the  fathers. 

3  So  Solomon,  and  all  the  congregation 
with  him,  'went  to  the  high  place  that 
was  at  Gibeon  ;  for  '"there  was  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation  of  God,  which 


Hell.  io0r</«.       t  T)an.  4  : 2),  3.'i.      h|Kin^,2:46.      iGen.n9:8. 
j  lClirOD.29:25.    k  1  Chroii.27  : 1.    I  I  Kings,  3  :  4,  etc    b  1  CbroB. 


to  God,  except  what  they  have  first  received  from 
him.  For  all  blessings,  and  for  a  disposition  rightly 
to  use  them,  men  are  indebted  to  his  grace.  To  him 
belongs,  and  to  him,  so  far  as  they  feel  right,  they 
will  give,  all  the  glory. 

17.  Sensible  that  God  looks  upon  the  heart,  and 
that  nothing  is  acceptable  to  him  except  wliat  is 
done  in  sincerity  and  truth,  good  men  will  seek  from 
him  a  preparation  of  heart  not  only  for  themselves, 
but  for  their  children  and  all  who  come  after  them. 

20.  However  greatly  men  may  be  honored  in 
being  instrumental  of  good  to  others,  the  glory  they 
will  give  to  the  Lord,  whose  is  the  greatness,  and 
the  power,  and  the  victory,  for  ever.     Amen. 

CHAPTER  I. 
3.   There  was  the  taheriiacle  ;  this  had  not  yet 
I  been  removed  from  Gibeon  to  Jerusalem.  •• 

541 


Solomon's  u-tse  choice. 


II.  CHRONICLES,   II. 


His  message  to  Huram. 


Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  had  made 
in  tlie  wilderness. 

4  But'the  ark  of  God  liad  David  brought 
up  from  Kirjath-jearim  to  the  place  which 
David  had  prepared  for  it :  for  he  had 
pitched  a  tent  for  it  at  Jerusalem. 

5  iNIorcovcr  the  brazen  ''altar,  that  Be- 
zaleel  the  son  of  Uri,  the  son  of  Ilur,  had 
made,  *lie  put  before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord  :  and  Solomon  and  the  congregation 
sought  unto  it. 

6  And  Solomon  went  up  thither  to  the 
brazen  altar  before  the  Lord,  which  icas  at 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  of- 
fered a  thousand  burnt-olTerings  upon  it. 

7  ^  In  that  night  did  God  appear  unto 
Solomon,  and  said  unto  him.  Ask  what  I 
.shall  give  thee. 

8  And  Solomon  said  unto  God,  Thou  hast 
showed  great  mercy  unto  David  my  father, 
and  hast  made  me  to  reign  in  his  "^  stead. 

9  Now,  0  Lord  God,  let  thy  promise 
unto  David  my  father  be  established : 
for  thou  hast  made  mc  king  over  a  people 
like  t  the  dust  of  the  earth  in  multitude. 

10  Give  me  now  ''wisdom  and  know- 
ledge, that  I  may  "go  out  and  come  in 
before  this  people  :  for  who  can  judge  this 
thy  people,  that  is  so  great  ■? 

1 1  And  God  said  to  Solomon,  Because  this 
was  in  thy  ""heart,  and  thou  hast  not  asked 
riches,  wealth,  or  honor,  nor  the  life  of  thine 
enemies,  neither  yet  hast  asked  long  life  ; 
but  hast  asked  wisdom  and  knowledge  for 
thyself,  that  thou  mayest  judge  my  people, 
over  whom  I  have  made  thee  king : 

12  Wisdom  and  knowledge  is  ^granted 
unto  thee;  and  ''I  will  give  thee  riches, 
and  wealth,  and  honor,  such  as  'none  of 
the  kings  have  had  that  have  been  before 
thee,  neither  shall  there  any  after  thee 
have  the  like. 

13  ^  Then  Solomon  came  fro7n  his  jour- 
ney to  the  high  place  that  icas  at  Gibeon  to 
Jerusalem,  from  before  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  and  reigned  over  Israel. 

14  And  Solomon  gathered  J  chariots  and 
horsemen  :  and  he  had  a  thousand  and  four 
hundred  chariots,  and  twelve  thousand 
horsemen,  which  he  placed  in  the  chariot 
cities,  and  with  the  king  at  Jerusalem. 

1 5  And  ""the  king  +made  silver  and  gold  at 


«  1  Cliron.  15:1, etc.  bKx.38:l,2.  *  Or, ivntlherr.  e  lCh.28:5. 
fHeh.muchatllitdutlo/lhtmrlh.  <lprov.4;7;  Jm.  I:r>,a  eNum. 
•27  :  17 ;  Deiit.  .11 :  i.  f  I'rov.  23  :  7  :  Hcb.  4:1-2.  c  chap.  >) :  2-2  ;  Keel. 
2:9;  .laa.  1  ;fi.  hM;itG:3:).  i  1  Cliron. '29  :  jr..  j  1  Kin-s,  10:  Jfi, 
etc.  k  1  Kin^s,  10:27,  etc  i  Joli  22:24.  tHeh.gavf.  ^  Heh.  tlie 
going  forth  of  the  horses  tvJtich  wna  Sotamon*s.        |j  Heb.  hand. 


10.  Go  out  and  come  in  ;  discharge  aright  his 
public  duties. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
1.  When  the  Lord  is  with  Ws  people  they  will  he 
strong,  and  by  his  word,  Spirit,  and  providence  be 
furnished  for  every  good  work. 

6.  Commuiiion  with  God  and  supreme  devotion 
542 


Jerusalem  as  plenteous  as  stones,  *b.c.iois: 
and  cedar-trees  made  he  as  the  sycamore- 
trees  that  arc  in  the  vale  for  abundance. 

1 6  And  5  Solomon  had  horses  brought  out 
of  Egypt,  and  linen  yarn  :  the  king's  mer- 
chants received  the  linen  yarn  at  a  price. 

17  And  they  fetched  up,  and  brought 
forth  out  of  Eg^'pt  a  chariot  for  six  hun- 
dred shekels  of  silver,  and  a  horse  for  a 
hundred  and  fifty  :  and  so  brought  they  out 
horses  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Hittites,  and 
for  the  kings  of  Syria,  by  their  H  means. 

CHAPTER  II. 

1,17  Solomon's  laborers  for  the  building  of  the  temple. 
3  His  emba.«sage  to  Iluram  for  workmen  and  pro- 
vision of  stuli".  \l  Iluram  sendeth  him  a  kind  an- 
swer. 

AND  Solomon  determined  to  build  a 
house  for  the  name  of  the  Lord,  and 
a  house  for  his  kingdom. 

2  And  Solomon  told  out  threescore  and 
ten  thousand  men  to  bear  burdens,  and 
fourscore  thousand  to  hew  in  the  moun- 
tain, and  three  thousand  and  six  hundred 
to  oversee  them. 

3  1[And  'Solomon  sent  to  *  Huram  the 
king  of  Tyre,  saying.  As  thou  didst  deal 
with  "'David  my  father,  and  didst  send 
him  cedars  to  build  him  a  house  to  dwell 
therein,  eve7i  so  deal  n-ith  mc. 

4  Behold,  I  build  a  house  to  the  name  of 
the  Lord  my  God,  to  dedicate  it  \oh'\m,  and 
to  "burn  before  him  tgweet  incen.'ic,  and 
for  the  continual  "show-bread, and  for  the 
burnt-ofFeringsP  morning  and  evening,  on 
the  sabbaths,  and  on  the  new  moons,  and 
on  the  solemn  feasts  of  the  Lord  our  God. 
This  is  an  ordinance  for  ever  to  Israel. 

5  And  the  house  which  I  build  is  great: 
for  1  great  is  our  God  above  all  gods. 

6  But  'who  +is  able  to  build  him  a 
house,  'seeing  the  heaven  and  heaven  of 
heavens  cannot  contain  hiinl  who  am  I 
then,  that  I  should  build  him  a  house, 
save  only  to  burn  sacrifice  before  him  ? 

7  Send  me  now  therefore  a  man  cun- 
ning to  work  in  gold,  and  in  silver,  and 
in  brass,  and  in  iron,  and  in  purple,  and 
crimson,  and  blue,  and  that  can  skill  Ho 
grave  with  the  cunning  men  tliat  are 
with  me  in  Judah  and  in  Jerusalem, 
whom'  David  my  father  did  provide. 


I  1  KinsB,  ,1:2,  etc  •  Or, //iVom,  I  Kings,  B:  I.  m  I  Cliron.  ]4: 1. 
hEx.  :K):7.  i  Heh.  incense  nf  spices,  o  Ex.  25:  30;  Lev.  24  :  5-9. 
P  Num.:.'!:  3,  etc.  q  Paa.  1:15:5;  lTim.6:1.5.  r  Ian.  fifi:  1,  2. 
^  Heb  hath  retained,  mt  ohiained  strength.  •  chap.  6:18.  5  Heb. 
to  grave  gravings.     t  1  Cliron.  22  :  15. 


to  him,  are  a  good  preparation  for  the  reception  of 
all  needed  blessings. 

11.  When  men  desire  that  wisdom  which  is  from 
above  inore  than  they  desire  wealth,  power,  or  influ- 
ence, they  may  expect  to  receive  it ;  and  with  it  all 
things  necessary  for  their  spiritual  and  everlasting 
good. 


HiiraTti's  kind  answer. 


II.  CHRONICLES,   III. 


T7(C  temple  Imilt. 


B.c.'w^:  8  Send  me  also  cedar-trees,  fir- 
trees,  and  *algum-trees,  out  of  Lebanon  : 
for  I  know  that  thy  servants  can  skill  to 
exit  timber  in  Lebanon ;  and  behold,  my 
servants  shall  be  with  thy  servants, 

9  Even  to  prepare  me  timber  in  abun- 
dance: for  the  house  which  I  am  about 
to  build  shall  he  twonderful  great. 

10  And  behold,  I  will  give  to  thy  ser- 
vants, the  hewers  that  cut  timber,  twen- 
ty thousand  measures  of  beaten  wheat, 
and  twenty  thousand  measures  of  barley, 
and  twenty  thousand  baths  of  wine,  and 
twenty  thousand  baths  of  oil. 

1 1  ^  Then  Huram  the  king  of  Tyre  an- 
swered in  writing,  which  he  sent  to  Solo- 
mon, ''Because  the  Lord  hath  loved  his 
people,  he  hath  made  thee  king  over 
tliem. 

12  Huram  said  moreover,  Blessed  be  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  that  made  *"  heaven  and 
earth,  who  hath  given  to  David  the  king 
a  wise  son,  ^endued  with  pnulcnce  and 
understanding,  that  might  build  a  house 
forthe  Lord,  and  a  house  for  his  kingdom. 

13  And  now  I  have  sent  a  cunning 
man,  endued  with  understanding,  of  Hu- 
ram my  father's, 

14  The  "^son  of  a  woman  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Dan,  and  his  father  teas  a  man  of 
Tyre,  skilful  to  work  in  gold,  and  in  sil- 
ver, in  brass,  in  iron,  in  stone,  and  in 
timber,  in  purple,  in  blue,  and  in  fine 
linen,  and  in  crimson;  also  to  grave  any 
manner  of  graving,  and  to  find  out  every 
device  which  shall  be  put  to  him,  with 
thy  cunning  men,  and  with  the  cunning 
men  of  my  lord  David  thy  father. 

1.5  Now  therefore  the  wheat,  and  the 
barley,  the  oil,  and  the  wine,  which  my 
lord  hath  spoken  of,  let  him  send  unto 
liis  servants : 

16  And  wc  will  cut  wood  out  of  Leba- 
non, *  as  much  as  thou  shalt  need :  and 
we  will  bring  it  to  thee  in  floats  by  sea 


•  Or,  almuogim,  1  Kings,  10:11.  )  Hvb.  great  ami  laandcr/vl. 
«  1  Kins'".  ^0:'.>;  Psa.  7.! :  17.  b  Ps!i.3.3.«;  Jer.  10:10,11:  Acta 
14  : 1,1 ;  Rev.  10  :  fi  f  Heb.  kwminv.  c  1  King.1,  7 :  13,  H.  }  Heb. 
according  to  all  thy  need.  ||  Heb.  JV/p/in,  Josli.  IS:  4rt  ;  Art«9:.'!fi. 
>1  chap.  8  : 7,  8 ;  1  Kings,  9  :  -20,  CI.      '  Heb.  the  men  the  strangers. 


CHAPTER  II. 

16.  Joppa ;  the  nearest  seaport  on  the  Mediter- 
ranean, about  forty  miles  west  of  Jerusalem. 

18.   Threescore  and  ten  ;  seventy. 
IXSTRUCTIOXS. 

3.  The  establishment  and  support  of  the  worship 
of  Grod  according  to  his  appointment,  and  the  spread 
of  a  knowledge  of  his  s.-ilvation,  is  the  most  honor- 
able and  noble  work  in  which  the  kings  of  the  earth 
can  engage ;  by  it  they  not  only  honor  God,  but 
promote  their  own  highest  good  and  the  good  of  the 
people  over  whom  they  are  placed. 

0.  The  more  exalted  a  good  man's  views  of  God, 
and  the  more  abundant  his  labors  and  offerings  for 
Him,  the  more  humble  will  be  his  views  of  himself. 
and  the  more  entire  his  sense  of  dependence  on  the 
riches  of  divine  grace. 


to  II  Joppa;  and  thou  shalt  carry  it  up  to 
Jerusalem. 

17  If  And  ''Solomon  numbered  all  *the 
strangers  that  were  in  the  land  of  Israel, 
after  the  *  numbering  wherewith  David 
his  father  had  numbered  them  ;  and  they 
were  found  a  hundred  and  fifty  thousand 
and  three  thousand  and  si.x  hundred. 

18  And  he  set  threescore  and  ten  thou- 
sand of  them  to  be  bearers  of  burdens, 
and  fourscore  thousand  to  be  hewers  in 
the  mountain,  and  three  thousand  and 
six  hundred  overseers  to  set  the  people 
awork. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  place,  and  time  of  building  the  temple.  3  The 
measure  and  ornaments  of  the  house.  11  The  cheru- 
bim.    14  The  veil  and  pillars. 

THEN  f Solomon  began  to  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem  in 
mount  KJMoriah,  t^Yhere  the  LORD  ''ap- 
peared unto  David  his  father,  iik  the  place 
that  David  had  prepared  in  the  thresh- 
ing-floor of  'Oman  the  Jcbusite. 

2  And  he  began  to  build  in  the  second 
day  of  the  second  month,  in  the  fourth 
year  of  his  reign. 

3  T[  Now  these  are  the  things  irherein  Sol- 
omon was  instructed  'for  the  building  of 
the  house  of  God.  The  length  by  cubits 
after  the  first  measure  teas  threescore  cu- 
bits, and  the  breadth  twenty  cubits. 

4  And  the  'porch  that  was  in  the  front  of 
the  house,  the  length  of  it  teas  according  to 
the  breadth  of  the  house,  twenty  cubits, 
and  the  lieight  teas  a  hundred  and  twenty  : 
and  he  overlaid  it  witiiin  with  pure  gold. 

5  And  the  greater  house  ho  ceiled  with 
fir-tree,  which  he  overlaid  with  fine  gold, 
and  set  thereon  palm-trees  and  chains. 

6  And  he  I' garnished  the  house  with 
precious  ''stones  for  beauty:  and  the  gold 
icas  gold  of  Parvaim. 

7  He  overlaid  also  the  house,  the  beams, 
the  posts,  and  the  walls  thereof,  and  the 


e  1  Cliron.  2i:2.  f  1  Kings,  6: 1,  etc.  It  Gen.  S2:'2,  M.  t  Or. 
ichich  was  seen  of  David  his /other.  b  1  Chron.  21 :  18.  i  Or, 
Araunah,1  Sam.  it:  IS.  1^  Heb.  founded.  i  1  Chron.  ;«:  11. 
j  .lolin  10:23;  Arti3:ll  ;  ,1:12.  \\  Hfb.  covered.  k  1  Cbron. 
29:2,8;  l»n.M:ll,l2;  Rev.  21 :  lfU2I. 


10.  Not  only  the  mutual  exchange  of  kind  offices, 
but  the  exchange  of  the  labor  and  productions  of 
different  countries,  may  be  of  service  to  all. 

17.  With  a  proper  division  of  labor  and  union  of 
effort,  and  with  tlie  blessing  of  God  on  well-directed 
diligence  and  perseverance,  the  most  dilTicult  under- 
takings may  in  due  time  be  accomplished. 

CHAPTER  HI. 
1.  Mount  Moriali  ;  an  elevation  in  the  south- 
eastern part  of  Jerusalem. 

3.   Threescore  cubits;  about  ninety  feet. 

INSTRUCTION?. 
1.  However  great  or  dilBcult  the  work  to  which 
God  calls  men,  in  liis  name  and  strength  they  should 
undertake  it,  with  confidence  that  he  -will  give  them 
all  needed  aid. 

543 


The  furnilnre 


II.  CHRONICLES,   IV. 


of  the  temple 


doors  thereof,  with  goUl ;  and  graved  cher- 
ubim on  the  walls. 

8  And  he  made  the  most  =holy  house, 
the  length  whereof  was  according  to  the 
breadth  of  the  house,  twenty  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  thereof  twenty  cubits :  and 
he  overlaid  it  with  fine  gold,  ainounting 
to  six  hundred  talents. 

9  And  the  weight  of  the  nails  was  fifty 
shekels  of  gold.  And  he  overlaid  the  up- 
per chambers  with  gold. 

10  H  And  in  the  most  holy  house  he 
made  two  cherubim  *of  image  work,  and 
overlaid  them  with  gold. 

11  And  the  wings  of  the  cherubim  were 
twenty  cubits  long :  one  wing  of  the  one 
cherub  teas  five  cubits,  reaching  to  the 
wall  of  the  house:  and  the  other  wing 
was  likewise  five  cubits,  reaching  to  the 
wing  of  the  other  cherub. 

12  And  one  wing  of  the  other  cherub 
was  five  (jubits,  reaching  to  the  wall  of 
the  house:  and  the  other  wing  loas  five 
cubits  also,  joining  to  the  wing  of  the 
other  cherub. 

13  The  wings  of  these  cherubim  spread 
themselves  forth  twenty  cubits  :  and  they 
stood  on  their  feet,  and  their  faces  were 
inward. t 

14  T[  And  he  made  the  ''veil  of  blue, 
and  purple,  and  crimson,  and  fine  linen, 
and  5;  wrought  cherubim  thereon. 

lo  Also  he  made  before  the  house  two 
pillars "=  of  thirty  and  five  cubits  Uiigli, 
and  the  chapiter  that  icas  on  the  top  of 
each  of  them  teas  five  cubits. 

16  And  he  made  chains,  as  in  the  ora- 
cle, and  put  them  on  the  heads  of  the  pil- 
lars;  and  made  a  hundred  pomegranates, 
and  put  them  on  the  chains. 

17  And  he  reared  up  the  pillars  before 
the  temple,  one  on  the  right  hand,  and 
the  other  on  the  left;  and  called  the  name 
of  that  on  the  right  hand  H  .lachin,  and  the 
name  of  that  on  the  left  *Boaz. 

CHArTEIl   IV. 

1  The  altar  of  brass.  2  The  molten  sea  upon  twelve 
oxen.  0  The  ten  lavers,  candlesticks,  and  tables. 
9  The  courts,  and  the  instruments  of  brass.  19  The 
instruments  of  gold. 

MOREOVER  he  made  an  ^altar  of  brass, 
twenty  cubits  the  length  thereof,  and 
twenty  cubits  the  breadth  thereof,  and  ten 
cubits  the  height  thereof. 


•  Heb.  9:^1-8.  *  Or,  ns  bomc  tUinW,  nP  movttltle  wnrk.  f  Or, 
towiird  tht  houtc.  b  Kx.  2H:31.  %  He\).  aiuttil  to  ascend. 
c  I  KintK,  7:15-'21  ;  Jer.ft'J:20,2l.  %  Hell.  fnnp.  ||  Tlial  is. /le 
ihall  Citahliih.    *  1]\n\,'n,inU  nitrtngth.    A  Kx.  27: 1,2  ;  2  KingK, 


3.  To  those  who  are  disposed  to  learn  and  do 
their  whole  duly,  God  will  grant  all  needful  in- 
struction ;  so  that  they  will  see  not  only  what  to 
do,  but  also  how  to  do  it  in  order  to  meet  his  ap- 
probation, secure  liis  blessing,  and  be  made  bene- 
factors to  mankind. 
511 


2  "[Also  he  made  a  molten' sea  of  arf^l 
ten  cubits  tfrom  brim  to  brim,  round  in 
compass,  and  five  cubits  the  height  there- 
of; and  a  line  of  thirty  cubits  did  com- 
pass it  round  about. 

3  And  under  it  icas  the  similitude  of 
o.xen,  which  did  compass  it  round  about; 
ten  in  a  cubit,  compassing  the  sea  round 
about.  Two  rows  of  oxen  were  cast,  when 
it  was  cast. 

4  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen,  three  look- 
ing toward  the  north,  and  three  looking 
toward  the  west,  and  three  looking  tow- 
ard the  south,  and  three  looking  toward 
the  east :  and  the  sea  icas  set  above  upon 
them,  and  all  their  hinder  parts  were  in- 
ward. 

5  And  the  thickness  of  it  was  a  hand- 
breadth,  and  the  brim  of  it  like  the  work 
of  the  brim  of  a  cup,  twith  flowers  of  lil- 
ies ;  and  it  received  and  held  three  thou- 
sand baths. 

6  If  He  made  also  ten  lavers,  and  put 
five  on  the  right  hand,  and  five  on  the 
left,  to  wash  in  them:  Jsuch  things  as 
they  offered  for  the  burnt-offering  they 
washed  "^iu  them ;  but  the  sea  was  for  the 
priests  to  wash  in. 

7  And  he  made  ten  candlesticks  of  gold 
according  to  their  Rform,  and  set  them  in 
the  temple,  five  on  the  right  hand,  and 
five  on  the  left. 

8  He  made  also  ten  tables,  and  placed 
them  in  the  temple,  five  on  the  right  side, 
and  five  on  the  left.  And  he  made  a 
hundred  I!  basins  of  gold. 

9  T[  Furthermore  he  made  the  ''court  of 
the  priests,  and  the  great  court,  and  doors 
for  the  court,  and  overlaid  the  doors  of 
them  with  brass. 

10  And  he  set  the  sea  on  the  right  side 
of  the  east  end,  over  against  the  south. 

11  And  Huram  made  the  pots,  and  the 
shovels,  and  the  *  basins.  And  Huram 
finished  t  the  work  that  he  was  to  make 
for  king  Solomon  for  the  house  of  God; 

12  To  wit,  the  two  pillars,  and  the  pom- 
mels, and  the  chapiters  which  ivere  on  the 
top  of  the  two  pillars,  and  the  two  wreaths 
to  cover  the  two  pommels  of  the  chapiters 
which  tecre  on  the  top  of  the  pillars; 

13  And  four  hundred  pomegranates  on 
the  two  wreaths;  two  rows  of  pomegran- 
ates on  each  wreath,  to  cover  the  two 


to 


Ifi:  H;  E7.ek.4:):13-I7.  e  1  Kin»s,7:2:!,etc.  \  Heh.from  hit  hr 
hithrim.  %  r)T,likt  a  lilt/flowtr.  %  Heli.  Ihewotknflmrntxfftring. 
r  Hub.  9:2.3.  e  Kx. '.'o  :3l-J0 ;  1  rliron.28:  12-19;  Heb.  8:6.  ||  Or, 
bowli.     h  I  Kiiifn,6:3a      »  Or,  ftuic/j.     \  Ue'b.  finished  to  make. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

2.  Molle?!-  sea ;  a  large  metal  vessel  to  hold 
water  for  the  priests  to  M-ash  in.     Ver.  6. 

5.  Three  tlioiisaud  baths;  a  bath  was  about 
seven  and  a  half  gallons. 

C.  Lavers ;  vessels  to  w:ush  in. 


The  golden  vessels. 


II.  CHRONICLES,   V. 


Tfu  ark  brought  in. 


B.'"'S  pommels   of  the  chapiters  which 
were  upon  the  *pillars. 

14  He  made  also  "bases,  and  tlavers 
made  he  upon  the  bases ; 

15  One  sea,  and  twelve  oxen  under  it. 

16  The  pots  also,  and  the  shovels,  and  the 
flesh-hooks,  and  all  their  instruments,  did 
Huram""  his  father  make  to  king  Solomon 
for  the  house  of  the  LoRD,of -bright  brass. 

17  In  the  plain  of  Jordan  did  the  king 
cast  them,  in  the  ^clay  ground  between 
Succoth  and  Zeredathah. 

18  Thus  Solomon  made  all  these  ves- 
sels in  great  abundance:  for  the  weight 
of  the  bra.ss  could  not  be  found  out. 

19  ^  And  Solomon  made  all  the  vessels 
that  ii'crc  for  the  house  of  God,  the  gold- 
en altar  also,  and  the  tables  whereon  the 
show-bread*^  va.s  sd : 

20  Moreover  the  candlesticks  with  their 
lamps,  that  they  should  ''burn  after  the 
manner  before  the  oracle,  of  pure  gold ; 

21  And  the  *" flowers,  and  the  lamps,  and 
the  tongs,  made  he  of  gold,  and  that  H  perfect 
gold ; 

22  And  the  snuffers,  and  the  *basins,  and 
the  spoons,  and  the  censers,  of  pure  gold :  j 
and  the  entry  of  the  house,  the  inner  doors 
thereof  for  the  most  holy  place,  and  the 
doors  of  the  house  of  the  temple,  were  of 
gold. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  dedicated  treasures.  2  The  solemn  induction  of 
the  ark  into  the  oracle.  11  God  being  praised  giveth 
a  visible  sign  of  his  favor. 

THUS  ""all  the  work  that  Solomon  made 
for  the  house  of  the  Lord  was  finish- 
ed :  and  Solomon  brought  in  n// the  ^things 
that  David  his  father  had  dedicated;  and 
the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  all  the  in- 
struments, put  he  among  the  treasures  of 
the  house  of  God. 
2  ^Then ''  Solomon  assembled  the  elders 


^Heh/nccn/the.  •  I  Kings,  7  :  27, 4.1.  \  CtT.cilihons.  b  1  Kiiis», 
7 : 1 4, 4:>.  i  Heb.  made  brinht.  iir  tcoured.  %  Heb  thicknttsti  a/ the 
ground.  cKx.25::;0.  d  Ex. -27:  ■.•". -'1.  «  Kx.  i5:31.  eti-.  ||  Heh. 
retfeetimnofgold.   *  Or,  hnwit.   f  I  Kings,"  :5I.     g  I  Cliron.  2i:  H. 


14.  Bases;  foundations  on  which  the  lavers  or 
basins  were  to  stand. 

17.  Succoth  a/id  ZererUtthaJi ;  places  in  the 
tribe  of  Gad  east  of  the  Jordan. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  The  ordinances  of  divine  appointment  have 
ever  been  such  as  to  impress  upon  men  a  conviction 
of  their  moral  pollution,  and  the  necessity  of  being 
washed  in  that  fountain  which  Jesus  Christ  has 
opened  to  purify  them  from  sin  and  all  unclean- 
ness. 

7.  Men  are  naturally  in  spiritual  darkness ;  and 
will  never  view  things  aright,  unless  the  Holy  Spirit 
shine  into  their  minds  and  give  them  the  light  of 
the  knowledge  of  his  glory  in  the  face  of  Jesus 
Christ. 

21.  Treasures  devoted  to  the  service  of  God  are 
by  no  means  lost,  but  are  safely  invested  where  they 
will  yield  thirty,  sixty,  and  a  hundred  fold. 


of  Israel,  and  all  the  heads  of  the  tribes, 
the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  unto  Jerusalem,  to  bring  up  the 
ark'  of  the  covenant  of  the  Loud  out  of 
the  J  city  of  David,  which  is  ''Zion. 

3  Wherefore  all  the  men  of  Israel  as- 
sembled themselves  unto  the  king  in  the 
feast'  which  was  in  the  seventh  month. 

4  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came; 
and  the  Levites  took  up  the  ark. 

5  And  they  brought  up  the  ark,  and  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  all 
the  holy  vessels  that  icere  in  the  taber- 
nacle, these  did  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites bring  up. 

6  Also  king  Solomon,  and  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel  that  were  assembled 
unto  him  before  the  ark,  sacrificed  sheep 
and  o.xen,  which  could  not  be  told  nor 
numbered  for  multitude. 

7  And  the  priests  brought  ""in  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Loud  unto  his  place, 
to  the  oracle  of  the  house,  into  the  most 
holy  place,  even  under  the  wings  of  the 
cherubim  :" 

8  For  the  cherubim  spread  forth  their 
wings  over  the  place  of  the  ark,  and  the 
cherubim  covered  the  ark  and  the  "staves 
thereof  above. 

9  And  they  drew  out  the  staves  of  the 
ark,  that  tiie  ends  of  the  staves  were  seen 
from  the  ark  before  the  oracle;  but  they 
were  not  seen  without.  And  tthere  it  is 
unto  this  day. 

10  There  teas  nothing  in  the  ark  save 
the  two  tables  which  p Moses  put  therein 
at  Horeb,  twhen  the  Lord  made  a  cove- 
nant with  the  children  of  Israel,  when 
they  came  out  of  Egypt. 

1 1  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  priests 
were  come  ou  toft  he  holy  jj/rt*.-  (for  all  the 
priests  that  were  *  present  were  sanctified, 
and  did  not  then  wait  bv  ''course: 


h 

1  KingH.  8: 

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1  Num. 

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CHAPTER  V. 

2.  Zio)i ;  this  was  in  the  south  part  of  Jerus.ilem, 
and  south-west  from  Moriah.  tlie  site  of  the  temple. 

3.  Sei'eiitli-  moHtli. ;  Tishri,  part  of  September 
and  October. 

10.  The  tu-o  tables;  on  which  were  engraved 
the  ten  commandments. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  When  a  whole  people  assemble,  and  with  uniU 
ed  hearts  engage  sincerely  in  the  worship  of  God, 
they  may  expect  that  their  service  will  be  accept- 
able to  him  and  greatly  beneficial  to  themselves. 

10.  The  ten  commandments  express  the  will  of 
God,  and  are  the  measure  and  the  rule  of  human 
duty,  under  all  dispensations,  and  in  all  ages. 

13.  When  the  ministers  of  religion  heartily  unit« 
in  praising  and  adoring  God  for  his  mercies,  he  will 
accept  their  offerings,  and  give  evidence  of  his  ap- 
probation  by  delightful  manifestations  of  his  pres- 
ence and  favor. 

545 


Solomon's  prayer  at 


II.  CHRONICLES,  VI. 


the  consecration. 


12  Also  "the  Levites  which  were  the 
singers,  all  of  them  of  Asaph,  of  Heinan, 
of  Jeduthun,  with  their  sous  and  their 
brethren,  being  arrayed  iu  white  linen, 
having  cymbals  and  psalteries  and  harps, 
stood  at  the  east  end  of  the  altar,  and 
with  Ihem  a  hundred  and  twenty  priests 
sounding''  with  trumpets:) 

1.3  It  came  even  to  pass,  as  the  trum- 
peters and  singers  ivere  as  one,  to  make 
one"  sound  to  be  heard  in  praising  and 
thanking  the  Lord;  and  when  they  lift- 
ed up  (heir  voice  with  the  trumpets  and 
cymbals  and  instruments  of  music,  and 
praised  the  Lord,  saying,  ^  For  he  is  good ; 
for  his  mercy  cndureth  for  ever :  that  then 
the  house  was  filled  with  a  cloud,  even 
the  house  of  the  Lord; 

14  So  that  the  priests  could  not  stand 
to  minister  by  reason  of  the  cloud;  "for 
the  glory  of  the  Lord  had  filled  the  house 
of  God. 

CHAPTER   VI. 

1  Solomon,  having  blessed  the  people,  blesseth  God. 
1'2  Solomon's  prayer  in  the  consecration  of  the  tem- 
ple, upon  the  brazen  scaffold. 

THEN  ''said  Solomon,  The  Lord  hath 
said  that  he  would  dwell  in  the  thick 
darkncss.E 

2  But  I  have  built  a  house  of  habitation  for 
thee,  and  a  place  for  thy  dwelling  for  ever. 

3  And  the  king  turned  his  face,  and 
blessed''  the  whole  congregation  of  Israel : 
and  all  the  congregation  of  Israel  'stood. 

4  And  he  said,  Blessed  be  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  'who  hath  with  his  hands 
fuHilled  that  which  he  spake  with  his 
mouth  to  my  father  David,  saying, 

5  Since  the  day  that  I  brought  forth  my 
people  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  I  chose 
no  city  amo^g  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to 
build  a  house  in,  that  ''my  name  might 
be  there;  neither  chose  I  any  man  to  be 
a  ruler  over  my  people  Israel : 

6  But  I  have  chosen  'Jerusalem,  that  my 
name  might  be  there;  and  have  chosen 
David'"  to  be  over  my  people  Israel. 

7  Now  "it  was  in  tlie  heart  of  David 
my  falhcr  to  build  a  house  for  the  name 
of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

8  But  the  Lord  said  to  David  my  fa- 
ther, Forasmuch  as  it  was  in  thy  heart 
to  build  a  house  for  my  name,  Ihou  didst 
well  in  that  it  was  in  thv  heart: 


a  I  Cliron.  25 : 1.  b  I  Cliron.  I."):  J-1 ;  P»n.  M  :  W.  e  Rev.  5 :  H_U. 
d  1  Chron.  16:34-41  ;  Pm.  inti.  c  clinp.  7:5;  Kx.  W-.'-iR;  Elek. 
10:4:  Rev.  15:8.  f  I  Kingf".  8  :  1-2,  etc.  J  Lrv.  IB:!! ;  Pbh.  1«:  II ; 
Kail.  1:3;  Heb.  IJ:  18.  h  Num.  6:  ■;3-'27.  INeli.  8:5.  i  I.iike 
1 :  68-70.  k  Deut.  1-2  :  !>,  1 1.  I  ilinp.  12  :  1.1.  in  1  Cliron.  '28  :  4. 
"  2 Sam. 7: 2, etc.;  I  Cliron. '28: «, etc.  o  1  Cliron. 49: »3.    p  1  Cliron. 


CHAPTER  VI. 
2.   Thy  dii-eU ill g  for  ever ;  the  place  where  he 
would  pfrpttniillv  manifest  his  special  presence. 
1.    With  his  hands;  by  his  providence. 
516 


9  Notwithstanding  thou  shalt  not  '^j.ci^SSS: 
build  the  house;  but  thy  son  which  shall 
come  forth  out  of  thy  loins,  he  shall  build 
the  house  for  my  name. 

10  The  Lord  therefore  hath  performed 
his  word  that  he  hath  spoken :  for  I  am 
risen  up  in  the  room  of  David  my  father, 
and  am  °  set  on  the  throne  of  Israel,  as  the 
Lord  Ppromised,  and  have  built  the  house 
for  the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

1 1  And  in  it  have  I  put  the  ^  ark,  where- 
in is  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  that  he 
made  with  the  children  of  Israel. 

12  HAnd  "^he  stood  before  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  in  the  presence  of  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  Israel,  and  spread  forth  his  hands  : 

13  For  Solomon  had  made  a  brazen  scaf- 
fold, of  five  cubits  *long,  and  five  cubits 
broad,  and  three  cubits  high,  and  had  set  it 
in  the  midst  of  the  court:  and  upon  it  he 
stood,'  and  kneeled  down  upon  his  knees 
before  all  the  congregation  of  Israel,  and 
spread  forth  his  hands  toward  heaven, 

14  And  said,  0  Lord  God  of  Israel,  there 
is  *  no  God  like  thee  in  the  heaven,  nor  in 
the  earth;  which  "keepest  covenant,  and 
showest  mercy  unto  thy  servants,  that  walk 
before  thee  with  all  their  hearts  : 

15  Thou  which  hast  kept  with  thy  ser- 
A-ant  David  my  father  that  which  thou 
hast  ^promised  him;  and  spakest  with 
thy  mouth,  and  ""  hast  fulfilled  it  with  thy 
hand,  as  it  is  this  day. 

16  Now  therefore,  O  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, keep  with  thy  servant  David  my 
father  that  which  thou  hast  "promised 
him,  saying.  There  shall  not  tfail  thee  a 
man  in  my  sight  to  sit  upon  the  throne 
of  Israel ;  yet  ^so  that  thy  children  take 
heed  to  their  way  to  walk  in  my  law,  as 
thou  hast  walked  before  me. 

17  Now  then,  0  Lord  God  of  Israel,  let 
thy  word  be  verified,  which  thou  hast 
spoken  unto  thy  servant  David. 

18  But  will  God  in  very  deed  ^ dwell 
with  men  on  the  earth?  'Behold,  heaven 
and  the  heaven  of  heavens  cannot  con- 
tain thee;  how  much  less  this  house 
W'liich  I  have  built ! 

19  Have  respect  therefore  to  the  prnyer 
of  thy  servant,  and  to  his  supplication, 
0  Lord  my  God,  to  hearken  unto  the  cry 
and  the  prayer  which  thy  servant  pray- 
eth  before  thee: 


17:U.  q  chap.  .i>:7,  10.  r  1  Kingii,  8:2-2.  etc.  *  Weh.  tht  Irnalh 
tlitrtof.  etc.  •  Nell.  8:4.  I  Kx.  16:  II  ;  Dent.  4  :  W  :  7  :!>.  u  N«li. 
l:A;Dnn.9:4.  yICIiron.M:9  w  ver.  4.  t  2  Sam.  7: 12-lfi  ; 
1  Kiii-[i<,2:4;  6:12.  f  Heh.  a  man  be  cut  nff.  y  Psa.  l:tj:  12. 
I  Exralim  39:46,46;  Pnaln.  68:18.  >clinp.2:6;  leuiuhefi:!; 
Acto7!49. 


5.  Neither  chose  I  any  man;  to  establish  in 
him  and  his  posterity  an  hereditary  authority,  as  he 
chose  David. 

17.  Verified;  fulfilled. 


Solomon  s  prayer 


II.  CHRONICLES,   VI. 


at  the  dedication. 


B.c'im''  20  That  thine  eyes  may  be  "open 
upon  this  house  day  and  night,  upon  the 
place  whereof  thou  hast  said  that  thou 
wouldest  put  thy  name  there  ;  to  hearken 
unto  the  prayer  whieh  thy  servant  pray- 
eth  *to\vard  this  place. 

21  Hearken  therefore  unto  the  suppli- 
cations of  thy  servant,  and  of  thy  people 
Israel,  which  they  shall  t  make  toward 
this  place:  hear  thou  from  thy  ''dwell- 
ing-place, even  from  heaven;  and  when 
thou  hearest,  forgive. 

22  H  If  a  man  sin  against  his  neighbor, 
and  +  an  oath  be  laid  upon  him  to  make 
him  swear,  and  the  oath  come  before 
thine  altar  in  this  house  ; 

23  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven,  and 
do,  and  judge  thy  servants,  by  requiting 
the  wicked,  by  '^recompensing  liis  way 
upon  his  own  head;  and  by  justifying 
the  righteous,  by  giving  him  according  to 
his  righteousness. 

24  T[  And  if  thy  people  Israel  be  *  put  to 
the  worse  before  the  enemy,  because  they 
have  sinned  against  thee;  and  shall  return 
and  confess  thy  name,  and  pray  and  make 
supplication  before  thee  I'in  this  house; 

25  Then  ''hear  thou  from  the  heavens, 
and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  people  Israel, 
and  bring  them  again  unto  the  land 
which  thou  gavest  to  them  and  to  their 
fathers. 

26  T[  When  the  heaven  is  shut  up,  and 
there  is  no  *rain,  because  they  have  sin- 
ned against  thee;  yet  if  they  pray  toward 
this  place,  and  confess  thy  name,  and 
turn  from  their  sin,  when  thou  dost  af- 
flict them ; 

27  Then  htur  thou  from  heaven,  and 
forgive  the  sin  of  thy  servants,  and  of 
thy  people  Israel,  when  thou  hast  taught 
them  the  good  way,  wherein  they  should 
walk;  and  send  ""rain  upon  Ihy  land, 
which  thou  hast  given  unto  thy  people 
for  an  inheritance. 

28  ^  If  there  be  ^dearth  in  the  land,  if 
there  be  pestilence,  if  there  be  blasting 
or  mildew,  ''locusts  or  caterpillars;  if 
their  enemies  besiege  them  in  the  *citics 
of  their  land ;  whatsoever  '  sore,  or  what- 
soever sickness  there  be  ; 

29  Then  what  prayer  or  what  supplica- 
tion soever  shall  be  made  of  any  man,  or 
of  all  thy  people  Israel,  when  every  one 
shall  know  '  his  own  sore  and  his  own 


aPsa.  121:4.  *  Or.  in.  f  Heb  pmy.  b  chap.  .TO  : '27.  J  H«b. 
he  require  an  oalh  of  him.  c  i  Kins».  9  : -'«  i  Psn.  10:  M:  Jer. 
2,S:  Iti.  I7;5I  :nO.  \i1t,tmillen.  \\  Or. tonnird.  il  P.«n.  10*i:<(M7. 
«  1  Kings,  ch.  17,  IS;  l.s.i.  5:a  f  Jer.  5:24;  Eiek.  34:'2ri;  Hosan 
S :  -21 .  2.'.  I!  chap.  20:  f<-\X  b  Joel  1  :  4,  1 1  i  2  : 2.V  "  Heb.  land 
,.f  their gate$.  1  chap.  32 : 24  ;  Jna. .1 :  13.  j  P»a.  a2:S-6;  142: 1,2. 
^  Or,  lincard.    kPsa.62:l2.    ^  Heh.  all  the  day  \chich.    ^  Heb. 


grief,  and  shall  spread   forth  his  hands 
in^  this  house : 

30  Then  hear  thou  from  lieaven  thy 
dwelling-place,  and  forgive,  and  ''render 
unto  every  man  according  unto  all  his 
ways,  whose  heart  thou  knowest;  (for 
thou  only  knowest  the  hearts  of  the  chil- 
dren of  men ;) 

31  That  they  may  fear  thee,  to  walk  in 
thy  ways,  +so  long  as  they  live  ^in  the 
land  which  thou  gavest  unto  our  fathers. 

32  TI  Moreover  concerning  the  'stran- 
ger, which  is  not  of  thy  people  Israel, 
but  is  come  from  a  far  country  for  thy 
great  name's  sake,  and  thy  mighty  hand, 
and  thy  stretched-out  arm;  if  they  come 
and  pray  in  this  house; 

33  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens, 
eveii  from  thy  dwelling-place,  and  do 
according  to  all  that  the  stranger  callcth 
to  thee  for;  that  all  '"people  of  the  earth 
may  know  thy  name,  and  "fear  thee,  as 
doth  thy  people  Israel,  and  may  know 
that  II  this  house  which  I  have  built  is 
called  by  thy  name. 

34  If  thy  people  go  out  to  "war  against 
their  enemies  by  the  way  that  thou  shalt 
send  them,  ami  they  pray  unto  thee  tow- 
ard this  city  which  thou  hast  chosen,  and 
the  house  which  I  have  built  for  thy  name  ; 

3.5  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens 
Iheir  prayer  and  their  supplication,  and 
maintain  P  their  *cause. 

36  If  they  sin  against  thee,  {iot'^thcrc  is 
no  man  which  sinneth  not,)  and  thou  be 
angry  with  them,  and  deliver  them  over 
before  their  enemies)  and  ^thcy  carry  them 
away  captives  unto  a  land  far  off  or  near; 

37  Yet  ?/ they  +  bethink  themselves  in 
the  land  whither  they  are  carried  captive, 
and  turn  and  pray  unto  thee  in  the  land 
of  their  captivity,  saying.  We  have  sin- 
ned, we  have  done  amiss,  and  have  dealt 
wickedly ; 

38  If  'they  return  to  thee  with  all  their 
lieart  and  with  all  their  soul  in  the  land 
of  their  captivity,  whither  they  have  car- 
ried them  captives,  and  pray  toward  their 
land,  which  thou  gavest  unto  their  fa- 
thers, and  toward  tJie  "city  which  thou 
hast  chosen,  and  toward  the  house  which 
I  have  built  for  thy  name : 

39  Then  'hear  thou  from  the  heavens. 
even  from  thy  dwelling-place,  their  pray- 
er and  their  supplications,  and  maintain 


upon  the /ace  of.  I  l»a.  .v;:.1.  fi,  7;  JohnlO:18:  Aria  »:27-.1V  . 
F.ph.  2:12,  l;).  ni  P!..ilni4tj:l'l.  »  Jer.  10:7.  (|  Hcb.  «»  Miii»f 
u  called  upon  Ihit  houte.  o  rhnp.  1 4  :  1 1 ,  1 2  ;  20 : 4.  etc.  r  Pmlm 
9::1.4.  "  Or.  >!>*<.  q  F.rcl.7;20:  J«m^s3:2;  lJoiln,l:^ 
t  Heb.  rAry  that  take  them  eaptivet  carry  them,  airaf.  f  Heb. 
bring  back  to  their  heart.  r  Jer.  M:  12-14.  •  Uanial  6:10. 
t  Daniel  9: 16-19. 


20.   That  thive  eyes  may  be  open ;   that  he 
mi'fht  view  with  favor.  i 


23.  Justifying;   acquitting.     His  righteous- 
ness; innocence  of  the  charge  brought  against  him. 
547 


Fire  from  heaven. 


II.  CHRONICLES,   VII. 


Sacrifices  and  feasts - 


their  *cause,  and  forgive  thy  people  which 
have  sinned  again.st  thee. 

40  Now,  my  God,  let,  I  beseech  thee, 
thine  eyes  be  open,  and  let  thine  ears  be 
attent  ^unto  the  prayer  that  is  viade  in 
this  place. 

41  Now  therefore  *  arise,  0  Lord  God, 
into  tiiy  ''resting-place,  thou,  and  tlie  ark 
of  thy  strength:  let  thy  priests,  0  Lord 
God,  be  clothed  with  salvation,  and  let 
thy  saints  rejoice  in  "^goodness. 

42  0  Lord  God,  turn  not  away  the  face 
of  thine  anointed:  remember  the  ''mer- 
cies of  David  thy  servant. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  God  having  given  testimony  to  Solomon's  prayer  by 
fire  from  heaven,  and  glory  in  the  temple,  the  people 
worship  him.  4  Solomon's  solemn  sacrifice,  b  Solo- 
mon having  kept  the  feast  of  tabernacles,  and  the 
feast  of  the  dedication  of  the  altar,  dismisseth  the 
people.  12  God  appearing  to  Solomon  giveth  him 
promises  upon  condition. 

"OW  =  when  Solomon  had  made  an  end 
praying,  the  '^fire  came  down  from 
heaven,  and  consumed  the  burnt-offering 
and  the  sacrifices;  and  the  ^glory  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  house. 

2  And  the  priests  could  not  enter  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  because  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  had  filled  the  Lord's  house. 

3  And  when  all  the  children  of  Israel 
saw  how  the  fire  came  down,  and  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  upon  tlie  house,  they 
bowed  themselves  with  their  faces  to  the 
ground  upon  the  pavement,  and  worship- 
ped, ajid  praised  the  Lord,  saying,  For  he 
is  good  ;  for  ''his  mercy  cndureth  for  ever. 

4  II  Then  the  king  and  all  the  people 
offered  sacrifices  before  the  Lord. 


1\    of 


*  Or,  right.  ^  Yleh.  to  the  prnyer  of  thi»  place.  aPsa.  132:8, 
etc.  I)  1  Chron.  28:-2;  Isa.  G6:  1.  c  Nell.  9:  2.5;  Pea.  65  :4,  1 1  i 
Zecll.  9:17.  d  Isa.  .1.'):3.  e  1  Kings.  8  :.M,  etc  f  Ex.  29:43; 
Lev.  9:24;  Ju(iges6:21;    1  Kings,  18:38;  1  Cliron.  21:26;  Mai. 


41.  Thy  resting-place ;  the  temple,  where  he 
manifested  his  special  presence. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  What  God  premises  in  his  word,  he  will  in  his 
providence  and  by  his  Spirit  faithfully  perform. 

8.  Tliosc  who  wish  to  do  good,  may  in  such  wishes 
be  accepted  of  God,  when  it  is  not  his  will  that  they 
.should  accomplish  the  particular  object  on  which 
their  hearts  are  set. 

12.  ^Vhen  we  have  fini.?lied  a  work,  we  should  in 
earnest  believing  prayer  commend  it  to  the  blessingof 
God.  without  whicli  it  will  not  accomplish  any  good. 

10.  The  promises  of  God  are  often  so  connected 
with  the  failhfulnes.s  of  his  people,  that  their  con- 
ditions must  be  fulfilled,  in  order  to  obtain  their 
blessings.     Chap.  7  :  17-22. 

20.  Prayer  is  a  chief  means  of  obtaining  that 
forgiveness  of  sin,  without  which  there  can  be  no 
deliverance  from  its  power. 

24.  Sin  is  the  cause  of  all  sorrow;  and  unless  it  is 
confessed  and  forsaken,  it  will  cause  sorrow  eternal. 

28.  Temporal  calamities  are  God's  servants ;  and 
are  sent  to  remind  men  of  their  sins,  and  lead  them 
to  repentance,  that  they  may  escape  everlasting 
punishment. 

518 


rifice  of  twenty  and  two  thousand  oxen, 
and  a  hundred  and  twenty  thousand  sheep. 
So  the  king  and  all  the  people  dedicated 
the  house  of  God. 

6  And  the  priests  waited  on  their  ofli- 
ces :  the  'Levites  also  with  instrumenis 
of  mtxsic  of  the  Lord,  which  David  the 
king  had  made  to  praise  the  Lord,  be- 
cause his  mercy  endureth  for  ever,  when 
David  praised  by  their  ^ministry ;  and  the 
priests'  sounded  trumpets  before  them, 
and  all  Israel  stood. 

7  Moreover  Solomon  hallowed  the  mid- 
dle of  the  court  that  ivas  before  the  house 
of  the  Lord:  for  there  he  offered  burnt- 
offerings,  and  the  fat  of  the  peace-offer- 
ings, because  the  brazen  altar  which  Sol- 
omon had  made  was  not  able  to  receive 
the  burnt-offerings,  and  the  meat-offer- 
ings, and  the  fat. 

8  T[Also  at  the  sametime  Solomonkeptthe 
feast  seven  days,  and  all  Israel  with  him, 
a  very  great  congregation,  from  the  enter- 
ing in  of ''Hamath  unto  the  river  of  Egypt. 

9  And  in  the  eighth  day  they  made  a 
solemn^^  assembly  :  for  they  kept  the  ded- 
ication of  the  altar  seven  days,  and  the 
feast  seven  days. 

10  And  on  the  three  and  twentieth  day 
of  the  seventh  month  he  sent  the  people 
away  into  their  tents,  glad  and  merry  in 
heart  for  the  goodness  that  the  Lord  had 
siiowed  unto  David,  and  to  Solomon,  and 
to  Israel  his  people. 

1 1  Thus  '  Solomon  finished  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  king's  house:  and 
all   that   came   into   Solomon's   heart  to 


3:1,2.  scliap.  .'S:13,  14;  Eiek.  10:3,  4.  h  chap.  20:21 ;  1  Cliron. 
16:41;  P.s;i.  103  :  17  ;  136: 1 ;  Heb.  7  :24,  2.i.  i  1  Cliron.  l.i  :  16; 
Psa.  87  :  7.  t  Heb.  hand,  i  cliap.  6:12.  k  Josli.  13 : 3,  5.  %  Heb. 
restraint.     I  1  Kings,  9  :  1,  etc. 

32.  God  is  no  respecter  of  persons ;  but  the  prayer 
of  the  penitent,  of  whatever  nation,  kindred,  or  tribe, 
offered  in  fiiitli,  lie  will  hear  and  answer  according 
to  the  riches  of  his  grace. 

31.  The  event  of  wars  is  in  the  hands  of  God : 
when  his  people  rebel  against  him,  he  often  suffers 
the  wicked  to  prevail  against  them ;  but  if  they 
become  penitent,  and  turn  heartily  to  him,  he  vi-ill 
deliver  them  and  grant  them  his  salvation.  Chap. 
7 :  14. 

4) .  When  the  ministers  of  God  faithfully  proclaim 
his  salvation,  and  show  its  living  power  in  their  ex- 
ample, they  may  expect  that  many  will  embrace  it, 
and  rejoice  in  it  with  exceeding  joy. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1.  Fire  came  down  from  heaven;  this  w.os 
evidence  that  Solomon  and  the  people  were  accepted 
in  their  offerings. 

5.  Dedicated  the  house  of  God ;  set  it  apart 
for  his  worship. 

7.  Hallowed;  treated  as  sacred. 

8.  The  fti.tering  in  of  Hamath  nvto  the  river 
of  Egypt  ;  from  the  north  to  the  south  part  of  the 
land. 


God  appeareih 


II.  CHRONICLES,   VIII, 


b;"'ioti°'  make  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  his  own  house,  he  prosperously 
effected. 

12  Tf  And  the  Lord  appeared  to  Solo- 
mon by  night,  and  said  unto  him,  I  have 
heard  thy  prayer,  and  *have  chosen  this 
place  to  myself  for  a  house  of  sacrifice. 

13  If  ""I  shut  up  heaven  that  there  be 
no  rain,  or  if  I  command  the  locusts  to 
devour  the  land,  or  if  I  send  pestilence 
among  my  people; 

14  If  my  people,  *  which  are  called  by 
my  name,  shall  ''humble  themselves,  and 
pray,"*  and  "seek  my  face,  and  "^turn  from 
their  ■wicked  ways;  then  ^will  I  hear 
from  heaven,  and  will  forgive  their  sin, 
and  will  heal  their  land. 

15  Now  mine  eyes  shall  be  open,  and 
mine  ears  attent  tunto  the  prayer  that  is 
made  in  this  place. 

16  For  now  have  I  chosen  and  sancti- 
fied this  house,  that  my  name  may  be 
there  for  ever:  and  mine  eyes  and  my 
heart  shall  be  there  perpetually. 

17  And  as  for  thee,  if  thou  wilt  walk 
before  me  as  David  thy  father  walked, 
and  do  according  to  all  that  I  have  com- 
manded thee,  and  shalt  observe  my  stat- 
utes and  my  judgments ; 

18  Then  will  I  stablish  the  throne  of 
thy  kingdom,  according  as  I  have  cove- 
nanted with  David  thy  father,  saying. 
There  shall  not  +fail  thee  a  man  to  be 
ruler  in  Israel. 

19  But''  if  ye  turn  away,  and  forsake  my 
statutes  and  my  commandments,  which 
I  have  set  before  you,  and  shall  go  and 
serve  other  gods,  and  worship  them; 

20  Then  will  I  pluck  them  up  by  the 
roots  out  of  my  land  which  I  have  given 
them  ;  and  this  house,  which  I  have  sanc- 
tified for  my  name,  will  I  cast  out  of  my 
sight,  and  will  make  it  to  be  a  proverb 
and  a  byword  among  all  nations. 

21  And  this  house,  which  is  liigh,  shall 
be   an   astonishment  to  every   one  that 


•  Deut  1-2:5.  b  cliap.  6:  Cfi,  28  ;  Psa.  107  :  .'M.  '  Heb.  upon 
whom  my  name  it  cnllcil.  ejas.  4:10.  d  Acts  9:  11.  els.T. 
4.'>:1U;  Lam.  3:40,  41.  f  Isa.  59 : -.'0.  6  ilinp.  «:i7.  .10.  f  Hcb. 
to  the  praytr  of  this  place.       X  Heb.  At  cut  off  to  thee.       k  Lev. 


16.  Sanctified  this  house  ;  devoted  it  to  a  holy 
use. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  manner  in  which  God  shows  hi.?  accept.ince 
of  his  people  is  such  as  to  fill  them  with  awe  of  his 
justice,  as  well  as  adoring  njratitude  for  his  mercy, 
and  b'nd  them  in  willing  oEedience  to  his  service. 

6.  Praise  is  the  spontaneous  e.xpression  of  truly 
grateful  hearts ;  and  is  well-pleasing  to  God,  and 
most  useful  to  men. 

10.  True  devotion  of  heart  to  God,  manifested  in 
such  acts  of  public  religious  worship  as  he  has  ap- 
pointed, is  a  source  of  great  joy  to  his  people,  and 
prepares  them  to  return  to  their  families  and  en- 
gage in  the  duties  of  life  with  new  cheerfulness 
and  success. 


again  to  Solomoti. 

passeth  by  it;  ho  that  he  shall  say,  'Why 
hath  tlie  Lord  done  thus  unto  this  land, 
and  unto  this  house'? 

22  And  it  shall  be  answered.  Because 
they  forsook  the  Lord  God  of  their  fa- 
thers, which  brought  tliem  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  laid  hold  on  other 
gods,  and  worshipped  them,  and  served 
them:  therefore  hath  he  brought  all  this 
evil  upon  them. 

CHAPTER   VIII. 

1  Solomon's  buildings.  7  The  Gentiles  which  were 
left  Solomon  made  tributaries;  but  the  Israelites 
rulers.  11  Pharaoh's  daughter  removeth  to  her  house. 
1"2  Solomon's  yearly  solemn  sacrificp.s.  11  lie  ap- 
pointeth  the  priests  and  Levites  to  their  places.  17 
The  naT)-  fetcheth  gold  from  Ophir. 

AND  Jit  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
twenty  years,  wherein  Sohjtnon  had 
built  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  his  own 
house, 

2  That  the  cities  which  Huram  had  re- 
stored to  Solomon,  Solomon  built  them, 
and  caused  the  children  of  Israel  to  dwell 
there. 

3  And  Solomon  went  to  ^Hamath-zo- 
bah,  and  prevailed  against  it. 

4  And  he  built  Tadmor  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  all  the  store-cities,  which  he 
built  in  Ilainath. 

5  Also  he  built  'Beth-horon  the  upper, 
and  Beth-horon  the  nether,  fenced  cities, 
with  walls,  gates,  and  bars; 

6  And  Baalath,  and  all  tlie  store-cities 
that  Solomon  had,  and  all  the  chariot- 
cities,  and  the  cities  of  the  horsemen, 
and  all  'that  Solomon '"desired  to  biiiki  in 
Jerusalem,  and  in  "  Lebanon,  and  through- 
out all  the  land  of  his  dominion. 

7  %  As  for  all  the  people  tluit  icere  left 
of  the  Hittites,  and  the  Amoritcs,  and  the 
Perizzites,  and  the  llivitcs,  and  the  Jeb- 
usites,  which  ircre  not  of  Israel, 

8  But  of  their  children,  who  were  left 
after  tliem  in  the  land,  whom  the  ciiil- 
dren  of  Israel  consumed  not.  them  did  Sol- 
omon make  to  pay  "tribute  until  this  day. 


•2fi :  1 4,  etc. ;  Dcut.  2«  :  3«.       i   .IiT. -22  :  8. 'J.      JlKin; 

,  «  :  10,  etc. 

k  Nuni..'H:«; -2  33111.8:3.     1  .lo»h.  16:  3,5;  1  Cliron.  7  : 

.4.    i  Hrb. 

»  1  Kings, 

the  Jetiie  of  Solomon  which  he.        m   Eccl.  2  :  4,  etc. 

7:2;  Cant.  4:S.    o  .losli.  16:  10  ;  17  :  13. 

13,  No  evil  comes  upon  individuals  or  nations 
without  the  permission  and  control  of  God  ;  and  he 
is  able  and  ready,  when  they  are  duly  humbled,  to 
remove  it  and  manifest  towards  them  new  tokens  of 
his  favor. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

3.  Hamath-zobah;  a  country  north  and  east  of 
Palestine. 

4.  Tadmor;  a  city  in  the  ^reat  Syrian  desert, 
between  Damascus  and  the  Euphrates.  It  was 
afterwards  called  Palmyra,  and  has  long  been  in 
ruins. 

5.  Beth-horon  the  upper. a>id— the  nethrr;  on 
the  border  of  Ephraim  and  Benjamin. 

6.  Banlath ;  a  city  within  the  territory  of  the 
tribe  of  Dan. 

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Solomon's  works. 


II.  CHRONICLES,   IX. 


The  qxiccn  of  Sheba. 


9  But  of  the  children  of  Israel  did  Sol- 
omon make  no  servants  for  his  work ; 
but  they  were  men  of  war,  and  chief  of 
his  captains,  and  captains  of  his  chariots 
and  horsemen. 

10  And  these  iverc  the  chief  of  king  Sol- 
omon's officers,  even  *two  hundred  and 
fifty,  that  bare  rule  over  the  people. 

11  "[And  Solomon  brought  up  the 
daughter'*  of  Pharaoh  out  of  the  city  of 
David  unto  the  house  that, he  had  built 
for  lier:  for  he  said,  My  wife  shall  not 
dwell  in  the  house  of  David  king  of  Is- 
rael, because  the  places  are  *holy,  where- 
unto  ilic  ark  of  the  Lord  hath  come. 

12  T[  Then  Solomon  oflercd  burnt-ofTcr- 
ings  unto  the  Loud  on  the  altar  of  the 
Loud,  which  he  had  built  before  the 
porch,'^ 

1  3  Even  after  a  certain  rate  every  ''  day, 
offering  according  to  the  commandment 
of  Moses,  on  the  sabbaths,  and  on  tHe  new 
moons,  and  on  the  solemn  feasts,  *  three 
times  in  the  year,  even  in  the  feast  of  un- 
leavened bread,  and  in  the  feast  of  weeks, 
and  in  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

14  ^  And  he  appointed,  according  to  the 
order  of  David  his  father,  the  '^courses  of 
the  priests  to  their  service,  and  the  Le- 
vites  to  their  charges,  to  praise  and  min- 
ister before  the  priests,  as  the  duty  of 
every  day  required:  the  ^porters  also  by 
their  courses  at  every  gate:  for  so  thad 
David  the  man  of  God  commanded. 

15  And  they  departed  not  from  the  com- 
mandment of  the  king  unto  the  priests 
and  Levites  concerning  any  matter,  or 
concerning  the  treasures. 

16  Now  all  the  work  of  Solomon  was 
prepared  unto  the  day  of  the  foundation 
of  tiie  house  of  the  Loud,  and  until  it  was 
finished.  So  the  house  of  the  Lokd  was 
perfected. 

17  ^  Then  ''went  Solomon  to  Ezion-ge- 
ber,  and  to  tElolh,  at  the  seaside  in  the 
land  of  Edom. 

18  And  '  Huram  sent  him,  by  the  hands 
of  his  servants,  ships,  and  servants  that 
had  knowledge  of  the  sea;  and  they  went 

«  1  Kinj,'s.  9  :  iX.  h  I  Kinga,  3  :  1  ;  7  :  8.  *  Heb.  hullntat.  c  .lohn 
lO:-2:t.  <IKx.29:3«.  e  K«.  23:  14;  Dent.  Irt :  1«.  r  1  Cliron.  rli. 
24,  W.  i;  I  Clirun.  •) :  17  ;  26  •.  1.  f  Heb.  was  tht  commnnilmcnt  i/ 
David  the  man  of  G«d.        b  1  Kingn.  9  :  2ri,  27.       %  Elalh,  Deut. 


11.  The  cily  of  David;  Zion,  the  south  part  of 
Jerusalem. 

17.  Ezio)i-^eber,aiid — Eloth  ;  on  the  eastern 
branch  of  the  Red  sea. 

IS.  Ophir ;  a  distant  place  visited  by  ships  from 
the  Red  sea,  but  the  location  of  whicii  is  not  known 
with  certainty. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  So  fading  and  transitory  are  all  earthly  things, 
that  the  most  splendid  cities  may  become  a  heap  of" 
ruins.     This  slio\ild  lead  all  to  seek  a  city  that  hatli 
foundations,  whose  builder  and  maker  is  God. 
550 


with  the  servants  of  Solomon  to  ^B^V.^r 
Ophir,  and  took  thence  four  hundred  and 
fifty  talents  of  J  gold,  and  brought  Ihcm  to 
king  Solomon. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

1  The  queen  of  Sheba  admireth  the  wisdom  of  Solomon. 
13  Solomon's  gold.  15  His  targets.  17  The  thrnne 
of  ivory.  20  His  vessels.  'Zi  His  presents.  25  His 
chariots  and  horse.  2G  His  tributes.  29  His  reign 
and  death. 

AND  ■'when  the  queen  of  Sheba  heard 
of  the  fame  of  Solomon,  she  came  to 
prove  Solomon  with  hard  questions  at 
Jerusalem,  with  a  very  great  company, 
and  camels  that  bare  spices,  and  gold 
in  abundance,  and  precious  stones :  and 
when  she  was  come  to  Solomon,  she  com- 
muned with  him  of  all  that  was  in  her 
heart. 

2  And  Solomon  told  her  all  'her  ques- 
tions: and  there  was  nothing  Jiid  from 
Solomon  which  he  told  her  not. 

3  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  had 
seen  the  wisdom  of  Solomon,  and  the 
house  that  he  had  built, 

4  And  the  meat  of  his  table,  and  the 
sitting  of  his  servants,  and  the  attend- 
ance of  his  ministers,  and  their  apparel; 
his  ^cup-bearers  also,  and  their  apparel; 
and  his  ascent  by  which  he  went  up  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord;  there  was  no  more 
spirit  in  her. 

5  And  she  said  to  the  king.  It  ivas  a 
true  II  report  which  I  heard  in  mine  own 
latid  of  thine  *aets,  and  of  thy  wisdom  : 

6  Howbeit  I  believed  not  their  words, 
until  I  came,  and  mine  eyes  had  seen  it  : 
and  behold,  the  ""one  half  of  the  great- 
ness of  thy  wisdom  was  not  told  me  :  for 
thou  exeeedest  the  fame  that  I  heard. 

7  Happy  are  thy  men,  and  happy  are 
these  thy  servants,  which  stand  continu- 
ally before  thee,  and  hear  thy  wisdom. 

8  Blessed  "be  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
delighted  in  thee  to  set  thee  on  his  throne, 
to  be  king  for  the  Lord  thy  God  :  because 
thy  God  loved  Israel,  to  establish  tlu'iu 
for  ever,  therefore  made  he  thee  king 
over  them,  to  do  "judgment  and  justice. 

2:8;  2King«,  14:32.  i  rliap.  9:10,  13.  j  Eccl.  2:8.  k  1  Kings, 
10:  1,  etc. ;  Mat  1-2  :  42  ;  Luke  11  :.ll.  1  Prov.  18  ;  4  ;  James  1 :  5. 
A  Or,  butters.  \\  Heb  word.  •  Or,  layings.  m  Psalm  31  :  19. 
0   Psa.  7.':  IS,  19.     o  IKinss,  3:!R;  PrOT.  21:3. 


11.  A  man's  wife  has  great  influence  upon  liim, 
and  through  him  upon  others ;  let  him  be  careful 
that  this  influence  do  not  mislead  him  into  sinful 
practices. 

11.  The  commands  of  parents,  so  far  as  they 
accord  with  the  commands  of  God,  should  be 
remembered  and  carefully  followed  by  their  chil- 
dren. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1.  Sheba;  supposed  to  h.ave  been  a  country  bor- 
dering on  the  soutli  part  of  the  Red  sea. 


Riches  and  power  II.    CHRONICLES,    X.  of  king  Solomon. 

ic-^fp-  9  And  "she  gave  the  king  a  hull- 1  21  For  the  king's  ships  went  to  Tar- 
dred  and  twenty  talents  of  gold,  and  ofishishwilh  tlie  servants  of  Huram :  every 
spices    great    abundance,    and    precious  ;  three  years  once  came  the  ships  of  Tar- 


stones  :  neither''  was  there  any  such  spice 
as  the  queen  of  Sheba  gave  king  Solomon. 

10  And  the  servants  also  of  Huram,  and 
(he  servants  of  Solomon,  which  "^  brought 
gold  from  Ophir,  brought  *algum-trees 
and  precious  stones. 

1 1  And  the  king  made  of  the  algum- 
trees  tterraces  to  the  house  of  the  Loud, 


shish  bringing  gold,  and   silver,  tivory, 
and  apes,  and  peacocks. 

22  And  ""king  Solomon  passed  all  the 
kings  of  the  earth  in  riches  and  wisdom. 

23  If  And  all  the  kings  of  the  earth  sought 
the  presence  of  Solomon,  to  hear  his  wis- 
dom, that  God  had  put  in  his  heart. 

24  And    they   brought  every   man   his 


and  to  the  king's  palace,  and  ''harps  and  present,  vessels  of  silver,  and  ves.sels  of 
psalteries  for  singers  :  and  there  were  none  j  gold,  and  raiment,  harness,  and  spices, 
such  seen  before  in  the  land  of  Judah.      j  horses,  and  mules,  a  rate  year  by  year. 

12  And  king  Solomon  gave  to  the  queen  of  1  25  ^[And  Solomon  had  four  thousand 
Shebaallherdesire,whatsoevershc asked, '  stalls  for  horses  and  chariots,  and  twelve 
besides  that  which  she  had  brought  unto  |  thousand  horsemen  ;  whom  he  bestowed 


the  king.     So  she  lurncd,  and  went  away 
to  her  own  land,  she  and  her  servants. 

13  T[  Now  the  weight  of  gold  that  came 
to  Solomon  in  one  year  was  six  hundred 
and  threescore  and  six  talents  of  gold; 

14  Besides  that  ivhich  chapmen  and  mer- 
chants brought.  And  all  the  "kings  of 
Arabia  and  t governors  of  the  country 
brought  gold  and  silver  to  Solomon. 

15  If  And  king  Solomon  made  two  hun- 
dred "^targets  o/ beaten  gold  :  six  hundred 
shekels  of  beaten  gold  went  1o  one  target. 

16  And  three  hundred  shields  madehe  of 
beaten  gold  :  three  hundred  shekels  of  gold 
went  to  one  shield.  And  the  king  put  them 
in  the  s house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon. 

17  Tf  Moreover  the  king  mnde  a  great 
throne  of  ivory,  and  overlaid  it  with  pure 
gold. 

18  And  there  were  six  steps  to  the  tlirone, 
with  a  footstool  of  gold,  which  were  fast- 
ened to  the  throne,  and  ^^  stays  on  each 
side  of  the  sitting-place,  and  two  lions 
standing  by  the  stays  : 

1 9  And  twelve  lions  stood  there  on  the  one 
side  and  on  the  otlier  upon  the  six  steps. 
There  was  not  the  like  made  in  any  kingdom. 

20  ^  And  all  the  drinking  A-esseis  of 
king  Solomon  were  of  gold,  and  all  the 
vessels  of  the  house  of  the  forest  of  Leb- 
anon were  q/"  II  pure  gold:  *  none  v:ere  of 
silver;  it  was  not  any  tiling  accounted 
of  in  the  davs  of  Solomon. 


a  Psalm  ^^^  :  10,  1."..  h  Kcrl.  -2  :  «.  t  <hnp,  8  :  IR.  *  AlmUQlirts, 
I  Kings,  10:11.  \Or,alaht;  Hr-I,  /i.V//iito»j.  i  V»n.Vl:\:  Upv. 
6:8:  14:-2.  e  Tsr  HS:M.  X  Or., iirtnint.  (  ili:i|.  l::>l,  10. 
B  1  Kins".  7:2.  J  Heb  Annrfj.  ||  HpIi.  »/iu/ M/..  »■  Or,  there  wm 
no  silver  in  tliem.       t  Or,  clepliantt'  leeth.       h  1  Kinsn,  3  :  U,  !3  j 


14.   Chapmen ;  sellers,  market-men. 

21.  Tarshish  ;  some  suppr>se  that  there  was  one 
place  of  this  name  to  flif  east  and  another  to  the 
west  of  Jiulea.  To  visit  the  one  they  would  sail 
from  Ezion-gcber,  2  Chron.  20  :  36  ;  and  to  visit  the 
other,  from  Joppa.  Jonah  1 :  3. 

29.  Book  of  Nathati—of  Ahijah—of  Lido; 
uninspired  books  of  .Jewish  history,  not  now  extant. 
IN^JTRUCTION".^. 

1.  Those  vi'ho  know  the  value  of  true  wisdom  will 


in  the  chariot-cities,  and  with  the  king 
at  Jerusalem. 

26  If  And  he  'reigned  over  all  the  kings 
from  the  driver  even  unto  the  land  of  the 
Philistines,  and  to  the  border  of  Egypt. 

27  And  J  the  king  hnade  silver  in  Jeru- 
salem as  stones,  and  cedar-trees  made  he 
as  the  sycamore-trees  that  are  in  the  low 
plains  in  abundance. 

28  And  they  brought  unto  Solomon 
horses  out  of  Egypt,  and  out  of  all  lands. 

29  ^1  Now  the  ''  rest  of  the  acts  of  Solo- 
mon, first  and  last,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  il  book  of  Nathan  the  prophet,  and 
in  the  prophecy  of  'Ahijah  the  Shilon- 
ite,  and  in  the  visions  of  "'Iddo  the  seer 
against  Jeroboam  Ihe  son  of  Nebat? 

30  And  Solomon  reigned  in  Jerusalem 
over  all  Israel  forty  years. 

31  And  Solomon  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  he  was  buried  in  the  city  of  David 
his  father:  and  Rehoboam  his  son  reign- 
ed in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  The  Israelites,  assembled  at  Shechein  to  crown  Reho- 
boam, hy  Jeroboam  make  a  suit  of  relaxation  unto 
him.  6  Rehoboam,  refusing  the  old  men's  counsel, 
by  the  advice  of  young  men  answereth  ihein  roughly. 
16  Ten  tribes  revolting  kill  Hadoram,  and  make  Re- 
hoboam to  flee. 

ND  "Rehoboam  went  to  "Shechem: 
for  to  Shechem  were  all  Israel  come 
to  make  him  king. 
2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  ^Jerobo- 

t  Tint  i». 


A 


4:M,etr,  I  Gen.  1.1:  18  :  1  Kinis,  4: 
Euvhratet.  j  rlinp.  I  :  l.'>-17  ;  I  King: 
k  1  King!",  1 1  :  41-43.  ||  Heli.  irnrr/*. 
1-:  :  l.\  ;  13  :22.  n  I  Kin^s,  15  :  I,  etc. 
9:  I.     P  I  Kings,  11:56,40. 


10:27,^11-.      \  He 

I  Kins»,  11  :2!>.     m  fhnp. 

o  Gen.  37: 12,  13;  Jinl-ea 


seek  to  obtain  it ;  and  one  means  of  this  is,  familiar 
intercourse  -with  those  who  posse.«s  it.  He  that 
walketh  with  wise  men  shall  be  wi.se. 

S.  ,\11  true  wisdom  comes  from  God.  and  habit- 
ual communion  with  him  is  the  best  means  of  ob- 
taining ii. 

12.  A  truly  wise  man  will  delight  not  only  in  re- 
ceivins;.  but  in  imparting  knowledj,'e  :  and  by  doing 
it  willbeoome  a  bencfnctor  to  those  around  him. 

20.  Silver  and  gold  are  a  bliissm.::  or  a  curse  ac- 
551 


Ten  tribes  revolt 


^t 


II.  CHRONICLES,   XI, 


from  Rehoboam. 


am  the  son  of  Nehat,  who  was  in  Egypt, 
whither  he  had  fled  from  the  presence  of 
Solomon  the  king,  heard  it,  that  Jeroboam 
returned  out  of  Egypt. 

3  And  they  sent  and  called  him.  So 
.Jeroboam  and  all  Israel  came  and  spake 
to  Rehoboam,  saying, 

4  Thy  father  made  our  yoke  grievous : 
now  therefore  ease  thou  somewhat  the 
grievous  servitude  of  thy  father,  and  his 
heavy  yoke  that  he  put  upon  us,  and  we 
will  serve  thee. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  Come  again 
unto  me  after  three  days.  And  the  peo- 
ple departed. 

6  ^  And  king  Rehoboam  took  *  counsel 
with  the  ""old  men  that  had  .stood  before 
Solomon  his  *=  father  while  he  yet  lived, 
saying.  What  counsel  give  ye  me  to  re- 
turn answer  to  this  people"? 

7  And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying,  If 
thou  be  kind  to  this  people,  and  please 
them,  and  ''  speak  good  words  to  them, 
they  will  be  thy  servants  for  ever. 

8  But  he  forsook  the  counsel  which  the 
old  men  gave  him,  and  ''took  counsel  with 
the  young  men  that  were  brought  up  with 
him,  that  stood  before  him. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them.  What  advice 
give  ye  that  we  may  return  answer  to 
this  people,  which  have  spoken  to  me, 
saying,  Ease  somewhat  the  yoke  that  thy 
father  did  put  upon  us? 

10  A  nd  the  young  men  that  were  brought 
up  with  him  spake  unto  him,  saying.  Thus 
shall  thou  answer  the  people  that  spake 
unto  thee,  saying,  Thy  father  made  our 
yoke  heavy,  but  make  thou  it  somewhat 
lighter  for  us ;  thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
them,  My  little  finger  shall  be  tliicker 
than  my  father's  loins. 

1 1  For  whereas  my  father  *put  a  heavy 
yoke  upon  you,  I  will  put  more  to  your 
yoke :  my  fatherchastised  you  with  whips, 
but  I  irill  chastise  you  with  scorpions. 

12  So  Jeroboam  and  all  the  people  came 
to  Rehoboam  on  the  third  day,  as  the  king 
bade,  saying.  Come  again  to  iric  on  the 
third  day. 


■  Prov.  12:  15;  19:20.  b  .loli  li  :  12,  13.  f  I'rov.  27  :  10.  d  Prov. 
16:1.  elmi.:M1:l.  *  Hell.  («</«/.  fprov.  10:27.  e  Isn.SO:  12,  13. 
h  Deul  2:"0;  1  SnR).2:2.'>;  Isn.  IS:  14.    >  I  Kings,  II  :;)!.    j2.'Siim. 


cording  to  the  use  that  i.s  made  of  them.  A  wise 
man,  therefore,  will  not  be  so  anxious  to  obtain  more, 
as  he  will  be  to  use  what  he  has  to  the  glory  of 
the  Giver. 

CHAPTER  X. 
1-5.  Bif  thehaiidof;  by  means,  or  by  the  mouth 
of.     1  Kings.  11:29-3-3. 

17.  Rfliohoam  rfiigved  ov'T  them;  and  also 
over  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  which  was  joined  to 
that  of  Judah. 

TX.«TRi:CTTOX8. 
4.  When  rulers  engaj^e  in  expensive  undertakings 
it  necessarily  brings  heavy  burdens  on  the  people, 
052 


13  And  the  king  answered  them  *b  c.*9?5: 
roughly ;  and  king  ■'Rehoboam  forsook  the 
counsel  of  the  old  men, 

14  And  answered  them  after  the  advice 
of  the  young  men,  saying,  j\Iy  father 
made  your  yoke  heavy,  but  I  will  add 
thereto:  my  father  chastised  you  with 
whips,  but  I  u-ill  chastise  you  with  scor- 
pions. 

15  So  ethe  king  hearkened  not  unto  the 
people:  ""for  the  cause  was  of  God,  that 
the  Lord  might  perform  his  word,  which 
he  'spake  by  the  hand  of  Ahijah  the  Shi- 
lonite  to  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat. 

16  ^[And  when  all  Israel  smc  that  the 
king  would  not  hearken  unto  them,  the 
people  answered  the  king,  saying,  'What 
portion  have  we  in  David?  and  ive  have 
none  inheritance  in  the  son  of  Jesse: 
every  man  to  your  tents,  0  fcrael :  071(1 
now,  David,  see  to  thine  own  house.  So 
all  Israel  went  to  their  tents. 

17  But  as  for  the  children  of  Israel  that 
dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  Rehoboam 
reigned  over  them. 

18  Then  king  Rehoboam  sent  tHadoram 
that  u'as  over  the  tribute  ;  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  stoned  him  with  stones, 
that  he  died.  But  king  Rehoboam  '^made 
speed  to  get  him  up  to  his  chariot,  to  flee 
to  Jerusalem. 

1 9  And  ''Israel  rebelled  against  the  house 
of  David  unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  Rehoboam  raising  an  army  to  subdue  Israel,  is  for- 
bidden by  Shemaiah.  5  He  strengtheneth  his  king- 
dom with  forts  and  provision.  13  The  priests  and 
Levites,  and  such  as  feared  God,  forsaken  by  Jerobo- 
am, strengthen  the  kingdom  of  Judah.  18  The  wives 
and  children  of  Rehoboam. 

AND  'when  Rehoboam  was  come  to 
Jerusalem,  he  gathered  of  the  house 
of  Judah  and  Benjamin  a  hundred  and 
fourscore  thousand  chosen  men,  which 
were  warriors,  to  fight  against  Israel,  that 
he  might  bring  the  kingdom  again  to  Re- 
hoboam. 

2  But  '"the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
Shemaiah"  the  man  of  God.  saving. 


;n:l.       f    .^rf.miiom.  1  Kings,  4:fi;  6:  M.       t  Heb.  tirtngthencd 
himtelf.     k  Psa.  89:  :!0,  etc.    1  1  Kings,  12:21,  etc.     ro  Prov.  21  :  3a 

n  clmp.  12:6. 


under  which  they  become  uneasy,  and  from  whicli 
they  wish  to  be  delivered. 

7.  Kindness  in  rulers  often  docs  more  to  secure  obe- 
dience from  the  people,  than  force  ;  and  the  longer 
men  live,  and  the  more  they  see  of  their  fellow-men, 
the  deeper  is  their  conviction  of  this  truth. 

10.  louth  are  reckless,  and  often  plunge  into 
courses  which  bring  distress  and  ruin  upon  them- 
selves and  others. 

I.').  The  hand  of  God  is  never  to  be  overlooked 
in  the  events  of  his  providence,  but  is  to  be  acknow- 
ledged even  in  those  calamities  which  the  folly  and 
wickedness  of  men  bring  upon  themselves. 


Works  of  Rehoboain. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XII, 


Invasion  by  Shishak. 


K.c'^'  3  Speak  unto  Ptehoboam  the  sou 
of  Solomon,  king  of  Judah,  and  to  all  Is- 
rael in  Judah  and  Benjamin,  saying, 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall  not  go 
up,  nor  fight  against  "your  brethren  :  re- 
turn every  man  to  his  house;  ""for  this 
thing  is  done  of  me.  And  they  obeyed 
the  words  of  the  Lord,  and  returned  from 
going  against  Jeroboam. 

5  II  And  Rehoboam  dwelt  in  Jerusalem, 
and  built  cities  for  defence  in  Judah. 

6  He  built  even  Beth-lehem,  and  Etam, 
and  Tekoa, 

7  And  Beth-zur,  and  Soco,  and  Adullam. 

8  And  Gath,  and  Mareshah,  and  Ziph, 

9  AndAdoraim.andLachish,  andAzekah, 

1 0  And  Zorah,  and  Aijalon,  and  Hebron, 
which  are  in  Judah  and  in  Benjamiii, 
fenced  cities. 

11  And  he  "^fortified  the  strong-holds, 
and  put  "'captains  in  them,  and  store  of 
victuals,  and  of  oil  and  wine. 

12  And  in  every  several  city  he  put 
shields  and  spears,  and  made  them  ex- 
ceeding strong,  having  Judah  and  Benja- 
min on  his  side. 

13  T[  And  the  priests  and  the  Levites 
that  u'ere  in  all  Israel  *resorted  to  him 
out  of  all  their  coasts. 

14  For  the  Levites  left  their  ''suburbs 
and  their  possession,  and  came  to  Judah 
and  Jerusalem :  for  Jeroboam  and  his 
sons  had  cast  them  "^ofi'  from  executing 
the  priest's  office  unto  the  Lord  : 

15  And  she  ordained  him  priests  for 
the  high  places,  and  for  the  ''devils,  and 
for  the  'calves  which  he  had  made. 

IG  And  after  them,  out  of  Jail  the  tribes 
of  Israel,  such  as  set  their  hearts  to  seek 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel  came  to  Jerusa- 
lem, to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers. 

17  So  they  ''Strengthened  the  kingdom 
of  Judah,  and  made  Rehoboam  the  son  of 
Solomon  strong,  three  years:  for  three 
years  they  walked  in  the  way  of  David 
and  Solomon. 

18  ^  And  Rehoboam  took  him  Mahalath 
the  daughter  of  Jerimoth  the  son  of  David 
to  wife,  and  Abihail  the  daughter  of  Eliab 
the  son  of  Jesse ; 


a  Gen.  13:8.  b  cliap.  10:  15  ;  Psa.  33  :  11.  c  Isn.  CJ:  10, 1 1.  d  fliap. 
17:19.  "  Heh.  preicnted  tlumselvei.  e  Num.  35: -2,  etc.  f  cliap. 
13:9.  B  IKins9,12::!l;  13:33.  h  Lev.  17  :  7  ;  I)eiiU3-2  :  17  ;  I  Cor. 
10 :  20.    i  1  Kings,  12  :  28  ;  14:9;  Hosca  13 :  2.   j  cli.ip   l.i  :  9  ;  30  :  1 1, 


CHAPTER  XI. 

1-5.  Devils ;  idols. 

23.  He  dealt  wisely  ;  in  placing  his  children  in 
different  parts  of  the  country,  so  that  they  should 
not  unite  against  Abijah,  whom  he  appointed  as 
ruler  over  them. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  Things  which  take  place  under  the  directing 
and  controlling  providence  of  God,  are  spoken  of  in 
the  Bible  as  done  by  him. 


19  Which  bare  him  children;  Jeush, 
and  Shamariah,  and  Zaharn. 

20  And  after  her  he  took  'Maachah  the 
daughter  of  Absalom;  which  bare  him 
Abijah,  and  Attai,  and  Ziza,  and  Shelo- 
mith. 

21  And  Rehoboam  loved  Maachah  the 
daughter  of  Absalom  above  all  his  wives 
and  his  concubines  :  for  he  took  eighteen 
wives,  and  threescore  concubines;  and 
begat  twenty  and  eight  sons,  and  three- 
score daughters. 

22  And  Rehoboam  "'made  Abijah  the  son 
of  IVlaachah  the  chief,  to  be  ruler  among 
his  brethren:  for  he  thought  to  make  him 
king. 

2.3  And  he  dealt  wisely,  and  dispersed 
of  all  his  children  throughout  all  the  coun- 
tries of  Judah  and  Benjamin,  unto  every 
fenced  city :  and  he  gave  them  victuals  in 
abundance.  And  he  desired  tmany  wives. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1  Rehoboam.  forsaking  the  hord,  is  punished  by  Shi- 
shak. 5  lie  and  the  princes,  repentin"  at  the  preach- 
ing of  Shcmaiah,  are  delivered  from  destruction,  but 
not  frona  spoil.  13  The  reign  and  death  of  Reho- 
boam . 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Rehoboam 
had  "established  the  kingdom,  and 
had  strengthened  himself, "  he  p  forsook  the 
law  of  the  Lord,  and  all  Israel  with  him. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  that,  in  the  fiftli 
year  of  king  Rehoboam,  Shishak  king  of 
Egypt  eame  up  against  Jerusalem,  be- 
cause they  had  transgressed  against  the 
Lord, 

3  With  twelve  hundred  chariots,  and 
threescore  thousand  horsemen  :  and  the 
people  were  without  number  that  came 
with  him  out  of  Esypt;  the  iLubim,  the 
Sukkiim,  and  the  Ethiopians. 

4  And  he  took  the  fenced  cities  which 
pertained  to  Judah,  and  came  to  Jerusalem. 

5  ^Thcn  came  "'Shemaiah  the  prophet 
to  Rehoboam,  and  to  the  princes  of  Judah, 
that  were  gathered  together  to  Jerusalem 
because  of  Shishak,  and  said  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  'Ye  have  forsaken 
me,  and  therefore  have  I  also  left  you  in 
the  liand  of  Shishak. 

6  Whereupon  the  princes  of  Israel  and 


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15.  The  worship  of  images  is  treated  in  the  Bible 
as  worship  offered  to  devils.     1  Cor.  10 :  20. 

17.  As  long  as  nations  walk  in  the  way  of  the 
Lord,  they  may  e.xpect  that  he  will  give  ihem 
prosperity ;  but  when  they  forsake  liiiii,  they  take 
a  course  adapted  to  bring  ruin  on  themselves. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

3.  Liibini — Siiiiiim  —  IZthiojiians;  people  liv- 
ing in  countries  bordering  upon  Eg)-pt. 


Abijah  rcigncth,  and 


11.  CHRONICLES,  XIII, 


warrelh  with  Jeroboam. 


the  king  "humbled  themselves;  and  they 
said,  ""The  Loud  is  righteous. 
•''  7  And  "=wheu  the  Lord  saw  that  they 
humbled  themselves,  the -word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Shemaiah,  saying,  They  have 
humbled  themselves  ;  ^therefore  I  will  not 
destroy  them,  but  I  will  grant  them  *some 
deliverance;  and  my  wrath  shall  not  be 
poured  out  upon  Jerusalem  by  the  hand 
of  Shisliak. 

8  Nevertheless  they  shall  be  ^his  ser- 
vants ;  that  they  may  know  my  service,  and 
the  serviceof  the'^kingdoinsofthe  countries. 

9  So  Shishak  king  of  Egypt  came  up 
against  Jerusalem,  and  took  away  the 
treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  treasures  of  the  king's  house;  he  took 
all :  he  carried  away  also  the  shields  of 
gold  e  which  Solomon  had  made. 

10  Instead  of  which  king  Rehoboam 
made  shields  of  brass,  and  committed  them 
to  the  hands  of  the  ''chief  of  the  guard, 
that  kept  the  entrance  of  the  king's  house. 

11  And  when  the  king  entered  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  the  guard  came  and 
fetched  them,  and  brought  them  again 
into  the  guard-chamber. 

12  And  'when  he  humbled  himself,  the 
wrath  of  the  Lord  turned  from  him,  that 
he  would  not  destroy  him  altogether ;  tand 
also  in  Judah  things  went  well. 

13  Tl  So  king  Rehoboam  strengthened  hi  m- 
.self  in  Jerusalem,  and  reigned  :  for  Reho- 

,  boam  iras  one  and  forty  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  seventeen 
years  in  Jerusalem,  the  city  which  the 
Lord  had  chosen  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Is- 
rael, to  put  his  name  there.  And  his  moth- 
er's name  vns  Naamah  an  Ammonitess. 

14  And  he  did  evil,  because  he  t  pre- 
pared not  his  J  heart  to  seek  the  Lord. 

15  Now  the  acts  of  Rehoboam,  first  and 
last,  arc  they  not  written  in  the  ^  book  of 
Shemaiah''  the  prophet,  and  of 'Iddo  the 
seer  concerning  genealogies?   And  there 


•  Jer.  13:1S,  18;  Jaa.  4:6,  10.  bEx.9:37.  c  i  Kings, -21  :  58, 
29.  J  Lev.  2R: 4 1,  42.  *  Or,  a  little  while,  e  Neli.  9:  36,  37  ;  Is.t. 
26:13.  r  Dent.  28 :  47,  48.  g  clinp.  9: 15,  16.  h  2  Sam.  8:  18. 
i  chap.  33:12,  13;  I«a.57:15:  1  Peter,  .5 :  B.  f  Or.  and  yet  in 
Judah  there  were  pood  Ihingt,  Gen   18:24;  1  Kings,  14:13;  cliap. 

12.  Things  u<P7it  well;  there  were  yet  some 
good  men,  ami  tilings  went  well  compared  with 
what  they  had  done. 

14.  lie  prepared  not  his  heart ;  hi.s  reformation 
was  merely  external. 

INSTRUCTTOXS. 

1.  Great  prosperity  is  dangerous ;  when  it  is 
{Trantcd.  men  are  increasingl)'  prone  to  rebel  against 
God,  and  thus  to  bring  ruin  upon  themselves  and 
those  who  join  with  them. 

fi.  When  men  become  sensible  of  their  sins,  as- 
cribe righteousness  unto  God,  and  humble  them- 
selves before  him,  he  is  ready  to  forgive  and  save 
lliem  from  that  destruction  which  their  .sins  deserve. 

14.  Reformations  which  are  merely  external  and 
in  which  the  heart  is  not  engaged,  will  not  avail 
to  the   permanent   removal  of  calamities  in  this 
554 


were  wars  between  Rehoboam  and  *b!*c.T°: 
Jeroboam  continually. 

16  And  Rehoboam  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  in  the  city  of  Da- 
vid :  and  II  Abijah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1  Abijah  succeeding  maketh  war  against  Jeroboam.  4 
He  declareth  the  right  of  his  cau.se.  13  Trusting  in 
God,  he  overcoraeth  Jeroboam.  21  The  wives  and 
children  of  Abijah. 

IVTOW  "'in  the  eighteenth  year  of  king 
J_N  Jeroboam  began  Abijah  to  reign  over 
Judah. 

2  He  reigned  three  years  in  Jerusalem. 
His  mother's  name  also  ivas  "Michaiah  the 
daughter  of  Uriel  of  Gibeah.  And  there 
was  war  between  Abijah  and  Jeroboam. 

3  And  Abijah  *set  the  battle  in  array 
with  an  army  of  valiant  men  of  war,  even 
four  hundred  thousand  chosen  men  :  Jer- 
oboam also  set  the  battle  in  array  against 
him  with  eight  hundred  thousand  chosen 
men,  being  mighty  men  of  valor. 

4  ^  And  Abijah  stood  up  upon  mount 
Zemaraim,"  which  i.s  in  mount  Ephraim, 
and  said.  Hear  me,  thou  Jeroboam,  and 
all  Israel ; 

5  Ought  ye  not  to  know  that  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  gave  the  kingdom  over  Is- 
rael to  David  for  ever,  ei^eii  to  him  and  to 
his  Psons  by  a  ''covenant  of  salt? 

6  Yet  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  the 
servant  of  Solomon  the  son  of  David,  is 
risen  up,  and  hath  ''rebelled  against  his 
lord. 

7  And  there  are  gathered  unto  him  "vain 
men,  the  children  of  Belial,  and  have 
strengthened  themselves  against  Rehobo- 
am the  son  of  Solomon,  when  Rehoboam 
was  'young and  tender-hearted, and  could 
not  withstand  them. 

8  And  now  ye  think  to  withstand  the 
kingdom  of  the  Lord  in  the  hand  of  the 
sons  of  David;  and  ye  be  a  great  multi- 


19:3.  t  ^''-J'^"'-  J  Dent.5:29;  Kzek. 33:31.  ^  Heh.  wnrdt. 
k  verse  ."i.  I  cliap.  9:29.  ||  Miiam.  1  Kinp-'i,  14:31.  m  1  Kings, 
I.T:l,etc.  n  chap.  1 1 :  20.  "  Heb.  buuiid  together.  o  .losh. 
18:22.  p  2  Sam.  7:  12-16.  q  Num.  18:19.  r  1  Kings,  11 :  26; 
12  :  20.    •  Juilges  9:4.     t  chap.  ID:  16. 

world,  or  save  the  soul  from  destruction  in  the 
world  t/O  come. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

5.  A  covenant  of  salt ;  a  perpetual  covenant. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  The  frequency,  prevalence,  and  devastation  of 
war,  show  the  wickedness  of  the  human  heart  and 
the  power  of  the  great  adversary  in  leading  men  in 
sucli  vast  numbers  to  murder  one  another. 

0.  When  men  cast  off  the  true  ministers  of  relig- 
ion, and  choose  those  who  connive  at  and  encour- 
age them  in  their  sins,  they  are  ripening  for  ruin. 

13.  None  can  contend  against  Crod  and  prosper. 
However  numerous  or  thoroughly  disciplined  their 
armies,  and  however  skilfully  devised  their  plans, 
they  will  be  broken  in  pieces  and  flee  before  those 


God  helpcth  Judah. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XIV. 


Reign  of  Jsa. 


calves,  wiiicli"  Jeroboam  made  you  for  <;0(ls 

9  Have  ye  not  ''cast  out  the  priests  of  the 
Lord,  the  sons  of  Aaron,  and  tlie  Levitcs, 
and  have  made  you  priests  after  the  man- 
ner of  the  nations  of  other  lands?  so  that 
whosoever  conieth  to  *consecratc  himself 
with  a  young  bullock  and  seven  rams,  the 
same  may  be  a  priest  of  them  that  arc  no  gods. 

10  But  as  for  us,  the  Lord  is  our  God, 
and  we  have  not  forsaken  him ;  and  the 
priests,  which  minister  unto  the  Lord, 
are  the  sons  of  Aaron,  and  the  Levitcs 
wait  upon  their  business  : 

1 1  And  ''they  burn  unto  the  Lord  every 
morning  and  every  evening  burnt-sacri- 
tices  and  sweet  incense  :  the  ''show-bread 
also  set  they  in  order  upon  the  pure  table  ; 
and  the  candlestick  of  gold  with  the  lamps 
thereof,  to  '"burn  every  evening:  for  we 
keep  the  charge  of  the  Lord  our  God  ;  but  | 
ye  have  forsaken  him. 

12  And  behold,  ''God  himself  is  with 
us  for  our  s captain,  and  his  priests  with 
sounding  ""trumpets  to  cry  alarm  against 
you.  0  children  of  'Israel,  fight  ye  not 
against  the  Lord  God  of  your  fathers; 
for  ye  shall  not  prosper. 

13  TyBut  Jeroboam  cau-^^ed  an  ambush- 
ment  to  come  about  behind  them  :  so  they 
were  before  Judah,  and  the  ambushment 
was  behind  them. 

14  And  when  Judah  looked  back,  be- 
hold, the  battle  v;as  before  and  behind: 
and  they  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  the 
priests  sounded  with  the  trumpets. 

15  Then  the  men  of  Judah  gave  ashout : 
and  as  the  men  of  Judah  shouted,  it  came 
to  pass,  that  God  J  smote  Jeroboam  and  all 
Israel  before  Abijah  and  Judah. 

1 6  And  the  children  of  Israel  fled  before 
Judah  :  and  God  delivered  them  into  their 
hand. 

17  And  Abijah  and  his  people  slew  them 
with  a  great  slaughter :  so  there  fell  down 
slain  of  Israel  five  hundred  thousand  cho- 
sen men. 

18  Thus  the  children  of  Israel  were 
brought  under  at  that  time,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  prevailed,  ''because  they 
relied  upon  the  Lord  (iod  of  their  fathers. 

19  And  Abijah  pursued  after  Jeroboam, 
and  took  cities  from  him,  Beth-el  with  the 


towns  thereof,  and  Jeshanah  with  tlie  towns 
thcreof.andKphraim  wit  lithe  towns  thereof. 

20  Neither  did  'Jeroboam  recover 
strength  again  in  the  days  of  Abijah: 
and  the  Loud  ""struck  him,  and  he  died. 

21  ^[But  Abijah  waxed  mighty,  and 
married  fourteen  wives,  and  begat  twen- 
ty and  two  sons,  and  si.xteen  daughters. 

22  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Abijah, 
and  his  ways,  and  his  sayings,  are  writ- 
ten in  the  tstory  of  the  prophet  °Iddo. 

CHAPTER    XIV. 

1  Asa  succeeding  (lestroyeth  idolatry.  6  Having  peace, 
he  strenglheneth  his  kingdom  with  forts  and  armies. 
9  Calling  on  God.  he  overthroweth  Zerah,  and  spoil- 

eth  the  Etliiopians. 

go  "Abijah  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  David  : 
and  Asa  his  sou  reigned  in  his  stead.  In 
his  days  the  land  was  quiet  ten  years. 

2  And  Asa  did  that  which  u-as  good  and 
right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  his  God : 

3  For  he  took  away  the  altars  of  the 
strange  gods,  and  tlie  Phigh  places,  and 
brake  down  the  ^images,  and  icut  down 
the  groves : 

4  And  commanded  Judah  to  seek  the 
Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  and  to  do  the 
law  and  the  commandment. 

5  Also  he  took  away  out  of  all  the  cities 
of  Judah  the  high  places  and  the  images: 
and  the  kingdom  was  quiet  before  him. 

6  1[  And  he  built  fenced  cities  in  Judah  : 
for  the  land  had  rest,  and  he  had  no  war 
in  those  years;  ■'because  the  Lord  had 
given  him  rest. 

7  Therefore  he  said  unto  Judah,  Let  us 
build  these  cities,  and  make  about  thc7n 
walls  and  towers,  gates  and  bars,  vhilc 
the  land  is  yet  before  us ;  because  we 
have  ^sought  the  Lord  our  God,  we  have 
sought  him,  and  he  hath  given  us  rest  on 
every  side.    So  they  built  and  prospered. 

8  And  Asa  had  an  army  of  men  that 
bare  targets  and  spears,  out  of  Judah  three 
hundred  thousand:  and  out  of  Benjamin, 
tliat  bare  shields  and  drew  bows,  two  hun- 
dred and  fourscore  thousand  :  all  these 
were  mighty  men  of  valor. 

9  T[And  'there  came  out  against  them 
Zerah  the  Ethiopian  with  a  host  of  a  thou- 
sand thousand,  and  three  hundred  chari- 
ots; and  came  unto  "Mareshah. 


a  lKings,I2:28;  Hojea8:5,  6.  b  cti»p.  11  :14,  I.i.  *Hebj£///iij 
hand.  Kx.  29  : 1  ;  Lev.  8:2.  c  cliap.  2:4.  d  Lev.  24 :  S-;i.  <:  E  j. 
C?  : »,  21  :  Lev.  24 :  2,  .•).  fIsa.8:IO.  t  Josh.  .■>:  14,  IS.  h  Num. 
10:8;  Josh,  fi:  13-20.  i  Job  9 :  4  ;  Jer.  iW :  24  ;  Acts  S :  3<>.  i  clmp. 
14:12.    k.  1  Chron.5:20;  Ps,i.22:.';;  Daii.3:28;  Nah.  1:7.    I  Psa. 


who  have  the  Lord  for  their  helper  and  trust  in 
him  for  defence. 

20.  Life  and  death  are  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord ; 
and  when  he  smites,  the  most  mighty  fall  before 
liiiTi,  However  mtmerous  their  attendants,  they  can 
give  them  no  respite  and  afford  them  no  relief. 


18:37,38  m  1  Sam.  25  :  38.  j  Or,  commenlory.  »  rhap.  15: 1.S. 
o  1  Kings,  15:8,  etc.  p  chap.  15:17;  lKinSi,ll:7.  |  Heb. 
ttatutl.  q  Ex.  31 :  13.  J  Meh  sun  imagrt.  r  Joshua  tl :  I. 
•  Ps-alm  105:3,4;  Jeremiali  39 :  13.  t  chap.  Ifi:!  ti  JoshlU 
15:44. 


CHAPTER  XrV. 
3.   The  groves;    where   they  had  -srorshipped 
idols. 

6.  Fenced  cities;  cities  that  he  fortified. 
9.   Mnreshah;  in  the  western  part  of  Judah  near 
the  Philistines. 

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Ethiopians  defeated. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XV. 


jlsa's  solemn  covenant. 


10  Then  Asa  went  out  against  him,  and  I 
they  set  the  battle  in  array  in  the  valley 
of  Zcphathah  at  Mareshah. 

11  And  Asa  "cried  unto  the  Lord  his 
God,  and  said.  Lord,  it  is  nothing  Avith 
thee  to  help,  ''whether  with  many,  or 
with  them  that  have  no  power:   help  us, 

0  Lord  our  God;  for  we  rest  on  thee, 
and  in  thy  "  name  we  go  against  this  mul- 
titude. 0  Lord,  thou  art  our  God;  let 
not  *man  prevail  against  thee. 

12  So  the  Lord  "'smote  the  Ethiopians 
before  Asa,  and  before  Judah;  and  the 
Ethiopians  fled. 

13  And  Asa  and  the  people  that  icere 
with  him  pursued  them  unto  "=  Gerar :  and 
the  Ethiopians  were  overthrown,  that 
they  could  not  recover  themselves ;  for 
they  were  tdestroyed  before  the  Lord,  and 
before  his  host ;  and  they  carried  away 
very  much  spoil. 

14  And  they  smote  all  the  cities  round 
about  Gerar:  for  the  "^fear  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  them  :  and  they  spoiled  all  the  cities ; 
for  there  was  exceeding  much  spoil  in  them. 

15  They  smote  also  the  tents  of  cattle, 
and  carried  away  sheep  and  camels  in 
abundance,  and  rctui-ncd  to  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER   XV. 

1  Asa  with  Judah  and  many  of  Israel,  moved  by  the 
prophecy  of  Azariah  the  son  of  OdeJ,  make  a  solemn 
covenant  with  God.  IG  He  pntteth  down  Maachah 
his  mother  for  her  idolatry.  18  He  bringeth  dedicate 
things  into  the  house  of  God,  and  enjoyeth  a  long 
peace. 

AND   the  e Spirit  of  God  came  upon 
Azariah  the  son  of  Oded: 

2  And  he  went  out  tto  meet  Asa,  and 
said  unto  him.  Hear  ye  mc,  Asa,  and  all 
Judah  and  Benjamin  :  ''The  Lord  is  with 
you,  while  ye  be  with  him;  and  'if  ye 
seek  him,  he  will  be  found  of  you ;  but 
if  ye  J  forsake  him,  he  will  forsake  you. 

3  Now  ''for  a  long  season  Israel  hath 
been  wilhout  the  true  God,  and  without 
a  'teaching  priest,  and  without  law. 

4  But  '"when  they  in  their  trouble  did 
turn  unto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  and 
sought  him,  he  was  found  of  them. 

5  And  in  those  "times  ilurc  teas  no  peace 
to  him   that  went  out,  nor  to  him  that 


•  l.h!»p.  13:  H;  Kx  H:  10;  Ph.i.  18:H;  i;0:l.  blSam.  H:6. 
c  1  Snin.  17  Mi) :  Tniv.  18:10.  "  Or,  murttil  mnn.  i  Hi.ip.  l;i:  ]f: 
•  Gen.M:l.  j  HKb.  bioktn.  r  iliap.  17  :  10:  Gen  ;(B:5;  .losli. 
S:il,  M;  Ih.i.  3I:H.  I!  rlinp.  W:14;  •24:»;  Num.  Jl:-:;  .Iildscs 
3:)0.  j:  Heb.  ftf/uj-f.  I.  .I,i».4:H.  i  ver.  4, 1.5:  cliap..-):! :  1-2.  13; 
1  Cliron.  JK :  !l ;  .ler.  2<1: 12,  1:1 ;  M:it7:7.S.  >  cliap. '24: -.'O:  Heh. 
10  :  3«.     k  Ho»ea  3:4.     I  I.cv.  1(1 :  1 1  ;  Mnl.  2:7.      m  Dent.  4  :  -29 ; 


13.  Clerar:  then  a  city  of  the  Philistines  near 
the  southern  border  of  Palestine. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Pious  rulers  are  a  great  blessing  to  a  nation  ; 
and  by  their  efforts  to  reform  the  people  and  lead 
tbcin  to  obey  God,  they  prepare  the  vav  for  him  to 
bless  them  with  all  needed  earthly  good. 

9.  Allliou^h  it  is  our  duty  in  times  of  trouble  to 
use  all  suital)le  means  to  help  ourselves,  yet  our 
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B.  C.  »41. 

upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  countries. 

6  And  nation  was  ^destroyed  of  "nation, 
and  city  of  city :  for  God  Pdid  vex  them 
with  all  adversity. 

7  Be  ye  i  strong  therefore,  and  let  not 
your  hands  be  weak:  for  your  work  shall 
be  rewarded. 

.  8  And  when  Asa  heard  these  words,  and 
the  prophecy  of  Oded  the  prophet,  he  took 
courage,  and  put  away  the  ''abominable 
idols  out  of  all  the  land  of  Judah  and 
Benjamin,  and  out  of  the  cities  which  he 
had  ''taken  from  mount  Ephraim,  and 
renewed  the  altar  of  the  Lord,  that  icas 
before  the  porch  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  he  gathered  all  Judah  and  Ben- 
jamin, and  the  ^strangers  with  them  out 
of  Ephraim  and  INIanasseh,  and  out  of 
Simeon :  for  they  fell  to  him  out  of  Israel 
in  abundance,  Avhen  they  saw  that  the 
Lord  his  God  icas  with  him. 

10  So  they  gathered  themselves  together 
at  Jerusalem  in  the  third  month,  in  the 
fifteenth  year  of  the  reign  of  Asa. 

1 1  And  they  offered  unto  the  Lord  *the 
same  time,  of  the  'spoil  which  they  had 
brought,  seven  hundred  oxen  and  seven 
thousand  sheep. 

12  And  they  entered  into  a  "covenant 
to  seek  the  Lord  God  of ''their  fathers  with 
all  their  heart  and  with  all  their  soul; 

13  That  "whosoever  won  Id  not  seek  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  should  be  put  to  death, 
whether  small  or  great,  whether  man  or 
woman. 

14  And  they  sware  unto  the  Lord  with 
a  loud  voice,  and  with  shouting,  and  with 
trumpets,  and  with  cornets. 

15  And  all  Judah  rejoiced  at  the  oath: 
for  they  had  sworn  with  all  their  heart, 
and  sought  him  with  their  whole  "desire ; 
and  he  was  found  of  them  :  and  the  Lord 
gave  them  rest  round  about. 

1 6  T[  And  y  also  concerning  Maachah  the 
mother  t  of  iVsa  the  king,  he  removed  her 
from  being  queen,  because  she  had  made 
an  tidol  in  a  grove:  and  Asa  cut  down 
her  idol,  and  stamped  it,  and  burnt  it  at 
the  brook  Kidron. 


r».i.  10ii:44.  n  .Iuil{:us.'j:B;  ISam.  13:fi.  ^  Hub. heuttn in pirrrt. 
"Mai. -24:7.  I>  Amos  3:6.  1  Josli.  1:7,9;  1  Cliron.  iRrM. 
U  HKb.  alMtninaliont.  r  diap.  13 :  I!).  •  chap.  II :  IB.  *  Hel). 
Inlhatdav.  I  chap.  14:  13,  15.  u  chap.  :t4  :31 :  2  King.i,  23  : 3; 
Neh:10:2<j.  TAct!<S4:14.  w  Ex.  S-2  :20;  Deut.  13  :.'i-16:  17  :2-6 
n  verse  1-2.  y  I  Kings,  IS:  13,  etc.  f  That  is,  7rnnrfmi</Ao- 
I  Kings,  lft:2,  10.     t  Heb.  Awror. 


dependence  for  deliverance  should  be  upon  God. 
He  can  save  by  few  or  by  many,  and  is  ready  to 
help  all  who  truly  trust  in  him. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

9.  Fell;  came. 

Ifi.  Kidron;  a  small  stream  between  Jerusalem 
and  the  mount  of  Olives,  which  ran  through  the 
valley  of  Jehoshaphat  into  the  Dead  sea. 


.^sa's  unbelief. 


II.  CHRONICLES,   XVI. 


Hanani  reproves  him. 


5;  "-su''-  17  But  the  Miigh  places  were  not 
taken  away  out  of  Israel :  nevertheless  the 
heart  of  Asa  was  perfect  all  his  days. 

18  HAnd  he  brought  into  the  house  of 
God  the  things  that  his  father  had  dedi- 
cated, and  that  he  himself  had  dedicated, 
silver,  and  gold,  and  vessels. 

19  And  there  was  no  more  war  unto  the 
five  and  thirtieth  year  of  the  reign  of  Asa. 

CHAPTER   XVI. 

1  Asa.  by  the  aid  of  the  Syrians,  diverteth  Baasha  from 
building  of  Ramah.  7  Bping  reproved  thereof  by 
Hanani,  he  putteth  him  in  prison.  11  Among  his 
oilier  acts  in  his  disease  he  seeketh  not  to  God,  but  to 
the  physicians.     13  His  death  and  burial. 

TN  ""the  six  and  thirtieth  year  of  the 
reign  of  Asa,  Baasha  king  of  Israel 
came  up  against  Judah,  and  built  Ramah, 
to  the  "^intent  that  he  might  let  none  go 
out  or  come  in  to  Asa  king  of  Judah. 

2  Then  Asa  brought  out  silver  and  gold 
out  of  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the 
Loud  and  of  the  king's  house,  and  sent 
to  Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria,  that  dwelt 
at  *Damascus,  saying, 

3  There  is  a  league  between  me  and 
thee,  as  there  was  between  my  father  and 
thy  father:  behold,  I  have  sent  thee  sil- 
ver and  gold ;  go,  break  thy  league  with 
Baasha  king  of  Israel,  that  he  may  depart 
from  me. 

4  And  Ben-hadad  hearkened  unto  king 
Asa,  and  sent  the  captains  of  this  armies 
against  the  cities  of  Israel;  and  they  smote 
Ijon,  and  Dan,  and  Abel-maim,  and  all  the 
store-cities  of  Naphtali. 

.5  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Baasha 
lieard  it,  that  he  left  off  building  of  Ra- 
mah, and  let  his  work  cease. 

()  Then  Asa  the  king  took  all  Judah ; 
and  they  carried  away  the  stones  of  Ra- 
mah, and  the  timber  thereof,  wherewith 


a  <lia|..  14:3,  5.  !■  1  Kin^s.,  IB:  17,  etc.  e.  clmp.  ISr.n.  "  Hfb. 
Dnrmrsck.  \  Heb.  «»■»(»«  which  Vfere  his.  A  rlinp.  19:2; 
lKings,l6:l.  e  I'sa.  UB:3,  fi  ;  Isa.  31  :  1  i  .7er.  17  :  6.  f  chap. 
]  J  :  3  i  14 :  9.     X  Heb.  in  uhundunce.     e  Job  34 :  21 ;  Prov.  5 :  21 ; 


17.  Perfect;  See  1  Chron.  28 :  9. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  The  Lord  encourages  tlibse  who  seek  him,  with 
sperial  manifestations  of  his  presence  and  favor ; 
while  he  warns  those  who  forsake  him.  that  he  will 
forsake  them,  and  leave  them  to  that  ruin  which 
thev  deserve. 

7.  The  certainty  that  if  men  engage  and  perse- 
vere in  well-doino^  they  shall  be  graciously  and 
.abundantly  rewarded,  should  make  them  steadfast, 
immovable,  always  abounding  in  the  work  f>i  the 
Lord. 

9.  Evidence  of  the  presence  and  favor  of  God 
will  draw  together  multitudes,  of  all  classes  who 
love  him,  to  acknowledge  his  goodness  and  render 
united  thanks  to  hi.s  holy  name. 

1().  No  natural  affection,  or  regard  to  relatives 
and  friends,  should  lead  us  to  connive  at  their  sins, 
or  prevent  us  from  taking  decided  measures  to  resist 
their  evil  influence. 

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Baasha  was  building;  and  he  built  there- 
with Gcba  and  Mizpah. 

7  ^  And  at  that  lime  ''Hanani  tlic  seer 
came  to  Asa  king  of  Judah,  and  said  un- 
to him,  *■  Because  thou  hast  relied  on  the 
king  of  Syria,  and  not  relied  on  tlie  Loud 
thy  God,  therefore  is  the  host  of  the  king 
of  Syria  escaped  out  of  thy  hand. 

8  Were  not  the  ''Ethiopians  and  the  Lu- 
bim  +  a  huge  host,  with  very  many  char- 
iots and  hoftiemen?  yet,  because  thou 
didst  rely  on  the  Lord,  he  delivered  them 
into  thy  hand. 

9  For  the  scyes  of  tlie  Lord  run  to  and 
fro  throughout  the  whole  earth.  Ho  show 
himself  strong  in  thebehalf  of //joh  whose 
heart  is  perfect  toward  him.  Herein  thou 
hast  done  foolislily  :  therefore  from  hence- 
forth thou  shall  have  ""wars. 

10  Then  Asa  was  wrotii  with  the  seer, 
and  put  him  in  a 'prison-house ;  for  he 
iras  in  a  rage  with  him  because  of  this 
thing.  And  Asa  II  oppressed  so7)ie  of  the 
people  the  same  time. 

11  H  And  behold,  the  acts  of  Asa,  first 
and  last,  lo,  they  are  written  in  the  book 
of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Israel. 

12  And  Asa  in  the  thirty  and  ninth  year 
of  his  reign  was  diseased  in  his  feet,  until 
his  disease  iras  exceeding  great:  yet  in 
his  disease  he  sought  not  to  the  Lord, 
but  to  the  physicians. 

13  If  And  Asa  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  died  in  the  one  and  fortieth  year  of 
his  reign. 

14  And  they  buried  him  in  his  own  sep- 
ulchres, which  he  had  *made  for  himself 
in  the  city  of  David,  and  laid  him  in  the 
bed  which  was  filled  with  sweet  odors 
and  divers  kinds  of  .-tpices  prepared  by 
the  apothecaries'  art:  and  they  made  a 
very  great  burning  for  him! 


1.5 :  3  ;  Jer.  Ifi  :  17  ;  3:  :  19 ;  /.ecli.  4:10.  J  Or,  itronghj  lo  hnid 
with  them,  h  1  Kings,  15  :  3i.  i  cUap.  18 :  26 ;  Jer.  20 :  2.  ||  Hfli. 
a'ushcti.     *  Heb.  diyged. 


CHAPTER  XVL 

1.  Ramah;  north  of  Jerusalem,  and  near  the 
border  between  Judah  and  Israel. 

4.  Ijon,  a  till  Dan,  and  Abel-maim ;  cities  in 
the  north  part  of  Palestine. 

6.  Gcba  and  Mizpah  ;  in  the  tribe  of  Benja- 
min. 

7.  Seer;  prophet. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  When  men  in  trouble  rely  upon  tlieir  own  ef- 
forts merely,  or  look  for  help  to  their  fellow-men 
instead  of  trusting  in  the  Lord,  they  disiionor  hin^ 
and  may  expect  that  he  will  visit  them  witli  tokeni 
of  his  displeasure. 

10.  Men,  wlien  reminded  of  their  sins,  instead  of 
forsaking  them,  are  sometimes  angry  with  him  who 
reminds  them,  and  persecute  him  for  his  fidelity. 
But  this  increases  their  guilt,  and  ripens  them  fo, 
the  just  judgments  of  Goa. 

557 


The  good  reign 


IT.  CHRONICLES,  XVIII. 


of  Jehoshaphat- 


CHAPTER    XVII. 

1  Jehoshaphat,  succeeding  Asa,  reigneth  well,  and  pros- 
pereth.  7  lie  sendeth  Levites  with  the  princes  to 
teach  Judah.  10  His  enemies  being  terrified  by  God, 
some  of  them  bring  him  presents  and  tribute.  12  His 
greatness,  captains,  and  armies. 

A  NT)  *  Jehoshaphat  his  .sou  reigned  in 
J\.  his  stead,  and  strengthened  himself 
against  Israel. 

2  And  he  placed  forces  in  all  the  fenced 
cities  of  Judah,  and  set  garrisons  in  the 
land  of  Judah,  and  in  the  citfcs  of  Ephra- 
im,  which  ''Asa  his  father  had  taken. 

3  And  the  Loud  was  with  Jehoshaphat, 
because  he  walked  in  the  first  ways  *of  his 
father  David,  and  sought  not  unto  Baalim  ; 

4  But  sought  to  the  LORD  God  of  his 
father,  and  walked  in  his  commandments, 
and  not  after  the  "^doings  of  Israel. 

5  Therefore  the  Lord  stablished  t  he  king- 
dom in  his  hand  ;  and  all  Judah  ^brought 
to  Jehoshaphat  presents  ;  and  he  had  rich- 
es and  honor  in  abundance. 

6  And  his  heart  iwas  lifted  up  in  the 
ways''  of  the  Lord:  moreover'"  he  took 
away  the  high  places  and  groves  out  of 
Judah. 

7  *^  Also  in  the  third  year  of  his  reign 
he  sent  to  his  princes,  even  to  Ben-hail, 
and  to  Obadiah,  and  to  Zeehariah,  and  to 
Nethaneel,  and  to  Michaiah,  to  "^tcach  in 
the  cities  of  Judah. 

8  And  with  them  he  sent  s Levites,  even 
Sliemaiah,  and  Nethaniah,  and  Zebadiah, 
and  Asahel,  and  Sliemiramotji,  and  Jchon- 
athan,  and  Adonijah,  and  Tobijah,  and 
'I'ob-adoiiijah,  Levites;  and  with  them 
]'"lishama  and  Jehoram,  ''priests. 

9  And  they  taught  in  Judah,  and  had 
the  book  of  the  law  of  the  Lord  with 
tlicm,  and  went  about  throughout  all  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  taught  the  people. 

10  ^And  the  'fear  of  the  Lord  ?  fell 
upon  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  lands  that 
were  round  about  Judah,  so  that  J  they 
made  no  war  against  Jehoshaphat. 

1 1  Also  .some  of  the  Philistines  brought 
Jehoshaphat ''presents,  and  tribute  silver ; 
and  the  Arabians  brought  him  flocks,  sev- 


"1  1  Kings.  1S:24.       b  rlinp.  ir.:8. 

*  Or.  o/hit/ot/itr  and  of 

ntivitl.     c   1  Kinja,  12:30.     f  Heh.  j;aii 

e.     t  Tli.itis,  too.  <ncr>ur- 

ogeil.       d  P»a.  IH:-21,2-2.       o  Hmp.  19 

3;  20:3.3.       f  rliop.  l.^iiS. 

i!  tliap.  »5 : 3  ;  Nell.  8 :  7.      li  Mnl.  2 :  7. 

i  l:ll!ip.  M:  M.       %  ^eb. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

6.  TJfted  lip;  encouraged,  strengthened. 

7.  To  track;  teach  the  people  the  will  of  G-od. 
10.    The  fear  nf  the  hard;  a  great  dread,  so 

that  they  did  not  dare  to  war  against  his  servant. 

19.   Fenced;  fortified. 

INSTRt'CTION.''. 

3.  A  .suoeession  of  pious  rulers  is  a  great  bless- 
ing to  a  people,  and  opens  the  way  for  permanent 
peace  .and  prosperity. 

7.  The  te.aching  of  the  word  and  will  of  God  to 
all  the  people,  is  the  grand  means  of  leading  them 
to  obey  him.  and  thus  securing  his  favor. 


en  thousand  and  seven  hundred  *»"c.'S?^; 
rams,  and  seven  thousand  and  seven  hun- 
dred he-goats. 

12  Tf  And  Jehoshaphat  waxed  great  ex- 
ceedingly ;  and  he  built  in  Judah  !'  castles, 
and  cities  of  store. 

13  And  'he  had  much  business  in  the 
cities  of  Judah:  and  the  men  of  war, 
mighty  men  of  valor,  were  in  Jerusalem. 

14  And  these  are  the  nvimbers  of  them 
according  to  the  house  of  their  fathers  : 
Of  Judah,  the  captains  of  thousands  ;  Ad- 
nah  the  chief,  and  with  him  mighty  men 
of  valor  tliree  hundred  thousand. 

15  And  *next  to  him  was  Jehohanan  the 
captain,  and  with  him  two  hundred  and 
fourscore  thousand. 

16  And  next  him  was  Amasiah  the  son 
of  Zichri,  who  "'willingly  olTered  himself 
unto  the  Lord;  and  with  him  two  hun- 
dred thousand  mighty  men  of  valor. 

17  And  of  Benjamin;  Eliada  a  mighty 
man  of  valor,  and  with  him  armed  men 
with  bow  and  shield  two  hundred  thou- 
sand. 

18  And  next  him  u'as  Jehozabad,  and 
with  him  a  hundred  and  fourscore  thou- 
sand ready  prepared  for  the  war. 

19  These  waited  on  the  king,  besides 
ihoae  whom  the  king  put  in  the  fenced 
cities"  throughout  all  Judah. 

CHAPTER   XVIII. 

1  .Jehoshaphat,  joined  in  affinity  with  Ahab,  is  per- 
suaded to  go  with  him  against  Ramoth-gilcad.  4 
Ahab,  seduced  by  false  prophets,  according  to  the 
word  of  Micaiah,  is  slain  there. 

IVrOW  "Jehoshaphat  had  riches  and  hon- 
_LN  or  in  abundance,  and  Pjoined  affinity 
with  Ahab. 

2  And  t  after  certa/« "  "i  years  he  went 
down  to  Ahab  to  Samaria.  And  Ahab 
killed  sheep  and  oxen  for  him  in  abun- 
dance, and  for  the  people  that  he  had  with 
him,  and  persuaded  him  to  go  up  with  him 
to  Ramoth-gilead. 

3  And  Ahab  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Je- 
hoshaphat king  of  Judah,  ^Vilt  thou  go 
with  me  to  Ramoth-gilead?    And  he  an- 


wnt.     i  Ex.  M  :  CI 

;  Prnv.  Hi:  7. 

k  verse  6 ; 

2  Sam.  8:2.       ||  Or, 

paltices.    1  cliap.  2ti 

:10,  1.-,;  ICIir 

on.27:2,->-3l. 

»  Hvh.iithi!  hnnd. 

in  Judges  5:2.9;  '. 

Vm.a-.h.    n 

•ersc  2.    0  cl 

ap.  17:6.    P  2 Kins*, 

8:18;  aCor.C:)!. 

t  H<l>  at  the  t 

ndofi/eurt. 

q  1  Kings,  22:2,  etc. 

10.  When  a  man's  ways  please  the  Lord,  he  inak- 
eth  his  enemies  to  be  at  peace  with  him  ;  and  they 
who  seek  Jehovah  as  their  chief  good,  will  not  want 
any  ggod  thing. 

CHAPTER  XVin. 

1.  Joined  affinity ;  Jehoshaphat's  son  married 
Ahab's  daughter. 

2.  Samaria ;  the  capital  of  the  kingdom  of  Is- 
rael. 

3.  Ratnoth-gilead ;  a  town  within  the  territory 
of  Gad,  but  at  this  time  held  by  the  Svrians.  Deut. 
4:43;  Josh.  20  :  8 ;  1  K ings.  22  :  X 


League  with  Ahah. 


II.  CHRONICLES,   XVIII. 


Micaiah's  ■prediction. 


B.  "'ea'"'  swered  him,  I  am  as  thou  art,  and 
my  people  as  thy  people;  and  we  will  be 
with  thee  in  the  war. 

4  1[  And  JehOvshaphat  said  unto  the  king 
of  Israel,  *  Inquire,  I  pray  thee,  at  the 
word  of  the  Lokd  to  day. 

5  Therefore  the  king  of  Israel  gathered 
together  of  prophets  four  hundred  men, 
and  said  unto  them,  Shall  we  go  to  Pia- 
moth-gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I  forbear? 
And  ""they  said,  Go  up;  for  God  -will  de- 
liver it  into  the  king's  hand. 

6  But  .Jehoshaphat  said,  Is  there  not  here 
a  prophet  of  the  Lokd  'besides,  that  we 
might  inquire  of  him? 

7  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Je- 
hoshaphat, There  is  yet  one  man,  by  whom 
we  may  inquire  of  the  Lord  :  but  I  "^hate 
liim ;  for  he  never  prophesied  good  unto 
me,  but  always  evil:  the  same  is  ^liea- 
iah  the  .son  of  Imla.  And  Jehoshaphat 
said,  Let  not  the  king  say  so. 

8  And  the  king  of  Israel  called  for  one 
of  his  tollicers,  and  said,  5^  Fetch  quickly 
ilicaiah  the  sou  of  Imla. 

9  And  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehosha- 
phat king  of  Judah  sat  either  of  them  on 
his  thi'one,  clothed  in  their  robes,  and 
they  sat  in  a  H'oid  place  at  the  entering 
in  of  the  gate  of  Samaria;  and  all  the 
prophets  prophesied  before  them. 

10  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chcnaanah 
had  made  him  horns  of  iron,  and  said. 
Thus''  saith  the  Lord,  With  these  thou 
shall  push  Syria  until  Hthcy  be  consumed. 

11  And  all  the  prophets  prophesied  so, 
saying.  Go  up  to  Ramoth-gilead,  and  pro.s- 
per  :  for  the  Lord  shall  deliver  it  into  the 
linnd  of  the  king. 

12  And  the  messenger  that  went  to  call 
."\Iicaiah  spake  to  him,  saying,  Behold, 
the  words  of  the  prophets  declare  good  to 
the  king  with  one  *assent;  let  *thy  word 
therefore,  I  pray  thee,  be  like  one  of 
theirs,  and  speak  thou  good. 

13  And  Micaiah  said,  As  the  Lord  liv- 
eth,  '"even  what  my  God  saith,  that  will 
I  speak. 

14  And  when  he  was  come  to  the  king, 
the  king  said  unto  him,  Micaiah,  shall  we 
go  to  Ramoth-gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I 

«  I  Sam.  2.3:2,  4.<);2Sain.  2:1.  b.Ier.M:  H;98:l,eti-.  '  Hcb. 
yet.ormore  c  Psn.  .34  :21 ;  ft5:3  ;  fit:  14  ;  Trov.  3<( :  10  ;  Amos 
.-.:10;  Luke6:32.  i  Or,  cunuchn.  t  Heh.  llatten.  \Ot,ftoor. 
<l  .ler.  S8  :  10,  1 1.  ||  Heb.  Iliou  consume  them.  "  Heb.  mouth. 
e  I.«;i.  30:  10;  Micali  -2  : «.  f  Num.  2.':  18,20;  23:12,  2S;  24':  13 
S  Jer.  23:1,2;   Ezekiel  34  : 6-8 ;    Zecli.  10:2;  13:7.       •>  2  Sum. 

•5.  Prophets ;  false  prophets. 

12.  Declare  good;  they  promised  him  success 
in  the  war,  as  he  desired. 

14.  Go  ye  up,  and  prosper  ;  it  is  supposed  that 
this  was  spoken  ironically ;  and  that  Ahab  so  under- 
stood, it.     Hence  his  reply,  ver.  15. 

16.  These,  have  tio  master ;  this  was  a  mode  of 
foretelling  that  Ahab  would  be  slain. 


forbear?  And  he  said.  Go  ye  up,  and 
prosper,  and  they  shall  be  delivered  into 
your  hand. 

15  And  the  king  said  to  him.  How  many 
times  shall  I  adjure  thee  that  thou  say 
nothing  but  the  truth  to  me  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord  ? 

1 6  Then  he  said,  I  did  see  all  Israel  scat- 
tered «  upon  the  mountains,  as  sheep  that 
have  no  shepherd;  and  the  Lord  said. 
These  have  no  ''master;  let  them  return 
therefore  every  man  to  his  house  in  peace. 

17  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  to  Jehosh- 
aphat, Did  I  not  tell  thee  that  he  would 
not  prophesy  good  unto  me,  tbut  evil? 

18  Again  he  said.  Therefore  hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord:  I  'saw  the  Lord  sit- 
ting upon  his  throne,  and  all  the  'host  of 
heaven  standing  on  his  right  hand  and 
on  his  left. 

19  And  the  Lord  said,  Who  shall  entice 
Ahab  king  of  Israel,  that  he  may  go  up 
and  fall  at  Ramoth-gilead?  And  one  spake 
saying  after  this  manner,  and  another 
saying  after  that  manner. 

20  Then  there  came  out  a ''spirit,  and 
stood  before  the  Lord,  and  said,  I  will 
entice'  him.  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
him,  Wherewith? 

21  And  he  said,  I  will  go  out  and  be  a 
lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of  all  his  proph- 
ets. And  the  LORD  said.  Thou  shall 
entice  him,  and  thou  shalt  also  prevail : 
go  out,  and  do  even  so. 

22  Now  therefore,  behold,  the  Lord  hath 
put""  a  lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of  these 
thy  prophets,  and  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
evil"  against  thee. 

23  Then  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaa- 
nah  came  near,  and  "smote  Micaiah  upon 
the  cheek,  and  said.  Which  way  went  the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord  from  me  to  speak  untu 
thee  ? 

24  And  ^licaiah  said,  Behold,  thou  shalt 
see  on  that  day  when  thou  shalt  go  -into 
an*  inner  chamber  to  hide  thyself. 

25  Then  the  king  of  Lsracl  said.  Take 
ye  Micaiah,  and  carry  him  back  to  Amon 
the  governor  of  the  city,  and  to  Joash  the 
king's  son ; 

26  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  king.  Put 


:7;  2  Kings,  10:3.  f  Or, for  evil.  i  lsa.fi:  l,rtc;  H«n. 
7:9,10;  Alts  7 :  5.%  fi6 ;  .Rev.  1  :  10,  12,  etc.  j  Gen. 32:2;  P»«. 
ia3:2l.'  k  Job  1:6.  I.lnbl2:l6;  2  Tlieu.  2  :  II,  12.  ••  ran. 
in:  14;  Ezek.  14:9.  n  Jcr.  18  :  11  i  Micnli  2  :.3.  ojef.20:«: 
Mark  14  :  fiS  ;  Ai-ts  23  : 2.    X  Or, /ram  chamber  la  chamber.   (  Heb. 

chamber  in  a  chamber,  1  Kings,  20:  30. 


22.  The  Lord  hath  put  a  lying  spirit ;  he 
suffered  the  false  prophets  to  lie  to  Ahab  and  thus, 
as  a  punishment  for  his  sins,  help  him  delude  him- 
self to  his  own  destruction. 

23.  Which  icay  ireut  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord'' 
this  was  spoken  in  derision  of  what  Micaiah  h.id 
said. 

24.  To  hide  thyself;  from  fear  of  the  enemy. 

5.5'J 


Death  of  Jhab. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XIX. 


Jehoshaphaf  s  piety. 


\hh^  fellow  in  the  prison,  and  feed  him 
with  bread  of  affliction  and  with  water  of 
affliction,  until  I  return  in  peace. 

27  And  Micaiah  .said,  ^  If  thou  certainly 
return  in  peace,  "then  hath  not  the  Lord 
.spoken  hy  me.  And  he  said,  Hearken, 
all  ye  people. 

28  So  the  king  of  I.«rael  and  Jehosha- 
phat  the  king  of  Judah  went  up  to  Ra- 
moth-gilead. 

29  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Je- 
hoshaphat,  I  will  disguise  myself,  and 
will  go  to  the  battle  ;  but  put  thou  on  thy 
robes.  So  ^the  king  of  Israel  disguised 
himself;  and  they  went  to  the  battle. 

30  Now  the  king  of  Syria  had  command- 
ed the  captains  of  the  chariots  that  nrrc 
with  him,  saying,  Fight  ye  not  with  small 
or  great,  save  only  with  the  king  of  Israel. 

.SI  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  cap- 
tains of  the  chariots  saw  Jehoshaphat, 
that  they  said.  It  is  the  king  of  Israel. 
Therefore  they  compassed  about  him  to 
tight:  but  .lehoshaphat  cried  out,  and  the 
Lord  •"  helped  him  ;  and  God  moved  them 
to  depart  from  him. 

32  For  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  the 
captains  of  the  chariots  perceived  that  it 
was  not  the  king  of  Israel,  they  turned 
back  again  from  *pursuing  him. 

33  And  a  certain  man  drew  a  bow  tat  a 
venture,  and  smote  the  king  of  Israel  be- 
tween the  joints  tof  the  harness:  there- 
fore he  said  to  his  chariot  man,  Turn  thy 
hand,  that  thou  mayest  carry  me  out  of 
the  host ;  for  I  am  hvounded. 

34  And  the  battle  increased  that  day: 
howbcit  the  king  of  Israel  stayed  himself 


a  chap.  Id:  10.  b  Amo.%!):  10.  c  Num.  lfi:29.  <i  chau  3r^:22, 
23.  ersii.34:7.  *  Heb.  afUr.  i  Heh.  in  hit  simplicit!/,  1  Snm. 
15 :  1 1.  t  Heb.  and  hetween  the  brttirtplatt.  J  Heb.  made  sick. 
fchap.  Ifi:-.       B  I'sri.  130  :•-'!.       h  clmp.  32  :2.->       i  chap,  li  :  12  ; 


31.  It  is  the  ling  of  Israel ;  so  they  thought 
from  his  being  dressed  like  a  king. 

33.  The  harness ;  the  armor  he  wore  to  shield 
himself  from  danger. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Great  wealth  is  a  source  of  great  temptations, 
and  among  them  is  th.it  of  forming  intimate  con- 
nections with  the  rich  and  great,  though  they  are 
enemies  to  the  truth  and  will  of  G-od. 

3.  When  good  men  yield  to  the  enticements  of 
the  wicked,  and  unite  in  their  plans,  without  in- 
quiring as  to  the  will  of  God.  or  m  opposition  to  it 
when  known,  they  are  preparing  for  trouble. 

5.  False  teachers  are  numerous ;  and  those  who 
reject  the  testimony  of  God,  are  suffered  to  be  de- 
ccivod  bv  them  to  their  ruin. 

7.  Faitliful  ministers  promise  no  good  to  the 
wicked,  and  on  this  account  are  often  hated  and 
rejected  by  them;  while  the  friends  of  God  desire 
to  know  his  will. 

V\  Worldly  minded  men  think  those  the  best 
preaclur.-',  who  best  please  their  hearers  ;  and  that 
no  mes.^age  can  be  good  which  they  dislike  and  re- 
ject. 

20.  Satanis  the  faJlrer  of  lies,  and  will,  if  suffered, 
be  &,  lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of  all  false  teachers, 
060 


up  in  his  chariot  against  the  Syr-  *b"c.'697: 
ians  until  the  even  :  and  about  the  time 
of  the  sun  going  down  he  died. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

I  Jehoshaphat;  reproved  by  Jehu,  visiteth  his  kingdom. 
5  His  instructions  to  the  judges,  8  to  the  priests  and 
liftvites. 

AND   Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah 
returned   to   his   house   in   peace  to 
Jerusalem. 

2  And  Jehu  the  son  of  ^Ilanani  the  seer 
went  out  to  meet  him,  and  said  to  king 
Jehoshaphat,  Shouldcst  thou  help  the 
ungodly,  and  slove  them  that  hate  the 
Lord?  therefore  '"25  wrath  upon  thee  from 
before  the  Lord. 

3  Nevertheless,  there  are  'good  things 
found  in  thee,  in  that  thou  hast  taken 
away  the  groves  out  of  the  land,  and 
hast  Jprej^arcd  thy  heart  to  seek  God. 

4  And  Jehoshaphat  dwelt  at  Jerusalem  : 
and  he  I!went  out  again  through  the  peo- 
ple from  Bcer-sheba  to  mount  Ephraim, 
and  brought  them  back  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers. 

5  T[  And  he  set  ^judges  in  the  land 
throughout  all  the  fenced  cities  of  Judah, 
city  by  city, 

6  And  said  to  the  judges,  Take  heed 
what  ye  do:  'for  ye  judge  not  for  man, 
but  for  the  Lord,  who  ""/.v  with  you  in 
the  *  judgment. 

7  Wherefore  now  let  the  fear  of  the 
Lord  be  upon  you;  take  heed  and  do  it  : 
for  there  is  no  "iniquity  with  the  Lord 
our  God,  nor  "respect  of  persons,  nor 
taking  of  gifts. 

8  H  Moreover  in  Jerusalem  did  Jehosh- 


17  :4,f 

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Hk, 

1.30:1^1; 

K/.ra  7 

:  10 

1  Mel. 

returned  and  fcent  out. 

k  Dent 

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1  Deut. 

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82:1: 

Eccl.5:8     *Heb.?nor- 

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iti(jt 

nen 

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.3-2:4; 

Uoin.  3  :  5,  e 

;  9:  14.    1)  DeUt.lO:  17; 

Job  34 

m 

Acts  10:34 

:  Rom 

2:11 

;  Kpl, 

6:9;  I  Peter,  1:17. 

and  deceive  those  who  follow  them  to  their  destruc- 
tion. 

27.  Though  men  may  by  falsehood  be  deceived 
for  a  time,  the  final  event,  as  all  faithful  teachers 
know,  will  effectually  undeceive  them. 

31.  Though  good  men  by  their  owni  folly  and  wick- 
edness may  bring  themselves  into  great  trouble,  yet 
if  they  turn  heartily  to  God  he  will  so  order  events 
in  his  providence  that  they  shall  escape. 

33.  A  bow  dra\vn  at  a  venture,  and  an  arrow  sent 
at  random,  so  far  as  the  agency  of  man  is  concerned, 
may  be  so  guided  by  G-od  as  to  fulfil  his  predictions 
and  manifest  to  all  the  truth  of  his  word. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

2.  Seer;  prophet. 

7.  Gifts;  bribes. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Intimate  connections  with  the  openly  ungodly 
are  displeasing  to  God,  and  dangerous  'o  men. 

6.  Magistrates  are  Good's  ministers,  and  should 
by  impartial  and  just  decisions  approve  themselves 
to  him,  and  guard  the  rights  of  all  their  fellow-men. 

11.  True  courage  is  essential  to  obedience  to  God  ; 
and  none  who  do  not  regard  him  more  than  men, 
will  ever  be  accepted  of  him. 


Judah  invaded. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XX. 


Jehoshaphat' s  prayer. 


5  "w^r  aphat  set  of  the  "Lcvitos,  and  of 
the  priests,  and  of  the  chief  of  tlie  fathers 
of  Israel,  for  the  judgment  of  the  Loud, 
and  for  controversies,  when  they  returned 
to  Jerusalem. 

9  And  he  charged  them,  saying,  Thus 
shall  ye  do  in  the  ''fear  of  the  Lord,  faith- 
fully, and  with  a  perfect  heart. 

10  And  what  cause  soever  shall  come  to 
you  of  your  brethren  that  dwell  in  their 
cities,  between  blood  and  blood,  between 
law  and  commandment,  statutes  and  judg- 
ments, ye  shall  even  "^warn  them  that  they 
trespass  not  against  the  Lord,  and  .50  wrath 
come**  upon  you,  and  upon  your  brethren  : 
this  do,  and  ye  shall  not  trespass. 

11  And  behold,  A  mariah  the  chief  priest 
is  over  you  in  all  •=  matters  of  the  Loud; 
and  Zebadiah  the  son  of  Ishinao!,the  ruler 
of  the  house  of  Judah,  for  all  the  king's 
matters:  also  the  Levitcs  shall  be  olliccrs 
before  you.  *  Deal  courageously,  and  the 
Lord'"  shall  be  with  the  good. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

1  .Telioshaphat  in  hisfearproclaimetha  fast  SHispray- 
er.  14  The  prophecy  of  Jahaziel.  20  Jehoshaphat 
exhorteth  the  people,  and  setteth  singers  to  praise  the 
I/ord.  '22  Tlie  great  overthrow  of  the  enemies.  2() 
The  people,  having  blessed  God  at  Berachah.  return 
in  triumph.  31  Jehoshaphaf's  reign.  .'35  His  con- 
voy of  ships,  which  he  made  with  Ahaziah.  according 
to  the  prophecy  of  Eliezer,  .unhappily  perished. 

XT  came  to  pass  after  this  also,  that  the  chil- 
dren of  Moab,  and  the  children  of  Am- 
mon,and  with  them  o/Acrbesides  the  Am- 
monites, came  against  Jehoshaphat  tobattle. 

2  Then  there  came  some  that  told  Je- 
hoshaphat, saying.  There  cometh  a  great 
multitude  against  thee  from  beyond  the 
sea  on  this  side  Syria;  and  behold,  they 
be  in  s  Ilazazon-tamar,  which  is  ''En-gedi. 

.3  And  Jehoshaphat  feared,  and  set  thim- 
self  to  'seek  the  Lord,  and  proclaimed  a 
fast'  throughout  all  Judah. 

4  And  Jvidah  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether, to  ask  help  of  tiie  Lord  :  even  out 
of  all  the  cities  of  Judah  they  came  to 
seek  the  Lord. 

5  T[  And  Jehoshaphat  stood  in  the  con- 
gregation of  Judah  and  .Icrusalcm,  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  before  the  new  court, 

6  And  said,  0  Lord  God  of  our  fathers, 
art  not  thou  Cod  in  ''heaven'?  andrulest  jio/ 
thou  over  all  the  '  kingdoms  of  the  heathen? 
and  in  thy  hand  is  there  not  jiowerand  might, 
so  that  none  is  able  to  withstand  thee'? 


•  Dent.  17 :«.!).  Ii  J  Sum. -.M:  fi.  oK7.ek.3:18.  d  Num.  Ifi:  46. 
e  1  Cliron.  'ifi :  TO  *  Heli.  Take  cnurnge  and  iln.  f  ch.ip.  1.5 :  2  ; 
Eccl.2:-m  );G.>n.l4:7.  h  .losli.  l.'i.lH.  f  Hfli.  A*/«M.  i  clinp. 
19:3.  i  V.zrn  S  :  -21  ;  .ler.  3B  :  !l  i  D.in.  M  : :! :  .T.icl  i  :  I.S,  etc. ;  Jonah 
3:5.  k  Deut.4:39;  Josli.2:  Hi  P.sn.  115:3.  I  Diiii.4  :  17,-ai.  J  Heb. 
thou,    m  Ps.T.  44 :  2.    n  Isa.  41:8.    o  .Jaine.'.  0  :  23.    |>  rlinp.  B :  28-30. 


CHAPTER  XX. 

2.  The  .'tea  ;  the  De-dd.  sea,.     Eu-gedi  ;  a,  city  of 
Judah. 


7  Art  not  thou  our  God,  iu-ho  didst  drive 
out '"the  inhabitants  of  this  land  before  thy 
people  Israel,  and  gavest  it  to  the  "seed 
of  Abraham  thy  friend  "for  ever? 

8  And  they  dwelttherein,  and  have  built 
thee  a  sanctuary  therein  for  thy  name, 
saying, 

9  If,  Ziehen  evil  cometh  upon  us,  as  the 
sword,  judgment,  or  pestilence,  or  famine, 
we  stand  before  this  house,  and  in  thy 
presenee,i  (for  thy  ^name  is  in  this  house,) 
and  cry  unto  thee  in  our  aflliction,  then 
thou  wilt  hear  and  lielp. 

1 0  And  now,  behold,  the  children  of  Am- 
mon  and  Moab  and  mount  Seir,  whom  thou 
wouldest  "not  let  Israel  invade,  when  they 
came  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  but  Mhey 
turned  from  them,  and  destroyed  them  not; 

n  Behold,  I  sat/,  how  they  reward  us, 
to''c6me  to  cast  us  out  of  thy  possession, 
which  thou  hast  given  us  to  inherit. 

12  0  our  God,  wilt  thou  not  judge  them? 
for  we  have  no  might  against  this  great 
company  that  cometh  against  us;  neither 
know  we  what  to  do:  but  our  'eyes  are 
upon  thee. 

1 3  And  all  Judah  stood  before  the  Lord, 
with  their  little  ones,  their  wives,  and 
their  children. 

14  ^[Then  "upon  Jahaziel  the  son  of 
Zechariaii,  the  son  of  Benaiah,  the  son  of 
Jeiel,  the  son  of  Mattaniah,  a  Levite  of 
the  sons  of  Asaph,  came  the  ^Spirit  of  the 
Lord  in  the  midst  of  the  congregation; 

1.5  And  he  said.  Hearken  ye,  all  Judah, 
and  ye  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  thou 
king  Jehoshaphat,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
unto  you,  ^  Be  not  afraid  nor  dismnyed 
by  reason  of  this  great  multitude;  for  the 
battle  is  not  yours,  but  God's. 

16  To-morrow  go  ye  down  aiainst  them: 
behold,  they  come  up  by  the  ^  cliff  of  Ziz ; 
and  ye  shall  find  them  at  the  end  of  the 
brook.  I  before  the  wilderness  of  Jerucl. 

17  Ye  shall  not  need  to  figlit  in  this  bat- 
tle: set  yourselves,  *  stand  ye  .''till,  and 
sec  the  salvation  of  the  Lord  with  you, 
O  Judah  and  Jerusalem  :  fear  not,  nor 
be  dismayed;  to-morrow  go  out  against 
them:   'for  the  Lord  will  be  with  you. 

18  And  Jehoshaphat  ''bowed  his  head 
with  his  face  to  the  ground:  and  all  Ju- 
dah and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  "^fell 
before  the  Lord,  worshipping  the  Lord. 

19  And  the  Levites,  of  the  children  of 


■1  .Mat.  18:20.  rrliap.  «:20.  •  Dent  2:  4.  0,  IM.  INuin.20:21. 
u  l"»ii.  H3:  12.  r  P«a.  1 2:1 :  1 ,  2.  w  Ian.  «:  24i  Dan.  H:  20,  21. 
J  cli.ip.  I.S  :  1 ,  2  ;  24  :  20 ;  Num.  1 1 : 2.5,  2fi ;  24  :  2.  r  chap.  32 :  7,  8: 
Kjc.  I4:l:t,  14;  Deut.  1:2<1.  30;  31  ;«,  8:  I»a.43:I,2.  J  Heli. 
aictiit.  l\  Or,  ivillesi.  •  I»n.  30  :  7,  1.5  :  I.am.  3:  Cfi.  aNum.  14:9: 
Uoin.8:3l.     l>E.'t.4:31.    e  Job  1 :  20  ;  Psa.  9.5  :  6. 


10.  Mount  Seir:  a,  mountainous  country  south 
of  the  Dead  se.a,  inhabited  by  the  Edomites. 

16.  Ziz  :  a  pass  between  the  Dead  sea  and  Je- 
rusalem,    lirook ;  valley. 

561 


The  enemies  of  Judah 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XX 


destroy  one  another. 


the  Kohathites,  and  of  the  children  of  the' 
Korhites,  stood  up  to  °  praise  the  Lord  God  , 
of  Israel  with  a  ''loud  voice  on  high. 

20  HAnd  they  rose  early  in  the  morning, 
and  went  forth  into  the  wilderness  of  Te- 
koa :  and  as  they  went  forth,  Jchoshaphal 
stood  and  said,  Hear  me,  0  Judah,  and  ye 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  :  Believe'^  in  the 
Lord  your  God,  so  shall  ye  be  established  ; 
believe  his  prophets,  so  shall  ye  prosper. 

21  And  when  he  had  consulted  with  the 
people,  he  appointed  ''singers  unto  the 
Lord,  and  *fhat  should  praise  the  'beauty 
of  holiness,  as  they  went  out  before  the 
army,  and  to  say,  "^Praise  the  Lord;  for 
his  s  mercy  cndnrcth  for  ever. 

22  ^And  twhen  they  began  J  to  sing 
and  to  praise,  the  Lord  set  ambushments 
against  the  children  of  Amnion,  Moab, 
and  mount  Seir,  which  were  come  against 
Judah  ;  and  they  ^  were  smitten. 

23  For  ""the  children  of  Ammon  and 
Moab  stood  up  against  the  inhabitants  of 
mount  Seir,  utterly  to  slay  and  destroy 
them :  and  when  they  had  made  an  end 
of  the  inhabitants  of  Seir,  every  one  help- 
ed II  to  destroy  another. 

24  And  when  Judah  came  toward  the 
watch-tower  in  the  wilderness,  they  look- 
ed unto  the  multitude,  and  behold,  they 
were  'dead  bodies  fallen  to  the  earth,  and 
none*  escaped. 

25  And  when  Jehoshaphat  and  his  people 
came  to  take  away  the  spoil  of  them,  they 
found  among  them  in  abundance  both 
riches  with  the  dead  bodies,  and  precious 
jewels,  which  they  stripped  off  for  them- 
selves, more  than  they  could  carry  away  : 
and  they  were  three  days  in  gathering  of 
the  spoil,  it^was  so  much. 

26  ^  And  on  the  fourth  day  they  assem- 
bled themselves  in  the  valley  of  tBerachali ; 
for  there  they  blessed  the  Lord:  therefore 
the  name  of  the  same  place  was  called,  The 
valley  of  Berachah,  unto  this  day. 


•  Nrl 

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■n;  I8a37:.36.  *Heb.tliere 

20.  Tr.koa;  a  city  south  of  Bethlehem  on  the 
border  of  the  desert. 

22.   Were  smitten  ;  smote  one  another. 

2G.  Berachah ;  that  is,  blessing. 

30.  Ezioi-^eber ;  at  the  head  of  the  eastern 
branch  of  the  Red  sea. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  This  is  a  world  of  trials,  and  none  in  passing 
through  it  can  escape  them  ;  but  if  they,  in  despair 
of  all  human  help,  look  to  tlie  Lord  and  depend  upon 
him,  he  will  in  due  time  appear  for  them  and  grant 
them  relief. 

7.  The  past  mercies  of  God  should  be  remembered 
with  gratitude,  and  may  be  pleaded  as  reasons  for 
the  continuance  of  his  favors  and  for  the  bestowmcnt 
of  future  blessings. 

12.  The  less  we  depend  upon  ourselves  or  crea- 
562 


27  Then  they  returned,  every  man  *Bc.'bS2. 
of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  Jehoshaphat 
in  the  ^fore-front  of  them,  to  go  again  to 
Jerusalem  with  joy;  ''for  the  Lord  had 
made  them  to  rejoice  over  their  enemies. 

28  And  they  came  to  Jerusalem  with 
psalteries  and  harps  and  trvimpets  unto 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

29  And  the  'fear  of  God  wa.s  on  all  the 
kingdoms  of  those  countries,  when  they 
had  heard  that  the  Lord  fought  against 
the  enemies  of  Israel. 

30  So  the  realm  of  Jehoshaphat  was  quiet : 
for  ""his  God  gave  him  rest  round  about. 

31  T[And  "Jehoshaphat  reigned  over 
Judah:  he  was  thirty  and  five  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
twenty  and  five  years  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  mother's  name  was  Azubah  the  daugh- 
ter of  Shilhi. 

32  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  Asa  his 
father,  and  departed  not  from  it,  doing  thai 
which  was  right  in  the  sight  of  the^  Lord. 

33  Howbeit  "the  high  places  were  not 
taken  away:  for  as  yet  the  people  had 
not  ^prepared  their  hearts  unto  the  God 
of  their  fathers. 

34  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehosha- 
phat, first  and  last,  behold,  they  are  Avrit- 
tcn  in  the  ^book  of  Jehu  the  son  of  Ilana- 
ni,  who  lli.s  menlioned  in  the  book  of  thf 
kings  of  Israel. 

35  iy  And  after  this  did  Jehoshaphat  king 
of  Judah  join  liimself  with  Ahaziah  king 
of  Israel,  who  did  very  wickedly  : 

3(5  And  ihe  joined  himself  with  him  to 
make  ships  to  go  to  Tarsh/sh  :  and  they 
made  the  ships  in  Ezion-gebcr. 

37  Then  Eliezer  the  son  of  Dodavah  of 
Mareshah  prophesied  against  Jehosha- 
phat, saying,  'Because  thou  hast  joined 
thyself  with  Ahaziah,  the  Lord  hath  bro- 
ken thy  works.  And  the  ships  were  bro- 
ken, that  they  were  not  able  to  go  to 
Tarshi.sh.* 


WJI8  not  t 

n  esenping,  Kzra  i>:  U.       i  Kwk.  .W.-8-10        f  Tli.it  i.«, 

hiessing. 

t  Heh.heail.     V  Nell.  12:43.      1  chap.  17:10.      ni  olinp 

\h:  15;  .1 

oli34:-2!l.     n  1  Kiiij?., -22  :  41,  etc     urliap.l;:6.     p  iliap. 

1-2:  U;  1' 

:i;  Dfiit.  29:4.   J  Heb.iwi/*.   \\  HfAulcatmaeletciisrrnrt 
■:'2:4S,49     r  Josii.  7  :  1 1 .  1  2  ;  Prnf.  13  : -.'a    •rhi\p<l:21. 

q  1  Kings 

tures,  and  the  more  entire  our  dependence  is  on 
God,  the  more  certainly  will  help  come  from  him. 

1.5.  When  God  undertakes  to  tight  for  his  people, 
however  numerous  or  powerful  their  foes,  he  will 
give  his  people  the  victory,  and  in  such  a  manner 
as  to  manifest  his  own  glory. 

20.  Faith  in  God  is  an  earnest  of  success,  and 
prepares  the  soul  to  hail  his  interposition  Mnth  glad- 
ness and  joy. 

23.  God  can  grant  deliverance  to  his  people,  by 
leaving  their  enemies  to  fight  against  and  dcstrov 
one  another;  so  that  while  his  people  stand  still, 
they  see  the  salvation  of  God. 

20.  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  best  security  of 
his  people,  and  when  he  gives  them  rest  and  quiet- 
ness none  shall  make  them  afraid. 

35.  Good  men  who  unite  with  the  wicked,  dis- 


Reign  of  Jehoram. 


II.  CHRONICLES,   XXI. 


His  wretched  eml. 


tl-^t       CHAPTER  XXI. 

I  Jehoram,  succeeding  Jehoshaphat,  slayeth  his  breth- 
ren. 5  His  wicked  reign.  8  Edom  and  Libnah  re- 
volt. 12  The  prophecy  of  Elijah  against  him  in 
writing.  10  Philistines  and  Arabians  oppress  him. 
18  His  incurable  disease,  infamous  death,  and  burial. 

"TVTOW  ''Jehoshaphat  slept  with  his  fa- 
1}\  thers,  and  was  buried  with  his  fa- 
thers in  the  city  of  David.  And  Jehoram 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  And  he  had  brethren  the  sons  of  Je- 
hoshaphat, Azariah,  and  JchicI,  and  Zeeh- 
ariah,  and  Azariah,  and  Michael,  and 
Shephatiah :  all  these  luere  the  sons  of 
Jehoshaphat  king  of  Israel. 

3  And  their  father  gave  them  great  gifts 
of  silver,  and  of  gold,  and  of  precious 
things,  with  fenced  cities  in  Judah :  but 
the  kingdom  gave  he  to  '' Jehoram;  be- 
cause he  icas  the  first-born. 

4  Now  when  Jehoram  was  risen  up  to  the 
kingdom  of  his  fa1  her.  he  strengthened  him- 
self, and  slew  all  his  brethren  with  the 
sword,  and  rfirers  also  oft  he  princes  of  Israel. 

5  TI  Jehoram  was  thirty  and  two  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reign- 
ed eight  years  in  Jerusalem. 

6  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  like  as  did  the  house  of 
Ahab  :  for  he  ''had  the  daughter  of  Ahab 
to  wife :  and  he  wrought  that  which  icas 
evil  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord. 

7  Howbcit  the  Lord  would  not  destroy 
the  house  of  David,  because  of  the  cove- 
nant that  he  had  made  with  David,  and 
as  he  promised  to  give  a  *light  ''to  him  and 
to  his  sons  for  ever. 

8  *\  In  his  days  the  Edomites  revolted 
from  under  the  tdominion  of  Judah,  and 
made  themselves  a  king. 

9  Then  Jehoram  went  forth  with  his 
princes,  and  all  his  chariots  with  him: 
and  he  rose  up  by  night,  and  smote  the 
Edomites  which  compassed  him  in,  and 
the  cap'.ains  of  the  chariots. 

10  So  the  Edomites  revolted  from  under 
the  hand  of  Judah  unto  this  day.  The 
same  time  also  did  Libnah  revolt  from 
under  his  hand;  because  he  had  forsaken 
the  Lord  God  of  his  fathers. 


«  1  kinj;s,  ZJiflll.  b  2  Kings,  8:  16,  Ptc.  c  chap.  2-2 :  2.  «  Heb. 
lump,  or  candle.  i  2  Sam.  7  :  12,  13  :  1  Kings,  II  :  36  ;  2  Kinga, 
8:  HI.  i  Heh.  hand.  •  Lev.  M:  .'i ;  versB  l:l ;  Ilev.  2  :  CO-'.'i. 
fKx.M:1.i;    DeuU  31:16;   .Ier.3:8,9.        R   1  Kings,  IK:  31-33; 


honor  God,  injure  liis  cause,  and  bring  disappoint- 
ment, trouble,  and  distress  upon  tliemselves. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1.   The  city  of  David;  Jerusalem,  or  Zion,  ch. 
5:2. 

4.  S/ew  all  h is  brethren ;  lest  they  should  rebel 
against  his  authority. 

10.  Libnah;  in  the  western  part  of  Judah. 
.  12.  A  ivritiiig ;  one,  it  is  supposed,  that  Elijah 
prepared  before  his  translation. 

l(i.    The  Philistines ;  on  the  west  side  of  Ju- 
dah.    The  Arabians  ;  on  the  east  and  south. 


1 1  Moreover  he  made  high  places  in 
the  mountains  of  Judah,  and  caused  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  to  commit '"for- 
nication, and  compelled  Judah  thereto. 

I'i  IfAnd  there  came  a  writing  to  him 
from  Elijah  the  propliet,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  David  thy  father. 
Because  thou  hast  not  walked  in  the 
ways  of  Jehoshaphat  thy  father,  nor  in 
the  ways  of  Asa  king  of  Judah, 

13  But  hast  walked  in  the  way  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  and  hast  made  Judah  and 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  to  ""go  a 
whoring,  like  to  the  whoredoms  of  the 
house  of  «  Ahab,  and  also  hast  ''slain  thy 
brethren  of  thy  father's  house,  vhicJi  were 
better  than  thyself: 

14  Behold,  with  a  groat  t  plague  will 
the  Lord  smite  thy  people,  and  thy  chil- 
dren, and  thy  wives,  and  all  thy  goods: 

15  And  thou  shalt  have  great  sickness 
by  disease  of  thy  'bowels,  until  thy  bow- 
els fall  out  by  reason  of  the  sickness  day 
by  day. 

16  T[  Moreover  the  Lord  'stirred  up 
against  Jehoram  the  spirit  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  of  the  Arabians,  that  were  near 
the  Ethiopians : 

17  And  they  came  up  into  Judah,  and 
brake  into  it,  and  enrried  ^away  all  the 
substance  that  was  found  in  the  king's 
house,  and  his  sons  also,  and  his  wives : 
so  that  there  was  never  a  son  left  him, 
save  llJehoahaz,  the  youngest  of  his  sons. 

18  ^And  after  all  this  the  LoRD^sn^ole 
him  in  his  bowels  with  an  incurable  dis- 
ease. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  process 
of  time,  after  the  end  of  two  years,  liis 
bowels  fell  out  by  reason  of  his  sickness  : 
so  he  died  of  sore  diseases.  And  his  peo- 
ple made  no  burning  for  him,  like  the 
burning'  of  his  fathers. 

20  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was  he 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
in  Jerusalem  eight  years,  and  departed 
without  'being  '"desired.  Howbeit  they 
buried  him  in  the  city  of  David,  but  not 
in  the  sepulchres  of  the  kings. 


2King9,9:22.  b  vprse  4.  ^  Ht-b.  «<ru*c,  i  verse  18:  IH.  j  1  Kinpi, 
1I:M,23;  l9a.l0:f>,6.  ^  Heb.i:np(ii'r,dinp.'.>2  : 1.  ||  Or.Jliitztalt, 
chap.  22  :  1  ;  or,  Jzaiiali,  chap.  22  :  l>.  k  verse  1.5 ;  AcU  12 ;  2a 
1  chap.  16:14.     '  Heb.  deiire.     m  Jer.  22  :  18. 


20.  Without  being  desired ;  the  people  did  not 
desire  that  he  should  live,  nor  did  they  mourn  his 
death. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  Divine  grace  is  not  inherited ;  and  no  parent 
can  know  what  will  be  the  state  of  his  children 
after  he  is  dead. 

6.  Intimate  connections  with  the  openly  wicked 
tend  to  corrupt  the  heart,  deba.se  the  cjiaracter,  and 
ripen  the  soul  for  the  vengeance  of  God. 

12.  The  wickedness  of  the  wirkcd  is  all  known  to 
Jehovah,  and  in  due  time  he  will  punish  it  as  it  de- 
serves. 

563 


Ahaziah  slain. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXIII. 


Joash  preserved. 


CHAPTER  XXII. 

1  Ahaziah  succeeding  reigneth  wickedly.  5  In  his 
confederacy  with  .Toram  the  son  of  Ahab,  he  is  slain 
by  Jehu.  10  Athaliah,  destroying  all  the  seed  royal, 
save  Joash,  whom  Jehoshabeath  hjs  aunt  hid,  usurp- 
eth  the  kingdom. 

ANDtlie  inhabitants  of  .lerusalem  made 
Ahaziah"  his  youngest  son  king  in 
his  stead  :  for  the  band  of  men  that  came 
with  the  Arabians  to  the  camp  had  slain 
all  the  oldest.  So  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Je- 
horam  king  of  Judah  reigned. 

2  Forty  and  two  years  old  icas  Ahaziah 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  one 
year  in  Jerusalem.  His  mother's  name 
also  was  ''Athaliah  the  daughter  of  Omri. 

3  lie  also  walked  in  the  ways  of  the 
liou.se  of  Ahab  :  for  his  '^mother  was  his 
counsellor  to  do  wickedly. 

4  Wherefore  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  like  the  house  of  Ahab  :  for  they 
were  his  ^counsellors,  after  the  death  of 
his  father,  to  his  destruction. 

5  1[  He  *■  walked  also  after  their  counsel, 
and  went  with  Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab 
king  of  Israel  to  war  against  Hazael  king 
of  Syria  at  Rainoth-gilead :  and  the  Syr- 
ians smote  Joram. 

6  And  Hie  returned  to  be  healed  in  Jez- 
reel  because  of  the  wounds  *which  were 
given  him  at  Ramah,  when  he  fought 
with  Hazael  king  of  Syria.  And  ^Azariah 
the  son  of  Jehoram  king  of  Judah  went 
down  to  see  Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab  at 
Jezreel,  because  he  was  sick. 

7.  And  the  -  destruction  of  Ahaziah  ?  was 
of  God  by  coming  to  Joram  :  for  when  he 
was  come, '' he  went  out  with  Jehoram 
against  Jehu  tJie  son  of  Nimshi,  whom 
the  Lord  had  anointed  to  cut  off  the  house 
of  Ahab. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  Jehu 
was  'executing  judgment  upon  the  house 
of  Ahab,  and  'found  the  princes  of  Judah, 
and  the  sons  of  the  brethren  of  Ahaziah, 
that  ministered  to  Ahaziah,  he  slew  them. 

9  And  ''he  sought  Ahaziah:  and  they 
caught  him,  for  he  was  hid  in  Sarnaria, 
and  brought  him  1o  Jehu  :  and  when  they 
liad  slain  him,  they  buried  him  :  'Because, 


•  chap.  21  :7;  verse  6;  aKinjis,  R: -.M.etc.  ti  cliiip.  21  : 6.  c  Oen. 
27:  12,  V.i;  Deut.  7;. 1,4;  l;i:(W10;  .M;it.  10:  :;7  :  ArU4:l<».  -1  Prov. 
12:5.  <■  Micnli  fi  :  i(i.  f  2  Kings,  SI:  l.",.  *  Heh.  whtretvitli  lliei/ 
wounded  him.  f  Ciille*)  Ahazinh^wr^ti  I  ;  anJ./f/i('»/m2,cliap.2l :  17. 
X  Huh.  treading  diium.       B   rimp.  in:ir):    Deiil.  3-2  :  3ru    Judges 

IS.  The  effects  of  sin  are  often  terrible  in  this 
■world,  and  dreatlfiU  warnings  of  the  misery  which 
awaits  it  in  the  world  to  come. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

10.  Destroj/ed  all  the  srerl  royal;   tliat  they 
might  not  disturb  her  in  reigning  over  the  people. 
INSTRUCTlOiNS. 
3.  Those  parents  who  counsel  their  children  to  do 
wrong,  arc  often  the  means  of  their  destruction,  tem- 
poral and  eternal. 
504 


phat,who  '"sought  the  Loud  with  all  his 
heart.  So  the  house  of  Ahaziah  had  no 
power  to  keep  still  the  kingdom. 

10  II  But  "when  Athaliah  the  mother  of 
Ahaziah  saw  that  her  son  was  dead,  she 
arose  and  destroyed  all  the  seed  royal  of 
the  house  of  Judah. 

11  But  *  Jehoshabeath,  the  daughter  of 
the  king,  look  Joash  the  son  of  Ahaziah, 
and  stole  liiju  from  among  the  king's  sons 
that  were  slain,  and  put  him  and  liis  nurse 
in  a  bed-chamber.  So  Jehoshabeath,  the 
daughter  of  king  Jehoram,  the  wife  of  Je- 
hoiada  the  priest,  (for  she  was  the  sister 
of  Ahaziah,)  hid  him  from  Athaliah,  so 
that  she  slew  him  not. 

12  And  he  was  with  them  hid  in  the 
house  of  God  six  years :  and  Athaliah 
reigned  over  the  land. 

CHAPTER   XXIII. 

1  Jehoiada,  having  set  things  in  order,  maketh  Jca-^h 
king.     12  Athaliah  is  slain.     16  Jehoiada  restoreth 

the  worship  of  God. 

AND  °in  the  seventh  year  Jehoiada 
strengthened  himself,  and  took  the 
captains  of  hundred.s,  Azariah  the  son  of 
Jeroham,  and  Ishmael  the  sou  of  Jehoha- 
nan,  and  Azariah  the  son  of  Obcd,  and 
Maaseiah  the  son  of  Adaiah,  and  Elisha- 
phat  the  son  of  Zicliri,  into  covenant  with 
him. 

2  And  they  Ment  about  in  Judah,  and 
gathered  the  Levites  out  of  all  the  cities 
of  Judah,  and  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of 
Israel,  and  they  came  to  Jerusalem. 

3  And  all  the  congregation  made  a  p cov- 
enant with  the  king  in  tlie  house  of  God. 
And  he  said  unto  them,  Behold,  the  king's 
son  shall  reign,  as  the  Lord  hath  'said  of 
the  sons  of  David. 

4  This  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall  do:  A 
third  part  of  you  entering  on  the  sabbath, 
of  the  priests  and  of  the  Levites,  shall  be 
porters  of  the  H  doors  ; 

5  And  a  third  part  sluiUbe  at  the  king's 
house;  and  a  third  part  at  the  gate  of  the 
foundation  :  and  all  the  people  shall  be  in 
the  courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 


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II  Heh.thrtihoidl. 

5.  Those  who  knowingly  do  wrong  are  not  unfre- 
quently  given  up  of  God  to  pursue  such  courses  as 
involve  themselves  and  their  connections  in  irre- 
trievable ruin. 

10.  The  judgments  of  God  upon  the  wicked,  in- 
stead of  being  improved  a.s  a  warning  against  sin, 
arc  sometimes  made  the  occasion  of  greater  trans- 
gressions, which  bring  down  heavier  divine  judg- 
ments. 

CHAPTER  XXm. 

3.   The  kitig's  sou  ;  Joash  the  son  of  Ahaziah. 


Joash  is  crowned, 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXIV. 


and  ^ihaliah  dain. 

For  the  priest  said,  Slay  her  not 
in  the  hou.se  of  the  Lord. 

15  So  they  hiitl  liands  on  her;  and  when 
she  was  come  (o  the  entcrinsof  the ''liorse- 
gate  by  the  king's  house,  they  slew  'her 
there. 

16  TfAnd  Jehoiada  made  a  ""covenant 
between  him,  and  between  all  the  people, 
and  between  the  king,  that  "they  should 
be  the  Lord's  people. 

17  Then  all  the  people  went  to  the  house 
of  Baal,  and  brake  it  down,  and  brake  his 

cording  to  all  things  that  .lehoiada  the  '  altars  and  his  images  in  pieces,  and  ".slew 
priest  had  commanded,  and  took  every  INIattan  the  priest  of  Baal  before  the  altars, 
man  his  men  that  were  to  come  in  on  the  18  Also  Jehoiada  appointed  the  ofliccs 
sabbath,  with  them  that  were  to  go  out  on  ,  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of 
the  sabbath:  for  Jehoiada  the  priest  dis-  the  priests  the  Levites,  whom  David  had 
missed  not  the  ''courses.  distributed p  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  to 

9  INIorcovor  Jehoiada  the  priest  deliver-   offer  the  burnt-oflcrings  of  the  Lord,  as 
ed  to  the  captains  of  hundreds  spears,  and   it  is  i  written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  with 


of  the  Lord,  save  the  priests,  and  they  that 
minister*  of  the  Levites  ;  they  shall  go  in, 
for  they  are  holy  :  but  all  the  people  shall 
keep  the  watch  of  the  Lord. 

7  And  the  Levites  shall  compass  the 
king  round  about,  every  man  with  his 
weapons  in  his  hand;  and  whosoever  else 
Cometh ''into  the  house,  he  shall  be  put 
to  death :  but  be  ye  with  the  king  when 
he  Cometh  in,  and  when  he  goeth  out. 

8  So  the  Levites  and  all  Judali  did  ac- 


bucklers,  and  shields,  that  had  been  king 
David's,  ''which  were  in  the  house  of  God. 

10  And  he  set  all  the  people,  every  man 
having  his  weapon  in  his  hand,  from  the 
right  *side  of  the  ttemple  to  the  left  side 
of  the  temple,  along  by  the  altar  and  the 
temple,  by  the  king  round  about. 

11  Then  they  brought  out  the  king's 
son,  and  put  upon  him  the  crown,  and 
gave  him  the  ''testimony,  and  made  him 
king.  And  Jehoiada  and  his  sons  anoint- 
ed him,  and  said,  +God  save  the  king. 

12  11  Now  when  Athaliah  heard  the 
noise  of  the  people  running  and  praising 
the  king,  she  came  to  the  people  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord: 

1 3  And  ^she  looked,  and  behold,  the  king 
stood  at  his  pillar  at  the  entering  in,  and 
the  princes  and  the  trumpets  by  the  king: 
and  all  the  people  of  the  land  ^  rejoiced,  and 
sounded  with  trumpets,  also  the  ''singers 
with  instruments  of  music,  and  such  as 
taught  to  singpraise.  Then  'Athaliah  rent 
her  clothes,  and  said,  ^Treason,  treason. 

14  Then  Jehoiada  the  priest  brought  out 
the  captains  of  hundreds  that  were  set 
over  the  host,  and  said  unto  them.  Have 
her  J  forth  of  the  ranges:  and  whoso  fol- 
loweth  her,   let  him  be  slain  with  the 


a  I  Cliron.  23  :  28,  29.  b  Num.  3  :  10,  38.  c  1  Cliroo.  cll.  24,  25. 
.1  2  Sam.  8:7.*  Heb.  $hnuldcr.  f  H<;b.  hnute.  •  Deiit  17  :  ls-20. 
f  Heb.  Let  the  king  live,  f  Psn.  U  :  S.  e  Prov.  11:10.  hi  Cliron. 
2.t:6-8.  iEccl.  9:12.  %  Heb.  C<>Fi»piracy.  j  Ex.  21  :  U.  k  Neb. 
3:28.    1  Psa.  5:6;  .15:23;  Jaine,«2:l:).    ni  DeuL  29  :  1-15.   n  Deut. 


14.  Ranges;  ranks  of  guards  around  the  temple. 
INSTRUCTFOXS. 

1.  Revolutions  in  human  governments  are  some- 
times needlul ;  and  those  who  are  most  distinguished 
by  wisdom,  integrity,  and  influence,  arc  tiie  best 
fitted  to  take  the  direction  of  them,  and  to  conduct 
them  to  successful  results. 

8.  Power  to  select  rulers  is  with  the  people,  and 
in  doing  it  they  should  regard  the  word  and  will  of 
G-od  ;  selecting  such  persons  and  conducting  in  such 
a  manner  as  will  meet  his  approbation. 


rejoicing  and  with  singing,  as  it  was  or- 
dained II  by  David. 

19  And  he  set  the  ''porters  at  the  gates 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  that  none  whicli 
teas  unclean  in  any  thing  should  enter  in. 

20  And  he  took  the  'captains  of  hun- 
dreds, and  the  nobles,  and  the  governors 
of  the  people,  and  all  the  people  of  the 
land,  and  brought  down  the  king  from 
the  house  of  the  Lord:  and  they  came 
through  the  high  gate  into  the  king's 
house,  and  set  the  king  upon  the  throne 
of  the  kingdom. 

21  And  all  the  people  of  the  'land  re- 
joiced :  and  the  city  was  quiet,  after  that 
they  had  slain  Athaliah  with  the  sword. 

CHAPTER   XXIV. 

I  Joash  reifrneth  well  all  the  days  of  Jehoiaila.  4  He 
givi-th  order  for  the  repair  of  the  temple,  lo  Ji>hoi- 
ada's  death  and  honorable  burial.  17  Joasli.  falling 
to  idolatry,  slayeth  Zeohariah  the  son  of  J<>hoiada. 
23  Joash  is  spoiled  by  tlie  Syrians,  and  slain  by  Za- 
baJ  and  Jehozabad.     27  Amaziah  siicccedeth  liiin. 

JOASH  '^tcas  seven  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reigii,  and  he  reigned  forty 
years  in  Jerusalem.  His  mother's  name 
also  was  Zibiah  of  Beer-shcba. 

2  And  Joash  did  thai  which  rcas  right 
in  the  sight  of  tlie  Lord  all  the  ^days  of 
Jehoiada  the  priest. 

26:17-19.  «  Deut.  13:9.  i>  I  Cliron.rb.23,24.  q  Num.  fli.28.  ||  Heb. 
hyl/ie  hnnilt  of.  r  1  Cliron.  26;  I,  etc.  •  2  Kinfrs,  II  :  19.  i  Pun. 
fW  :  10,  1 1  ;  Rev.  18 :  20  ;  19 : 1 ,  3.  «  2  Kings,  11:21;  12  : 1,  etc. 
"  ch:<p.  26:5;  Isn.  99:13. 


13.  Usurpers  and  those  who  have  been  guilty  of 
treason  themselves,  arc  among  the  first  to  cry  out 
against  it  in  others.  But  not  every  rpvolnt'on  is 
wrong,  nor  should  the  cry  of  treason  '      '  ■■ 

who  have  power,  from  placing  the  ;:  i 

the  hands  of  such  >is  will  use  it  to  tin   ^  i 

and  the  good  of  mankind. 

18.  Whatever  be  the  form  of  govertlnient  and  who- 
ever is  called  to  administer  it.  it  should  be  carried 
on  in  accordance  with  the  reveahd  \«ill  of  Grod ;  and 
should  protect  all  in  their  just  rights,  especially  the 
5C5 


The  temple  repaired. 


11.  CHRONICLES,  XXIV, 


Idolatry  of  Joask. 


3  And  Jehoiada  took  for  him  Uro  wives ; 
and  he  benat  sons  and  daughters. 

4  •;  And  it  came  to  jmss  after  this,  that 
Joash  was  minded  to  *repair  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

5  And  he  gathered  together  the  priests 
and  tlic  Levites,  and  said  to  them,  Go 
out  unto  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  gather 
of  all  Israel  money  to  repair  the  house  of 
your  God  from  year  to  year,  and  see  that 
ye  hasten  the  matter.  Howbeit  the  Le- 
vites hastened  it  not. 


set  the  house  of  God  in  his  state,   ^k^u.'JS; 
and  strengthened  it. 

14  And  when  they  had  finished  it,  they 
brought  the  rest  of  the  money  before  the 
king  and  Jehoiada,  whereof  were  made 
vessels  for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  even 
vessels  to  minister,  and  ^  to  offer  iritlial, 
and  spoons,  and  vessels  of  gold  and  sil- 
ver. And  they  offered  burnt-offerings  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord  continually  all  the 
days  of  .Jehoiada. 

15  II  But  Jehoiada  waxed  old,  and  was 


6  And  the  king  called  for  Jehoiada  the   full  of  days  when  he  died  ;  a  liundrcd  and 


chief,  and  said  unto  him.  Why  hast  thou 
not  required  of  the  Levites  to  bring  in  out 
of  Judah  and  out  of  Jerusalem  the  col- 
lection, according  to  the  '■commandment  of 
]Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord,  and  of  the 
congregation  of  Isi'ael,  for  the  ''tabernacle 
of  witness'? 

7  For  the  sons  of  Athaliah,  that  wick- 
ed woman,  had  ""broken  up  the  house  of 
God;  and  also  all  the  dedicated  ''things 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord  did  they  bestow 
upon  Baalim. 

8  And  at  the  king's  commandment  they 
made  a  chest,  and  set  it  without  at  the 
gate  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  they  made  atproclamation  through 
Judah  and  Jerusalem,  to  bring  in  to  the 
Lord  the  '"collection  that  Moses  the  ser- 
vant of  God  laid  upon  Israel  in  the  wil- 
derness. 

10  And  all  the  princes  and  all  the  peo- 
ple "^ rejoiced,  and  brought  in,  and  cast  into 
the  chest,  until  they  had  made  an  end. 

11  Now  it  came  to  pass,  that  at  what 
time  the  chest  was  brought  unto  the  king's 
office  by  the  hand  of  the  Levites,  and 
when  they  saw  that  there  was  much  mon- 
ey, the  king's  scribe  and  the  high-priest's 
officer  came  and  emptied  the  chest,  and 
took  it,  and  carried  it  to  his  place  again. 
Thus  they  did  ^day  by  day,  and  gathered 
money  in  abundance. 

12  And  the  king  and  Jehoiada  gave  it 
to  such  as  did  the  work  of  the  service  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  hired  masons 
and  carpenters  to  repair  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  also  such  as  wrouglit  iron  and 
brass  to  mend  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

13  So  the  workmen  wrought,  and  ^the 
work  was  perfected  by  them,  and  they 


»  H'-b.  riMtia.  •  Kx.  HO  :  1-2-16.  h  Num.  1  :  60 :  Arts  7  ;  44. 
t  rlii.p.  -21  :  17.  *  Kiek.  Ifi ;  17-19 ;  Honei.  i :  X,  n.  t  Heb.  voict. 
rvPr.K.  r.>ror.9:7.  B  I  Cor.  16:1!.  t  Hv\>.  Ihe  hralind  went  up 
upon  Ihr  tvmk.  %  Or,  ;«-«/i7l.  h  clinp.  «;  v.-rse-2:  1-2,  M.  1  Prov. 
26 :  X.  i  Prov.  29  ;  1 2.  k  1  Kin(^.  U :  2:t.  I  ilmp.  28  :  1  :l ;  2'.l :  8  ; 
3fi:  U-I6;  .IuilgesS:8;  HoseaS:  10,  M;  Zepli.  I  :  4-6;  Epli.5:ti. 


right  to  worship  their  Maker  according  to  the  dictates 
of  coiLSoience. 

CHAPTER  XXrV. 
0.   T/ie   commandment    of   Moses;     Exodus 
30:1?- 16. 

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thirty  years  old  xcas  he  when  he  died. 

16  And  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of 
David  among  the  kings,  because  he  had 
done  ''good  in  Israel,  both  toward  God, 
and  toward  his  house. 

17  Now  after  the  death  of  Jehoiada  came 
the  princes  of  Judah,  and  made '  obeisance 
to  the  king.  Then  the  king  J  hearkened 
unto  them. 

18  And  they  left  the  house  of  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  and  ''served  groves 
and  idols:  and  wrath  'came  upon  Judah 
and  Jerusalem  for  this  their  trespass. 

19  Yet  "'he  sent  prophets  to  them,  to 
bring  them  again  unto  the  Lord;  and 
they  testified  against  them:  but  "they 
would  not  give  ear. 

20  And  the  Spirit  of  God  I'came  upon 
Zcchariah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  the  priest, 
which  stood  above  the  people,  and  said  unto 
them.  Thus  saitli  God,  "Why  transgressye 
the  commandments  of  the  Lord,  that  ye 
cannot  prosper?  because  ''ye  have  forsak- 
en the  Lord,  he  hath  also  forsaken  you. 

21  And  they  i  conspired  against  him, 
and  ■■  stoned  him  with  stones  at  the  com- 
mandment of  the  king  in  the  court  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

22  Thus  Joash  the  king  remembered  not 
the  kindness  which  Jehoiada  his  father 
had  done  to  him,  but  "slew  his  son.  And 
when  he  died,  he  said.  The  Lord  look 
upon  it,  and  'require  it. 

23  11  And  it  came  to  pass  *at  the  end  of 
the  year,  that  the  "host  of  Syria  came  up 
against  him  :  and  they  came  to  Judah  and 
Jerusalem,  and  destroyed  all  the  princes 
of  the  people  from  among  the  people,  and 
sent  all  the  spoil  of  them  unto  the  king 
of  tDamaseus. 


m  .)er.  7  :  'JS,  M  ;  '25 : 4  ;  26 :  B.  n  P»a.  ft'i :  7,  8  ;  Art*  7  :  ol .  \\  Heb. 
clothed,  .IuU?i-»  fi  :  .'M.  »  Num.  14:41.  p  clinp.  15  :  i.  q  Jer. 
18:18.  r  Mnttlie\v2I:35;  2:t:35;  Actii7:58,  59  •  Proverln 
17:1.3.  I  Psulm  10:14;  .Ier.5l:56;  Lukell:51;  2  Tlmotliy, 
4  :  16.  *  Htb.  in  lUc  revolution  of.  u  2  Kings,  12  :  17.  t  Heb. 
Darmtftk. 


14.   ContinitaUy ;  daily. 

17.  Aladr  obeisance ;  rendered  homage,  and  made 
entreaty  for  the  restoration  of  idolatry. 

22.  tiook  upon  it ;  will  look  upon  it,  atid  re- 
quire,  that  is,  punish  it. 


Joash  is  slain. 


II.  CHRONICLES,   XXV. 


R  c  ign  of  Am  a  z  ia  h 


S; u'sS^'  24  For  the  army  of  the  Syrians 
came  witli  a  ^small  company  of  men,  and 
the  Lord  ''delivered  a  very  great  host  into 
their  hand,  because  they  had  forsaken  the 
Lord  God  of  their  fathers.  So  they  exe- 
cuted "^judgment  against  Joash. 

25  And  when  they  were  departed  from 
him,  (for  they  left  him  in  great  diseases,) 
his  own  servants  conspired  against  him 
for  the  blood  of  the  sons  of '' Jelioiada  the 
priest,  and  slew  him  on  his  bed,  and  he 
died  :  and  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of 
David,  but  they  buried  him  not  in  the 
sepulchres  of  the  kings. 

26  And  these  arc  they  that  conspired 
against  him  :  *Zabad  the  son  of  Shimeath 
an  Ammonitess,  and  Jehozabad  the  son 
of  tShimrith  a  INIoabitess. 

27  T[  Now  concerning  his  sons,  and  the 
greatness  of  the  burdens  laid  upon  him, 
and  the  ^repairing  of  the  house  of  God, 
behold,  they  arc  written  in  the  ^story  of 
the  book  of  the  kings.  And  Amaziah  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER   XXV. 

1  Amaziah  beginnetli  to  reign  well.  3  He  executeth 
justice  on  the  traitors.  5  Having  hired  an  army  of 
Israelites  against  the  Edomites,  at  the  word  of  a 
prophet  he  loseth  the  huTidred  talents,  and  dismisseth 
them.  11  He  ovcrthroweth  the  Kdomites.  10,  13 
The  fsraelites,  discontented  with  their  dismission, 
spoil  as  they  return  home.  14  Ariiaziali,  proud  of 
his  victory,  serveth  the  gods  of  Edom,  and  despiseth 
the  admonitions  of  the  prophet.  17  He  provoketh 
Joash  to  his  overthrow.  25  His  reign.  27  He  is 
slain  by  conspiracy. 

AMAZIAH  ''ivas  twenty  and  five  years 
old  when  lie  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  twenty  and  nine  years  in  Jeru- 
salem.    And  his  mother's  name  ircis  Je- 
hoaddan  of  Jerusalem. 
2  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the 

«  Lev.  2H  :  37 ;  Deut  32  :  30  ;  Isb.  30  :  17.  b  Lev.  26  : 2.n  ;  Deut 
?8:25,48.  c  cliap.22;  8  ;  Isa.  10  :  .1.  it  verses  2 1,  22.  "  Or,  Joz- 
orAai-,  2  Kings,  12:21.  t  O',  Shotnei:  t  Ueb.  founding,  j  Or, 
commentary.      e  2  Kings,  14  :  1.  etc.        f  Psa.  78  r  37 ;  Isa.  2!1 :  13  ; 


24.  Exeviited'jiidgment ;  the  just  judgments 
of  God  against  Joash  for  his  sins. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  It  is  a  great  blessing  for  men,  especially  when 
young,  to  be  surrounded  with  wise  and  pious  coun- 
sellors ;  and  in  following  their  advice  they  will  find 
the  ways  of  wisdom  to  be  ways  of  pleasant nes-i  and 
her  paths  to  be  paths  of  peace. 

4.  Many  are  zealous  in  the  externals  of  religion 
who  have  no  real  piety ;  and  who,  when  left  to  the 
flattery  of  the  wicked,  will  cast  off  the  .appearance 
of  religion  and  be  guilty  of  the  most  abominable 
iniquity. 

7.  \Vicked  rulers  by  their  profane  treatment  of 
sacred  things,  corrupt  the  hearts  of  the  people  and 
bring  down  upon  them  the  just  judgments  of  G-od. 

10.  When  rulers  and  those  in  authority  set  the 
example  of  outward  respect  for  divine  things,  mul- 
titudes are  ready  to  follow;  and  many  will  give  of 
their  substance  to  repair  and  decorate  houses  of 
worship,  who  will  not  give  their  hearts  to  God. 

17.  When  pious  persons  who  have  been  instru- 
mental in  keeping  up  public  worship,  are  removed 


sight  of  the  Lord,  but  ""not  with  a  perfect 
heart. 

3  T[  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king- 
dom was  II  established  to  him,  tliat  lie  slew 
his  servants  that  had  killed  the  king  his 
father. 

4  But  he  slew  not  their  children,  bul  did 
as  it  15  6  written  in  the  law  in  the  book  of 
Moses,  Avhere  the  Lord  commanded,  say- 
ing, '■  The  fathers  shall  not  die  for  tiie  chil- 
dren, neillier  shall  the  children  die  for  the 
fathers,  but  every  man  sliall  die  for  his 
own  sin. 

5  1[  Moreover  Amaziah  gathered  Judali 
together,  and  made  them  captains  over 
thousands,  and  captains  over  luindreds, 
according  to  the  liouscs  of  their  fathers, 
throughout  all  Judah  and  Benjamin:  and 
he  numbered  them  from  'twenty  years 
old  and  above,  and  found  them  three  hun- 
dred thousand  choice  men,  able  to  go  forth 
to  war,  that  could  handle  spear  and  shield. 

6  He  hired  also  a  hundred  thousand 
mighty  men  of  valor  out  of  Israel  for  a 
hundred  talents  of  silver. 

7  But  there  came  a  man  of  God  to  him, 
saying,  0  king,  let  notthearmy  of  Israel  go 
with  thee ;  for  the  Loud  is  not  with  Israel, 
to  w'it.  icifh  all  the  children  of  Ephraim. 

8  But  if  thou  wilt  go,  do  it,  be  strong 
for  the  battle :  God  shall  make  thee  fall 
before  the  enemy  :  for  God  >  hath  power  to 
help,  and  to  cast  down. 

9  And  Amaziah  said  to  the  man  of  God, 
But  what  shall  we  do  for  the  hundred 
talents  which  I  have  given  to  the  *army 
of  Israel?  And  the  man  of  God  answer- 
ed. The  Lord  is  ''able  to  give  thee  much 
more  than  this. 

1 0  Then  Amaziah  separated  them,  to  irit. 


Hosea  10:2:  James  1  :8;  4:8.  \\  Heb.  confirmed  upon  him. 
eDeut.24:l6.  b  Jer.  31 :  30 ;  Kick.  1 8 :  20.  iNum.l:3.  j  rhnp, 
20:t>;  Psalme2:ll  ;  Eccl.9:  II.  '  Ve\>.  band,  k  Psalm  24  : 1  ; 
Prov.  10:22;  Phil.  4:19. 


by  death,  survivors  who  have  no  love  for  it  often 
renounce  it,  and  show  by  their  conduct  that  their 
appearance  of  religion  sprung  from  regard  to  men, 
not  to  God. 

19.  Apostates  who  have  cast  off  the  fear  of  the 
Lord,  are  exceedingly  averse  to  being  reproved  for 
their  sins,  and  often  hate,  persecute,  and  even  kill 
those  who  reprove  them. 

22.  Though  God  sometimes  suffers  the  wicked  to 
kill  his  servants,  and  their  punishment  m.iy  be  for 
a  while  delayed,  it  will,  unless  they  repent,  in  due 
time  overtake  them. 

24.  With  a  very  small  company  God  can  easily 
overcome  and  desolate  the  country  of  those  who 
rebel  against  him,  and  show  them,  by  their  puni.sh- 
ment,  his  wrath  against  their  iniquity. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 
2.  He  dill  that  which  was  right ;  externally 
and  for  a  time. 

C  He  hired  also  a  hundred  thousand  mighty 
men  ;  to  assist  him  in  a  war  which  he  proposed 
aoTiinst  the  Edomites. 

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AmaziaVs  idolatry 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXV. 


and  doumfall. 


the  army  that  was  come  to  him  out  of 
Ephraim,  to  go  *hoine  again  :  wherefore 
their  anger  was  greatly  kindled  against 
Judah,  and  they  returned  home  in  tgreat 
anger. 

1 1  1[  And  Amaziah  strengthened  him- 
self, and  led  forth  his  people,  and  went 
to  the  valley  of  salt,  and  smote  of  the 
children  of  Seir  ten  thousand. 

12  And  other  ten  thousand  left  alive  did 
the  children  of  Judah  carry  away  captive, 
and  brought  them  unto  the  top  of  the  rock, 
and  cast  them  down  from  the  top  of  the 
rock,  that  they  all  were  broken  in  pieces. 

1 3  1[  But  the  isoldiers  of  the  army  which 
Amaziah  sent  back,  that  they  should  not 
go  with  him  to  battle,  fell  upon  the  cities 
of  Judah,  from  Samaria  even  unto  Beth- 
horon,  and  smote  three  thousand  of  them, 
and  took  much  spoil. 

14  1[  Now  it  came  to  pass,  after  that 
Amaziah  was  come  from  the  slaughter  of 
the  Edomites,  that  he  brought  *the  gods 
of  the  children  of  Seir,  and  set  them  up  to 
he  his  gods,  and  ''bowed  down  himself  be- 
fore them,  and  burned  incense  unto  them. 

15  Wherefore  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  Amaziah,  and  he 
sent  unto  him  a  prophet,  which  said  un- 
to him.  Why  hast  thou  sought  after  the 
gods  of  the  people,  "=  which  could  not  de- 
liver their  own  people  out  of  thy  handl 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  talked 
with  him,  that  the  king  said  unto  him, 
Art  thou  made  of  the  king's  counsel? 
forbear;  why  shouldest  thou  be  smitten'? 
Then  the  prophet  forbare,  and  said,  I 
know  that  God  hath  ^determined  to  de- 
stroy thee,  ''because  thou  h.ast  done  this, 
and  hast  not  hearkened  unto  my  counsel. 

17  •[  Then  ''Amaziah  king  of  Judah  took 
advice,  and  sent  to  Joash,  the  sou  of  Jeho- 
ahaz,  the  son  of  Jeliu,  king  of  Israel,  saying, 
Come,  let  us  see  one  another  in  the  face. 

1 8  And  Joash  king  of  Israel  sent  to  Am- 
aziah king  of  Judah,  saying,  The  lUhistle 
that?ra.s-  in  Lebanon  sent  to  the  cedar  that 
was  in  Lebanon,  saying,  Give  thy  daugh- 


*  Heb.  to  their  place.  f  Heb.  heat  of  anger.  J  Heb.  font  of 
the  band.  •  cliiip.  2K:  23.  li  Kx  itO  : ;),  ft ;  Isn.  44  :  19.  c  vereee 
II,  12;  P»il.9B:S.  ^  Heh.  eountelled.  d  1  S.im.  2  :  25.  e  2  Hints, 
14:8,  etc.     \\  Or,  furzehuth,  or  thoin.      "  Hvh.  beast  of  the  Jield. 


11.  Children  of  Seir ;  Edomites. 

17.  Let  Its  see  one  another ;  engage  in  battle. 

27.  Lachish  ;  in  the  south-west  part  of  Judah. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Many  for  a  time  do  that  externally  which  is 
right,  who  have  no  supreme  regard  to  God,  and 
whose  services  for  this  reason  are  not  accepted  of 
him. 

5.  When  men  engage  in  projects  without  asking 
counsel  of  the  Lord,  they  may  expect  them  to  be 
sources  of  trouble,  if  not  of  ruin. 

7.  Men,   out  of   regard    to    their   own    interests 
merely,  sometimes  do  externally  as  the  Lord  directs, 
5C8 


ter  to  my  son  to  wife :  and  there  *'B"t\!46 
passed  by  a  *wild  beast  that  was  in  Leb- 
anon, and  trode  down  the  thistle. 

19  Thou  sayest,  Lo,  thou  hast  smitten 
the  P^domites;  and  thy  heart  lifteth  thee 
up  to  boast:  abide  now  at  home;  why 
shouldest  thou  meddle  to  thy  hurt,  that 
thou  shouldest  fall,  even  thou,  and  Judah 
with  thee? 

20  But  Amaziah  would  not  hear;  ""for  it 
came  of  God,  that  lie  might  deliver  them 
into  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  because 
they  sought  after  the  gods  of  Edom. 

21  So  Joash  the  king  of  Israel  went  up ; 
and  they  saw  one  another  in  the  face, 
both  he  and  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  at 
Beth-shemesh,  which  belongeth  to  Judah. 

22  And  Judah  was  tput  to  the  worse 
before  Israel,  and  they  fled  every  man  to 
his  tent. 

23  And  Joash  the  king  of  Israel  took 
Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  the  son  of  Joash, 
the  son  of^Jchoahaz,  at  Beth-shemesh, 
and  brought  him  to  Jerusalem,  and  brake 
down  the  wall  of  Jerusalem  from  the  gate 
of  Ephraim  to  the  +corner-gate,  ''four  hun- 
dred cubits. 

24  And  he  took  all  the  gold  and  the  sil- 
ver, and  all  the  vessels  that  were  found 
in  the  house  of  God  with  Obed-edom, 
and  the  treasures  of  the  king's  house,  the 
hostages  also,  and  returned  to  Samaria. 

25  1[  And  'Amaziah  the  son  of  Joash  king 
of  Jndah  lived  after  the  death  of  Joash  son 
of  Jehoahaz  king  of  Israel  fifteen  years. 

26  Now  the  rest  of  the  act.s  of  Amaziah, 
first  and  last,  behold,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Judah  and 
Israel ? 

27  H  Now  J  after  the  time  that  Amaziah 
did  turn  away  from  Hollowing  the  Lord 
they  II  made  a  conspiracy  against  him  in 
Jerusalem;  and  he  fled  to  Lachish:  but 
they  sent  to  Lachish  after  him,  and  slew 
him  there. 

28  And  they  brought  him  upon  horses, 
and  buried  liim  with  his  fathers  in  the 
city  of  *Judah. 


f  chap.  22:7:  verse  IB;  1  Kings,  12:  IS.  f  Heb.  tmilten.  «  Hinp. 
21:17.  ^  Heb.  gate  of  it  that  luokelh.  h  chap.  2K :  >).  i  2  Kin^s, 
14:17,  etc.  j  cbnp.  1.t:2.  %  Heh.  after.  [|  Hvh.  contpireil  u 
compiracy.     *  That  is,  the  city  of  David;  2  Kings,  14  :  20. 


and  thus  save  themselves  from  many  of  the  evils 
which  would  otherwise  come  upon  them. 

9.  Men  are  often  very  reluctant  to  do  what  is 
right,  on  account  of  the  pecuniary  sacrifice  it  may 
involve ;  but  whatever  be  the  sacrifice  which  obe- 
dience to  God  may  occasion,  it  is  wise  to  make  it. 
for  God  can  give  us  much  more  than  we  lose  for . 
his  sake. 

12.  Apostasy  and  cruelty  are  often  united.  W.-tr 
tends  to  the  production  and  increase  of  both,  and  is 
a  source  of  innumerable  evils  to  mankind. 

14.  That  men  who  know  the  true  God  and  have 
received  special  blessings  from  him,  should  renounce 


Uzziali's  prosperity, 


II.  CHROxMCLES,   XXVI. 


sin,  and  punishment. 


tlut     CHAPTER   XXVI. 

1  Uzziah  succeeding,  and  reigning  well  in  the  days  of 
Zechariah,  prospereth.  Ki  Waxing  proud,  he  invad- 
etli  the  priest"s  office,  and  is  smitten  with  leprosy. 
2'i  He  dielh,  and  Jotham  succeedelh  him. 

THEN  *all  the  people  of  Jiulah  took 
Uzziah,*  who  was  sixteen  ycar.s  old, 
and  made  him  king  in  the  room  of  his 
father  Amaziah. 

2  He  built  Eloth,  and  restored  it  to  ,Iudah, 
after  that  the  king  slept  with  his  fathers. 

3  Sixteen  years  old  ?i'«.s-  Uzziah  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  fifty  and 
two  years  in  Jerusalem.  His  mother's 
name  also  teas  Jecoliah  of  Jerusalem. 

4  And  he  did  that  ichich  was  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  aecording  to  all 
that  his  father  Amaziah  did. 

5  And  he  sought  God  in  the  days  ''of 
Zechariah,  who  had  understanding  in  the 
visionst  of  God  :  and  as  '^  long  as  he  sought 
the  Lord,  God  made  him  to  prosper. 

6  And  he  went  forth  and  warred  against 
the  Philistines,  and  brake  down  the  wall 
of  Gath,  and  the  wall  of  Jabneh,  and  the 
wall  of  Ashdod,  and  built  cities  -about 
Ashdod,  and  among  the  Philistines. 

7  And  God  helped  liim  ''against  th€ 
Philistines,'^  and  against  the  Arabians  that 
dwelt  in  Gur-baal,  and  the  Mchunim. 

8  And  the  Ammonites  gave  ''gifts  to  Uz- 
ziah ;  and  his  name  s  spread  abroad  even  to 
the  entering  in  of  Egypt ;  for  he  strength- 
ened himself  exceedingly. 

9  Moreover  Uzziah  built  towers  in  Je- 
rusalem at  the  s  corner-gate,  and  at  the 
valley-gate,  and  at  the  turning  of  the  wall, 
and  i  fortified  them. 

10  Also  he  built  towers  in  the  desert, 
and  'digged  many  wells  :  for  he  had  much 
cattle,  both  in  the  low  country,  and  in  the 
jilains  ;  husbandmen  also,  and  vine-dress- 
ers in  the  mountains,  and  in  tCarmel: 
for  he  loved  ^husbandry. 

1 1  Moreover  Uzziah  had  a  host  of  fight-  ^ 
ing  men,  that  went  out  to  war  by  bands,; 
aecording  to  the  number  of  their  account 
by  the  hand  of  Jeiel  the  scribe  and  Maa- 
seiah  the  ruler,  under  the  hand  of  Hana- 
niah,  one  of  the  king's  captains. 


»  i  Kinss,  14:21, 'ii;  15:  1,  etc.  *  Or,  Azariah.  k  chap.  2-«  :  2 ; 
Gen.  41 :  I."*,  38  ;  Dan.  1 :  17  ;  10  :  1.  t  Heb.  seeinff.  c  I  Cliron. 
2-2:13.  J  Or,  m  the  country  <)/ A/irfod.  d  lChron.5:20;  Isa. 
I4:2f'.  '  chap.  21  :  16.  f  chnp.  17:11.  \  Heb.  wtnt.  f  chap. 
25:2;!;  Neh.  3:13,  32;  Zocli.  14:10.  n  Or,  repairtd.  "Or, 
ctil  out  muny  citterns.        \  Oz,  fruitful  Jteldi.        X  Hih.  ground. 


liis  service,  bow  down  to  idols,  and  expect  to  be 
trainers  by  it,  shows  that  the  heart  is  deceitful  above 
;ill  thin£;s  and  desperately  wicked. 

16.  \^'hen  men  persevere  in  rejecting  the  coun.se!  of 
G-od.  it  is  evidence  that  he  intends  to  destroy  them. 

17.  As  a  punishment  for  their  sins,  God  otten  suf- 
fers the  wicked,  in  gratification  of  their  pride,  to 
engage  in  projects  which  occasion  their  ruin. 

'Si^  Turning  away  from  the  Lord  is  often  followed 
by  great  troubles  from  men,  who,  though  they  mean 
not  so,  neither  does  their  heart  think  so,  are  yet 


12  The  whole  number  of  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  the  mighty  men  of  valor 
loere  two  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

13  And  under  their  hand  u-us  ^an  army, 
three  hundred  thousand  and  seven  thou- 
sandand  five  hundred, that  madewarwith 
mighty  power,  to  help  the  king  against 
the  enemy. 

14  And  Uzziah  prepared  for  them  through- 
out all  the  host  shields,  and  .spears,  and 
helmets,  and  habergeons,  and  bows,  and 
slings  II  to  cast  stones. 

15  And  he  made  in  Jerusalem  engines, 
invented  by  cunning  men,  to  be  on  the 
towers  and  upon  the  bulwarks,  to  shoot 
arrows  and  great  stones  withal.  And  his 
name  *spread  far  abroad ;  for  he  was 
marvellously  helped,  till  he  was  strong. 

1 6  ^  But  '■when  he  was  strong,  his  heart 
was  lifted  up  to  his  'destruction:  for  he 
transgressed  against  the  Lord  his  God, 
and  J  went  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord  to 
burn  incense  upon  the  altar  of  incense. 

17  And^  Azariah  the  priest  went  in  af- 
ter him,  and  with  him  fourscore  priests 
of  the  Lord,  that  were  valiant  men  : 

18  And  they  withstood  Uzziah  the  king, 
and  said  unto  hitn,  It  appcrtainvth  'not 
unto  thee,  Uzziah,  to  burn  incense  unto 
the  Lord,  but  to  the  priests  the  sons  of 
Aaron,  that  are  '"consecrated  to  burn  in- 
cense:  go "out  of  the  sanctuary  ;  for  thou 
hast  trespassed;  ncither.v/i(i//j7  6c  for  thine 
honor"  from  the  Lord  God. 

19  Tlien  L^zziah  was  Pwroth,  and  had  a 
censer  in  his  hand  to  burn  incense:  and 
while")  he  was  wroth  with  the  priests, 
the  leprosy  even  rose  up  in  his  forehead 
before  the  priests  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  from  beside  the  inccnsc-altar. 

20  And  Azariah  the  chief  priest,  and 
all  the  priests,  looked  upon  him,  and  be- 
hold, he  xi'as  leprous  in  his  forehead,  and 
they  thrust  him  out  from  thence;  yea, 
himself"^  hasted  also  to  go  out,  because 
the  Lord  had  smitten  him. 

21  And  'Uzziah  the  king  was  a  leper 
unto  the  day  of  his  death,  and  dwelt  in 
a  +  several  'house,  being  a  leper;   for  he 


%  HfiXt.  the  power  of  an  army.  \\  Heh.  ttonei  of  ttinpt.  *  Heb 
went  forth,  h  chap.  25: 1<(;  Deiit.  8: 14:  32: 1.").  i  I'rov.  IB:  IS 
i  2  Kings,  16:12,  13.  k  1  Cliron.  6: 10.  1  Num.  16:  40:  18  :  <. 
n>  Ex.  :!0:7,  8;  Heb.  6:4.  n  l  Cor.  ft  :  .1.  ol  Sam.  2:30.  p  chap. 
25:16.  1  Num.  12:10;  3Kinga,6:27.  r  E!ither6: 12.  •2King«, 
15:6.    fWeb.free.    t  Lev.  13  :  46;  Nuni.6:  2  ;  12: 16;  2  Kingi>,7:3. 


instrumental  in  executing  the  wrath  of  God  upon 
those  who  rebel  against  him. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 
7.  Mehtini >7i ;  a  people  in  Arabia. 
10.   Carmel ;  a  fertile  region  in  Judah. 
14.  Habergeons  ;  armor  covering  the  neck  and 
breast. 

21.  Several  house :  one  separate  from  all  other.*!. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
5.  Those  who  rightly  seek  the  Lord  will  not  want 
569 


Jothams  good  reign.  II.    CHRONICLES,    XXVIII.  Evil  reign  of  Aha 


was  cut  off  from  the  hoii.se  of  the  Lord: 
aiul  .lotham  his  sou  icas  over  the  king's 
house,  judging  the  people  of  the  land. 

22  ^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Uzziah, 
first  and  last,  did  "Isaiah  the  prophet,  the 
son  of  Amoz,  write. 

23  So  ''  Uzziah  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  they  buried  him  M'ith  his  fathers  in 
the  field  of  the  burial  which  belonged  to 
the  kings;  for  they  said.  He  is  a  leper: 
and  Jotham  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTEll   XXVII. 

1  .Totham  reigning  well  prospereth.    5  He  siibdueth  the 
Ammonites.     7  His  reign.     9  Ahaz  succeedeth  him. 

JOTHAM *=  U'as  twenty  and  five  years 
old  Mhen  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  sixteen  years  in  Jerusalem.  His 
mother's  name  also  teas  Jerushah,  the 
daughter  of  Zadok. 

2  And  he  did  that  u-hich  was  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all 
that  his  father  LTzziah  did :  howbeit  he 
entered  not  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 
And  the  people  did  yet  corruptly. 

3  He  built  the  high  gate  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  on  the  wall  of  *Ophel  he 
built  much. 

4  Moreover  he  built  cities  in  the  moun- 
tains of  Judah,  and  in  the  forests  he  built 
castles  and  towers. 

')  *[]  He  fought  also  with  the  king  of  the 
Ammonites,  and  prevailed  against  them. 
.Vnd  the  children  of  Ammou  gave  him 
the  same  year  a  hundred  talents  of  sil- 
A'er,  and  ten  thousand  measures  of  wheat, 
and  ten  thousand  of  barley.  tSo  much 
did  the  children  of  Amnion  pay  unto  him, 
both  the  second  year,  and  the  third. 

6  So  .lotham  became ''mighty, because ''he 
preparedt  hiswaysbefore  the  Lord  his  God. 

7  1[  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jotham, 
and  all  his  wars,  and  his  ways,  lo,  they 


arc  written   in   the  book  of  the 
kings  of  Israel  and  Judah. 

8  He  was  five  and  twenty  years  old 
when  lie  began  to  reign,  and  reigned  six- 
teen years  in  Jerusalem. 

9  ^  And  Jotham  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  David  : 
and  Aliaz  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER   XXVIII. 

1  Ahaz  reigning  very  wickedly  is  greatly  afflicted  by 
the  Syrians.  6  Judah  being  captivated  by  the  Israel- 
ites is  sent  home  by  the  counsel  of  Oded  the  prophet. 
16  Ahaz  sending  (or  aid  to  Assyria  is  not  helped 
thereby.  2'2  In  his  distress  he  groweth  more  idola- 
trous.    20  He  dying,  Hezekiah  succeedeth  him. 

A  H AZ  ^  icas  twenty  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  six- 
teen years  in  Jerusalem:  but  he  did  not 
that  which  vas  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  like  David  his  father: 

2  For  he  walked  in  the  ways  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  and  made  also  ^molten 
images  for ''Baalim. 

3  Moreover  lie  ^^  burnt  incense  in  the 
valley'  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  and  J  burnt 
his  children  in  the  fire,  after  the  abomi- 
nations of  the  heathen  whom  the  Lord 
had  cast  out  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  He  sacrificed  also  and  burnt  incense 
in  the  high  places,  and  on  the  hills,  and 
under  every  green  tree. 

5  Wherefore''  the  Lord  his  Cod  delivered 
him  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria  ;  and 
they  smote  him,  and  carried  away  a  great 
multitude  of  them  captives,  and  brought 
ihcm  to  "Damascus.  And  he  was  also  de- 
livered info  the  hand  oF  the  king  of  Israel, 
who  smote  him  with  a  great  slaughter. 

6  For  '  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah  slew 
in  Judah  a  hundred  and  twenty  thousand 
in  one  day,  icJiich  ivere  all  *valiant  men; 
because  '"they  had  forsaken  the  Lord  God 
of  their  fathers. 


a  Isa.  1:1.  b  Isa.  6:1.  c  2  Kinpi,  16  :3-2,  etc.  *  Or,  tlie 
/ou!<!r,  chap.  .13:14;  Nell.  3:26,  27.  f  Heb.  TAij.  d  cliap.  26 ;  .S. 
"cliap.  19:3.  t  Or,  ettablUhcd.  f  2  Kings,  1«:  2,  etc.  f  Kx. 
34:17:   Lev.  1P:<.         h  Judges  2: 11;    Hosea  2  :  13,  17.        %  Or, 


any  good  thing,  but  may  expect  to  prosper  both  for 
this  life  and  tlie  life  to  come. 

7.  Help  from  God  is  needful  in  all  human  under- 
takings, and  those  who  receive  it  may  hope  to  tri- 
umph over  all  their  foes. 

10.  Husbandry  is  a  most  healthful,  honorable, 
and  useful  employment ;  and  one  which  has  en- 
gaged the  attention  and  the  labors  of  some  of  the 
wisest  and  best  of  mankind. 

11.  Dependence  on  God,  when  rightly  viewed,  will 
not  prevent  the  diligent  use  of  means,  or  hinder  one 
from  making  all  proper  efforts  lo  accomplish  his  ends. 

16.  When  men  are  greatly  prospered,  unless  kept 
humble  by  divine  grace  they  will  be  lifted  up  with 
pride,  and  in  the  gratification  of  it  work  out  their 
ruin. 

19.  Men  who  refuse  to  hearken  to  friendly  warn- 
ings, and  are  angry  iit  just  rebukes,  may  expect  to 
be  visited  with  the  sore  judgments  of  heaven. 

21.  Sin  is  a  source  of  great  calamities  here,  and 
570 


nffcied  sacrifice.      i  2  Ki 

ngs,  23:  10.      j  cliap.  33:6;  Lev.  18:21  ; 

Ksa.  106::i7;  .ler.  32  :  Sii ; 

Kzek.  16:20,  21  ;    Mirnlifi:7.        k    Ifi». 

T:  1.     II  Hcb.  Darmctek. 

1  2  Kiiiss,  16  :  27.     *  Hcb.  son$  of  valor. 

m  neut.31  :  10,  17;  Josh 

24:20;  Isa   1:28;  Jer.  15 :H. 

if  not  repented  of,  will  cause  endless  misery  here- 
after. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

2.  He  entered  not  into  the  temple  ;  as  Uzziah 
rashly  did  to  burn  incense.     Chap.  26  :  16. 

3.  Ophel ;  aheighton  the  east  side  of  Jerusalem. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Men  who  imitate  the  virtues  and  avoid  the 
vices  of  those  who  have  gone  before  them,  may  ex- 
pect the  blessing  of  God. 

6.  Those  who  in  all  their  ways  acknowledge  God, 
and  whatever  they  do,  do  it  heartily  from  love  to  his 
name  and  service,  will  ris{;  to  gre;it  eminence  in  spirit- 
ual life,  be  blessed  in  death,  and  glorious  to  eternity. 

CHAPTER  XXVni. 

3.  Yaltey  of  thcsonof  Hinnom  ;  a  valley  south 
of  Jerusalem,  into  which  was  afterwards  tiirown  the 
filth  of  the  city. 

6.   Pekah:  the  kins:  of  Israel. 


Captives  restored. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXVHI. 


Idolatry  of  Jlhaz. 


J.M.K63.  y  ^,^jj  2ichri,  a  mighty  man  of 
Ephraim,  slew  Maaseiah  the  kind's  son, 
and  Azfikam  the  governor  of  the  house, 
and  Elkanah  that  ica.s  *next  to  the  king. 

8  ^[  And  the  children  of  Israel  carried 
away  captive  of  their  ^brethren  two  hun- 
dred thousand,  women,  sons,  and  daugh- 
ters, and  took  also  away  much  spoil  from 
them,  and  brought  the  spoil  to  Samaria. 

9  But  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  was  tlicre, 
whose  name  icas  Oded  :  and  he  went  out 
before  the  host  that  came  to  Samaria,  and 
said  unto  them,  Behold,  because  the  Loun 
God  of  your  fathers  was  wroth  with  Ju- 
dah,  he  hath  delivered  them  into  your 
hand,  and  ''ye  have  slain  them  in  a  rage 
that  "^reacheth  up  unto  heaven. 

10  And  now  ye  purpose  to  keep  under 
the  children  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem  for 
bondmen''  and  bondwomen  unto  you  :  but 
are  there  not  with  you,  ^even  with  you, 
sins  against  the  Lord  your  God*? 

1 1  Now  hear  me  therefore,  and  "^deliver 
the  captives  again,  which  yc  have  taken 
captive  of  your  brethren:  ?for  the  fierce 
wrath  of  the  Lord  is  upon  you. 

12  Then  certain  of  the  heads  of  the 
children  of  Ephraim,  Azariah  the  son  of 
Johanan,  Bereehiah  the  son  of  Meshille- 
moth,  and  Jehizkiah  the  son  of  Shallum, 
and  Amasa  the  son  of  Iladlai,  stood  up 
against  them  that  came  from  the  war, 

13  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  shall  not 
bring  in  the  captives  hither:  for  whereas 
we  have  offended  against  the  Lord  al- 
rrndy,  ye  intend  to  add  more  to  our  sins  and 
to  our  trespass  :  for  our  trespass  is  great, 
and  there  is  fierce  wrath  against  Israel. 

14  So  the  armed  men  left  the  captives 
and  the  spoil  before  the  princes  and  all 
the  congregation. 

1 5  And  the  men  which  were  expressed  by 
name'"  rose  up,  and  took  the  captives,  and 
with  the  spoil  clothed  all  that  were  naked 
among  them,  and  arrayed  them,  and  shod 
them,  and  gave  them  to  'eat  and  to  drink, 
and  anointed  them,  and  carried  all  the  fee- 
ble' of  the  in  upon  asses,  and  brought  them 
to  .Jericho, the  ''city  of  palm-trees, to  their 
brethren  :  then  they  returned  to  Samaria. 

16  ^[  At  that  'time  did  king  Ahaz  send 
unto  the  kings  of  Assyria  to  help  him. 

*  Heh.  Wif  wcnnd  «  cliii|).  1 1  : 4.  b  Pss,  fi9  :  26;  Isn.  tO:.V7: 
47:H;  .ler.  60:17,  18:  Ezek.  25:12-17;  2H:2,3:  Obnd.  10,  etr. ,' 
Zecli.  1  :  !.=>.  c  Gen.  4: 10;  Eira»:fi;  Rev.  IS:.!!,  d  Lev.  2n : :13, 
etr.  0  Jer.  2S :  2H ;  Mat  7 : 2-4.  <  Is«.  .W :  6 ;  Jer.  S4 1 1 4.  f  Jiw. 
.•:13.    b  verse  12.    i  2  Kings,  B:22  ;  Prov.  2.=i:21, 22;  Luke  6:27, 


8.  Samaria ;  the  capital  of  Israel. 

9.  A  rage  that  rcacheth  np  unto  heaven;  a 
very  great  and  wicked  rage.       ' 

19.  Naked ;  weak  and  defenceless. 
INSTRUCTION'S. 

.3.  The  frequency  with  which  God's  ancient  peo- 
ple forsook  him  and  imitated  the  heathen,  showed 
that  they  did  not  like  to  retain  him  in  their  know- 


17  For  again  the  ""Edomites  had  come 
and  smitten  Judah,  and  carried  away 
captives,  t 

18  The  "Philistines  also  had  invaded 
the  cities  of  the  low  country,  and  of  the 
south  of  Judah,  and  had  taken  Beth-she- 
mesh,  and  Aijalon,  and  Gedcroth,  and 
Soco  with  the  villages  thereof,  and  Tim- 
nah  with  the  villages  thereof,  (limzo  also 
and  the  villages  thereof:  and  they  dwelt 
there. 

19  For  the  Lord  brought  "Judah  low  be- 
cause of  Ahaz  king  of  Israel :  for  he  made 
JiidahPnaked,  and  transgressed  sore  against 
the  Lord. 

20  And  iTilgath-pilneser  king  of  As- 
syria came  unto  him,  and  distressed  him, 
but  strengthened  liim  not. 

21  For  Ahaz  took  away  a  portion  o"/ 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  out  of  the 
house  of  the  king,  and  of  the  princes, 
and  gave  jVunto  the  king  of  Assyria  :  but 
he  helped  him  not. 

22  *\\  And  in  the  time  of  his  di.strcss  did 
he  trespass  yet  more  against  the  Lord: 
this  is  that  king  Ahaz. 

23  For  he  sacrificed  unto  the  gods  of 
Damascus, t  which  smote  him  :  and  he 
said,  Because  the  gods  of  the  kings  of 
Syria  help  them,  therefore  will  I  sacrifice 
to  them,  that  they  may  Mielp  me.  But 
they  were  the  "ruin  of  him,  and  of  all 
Israel. 

24  And  Ahaz  gathered  together  the  ves- 
sels of  the  house  of  God,  and  cut  in  pieces 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  and  'shut 
up  the  doors  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  he  made  him  altars  in  every  corner 
of  Jerusalem. 

25  And  in  "every  several  city  of  Judah 
he  made  high  places  to  ^burn  incense 
unto  other  gods,  and  provoked  to  anger 
the  Lord  God  of  his  fathers. 

26  Tl  Now  the  rest  of  his  acts  and  of  all 
his  ways,  first  and  last,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Judah 
and  Israel. 

27  And  Ahaz  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  they  buried  him  in  the  city,  even  in 
Jerusalem :  but  they  brought  him  not  into 
the  sepulchres  of  the  kings  of  Israel :  and 
Hezekiah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


3S.  jKom.lSrl.  k  Deut,  94:  3  ;  Judgirs  I  :  16.  1  2  Kin:pi.  Hi:  7. 
in  Ob.nl.  10.  13,  14.  t  Yi'-h.  a  oiptimtv.  ■>  Eickiel  16:J7,  .".7. 
o  Pan.  106:4.3.  p  Ex.  32:;S;  Rev.  3: 17.  I.«  ;  Ifi:  IB.  <1  2  Kingit, 
15:2y:  16:7-9.  J  Heb.  DofmfK*.  r.ler.  10:  ."i;  44:  r7-2«  •  1«. 
1:28;  Hos.  13:9.    i  diap.  2!) :  3, 7.    o  Jer.  1 1 : 1:1    \Ot,«ffcr. 


ledtre,  and  were  therefore  often  given  up  to  their 
own  hearts'  lusts,  to  work  all  uncleanness  with 
greediness. 

5.  When  rulers  and  people  imitate  the  heathen 
in  their  practices,  tliey  may  expect  the  heathen  to 
hecome  instruments  oi  their  piinifhinc^it,  and  exe- 
cutioners of  divine  venge.ince  upon  them  for  their 
sins. 

071 


Hezekiah's  good  reign. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXIX. 


I7te  temple  cleansed. 


CHAPTER  XXIX. 

1  Hezekiah's  good  reign.  3  He  re.storeth  religion.  5 
He  exhorteth  the  Levites.  I'i  They  sanctify  them- 
selves, and  cleanse  the  house  of  God.  '.W  Hezekiah 
offerelh  solemn  sacrifices,  wherein  the  Levites  were 
more  forward  than  the  priests. 

HKZEKI All"  began  to  reign  ivhen  he 
zcas  five  and  twenty  years  old,  and 
he  reigned  nine  and  twenty  years  in  Je- 
rusalem. And  his  mother's  name  was 
Abijah,  the  daughter  of'Zechariah. 

2  And  he  did  that  ichich  v-as  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
David  his  father  had  done. 

3  "i"  He  in  the  ■=  first  year  of  his  reign,  in 
the  first  month,  ''opened  the  doors  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  repaired  them. 

4  And  he  brought  in  the  priests  and  the 
Levites,  and  gathered  them  together  into 
the  east  street, 

5  And  said  unto  them,  Hear  me,  ye  Le- 
vites,''sanctify  now  yourselves,  and  sanc- 
tify the  house  of  the  Lord  God  of  your 
fathers,  and  carry  forth  the  filthiness  out 
of  the  ""holy  place. 

6  For  Sour  fathers  have  trespassed,  and 
done  that  ichich  teas  evil  in  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord  our  God,  and  have  forsaken  him,  and 
have''  turned  away  their  faces  from  the  habi- 
tation of  the  Lord,  and  *  turned  thcir'ba.cks. 

7  Also  they  have  'shutuplhedoorsofthe 
porch,  and  put  out  the  lamps,  and  have  not 
iDurned  incense  nor  offered  burnt-offerings 
iu  tlic  holy  place  unto  the  God  of  Israel. 

8  Wherefore  J  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  was 
upon  Judah  and  .lerusalem,  and  he  hath 
delivered  them  to  ttroublc,  to  astonishment, 
and  to  ''  hissing,  as  yc  see  with  your  eyes. 

9  For,  lo,  our  fathers  have  '  fallen  by  the 
sword,  and  our  sons  and  our  daughters 
and  our  wives  are  in  captivity  for  tiiis. 

10  Now  it  i.'i  in  my  heart  to  make  a  cove- 
nant'" with  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  that  his 
fierce  wrath  may  turn  away  from  us. 

1 1  My  sons,  be  not  now  ^negligent :  for 
the  Lord  hath  "chosen  you  to  stand  before 


«  2King8,  18:1, etc.  b  cliap.26:.5.  c  Pea.  101  :  ."i ;  Gal.  1:16. 
il  verse  7.  o  clinp.  3.5:  fi;  1  Cliron.  15: 12.  f  Kzek.  S:.").  9,  etc. 
I!  Nell.  9: 1«.  h  Jer.  2:27;  Ezek.  8:16.  *  Heh.  given  the  neck. 
i  r1inp.C8:24;  ver.ie  3;  Mai.  1:10.  j  cliap.24:in.  t  Heb.com- 
msd'on,  Deut.28:2/>.      k  lKings,9:8;  Jer.  18: 16,  16;  25:9,  18. 

16.  No  application  to  the  wicked  and  no  depend- 
ence on  creatures  will  help  those  who  have  God  for 
their  enemy,  or  deliver  them  from  the  eflVcts  of  his 
wrath  against  their  sins. 

2Q.  Distresses  which  come  upon  men  on  account 
of  their  sins,  instead  of  leading  them  to  repentance, 
will  if  they  are  left  to  themselves  lead  them  to  tres- 
pass more  and  more,  till  they  beinn;  often  reproved 
and  hardening  their  hearts,  are  suddenly  destroyed 
and  that  without  remedy. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

T).   Srr7icfifi/;  cleanse. 

G.  The  ha))itatio)i.  of  the  Lord ;  the  temple, 
where  the  Lord  manifested  his  presence. 

IG.  The  brook  ICidroii ;  on  the  east  of  Jerusa- 
lem. 


him. to  serve  him,  and  thatyeshould  ^b^b.^: 
minister  unto  him,  and  ^burn  incense. 

12  HThen  the  Levites  arose,  •jNIahath 
the  son  of  Amasai,  and  Joel  the  son  of 
Azariah,  of  the  sons  of  the  "  Kohathites  : 
and  of  the  sons  of  ^Nlcrari;  Kish  the  son 
of  Abdi,  and  Azariah  the  son  of  Jehale- 
lel :  and  of  the  Gershonites;  Joah  the  son 
of  Zimmah,  and  Eden  the  son  of  Joah  : 

13  And  of  the  sons  of  Elizaphan  ;  Shim- 
ri,  and  Jeiel:  and  of  the  sons  of  Asaph; 
Zeehariah,  and  Mattaniah : 

14  And  of  the  sons  of  Heman ;  Jehiel, 
and  Shimei :  and  of  the  sons  of  Jeduthun  ; 
Shemaiah,  and  Uzziel. 

15  And  they  gathered  their  brethren, 
and  P  sanctified  themselves,  and  came,  ac- 
cording to  the  commandment  of  the  king, 
byli  the  words  of  the  Lord,  to  ''cleanse  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  priests  went  into  the  inner 
part  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  to  cleanse 
it,  and  brought  "^out  all  the  uncleanness 
that  they  found  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord 
into  the  court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
And  the  Levites  took  it,  to  carry  it  out 
abroad  into  the  brook  Kidron. 

17  Now  they  began  on  the  first  r/a?/ of  the 
first  month  to  sanctify,  and  on  the  eighth 
day  of  the  month  came  they  to  the' porch  of 
theLoRD :  sotheysanctificdlhehouscofthe 
Lord  in  eight  days ;  and  in  the  sixteenth 
day  of  the  first  month  they  made  an  end. 

18  Then  they  went  in  to  Hezekiah  the 
king,  and  said,  We  have  cleansed  all  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  altar  of  burnt- 
offering,  with  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and 
the  show-bread  table,  with  all  the  ves- 
sels thereof. 

19  Moreover  all  the  vessels,  which  king 
Ahaz  in  his  reign  did  'cast  away  in  his 
transgression,  have  we  prepared  and  sanc- 
tified, and  behold,  they  are  before  the 
altar  of  the  Lord. 

20  H  Then  Hezekiah  the  king  rose  early, 


%: 


I  cliap.  28:5,  8,  etc.;  Lam.  5:7.     ™  clinp.  15: 12 

n  Num.  3  :  6,  7  ;  18 :  2-B.    %  Or,  offer  tna-ijice. 

p  verse  5.       \\  Or,  in  the  businest.       <|  1  Chron  23 :  28.       r  Mat 

21:12,13.    al  Kings,  6:3.    I  chap.  28 :  24. 


17.  The  first  mo7ith;  Nisan,  part  of  MaTch  and 
April. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  In  entering  on  a  new  situation  it  is  of  great 
Importance  to  begin  right ;  for  the  first  actions  may 
have  a  leading  influence  upon  all  which  follow. 

.5.  Ministers  of  religion  must  themselves  be  holy, 
to  be  instrumental  of  promoting  holiness  in  others. 

8.  All  troubles  are  the  consequences  of  sin,  and 
should  lead  men  to  repentance  and  to  newness  of 
life. 

1.5.  In  reformations,  ministers  of  the  gospel  and 
civil  rulers  should  take  the  lead,  go  before  the  people 
in  every  good  work,  and  set  examples  which  all  may 
safely  and  usefully  follow. 

25'.   Hearty  turning  unto  the  Lord  is  a  source  of 


Hezekiah  offereth 


ir.  CHRONICLES,  XXX, 


solemn  sacrifices. 


J.":'^-  and  gathered  Ihc  rulers  of  the  city, 
and  went  up  to  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  L  And  they  brought  seven  bullocks,  and 
scA^en  rams,  and  seven  lambs,  and  seven  he- 
goats,  for  a  sin-offering  *for  the  kingdom, and 
for  the  sanctuary,  and  for  Judah.  And  he 
commanded  the  priests  the  sons  of  Aaron 
to  offer  them  on  the  altar  of  the  Lord. 

22  So  they  killed  the  bullocks,  and  the 
priests  received  the  blood,  and  ''sprinkled 
it  on  the  altar:  likewise,  when  they  had 
killed  the  rams,  they  sprinkled  the  blood 
upon  the  altar  :  they  killed  also  the  lamb's, 
and  they  sprinkled  the  blood  upon  the  altar. 

23  And  they  brought  *forth  the  he-goats 
for  the  sin-offering  before  the  king  and 
the  congregation;  and  they  laid  their 
hands  upon  them : 

24  And  the  priests  killed  them,  and  they 
made  reconciliation  with  their  blood  up- 
on the  altar,  to  make  an  atonement  for  all 
Israel;  for  the  king  commanded  that  the 
burnt-offering  and  the  sin-offering  should 
be  made  for  all  Israel. 

25  And  he  set  the  Levites  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord  with  cymbals,  with  psalteries, 
and  witii  harps,  '^accordingtothecommand- 
ment  of  David,  and  of  "^  Gad  the  king's  seer, 
and  Nathan  the  prophet :  '"for  so  was  t  lie  com- 
mand ment  of  the  Lord  tby  his  prophets. 

26  And  the  Levites  stood  with  the  '^in- 
struments of  David,  and  the  priests  with 
the  strumpets. 

27  And  Hezekiah  commanded  to  offer 
the  burnt-offering  upon  the  altar.  And 
when"^  the  burnt-offering  began,  the  ''song 
of  the  Lord  began  also  with  the  trumpets, 
and  with  the  *  instruments  ordained  by 
David  king  of  Israel. 

28  And  all  the  congregation  worshipped, 
and  the  i!singers  sang,  and  the  trumpeters 
sounded;  a)id  all  this  continued  until  the 
burnt-offering  was  finished. 

29  And  when  they  had  made  an  end  of 
offering,  the  king  and  all  that  were  'pres- 
ent with  him  '  bowed  themselves,  and 
worshipped. 

30  JMoreover  Hezekiah  the  king  and  the 
princes  commanded  the  Levites  to  sins 
praise  unto  the  Lord  with  the  words  of 
David,  and  of  Asaph  the  seer.  And  Ihey 
sang  praises  \Aith  'gladness,  and  they 
bowed''  their  heads  and  worshipped. 

31  Then  Hezekiah  answered  and  said, 
Now  ye  have  tconsecrated  yourselves  un- 
to the  Lord,  come  near  and  bring  sacrifices 


j  and  'thank-offerings  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord.  And  the  congregation  brought  in 
sacrifices  and  thank-offerings ;  and  as  many 

Jaswere  of  a  free  heart,  burnt-offcring.s. 

I  32  And  the  number  of  the  burnt-offer- 
ings, which  the  congregation  brought, 
was  threescore  and  ten  bullocks,  a  hun- 

;dred  rams,  and  two  hundred  lambs;   all 

I  these  u'crc  for  a  burnt-offering  to  the  Lord. 
33  And  the  consecrated  things  were  six 
hundred  oxen  and  three  thousand  sheep. 

,  34  But  the  priests  were  too  few,  so  tliat 
they  could  not  flay  all  the  burnt-ofrering.s  : 
wherefore  their  brethren  the  Levites  +did 
help"'  them,  till  the  work  was  ended,  and 
until  the  other  priests  had  sanctified  them- 
selves ;   "for  the  Levites  ircre  more  °up- 

[  right  in  heart  to  sanctify  themselves  than 
the  priests. 

35  And  also  the  burnt-ofTerings  n-ere  in 
abundance,  with  the  Pfat  of  the  peace-of- 
ferings, and  the ''drink-oflcrings  {or  every 
burnt-offering.  So  the  service  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  was  set  in  order. 

30  And  ■'Hezekiah  rejoiced,  and  all  the 
people,  that  God  had  'prepared  the  peo- 
ple ;  for  the  thing  was  done  suddenly. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

1  Hezekiah  proclaimeth  a  solemn  passover  on  the  sec- 
ond month  for  Judah  and  Israel.  1.3  The  assembly, 
having  destroyed  the  altars  of  idolatry,  keep  the  feast 
fourteen  days.  27  Tlie  priests  and  Levites  bless  the 
people. 

AND  Hezekiah  sent  to  all  Israel  and  .lu- 
dah,and  wrote  letters  alsoto  Ephraim 
and  Manasseh,  that  they  should  come  to  the 
house  of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem,  to  keep 
the  passover  unto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

2  For  the  king  had  taken  counsel,  and 
his  princes,  and  all  the  congregation  in 
•Icrusalem,  to  keep  the  passover  in  the 
second'  month. 

3  For  they  could  not  keep  it  at  that 
time,"  because  the  priests  had  ^  not  sanc- 
tified themselves  sufiiciently,  neither  had 
the  people  gathered  themselves  togetlier 
to  .Icrusalem. 

4  And  the  thing  *  pleased  the  king  and 
all  the  congregation. 

5  So  they  established  a  decree  to  make 
proclamation  throuirhout  all  Israel,  from 
Beer-shcba  even  to  Dan,  that  they  should 
come  to  keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  at  Jerusalem  :  for  they  liad 
not  done  it  of  a  long  time  in  such  sort  as 
it  was  "written. 


»  r.cv.  4:3,  H.  b  I.ev.S:  14,  etc.:  Hel).i>:2l.  '  Heb.  near. 
c  c1i:ip  8:  14;  1  Cliron.  16:4;  2:!:."!;  ■» :  I,  etc.  ^  5  Sam.  24:  II. 
•  cliR  >.  OT:  12.  t  Heh.  /.v  the  hand  nf.  I  I  Cbnin.  2:)  :  5  ;  P.<a. 
F7:7;  l.'iO:'i-.i:  Isn.SS:  2(1.  t  I  Cliron.  Ifi :  ft.  ^  Heb.  in  (Ac 
time.  h  clia|>.  2.1:  18;  Ps.i.  137:S.  4.  h  Heh.  handt  of  iiutnt- 
vicnts.     WiXeh.simg.     *  Hch.  found,     i  clmp.  20:  18;  r»«.72:ll. 

n-radncss  and  joy;  ."aid  as  it  conies  from  God  and 
is  tfie  fruit  of  lii.s  Spirit,  it  should  be  acknowledged 
vrith  adoring  gratitude  and  praise. 

37 


j  Pan.  Il»l:2.  k  r..n.  H-i-il.  f  Or, Jillrd  fow  knnd,  chap.  iX-.t. 
I  Lev.  7:12.  $  Heh.  ttrenglhtntd.  m  rli»p.  .•»  :  1 1.  ■  rlmp. 
30:fl.  o  Psn.  2ii:6:  W:  Ift.  pl.ev.S:!!;^  q  Num.  l.'i:5-in. 
rEi™fi:22.  •  P»,T.'lO:  17;  Pror.  1«:  I.  t  Num.  9:  10.  11.  ■  Fl. 
12:6.  m.  r  ch.ip.  2fl :  34.  \  Hcb.  tcnl  tight  in  the  tytl  iff. 
w  I>cut.  12  :  32  ;  1  Cnr.  11:2.        •  


CHAPTER  :XXX. 
5.  As  it  was  ifritloi ;  vniiten  and  required  in 
the  law  of  Moses. 

573 


The  passovcr  proclaimed,  II.    CHRONICLES,    XXX. 


and  kept  with  joy. 


6  So  the  posts  went  with  the  letters 
from*  the  king  and  his  princes  through- 
out all  Israel  and  Jndali,  and  according 
to  the  commandment  of  the  king,  saying, 
Ye  children  of  Israel,  *turn  again  unto 
the  Lord  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
Israel,  and  he  will  return  to  the  ''rem- 
nant of  you,  that  are  escaped  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  kings  of  Assyria. 

7  And  be  not  ye  like  your  "^fathers, 
and  like  your  brethren,  which  trespassed 
against  the  Lokd  God  of  their  fathers, 
u-ho  therefore  gave  them  "'up  to  desola- 
tion, as  ye  see. 

8  Now  The  ye  not  ""stifr-necked,  as  your 
fathers  li'ere.  but  ^ yield  '^yourselves  unto 
the  Lord,  and  enter  into  his  sanctuary, 
which  he  hath  sanctified  for  ever :  and 
serve  the  Lord  your  God,  that  the  s fierce- 
ness of  his  wrath  may  turn  away  from  you. 

9  For  if  ye  turn  again  unto  the  Lord, 
your  brethren  and  your  children  shall 
find  compassion  before  ■■  them  that  lead 
them  captive,  so  that  they  shall  come 
again  into  this  land :  for  the  Lord  your 
God  is  'gracious  and  merciful,  and  will 
not  turn  away  his  face  from  you,  if  ye 
returnJ  unto  him. 

10  So  the  posts  passed  from  city  to  city, 
through  the  country  of  Ephraim  and  Ma- 
nasseh,  even  unto  Zebulun :  but  ''  they 
laughed  them  to  scorn,  and  mocked  them. 

11  Nevertheless, 'divers  of  Ashcr  and 
Manasseh  and  of  Zebulun  humbled  them- 
selves, and  came  to  Jerusalem. 

12  Also  in  .Tudah  the  hand  of  ""God  was 
(o  give  them  one  heart  to  do  the  com- 
mandment of  the  king  and  of  the  princes, 
by  "the  word  of  the  Loud. 

13  ^And  there  assembled  at  "Jerusa- 
lem much  people  to  keep  the  feast  of  un- 
leavened bread  in  the  second  month,  a 
very  great  congregation. 

14  And  they  arose  and  took  away  the 
altars?  that  were  in  Jerusalem,  and  all 
the  altars  for  incense  took  they  away, 
and  cast  than  into  the  brook  Kidron. 


*  Heb.  from  the  hand  of.  i  Jer.  4:1;  Lnni.  B :  21 ;  Joel  2 :  13, 
H.  blcn.fijn.  e  E7.ek.  20:  13.  etc.;  Heb.  .1:7-11.  «  cliap. 
29:8.  t  H*th.  harden  not  yuurnecks.  e  Dent,  10: 16;  Rom. 
10:21.  %  HvI'.  five  the  Itand;  1  Clirnn.M:':4  :  Kxra  10: 1'l.  f  Uom. 
H:13-I9-  S  rlmp.  29;  111.  h  Pjn.  lOBHR.  >  Ex.  3)  :fi;  Nell.  9:  17, 
:;l  ;  Pea.  111:4;  Joimh  4:2.     j  I'rov.  28  :  13 ;  Isii.  55  :  7.      k  chap. 


6.  Kings  of  Assyria  ;  Piil  and  Tigla  th-pileser. 

14.  The  allars ;  idolatrous  altars  which  they  had 
•auBcd  to  be  erected. 

l.").  Kilted  the  passover ;  animals  slain  for  the 
.)ocasion.  Were  ashamed ;  to  see  the  people  go 
before  them  in  the  good  work  of  reformiition. 

17.  Not  sail etified;  by  the  performance  of  those 
ceremonicK  which  were  roquirecl  by  tlie  law  of  Moses. 

20.  Healed  the  people ;  pardoned  and  accepted 
them,  because  they  were'  sincere  in  his  service,  not- 
withstanding their  ceremonial  uncleanness. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  true  friends  cf  God  are  exceedingly  desir- 
574 


15  Then  they  killed  the  passover  ^"c^i. 
on  the  fourteenth  r/rtj/of  the  second  month  : 
and  the  i priests  and  the  Lcvites  were 
ashamed,  and  sanctified  themselves,  and 
brought  in  the  burnt- offerings  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  they  stood  in  their  ^  place  after 
their  manner,  according  to  the  law  of  !\Io- 
ses  the  man  of  God  :  the  priests  sprinkled 
the  blood,  which  they  received  of  the  hand 
of  the  Lcvites. 

17  For  there  were  many  in  the  congre- 
gation that  were  not  sanctified  :  therefore 
the  Levites  had  the  charge  of  the  killing 
of  the  passovers  for  every  one  that  was 
not  clean,  to  sanctify  them  unto  the  Lord. 

18  For  ■'a  multitude  of  the  people,  even 
many  of  Ephraim  and  ISIanasseh,  Issa- 
char  and  Zebulun,  had  not  'cleansed 
themselves,  yet  did  they  eat  the  passover 
otherwise  than  it  was  written.  But  Hez- 
ekiah  prayed  for  Ihcm,  saying.  The  good 
Lord  pardon  every  one 

19  That  'prepareth  his  heart  to  seek 
God,  the  Lord  God  of  his  fathers,  though 
he  be  not  cleansed  according  to  the  purifi- 
cation of  the  sanctuary. 

20  And  the  Loud  "hearkened  to  Heze- 
kiah,  and  healed  the  people. 

21  And  the  children  of  Israel  that  were 
presentll  at  Jerusalem  kept  the  feast  of 
unleavened  bread  seven  days  with  great 
gladness  :  and  the  Levites  and  the  priests 
praised  the  Lord  day  by  day,  .tinging 
with  *loud  instruments  unto  the  Lord. 

22  And  Hezckiah  spake  tcomfortably 
unto  all  the  Levites  that  "taught  tlie  good 
knowledge  of  the  Lord  :  and  they  did  eat 
throvghout  the  feast  scA'cn  days,  offering 
peace-offerings,  and  "making  confession 
to  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers. 

23  And  the  whole  assembly  took  coun- 
sel to  keep  other  seven  days:  and  they 
kept  other  seven  days  with  gladness. 

24  For  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  +did 
give  to  the  congregation  a  thousand  bul- 
locks and  seven  thousand  sheep;  and  the 


.3R:16.  1  clinp.JI  :16:ver8CS  18,  21.  m  Jer.  24  :  7  ;  Er.ck.  S6 :  26 ; 
Phil.  2:13.  n  chap.  20:25.  o  Psn.  84  :  7.  p  chap.  28:24.  q  chap. 
2<):.34.  ^  Wv\i.  tlandhig.  r  verse  11.  •  Num.  9: 10,  etc.  t  chop. 
19:.3.  u  jHUie.'>.'i:  I.'..  ||  Hfb.  /",.««(/.  *  Heh.  inslrumenll  of 
strength.  t  Heb.  to  the  hnnl  :\f  all,  Isa.  40  :  2.  t  Deut.  33  :  10. 
w  Kzra  10:  11.     %  Heb.  lifted  up,  or  offered. 


ous  that  all.  brethren  and  strangers,  friends  and  foes, 
should  unite  in  worshipping  him  and  .attending,  ac- 
cording to  his  requirements,  on  his  ordinances. 

6.  If  those  wliit  are  suffering  for  their  sins  heartily 
forsake  them  and  turn  unto  the  Lord,  he  will  have 
mercy  upon  tliem,  turn  from  tlie  titrccness  of  his 
anger,  and  do  them  good  according  to  tlie  riches  of 
his  grace. 

10.  When  the  offers  of  mercy  are  made  to  men, 
some  treat  them  with  scorn  and  contempt;  others 
who  feel  their  need  of  mercy,  joyfully  accept  tliem, 
humble  themselves  before  God,  and  devote  their 
bodies  and  souls  to  his  service. 


Zeal  of  the  people 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXXI, 


against  idolatry. 


t'.c.'rS^'  princes  gave  to  the  congregation 
a  thousand  bullocks  and  ten  thousand 
sheep :  and  a  great  number  of  priests 
sanctified  themselves. 

25  And  all  the  congregation  of  Judah,  with 
the  priests  and  the  Levites,  and  all  the  con- 
gregation that  came  out  of  Israel,  and  the 
strangers  that  came  out  of  the  land  of 
Israel,  and  that  dwelt  in  Judah,  rejoiced. 

26  So  there  was  great  joy  in  Jerusalem  : 
for  since  the  time  of  Solomon  the  son  of 
David  king  of  Israel  there  ivas  not  the  like 
in  Jerusalem. 

27  T[  Then  the  priests  the  Levites  arose 
and  blessed  the  people:  and  their  voice 
was  heard,  and  their  prayer  came  vp 
to  *his  holy  dwelling-place,  even  unto 
heaven. 

CHAPTER   XXXI. 

1  The  people  is  forward  in  destroying  idolatry.  2  Hez- 
ekiah  orderelh  the  courses  of  the  priests  and  Levites. 
and  provideth  for  their  work  and  maintenance.  H 
The  people's  forwardness  in  otlerings  and  tithes.  11 
Hezekiah  appointeth  officers  to  dispose  of  the  tithes. 
20  The  sincerity  of  Ilezekiah. 

"VrOW  when  all  this  was  finished,  all 
_Ln  Israel  that  were  tpresent  went  out 
to  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  brake  the  tim- 
ages  in  *  pieces,  and  cut  down  the  groves, 
and  threw  down  the  high  places  and  the 
altars'"  out  of  all  Judah  and  Benjamin,  in 
Ephraim  also  and  jNIanasseh,  until  Hhey 
had  utterly  destroyed  them  all.  Then  all 
the  children  of  Israel  returned,  every  man 
to  his  possession,  into  their  own  cities. 

2  *[[And  Hezekiah  appointed  the '^courses 
of  the  priests  and  the  Levites  after  their 
courses,  every  man  according  to  his  ser- 
vice, the  priests  and  ''Levites  for  burnt- 
offerings  and  for  pcace-ofTerings,  to  min- 
ister, and  to  give  thanks,  and  to  praise  in 
the  gates  of  the  tents  of  the  Lord. 

3  //<?appo;/if«/ also  the  king's  portion  of  his 
substance  for  the  burnt-offerings,  to  wit,  for 
the  morning  and  evening  burnt-offerings, 
and  thcburnt-oderings  for  t  he  sabbaths,  and 
for  the  new  moons,  and  for  the  set  feasts, 
as  it  is  ''written  in  the  law  of  the  Lord. 

4  Moreover  he  commanded  the  people  that 


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2:7;  1  Cor.  H :  9-1 1 ; 

18.  The  proper  prep.Tration  of  the  heart  is  more 
important  in  the  sij^lit  of  God.  when  attending  on 
liis  ordinances,  than  any  mere  outward  observance  ; 
and  inability  to  attend  on  what  is  external,  should 
not  lead  to  the  neglect  of  the  heart. 

2"^.  They -who  attend  on  ordinances  sincerely  and 
are  accepted  of  God,  nevertheless  need  lurther  in- 
struction as  to  his  char.acter  and  will ;  and  ministers 
shoukl  continue  to  give  such  instruction,  tliat  their 
hearers  may  understand  the  whole  -will  of  God. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 
7.   The  third  month  ;  Sivan,  part  of  May  and 


dwelt  in  Jerusalem  to  give  the  '"portion  of 
the  priests  and  the  Levites,  that  t  iiey  might 
be  encouraged  «in  the  law  of  the  Lord. 

5  IfAnd  as  soon  as  the  commandment 
came  Habroad,  the  children  of  Israel  brought 
in  abundance  the ''first-fruits  of  corn,  wine, 
and  oil,and*honey,  and  of  all  the  increase 
of  the  field ;  and  the  tithe  of  all  things 
brought  they  in  abundantly. 

6  And  conceniing  the  children  of  Israel 
and  Judah,  that  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah, they  also  brought  in  the 'tithe  of  oxen 
and  sheep,  and  the  tithe  of  holy  things 
wiiich  were  consecrated  unto  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  laid  them  tby  iicaps. 

7  In  the  third  month  tlicy  began  to  lay 
the  foundation  of  the  heaps,  and  finished 
them  in  the  seventh  month. 

8  And  when  Hezekiah  and  the  princes 
came  and  saw  the  heaps,  they  ^blessed 
the  Lord,  and  his  people  Israel. 

9  Then  Ilezekiah  questioned  with  the 
priests  and  the  Levites  concerning  the 
heaps. 

10  And  Azariah  the  chief  priest  of  the 
house  of  Zadok  answered  liim,  and  said. 
Since  the  people  began  to  bring  the  offer- 
ings into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  we  have 
had  enough  to  eat,  and  have  'left  plenty  : 
for  the  Lord  hath  blessed  his  people ;  and 
that  which  is  left  i.-;  this  great  store. 

1 1  1[  Then  Ilezekiah  commanded  to  pre- 
pare ^chambers  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  they  prepared  thctn, 

12  And  brought  in  the  offerings  and  tlic 
tithes  and  the  '"dedicated  things  faithful- 
ly:  over  which  Cononiah  the  Lcvite  was 
ruler,  and  Shimei  his  brother  was  the  next. 

13  And  Jehiel,  and  Azaziah,  and  Na- 
hath,  and  Asahel,  and  Jerimotli,  and  Joz- 
abad,  and  Eliel,  and  Ismachiah,  and  Ma- 
hath,  and  Bcnaiah,  ivcre  overseers  hinder 
tlie  liand  of  Cononiah  and  Shimei  his 
brother,  nt  the  commandment  of  Heze- 
kiah the  king,  and  Azariah  the  ruler  of 
the  house  of  God. 

14  And  Kore  the  son  of  Imnah  the  Le- 
vite,  the  porter  toward  the  east,  teas  over 


Gal.  fi:  fi.     II  Heb.  hrakt  fotth.     h  F.j.  ■:;  :  W.     «  Or,  datit. 
27  :  30  :  Dent.  14:  58.        t  Heb.  heaps,  heaps.       i  Lev.  ^^^^. 
k  1  Cbrnn.  29  :  14  ;  K».ri\  7 :  -27  ;  2  Cor.  8 :  Ifi ;  Phil.  4  :  10,  l» 
1:  10.     i  Or,  storrhouses.    m  S  Kings,  1'2:  lii.    \  Heb.  at. 

i  Lev. 
Ifi,  etc. 
IMiiL 

June.     The  sevetith  month  ;     Tishri,  part  of  Sep- 
tember and  October. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  finishing  of  one  duty  should  be  a  prepara- 
tion for  the  performance  of  others ;  and  we  should 
never  grow  weary  of  well-doing,  for  in  due  time  wc 
shall  reap  if  we  faint  not. 

3.  In  all  our  efforts  for  reformation,  the  word  of  God 
should  be  our  rule ;  and  a  readiness  to  contribute  lib- 
erally of  our  substance  to  support  the  ministers  and 
worship  of  God,  will  be  an  evidence  of  sincerity,  and 
a  preparation  for  the  reception  of  his  ble.ssings. 

8.  The  bounties  of  providence  and  a  disposition 
575 


Offerings  and  tithes.  II.    CHRONICLES,    XXXII.  SennaeheriV s  invasion. 


the  freewill-oneriiigs  of  God,  to  ^distrib- 
ute the  oblations  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
most  holy  tilings. 

15  And  'next  him  li'c/cEden,  and  Mini- 
amin,  and  Joshua,  and  Shemaiah,  Ama- 
riah,  and  Shecaniah,  in  the  '' cities  of  the 
priests,  in  tlicir  tset  olHce,  to  give  to  their 
brethren  by  courses,  as  well  to  the  great 
as  to  the  small: 

16  Besides  their  genealogy  of  males, 
from  three  years  old  and  upward,  even 
unto  every  one  that  entereth  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  his  daily  portion  for 
their  service  in  their  charges  according 
to  their  courses ; 

17  Both  to  the  genealogy  of  the  priests 
by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  and  the  Le- 
vitefi  from  "^twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
in  their  charges  by  their  courses; 

18  And  to  the  genealogy  of  all  their  lit- 
tle ones,  their  wives,  and  their  sons,  and 
their  daughters,  through  all  the  congre- 
gation :  for  in  their  Jsct  office  they  sanc- 
tified themselves  in  holiness: 

19  Also  of  the  sons  of  Aaron  the  priests, 
which  were  in  the  '^fields  of  the  suburbs 
of  their  cities,  in  every  several  city,  the 
men  that  w^ere  expressed  by  "=name,  to 
give  portions  to  all  the  males  among  the 
priests,  and  to  all  that  were  reckoned  by 
genealogies  among  the  Levites. 

20  1'  And  thus  did  Hezekiah  throughout 
all  Judah,  and  wrought  that  ichich  teas 
good  "^  and  right  and  truth  before  the  Lord 
his  God. 

21  And  in  every  work  that  he  began  in 
the  service  of  the  house  of  God,  and  in 
the^law,  and  in  the  commandments,  to 
seek  his  God,  he  did  it  with  all  his  heart, 
and  ''prospered. 

CHAPTER   XXXII. 

1  Sennacherib  inYading  Jiidah, Hezekiah  fortifieth  him- 
self, and  encourageth  his  people.  9  Against  the  blas- 
phemies of  .Sennacherib,  by  message  and  letters,  Hez- 
ekiah and  Isaiah  pray.  21  An  angel  destroycth  the 
host  of  the  Assyrians,  to  the  glory  of  Hezekiah.  24 
Hezekiah  praying  in  his  sickness,  God  givelh  him  a 
sign  of  recovery.  2-5  He  waxing  proud  is  hum- 
bled by  God.  27  His  wealth  and  works.  .31  His 
error  in  the  ambassage  of  Babylon.  32  He  dying, 
Manasseh  succeedeth  him. 

AFTER  'these  things,  and  the  estab- 
lishment thereof,  Sennacherib  king  of 

«  Nell.  13:13.  *  Heh.  nl  hit  hand,  b  .1o»li.  21:9.  f  Or,  liiirt, 
I  Cliron.  9:M.  e  1  Cliron.  M;  ■2^,  27.  ^  Or,  lru$l.  d  Lev. 
'25:34;  Num.  ^'i:2.  •  verses  1-2-1."..  »  -2  Kings, '20:  3;  .lolm 
1  :  47  ;  Acts  -24 ;  IB:  1  Tliess.  •2:10:  3  .Tohn,  .^  K  Ps:ilm  I  :  2,  3. 
Ii  chap.i26:fi;  Josll.  1  :7.  8  ;  Mnt  fi::l3;  T:  24--27.  i  2  Kiil^ls.lS:  13, 
etc. ;  Isn.  3<i :  I ,  etc.     %  Heb.  Iirealc  them  up.     ||  Hcb.  hit  face  was 


rightly  to  use  them,  are  both  from  the  Lord,  and 
.should  be  acknowledged  as  his  gifts  with  devout 
thanksgiving  and  praise. 

\'2.  Special  care  sliould  be  taken  of  charitable 
contributions,  and  faithful  application  made  of  them 
to  the  objects  for  which  they  were  given. 

20.  When  men  do  heartily  unto  tlie  Lord  tliat  which 
is  true,  right,  and  gnoil.  he  ai-cept.T  thrin  and  their 
570 


Assyria  came,  and  entered  into  Ju-  *i"c.^3; 
dah.  and  encamped  against  the  fenced  cities, 
and  thought  to  *win  them  for  himself. 

2  And  when  Hezekiah  saw  that  Sen- 
nacherib was  come,  and  that  Hhe  was 
purposed  to  fight  against  Jerusalem, 

3  He  took  counsel  with  his  princes  and 
his  mighty  jncn  to  stop  the  ^waters  of  the 
fountains  which  icere  without  the  city: 
and  they  did  help  him. 

4  So  there  was  gathered  much  people 
together,  who  stopped  all  the  ibuntains, 
and  the  brook  that  *ran  through  the  midst 
of  the  land,  saying.  Why  should  the  kings 
of  Assyria  come,  and  find  much  water? 

5  Also  he  strengthened  himself,  and 
built  up  all  the  ''wall  that  was  broken, 
and  raised  it  up  to  the  towers,  and  an- 
other wall  without,  and  repaired  ']Millo 
ill  the  city  of  David,  and  made  tdarts  and 
shields  in  abundance. 

6  And  he  set  captains  of  war  over  the 
people,  and  gathered  them  together  to  him 
in  the  street  of  the  gate  of  the  city,  and 
spake  -comfortably  to  them,  saying, 

7  Be  '"strong  and  courageous,  be  "not 
afraid  nor  dismayed  for  the  king  of  Assyria, 
nor  for  all  the  multitude  that  is  with  liim  : 
ior°  there  be  more  with  us  than  with  him. 

8  With  him  i.5  an  Parm  of  flesh;  but 
with  1  us  is  the  Lord  our  God  to  help  us, 
and  to  fight  our  battles.  And  the  people 
rested  5  themselves  upon  the  ''W'Ords  of 
Hezekiah  king  of  Judah. 

9  T[  After  this  did  Sennacherib  king  of 
Assyria  send  liis  servants  to  Jerusalem, 
(but  he  himself  laidsics^e  against  Lachish, 
and  all  his  Upower  with  him,)  unto  Hez- 
ekiah king  of  Judah,  and  unto  all  Judah 
that  icere  at  Jerusalem,  saying, 

10  Thus  saith  Sennacherib  king  of  As- 
syria, Whereon  do  ye  trust,  that  ye  abide 
in  the  *siege  in  Jerusalem'? 

11  Doth  not  Hezekiah  persuade  you  to 
give  over  yourselves  to  die  by  famine  and 
by  thirst,  saying.  The  Lord  our  God  shall 
deliver  us  out  of  the  liand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria? 

12  Hath  not  the  same  Hezekiah  taken 
away  liis  high  places  and  his  altars,  and 
commanded  Judah   and  Jerusalem,  say- 


towar.  j  Isn. -22:  H,  11.  *  Heh.  c 
1  2  S.nm.  .T  :  9  ;  I  Kinss,  <St:1A.  f  Or.  i 
tothtirheart.ehnf.W-.i'i.  m  Tleiit.Sl 
r. :  IK.  p  .ler.  17  : .'''.  q  chap.  13:1 
5  Heb.  leaned.  t  Proverbs  12  :  25. 
ftrong-hold. 


terjloived.  k  clinp.  25  :  23. 
wards,  or  weapans.  f  Heb. 
8.  n  cllRp.20:15.  oSKinps, 
I;  Rnm.  8:31  ;  1  .luhn,  4:4. 
II  Heb.  dnminwn.       *  Or. 


offerings,  and  gives  them  all  that  prosperity  which 
will  advance  his  glory  and  their  own  highest  good. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 
.5.  Millo  ;  a  citadel  or  fortress  in  Jerusalem. 
8.  Rr.iird  lliemselvrs  ;  believed  what  Hezekiah 
said,  and  depended  upon  ils  fulfilment. 
0.    l.'u-hixh  :  iii  the  south  part  of  Judah. 


Fall  of  Sennacherib. 


TI.  CHRONICLES,   XXXII. 


HezekiaK'i  death. 


B.c'TfJ"  iiig,  Ye  shall  worsliip  before  one 
altar,  and  burn  incense  upon  if? 

13  Know  ye  not  Avhat  I  and  my  fathers 
have  'done  unto  all  the  people  of  of  Ro- 
lands? were  the  gods  of  the  nations  of 
those  lands  any  ways  able  to  deliver 
their  lands  out  of  my  hand? 

14  Who  wa.s  there  among  all  the  gods  of 
those  nations  that  my  fathers  utterly  de- 
stroyed, that  could  deliver  his  people  out 
of  my  hand,  that  your  God  should  be  able 
to  deliver  you  out  of  my  hand? 

15  Now  therefore  let  not  Hezekiah  de- 
ceive you,  nor  persuade  you  on  this  man- 
ner, neither  yet  believe  him:  for  no  god 
of  any  nation  or  kingdom  was  able  to  de- 
liver his  people  out  of  my  hand,  and  out 
of  the  hand  of  my  fathers:  how  ''much 
less  shall  your  God  deliver  you  out  of 
my  hand? 

16  And  his  servants  spake  yet  more 
against  the  Lord  God,  and  against  his 
servant  Hezekiah. 

17  He  wrote  also  "^letters  to  rail  on  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  and  to  speak  against 
him,  saying,  As  the  gods  of  the  nations 
of  other  lands  have  not  delivered  their 
people  out  of  my  hand,  so  shall  not  the 
God  of  Hezekiah  deliver  his  people  out 
of  my  hand! 

18  Then  they  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
in  the  Jews'  speech,  unto  the  people  of 
Jerusalem  that  icere  on  the  wall,  to  ''af- 
fright them,  and  to  trouble  them;  that 
they  might  take  the  city. 

19  And  "they  spake  against  the  God  of 
Jerusalem,  as  against  the  gods  of  the  peo- 
ple of  the  earth,  ichich  tvere  the  work  of 
the  hands  of  man. 

20  And  "^for  this  cau.'ic  Hezekiah  the 
king,  and  the  prophet  Isaiah  the  sou  of 
Amoz,  Sprayed  and  cried  to  heaven. 

21  iy  And  'Mhe  Lord  sent  an  'angel, 
which  cut  off  all  the  mighty  men  of  val- 
or, and  the  leaders  and  captains  in  the 
camp  of  the  king  of  Assyria.  So  he  re- 
turned with  shame  of  face  to  his  own  land. 
And  when  he  was  come  into  the  house  of 
his  god,  they  that  came  forth  of  liis  own 
bowels  *slew  him  there  with  the  sword. 

22  Til  us  'the  Lord  saved  Hezekiah  and 


•  Isa.  10:  14  ;  l)«n  ft:  19.  b  Dan.  :l;  li.  e  i  Kinjs.  19:9,  ctr. 
dNeli.  fi:n.  e  1  Sam.  I7:.1B ;  Job  1.1:0.1,  W  ;  Pwilm  10:  n,  H : 
7n-R-lI  i  nS:  19,  20.  f  Isn.  :i7:  I,  etc.  b  Ps.n.  50:  lii  :  SI  :  H.  15. 
h  i-.a.  10 :  lfi-18 ;  42 :  s.  '  J  Sam.  54  :  16 :  P.«a.  lf> :  .10 ;  Tim.  S :  W : 
fi:2'.  *  Vleb  made  him /all.  j  Psnim  37  :  39,  40 ;  Hosca  1  :  7. 
k  Psa  4S:I4:  71:20,21.  t  Heh.prccinut  lliinfft.  I  iKingn,  CO:  I, 
etc  ;  Isa.  31:  l,etc.     X  Or,  wought  a  mitaele  far  him.      n.  Pb« 

l-").  How  much  less;  as  if  Jehovah  vrere  less 
powerful  than  idols. 

21.  //«  fffive  hima  si^ii;  SKino^s,  20:4-11. 
31.   Th  e  business  of  the  arnhassatlors  ;  2Kings, 

20 :  12,  13. 

IXSTRTTTTONf!. 
7.  Those  who  have  God  for  their  helper,  have 
more  for  them  than  can  ever  be  against  them. 


the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  from  the 
hand  of  Sennacherib  the  king  of  Assyria, 
and  from  the  hand  of  all  others,  and  ^guid- 
ed them  on  every  side. 

23  And  many  brought  gifts  unto  the 
Lord  to  Jerusalem,  and  tprcsenls  to  Hez- 
ekiah king  of  Judah :  so  that  he  was 
magnified  in  the  sight  of  all  nations  from 
thenceforth. 

24  If  In '  those  days  Hezekiah  was  sick  to 
the  death,  and  prayed  unto  the  Lord  :  and 
he  spake  unto  him,  and  he  ^gave  him  a  sign. 

25  But  Hezekiah  ""rendered  not  again 
according  to  the  benefit  done  unto  him; 
for  his  heart  was  "lifted  up:  "therefore 
there  was  wrath  upon  him,  and  npon  Ju- 
dah and  Jerusalem. 

26  Notwitlistanding,  Hezekiah  hum- 
bled himself  for  the  ^  pride  of  his  heart, 
both  ^  he  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem, iso  that  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  came 
not  upon  them  in  the  days  of  Hezekiah. 

27  i[And  'Hezekiah  had  exceeding  much 
riches  and  honor :  and  he  made  himself 
treasuries  for  silver,  and  for  gold,  and  for 
precious  stones,  and  for  spices,  and  for 
shields,  and  for  all  manner  of ''pleasant 
jewels ; 

28  Storehouses  also  for  the  increase  of 
corn,  and  wine,  and  oil;  and  stalls  for  all 
manner  of  beasts,  and  cotes  for  flocks. 

29  Moreover  he  provided  him  cities, 
and  possessions  of  flocks  and  herds  in 
abundance:  for  God  had  given  him  sub- 
stance very  much. 

30  This  same  Hezekiah  also  stopped  the 
upper*water-courscof(iihon,  and  brought 
it  straight  down  to  the  west  side  of  the 
city  of  David.  And  Hezekiah  prospered 
in  all  his  works. 

31  If  Howbeit,  in  the  bu.'sine.i.'!  of  the 
ambassadors*  of  the  princes  of  Babylon, 
who  "sent  unto  him  to  inquire  of  the 
wonder  that  was  done  in  the  land,  God 
left  him,  to ''try  him,  that  he  might  know 
all  that  icns  in  his  heart. 

32  ^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Heze- 
kiah, and  his  tgoodness,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  vision  of  "Isaiah  the  proph- 
et, the  son  of  Amoz,  and  in  the  book  of  the 
kings*  of  Judah  and  Israel. 


116:12.  n  rlnp.  26:  16;  D.nn.  S  :  20,  23  :  H^ib.  2  :  4.  o  rtnp. 
24  :  IR.  J  Hel).  Ii/Hnt  up.  2  King*.  14:10  p  .Irr.  56:  IK,  19. 
q  I  Kin»!<,21  :  19.  r  Prov.  10:22.  ||  Heh.  intlrymeitll  n/ iltlirt. 
<  .lob  I  :3,9:  42:  II.  I  Isa.  22:9. 1 1.  '  HrU.  inlrffrl'"-  «2Kirn», 
20:12,  etc.;  Isa.  39:  I.  etc.  »  Peut  »;  2, 16  :  .Inm'K  1  :  IX  f  Heb. 
kindnetiei.    w  Is*,  cb.  36-39.    n  2  King.,  ih.  16-20. 


10.  Implicit  confidence  in  God  often  appears  to 
worldly  men  foolish  and  absurd  ;  and  they  o.xpect  no 
more  from  him,  than  they  do  from  the  idols  of  the 
heathen. 

16.  Speaking  against  the  Lord  is  a  preparation 
for  experiencing  his  wrath. 

20.  Prayer  to  God  in  trouble  is  the  never  failing 
resource  of  his  people. 

577 


Reign  of  Manasseh . 


II.  CHRONICLES,   XXXIII. 


His  captivity. 


33  And  Hezekiah  slept  with  his  fathers,  they  will  take  heed  to  do  all  that  ^b^c.^: 
and  they  buried  hini  in  the  *chiefest  of  I  have  commanded  them,  according  to 
the  sepulchres  of  the  sons  of  David :  and  :  the  whole  law  and  the  statutes  and  the 
all  Judah  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa-   ordinances  by  tlie  hand  of  Moses. 


lem  did  him  honor  *at  his  death.     And 
Manasseh  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

1  Manasseh's  wicked  reign.  3  He  setteth  up  iJolatry, 
and  would  not  be  ailmnnished.  11  He  is  carried  into 
Babylon.  l"i  Upon  his  prayer  to  God  he  is  released, 
and  putteth  down  idolatry.  18  His  acts.  20  He  dy- 
inS<  Amon  succeedeth  him.  '21  Amon  reigning  wick- 
edly is  slain  by  his  servants.  25  The  murderers  be- 
ing slain,  Josiah  succeedeth  him, 

MANASSEH ''  was   twelve   years    old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reign- 
ed fifty  and  five  years  in  Jerusalem  : 

2  But  did  that  tvhich  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  like  unto  the  'abomi- 
nations of  the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord 
had  cast  out  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

3  TTFor  he  tbuilt  again  the  high  places 
which  Hezekiah  his  father  ''liad  broken 
down,  and  he  reared  up  altars  for  Baa- 
lim, and  made  *" groves,  and  worshipped 
alF  the  host  of  heaven,  and  served  them. 

4  Also  he  built  altars  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  whereof  the  Lord  had  said.  In 
Jerusalem  shall  my  name  be  for  ever. 

5  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the  host  of 
heaven  in  the  two  courts  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

6  And  she  caused  his  children  to  pass 
through  the  fire  in  the  valley  of  the  son 
of  Ilinnom:  also ''he  observed  times,  and 
used  enchantments,  and  used  witchcraft, 
and  dealt  with  a  familiar  sj)irit,  and  with 
wizards :  he  wrought  much  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to 
anger. 

7  And  he  set  a  carved  image,  the  idol 
which  he  had  made,  in  the  Iiouse  of  God, 
of  which  God  had  said  to  David  and  to 
Solomon  his  son.  In  tliis  house,  and  in 
Jerusalem,  which  I  have  chosen  before 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  will  I  put  my 
name  for  ever : 

8  Neither  will  I  any  more  remove  the 
foot  of  Israel  from  out  of  the  land  which 
I  have  appointed  for  your  fathers;  so  tliat 


9  So  Manasseh  made  Judah  and  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  to  err,  ami  to 
do  worse  than  the  heathen,  whom  the 
Lord  had  destroyed  before  the  children 
of  Israel. 

10  And  the  Lord  spake  to  Manasseh, 
and  to  his  people :  but  they  would  not 
hearken. 

11  ^Wherefore  the  Lord  brouL^ht  upon 
them  tlie  captains  of  the  host  *  of  the  king 
of  Assyria,  which  took  jNlanasseh  among 
the  'thorns,  and  J bound  him  with  Metiers, 
and  carried  him  to  Babylon. 

12  And  when  he  was  in  affliction,  he 
besought  the  Lord  his  God,  and  ''hum- 
bled himself  greatly  before  the  God  of  his 
fathers, 

13  And  prayed  unto  him  :  and  'he  was 
entreated  of  him,  and  heard  his  supplica- 
tion, and  brought  him  again  to  Jerusalem 
into  his  kingdom.  Then  ■"  Manasseh  knew 
that  the  Lord  he  teas  God. 

14  Now  after  this  he  built  a  wall  with- 
out the  city  of  David,  on  the  west  side  of 
Gihon,  in  the  valley,  even  to  the  entering 
in  at  the  fish-gate,  and  compassed  about 
Ophel,ll  and  raised  it  up  a  very  great  height, 
and  put  captains  of  war  in  all  the  fenced 
cities  of  Judah. 

15  And  he  took  away  the  "strange  gods, 
and  the  idol  out  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  all  the  altars  that  he  had  built  in  the 
mount  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in 
Jerusalem,  and  cast  them  out  of  the  city. 

16  And  he  repaired  the  altar  of  the 
Lord,  and  sacrificed  thereon  peace-offer- 
ings and  "thank-olTerings,  and  command- 
ed Judah  to  serve  the  Lord  (iod  of  Israel. 

17  Nevertheless  Pthe  people  did  sacri- 
fice still  in  the  high  places,  yet  unto  the 
Lord  their  God  only. 

18  UNow  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  :Ma- 
nasseh,and  his  prayer  unto  his  God,  and 
the  words  of  the  seers  that  spake  to  him 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 


*  Or,  hinhrtt.     «Prov.  10:7.      b  2  Kings,  21  ;  1,  etc.      crimp,     j  Pan.  107  :  10-14, 
28 :  3  ;  Peiit   1 8  :  9.  1 2.  f  H»!b.  telurned  anil  huilt.     il  iliap.  30 :  U ;     ' 
3I:I;32.I2.     t  Deut.  Hi : -21.     fDeut.l7:3.     B  Eiek.  2:i :  37,  30. 
h  Deut.  18: 10,  II.      t  Hfl).  which  were  Ihe  king'i.       I  I.nm.  3:  7. 


25.  Even  good  men,  if  left  to  themselves  when 
greatly  blessed  of  G-od,  instead  of  rendering  to  him 
gratitude  and  praise,  will  be  lifted  up  with  pride, 
and  thus  draw  down  upon  theiTLselves  his  chastise- 
ments. 

29.  As  all  earthly  substance  comes  from  God, 
men  should  receive  it  as  his  gift,  view  it  as  his 
property,  and  use  it  according  to  his  will. 

31.  ijod  often  leaves  men  to  themselves  to  try 
them,  that  they  and  others  may  know  what  is  in 
their  hearts,  and  to  lead  them  to  trust  in  him.  Thev 
will  then  be  as  mount  Zion  that  cannot  be  moved, 


%  Or,  cha 

I  1  Cliron.  ,1:50;    E7.rn«:2.3. 

II  Or.  the  /oiwr,  ch«p.  27:3. 
p  i  Kings,  l,'S:4. 


ini.  k  Hn.«ea  5:1.'>;  I  Pet.  «  :  fi. 
n,  Psalm  9:16;  Daniel  4 :  34,  Sft. 
a  versesS,  S,  7.        o  Lev.  7:li. 


and  in  seeking  him  as  their  portion  they  will  not 
want  any  good  thing. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 
6.  Pass  through  the  fire;  a  mode  of  devoting 
them  to  idols. 

10.   The  Lord  spake  :  bv  his  prophets. 

l\STRrC'i'IOX.S. 
2.  For  wise  reasons,  Lrod  often  suffers  the  wicked 
to  prosper  for  a  time  in  their  iniquity  ;  but  if  they 
continue,  tlicy  will  find  that  judgment  lingereth  not 
and  damnation  slumbcreth  not. 


Manasseh  and  ^mon.  II.    CHRONICLES,    XXXIV. 


Josiah's  good  reign. 


of  the  kings  of  Israel 

19  His  prayer  also,  and  how  God  was 
entreated"  of  him,  and  ''all  his  sins,  and 
his  trespass,  and  the  places  wherein  he 
built  high  places,  and  set  up  groves  and 
graven  images,  "^before  he  was  humbled: 
behold,  they  are  written  among  the  say- 
ings of  *the  seers. 

20  1[  So  Manasseh  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  they  buried  him  in  his  own  house; 
and  Anion  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

21  U  Anion''  v:as  two  and  twenty  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  reigned 
two  years  in  Jerusalem. 

22  But  he  did  that  which  icos  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  as  did  Manasseh  his 
father:  for  Anion  sacrificed  unto  all  the 
carved"  images  which  IManasseh  his  fa- 
ther had  made,  and  served  them; 

23  And  humbled  not  himself  before  the 
Lord,  as  Manasseh  his  father  had  hum- 
bled himself;  but  An^ou  ^trespassed  Onore 
and  more. 

24  And  liis  servants  conspired  against 
him,  and  slew  him  in  his  own  liouse. 

25  H  But  the  people  of  the  land  ^slew 
all  them  that  had  conspired  against  king 
Anion:  and  the  people  of  the  land  made 
Josiah  his  son  king  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

1  Josiah's  good  reign.  3  He  destroyetti  idolatry.  8  He 
taketh  order  for  the  repair  of  the  temple.  14  Hilkiah 
having  found  a  book  of  the  law,  .losiah  sendeth  to 
Huldah  to  inquire  of  the  Lord.  23  Huldah  prophe- 
sicth  the  destruction  of  Jerusalem,  but  respite  thereof 
in  Jo.siah's  time.  29  Josiah,  causing  it  to  be  read  in 
a  solemn  assembly,  reneweth  the  covenant  with  God. 

JOSIAH''  ira.9  eight  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  in  Je- 
rusalem one  and  thirty  years. 

2  And  he  did  that  u-hich  ims  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  the 
ways  of  David  his  father,  and  declined 
neither'  to  the  right  hand,  nor  to  the 
left. 

3  T[For  in  the  eighth  year  of  his  reign, 
while  he  was  yet  J young,  he  began  to 
seek  after  the  God  of  David  his  father : 
and  in  the  twelfth  year  he  began  to ''  purge 


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rov. 

10.  To  reject  instruction,  and  turn  a  deaf  ear  to 
all  warnings,  is  an  indication  of  approaching  and 
speedy  ruin. 

12.  Afflictions  may  be  made  the  means  of  leading 
tlie  most  hardened  sinners  to  repentance,  and  thus 
preparing  them  for  the  reception  of  divine  mercy. 

]:5.  True  repentance  will  show  itself  in  earnest, 
aflVctionate,  and  persevering  prayer;  in  breaking 
oir  our  sins  by  rijrhteousness,  and  our  iniquities  by 
turning  unto  the  Lord. 

Ui.  The  true  penitent  will  endeavor,  as  far  as 
possible,  to  undo  the  mischiefs  which  in  his  days  of 


Judah  and  Jerusalem  from  the  'high  pla- 
ces, and  the  groves,  and  the  carved  ima- 
ges, and  the  molten  images. 

4  And  they  brake  down  the  altars  of 
Baalim  in  his  presence;  and  the  +  images, 
that  U'ere  on  high  above  them,  he  cut 
down ;  and  the  groves,  and  the  carved 
images,  and  the  molten  images,  he  brake 
in  pieces,  and  made  dust  of '"them,  and 
strewed  //  upon  the  ^graves  of  them  that 
had  sacrificed  unto  them. 

5  And  he  "burnt  the  bones  of  the  priests 
upon  their  altars,  and  cleansed  Judah  and 
Jerusalem. 

6  And  so  did  he  in  the  cities  of  Manas- 
seh, and  Ephraim,  and  Simeon,  even  un- 
to Xaphtali,  with  their  H  mattocks  round 
about. 

7  And  when  he  had  broken  down  the 
altars  and  the  groves,  and  had  beaten  the 
graven  images  *into  "powder,  and  cut 
down  all  the  idols  throughout  all  the  land 
of  Israel,  he  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

8  T[  Now  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  his 
reign,  when  he  had  purged  the  land,  and 
the  house,  he  sent  Shaphan  the  son  of 
Azaliah,  and  Maaseiah  the  governor  of 
the  city,  and  Joah  the  son  of  Joahaz  the 
recorder,  to  repair  the  house  of  the  Lord 
his  (iod. 

9  And  when  they  came  to  Hilkiah  the 
high-priest,  they  p delivered  tlie  money 
that  was  brought  into  the  house  of  God, 
which  the  Levites  that  kept  the  doors 
had  gathered  of  the  hand  of  Manasseh 
and  Ephraim,  and  of  all  the  remnant  of 
Israel,  and  of  all  Judah  and  Benjamin; 
and  they  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

10  And  they  put  it  in  the  hand  of  the 
workmen  that  had  the  oversight  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  they  gave  it  to 
the  workmen  that  wrought  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  to  repair  and  amend  the 
house : 

1 1  Even  to  the  artificers  and  builders 
gave  they  it,  to  buy  hewn  stone,  and 
timber  for  couplings,  and  to  t|loor  the 
houses  which  the  kings  of  Judah  had 
destroyed. 

S:I7:  Errl.  1-2:  1.  kLev.2fi:30.  1  clinp.  33  :  17,  2i  1  Or.  mn 
imnatl,  rliii|..  M  :  .1.  ■»  i  Kiiisx,  23  :  -1.  \  H.-l>./.i«  of  the  frai-ti. 
n  1  Kings,  13:2.  |(  Or,  iihim'«.  '  Hvh.  ti  makt  poutlfr.  o  I>ful. 
9:21.     p  J  Kings,  12  :  •».     t  Or,  rafter. 


impenitence  he  has  occasioned,  and  to  reclaim  to 
the  love  and  service  of  Crod  those  whom  his  former 
vices  have  led  astray. 

22.  Many  imitate  their  parents  and  superiors  in 
wickedness,  who  do  not  imitate  them  in  their  re- 
pentance :  and  though  they  may  be  their  sucrcwsors 
in  this  world,  they  will  have  no  connection  or  fellow- 
ship with  them  in  the  world  to  come. 

CHAPTER  XXXrV. 
6.  Mat  tods  ;  implements  of  husbandry,  used  iu 
digging.  ^^^ 


The  book  of  the  law. 


II.  CHRONICLES,   XXXIV 


HtddaWs  prophecy. 


12  And  the  men  did  the  "work  faithful- 
ly :  and  the  overseers  of  them  v:cre  Jahath 
and  Obadiah,  the  Levites,  of  the  sons  of 
Merari;  and  Zechaiiah  and  IMeshullam, 
of  the  sons  of  the  Koliathites,  to  set  it  for- 
ward; and  other  0/ the  Levites,  all  that 
could  skill  of  instruments  of  music. 

13  Also  they  were  over  the  ''bearers  of 
burdens,  and  were  overseers  of  all  that 
wrought  the  work  in  any  manner  of  ser- 
vice :  and  of '^the  Levites  there  were  scribes, 
and  officers,  and  porters. 

14  ^And  Avhen  they  brought  out  the 
money  that  was  brought  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  Hilkiah  the  priest  found  a  ""book 
of  the  law  of  the  Lord  given  *by  INIoses. 

15  And  Ililkiah  answered  and  said  to 
Shaphan  the  scribe,  I  have  found  the  book 
of  the  law  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And 
Hilkiah  delivered  the  book  to  Shaphan. 

16  And  Shaphan  "carried  the  book  to 
the  king,  and  brought  the  king  word  back 
again,  saying.  All  that  was  committed  tto 
thy  servants,  they  do  it. 

17  And  they  have  J  gathered  together 
the  money  that  was  found  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  have  delivered  it  into 
the  hand  of  the  overseers,  and  to  the  hand 
of  the  workmen. 

18  Then  Shaphan  the  scribe  told  the 
king,  saying,  Hilkiah  the  priest  hath  giv- 
en me  a  book.  And  Shaphan  read  ^it 
before  the  king. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king 
had  *^heard  the  words  of  the  law,  that  he 
rent  his  clothes. 

20  And  the  king  commanded  Hilkiah, 
and  Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan,  and 
Abdonil  the  son  of  Mieah,  and  Shaphan 
the  scribe,  and  Asaiah  a  servant  of  the 
king's,  saying, 

21  Go,  s  inquire  of  the  Lord  for  mc,  and 
for  them  that  arc  ''left  in  Israel  and  in 
.Tudah,  concerning  the  words  of  the  book 
that  is  found:  for  'great  z.?  the  w^rath  of 
the  Lord  that  is  poured  out  upon  us,  be- 
cause our  fathers  have  not  kept  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  to  do  after  all  that  is  written 
in  this  book. 

22  And  Hilkiah,  and  ihcij  that  the  king 
had  appointed,  went  to  Huldah  the  proph- 
etess, the  wife  of  Shallum  the  son  of  Tik- 
vath,  the  son  of  *Hasrah,  keeper  of  the 
wardrobe  ;t  now  she  dwelt  in  Jerusalem 
in  the  ^college;  and  they  spake  to  her 
to  that  effect. 


Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Tell 
ye  the  man  that  sent  you  to  me, 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  J I  will 
bring  evil  upon  this  place,  and  upon  the 
inhabitants  thereof,  eve7i  all  the  curses 
that  are  written  in  the  book  which  they 
have  read  before  the  king  of  Judah  : 

25  Because  they  have  forsaken  me,  and 
haA-e  burned  incense  unto  other  gods,  that 
they  might  provoke  mc  to  anger  with  all 
the  works  of  their  hands;  therefore  my 
wrath  shall  be  poured  ''out  upon  this 
place,  and  shall  not  be  quenched. 

26  And  as  for  the  king  of  Judah,  who 
sent  you  to  inquire  of  the  Lord,  so  shall 
ye  .say  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  covicerning  the  words  which 
thou  hast  heard ; 

27  Because  thy  heart  Avas  'tender,  and 
thou  didst  "'humble  thyself  before  God, 
when  thou  heardest  his  words  against 
this  place,  and  agai^ist  the  inhabitants 
thereof,  and  humbledst  thyself  before  me, 
and  didst  rend  thy  clothes,  and  weep  be- 
fore me;  I  have  even  heard  ^thee  also, 
saith  the  Lord. 

28  Behold,  I  will  gather  thee  to  thy  fa- 
thers, and  thou  shalt  be  gathered  to  thy 
grave  in  peace,  "neither  shall  thine  eyes 
see  all  the  evil  that  I  will  bring  upon  this 
place,  and  upon  the  inhabitants  of  the  same. 
So  they  brought  the  king  word  again. 

29  Tl  Then  Ptlie  king  sent  and  gathered 
together  all  the  elders  of  Judah  and  Je- 
rusalem. 

30  And  the  king  went  up  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  men  of  Judah, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and 
the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  all  the 
people,  ^great  and  small:  and  he  read  in 
their  ears  all  the  words  of  the  book  of 
the  covenant  that  was  found  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

31  And  the  king  1  stood  in  his  place, 
and  made  a  ''covenant  before  the  Lord, 
to  walk  after  the  Lord,  and  to  keep  his 
commandments,  and  his 'testimonies,  and 
his  statutes,  with  all  his  heart,  and  with 
all  his  soul,  to  'perform  the  words  of  the 
covenant  which  are  written  in  this  book. 

32  And  he  caused  all  that  were  Upres- 
ent  in  Jerusalem  and  Benjamin  to  stand 
to  it.  And  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem 
did  according  to  tlie  covenant  of  God,  the 
God  of  their  fathers. 


•  chap.  31  :12;  Nell.  7:2;  1  Cor.4;I.  t>  dinp.S:  |g;  Ne)i.4:IO.  //</>A<i»,  2  KiiiCT.  22  :  H.  \  'Hrh.  garmtnli.  J  Or,  »f*oo/,  or 
i:  1  Cliron.  2.T  :  4,  6.  *  Deut.  17  :  1«,  I«;  Jnnli.  1 :  8.  *  Heh.  by  \  tccmd  rart.  J  Jer.  6  :  19  ;  19:  3,  IS  i  3S  :  17.  k  Inn.  4-2  :2S  :  Jer. 
the  hu lid  a/,  e  Jer.  36:20,  21.  j  Hvb.  to  Hu  liaml  of.  ^  Heh.  ,  7  :  M  ;  I.nm.  2  :  4  ;  4  :  1 1.  1  cliap.  33  :  12,  13  ;  Psn.  .14  :  18;  M  :  17  ; 
pourtil  uul.  nr  melted.  %  Hcb.  in  rt.  f  Rom  7  :  7,  9.  ||  Or,  l»n  (i7  :  15  ;  8«  :  2  ;  Kick.  9:  4.  n,  .lame*  4  : 8,  10.  n  I'sa.  10: 17; 
jlcMor.'i  Kins«,  22:12.  e  Jer.  21 :  2  ;  Ezek.  14:  l.etc. ;  20:  I,  etc.  ]  Inn.  fifi  i  24.  o  1  Kings, -21  :  99  ;  SKinjn,  20;  lil.  p  2Kinp(.  2:1:  1, 
Iil8a.:l7:4.  1  l.cv.  26:  14,  etc.;  Ileiit,  2« :  1 S,  etc.  ;  29  :  1 8-2«  ;  I  etc  5  Heb./iom<7>w/c«n/n.mo«.  <i  cliap.K  :  13  ;  2KiDKl<,  II  :  14. 
30:17-19;    31:16-22;    32:15-25;    Rom.  1 :  18  ;    2:8-12.         *  Or,  I  r  .Icr.  .W:  5.    «  Pea.  1 19:  1 11,  1 12.    I  r«a.  119:  106.    ||  Heb./uiinrf. 


12.  Covld  skill  of  instruments  ;  were  skilful  ]  in  playing  upon  the  instruments  used  in  the  temple. 
580 


Josiah  keepeth 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXXV. 


a  solemn  passovcr. 


8  And  his  princes  "gave  willinslv  unto 
abominations^outof  all  the  countries  that  the  people,  to  the  priests,  and  to  the  Le- 
pcrtained  to  the  children  of  Israel,  and  made  vitcs  :  Hilkiah  and  Zecliariah  and  .lehiel, 
all  that  were  present  in  Israel  to  serve,  rulers  of  the  house  of  God,  gave  unto  the 
even  to  serve  the  Lord  their  God.  And  priests  forthc  passover-oflerings  two  thou- 
all  his ''days  they  departed  not  from  *fol-   sand  and  six   hundred  smalt callle,  and 


lowing  the  Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers. 
CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1  Josiah  keepeth  a  most  solemn  passover.  20  He,  pro- 
voking Pharaoh-necho,  is  slain  at  Megiddo.  25  Lam- 
entations for  Josiah. 

MOREOVER,  •=  Josiah  kept  a  passover  and  five  hundred  oxen, 
unto  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem:    and 


three  hundred  oxen. 

9  Conaniah  also,  and  Shemaiali  and 
Nethancel,  his  brethren,  and  Hashabiah 
and  Jeiel  and  Jozabad,  chief  of  the  Le- 
vites,  *gave  unto  the  Lc vitcs  for  pass- 
over-offerings  five  thousand  small  cuttle, 


they  killed  the  passover  on  the  fourteenth 
day^  of  the  first  month. 

2  And  he  set  the  priests  in  their  "charges, 
and  encouraged  them  to  the  service  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord, 


10  So  the  service  was  prepared,  and  tlie 
priests  stood  in  their  place,  and  the  Le- 
vites  in  their  '"courses,  according  to  the 
king's  commandment. 

11  And  "they  killed  the  passovcr,  and 
the  priests  sprinkled  the  blood  from  their 


3  And  said  unto  the  Levitcs  that  taught  j  hands,  and  the  Levites  flayed  tlici 
allTsraeLwhich  were  holy  unto  the  Lord,  I  12  And  they  removed  the  burnt-offcr- 
Put  the  holy  ark  in  the  house  which  Sol- 1  ings,  that  they  might  give  according  to 
omon  the  son  of  David  king  of  Israel  did  •  the  divisions  of  the  families  of  the  peo- 
build  ;  s  it  .shall  not  be  a  burden  upon  your  !  pie,  to  oiler  unto  the  Lord,  as  //  is  "writ- 
shoulders  :  serve  now  the  Lord  your  God,   ten  in  the  book  of  Moses.    And  so  did  they 


and  his  people  Israel, 

4  And  prepare  yourselves  by  the  houses 
of  your  fathers,  after  your  courses,  ac- 
cording to  the  ''writing  of  David  king  of 
Israel,  and  according  to  the  'writing  of 
Solomon  his  son : 

5  And  J  stand  in  the  holy  place  accord- 


with  the  oxen. 

13  And  tlicy  p  roasted  the  passover  with 
fire  according  to  the  ordinance :  but  the 
other  holy  offerings  isod  they  in  pots,  and 
in  caldrons,  and  in  pans,  and  tdividcd 
them  speedily  among  all  tlie  people. 

14  And  afterward  thcv  made  readv  for 


ing  to  the  divisions  of  the  tfamilies  of  the  !  themselves,  and  for  the  priests:  because 
lathers  of  your  brethren  the  -people,  and  I  the  priests  the  sons  of  Aaron  were  busied 
after  the  division  of  the  families  of  the  I  in  ollcring  of  burnt-offerings  and  the  fat 
Levites.  j  until  night;  therefore  the  Levites  prepar- 

6  So  kill  the  passover,  and  ''sanctify  !  ed  for  themselves,  and  for  the  priests  the 
yourselves,  and  prepare  your  brethren,  '  sons  of  Aaron. 

that  they  may  do  according  to  the  word  15  And  the  singers  the  sons  of  Asaph 
of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Moses.  iccre  in  their  +place,  according  to  the  com- 

7  And  Josiah  ^  gave  to  the 'people,  of  the  .  mandment  of 'David,  and  Asaph,  and 
flock,  lambs  and  kids,  all  for  the  passover-  Heman,  and  Jeduthun  the  king's  seer; 
offerings,  for  all  that  were  present,  to  the  and  tlie 'porters  waited  at  every  gate; 
numberofthirty  thousand,  andthree  thou-  they  might  not  depart  from  their  service  ; 
sand  bullocks:  these  were  of  the  king's  for  their  brethren  the  Levites  prepared 
substance.  for  them. 


a  1  Kins 

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b.houtc.  t  Heh.toH$ of  Ihc people. 

k  chnp. 

33.  Made  all — to  serve;  made  tliem  conform  ex- 
ternally to  what  was  required  in  the  law  of  Moses. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Piety  in  early  youth  saves  from  many  troubles, 
and  is  a  preparation  for  great  enjoyment  and  use- 
fulness in  riper  years. 

.5.  True  reformers  will  treat  vice  with  abhorrence, 
and  endeavor  in  all  suitable  ways  to  render  it  con- 
temptible. 

S.  The  preparation  of  suitable  houses,  and  the 
regular  establishment  of  public  worsiiip,  is  one  of 
the  essential  means  of  general  and  permanent  ref- 
ormation. 

14.  If  the  Scriptures  are  lost,  or  the  people  are  not 
in  the  habit  of  reading  or  hearing  them,  great  de- 
generacy and  wickedness  will  follow ;  and  there  is  no 


.30 :  3.  15  :  Exrn  6  :  20.  %  Heb.  cifftred.  I  cbnp.  7  :  8-IU ;  :i(i :  .'t. 
\\\\f\,.  offered.     »  Heb.nJVifd.     iiiEzrafi:l8     «  chnp.  ■:  i  i 

oI.ev.3:3.     P  Ex.  12  :  8,SI ;  Deul  16:  7.    <|  1  S«m.2: 13-l.V     ■   \\ 
mif</f  tliem  run.    ^  Heb.  j/a/ion.    r  I  Cliron,25;  I.ptc.    ■!(" 

way  of  efTectually  reclaiming  men,  but  in  bringing 
them  to  an  acquaintance  witli  the  word  of  Ood. 

21.  All  who  truly  believe  the  Bible,  will  be  anx- 
ious to  know  what  they  must  do  to  escape  that 
wrath  of  G-od  to  which,  on  account  of  their  sins, 
they  are  exposed. 

:S.  Although  the  true  penitent  shall  not  perish, 
he  mav  nevertheless  be  exposed  to  a  violent  death. 

31.  %Vhen  rulers  take  the  lead  in  refomiation, 
many  may  be  expected  to  follow,  and  to  continue 
externally  in  the  ways  of  the  Lord  iis  long  as  those 
in  authority  set  them  the  example. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

1.  Killed  the  passover;  the  animals  that  were 
to  be  oflered  in  sacrifice  at  this  festival. 
381 


Death  of  Josiah. 


II.  CHRONICLES,  XXXVI. 


His  successors. 


16  So  all  the  service  of  the  Lord  was' 
prepared  the  same  day,  to  keep  tlie  pass- 
over,  and  to  offer  burnt-offerings  upon  the 
altar  of  the  Lord,  according  to  the  com-  [ 
mandmcnt  of  king  Josiah.  [ 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  that  were 
present*  kept  the  passover  at  that  time, ' 
and  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread  seven  [ 
days.  j 

18  And  there  was  no  passoA'er  like  to 
that  kept  in  Israel  from  the  days  of  Sam- 
uel the  prophet;  neither  did  all  the  kings 
of  Israel  keep  such  a  passover  as  Josiah 
kept,  and  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and 
all  Judah  and  Israel  that  were  present, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem. 

19  In  the  eighteenth  year  of  the  reign 
of  Josiah  was  this  passover  kept. 

20  11  x\fter  ='all  this,  when  Josiah  had 
prepared  the  ttemple,  ""Necho  king  of 
Egypt  came  up  to  fight  against  Charche- 
mish  by  Euphrates  :  and  Josiah  went  out 
against  him. 

21  But  he  sent  ambassadors  to  him,  say- 
ing, What  have  I  to  do  with  thee,  thou 
king  of  Judah?  I  come  not  against  thee 
this  day,  but  against  the  house  twhere- 
with  I  have  war;  for  God  commanded 
me  to  make  haste :  forbear  thee  from 
meddling  with  God,  who  is  with  me,  that 
he  destroy  thee  not. 

22  Nevertheless  Josiah  would  not  turn 
his  face  from  him,  but  djsguiscd  himself, 
that  he  might  fight  with  him,  and  heark- 
ened not  unto  the  words  of  Neeho  from 
the  mouth  of  God,  and  came  to  fight  in 
the  valley  of  Mcgiddo. 

2:5  And  the  archers  shot  at  king  Josiah; 
and  the  king  said  to  his  servants,  Have 
me  away;  for  I  am  sore  hvounded. 

24  His  servants  therefore  took  him  out 
of  that  chariot,  and  put  him  in  the  second 
cliariot  that  he  had ;  and  they  brought 
him  to  Jerusalem,  and  he  died,  and  was 
buried  II  in  one  of  the  sepulchres  of  his 
fathers.  And  all  Judah  and  Jerusalem 
mourned  for  Josiah. 

25  1[And  Jeremiah  '"lamented  for  Jo- 
siah:  and  all  the ''singing-men  and  the 


singing-women  spake  of  Josiah  in  ^b^c^; 
their  lamentations  to  this  day,  and  made 
them  an 'ordinance  in  Israel :  and  behold, 
they  are  written  in  the  lamentations. 

26  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Josiah, 
and  his  *goodness,  according  to  that  u-hicli 
icas  written  in  the  law  of  the  Lord, 

27  And  his  deeds,  first  and  last,  behold, 
they  arc  written  in  the  book  of  the  kings 
of  Israel  and  Judah. 

CHAPTER   XXXVI. 

1  Jehoahaz  succeeding  is  deposed  by  Pharaoh,  and  car- 
ried into  Epypt.  5  Jehoiakiin  reigning  ill  is  carried 
bound  into  Babylon.  9  Jehoiachin  succeeding  reign- 
eth  ill,  and  is  brought  into  Babylon.  11  Zedeklah 
succeeding  reigneth  ill,  and  despiseth  the  prophets, 
and  rebelleih  against  Nebuchadnezzar.  14  Jerusa- 
lem, for  the  sins  of  the  priests  and  people,  is  wholly 
destroyed.     '2'i  The  proclamation  of  Cyrus. 

THEN  '"the  people  of  the  land  took  Je- 
hoahaz the  son  of  Josiah,  and  made 
him  king  in  his  father's  stead  in  Jerusa- 
lem. 

2  Jehoahaz  icas  twenty  and  three  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reign- 
ed three  months  in  Jerusalem. 

3  And  the  king  of  Egypt  tput  him  down 
at  Jerusalem,  and  ^condemned  the  land 
in  a  hundred  talents  of  silver  and  a  tal- 
ent of  gold. 

4  And  the  king  of  Egypt  made  Eliakim 
his  brother  king  over  Judah  and  Jerusa- 
lem, and  turned  his  name  to  Jehoiakim. 
And  Necho  took  Jehoahaz  his  brother, 
and  carried  him  to  Egypt. 

5  ^  Jehoiakim  ivas  twenty  and  five  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reign- 
ed eleven  years  in  Jerusalem  :  and  he  did 
that  ivhich  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord 
his  God. 

6  Against  «him  came  up  Nebuchadnez- 
zar king  of  Babylon,  and  bound  him  in 
fetters,^  to  carry  him  to  Babylon. 

7  Nebuchadnezzar  also  carried  of  the 
vessels  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  to  Bab- 
ylon, and  put  them  in  his  temple  at  Bab- 
ylon. 

8  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoiakim, 
and  his  abominations  which  he  did,  and 
that  which  was  found   in   him,  behold, 

*  Heh./.'uniJ.  • -2  Kipgs.  23 :  W.  etc.  f  Heli.  Aoi/w.  b  Jer.  ft:  2-1.  •  Jer. '22  :  CO.  *  Hel>. /tinduMjM.  cliap.  32::w.  f2Kiii(;», 
.<6  :  2,  etr.  f  Heh.  of  m;/ war.  \  Huh,  maile  tick;]  Km^a,22:A4.  2:i:30,  etc.  i  Heb.  rtmovrd  him.  f  Heb.  jnuMtd.  g  2  Kins», 
\\  Or,  a inaiiff  tilt  lepulclnct.    c  Zecli.  12  :  U  :  Lnin.  4  :  20.     <1  Mnt.     24:  I,  etc.     %  Or,  c/ioim;  foretolj,  Hab.  1  :  6,  etc. 


20.  Prepared  the  temple;  for  the  observance  of 
divine  worship,  according  to  the  law  of  Moses  and 
tlie  commandments  of  David  and  Solomon.  Char- 
chemish  ;  a  stroiijjly  fortified  city  on  the  river  Eu- 
phrates. 

21.  Valley  of  Me  siddo ;  near  the  river  Kishon. 
in  the  tribe  of  Manasseh ;  it  formed  a  part  of  the 
great  plain  of  Esdraelon. 

I.X.STRUCTIONS. 
2.  Rulers  should  over  encourage  good  works ; 
and   labor  to  unite  all  classes,  especially  ministers 
of  religion,  in  the  regular  and  habitual  worship  of 
God. 

582. 


6.  Due  preparation  is  necessary  to  acceptable 
worship. 

10.  When  those  in  authority  set  the  example, 
and  ministers  of  religion  faithfully  do  their  duty, 
many  may  be  expected  to  engage  in  the  service  of 
G-od. 

22.  It  is  hazardous  to  engage  in  any  enterprise, 
without  first  asking  counsel  of  God  and  obtaining 
his  approbation. 

'2').  Many  lument  the  removal  of  great  and  good 
men,  who  have  not  given  heed  to  their  instructions 
while  they  were  living,  nor  imitated  their  cxarriple 
after  tlit-y  were  dead. 


Zedckiahh  reign. 


11.  CHRONICLES,   XXXVI, 


Jerusalem  destroyed. 


B.c''6«r  they  are  -writteu  in  the  book  of 
the  kings  of  Israel  and  Judah.  And  *Je- 
hoiachin  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

9  Tf  Jchoiachin*  was  eight  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
three  months  and  ten  days  in  Jerusalem  : 
and  lie  did  iliat  which  teas  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord. 

1 0  And  twhen  the  year  was  expired, 
king  Nebuchadnezzar  sent,  and  brought 
him  to  Babylon,  with  the  t goodly  "^ves- 
sels of  the  house  of  the  Loud,  and  made 
Zedckiah^  "^his  brother  king  over  Judah 
and  Jerusalem. 

11  Tl  Zedekiah  "^  ira.t  one  and  twenty 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
reigned  eleven  years  in  Jerusalem. 

12  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  his  God,  and  humbled 
not  himself  before  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
spenkiug  from  the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  also  ''rebelled  against  king 
Nebuchadnezzar,  who  had  made  him 
swear  by  God  :  bnt  he  ''stiflencd  his  neck, 
and  hardened  his  heart  from  turning  un- 
to the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

14  T[)\Ioreoverallthechief  of  the  priests, 
and  the  people,  transgressed  very  much 
after  all  the  abominations  of  the  heathen  ; 
and  polluted  the  house  of  the  Lord  which 
he  had  hallowed  in  Jerusalem. 

15  And  sthe  Lord  God  of  their  fathers 
sent  to  them  H  by  his  messengers,  rising 
up  "  betimes,  and  sending;  because  lie  had 
compassion  on  his  people,  and  on  his 
dwelling-place : 

16  But  they  ''mocked  the  messengers  of 
God,  and  'despised  his  words,  and  mis- 
used his  prophets,  until  the  wrath  of  the 
Loud  arose  against  his  people,  till  there 
was  no  tremedy. 

17  Therefore  Jhe   brought  upon  them 


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Hell,  vetscfs 

■f 

h  Uiiniel  1:1, 

2;  h:% 

i    Or,  Miitlaniah 

hitfathe 

brotht 

r,  2  Kinss,  24  :  17 

c  .Tcr. 

37:1, 

i  Jer,  hi 

1, 

etc.      e  .Jer. 

f.-.> :  :i ; 

Kiek.  17:15.18. 

f  2Kii 

S».17: 

14.    RJer. 

i.'i 

.%4;3S: 

.'). 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 
1.3.  Made  him,  sicear ;  swear  allegiance  to  the 
king  of  Babylon. 

lo.   Betimes;  often,  seasonably,  continually. 
17.    The  Chahlees;  the  Babylonians. 

20.  Until  the  reign  of  the  kingdom  of  Per- 
sia ;  about  seventy  years. 

21.  The  word  of  the  Lord;  Jer.  25:  9-11. 

IN.STRUCTIONS. 
1.  When  wise  and  pious  rulers  are  removed  and 
are  succeeded  by  those  who  are  foolish  and  wicked, 
it  is  a  punishment  of  the  people  for  their  sins ;  and 
where  it  does  not  produce  reformation,  it  forebodes 
approaching  destruction. 


the  king  of  the  Chaldees,  who  slew  their 
young  men  with  the  sword  in  the  house 
of  their  sanctuary,  and  had  no  compas- 
sion upon  young  man  or  maiden,  old  man, 
or  him  that  stooped  for  age  :  he  gave  thcnt 
all  into  his  hand. 

18  And  all  the  vessels  of  the  liouse  of 
God,  great  and  small,  and  the  treasures 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treas- 
ures of  the  king,  and  of  his  princes  ;  all 
ihe-ie  he  brought  to  Babylon. 

19  And  ^they  burnt  the  liouse  of  God, 
and  brake  down  the  wall  of  Jerusalem, 
and  burnt  all  the  palaces  thereof  with 
fire,  and  destroyed  all  the  goodly  vessels 
thereof. 

20  And  +thcm  that  had  escaped  from 
the  sword  carried  he  away  to  Babylon; 
where  they  were  servants  to  him  and  his 
sons  until  the  reign  of  the  kingdom  of 
Persia: 

21  To  fulfil  the  word  of  the  Lord  by 
the  mouth  of  'Jeremiah,  until  the  land 
had  enjoyed  her  "'sabbaths:  for  as  long 
as  she  lay  desolate  she  kept  sabbath,  to 
fulfil  threescore  and  ten  years. 

22  T[  Now  "in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus 
king  of  Persia,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
spoken  by  the  month  of  Jeremiah  might 
be  accomplished,  the  Lord  stirred  up  the 
spirit  of  "Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  that  he 
made  a  proclamation  throughout  all  his 
kingdom,  and  put  it  also  In  writing,  say- 
ing, 

23  Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of  Persia, 
All  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  halii  tlie 
Lord  God  of  heaven  given  me;  and  ho 
hath  charged  me  to  build  him  a  house  in 
Jerusalem,  wliieh  is  in  Juilah.  \\  ho  is 
there  among  you  of  all  his  peoiile?  The 
Lord  his  God  be  with  him,  and  let  him 
go  up. 


II  Heb.  by  the  hand  of.  *  Th.il  in.  ttiHtinuully  and  earrfully. 
Iila:i,  28:K.  >  Prov.  I  :  24-.W.  t  Huh.  htalint.  i  T)eut.:«:4'.t; 
2  Kins', -25:  1, etc. :  Elrn!1:7.  k  Piw.  74  :  frJI :  lon-W  :11.  J  Heb. 
Ihtremaindtf/romlhenmrd.  1  Jer.  ■2,1: 9-1-2  ;  ««:  fi,  7  :  29:  10. 
m  Lev.26:.34,43;  niin.9:2.  «  Eim  I ;  I.etc.   o  Im.44  :2S;*i:  I.etc. 


7.  God  sometimes  suffers  the  wicked  to  obtain 
jrreat  power,  that  they  may  be  scourges  of  his  peo- 
ple on  account  of  their  sins. 

12.  No  trials,  witliout  the  grace  of  God,  will 
humble  and  pjirify  the  iiuman  heart,  or  lead  men 
to  forsake  ihi-ir  sins  and  turn  to  the  Lord. 

10.  When  men  mock  the  messengers  whom  God 
sends  to  reclaim  them,  and  despise  their  words  of 
mercy  and  love,  they  are  ripening  for  wrath  .aguiiuit 
which  there  will  be  no  remedy. 

21.  The  providence  of  God  manifests  the  truth  of 
his  word  ;  and  shows  that  when  the  decl.-vrntion  has 
once  gone  out  of  his  mouth,  it  will  in  due  time  be 
accomplished. 


583 


EZRA. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  The  proclamation  of  Cyrus  for  the  building  of  the 
temple,  a  The  people  provide  for  the  return.  7 
Cyrus  restoreth  the  vessels  of  the  temple  to  Shesh- 
ba.zzar. 

"jVTOW  *in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  king 
_L\  of  Persia,  that  the  word  of  Hhe  Lord 
by  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah  might  be  ful- 
filled, the  Lord  "^stirred  up  the  spirit  of 
Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  that  he  *made  a 
proclamation"*  througliout  all  his  king- 
dom, enid  put  it  also  in  writing,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  "^  The 
Lord  God  of  heaven  hath  given  me  all 
the  kingdoms  of  the  earth;  and  ""he  hath 
charged  me  to  build  him  a  house  at  Je- 
rusalem, which  is  in  Judah. 

3  Who  is  there  among  you  of  all  his  peo- 
ple? his  God  be  with  him,  and  let  him  go 
up  to  Jerusalem,  which  is  in  Judah,  and 
build  the  house  of  the  Lord  God  of  Lsra- 
el,  (he  s/a-  the  God,)  which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

4  And  whosoever  remaineth  in  any  place 
where  he  sojournefh,  let  the  men  of  his 
place  thelp  him  w  ilh  silver,  and  with  gold, 
and  with  goods,  and  with  beasts,  besides 
the  freewiil-oflcring  for  the  house  of  God 
that  /.';  in  Jerusalem. 

5  H  Tlien  rose  npthe  chief  of  Ihc  fathers 
of  Judah  and  Benjamin,  and  the  priests, 
and  the  Levites,  with  all  them  whose  spir- 
it God  ''had  raised,  to  go  up  to  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  which  is  in  .Terusalem. 

6  And  all  they  that  iccre  about  them 
strengthened*  their  hands  with  vessels 
of  silver,  with  gold,  with  goods,  and  with 
beasts,  and  with  precious  things,  besides 
all  that  was  willingly  offered. 

7  lIAlso  Cyrus  the  king  brought  fortli 
the  vessels  of  the  'house  of  the  LoRD,which 
NebuchadnezzarJ  had  brought  forth  out 


«  2  Cliron.3H:Ji,2.1.  b  .ler.-ifi:  ]::■:«:  10:  :i:t:  7-13.  cPr(iv.-2l:l: 
D.in.2:l.  '  He\>  cauttU «  vuiee  ti) pats.  >l  rliiip.  .5  : 1.1  u.  r  T)iin 
2:21.  f  I«n.^^:■^R:^.^:l,  n.  c  Psn.  ».-):I8:  laa.  •|-.:.n:.ler.  10:10; 
nan.  6  :  2ti.  t  Hrb.  li/l  him  up.  I.  Neli  2:12;  I'riiv.  Ifi:  1  ;  I'lill. 
2:13;  SJnlin,  II.        t  Thai  is, /iW/ir,/ M«m.        f  chni,.  6:  14 ;  8  fi. 


CHAPTER    I. 

1.  The  word  of  the  Lord;  Jer.  S.j :  1-2-11  ■  'J9  •  10- 
33:7-1.1. 

2.  He  hath  charged  me  ;  Cyrus  may  liave  said 
this  in  consequence  of  a  prophecy  uttered  concern- 
ing hirn,  more  than  a  hundred  years  before  he  was 
born.     Isa.  W  :  20-28 ;  4o  :  1-0,  12,  13. 

3.  Who  is  thcYe  ?  that  wishes  to  go  up  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

5.  liaised;  stirred  up;  the  same  word  in  the 
original  as  is  applied  to  Cyrus,  verse  1. 

8.  ShesMuzzar ;  afterwards  called  Zerubbabel. 
Chap.  2:2.  He  was  the  grandson  of  Jehoiachin 
king  of  Judah 

084 


of  Jerusalem,  and  had  put  them  ^b^c.'S 
in  the  house  of  his  gods ; 

8  Even  those  did  Cyrus  king  of  Persia 
bring  forth  by  the  hand  of  Mithrcdath 
the  treasurer,  and  numbered  them  unto 
Sheshbazzar,  the  prince  of  Judah. 

9  And  this  i.s  the  number  of  them  :  thir- 
ty chargers  of  gold,  a  thousand  chargers  of 
silver,  nine  and  twenty  knives, 

10  Thirty  basins  of  gold,  silver  basins 
of  a  second  sort  four  hundred  and  ten, 
and  other  vessels  a  thousand. 

11  All  the  ''A'cssels  of  gold  and  of  sil- 
ver were  five  thousand  and  four  hundred. 
All  these  did  Sheshbazzar  bring  up  with 
them  of  the  *  captivity  that  were  brought 
up  from  Babylon  unto  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER   II. 

1  The  number  that  return,  of  the  people.  .36  of  the 
priests,  40  of  the  Levites,  43  of  the  Nethinim,  55 
of  Solomon's  servants,  G"i  of  the  priests  which  could 
not  show  their  pedigree.  64  The  whole  number  of 
them,  with  their  substance.     68  Their  oblations. 

IVrOW  'these  arc  the  children  of  the 
_LN  province  that  went  up  out  of  the 
captivity,  of  those  which  had  been  car- 
ried away,  "'whom  Nebuchadnezzar  the 
king  of  Babylon  had  carried  away  unto 
Babylon,  and  came  again  unto  Jerusalem 
and  Judah,  every  one  unto  his  city; 

2  Which  came  with  "Zerubbabel :  Jcsh- 
ua,  Nehemiah,  "Seraiah,  *Reelaiah,  Mor- 
decai,  Bilshan,  tIMizpar,  Bigvai,  -Rehum, 
Baanah."  The  number  of  the  men  of  the 
people  of  Israel: 

3  The  children  of  Parosh,  two  thousand 
a  hundred  seventy  and  two. 

4  'J'he  children  of  Shephatiah,  three 
hundred  seventy  and  two. 

5  The  children  of  PArah,  seven  hun- 
dred seventy  and  five. 


2  Kings,  24:  l:!;  2  rlimn.  36:  7  ;  Diin.S;  2.  k  4  Tim.  2:  Xl.  21. 
%  Heb  lyantpn'tntiim.  Mat.  I  :  II,  12  I  Nell.  7  :  6,  etc.  m  2King«, 
24:14-16;  2Cliron.:l(i:20i  l.am  1  :.1,  ft;  4:  22  ;  Zt-pli.  3:7.  n  H.ig. 
1:1,  etc.  II  Or,  v*i<iri«A,  N>li  7:7.  '  Or,  Raiimiali.  f  Or, 
Mitptrtth.     %  Or,  Nchum.     ocliR|i.4:R.     pNrli.  7:10. 


INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  hearts  of  kings  and  all  others  are  in  the 
hand  of  the  Lord,  and  he  turneth  them  whitherso- 
ever he  will ;  and  whatever  difficulties  may,  to 
human  view,  stand  in  the  way  of  the  fulfilment 
of  his  declarations,  they  will  in  due  time  all  be 
accoiTiplished. 

.').  Though  the  offers  of  mercy  are  freely  made  to 
all.  none  will  accept  them  and  thus  avail  themselves 
of  the  benefits,  except  those  whose  spirit  God  stirs  up 
for  that  purpose. 

CHAPTER  11. 

1.  The  chihlreti  of  the  province ;  those  who 
liad  been  carried  away  from  Judea  and  their  de- 
scendants, who  now  returned 


Number  of  those  who 


EZRA   II. 


returned  from  Babylon. 


B;c'-5lf  ■  6  The  children  of  "Pahath-moab, 
of  the  children  of  Joshua  and  Joab,  two 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  twelve. 

7  The  children  of  ''P^lani,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  fifty  and  four. 

8  The  children  of  Zattu,  nine  hundred 
forty  and  five. 

9  The  children  of  Zaccai,  seven  hun- 
dred and  threescore. 

10  The  children  of  *Bani,  six  hundred 
forty  and  two. 

11  The  children  of  Bebai,  si.x.  hundred 
twenty  and  three. 

12  The  children  of  Azgad,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  twenty  and  two. 

13  The  children  of  Adonikam,  six  hun- 
dred sixty  and  six. 

14  The  children  of  Bigvai,  two  thou- 
sand fifty  and  six. 

15  The  children  of  Adin,  four  hundred 
fifty  and  four. 

16  The  children  of  Ater  of  llezekiah, 
ninety  and  eight. 

17  The  children  of  Bezai,  three  hun- 
dred twenty  and  three. 

18  The  children  of  tJorah,  a  hundred 
and  twelve. 

19  The  children  of  Hashum,  two  hun- 
dred twenty  and  three. 

20  The  children  of  iQibba/T,  ninety  and 
five. 

21  The  children  of  Beth-lehem,  a  hun- 
dred twenty  and  three. 

22  The  men  of  Netophah,  fifty  and  six. 

23  The  men  of  Anathoth,  a  hundred 
twenty  and  eight. 

24  The  children  of  ^  Azmavcth,  forty 
and  two. 

25  The  children  of  Kirjath-ariin,  Che- 
phirah,  and  Ikeroth,  seven  hundred  and 
forty  and  three. 

26  The  children  of  Ramah  and  Gaba, 
six  hundred  twenty  and  one. 

27  The  men  of  ]Michmas,  a  hundred 
twenty  and  two. 

28  The  men  of  Beth-el  and  Ai,  two 
hundred  twenty  and  three. 

29  The  children  of  Nebo,  fifty  and  two. 

30  The  children  of  Magbish,  a  Uundred 
fifty  and  six. 

31  The  children  of  the  other  "=Elam,  a 
thousand  two  hundred  fifty  and  four. 

32  The  children  of  Harim,  three  hun- 
dred and  twenty. 

33  The  children  of  Lod,  "Iladid.  and 
Ono,  seven  hundred  twenty  and  live. 

34  The  children  of  Jericlio,  three  hun- 
dred forty  and  five. 


35  The  children  of  Senaah,  three  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred  and  thirty. 

36  If  The  priests:  the  children  of  "^Je- 
daiah,  of  the  house  of  Jeshua,  nine  hun- 
dred seventy  and  three. 

37  The  children  of  ''Immer,  a  thousand 
fifty  and  two. 

38  The  children  of  Tashur,  a  thousand 
two  liundred  forty  and  seven. 

39  The  children  of  «  Harim,  a  thousand 
and  seventeen. 

40  M  The  Levites  :  the  cliildren  of  Jesh- 
ua and  Kadniiel,  of  the  children  of  *Ilod- 
aviah,  seventy  and  four. 

41  The  singers:  the  ciiildrcu  of  Asaph, 
a  hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

42  Tlic  children  of  the  porters  :  the  chil- 
I  dren  of  ISlialhnn,  the  children  of  Ater,  the 
I  children  of  Talmon,  the  children  of  Ak- 
j  kub,  the  children  of  Hatita,  the  childrcii 
j  of  Shobai,  in  all  a  hundred  thirty   and 

nine. 

43  11  The  "'Nethinim:  the  children  of 
Ziha,  the  children  of  Ilasupha,  the  chil- 

I  dren  of  Tabbaoth, 

44  The  children  of  Keros,  tlic  children 
of  ^Sialia,  the  cliildren  of  Padon, 

45  The  children  of  Lebanah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Ilagabah,  the  children  of  Akkub, 

46  The  children  of  Hagab,  the  cliildren 
of  iSlialmai,  the  children  of  llanan, 

47  The  children  of  Giddel,  tlic  children 
of  Gahar.  the  children  of  Reaiah, 

48  The  children  of  Rezin,  the  children 
of  Nekoda,  the  children  of  (Jazzain, 

49  The  children  of  I'zza.  tlie  children 
of  Paseah,  the  children  of  Besai, 

50  The  children  of  Asnah,  the  children 
of  ]Meliunim,  the  children  of  sXophusim, 

51  The  children  of  Bakbuk,  the  cliil- 
dren of  llakupha,  the  children  of  Ilarhur. 

52  The  children  of  ilBazlutli,  the  chil- 
dren of  Mehidn,  the  children  of  llnrsha, 

53  The  children  of  Barkos,  the  children 
of  Sisera,  the  children  of  Tliamah, 

54  Tlii^  children  of  Xeziali,  the  children 
of  Hatipha. 

55  II  The  children  of  'Solomon's  ser- 
vants: the  children  of  Sotai,  the  children 
of  Sophereth,  the  cliildren  of  'Pcruda, 

56  Tlic  children  of  Jaalali,  the  children 
of  Darkon,  the  children  of  (Jiddel. 

57  The  children  of  Shopliatiah.  llie  chil- 
dren of  Hattil,  the  children  of  Pocliercth 
of  Zebaim,  the  children  of  tAmi. 

58  All  the  JNctliinim,  and  the  childrcH 
of  Solomon's  servants,  trerc  three  hundred 
ninety  and  two. 


»  Neh.T:!!.  b  verse  SI.  *  Or,  Binni/i.-Neli.  7 :  IS.  f  Or, 
Hiiriph,  Nell.  7 :  24.  t  "f .  Gili'on,  Nell.  T  :  if>  4  Or,  Btth-,i-.- 
mavelli,  Nell.  7  :  M.  c  verse  7.  ||  Or,  Harid,  a«  it  is  in  some  copies, 
d   1  Cbron.  -24  :  7.    «  I  Cliron.  '24  :  14.    f  1  Chron.  0  :  1-2.    I  1  Cliron. 

55.  Solomon's  servants;  from  gentile  nations,    whom  he  had  subdued  and  brought  into  bondage. 

5S5 


S4  :  R.      *  Or,  Judah,  cliap.  3 :  «  :  cnlW  nUo  HfHtrnh 

Nell.  7 :  4X 

h  verse  nf>.     ^Or.Sia.    t  Or.  Shnmlni.    %  Or.  .NrpAlVA» 

•im.    I|  Or. 

B..:Wi,  .Veil.  T.:iV4.     i  1  Kill;l».  !>  : -21.       'Or.Pcrida. 

Nth.  J  :  67. 

t0r,.</n.n,Neli.7:.-A     j  .lo.li.O:  JI.^T:  1  Cliron.  ^< : -2 

Neli.rtiSS. 

The  sum  of  the  people. 


p:zra  III. 


and  their  offerings. 


59  And  these  were  they  which  went 
lip  from  Tel-melah,  Tel-liarsa,  Cherub, 
Addan,*  and  Immer:  but  they  could  not 
show  their  fatlier's  liouse,  and  their  tseed, 
whether  they  n-crc  of  Israel : 

60  The  cliildren  of  Delaiah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Tobiah,  the  children  of  Nekoda, 
six  hundred  fifty  and  two. 

6 1  If  And  of  the  children  of  the  priests  : 
the  children  of  Habaiali,  the  cliiklrcn  of 
Koz,  the  children  of  Barzillai ;  which  took 
a  wife  of  the  daughters  of  ^Barzillai  the 
Gileadite,  and  was  called  after  their  name  : 

()2  These  sought  their  register  among 
those  that  were  reckoned  by  genealogy, 
but  ''they  were  not  found  :  therefore  iwere 
they,  as  polluted,  put  from  the  priesthood. 

63  And  the  5  Tirshatha  said  unto  them, 
that  they  should  not  "^  eat  of  the  most  holy 
things,  till  there  stood  up  a  priest  with 
Uriin"*  and  with  Thummim. 

64  11  The  "whole  congregation  together 
was  forty  and  two  thousand  three  hun- 
dred and  threescore, 

6.5  Besides  their  servants  and  their  maids, 
of  whom  there  toere  seven  thousand  three 
hundred  thirty  and  seven  :  and  there  icere 
among  them  two  hundred  singing-men 
and  singing-women. 

66  Their  horses  were  seven  hundred 
thirty  and  six;  their  mules,  two  hundred 
forty  and  five ; 

67  Their  camels,  four  hundred  thirty 
and  five ;  their  asses,  six  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  twenty. 

68  1[And  ^some  of  the  chief  of  the  fa- 
thers, when  they  came  to  the  house  of 
the  Lord  which  i.s  at  Jerusalem,  offered 
freely  for  the  house  of  God  to  set  it  up  in 
his  place  : 

69  They  gave  after  their  ability  unto 
the  s treasure  of  the  work  threescore  and 
one   thousand   drams  of  gold,   and   five 


»  Or,  AdiloH,  Neb  7  :  fil.  t  Or,  pedigree,  a  i  Samuel,  17  :  27. 
h  Niiinherfi  3:  10.  X  Meb.tlutj  were  puKuled  f rum  the  prirtlhoaU. 
%  Or,  juwiwor,  Nell.  8  :  >).  c  Lev.  2-2  :  10,  U.  <l  Ex. -28:  W;  Lev. 
8:8;  Num.  27:21  ;  Deut.  an:  S.  e  Neli.  7  :  6fi,  ete.  fNeIi.7:70, 
etc.     I  1  Chron.  26 :  20.     ||  Or.  Joihiia,  Hjlg.  1 :  1 ;  2 :  2 ;  Zecb.  .3:1. 


59.  They  could  not  show  their  fathers  house; 
their  names  were  not  found  in  the  genealogies,  or 
records  of  Israel. 

62.  Put  from  the  priesthood ;  because  there 
was  nothing  to  sliow  that  they  were  descendants  of 
Aaron. 

K\.  Tirshatha  ;  governor.  A  priest  with  Urim 
nndu-itJi  Thummi-m;  one  wlio  by  revelation  from 
Grod  could  decide  their  case. 

70.  Netliiitim ;  servants  of  the  Levites  in  the 
temple.  Chap.  8  :  20.  Their  cities;  Jerusalem 
and  the  cities  round  about  it. 

IXSTRUCTIONS. 
1.  Those  who  accept  the  offers  of  mercy  and  give 
up  all  for  the  service  of  Christ,  will  be  enrolled  in 
an  imperishable  record,  and  be  mentioned  with  honor 
for  ever. 
59.  Cases  from  time  to  time  occur  in  which  we 
586 


thousand  pounds  of   silver,  and    *b.c. '^^ 
one  hundred  priests'  garments. 

70  So  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and 
some  of  the  people,  and  the  singers,  and 
the  porters,  and  the  Nethinim,  dwelt  in 
their  cities,  and  all  Israel  in  their  cities. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1  The  altar  is  .=et  up.  4  Offerings  frequented.  7  "Work- 
men pri-pared.  b  The  foundations  of  the  temple  arc 
laid  in  great  joy  and  mourning. 

AND  when  the  seventh  month  was 
come,  and  the  children  of  Israel  ivcrc 
in  the  cities,  the  people  gathered  them- 
selves together  as  one  man  to  Jerusalem. 

2  Then  stood  up  H  Jeshua  the  son  of 
Jozadak,  and  his  brethren  the  priests, 
and  *Zerubbabel  the  son  of  tShealtiel, 
and  his  brethren,  and  builded  the  altar 
of  the  God  of  Israel,  to  off"er  burnt-oflcr- 
ings  thereon,  as  it  is  ''written  in  the  law 
of  Moses  the  man  of  God. 

3  And  they  set  the  altar  upon  his  bases  : 
for  fear  was  upon  them  because  of  the  peo- 
ple of  those  countries:  and  they  ofi"ered 
burnt-oflerings  thereon  unto  the  Lord, 
even  burnt-otferings  morning  and  even- 
ing. 

4  They  'kept  also  the  feast  of  taberna- 
cles, as  it  is  written,  and  offered  the  daily 
burnt-off'erings  by  number,  according  to 
the  custom,  ^as  the  duty  of  every  ■>  day 
required; 

5  And  afterward  offered  the  continual 
burnt-offering,  both  of  the  new  moons, 
and  of  all  the  set ''  feasts  of  the  Lord  that 
were  consecrated,  and  of  every  one  that 
willingly  offered  a  freewill-offering  unto 
the  Lord. 

6  From  the  first  day  of  the  seventh 
month  began  they  to  ofl'er  burnt-offerings 
unto  the  Lord.  But  Hhe  foundation  of 
tlie  temple  of  the  Lord  was  not  yet  laid. 

7  They  gave  money  also  unto  the  ma- 


*  called  Zurahnhel,  Mat  1  :  12;  Liike  3:27.  f  Called  Salathirl, 
Mat.  1:12;  LMke3:27.  h  Num.  28  :  3,  etc. ;  Dent.  12  :  8.  B.  i  .Neh. 
8:H,I7;  Zecll.  14:  Hi.  t  He\i.  llie  mutter  of  the  day  in  his  dnv. 
jEx.29:3S.  k  Num.,  cli.  28,29.  \Heh.  the  temple  of  the  LORD 
wtit  not  yet/ounded. 


cannot  with  conliJence  determine  the  true  character 
of  individuals,  bu  t  must  leave  it  to  Him  who  searches 
the  heart,  and  will  render  to  all  according  to  their 
works. 

6S.  Those  who  are  made  partakers  of  the  grace 
of  God,  will  ofl'er  willingly  of  their  substance  for 
the  establishment  and  support  of  his  worship,  and 
labor  to  extend  its  benefits  to  all  around  them. 

CHAPTER  III. 

2.  Jeshua  ;  he  was  grandson  of  Seraiah,  who  was 
high-priest  at  the  taking  of  Jerusalem. 

3.  Fear  was  upon  them;  and  they  put  them- 
selves under  the  special  protection  of  the  Almighty 
by  establishing  among  them  his  wor.ship. 

5.  Afrcftcill-offering;  in  addition  to  what  wa.s 
required  in  the  law. 

7.  Joppa ;  a  seaport  about  forly  miles  west  of 
Jerusalem. 


T7ic  new  temple. 


EZRA   IV. 


The  Jews''  adversaries. 


tc'bst'  sons,  and  to  the  *carpcnfers ;  and 
meat,  and  drink,  and  oil,  unto  tlieni  of  Zidon, 
and  to  them  of  Tyre,  to  bring  cedar-trees 
from ''Lebanon  to  the  scaof  Joppa,  accord- 
ing to  tlie  "^  grant  that  they  had  of  Cyrus 
king  of  Persia. 

8  II  Now  in  the  second  year  of  tlieir 
coming  unto  the  house  of  God  at  .Jerusa- 
lem, in  the  second  irionth,  began  "^Zerub- 
babel  the  son  of  Shcaltiel,  and  Jeshua 
the  sou  of  Jozadak,  and  the  remnant  of 
their  brethren  the  priests  and  the  Levites, 
and  all  they  that  were  come  out  of  the 
captivity  unto  Jerusalem;  and  appointed 
the  Levites,  from  ''twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  to  set  forward  the  work  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

9  Then  stood  Jeshua  with  his  sons  and 
his  brethren,  Kadmiel  and  his  sons,  the 
sons  of  tjudah,  ^  together,  to  set  forward 
the  workmen  in  the  house  of  God:  the 
sons  of  Henadad,  rrith  their  sons  and  their 
brethren  the  Levites. 

10  And  when  the  ""builders  laid  the 
foundation  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord,  they 
set  "^ the  priests  in  their  apparel  with  trum- 
pets, and  the  Levites  the  sons  of  Asaph 
with  cymbals,  to  praise  the  Lord,  after 
the  ordinance  of  David  king  of  Israel. 

1 1  And  they  sang  together  by  course  in 
praising  and  giving  thanks  unto  the  Lord; 
because  s  he  /.s  good,  for  his  mercy  cndiir- 
tth  for  ever  toward  Israel.  And  all  the 
people  shouted  with  a  great  shout,  when 
they  praised  the  Lord,  because  the ''  foun- 
dation of  the  house  of  the  Lord  was  laid. 

12  But  'many  of  the  priests  and  Levites 
and  chief  of  the  fathers,  n7?o  tcere  ancient 
men,  that  had  seen  the  first  house,  when 
the  foundation  of  this  house  was  laid  be- 
fore their  eyes,  J  wept  with  a  loud  voice; 
and  many  ''shouted  aloud  for  joy  : 

1.3  So  that  the  people  could  not  discern 
the  noise  of  the  shout  of  joy  from  the  noise 
of  the '  weeping  of  the  people  :  for  the  peo- 
ple shouted  with  a  loud  shout,  and  the 
noise  was  heard  afar  off. 


CHAPTER  IV. 


*  Or,  workmen.  •  1  K  injs,  5 : 6.  9.  h  chap.  6  :  3.  c  verse  2. 
d  1  Cliron.  !■):  24.  f  Or.  Hodavinh,  (Imp.  -2  :4a  %  Heh.  ai  one. 
e  Zech.  4:10.  /  I  Clirim.  fi  :  :tl,  etc. :  lii :  4.  etc. ;  2.i  :  I,  etc. :  Neli. 
12:24,  etc.  B  1  Chrnn.  16:  :i4.41  ;  Ps:ilm  IW;  145:1-11  ;  .Ier.3:t:ll. 
b  Kev.  21  :  10-14.    i  Hiig.  2 :  S.    i  Ps;l.  126:6;  .ler.  :!1  :8,'J.     k  Ps.-u 


12.  Wept;  because  they  thought  this  temple  would 
be  much  inferior  to  that  which  had  been  destroyed. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

I.  The  establishment  of  the  worship  and  ordi- 
nances of  G-od,  is  the  surest  safeguard  against  ene- 
mies, and  the  best  preparation  for  all  the  dispensa- 
tions of  Providence. 

7.  Money  given  for  the  establishment  and  support 
of  divine  worship,  instead  of  being  lost  as  some  think, 
is  most  profitably  used,  and  inyested  where  it  will 
yield  an  abundant  reward. 

II.  Success  in  all  good  undertakings  comes  from 
the  Lord,  and  the  glory  should  be  given  to  him. 

12.  Men  are  often  more  atfectcd  by  what  they 


I  The  adversaries,  being  not  accepted  in  the  building 
of  the  temple  with  the  Jews,  endeavor  to  hinder  it. 
7  Tlielr  letter  to  Artaxerxes.  17  The  decree  of  Ar- 
taxerxes.     '£i  The  building  is  hindered. 

"VrOW  when  the  ""adversaries  of  Judah 
J_\  and  Benjamin  heard  that  the  ?  chil- 
dren of  the  captivity  builded  the  temple 
unto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel; 

2  Then  they  came  to  Zerubbabel,  and 
to  the  chief  of  the  fathers,  and  said  unto 
them,  Let  us  build  with  you:  for  "we 
seek  your  God,  as  ye  do ;  and  we  do  sac- 
rifice unto  liim  since  the  days  of  "Esar- 
haddon  king  of  Assur,  which  brought  us 
up  hither. 

3  But  Zerubbabel,  and  Jeshua,  and  the 
rest  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  I.^racl, 
said  unto  them,  pYc  have  nothing  to  do 
with  us  to  build  a  house  unto  our  God; 
but  M'C  ourselves  together  will  build  un- 
to the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  as  i  king  Cyrus 
the  king  of  Persia  hatli  commanded  us. 

4  Then  the  people  of  the  land  ^veaken- 
ed  the  hands  of  the  people  of  Judah,  and 
troubled'  them  in  building, 

5  And  hired  'counsellors  against  them, 
to  frustrate  their  purpose,  all  the  days  of 
Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  even  until  the  reign 
of  Darius  king  of  Persia. 

6  And  in  the  reign  of  HAhasucrus,  in  the 
beginning  of  his  reign,  wrote  they  unto 
him  an  accusation  against  the  inhajfitants 
of  Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

7  %  And  in  the  days  of  Artaxerxes  wrote 
Bishlam,*  Mithredath,  Tabeel,  and  the 
rest  of  their  ^companions,  unto  Artaxerx- 
es king  of  Persia;  and  the  writing  of  the 
letter  iras  written  in  the  Syrian  tongue, 
and  interpreted  in  the  Syrian  tonsue. 

8  Kehum  the  chancellor  and  Shimshai 
the  +  scribe  wrote  a  letter  again.st  Jeru.sa- 
lem  to  Artaxerxes  the  king  in  this  sort: 

9  Then  /c/o^cBehum  the  chancellor,  and 
Shimshai  the  scribe,  and  the  rest  of  their 
companions;*  the  "Dinaites,  the  Aphar- 
sathchites,  the  Tarpelites,  the  Apharsitcs, 
the  Archcvites,  the  B.abylonians,  the  Su- 


fi :  1 1.     I  Juilses  S  :  S.     m  stntn  T-U.    \  Hcb.  lont  oftht : 

tation.   c  2Kin»»,  17:24,etr.    o  2  Kinjti,  li<:3".    p  Nell.  .' 

8:21  :  3  John.  <t.  la       q  clinp.  1  :  l-;t.      rNeh.C:!!.     •.! 

t  Acti24:  1,  etc.      Il  Heh.  .Uo»Aiv.7>M.      '  Or.  in  reoee.     tlir. 

focietie*.     X  Or.  tea-etary.    ^  Ch.lW.  societies,    u  2  KifljO*.  1"  :  :*^',  ^'. 


want,  than  with  what  they  have ;  and  thus  weep 
and  lament,  when  they  ought  to  rejoice  and  render 
praise. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1.  The  adversaries  of  Judah  ;  the  Samaritans, 
composed  of  persons  of  various  provinces  whom  the 
king  of  Assyria  had  removed  and  placed  in  Samaria. 
Ver.  7-10. 

2.  Assur;  Assyri.a. 

6.  Aha.iiterus;  king  of  Persia,  between  Cyrus 
and  Darius. 

7.  Arta.rer.res:  who  also  reigned  between  Cyrus 
and  Darius.  Bishlam,  Mit/iredat/i,  Taberl ;  rul- 
ers among  the  Samaritans. 

587 


Letter  to  Artaxerxcs. 


EZRA   V. 


The  building  hindered. 


sanchites,  the  Dehavites,  and  the  Elam- 
ites, 

10  And  the  rest  of  the  nations  whom 
the  great  and  "noble  Asnapper  brought 
over,  and  set  in  the  cities  of  JSamaria,  and 
the  rest  that  are  on  this  side  the  river,  and 
at*  such  a  ''time. 

11  ^  This  is  (he  copy  of  the  letter  that 
they  sent  unto  him,  even  unto  Artaxerxes 
the  king:  Thy  servants  the  men  on  this 
side  the  river,  and  at  such  a  time. 

12  Be  it  known  unto  the  king,  that  the 
Jews  which  came  up  from  thee  to  us  are 
come  unto  Jerusalem,  building  the  '^rebel- 
lious and  the  bad  city,  and  have  tset  up  the 
walls  thereof,  and  ^^  joined  the  foundations. 

13  Be  it  known  now  unto  the  king,  that, 
if  this  city  be  builded,  and  the  walls  set 
up  again,  then  will  they  not  ^pay  toll, 
tribute,''  and  custom,  and  so  thou  shalt 
endamage  the  ''revenue  of  the  kings. 

14  Now  because  we  *have  maintenance 
from  the  king'' s  palace,  and  it  was  not  meet 
for  us  to  see  the  king's  dishonor,  there- 
fore have  we  sent  and  certified  the  king; 

15  That  search  may  be  made  in  the 
book  of  the  records  of  thy  fathers :  so 
shalt  thou  find  in  the  book  of  the  records, 
and  know  that  this  city  is  a  rebellious 
city,  and  ''hurtful  unto  kings  and  prov- 
inces, and  that  they  have  tmoved  sedition 
withiui  the  same  of  old  time:  for  which 
cause  was  this  city  "^destroyed. 

16  We  certify  the  king  that,  if  this  city 
be  builded  again,  and  the  walls  thereof 
set  up,  by  this  means  thou  shalt  have  no 
portion  on  this  side  the  river. 

1 7  ^  Then  sent  the  king  an  answer  unto 
Rchum  the  chancellor,  and  to  Shimshai 
the  scribe,  and  to  the  rest  of  their  ^com- 
panions that  dwell  in  Samaria,  and  unto 
the  rest  beyond  the  river,  Peace,  and  at 
such  a  time. 

18  The  letter  which  ye  sent  unto  us 
hath  been  plainly  read  before  me. 

19  And  III  commanded,  and  search  hath 


•  Rom.  13:7.  *  Cl.iild.  Chcenelh.  l>  verses  II,  17;  cliap.7:  1-2. 
c  Kzek  \7-A-2-n.  iOr.finMetl.  t  Cha]d.aewedloget/ic>:  %  Cliald. 
give.  ■!  cli.ip.  7;  2^.  II  f>r,  Urtngth.  '  Cliald.  me  tnlltd  with  the 
lalt  of  the  palace,     e  Entlier  :i :  «.    f  CliaUl.  windc.    %  C\m\i.  in  the 


9.  D indites — E/amites  ;  who  came  into  Israel 
from  the  dilTerent  Assyrian  provinces. 

10.  The  river;  the  Euphrates. 

■20.  Beyond  the  river;  west  of  the  Euphrates. 
lKin;rs.  4:21. 

24.  Darius;  who  had  Ruccceded  Artaxcr.xes,  as 
king  of  Persia. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
1.  Worldly  men  are  often  disturbed  at  the  pros- 
perity of  the  church;  and  if  it  does  not  promote  their 
own  selti.sh  purposes,  they  endeavor  to  prevent  its 
proj^ress. 

11.  One  way  in  which  wicked  men  attempt  to 
hinder  the  progre.ss  of  the  church,  is  to  represent  it 
as  injuriou.s  to  the  interests  of  the  state;  and  tlius 

5SS 


been  made,  and  it  is  efound  that  *b'"c.'^: 
this  city  of  old  time  hath  *made  insurrec- 
tion against  kings,  and  tliat  rebellion  and 
sedition  have  been  made  therein. 

20  There  have  been  mighty  kings  also 
o.ver  Jerusalem,  which  ''have  ruled  over 
all  countries  'beyond  the  river;  and  toll, 
tribute,  and  custom,  was  paid  unto  them. 

21  Givet  ye  now  commandment  to  cause 
these  men  to  cease,  and  that  this  city  be 
not  builded,  until  another  commandment 
shall  be  given  from  me. 

22  Take  heed  now  that  ye  fail  not  to 
do  this :  why  should  damage  grow  to  the 
hurt  of  the  kings'? 

23  T[Now  when  the  copy  of  king  Arta- 
xerxes' letter  was  read  before  Rehuni,  and 
Shimshai  the  scribe,  and  their  compan- 
ions, they  went  up  in  haste  to  Jerusalem 
unto  the  Jews,  and  made  them  to  cease 
by  +force  and  power. 

24  Then  ceased  the  work  of  the  house 
of  God  which  is  at  Jerusalem.  So  it 
ceased  unto  the  second  year  of  the  reign 
of  Darius  king  of  Persia. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  Zerubbal^el  and  Jeshua,  incited  by  Haggai  and  Zech- 
ariah,  set  forward  the  building  of  the  temple.  .3  Tat- 
nai  and  Shethar-boznai  could  not  hinder  the  Jews.  6 
Their  letter  to  Darius  against  the  Jews. 

THEN  the  prophets,  J  Haggai  the  proph- 
et, and  ''Zechariah  the  son  of  Iddo, 
prophesied  unto  the  Jews  that  were  in 
Judah  and  Jerusalem  in  the  name  of  the 
God  of  Israel,  even  unto  them. 

2  Then  rose  up  Zerubbabel  the  son  of 
Shealtiel,  and  Jcshua  the  son  of  Jozadak, 
and  began  to  build  the  houseof  God  which 
is  at  Jerusalem  :  and  with  them  were  the 
prophets  of  God  helping  them. 

3  ^  At  the  same  time  came  to  them 
Tatnai,  governor  on  this  s-ide  the  river, 
and  Shethar-boznai,  and  their  compan- 
ions, and  said  thus  unto  them,  Who  hath 
commanded  you  to  build  this  house,  and 
to  make  up  this  wall? 


midit  thereof .  r  2King.'<,24:-20; -.'.i:  l,-4.  J  Cli.nM. loritfiM.  ||  Cliald. 
hy  me  a  decree  t>  set.  i:  -2  Kings,  18:7.  *  Cliald.  lifted  up  itself. 
h  1  Kings,  4:  21, -24:  Pe.ilm72:8.  i  Gen.  IS:  18:  Josh.  I  :  .1,  4. 
\  ChaW.  Make  a  deaee.     J  Cliald.  oi-m.    i  Hag.  I:  I.     kZecli.  1:1. 


to  enlist  civil  rulers  against  it,  and  open  the  way  to 
put  it  downi  by  force. 

14.  Opposers  of  the  church  often  represent  them- 
selves as  special  friends  of  the  state,  and  express 
great  concern  lest  the  increase  of  religion  should 
conflict  with  the  interests  of  civil  rulers. 

17.  Rulers  who  depend  upon  the  representations 
of  others,  are  often  deceived  as  to  facts ;  and  take 
such  courses  as  are  subversive  of  the  rights,  and 
injurious  to  the  interests  of  their  fellow-men. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1.  Trophesied  nnto  the  Jetcs  ;  exhorting  them 
to  proceed  with  the  building  of  the  temple. 

3.  Governor  on  this  side  the  river;  of  the  As- 
syrian provinces  west  of  the  Euphrates. 


The  work  is  resumed. 


EZRA   VI. 


nolwillistandivg  opposition. 


Rc'o^r'  4  Then  said  we  unto  them  after 
this  manner,  What  are  the  names  of  the 
men  that  *make  this  building? 

5  But  the  *eye  of  their  God  was  upon 
the  elders  of  the  Jews,  that  they  could 
not*"  cause  them  to  cease,  till  the  matter 
came  to  Darius  :  and  then  they  "^returned 
answer  by  letter  concerning  this  matter. 

6  ^  The  copy  of  the  letter  that  Tatnai, 
governor  on  this  side  the  river,  and  She- 
thar-boznai,  and  his  companions  the 
Apharsachites,  which  were  on  this  side 
the  river,  sent  unto  Darius  the  king: 

7  They  sent  a  letter  unto  him,  twherein 
was  written  thus  :  Unto  Darius  the  king, 
all  peace. 

8  Be  it  known  unto  the  king,  that  we 
went  into  the  province  of  Judea,  to  the 
house  of  the  great  God,  which  is  builded 
with  i  great  stones,  and  timber  is  laid  in 
the  walls,  and  this  work  goeth  fast  on, 
and  prospereth  in  their  hands. 

9  Then  ^  asked  we  those  elders,  and  said 
unto  them  thus.  Who  commanded  you  to 
build  this  house,  and  to  make  up  these 
walls'? 

10  We  asked  their  names  also,  to  certify 
thee,  that  we  might  write  the  names  of 
the  men  that  mere  the  chief  of  them. 

11  And  thus  they  returned  us  answer, 
saying.  We  are  the  ^servants  of  the  God 
of  heaven  and  earth,  and  build  the  house 
that  was  builded  these  many  years  ago, 
which  a  great  king  of  "^Israel  builded  and 
set  up. 

12  But  'after  that  our  fathers  had  pro- 
voked the  God  of  heaven  unto  wrath,  he 
gave  ''them  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchad- 
nezzar the  king  of  Babylon,  the  Chaldean, 
who  destroyed  this  house,  and  carried  the 
people  away  into  Babylon. 

13  But  'in  the  lirst  year  of  Cyrus  the 
king  of  Babylon,  the  same  king  Cyrus 
made  a  decree  to  build  this  house  of  God. 

14  And  the  vessels  also  of  gold  and  sil- 
ver of  the  house  of  God,  which'  Ncbu- 


«■  Chald.dKiW.  »cliap.7:6,38;  P«a.32:8;  3:l:18;34:15:  76:10. 
bPsn.  l«:2-5.  cch.B:«.  ^  C\\!M.inthcmi,httchcreof.  %  C\\M. 
stonei  o/rolling.  A  veraes  3,  4.  e  D^a.  3 :  26  i  Acts  27  :  23 ;  Itom. 
6:16.      flKin^s,  6:1.      s  2  Cliron.  3S  :  IH,  17.      h  2  Kings,  24  :  2  ; 


4.  What  are  the  names?  this  question  it  seems 
wasputbyTatnai  the  governor,  to  the  Jews.  Ver.  10. 

10.  Since  that  time  ereii  until  now ;  with  the 
exception  of  the  time  that  it  had  been  neglected  in 
consequence  of  their  having  been  forced  to  cease. 
Chap.  4 :  23. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  When  the  people  of  G-od  needlessly  neglect  his 
work,  he  will  reprove  them,  and  by  his  ministers  and 
his  providence  convince  them  of  their  sin,  and  lead 
them  to  engage  anew  in  the  di.scharge  of  their  duty. 

;■).  Those  who  attempt,  in  dependence  on  God,  to 
do  what  they  can  for  the  promotion  of  his  cause, 
will  find  him  ready  to  assist  them  ;  and  with  him 
for  their  guide  and  helper,  the  elTorts  of  enemies  to 
stop  their  proiirress  will  be  in  vain. 

38 


chadnezzar  Uook  out  of  the  temple  that 
was  in  Jerusalem,  and  brought  them  into 
the  temple  of  Babylon,  those  did  Cyrus 
the  king  take  out  of  the  temple  of  Baby- 
lon, and  they  were  delivered  unto  ^one, 
whose  name  ivas  Sheshbazzar,  whom  he 
had  made  *  governor; 

15  And  said  unto  him.  Take  these  ves- 
sels, go,  carry  them  into  the  temple  that 
is  in  Jerusalem,  and  let  the  house  of  God 
be  builded  in  his  place. 

16  Then  came  the  same  Sheshbazzar, 
and  'laid  the  foundation  of  the  house  of 
God  which  is  in  Jerusalem;  and  since 
that  time  even  until  now  hath  it  been  in 
building,  and  ""rjct  it  is  not  finished. 

17  Now  therefore,  if  it  seem  good  to  the 
king,  let  there  be  "search  made  in  the 
king's  treasure-house,  which  is  there  at 
Babylon,  whether  it  be  so,  that  a  decree 
was  made  of  Cyrus  the  king  to  build  this 
house  of  God  at  Jerusalem,  and  let  the 
king  send  his  pleasure  to  us  concerning 
this  matter. 

CHAPTER   VI. 

1  Darius,  finding  the  decree  of  Cyrus,  maketh  a  new 
decree  for  the  advancement  of  the  building.  13  By 
the  help  of  the  enemies,  and  the  directions  of  the 
prophets,  the  temple  is  finished.  10  The  feast  of  the 
dedication  is  kept,  19  and  the  pasiover. 

THEN  Darius  the  king  made  a  decree, 
and  "search  was  made  in  the  house 
of  the  II  rolls,  where  the  treasures  were 
laid*  up  in  Babylon. 

2  And  there  was  found  at  tAchmetha, 
in  the  palace  that  is  in  the  province  of 
the  Medes,  a  roll,  and  therein  u-as  a  rec- 
ord thus  written : 

3  In  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  the  king, 
the  same  Cyrus  the  king  made  a  p decree 
concerning  the  house  of  God  at  Jerusa- 
lem, Let  the  house  be  builded,  tiie  i place 
where  they  offered  sacriliccs,  and  let  the 
foundations  thereof  be  strongly  laid;  the 
height  thereof  threescore  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  thereof  threescore  cubits; 

4  Jl'ith  Uhree  rows  of  great  stones,  and 

2,'i:«-Il.  i  clinp.  1  :  1-8.  jJiT.ft2:l9.  k  Hug.  1  :  14  ;  2:2,  21.  »0r. 
drpulji.  I  cli;iii  3:8,  la  m  rli«p.  6 : 1.%.  d  chap.  6:1,2.  o  rbap. 
h:\l.  11  Cli.ild.  Aoofai.  "  ChvM  mailt  lodoctnd.  i  Or.Ecbatana. 
or  in  n  coffer,    p  2  Cliron  36:  22,2:1.    q  Psa.  122  :  4.    r  1  Kings,6:36. 


11.  Open  and  frank  acknowled^ent  of  our  at- 
tachment to  God  and  his  cause,  oi  our  sins  against 
him.  and  of  his  justice  in  our  punishment,  is  the 
surest  way  of  securing  his  continued  smiles. 

17.  A  true  statement  of  facts  as  they  are,  will 
ordinarily  show  the  integrity  of  the  people  of  God, 
and  that  in  those  trans.-iotions  in  which  the  wicked 
have  most  opposed  them,  they  have  .icted  with  fair- 
ness, uprightness,  and  fidelity. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1.  The  house  of  the  rolls;  the  place  in  which 
the  records  were  kept. 

2.  Achmriha  :  ttie  same  as  Ecbatana;  a  chief 
city  of  Media,  and  the  summer  residence  of  the 
Persian  kings. 

589 


The  decree  of  Darius. 


EZRA   VI, 


The  temple  dedicated- 


a  row  of  new  timber :  and  let  the  expenses  \ 
be  given  out  of  the  king's  house : 

5  And  al«o  let  the  golden  and  silver 
vessels"  of  the  house  of  God,  which  Neb- 
uchadnezzar took  forth  out  of  the  temple 
which  is  at  Jerusalem,  and  brought  unto 
Babylon,  be  restored,  and  *brought  again 
unto  the  temple  which  is  at  Jerusalem, 
every  one  to  his  place,  and  place  them  in 
the  house  of  God. 

6  Now  therefore,  ""Tatnai,  governor  be- 
yond the  river,  Shethar-boznai,and  tyour 
companions  the  Apharsachites,  which  are 
beyond  the  river,  be  ye  far  from  thence : 

7  Let  "^the  work  of  this  house  of  God 
alone;  let  the  governor  of  the  Jews  and 
the  elders  of  the  Jews  build  this  house  of 
God  in  his  place. 

8  Moreover  +1  make  a  decree  what  ye 
shall  do  to  the  elders  of  these  Jews  for 
the  building  of  this  house  of  God  :  that  of 
the  king's  goods,eccH  of  the  tribute  beyond 
the  river,  forthwith  expenses  be  given  un- 
to these  men,  that  they  be  not  *  hindered. 

9  And  that  which  they  have  need  of, 
both  young  bullocks,  and  rams,  and  lambs, 
for  the  burnt-offerings  of  the  God  of  heav- 
en, wheat,  salt,  wine,  and  oil,  according 
to  the  appointment  of  the  priests  which 
are  at  Jerusalem,  let  it  be  ''given  them 
day  by  day  without  fail : 

10  That  ^they  may  offer  sacrifices  II  of 
sweet  savors  unto  the  God  of  heaven,  and 
pray  for  the  Hifeof  tlieking,  and  of  his  sons. 

1 1  Also  I  have  made  a  decree,  that  who- 
soever shall  alter  this  word,  let  timber  be 
])ullcd  down  from  his  house,  and  being  set 
up,  let  him  be  *  hanged  thereon;  and  let 
his  s house  be  made  a  dunghill  for  this. 

12  And  the  God  that  hath  caused  his 
name''  to  dwell  there  'destroy  all  kings 
and  people,  that  shall  put  to  their  hand 
to  alter  and  to  destroy  this  house  of  God 
which  is  at  Jerusalem.  I  Darius  have 
made  a  decree;  let  it  be  done  wilh  speed. 

13  ^  Then  Tatnai,  governor  on  this  side 
the  river,  Shethar-boznai,  and  their  com- 


•  chap.  1  : 7,  8 ;  6 :  M  ;  Dan.  R :  '2.  *  C\m\A.  go.  b  cl)ap.  6  :  3. 
t  Cliald.  their  socictiet.  c  Acts  5 :  38,  39.  J  Cliald.  Ay  me  a  decree  it 
vutde.  a  C\\7i\A.  made  to  ceate.  d  Isn.  49  :  23.  e  clian  7; -23;  .Jer. 
29:7.  \\  C\\»\A.  of  rett.  riTim.2:l,2.  *  ChM- de'lfoyed. 
(!  nan.  2:S;  3:29.  bl  Kings,  9:  3.  i  Psa.  137  :  8.  9;  Obad.  10. 
J  clinp.6:l,2.    \  C\\tM.  decree,     k  verse  3.    1  clinp.  4:'S4.    ni  chap. 


6.  xiow  therefore;  this  is  the  direction  of  Darius 
to  the  Samaritans,  and  others  who  had  sympathized 
and  acted  with  them. 

11.   Word;  decree. 

14.  Artaxer.ces ;  one  who  succeeded  Darius  as 
king  of  Persia. 

22.  Assyria;  Persia,ofwhieh  Assyria  then  form- 
ed a  part. 

I.VSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Diligence  and  fidelity  in  searching  for,  and  ob- 
taining a  correct  knowledge  of  facts,  will  sliow  that 
oppcsition  to  the  people  of  God  in  the  establishment 
of  his  worship,  is  unreasonable  and  wicked. 
51*0 


riusthe  king  had  sent,  so  they  did  speedily. 

14  AndJ  the  elders  of  the  Jews  builded, 
and  they  prospered  through  the  prophe- 
sying of  Haggai  the  prophet  and  Zecha- 
riahthesonof  Iddo.  And  they  builded.  and 
finished  it,  according  to  the  commandment 
of  the  God  of  Israel,  and  according  to  tlic 
commandmentt  of  ''Cyrus,  and  'Darius, 
and  Artaxerxes  '"king  of  Persia. 

15  And  this  house  was  finished  on  the  third 
day  of  the  month  Adar,  which  was  in  the 
sixth  year  of  the  reign  of  Darius  the  king. 

16  ^And  the  children  of  Israel,  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  the  rest  of 
the  J  children  of  the  captivity,  "kept  the 
dedication  of  this  house  of  God  with  "joy, 

17  And  I' offered  at  the  dedication  of  this 
house  of  God  a  hundred  bullocks,  two 
hundred  rams,  four  hundred  lambs ;  and 
for  a  sin-oftering  for  all  Israel,  twelve 
he-goats,  according  to  the  number  of  the 
tribes  of  Israel. 

18  And  they  set  the  i  priests  in  their  di- 
visions, and  the  ''Levites  in  their  courses, 
for  the  service  of  God,  which  is  at  Jeru- 
salem; ^as  it  is  ^written  in  the  book  of 
Moses. 

19  And  the  children  of  the  captivity 
kept  the  passover  upon  the  'fourteenth 
day  of  the  first  month. 

20  For  the  priests  and  the  Levites  were 
purified  "  together,  all  of  them  were  pure, 
and  ^killed  the  passover  for  all  the  chil- 
dren of  the  captivity,  and  for  their  breth- 
ren the  priests,  and  for  themselves. 

21  And  the  children  of  Israel,  which  were 
come  again  out  of  captivity,  and  all  such  as 
had  separated  themselves  unto  them  from 
the'^'filthiness  of  the  heathen  of  the  land,  to 
seek  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  did  eat, 

22  And  kept  the  "feast  of  unleavened 
bread  seven  days  with  joy  :  for  the  Lord 
had  made  them  joyful,  and  turndd  the 
heart -^  of  the  king  of  Assyria  unto  them, 
to  stren'gthen  their  hands  in  the  work  of 
the  house  of  God,  the  God  of  Israel. 


7:1.  ^  amiH.  sons  of  the  transportntion, chap.  4:t.  n  1  Kincs, 
8:fi3;  2  Chron.  7  :  .1.  o  ver.'ie  22  ;  Neli.8:10;  12:43;  P.-n.  I'.'2:l 
p  chap.  8:35.  q  1  Chron.24:l.  r  1  Chron.  23 :  6.  J  Chnlil.  oc- 
cording  to  the  writing.  •  Num.  3:  6i  8  :  9.  tEjt.  1-3:6.  n  2  C'linuL 
30:1.').  T  2  Chron.  3h:  11.  wchap.9:11.  n  Ex.  12  :  16  ;  13  :  t> ; 
2  Chron.  30  :  21 ;  3?> :  17  ;  1  Cor.  5  : 7,  8.     y  verse  6  ;  Prov.  21:1. 


6.  As  the  hearts  of  kings  and  rulers  are  in  the 
hand  of  the  Lord,  he  can  lead  tliem  to  favor  li's 
people  and  use  their  power  and  influence  to  advanc' 
nis  cause. 

1,3.  Under  the  superintending  providence  of  God. 
those  who  have  bitterly  opposed  nis  cause,  may  be 
led  to  unite  with  his  people  in  promoting  it ;  and 
thus  by  the  labors  of  both,  great  and  good  works 
may  be  speedily  accomplished. 

20.  The  holy  character  and  conduct  of  ministers 
is  intimately  connected  with  the  prosperity  of  relig- 
ion ;  and  the  establishment  of  the  worship  and  ordi- 
nances of  God  according  to  his  appoiiitiiuiit.  is  to 


Ezra  reaches  Jerusalem. 


EZRA  vir. 


Decree  of  Arlaxcrxes. 


CHAPTER   VII, 


1  Ezra  goeth  up  to  Jerusalem.  11  The  gracious  com- 
mission of  Artaxerxes  to  Ezra  27  Ezra  blesseth  God 
for  his  favor. 

nVTOW  after  these  things,  in  the  reign 
Jl-N  of  *  Artaxcrxes  king  of  Persia,  Ezra 
the  sou  of  ''  Seraiah,  the  son  of  Azariah, 
the  son  of  llilkiah, 

2  The  son  of  Shallum,  the  son  of  Zadok, 
the  son  of  Ahitub, 

3  The  son  of  Amariah,  the  son  of  Aza- 
riah, the  son  of  Meraioth, 

4  The  son  of  Zcrahiah,  the  son  of  Uzzi, 
the  son  of  Bukki, 

5  The  son  of  Abishua,  the  son  of  "^  Phin- 
ehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  the  son  of '' Aa- 
ron the  chief  priest : 

6  This  Ezra  went  up  from  Babylon  ; 
and  he  was  a  ready  "^scribe  in  the  law  of 
Moses,  which  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  had 
given:  and  the  king  granted  him  all  his 
request,  '^accordiug  to  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  his  God  upon  him. 

7  And  e  there  went  up  some  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  of  the  priests,  and  the 
Levites,  and  the  singers,  and  the  porters, 
and  the  ''Nethinim,  unto  Jerusalem,  in 
the  seventh  year  of  Artaxerxes  the  king. 

8  And  he  came  to  Jerusalem  in  the  fifth 
month,  which  v:as  in  the  seventh  year  of 
the  king. 

9  For  upon  the  first  day  of  the  first 
month  *  began  he  to  go  up  from  Babylon, 
and  on  the  first  day  of  the  fifth  month 
came  he  to  Jerusalem,  'according  to  the 
good  hand  of  his  God  upon  him. 

10  For  Ezra  had  J  prepared  his  heart  to 
seek''  the  law  of  the  Lord,  and  to  'do  it, 
and  to  ""teach  in  Israel  statutes  and  judg- 
ments. 

11  1[Now  this  is  the  copy  of  the  letter 
that  the  king  Artaxerxes  gave  unto  Ezra 
the  priest,  the  scribe,  ci'e;i  a  scribe  of  the 
words  of  the  commandments  of  the  Lord, 
and  of  his  statutes  to  Israel. 

12  Artaxerxes,  "king  of  kings,  tmitoEzra 
the  priest,  a  scribe  of  the  law  of  the  God  of 
heaven,  perfect  peace,  and  at  such  a  time. 

13  I  make  a  decree,  that  all  tliey  of  the 
people  of  Israel,  and  of  his  priests  and 
Levites,  in  my  realm,  which  are  minded 
of  their  own  free  will  to  go  up  to  Jerusa- 
lem, go  with  thee. 


J  14  Forasmuch  as  thou  art  sent  +  of  the 
iking,  and  of  his  "seven  counsellors,  to 
1  inquire  concerning  Judah  and  Jerusalem, 
I  according  to  the  law  of  thy  God  which  is 
I  in  thy  hand; 

15  And  to  carry  the  silver  and  gold, 
which  the  ^king  and  his  counsellors  have 
freely  offered  unto  the  God  of  Israel, 
whose  iliabilation  is  in  Jeru.salem, 

16  And  "'all  the  silver  and  gold  that 
thou  canst  find  in  all  the  province  of 
Babylon,  with  the  freewill-offering  of  tiie 
people,  and  of  the  priests,  'offering  will- 
ingly for  the  house  of  their  God  which  is 
in  Jerusalem : 

17  That  thou  mayest  buy  speedily  with 
this  money  bullocks,  rams,  lambs,  with 
their  'mcat-olferings  and  their  drink-of- 
ferings, and  offer  them  upon  the  "altar  of 
the  house  of  your  God  which  is  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

18  And  whatsoever  shall  seem  good  to 
thee,  and  to  thy  brethren,  to  do  with  the 
rest  of  the  silver  and  the  gold,  that  ^do 
after  the  will  of  your  God. 

1 9  The  vessels  also  that  are  given  thee  for 
the  service  of  the  house  of  thy  God,  those 
deliver  thou  before  the  God  of  Jerusalem. 

20  And  whatsoever  more  shall  be  need- 
ful for  the  house  of  lliy  God,  which  thou 
shall  have  occasion  to  bestow,  bestow  it 
out  of  the  king's  treasure-house. 

21  And  I,  even  I  Artaxerxes  the  king, 
do  make  a  decree  to  all  the  treasurers 
which  are  beyond  the  river,  that  what- 
soever Ezra  the  priest,  the  scribe  of  the 
law  of  the  God  of  heaven,  shall-  require 
of  you,  it  be  done  speedily, 

22  Unto  a  hundred  talents  of  silver,  and 
to  a  hundred  hneasnrcs  of  wheat,  and  to 
a  hundred  baths  of  wine,  and  to  a  hun- 
dred baths  of  oil,  and  salt  without  pre- 
scribing hoic  much. 

23  Whatsoever  is  "commanded  "by  the 
God  of  heaven,  let  it  be  *  diligently  done 
for  the  house  of  the  God  of  heaven:  for 
why  should  there  be  wrath  against  the 
realm  of  the  king  and  his  sons? 

24  Also  we  certify  you,  that,  touching 
any  of  the  priests  and  Levites,  singers, 

I  porters,  Nethinim,  or  ministers  of  this 
liouse  of  God,  it  shall  not  be  lawful  to  im- 
pose toll,  tribute,  or  custom,  upon  them. 


•  Neli.i.l.  !•  I  Cliron.  fi :  H.  c  Num.  in:  1 1-13.  d  Heb.  .1 :  4. 
e  verses  1 1 , 1-2,  21.  <  verse  9 ;  clmp.  8 :  22,  31 :  Neli.  2  :  8.  IS ;  Prov. 
3:6.  ;  rhan.  8:1,  l,'i,«tc  b  cban.  2  :  <:t.  *  Heb.  was  the  f, tun- 
dntionoflht  going  tip.  i  ver.  6.  J  2  Cliron.  19: :!.  l  Pi-a.  119:  4fi. 
I  Deut.  16:1.':  Dan.fi:5.  m  Deut.3:f:IO:  Mai.  2 :  7  ;  Titus2:l, 
I ;,.      n  Kzek.  26  :.7 ;  Dan.  2 :  37.     t  Or,  /o  Ezra  the  priett.  a  per- 


his  people  of  every  country  and  name,  an  occasion 
of  joy. 

CHAPTER  VII. 
1.  Ezra;   he  was  grandson  of  the  high-priest 
who  was  slain  at  the  talcing  of  Jern.^alcm.  2  Kings, 
2-3: 18-2],  and  was  a  descendant  of  Aaron. 


ftct  tcrihe  of  the  law  oj  the  GmI  r/hearr 
/rom  liefitre  the  king.  <i  Estlier  f  :  1.4 
q  2  Chron.  6:2;  P9.llm9:ll;  2fi:»;  : 
•  1  Cbron  ■2'.i:6,  9.  <  Num.  l.'i :  4-13.  » 
R :  1 7.  4  ChaM.  vort.  ||  Heb.  n/  the  deere 
119:4. 


'  vcrvQ  IH.     II  Pi 


6.  Scri/)e  in  the  lair;  one  who  instructed  the 
people  in  the  meaning  of  it.     Ver.  10. 

20.  Bff/ow  it  out  of  the  king's  trrasurr. 
hnii.^p ;  from  the  tribute  and  customs  paid  into 
the  king's  treasury  by  the  people  west  of  the  Eu- 
phrates.    Ver.  25. 

591 


Ezra's  companions  in 


EZRA   VIII. 


returning  from  Babylon. 


25  And  thou,  Ezra,  after  the  ^visdom  of 
thy  God,  that  is  in  tliy  hand,  set  *  magis- 
trates and  judges,  which  may  judge  all 
the  people  that  arc  beyond  the  river,  all 
shch  as  know  the  laws  of  thy  God;  and 
teach''  ye  them  that  know  them  not. 

2(5  And  whosoever  will  not  do  the  law 
of  thy  (]od,  and  the  law  of  the  king,  let 
judgment  be  executed  speedily  upon  him, 
whether  it  be  unto  death,  or  to  *banish- 
ment,  or  to  confiscation  of  goods,  or  to 
imprisonment. 

27  1[  Blessed  "^be  the  Lord  God  of  our 
fathers,  which  hath  ^put  such  a  thing  as 
this  in  the  king's  heart,  to  beautify  the 
house  of  the  Lord  which  is  in  Jerusalem  : 

28  And  "  hath  extended  mercy  unto  me 
before  the  king,  and  his  counsellors,  and 
before  all  the  king's  mighty  princes.  And 
I  was  "^strengthened  as  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  my  God  icas  upon  me,  and  I  gath- 
ered together  out  of  Israel  chief  men  to 
go  up  with  me. 

CHAPTER   VIII. 

1  The  companions  of  Ezra,  who  returned  from  Baby- 
lon. 15  He  senJetli  to  IJJo  for  ministers  for  the  tem- 
ple. 21  He  keepeth  a  fast-  24  He  cnmmitteth  the 
treasures  to  the  custody  of  the  priests.  31  From  Aha- 
va  they  come  to  Jerusalem.  33  The  treasure  is  weigh- 
ed in  the  temple.     -36  The  co:nmission  is  delivered. 

THESE  are  now  the  chief  of  their  fa- 
thers, and  this  is  the  genealogy  of 
them  that  went  up  with  me  from  Baby- 
lon, in  the  reign  of  Artaxcrxes  the  king. 

2  Of  the  ^sons  of  Phinehas;  Gershom  : 
of  the  sons  of  Ithamar;  Daniel:  of  the 
sons  of  David;  "^  Hattusli. 

.3  Of  the  sons  of  Shechauiah,  of  the  sons 
of  'Pharosh;  Zechariah :  and  with  him 
were  reckoned  by  genealogy  of  the  males 
a  hundred  and  fifty. 

4  Of  the  sons  of  Pahath-moab  ;  Elihoe- 
nai  the  son  of  Zcrahiah,  and  with  liim 
two  hundred  males. 

5  Of  the  sons  of  Shechaniah  ;  the  son  of 
Jahaziel,  and  with  hi  mthrcchundrcd  males. 


•  Ex.  18:21,22;  n<uit.  16:  IK.  liverselO;  Romans  10 :  14-17. 
*  CUrM  roolini)  oiil.  c  1  cliron.  2!1: 10.  cl  cliap.  fi  :  22.  s  clinp. 
9:9.     f  verseS;  cimp.  8:  18.    B  1  Cliron.  K  :  4,  etc.   h  I  Cliron.  3  :  32. 


27.  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God ;  the  exclamation 
of  Ezra  in  view  of  wliat  God  had  done  for  him  and 
the  Jews,  especially  in  inclining  the  kinjj  to  favor 
them. 

INSTRUCTION,^. 

6.  To  be  scribes  well  instructed  in  the  things  of 
the  kingdom  of  God  and  able  to  teach  others,  men 
/       must  devote  themselves  to  this  work,  and  seek  that 
preparation  which  comes  from  Him  only. 

12.  When  rulers  and  those  in  authority  are  led 
to  promote  the  cause  of  God,  his  people  should  view 
it  as  the  fruit  of  his  grace,  and  render  to  him  their 
tribute  of  gratitude  and  praise. 

21.  Rulers  who  not  only  favor  the  cause  of  God, 
but  use  their  influence  to  gain  the  cooperation  of 
others,  m;i,y  expect  a.  blessing  on  themselves  and 
their  fellow-men. 
r)92 


6  Of  the  sons  also  of  Adin  ;  Ebed  ^b^c^J" 
the  son  of  Jonathan,  and  with  him  fifty 
males. 

7  And  of  the  sons  of  Elam;  Jeshaiali 
the  son  of  Athaliah,  and  with  him  seven- 
ty males. 

8  And  of  the  sons  of  Sliephatiah;  Zeb- 
adiali  the  son  of  Michael,  and  with  him 
fourscore  males. 

9  Of  the  sons  of  .loab  ;  Obadiah  the  son 
of  Jehiel,  and  with  him  two  hundred  and 
eighteen  males. 

10  And  of  the  sonsof  Shelomith  ;  tlie  son 
of  Josiphiah,  and  with  liim  a  hundred  and 
threescore  males. 

11  And  of  the  sons  of  Bcbai ;  Zechariali 
the  son  of  Bebai,  and  with  him  twenty 
and  eight  males. 

12  And  of  the  sons  of  Azgad  ;  Johanan 
the  tson  of  Hakkatan,  and  with  him  a 
hundred  and  ten  males. 

13  And  of  the  last  sons  of  Adonikam, 
whose  names  are  these,  Eliphelet,  Jeiel. 
and  Shemaiah,  and  with  them  threescore 
males. 

14  Of  the  sons  also  of  Bigvai;  Uthai, 
and  ^Zabbud,  and  with  them  seventy 
males. 

15  T[And  I  gathered  them  together  to 
the  river  that  runneth  to  Ahava;  and 
there  ^ abode  we  in  tents  three  days:  and 
I  viewed  the  people,  and  the  priests,  and 
found  there  J  none  of  the  sons  of  Levi. 

16  Then  sent  I  for  Eliezcr,  for  Ariel, 
for  Shemaiah,  and  for  Elnathan,  and  for 
Jarib,  and  for  Elnathan,  and  for  Nathan, 
and  for  Zechariah,  and  for  MeshuUam, 
chief  men;  also  for  Joiarib,  and  for  El- 
nathan, men  of ''understanding. 

17  And  I  sent  them  with  commandment 
unto  Iddo  the  chief  at  the  place  Casiphia, 
and  III  told  them  what  they  should  say 
unto  Iddo,  and  to  his  brethren  the  Ncth- 
inim,  at  the  place  Casiphia,  that  they 
should  'bring  unto  us  ministers  for  the 
house  of  our  God. 


i  clmp.  2 :  .3.  f  Or,younffett  Kon.  J  Or,  Zrtrcur,  as  eome  read.  &  Or, 
pitched,  i  rhap.  7  :  T.  k  1  Cliron.  12  :  S2  ;  Prov.  20 :  .'i  ;  28 : 2.  ||  Heli. 
I  put  wordt  in  their  mouth,  2  Sam.  U  :  3, 19.     1  Titu»  1  : 5. 


CllAPTER  VIII. 

15.  Ahnva ;  in  Assyria,  on  a  river  of  the  same 
name,  which  emptied  into  the  Euphrates.     Ver.  21 . 

17.  Casiijliia ;  supposed  to  have  been  not  far 
from  Ahava. 

I.\STRUCTIONS. 

15.  Ministers  are  sometimes  backward  to  engage- 
in  difficult  and  perilous  services,  and  need,  by  the 
exhortation  of  their  more  zealous  brethren,  to  be 
stirred  up  to  their  duty. 

21.  We  should  never  undertake  a  journey,  or  any 
enterpri.se,  without  first  seeking  the  guidance  and 
blessing  of  God  ;  which  is  a  bettor  security  again.si 
evils  than  any  assistance  that  can  be  rendered  1  )■ 
men. 

24.  Those  should  be  especially  holy,  who  are  in- 
trusted with  holy  tilings;  and  should  carefully  pr<'- 


Ezra's  return 


EZRA   IX. 


lo  Jerusalem. 


»  "4l"-  18  And  by  the  good  hand  of  our 
God  upon  us  they  "brought  us  a  man  of 
understanding,  of  tlie  sons  of  Mahli,  the 
son  of  Levi,  the  son  of  Israel ;  and  Shere- 
biah,  with  his  sons  and  his  brethren, 
eighteen ; 

19  And  Ilashabiali,  and  with  him  Jesh- 
aiah  of  tlie  sons  of  Merari,  his  brethren 
and  their  sons,  t\\enty  ; 

20  Also  of  the  ''  Ncthiuim,  whom  David 
and   the  princes    had  appointed   for  the  ^ 
service  of  the  Lcvites,  two  hundred  and 
twenty  Netliiuim:   all  of  them  were  ex- 
pressed by  '^  name. 

21  ^[Then  I  proclaimed  a''fasl  there, 
at  the  river  of  Ahava,  that  we  might  *  af- 
flict ourselves  before  our  God,  to  ""seek  i 
of  him  a  right  way  for  us,  and  for  our 
little  s  ones,  and  for  all  our  substance.      i 

22  For ''  I  was  ashamed  to  require  of  the  i 
iiing  a  band  of  soldiers  and  horsemen  to 
help  us  against  the  enemy  in  the  way  : 
because  we  had  spoken  unto  the  king, 
saying,  The  '  hand  of  our  God  i.s-  upon  all  j 
tliem  for  good  that  J  seek  him;  but  his  i 
power  and  his  "^  wrath  h  against  all  them 
that  forsake  him. 

23  So  we  fasted  and  besought  our  God 
for  this:  and  he  was  'entreated  of  us. 

24  "^Then  I  separated  twelve  of  the 
chief  of  the  priests,  Sherebiah,  Ilashabi- 
ali, and  ten  of  their  brethren  with  them, 

25  And  weighed  unto  them  the  '"silver, 
and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels,  even  the 
offering  of  the  house  of  our  God,  which 
the  king,  and  his  counsellors,  and  his 
lords,  and  all  Israel  there  present,  had  of- 
fered : 

26  I  even  weighed  unto  their  hand  six 
hundred  and  fifty  talents  of  silver,  and 
silver  vessels  a  hundred  talents,  and  of 
gold  a  hundred  talents; 

27  Also  twenty  basins  of  gold,  of  a  thou- 
sand drains  ;  and  two  vessels  of  *  fine  cop- 
per, '  precious  as  gold. 

28  And  I  said  unto  them,  "Ye  are  holy 
unto  the  Lokd  ;  the  "vessels  are  holy  also ; 
and  the  silver  and  the  gold  are  a  freewill- 
offering  unto  the  Lonn  God  of  your  fa- 
thers. 

29  Watch  ye,  and  keep  them,  until  ye 
weigh  them  before  the  chief  of  the  priests 
and  the  Levites,  and  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  Israel,  at  Jerusalem,  in  the  chambers 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 


•  Neh.  8:7;  9:4,5.  b  cliap.  2  :  ^3.  cPliill:^.  J  2  Chron. 
;0:3.  e  Lev.  IB:29;  M:2Vli  Is;i.  SB  :  3. 5 :  Joel-2:13.  (  P8«. 
b:»:  W\:9. 10;  Prov.  3:6;  I»n.  3(1:21  ;  «:  16:  Jer.  I0:'».  ic  P«a. 
8:2;  Mark  10:  13,  16.  1<  I  Cor.  0:  I."!.  1  cIj.ii.  7  :6,9.2(1.  j  Psa. 
33  :  1 8,  1 9 ;  34  :  I  .I,  ii  :  I.ani.  3 :  Q."; ;  Uom.  8 :  28.  Ii  2  Cliron.  LS :  2  ; 
Zepli.  1:4,6;  Hcb.  10:38.     1  1  Cbi:on.  ft:  20;  Psa.  ti«i:  18-20 ;  I»a. 


serve  and  faithfully  appropriate  what  is  committed 
to  them. 
31.  Those  who  secure  the  protection  and  blessing 


I  30  So  took  tlie  priests  and  the  Levites 
the  weight  of  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and 
the  vessels,  to  bring  them  to  PJeru.^alcm 
unto  the  house  of  our  God. 

31  T[  Then  we  departed  from  the  river 
of  Ahava  on  the  twelfth  day  of  the  first 
month,  to  go  unto  Jerusalem:  and  the 
handi  of  our  God  was  upon  us,  and  he 
delivered  us  from  the  hand  of  the  enemy, 
and  of  such  as  lay  in  wait  by  the  way. 

32  And  "^we  came  to  Jerusalem,  and 
abode  there  three  days. 

33  ^  Now  on  the  fourth  day  was  the 
silver  and  the  gold  and  the "  vessels  weigh- 
ed in  the  house  of  our  (Jod  by  the  hand 
of  Meremoth  the  son  of  Uriah  the  priest; 
and  with  him  was  Eleazar  the  son  of 
Phinehas;  and  with  them  was  Jozabad 
the  son  of  Jeshua,  and  Noadiah  the  son 
of  Biniiui,  Levites; 

34  By  number  and  by  weight  of  every 
one:  and  all  the  weight  was  written  at 
that  time. 

35  Also  the  children  of  those  that  liad 
been  carried  away,  which  were  come 
out  of  the  captivity,  'offered  burnt-offer- 
ings unlo  the  God  of  Isimel,  twelve  bul- 
locks for  all  Israel,  ninety  and  six  rams, 
seventy  and  seven  lambs,  twelve  he- 
goats  for  a  sin-offering:  all  this  was  a 
burnt-offering  unto  the  Lord. 

36  H  And  they  delivered  the  king's "  com  - 
missions  unto  the  king's  lieutenants,  and 
to  the  governors  on  this  side  the  river: 
and  they  farthered  the  people,  and  the 
house  of  God. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

I  Kzra  moiimeth  for  the  affinity  of  the  people  with 
strangers.  5  He  prayeth  unto  God  with  confession 
of  sins. 

"VrOW  when  these  things  were  done, 
XN  the  princes  came  to  mc,  saying.  The 
people  of  Israel,  and  the  priests,  and  tiie 
Levites,  have  not  'separated  ihcmselvcs 
from  the  people  of  the  lands,  doing  *  ac- 
cording to  their  abominations,  even  of  the 
Canaanites,  tiic  Ilittites,  the  Pcrizzitcs, 
the  Jebusites,  the  Ammonites,  the  Moab- 
ites,  the   Egyptians,  and  the  Amorites. 

2  For  they  have  *  taken  of  their  daugh- 
ters for  themselves,  and  for  their  sons  : 
so  that  the  'holy  seed  have  'mingled 
themselves  with  the  people  of  those  lands  : 
yea,  the  hand  of  the  princes  and  rulers 
hath  been  chief  in  this  trespass. 


19:22;  Jer.  2it:  I.',  13.  m  cliap.  7  :  15,  16.  »  Hrh.  nrlloie.orthiming 
hrnll.  i  Heb.  dttiruhlt.  •  Lev.  21:6-8;  22  :  2,3  ;  D»ut.  33:  K 
oNum.  ^:l.^;  Uom.  9:2.3.  p  vernf  .32.  ^  cliap.  7  :  28.  '  NVli. 
2:11.  •  verden  26,  30.  t  rliap.  6:  17.  a  rliap.  7  :  21.  <cliap.6:2l; 
Nell.  n:2;'2Cor.  6: 17.  w  nciit.  12:  30,31 ;  nom.2:17-«S.  «  Ex. 
34  :  16  ;  Neb.  13  :  23.     J  Deut.  M  :  2  ;  Ian.  6:  13.    aCor.  (i;l4. 


of  G-od,  niav  pass  through  the  greatest  dangers  and 
prosecute  the  most  difficult  enterprises,  with  safety 
and  success. 


Ezra's  prayer 


EZRA  X. 


and  confession. 


3  And  when  I  heard  this  thing,  I  "rent 
my  garment  and  my  mantle,  and  plucked 
off  the  ''hair  of  my  liead  and  of  my  beard, 
and  sat  down  '^astonished. 

4  Then  were  assembled  unto  me  every 
one  that  ^  trembled  at  the  words  of  the 
God  of  Israel,  because  of  the  transgression 
of  those  that  had  been  carried  away;  and 
I  sat  astonished  until  the  ''evening  sacri- 
fice. 

5  *[  And  at  the  evening  sacrifice  I  arose 
up  from  my  *  heaviness  ;  and  having  rent 
my  garment  and  my  mantle,  I  fell  upon 

#        my  knees,  and  ""spread  out  my  hands  un- 
to the  Lord  my  God, 

6  And  said,  0  my  God,  I  saju  ashamed 
and  blush  to  lift  up  my  face  to  thee,  my 
God :  for  our  iniquities  are  increased  OA'er 
our  ''head,  and  our  t trespass  is  'grown 
up  unto  the  heavens. 

7  Since  the  days  of  our  'fathers  have 
we  been  in  a  great  trespass  unto  this  day  ; 
and  for  our  iniquities  have  we,  our  kings, 
and  our  priests,  been  ''delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  kings  of  the  lands,  to  the 
sword,  to  captivity,  and  to  a  spoil,  and  to 
confusion  of  faee,  as  it  is  this  day. 

8  And  now  for  a  +  little  space  grace  hath 
been  showed  from  the  Lord  our  God,  to 
leave  us  a  remnant  to  escape,  and  to  give 
us  ^  a  nail  in  his  holy  place,  that  our  God 
may  'lighten  our  eyes,  and  give  us  a  lit- 
tle '"reviving  in  our  bondage. 

9  For  we  ?rc/c  "  bondmen ;  yet  "our  God 
hath  not  forsaken  us  in  our  bondage,  but 
hath  extended  mercy  unto  us  in  the  sight 
of  the  kings  of  Persia,  to  give  us  a  reviv- 
ing, to  set  up  the  house  of  our  God,  and 
to  II  repair  the  desolations  thereof,  and  to 
give  us  a  Pwall  in  Judah  and  in  Jerusa- 
lem. 

10  And  now,  0  our  God,  what  shall 
we  say  after  this?  for  we  have  forsaken 
thy  commandments, 

11  Which  thou  hast  commanded  *  by  thy 


•  2  Kingfi,  19  : 1.  b  Isa.  15  :  2.  c  Paa.  «) : :).  d  rhnp.  1 9 : 3  ;  Psa. 
119:1OT;  Isa.  R6:i;  Ezpk.  (I:  4.  cKi.  2i>:39.  *  Or,  iijliction. 
f  IKings,  8:22.  lDan.9:7,8.  kPaB.38:4.  i  Or,  guiltiness. 
i  2  Chron.  28:9;  Luke  15:  21 ;  Rev.  18  :  6.  j  Psa.  106:  6.  k  Deut. 
28::)8,  B4.  |  Heb.  mi.mtnt.  !l  Or,  a  pin  :  tUnt  ia,  a  constant  and 
sure  abode,  Ua.  22:  23.      iPsa.  13:3.     mPsa.  85:6.    »Neli.  9:Si;. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

3.  I  re7it  iny  garment ;  a  token  of  great  con- 
sternation and  sorrow  at  the  transgression  of  the 
people,  in  mingling  by  marriage  with  the  idolatrous 
nations  around  them. 

.').  At  the  evening  sacrifice  ;  when  the  people 
assembled  for  evening  worship. 

G.  Grown  vp  unto  the  heavens ;  become  ex- 
ceedingly great. 

S.  A  little  space ;  from  the  time  Zerubbabel 
with  his  company  arrived  at  Jerusalem,  to  the  ar- 
rival of  Ezra.  A  nail  in  his  holy  place  ;  perma- 
nently establish  them  at  Jerusalem. 

9.  A  wall  in  Jiiclah  ;  the  means  of  defence  from 
their  enemies. 

15.  Thou  art  righteous ;  in  the  punishment  he 
594 


servants  the  prophets,  saying,  The  *b"c.^7: 
land,  unto  which  ye  go  to  possess  it,  is 
an  unclean  land  with  the  filtliiness  of  the 
people  of  the  lands,  with  their  abomina- 
tions, which  have  filled  it  from  tone  end 
to  another  with  their  uncleanness. 

12  Now  therefore  give  not  your  daugh- 
ters unto  their  sons,  neither  take  their 
daughters  unto  your  sons,  i  nor  seek  their 
peace  or  their  wealth  for  ever:  that  ye 
may  be  strong,  and  eat  the  good  of  the 
land,  and  leave  it  for  an  inheritance  to 
your  children  for  ever. 

13  And  after  all  that  is  come  upon  us 
for  our  evil  deeds,  and  for  our  great  tres- 
pass, seeing  that  thou  our  God  hast  ^  pun- 
ished us  ''less  than  our  iniquities  deserve, 
and  hast  given  us  such  deliverance  as 
this ; 

14  Should  *we  again  break  thy  com- 
mandments, and  join  in  affinity  witli  the 
people  of  these  abominations?  wouldcst 
not  thou  be  angry  with  us  till  'thou  hadst 
consumed  i(s,  so  that  there  should  be  no 
remnant  nor  escaping? 

15  OLoRD  God  of  Israel,  "thou  a// right- 
eous ;  for  we  remain  yet  "escaped,  as  it 
is  this  day  :  behold,  we  are  before  thee  in 
our  "trespasses;  for  we  cannot  "stand  be- 
fore thee  because  of  this. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Shechaniah  encourageth  Ezra  to  reform  the  strange 
marriages.  6  Ezra  moiiniing  assembleth  the  people. 
9  The  people,  at  the  exhortation  of  Ezra,  repent,  and 
promise  amendment.  15  The  care  to  perfonn  it.  IS 
The  names  of  them  %vhich  had  married  strange  wives. 

IVrO  W  when  Ezra  had  prayed,  and  when 
_L\  he  had  confessed,  weeping  and  cast- 
ing himself  down  ^before  the  house  of  God, 
there  assembled  unto  him  out  of  Israel  a 
very  great  congregation  of  men  and  wom- 
en and  children  :  for  the  people  wept  Wery 
sore. 

2  And  Shechaniah  the  son  of  Jehiel,  one 
of  the  sons  of  Elam,  answered  and  said 


o  Psalm  I3fi:i.i;  K7.(k.  11  :  ifi.  ||  Heh.  set  up.  p  chap.  6  :  8,ri. 
*  Hell,  by  the  hand  of.  f  Heb.  movth  to  mouth,  2  KiTi^'s.  •.'1:  16 
<l  lleut.  23 :  K.  t  Heb.  withheld  henealh  our  iniquities.  r  p«a. 
103:10.  •  John  5:  14;  2  Peter,  2  :  20,  21.  I  Deut  9  :  8.  »  Nell. 
9:33;  Dan.9:14.  »  I.am.  3:  22,23.  w  John  8  :  21,24;  1  Cor. 
15:17.    I  P.salm  130:3.    )  2  Chron.  20:  a    ^  Hfh.  u  great  Keeping. 


had  inflicted  on  them  for  their  sins ;  and  their  de- 
liverance was  all  of  grace. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  However  great  the  judgments  of  God  on  men 
for  their  sins,  or  his  mercy  in  their  deliverance,  they 
are  prone  to  forget  him,  and  even  to  repeat  the  sins 
for  which  they  have  been  called  to  sufter. 

2.  Marriages  with  the  openly  wicked  have  ever 
been  a  powerful  means  of  public  corruption,  and  a 
fruitful  source  of  calamity  to  both  rulers  and  people. 

().  Ingenuous  confession  of  sin,  with  heartysuppli- 
cation  to  God  for  p.ardon.  is  a  more  sure  means  of  relief 
than  anv  application  which  can  be  made  to  creatures. 

1.3.  SdWfVer  great  tlie  calamities  which  God  in- 
flicts on  his  people,  they  feel  tliat  he  is  righteous,  and 
that  he  punishes  them  less  tlian  their  sins  deserve. 


Ezra  reformeth 


EZRA  X, 


the  stra7ige  marriages. 


'trespassed  his  pleasure:  and  separate  yourselves 
against  our  God,  and  have  taken  strange  ^  from  the  people  of  the  land,  and  from 
wives  of  the  people  of  the  land  :  yet  now  the  strange  wives. 


there  is  ''hope  in  Israel  concerning  this 
thing. 

3  Now  therefore  let  us  make  a  "^cove^ 
nant  with  our  God  to  *put  away  all  the 


12  Then  all  the  congregation  answered 
and  said  with  a  loud  voice,  As  thou  hast 
said,  so  must  we  do. 

13  But  the  people  are  many,  and  it  ix  a 


wives,  and  such  as  are  born  of  them,  ac-  !tim(!  of  much  rain,  and  we  are  not  able 
cording  to  the  counsel  of  my  lord,  and  of  to  stand  without,  neither  is  this  a  work 
those  that  "^tremble  at  the  ^commandment  of  one  day  or  two:  for  we  II  are  many  that 
of  our  God;  and  let  it  be  done  according '  have  transgressed  in  this  thing, 
to  the  law.  I     14  Let  now  our  rulers  of  all  the  con- 

4  Arise;  for  this  matter  helongdh  unto  gregation  stand,  and  let  all  them  which 
thee:  wc  also  xcill  be  with  thee:  be  of  1  have  taken  strange  wives  in  our  cities 
good  courage,  and  do  it.  jcome  at  appointed  times,  ami  with  them 

5  Then  arose  F'zra,  and  made  the  chief  the  elders  of  every  city,  and  the  judges 
priests,   the    Lcvites,   and   all   Israel,   to  i  thereof,  until  the  fierce  wrath  of  our  God 
swear''  that  they  should  do  according  to   for*  this  matter  be  turned  from  us. 
this  word.     And  they  sware.  '     15  T[Only  Jonathan  the  son  of  Asahel 

6  T[Then  Ezra  rose  up  from  before  the  ]  and  Jahaziah  the  son  of  Tikvah  twerc 
house  of  God,  and  went  into  the  chamber  employed  about  this  matter:  and  Meshul- 
of  Johanan  the  son  of  Eliashib  :  and  ?f /if//  lam  and  Shabbethai  the  Levite  helped 
he  came  thither,  she  did  eat  no  bread,  J  them. 

nor  drink  water:  for  he  mourned  because  16  And  the  children  of  the  captivity 
of  the  transgression  of  them  that  had  been  I  did  so.  And  Ezra  the  priest,  with  cer- 
carried  away.  I  tain  chief  of  the  fathers,  after  the  house 

7  And  they  made  proclamation  through- 1  of  their  fathers,  and  all  of  them  by  their 
out  Judah  and. Terusalem  unto  all  the  chil- !  names,  were  separated,  and  sat  down  in 
drenofthe  captivity, that  they  should  gath-  the  first  day  of  the  tenth  month  to  >cx- 
er  themselves  together  unto  Jerusalem;     amine  the  matter. 

8  And  that  whosoever  would  not  come,  17  And  they  made  an  end  with  all  the 
within  three  days,  according  to  the  coun-  men  that  had  taken  strange  wives  by  the 
sel  of  the  princes  and  the  ciders,  all  his  first  day  of  the  first  month, 
substance  should  be  t  forfeited,  and  him-  18  1[  And  among  tlie  sons  of  the  'priests 
self  separated  from  the  congregation  of  there  were  found  that  had  taken  strange 
those  that  had  been  carried  away.  'wives:  namcli/.  of  the  sons  of  Jeshua  the 

9  1[Then  all  the  men  of  Judah  and  Ben-  '  son  of  Jozadak,  and  his  brethren  :  Maa- 
jamin  gathered  themselves  together  unto  seiah,  and  Eliezer,  and  Jarib,  and  Geda- 
Jerusaletn  within  three  days.     It  teas  the  !  liah. 

ninth  month,  on  the  twentieth  f/rtj/of  the'  19  And  they 'gave  their  hands  that  they 
month;  and  all  the  people  sat  in  the  street  i  would  put  away  their  wives;  and  bring 
of  the  house  of  God,  trembling  i"  because  '  guilty,  they  ""offered  a  ram  of  the  flock  for 
oHhis  matter,  and  for  the  great  train.      ^  their  trespass. 

10  And  Ezra  the  priest  stood  up,  and  20  And  of  the  sons  of  Immer;  Hanani. 
said   unto  them.  Ye  have  transgressed, '  and  Zebadiah. 

and  have   Haken   strange  wives,  to  in- j    21  And  of  the  sons  of  Harim;  Maase- 


crease  the  trespass  of  Israel. 

II  Now  therefore  make  confession 'un- 
to the  Lord  God  of  vour  fathers,  and  do 


•  Nell.  13:27.  Ii  Isr. /»  :  H,7.  c  iCIirnn.  3^  :  HI.  "  Hfh.hrinp/nrlh. 
d  cImP  9:4.  e  nmit.  7:2, .-«.  f  NVIi.  .=i  :  1 2.  t  Peut. !) :  IS.  f  Hpb. 
devKted.  h  I  S:ini  I.':  18.  tVleh  thon-trt.  5  Heh.  i<jii«i//.>  rfiw//, 
or  have  brought  hack,     i  Pror.  28: 13;    1  .lolin,  1  :  ».     ||Or, /ini'f 


CHAPTER  X. 
14.   Come  at  appointed  times;  to  have  their 
case.s  duly  investigated  and  decided  according  to 
truth. 

n>(STRL-CTIONS. 
1.  Those  who  would  lead  others  to  repentance, 
must  show  that  they  are  deeply  afTccted  with  their 
sins,  and  earnestly  desire  their  good. 

3.  True  repentance  will  always  be  accompanied 
with  thorouirfi  reformation ;  and  no  sin  is  repented 
of,  that  is  not  heartily  forsaken. 

4.  Those  who  undertake  public  reformations  need 


iah,  and  Elijah,  and  Shcmaiah,  and  Je- 
hiel,  and  Uzziah. 
22  And  of  the  sons  of  Pashur;  Elioe- 


iirtatly  (tffended.     '  Or,  bt  turned  from  u$  till  Ihi 

r  matter  tie  lie- 

spntclied.    t  Hfb.ltnod.     i   Tttut.   13:  14  :  Job  2>) : 

f.;  John  7:  111 

I  Jer. 23: 11;  Mai.  2:  8,9.  1  aKmjs.lO:  l.i;  1  Cbrrm. 

■■l;:4;2Cbroo 

30:8;  Lain.r>:ti.    m  Lev.  5:  15,  Irt:  0:  4,6.     •.Neb. 

7:41. 

encouragement  from  their  brethren,  and  the  cooper- 
ation of  many  will  effect  what  no  one  can  accom- 
plish alone. 

9.  If  men  would  forsake  their  sins  and  turn  to  the 
Lord,  they  must  not  only  resolve  to  do  it,  but  with 
his  help  must  carry  their  resolutions  into  effect ; 
.actually  doing  what  they  know  and  acknowledge  to 
be  their  duty. 

17.  Courage,  resolution,  activity,  and  persever- 
ance, with  dependence  on  God,  will  enable  his  peo- 
ple, for  the  good  of  his  church,  to  accomplish  ob- 
jects otherwise  impossible. 

o9d 


The  prayer 


XEHExMIAiri. 


of  Nchcmiah. 


nai,  Maaseiah,  Ishmael,  Nethaneel,  Joza- 
bad,  aud  Elasah. 

23  Also  of  the  Lcvites;  Jozabad,  and 
Shimei,  and  Kelaiah,  (the  same  is  Kelita,) 
Pethahiah,  Judah,  and  Eliezer. 

24  Of  the  singers  also ;  Eliashib :  and 
of  the  porters ;  Shallum,  and  Telem,  and 
Uri. 

25  Moreover  of  Israel :  of  the  sons  of 
Parosh ;  Ramiah,  and  Jeziah,  and  Mal- 
chiah,  and  Miamin,  and  Eleazar,  and 
Malchijah,  and  Benaiah. 

26  And  of  the  sons  of  Elam;  INIattani- 
ah,  Zechariah,  and  Jehiel,  and  Abdi,  and 
Jeremoth,  and  Eliah. 

27  And  of  the  sons  of  Zattu;  Elioenai, 
Eliashib,  Mattaniah,  and  Jeremoth,  and 
Zabad,  and  Aziza. 

28  Of  the  sons  also  of  Bebai;  Jehoha- 
nan,  Hananiah,  Zabbai,  and  Athlai. 

29  And  of  the  sons  of  Bani;  Meshul- 
1am,  Mallach,  and  Adaiah,  Jashub,  and 
Sheal,  and  Ramoth. 

30  And  of  the  sons  of  Pahath-moab ; 
Adna,  and  Chelal,  Benaiah,  Maaseiah, 


Mattaniah,  Bezaleel,  and  Binnui,  ^b^c.^^i?; 
and  Manasseh. 

31  And  o/ the  sons  of  Harim  ;  Eliezer, 
Ishijah,  ]Malchiah,  Shemaiah,  Shimeon, 

32  Benjamin,  Malluch,  atid  Shemariah. 

33  Of  the  sons  of  Hashum;  Mattenai, 
Mattathah,  Zabad,  Eliphelet,  Jeremai, 
JNIanasseh,  and  Shimei. 

34  Of  the  sons  of  Bani;  Maadai,  Am- 
ram,  and  Uel, 

35  Benaiah,  Bedeiah,  Chellvih, 

36  Vaniah,  Meremoth,  Eliashib, 

37  Mattaniah,  Mattenai,  and  Jaasan, 

38  And  Bani,  and  Binniii,  Shimei, 

39  And  Shelemiah,  aud  Nathan,  and 
Adaiah, 

40  Machnadebai,*  Shashai,  Sharai, 

41  Azareel,  and  Shelemiah,  Shemariah, 

42  Shallum,  Amariah,  and  Joseph. 

43  Of  the  sons  of  Nebo;  Jeiel,  Matti- 
tliiah,  Zabad,  Zebina,  Jadau,  and  Joel, 
Benaiah. 

44  All  tliese  had  taken  *  strange  wives  : 
and  some  of  them  had  wives  by  whom 
they  had  children. 


THE 


BOOK  OF  NEHEMIAH 


CHAPTER   I. 

1  Nehemiah.  understanding  by  Hanani  the  misery  of 
Jerusalem,  mourneth,  fasteth,  and  prayeth.  5  His 
prayer. 

THE  words  of  ''Nehemiah  the  son  of 
Hachaliah.  And  it  came  to  pass  in 
the  month  Chislcu,  in  the  twentieth  year, 
as  I  was  in  Shushan  the  palace, 

2  That  Hanani,  one  of  my  brethren, 
came,  he  and  certain  men  of  Judah;  and 
I  asked  them  concerning  the  Jews  that 
had  escaped,  which  were  left  of  the  cap- 
tivity, and  concerning  Jerusalem. 

3  And  they  said  unto  me,  The  remnant 
that  are  left  of  the  captivity  there  in  the 
province  are  in  "^  great  adliction  and  re- 
proach: the  wall  of  Jerusalem  also  is 
broken''  down,  and  the  gates  thereof  are 
burned  with  fire. 

4  Tf  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I  licard 
these  words,  that  I  sat  down  and  wept, 
and  mourned  certain  days,  and  fasted, 
and  prayed  before  the  God  of  heaven, 


*  Or,  Mabnadehaif  nccoriiing  to  Bonie  copies.  ■  Prov.  fi;20. 
keliap.lO:  1.  c  Psiilm  137  :  1-3  ;  Lnm.  1 :  7  ;  :t:61  ;  5  :  I.  "liKiiign, 
'U:  10;  IsainliGI:  lU,  11.       e    Daniel  9 :  4, etc.       r    Kxotlus  20:  (i. 

CHAPTER  L 
1.  Chisleu ;    the  ninth  month,  answering  to  a 
596 


5  And  said,  I  beseech  ^thee,  O  Lord  God 
of  heaven,  the  great  and  terrible  God, 
that  keepeth  "^covenant  and  mercy  for 
them  that  love  him  and  observe  his  com- 
mandments : 

6  Let  s  thine  ear  now  be  attentive,  and 
thine  eyes  ''open,  that  thou  mayest  hear 
the  prayer  of  thy  servant,  which  I  pray 
before  thee  now,  day  and  night,  for  the 
children  of  Israel  thy  servants,  and 
confess'  the  sins  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, which  we  have  sinned  against  thee  : 
both  I  and  my  father's  house  have  sin- 
ned. 

7  We  J  have  dealt  very  corruptly  against 
thee,  and  liavc  hot  ^kept  the  command- 
ments, nor  the  statutes,  nor  the  judg- 
ments, which  thou  conimandedst  thy  ser- 
vant Moses. 

8  Remember,  I  beseech  thee,  the  word 
that  thou  comniandedst  thy  servant  Mo- 
ses, saying, '//"  ye  transgress,  I  will  scat- 
ter you  abroad  among  the  nations  : 


It  1  Kings,  8:'28,2i)i  iChron.  6M0.  b  r/inlm.14  :  l.i.  1  P»n.  .1i  :  ."i ; 
I  .lulin,  1 ;  !1.  j  Psnim  106:0.  k  Deut  28:  1ft.  1  Lev.  26 :  33,  etc. ; 
DeuL4:25,etc.;28:64. 


part  of  November  and  December.     Shiisha?i ;  a 
city  in  Persia,  and  tlie  winter  residence  of  the  kings, 
2.  Came;  from  Jerusalem. 


Artaxerxes  sendeth 


nehp:miaii  ii, 


Kchemiuh  to  Jerusalem 


sl'^t  9  But  if  ye  tiini  unto  mc,  and  6  And  the  king  said  unto  me,  (the 'queen 
keep  my  commandments,  and  do  them;!  also  sitting  by  him,)  For  how  long  sliall 
though  nhere  were  of  you  cast  out  unto  thy  journey  be?  and  when  wilt  thou  rc- 
the  uttermost  part  of  the  heaven,  j/ci  wilH  turn?  So  it  pleased  the  king  to  send  mc  ; 
I  ^gather  them  from  thence,  and  -vvill  and  I  set  him  a  "time, 
bring  them  unto  the  place  that  I  have]  7  Moreover  1  said  unto  the  king,  If  it 
chosen  to  set  my  name  there.  i  please  the  king,  let  letters  be  giv'cn  me 

10  Now  "^  these  a/-e  thy  servants  and  thy  ,  to  the  governors  beyond  the  river,  that 
people,  whom  thou  hast  redeemed  by  thy  j  they  may  convey  mc  over  till  I  come 
great  power,  and  by  thy  strong  hand.         into  Judali ; 

11  0  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  let  now  thine  8  And  a  letter  unto  Asaph  the  keeper 
ear  be ''attentive  to  the  prayer  of  thy  ser-  of  the  king's  forest,  that  ho  may  give  me 
vant,  and  to  the  prayer  of  thy  servants,  t  timber  to  make  beams  for  the  gates  of  the 
who  *=  desire  to  fear  thy  name:  and  pros-  palace  which  appertained  to  the  house, 
per,  I  pray  thee,  thy  servant  this  day,  and  for  the  wall  of  the  city,  and  for  tiie 
and  grant  him  mercy  in  the  sight  of  this  :  house"  that  I  shall  enter  into.  And  the 
man.     For ''I  was  the  king's  cupbearer,      king  granted  me,  p  according  to  the  good 

CHAPTER   II  hand  of  my  God  upon  me. 

I  Artaxerxes  understandinf;  the  cause'  of  Nehemiah-s  ^  ?  "^''^'^  ^  '^'^'"'^  ^0  t'l<^  governors  bc- 
sadiies-;  sendeth  liim  witli  letters  and  commission  to  yOUd  the  riVCr,  and  gaVC  thcm  tllC  kins'.S 
Jerusalem.  9  Nehemiah  to  the  grief  of  the  enemies,  letters.  Now  the  king  had  sent  captains 
Cometh  to  Jerusalem.     12  He  vieweth  secretly  the  '     r  41  j  ,  •  ,  ' 

ruins  of  the  walls.     17  He  inciteth  the  Jews  to  build  I  ^I  tUC  army  and  liorscuicn  With  mo. 

in  despite  of  the  enemies.  10  When  Sanbalhit  tlic  lloronite,  and 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  month  Ni-  Tobiah  the  servant,  the  Ammonite,  heard 
irL  san,  in  the  twentieth  year  of  sArta-  to/  it,  it  igricved  tliem  exceedingly  that 
xerxes  the  king,  that  wine  ivas  before  there  was  come  a  man  to  seek  the  wel- 
him :  and  I  took  '"up  the  wine,  and  gave  fare  of  the  children  of  Israel. 
it  unto  the  king.  Now  I  had  not  been'  11  So  ''I  came  to  Jerusalem,  and  was 
beforetiiiie  sad  in  his  presence.  there  three  days. 

2  Whereforethekingsaiduntome,  Why  12^  And  I  arose  in  the  night,  I  and 
/.vtliy  countenance  sad, seeing  thou (n<  not  some  few  men  with  me;  neither  told  I 
sick?  this  is  nothing  else  but  'sorrow  oi  any  man  what  my  God  had  'put  in  my 
lieart.     Then  I  was  very  sore  afraid,         heart  to  do  at  Jerusalem :    neither   wa.t 

3  And  said  unto  the  king,  J  Let  the  king  ^/tc/-c  any  beast  with  me,  save  the  beast 
live  for  ever:  why  should  not  my  coun-   that  I  rode  upon. 

tenanee  be  sad,  when  the ''city,  the  place  '  13  And  I  went  out  by  nitiht  by  the 
of  my  fathers' 'sepulchres,  lieth  waste,  gate' of  the  valley,  even  before  the  drag- 
and  the  gates  thereof  are  consumed  with  j  on-well,  and  to  tiie  duns-port,  and  view- 
lire?  ed  the  walls  of  Jerusalem,  which  were 

4  Then  the  king  said  unto  me.  For  what  ^  broken"  down,  and  the  gates  thereof  were 
dost  thou  make  request?  So  I  '"prayed  to  1  consumed  with  lire. 

the  God  of  heaven.  j     14  Then  I  went  on  to  the  gate  of  the 

o  And  I  said  unto  the  king.  If  it  please  I  fountain,"  and  to  the  king's  pool:  but 
the  king,  and  if  thy  servant  have  found  there  was  no  place  for  the  beast  that  was 
favor  in  thy  sight,  that  thou  wouldest  under  me  to  pass, 
send  me  unto  Judah,  unto  the  city  of  my 
lathers'  sepulchres,  that  I  may  build  it. 

»  Deut.  :10: 


bPsn.  I47:'2;  Isx.  II  :  Ij  ;  hH:S;  Jer.l'2:l5 
:  11,  ■.'().  c  Dent.  9:29;  D»n.  9:lfi,  etc.  arsa.8fi:6.  «  I«n 
:S;  Heb.I3:l8.  fehap.'2:l.  gK;.n\7:l.  bcli»p.l:ll 
•rov.  15:13.   j  I  Kiugs,  1  :  31 ;  Dan.  ■-•:  4.    k  clmp.  I  :  3.   liChron 


15  Then  went  I  up  in  the  night  by  the 
brook,"  and  viewed  the  wall,  and  turned 


•21::0;  S8:-27;   32:33.      ■»  Prov.3:6;  Pbil.4:(>. 

•  11- 

n  cli.ip.fi:l4:  I3:n.     »rlinp.3:7.     I>  Bini  S  :  A  ;  t 

rr.  1-          1 

11-2:10;  Ktek.3r>:i>-8.  r  Ex. 8:3-2.    'PniLRl :  IR  ;  1-2. 

:  <>.   1  .  • 

2rt:9.    ucliap  1:3.    »  clnp.  3  :  1.1.  w-:  Sam.  15l -23  ; 

.)«T 

9.  The  place  that  I  have  cAo^fw;,  Jerusalem,     firm  confidence  in  tlie  promises  of  trod,  arc 

10.  These  are  thy  ser  cants  ;  the  Israelites  who   acceptible  prayer,  and  open  the  way  for  a 
had  returned  to  Judea. 

11.  This  man  ;  the  king  of  Persia. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
2.  True  piety  is  soinetimes  found  anion"^  those 
who  are  high  in  civil  otliee ;  and  it  leads  them  to 
t;ilce  a-  deep  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  people 
and  cause  of  G-od,  in  all  parts  of  the  world,  espec- 
ially in  the  home  of  their  ancestors  and  brethren 


peace. 

11.  As  the  hearts  of  all  men  are  in  the  hand  of 
the  Lord,  application  to  him  is  the  surest  way  of 
obtaining  favors  from  them. 


1.   Thi 


CHAPTER  II. 
ilh   i^lsfin :    this   wvs   about    four 


Prayer  to  the  God  of  heaven  forms  the  best  i  months  after  Nehemiah  inquired  about  the  Jew.* 
preparation   for  great  and  difficult  undertakings,  j  and  engaged  in  special  prayer  in  their  behalf, 
and  is  the  surest  means  of  securing  complete  and  j      A.   So  I  prayed  to  the  Gexl  of  liraven  ;  in  silent 
final  succe.ss.  prayer  that  he  might  be  directed,  and  tho  king  b<" 

7.  Hearty  confession  of  sin,  and  an  expression  of  j  led  to  favor  him. 

597 


Names  and  order  of  the 


N  EH  EMI  AH   III. 


builders  of  the  wall. 


back,  and  entered  by  the  gate  of  the  val- 
ley, and  .vo  returned. 

16  And  the  rulers  knew  not  whither  I 
went,  or  what  I  did  ;  neither  had  I  as  yetj 
told  it  to  the  Jews,  nor  to  the  priests,  nor 
to  the  nobles,  nor  to  the  rulers,  nor  to  the 
rest  that  did  the  work.  I 

17  ^  Then  said  I  unto  them,  Ye  see  the 
distress  that  we  are  in,  how  Jerusalem 
Ueth  *  waste,  and  the  gates  thereof  are 
burned  with  fire:  come,  and  let  us  build 
up  the  wall  of  Jerusalem,  that  we  be  no 
more  a  ''reproach. 

18  Then  I  told  them  of  the  "^hand  of  my 
God  which  was  good  upon  me;  as  also 
the  king's  words  that  he  had  spoken  un- 
to me.  And  they  said.  Let  us  rise  up 
and  build.  So  they  ''strengthened  their 
hands  for  this  good  icork. 

19  But  when  Sanballat  the  Horonite, 
and  Tobiah  the  servant,  the  Ammonite, 
and  Geshem  the  Arabian,  heard  it,  they 
laughed"  us  to  scorn,  and  despised  us, 
and  said,  What  is  this  thing  that  ye  do? 
will  ye  "^rebel  against  the  king? 

20  Then  answered  I  them,  and  said  unto 
them,  The  God  of  heaven,  ^  he  will  pros- 
per us;  therefore  we  his  servants  will 
arise  and  build  :  but ''  ye  have  no  portion, 
nor  right,  nor  memorial,  in  'Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER   III. 

The  names  and  order  of  them  that  builded  the  wall. 

THEN  JEliashib  the  high-priest  rose 
up  with  his  brethren  the  priests,  and 
they  builded  the ''  sheep-gate  ;  they  sancti- 
fied it,  and  set  up  the  doors  of  it;  even 
unto  the  Mower  of  Mcah  they  sanctified 
it,  unto  the  '"tower  of  Ilananecl. 

2  A)ul  *next  unto  him  builded  the  men 
of  "Jericho.  And  nc.\t  to  them  builded 
Zaccur  the  son  of  Imri. 

3  But  the  °  fish-gate  did  the  sons  of  Ilas- 
senaah  build,  who  also  laid  the  beams 
thereof,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the 
locks  thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof. 

4  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Mere- 


•  Lam.  2  :  2, 8,  9.  b  clia|i.  1:3;  Pan.  44  :  13 :  79 : 4,  13 ;  .Icr.  24  :  9  i 
Kll-k.  5:14,  15;  22:4.  «  ver.  R.  il  2  Sain.  2  :  7  ;  E7,r«  6:M.  e  P«n. 
m:6.  fc!iiip.fi:6.  g  Paa.  102:  i:i,  14 :  Ercl.  7;  18.  liEzrii4:3. 
1  I»a.Bfi:6.    j  rliiip.  12  :  l(i.     kJolm5:2.     I  cliiip.  12:39.     m  .Ter. 


18.  The  hand  of  my  God  ;  how  God  had  favored 
liim. 

19.  Sa7ihallat — Tohiah — Geshem;  governors, 
or  chief  men  in  provinces  west  of  the  Euphrates. 

INSTRUCTIONS 

4.  Silent  ejaculatory  prayer  slioulj  be  intermin- 
gled with  all  our  einployin"nts ;  and  the  liabit  of 
asking  the  guidance  and  blpssing  of  God  in  all  our 
concern.s,  is  honorable  to  iiiin  and  liighly  useful  to 
ourselves.       • 

7.  While  we  first  seek  the  blessing  of  God  on  our 
endeavors  to  do  good,  we  should  use  all  suitable 
means  to  secure  the  aid  and  cooperation  of  men; 
especially  of  those  in  authority,  and  such  as  have 
influence  witli  others. 
598 


moth  the  son  of  Urijah,  the  son  *b"c'^ 
of  Koz.  And  next  unto  them  repaired 
Meshullam  the  son  of  Bereehiah,  the  son 
of  Meshezabcel.  And  next  unto  them 
repaired  Zadok  the  son  of  Baana. 

5  And  next  unto  them  the  Tekoites  re- 
paired; but  their  p  nobles  put  not  their 
necks  to  the  iwork  of  their  Lord. 

6  Moreover  the  old  gate  repaired  Jehoi- 
ada  the  son  of  Paseah,  and  iSIeshullam 
the  son  of  Besodeiah  ;  they  laid  the  beams 
thereof,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  and 
the  locks  thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof. 

7  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Mcla- 
tiah  the  Gibeonite,  and  Jadon  the  Mero- 
nothite,  the  men  of  Gibeon,  and  of  Miz- 
pah,  unto  the  ''throne  of  the  governor  on 
this  side  the  river. 

8  Next  unto  him  repaired  Uzziel  the 
son  of  Harhaiah,  of  the  goldsmiths.  Next 
unto  him  also  repaired  Hananiah  the  son 
of  ofco/ the  apothecaries,  and  they  +  for- 
tified Jerusalem  unto  the  broad  'wall. 

9  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Repha- 
iah  the  son  of  Hur,  the  ruler  of  the  half 
part  of  Jerusalem. 

10  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Jeda- 
iah  the  son  of  Harumaph,  even  over 
against  his  house.  And  next  unto  him 
repaired  Hattush  the  son  of  Hashabniah. 

11  INIalchijah  the  son  of  Harim,  and 
Hashub  the  son  of  Pahath-moab,  repair- 
ed the  tother  piece,  and  the  tower  of  the 
furnaces. 

12  And  next  unto  him  repaired  Shal- 
lum  the  son  of  Halohesh,  the  ruler  of  the 
half  part  of  Jerusalem,  he  and  his  daugh- 
ters. 

13  The  'valley-gate  repaired  Ilanun, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Zanoah  ;  they  built 
it,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the  locks 
thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof,  and  a  thou- 
sand cubits  on  the  wall  unto  the  -dung- 
gate. 

14  But  the  dung-gate  repaired  INIalchiah 
the  son  of  liechab,  the  ruler  of  part  of 
Beth-hacccrem ;   he  built  it,  and  set  up 


31:38;  Zee.  14:10 

»  Hell,  at  his  lianit.    n  Eir.i  2 :34.    u  2  Chron. 

33:  14;  Zepli.  1:  10. 

r  Jer  S,4,.S;  1  Cor.  1 :  2fi:    1  Tiio.  ti:  17,  18. 

<K  Juds.  5:  2.3.     r  tl 

an.  2:8.     i  Or,  left.      •  ihiip.  12 :3a     J  Heb- 

second  measure.     I 

<  imp.  2:  13.     u  rhiip.2  : 1:!. 

10.  Tlie  wicked  are  often  griisved  when  the  cause 
of  God  prospers  and  they  cannot  prevent  it. 

]S.  The  history  of  (.rod's  dealings  with  his  people 
affords  them  encouragement  to  engage  unitedly  and 
heartily  in  his  work. 

CHAPTER  III. 

1.  The  sheep-gat r ;  in  the  eastern  part  of  the 
city  near  the  temple,  where  sheep  were  .sold  for  the 
sacriiices. 

•').  Pitt  not  their  necks;  did  not  assist  Nehe- 
miah  in  the  building  of  the  wall. 

7.  The  throne  of  the  governor  ;  tjie  place  whero 
he  administered  justice. 

11.  Tlic  JiiiHT-sate ;  on  the  south-west  side. 


Huilding  of  the  wall. 


NEHEMIAH   IV. 


Plots  of  enemies. 


K.ciT"'  the  doors  thereof,  the  locks  there- 
of, and  the  bars  thereof. 

15  But  the  gate  of  the  "fountain  repair- 
ed Shallum  the  son  of  Col-liozeh,  the 
ruler  of  part  of  Mizpah;  he  built  it,  and 
covered  it,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof, 
the  locks  thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof, 
and  the  -svall  of  the  pool  of  ""Siloah  by 
the  king's  garden,  and  unto  the  stairs 
that  go  down  from  the  city  of  David. 

16  After  him  repaired  Nehemiali  the  son 
of  Azbuk,tlie  rulerof  the  half  part  of  l?eth- 
zur,  unto  the  place  over  against  the  sepul- 
chres of  David,  and  to  the  ""pool  that  was 
made,  and  unto  the  house  of  the  mighty. 

17  After  him  repaired  the  Levitcs,  Re- 
hum  the  son  of  Bani.  Next  unto  him 
repaired  Hashabiah,  the  ruler  of  the  half 
part  of  Keilah,  in  his  part. 

18  After  him  repaired  their  brethren, 
Bavai  the  son  of  Henadad,  the  ruler  of 
the  half  part  of  "^  Keilah. 

19  And  next  to  him  repaired  Ezer  the 
son  of  Jeshua,  the  ruler  of  Mizpah,  an- 
other piece  over  against  the  going  up  to 
the  armory  at  the  ''turning  of  the  wall. 

20  After  him  Baruch  the  son  of  *Zab- 
bai  earnestly  repaired  the  other  piece, 
from  the  turning  of  the  wall  unto  the  door 
of  the  house  of  Eliasihib  tlic  high-priest. 

2 1  A  fter  him  repaired  Meremoth  the  son 
of  Urijah  the  son  of  Koz  another  piece, 
from  the  door  of  the  house  of  Eliashib 
even  to  the  end  of  the  house  of  Eliashib. 

22  And  after  him  repaired  the  priests, 
the  men  of  the  "^plain. 

23  After    him    repaired   Benjamin   and 
Hashub  over  against  their  house.      After' 
him  rej)aired  Azariah  the  son  of  Maasc- 
iah  the  son  of  Ananiah  by  his  house. 

24  After  him  repaired  Binnui  the  son  of! 
Henadad  another  piece,  from  the  house  of! 
Azariah   unto  the  ^turning  of  the  icall, 
even  unto  the  corner. 


•  chap.  2:  H.  bjolio9;7.  c  1  Kinga/M:  iO:  Isa.  7  :  3  i  Si  :  1 1. 
<1  ISani.  2.1:  l.etc.  «  2Chron.  2(i:9.  "  Or,  Zaccai.  I  clinpler 
12:28.  s  ver.  19.  li  .ler.  ;i.':  2  :  37  :  21.  "  Kim  2  :-l:l,  elc.  t  Or, 
ttiiicli  dwelt  in  Ophel,  rcpaircJ  unto.     X  Or,  the  tinner,    i  2  Chron. 


1-5.  The  gate  of  the  fountain  ;  near  the  pool 
of  Siloain,  at  the  south-east  part  of  the  city. 

26.  Ophel;  an  elevation  or  tower  in  the  eastern 
part  of  the  city. 

32.  The  sheep-gate;  the  place  where  they  began 
to  build.  Thus  they  had  surrounded  the  whole  city. 
INSTRUCTrONS. 

1.  In  works  of  public  reformation  and  such  a.s  are 
required  for  the  protection  and  prosperity  of  the 
church,  ministers  of  religion  should  take  the  lead, 
and  set  an  example  which  may  be  safely  and  use- 
fully followed. 

5.  Men  of  rank  often  excuse  themselves  from  the 
performance  of  those  labors  which  the  public  good 
requires,  and  in  which  others  are  engaged  ;  and  thus 
neglect  the  talents  with  which  they  are  intrusted, 
and  set  an  example  mischievous  to  all  within  their 
influence. 


25  Palal  the  son  of  Uzai,  over  against 
the  turning  of  the  ivall,  and  the  tower 
which  licth  out  from  the  king's  high 
house,  that  ica.s  by  the  ''court  of  the  pris- 
on.  After  him  Pedaiah  the  son  of  Parosh. 

26  Moreover  the  'Ncthinim  ^  dwelt  in 
-  Ophel, i  unto  the  place  over  against  the 
water-gate''  toward  the  east,  and  the  tow- 
er that  lieth  out. 

27  After  them  the  Tekoites  repaired  an- 
other piece,  over  against  the  great  tower 
that  licth  out,  even  unto  the  wall  of  Ophel. 

28  From  above  the 'horse-gate  repaired 
the  priests,  every  one  over  against  his 
house. 

29  After  them  repaired  Zadok  the  son 
of  Immer  over  against  his  house.  After 
him  repaired  also  Shcmaiah  the  son  of 
Shceaniah,  the  keeper  of  the  east-gate. 

30  After  him  repaired  Hananiah  the  son 
of  Shelemiah,  and  Ilanun  the  sixth  son  of 
Zalaph,  another  piece.  After  him  repair- 
ed Mcshullam  the  son  of  Bercchiah  over 
against  his  chamber. 

31  After  him  repaired  INIalchiah  the 
goldsmith's  son  unto  the  place  of  the 
Nethinim,'"  and  of  the  merchants,  over 
against  the  gate  Miphkad,  and  to  the  Ago- 
ing up  of  the  corner. 

32  And  between  the  going  up  of  the 
corner  unto  the  "sheep-gate  repaired  the 
goldsmiths  and  the  merchants. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

1  AVliile  the  enemies  scnlT,  \etiemiah  prayeth  anil  cnn- 
tinueth  the  work.  7  Understanding  the  wrath  and 
secrets  of  the  enemy,  he  settetli  a  watch.  13  Jle  arm- 
eth  the  laborers,   I!)  and  piveth  military  prec<|its. 

BUT  it  came  to  pass,  that  "wlien  San- 
ballat  heard  that  we  builded  tlie  wall, 
he  was  wroth,  and  took  great  p  indigna- 
tion, and  1  mocked  the  .lews. 

2  And  he  spake  before  his  brethren 
and  the  army  of  Samaria,  and  said.  What 
do  these  'feeble  Jews?    will  they  H  forti- 


27 

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aiit<T  8:  1.3 
4  (>r.r.>rn« 

12 

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ven»e  2fi. 

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ver.  1 

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19. 

P 

AcUft:l7. 

q   Heb.ll 

3fl. 

r    Zccl 

.  12:8. 

Ij    Ueb.  horrid 

themtelvet. 

8.  Persons  of  all  trades  and  professions  may  assist 
in  promoting  the  cause  of  God.  and  each  should  en- 
deavor faithfully  to  perform  that  which  belongs  to 
him,  and  which  his  condition  fits  him  to  accompli.sh. 

12.  When  rulers  and  people  of  both  sexes  engage 
in  works  of  beneficence,  all  doing  what  is  appropri- 
ate to  their  condition,  the  work  of  the  Lord  will  pros- 
per and  the  highest  good  be  circctually  advanced. 

28.  Division  of  labor,  and  a-ssigning  to  e.ich  one 
that  which  peculiarly  Belongs  to  him,  and  which  he 
can  most  readily  perform,  prevents  confusion,  pro- 
motes dispatch,  and  tends  to  the  mast  speedy  and 
thorough  accomplishment  of  every  good  work. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

1.  Snithallat  ;  governor  of  the  Samaritans. 

2.  Maie  an  etid ;  finish  their  wall  and  works  of 
defence. 

599 


The  people  pray, 


NEHEMIAH    IV. 


watch,  aiid  labor. 


fy  themselves?  ■svill  they  sacrifice?  -svill; 
they  make  an  end  in  a  day?  will  they 
revive  the  stones  out  of  the  heaps  of  the 
rubbish  which  arc  burned? 

3  Now  Tobiah  the  Ammonite  was  by 
him,  and  he  said,  *  Even  that  which  they 
build,  if  a  fox  go  up,  he  shall  even  break 
down  their  stone  wall. 

4  Hear,**  0  our  God  ;  for  we  arc  *despis- 
ed  :  and  "^turn  their  reproach  upon  their 
own  head,  and  give  them  for  a  prey  in 
the  land  of  captivity  : 

5  And ''cover  not  their  iniquity,  and  let 
not  their  sin*  be  blotted  ovit  from  before 
thee:  for  they  have  provoked  thee  to  an- 
ger before  the  builders. 

6  So  built  wc  the  wall ;  and  all  the  wall 
was  joined  together  unto  the  half  thereof: 
for  the  people  had  a  '^mind  to  work. 

7  ir  But  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  San- 
ballat,  and  Tobiah,  and  the  Arabians, 
and  the  Ammonites,  and  the  Ashdodites, 
heard  that  the  walls  of  Jerusalem  t^vcre 
made  up,  and  that  the  breaches  began  to 
be  stopped,  then  they  were  very  wroth, 

8  And  "^conspired  all  of  them  together 
to  come  and  to  fight  against  Jerusalem, 
and  to  i  hinder  it. 

9  Nevertheless  we  made  our  sprayer 
unto  our  God,  and  ''  set  a  watch  against 
them  day  and  night,  because  of  them. 

10  And  Judah  said,  The  strength  of  the 
bearers  of  burdens  is  decayed,  and  there 
is  much  rubbish;  so  that  we  are  not  able 
to  build  the  wall. 

1 1  And  our  adversaries  said,  '  They 
shall  not  know,  neither  see,  till  we  come 
in  the  midst  among  them,  and  slay  them, 
and  cause  the  work  to  cease. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  the 
Jews  which  dwelt  by  them  came,  they 
said  unto  us  ten  times,  ^  From  all  places 
whence  ye  shall  relurn  unto  us  they  tcill 
be  ripnn  yoi(. 

13  ^Therefore  set  I II  in  the  lower  places 
behind  the  wall,  «??r/ on  the  higher  places, 
I  even  set  the  people  after  flieir  families 
with  their  swords,  their  spears,  and  their 
bows. 

■  2  Kings,  18:  M.  !■  Pan.  lOS  :  3,  4.  *  Hob.  despite,  c  Ps.i. 
79:12;  Prov.3:34.  i  P«alin  «»  :  27 ;  Jer.l8:2.'5;  2Tim.4;U. 
e  2  Cliron.  2>J  :  :lii ;  Psa.  1 10  :  .1.  f  Hel).  atceiirletl.  I  P»n.  8:) :  3-5. 
t  Heh.  make  on  ennr  til  it.. 1i-T.iO:\0;  naM(!:4.fi.  sP.snlm 
ftO:  Ifi;  fi.i:  IH-22.  li  l.iike  21  :  :Mi ;  Art*  4  :  •.M-2M.  i  2S.im.  17  :  2  : 
Acts  23  :  12,  il.     5  Of.  That/rum  nil  placet  ye  mutt  return  to  ut. 

IXSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Opposers  of  rclij,'ion  often  attempt  to  hinder 
its  progress  by  ridicule;  but  if  thi.s  excites  the  peo- 
ple of  (rod  to  increased  prayer,  it  will  further,  rather 
than  hinder  their  work. 

fi.  Where  there  is  a  will  there  is  a  way.  When- 
ever the  people  of  G-od  are  disposed  to  work  for  him. 
he  will  open  a  way  for  them  to  be  employed  in  his 
cause  with  success. 

9.  Prayer  to  God,  and  a  diligent  use  of  all  appro- 
priate means,  will  defend  his  people  from  the  r.age 
600 


14  And  I  looked,  and  rose  up,  *i"6.^5ii 
and  said  unto  the  nobles,  and  to  the  rul- 
ers, and  to  the  rest  of  the  people,  J  Be  not 
ye  afraid  of  them  :  reiueniber  the  Lord, 
which  is  ''great  and  terrible,  and  'fight  for 
yourbrcthren,your  sons,  and  your  daugh- 
ters, your  wives,  and  your  houses. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  our  ene- 
mies heard  that  it  was  J<nown  unto  us, 
and  God  had  brought  their  counsel  to 
naught,'"  that  wc  returned  all  of  us  to  the 
wall,  every  one  unto  his  work. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  from  that  time 
forth,  that  the  half  of  my  servants  wrought 
in  the  work,  and  the  other  half  of  them 
held  both  the  spears,  the  shields,  and  the 
bows,  and  the  habergeons  ;  and  the  rulers 
7vere  behind  all  the  house  of  Judah. 

17  They  which  builded  on  the  wall, 
and  they  that  bare  burdens,  with  those 
that  laded,  rrcr?/07ic  with  one  of  his  hands 
wrought  in  the  work,  and  with  the  other 
hand  held  a  "  weapon. 

18  For  the  builders,  every  one  had  his 
sword  girded  *by  his  side,  and  so  build- 
ed. And  he  that  sounded  the  trumpet 
icas  by  me. 

19  1[  And  I  said  unto  the  nobles,  and 
to  the  rulers,  and  to  the  rest  of  the  people. 
The  work  is  great  and  large,  and  we  are 
separated  upon  the  Avail,  one  far  from 
another. 

20  In  what  place  therefore  ye  hear  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  resort  ye  thither 
unto  us  :  our  God  "shall  fight  for  us. 

21  So  we  labored  in  the  work:  and 
half  of  them  held  the  spears  from  the 
rising  of  the  morning  till  the  stars  ap- 
peared. 

22  Likewise  at  the  same  time  said  I 
unto  the  people,  Let  every  one  with  his 
servant  lodge  Avithin  Jerusalem,  that  in 
the  night  Ihcy  may  be  a  guard  to  us,  and 
labor  on  the  day. 

23  So  neither  p  I,  nor  my  brethren,  nor 
my  servants,  nor  the  men  of  the  guard 
which  followed  me,  none  of  us  put  off 
our  clothes,  ^.•;aving  that  every  one  put 
them  off  for  washins. 


II  Heb./nim  the  lower  partt  of  the  place,  j  llcut.  1  :  2'i,  :I0  ;  Mat. 
10:  28.  k  neut  10:17;  Pan.  Rli :  3,  5  :  Null.  1  :  fi,  7.  -  I  2  .Sam.  10 :  12. 
m  .lob.'i:12;  Pta.  ;W:IO;  Lniii.  :t :  37,  :i,s.  ii  1  Cor.  16  13 ;  PliiL 
1  :  2S.  »  Heb.  on  hit  loint.  o  Ex.  U  :  14,  2."; ;  Dent  1  :  30  ;  Zerli. 
14:3.  pi  Cor  15:10.  ^  Or^  every  one  vmnX  toith  hit  weapon  fin' 
water,  jild^.  .*»:  11. 


of  their  enemies,  and  carry  them  forward  in  their 
appropriate  work  till  it  be  accomplislied. 

14.  It  is  sometimes  right  to  fight  for  the  protec- 
tion of  onr  wives,  children,  property,  and  religions 
privileges,  rather  than  to  have  tliem  taken  away  by 
our  enemies. 

■JO.  When  men  who  are  at  work  for  God  are 
called  to  contend  with  enemies,  they  may  expect 
that  he  will  fight  for  them;  and  with  God  on  their 
side  they  may  both  work  and  fight  without  fear, 
till  their  vi-ork  is  done. 


Usury  rebuked. 

CHAPTER   V 


NE  HE  MI  AH   V. 


Covenant  of  restitution. 


K.  M.  3559. 
B.  C.  446. 

1  The  Jews  complain  of  tlieiitiebt,  mortgage,  and  bond- 
age. f>  Nehemiah  rebuketh  the  usurers,  and  causeth 
them  to  make  a  covenant  of  resiitulion.  14  He  for- 
beareth  his  own  allowance,  and  keepetli  hospitality. 

A  ND  there  was  a  ^'j^rent  cry  of  the  peo- 
JA.  pic  and  of  their  wives  against  their 
brethren  the  Jews. 

2  For  there  were  that  said,  We,  our 
sons,  and  our  daughters,  are  many  :  there- 
fore we  take  up  corn  for  them,  that  we 
may  eat,  and  live. 

3  Some  also  there  were  that  said.  We 
have ''  mortgaged  our  lands,  vineyards,  and 
houses,  that  we  might  buy  corn,  because 
of  the  dearth. 

4  There  were  also  that  said.  We  have 
borrowed  money  for  the  king's  tribute. 
and  that  vpon  our  lands  and  vineyards. 

5  Yet  now  our  "^llesh  is  as  the  flesh  of 
our  brethren,  our  children  as  their  chil- 
dren :  and  lo,  we  bring  into  bondage  our 
sons  and  our  daughters  to  be  servants, 
and  some  of  our  "^  daughters  are  brought 
into  bondage  alrcadi/:  neitlier  i.f  it  in  our 
power  to  redeem  them;  for  other  men  have 
our  lands  and  vineyards. 

6  ^And  I  was  very  angry  when  I  heard 
their  cry  and  these  words. 

7  Then  *  I  consulted  with  myself,  and  I 
rebuked  the  nobles,  and  the  rulers,  and 
said  unto  them.  Ye  exact  ® usury,  every 
one  of  his  brother.  And  I  set  a  great 
assembly  against  tliem. 

8  And  I  said  unto  them.  We,  after  our 
ability,  have  "^ redeemed  our  brethren  the 
Jews,  which  were  sold  unto  the  heathen; 
and  will  ye  even  sell  your  brethren?  or 
shall  they  be  sold  unto  us?  Then  held  i  this  wall,  neither  bought  wc  any  land: 
they  their  peace,  and  found  nothing  /o  j  and  all  my  servants  jrc/c  gathered  tliitlicr 
answer.  \  unto  the  work. 

9  Also  I  said.  It  is  not  good  that  ye  do :  j  17  Moreover  there  were  at  my  tabic  a 
ought  ye  not  to  walk  in  the  sfear  of  our  hundred  and  lifty  of  the  Jews  and  ruler.'«. 
God  because  of  the ''reproach  of  the  hea-  besides  those  that  came  unto  us  from 
then  our  enemies?  among  the  heathen  that  are  about  us. 


10  I  likewise,  and  my  brethren,  and  my 
servants,  might  exact  of  them  money  and 
corn  :  I  pray  you,  let  us  leave  off  this 
usury. 

11  Restore,  I  pray  you,  to  them,  even 
this  day,  their  lands,  their  vineyards, 
their  olive-yards,  and  their  lioiiscs,  also 
the  hundredth  part  of  tlie  money,  and  of 
the  corn,  the  wine,  and  the  oil,  that  ye 
exact  of  them. 

12  Then  said  they.  We  will  restore  them, 
and  will  require  nothing  of  them  ;  so  will 
we  do  as  thou  saycst.  Then  I  called  the 
priests,  and  'look  an  oath  of  them,  that 
they  sliould  do  according  to  this  promise. 

13  Also  J I  shook  my  lap,  and  said,  So 
God  shake  out  every  man  from  his  house, 
and  from  his  labor,  that  performeth  not 
this  promise,  even  thus  be  he  shaken  out, 
and  t  emptied.  And  ''  all  the  congregation 
said.  Amen,  and  praised  the  Loud.  And 
the  '  people  did  according  to  this  promise. 

14  1[  Moreover  from  the  time  that  I  was 
appointed  to  be  their  governor  in  the 
land  of  Judah,  from  the  twentieth  year 
even  unto  the  two  and  tliirticth  '"year  of 
Artaxerxes  the  king,  that  is,  twelve  years, 
I  and  my  brethren  have  not  "eaten  the 
bread  of  the  governor. 

15  But  the  former  governors  that  had 
been  before  me  were  chargeable  unto  the 
people,  and  had  taken  of  them  bread  and 
wine,  besides  forty  shekels  of  silver;  yea. 
even  their  servants  bate  rule  over  the 
people:  but  °  so  did  not  I,  because  of  the 
fearP  of  God. 

16  Yea,  also  I  continued  in  the  work  of 


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23 

2, 3 :  Eira  10:5; 

CHAPTER  V. 

3.  Dearth ;  scarcity  of  food. 

4.  The  hug's  tribute;  the  taxes  which  they 
were  obliged  to  pay  to  the  king  of  Persia. 

5.  We  bring  into  bondage  our  sous;  by  the 
sore  exactions  to  which  they  were  subjected  in  their 
poverty. 

7.    V-^'uri/ ;  exorbitant  interest. 

11.  The  huJidredth  part ;  that  which  they  had 
wrongfully  taken. 

Ki.  Amen;  be  it  so. 

11.  A'oi  eaten  the  bread  of  the  governor;  not 
required  the  people  to  support  him,  but  h.ad  sup- 
ported himself. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  rich,  instead  of  relieving  the  poor,  often 
take  advantage  of  their  necessities  to  obtain  their 
property,  and  sometimes  to  bring  them  and  their 


r.»4:8,().  j  Mat.lO:14:  Arts  1:1:51;  IH:ti  f  Hrh.  emptf. 
void,  k  Deut  27:  15,  etr.  I  SKinf>,2n:3.  m  rliilp.l3:K. 
iror.9:'l,l&.     <>  Proverbs  16:6;  3  CorinlhiaiM,  11:9;   1:1:13 


children  into  bondage ;  thus  violating  the  duty  o\ 
doing  to  others  as  they  should  wish  others  to  do  to 
them. 

6.  '■  Oppression  maketh  a  wise  man  mad."  and 
he  will  without  delay,  so  far  as  may  be  in  his  power, 
devise  and  execute  means  to  bring  it  to  a  speedy 
and  perpetual  end. 

8.  Those  who  oppress  their  brethren  will  have 
nothing  to  answer  when  God  shall  call  them  to 
account. 

11.  Those  who  have  wrongfully  taken  any  thinji 
from  others  are  bound  to  make  full  restitution,  and 
always  to  do  justly,  love  mercy,  and  walk  humbly 
with  God. 

lo.  The  fear  of  God  will  often  lead  the  rich  to 
relinquish  what  is  justly  due  to  them,  especially 
when  those  from  whom  it  is  due  are  poor,  ami  un- 
able to  pay  their  honest  debts  without  distressing 
themselves. 

601 


Devices  of  the  enemy. 


NEHExMIAH   VI. 


The  wall  completed. 


18  Now  that  which  was  prepared  for 
me  daily  was  one  ox  and  six  choice  sheep ; 
also  fowls  were  prepared  for  me,  and 
once  in  ten  days  store  of  all  sorts  of 
wine:  yet  for  all  this  retiuired  not  I  the 
bread  of  the  governor,  because  the  *bond- 
ago  was  heavy  upon  this  people. 

19  Think''  upon  me,  my  God,  for  good, 
according'^  to  all  that  I  have  done  for  tliis 
people. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

1  Sanballat  practiseth  by  craft,  by  rumors,  by  hired 
prophecies,  to  terrify  Neliemiah.  15  The  work  is  fin- 
ished to  the  terror  of  the  eueraie.s.  17  Secret  intelli- 
fence  passeth  between  the  enemies  and  the  nobles  of 
udah. 

"jVTOW  it  came  to  pass  when  ^  Sanballat, 
_L\  and  Tobiah,  and  *Geshem  the  Arabi- 
an, and  the  rest  of  our  enemies,  heard 
that  I  had  builded  the  wall,  and  that 
there  was  no  breach  left  therein ;  (though 
at  that  time  I  had  not  set  up  the  doors 
upon  the  gates  :) 

2  That  Sanballat  and  ^  Geshem  sent 
unto  me,  saying,  Come,  let  us  meet  to- 
gether, in  some  one  of  the  villages  in  the 
plain  of  ''Ono.  But  ^they  thought  to  do 
me  mischief. 

3  And  I  sent  messengers  unto  them, 
saying,  I  am.  doing  a  great  work,  so  that 
I  cannot  come  down:  why  should  the 
work  cease,  whilst  I  leave  it,  and  come 
down  to  you? 

4  Yet  they  sent  unto  me  four  times  after 
this  sort ;  and  '"  I  answered  them  after  the 
same  manner. 

5  Then  sent  Sanballat  his  servant  unto 
me  in  like  manner  the  fifth  time  with  an 
open  letter  in  his  hand; 

6  Wherein  was  written,  It  is  'reported 
among  the  heathen,  and  tGashmu  saith  it, 
that  i\\o^x  and  the  Jews  think  to  rebel: 
for  which  cause  thou  buildest  the  wall, 
that  thou  mayestbe  their  king,  according 
to  these  words. 

7  And  thou  hast  also  appointed  prophets 
to  preach  of  thee  at  Jerusalem,  saying. 
There  is  a  king  in  Judah  :  and  now  shall 
it  be  reported  1o  the  king  according  to 
these  words.  Come  now  therefore,  and 
let  us  take  counsel  together. 


•  I's^.-ITj-SLM.  b  Ps.i.  40:17;  clinp.  IS:  i2.  c  Mnf J.-i :  <0  ; 
Miirk<l:4l.  d  cliap  2: 10,  l«  ;  4 : 1.7.  *  Or,  Cn«/tm«,  ver.  6. 
<>  I'rov.  2(i:24, 45.  f  I  Cllron.  8 : 1-2 ;  cliap.  II :  35.  r  1'.h;l  37  :  12.32. 
h   I'lov.  14:  1.5.      ijpr.  20:10.      \    Or,  G«/iem,  ver.  1.      i    I  Sum. 


19.  Those  who  from  love  to  God  and  to  men  liave 
made  pecuniary  sacrifices  for  his  cause,  will  not  in 
the  end  be  losers ;  but  will  receive  from  God  a  gra- 
cious and  an  abundant  reward. 

CHAPTER  VI. 
2.   The  plain  of  Ono  ;  in  the  tribe  of  Benjamin. 
0.   Gashmn;  the  same  as  Geshem. 
7.   The  king ;  the  king  of  Persia. 
9.  Made   its   afraid;    attempted   to   make  us 
afraid. 

602 


8  Then  I  sent  unto  him.  saying,  Vc.^"!!^ 
There  are  no  such  things  done  as  thou 
sayest,  but  thou  feignest  them  out  of  tliine 
own  heart. 

9  For  they  all  made  us  afraid,  saying, 
Their  hands  shall  be  weakened  from  the 
work,  that  it  be  not  done.  Now  there- 
fore, 0  God,  J  strengthen  my  hands. 

10  Afterward  I  came  unto  the  house  of 
Shemaiah  the  son  of  Delaiah  the  son  of 
Alehetabcel,  who  was  shut  up;  and  he 
said.  Let  us  meet  together  in  the  house  of 
God,  within  the  temple,  and  let  us  shut 
the  doors  of  the  temple:  for  they  will 
come  to  slay  thee:  yea,  in  the  ^  night  will 
they  come  to  slay  thee. 

1 1  And  I  said, '  Should  such  a  man  as  I 
flee  1  and  who  is  there,  that,  being  as  I 
am,  would  go  into  the  temple  to  save  his 
life?    I  will  not  go  in. 

12  And  lo,  I  perceived  that  God  had 
not  sent  him;  but  that  he  pronounced 
this  prophecy  against  me :  for  Tobiah 
and  Sanballat  had  hired  liim. 

13  Therefore  ira.s- "'he  hired,  that  I  should 
be  afraid,  and  do  so,  and  "  sin,  and  that 
they  might  have  matter  for  an  evil  re- 
port, that  they  might  reproach  me. 

14  My  God,' "think  thou  upon  Tobiah 
and  Sanballat  according  to  these  their 
works,  and  on  the  prophetess  Noadiah, 
and  the  rest  of  the  prophets,  that  would 
have  put  me  in  fear. 

15  li  So  the  wall  was  finished  in  the 
twenty  and  fifth  day  of  the  month  Elul,  in 
fifty  and  two  days. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  all 
our  enemies  heard  thereof,  and  all  the 
heathen  that  were  about  us  saw  these 
things,  llicy  were  much  cast  down  in 
their  own  eyes:  for  Pthcy  perceived  that 
this  work  was  wrought  of  our  God. 

17  H  Moreover  in  those  days  the  nobles 
of  Judah  +sent  many  letters  unto  Tobiah, 
and  the  letters  of  Tobiah  came  unto  them. 

18  For  there  iccre  many  in  Judah  sworn 
unto  him,  because  he  was  the  son-in-law 
of  Shcchaniah  the  son  of  Arah;  and  his 
son  Jolianan  had  taken  the  daughter  of 
Meshullam  the  son  of  Berechiah. 


X):(\:  l'8a.7l:l.  k.Iob24:lt>.  I  Pan. 11:1:  ll-2:6,8;  I.nke 
13:31-3.3;  Acts '20: 24 ;  21  :  1 3.  m  K7.ek.  13:  17,  etc.  n  Jamen 4 :  1 7. 
oclwj).  13:C!l;  P»a.  3H  :  11,12.  p  Psn.  12«  : -2  ;  Acts  .ii :  38, 39.  t  Heb. 
multtplied  their  Utterf  passinp  to  Tobiah. 


11.  Bei)ig  as  I  am;  having  a  good  conscience, 
and  being  engaged  in  the  work  of  the  Lord. 

10.  Was  irroiiglit  of  our  God ;  that  he  was 
with  the  people  and  blessed  them  in  their  work. 

18.  Shcchaniah — and — Meshnllam  ;  foreign- 
ers whose  daughters  Tobiah  and  Johanan  had  mar- 
ried. 

INSTRUCTION!?. 

2.  When  the  efforts  of  wicked  men  to  hinder  the 
work  of  God  are  disappointed  in  one  way,  they  are 
often  tempted  to  try  another. 


Register  of 


NEHEMIAH    VII. 


genealogy. 


u.c.-^^-  19  Also  they  reported  his  good 
deeds  before  ine,  and  uttered  my  *  words 
to  him.  And  Tobiah  sent  letters  to  put 
me  in  fear. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

1  Nehemiah  committeth  the  charge  of  Jerusalem  to 
Hanani  and  Hananiah.  5  A  register  of  the  geneal- 
ogy of  them  which  came  at  the  first  out  of  Babylon, 
9  of  the  people,  39  nf  the  priests,  43  of  the  Levites. 
■IG  of  the  JS'ethhiim,  57  of  Solomon's  servants,  03 
and  of  the  priests  which  could  not  find  their  pedigree. 
66  The  whole  number  of  them,  with  their  substance. 
70  Their  oblations. 

"jVrOW  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  wall 
XN  was  built,  and  I  had  set  up  the 
doors,"  and  the  porters  and  the  singers 
and  the  Levites  were  ai)pointed, 

2  That  I  gave  my  brother  Hanani,  and 
Hananiah  the  ruler  of  the  palace,  charge 
over  Jerusalem:  ""for  he  was  a  faithful 
man,  and  "^  feared  God  above  many. 

3  And  I  said  luito  them,  Let  not  the 
gates  of  Jerusalem  be  opened  until  the 
sun  be  hot ;  and  while  they  stand  by,  let 
them  shut  the  doors,  and  bar  them:  and 
appoint  watches  of  the  inhabitants  of  Je- 
rusalem, every  one  in  his  watch,  and 
every  one  to  be  over  against  his  house. 

4  Now  the  city  was  t  large  and  great : 
but  the  people  were  few  therein,  and  the 
houses  were  not  builded. 

5  *[]  And  my  God  ^put  into  my  heart 
to  gather  together  the  nobles,  and  the 
rulers,  and  the  people,  that  Ihey  miglit  be 
reckoned  by  genealogy.  And  I  found  a 
register''  of  the  genealogy  of  them  which 
came  up  at  the  first,  and  found  written 
therein. 

6  These  ^are  the  children  of  the  prov- 
ince, that  went  up  out  of  the  captivity, 
of  those  that  had  been  carried  away, 
whoms  Nebuchadnezzar  tlie  king  of  Bab- 
ylon had  carried  away,  and  came  again 
to  Jerusalem  and  to  Judah,  every  one  unto  , 
his  city ; 

7  Who  came  with  •'Zcrubbabcl,  Jcshua, 
Nehemiah,  ^Azariah.  Uaamiah,  Nahama- 
ni,  INIordecai.  BiLshan.  Mispereth,  Bigvai. 
Nchum,  Baanah.  The  number,  I  saij.  of 
the  men  of  the  people  of  Israel  was  this: 

8  The  children  of  Parosh,  two  thousand 
a  hundred  seventv  and  two. 


ht\nnl  in  spaces. 


■  Kxod.  18:21.  t  Hch. 
:  l.cu-.     f  Ezra  i:  I. 


9.  Fear  of  men  is  unbecoming  in  the  people  of 
<TOil,  and  when  threatened,  they  should  look  up  to 
hiin  for  the  courage,  wisdom,  and  strength  which 
they  need,  go  forward  in  duty,  and  let  nothing  hin- 
der them  from  learning  and  doing  his  will,  commit- 
ting; tlicmselves  and  their  cause  to  his  wise  and  gra- 
cious disposal. 

11.  Sometimes,  if  need  be,  it  is  proper  in  a  good 
cause  to  endanger  one's  own  life,  but  it  is  never 
proper  to  do  wrong  in  order  to  save  it ;  for  he  who 
t'lus  saves  his  life  shall  lose  it,  and  lie  who  loses  his 
life  in  doing  right  shall  keep  it  to  life  etern.il. 


9  The  children  of  Shcphatiah. three  hun- 
dred seventy  and  two. 

10  Tlie  children  of  Arab,  six  hundred 
fifty  and  two. 

11  The  children  of  Pahath-moab.  of  the 
children  of  Joshua  and  Joab,  two  thou- 
sand and  eight  hundred  and  eighteen. 

12  The  children  of  Elam,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  fifty  and  four. 

13  Tlie  children  of  Zattii,  eight  hundred 
forty  and  five. 

14  The  children  of  Zaccai,  seven  hun- 
dred and  threescore. 

15  The  children  of  ^  Binnui,  six  hun- 
dred forty  and  eight. 

16  The  children  of  Bebai,  six  hundred 
twenty  and  eight. 

17  The  children  of  Azgad,  two  tliou- 
sand  three  hundred  twenty  and  two. 

18  The  children  of  Adonikam,  six  hun- 
dred three.»^core  and  seven. 

19  The  children  of  Bigvai,  two  thou- 
sand threescore  and  seven. 

20  The  children  of  Adin.  six  hundred 
fifty  and  five. 

21  The  children  of  Ater  of  Hczckiah. 
ninety  and  eight. 

22  The  children  of  Hashum.  three  hun- 
dred twenty  and  eight. 

23  The  children  of  Bezai,  three  hun- 
dred twenty  and  four. 

24  The  children  of  HHariph,  a  hundreil 
and  twelve. 

25  The  children  of  *Gibeon,  ninety  and 
five. 

26  The  men  of  Bcth-lehem  and  Neto- 
phah,  a  hundred  fourscore  and  eight. 

27  The  men  of  Anathoth,  a  hundred 
twenty  and  eight. 

28  The  men  of  t  Bcth-azmaveth.  forty 
and  two. 

29  The  men  of  ^Kirjath-jearim,  Chephi- 
rah,  and  Beeroth.  seven  hundred  forty 
and  three. 

30  The  men  of  Uamah  and  Gaba.  six 
hundred  twenty  and  one. 

31  The  men  of  Michinas,  a  hundred  and 
twenty  and  two. 

32  The  men  of  Beth-el  and  Ai,  a  hun- 
dred twenty  and  three. 


« -2  Ki.S4    14-1(5.    l>Ha:.l:l.   t  Or.Sfini.iA.Eim  C:-;.   }  Or.Bn...- 
WOt.Jora.    *  Or.  Gil'liar.     ^  (^r.  .Umavtlk.    %  Or,  Kvjallt.nrim 

16.  Sometimes  G-od  so  manifestly  .appears  in  .sup- 
port of  his  cause,  that  even  its  enemies  see  hi.«  hand, 
and  are  convinced  that  their  efforts  to  stop  it  will 
be  unavailing. 

CHAPTER  MI. 

3.  Let  not  the  galcf  of  Jerusalem  be  opeiieA ; 
this  wa.<;  designed  to  guard  against  enemies. 

-I.  The  city  vos  large;  the  walls,  liaving  been 
built  on  the  old  foundations,  enclosed  more  than 
was  inhabited. 

5.  A  register;  containing  the  names  of  those 
who  came  up  from  Babvlon  to  Judea. 

co:i 


Genealogy  of  those 


NEHEMIAH   VII. 


returning  J'rom  Babylon- 


33  The  men  of  the  other  Nebo,  fifty  and 
two. 

34  The  chiklren  of  the  other  "Elarn,  a 
thousand  two  hundred  fifty  and  four. 

35  The  children  of  Harim,  three  hun- 
dred and  twenty. 

36  The  chiklren  of  Jericho,  three  hun- 
dred forty  and  five. 

37  The  children  of  Lod,  Iladid,  and 
Ouo,  seven  hundred  twenty  and  one. 

38  The  children  of  Senaah,  three  thou- 
sand nine  hundred  and  thirty. 

39  ^  The  priests:  the  children  of  '■Je- 
daiah,  of  the  house  of  Jeshua,  nine  hun- 
dred .seventy  and  three. 

40  The  children  of  Immer,  a  thousand 
fifty  and  two. 

41  The  children  of  "^Pashur,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  forty  and  seven. 

42  The  children  of  Harim,  a  thousand 
and  seventeen. 

43  1[  The  Levites :  the  children  of 
Jeshua,  of  Kadmiel,  and  of  the  children 
of  *  Hodevah,  seventy  and  four. 

44  The  singers  :  the  children  of  Asaph, 
a  hundred  forty  and  eight. 

45  The  porters:  the  children  of  Shal- 
lum,  the' children  of  Ater,  the  children  of 
Talmon,  the  children  of  Akkuh,  the  chil- 
dren of  Hatita^  the  children  of  Shobai,  a 
hundred  thirty  and  eight. 

46  *j,  The  Nethinim  :  the  children  of 
Ziha,  the  children  of  Hashupha,  the  chil- 
dren of  Tabbaoth, 

47  The  children  of  Keros,  the  children 
of  tSia.  the  children  of  Padon, 

48  The  children  of  Lebana,  the  children 
of  Hagaba,  the  children  of  JShalmai, 

49  The  children  of  IIanan,the  children 
of  Giddel,  the  children  of  Gahar, 

50  The  children  of  Rcaiah,  the  children 
of  Rezln,  the  children  of  Nekoda, 

51  The  children  of  (lazzam,  the  chil- 
dren of  Uzza,  the  children  of  Pascah, 

52  The  children  of  Bcsai,  the  children 
of  Mcunim,  the  children  of*  Nephishesim, 

53  The  children  of  Bakbuk,  the  chil- 
dren of  llakuplia,  the  children  of  Harhur, 

54  The  children  of  il  Bazlith,  the  chil- 
dren of  Mehida,  the  children  of  Harsha, 


•  ver.1'2.  b  I  Cliron.  21  :7,i'lr  r  1  rlir.m  H:I2.  *  Ot,  Jlndamali, 
F.7.rn'2:*0;nr,Juilah.F.7.r.\^:%  fnr.Siahu.  fClr,  Xhnmlai.  5  Or, 
Nephutim.  II  Or,  Biizlullt.    "  (tr,Peni</a.    i  Or,, ■! mi.  d  F.7,r;i  3  :  M. 


61.  Coiild  not  show  their  father'.'!  house  ;  the 
names  of  their  ancestors  were  not  found  in  the  reg- 
ister. 

64.  Put  from  the  priesthood :  because  it  could 
not  he  shown  that  they  descended  from  Aaron. 

65.  r/V.«/(Y7///i7.;  the  governor,  Nehemiah.  ^^''ith 
ZTrim  and  Thuinmim ;  one  who  could  declare 
authoritatively  concerning  them. 

IXSTRUCTIO^'^!. 
2.  Power  and  authority  should  he  committed  to 
those  who  fear  Crod,  and  will  employ  their  talents 
for  his  cause. 
004 


55  The  childi-en  of  Barkos,  the  *„"c,T5. 
children  of  Sisera,  the  children  of  Tamah, 

56  Tlie  children  of  Neziah,  the  children 
of  Hatipha. 

57  11  The  children  of  Solomon's  ser- 
vants :  the  children  of  Sotai,  the  children 
of  Sophereth,  the  children  of  *Perida. 

58  The  children  of  Jaala,  the  children 
of  Darkon,  the  children  of  Giddel. 

59  The  children  of  Shephatiah,the  chil- 
dren of  Hattil,  the  children  of  Pochereth 
of  Zebaim,  the  children  of  tAmon. 

60  All  the  Nethinim,  and  the  children 
of  Solomon's  servants,  icere  three  hun- 
dred ninety  and  two. 

61  And ''these  icere  they  which  went 
up  alao  from  Tel-melah,  Tel-haresha, 
Cherub,  tAddon,  and  Immer :  but  they 
could  not  show  their  father's  house,  nor 
their  ^^sced,  whether  they  trcre  of  Israel. 

62  The  children  of  Delaiah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Tobiah,  the  children  of  Nekoda, 
six  hundred  forty  and  two. 

63  ly  And  of  the  priests :  the  children 
of  Habaiah.  the  children  of  Koz.  the  chil- 
dren of  ''Barzillai,  which  took  one  of  the 
daughters  of  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  to 
w'ife,  and  was  called  after  their  name. 

64  These  "^sought  their  register  among 
those  that  were  reckoned  by  genealogy,  but 
it  was  ^not  found  :  therefore  were  they,  as 
polluted,  '■put  from  the  priesthood. 

65  And  the  i!  Tirshatha  said  unto  them, 
that  they  should  'not  eat  of  the  most  holy 
things,  till  there  stood  ttp  a  priest  with 
Uriin'  and  Thummim. 

66  ^  The  whole  congregation  together 
ivas  forty  and  two  thousand  three  liun- 
dred  and  threescore, 

67  Besides  their  ^  man-sci*vants  and  their 
maid-servants,  of  whom  there  were  seven 
thousand  three  hundred  thirty  and  seven  : 
and  they  had  two  hundred  forty  and  five 
singing-men  and  singing-women. 

68  Their  horses,  seven  hundred  thirty 
and  six  :  their  mules,  two  hundred  forty 
and  five  : 

69  Their  camels,  four  hundred  thirty 
and  five :  six  thousand  seven  hundred 
and  twentv  asses. 


±  Hr,A<liian.  %  Or,pediiirct.  «  2  Sam.  17  :27  ;  19:.11-.'}i);  1  King., 
2:7.  f  Mat.22:  ll-l:i.  t  Mat,  25: 11,  12.  h  I,ev.  4  :3  ;  chap.  1:1:  29. 
II  Or,g(ivtrnor,c\>.K:9.  ■  I.ev.7:  19,20.  jEx. 28:30.    Ilsa.l4:l,9 


3.  We  should  show  our  trust  in  God  by  the  proper 
use  of  means,  and  not  tempt  him  by  the  neglect  of 
them. 

5.  Every  good  thought  is  from  above;  and  while 
we  diligently  improve  it  to  the  best  adv.intage,  God 
should  be  acknowledged  as  the  giver  of  all  good, 
•ind  the  glory  of  all  be  rendered  to  liim. 

70.  \Vlu'n  God,  in  addition  lo  all  his  other  mer- 
cies, gives  men  a  disposition  to  employ  what  they 
have  to  his  glory,  it  is  evidence  of  his  peculiar 
favor,  and  should  be  acknowledged  with  peculiar 
gratitude  and  joy. 


The  laiv  is  read 


NEHEMIAH   VIH, 


and  explained. 


n.c.'^T-  TO  li  And  *some  of  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  gas^e  unto  the  work.  The  Tir- 
shatha  "gave  to  the  treasure  a  thousand 
drams  of  gold,  fifty  basins,  five  hundred 
and  thirty  priests'  garments. 

71  And  some  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
gave  to  the  treasure  of  the  work  twenty 
thousand  drams  of  gold,  and  two  thousand 
and  two  liundred  pounds  of  silver. 

72  And  that  which  the  rest  of  the  people 
gave  U'as  twenty  thousand  drams  of  gold, 
and  two  thousand  pounds  of  silver,  and 
threescore  and  seven  priests'  garments. 

73  So  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and 
the  porters,  and  the  singers,  and  some  of 
the  people,  and  the  Nctliinim,  and  all 
Israel,  dwelt  in  their  cities;  and  ''when 
the  seventh  month  came,  the  children  of 
Israel  tccre  in  their  cities. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

]  The  religious  manner  of  reading  and  hearing  the  law. 
9  They  comfort  the  people.  l:J  The  forwardness  of 
them  to  hear  and  be  instructed.  16  They  keep  the 
feast  of  tabernacles. 

AND  "  all  the  people  gathered  them- 
selves together  as  one  man  into  the 
street  that  u'a.s  before  the ''water-gate;  and 
they  spake  unto  Ezra  the  "^scribe  to  bring 
the  book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  which  the 
Lord  had  commanded  to  Israel. 

2  And  Ezra  the  priest  brought  the  law 
before  the  '^congregation  both  of  men  and 
W"omeii,  and  all  that  t  could  hear  with 
understanding,  ^upon  the  first  day  of  the 
seventh  month. 

3  And  he  read  therein  before  the  street 
that  n-as  before  the  water-gate  from  the 
morning  f  until  midday,  before  the  men 
and  the  women,  and  those  that  could  un- 
derstand; and  the  ears  of  all  the  people 
icerc  attentive  unto  the  book  of  the  law. 

4  And  Ezra  the  scribe  stood  upon  a 
pulpit*  of  wood,  which  they  had  made  for 
the  purpose;  and  beside  him  stood  Mat- 
titliiah,  and  Shema,  and  Anaiah,  and 
Uri.jah,  and  Hilkiah,  and  JNIaaseiah,  on 
his  right  hand ;  and  on  his  left  hand, 
Pedaiah,  and  Misliael,  and  Malchiah, 
and  Ilashum,  and  Ilashbadana,  Zecha- 
riah.  and  Menhullam. 

.5  And  Ezra  ''opened  the  book  in  the 
sight il  of  all  the  people;  for  he  was  above 


'Heh.iwrt.  •  cli.  «  :9.  b  Ezra  3: 1.  c  Kini:l:  l.tlr.  J  cli.  S.-IB. 
e  Ezra  ":«;  Isn.  .^-l :  IR.  rAflsl5:2I.  i  Heb.  understimd  in  hear- 
inn  s  I.ev.  Q3  : -24.  j  Heb. /i>At  ^  H<f\i.  tawtr.  !■  Luke  4  :  16,  Ftr. 
||Heli.<rv«.  i.Imlg.  .3:20;  lkin'»,8:  H.  j  iCliron.  G  :  4.  k  1  Cor. 
14:!6.  1  l»s,i.6.T:4:  Lani.;):4l  ;lTiin.2:a  m  Ki.  1-2  :;7  ;  2  Climn. 
20:18     n  l)eut.:«:10;2Cliron.l7:7-9;30:2-2;  .Mar  2:7.    o  I.uke 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

2.  The  seventh  month;  Tishri,  answeriii";  to  a 
part  of  September  ami  October.  On  the  first  day  of 
this  month  was  kept  the  feast  of  trumpets.  Lev. 
23:23-25. 

3.  The  law;  the  law  of  Moses. 

39 


all  the  people;  and  when  he  opened  it, 
all  the  people  '  stood  up  : 

6  And  Ezra  J  blessed  the  Lonn,  the  great 
God.  And  all  the  people  answered,  'Amen, 
Amen,  with  'lifting  up  their  liands  :  and 
they  "'bowed  their  heads,  and  worshipped 
the  Lord  with  their  faces  to  the  ground. 

7  Also  Jeshua,  and  Bani,  and  Sliere- 
biah,  Jamin,  Akkub,  .Shabbcthai,  Hodi- 
jah,  Maaseiah,  Kelita.  Azariah,  Jozabad, 
Hanan.Pelaiali,  and  the  Levites,  "caused 
the  people  to  understand  the  law:  and 
the  people  stood  in  their  place. 

8  So  they  read  in  the  book  in  the  law  of 
God  distinctly,  and  gave  the  sense,  and 
caused  them  to  "understand  the  reading. 

9  ^  And  Xehemiah.  which  is  the  'Tir- 
shatha,  and  Ezra  the  priest  the  scribe,  and 
the  Levites  that  taught  the  people,  said 
unto  all  the  people,  p  This  day  is  holy 
unto  the  Loud  your  God;  i  mourn  not. 
nor  weep.  For  all  the  people  wept,  when 
they  'heard  the  words  of  the  law. 

10  Then  he  said  unto  them,  Go  your 
way,  'cat  the  fat,  and  drink  the  sweet, 
and  'send  portions  unto  them  for  wliom 
nothing  is  prepared:  for  this  day  is  holy 
unto  our  Lord:  neither  be  ye  sorry;  for 
the  "joy  of  the  Lord  is  your  strength. 

11  So  the  Levites  stilled  all  the  people. 
saying.  Hold  your  peace,  for  the  day  is 
holy;  neither  be  ye  grieved. 

12  And  all  the  people  went  their  wii> 
to  eat.  and  to  drink,  and  to  send  portions, 
and  to  make  great 'mirth,  because  "they 
had  "understood  the  words  that  were  de- 
clared unto  them. 

13  ^  And  on  the  second  day  were 
gathered  together  the  chief  of  the  father.'* 
of  all  the  people,  the  priests,  and  the  Le- 
vites, unto  Ezra  the  scribe,  even  •  to  un- 
derstand the  words  of  the  law. 

14  And  they  found  written  in  the  law 
which  the  Lonnhad  commanded  'by  Mo- 
ses, that  the  children  of  Israel  should 
dwell  in  *  booths  in  the  feast  of  the 
seventh  month  : 

15  And  that  they  should  publisli  and 
proclaim  in  all  their  cities,  and  in  ,loru- 
salcm.  saying.  Go  forth  unto  the  mount, 
and  fetch  olivebranches,and  pincbraneh- 
es.  and  myrtle  branches,  and  palm  branch- 


24  :  27, 4.'i :  Acti  B :  M,  ctr.  *  Ot,f ovtmor.  f  \jrr.  £1 :  i* :  Num. 
29:1.  q  DeutIR:M:  Kprl3:4;  I««.61:3.  r  srl.ron  34  :1<J.  «I ; 
Roitx7:9.  •Cmit.S:!.  I  E»lh.  9:  IS.M:  R»r.  II  :  10  •  Pm.  14H:a; 
l»n.  12:2.3:3.'>:  1.4;  fil  :  10;  Joel2  :  13;  Phil.3:3.  •  Pmi.  IW:  I-S. 
w  Rom.  7 :  I.  K.  X  viT.  7.  8.  t  Or.  that  Ihty  mifKI  initmct  in. 
X  Ueb.bylhtkandaf.     y  r.»T.  23  :  34,42;  Dput.  Ifi:  n,«lr. 


7.  Caused  the  people  to  understand ;  shoved 
them  the  meaning  of  what  was  read. 

9.  Tiishalha  ;  governor.  All  the  people  ipept  ; 
in  view  of  their  transgressions  ami  the  punishment 
which  they  deserved. 

14.  In  the  feast  of  the  seventh  month ;  the 
feast  of  tabernacles.     Lev.  21 :  31. 

605 


Joy  of  the  people. 


NEHEMIAII   IX. 


The  solemn  fast. 


es.  and  branches  of  thick  trees,  to  make 
boolhs.  as  it  is  written. 

16  ^  So  the  people  went  forth,  and 
brought  them,  and  made  themselves 
booths,  every  one  upon  the*roof  of  his 
housC;  and  in  their  courts,  and  in  the 
courts  of  the  house  of  God,  and  in  the 
.■direct  of  the  water-gate,  and  ''in  the 
street  of  the  gate  of  Ephraim. 

17  And  all  the  congregation  of  them 
that  were  come  again  out  of  the  captivity 
made  booths,  and  sat  under  the  booths : 
for  since  the  days  of  .Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun  unto  that  day  had  not  the  children 
of  Israel  done  so.  And  there  was  very 
great  "^gladness. 

18  Also  ""day  by  day,  from  the  first 
day  unto  the  last  day,  he  read  in  the 
book  of  the  law  of  God.  And  they  kept 
the  feast  seven  days;  and  on  the  eighth 
day  was  a  *  solemn  assembly,  according 
unto  the  ""  manner. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

1  A  solemn  fast,  and  repentance  of  the  people.  4  The 
Levites  make  a  religious  confession  of  God's  good- 
ness, and  their  wickedness. 

"IVTOW  in  the  twenty  and  fourth  day  of 
J_\  this  month  the  children  of  Israel 
were  assembled  with  fasting,  and  with 
sackclolhcs,  and  '^earth  upon  them. 

2  And  the  seed  of  Israel  sepnrated^thcm- 
selves  from  all  t. strangers,  and  stood  and 
eonfessed  their  sins,  and  the  iniquities  of 
their  fathers. 

3  And  they  stood  up  in  their  place,  and 
read''  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  the  Lord 
their  God  one  fourth  part  of  the  day;  and 
another  fourth  part  they  confessed,  and 
worshipped  the  Lord  their  God. 

4  1[  Then  stood  up  upon  the  ^  stairs,  of 
(he  Levites,  Jeshua.  and  Bani,  Kadmiel, 
Shebaniah,  Bunni.  Sherehiah,  Bani,  aiid 
Chenani,  and  'cried  with  a  loud  voice 
unto  tVie  Lord  their  God. 

5  Then  the  Levites,  Jeshua,  and  Kad- 


>  De 

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8.       b  2  Kings 

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ron. 

no.ii. 

d  DeulSl  :  10-1:!. 

*  Heb.  restraint.      « 

Num. 

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4:  \i 

f  Ezra  it:  2: 

0:11.     t  Heb  strange 

childri 

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144:11 

hell. 

p.  8:7,8.   t  Or 

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I'sa.  ISo: 

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on.  W 

l:i.     1  I'sa-lC. 

2;  10(1:2.     m   I'sa  «6: 

IO;I.sa 

:!7 

in. 

17.  Made  booths;  in  remembrance  of  their  fa- 
thers" having  dwelt  in  tents,  forty  years  in  the  wil- 
derness. There  was  very  threat  gladness;  in 
view  of  their  being  settled  again  in  Canaan,  as 
tliere  was  in  the  days  of  Jo.siiua,  when  they  took 
possession  of  it, 

18.  According  unto  the  mamier ;  as  prescribed 
in  the  law  of  Moses. 

,  INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  reading  and  explanation  of  the  Scriptures 
is  one  of  the  most  powerful  moans  of  reviving  true 
religion;  and  when  men  desire  to  hear,  ministers 
should  ever  be  ready  to  communicate  to  them  a 
knowledge  of  the  word  and  will  of  God. 

G.  Proper  attention  to  the  word  of  God  will  lead 
a  people  to  bless  him  for  his  goodness,  and  to  wor- 
ship him  in  the  way  of  his  appointment. 
60G 


micl,  Bani,  Ilashabniah.  Sherebi-  "ah^'^a. 
ah,  Hodijah.  Shebaniah,  and  Pethahiah, 
said,  'Stand  up  and  bless  the  Lord  your 
God  forever  and  ever;  and  'blessed  be  thy 
glorious  name,  which  is  exalted  'above 
ail  blessing  and  praise. 

6  Thou,  even  '"thou,  art  Lord  alone; 
thou  ha.'it  °  made  heaven,  the  heaven  of 
heavens,"  with  all  their  host,  the  earth, 
and  all  things  that  arc  therein,  the  seas, 
and  all  that  is  therein,  and  Pthou  pre- 
servest  them  all;  and  the  ihost  of  heav- 
en worshippeth  thee. 

7  Thou  artWie  Lord  the  God,  ''who  didst 
choose  Abram,  and  broughtcst  him  forth 
out  of  Ur  of  the  Chaldees,  and  gavest  him 
the  ^'name  of  Abraham  ; 

8  And  foundest  his  heart  'faithful  be- 
fore thee,  and  madest  a  "covenant  with 
him  to  give  the  land  of  the  Canaanites, 
the  Hittites.  the  Amorites,  and  the  Pcriz- 
zitcs,  and  the  Jebusites,  and  the  Gir- 
gashites,  to  give  it,  I  say,  to  his  seed,  and 
hast  ^performed  thy  words;  ti)r  tliou  art 
righteous ; 

9  And  didst  "see  the  affliction  of  our 
fathers  in  Egypt,  and  heardest  their  cry 
by  "the  Red  sea; 

10  And  showed.st  'signs  and  w^onders 
upon  Pharaoh,  and  on  all  his  servants, 
and  on  all  the  people  of  his  land ;  for 
thou  knewest  that  they  dealt  'proudly 
against  them.  So  didst  thou  get  thee  a 
name,*  as  it  is  this  day. 

11  And  ''thou  didst  divide  the  sea  be- 
fore them,  so  that  they  went  through  the 
midst  of  the  sea  on  the  dry  land;  and 
their  persecutors  thou  threwest  into  the 
deeps,  as  a  stone  into  the  mighty  waters. 

12  Moreover  thou  leddest  them  in  the 
day  by  a  cloudy  '"pillar:  and  in  the  night 
by  a  pillar  of  tire,  to  give  them  light  in 
the  way  wherein  they  should  go. 

13  Thou  earnest  down  also  upon  mount 
Sinai,  and  spakest  with  them  from  heav- 


n  Gen.  1:1;  K.\.  21) :  11. 

oDeut.  10:14.       r  Piia.  :)fi :  8.       q  Rev. 

.i:  11-13.       r  Gen.  12:1. 

>Gen.  17:.5.       t  Gen.  15 :«,  18.      u  IV-a. 

in.'i:8.     V  .loah.2:!:  14. 

w  Ex.  3  :  7,  8.     x  Ex.  14  :  !0.     J  Ex.  chnp. 

7-14.      «  Ej.  18:  11.      a 

ls«  63:  12-14  :  .ler  .12  :20.       k  Ex.  cliatt. 

14,15.     c  Ex.  13:21,22. 

9.  Sorrow  for  sin,  however  great  or  long  continued, 
should  never  prevent  humble  trust  in  God.  or  hinder 
any  from  using  the  bounties  of  Providence  with 
cheerful  gratitude,  and  imparling  liberally  to  those 
who  are  destitute,  that  all  may  rejoice  together. 

13.  Due  attention  to  the  word  of  God  will  lead 
men  to  have  respect  to  all  his  commandments ;  nor 
will  attention  to  one  set  of  duties  prevent  them  from 
promptly  engaging  in  and  faithfully  performing  oth- 
ers to  which  they  are  called. 

17.  Readiness  to  engage  in  all  known  duty,  and 
fidelity  in  the  performance  of  it,  fill  the  soul  with 
gladness;  and  through  grace  prepare  it  to  rejoice 
for  ever  with  joy  unspeakable  and  full  of  glory. 

CHAPTER  IX. 
1.    This  month;  Tishri,  the  seventh  month. 


The  LevitciP  confession 


NEHEMIAH   IX. 


at  thf  solemn  fast. 


B."«r'  en,  and  gavcst  "them  riglit  judg-Ifore  them  the  inhabitants  of  the  land.tlic 
ments,  and  *truc  laws,  good  statutes  and  |  Caiiaanitcs,  and  gavcst  them  into  their 
commandments:  hands,  witli  their  kings,  and  the  pooide 

14  And  madest  known  unto  them  thy   of  tiie   land,   that    thcv   might  do   with 


holy  sabbath,  and  commandedst  them  pre 
eepts,  statutes,  and  laws,  by  the  hand  of 
Moses  thy  servant : 

15  And  gavest  them  ''bread  from  heav- 
en for  their  hunger,  and  broughtest 
forth  •=  water  for  them  out  of  the  rock  for 
their  thirst,  and  promisedst  them  that 
they  should  go  in  to  possess  the  land 
which  thou  hadst  t  sworn  to  give  them. 

16  But  they  and  our  fathers  dealt 
proudly,  and  '' hardened  their  necks,  and 
hearkened  not  to  thy  commandments, 

17  And  refused  to  obey,  ''neither  were 
mindful  of  thy  wonders  that  thou  didst 
among  them;  but  hardened  their  necks, 
and  in  their  rebellion  "^appointed  a  cap- 


them  ^  as  they  would. 

25  And  they  took  strong  cities,  and  a  fat 
land,  and  po.sscsscd  houses  full  of  all  goods, 
wells'l  digged,  vineyards,  and  olive-yards, 
and  "fruit-trees  in  abundance  ;  so  tiiey  did 
cat,  and  were  filled,  and  became  "fat,  and 
delighted  themselves  in  thy  great  goodness. 

26  Ne vert hclcss  they  were  P disobedient, 
and  rebelled  against  thee,  and  cast  thy 
lawibeliind  their  backs,  and  ^«lcw  thy 
prophets  which  testified  against  them  to 
turn  them  to  thee,  and  they  wrought 
great  provocations. 

27  Tlierefore  'thou  delivercdst  them 
into  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  who 
vexed    them:   and    in   the  time  of  tlicir 


tain  to  return  to  their  bondage:  but  thou  '  trouble,  when  tliey  cried  unto  thee,  thou 
art  a  God  t  ready  to  pardon,  gracious  and  i  heardest  them  from  heaven  ;   and  accord- 


merciful,    slow   to    anger,   and   of  great 
kindness,  and  forsookest  them  not. 

18  Yea,  when  ethey  had  made  them  a 
molten  calf,  and  said.  This  is  thy  God 
that  brought  thee  up  out  of  Egypt,  and 
had  wrought  great  provocations; 

19  Yet  thou  in  thy  manifold  mercies 
forsookest"*  them  not  in  the  wilderness: 
the  pillar  of  the  cloud  departed  not  frotn 


ing  to  thy  manifold  mercies  thou  gavest 
them  saviors,  who  saved  them  out  of 
the  hand  of  their  enemies. 

28  But  after  they  had  rest,  they  +  did 
evil  again  before  thee :  therefore  leftest 
thou  them  in  the  hand  of  their  enemies, 
so  that  they  had  the  dominion  over  them  : 
yet  when  they  returned,  and  cried  unto 
thee,  thou   heardest  tlicm  from  lieaven ; 


them  by  day,  to  lead  them  in  the  way ;   and  many  times  didst  tliou  deliver  tlicm 
neither   the   pillar   of  fire   by  night,  to j  according  to  thy  mercies; 


show  them  light,  and  the  way  wherein 
they  should  go. 

20  Thou  gavcst  also  thy  'good  Spirit  to 
instruct  them,  and  withheldest  not  thy 
manna  from  their  mouth,  and  gavest 
them  water  for  their  thirst. 

21  Yea,  J  forty  years  didst  thou  sustain 
them  in  the  wilderness,  so  that  they 
lacked  nothing ;  their  ''  clothes  waxed  not 
old,  and  their  feet  swelled  not 


29  And  testifiedst  against  them,  thai 
thou  mightest  bring  them  again  unto  thy 
law:  yet  they  dealt  proudly,  and  heark- 
ened not  unto  thy  commandments,  but 
sinned  against  thy  judgnu-nts,  which  if  a 
man  do,  he  shall  live  in  them  ;  and  *  with- 
drew the  shoulder,  and  hardened  tlieir 
neck,  and  would  not  liear. 

30  Yet  many  years  didst  thou  *  forbear 
them,  and 'testifiedst  against  tiiem  bv  ihv 


22  .Moreover  thou  gavest  them  king- j  Spirit  H  in  thy  prophets :  yet  would  tliey 
doms  and  nations,  and  didst  divide  them  not  give  ear:  therefore  gavest  tliou  tliem 
into  corners:  so  they  possessed  the  land  of  j  into  the  hand  of  the  people  of  the  lands. 
Sihon,'  and  the  land  of  the  king  of  Ilcsh-  31  Nevertheless  for  tliy  great  mercies" 
bon,  and  the  land  of  Og  king  of  Bashan.     sake    thou     didst    not     utterly    consume 

23  Their  children  also  mullipliedst  thou]  them,  nor  forsake  tliem  :  for  thou  art  a 
as  the  stars  of  heaven,  and  broughtest .  gracious  and  merciful  God. 

them  into  the  land,  concerning  which  |  32  Now  tlierefore,  our  God,  the  groat, 
thou  hadst  promised  to  their  fathers,  that  j  the  mighty,  and  the  terrible  (Jod,  who 
they  should  go  in  to  possess  it.  keepest  covenant  and  mercy,  let  not  all 

24  So  the  '"children  went  in  and  pos-  the  'trouble  seem  little  before  thee,  that 
sessed  the  land,  and  thou  "subduedst  be-   hath  t  come  upon  m.  on  our  kings,  on  our 

•  Ex^clT  "0  eU-  *^Heb. /.iii'»o//rii//i.  >•  Ki.ir>:H,l.i;  Jolin  accnrdinf  to  Ihcir  will.  ||  Or,  ciitfut.  '  Hrb.titrt  .//....; 
fi-3l-.'i3  c  Ex  17fi;  Num.  ■.'0:7-11.  t  Hcb.  ;i^»  up  My  Aanrf,  o  n<-iit.  3.' :  1.1.  p  Jii.lg.  .' :  II,  W  ;  >:««-k.  •:«;  il.  iP»..<ii7 
Num.H:30.       d   DeuL  31  :  S7  ;     raa.  7R:>1,  etc.       e  i;,a.  8«:.1,  l.i.     r  1  Kinff.,  18:4  :    Arl.l  7:  .V;.       .  P.«In.  106:41.      \  H<-h   ,„u,  nr.i 

VurnH4  ±  Heb  o/ W'rfon*.  eEx.3J:4.  ii  \S.\m.\-i: -22  ;]  to  da  evil.  %  Hfh.theji  )ave  a  tetlhiraicmf  ik.oiUtr,  Ar.U  ,  i\ 
Isa  44-2r  "i  Isa.63':ll.  i  Dent. -2  :  7.  kDe<lt8:4.  1  Num.  Ij  Hfli.  piv/nirf  »wr.  I  2  C'liron  36:  1&.  ^  Hrh.  im  U>t  kmnd  <■/. 
21:-21,et<-.  m  Num.  14  :  31  ;  Josli.  21  :+I,  43.  u  Pan.  44  :  •-•,  3.  4  Heb.  j  »  Hrb.  lcenrinr/».     f  Hch./oumil. 

20.   Thy  good  Spitit  to  instruct  them;  by  the 
mouth  of  his  servants.     Ver.  30. 

27.  Saviors;   men  raised  up  in  providence  to 
deliver  tliem. 

607 


13  Judgment/: ;  especially  judicial  decisions. 
Statutes;  what  he  ordained. 

17.  Appointed  a  captain;  resolved  to  do  it. 
Num.  14 :  1-4. 


A  covenant  sealed. 


NEHEMIAH  X. 


Aamcs  of  the  sealers. 


princes,  and  ou  our  priests,  and  on  our 
prophets,  and  on  our  fathers,  and  on  all 
thy  people,  since  the  "time  of  the  kings  of 
Assyria  unto  this  day. 

33  Ilowbcit  thou  arl  ''just  in  all  that  is 
brought  upon  us;  for  thou  hast  done 
ri^ht,  but  "^^  we  have  done  wickedly: 

34  Neither  have  our  kings,  our  princes, 
our  priests,  nor  our  fathers,  kept  thy  law, 
nor  '' hearkened  unto  thy  commandments 
and  thy  testimonies,  wherewith  thou 
didst ''testify  against  them. 

35  P'or  '^they  have  not  served  thee  in 
their  kingdom,  and  in  thy  great  goodness 
that  thou  gavest  them,  and  in  the  large 
and  8 fat  land  which  thou  gavest  before 
them,  neither  turned  they  from  their 
wicked  works. 

36  Behold,  we  ai-e  ''servants  this  day, 
and  for  the  land  that  thou  gavest  unto 
our  fathers  to  eat  the  fruit  thereof  and 
the  good  therebf,  behold,  we  are  servants 
in  it: 

37  And  it  yieldeth  much  increase  unto 
the  'kings  whom  thou  hast  set  over  us 
because  of  our  sins :  also  they  have  do- 
minion over  our  bodies,  and  over  our 
cattle,  at  their  pleasure,  and  we  are  in 
great  distress. 

38  And  because  of  all  this  we  'make  a 
sure  covenant,  and  write  it;  and  our 
princes,  Levites,  and  priests,  *sea.l  unto  it. 

CHAPTER   X. 

1  The  names  of  them  that  sealed  the  covenant.     29 
The  points  of  the  covenant. 

"IVTOW  t  those  that  sealed  were,  Nehe- 
_LN  miah,  the  +  Tirshatha,  the  son  of 
Jlachaliah,''  and  Zidkijah, 


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36.  We  are  servants  ;  in  l>ondage  to  the  king  of 
Persia. 

37.  Doviin  ion  over  our  bodies ;  to  employ  tliem 
in  war.s  and  other  services,  at  their  pleasure. 

38.  Wc  make  a  sure  eoveiiant ;  a  covenant,  in 
all  sincerity,  with  the  Lord  to  obey  him. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  Due  attention  to  the  word  of  God  will  lead  to 
humble  confession  of  sin,  and  hearty  devotion  to 
his  worship  and  service. 

5.  Though  the  Lord  is  exalted  above  all  human 
conception,  yet  he  is  pleased  with  the  praises  of  his 
people,  and  glorified  by  all  who  worship  him  in 
spirit  and  in  truth. 

8.  Ijod  is  faithful  to  his  promises,  and  never  dis- 
appoints the  well-grounded  hopes  of  those  who  trust 
in  liim. 

13.  The  laws  of  Jehovah  are  all  right  and  good  ; 
and  suited  to  promote  not  only  his  glory,  but  the 
excellence,  usefulness,  and  happiness  of  all  who 
obey  them. 

1(3.  No  mercies  are  so  numerous,  great,  or  long- 
continued  as  to  lead  men,  without  the  grace  of  God, 
to  obey  liim ;  but  the  greater  and  more  constant 
608 


2  Seraiali,'  Azariah,  Jeremiah,      */c.'m? 

3  Pashur,  Amariah,  Malchijah, 

4  Hattush,  Shebaniah,  JNIalluch, 

5  Harim,  Meremoth,  Obadiah, 

6  Daniel,  Ginnethon,  Barucli. 

7  MeshuUam,  Abijali,  ]Mijamin, 

8  Maaziah,  Bilgai,  iShemaiah :  these 
were  the  priests. 

9  And  the  Levites :  both  Jcshua  the 
son  of  Azaniah,  Binnui  of  the  sons  of 
Henadad,  Kadiniel; 

10  And  their  brethren,  Shebaniah,  Ho- 
dijali,  Kelita,  Pelaiali.  Ilanan, 

11  Micha,  Rehob,  Hasliabiah, 

12  Zaccur,  Sherebiaii,  Shebaniah, 

13  Hodijah,  Bani,  Bcninu. 

14  The  chief  of  the  people;  '"Parosh, 
Pahath-moab,  Elam.  Zatthu,  Bani, 

15  Bunni,  Azgad,  Bebai, 

16  Adonijah.  Bigvai.  Adin, 

17  Ater,  Ilizkijah,  Azzur, 

18  Hodijah,  Hashuni,  Bezai, 

19  Hariph.  Anathoth,  Nebai, 

20  ]\]agpiash,  MeshuUam,  Hezir, 

21  Meshezabeel,  Zadok,  Jaddua, 

22  Polatiah,  Hanan,  Anaiah, 

23  Hoshea,  Hananiah,  Hashub, 

24  Hallohesh,  Pilcha,  Sliobek,  ' 

25  Rehum,  Hashabnah.  JNIaaseiah, 

26  And  Ahijah,  Hanan,  Anan, 

27  Malluch,  Harim,  Baanah. 

28  IT  And  "the  rest  of  the  people,  the 
priests,  the  Levites,  the  porters,  the 
singers,  the  Nethinim,  and  all  they  that 
had  "separated  themselves  from  the  peo- 
ple of  the  lands  unto  the  P]aw  of  God, 
their  wives,  their  sons,  and  their  daugh- 
ters, 1  every  one  having  knowledge,  and 
having  understanding  : 


sealed.  f  Hel).  at  the  scalin/js,  chap.  9:38.  f  Or,  govet-nor, 
cliap.  8:9.  V  chap.  1:1.  1  chnp.  1-2:1.  etc.  m  Ezra  2  :  3,  etc. ; 
chap.  T:«,  etc  n  K7.ra  2  :36.  o  I,cv. -:0 :  ■-'•I :  Ezra  10:  11-19;  chap. 
9:2;  13:3.     p  Roni.  I  :  1.    q  chap. 8; 2;  Psa.  47  : 7. 

their  mercies,  the  greater  will  be  their  ingratitude, 
till  thev  ripen  for  ruin. 

20.  The  Lord,  by  his  Spirit,  often  admonishes  and 
instructs  even  the  most  rebellious;  and  for  a  long 
time  waits  to  be  gracious,  doing  them  good  and 
using  all  suitable  means  to  lead  them  to  repent- 
ance and  salvation. 

24.  Children  who  inherit  great  blessings  through 
the  instrumentality  of  their  parents  and  others,  not 
unfrequently  abuse  them  to  their  own  destruction. 

28.  Life  often  consi.-^ts  much  in  a  contest  between 
the  goodness  of  God  and  the  ingratitude  and  rebel- 
lion of  men;  and  though,  in  answer  to  their  cries, 
he  often  delivers  them  from  their  troubles,  they  as 
often  forget  his  mercies  and  trample  on  his  com- 
mands. 

33.  Sin  is  the  cause  of  all  trouble :  and  God  is 
holy,  just,  and  good  in  all  the  judgments  he  brings 
upon  those  who  commit  it. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1.  Tho.'-e  that  sealed ;  that  set  their  seal  to  the 
covenant  mentioned  at  the  close  of  the  last  chap- 
ter. 


Points  of  the  covenant. 


XEIIEMrAH   XI, 


Loiitlion  rf  the  people. 


B.a  ^«''-  29  They  clave  to  their  brethren, 
their  nobles,  and  entered  into  a  curse, 
and  into  an  » oath,  to  ''walk  in  God's  law, 
which  was  given  *by  Moses  the  servant 
of  God,  and  to  obs:erve  and  do  all  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  our  Lord, 
:in'l  his  judgments  and  his  statutes; 

30  And  that  we  would  not  give  our 
daughters  <=  unto  the  people  of  the  land, 
nor  take  their  daughters  for  our  sons : 

31  And  ?/the  people  of  the  land  bring 
ware  or  any  victuals  on  the  "'sabbath- 
day  to  sell,  that  we  would  not  buy  it  of 
them  on  the  sabbath,  or  on  the  holy  day: 
and  that  we  would  leave  the  *  seventh 
year,  and  the  "^  exaction  of  every  tdebt. 

32  Also  we  made  ordinances  for  us,  to 
charge  ourselves  yearly  with  the  third 
part  of  a  shekel  for  the  service  of  the 
house  of  our  God ; 

33  For  the  ^show-bread,  and  for  the 
continual  ''meat-offering,  and  for  the 
continual'  burnt-offering,  of  the  sabbaths, 
of  the  new  moons,  for  the  set  feasts,  and 
for  the  holy  things,  and  for  the  sin-offer- 
ings to  make  an  atonement  for  Israel,  and 
for  all  the  work  of  the  house  of  our  God. 

34  And  we  cast  the  lots  among  the 
priests,  the  Levites,  and  the  people,  Jfor 
the  wood-offering,  to  bring  it  into  the 
house  of  our  God,  after  the  houses  of  our 
fathers,  at  times  appointed  year  by  ''  year, 
to  burn  upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord  our 
God,  as  it  is  'written  in  the  law: 

35  And  to  bring  the  "Mirst-fruits  of  our 
ground,  and  the  first-fruits  of  all  fruit  of 
all  trees,  year  by  year,  unto  the  house  of 
the  Loud : 

36  Also  the  first-born  of  our  sons,  and 
of  our  cattle,  as  it  /.s"  written  in  the  law, 
and  the  firstlings  of  our  lierds  and  of  our 
flocks,  to  bring  to  the  house  of  our  God. 
unto  the  priests  that  minister  in  the 
house  of  our  God: 

37  And  that  we  should  bring  the  first- 
fruits  of  our  "dough;  and  our  offerings, 
and  the  p  fruit  of  all  manner  of  trees,  of 
wine  and  of  oil,  unto  the  priests,  to  the 


•  Deut.  -29  :  li,  H  ;  clia|>.  n  :  1  J,  13  :  I>s.i.  I  W  :  1«.  t>  i  Climn. 
.34  :  31.  *  H^ib.  Ay  the  hand  of.  c  Kx.  S4  :  16 ;  Ueut  7  :  S ;  Erra 
9  12  14.  d  Lev.  2:1 :  :i :  Deut  .t:  12;  ciinii.  13:  IS,  etc. ;  I.iHinli 
68i:)14.       eLev.ao:4.      f  Deut.  1.5:2  :  cliap.  S:  1-13.       f  Heb. 


Aand.  ■   B  L«-.  24  :  5.     I>  Num  clinp.  V,  SI. 
13:31  ;  Isa.  40:  Ifi.     k  Heb.  10:  :»-7.     I  1.. 


i  Heb.  10:  II.    1  clinp. 
■-  ••    .23:  I<J: 


29.  They  clave  to  their  brethren  :  consented  to 
the  same  covenant  into  which  they  had  entered  to 
serve  the  Lord. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  All  who  know  God  should  covenant  to  obey 
him,  and  having  .solemnly  recoijnized  their  obliga- 
tions to  him  should  be  careful  to  fultil  them.  When 
this  is  done  by  ministers  of  the  gospel  and  leading 
men  among  a  people,  multitudes  will  be  ready  to 
follow  their  example. 

31.  Abstinence  from  traffic  and  from  all  kinds  of 
secular  travelling  and  business  on  the  Sabbath,  is 


chambers  of  the  liouse  of  our  God:  and 
the  1  tithes  of  our  ground  unto  the  Le- 
vites, that  the  same  Levites  might  liave 
the  tithes  in  all  the  cities  of  our  tillage. 

38  And  the  priest  the  son  of  Aaron 
shall  be  with  the  Levites,  when  the  Le- 
vites take  tithes:  and  the  Levites  .'•liail 
bring  up  the  tithe  of  the  tithes  unto  the 
house  of  our  God,  to  the  "^ chambers  into 
the  treasure-house. 

39  For  the  children  of  Israel  and  the 
children  of  Levi  shall  'bring  the  offering 
of  the  corn,  of  the  new  wine,  and  the 
oil,  unto  the  chambers,  wliere  arc  the 
vessels  of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  priests 
that  mini.ster.  and  the  porters,  and  the 
singers:  and  'we  will  not  foisake  the 
house  of  our  God. 

CHAPTER    XL 

1  The  rulers,  voluntary  men,  and  the  tenth  man  cho»«n 
by  lot,  dwell  at  Jerusalem.  'A  A  calaloffue  of  their 
namps.     20  Tlie  residue  dwell  in  other  cities. 

AND  the  rulers  of  the  people  dwelt  at 
Jerusalem :  the  rest  of  the  people 
also  cast  "lots,  to  bring  one  often  to  dwell 
in  Jerusalem  the  'holy  city,  and  nine 
parts  to  dwell  in  other  cities. 

2  And  the  people  blessed  all  the  men, 
that  "willingly  offered  themselves  to 
dwell  at  Jerusalem. 

3  1[  Now  these  are  the  chief  of  the 
province  that  dwelt  in  Jerusalem:  but 
in  the  cities  of  Judah  dwelt  every  one  in 
his  possession  in  their  cities,  to  wit,  Is- 
rael, the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and 
the  "Nethinim,  and  the  children  of  Solo- 
mon's servants. 

4  And  5' at  Jerusalem  dwelt  certain  of 
the  children  of  Judah,  and  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin.  Of  the  children  of 
Judah;  Athaiah  the  son  of  Uzziali.  the 
son  of  Zechariah,  the  son  of  Amariah, 
the  son  of  Shephatiah.  the  son  of  Mahal- 
aleel,  of  the  children  of  *  Perez  ; 

5  And  Maaseiah  the  son  of  Raruch, 
the  son  of  Col-hozeh,  the  son  of  Hazaiah, 
the  son  of  Adaiah,  the  son  of  Joiarib,  the 
son  of  Zechariah,  the  son  of  Shiloni. 


Num.  18:2;  Deut.  2i; :  2.  •  Kl.  13  :  2,  12,  13  ;  I.<-v.  27  :  2C.  '  Sum. 
l.^i:  I'l;  D«ut.  tl<:4.  p  DeuL  26  :  2.  s  Num.  18  :  21  ;  Mill  3 :  0,  lOl 
r  1  Chmn  9:.'6;  JCbniIl.31  :  11,12.  •  UpuL  12:  6.  1 1,  t  clmp. 
13:10-12.  aJosb.|g:ia  t  ver.  18  ;  M«t  4  :  »;  27  :  M.  w  Joilj. 
6:9  »  Expi  4  :  43,  ftS.  y  1  CUron.  9 : 3,  etc.  %  Ptuim.ata. 
38:29. 


e&sential  to  a  due  observance  of  that  holy  day ;  and 
all  who  have  covenanted  to  obey  God.  should  re- 
m«mber  the  Sabbath-day  and  keen  it  holy. 

32.  While  each  individual  should  be  disposed  to 
bear  his  part  in  supporting  the  ministers,  the  wor- 
ship, and  the  ordinances  of  the  gospel,  he  should 
also  give  to  habitual  attendance  u(Hin  them  the  in- 
fluence of  a  conscientious  and  consistent  example. 

CHAriER  XI. 
1.  One  of  ten  to  dwell  in  Jentfalem;  for  the 
temple  worship  and  the  welfare  of  the  city. 
609 


Distribution 


NEHExMIAH  XI. 


of  the  people. 


6  All  the  sons  of  Perez  that  chvelt  at  j 
Jerusalem  were  four  hundred  threescore  i 
and  eight  valiant  men. 

7  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Benjamin;' 
Sallu  the  son  of  ]\Ieshullam,  the  son  of 
Joed,  the  son  of  Pedaiali,  the  son  of  Ko- 
laiah,  the    son  of   Maasciah,  the  son  of 
Ilhici,  the  son  of  Jcsaiah. 

8  And  after  him  Gabbai,  Sallai,  nine 
hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

9  And  Joel  the  son  of  Zichri  was  their 
overseer:  and  Judah  the  son  of  Senuah 
was  second  over  the  city 

10  Of  the  *  priests:  Jedaiah  the  son  of 
Joiarib,  Jachin. 

1 1  Seraiah  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  the  son 
of  Meshullam,  the  son  of  Zadok,  the  son 
of  Meraioth,  the  son  of  Ahitub,  was  the 
ruler  of  the  house  of  God. 

12  And  their  brethren  that  did  the 
work  of  the  house  were  eight  hundred 
tvsenty  and  two :  and  Adaiah  the  son  of 
Jeroham,  the  son  of  Pelaliah,  the  son  of 
Amzi,  the  son  of  Zechariah,  the  son  of 
Pashur,  the  son  of  Malchiah, 

13  And  his  brethren,  chief  of  the  fathers, 
two  hundred  forty  and  two :  and  Amashai 
the  son  of  Azareel,  the  son  of  Ahasai,  the 
son  of  Meshillemoth,  the  son  of  Immer, 

14  And  their  brethren,  mighty  men  of 
valor,  a  hundred  twenty  and  eight :  and 
their  overseer  was  Zabdiel,  the  son  of 
one*  of  the  great  men. 

15  Also  of  the  Levites  :  Shemaiah  the 
son  of  Hashub,  the  son  of  Azrikam,  the 
son  of  Ilashabiah,  the  son  of  Bunni; 

Ifci  And  Shabbethai  and  Jozabad,  of  the 
chief  of  the  Levites,  t  had  tlie  ''oversight 
of  the  "^outward  business  of  the  house  of 
God. 

17  And  "^Mattaniah  the  son  of  Micha, 
the  son  of  Zabdi,.the  sou  of  Asaph,  was 
the  principal  to  begin  the  "thanksgiving 
in  "^ prayer:  and  Bakbukiah  the  second 
among  his  brethren,  and  Abda  the  son 
of  Shammua,  the  son  of  Galal,  the  son 
of  Jeduthun. 

18  All  the  Levites  in  the  eholy  city 
were  two  hundred  fourscore  and  four. 

19  Moreover  the  porters,  Akkub,  Tal- 
mon,   and  their  brethren  that   kept  ^the 


•  I  Cliron.9:  10,etn.  '  Or.  Haggrdolim.  f  Hel).  were  over. 
b  I  Cliron.  2«:-20  e  Actx  6  :  4,  3.  'I  clinp.  H:8.  e  I  cliron.  IB:  4  ; 
45:4  6.  fPliil.4:fi.  jrer.l.  X  H<'\l.at  tlie  guUt.  hPH,l.»l:IO. 
i  chap.  .1 :  '26.      \  Or.  the  tower,      j   Kzrn  li:  H,  9  ;  7  :  CO,  etc.     ||  Or, 

If).  Tlie  outward  btisi  ness  of  the  house  of  God; 
providing  the  .sacrifices,  and  making  all  needful  prep- 
aration for  the  worship  which  the  priests  performed 
in  the  temple. 

'Jl.  Zerah — was  at  the  king's  hand ;  a  com- 
missioner or  agent,  to  transact  his  business  with 
the  people. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  It  is  a  great  blessing  to  dwell  where  spiritual 
privileges  are  enjoyed ;  and  many  will  commend 
610 


gates,""   were   a  hundred   seventy    "^t^.^ 
and  two. 

20  T[  And  the  residue  of  Israel,  of  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  were  in  all  the 
cities  of  Judah,  every  one  in  his  inherit- 
ance. 

21  But  'the  Nethinim  dwelt  in  i'Ophel: 
and  Ziha  and  Gispa  were  over  the  Neth- 
inim. 

22  The  overseer  also  of  the  Levites  at 
Jerusalem  u-as  Uzzi  the  son  of  Bani,  the 
son  of  Hashabiah,  tlte  son  of  Mattaniah; 
the  son  of  ^Nlicha.  Of  the  sons  of  Asaph, 
the  singers  ivere  over  the  business  of  the 
house  of  God. 

23  For  Ht  teas  the  king's  commandment 
concerning  them,  that  "  a  certain  portion 
should  be  for  the  singers,  due  for  every 
day. 

24  And  Pethahiah  the  son  of  iNIesheza- 
beel,  of  the  children  of  *  Zerah  the  son  of 
Judah,  v:as  ''  at  the  king's  hand  in  all 
matters  concerning  the  people. 

25  And  for  the  villages,  with  their  fields, 
some  of  the  children  of  Judah  dwelt  at  Kir- 
jath-arba.'  and  in  the  villages  thereof,  and 
at  Dibon,  and  in  the  villages  thereof,  and 
at  Jekabzeel,  and  in  the  villages  thereof, 

26  And  at  Jeshua,  and  at  Moladah, 
and  at  Beth-phelet, 

27  And  at  Ilazar-shual,  and  at  Beer- 
sheba,  and  in  the  villages  thereof, 

28  And  at  Ziklag,  and  at  Mekonah,  and 
in  the  villages  thereof, 

29  And  at  En-rimmon,  and  at  Zareah, 
and  at  Jarmuth, 

30  Zanoal),  AduUam,  and  in  their  vil- 
lages, at  Lachish,  and  the  fields  thereof, 
at  Azekah,  and  iti  the  villages  thereof. 
And  they  dwelt  from  '"Bcer-sheba  unto 
the  "valley  of  Hinnom. 

31  The  children  also  of  Benjamin  t  from 
Geba  dicelt  ^at  Michmash,  and  Aija,  and 
Beth-el,  and  in  their  villages, 

32  And  at  Anathoth,  Nob,  Ananiah, 

33  Hazor,  Hamah,  Gittaim, 

34  Hadid,  Zeboim,  Neballat, 

35  Lod,  and  Ono,  the  "valley  of  crafts- 
men. 

36  And  of  the  Levites  were  divisions  in 
Judah,  and  in  Benjamin. 


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those  that  choose  such  places  for  their  residence, 
who  will  not  imitate  their  example. 

4.  In  selecting  a  place  of  residence,  all  .should 
regard  primarily  the  will  of  God.  and  seek  a  place 
in  which  they  can  most  honor  him,  and  secure  the 
highest  permanent  benefit  to  themselves,  their  chil- 
dren, and  their  fellow-men. 

"iO.  Wherever  people  are  called  to  live,  the  wor- 
ship of  Crod  .should  be  a  part  of  their  daily  business; 
and  in  seeking  first  the  kingdom  of  God  and  his 


Priests  and  Levitcs. 


NEHEMIAH  XII. 


Dedication  of  the  loall. 


tc.-^^-        CHAPTER  XII. 

1  The  priesti?,  8  and  the  Levites,  which  came  up  with 
Zerubbabel.  10  The  succession  of  hiph-prilsts.  '2-2 
Certain  chief  Levites.  27  The  solemnity  of  the  ded- 
ication of  the  walls.  44  The  otKces  of  priests  and 
Levites  appointed  in  the  temple. 

"IVTOW  *  these  are  the  priests  and  the 
_L\  Levites  that  went  up  with  Zerub- 
babel the  son  of  Shcalticl,  and  Jeshua : 
Seraiah,*"  Jeremiah,  Ezra, 

2  Amariah,  *]Malluch,  Hattush, 

3  tShechaniah,  tRchuin,  ^^Meremotli, 

4  Iddo,  'IGinnetho,  *Abijah, 

5  tMiamin,  +Maadiah,  Bilgah, 

6  Shemaiah,  and  Joiarib,  Jedaiali, 

7  Sallu,  ^  Amok.  Ililkiah,  Jcdaiah. 
These  tvere  the  chief  of  the  priests  and 
of  their  brethren  in  the  days  of  "^.Icsliua. 

8  jNIoreover  the  Levites:  Jeshua,  Bin- 
nui,  Kadmiel,  Sherebiah,  Judah,  and 
Mattaniah,"*  which  icas  over  Hhe  thanks- 
giving, he  and  his  brethren. 

9  Also  Bakbukiah  and  Unni,  their 
brethren,  were  over  against  tliem  in  the 
watches. 

10  1[  And  Jeshua  begat  Joiakim.  Joia- 
kim  also  begat  Eliashib,  and  Eliashib 
begat  Joiada, 

11  And  Joiada  begat  Jonathan,  and  Jon- 
athan begat  Jaddua. 

12  And  in  the  days  of  Joiakim  were 
priests,  the  chief  of  the  fathers  :  of  Sera- 
iah,  IMeraiah;  of  Jeremiah,  Hanaiiiah; 

13  Of  Ezra,  Meshullam ;  of  Amariah, 
Jehohanan ; 

14  Of  Melicu,  Jonathan  ;  of  Shebaniah, 
Joseph ; 

15  Of  Harim,  Adna;  of  IMeraioth,  Hel- 
kai; 

16  Of  Iddo,  Zechariah  ;  of  Ginnethon, 
Meshullam  ; 

17  Of  Abijah,  Zichri ;  of  Miniamin,  of 
Moadiah,  Piitai; 

18  Of  Bilgah,  Shammua  ;  of  Shemaiah, 
Jehonathan ; 

19  And  of  Joiarib,  Mattenai;  ofJedaiah, 
Uzzi ; 

20  Of  Sallai,  Kallai ;  of  Amok,  Eber  ; 

21  Of  Hilkiah,  Hashabiah  ;  of  Jedaiah, 
Nathaneel. 

22  HThe  Levites  in  the  days  of  Elia- 
shib, Joiada,  and  Johanan,  and  Jaddua, 


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righteousness,  all  needed  blessings  will  be  given 
them. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

1.    That  went  7ip;  from  Babylon  to  Jerusalem. 

27.  The  dedication  of  the  wall ;  as  Jerusalem 
was  designed  to  be  a  holy  city,  all  parts  of  it  were 
dedicated  to  the  service  of  G-od. 

31.  Two  great  companies ;  one  company  went 
one  way  upon  the  wall  with  Ezra,  and  the  other 


were  recorded  cliief  of  the  fathers:  also 
the  priests,  to  the  reign  of  Darius  the  Per- 
sian. 

23  The  sons  of  Levi,  the  cliief  of  the 
fathers,  were  'written  in  the  book  of  tlie 
Chronicles,  even  until  the  days  of  Joha- 
nan the  son  of  Eliashib. 

24  And  the  chief  of  the  Levites:  Hash- 
abiah, Siicrcbiah,  and  Jeshua  the  son  of 
Kadmiel,  with  their  brethren  over  agaiii.st 
them,  to  praise  and  to  give  thanks,  accord- 
ing to  the  '^commandmcnt  of  David  the 
man  of  God,  ^ward  over  auainst  ward. 

25  Mattaniah,aiul  Bakbukiah, Obadiah. 
Me.'^hullam,  Talmon,  .\kkub.  iverc  porter.s 
keeping  the  ward  at  the  •thresholds  of 
the  gates. 

26  These  were  in  the  days  of  Joiakim 
the  son  of  Jeshua,  the  son  of  Jozadak, 
and  in  the  days  of ''Xehomiah  the  govern- 
or, and  of  Ezra  the  priest,  the  'scribe. 

27  If  And  at  the  J  dedication  of  the  wall 
of  Jerusalem  they  souL'hl  the  Levites  out 
of  all  their  places,  to  bring  them  to  Jerusa- 
lem, to  keep  the  dedication  with  gladness, 
both'' with  tiianksgivings,  and  with  sing- 
ing, iL'ith  cymbals,  psalteries,  and  with 
harps. 

28  And  the  sons  of  the  singers  gather- 
ed themselves  together,  both  out  of  the 
plain  country  round  about  Jcnisalcin, 
and  from  the  villages  of  Xetopha'hi ; 

29  Also  from  the  house  of  Gilgal,  and 
out  of  the  fields  of  Geba  and  .\zinavcth: 
for  the  singers  had  builded  them  villages 
round  about  Jerusalem. 

30  And  the  priests  and  the  Levites  pu- 
rified themselves,  and  'purified  the  people, 
and  the  gates,  and  the  wall. 

31  Then  I  brought  up  liie  princes  of 
Judah  upon  the  wall,  and  appointed  two 
great  companies  of  Ihcm  that  <xnvc  thanks, 
whereof '"  one  \Ycn\  on  the  right  hand  upon 
the  wall  "toward  the  duns-sate  : 

32  And  after  them  went  Hoshaiah,  and 
half  of  the  princes  of  Judali, 

33  And  .\zariali,  Kzra,  and  Meshullam, 

34  Judah,  and  Benjamin.  nndSiiemaiah, 
and  Jeremiah, 

35  And  certain  of  the  priests'  sons  with 
trumpets ;°  namely,  Zechariah  the  sou  of 


pialmt  of  tkankigivin^- 

•  ICIirotL9:  H,rti-.      1   1  Chi 

■on.  rh«p. 

2:1,  ■»,:«.     tKxr»3:ll. 

■  Or,  trettiHritt,  or  attrmfttiri. 

k  rl..np. 

8:<).    i  Kin.  7  :  li,  1 1.    il 

■aim  :iO,  Ictl^.     k  1  lliron.  »  ;  li . 

•HM.r^in 

5:1;;.     1  Hfb.  .^:  l,:l.     <» 

Vf  n>M  :W,  «.     •  rlmplrr  :i :  IS. 

•  Nui.i 

10:8.8. 

went  the  other  way  with  Nehemiah.  They  mpt  on 
the  opposite  side  of  tho  city,  and  went  tn^»'tli»T  to 
the  temple  and  offered  their  sacrifices  of  thankx- 
giving  and  praise,  for  h.ivin:^  been  eiialded  to  finish 
the  rebuilding  and  fortifying  of  the  i-itv.  Vi-rMes 
40-43. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
22.  WTien  ministers  of  the  gospel  arp  most  faith- 
ful in  the  discharge  of  their  appropriate  duties,  they 
611 


Officers  in  the  temple. 


NEHEMIAII   XlII 


Abuses  rectified. 


Jonathan,  the  ron  of  Shcmaiah,  the  son 
of  Mattaniah,  the  son  of  Michaiah,  the 
son  of  Zaccur,  the  son  of  Asaph  : 

36  And  his  brethren,  Sheinaiah,  and 
Azaracl,  Mihilai,  Gilahii,  Maai,'  Nethan- 
cel,  and  Judah,  Hanani,  Avith  the  music- 
al "instruments  of  David  the  man  of  God, 
and  Ezra  the  scribe  before  them. 

37  And  at  the  ''fountain-gate,  -svhich 
■was  over  against  them;  they  went  up  by 
the  stairs  of  the  city  of  David,  at  the 
going  up  of  the  wall,  above  the  house  of 
David,  even  unto  the  water-gate  east- 
ward. 

38  And  the  "^  other  company  of  them  that 
gave  thanks  went  over  against  them,  and 
I  after  them,  and  the  half  of  the  people 
upon  the  wall,  from  beyond  the  tower 
of  the  furnaces  even  unto  the  broad 
wall ; 

39  And  from  above  the  gate  of  "^Ephra- 
im,  and  above  the  old  gate,  and  -above 
the  fish-gate,  and  the  tower  of  Hananeel, 
and  the  tower  of  Meah,  even  unto  the 
sheep-gate :  and  they  stood  still  in  the 
prison-gate." 

40  So  stood  the  two  eompanics  of  them 
that  gave  thanks  in  the  house  of  God,  and 
[,  and  the  half  of  the  rulers  with  me  : 

41  And  the  priests  ;  Eliakim,  Maaseiah, 
Miniarniu,  INIichaiah,  Elioenai,  Zeeha- 
riah,  and  Hananiah,  with  trumpets; 

42  And  Maaseiah,  and  Shcmaiah,  and 
Eleazar,  and  Uzzi,  and  Jehohanan,  and 
Malchijah,  and  Elam,  and  Ezer.  And 
the  singers  *sang  "^loud,  with  Jezrahiah 
their  overseer. 

43  Also  that  day  they  offered  great  sac- 
rifices, and  rejoiced ;  for  God  had  made 
them  rejoice  with  great  joy  :  the  wives 
also  and  the  childi-en  rejoiced  :  "so  that 
the  joy  of  Jerusalem  was  « heard  even 
afar  off. 

44  1[  And  at  that  time  were  some  ap- 
pointed over  the  "'  chambers  for  the  treas- 
ures, for  the  offerings,  for  the  first-fruits, 
and  for  the  tithes,  to  gather  into  them 
out  of  the  fields  of  the  cities  the  portions 
oft  the  law  for  the  priests  and  Levites ; 


•  1  Cliron.  2.)  :  S.  b  rli«|i.3  :  l.".,ftr.  c  ver.  31.  d  2  Kinga,  14:  I:); 
chap.  8:  IG.  e  .'er.  32  :  '2.  *  Heh.  made  llieir  voice  to  /«  heard. 
r  P»a.  m  :  I  ;  iW :  4-K.  I!  Eira  3  :  1  2.  h  rliiin.  13: 12,  13.  fTIiatis, 
appainUd  by  the  law.  %  Hcl).  fur  the  ii>v  of  Judah.  %  Hel).  stood. 
i  I  Cliron.  cli.  •2.1,26,   J  2  Clirou.  2y :  30.  k  Num.  18  :  21,2(1  ||  That  is. 


take  the  best  course,  not  only  to  honor  G-od  and 
advance  tlie  interests  of  true  religion,  but  also  to 
secure  a  comfortable  support  for  themselves  and 
their  families. 

30.  To  be  made  instrumental  in  purifying  others, 
ministers  of  the  gospel  must  seek  purification  them- 
selves, and  endeavor  in  all  things  to  set  before  the 
people  a  safe  and  u.seful  example. 

41).  Thanks  should  be  rendered  to  God  at  the  con- 
clusion of  every  great  and  good  work;  and  all  the 
glory  of  success  by  all  classes  should  be  given  to 
him. 

012 


fort  Judah  rejoiced  for  the  priests   Vc.^iS 
and  for  the  Levitcs  that  Svaited. 

45  And  both  the  singers  and  the  porters 
kept  the  ward  of  their  (lod,  and  tlie  word 
of  the  purification,  according  to  the  'com- 
mandment of  David,  and  of  Solomon  his 
son. 

46  For  in  the  days  of  David  and  i  Asaph 
of  old  there  icerc  chief  of  the  singers,  nisd 
songs  of  praise  and  thanksgiving  unto  God. 

47  And  all  Israel  in  the  days  of  Zerul  - 
babel,  and  in  the  days  of  Nclicmiah,  gave 
the  portions  of  the  singers  and  tlie  por- 
ters, every  day  his  ''portion:  and  they 
sanctifiedil  holy  thing.t  unto  the  Levitcs  ; 
and  the  Levites  sanctified  them  unto  the 
children  of  Aaron. 

CHAPTER   XITI. 

1  Tpon  the  reading  of  the  law  separation  is  made  from 
the  mixed  multitude.  4  Nehemiah  at  hi.';  return  caus- 
eth  the  chambers  to  be  cleansed.  10  He  reformeih 
the  offices  in  the  house  of  God.  1.5  The  Tiolation  of 
the  sabbath,  2;^  and  the  marriages  with  strange  wives. 

ON  that  day  *they  'read  in  the  book  of 
Mose«  in  the  t  audience  of  the  peo- 
ple ;  and  ""therein  was  found  written, 
that  the  Ammonite  and  the  Rloabite 
should  not  come  into  the  congregation  of 
God  for  ever ; 

2  Because  "they  met  not  the  children  of 
Israel  with  bread  and  with  water,  but 
hired"  Balaam  against  them,  that  he 
should  curse  them:  Phowbeit  our  God 
turned  the  curse  into  a  blessing 

3  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had 
heard  the  law,  that  they  ''separated  from 
Israel  all  the  mi.xed  multitude. 

4  ^  And  before  tliis,  Eliashib  the  priest, 
havingt  the  oversight  of  the  chamber  of 
the  house  of  our  God,  tvas  allied  unto 
Tobiah : 

5  And  he  had  prepared  for  him  a  great 
chamber,  ''where  aforetime  they  laid  the 
meat-olTerings,  the  frankincense,  and  tlie 
vessels,  and  the  tithes  of  the  corn,  the 
new  wine,  and  the  oil,  which  was  ^com- 
manded "to  be  given  to  the  Levites,  and 
the  singers,  and  the  porters  ;  and  the  of- 
ferings of  the  priests. 


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45.  The  influence  of  good  men  is  felt  long  after 
they  are  dead ;  and  each  one  should  be  cartful  to 
set  an  example  which  will  be  useful  as  long  as  it 
shall  be  remembered,  and  be  instrumental  when  he 
is  in  heaven  of  preparing  others  for  the  same  exceed- 
ing and  eternal  glory. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

4.  Tobiah;  an  Ammonite,  and  an  enemy  to  the 
Jews. 

5.  A  great  chamber;  in  the  courts  of  the  tem- 
ple, contrary  to  the  command  of  G-od. 


Sabbath  violations, 


NEHEMIAH    XIII. 


and  strans:e  wives. 


b;c''4m'.°  6  But  in  all  this  time  was  not  I  at 
Jerusalem  :  *for  in  the  two  and  thirtieth 
year  of  Artaxerxes  king  of  Babylon  came 
I  vmto  the  king,  and  *  after  certain  days 
obtained  t  I  leave  of  the  king  : 

7  And  I  came  to  Jerusalem,  and  under- 
stood of  the  evil  that  Eliashib  did  for 
Tobiah,  in  preparing  him  a  chamber  in 
the  courts  of  the  house  of  God. 

8  And  it  grieved  me  sore  :  therefore  I 
cast  forth  all  the  household  stuff  of  To- 
biah out  of  the  chamber. 

9  Then  I  commanded,  and  they  cleansed 
the  chambers  :  and  thither  brought  I  again 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  with  the 
meat-offering  and  the  frankincense. 

10  ^And  I  perceived  that  the  portions 
of  the  Levites  had  not  been  given  them: 
for  the  Levites  and  the  singers,  that  did 
the  work,  were  fled  every  one  to  his  field. 

11  Then  contended  I  with  the  rulers, 
and  said,  Why  is  the  house  of  God  for- 
saken ?  And  I  gathered  them  together, 
and  set  them  in  their  t place. 

12  Then  brought  all  Judah  the  tithe  of 
the  corn  and  the  new  wine  and  the  oil 
unto  the  ^  treasuries. 

1 3  And  I  made  treasurers  over  the  treas- 
uries,'' Shelemiah  the  priest,  and  Zadok 
the  scribe,  and  of  the  Levites,  Pedaiah  : 
and  II  next  to  them  iras  Hanan  the  son 
of  Zaccur,  the  son  of  Mattaniah  :  for  they 
were  counted  '^faithful,  and  *their  ofhce 
was  to  distribute  unto  their  brethren. 

14  Remember  ""me,  0  my  God,  concern- 
ing this,  and  wipe  not  out  my  good  tdeeds 
that  I  have  done  for  the  house  of  my  God, 
and  for  the  t  offices  thereof. 

15  T[  In  those  days  saw  I  in  Judah 
some  treading  wine-presses  on  the  *  sab- 
bath, and  bringing  in  sheaves,  and  lad- 
ing asses ;  as  also  wine,  grapes,  and  figs, 
and  all  manner  of  burdens,  ''which  they 
brought  into  Jerusalem  on  the  sabbatli- 
day :  and  I  testified  against  them  in  the 
day  wherein  they  sold  victuals. 

16  There  dwelt  men  of  Tyre  also  there- 
in, which  brought  fish,  and  all  manner  of 
ware,  and  sold  on  the  sabbath  unto  the 
children  of  Judah,  and  in  Jerusalem. 


»chap.5:14  "  Ugh.  al  the  end  n/ din/s.  t  Or,  I  rarnetthj  re- 
questtd.  %  Heh.  stnniiing.  \  Or,  stmchouscs, yi.x\.Z:  \0.  b  cIj. 
12  :  44  ;  ver  5.  ||  Hfb.  at  their  hand.  e  Acts  6 :  3  ;  1  Tim.  .T  :  lu. 
*  Hell,  it  was  up^m  them.  .1  Psa.  IM  :fi-9;  Heb.  K:  10.  f  Heb. 
kindnentet.  f  Or.  o/itervatiom.  eETOdMrlO.  f  chap.  10:31. 
B  ver   11  ;  Prov.  2S  :  4.     b  Jer.  ITtil-a     iLev.23:32.     Heb.  dt- 


6.  Was  not  I  at  Jerusalem ;  Nehemiah  had 
left  Judea  and  returned  to  Persia;  and  the  above 
mentioned  abuses  are  supposed  to  have  taken  place 
durinjr  his  absence.  Came  I  unto  the  i'i>ig ;  the 
king  of  Persia,  who  reigned  also  over  Babylon,  and 
is  here  called  the  king  of  Babylon.  Nehemiah's 
return  was  twelve  years  after  lie  first  loft  Persia 
and  went  to  Jerusalem.  Obtained  I  leave  of  the 
king ;  leave  to  go  back  again  to  Jerusalem.  How 
long  he  now  continued  in  Persia  is  not  known. 


17  Then  sj  contended  with  the  nobles 
of  Judah,  and  said  unto  them.  What  evil 
thing  is  this  that  ye  do,  and  profane  the 
sabbath-day"? 

18  Did  not  your  fathers  ''thus,  and  did 
not  our  God  bring  all  this  evil  upon  us, 
and  upon  this  city?  yet  yc  bring  more 
wrath  upon  Israel  by  profaning  the  sab- 
bath. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  the 
gates  of  Jerusalem  began  to  be  dark  'be- 
fore tlie  sabbath,  I  commanded  that  the 
gates  should  be  shut,  and  charged  that 
they  should  not  be  opened  till  after  the 
sabbath :  and  some  of  my  servants  set  I 
at  the  gates,  thai  there  should  no  burden 
be  brought  in  on  the  sabbath-day. 

20  So  the  merchants  and  sellers  of  all 
kind  of  ware  lodged  without  Jerusalem 
once  or  twice. 

21  Then  I  testified  against  them,  and 
said  unto  them.  Why  lodge  ye  *  about  the 
wain  if  ye  do  so  again,  I  will  lay  hands 
on  you.  From  that  time  forth  came 
they  no  more  on  the  sabbath. 

22  And  I  commanded  the  Levites,  that 
they  should  J  cleanse  themselves,  and  that 
they  should  come  and  keep  the  gates,  to 
sanctify  tlie  sabbath-day.  Remember 
me,''  0  my  God,  concerning  this  also,  and 
spare  me  according  to  the  H  greatness  of 
thy  mercy. 

23  1[  In  those  days  also  saw  I  Jews 
that  had  *  married  'wives  of  Ashdod,  of 
Amnion,  and  of  Moab  : 

24  And  their  children  spake  half  in  the 
speech  of  Ashdod,  and  t  could  not  speak 
in  the  Jews'  language,  but  according  to 
the  language  of  teach  people. 

25  And  "'I  contended  with  them,  and 
cursed^  them,  and  smote  certain  of  them, 
and  plucked  off  their  hair,  and  made 
them  "swear  by  God,  saying,  Ye  shall 
not  give  your  daughters  unto  their  sons, 
nor  take  their  daughters  unto  your  sons, 
or  for  yourselves. 

26  Did  not  "Solomon  king  of  Israel  sin 
by  these  things?  Pyet  among  many  na- 
tions was  there  no  king  like  him,  who  was 
beloved  1  of  his  God,  and  God  made  him 


ftre.  j  cliap.  l-2:.30.  kver.l4,  31.  ^  Or.  mullituile.  ||  Heb. 
made  to  dwelt  vilh  them.  I  E7.r;l  ;* :  •*.  ■*"  Heb.  they  diicerned  not 
to  tpeak.  f  H^h.  people  and  people.  m  ver.  11,17.  X  Or,  r^- 
viVfrf,  Psalm  IS  :  4.  n  Ezra  10:. 'i;  chapter  10: -29.  .W.  o  i  Kings, 
11: 1,  etc.  p  1  Kings,  3:13;  2  Chronicles,  9: M.  <\  2  Samuel, 
12:24. 


10.  Were  fled;  because  they  did  not  receive  their 
support. 

VI.  The  tithe  ;  a  tenth  part  of  their  produce,  for 
the  support  of  the  ministers  of  religion. 

1.3.  Treading  u-i/ie-presses  ;  to  press  the  juice 
out  of  grapes,  which  was  the  usual  manner  of  mak- 
ing wine. 

23.  Ashdod — Ammo?t — Moab;  heathen  nations. 

2o.  Pliicki'il  off  tlitir  liair  ;  a  token  of  disgrace. 

26.  Outlandish  ;  heathen. 

613 


Ahasucriis  makdh 


ESTHER    I. 


a  royal  feast- 


king  over  all  Israel:  nevertheless  even 
him  did  outlandish  women  cause  to  sin. 

27  Shall  we  then  hearken  unto  you  to 
do  all  this  great  evil,  to  transgress  against 
our  God  in  marrying  strange  wives  ? 

28  And  one  of  the  sons  of  *Joiada,  the 
son  of  Eliashib  the  high-priest,  was  son- 
in-law  to  Sanballat  the  Horonite  :  there- 
fore I  chased  him  from  me. 

29  Remember''  them,  0  my  God,  *be- 


liood,  and  the "  covenant  of  the  priestliood, 
and  of  the  Levites. 

30  Thus  cleansed  I  them  from  all  stran- 
gers, and  appointed  the  '' wards  of  the 
priests  and  the  Levites,  every  one  in  his 
business ; 

31  And  for  the  wood-offering  at  tin.'cs 
appointed,  and  for  the  tirst-fruits.  lic- 
membcr  "-'me,  0  my  God,  for  good. 


THE 

BOOK  OF  ESTHER. 


CHAPTER  I. 

1  Ahasuerus  maketh  royal  feasts.  10  Vashti,  sent  for, 
refuseth  to  come.  I'J  Ahasuerus,  by  the  counsel  of 
Memucan,  maketh  the  decree  of  men's  sovereignty. 

"JYpOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of 
_L\  "^jiVhasucrus,  (this  is  Ahasuerus  which 
reigned  from  India  even  unto  Ethiopia, 
over^  a  hundred  and  seven  and  twenty 
provinces,) 

2  Tkat  in  those  days,  when  the  king 
Ahasuerus  sat  on  the  throne  of  his  king- 
dom, which  was  in  ''  Shushan  the  palace, 

3  In  the  third  year  of  his  reign,  he  made 
a 'feast  unto  all  his  princes  and  his  ser- 
vants; the  power  of  Persia  and  Media, 
the  nobles  and  princes  of  the  provinces, 
being  before  him : 

4  When  he  showed  the  riches  of  his 
glorious  kingdom  and  the  honor  of  his 

a  cli.  1-2:  lO.ii.  bell.  H:  14.  *  Huh.  for  the  dfjilingt.  c  Mai. 
2:4,10.  <l  ch.  10:. 34.  ePsa.  26:8,9.  f  Exra  4  :6  ;  Diin.  9:  I.  B  ch. 
8:9:  D,-)n.  (i:  1.      h  Nell.  1  :  1.      i  Geii.  40  :  iO  ;  cliap.  2  :  18  ;  Mark 


28.  Sanballat  the  Horonite ;  governor  of  the 
Sa,maritans. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  daily  reading  of  a  portion  of  Scripture  is 
one  of  the  most  effectual  means  of  communicating 
a  knowledge  of  the  will  of  (jod,  and  leading  men 
to  perform  it. 

4.  Alliance  with  the  wicked  is  one  of  the  causes 
of  increasing  human  corruption;  and  when  minis- 
ters of  religion  are  guilty  of  it,  it  tends  to  spread 
the  evil  through  the  community. 

6.  When  the  authority  of  pious  magistrates  is 
Buspendcd,  and  those  who  rule  encourage  or  connive 
at  iniquity,  it  will  be  greatly  increased  ;  all  who  are 
disposed  will  then  commit  it  with  impunity  and 
without  restraint. 

8.  Increase  of  iniquity  greatly  grieves  the  friends 
of  God  ;  and  if  they  have  the  right  and  the  ability, 
they  will  attempt  speedily  to  restrain  and  remove 
it.  In  this  they  may  expect  the  aid  of  good  men 
and  the  blessing  of  '-rod. 

10.  The  withholding  of  adequate  support  from 
the  ministers  of  the  gospel,  is  one  of  the  devices  of 
Satan  and  his  adherents  to  prevent  the  continuance 
of  their  labors. 

I.).  The  selling  of  food  or   other   commodities, 
travelling  for  profit  or  pleasure,  and  the  transac- 
C14 


excellent  majesty  many  days,  even  a  hun- 
dred and  fourscore  days. 

5  And  when  these  days  were  expired, 
the  king  made  a  feast  unto  all  the  people 
that  were  t  present  in  Shushan  the  palace, 
both  unto  great  and  small,  seven  days, 
in  the  court  of  the  garden  of  the  king's 
palace ; 

6  Where  were  white,  green,  and  ^blue 
hangings,  fastened  with  cords  of  fine  lin- 
en and  purple  to  silver  rings  and  pillars 
of  marble:  the  Jbeds  ivere  0/ gold  and 
silver,  upon  a  pavement  *of  red,  and  blue, 
and  white,  and  black  marble. 

7  And  they  gave  them  drink  in  vessehs 
of  gold,  (the  vessels  being  diverse  one 
from  another,)  and  II  royal  wine  in  abun- 
dance, according  to  the  *statcof  the  king. 

8  And  the  drinking  icas  according  to  the 


fi:v'l.  t  Heb./ound.  f  ^>T,villlet, i\y.l\<.  S:  15.  j  Ezek.  M  :  4l  ; 
Arnos  6:4.  ^  Or.  of  porphyry,  and  miu-hle,  and  alahatter,  and 
stone  of  blue  color.       \\  Wvh.  %vine  of  the  kingdom.     *  Hcb.  Auiirf. 

tion  of  other  secular  business,  on  the  Sabbath,  are 
highly  ofl'ensive  to  God  ;  and  tend  to  bring  down 
upon  individuals  and  the  community,  his  wrath  and 
curse. 

19.  As  servile  or  secular  labor  on  the  Sabbath  is 
inconsistent  with  the  temporal  welfare  of  the  com- 
munity, as  well  as  the  eternal  good  of  individuals, 
it  is  the  duty  of  tiie  government  by  penal  sanctions 
to  prevent  it.  and  if  men  will  violate  the  law,  to 
visit  them  with  punishment ;  and  when  transgress- 
ors find  the  government  and  the  people  resolutely 
set  against  them,  and  that  they  cannot  trample  on 
the  Sabbath  with  impunity,  they  will  be  likely  to 
abstain  from  it. 

28.  Those  who  set  at  open  defiance  the  laws  of  G-od 
and  man.  and  whose  continued  presence  is  incon- 
sistent with  the  welfare  of  the  community,  should 
not  be  permitted  to  live  in  it;  and  in  all  wise  and 
good  ellorts  to  prevent  their  pestiferous  influence, 
men  may  expect  the  aid  of  the  enlightened,  patri- 
otic, and  good,  and  the  blessing  of  God. 

CHAPTER  I. 
1.  Ahasiienis ;  supposed  by  some  to  be  the  same 
as  Xerxes.     He  reigned  at  Siiushan,  in  Persia    to 
wiiich  the  seat  of  empire  had  been  transferred  from 
Babylon. 


Vashti  is  deposed. 


ESTHER   II. 


Counsel  of  Memucan. 


B.c'0'9^'  law;  none  did  ^compel :  for  so  the 
king  had  appointed  to  all  the  officers  of  his 
house,  that  they  should  do  accordinji;  to 
every  man's  pleasure. 

9  Also  Vashti  the  queen  made  a  feast 
for  the  women  in  the  royal  house  which 
belonged  to  king  Ahasuerus. 

10  ^  On  the  seventh  day,  when  the 
heart''  of  the  king  was  "^  merry  with  wine, 
he  commanded  Mehuman,  Biztha,  ''Har- 
bona,  Bigtha,  and  Abagtha,  Zethar,  and 
Carcas,  the  .seven  *ehamberlains  that  serv- 
ed in  the  presence  of  Ahasuerus  the  king, 

1 1  To  bring  Vashti  the  queen  before 
the  king  with  the  crown  royal,  to  show 
the  people  and  the  princes  her  beauty : 
for  she  ivas  t  fair  to  look  on. 

12  But  the  queen  Vashti  refused  to  come 
at  the  king's  commandment  tby  his 
chamberlains:  therefore  was  Ihe  king 
very  wroth,  and  his  anger  burned  in  him. 

13  ^  Then  the  king  said  to  the  "wise 
men,  which  "^knew  the  times,  (for  so  teas 
the  king's  manner  toward  all  that  knew 
law  and  judgment : 

14  And  the  next  unto  him  was  Carshe- 
na,  Shethar,  Admatha,  Tai-shish,  INIeres, 
Marsena,  an(/ Memucan,  the  » seven  prin- 
ces of  Persia  and  Media,  '"  which  saw  the 
king's  face,  and  which  sat  the  first  in  the 
kingdom,) 

15  What*  shall  we  do  unto  the  queen 
Vashti  according  to  law,  because  she 
hath  not  performed  the  commandment  of 
the  king  Ahasuerus  by  the  chamberlains'? 

16  And  Memucan  answered  before  the 
king  and  the  princes,  Vashti  the  queen 
hath  not  done  wrong  to  the  king  only, 
but  also  to  all  the  princes,  and  to  all  the 
people  that  are  in  all  the  provinces  of  the 
king  Ahasuerus. 

17  For  this  deed  of  the  queen  shall 
come  abroad  unto  all  women,  so  that 
they  shall  despise  their  husbands  in  their 
eyes,   when    it    shall   be    reported,  The 

•  H,lb.2:l5.  H  -2  Sam.  LI:  M.  cEccl.lO:19.  d  cliau.  7  : ». 
»  Or,  ruiiuclis.  i  Heh.ff""d  n/counUnance,  l!ixm.'2r,:n.  J  Heb. 
teliich  was  Ay  the  hand  of  his  eunuclit.  «  .ler.  10:7.  f  1  Cliron. 
1'2::J2.  gEzr;l-:U.  h  2  Kings,  ii:  1>).  %  Heb.  JTAo*  fo  rfo.  |j  Heb. 
bt  good  with.      *  Heb.  f  rum  lie/ore  him.      f  Heit  pan  not  aivnu, 

8.  None  did  compel;  none  were  compelled  to 
drinli.  but  each  one  drank,  or  refrained,  as  he  pleased. 

1"2.  Vashti  refused  to  cojne ;  it  was  felt  by  her 
to  be  an  indignity  to  be  summoned  thus  into  the 
presence  of  men,  to  gratify  the  caprice  and  vanity 
of  the  king. 

l.'l  Which  knew  the  times;  were  acquainted 
with  the  history  and  customs  of  the  kingdom. 

Ki.  Done  n-ro//g — to  all  the  people  ;  by  setting 
a  bad  example. 

10.    That  it  be  not  altered;  it  was  then  the 
establi.shed  u.sage,  that  laws  of  the  Medes  and  Per- 
sians, once  passed,  could  not  be  altered.     No  law  of 
dis'orce  such  as  this,  has  any  divine  sanction. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  Great  power,  wealth,  and  influence,  tend  to 
increase  the  pride  of  the  human  heart,  and  to  lead 


king  Ahasuerus  commanded  Vashti  the 
queen  to  be  brought  in  before  him,  but 
she  came  not. 

18  Likewise  shall  the  ladies  of  Persia 
and  Media  say  this  day  unto  all  the  king's 
princes,  which  have  heard  of  the  deed 
of  the  queen.  Thus  shall  there  arise  too 
much  contempt  and  wrath. 

19  If  it  li  please  the  king,  let  there  go  a 
royal  commandment  *  from  him,  and  let 
it  be  written  among  the  laws  of  the  Per- 
sians and  the  iNledes,  that  it  t  be  not 
altered.  That  Vashti  come  no  more  be- 
fore king  Ahasuerus;  and  let  the  king 
give  her  royal  estate  unto  t  another  that 
is  better  than  she. 

20  And  M"hcn  the  king's  decree,  which 
he  shall  make,  shall  be  published  through- 
out all  his  empire,  (for  it  is  great,)  all  the 
wives  shall  give  to  their  husbands  'hon- 
or, both  to  great  and  small. 

21  And  the  saying  *  pleased  the  king 
and  the  princes;  and  the  king  did  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  Memucan  : 

22  For  he  sent  J  letters  into  all  the 
king's  provinces,  into  every  province 
according  to  the  writing  thereof,  and  to 
every  people  after  their  language,  that 
every  man  should  bear  ''rule  in  his  own 
house,  and  that  H  it  should  be  published 
according  to  the  language  of  every  people. 

CHAPTER    II. 

1  Out  of  the  choice  of  virgins  a  queen  is  to  be  chosen. 
5  Mordecai  the  nursing  farher  of  Esther.  S  E.-^ther 
is  preferred  by  Hegai  before  the  rest.  ]'2  The  man- 
ner of  purification,  and  going  in  to  the  king.  15  Es- 
ther best  pleasing  the  king  is  made  queen.  '21  Mor- 
decai discovering  a  treason,  is  recorded  in  the  chroni- 
cles. 

AFTER  these  things,  when  the  wrath 
of  king  Ahasuerus  was  appeased,  he 
remembered  Vashti,  and  what  she  had 
done,  and  what  was  'decreed  against  her. 
2  Then  said  the  king's  servants  that 
ministered  unto  him.  Let  there  be  fair 
young  virgins  sought  for  the  king: 

cliap.  8:8;  Dan.6:)<-13.      t  Heh.  her  companion.      iKpli5:33; 

Col.  3:18.  ^  Heh.  wat  good  in  the  enet  of.  jihap.  8:>'.  )^  Kpli. 
!  ft  :  c:--24  ;  1  Tim.  i  :  12.  ||  Heb.  one  thould  publith  it  according  la 
\  the  language  of  his  people.    I  chap.  1 :  19, '20. 

men  for  the  display  of  their  own  glory  to  scenes  of 
festive  and  sensual  indulgence,  which  expose  them 
to  vexation  and  .sorrow  in  this  world,  and  to  endless 
woe  in  the  world  to  come. 

10.  Wine  is  a  mocker  and  strong  drink  is  raging. 
When  under  its  influence,  reason  is  dethroned,  and 
men  often  adopt  measures  disgraceful  to  themselves 
and  ruinous  to  others. 

15.  Those  who  are  clothed  with  authority  should 
be  careful  not  to  give  commands  which  cannot  con- 
sistently be  complied  with,  which  can  neither  be 
obeyed  nor  disobeyed  witliout  involving  others  in 
distress  and  ruin. 

19.  As  human  laws  are  more  or  less  imperfect, 
and  are  at  times  palpably  unjust,  the  idea  that  they 
are  never  to  be  altered  is  the  offspring  of  self-suffi.. 
ciency  and  pride. 

615 


Choice  of  a  queen. 


ESTHER   II, 


Esther  is  crowned. 


3  And  let  the  king  appoint  ofTicers  in 
all  the  provinces  of  his  kingdom,  that 
they  may  gather  togetlier  all  the  fair 
young  virgins  unto  Shushan  the  palace, 
to  the  house  of  the  women,  unto  the 
custody*  of  t  Hcgc  the  king's  chamber- 
lain, keeper  of  the  women;  and  let  their 
things  for  purification  be  given  them: 

4  And  let  the  maiden  which  plcaseth  the 
king  be*  queen  instead  of  Vasliti.  And  the 
thing  pleased  the  king:  and  he  did  so. 

5  •[  Now  in  Shushan  the  palace  there 
was  a  certain  Jew  whose  name  teas  Mor- 
decai,  the  son  of  Jair,  the  son  of  Shimei, 
the  son  of  Kish,  a  Benjamite  : 

6  Who  had  been  carried  away  from 
Jerusalem  with  the  ''captivity  which  had 
been  carried  away  with  -Jeconiah  king  of 
Judah,  whom  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king 
of  Babylon  had  carried  away. 

7  And  he  ^  brought  up  Hadassah,  that 
is,  Esther,  his  uncle's  daughter:  for  she 
had  neither  father  nor  mother,  and  the 
maid  ivas  H  fair  and  beautiful;  whom 
Mordecai,  when  her  father  and  mother 
were  dead,  took  for  his  own  daughter. 

8  ^  So  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king's 
commandment  and  his  decree  was  heard, 
and  when  many  maidens  were  "^gathered 
togetlier  unto  Shushan  the  palace,  to  the 
custody  of  Hegai,  that  Esther  was  brought 

_also  unto  the  king's  house,  to  the  custody 
of  Hegai,  keeper  of  the  women. 

9  And  the  maiden  pleased  him,  and  she 
obtained  ''kindness  of  him;  and  he  speed- 
ily gave  her  her  things  for  ''purification, 
with  *such'  things  as  belonged  to  her,  and 
seven  maidens,  which  were  meet  to  be 
given  her,  out  of  the  king's  house:  and 
he  +  preferred  her  and  her  maids  unto  the 
best  place  of  the  house  of  the  women. 

10  Esther  had  not  showed  her  people 
nor  her  kindred:  for  Mordecai  had 
charged  Hier  that  she  should  not  show  it. 

11  And  Mordecai  walked  every  day 
before  the  court  of  the  women's  house, 
to  know  t  how  Esther  did,  and  what 
should  become  of  her. 

12  ^  Now  when  every  maid's  turn  was 
come  to  go  in  to  king  Ahasuerus,  after 
that  she  had  been  twelve  months,  ac- 
cording to  the  manner  of  llic  women,  (for 
bO  were  the  days  of  their  purifications 
accomplished,  to  wit,  six  months  with 
oil  of  ^myrrh,  and  six  months  with  sweet 


*  Hvh.  hand.  t  Or,  Ufdiil,  vcr«  8.  •  Mnt.  M:l«:  2>  :  H. 
b  2  Kjiibm.M:  H,  ISl  .ler.  J<:  I.  %  nr, JihoiaMn.l  Kings, 24  :  6. 
4  Hell,  nourMitil.  Epli.  0:J.  ||  Heh.  fair  iif /«<m,  ai-d  .»,..«/  n/ 
counUiw.ire.  ever.:!.  <l  P»b.  106  MB.  «  vrr.  :t,  i:.  *  Hel>.  Afr  ;.,.>•■ 
tion:     f  Hvb.  cliiingtd.      I  ver.  iO.      ^  Hub.  Ihe  peuee  o/ Bslher, 

CHAPTER  II. 

7.  Hadassah  ;  this  was  her  Jewish  name,  called 
Esther  by  the  Persians. 
61G 


[  odors,  and  with  other  things  for  the  Vc.^: 
purifying  of  the  women,) 
I  13  Then  thus  came  ere/?/ maiden  unto 
'the  king;  whatsoever  she  desired  was 
I  given  her  to  go  with  her  out  of  the  house 
!  of  the  women  unto  the  king's  house. 

14  In  the  evening  she  went,  and  on 
jthe  morrow  she  returned  into  the  second 
[house  of  the   women,  to  the  custody  of 

Shaashgaz.  the  king's  chamberlain,  which 
jkept  the  concubines:  she  came  in  unto 
the  king  no  more,  ''except  the  king  de- 
lighted in  her,  and  that  she  were  called 
by  'name. 

15  1[  Now  when  the  turn  of  Esther,  the 
daughter  of  Abihail  the  uncle  of  Morde- 
cai, who  had  taken  her  for  his  daughter, 
was  come  to  go  in  unto  the  king,  she  re- 
quired nothing  but  what  Hegai  the  king's 
chamberlain,  the  keeper  of  the  women, 
appointed.  And  Esther  obtained  J  favor 
in  the  sight  of  all  them  that  looked  upon 
her. 

1 6  So  Esther  was  taken  unto  king  Ahas- 
uerus into  his  house  royal  in  the  tenth 
month,  which  is  the  month  Tebeth,  in  the 
seventh  year  of  his  reign. 

17  And  the  king  loved  Esther  above  all 
the  women,  and  she  obtained  grace  and 
^  favor  II  in  his  sight  more  than  all  the 
virgins;  so  that  he  set  the  royal  crown 
upon  her  head,  and  made  her  queen  in- 
stead of  Vashti. 

18  Then  the  king  made  a  great  ''feast 
unto  all  his  princes  and  his  servants, 
even  Esther's  feast ;  and  he  made  a  *re- 
lease  to  the  provinces,  and  gave 'gifts, 
according  to  the  state  of  the  king. 

19  And  when  the  virgins  were  gather- 
ed together  the  second  time,  then  Mor- 
decai "'sat  in  the  king's  gate. 

20  Esther  had  not  yet  showed  her  kin- 
dred nor  her  people,  as  Mordecai  had 
charged  her:  for  "Esther  did  the  com- 
mandment of  Mordecai,  like  as  when  she 
was  brought  up  with  him. 

21  1[  In  those  days,  while  Mordecai  sat 
in  the  king's  gate,  two  of  the  king's  cham- 
berlains, tBigthan  and  Teresh,  of  tiiose 
whicli  kept  the  ^door,  were  wroth,  and 
sought  to  lay  hand  on  the  king  Ahasuerus. 

22  And  the  thing  was  known  to  I\lor- 
decai,  wlio  "told  it  unto  Esther  the  queen  ; 
and  Esther  certified  the  king  thereof  in 
Mordccai's  name. 

G*-!!.  .17:  11;  1  .Snm.  17:  18.  «  Pror.  7: 17  :  I«ninli  67:!».  k  Gen. 
31  :  19;  Deul.  ■;!  :  H;  l«n.fi2:4,Ii.  il«n.4:<:l.  jCnnl.K:!': 
«:  10;  Acta 7:  in.  ^  Or,  kimllittt.  ]\  »eb.  Iirfore  him.  k  rli.ip. 
I:S  «  HHi.  irW.  I  N.-I1.  8:  l».  m  ,|in|i  :!:  •:.  i>  Kpli.  «:  l-:i. 
i  Or,  Hit/lhnna,  ili]i|i.  <\ : -i.       i  Hi-b,  Ihreiliold.       «  <liii|).  (1:1.2. 

10.  Not  shotred  her  ■peo2)le ;  not  made  known  to 
any  that  slie  was  a  Jewess. 

'.21.  Soiisrht  to  Jay  hand  on  the  iiiiff;  con- 
spired against  his  life. 


Hainan  ploltclh  against 


ESTHER   III. 


Mordecai  and  the  Jews. 


d'c's'iI?.*  23  And  when  inqulsilioii  was 
made  of  the  matter,  it  was  found  out ; 
therefore  they  were  both  hanged  on  a 
tree  :  and  it  was  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  before  the  king. 

CHAPTER    in. 

1  Haman,  advanced  by  the  kiiif;,  and  despised  by  Mor- 
decai. seeketh  revenge  upon  all  the  Jews.  7  Hecast- 
eth  lots.  S  He  oblaineth  bycalumnialion  adeoree  of 
the  king  to  put  the  Jews  to  death. 

AFTER  these  things  did  king  Ahasu- 
crus  promote  Haman  the  son  of  Ham- 
medatha  the  ^Agagite,  and  advanced  hiin, 
and  set  his  seat  above  all  the  princes 
that  were  with  him. 

2  And  all  the  king's  servants,  that  were 
in  the  king's  gate,  ''bowed  and  reverenced 
Ilaman :  for  the  king  had  so  commanded 
concerning  him.  But  Mordecai  bowed 
nof,*^  nor  did  him  reverence. 

3  Then  the  king's  servants,  which  u'erc 
in  the  king's  gate,  said  unto  Mordecai, 
Why  transgiessest  thou  the  "^king's  com- 
mandment? 

4  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  spake 
daily  unto  him,  and  he  hearkened  not 
unto  them,  that  they  told  Haman,  to  see 
whether  Mordccai's  matters  would  stand : 
for  he  had  told  them  that  he  was  a  Jew. 

5  And  when  Ilaman  saw  that  Morde- 
cai bowed  ''not,  nor  did  him  reverence, 
then  was  Haman  full  of '^  wrath. 

6  And  he  thought  scorn  to  lay  hands  on 
Mordecai  alone;  for  they  had  showed 
him  the  people  of  Mordecai:  wherefore 
Haman  sought  to  destroy  sall  the  Jews 
that  ivere  throughout  the  whole  kingdom  of 
Ahasaerus,  even  the  people  of  Mordecai. 

7  1[  In  the  first  month,  that  is,  the 
month  Nisan,  in  the  twelfth  year  of  king 
Ahasuerus,  they  cast  ''Pur,  that  is,  the 
lot,  before  Haman  from  day  to  day,  and 
from  month  to  month,  to  the  twelftli 
month,  that  is,  the  month  Adar. 


«  Ni 

m.  3^ 

:7;     I  Sam.  1,t:8,3H. 

b  Gen.  41  :  43.      c  Pga.  1.5:1. 

<I  ver. 

i.     e 

fer.  2;  cliap..5.i|.     r  Of 

n.4  :.%«;  Il.in.  3  :  U".     B  I'sa. 

83:4; 

Rev. 

1-2:17.       h  diiip.  !l:'24. 

i    K7.ra4:  13;    AcU  IH:'.'0. 

23.  The  hook  of  the  chronicles ;  the  register  of 
the  affairs  of  the  kingdpm,  kept  in  the  royal  pal- 
ace.    Chap.  6:1. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  What  is  done  in  a  passion  is  often  a  source  of 
deep  regret ;  and  if  men  do  not  ch.-inge  their  conduct, 
but  continue  in  sin  and  folly,  choosing  rather  to  do 
this  than  to  acknowledge  their  error,  they  must  in  the 
end  be  miserable,  eat  the  fruit  of  their  own  way,  and 
be  filled  with  their  own  devices. 

4.  Sin  in  prospect  appears  to  those  who  love  it, 
very  dilFerent  from  what  it  does  .'ilter  it  has  been 
rominilted.  It  proinises  good;  but  at  last,  bites 
like  a  serpent  and  stings  like  an  adder. 

7.  Kindness  to  orphans  is  well-pleasing  to  God. 
and  he  often  follows  it  with  special  manifestations 
of  his  favor. 

10.  Ability  and  disposition  to  keep  secret  what 
sliould  not  be  published,  is  a  valuable  trait  of  char- 


8  T[  And  Haman  said  unto  king  Ahasu- 
erus, There  js  a  certain  people  scattered 
abroad  and  dispersed  among  the  people 
in  all  the  provinces  of  thy  kingdom  ;  and 
their' laws  are  diverse  from  all  people; 
neither  keep  tliey  the  king's  laws:  there- 
fore it  is  not  *  for  the  king's  profit  to  suffer 
them. 

9  If  it  please  the  king,  let  it  be  written 
thatt  they  may  be  destroyed:  and  I  will 
payi  ten  thousand  talents  of  silver  to  the 
hands  of  those  tliat  have  the  charge  of 
the  business,  to  bring  it  into  the  king's 
treasuries. 

10  And  the  king  J  took  his  ring  from  his 
hand,  and  gave  it  unto  Haman  the  son 
of  Ilammedallia  the  Agagite,  the  Jews' 
enemy. ^^ 

1 1  And  the  king  said  unto  Haman,  The 
silver  is  given  to  thee,  the  people  also,  to 
do  with  them  as  it  seemelh  good  to  tlice. 

1 2  Then  ''  were  the  king's  li  scribes 
called  on  the  thirteenth  day  of  the  first 
month,  and  there  was  "written  according 
to  all  that  Haman  had  commanded  unto 
the  king's  lieutenants,  and  to  the  govern- 
ors that  were  over  every  province,  and 
to  the  rulers  of  every  peojile  of  every 
province  according  to  the  writing  tliereof, 
and  to  every  people  after  their  language; 
in'  the  name  of  king  Aliasuerus  was  it 
written,  and  sealed  with  the  kings  ring. 

13  And  the  letters  were  sent  by  posts 
into  all  the  king's  provinces,  to  destroy, 
to  kill,  and  to  cause  to  perish,  all  Jews, 
both  young  and  old,  little  children  and 
women,  in  one  day,  even  upon  the  thir- 
teenth (lay  of  the  twelfth  month,  which 
is  the  montli  Adar,  and  to  lake  the  spoil 
of  Ihein  for  a  prey. 

14  The  copy  of  the  writing  for  a  com- 
mandment to  be  given  in  every  province 
was  published  unto  all  people,  that  they 
should  be  ready  against  that  day. 

"  Heit.  mret,  ox  cquitl.  f  Heb. /o  rfM/n>v  Mem.  J  HKh.  weigh. 
j  Gen.  41:42:  chap.  8:2,  «.  %  Or,  .ipjirc Mm-,  rliap.  7  :  ti.  k  cliap. 
K;0,etc.     \\  Or,  sraetaiiet.    I  1  Kings., -21  :  8. 


acter,  and  should  be  cultivated  by  all  wjio  are  in- 
trusted with  great  and  important  concerns. 

17.  When  G-od  sees  best,  he  can  give  his  people 
favor  even  with  those  who  rebel  against  him ;  and 
all  the  influence  he  gives  to  any  should  be  employed 
to  promote  his  glory  and  the  good  of  men. 

'2\.  While  the  wicked  are  devising  wicked  de- 
vices and  seeking  the  ruin  of  others,  God  may  be 
preparing  to  overrule  it  for  their  own  destruction, 
and  for  the  salvation  of  his  people. 

.      CHAPTER  III. 

1.  Haman;  supposed  to  have  been  an  Amalek- 
ite,  and  a  descendant  of  one  of  their  ancient  kings. 
E.X.  17  :  14  ;  Deut.  25 :  17-19, 

8.    To  suffer  litem  ;  suffer  them  to  live. 

10.  Took  his  ring — and  gave  it  unto  Haman, 
this  was  a  token  that  he  gave  him  authority  to 
accomplish  his  wishes. 

617 


Tlic  Jews  Diourn. 


ESTHER   IV 


Morihtai  ihargclh  Esther. 


15  The  posts  went  out,  being  hastened 
by  the  king's  coniuiandment,  and  the  de- 
cree was  given  in  Shushau  the  palace. 
And  the  king  and  llaman  sat  down  to 
drink;  but  the  *city  Sliushan  was  per- 
plexed. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

\  The  great  mourning  of  Mordecai  and  the  Jews.  4 
Ksther,  understanding  it.  sendeth  to  Mordecai,  wlio 
showeth  the  cause,  and  adviseth  her  to  undertake  the 
suit.  10  She  excusing  herself  is  threatened  by  Morde- 
cai.    15  She  ap])ointing  a  fast  undertaketh  tlie  suit. 

"YTT^HEN  Mordecai  perceived  all  that 
V  V'  ^va.s  done,  Mordecai ''  rent  his  clothes, 
and  put  on  sackcloth  with  ■=  ashes,  and 
went  out  into  the  midst  of  the  city,  and 
cried  with  a  loud  and  a  ^  bitter  cry  ; 

2  And  came  even  before  the  king's 
gate ;  for  none  might  enter  into  the  king's 
gate  clothed  with  sackcloth. 

3  And  in  every  province,  whithersoever 
the  king's  commandment  and  his  decree 
came,  there  icas  great  ^mourning  among 
the  Jews,  and  fasting,  and  weeping,  and 
wailing :  and  *  many  lay  in  sackcloth  and 
ashes. 

4  T[  So  E.sther's  maids  and  her  tcham- 
berlains  came  and  told  it  her.  Then  was 
the  queen  exceedingly  grieved;  and  she 
sent  raiment  to  clothe  Mordecai,  and  to 
take  away  his  sackcloth  from  him  :  but 
he  ^  received  it  not. 

5  Then  called  P^sther  for  Hatach,  one 
of  the  king's  chamberlains,  whom  he 
had  J  appointed  to  attend  upon  her,  and 
gave  him  a  commandment  to  Mordecai, 
to  know  what  it  was,  and  why  it  ivas. 

6  So  Hatach  went  forth  to  Mordecai 
unto  the  street  of  the  city,  which  teas 
before  the  king's  gate. 

7  And  Mordecai  told  him  of  all  that 
had  happened  unto  him,  and  of  the  ^sum 
of  the  money  that  Haman  had  promised 
to  pay  to  the  kings  treasuries  for  the 
Jews,  to  destroy  them. 


•  Prov.  2>):2.  b  2  Snin.  I  :  II  ;  Job  I  :20.  c.losli.  7:6:  Ezek. 
27  :  30  ;  .loniili  3 :  fi.  d  Ocn.  27  :  34.  e  Isa.  22  :  4,  .5 ;  37 :  1-3.  "•  Helj. 
tackcloth  and  iishct  were  laid  under  many,  Isa.  58:5;  Dan.  9  :  3. 
t  Hcb.  tunucht.      I  I'sa.  77  :  2.      J  Heb.  set  before,      g  chap  3  :  9. 


15.  Shnsha7i  was  perplexed  ;  on  account  of  the 
decree  to  destroy  tlie  Jews. 

INSTRUCTIONS 

I.  Despots  not  unfrequently  advance  to  places  of 
honor  and  power  the  most  wicked  of  their  subjects. 

3.  When  rulers  require  tlieir  subjects  to  disobey 
God,  it  is  the  duty  of  subjects  to  disobey  them  ;  and 
thougli  tliis  may  expose  fhcm  to  the  wrath  of  men, 
it  will  meet  the  approbation  of  God. 

().  A  man  may  be  so  wicked  a.s  to  regard  liisown 
glory  more  than  he  does  the  lives  of  his  fellow-men. 

7.  The  lot  may  be  cast  into  the  lap,  but  the  dis- 
posal will  be  of  God ;  and  lie  may  so  order  it  as  to 
prevent  the  end  it  was  intended  to  subserve. 

II.  For  the  gratification  of  a  worthless  favorite, 
a  monarch  will  sometimes  sacrifice  the  happiness, 
and  even  the  lives  of  thousands  of  his  subjects. 

15.  The  triumph  of   the  wicked  is  short;    and 
618 


8  Alsohegaveliim  thecopy  ofthe  ^b^c.^i^j! 
writing''  of  the  decree  that  was  given  at 
Shushan  to  destroy  them,  to  show  it  unto 
Esther,  and  to  declare  it  unto  her,  and  to 
charge  her  that  she  should  go  in  unto  the 
king,  to  make'  supplication  unto  him,  and 
to  make  request  before  him  for  her  people. 

9  And  Hatach  came  and  told  Esther  the 
words  of  Mordecai. 

10  ^  Again  Esther  spake  unto  Hatach, 
and  gave  him  commandment  unto  Mor- 
decai ; 

1 1  All  the  king's  servants,  and  the  peo- 
ple of  the  king's  provinces,  do  know,  that 
whosoever,  whether  man  or  woman,  shall 
come  unto  the  king  into  the  dinner  court, 
who  is  not  called,  there  is  ''one  law  of  his 
to  put  him  to  death,  except  such  to  whom 
the  king  shall  hold  'out  the  golden  scep- 
tre, that  he  may  live:  but  I  have  not 
been  called  to  come  in  unto  the  king 
these  thirty  days. 

12  And  they  told  to  Mordecai  Esthers 
words. 

13  Then  Mordecai  commanded  to  an- 
swer Esther,  Think  ""not  with  thyself 
that  thou  shalt  escape  in  the  king's  house, 
more  than  all  the  Jews. 

14  For  "if  thou  altogether  boldest  thy 
peace  at  this  time,  then  shall  there  ^en- 
largement and  deliverance  arise  to  the 
Jews  from  another  place  ;  but  thou  and 
thy  father's  house  shall  be  destroyed  : 
and  who  knoweth  whether  thou  art  come 
to  the  kingdom  for  such  a  time  as  this  ? 

15  1[  Then  Esther  bade  them  return 
Mordecai  this  answer, 

16  Go,  gather  together  all  the  Jews  that 
are  I!  present  in  Shushan,  and  "fast  ye  for 
me,  and  neither  eat  nor  drink  three  days, 
night  or  day  :  I  also  and  my  maidens  will 
fast  likewise;  and  so  will  I  go  in  unto 
the  king,  which  is  not  according  to  the 
law:   and  if  I  Pperi.sh,  I  perish. 


h  clm|.  :l:  M,lf).  i  Nrli.  2:  4  :  Prov.  21  : 1.  icliap.  B:l.  k  Dan. 
2:9.  I  rbap.5:2;8:4.  m  Prov.  24  : 1 1, 12.  n  Num.  23  :  2.3  ;  I  Sam. 
12:29;  I»a.  fi4: 17.  i,  lieh.retpiratian,Job9: 18.  \\Hrb./uund. 
0  Jan:ili  3 :  4-9.     p  Gin.  43:14. 


while  Providence  for  a  tinj.e  seems  to  favor  them, 
and  they  glory  in  their  expected  success,  they  may 
be  working  out  their  own  destruction. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

3.  Great  vioiiniiiig — and  fasting,  and  it-eep- 
ing ;  they  humbled  themselves  deeply  before  God. 
Chap.  9:31;  Jonah  3:8,9. 

14.  The7i.  shall — enlargement — ar>.^e  to  the 
Jews  from  another  place ;  by  this  Mordecai  show- 
ed his  confidence  in  GckI.  and  his  expectation  that 
He  would  in  some  way  grant  them  deliverance. 

IG.  7 also  and  my  maidens  vill  fast  ;  this  fast 
of  Esther  and  her  people  was  doubtless  attended 
with  earnest  supplications  that  the  Most  High  would 
interfere  in  their  behalf. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  This  is  a  state  of  trial,  and  great  calamities 


Esther  obtaindh 


ESTHER   V 


the  king's  favor. 


a-c-'^t  17  So  Mordecai  *\vcnt  his  way, 
and  did  according  to  all  that  Esther  had 
commanded  him. 

CHAPTER   V. 

1  Esther,  adventuring  on  the  king's  favor,  ohtainetli 
the  grace  of  the  golden  sceptre,  and  inviteth  the  king 
and  Haman  to  a  banquet.  (!  She,  being  encouraged 
by  the  king  in  her  suit,  invilelli  thein  to  another  ban- 
quet the  next  day.  9  Haraan,  proud  of  his  advance- 
ment, repineth  at  the  contempt  of  Mordecai.  14  By 
the  counsel  of  Zeresh  he  buildeth  for  him  a  pair  of 
gallows. 

"jVTOW  it  came  to  pass  on  the  *  third  day, 
_LN|  that  Estlier  put  on  Aer  royal  apparel, 
and  stood  in  the  ''  inner  court  of  the  king's 
house,  over  against  the  king's  house  :  and 
the  king  sat  upon  his  royal  throne  ui  the 
royal  house,  over  against  the  gate  of  the 
house. 

2  And  it  was  so,  when  the  king  saw  Es- 
ther the  queen  standing  in  the  court,  that 
she  obtained  '^ favor  in  his  sight:  and  the 
king  held  ^  out  to  Esther  the  golden  sceptre 
that  icas  in  his  hand.  So  Esther  drew 
near  and  touched  the  top  of  the  sceptre. 

3  Then  said  the  king  unto  her.  What 
wilt  thou,  queen  Esther  1  and  what  is  thy 
request]  it  ""shall  be  even  given  thee  to 
the  half  of  the  kingdom. 

4  And  Esther  answered,  If  it  seem  good 
unto  the  king,  let  the  king  and  Haman 
come  this  day  unto  the  banquet  that  I 
have  prepared  for  him. 

0  Then  the  king  said,  Cause  Haman  to 
make  haste,  that  he  may  do  as  Esther 
hath  said.  So  the  king  and  Haman  came 
to  the  banquet  that  Esther  had  prepared. 

6  *i[  And  the  king  said  unto  Esther  at 
the  banquet  of  wine,  '^What  is  thy  peti- 
tion ?  and  it  shall  be  granted  thee  :  and 
what  is  thy  request?  ^even  to  the  half  of 
the  kingdom  it  shall  be  performed 


Heb.  passed.      a  chap.  4:16.       I)  cli.np.  4  :  U  ;  6  :  4 


•  neo.  passea,  »  cii 
1:11;  2:4,  etc. ;  Prov.  2 
f  fliap.  7:2;  9:  12.       E 


„.,.      -  Neh. 
fi ;   Mark  6  :  2.3. 


1:1.     d  cU.ip.  8:4.      ever.fi;    Mark  6  : 
:er.  3.      t  Heb.  rto.      li  chap.  3 :  5  ;   D 


may  come  upon  us  when  we  least  expect  them. 
Our  interest  and  duty  both  require  that  we  should 
so  live  as  to  be  prepared  at  all  times  to  meet  such 
events ;  and  when  they  come,  instead  of  sinking  in 
despair,  we  should  look  to  God  for  help. 

5.  Diligent  inquiry  into  the  sufferings  of  others 
for  the  purpose  of  relieving  them,  well  becom'^s  those 
■who  are  at  ease ;  as  they  know  not  how  soon  they 
also  may  need  sympathy  and  assistance. 

8.  It  is  proper  to  make  application  to  men,  if 
they  have  the  power  to  help  us ;  but  while  so  doing, 
we  should  also  make  supplication  to  God,  that  he 
would  incline  men  to  use  tlieir  power  in  such  a 
manner  as  to  afford  needed  relief. 

It.  Strong  confidence  in  God,  and  e.xpectation 
that  he  will  in  his  own  time  and  way  appear  for 
those  who  put  their  trust  in  him,  is  a  preparation 
to  experience  his  salvation. 

16.  Show  good  men  the  path  of  dutv.  and  though 
it  be  at  the  hazard  of  all  earthly  things,  even  of  life 
itself,  they  will  walk  in  it.  committing  themselves 
and  all  their  interests,  mortal  and  immortal,  to  Him 
who  ruleth  over  all  and  who  doeth  all  things  well. 


7  Then  answered  Esther,  and  said,  My 
petition  and  my  request  is ; 

8  If  I  have  found  favor  in  the  sight  of 
the  king,  and  if  it  please  the  king  to  grant 
my  petition,  and  to  t  perform  my  request, 
let  the  king  and  Haman  come  to  the  ban- 
quet that  I  shall  prepare  for  them,  and 
I  will  do  to-morrow  as  the  king  Jiath 
said. 

9  T[Then  went  Haman  forth  that  day 
joyful  and  with  a  glad  heart;  but  when 
Haman  saw  JNlordecai  in  the  king's  gate, 
that  he  ''stood  not  up,  nor  moved  for  him, 
he  was  full  of  indignation  against  INIor 
decai. 

10  Nevertheless 'Haman  refrained  him- 
self: and  when  he  came  home,  he  sent 
and  -called  for  his  friends,  and  Zeresh 
his  wife. 

11  And  Haman  told  them  of  the  glory 
of  his  riches,  and  the  multitude  of  his 
children,'  and  all  the  things  wherein  the 
king  had  promoted  him,  and  ''  how  he  liad 
advanced  him  above  the  princes  and  ser- 
vants of  the  king. 

12  Haman  said  moreover,  Yea,  Esther 
the  queen  did  let  no  man  come  in  with 
the  king  unto  the  banquet  that  she  had 
prepared  but  myself;  and  to-morrow  am 
I  invited  unto  her  also  with  the  king. 

13  Yet  'all  this  availeth  me  nothing,  so 
long  as  I  see  Mordecai  the  Jew  sitting  at 
the  king's  gate. 

14  T[  Then  said  Zeresh  his  wife  and  all 
his  friends  unto  him.  Let  a  ^gallows  be 
made'"  of  fifty  cubits  high,  and  to-morrow 
speak"  thou  unto  the  king  that  Mordecai 
may  be  hanged  thereon:  then  go  thou  in 
merrily  with  the  king  unto  the  banquet. 
And  the  tiling  pleased  Haman;  and  he 
caused  the  gallows  to  be  "made. 


3:1&-I9;  Mat,4:I6.  ■  2Sani.  13:22.  J  Heb.  raunn/  to  came. 
jcll.9:l2,13.  kcll.3:l.  I  I  Kinpi,2I  :4;  Job  15:  20.  %  Heb. 
tree,     m  chap.  7  : 9.     n  chap.  6:  4.     "   Psa.  37:  14,  32. 


CHAPTER    V. 

13.  All  this  availeth  me  nothing ;  it  did  noth- 
ing towards  making  him  happy,  or  satisfying  the 
wants  of  his  soul. 

14.  Fifty  cubits  high;  about  seventy-five  feet. 
Go  thou  in  merrily ;  as  if  nothing  unusual  had 
taken  place. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  God  often  favors  his  people,  not  only  equal  to, 
but  beyond  their  expectations ;  doing  for  them  ex- 
ceeding abundantly  above  all  tiiat  they  ask  or  think ; 
and  the  surest  way  of  obtaining  the  favor  of  men, 
is  first  to  secure  the  favor  of  God. 

6.  Although  men  are  prone  to  change,  and  but 
little  dependence  can  be  placed  upon  their  promises, 
God  can  keep  tliem  of  one  mind  as  long  as  the 
good  of  his  people  requires.     Chap.  7  :  2. 

8.  Though  delays  are  often  dangerous,  yet  some- 
times they  are  essential  to  success ;  and  wisdom 
from  above  is  needful  in  order  to  judge  rightly  as 
to  the  time  as  well  as  the  manner  of  attempting  to 
execute  diflicult  and  important  de.=;igns. 

11.  No  favors  of  mere  creatures  can  satisfy  the 
G19 


Mordccai  honored. 


ESTHER   VI. 


Banquet  of  the  queen- 


CHAPTER  VI. 


1  AhasiiPtus,  reading  in  the  chronicles  of  the  good  ser- 
vice done  by  Mordecai,  taketh  care  for  his  reward.  4 
Ilanian,  coming  lu  sue  that  Mnrdecai  might  be  hang- 
ed, unawares  giveUi  counsel  that  he  might  do  him 
honor.  12  Complaining  of  his  misfortune,  his  friends 
tell  him  of  his  final  destiny. 

ON  that  niglil  *could  not  the  king  sleep, 
and  he  commanded  to  bring  the  *book 
of  records  of  the  chronicles;  and  they 
were  read  before  the  king. 

2  And  it  wa.s  found  %vritten,  that  INIor- 
decai  had  told  of  t  Bigthana  and  Teresh, 
two  of  the  king's  chamberlains,  the  keep- 
ers of  the  -door,  who  sought  to  lay  hand 
on  the  king  Ahasuerus. 

3  And  the  king  said,  What  honor  and 
dignity  hath  been  done  to  Mordecai  for 
this  ?  Then  said  the  kings  servants  that 
ministered  unto  him,  There  is  ''nothing 
done  for  him. 

4  1[  And  the  king  said,  Who  is  in  the 
court?  Now  Ilaman  was  come  into  the 
outward  court  of  the  king's  house,  to 
speak  unto  the  king  to  hang  iNIordccai  on 
the  gallows  that  he  had  prepared  for  him. 

5  And  tlie  king's  servants  said  unto  him, 
Behold,  Ilaman  standetli  in  the  court. 
And  the  king  said.  Let  him  come  in. 

6  So  Haman  came  in.  And  the  king 
said  unto  him,  What  shall  be  done  unto 
the  man  ^  whom  the  king  delighteth  to 
honor?  Now  •^ Haman  thought  in  his 
heart,  To  whom  would  the  king  delight 
to  do  honor  more  than  to  myself? 

7  And  Haman  answered  the  king.  For  the 
man  H  whom  the  king  delighteth  to  honor, 

8  Let  *the  royal  apparel  be  brought 
which  t  the  king  iiscth  to  wear,  and  the 
horse  that  tlie  king  rideth  upon,  and  the 
crown  royal  which  is  set  upon  his  head  : 

9  And  let  this  apparel  and  horse  be  de- 
livered to  the  hand  of  one  of  the  king's 


*  Heh.  lilt  Una's  tUtp  fled  ntmiv.  '  clmp.  C  :  il.  f  Or,  Big- 
than,  vSm^.i:  21.  %  Hi:\,  lhye<li„l(l.  b  Kiil.  9  :  1 5.  %  Hi-h.  i/i 
H'hrisc  honm-  lite  king  dcHnhtelh  ?  c  ProT.  1 R :  I  -2.  ||  Heb.  in  wlwte 
honnr  the  king  dettg/itct/t.       ^  Heb.  them  In-ing  the  royal  iipparet. 


wants  of  the  soul,  or  keep  it  from  being  wretched 
while  seeking  supremely  its  own  glory,  regardless 
of  the  glory  of  God  and  the  good  of  mankind. 

14.  The  measures  which  men  take  for  the  de- 
struction of  others  often  prove  the  means  of  their 
own  ;  and  wlijlc  they  glory  in  anticipated  victory, 
they  sink  into  irretricvahlu  ruin. 

CHAPTER  VI . 
1.    That  night  could  vol  the  king  nhrp;  God 
so  ordered  it,  to  make  him  acquainted  with  what 
Mordccai  had  done.     The  chionicies ;  the  records 
of  the  kingdom. 

1'2.  Having  his  head  coi'ercd ;  a  token  of  mor- 
tification, chagrin,  and  disappointment. 
lN.STRi:CTION,S. 
1.  Sleep  is  a  blessing  which  comes  from  God ;  and 
when  permitted  quietly  and  safely  to  enjoy  it,  we 
should  recognize  his  goodness  and  render  him  thanks 
for  his  mercy;  and  if  kept  awake  during  the  night, 
we  should  so  occupy  our  minds  as  to  honor  trod. 
G20 


most  noble  princes,  that  they  may  '^B^c.'iio: 
array  the  man  withal  whom  the  king 
delighteth  to  honor,  and  bring  +him  on 
horseback  through  the  street  of  the  city, 
and  ''proclaim  before  him.  Thus  shall  it 
be  done  to  the  man  whom  the  king  de- 
lightetli  to  honor. 

10  Then  the  king  said  to  Haman,^]Make 
haste,  and  take  the  apparel  and  the  horse, 
a.s  thou  hast  said,  and  do  even  .so  to  Mor- 
dccai the  Jew,  that  sittcth  at  the  king's 
gate:  Met  nothing  fail  of  all  that  thou 
hast  spoken. 

1 1  Then  took  Haman  the  apparel  and 
the  horse,  and  arrayed  Mordecai,  and 
brought  him  on  horseback  through  the 
street  of  the  city,  and  proclaimed  before 
him,  Thus  shall  it  be  done  unto  the  man 
wliom  the  king  delighteth  to  honor. 

12  ^And  Mordecai  came  again  to  the 
king's  gate.  But  Haman  •"  hasted  to  his 
house  mourning,  and  having  his  head 
covered. "^ 

13  And  Haman  told  Zeresh  his  wife  and 
all  his  friends  every  tiling  that  had  befall- 
en him.  Then  said  his  wise  men  and  Ze- 
resh his  wife  unto  him,  ^If  Mordecai  be  of 
the  seed  of  tlic  Jews,  before  whom  thou  hast 
bcgixn  to  fall,  thou  shalt  not  prevail  against 
him,  but  shalt  surely  ''fall  before  him. 

14  And  while  they  iccre  yet  talking 
with  him,  came  the  king's  chamberlains, 
and  hasted  to  bring  Haman  unto  the  'ban- 
quet that  Esther  had  prepared. 

CHAPTER   VII. 

1  Esther,  entertaining  the  king  and  Haman,  maketh 
suit  for  her  own  life  and  her  people's.  5  >Slie  accus- 
eth  Haman.  7  The  king  in  his  anger  understand- 
ing of  the  gallows  which  Haman  had  made  for  Mor- 
decai, causeth  him  to  be  hanged  thereon. 

O  the  king  and  Haman  came  to  II  ban-  , 
quet  with  Esther  the  queen. 


s 


t  Hell,  laherewilh  the  king  clothelh  himself.  t  Heb.  cnliie  himtn 
ride,  il  Gen.  41  :43  :  1  Kings,  1  :  S:!,  :i4.  %  Heb.  suffer  nnt  a  li-hit 
to  full,  e  2  Chron.-:fi:20.  f  2  Sam.  \5:Z0;  .ler.  H  :  S,  4.  I!  .Job 
\f,:-2\.      h   I'rov.M:  18;  Hos.  H;9.      irh:ip..S;8.      ||   Heb.  (/rid*. 


and  advance  our  growth  in,  grace  and  our  highest 
usefulness. 

3.  Ingratitude  is  a  common  sin.  and  we  may  per- 
form for  others  the  most  important  services  and  yet 
receive  from  them  no  reward.  But  actions  per- 
formed for  God  will  never  be  forgotten  ;  even  the 
giving  of  a  cup  of  cold  water  for  his  sake  to  one  of 
his  disciples,  will  be  acknowledged  and  graciously 
rewarded  before  the  assembled  world. 

d.  The  design  of  God  in  leading  a  man  from  one 
place  to  another,  may  be  very  dill'erent  from  his 
own  in  going.  While  his  heart  deviseth  its  way. 
the  Lord  directeth  his  steps ;  and  though  then-  be 
many  devices  in  a  man"s  lieart,  the  counsel  of  i\i<^ 
Lord  that  shall  stand. 

C.  When  a  man  delights  to  honor  himsi  If  su- 
premely, he  thinks  that  others  should  do  the  same ; 
and  if  they  do  not,  he  is  often  ready  to  overwhelm 
them  in  ruin.  , 

13.  God  in  his  providence  taketh  the  wise  in  their 
own  craftiness,  the  counsel  of  tlie  froward  he  carrielh 


Human  is  hanged. 


ESTHER   Vlir 


Esthcr^s  petition. 


tv',f'-  2  And  the  king  said  again  unto 
Estlier  on  the  second  day  at  the  banquet 
of  wine,  What  is  thy  petition,  queen  Es- 
ther? and  it  shall  be  granted  thee:  and 
what  is  thy  request?  and  it  shall  be  per- 
formed, even  to  the  half  of  the  kingdom. 

3  Then  Esther  the  queen  answered  and 
said,  If  I  have  found  favor  in  thy  sight, 
O  king,  and  if  it  please  the  king,  let  my 
life  be  given  me  at  my  petition,  and  my 
people  at  my  request: 

4  For  *  we  are  sold,  I  and  my  people,  *to 
be  destroyed,  to  be  slain,  and  to  perish. 
But  if  we  had  been  sold  for  bondmen  and 
bondwomen,  I  had  held  my  tongue,  al- 
though the  enemy  could  not  countervail 
the  king's  damage. 

5  ^Then  the  king  Ahasuerus  answer- 
ed and  said  unto  Esther  the  queen,  Who 
is  he,  and  where  is  he,t  that  durst  pre- 
sume in  liis  heart  to  do  so? 

6  And  Esther  said,  +  The  adversary  and 
enemy  is  this  wicked  Haman.  Then  Haman 
w"as  •"  afraid  ^  before  the  king  and  the  queen. 

7  1[And  the  king  arising  from  the  ban- 
quet of  wine  in  his  wrath  ivent  into  the 
palace  garden :  and  Haman  stood  up  to 
make  request  for  his  life  to  Esther  the 
queen  ;  for  he  saw  that  there  was  evil 
determined  against  him  by  the  king. 

8  Then  the  king  returned  out  of  the  pal- 
ace garden  into  the  place  of  the  banquet 
of  wine  ;  and  Haman  was  fallen  upon  the 
bed  whereon  Esther  was.  Then  said  the 
king,  Will  he  force  the  queen  also  II  before 
me  in  the  house  ?  As  the  word  went  out 
of  the  king's  mouth,  they  "^covered  Ha- 
man's  face. 

9  And  ■'Harbonah,  one  of  the  chamber- 
lains, said  before  the  king.  Behold  also 
the  *gallows  '"fifty  cubits  high,  which 
Haman  had  made  for  Mordecai,  who  had 
spoken  good  for  the  king,  standeth  in  tlie 
house  of  Hainan.  Then  the  king  said, 
Hang  him  thereon. 

10  So  they  hanged  Haman  on  the  gal- 
lows that  he  had  '^prepared  for  Mordecai. 
Then  was  the  king's  wrath  pacified. 


CHAPTER    VIII. 


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heaJlong ;  and  he  may  so  evidently  work  against  a 
man,  that  even  worldly  sagacity  may  foresee  his 
downfall  and  ruin. 

CHAPTER  VII. 
4.   The  king's  damage;  by  making  so  large  a 
number  of  his  subjects  slaves. 

8.    They  covered  Hanifins  fac.e;  a  token  that 
he  was  condemned  by  the  king. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
4.  Persecution  is  always  detrimental  to  rulers  and 
subjects. 

6.  When  the  doings  of  the  wicked  are  brought  to 

40 


1  Mordecai  is  advanced.  3  Esther  maketh  suit  to  re- 
verse Haman's  letters.  7  Ahasuerus  granteth  to  the 
Jews  to  defend  themselves.  15  Mordeoai's  honor,  and 
the  Je%v.s'  joy. 

ON  that  day  did  the  king  Ahasuerus 
give  the  house  of  Haman  the  Jews' 
enemy  unto  e  Esther  the  queen.  And 
Mordecai  came  before  the  king ;  for  Es- 
ther had  told  what  ''he  was  unio  her. 

2  And  the  king  took  off  his  'ring,  which 
he  had  taken  from  Haman,  and  gave  it 
unto  Mordecai.  And  '  Esther  set  Morde- 
cai over  the  house  of  Haman. 

3  ^f  And  Esther  spake  yet  again  before 
the  king,  and  fell  down  at  his  feet,  and 
besought  t  him  with  tears  to  put  away 
the  mischief  of  Haman  the  Agagite,  and 
his  device  that  he  had  devised  against 
the  Jews. 

4  Then  the  king  held  ''out  the  golden 
sceptre  toward  Esther.  So  Esther  arose, 
and  stood  before  the  king, 

5  And  said.  If  it  please  the  king,  and  if 
I  have  found  favor  in  his  sight,  and  the 
thing  seem  right  before  the  king,  and  I  he 
pleasing  in  his  eyes,  let  it  be  written  to 
reverse  the  t letters  devised  by  Haman 
the  son  of  Hammedatha  the  Agagite, 
which  ^  he  wrote  to  destroy  the  Jews 
which  arc  in  all  the  king's  provinces  : 

6  For  'how  can  I  H endure  to  see  the 
evil  that  shall  come  unto  my  people?  or 
how  can  I  endure  to  see  the  destruction 
of  my  kindred  ? 

7  ^  Then  the  king  Ahasuerus  said  un- 
to Esther  the  queen  and  to  Mordecai  the 
Jew,  Behold,  '"I  have  given  Esther  the 
house  of  Haman,  and  him  they  have 
hanged  upon  the  gallows,  because  he  laid 
his  hand  upon  the  Jews. 

8  Write  ye  also  for  the  Jews,  as  it  liketh 
you,  in  the  king's  name,  and  seal  it  with 
the  king's  ring  :  for  the  writing  which  is 
written  in  the  king's  name,  and  sealed 
with  the  king's  ring,  "may  no  man  re- 
verse. 

9  Then  °  were  the  king's  scribes  called 


Psa.37 

•Sb 

36 

B  Prov.  13  :  22. 

ch 

p.  2: 7. 

chap. 

i:in. 

i  Ps.! 

37  :  .M ; 

Vt. 

11.  2 :  48.     t  Heb.  she  i 

^ept 

and  besought  h 

m.     k 

cliap. 

4  :  1 1  ;  ."i 

-.1 

t 

Heb.  device.    \  Or 

,  who  tarote. 

1  Nell 

2:3; 

chap. 

7:4. 

Heb. 

he  able  that  I  Tnay 

see. 

m  ver. 

1.      n 

cbap. 

\:\9; 

Dan.  6 

8. 

1-2, 

5.     o    cbap.  3:  12. 

light,  they  see  that  they  have  reason  to  fear ;  and 
that  nothing  but  mercy  can  save  them  from  ruin. 
The  fear  of  the  wicked  conieth  upon  him.  He  is 
taken  in  his  own  net,  and  entangled  in  his  own  de- 
vices. 

9.  When  men  begin  to  fall,  many  who  have  before 
favored  them  turn  against  them  and  unite  to  hasten 
their  ruin. 

.  CHAPTER  VIII. 

2.  Tlie  king  took  off  his  ri)ig — and  gave  it 
itnto  Mordecai ;  a  token  of  the  power  with  which 
the  king  invested  him. 

621 


Jlie  Jews  are  succored. 


ESTHER   IX. 


and  their  enemies  slain. 


at  that  time  in  the  third  month,  that  is, 
the  month  Sivan,  on  the  three  and  twen- 
tieth day  tliereof ;  and  it  was  written  ac- 
cording to  all  that  Mordecai  commanded 
unto  the  Jews,  and  to  the  lieutenants,  and 
the  deputies  and  rulers  of  the  provinces 
which  are  "from  India  unto  Ethiopia,  a 
hundred  twenty  and  seven  provinces,  un- 
to every  province  according  to  the  writing 
thereof,  and  unto  every  people  after  their 
language,  and  to  the  Jews  according  to 
their  writing,  and  according  to  their  lan- 
guage. 

10  And  he  ''wrote  in  the  king  Ahasue- 
rus'  name,  and  sealed  it  with  the  king's 
ring,  and  sent  letters  by  posts  on  liorse- 
back,  and  riders  on  mules,  camels,  and 
young  dromedaries: 

11  Wliereiu  the  king  granted  the  Jews 
which  ivere  in  every  city  to  gather  them- 
selves together,  and  to  stand  for  their  life, 
to  "^destroy,  to  slay,  and  to  cause  to  per- 
ish, all  the  power  of  the  people  and  prov- 
ince that  would  assault  them,  both  little 
ones  and  women,  and  to  take  the  spoil  of 
them  for  a  prey, 

12  Upon  one  day  in  all  the  provinces 
of  king  Ahasuerus,  namely,  upon  the 
thirteenth''  day  of  the  twelfth  month, 
which  is  the  month  Adar. 

13  The  copy  of  the  writing  for  a  com- 
mandment to  be  given  in  every  prov- 
ince U'as  *published  unto  all  people,  and 
that  the  Jews  should  be  ready  against 
that  day  to  avenge  themselves  on  their 
enemies. 

14  So  the  posts  that  rode  upon  mules 
and  camels  went  out,  being  hastened  and 
pressed  on  by  the  king's  commandment. 
And  the  decree  was  given  at  Shushan  the 
palace. 

15  ^  And  Mordecai  went  out  from  the 
presence  of  the  king  in  royal  appal-el  of 
bluet  and  white,  and  with  a  great  crown 
of  gold,  and  with  a  garment  of  fine  linen 

•  clinp.I:!.  b  1  Kings, '21:  8.  c  Pb.i.  37  :  14,  15;  («  :  «  :  l:!7  :  8  ; 
149:6-9;  E7,ck.ai:10.  d  (Imp.  3  :  13,  etc. ;  9:1.  «  Heb.  if- 
veaUtl.  f  Or,  violet,  chap.  1:8.  •  Psa.  18  :  28  ;  30 : 5-1 1  ;  07  :  U  ; 
Prov.  11 :  10;  Isa.  »0:2<).    r  clmp.  <1 :  19, 22.    5  Exod.  I.'i:  16;  Tlevit. 


and  purple  :  and  the  city  of  Shu-  '^s^c.^ii: 
shan  rejoiced  and  was  glad. 

16  The  Jews  had  "^ light,  and  gladness, 
and  joy,  and  honor. 

17  And  in  every  province,  and  in  every 
city,  whithensoever  the  king's  command- 
ment and  his  decree  came,  the  Jews  had 
joy  and  gladness,  a  feast  and  a  "^good  day. 
And  many  of  the  people  of  the  land  be- 
came Jews  ;  for  the  fear  ^ of  the  Jews  fell 
upon  them. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

1  The  Jews  (the  ruler.s,  for  fear  of  Mordecai,  helping 
them)  slay  their  enernieB,  with  the  ten  sons  of  Ha- 
man.  1'2  Ahasuerus.  at  the  rcqnest  of  Esther,  grant- 
eth  another  day  of  slaughter,  and  Haraan's  sons  to  be 
hanged.  20  The  two'  days  of  Purim  are  made  festi- 
val. 

"IVrOW  ''in  the  twelfth  month,  that  is, 
J_\  the  month  Adar,  on  tlie  thirteenth 
day  of  the  same,  when  the  king's  'com- 
mandment and  his  decree  drew  near  to 
be  put  in  execution,  in  the  day  that  the 
enemies  of  the  Jews  hoped  to  have  power 
over  them;  though  it  was  turned  to  the 
contrary,  that  the  Jews  had  rule  over 
them  that  hated  them; 

2  The  Jews  gathered  themselves  •*  to- 
gether in  their  cities  throughout  all  the 
provinces  of  the  king  Ahasuerus,  to  lay 
hand  on  ''such  as  sought  their  hurt :  and 
no  man  could  withstand  them;  for  the 
fear'  of  them  fell  upon  all  people. 

.3  And  all  the  rulers  of  the  provinces, 
and  the  lieutenants,  and  the  deputies,  and 
otRcerst  of  the  king,  helped  the  Jews; 
because  the  fear  of  JMordecai  fell  upon 
them. 

4  For  Mordecai  t^'a.v  ■"  great  in  the  king's 
house,  and  his  fame  went  out  throughout 
all  the  provinces  :  for  this  man  Mordecai 
waxed  "greater  and  greater. 

5  Thus  the  Jews  smote  all  their  enemies 
with  the  stroke  of  the  sword,  and  slaugh- 
ter, and  destruction,  and  did  5  what  they 
would  unto  those  that  hated  them. 


11.  To  stajid  for  their  life  ;  in  self-defence,  and 
to  destroy  those  who  should  attempt  to  destroy 
them. 

15.  7m  royal  nppnrel ;    in   token  of  his  being 
clothed,  as  prime-minister,  with  royal  authority. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  Men  cannot  tell  what  will  become  of  their 
riches  and  honors  after  they  are  dead.  The  wealth 
of  the  wicked  is  often  laid  tip  for  the  just;  and  when 
the  good  of  his  church  requires,  G-od  can  cause  the 
one  to  give  pl.we  to  the  otiicr. 

.3.  The  mischief  which  men  do  while  they  live, 
often  continues  long  after  they  are  dead;  and  were 
it  not  for  the  overruling  providence  of  God,  would 
contintie  to  the  end  of  time. 

6.  The  exposure  of  our  relatives  and  friends  to 
destruirtion,  is  peculiarly  distressing:    and  should 
022 


2:26:  ll:2.'i;  cll.  9:2.  hcl,.  8:12.  i  cli.  3  :  13.  j  cli.  8:  11  ;  ver.  16. 
k  Psa.  71  :  13,  24.  1  Gea  35  :  5  ;  iliap.  8: 17.  J  Heb.  tkose  which 
did  the  hiitii-.ets  that  belonged  ^i  the  kino,  m  P»;l  18  :  43.  "2  Sam. 
3  :  1  ;  I  Cliron.  11:9;   Prov.  4:18.      J  Heh.  accn-ding  to  their  will. 


lead  us  earnestly  to  seek  and  fervently  to  pray  for 
their  salvation. 

10.  Willi  the  utmost  practicable  haste,  the  way 
of  salvation  should  be  made  known  to  all  people, 
and  they  be  urged  to  embrace  it  and  live. 

1-5.  Sudden  changes  await  the  people  of  God  ; 
and  as  sudden  await  those  who  oppose  them,  or 
neglect  the  great  S.alvation.  L.azarus  may  one  day 
lie  at  the  rich  man's  gate  full  of  sores,  and  tiie  next 
day  be  in  glory ;  wliile  the  rich  man,  who  is  one  day 
clothed  in  purple  and  fine  linen,  m.ay  the  next  be  in 
torment.  The  hope  of  the  wicked  shall  perish ;  while 
light  is  sown  for  the  righteous  and  gladness  for  the 
upright  in  heart.     Chap.  9  :  22,  25. 

CHAPTER  IX. 
2.  Lti]/ hatid  on;  destroy.     Ver.  5,  16.  ^ 


The  cnimies  of 


ESTHER   IX. 


the  Jews  are  slain. 


B.c'sox"'  6  And  in  Shushan  the  palace  the 
Jews  slew  and  destroyed  five  hundred 
men. 

7  AndParshandatha,  and  Dalphon,  and 
Aspatha, 

8  And  Poratha,  and  Adalia,  and  Arida- 
tha, 

9  AndParmashta,  and  Arisai,  and  Arid- 
ai,  and  Vajczatha, 

10  The  ten  *sons  of  Haman  the  son  of 
Hammedatha,  the  enemy  of  the  Jews, 
slew  they  ;  ''but  on  the  spoil  laid  they 
not  their  hand. 

11  On  that  day  the  number  of  those 
that  were  slain  in  Shushan  the  palace 
was*  brought  before  the  king. 

12  ^And  the  king  said  unto  Esther  the 
queen,  The  Jews  have  slain  and  destroy- 
ed five  hundred  men  in  Shushan  the  pal- 
ace, and  the  ten  sons  of  Haman  ;  what 
have  they  done  in  the  rest  of  the  king's 
provinces  ?  now  what  is  thy  petition  ? 
and  it  shall  be  granted  thee:  or  what  is 
thy  request  further?  and  it  shall  be  done. 

13  Then  said  Esther,  If  it  please  the 
king,  let  it  be  granted  to  the  Jews  which 
arc  in  Shushan  to  do  to-morrow  also  ac- 
cording unto  this  day's  decree,  and  tlet 
Haman's  ten  sons  be  *^  hanged  upon  the 
gallows. 

14  And  the  king  commanded  it  so  to  be 
done :  and  the  decree  was  given  at  Shu- 
shan;  and  they  hanged  Haman's  ten 
sons. 

15  For  ''the  Jews  that  irere  in  Shushan 
gathered  themselves  together  on  the  four- 
teenth day  also  of  the  month  Adar,  and 
slew  three  hundred  men  at  Shushan ; 
but®  on  the  prey  they  laid  not  their 
hand. 

16  But  the  other  Jews  that  were  in  the 
king's  provinces  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether, and  stood  for  their  lives,  and  had 
rest  from  their  enemies,  and  slew  of  their 
foes  seventy  and  five  thousand,  but  they 
laid  not  their  hands  on  the  prey, 

17  On  the  thirteenth  day  of  the  month 
Adar  ;  and  on  the  fourteenth  day  J  of  the 
same  rested  they,  and  made  it  a  day  of 
feasting  and  gladness. 

18  But  the  Jews  that  U'cre  at  Shushan 
assembled  together  on  the  thirteenth  day 
thereof,  and  on  the  fourteenth  thereof; 
and  on  the  fifteenth  daij  of  the  same  they 
rested,  and  made  it  a  day  of  feasting  and 
gladness. 


a  chap.  6:  II  ;  Job  18;  19:  27:  IS-l.'i;  Psa.  21:10.  b  chap. 8:  U. 
»  Hel).  cnme.  f  Heb.  let  men  hang.  <=  DeuL  21  :  23  ;  2  Snin.  21 :  6,  9  ; 
Gal.3:l:!.  d  ver.  :,  13.  e  ver.  10.  i  Heh.  in  it.  f  Deut- 16: 11,  H  ; 
chap.  8:17.        gver.  22;    Neb.  8:10-12.      h  Psa.  30:  11.      i  chap. 


13.  The  gallows  ;  the  one,  it  is  supposed,  which 
Haman  had  prepared  for  Mordecai,  and  on  which 
he  was  himself  hanged. 

21.  Fourteenth  day  of  the  month  Adar;  this 


19  Therefore  the  Jews  of  the  villages, 
tl^at  dwelt  in  the  unwalled  towns,  made 
the  fourteenth  day  of  the  month  Adar 
a  day  of  "^ gladness  and  feasting,  and  a 
good  day,  and  of  sending  s  portions  one 
to  another. 

20  T[  And  Mordecai  wrote  these  things, 
and  sent  letters  unto  all  the  Jews  that 
were  in  all  the  provinces  of  the  king 
Ahasucrus,  both  nigh  and  far, 

21  To  establish  this  among  them,  that 
they  should  keep  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
month  Adar,  and  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
same,  yearly, 

22  As  the  days  wherein  the  Jews  rest- 
ed from  their  enemies,  and  the  month 
which  was  ''turned  unto  them  from  sor- 
row to  joy,  and  from  mourning  into  a  good 
day :  that  they  should  make  them  days  of 
feasting  and  joy,  and  of  sending  portions 
one  to  another,  and  gifts  to  tlie  poor. 

23  And  the  Jews  undertook  to  do  as 
they  had  begun,  and  as  Mordecai  had 
written  unto  them ; 

24  Because  Haman  the  son  of  Hamme- 
datha, the  Agagite,  the  enemy  of  all  the 
Jews,  had  'devised  against  the  Jews  to 
destroy  them,  and  had  cast  Pur,  that  is, 
the  lot,  to  ^  consume  them,  and  to  destroy 
them ; 

25  But  when  ^Esther  came  before  the 
king,,  he  J commanded  by  letters  that  his 
wicked  device,  which  he  devised  against 
the  Jews,  should  ''return  upon  his  own 
head,  and  that  he  and  his  sons  should  be 
hanged  on  the  gallows. 

26  Wherefore  they  called  these  days 
Purim  after  the  name  of  *Pur.  Therefore 
for  all  the  words  of  this  'letter,  and  of 
that  which  they  had  seen  concerning  this 
matter,  and  which  had  come  unto  them, 

27  The  Jews  ordained,  and  took  upon 
them,  and  upon  tlieir  seed,  and  upon  all 
such  as  joined  '"themselves  unto  them,  so 
as  it  should  not  tfail,  that  they  would 
keep  these  two  days  according  to  their 
writing,  and  according  to  their  appointed 
time  every  year  ; 

28  And  that  these  days  shovid  be  re- 
membered and  kept  throughout  every 
generation,  every  family,  every  province, 
and  every  city  ;  and  that  these  days  of 
Purim  should  not  tfail  from  among  the 
Jews,  nor  the  memorial  of  them  ^perish 
from  their  seed. 

29  Tlieu  Esther  the  queen,  the  daugh- 


3:6,7.  %  Heb.  rruj/i.  ||  Heb.  the.  j  chap.  8:3, 11.  k  P«a. 
7:16.  "Thatis,  ;u«.  1  ver.  2a  m  chap.  8:17;  I«a.Sfi:S,6; 
Zech.  2:11.     \  Heb.  pott,     f  Heb.patl.    \  ,  Heb.  lie  ended. 


month  answered  to  part  of  February  and  March. 
The  feast  of  Purim,  or  the  lots,  thus  instituted,  is 
observed  by  the  Jews  to  this  day. 
26.  Purim  ;  meaning  lots. 

G23 


Th  c  yeast  of  Pu  rim . 


ESTHER    X. 


Mordccai's  greatness. 


ter  of  Abiliail,  and  ^lordecai  the  Jew, 
wrote  with  all  +  authority,  to  confirm  this 
second'  letter  of  Puriin. 

30  And  he  sent  the  letters  unto  all  the 
Jews,  to  the  hundred  twenty  and  seven 
provinces  of  the  kingdom  of  Ahasuerus, 
with  words  of  peace  and  truth, 

31  To  confirm  these  days  of  Purim  in 
their  times  appointed,  according  as  Mor- 
decai  the  Jew  and  Esther  the  queen 
had  enjoined  them,  and  as  they  had 
decreed  for  Hhemselves  and  for  their 
seed,  the  matters  of  the  ''fastings  and 
their  cry. 

32  And  the  decree  of  Esther  confirmed 
these  matters  of  Purim ;  and  it  was  writ- 
ten in  the  book. 


CHAPTER  X. 


'  Heb.  itrenfth.   a  chap.  8: 10 ;  ver.  20.  f  Heb.  lAirir  *««;».    b  ch. 
n,  16.    c  Luke 2:1.  il  Gen.  10:  6;  Pssi.  72: 10:  IsH.  24:15.  J  Heb, 


30.  Withivordsofpeaceancltnith;  kind  words 
of  truth  according  to  the  will  of  God. 

31.  Tkcfastuigs;  to  keep  in  mind  those  observed 
by  Esther  and  the  Jews.  Chap.  4 :  16,  17.  Their 
cry  ;  for  deliverance  from  the  machinations  of  their 
enemies. 

32.  In  the  book ;  the  records  of  the  acts  that 
were  passed  on  this  occasion. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  triumph  of  the  wicked  is  short,  and  their 
most  confident  expectations  will  come  to  naught. 
Prov.  11:7. 

3.  Many  are  more  influenced  by  the  fear  of  man 
than  by  the  fear  of  God ;  and  when  rulers  are  on 
the  side  of  right,  many  will  externally  follow  their 
example. 

10.  The  wickedness  of  parents  may  prove  the 
occasion  of  destruction  to  their  children  ;  and  efforts 
to  destroy  the  church  of  God  may  ruin  not  only 
those  who  make  them,  but  all  who  are  induced  to 
follow  their  example.     Ver.  25  ;  chap.  3 :  6. 

10.  One  man,  by  his  wickedness,  may  be  instru- 
mental in  the  destruction  of  thousands.     Ex.  7-14. 

19.  With  the  people  of  God,  darkness  may  endure 
for  a  night,  but  light  cometh  in  the  morning. 
''Let  those  that  sow  in  sadness  wait 
Till  the  fair  harvest  come  ; 
They  shall  confess  their  sheaves  are  great, 
And  shout  the  ble.ssings  home." 

28.  Special  mercies  demand  special  thanksgiv- 
ings to  the  Author  and  Finisher  of  all  good,  and 
call  us  to  imitate  the  Saviour's  example  in  doing 
good  as  we  have  opportunity  and  ability,  to  those 
who  may  need  and  feel  our  influence. 


A.  M.  saw. 
B.  c.4au. 
1  Ahasuerus'  greatness.      3  Mordecai's  advancement 

AND  the  king  Ahasuerus  laid  a  '^  trib- 
ute  upon   the   land,   and  upon  the 
isles'*  of  the  sea. 

2  And  all  the  acts  of  his  power  and 
of  his  might,  and  the  declaration  of  the 
greatness  of  ^lordccai,  whcreunto  the 
king  II  advanced  him,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Media  and  Persia? 

3  For  Mordecai  the  Jew  was  ^next  unto 
king  Ahasuerus,  and  great  among  the 
Jews,  and  accepted  of  the  multitude  of 
his  brethren,  s  seeking  the  wealth  of  his 
people,  and  speaking  peace  to  all  his 
seed. 


made  him  (real,  Dan.  2  :  48.   e  Gen.  41 :  40 ;  Dan.  6 :  J6,  29.   I  Rom. 
14:8.     g  Nell.  2:10;  Ps».  122:6-9;  Rom.  10  :  1. 


CHAPTER  X. 

1.  A  tribute ;  a  tax  to  be  paid  into  the  king's 
treasury'. 

2.  Tlie  book  of  the  chronicles ;  the  book  that 
contained  the  records  of  the  kingdoms  of  Media  and 
Persia. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  As  civil  government  is  an  ordinance  of  God 
and  a  great  blessing,  all  should  be  willing  to  bear 
their  part  in  supporting  it ;  and  taxes  which  are 
needful  for  tliat  purpose  .should  be  paid  with  cheer- 
fulness and  fidelity. 

2.  Records  of  the  acts  of  governments  sliould  be 
fairly  and  faithfully  kept,  for  the  benefit  of  th^i 
present  and  future  generations. 

3.  The  names  of  rulers  who  are  acceptable  to 
the  people,  who  seek  their  peace  and  prosperity, 
and  who  adopt  such  measures  as  are  best  suited  to 
promote  them,  will  be  handed  do\\Ti  with  honor  to 
posterity.  They  are  special  gifts  of  God,  and  should 
call  forth  devout  gratitude  to  him  from  all  who  enjoy 
the  benefits  of  their  administration. 

Although  in  the  book  of  Esther  the  name  of  God 
is  not  mentioned,  yet  we  here  see  most  illustrious 
and  striking  displays  of  his  character  and  govern- 
ment :  that  he  ruleth  over  all ;  maketh  the  wrath 
of  man  to  praise  him  and  restraineth  the  remainder 
thereof;  that  the  greatest  and  the  smallest  events 
are  under  his  control,  and  are  all  so  directed  by 
him,  as  to  promote  the  salvation  of  his  people  and 
the  destruction  of  their  and  his  enemies. 


624 


THE 


BOOK  OF  JOB 


B.aS  CHAPTER   I. 

1  The  holiness,  riches,  and  religious  care  of  Job  for  his 
children.  6  Satan,  appearing  before  God,  by  calum- 
niation obtaineth  leave  to  tempt  Job.  13  Understand 
ing  of  the  loss  of  his  goods  and  children,  in  his  raouni' 
ing  he  blesseth  God. 

THERE  was  a  man  intheiand  of  *Uz, 
whose  name  was^Joh  ;  and  that  man 
was  perfect  and  upright,  and  one  that 
feared*^  God,  and  eschewed  evil, 

2  And  there  were  born  unto  him  seven 
sons  and  three  daughters. 

3  His  *substance  also  was  seven  thou- 
sand sheep,  and  three  thousand  camels, 
and  five  hundred  yoke  of  oxen,  and  five 
hundred  she  asses,  and  a  very  great 
household  ;t  so  that  this  man  was  the 
greatest  of  all  the  -men  of  the  east. 

4  And  his  sons  went  and  feasted  in 
their  houses,  every  one  his  day  ;  and  sent 
and  called  for  their  three  sisters  to  eat 
and  to  drink  with  them. 

5  And  it  was  so,  when  the  days  of  their 
feasting  were  gone  about,  that  Job  sent 
and  sanctified  them,  and  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  off'ered  burnt-ofi'erings 
according  to  the  number  of  them  all:  for 
Job  said,  It  may  be  that  my  sons  have 
sinned,  and  ''cursed  God  in  their  hearts. 
Thus  did  Job  ^continually. 

6  T[  Now  there  was  a  ""day  when  the 
sons  of  God  "^came  to  present  themselves 
before  the  Lord,  and  !l  Satan  came  also 
among*  them. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Whence 
comest  thou  "?  Then  Satan  answered  the 
Lord,  and  said,  From  ^  going  to  and  fro 
in  the  earth,  and  from  walking  up  and 
down  in  it. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Hast 
thou   t  considered   my  servant  Job,  that 


a  I  Chron.  1  :  17,42;  Lam  4:21.  b  Ezek.  14:  14,  30.  c  Prov. 
16:6  *  Or.  cattle,  f  Or,  husbandry,  t  Heb.  sum.  <1  Lev. 
24:  1.5,  Ifi.  \  Heb.  all  the  driys.  e  chap.  '•:  I.etc.  f  1  KiiiKS, 
iZ  :  19;  chap.  3S:  7.     ||  Heb.  the  adversary,  I  Chron.  21  :1  ;  Zech. 

■  CHAPTER  I. 

1.  Uz ;  a  district  in  Arabia,  east  of  Palestine. 
Perfect  and  upright:  sincere,  honest,  pious. 
Feared  God;  with  childlike,  reverential,  holy  fear. 
Eschetced ;  departed  from,  avoided. 

4.  Every  one  his  dai/ ;  by  turns. 

5.  Sent  a>id  saiictifiiil  them;  reminded  them 
of  the  duty  of  devcffing  their  hearts  and  lives  to  God, 
and  offered  prayer  and  sacrifices  for  them.  Cursed 
God  in  their  Itearts ;  dishonored  him  by  unwor- 
thy and  wicked  thoughts  of  him.  Contninally ; 
habitually,  or  constantly  after  each  feast. 


there  is  none  like  him  in  the  earth,  a  per- 
fect and  an  upright  man,  one  that  fear- 
eth  God,  and  eschewcth  evil  1 

9  Then  Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and 
said,  Doth  Job  fear  God  for  naught  1 

10  Hast  not  thou  made  a  ''hedge  about 
him,  and  about  his  house,  and  about  all 
that  he  hath  on  every  side'?  thou  hast 
blessed  the  work  of  his  hands,  and  his 
substance  t  is  increased  in  the  land. 

11  But  put  forth  thy  hand  now,  and 
touch '  all  that  he  hath,  'and  he  will  J  curse 
thee  to  thy  face. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Be- 
hold, all  that  he  hath  is  in  thy  Upower; 
only  upon  himself  put  not  forth  thy 
hand.  So  Satan  went  forth  from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord. 

13  11  And  there  was  a ''day  when  his 
sons  and  his  daughters  icere  eating  and 
drinking  wine  in  their  eldest  brother's 
house : 

14  And  there  came  a  messenger  unto 
Job,  and  said.  The  oxen  were  ploughing, 
and  the  asses  feeding  beside  them : 

15  And  the  Sabeans  fell  upon  them,  and 
took  them  away;  yea,  they  have  slain 
the  servants  with  the  edge  of  the  sword; 
and  I  only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

16  While  he  u'as  yet  speaking,  there 
came  also  another,  and  said,  *Thc  fire  of 
God  is  fallen  from  heaven,  and  hath 
burned  up  the  sheep,  and  the  servants, 
and  consumed  them;  and  I  only  am  es- 
caped alone  to  tell  thee. 

17  While  he  ivas  yet  speaking,  there 
came  also  another,  and  said.  The  Chal- 
deans made  out  three  bands,  and  t  fell 
upon  the  camels,  and  have  carried  them 
away,  yea,  and  slain  the  servants  with 


:1;  Re».|-2:9.  10.  *  Heb.  in  the  midst «/ them.  ?  .Mat  12:43; 
Peter,  .5:8.  t  Heb.  set  thy  heart  un.  h  Psa.  34  :  7.  t  Or.  cat 
i  ch.  19  :  21  i  Heb.  if  he  curse  thee  not.  i  Ua.  »  :  21.  1)  Heb. 
t  -     ■  -       -  


hand.  Gen.  16:6.   i  Eccl.  9:12 


atjire.  f  Heb.  rushed. 


6.   Sons  of  God ;  supposed  to  mean  angels. 

9.  For  naught ;  without  being  paid  for  it. 

10.  Blessed  the  rcork  of  his  ha}ids  ;  rewarded 
him  abundantly  for  his  seeming  piety. 

11.  Touch  all  that  he  hath;  take  it  away,  or 
make  it  the  occasion  of  trouble  to  him.  Curse  thee, 
to  thy  face;  with  daring  impiety  rebel  against 
thee. 

12.  Upon  himself  put  not  forth  thy  hand; 
not  injure  him  personally. 

15.   Sahcans  ;  a  wandering  Arab  tribe. 
17.   Chaldeans ;  a  trcop  of  pillagers  from  near 
the  Euphrates. 

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Job  is  sorely  afflicted, 


JOB   11. 


yet  doth  not  murmur. 


the   edge  of  the  sword;  and  I   only  am 
escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

18  While  he  iras  yet  speaking,  there 
came  also  another,  and  said,  Thy  sons 
and  thy  daughters  were  eating  and  drink- 
ing wine  in  their  eldest  brother's  house  : 

19  And  behold,  there  came  a  great 
wind  *from  the  wilderness,  and  smote 
the  four  corners  of  the  house,  and  it  fell 
upon  the  young  men,  and  they  are  dead; 
and  I  only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

20  Then  Job  arose,  and  *rent  his  t  man- 
tle, and  shaved  his  head,  and  ''fell  down 
upon  the  ground,  and  worshipped, 

21  And  said,  ''Naked  came  I  out  of  my 
mother's  womb,  and  naked  shall  I  return 
thither:  the  ''Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord 
hath  taken  away;  ''blessed  be  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

22  In  ""all  this  Job  sinned  not,  nor 
charged t  God  foolishly. 

CHAPTER   II. 

1  Satan  appearing  again  before  God  obtaineth  further 
leave  to  tempt  job.  7  He  smiteth  him  with  sore  boils. 
9  Job  reproveth  his  wife,  moving  him  to  curse  God. 
11  Hi.?  three  friends  condole  with  him  in  silence. 

AGAIN  s there  was  a  day  when  the 
sons  of  God  came  to  present  them- 
selves before  the  Lord,  and  Satan  came 
also  among  them  to  present  himself  be- 
fore the  Lord. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  From 
whence  comest  thoul  And  Satan  an- 
swered the  Lord,  and  said,  From  going 
to  and  fro  in  the  earth,  and  from  walking 
up  and  down  in  it. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Hast 
thou  considered  my  servant  Job,  that 
there  is  none  like  him  in  the  earth,  aper- 


*  Heb./ro;n  u»irfe.  aGcn.37:211.  j  Or, robe,  b  1  Peter  .5 :  «. 
cl  Tun.  6:7.  i  I.am.  3 :  3?.  e  Psa.  89 :  38,  62.  f  chap.  2:  10. 
t  Or,  attributrd /oil}/ to  God.     g  chap.  I  :  6,  etc.     t  chap.  27:  6,  6  ; 


20.  Re7it  his  mantle,  and  shaved  his  head ; 
in  token  of  deep  mourning. 

21.  Return;  to  the  earth. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  God  sometimes  bestows  upon  his  children  great 
wealth,  numerous  friends,  and  abundance  of  earthly 
blessings,  and  thus  increases  their  obligations  to 
love  and  serve  him. 

4.  It  is  proper  to  partake  of  the  bounties  of  Provi- 
dence with  gratitude  and  joy ;  and  pleasant  when 
brothers  and  sisters  love  one  another,  rejoice  in  each 
other's  society,  and  together  celebrate  the  goodness 
of  God. 

.').  Seasons  of  feasting  are  seasons  of  peculiar 
danger.  While  men  partake  freely  of  God's  gifts 
they  are  tempted  to  forgot  or  in  .some  other  way  to 
dishonor  the  giver,  and  tints  they  need  his  pardon- 
ing mercy  through  Jesus  Christ. 

9.  Those  who  contend  that  all  religion  is  selfish, 
and  ihat  good  iiicn  serve  God  only  because  he  does 
them  good,  resemble  Satan  and  take  part  with  him 
in  promoting  his  cause. 

12.  Satan,  if  permitted  by  God.  may  not  only 
tempt  men  to  sin,  but  bring  upon  them  great  and 
sore  calamities. 
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feet  and  an  upright  man,  one  that  n  c  ?5^o: 
feareth  God,  and  escheweth  evil?  and  still 
he  holdeth  fast  his  ''integrity,  althougli 
thou  niovedst  me  against  him,  to  ^destroy 
him  without  cause. 

4  And  Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and 
said.  Skin  for  skin,  yea,  all  that  a  man 
hath  will  he  '  give  for  his  life. 

5  But  put  forth  thy  hand  now.  and 
touch  his  bone  and  his  flesh,  and  he  will 
curse  thee  to  thy  face. 

6  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Behold, 
he  is  in  thy  hand;  H  but  save  his  life. 

7  T[  So  went  Satan  forth  from  the  pres- 
ence of  the  Lord,  and  smote  Job  with 
sore  boils  from  the  sole  of  his  foot  unto 
his  crown. 

8  And  he  took  him  a  potsherd  to  scrape 
himself  withal ;  and  he  sat  down  among 
the  J  ashes. 

9  T[  Then  said  his  wife  unto  him,  Dost 
thou  still  retain  thine  integrity?  curse 
God,  and  die. 

10  But  he  said  unto  her,  Thou  speakest 
as  one  of  the  foolish  women  speaketh. 
What!  shall  ''we  receiA'c  good  at  the 
hand  of  God,  and  shall  we  not  receive 
evil?  In  all  this  did  not  Job  'sin  with 
his  lips. 

11  T[  Now  Avhen  Job's  three  friends 
heard  of  all  this  evil  that  was  come  upon 
him,  they  came  every  one  from  his  own 
place  ;  Eliphaz  the  ""  Tcmanite,  and  Bil- 
dad  the  "Sliuhitc,  and  Zophar  the  Naa- 
mathite:  for  they  had  made  an  appoint- 
ment together  to  "come  to  mourn  with 
him,  and  to  comfort  him. 

12  And  when  they  lifted  up  their  eyes 
afar  off,  and  knew  him  not,  they  lifted 


Psa.  26  :  1  ;  41 :  1-2.  %  Heb.  swallow  him  up.  >  Mat.  6  :  2.i.  f|  Oi 
only,  j  Mat  11 :21.  k  .Tames  .5  :  10,  II.  1  Psa.  39: 1.  m  Gen.  36:  II 
.7er.4P:7.     n  Gen.  25:2.     o  Rom.  12  : 1.1. 


20.  Good  men  will  not  overlook  God's  hand  when 
calamities  come  upon  them,  nor  fail  to  humble  them- 
selves beiore  him. 

21.  Nothing  so  sustains  the  soul  in  the  day  of 
severe  trial,  as  the  thought  that  God  sends  it. 

CHAPTER  II. 

3.  He  holdeth  fast  his  integrity;  persevered 
in  yielding  obedience  to  God,  notwithstanding  his 
calamities. 

4.  S/nn  for  skin,  yea,  all  that  a  man  hath 
will  he  give  for  his  life :  Satan  here  contended 
that  Job  was  supremely  selfish — that  he  would  give 
up  even  his  own  children  to  save  himself;  but 
should  God  afflict  him  personally,  he  would  renounce 
his  allegiance  to  him.  and  blaspheme  his  name.  To 
show  the  falsehood  of  tliis,  exhibit  the  nature  of  true 
religion,  and  prepare  Job  for  greater  good  in  the 
end,  God  permitted  Satan  to  try  it. 

8.  Potsherd ;  a  piece  of  earthen  ware. 

10.  Shall  ve  not  receive  evil?  though  Satan 
was  the  instrument,  yet  Job  viewed  liis  trials  a-s 
coming  from  God ;  and  as  such,  he  humbly  sub- 
mitted to  them. 

12.  Knew  him  not ;  he  was  so  altered  by  his 
disease,  that  at  first  they  did  not  recognize  him. 


Job  curseth  the 


JOB    III. 


day  of  his  birth- 


b."'i5m!'  up  their  voice,  and  wept;  and 
they  rent  every  one  his  mantle,  and 
sprinkled  "dust  upon  their  heads  toward 
heaven. 

13  So  they  ''sat  down  with  him  upon 
the  ground  ''seven  days  and  seven  nights, 
and  none  spake  a  word  unto  him:  for 
they  saw  that  his  grief  was  very  great. 

CHAPTER   III. 

1  Job  curses  th.e  day  and  services  of  his  birth.  13  The 
ease  of  death.  20  He  complaineth  of  life,  because  of 
his  anguish. 

AFTER  this   opened  Job    his   mouth, 
and  cursed  his  day. 

2  And  Job  *spake,  and  said, 

3  Let  ■'the  day  perish  wherein  I  was 
born,  and  the  night  in  which  it  was  said, 
There  is  a  man-child  conceived. 

4  Let  that  day  be  darkness ;  let  not 
God  regard  it  from  above,  neither  let  the 
light  shine  upon  it. 

5  Let  darkness  and  the  shadow  of 
death  t  stain  it ;  let  a  cloud  dwell  upon  it ; 
let-  the  blackness  of  the  day  terrify  it. 

6  As  for  that  night,  let  darkness  seize 
upon  it;  let  it  not  be  >^ joined  unto  the 
days  of  the  year;  let  it  not  come  into  the 
number  of  the  months. 

7  Lo,  let  that  night  be  solitary;  let  no 
joyful  voice  come  therein. 

8  Let  them  curse  it  that  curse  the  day, 
who"^  are  ready  to  raise  up  II  their  mourn- 
ing. 

9  Let  the  stars  of  the  twilight  thereof  be 
dark;  let  it  look  for  light,  but  Aarc  none; 
neither  let  it  see  the  ^dawning  of  the  day  : 

10  Because  it  shut  not  up  the  doors  of 
my  mother's  womb,  nor  hid  sorrow  from 
mine  eyes. 

11  Why  died   I   not  from  the  womb? 


a  Sell.  9:1;  Lam.  2  :  10.  b  Ezra  9 : 3-n.  c  Gen.  oO  :  10.  *  Heb. 
answered  d  chap.  10  :  18.  etc.  :  Jer.  M:  14  ^  Or,  challenge,  j:  Or, 
let  them  terrify  it,  as  those  \y\ia  liave  a  bitter  dnv,  Amos  8:10. 
<l  Or.  rejoice  aniong.     e  Jer.9  :  17-50.     \l  Or, a  leviathan.     *  Heb. 


T/iei/  lifted  up  their  voice,  and  u-ept ;  when  they 
came  to  know  him,  and  see  how  dreadfully  he  was 
alilicted. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
3.  Though  true  religion  has  been  proved  a  thou- 
sand times  to  be  genuine,  yet  Satan  and  his  agents 
still  insist  that  it  is  all  hypocrisy  and  selfishness. 
To  show  the  falsehood  of  this.  God  sometimes  suffers 
him  to  visit  his  people  with  calamities,  while  he 
so  sustains  them  by  his  grace  as  to  silence  the  ob- 
jections of  foolish  men. 

9.  Our  most  intimate  friends  may  become  our 
greatest  tempters,  and  thus,  unless  resisted,  our 
most  dangerous  foes. 

10.  G-od  is  wise  and  good,  not  only  in  the  mer- 
cies which  he  bestows,  but  in  the  trials  which  he 
sends  or  permits.  While  grateful  for  the  one.  we 
should  be  submissive  under  the  other,  and  thus 
strive  to  honor  him  in  both. 

12.  Sickness  and  trials  may  so  emaciate  and  dis- 
figure our  bodies  that  our  friends  will  hardly  know 
us.  and  our  sufferings  be  such  that  they  can  give  us 
no  relief. 


ivhij  did  I  not  give  up  the  ghost  when  I 
came  out  of  the  belly  1 

12  Why  did  the  ""knees  prevent  me"?  or 
why  the  breasts  that  I  should  suck? 

1 3  For  now  should  I  have  lain  still  and 
been  quiet,  I  should  have  slept :  then  had 
I  been  at  rest, 

14  With  kings  and  counsellors  of  the 
earth,  which  built  desolate  ^places  for 
themselves  ; 

15  Or  with  princes  that  had  gold,  who 
filled  their  houses  with  silver: 

16  Or  as  a  hidden  untimely ''birth  I  had 
not  been ;  as  infants  which  never  saw- 
light. 

17  There  the  wicked  cease  from  troub- 
ling ;  and  there  the  tweary  be  at  rest. 

18  There  the  prisoners  rest  together; 
they  hear  not  the  voice  of  the  oppressor. 

19  The  small  and  great  are  tliere;  and 
the  servant  is  free  from  his  master. 

20  Wherefore  is  light  given  to  him  that 
is  in  misery,  and  life  unto  the  bitter  in 
soul ; 

21  Which  +long  for  'death,  but  it  com- 
eth  not;  and  dig  for  it  more  than  for  hid 
treasures  \ 

22  Which  rejoice  exceedingly,  a7ul  are 
glad,  when  they  can  find  the  grave  1 

23  Why  is  light  given  to  a  man  whose 
way  is  hid,  and  whom  God  hath  J  hedged 
in? 

24  For  my  sighing  comcth  before  ^'  I  cat, 
and  my  roarings  are  poured  out  like  the 
waters. 

25  For  lithe  thing  which  I  greatly 
feared  is  come  upon  me,  and  that  which 
I  was  afraid  of  is  come  unto  me. 

26  I  was  not  in  safety,  neither  had  I  rest, 
neither  was  I  quiet;  yet  trouble  came. 


eyelids  of  the  morning.       f  Isa.  6rt:  12.       e  cliap. 

l.'i:2«.      h  Psa. 

r>»:8    ^  HeXi.  weariedxnstrength.    %  Heh.  wait,    i 

Rev.  9  :  a   j  cli. 

19  :S;  Lam.  3:7.    '^Heh.mymeat.     ||  Heb. //e 

ared  afear,  and 

iV  came  upon  me. 

CHAPTER  III. 

3.  Let  the  day  perish ;  let  it  not  be  numbered 
among  the  days  of  the  year.     Ver.  6. 

11.  Why  died  I  vot ;  here  Job  sinned,  in  com- 
plaining of  the  providence  of  God. 

14.  Desolate  places  fur  themselves;  cities  in 
the  desert ;  or  perhaps  sepulchres,  which  they  built 
where  they  might  rest  and  be  quiet.  Had  he  died 
at  his  birth,  Job  thought  he  should  have  rested  with 
eqtial  quietness. 

19.  There;  in  the  grave. 

20.  Unto  the  hitter  in  soul ;  to  him  who  pines 
in  misery. 

21.  Dig  for  it ;  earnestly  desire  it. 

23.  Wiiose  way  is  hid;  so  that  he  could  see 
no  possibility  of  escape  from  his  sufferings. 

25.  That  which  I  u-as  afraid  of;  calamities 
more  and  more  dreadful  following  each  other  in 
quick  succession. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  A  good  man  under  trials  may  become  fretful 
and  peevish,  have  hard   tiioughts  of  God  and  his 
ways,  and  may  say  things  which  he  will  afterwards 
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The  address  of  EUphaz. 


JOB   IV. 


His  solemn  vision 


CHAPTER  IV 


1  EUphaz  reproveth  Job  for  want  of  relie;ioii.  7  He 
teacheth  God's  judgments  to  be  not  for  the  righteous, 
but  for  the  wicked.  12  His  fearful  vision,  to  humble 
the  excellency  of  creatures  before  God. 

THEN  Eliphaz  the  Temanitc answered 
and  said, 
2  If  we  assay  *  to  commune  with  thee, 
wilt  thou  be  grieved  ?  but  who  can  with- 
hold+  himself  from  speaking? 

'.i  Behold,  thou  hast  instructed  many,  and 
thou  hast  "strengthened  the  weak  hands. 

4  Thy  words  have  upholden  him  that 
was  falling,  and  thou  hast  strengthened 
the  t  feeble  knees. 

5  But  now  it  is  come  upon  thee,  and 
thou  faintest;  it  toucheth  thee,  and  thou 
art  troubled. 

6  Is  not  this  thy  fear,  thy  confidence,  thy 
hope,  and  the  uprightness  of  thy  ways'? 

7  Remember,  I  pray  thee,  who  ever 
perished,  being  innocent?  or  where  were 
the  righteous  cut  off? 

8  Even  as  I  have  seen,  ''they  that 
plough  iniquity,  and  sow  wickedness, 
reap  the  same. 

9  By  the  blast  of  God  they  perish,  and 
by  Hhc  breath  of  his  nostrils  are  they 
consumed. 

10  The  roaring  of  the  lion,  and  the 
voice  of  the  fierce  lion,  and  the  "^  teeth  of 
the  young  lions,  are  broken. 

1 1  The  old  lion  perisheth  for  lack  of 
prey,  and  the  stout  lion's  whelps  are 
scattered  abroad. 

*  Heb.  a  worti.  f  J-Ieb.  refrain  from  words,  a  Isa.  35:3. 
^  Hell.  Iwwing,  Heb.  12:  li.  b  Gal.  6:7,8.  %  That  is,  hit  anger, 
cli:i|>.  15  :  30  ;  Isa.  1 1  :  ■).     c  Psa.  58  :  6.     \\  Heb.  hyHralth.     »  Heb. 

see  to  be  foolish  and  wicked,  and  of  which  he  will 
be  utterly  ashamed.     Chap.  42  :  3-6. 

11.  Men  if  left  to  themselves  under  trials,  may 
wish  that  they  were  dead,  and  be  tempted  some- 
times even  to  kill  themselves ;  but  this  is  rebellion 
against  God,  and  is  the  way  to  increase  their  own 
sorrows. 

23.  lien  sometimes  wonder  why  it  is  that  G-od 
preserves  their  lives,  when  they  seem  to  be  receiv- 
ing no  good  tliemselves.  and  doing  no  good  to  others. 
But  God  has  wise  and  good  reasons ;  and  through 
their  preservation  and  trials,  may  bless  not  only 
them,  bat  mtiltitudes  of  others  to  the  end  of  time 
and  to  eternity.     Rom.  14 :  7  ;  1  Tim.  1 :  16. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

3.  T/ie  weak  IkuuIs  ;  persons  tliat  were  ready 
to  faint  and  despond  under  trouble. 

•'5.  It ;  distress. 

0.  Tliy  confidence ;  where  is  now  thy  confidence 
in  God,  and  in  the  reality  of  thy  hope  and  love  to 
him  ?  Jobs  friends  looked  upon  this  world  as  a 
state  not  merely  of  trial,  but  of  retribution.  In 
tliis  Job  justly  dillered  from  them;  and  this  was 
the  point  of  controversy  between  them. 

8.  Plough — soiv ;  practise.  Reap  the  same; 
experience  the  fruit  or  effects  of  their  sins.  Verses 
9-11. 

12.  Secretly  brought ;  revealed  in  a  dream  or 
vision. 

16.  It  ;  the  spirit. 

17.  More  jvsl  than  God?  so  that  he  can  right- 

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12  Now  a  thing  was  1!  secretly  b  c!^. 
brought  to  me,  and  mine  ear  received  a 
little  thereof. 

13  In  thoughts  from  the  visions  of  the 
night,  when  deep  sleep  falleth  on  men, 

14  Fear  *came  upon  me,  and  trembling, 
which  made  t  all  my  bones  to  shake. 

15  Then  a  spirit  passed  before  my  face  ; 
the  hair  of  my  flesh  stood  up  : 

16  It  stood  still,  but  I  could'not  discern 
the  form  thereof:  an  image  icas  before 
mine  eyes,  ^  there  teas  silence,  and  I  heard 
a  voice,  saying, 

17  Shall  inortal  man  be  more  just  than 
God?  shall  a  man  be  more  pure  than  his 
Maker  ? 

18  Behold,  he  put  no  trust  in  his  ser- 
A'ants  ;  and  ^  his  **  angels  he  charged  with 
folly : 

19  How  much  less  in  them  that  dwell  in 
houses  of  clay,  whose  foundation  is  in  the 
dust,  which  arc  crushed  before  the  moth? 

20  They  are  H  destroyed  from  morning 
to  evening  :  they  perish  for  ever  without 
any  regarding  it. 

21  Doth  "^not  their  excellency  which  is 
in  them  go  away?  they  '^die,  even  with- 
out wisdom. 

CHAPTER  V. 

1  The  harm  of  inconsideration.  3  The  end  of  the  wick- 
ed is  misery.  6  God  is  to  be  regarded  in  affliction.  17 
The  happy  end  of  God's  correction. 

GALL  now,  if  there  be  any  that  will 
answer  thee ;   and  to  which  of  the 
saints  wilt  thou  *turn  ? 


met  me.  j  Heb.  the  multitude  of.  t  Or,  /  heard  a  still  voice. 
%  Or,  tioi-  in  his  angels,  in  wliom  he  put  light.  i  2  Peter,  2:4. 
\\  Hvh.  beaten  in  pieces,     e  Psa.  HB  :  3,  4.     f  Isa.  2:  32.     *0r, /o<>*. 


fully  arraign  the  conduct  of  his  Maker  ?    Ought  he 
not  rather  to  submit  to  all  his  dispensations? 

19.   Them — in  hovsis  of  clay  ;  men. 
INSTRUCT  I  O.NS. 

3.  The  ability  and  disposition  to  give  instruction 
to  the  ignorant,  consolation  to  the  sorrowful,  and 
encouragement  to  the  despairing,  are  valuable  traits 
of  character  which  should  be  diligently  cultivated, 
and  faithfully  improved  for  the  benefit  of  men. 

.5.  It  is  much  easier  to  preach  than  to  practise  ; 
and  those  instructions  which  we  give  to  others,  and 
which  sometimes  comfort  and  support  them,  we  at 
other  times  fail  properly  to  apply  for  our  own  direc- 
tion and  benefit. 

7.  The  idea  of  Eliphaz  and  his  friends,  that  good 
men  will  not  be  afflicted  or  suffer  a  violent  death, 
and  that  of  course  the  afllictions  of  .Tob  proved  him 
to  be  what  Satan  accused  him  of  being,  a  h^Tio- 
crite,  was  false.  By  adopting  this  idea  and  apply- 
ing it  to  Job,  they  joined  themselves  with  Satan  in 
tormenting  him,     John  16  :  33;  Rev.  7  :  14. 

13.  Dreams  are  not  now  to  be  relied  on ;  and 
yet  if  they  are  the  means  of  suggesting  important 
thought.s  and  leading  to  useful  reflections,  they 
should  be  gratefully  acknowledged  and  made  sub- 
servient to  our  own  good  and  that  of  others. 

IS,  In  comparison  with  God,  all  created  wisdom, 
power,  or  goodness  are  as  nothing.     His  perfections 
infinitely  surpass  all  finite  conceptions. 
CHAPTER  V. 

1.  Answer  thee ;  support  thy  cause. 


Job's  leply  to  Eliphaz. 


JOB    V. 


Object  of  God's  judgments. 


man,  and  *eiivy  slayeth  the  silly  one. 

3  I  *have  seen  the  foolish  taking  root: 
but  suddenly  I  cursed  his  habitation. 

4  His  children  are  far  from  safety,  and 
they  are  crushed  in  the  gate,  neither  is 
there  any  to  deliver  them. 

5  Whose  harvest  the  hungry  eatcth  up, 
and  taketh  it  even  out  of  the  thorns,  and  the 
robber  swalloweth  up  their  substance. 

6  Although  tatHiction  cometh  not  forth 
of  the  dust,  neither  doth  trouble  spring 
out  of  the  ground  ; 

7  Yet  ''man  is  born  unto  ? trouble,  as 
the  ^  sparks  fly  upward. 

8  I  would  seek  unto  God,  and  unto  God 
would  I  commit  my  cause  : 

9  Which  doeth  great  things  and  II  un- 
searchable ;  marvellous  things  *without 
number : 

10  Who  giveth  rain  upon  the  earth,  and 
sendeth  waters  upon  the  tfields  : 

1 1  To  set  up  on  high  those  that  be  low  ; 
that  those  which  mourn  may  be  exalted 
to  safety. 

12  He  '^disappointeth  the  devices  of  the 
crafty,  so  that  their  hands  cannot  per- 
form t  their  enterprise. 

13  He  ''taketh  the  wise  in  their  own 
craftiness  :  and  the  counsel  of  the  fro- 
ward  is  carried  headlong. 

14  They  ^  meet  with  darkness  in  the 
daytime,  and  grope  in  the  noonday  as  in 
the  night. 

15  But  "he  saveth  the  poor  from  the 


*  Or,  indignatioi 

1.       a  p..;a.  37:3.5.      i  Or,  iniquit'/.      h  1  Cor. 

10:13.       t  Or.  lain 

r.       %  Heb.  suns  of  the  bwntng  cual  lift  up  to 

fly.      II  Heb.  there 

s  71(7  search.      *  Heb.  till  there  be  nn  number. 

t  Wsh.out-placts. 

cNeh.4:lD.     X  Or,  ana  thing.     <ilCor.3:19. 

\  Or,  run  mto,  Isa. 

50  :  10  ;  Amos  8:9.       «  Psn.  107  :  41.      f  Heb. 

2.  Wrath — and  envy  ;  are  the  means  of  ruin  to 
the  wicked  who  indulge  them. 

3.  Foolish;  wicked.  I  cursed;  saw  it  to  be 
accursed. 

4.  Crushed  in  the  gate;  condemned  in  the 
place  where  judgments  were  issued. 

5.  Out  of  the  thorns  ;  they  take  all.  even  that 
which  is  ungathered  among  the  thorns  of  the  field. 

6.  Cometh  not  forth  of  the  dust ;  affliction 
does  not  come  by  chance  ;  it  is  ordered  by  Crod,  and 
therefore  should  be  cheerfully  submitted  to. 

7.  As  the  sparks  Jly  itpu-ard ;  it  is  as  natural 
for  fallen  man  to  sin  and  suffer,  as  for  sparks  to  fly 
upward. 

8.  I  would  seek  unto  God;  this  expresses  the 
duty  of  men  in  aflliction. 

13.  T7ie  ?/'j«fi;  the  worldly  wise.  Thefroward; 
those  who  disobey  Grod. 

\5.   The  poor ;  the  afllicted,  who  trust  in  God. 

17.  Whom  God  correcteth ;  who  receives  cor- 
rection in  a  proper  manner. 

19.  Ill  six  troubles — in  seven;    a  definite  is 
here  put  for  a  large  indefinite  number. 
•     21.  Hid;  safe. 

23.  1)1  league  with  the  stones  ;  they  shall  not 
hurt  thee. 

24.  Not  sin;  not  wander,  err,  or  miss  the  way 
to  his  house,  but  find  it  safe  as  he  left  it. 

25.  Great ;  numerous  and  prosperous. 


sword,  from  their  mouth,  and  from  the 
hand  of  the  mighty. 

16  So  the  poor  hath  hope,  and  iniquity 
stoppeth  her  mouth. 

17  Behold,  Hiappy  is  the  man  whom 
God  correcteth  :  therefore  despise  not 
thou  the  chastening  of  the  Almighty  : 

1 8  For  s  he  maketh  sore,  and  bindeth  up  : 
he  woundeth,  and  his  hands  make  whole. 

19  He  ''shall  deliver  thee  in  six  troub- 
les :  yea,  in  seven  there  shall  no  evil 
touch  thee. 

20  In  'famine  he  shall  redeem  thee 
from  death  :  and  in  war  from  the  il  power 
of  the  sword. 

21  Thou  shalt  be  hid  *from  the  scourge 
of  the  J  tongue  :  neither  shalt  thou  be 
afraid  of  destruction  when  it  cometh. 

22  At  destruction  and  famine  thou  shalt 
laugh  :  neither  shalt  thou  be  afraid  of 
the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

23  For  thou  shalt  be  in  league  with  the 
stones  of  the  field:  and  the  ''beasts  of 
the  field  shall  be  at  peace  with  thee. 

24  And  lliou  shalt  know  tthat  thy  tab- 
ernacle sJudl  he  in  peace  ;  and  thou  shalt 
visit  thy  habitation,  and  shalt  not  tsin. 

25  Thou  shalt  know  also  that  thy  seed 
shall  he  ^  great,  and  thine  offspring  as  the 
grass  of  the  earth. 

26  Thou  shalt  come  to  thy  grave  in  a  full 
age,'  like  as  a  shock  of  corn  Hcometh  in 
in  his  season. 

27  Lo  this,  we  have '"  searched  it,  so  it  is; 
hear  it,  and  know  thou  it  for  *thy  good. 


12:. 5; 

James 

1  :  \i. 

g  Dent 

3 

:  3VI.     h 

Psa.  91 : 3. 

i   P« 

a.  37:19. 

11   Heb 
t  Isa. 

.  haiuis 

'  0 

-,  ^vhen 

the 

tongue 

scouraeth. 

J  P» 

a.  31  :-20. 

11:9. 

f  Or,  that  peac 

thy  tabernaclt.     ± 

)r,er 

r.     a  Or, 

much. 

IProi 

.9:11. 

II  Heb 

ascetideth. 

ui  Prov.  2 

:  3-f,. 

•Heb. 

thyself,  Prov. 

9  :  1-2. 

26.  In  a  full  age;  not  meet  a  premature  death. 

27.  We  have  searched  it ;  learned  from  obser- 
vation, that  those  who  feel  and  act  right,  are  deliv- 
ered or  saved  from  trouble  ;  and  tliose  only  continue 
to  be  afllicted,  who  continue  to  feel  and  act  WTong. 
From  this,  Eliphaz  would  draw  the  erroneous  con- 
clusion, that  the  continuance  of  Job''s  afflictions 
proved  him  to  be  as  Satan  affirmed,  a  hypocrite,  or 
a  very  selfish,  wicked  man. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Men  sometimes  think  that  all  the  good  agree 
in  opinion  with  themselves,  and  that  those  who  do 
not  are  wicked. 

3.  It  needs  no  spirit  of  prophecy  to  foretell  the  ruin 
of  such  as  continue  in  acourseofdisobedienceCoGod. 

6.  As  troubles  do  not  come  by  chance,  but  are 
directed  by  infinite  wisdom  and  goodness,  for  most 
benevolent  ends,  they  should  be  borne  with  patience, 
and  cheerful  submission  to  the  perfect  will  of  God. 

12.  No  wisdom  but  that  which  comes  from  above 
will  guide  a  man  in  the  path  of  truth  and  duty,  or 
ultimately  meet  with  success. 

17.  Trust  in  God  and  supreme  devotion  to  him, 
will  sanctify  every  trial  while  It  lasts,  and  in  due 
time  secure  certain,  full,  and  eternal  deliverance. 

27.  Human  reason  and  observation,  without  rev- 
elation, are  unsafe  guides  :  and  none,  unless  enlight- 
ened by  God.  will  haye.such  views  of  his  character 
and  ways  as  lead  to  safety  and  success. 
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Job  refrovelh 


JOB   VI, 


his  J'r  tends. 


CHAPTER  VI. 


1  Job  showeth  that  his  complaints  are  not  causeless.  8 
He  wisheth  for  death,  wherein  he  is  assured  of  com- 
fort.    14  He  reproveth  his  friends  of  unkindness. 

BUT  Job  ans\A-ered  and  said, 
2  Oh  that  my  grief  were  thoroughly 
weighed,  and  my  calamity  *laid  in  the 
balances  together  ! 

3  For  now  it  would  be  heavier  than  the 
sand*  of  the  sea:  therefore  t  my  words 
are  swallowed  up. 

4  For  the  arrows  of  the  Almighty  are 
within  me,  the  poison  whereof  drinketh 
up  my  spirit :  the  ''  terrors  of  God  do  set 
themselves  in  array  against  me. 

5  Doth  the  wild  ass  bray  l^when  he 
hath  grass?  or  loweth  the  ox  over  his 
fodder  ? 

6  Can  that  which  is  unsavory  be  eaten 
without  salt?  or  is  there  any  taste  in  the 
white  of  an  egg  ? 

7  The  things  that  my  soul  refused  to 
touch  are  as  my  sorrowful  meat. 

8  Oh  that  I  might  have  my  request; 
and  that  God  would  grant  me  Hhe  thing 
that  I  long  for ! 

9  Even  "^that  it  would  please  God  to 
destroy  me  ;  that  he  would  let  loose  his 
hand,  and  cut  mc  off! 

10  Then  should  I  yet  have  comfort; 
yea,  I  would  harden  myself  in  sorrow : 
let  him  not  spare;  ""for  I  have  not  con- 
cealed the  words  of  the  *'Holy  One. 

1 1  What  is  my  strength,  that  I  should 
hope?  and  what  is  mine  end,  that  I  should 
prolong  my  life  ? 

1 2  h  my  strength  the  strength  of  stones  ? 
or  is  my  flesh  "of  brass  ? 

13  Is  not  my  help  in  mc?  and  is  wisdom 
driven  quite  from  me  ? 

14  To  him  that  *  is  •" afflicted  pity  should 


*  Heb.  lifted  up.  »  Prov.  27  : 3.  t  Tlmt  is,  /  tvant  words  to  ex- 
prett  viti  grirf,Vsa..n:i.  b  Pen.  88:  IS,  16.  J  Heb.a/^r<M».  %  Heb. 
my  expectation.  c  1  Kings,  19:4;  .lonab  4  :  3,  8.  d  Psa.  40 :  9  ; 
AcU20:-2ii. -27.      e  Isa.  .17  :  1.5.     ||  Heb. //rojen.      "  Heh.  metteth. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

3.  Heavier  than  the  sand ;  very  great,  insup- 
portable. Are  sivalloived  uj);  are  insufficient  to 
express  my  calamity. 

4.  Arrows  of  the  Almighty  ;  such  distresses  as 
G-od  alone  can  inflict. 

5.  Loiceth  the  o.r  over  his  fodder?  the  beast 
does  not  complain  without  reason  ;  nor,  as  Job  con- 
tended, did  he. 

6.  That  which  is  nnsavonj ;  like  the  speech  of 
Eliphaz,  which  needed  other  qualities  than  what  it 
possessed  to  make  it  palatable. 

8.  The  thing  that  I  long  for;  immediate 
death. 

10.  Not  oncealed  the  words;  not  been  hypo- 
critical, but  upright  and  sincere. 

11.  That  I  should  hope;  hope  long  to  continue 
alive,  under  such  aggravated  sufferings. 

13.  Is  not  my  help  In  mc?  had  he  not  under- 
standing, and  consciousness  that  he  wa.s  right? 

14.  He  forsnketh;  he  who  docs  not  show  pity 
to  the  afflicted,  sins  against  the  Almighty. 

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he  showed  from  his  friend  ;  but  he  *b.c:?»^ 
forsaketh  the  fear  of  the  Almighty. 

15  JNIy  ^brethren  have  dealt  deceitfully 
as  a  brook,  and  as  the  stream  of  brooks 
they  pass  away ; 

IG  Which  are  blackish  by  reason  of  the 
ice,  and  wherein  the  snow  is  hid  : 

17  What  time  they  wax  warm,  they 
tvanish:  +when  it  is  hot,  they  are  ^  con- 
sumed out  of  their  place. 

18  The  paths  of  their  way  are  turned 
aside  ;  they  go  to  nothing,  and  perish. 

19  The  troops 'of  ''Tema  looked,  the 
companies  of  Sheba  waited  for  thein. 

20  They  were  confounded  because  they 
had  hoped;. they  came  thither,  and  were 
ashamed. 

21  For  now  'lye  are  *  nothing;  ye  see 
my  casting  down,  and  are  afraid. 

22  Did  I  say.  Bring  unto  me  ?  or.  Give 
a  reward  for  me  of  your  substance? 

23  Or,  Deliver  mc  from  the  enemy's 
hand?  or,  Redeem  me  from  the  hand  of 
the  mighty  ? 

24  Teach  me,  .and  I  will  hold  my 
tongue  :  and  cause  mc  to  understand 
wherein  I  have  erred. 

25  How  'forcible  are  right  words  I  but 
what  doth  your  arguing  reprove? 

26  Do  ye  imagine  to  reprove  words, 
and  the  speeches  of  one  that  is  desperate, 
which  arc  as  wind  ? 

27  Yea,  ye  t  overwhelm  the  fatherless, 
and  ye  dig  a  pit  for  your  friend. 

28  Now  therefore  be  content,  look  upon 
me  ;  for  it  is  +  evident  unto  you  if  I  lie. 

29  Return,  I  pray  you,  let  it  not  be  in- 
iquity ;  yea,  return  again,  my  righteous- 
ness is  in  ^it. 

30  Is  there  iniquity  in  my  tongue?  can- 
not my  lltaste  discern  perverse  things? 


f  Heb.  13:3.  gPsa.  .38:11.  \  Bvh.  are  cut  off.  ^  Heh.  in  the  heat 
thereof.  \  Heh.  extinguished,  h  Gen.  2.i:  1.5.  ||  Or,  ve  me  like  (u 
them;Ue\>.toit.  "  He\y  not.  i  Eoi-l.  12: 11.  ]Yic\y.causelo fall  upon. 
%  Kvb.  before  your  face.      %  That  is,  MlJ  mo«ci-.      ||    Heb.  palate. 


15.  As  a  brook;  a  brook  that  abounds  with 
water  for  a  time,  and  then  dries  away. 

16.  The  ice ;  that  melted  from  the  mountains. 

19.  Tema — Sheba;  countries  south  of  Judea. 

20.  Hoped ;  to  find  water  in  the  channel  of  the 
river  in  the  desert. 

21.  Ye  are  nothing;  like  the  brooks  that  pass 
away. 

2"2.  Did  I  .lay.  Bring  unto  me?  did  he  request 
his  friends  to  help  him? 

2-5.  Right  ifoids ;  words  of  truth,  which,  as 
Job  contended,  the  words  of  Eliphaz  were  not. 

27.  Ye  ovent'helm  the  fatherless ;  they  acted 
towards  him  with  cruelty. 

29.  Return.  I  pray  yon  ;  and  .address  him  in  a 
different  manner,  one  that  should  not  impute  to  him 
iniquity,  but  should  admit  that  he  was  upright  and 
sincere. 

30.  Discern,;  bet«'een  good  and  evil  in  him- 
self. 

IXi?TRlTCTTO\S. 
3.  Complaints  under  calamities,  instead  of  les- 


Job  desireth  death. 


JOB  yiii. 


Address  of  Bildad. 


CHAPTER  VII. 


I  Job  excuseth  his  desire  of  death.  12  He  complain- 
eth  of  his  own  restlessness,  17  and  God's  watch- 
fulness. 

7S  there  not  *  an  "appointed  time  to  man 
upon  earth?  are  not  his  days  also  like 
the  days  of  a  hireling? 

2  As  a  servant  t  earnestly  desireth  the 
shadow,  and  as  a  hireling  looketh  for  the 
reward  of  his  work ; 

3  So  am  I  made  to  possess  months  of 
vanity,  and  wearisome  '' nights  are  ap- 
pointed to  me. 

4  When  '^  I  lie  down,  I  say.  When  shall 
I  arise,  and  the  +  night  be  gone"?  and  I  am 
full  of  tossings  to  and  fro  unto  the  dawn- 
ing of  the  day. 

0  My  flesh  is  clothed  with  worms  and 
clods  of  dust;  my  skin  is  broken,  and  be- 
come loathsome. 

6  My  days  are  swifter  than  a  weaver's 
shuttle,  and  are  spent  without  hope. 

7  0  remember  that  my  life  is  wind : 
mine  "^eye  shall  hio  more  II  see  good. 

8  The  eye  of  him  that  haih  seen  me 
shall  see  me  no  more :  thine  eyes  are 
upon  me,  and  *  I  am  not. 

9  As  the  cloud  is  consumed  and  van- 
isheth  away ;  so  he  that  goeth  down  to 
the  grave  shall  come  up  no  more. 

10  He  ^  shall  return  no  more  to  his 
house,  neither  shall  his  place  know  him 
any  more. 

1 1  Therefore  I  will  not  refrain  my 
mouth ;  I  will  speak  in  the  anguish  of  my 
spirit;  I  will  complain  in  the  bitterness 
of  my  soul. 

12  Am  I  a  sea,  or  a  whale,  that  thou 
settest  a  watch  over  me? 

13  When  I  say,  My  bed  shall  comfort 
me,  my  couch  shall  ease  my  complaint; 


"Or,  a  „,a./a«. 

chap.  H  :  .=i,  U.    \  Heb.  gapeth  after,    b  Psa. 

fi:fi.    cDeut.  28:67. 

%  Heb.  evening  Ite  measured,    il  Gen.  4.' :  36. 

%  Heb.  not  return. 

II  to  see,  that  m,  to  enjoy.      *  Th.1t  is,  lean 

live  no  longer,     e  Ps 

n.  451:1-2,  14.     f  Heb.  ftonw.     f  chap.  10  :  1 .50. 

sening  generally  increase  them,  and  unfit  the  mind 
to  bear  them  with  patience,  or  receive  the  benefit 
they  might  otherwise  occasion. 

7.  Trials  from  which  we  instinctively  shrink  in 
prosperity,  sometimes  become  so  wearisome  in  ad- 
versity, that  we  wish  for  death. 

14.  The  distresses  of  others  should  draw  forth 
our  compassion  and  kindness ;  and  the  manifesta- 
tion of  a  contrary  spirit,  is  a  sin  not  only  against 
men.  but  against  G-od. 

21.  Expectations  of  help  from  earthly  friends  are 
often  disappointed ;  but  those  which  are  placed  on 
Grod  will  in  tlie  end  be  more  than  realized. 

*  CHAPTER  VII. 

6.  Without  hope;  of  recovery,  or  any  relief  ex- 
cept in  death. 

S.  /  am,  not ;  I  shall  soon  die  and  pass  away. 

12.  Thoio  settest  a  ivatch  over  me;  guaraest 
and  confinest  me  with  sickness. 

19.  Till  I  swallow;  a  very  short  time. 

20.  Set  me  as  a  mark ;  for  the  arrows  of  the 
Almighty. 


14  Then  thou  scarest  me  with  dreams, 
and  terrifiest  me  through  visions  : 

15  So  that  my  soul  chooseth  strangling, 
and  death  rather  than  my  t  life. 

16  1  '"loathe  it ;  I  would  not  live  alway  : 
let  me  alone;  for  my  days  are  vanity. 

17  What  ^is  man,  that  thou  shouldest 
magnify  him?  and  that  thou  shouldest 
set  thy  heart  upon  him? 

1 8  And  that  thou  shouldest  visit  him  every 
morning,  and  try  him  every  moment  ? 

19  How  ^  long  wilt  thou  not  depart  from 
me,  nor  let  me  alone  till  I  swallow  down 
my  spittle  ? 

20  I  have  sinned ;  what  shall  I  do  unto 
thee,  0  thou  'preserver  of  men?  why 
hast  thou  set  me  as  a  -"mark  against  thee, 
so  that  I  am  a  burden  to  myself? 

21  And  why  dost  thou  not  pardon  my 
transgression,  and  take  ''away  mine  ini- 
quity? for  now  shall  I  sleep  in  the  dust; 
and  thou  shalt  seek  me  in  the  morning, 
but    I  shall  not  he. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

1  Bildad  showeth  God's  justice  in  dealing  with  men 
according  to  their  works.  8  He  allegeth  antiquity  to 
prove  the  certjiin  destruction  of  the  hypocrite.  20 
He  applieth  God's  just  dealing  to  Job. 

THEN    answered  Bildad  the  Shuhite, 
and  said, 

2  How  long  wilt  thou  speak  these 
things  ?  and  hoiv  long  shall  the  words  of 
thy  mouth  be  like  a  strong  wind? 

3  Doth  '"God  pervert  judgment?  or  doth 
the  Almighty  pervert  justice? 

4  If  thy  children  have  sinned  against 
him,  and  he  have  cast  them  away  +for 
their  transgression ; 

5  If  "thou  wouldest  seek  unto  God  be- 
times, and  make  thy  supplication  to  the 
Almighty  ; 


;Psa.  8:4.  h  Psa.  00  :  4.  iPsa.  36:6.  jl..am  3:1-2.  k  Micah 
7  :  18,  19  ;  1  John,  1:9.  I  Psa.  103  :  13.  m  Deut.  3-2:4;  2  Chron. 
19:7;  chap.  .14:  1-2, 17:  Psa.89:14;  Dan.  9  :  14  ;  Rom.  3  :  5,  6. 
t  Heb.  in  the  hand  of  their,      n  chap.  1 1 :  13  ;  '22  :  23,  etc.       . 


INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  The  length  of  human  life  is  fixed  by  God  ;  and 
all  tlie  days  of  our  appointed  time  we  should  wait 
with  patience,  and  labor  with  diligence,  till  our 
change  come. 

5.  No  perfection  of  human  character  will  exempt 
men  in  this  vi-orld  from  trials ;  and  none  but  those 
who  have  experienced  them,  can  realize  the  diffi- 
culty of  exercising  at  all  times  a  calm,  quiet,  peace- 
ful submission  under  them. 

13.  Quiet  and  refreshing  rest  in  sleep  is  the  gift 
of  God,  and  a  blessing  the  greatness  of  which  no 
one  who  has  not  for  a  time  been  deprived  of  it  -wsill 
duly  appreciate. 

20.  All  men  have  sinned,  and  deserve  all  that 
they  suffer ;  and  the  only  sure  way  of  deliverance 
is  in  acknowledging  their  transgressions,  and  look- 
ing up  to  Him  who  is  exalted  to  give  repentance, 
that  he  would  freely  and  abundantly  pardon. 

CH.A.PTER  Vni. 
3.  Doth  God  })ervert  judgment?  Job  had  not 
asserted  this,  though  Bildad  speaks  as  if  he  had. 
C31 


The  hypocrite  s  hop(. 


JOB   IX. 


Job's  reply  to  Bildad- 


6  If  thou  wcrt  pure  and  upright:  surely 
now  he  would  awake  for  thee,  and  make 
the  habitation  of  thy  righteousness  pros- 
perous. 

7  Though  thy  beginning  was  small,  yet 
thy  latter  end  should  greatly  increase. 

8  For  inquire,  I  pray  thee,  of  the  former 
age,  and  prepare  thyself  to  the  search  of 
their  fathers : 

9  (For  *we  are  but  of  yesterday,  and 
know  'nothing,  because  our  days  upon 
earth  are  a  ''shadow  :) 

10  Shall  not  they  teach  thee,  and  tell 
Ihec,  and  utter  words  out  of  their  heart? 

1 1  Can  the  rush  grow  up  without  mire  ? 
can  the  flag  grow  without  water? 

1 2  Wlxilst  "^  it  is  yet  in  his  greenness,  and 
not  cut  down,  it  withereth  before  any 
other  herb. 

13  So  fl/-e  the  paths  of  all  that  forget  God; 
and  the  hypocrite's  ''hope  shall  perish: 

14  Whose  hope  shall  be  cut  off,  and 
whose  tru.st  shall  be  a  spider's  t  web. 

15  He  shall  lean  upon  his  house,  but  it 
shall  "  not  stand :  he  shall  hold  it  fast, 
but  it  shall  not  endure. 

16  He  is  green  before  the  sun,  and  his 
branch  shooteth  forth  in  his  garden. 

17  His  roots  are  wrapped  about  the 
heap,  and  seeth  the  place  of  stones. 

18  If  he  destroy  him  from  his  place, 
then  it  shall  deny  him,  saying,  ''I  have 
not  seen  thee. 

19  Behold,  this  is  the  joy  of  his  way, 
and  out  of  the  earth  shall  s  others  grow. 

20  Behold,  ''  God  will  not  cast  away  a 
perfect  man^  neither  will  he  +hel])  the  evil- 
doers : 


•  Psa.  Sg:.").       'Heb.not.      b  :  Cliron.  29:  lA. 

c  Psa.l29:6; 

Miit.13:M.     d  cliap.  U  :  20 ;  27:8;  Prov.  I0:2S. 

t  Heb.  house, 

laa.  S9  :  6,  6.      •  Mat.  7  :  26.     f  Psa.  37  :  36.      B  Mat 

3:9.      h  Psa. 

94  :  14.      ±  Heb.  lake  the  umodhj  btj  the  hand.      % 

Heb-  thouting 

forjon.     1  Ps:!.  132:  18.     \\Heh.nolhe.    i  Paa.  143  : 

2;  Rom.  3:  20. 

6.  He  would  au'cike  fur  thee;  God  would  re- 
move his  calamities  and  make  him  prosperous  ;  and 
because  he  did  not  do  it,  HJldad  like  Eliphaz  erro- 
neously concluded  that  Job  was  a  wicked  man. 
Their  error  was,  in  supposing  that  the  outward  con- 
dition of  men  in  this  world  was  according  to  their 
character. 

10.  They ;  the  fathers,  who  lived  much  longer 
than  their  descendants  and  had  more  time  for  obser- 
vation. 

11.  Can  the  flag  grow  witkont  water?  as  this 
could  not  be,  so  Bildad  concluded  that  great  afflic- 
tions could  not  come  except  on  a  very  wicked  man. 

15.  It  shall  not  stand ;  that  on  which  he  de- 
pends shall  give  way  and  disappoint  him. 

48.  /  have  not  seen,  thee ;  lie  sliiiU  be  as  though 
hn  liad  not  been — rooted  up,  and  forgotten.  The 
above  all  goes  upon  the  erroneous  supposition  that 
men  are  always  treated  in  this  world  according  to 
their  character. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
'■i.  It  is  common  for  men  in  controversy  to  impute 
sentiments  to  their  opponents  which  they  do  not 
hold,  and  to  charge  them  with  consequences  which 
they  reject  and  abhor. 

G.  Many  errors  arise  from  confounding  this  state 
632 


21  Till  he  nil  thy  mouth  with  *„.J?;?JS: 
laughing,  and  thy  lips  with  ^rejoicing. 

22  They  that  hate  thee  shall  be  clothed 
with  '  shame ;  and  the  dwelling-place  of 
the  wicked  shall  II  come  to  naught. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

1  Job  acknowledging  God's  justice,  showeth  there  is  no 
contending  with  him.  22  Man's  innocency  is  not  to 
be  condemned  by  afflictions. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  I  know  it  is  so  of  a  truth:  ^but 
how  should  man  be  just  *with  God? 

3  If  he  will  contend  with  him,  he  can- 
not answer  him  one  of  a  thousand. 

4  He  ^  is  wise  in  heart,  and  mighty  in 
strength :  who  hath  hardened  himself 
against  him,  and  hath  prospered  ? 

5  Which  removeth  the  mountains,  and 
they  know  not;  which  overturneth  them 
in  his  anger; 

6  Which  'shaketh  the  earth  out  of  her 
place,  and  the  pillars  thereof  tremble  ; 

7  Which  commandeth  the  "sun,  and  it 
riseth  not;   and  sealeth  up  the  stars; 

8  Which  alone  spreadeth  out  the  "heav- 
ens, and  "treadeth  upon  the  t  waves  of 
the  sea ; 

9  Which  P  maketh  tArcturus,  Orion,  and 
Pleiades,  and  the  chambers  of  the  soutii ; 

10  Which  doeth  great  things  past  find- 
ing out;  yea,  and  wonders  without  num- 
ber. 

11  Lo,  he  goeth  by  me,  and  I  see  him 
not:  he  passeth  on  also,  but  I  perceive 
him  not. 

12  Behold,  he  taketh  away,  who  can 
hinder'  him?  ''who  will  say  unto  him. 
What  doest  thou? 


*  Ol,  be/ore.  k.Imle24,25.  1  Heb.  12:26.  m  .losh.  10 :  12. 
n  Psa.  1(M  :  2, 3  ;  Isa.  40  :  22,  28.  o  M;it.  14  :  25.  f  Heb.  heights. 
p  Amos  .5:  8.  X  Heh.  Jsh,  Cecii.  and  Cimah.  5  Heb. /iimAim 
aiduy .' chap.  U  :  10.     qDair.  4:33. 


of  trial  with  the  future  state  of  retribution.  G-od 
will  arise  for  the  deliverance  and  salvation  of  his 
people,  but  it  may  not  be  in  this  world.  Here 
they  may  have  tribulation,  but  in  heaven  they  will 
have  rest.     1  Cor.  15 :  19. 

8.  Much  may  be  learned  from  the  experience  and 
observation  of  those  who  have  gone  before  us ;  but 
their  principles  as  well  as  our  own  should  be  tried 
by  the  unerring  word  of  God,  and  if  not  in  accord- 
ance with  that  should  be  rejected. 

13.  That  on  which  hypocrites  depend  will,  at 
death,  if  not  before,  utterly  fail  them. 

20.  Though  God  will  not  cast  away  the  right- 
eous, or  help  the  wicked,  in  the  future  world,  yet  in 
this,  the  wicked  may  be  in  great  prosperity,  and  the 
righteous  in  great  adversity.     Psa.  73  : 1-15.    . 

CHAPTER  IX. 

2.  I  knov)  it  is  so ;  that  man  in  his  best  estate 
is  a  sinner,  and  that  God  in  all  his  dealings  is  just. 

3.  Answer  him;  excuse  or  justify  himself,  in 
one  of  a  thousand  of  his  actions. 

5.   They  knoiv  not ;  he  does  it  suddenly,  unex- 


C.   Which  shaketh   the   earth;    as   in   earth- 
quakes. 


Job  expostulateth 


JOB    X, 


freely  with  God. 


'^■I'lfJ:  13  //God  will  not  withdraNV  his 
anger,  the  *proud  helpers  do  stoop  under 
him. 

14  How  much  less  shall  I  answer  him, 
aad  choose  out  my  words  to  reason  with 
him? 

15  Whom,  though  I  were  righteous,  yet 
would  I  not  answer,  *6«i  I  would  make 
supplication  to  my  judge. 

16  If  I  had  called,  and  hchad  answered 
me ;  ytt  would  I  not  believe  that  he  had 
hcaikened  unto  my  voice. 

17  For  he  breaketh  me  with  a  tempest, 
and  multiplieth  my  wounds  without 
cause. 

18  He  will  not  suffer  me  to  take  my 
breath,  but  filleth  me  with  bitterness. 

19  If  I  speak  of  strength,  lo,  he  is  strong : 
and  if  of  judgment,  who  shall  set  me  a 
time  to  -plead  ? 

20  If  I  justify  myself,  mine  own  mouth 
shall  condemn  me  :  if  I  say,  I  am  perfect, 
it  shall  also  prove  me  perverse. 

21  Though  I  u'ere  perfect,  yet  would  I 
not  know  mv  soul :  I  would  despise  my 
life. 

22  This  is  one  thing,  therefore  I  said  it. 
He ''  destroy eth  the  perfect  and  the  wicked . 

23  If  the  scourge  slay  suddenly,  he  will 
laugh  at  the  trial  of  the  innocent. 

24  The  earth  is  given  into  the  hand  of 
the  wicked :  he  covereth  the  faces  of  the 
judges  thereof;  if  not,  where,  and  who 
is  he  ? 

25  Now  my  days  are  swifter  than  a 
post:  they  flee  away,  they  see  no  good. 

26  They  are  passed  away  as  the  t  swift 
ships :  as  the  eagle  that  hasteth  to  the 
prey. 

27  If  I  say,  I  will  forget  my  complaint, 


*  He\i.  helpers  of  jn-idi,  nr  ntrength.  a  rliap.  34  :  31.  *>  Ezek. 
21 :  3.  t  Or,  ships  of  JSMi  ;  Heb.  ships  of  desire.  c  Jer.  2  : 2-2. 
X  Heb.  make  me  to  be  nhhoned.  ^  Heb.  one  that  should  argue. 
II  Or,  umpire,     i  Psa.  106: -2.3.      o  Psii.  39:10.      "  Heb.  1 3m  not 


15.  Though  I  were  righteous ;  not  conscious 
of  sin.  /  ifould  Tiiake  supplication ;  sensible 
that  God  might  see  sins  where  he  did  not. 

17.  Without  cause  ;  the  cause  of  which  Job  did 
not  see. 

18.  To  take  my  breath;  his  trials  were  con- 
stant as  well  as  great. 

21.  Though  I  were  perfect ;  in  his  own  esti- 
mation; yet  he  did  not  know  the  state  of  his  own 
soul,  as  G-od  did.  I  would  despise  my  life  ;  sub- 
mit to  any  trials  that  God  might  lay  upon  him. 

22.  This  is  one  thing ;  that  God  does  not  in 
his  providence  deal  with  men  here  according  to 
their  character.  In  this  opinion  he  differed  entirely 
from  his  three  friends. 

29.  Why  then  labor  I?  why  should  he  seek  to 
show  that  he  was  innocent,  when  God  would  show 
him  to  be  wicked  ? 

32.  Answer  Jtim;  contend  with  him  in  judgment 
and  try  to  show  my  innocence. 

33.  Daysman;  one  to  decide  between  them. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
3.  The  justice  of  God  in  all  his  dispensations 


I  will  leave  off  my  heaviness,  and  com- 
fort myself  ; 

28  I  am  afraid  of  all  my  sorrows,  I  know 
that  thou  wilt  not  hold  me  innocent. 

29  // 1  be  wicked,  why  then  labor  I  in 
vain  1 

30  If^I  wash  myself  with  snow-water, 
and  make  my  hands  never  so  clean  ; 

3 1  Yet  shall  thou  plunge  me  in  the  ditch, 
and  mine  own  clothes  shall  ^  abhor  me. 

32  For  he  is  not  a  man,  as  I  am,  that  I 
should  answer  him,  and  we  should  come 
together  in  judgment. 

33  Neither  is  there  ^  any  II  daysman  ^be- 
twixt us,  that  might  lay  his  hand  upon  us 
both. 

34  Let  him  *take  his  rod  away  from  me, 
and  let  not  his  fear  terrify  me  : 

35  Then  would  I  speak,  and  not  fear 
him;  but  *it  is  not  so  with  mc. 

CHAPTER  X. 

1  Job,  taking  liberty  of  complaint,  expostulatnth  with 
God  about  his  atflictions.  Jb  He  complaineth  of  life, 
and  craveth  a  little  ease  before  death. 

MY  soul  is  t  weary  of  my  life;  I  will 
leave  my  complaint  upon   myself; 
I  will  speak  in  the  bitterness  of  my  soul. 

2  I  win  say  unto  God,  Do  ''not  condemn 
me;  show  me  ^ wherefore  thou  contcnd- 
est  with  me. 

3  Is  it  good  unto  thee  that  thou  should- 
est  oppress,  that  thou  shouldest  despise 
the  -work  of  thy  liands,  and  shine  upon 
the  counsel  of  tlie  wicked  ? 

4  Hast  thou  eyes  of  ilesh?  or  ''.seest 
thou  as  man  seeth? 

5  Are  thy  days  as  the  days  of  man  ?  are 
thy  years  as  man's  days, 

6  That  thou  inquirest  after  mine  iniqui- 
ty, and  'searchest  after  my  sin? 


so  with  myself.  ^  Or.  cut  off  while  I  live,  f  Psa.  143  :2  ;  Rom. 
8:1.  B  Lam.  5  :  16, 17.  tHeh.  labor,  hi  Sam.  16:7.  i  Psa. 
10:  15. 


should  be  taken  for  granted  ;  and  whatever  may  be 
a  man's  views  of  himself,  his  only  safety  is  in  the 
mercy  and  grace  of  God. 

10.  As  the  greatness  of  God  is  past  finding  out, 
so  the  reason  of  many  of  his  dealings  is  to  creatures 
unknown,  and  can  be  revealed  only  by  himself. 

16.  Unbelief  shuts  out  God  from  the  soul,  and 
prevents  it  from  rejoicing  in  or  seeing  the  manifes- 
tations of  his  mercy. 

20.  All  efforts  at  self-justification  in  the  sight  of 
God,  are  proofs  of  a  want  of  submission  to  him,  and 
only  increase  the  difficulties  they  are  intended  to 
remove. 

27.  There  is  no  help  for  man  but  in  the  grace  of 
God,  abounding  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

CHAPTER  X. 

2.  Show  me  wherefore  thou  contendest  with 
me  ;  Job  wished  to  know  why  it  was  that  God  so 
afflicted  him. 

3.  Shine  npoti  the  counsel  of  the  wicked ;  by 
prospering  them,  and  so  afflicting  Job,  as  to  give 
the  wicked  occasion  to  say  he  was  a  hj-pocrite. 

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Job  craveth  relief. 


JOB   XI. 


Zophar  reproveth  him. 


7  Thou*  knowest  "that  I  am  not  wick- 
ed ;  and  there  is  none  that  can  deliver  out 
of  thy  hand. 

8  Thy  hands  thavc  made  me  and  fash- 
ioned me  together  round  about;  yet  thou 
dost  destroy  nic. 

9  Remember,  I  beseech  thee,  that  thou 
hast  made  mc  as  the  ''  clay ;  and  wilt  thou 
bring  mc  into  dust  again? 

10  Hast  thou  not  poured  me  out  as 
milk,  and  curdled  me  like  cheese? 

11  Thou  '■"hast  clothed  me  with  skin 
and  flesh,  and  hast  +  fenced  me  with  bones 
and  sinews. 

12  Thou  hast  granted  me  life  and  fa- 
vor, and  thy  visitation  hath  preserved  my 
spirit. 

13  And  these  things  hast  thou  hid  in 
thy  heart :  I  know  that  this  is  with  thee. 

14  If  I  sin,  then  thou  markest  me,  and 
thou  wilt  not  acquit  inc  from  mine  ini- 
quity. 

15  If  I  be  wicked,  ^  woe  unto  me  ;  and  if 
I  be  righteous,  yet  will  I  not  lift  up  my 
head.  /  a?n  full  of  confusion ;  therefore 
see  thou  mine  affliction  ; 

IG  For  it  increaseth.  Thou  huntest  me 
as  a  fierce  "lion  :  and  again  thou  show- 
est  thyself  marvellous  upon  me. 

17  Thou  renewest  thy  ^witnesses  against 
me,  and  increasest  thine  indignation  upon 
me;  changes  and  war  arc  against  me. 

18  Wherefore  then  hast  thou  brought 
me  forth  out  of  the  womb  ?  ""Oh  that  I  had 
given  up  the  ghost,  and  no  eye  had  seen 
me ! 

19  I  should  have  been  as  though  I  had 
not  been  ;  I  should  have  been  carried 
from  the  womb  to  the  grave. 

20  Are  not  my  days  sfew?  cease  then, 
and  let  me  alone,  that  I  may  take  comfort 
a  little. 


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7.  I  am  }iot  u-iclced ;  not  a  hypocrite,  as  Satan 
and  his  agents  contended. 

13.  These  things  host  tho7i  hid  in  thy  heart ; 
the  reasons  of  Job's  sutrerings  were  all  known  to 
God,  but  not  to  hirn,  and  lie  was  greatly  perplexed 
in  view  of  them. 

l.").  J  f  I  he  ifi  cl-ed  ;  hypocritical,  as  his  enemies 
said.  Rig}tteoHs ;  upright,  sincere,  and  pious,  as 
he  believed  himself  to  be,  notwithstanding  all  his 
troubles. 

20.  Cease  then;  cease  to  afflict  him. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Complaints  under  trials  reflect  on  the  wisdom 
and  goodness  of  God,  and  unfit  the  soul  to  look  unto 
him  for  help. 

7.  Conscious  integrity  is  no  sure  safeguard  against 
trials;  nor  will  it,  of  itself,  support  the  soul  under 
them.  What  is  needed  is  the  presence  of  the  Holy 
Spirit,  inspiring  it  with  that  confidence  in  God  which 
is  the  substance  of  things  hoped  for  and  the  evidence 
of  things  not  seen. 
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21  Before  I  go  wheiicc  I  shall  not  'k.^alSJ: 
return,  even  to  the  ''land  of  darkness  and 
the  'shadow  of  death  ; 

22  A  land  of  darkness,  as  darkness  itself; 
and  of  the  shadow  of  death,  without  any 
order,  and  u-hcre  the  light  is  as  darkness. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

1  Zophar  rpproveth  Job  for  justifying  himself.   .5  God"s 
wisdom  is  unsearchable.     13  The  assured  blessing  of 

repentance. 

THEN  answered  Zophar  the  Naama- 
thitc,  and  said, 

2  Should  not  the  multitude  of  words  be 
answered  ?J  and  should  a  man  "full  of  talk 
be  justified  ? 

3  Should  thy  *lics  make  men  hold  their 
peace?  and  when  thou  mockest,  shall  no 
man  make  thee  ashamed? 

4  For  ''thou  hast  said,  My  doctrine  is 
pure,  and  I  am  clean  in  thine  eyes. 

5  But  oh  that  God  would  speak,  and 
open  his  lips  against  thee ; 

6  And  that  ho  would  show  thee  the 
secrets  of  wi.sdom,  that  therj  are  double  to 
that  which  is  !  Know  therefore  that  God 
e.xacteth  of  thee  Hess  than  thine  iniquity 
descrveth. 

7  Canst  thou  by  "'searching  find  out 
God?  Canst  thou  find  out  the  Almighty 
unto  perfection? 

8  It  is  t  as  high  as  heaven  ;  what  canst 
thou  do?  deeper  than  hell;  what  canst 
thou  know  ? 

9  The  measure  thereof  is  longer  than 
the  earth,  and  broader  than  the  sea. 

10  if  "he  tcut  off,  and  shut  up,  or  gath- 
er together,  then  who  can  *  hinder  him  ? 

11  For  °he  knoweth  vain  men:  he 
seeth  wickedness  also ;  will  he  not  then 
consider  it? 

1 2  For  II  vain  man  would  be  wise,  though 
man  be  born  like  a  wild  ass's  colt. 


23:4.  JTrov.  10:iy.  II  Heb.  p//i>.t.  "^  Or, devices,  k  chap. 
K:30;in:7.  IK7.ra9:13.  m  Isa.  40  :28  :  Rom.  1 1  :  3.^  t  Heb. 
the  heights  of  heaven,  nllev.  3:7.  i  Or.  make  a  chani^e.  %  Heb. 
turnhim  nii'iiy?      o  Paa.  10  :  14  ;  John  2:  24,  2f..     ||  Heb.  t;;ip/y. 


17.  Without  constant,  strong,  and  loving  confi- 
dence in  God,  trials  may  become  so  great,  that  even 
good  men  may  wish  to  die,  or  find  fault  with  God 
for  bringing  them  into  being,  and  continuing  them 
amidst  their  accumulated  sufferings.  But  let  them 
in  patience  wait  upon  God,  ,^nd  they  will  find  that 
he  is  very  pitiful  and  of  tender  mercy ;  that  not  a 
trial  has  been  suffered  that  has  not  aided  in  work- 
ing out  for  them  an  exceeding  and  eternal  weight 
of  glory. 

CHAPTER  XI. 
3.   Lies;  devices,  or  false  assertions  concerning 
his  innocence. 

6.  They  are  double  ;  complex,  intricate,  and  far 
above  and  beyond  what  man  can  discover  or  under- 
stand. 

7.  Find  out  God;  his  perfections,  and  the  rea- 
sons of  his  wavs. 

1 1 .  lie  srrih  tfickedness ;  in  men,  often  when 
they  do  hot  see  it  in  themselves. 


TTie  reply  of  Job. 


JOB   XII. 


S."-iSo'      13  If  thou   ^prepare   thy  heart, 
and  stretch  out  thy  hands  toward  hiin ; 

]  4  If  iniquity  be  in  thy  hand,  put  it  far 
away,  and  let  not  wickedness  dwell  in 
thy  ''tabernacles. 

15  For  then  shalt  thou  lift  up  thy  face 
without  spot;  yea,  thou  shalt  be  stead- 
fast, and  shalt  not  fear  : 

1 6  Because  thou  shalt  forget  thy  misery, 
rtju/ remember  it  as  waters  that  pass  away  : 

17  And  thine  age  shall  *be  clearer  than 
the  noonday;  thou  shalt  '^ shine  forth, 
thou  shalt  be  as  the  morning. 

18  And  thou  shalt  be  secure,  because 
there  is  hope ;  yea,  thou  shalt  dig  about 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  take  thy  rest  in 
safety. 

19  Also  thou  shalt  lie  down,  and  none 
shall  make  thcc  afraid;  yea,  many  shall 
maket  suit  unto  thee. 

20  But  the  "^  eyes  of  the  wicked  shall 
fail,  and  i  they  shall  not  escape,  and  "  their 
hope  shall  be  as  *  the  giving  up  of  the 
ghost. 

CHAPTER   XII. 

1  Job  maliitaineth  himself  against  his  friends  that  re- 
prove him.  7  He  acknovrledgeth  the  general  doctrine 
of  God's  omnipotency. 

AND  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  No  doubt  but  ye  a/-c  the  people,  and 
wisdom  shall  die  with  you. 

3  But  I  have  Hunderstanding  as  well  as 
you  ;  I  *am  not  inferior  to  you  :  yea, 
whot  knoweth  not  such  things  as  these'? 

4  I  am  as  one  mocked  of  his  neighbor, 
who  calleth  upon  God,  and  he  answercth 
him:  the  just  upright  man  is  laughed  to 
scorn. 

5  He  that  is  ready  to  slip  with  his  feet 
is  as  a  lamp  despised  in  the  thought  of 
him  that  is  at  ease. 

6  The  tabernacles  of  '^ robbers  prosper, 
and  they  that  provoke  God  are  secure  ; 


Omnipotence  of  God. 
God   bringoth    abun- 


•  ISain.  7:3.  li  Psa.  101 ::!.  *  Heh.  aihe  above  the  noondti;/. 
c  Prov.  4:  18;  IsK.S8:8,  10.  t  Heb.  entrent  thy  face.  Psa.  4r.:lJ. 
d  DflUt.  28  :  B5.  t  Hebjlight  shall  pet  ieh  from  them.  e  Prov. 
11:7.  ^  Or,  a  puff  of  breath.  \l  Ueb.  a  heart.  '  Heh,  fall  not 
lower  than  you.     f  Heb.  with  tohoin  are  not  such  as  these?     f  Psa. 


15.   Spot;  sadness. 

18.  Thou  shalt  dig;  he  might  labor  and  rest 
in  safety. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  Men  in  controversy  often  charge  their  oppo- 
nents with  that  of  which  they  are  not  guilty ;  winch 
tends  only  to  irritate,  not  to  convince  ;  and  wliich 
leads  (o  personal  altercation,  rather  than  to  an  ami- 
cable adjustment  of  their  ditferences. 

7.  No  one  can  fully  understand  the  perfections  of 
God,  or  the  reasons  of  his  -ways ;  yet  from  revela- 
tion we  can  learn  as  much  as  it  is  needful  for  us 
to  know,  in  order  to  be  satisfied  of  his  wisdom,  jus- 
tice, goodness,  and  truth. 

li.  The  best  human  services  are  polluted  in  the 
sight  of  G-od  ;  and  the  most  perfect  human  ciiaracters 
need  his  pardoning  mercy,  through  Jesus  Christ. 

17.  Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous  and  gladness 
for  the  upright  in  heart.     They  may  be  afflicted 


into   whose   hand 
dantly. 

7  But  ask  now  the  beasts,  and  Ihcy 
shall  teach  thee ;  and  the  fowls  of  the 
air,  and  they  shall  tell  thee  : 

8  Or  speak  to  the  earth,  and  it  shall 
teach  thee;  and  the  fishes  of  the  sea  shall 
declare  unto  thee. 

9  Who  knoweth  not  in  all  these  that 
the  hand  of  the  Lord  hath  wrought  this  '? 

10  In  whose  hand  is  the  ^soul  of  every 
living  thing,  and  the  breulh  of  all  hnan- 
kind. 

1 1  Doth  not  the  ear  try  words  ?  and 
the  llmouth  taste  his  meat? 

12  With  the  ^  ancient  is  wisdom:  and 
in  length  of  days  understanding. 

13  With  *him  is  wisdom  and  strength, 
he  hath  ''counsel  and  understanding. 

14  Behold,  he  brcaketh  down,  and  it 
cannot  be  built  again :  he  shutteth  t  up  a 
man,  and  there  can  be  no  opening. 

15  Behold,  lie  withholdeth  the  waters, 
and  they  dry  up :  also  he  scndeth  them 
out,  and  they  overturn  the  earth. 

16  With  him  is  strength  and  wisdom: 
the  'deceived  and  the  deceiver  are  his. 

17  He  leadeth  counsellors  away  spoiled, 
andmaketh  the  J  judges  fools. 

18  He  looscth  the  bond  of  kings,  and 
girdcth  their  loins  with  a  girdle. 

19  He  ''leadeth  princes  away  spoiled, 
and  overthroweth  the  mighty. 

20  He  'removeth  away  the  t  speech  of 
the  trusty,  and  taketh  away  the  under- 
standing of  the  aged. 

21  He  "'  poureth  contempt  upon  princes, 
and  *  weakcneth  the  strength  of  the 
mighty. 

22  He  "discovereth  deep  things  but  of 
darkness,  and  bringeth  out  to  light  the 
shadow"  of  death. 

23  He  Pincreaseth  the  nations,  and  de- 

73:1J,  eti-. :  Jer.  H:  l.ete.  t  Or,  life.  i^Heb.  Jtesh  of  man. 
II  nch.  palate,  g  chap.  32 : 7.  *  That  i»,  Gorf.  h  Prov.  8:14.  t  Heli. 
upon.  lEzek.  M:9.  jl8a.l<»:13.  k  Isa.  45:  1.  I  Isiu  3:  !-.•). 
t  Kvh.lipof  the  fa ilhful.  m  Dan.  2  : 2 1 ,  2J.  ^  Or,  looseth  the 
girdle  nf  the  strong.     nlCor.  4:.5.     o  chap.  .14  :  22.     P  Psa  107:38. 

here,  and  contrary  to  the  doctrine  of  Zophar  and  his 
friends,  their  alllictions  may  continue  to  the  end  of 
life ;  but  glory,  honor,  and  perfect  bliss  await  them 
in  the  life  to  come. 

CHAPTER  XII. 
2.    Ye ;  Zophar  and  his  friends  :  spoken  in  irony, 
meaning  that  they  made  vain  pretensions. 

4.  Who  calleth  iipon  God;  this  Job  m-.os  ex- 
horted to  do,  as  if  he  had  never  done  it.  Whereas 
he  had  long  been  a  man  of  prayer. 

5.  Keady  to  dip ;  when  a  man  falls  into  trouble, 
he  is  overlooked  or  treated  with  contempt  by  those 
who  are  in  prosperity. 

G.  The  tabernacles  of  robbers ;  very  bad  men 
are  often  prospered  in  this  world,  while  very  good 
men  are  alHicled. 

13.  II im;  God. 

16.  Are  his ;  they  are  under  his  control,  and  all 
their  circumstances  directed  by  him. 

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Job  with  confidence 


JOB   XIII, 


appcalcth  unto  God. 


stroyeth  them:  he  cularseth  the  nations, 
and  "straiteneth  them  again. 

24  He  taketh  away  the  "heart  of  tlic 
cliicf  of  the  people  of  tlic  earth,  and 
causcth  them  to  wander  in  a  wilderness 
where  there  is  no  way. 

25  They  ''grope  in  the  dark  without 
liglit,  and  he  maketh  them  to  t  stagger  like 
a  drunken  7nnn. 

CHAPTER   XIII. 

1  .Tob  reproveth  his  friends  of  partiality.  14  He  pro- 
fesseth  his  confidence  in  God  :  '20  and  entreateth  to 
know  his  own  sins,  and  God'-s  purpose  in  afflicting 
liiin. 

LO,  mine  eye  hath  seen  all  this,  mine 
ear  hath  heard  and  understood  it. 

2  What  ye  know,  the  same  do  I  know 
also:   I  am  not  inferior  unto  you. 

3  Surely  I  would  .<peak  to  the  "^Almighty, 
and  I  desire  to  "*  reason  with  God. 

4  But  ye  are  forgers  of  lies,  ye  are  all 
physicians  of  ^no  value. 

5  Oh  that  ye  would  altogether  hold 
your  peace  !  and  it  ^should  be  your  wis- 
dom. 

6  Hear  now  my  reasoning,  and  hearken 
to  the  pleadings  of  my  lips. 

7  Will  ye  speak  s wickedly  for  God? 
and  talk  ''deceitfully  for  him'? 

8  Will  ye  accept  his  person?  will  ye 
contend  for  God? 

9  Is  it  good  that  he  should  search  you 
out  ?  or  as  one  man  mockcth  another,  do 
ye  .so  '  mock  him  ? 

10  He  will  surely  reprove  you,  if  ye 
do  secretly  ■>  accept  persons. 

11  Shall  not  his  excellency  make  you 
afraid?''  and  his  dread  fall  upon  you? 

12  Your  remembrances  are  like  unto 
ashes,  your  bodies  to  bodies  of  clay. 


*  Heb.  leadtth  i 

n.     •  Dan.  4 

16,  ;13 

b  Deut 

28 

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t  Heb. 

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7:28; 

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iPaa 

23:4 

Prov.  14: 

32. 

4  Heb.  prove, 

24.  Taketh  atvay  the  heart ;  leaves  them  to  be 
infatuated,  and  to  act  without  wisdom  or  discretion. 
INSTRT'CTJONS. 

•5.  Men  who  are  greatly  courted  and  whose  influ- 
ence is  eagerly  sought  in  prosperity,  are  often  over- 
looked ana  despised  in  adversity,  and  treated  as  if 
they  were  of  no  worth. 

0.  Though  God  is  acquainted  with  all  the  wick- 
edness of  the  wicked,  and  they  are  entirely  depend- 
ent on  him,  yet  in  this  world  he  often  suffers  them 
to  prosper,  and  pours  upon  them  an  abundance  of 
earthly  blessings. 

20.  The  most  wise  and  trustworthy  of  men,  when 
left  of  God.  wander  in  darkness ;  their  wisdom  is 
seen  to  be  folly,  and  their  plans  come  to  naught. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

1.  All  this;  God"s  dealings,  in  his  providence, 
with  both  the  righteous  and  the  wicked. 

3.  Reason  ivith  God;  about  the  cause  of  his 
calamities, 

4.  Vorgers  of  lies ;  they  gave  a  false  view  of 
the  reasons  of  his  afflictions.     Physicians  of  no 

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13  Hold-  your  peace,  let  me  ^eaisso: 
alone,  that  I  may  speak,  and  let  come  on 
me  what  will. 

14  Wherefore  do  I  take  my  flesh  in  my 
teeth,  and  put  my  life  in  my  hand? 

1.5  Though  'he  slay  me,  yet  will  I  trust 
in  him  :  but  I  will  ^  maintain  mine  own 
ways  before  him. 

16  He  also  shall  he  my  "" salvation:  for 
a  "hypocrite  shall  not  come  before  him. 

17  Hear  diligently  my  speech,  and  my 
declaration  with  your  ears. 

18  Behold  now,  I  have  ordered  my 
cau.se  ;  I  know  that  I  shall  be  justified. 

19  Who  "is  he  that  will  plead  with  me? 
for  now,  if  I  hold  my  tongue,  I  shall  give 
up  the  ghost. 

20  Only  do  not  two  things  unto  mc ; 
then  will  I  not  hide  myself  from  thee. 

21  Withdraw? thy  hand  far  from  me: 
and  let  not  thy  dread  make  mc  afraid. 

22  Then  icall  thou,  and  I  will  answer: 
or  let  me  speak,  and  answer  thou  me. 

23  How  many  are  mine  iniquities  and 
sins?  make  me  to  ""know  my  transgres- 
sion and  my  sin. 

24  Wherefore  "hidest  thou  thy  face, 
and  boldest  me  for  thine  'enemy? 

25  Wilt  thoit  "break  a  leaf  driven  to 
and  fro?  and  wilt  thou  pursue  the  dry 
stubble? 

26  For  thou  writest bitter  things  against 
me,  and  makcst  me  to  possess  the  iniqui- 
ties of  my  ""  youth. 

27  Thou  puttest  my  feet  also  in  the 
stocks,"  and  II  lookest  narrowly  unto  all 
my  paths ;  thou  settest  a  print  upon  the 
heels*  of  my  feet. 

28  And  he,  as  a  rotten  thing,  consum- 
eth,  as  a  garment  that  is  moth-eaten. 


or  arpue.  m  Psa.  27  :  I.  nlsa.  33:14.  o  Isa.  .W :  8  ;  Uom.  8 :  .33, 34. 
l>Psa.  39:10.  q  chap.  38:3.  r  chap.  34:  32;  .John  16:  8,  9.  -Van. 
102:2.  t  Lam.  2  :  .5.  a  Iga.  42  :  3.  t  Psa.  25  :  7.  wcb.ap.33:  11. 
11  Heb.  obtervest.    *  Heb.  roots. 


value  ;  they  did  not  in  the  least  remove  his  disease, 
or  assuage  his  anguish. 

7.  Speak  wickedly  for  God ;  attempt  to  justify 
his  ways  by  falsehood. 

10.  Secretly  accept  persons  ;  show  partiality  in 
judgment. 

14.  Take  tny  flesh  in  my  teeth;  expose  him- 
self to  lose  his  life. 

15.  Maintain  mine  own  tvays ;  show  liis  in- 
tegrity and  that  he  was  not  a  hypocrite. 

IS.  Shall  he  justified  ;  proved  to  be  innocent  of 
the  charges  which  they  made  against  him. 

20.  Do  not  two  things;  continue  not  his  dis- 
tresses, nor  overawe  him  with  his  presence.  Ver.  21. 

22.  I  itfill  ansicer ;  maintain  my  cause. 

23.  Mi)ie  iniquities  ;  for  which  he  was  so  dread- 
fully afflicted. 

26.  Pnsse.<is  the  iniquities  of  my  youth;  be 
punished  for  sins  committed  when  young. 

27.  Puttest  my  feet — in  the  stocks;  confined 
him  by  sickness  as  really  as  if  put  in  the  stocks. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
3.  When  the  soul  is  concious  of  integrity  and  duly 


Of  man's  frailty 


JOB    XIV. 


and  mortality 


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B.c",r^'-      CHAPTER  XIV. 

1  Job  entreateth  God  for  favor,  by  the  shortness  of  life, 
and  certainty  of  death.  7  1  hough  life  once  lost  be 
irrecoverable,  yet  he  waiteth  for  his  change.  16  By 
sin  the  creature  is  subject  to  corruption. 

AN  that  is  born  of  a  woman  is  *of 
few  days,  and  ^full  of  trouble. 

2  He  ''cometh  forth  like  a  flower,  and 
i.s  cut  down :  he  fleeth  aLso  a.s  a  shadow, 
and  continueth  not. 

3  And  "^dost  thou  open  thine  eyes  upon 
such  a  one,  and  ''bringest  me  into  judg- 
ment with  thee  ? 

4  Who  tcan  bring  a  ''clean  thing  out  of 
an  unclean'?  not  one. 

5  Seeing  his  days  are  determined,  the 
number  of  his  months  are  with  thee,  thou 
hast  "^ appointed  his  bounds  that  he  can- 
not pass; 

6  Turn  from  him,  that  he  may  -rest, 
till  he  shall  accomplish,  as  a  hireling, 
his  day. 

7  For  there  is  hope  of  a  tree,  if  it  be 
cut  down,  that  it  will  sprout  again,  and 
that  the  tender  branch  thereof  will  not 
cease. 

8  Though  the  root  thereof  wax  old  in 
the  earth,  and  the  stock  thereof  die  in  the 
ground ; 

9  Yet  through  the  scent  of  water  it  will 
bud,  and  bring  forth  boughs  like  a  plant. 

10  But  man  dieth,  and  *  wasteth  away  : 
yea,  man  giveth  up  the  ghost,  and  where 
is  he  ? 

1 1  As  the  waters  fail  from  the  sea,  and 
the  flood  decayeth  and  drieth  up ; 


"  Heh.  short  of .  a  Eccl.  2  :  23.  b  P..ta.  BO  ;  ,5-10.  cPsa.l«:3. 
HPsa.  143:2.  \  Heh.  tL-illgive.  e  Pan.  .M  :  2,  10  :  JoliiiS  :  6.  fver. 
14;    Hel).  9:27.      X  Heh.  ceaae.      7i  Huh.  is  tceakentd,  or  exit  off. 


feels  its  dependence  on  God,  it  will  look  to  him 
rather  than  to  men  for  help,  feeling  that  he  alone 
can  grant  relief. 

9.  Grod  does  not  need  falsehood  in  his  creatures  to 
vindicate  his  dealings  ;  and  those  who  are  guilty  of 
it,  whatever  be  their  motives,  will  fall  under  his 
righteous  displeasure. 

1-5.  Confidence  in  Grod  is  the  grand  safeguard  in 
trouble,  and  a  preparation  for  deliverance  from  it. 

21.  Grod  can  so  afflict  the  soul  and  overawe  it 
with  his  presence,  as  entirely  to  unfit  it  to  commune 
with  him,  or  experience  the  benefit  of  calling  upon 
him  in  spirit  and  in  truth. 

26.  Sins  committed  in  early  life  may  be  the  means 
of  great  sufferings  in  age,  which  shall  continue  till 
those  who  committed  them  go  down  to  the  grave. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

4.  'Not  one;  no  one  differs  in  natural  moral  char- 
acter from  his  parents ;  but  as  are  the  parents,  so 
are  the  children,  naturally  depraved  and  spiritually 
unclean. 

6.  Rest;  be  freed  for  a  little  time  from  di-stresses. 

10.  Where  is  he  ?  he  does  not  appear  again  in 
this  world  ;  his  departure  is  final. 

12.  Till  the  heavens  be  no  more;  then  man 
shall  awake  from  the  sleep  of  death,  and  go  to  judg- 
ment. 

13.  Remember  me  ;  in  mercy,  and  bestow  upon 
me  the  blessings  I  need. 

14.  Shall  he  live  ?  not  in  this  world,  but  in*  the 

11 


12  So  man  lieth  down,  and  riseth  not: 
till  the  s heavens  be  no  more,  they  shall 
not  awake,  nor  be  raised  out  of  their 
sleep. 

13  Oh  that  thou  wouldest  hide  me  in 
the  grave,  that  thou  wouldest  keep  me 
secret,  until  thy  wrath  be  past,  that  thou 
wouldest  appoint  me  a  set  time,  and  re- 
member me ! 

14  If  a  m.an  die,  '"shall  he  live  again? 
all  the  days  of  my  appointed  time  will  I 
wait,  till  my  'change  come. 

15  Thou  shalt  call,  and  I  will  answer 
thee  :  thou  wilt  have  a  desire  to  the  work 
of  thy  hands. 

16  For  J  now  thou  numberest  my  steps  : 
dost  thou  not  watch  over  my  sin "? 

17  INIy  transgression  is  sealed  up  in  a 
bag,  and  thou  sewest  up  mine  iniquity. 

18  And  surely  the  mountain  falling 
comethH  to  naught,  and  the  rock  is  re- 
moved out  of  his  place. 

19  The  waters  wear  the  stones:  thou 
washest*  away  the  things  which  grow 
Old  of  the  dust  of  the  earth;  and  thou 
destroyest  the  hope  of  man. 

20  Thou  prevailest  for  ever  against  him. 
and  he  passeth:  thou  changest  his  coun- 
tenance, and  sendest  him  away. 

21  His  sons  come  to  honor,  and  he 
knoweth  it  not;  and  they  are  brought 
low,  but  he  perceiveth  it  not  of  them. 

22  But  his  flesh  upon  him  shall  have 
pain,  and  his  soul  within  him  shall 
mourn. 


g  Psa.  102:26;  Isa.iil  :6;2Pct.3:  10,11;  Rev.  20:11.  k  1  The* 
4:U-16.  i  1  Cor.  15:61-54.  jProv.  5:21.  H  Beb.  fndcth.  *  Heh 
overjlmvest. 


world  to  come.     My  appointed  ti-nie ;  of  livinr 
upon  the  earth.     Ver.  .'). 

17.  Seu'est  up  mine  iniquity;  keepest  it  in 
remembrance,  till  it  is  brought  forth  to  judgment. 

19.  The  hope  of  man;  his  hope  of  continuing 
in  this  world. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  The  shortness  and  uncertainty  of  life  shoui<\ 
keep  us  from  placing  our  affections  on  things  below , 
and  lead  us  to  regard  principally  things  unseen  anvl 
eternal. 

4.  As  children  inherit  the  same  depraved  natur<- 
with  their  parents,  they  ought  not  to  marvel  at  tin- 
change  which  Christ  says  they  must  experience,  i;. 
order  to  see  the  kingdom  of  God.     John  3 :  ?>. 

10.  Earthly  joys  are  uncertain,  and  at  longcs-r 
must  be  of  short  continuance;  but  the  joys  whic). 
await  the  people  of  God,  wiien  the  heavens  shal 
pass  away  with  a  great  noise  and  the  elements  iiiel. 
with  fervent  heat,  will  be  sure,  satisfying,  and  eter- 
nal.    2  Peter,  3:10. 

17.  The  transgressions  of  the  wicked  are  never 
forgotten;  and  unless  repented  of  and  forgive', 
through  the  atonement  of  Jesus  Christ,  will  b' 
brought  forth  to  their  shame  and  condemnation. 

21.  All  that  is  done  for  our  own  welfare  or  that 
of  others,  must  be  done  in  time.  What  our  hands 
find  to  do,  we  should  do  with  our  might ;  that  when 
our  days  on  earth  shall  be  finished,  our  work  may 
be  done,  and  our  souls  fitted,  through  grace,  to  entw 
on  the  rest  which  remains  for  the  people  of  God. 
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Eliphaz  rcproveth  Job. 


JOB    XV. 


Sorrows  of  Ihe  wicked. 


CHAPTER    XV. 


1  Eliphaz  reproveth  Job  of  impiety  in  justifying  him- 
self. 17  He  proveth  by  iradiiiou  the  unquietness  of 
wicked  men. 

THEN  an.swercd  Eliphaz  the  Teman- 
ite,  and  said, 

2  Should  a  wise  man  utter  *vain  know- 
ledge, and  fill  his  belly  with  the  east  wind  ? 

3  Should  he  reason  with  "unprofitable 
talk  ?  or  with  speeches  wherewith  he 
can  do  no  good  ? 

4  Yea,  thou  tcastcst  off  fear,  and  re- 
strainest  t  prayer  before  God. 

5  For  thy  mouth  '  uttereth  thine  iniqui- 
ty, and  thou  choosest  the  tongue  of  the 
crafty. 

6  Thine  ''own  mouth  condemncth  thee, 
and  not  I  :  yea,  thine  own  lips  testify 
against  thee. 

7  Art  thou  the  first  man  that  was  born  ? 
or  wast  Ihou  made  "^before  the  hills? 

8  Hast  ''thou  heard  the  secret  of  God? 
and  dost  thou  restrain  wisdom  to  thyself? 

9  What  "knowest  thou,  that  we  know 
not?  ivhat  understaudest  thou,  which  is 
not  in  us  ? 

10  With  us  are  both  the  ■"  gray  headed 
and  very  aged  men,  much  elder  than  thy 
father. 

11  Arc  the  consolations  of  God  small 
with  thee  ?  is  there  any  secret  thing  with 
thee? 

1 2  Why  doth  thy  heart  carry  thee  a%ay  ? 
and  what  do  thine  eyes  wink  at, 

13  That  thou  turnest  thy  spirit  against 
God,K  and  Icttest  such  words  go  out  of 
thy  mouth  ? 

14  What  ^is  man,  that  he  should  be 
clean  ?  and  lie  which  is  born  of  a  woman, 
that  he  should  be  righteous? 

15  Behold,  he  putteth  no  trust  in  his 
saints ;  yea,  the  '  heavens  are  not  clean 
in  his  sight. 


*  Heh.  knowUilije  of  wind.  «  1  Tim.  6 :  4, 5.  \He\i.makext 
void.  %  Or,  speech.  ^  »eb.  ttncheth.  b  Luke  19:  22.  c  Psa. 
90:2;  I'rov.S  :■.•!).  d  Uom.  1 1 :34  :  1  Cor.  2  :  II.  ecliap.I3:2. 
f  cliKp.  32 :  6  9.       f  Mai  3:  13.     hl'sa.  14:3;     Prnv.  20:9;    Kpli. 


CHAPTER  Xy. 

2.  Utter  vain  knowledge  ;  this  Eliphaz  ascribes 
to  Job. 

4.  Cast  est  off  fear ;  this,  he  contended,  would 
be  the  iiatur.'d  etFect  of  Jobs  doctrine. 

.5.  Thr  tuiissuc  of  tlie  crafty  ;  by  trying  to  cover 
his  hypocrisy  with  the  appearance  of  piety. 

f).  Thine  oum.  inoiith  conilemnelh  thee;  Eli- 
phaz says  tliat  Job  maintained  doctrines  which  con- 
demned liimself,  and  showed  that  lie  was  a  hypo- 
crite. 

1 1 .  The  rrnisolatidns  of  God;  those  which  Eli- 
pliaz  anil  his  friends  odVred  as  if  they  came  froniGod. 

I','.  'Tliiiie  eyes  iriii/c  at ;  as  not  worthy  of  at- 
tention. 

14.  Should  he  clean  ;  pretend  to  be  spiritually 
clean. 

15.  He;  God. 

19.  Nq  stranger  passed  among  them;    they 
were  not  visited  or  corrupted  by  forei^fners. 
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16  How  much  more  abominable  B.c.?6io. 
and  'filthy  is  man,  which  ^  drinketh  in- 
iquity like  water? 

17  I  will  .show  thee,  hear  me;  and  that 
which  I  liave  seen  I  will  declare  ; 

18  Which  wise  men  have  told  from 
their  fathers,  and  have  not  hid  it: 

19  Unto  '  whom  alone  the  earth  was  giv- 
en, and  no  ""stranger  passed  among  them. 

20  The  wicked  man  "travaileth  with 
pain  all  his  days,  and  the  "  number  of 
years  is  hidden  to  the  oppressor. 

21  All  dreadful  sound  is  Pin  liis  ears: 
in  ''prosperity  the  destroyer  shall  come 
vipon  him. 

22  He  believeth  not  that  he  shall  return 
out  of  darkness,  and  he  is  waited  for  of 
the  sword. 

23  He  wandercth  abroad  for  bread,  say- 
ing. Where  is  it?  he  knoweth  that  the 
day  of  darkness  is  ready  at  his  hand. 

24  Trouble  and  anguish  shall  make  liim 
afraid  ;  they  shall  prevail  against  him,  as 
a  king  ready  to  the  battle. 

2o  For  'he  strctcheth  out  his  hand 
against  God,  and  strengtheneth  himself 
against  the  'Almighty. 

26  He  runneth  upon  him,  even  on  his 
neck,  upon  the  thick  bosses  of  his  buck- 
lers : 

27  Because  'he  covereth  his  face  with 
his  fatness,  and  maketh  collops  of  fat  on 
his  flanks. 

28  And  he  dwelleth  in  desolate  cities, 
and  in  houses  which  no  man  inhabiteth, 
which  are  ready  to  become  heaps. 

29  He  shall  not  be  rich,  neither  shall 
his  substance  continue,  neitlier  shall  he 
prolong  the  j^crfection  thereof  upon  the 
earth. 

30  He  shall  not  depart  out  of  darkness  ; 
the  flame  shall  dry  up  his  branches,  and  by 
the  breath  of  his  mouth  shall  he  go  away. 


2:3;  I  .Toll n,  1  :  R,  10.    i  cliHp. 
Prop.  1 H  :  JR.     1  Deut  32 :  8. 
90:  12.     II  Heb.  ^  4ou,ul  n//e 
r  Isa.  27:4.     >  iliap.  9:4.     t  I 


).  J  Psa.  M  :  3.  k  chap.  20 :  12  : 
el  3:  17.  n  Krcl.  9::!.  o  Paa. 
I'  Lev.  2fi:36.  q  ITbes.  6:3. 
3  :  7.  etc. 


20.  Is  hidden;  he  knows  not  what  is  before  him, 
or  how  soon  or  suddenly  he  may  be  cut  off. 

29.  Not  be  rich;  not  continue  to  be  rich.  His 
blessings  shall  be  short-lived. 

INSTKUCTIOXS. 

4.  Those  doctrines  wliich  lead  men  to  cast  off  the 
fear  of  God  and  restrain  prayer,  must  be  false. 

G.  The  sentiments  which  many  profess  and  prop- 
agate condemn  themselves,  and  show  them  to  be 
wicked  men,  as  really  as  if  they  were  guilty  of  open 
immorality. 

13.  Good  men  are  sometimes  liable  to  think  that 
what  is  opposed  to  them,  is  opposed  also  to  God ;  and 
thus  unjustly  charge  others  with  opposition  to  bini. 

20.  The  general  and  sweeping  decl.arations  of 
earnest  disputants,  while  they  express  some  impor- 
tant truth,  may  also  express  much  hurtful  error; 
and  the  true  must  be  separated  from  the  false,  be- 
fore their  statements  can  safely  be  received. 

25.  Though  the  wicked  may  be  greatly  prospered 


Job  bemoaneth 


JOB    XVI, 


his  calamities. 


"b  "isS^  31  Let  not  him  that  is  deceived 
trust'  in  vanity  :  for  vanity  shall  be  his 
recompense. 

32  It  shall  be  *aecomplished  before  ''his 
time,  and  his  branch  shall  not  be  green. 

33  He  shall  shake  off  his  unripe  grape 
as  the  vine,  and  shall  cast  off  his  flower 
as  the  olive. 

34  For  the  congregation  of  *^  hypocrites 
shall  be  desolate,  and  fire  shall  consume 
the  tabernacles  of  '^  bribery. 

35  They  ^  conceive  mischief,  and  bring 
forth  t  vanity,  and  their  belly  prepareth 
deceit. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

1  .Tob  veproveth  his  friends  of  unmercifulness.  7  He 
showeth  the  pitifulnes^sof  his  case.  17  He  inaintain- 
eth  his  innocency. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  I  have  heard  many  such  things : 
miserable*  "^comforters  are  ye  all. 

3  Shall  Wain  words  have  an  end?  or 
what  emboldeneth  thee  that  thou  answer- 
est? 

4  I  also  could  speak  as  ye  do:  if  your 
soul  were  in  my  soul's  stead,  I  could 
heap  up  words  against  you.  and  e shake 
my  head  at  you. 

5  But  I  would  strengthen  you  with  my 
mouth,''  and  the  moving  of  my  lips  should 
assuage  your  grief. 

6  Though  I  speak,  my  grief  is  not  as- 
suaged :  and  tJiough  I  forbear,  what  Ham 
I  eased  ? 

7  But  now  he  hath  made  me  weary  : 
thou  hast  made  desolate  all  my  company. 

8  And  thou  hast  filled  me  with  '  wrin- 
kles, irhich  is  a  witness  against  me  :  and 
my  leanness  rising  up  in  me  beareth 
witness  to  my  face. 


»  Isa.  S9  :  4.     *  Or,  cut  off. 

b  Psn.  .W  :  23.     c  chap.  -Zl  :»■,  Ua. 

33:  14.       d  Anioa  5:  11,  12. 

Hosea  10:  13:  Gal.  fi:7,  8.       f  Or, 

iniquiti/.      t  Or,  troublesome 

f  chap.  13:4.      %  Heh.  words  of 

wind,  cinp.  15  :  %       i  Psa.  ii 

:  7.       h   Prov.  i?  :  9.       |I   Heb.  qoeth 

frommcf    i  Epli  6  :  27.    j  cl.a 

p.  10:  Iti,  17.    k  cliap    13:21.    1  Lam. 

for  a  time,  and  in  some  instances  their  outward 
blessings  be  continued  to  the  end  of  life,  yet,  if  they 
continue  in  their  wickedness,  they  are  destined  to 
poverty,  shame,  and  everlasting  contempt. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 
7.  He;  God. 

10.  They;  Job's  pretended  friends.  Smitten 
me;  they  had  opposed  and  reproached  him. 

12.  Was  at  ease  ;  before  his  afflictions  came. 

13.  He  ponretJi  out  my  gall;  an  expression 
denoting  the  most  intense  anguish. 

15.  De/ileil  "lyhorn  ;  the  horn  was  an  emblem  of 
power,  authority,  and  influence ;  and  the  meaning 
is,  he  was  shorn  of  his  power,  his  authority  was  gone. 

17.  Pure;  free  from  hypocrisy,  with  which  Satan 
charged  him. 

IS.  My  blood — mij  cry  ;  if  he  had  been  guilty 
of  heaven-daring  crimes,  as  his  enemies  charged, 
he  did  not  ask  that  his  crime  should  be  hid;  nor 
could  he  expect  that  God  would  hear  his  cry  for 
deliverance  from  punishment. 


9  He  Jteareth  me  in  his  wrath,  who 
hateth  me :  he  gnasheth  upon  me  with 
his  teeth ;  mine  ''  enemy  sharpeneth  his 
eyes  upon  me. 

10  They  have  gaped  upon  me  with 
their  mouth  ;  they  have  '  smitten  me 
upon  the  cheek  reproachfully  ;  they  have 
gathered™  themselves  together  against 
me. 

11  God  "hath  'delivered  me  to  the  un- 
godly, and  turned  me  over  into  the  hands 
of  the  wicked. 

12  1  was  at  ease,  but  he  hath  broken  me 
asunder :  he  hath  also  taken  vie  by  my 
neck,  and  shaken  me  to  pieces,  and  set 
me°  up  for  his  mark. 

13  His  archers  compass  me  round  about, 
he  cleaveth  my  reins  asunder,  and  doth 
not  spare ;  he  poureth  out  my  gall  upon 
the  ground. 

14  He  breaketh  me  with  breach  upon 
breach  iP  he  runneth  upon  me  like  a 
giant. 

15  I  have  sewed  sackcloth  upon  my 
skin,  and  defiled  my  horn  in  the  idust. 

16  My  face  is  foul  with  weeping,  and 
on  my  eyelids  is  the  shadow  of  death; 

17  Not  '■for  any  injustice  in  my  hands: 
also  my  'prayer  is  pure. 

18  0  earth,  cover  not  thou  my  blood, 
and  let  my  cry  have  no  place. 

19  Also  now,  behold,  my  witness  is  in 
heaven,  and  my  record  is  ton  high. 

20  My  friends  +  scorn  me:  but  mine  eye 
poureth  out  tears  unto  God. 

21  Oh  'that  one  might  plead  for  a  man 
with  God,  as  a  man  pleudeth  for  his 
neighbor  !* 

22  When  Ha  few  years  are  come,  then 
I  shall  "go  the  way  whence  I  shall  not 
return. 


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19.  My  witness  is  in  heaven;  God  knows  that 
I  am  sincere,  though  men  and  devils  charge  me  with 
hypocrisy. 

mSTRUCTIOXS. 

5.  Those  who  have  themselves  suffered  great 
afflictions,  are  most  disposed  and  best  prepared  to 
sympathize  with  the  afflictions  and  assuage  the 
grief  of  others. 

9.  In  the  depths  of  distress,  even  good  men,  if 
left  to  themselves,  will  have  hard  tiioughts,  and 
complain  not  only  of  men  but  of  God,  and  speak 
as  if^he  not  only  were  the  author  of  their  afflictions, 
but  had  become  their  enemy. 

11.  Whoever  may  be  the  instruments  of  afflic- 
tion to  the  people  of  God,  they  should  not  overlook 
his  all-controlling  hand,  or  feel  that  without  his 
permission  others  could  have  any  power  over 
them. 

20.  When  the  soul  pours  out  its  complaints  to 
God,  and  looks  to  him  for  help,  though  he  may  not 
at  once  seem  to  hear,  in  due  time  he  will  answer 
and  grant  a  glorious  deliverance. 

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Job  looketh  for  death. 


JOB    XVIII 


Address  of  Bildad. 


CHAPTER  XVII. 


1  Job  appealeth  from  men  to  God.  C  The  unmerciful 
dealing  of  men  with  the  afflicted  may  astonish,  but 
not  discourage  the  righteous.  11  His  hope  is  not  in 
life,  but  in  death. 

MY  *  breath  is  corrupt,  my  days   are 
extinct,  the  '  graves  are  ready  for  me. 

2  Are  there  not  mockers  witli  mel  and 
(loth  not  mine  eye  tcontinue  in  their  prov- 
ocation ? 

3  Lay  down  now,  put  me  in  a  surety 
with  thee;  who  is  he  that  will  strike 
hand.s*"  with  me "? 

4  For  thou  hast  hid  their  heart  from 
understanding:  therefore  shalt  thou  not 
exalt  them. 

5  He  that  speaketh  "  flattery  to  his 
friends,  even  the  eyes  of  his  children 
shall  fail. 

6  He  hath  made  me  also  a  byword  of  the 
people;  and  ^ aforetime  I  was  as  atabret. 

7  Mine  eye  also  is  dim  by  reason  of 
sorrow,  and  all  my  ^members  are  as  a 
shadow. 

8  Upright  men  shall  be  astonished  at 
this,  and  tlie  innocent  shall  stir  up  him- 
self against  the  hypocrite. 

9  The  "^  righteous  also  shall  hold  on  his 
way,  and  he  that  hath  ^  clean  hands  shall 
be  stronger  and  H stronger. 

10  But  as  for  you  all,  do  ye  return,  and 
come  now:  for  I  cannot  find  one  wise 
man  among  you. 

1 1  My  days  are  past,  my  ""purposes  are 
broken  off,  even  the  *thoughts  of  my 
heart. 


■*  Or,  spirit  is  spent,  a  Psa.  88  :  3,  4.  f  Heb  lodge,  b  Prov. 
S:  1.  cPsa.  12:3.  %  Oi.htf ore  them.  ?f  Or,  Ihouf/itt.  <l  Psa. 
84:7,  11  ;  Prov    14:  18.  e  Psa.  24:4.    \\  Hfh.  ad<l  slreiiglh     f  Prov. 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

2.  Mine  eye  continue  ;  to  be  intently  fixeil  on 
their  provocations. 

3.  Strike  hands  ;  be  surety  for  me  that  justice 
shall  be  done  me. 

■1.  ///(/  their  heart  ;  left  them  to  act  foolislily. 
.').   The  eyes  of  his  children  shall  fail ;  they 
shall  suffer  jrreat  calamities. 

8.  At  this;  the  afflictions  of  Job;  and  that  his 
friends  should  so  far  take  part  with  Satan,  as  to 
contend  that  they  were  sent  on  account  of  his  pecul- 
iar wickedness :  whereas  the  fact  was,  they  were 
sent,  or  permitted,  to  show  the  reality  and  genuine- 
ness of  his  religion,  and  that  those  who  accused  him 
of  hypocrisy  were  in  the  wrong.  Stir  up  himself; 
be  excited  to  greater  fidelity  in  avoiding  hypocrisy, 
and  be  guarded  against  considering  peculiar  trials 
as  proofs  of  peculiar  wickedness. 

9.  Shall  hold  on;  instead  of  being  induced  to 
give  up  his  religion  on  account  of  his  trials,  or  be- 
cause otliers  consider  them  as  proofs  of  his  hypoc- 
risy, he  who  has  true  religion  will  persevere  in  it 
to  the  end;  and  whatever  his  condition  here,  will 
grow  stronger  and  stronger  in  faith,  patience,  ex- 
perience, hope,  and  all  the  graces  of  the  Spirit. 

10.  Return;  return  to  the  argument,  and  say 
something  that  is  to  the  purpose  and  that  is  worth 
hearing. 

13.   The  grave  is  iny  house  ;  the  place  which 
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12  They  change  the  night  into  Vc'l'S. 
day:  the  light  is  t short  because  of  dark- 
ness. 

13  If  I  wait,  the  grave  is  my  house: 
I  have  made  my  bed  in  the  darkness. 

14  1  have  +said  to  corruption,  Thou  art 
my  father;  to  the  worm.  Thou  art  my 
mother,  and  my  sister. 

15  And  wliere  is  now  my  hope?  as  for 
my  hope,  who  shall  see  it? 

16  They  shall  go  down  to  the  sbars  of  the 
pit,  when  our  ''rest  together  is  in  the  dust. 

CHAPTER  XVHI. 

1  Bildad  reproveth  Job  of  presumption  and  impatienoi?. 
5  The  calamities  of  the  wicked. 

THEN   answ^ered  Bildad  the  Shuhite, 
and  said, 

2  How  long  will  it  be  ere  ye  make  an  end 
of  words?  mark,  and  afterwards  we  will 
speak. 

3  Wherefore  are  we  counted  as  beasts, 
and  reputed  vile  in  your  sight  ? 

4  He  'teareth  Miimself  in  his  anger: 
shall  the  earth  be  forsaken  for  thee?  and 
shall  the  rock  be  removed  out  of  his 
place  ? 

5  Yea,  the  light  of  the  wicked  j  shall  be 
put  out,  and  the  spark  of  his  fire  shall 
not  shine. 

6  The  light  shall  be  dark  in  his  taber- 
nacle, and  his  Hcandle  shall  be  put  out 
witli  him. 

7  The  steps  of  his  strength  shall  be 
straitened,  and  his  own  ''counsel  shall 
cast  him  down. 


16:9;  19: -21.  *  Ueh.  possessions  f  Heb.  nenr.  |  Hub.  cried, 
or  called,  e  Jon.ali  2  :  fi.  h  rliap.  3:17-19.  >  chap.  1.1 :  14.  5  Heb. 
his  soul,    j  Prov.  24:20.     ||  Or, 'amp.     k  Prov.  1  :  30-32. 


I  shall  occupy,  and  where  I  shall  remain  till  these 

heavens  and  earth  pass  away,     2  Peter,  3: 13,  14. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  We  should  not  conclude  that  our  work  in  this 
world  is  done,  so  long  as  we  are  continued  in  it ; 
or  forget  that  we  may  be  useful  by  patient  suffer- 
ing, as  well  as  by  active  benevolent  labors. 

■1.  When  God  leaves  men  to  the  wickedness  and 
folly  of  sin,  it  is  evidence  that  they  are  on  the  way 
to  destruction,  and  that  unless  they  change  their 
course  and  turn  their  feet  into  the  path  of  life,  they 
will  sink  into  unavailing  sorrow. 

8.  The  dealings  of  Providence  with  the  righteous 
will  render  them  more  and  more  watchful,  and  lead 
them  more  carefully  to  distinguish  between  good 
and  evil,  and  more  diligently  and  perseveringiy  to 
pursue  the  one  and  avoid  the  other. 

13.  As  tiie  grave  is  the  house  appointed  for  all 
the  living,  and  the  one  which  they  will  shortly  occu- 
py, it  should  be  the  great  object  of  each  one  so  to 
live,  labor,  and  if  need  be  suffer,  that  when  the  body 
shall  sleep  in  the  grave  the  soul  shall  be  with  God, 
in  those  heavenly  mansions  where  the  wicked  cease 
from  troubling  and  the  weary  are  at  rest. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 
3.   Wc ;  Bild.ad  and  his  two  friends. 
1.  lie  trnreth  himself ;  spoken  of  Job. 
■').   Shill  he  put  out ;  his  prosperity  shall  cease. 
7.  Uc  straitened ;  he  shall  become  feeble. 


Terrors  of  the  wicked. 


JOB    XIX. 


Job's  reply  to  Bildad. 


own  feet,  and  he  walketh  upon  a  snare. 

9  The  gin  shall  take  him  by  the  heel, 
and  the  robber  shall  prevail  against  him. 

10  The  snare  is  *laid  for  him  in  the 
ground,  and  a  trap  for  him  in  the  way. 

11  Terrors  '•shall  make  him  afraid  on 
every  side,  and  shall  tdrive  him  to  his  feet. 

12  His  strength  shall  be  hunger-bitten, 
and  destruction  sliall  be  ready  at  his  side. 

13  It  shall  devour  the  t  strength  of  his 
skin :  even  the  first-born  of  death  shall 
devour  his  strength. 

14  His  "^confidence  shall  be  rooted  out 
of  his  tabernacle,  and  it  shall  bring  him 
to  the  king  of  terrors. 

15  It  shall  dwell  in  his  tabernacle,  be- 
cause it  is  none  of  his :  brimstone  shall 
be  scattered  upon  his  habitation. 

16  His  ^  roots  shall  be  dried  up  beneath, 
and  above  shall  his  branch  be  cut  off. 

17  His ''remembrance  shall  perish  from 
the  earth,  and  he  shall  have  no  name  in 
the  street. 

18  He^  shall  be  driven  from  light  into 
darkness,  and  chased  out  of  the  world. 

19  He  shall  "^ neither  have  son  nor 
nephew  among  his  people,  nor  any  re- 
maining in  his  dwellings. 

20  They  that  come  after  him  shall  be 
astonished  at  his  ^day,  as  they  that  II went 
before  *were  affrighted. 

21  Surely  such  are  the  dwellings  of  the 
wicked,  and  this  is  the  place  of  him  that 
knoweth  ""not  God. 

CHAPTER   XIX. 

1  Job,  complainlngof  his  friends' cruelty,  showeth  there 
is  misery  enougli  in  him  to  feed  their  cruelty.  21.  '2S 
He  craveth  pity.     %i  He  believeth  the  resurrection. 

THEN  .lob  answered  and  said, 
2  How   long  will   ye  vex  my  soul, 
and  break  me  in  pieces  with  words? 


•  Prov.  5:'22;  29:fi.  '  Hen.  Iddden.  b  Jer.  iO :  3, 4.  f  Heh. 
tcatter.  tHeb.AoM.  c  Prov.  10: 2S.  <lIsa.T:24.  e  P.qa.  34:  Ifi. 
5  Heb.  They  shall  ilriut  hhn.  f  Isa.  H  :  22.  e  Psa.  37  :  IT.  ||  Or, 
lived  with  him.    *  Heb.  laid  hold  un  horror,    b  2  Tlies.  1 :  8.    i  Gen. 


9.  Gin;  a  snare,  or  trap.     Ver.  10. 

12.  Be  hunger-bitten  ;  fail  through  hunger. 

15.  Brimstone ;  an  emblem  and  cause  of  deso- 
lation. 

17.  No  name  in  the  street ;  there  shall  be  none 
to  speak  of  him,  or  keep  him  in  remembrance  after 
he  is  dead. 

19.  Neither  have  son  nor  nepheiv;  he  shall 
leave  no  posterity. 

20.  They  that  went  before ;  that  lived  with 
him;  his  contemporaries.  Were  ujfrighted ;  at 
the  greatness  of  his  calamities. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  Those  who  abuse  or  say  hard  things  of  others, 
are  the  persons  who  are  most  likely  to  be  irritated 
and  complain  when  otKers  abuse  or  say  hard  things 
of  them. 

5.  Though  evils  greater  than  can  be  described  are 
before  the  wicked,  they  may  not  come  upon  them 
in  this  life ;  and  the  idea  of  Bildad  and  his  friends, 
that  a  man"s  character  can  be  determined  by  his 


3  These  'ten  times  have  ye  reproached 
me:  ye  are  not  ashamed  that  ye  tmake 
yourselves  strange  to  me. 

4  And  be  it  indeed  that  I  have  erred, 
mine  error  remaineth  with  myself. 

5  If  indeed  ye  will  J  magnify  yourselves 
against  mc,  and  plead  again.st  me  my 
reproach; 

6  Know  now  that  God  hath  overthrown 
me,  and  hath  compassed  me  with  his  net. 

7  Behold,  I  cry  out  of  +  wrong,  but  I  am 
not  heard :  I  cry  aloud,  but  there  is  no 
judgment. 

8  He  hath  fenced  up  my  way  that  I 
cannot  pass,  and  he  hath  set  darkness  in 
my  paths. 

9  He  hath  stripped  me  of  my  glory,  and 
taken  the  crown /ro7«  my  head. 

10  He  ''hath  destroyed  me  on  every 
side,  and  I  am  gone :  and  my  hope  hath 
he  removed  like  a  tree. 

1 1  He  hath  also  kindled  his  wrath 
against  me.  and  he  counteth  mc  unto  him 
as  one  of  his  enemies. 

12  His  troops  come  together,  and  raise 
up  their  way  against  me,  and  encamp 
round  about  my  tabernacle. 

13  He  hath  put  my  brethren  far  from 
me,  and  mine  acquaintance  are  verily 
estranged  from  me. 

14  jSly  'kinsfolk  have  failed,  and  my 
familia/  friends  have  forgotten  me. 

15  They  that  dwell  in  my  house,  and 
my  maids,  count  me  for  a  stranger:  I  am 
an  alien  in  their  sight. 

16  I  called  my  servant,  and  hegavejncno 
answer;  I  entreated  him  with  my  mouth. 

17  My  breath  is  strange  to  my  w'ife, 
though  I  entreated  for  the  children's  sake 
of  ^  mine  own  body. 

18  Yea,  llyoung  children  despised  me; 
I  arose,  and  they  spake  against  me. 


31:7.  t  Ot^  harden  tfovrieloes  against  me.  j  Psa.  38;  16.  ±  Or, 
violence,  k  Lam.  2:5,6.  1  Psa.  38:11.  %  Heb.  my  (<««y.  ||  Or, 
the  wicked. 


present  outward  condition,  is  false.  Their  conclu- 
sion, therefore,  concerning  Job,  that  he  must  be  a 
very  wicked  man,  was  utterly  wrong. 

r2.  The  righteous  and  the  wicked  may  both  in 
this  world  be  visited  with  trials;  and  a  just  dis- 
crimination between  them  may  never  fully  appear 
till  they  enter  the  world  of  spirits. 

17.  The  memory  of  the  wicked  shall  rot,  but  the 
righteous  shall  be  bad  in  everhisting  remembrance. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

3.  Te?i;  many,  very  often. 

4.  Remaineth  with  myself;  I  must  bear  the 
consequences. 

G.  Compassed  me  loith  his  net;  brought  my 
calamities  upon  me. 

7.  No  judgment ;  no  one  appeared  for  his  re- 
lief. 

11.  Counteth;  treateth. 

14.  Have  forgotten  me;  they  neglected  him, 
as  if  ho  were  not  remembered. 

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Faith  in  God's  judgment. 


JOB   XX. 


Address  of  Zophar. 


19  All  *iny  inward  friends  abhorred 
me :  and  they  whom  I  loved  are  turned 
against  me. 

20  j\Iy  *  bone  cleaveth  to  my  skin  and 
to  my  flesh,  and  I  am  escaped  with  the 
skin  of  my  teeth. 

21  Have  pity  upon  me,  have  pity  upon 
me,  0  ye  my  friends ;  for  the  hand  of  God 
hath  touched  me. 

22  Why  do  ye  '"persecute  me  as  God, 
and  are  not  satisfied  with  my  flesh? 

23  Ot  that  my  words  were  now  writ- 
ten !  0  that  they  were  printed  in  a  book  ! 

24  That  they  were  graven  with  an  iron 
pen  and  lead  in  the  rock  forever! 

25  For  I  know  thai  my  Redeemer  liveth, 
and  that  he  shall  stand  at  the  latter  day 
upon  the  earth ; 

26  And+  though  after  my  skin  tvorms 
destroy  this  body,  yet  in  my  "^  flesh  shall 
I  ^  see  God  : 

27  Whom  I  shall  see  for  myself,  and 
mine  eyes  shall  behold,  and  not  ^another; 
thoiiglt  !my  reins  be  consumed  *wilhin  mc. 

28  But  ye  should  say.  Why  persecute 
we  him,  tseeing  the  root  of  the  matter  is 
found  in  me  ? 

29  Be  ye  afraid  of  the  sword  :  for  wrath 
bringeth  the  punishment.s  of  the  sword, 
that  ""ye  may  know  there  is  a  judgment. 

CHAPTER   XX. 

Zophar  showeth  the  state  and  portion  of  the  wicked. 

THEN  answered  Zophar  the   Naama- 
thitc,  and  said, 

2  Therefore  do  my  thoughts  cause  me 
to  answer,  and  for  this  + 1  make  haste. 

3  I  have  heard  the  check  of  my  re- 
proach, and  the  spirit  of  my  understand- 
ing causeth  me  to  answer. 

4  Knowest  thou  Jiot  this  of  old,  since 
man  was  placed  upon  earth, 


*  Heh.  the  mrnii/mi/tCi-rel.  »  I'mi.  IO-J:;>.  h  I'sulm  H«:  26. 
t  Heb.  WIto  will  give  |  dr.  4/Vtr  /  sliall  nwnke,  tit,  vgli  thii  bnily 
he  ilettroyed,  yet  uue  ofmyflesli  shall  I  tee  G"d.  c  1  Tor.  1.5:  .S3 
rl  1  .Tohn,  .•)  :  J.  ?(  Heb.  a  jr<rn>i»(!r.  ||  Or,  Jiiy  rriTU  within  me  lire 
Con*umed  with  earnest  desire  for  that  (J;iv.  ""  Heb.  m  my  hositm. 
t  Or,  iitul  what  runt  nf  mutter  is  fmmilin  me  ?     c  l"sa.  58:  10.  1 1. 


20.  With  the  siiii-  of  my  teeth;  but  just  es- 
caped from  death,  or  utter  ruin. 

23.  My  words ;  those  which  he  was  going  to 
utter.     Ill  a  book ;  a  durable,  permanent  record. 

29.  A  judgment ;  a  time  when  the  righteous 
will  be  gr.'iciou.sly  rewarded,  and  when  the  wicked 
will  be  punished  according  to  their  deserts. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  The  afTlictions  with  which  God  visits  us  are 
greatly  lessened,  or  increased,  by  the  conduct  of  our 
friends.  If  they  are  kind,  and  ready  to  a.ssist  us, 
they  help  us  bear  our  burdens ;  but  if  unkind,  neg- 
ligent, and  reproachful,  they  greatly  increase  our 
sorrows. 

11.  No  permanent  or  safe  dependence  can  be 
placed  upon  the  most  intimate  and  endeared  earthly 
friends.  For  the  contiiuiance  of  their  affection  and 
care,  we  are  dependent  upon  God  ;  and  if  they  are 
forsaken  of  him,  they  may  forsake  us. 

25.  Strong  confidence  in  an  almighty,  ever-living 
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5  That  the  triumphing  of  the  *b.c  i.rao: 
wicked  is  ^short,  and  tlic  joy  of  the  hypo- 
crite but  for  a  '"moment  1 

6  Though  his  s excellency  mount  up  to 
the  heavens,  and  his  head  reach  unto  the 
clouds  ;ll 

7  Yet  he  shall  perish  for  ever  like  ''hi.s 
own  dung:  they  which  liave  seen  him 
shall  say,  Where  is  he? 

8  He  shall  fly  away  as  a  'dream,  and 
shall  not  be  found :  yea,  he  shall  be 
chased  away  as  a  vision  of  the  night. 

9  The  eye  also  ichich  saw  him  shall  see 
him  no  more;  neither  shall  his  place 
any  more  behold  him. 

10  His*  children  shall  seek  to  please  the 
poor,  and  his  hands  shall  J  restore  their 
goods. 

11  His  bones  are  full  of  the  ^sin  of  his 
youth,  which  shall  lie  down  with  him  in 
the  dust. 

12  Though  wickedness  be  'sweet  in  his 
monih, though  he  hide  it  under  his  tongue; 

13  Though  he  spare  it,  and  forsake  it 
not,  but  keep  it  still  t  within  his  mouth; 

14  Yet  his  meat  in  his  bowels  is  turned, 
it  is  the  gal!  of  asps  within  him. 

15  He  hath  swallowed  down  riches,  and 
he  shall  vomit  them  up  again  :  God  shall 
cast  them  out  of  his  belly. 

16  He  shall  suck  the  "'poison  of  asps: 
the  viper's  tongue  shall  slay  him. 

17  He  shall  not  see  the  rivers,  the 
floods. t  the  brooks  of  honey  and  butter. 

18  That  which  he  labored  for  sliall  he 
restore,  and  shall  not  swallow  it  down: 
according  to  ^his  substance  shall  the  resti- 
tution be,  and  he  shall  not  rejoice  therein. 

19  Because  he  hath  Hoppressed  and  hath 
forsaken  the  poor;  because  he  liath  vio- 
lently taken  away  a  house  which  he 
builded  not; 


f  Hi'b.  my  hasle  IS  in  me.  ?j'Hfh.  fr-om  ntiir.  f  Miit.  7  ; '21.  e  Isa. 
U:l:i,  14.  II  Heb.Wiw/.  h  1  Kin-s,  14:  10.  iP»a  7:1:29.  *  Or, 
The  root-  shall  oppress  his  children.      s  ver.  18.       k  rlinp.  13:26. 

I  chii|..  15  :  IK.  t  Heb.  in  the  midst  of  his  palate,  m  KdBl.  3  :  13. 
X  liT,  streaming  brooks.      \  Heb.  the  substance  of  his  exchange. 

II  H-!ii.  crushed. 


Redeemer,  and  the  expectation  of  meeting  him  as  a 
friend  and  portion,  support  the  soul  in  the  deepest 
affliction,  and  cause  it  to  rejoice  in  hope  of  the  glory 
of  God. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

3.  To  aiL^iver ;  to  reply  to  wiiat  Job  had  said  in 
opposition  to  his  doctrine,  and  that  of  his  friends. 

5.  Short ;  short  compared  with  his  whole  exist- 
ence, though  it  may  sometimes  continue  through 
life,  and  life  be  continued  till  old  age. 

10.  Please  the  poor;  on  whom  they  shall  be 
dependent,  or  to  whom  they  shall  apply  for  help. 
Re.itoir  their  goods;  those  which  they  had  wrong- 
fully taken  away. 

11.  The  sin  of  his  youth;  he  shall  carry  the 
effects  of  it  to  the  grave. 

14.  The  gall  of  asps ;  his  pleasures  are  all 
turned  to  bitterness. 

17.  The  hrooks  of  honey  and  butter ;  emblems 
of  worldly  abundance. 


Wicked  men  do 


JOB   XXI. 


sometimes  prosper. 


B.c:ilZ  20  Surely  he  shall  not  *feel  qui- 
etness in  his  belly,  he  shall  not  save  of 
that  which  he  desired. 

21  There  shall  t  none  of  his  meat  be  ^left ; 
therefore  shall  no  man  look  for  his  goods. 

22  In  the  fulness  of  his  suHiciency  he 
shall  be  in  straits :  every  hand  of  the 
wicked  t  shall  come  upon  him. 

23  Wlien  he  is  about  to  fill  his  belly, 
God  shall  east  the  fury  of  his  wrath  upon 
him,  and  shall  rain  it  upon  him ''while 
he  is  eating. 

24  He  shall  flee  from  the  iron  weapon, 
aiid  the  bow  of  steel  shall  strike  him 
through. 

25  It  is  drawn,  and  cometh  out  of  the 
body :  yea,  the  glittering  sword  cometh 
out  of  his  gall:  •'terrors  are  upon  him. 

26  All  darkness  shall  be  hid  in  his 
secret  places:  a ''fire  not  blown  shall 
consume  him ;  it  shall  go  ill  with  him 
that  is  left  in  his  tabernacle. 

27  The  heaven  shall  reveal  his  iniqviity ; 
and  the  earth  shall  rise  up  against  him. 

28  The  increase  of  his  house  shall  de- 
part, a7id  his  goods  shall  flow  away  in 
the  day  of  his  wrath. 

29  This  is  the  portion  of  a  wicked  man 
from  (}od,  and  the  heritage  ^  appointed 
unto  him  by  God. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

1  Job  showeth  that  even  in  the  judgment  of  man  he 
hath  reason  to  be  grieved.  7  Sometimes  the  wicked 
ilo  so  pro-iper,  as  they  despise  God.  16  Sometimes 
their  destruction  is  manifest.  22  The  happy  and  un- 
liappy  are  alike  in  death.  27  The  judgment  of  the 
wicked  is  in  another  world. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Hear  diligently   my    speech,  and 
let  this  be  your  consolations. 

3  Suffer  me  that  I  may  speak;  and 
after  that  I  have  spoken,  mock  on. 

4  As  for  me,  is  my  complaint  to  man? 


-  Heb.  know,  f  Or,  he  nont  Ir/t  for  hh  meat.  «  Ercl.  6  :  13,  14. 
j:  nr,  troublesome,  h  Pa.l.  78:  30,  31.  c  IVsa.  7.1 :  19.  "iPsa.'Jl:!); 
Mat.  3:1-2.  \  Krh.  of  his  decree  from.  WHeh.  shurtened.  «  Heb. 
Look  unto,      e  chap.  40:4.      f  Jer.  1-2  :  1,  2.      \  Huh.  peace  from. 


20.  Feel  quietiiesi: ;  be  at  ease. 

22.  Stratis;  difficulty. 

26.  'Not  blown;  not  kindled  or  kept  alive  by  man, 
but  by  Grod. 

29.    The  portion  of  a  wicked  man  ;  what,  as 
Zophar  and    his  friends  contended,   always  came 
upon  the  wicked  in  this  life.     In  the  next  chapter, 
Job  shows  by  facts  that  their  doctrine  was  false. 
INSTRl'CTION'S. 

2.  Those  are  often  most  in  haste  to  speak,  who 
are  least  able  to  speak  to  the  purpose,  or  with  any 
good  effect.     Jas.  1:19. 

11.  Sins  committed  in  youth,  may  produce  con- 
sequences which  shall  be  felt  in  old  age,  and  which 
shall  follow  transgressors  to  the  grave  and  onward 
to  eternity. 

18.  Whatever  may  be  the  pleasures  of  sin  for  a 
season,  in  the  end  they  shall  be  turned  to  bitterness 
and  death.     Prov.  2.3 :  32. 

29.  The  evils  consequent  upon  sin  are  the  ap- 


and  if  it  were  so,  why  should  not  my 
spirit  be  II  troubled? 

5  Mark*  me,  and  be  astonished,  and 
lay*  your  hand  upon  your  mouth. 

6  Even  when  I  remember  I  am  afraid, 
and  trembling  taketh  hold  on  my  flesh. 

7  Wherefore  ''do  the  wicked  live,  be- 
come old,  yea,  are  mighty  in  power? 

8  Their  seed  is  established  in  their 
sight  with  them,  and  their  oflspring  be- 
fore their  eyes. 

9  Their  houses  are  t  safe  from  fear, 
neither  is  the  rod  of  God  upon  them. 

10  Their  bull  gcndercth,  and  faileth 
not;  their  cow  calveth,  and  casteth  not 
her  calf. 

1 1  They  send  forth  their  little  ones  like 
a  flock,  and  their  children  dance. 

12  They  take  the  timbrel  and  harp, 
and  rejoice  at  the  sound  of  the  organ. 

13  They  spend  their  days  in  t  wealth, 
and  in  a  moment  go  down  to  the  grave. 

14  Therefore  sthey  say  unto  God,  De- 
part from  us ;  for  we  desire  not  the 
knowledge  of  thy  ways. 

15  \Vhat''/.sthe  Almighty,  that  we  should 
serve  him?  and  what  'profit  should  we 
have,  if  we  pray  unto  him  ? 

16  Lo,  their  good  is  not  in  their  hand: 
the  Jcounsel  of  the  wicked  is  far  from  me. 

17  How  oft  is  the  ^candle  of  the  wickcil 
put  out!  and  how  oft  cometh  their  de- 
struction upon  them!  God  distributeth 
sorrows  in  his  anger. 

18  They  arc  as  stubble  before  the  wind, 
and  as  cliafl'tliat  the  storm  Hearricth  away. 

19  God  layeth  up  *  his  iniquity  for  his 
children:''  he  rcwardeth  him,  and  he 
shall  know  it. 

20  His  eyes  shall  see  his  destruction, 
and  he  shall  drink  of  the  wrath  of  the 
Almighty. 

21  For  what  pleasure  hath  he  in  his 


for,  mirth,  e  chaii.  22  :  17.  liExoii.  S:2.  iMnl.  3:14.  j  Psa. 
1:1.  %  (1r,  Inmi).  ||  Heb.  sleuleth  on'iiv.  *  That  is,  the  punish- 
ment of  his  iniquity,     k  Kjtod.  -lO-.h;  Eiek.  IS:  14. 


pointment  of  God  ;  and  no  one  can  continue  in  it, 
and  escape  them.  They  may  not,  in  all  cases,  be 
seen  or  felt  in  this  world  ;  but  they  will  overwhelm 
all  continued  transgressors,  in  the  world  to  come. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

3.  Mock  on;  go  on  with  your  discourse  against 
me. 

4.  To  man  ?  merely,  or  principally. 

.5.  Mark  me;  behold  my  affliction.  Lay  your 
hand  tifon  your  inoiith;  be  silent. 

7.  The  wicked  live,  become  old,  yea.  are- 
might  y ;  this,  in  opposition  to  the  doctrine  of  Job's 
friends,  is  often  the  case.     Psa.  73  :  3-17. 

13.  I)t  a  moment ;  without  long,  lingering  ill- 
ness. 

14.  Therefore; /RcclS-.n. 

16.  Not  in  their  hand ;  not  in  their  own  power. 
It  comes  from  G-od,  and  tkey  are  wholly  dependent 
on  him. 

643 


Death  and  the  jmJgment. 


■job    XXII, 


Eliphaz  accuse th  Job. 


house  after   him,  wlicn   the    number  of 
his  months  is  cutoff  in  the  midst? 

22  Shall  "ani/  teacli  God  knowledge? 
seeing  he  judgeth  those  that  are  high. 

23  One  dieth  in  his  *full  strength,  being 
"wholly  at  ease  and  quiet. 

24  His  tbreasts  are  full  of  milk,  and  his 
bones  are  moistened  with  marrow. 

25  And  another  dieth  in  the  bitterness  of 
his  soul,  and  never  eateth  with  pleasure. 

26  They  shall  lie  down  alike  in  the  dust, 
and  the  worms  shall  cover  them. 

27  Behold,  I  know  your  thoughts,  and 
the  devices  u-hicli  ye  wrongfully  imagine 
against  me. 

28  For  ye  say,  Where  is  the  house  of 
the  prince?  and  where  arc  the'  ^dwelling- 
places  of  the  wicked  ? 

29  Have  ye  not  asked  them  that  go  by  the 
way?  and  do  ye  not  know  their  tokens, 

30  That  the  wicked  is  reserved  to  the 
day  of  destruction  ?  they  shall  be  brought 
forth  to  the  day  of  Hvrath. 

31  Who  shall  declare  his  way  to  his 
face  ?  and  who  shall  repay  him  what  he 
hath  done  ? 

32  Yet  shall  he  be  brought  to  the  ilgrave, 
and  shall  *rcmain  in  the  tomb. 

33  The  clodsof  the  valley  shall  be  sweet 
unto  him,  and  '^  every  man  shall  draw  after 
him.  as  there  are  innumerable  before  him. 

34  How  then  comfort  ye  me  in  "^vain, 
seeing  in  your  answers  there  rcmaineth 
falsehood  ?t 

CHAPTER   XXII. 

1  Rliphaz  showeth  that  man's  goodness  profiteth  not 
God.  5  He  accuseth  Job  of  divers  sins.  21  He  ex- 
hortcth  hiin  to  repentance,  with  promises  of  mercy. 

THEN  Eliphaz  the  Temanite  answered 
and  said, 

2  Can  a  man  be  "^profitable  unto  God, 
as+  lie  that  is  wise  may  be  profitable  unto 
himself? 

3  Is  it  any  pleasure  to  the  Almighty, 

«  Horn,  il  :34.  *  H»'b.  very  per/ectioHy  or  in  the  ttrength  of  hit 
jityffction.  t  Or.  milk  path.  %  Heb.  tent  of  the  tti'ternactes. 
\  HpI).  wrathi.  II  Heb.  gravet.  '  Heb.  u-atch  in  the  heap.  I>  Heb. 
9:27.  r  cbapliT  lil:2.  ^  Heh.  Irnnsgrettion.  d  Poiibn  1  fi : -2. 
%   Or,   if  he  mtitf   fte  profitable.,  doth  liit*  good   success   depend 

26.  They  shall  lie  dotvn  alike  ;  God  does  not 
deal  with  them  here  according'  to  their  character, 
but  treats  tliem  in  many  respects  alike. 

30.  The  vickeil  /.«  reserved  to  the  day  of  de- 
struction ;  when  in  the  future  world,  they  will  be 
treated  according  to  their  M-orUs. 

;;  1 .  Who  .ihall  repay  h  im  ?  no  one  in  this  world ; 
but.  God  shall  reward  him  in  the  world  ie  come. 

33.  Every  man;  shall  in  like  maimer  go  to  the 
^rave. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

4.  In  our  trials  and  distresses  we  should  look  not 
.«o  much  to  men  for  help,  as  to  God ;  and  feel  that 
whoever  or  wliatcver  may  be  the  instrument,  he  is 
the  only  source  of  relief. 

7.  The  wicked  are  sometimes  prospered  in  this 
world,  and  receive  more   outward  blessings   than 
their  pious  neighbors.     They  may  live  longer,  and 
644 


that  thou  art  righteous?  or  is  it  "b.^.VH: 
gain  to  him,  that  thou  makest  thy  ways 
perfect? 

4  Will  he  reprove  thee  for  fear  of  thee  ? 
will  he  enter  with  thee  into  judgment  ? 

5  Is  not  thy  wickedness  great?  and 
thine  iniquities  infinite? 

6  For  thou  hast  taken  a  pledge  from 
thy  brother  for  naught,  and  stripped  the 
naked*  of  their  clothing. 

7  Thou  hast  not  given  water  to  the 
weary  to  drink,  and  thou  hast  withholdcu 
bread  from  the  hungry. 

8  But  a.'<  for  the  ii  mighty  man,  he  had  the 
earth  :  and  the  *honorable  man  dwelt  in  it. 

9  Thou  hast  sent  widows  away  empty, 
and  the  arms  of  the  fatherless  have  been 
broken. 

10  Therefore  ^  snares  are  round  about 
thee,  and  sudden  fear  troubleth  thee ; 

1 1  Or  darkness,  that  thou  canst  notseo  ; 
and  abundance  of  waters  cover  thee. 

12  Is  not  God  in  the  height  of  heaven  ? 
and  behold  the  t  height  of  the  stars,  how 
high  they  are ! 

13  And  thou  sayest,  J  How  ""doth  God 
know?  can  he  judge  through  the  dark 
cloud  ? 

14  Thick  clouds  are  a  covering  to  him, 
that  he  seeth  not;  and  he  walketh  in  the 
circuit  of  heaven. 

15  Hast  thou  marked  the  old  way  which 
wicked  men  have  trodden  ? 

16  Which  were  cut  down  out  of  time, 
whose  foundation  was  overflown  with  a 
flood  : 

17  Which  6 said  unto  God,  Depart  from 
us  :  and  what  can  the  Almighty  do  Hfor 
them? 

18  Yet  ''he  filled  their  houses  with  good 
//tjx^.'.-  .•  but  the  counsel  of  the  wicked  is 
far  from  me. 

19  The  righteous  see  it,  and  are  glad: 
and  the  innocent  laugh  them  to  scorn. 

thereon  ?  %  Heb.<-/oM<-»  of  the  nuked.  (]  Heb.  man  of  arm  *  Heb. 
eminent,  or  accepted  for  countenance.  '  rli  IS :  R-IO  ;  Vfn.  1 1  :  B 
t  Heb.  head,  t  Or,  What.  I  Psn.  10 :  1 1  ;  73 : 1 1 .  ^  Or,  o  flood  tons 
poured  upon  their  foundation.  Gen.  7  :  II,  etc. ;  i  I'et.  2  :  6.  {  di. 
■-'1  :  14.      II  Or,  to       h  ArU  14:  I.-i,  17. 


die  in  less  distress.  The  reason  of  this  is  to  men 
not  known,  and  it  sometimes  occasions  them  great 
perplexity.     Psa.  73:2-17. 

17.  However  prosperous  may  be  the  condition  of 
the  wicked  in  this  world,  or  however  adverse  that 
of  the  rigliteous,  in  the  future  world  it  will  be  re- 
versed ;  the  righteous  will  be  comforted,  and  the 
wicked  tormented.     Luke  10:24,  2-'). 

30.  Tile  fact  that  men  are  not  treated  according 
to  their  cliaraeter  in  this  world,  is  evidence  of  a 
coming  judgment,  when  a  just  discrimination  will 
be  made,  and  each  one  receive  according  to  his 
works.     Mai.  3 :  K3-18. 

CHAPTER  XXn. 
8.  He  had   the   earth ;    Eliphaz    here   falsely 
ch:irges  .Tob  with  favoring  the  mighty  and  honora- 
ble, and  oppressing  the  poor  and  needy. 


Joh  lonseth  to 


JOB    XXIII. 


appear  before  God. 


B.'c!i5m'  20  Whereas  our  *substauce  is  not 
cut  down,  but  tthe  remnant  of  them  the 
fire  consumeth. 

21  Acquaint  now  thyself  with  t  him, 
and  be  at  *  peace  :  thereby  good  shall  come 
unto  thee. 

22  Receive,  I  pray  thee,  the  law  from 
his  mouth,  and  lay  ''up  his  words  in  thy 
heart. 


3  Oh  'that  I  knew  where  I  might  find 
him  !  that  I  might  come  even  to  his  scat! 

4  I  would  order  mij  'cause  before  him, 
and  fill  my  mouth  with  arguments. 

5  I  would  know  the  words  ichich  he 
would  answer  me,  and  iinderstaiid  whal 
he  would  say  unto  me. 

6  Will  ^  he  plead  against  me  with  his 
great   power?    No;    but    he   would   put 


23  If  thou  "  return  to  the  Almighty,  thou  '  strens^th  in  me. 
shalt  be  built  up,  thou   shalt  put  away  ;    7  There   the    righteous   might  dispute 


iniquity''  far  from  thy  tabernacles. 

24  Then  shalt  thou  lay  up  gold  ^as  dust, 
and  the  gold  of  Ophir  as  the  stones  of  the 
brooks. 

25  Yea,  the  Almighty  shall  be  thy 
defence,ll  and  thou  shalt  have  *  plenty  of 
silver. 


with  him  ;  so  should  I  be  delivered  for 
ever  from  my  judge. 

8  Behold,  I  go  forward,  but  he  is  not 
there  :  *nd  backward,  but  I  cannot  per- 
ceive him : 

9  On  the  left  hand,  where  he  doth  work, 
but  I  cannot  behold  him  :  he  hideth  liim- 


26  For  then  .shalt  thou  have  thy  delight  self  on  the  right  hand,  that  I  cannot  sec 


in  the  Almighty,  and   shalt  lift  up  thy 
face  unto  God. 

27  Thou  "  shalt  make  thy  prayer  unto 
him,  and  he  shall  hear  thee,  and  thou 
shalt  pay  thy  vows. 

28  Thou  shalt  also  ''decree  a  thing,  and 
it  shall  be  established  unto  thee  :  and  the 
light  shall  shine  upon  thy  ways. 

29  When  me?i  are  cast  down,  then  thou 
shalt  say,  There  is  lifting  up  ;  and  he  shall 
save  t  the  s  humble  person. 

30  He  t  shall  deliver  the  island  of  the 
innocent :  and  it  is  delivered  by  the  pure- 
ness  of  thy  hands. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

1  Job  longeth  to  appear  before  God,  6  in  confidence  of 
his  mercy.  8  God,  who  is  invisible,  observeth  our 
ways.  11  Job's  innocency.  13  God's  decree  is  im- 
mutable. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2    Even   •'to-day   is  my  complaint 
bitter  :   my  ^  stroke  is  heavier  than  my 
groaning. 


*  Or,  cttdte.  f  Or.  their  excelkncij.  J  Tliat  is,  G«d.  a  Is.l. 
!7:5;  Phil.4:7.  b  Psalm  1 19: 11.  c  Hosea  14:  1,2.  dSTim. 
2:19.  ^  Or,  on  the  dust.  \\  Or,  gold.  "  H^b.  silver  of  ttrenglh. 
«  Paa.  fifi :  17--20.  f  Mat.  21  :  22.  t  Heb.  him  that  hath  low  eyes. 
e  1  Peter,  5:5.    J  Or,  The  innocent  shall  deliver  the  island,  Genesis 


21.  Acquaint ')iow  thyself  with  kim;  Eliphaz 
ispeaks  as  if  Job  were  unacquainted  with  Grod,  and 
at  enmity  with  him. 

24.  Lay  up  gold  ;  a  man's  piety,  in  the  estima- 
tion of  Job's  friends,  might  be  measured  by  the 
amount  of  his  worldly  prosperity,  and  his  guilt  by 
his  calamities. 

30.  The  innocent ;  the  innocent  shall  deliver  or 
save  the  island  or  country  for  which  they  intercede. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

15.  The  history  of  past  generations,  both  of  the 
righteous  and  the  wicked,  is  full  of  instruction  to 
the  children  of  men. 

21.  All  men  who  have  the  Bible  may  become 
acquainted  with  God.  and  by  cordial  reconciliation 
to  him  may  have  that  peace  which  passeth  all  un- 
derstanding, which  the  world  can  neither  give  nor 
take  away. 

26.  Delight  in  the  character  of  Grod  and  in  the 
keeping  of  his  commands  will  secure  all  needful 


hi 

10  But  he  knoweth  the  way  that  II I 
take:  when  'he  hath  tried  me,  I  shall 
come  forth  as  gold. 

1 1  My  foot  hath  held  his  steps,  his  way 
have  I  kept,  and  not  declined. 

12  Neither  have  I  gone  back  from  the 
commandment  of  his  lips;  '"I  have  *es- 
teemed  the  words  of  his  mouth  more  than 
my  t necessary  "food. 

13  But  he  is  in  one  mind,  and  who  can 
turn  him?  and  what  his  soul  dcsireth, 
even  that  he  doeth. 

14  For  he  performeth  the  thing  that  is 
appointed °  for  me  :  and  many  such  things 
are  with  him. 

15  Therefore  am  I  troubled  at  his  pres- 
ence :  when  I  consider,  I  am  Pafraid  of  him. 

16  For  God  niaketh  my  heart  soft,  and 
the  Almighty  troubleth  me  : 

17  Because  I  was  not  cut  off  before  the 
darkness,  neither  hath  he  covered  the 
darkness  from  my  face. 


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good  to  those  who  exercise  it,  and  make  them  great 
blessings  both  to  tliemselves  and  their  fellow-men. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

3.  Him;  God. 

7.  From  my  judge;  from  any  one  who  would 
condemn  him. 

10.  Come  forth  as  gold;  be  justified  as  right- 
eous, and  accepted. 

15.  1  am  afraid  of  him  ;  on  account  of  the  dis- 
tresses He  had  inflicted,  and  which  Job  expected  he 
would  inflict  in  future. 

INSTRTTCTIONS. 

3.  In  our  distress,  we  sliould  look  away  from  man 
and  seek  that  help  which  coiueth  from  God  only. 
If  we  cannot  at  once  find  him.  we  should  still  wait 
upon  him  in  humble,  believing,  afleotionate  prayer, 
till  he  arise  and  have  mercy  on  us. 

10.  Though  God  may  not  at  once  give  relief  to 
his  distressed  people,  he  is  never  unmindful  of  their 
615 


Sin  often  goelh  for  J  0  B     X  X I V  . 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 


a  time  unpunished. 


1  WickeJness  goelh  often  unpunished.     17  Tliere  is  a 
secrft  judgment  for  the  wicked. 

"TT^HY,  seeing  times  are  not  hidden  from 
VV    the  Aliiii^'lity,  do  tliey  that  know 
him  not  see  his  days  ? 

2  Some  remove  llie  landmark.*  :  they  vio- 
lently take  away  flocks,  and  feed  *'lhcrcof. 

3  They  drive  away  the  ass  of  the  fallicr- 
less,  tliey  "take  the  widow's  ox  for  a  pledge. 

4  They  turn  the  needy  out  of  the  way: 
the  poor  of  the  eartli  hide  themselves 
together. 

5  Behold,  as  wild  asses  in  the  desert,  go 
they  forth  to  their  work;  rising  betimes 
for  a  prey:  the  wilderness  yicldeth  fo'od 
for  them  and  for  their  children. 

()  They  reap  every  one  his  t  corn  in  the 
field:  and  tthey  gather  the  vintage  of  the 
wicked. 

7  They  cause  the  naked  to  lodge  with- 
out clothing,  that  they  have  no  covering 
in  the  cold. 

8  They  are  wet  with  the  showers  of  the 
mountains,  and  ''embrace  the  rock  for 
want  of  a  shelter. 

y  They  pluck  the  fatherless  from  the 
breast,  and  take  a  pledge  of  the  poor. 

10  Tliey  cause  him  to  go  naked  without 
clothing,  and  they  take  away  the  sheaf 
from  the  hungry; 

11  Which  make  oil  within  their  walls, 
and  tread  their  wine-presses,  and  suffer 
thirst. 

12  Men  groan  from  out  of  the  city,  and 
the  soul  of  the  Mounded  cricth  out:  yet 
God  layeth  not  folly  to  ihcm. 

13  They  are  of  those  that  rebel  against 
the  light ;  they  know  not  the  ways  there- 
of, nor  abide  in  the  paths  thereof. 


•  '  'r.  tliem.     •  Dent  24 :  6, 1 7.     f  Heb.  mingled  corn,  or  ilretlft. 

iHel).  lilt  wicktd giitlier  the  vintage,  b  I.iiifi.  4  :  5.  c  Psa.  10:K-I  I. 
Prov.7:H,9.      ?i  Heh.  scttelhhm  face  in  tecret.       e  .loliii  3  : -.'0. 

sorrows ;  nor  will  he  continue  them  a  moment  longer 
than  his  glory,  their  good,  and  the  good  of  his  king- 
dom require. 

1-5.  Even  the  children  of  God  .sometimes  exercise 
that  fear  of  him  which  hath  torment ;  and  which 
nothing  but  the  manifestation  of  his  grace  and  an 
increase  of  faith  and  love  can  cast  out. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

I.  Sec  his  ilays  ;  of  righteous  retribution  on  the 
just  and  unjust. 

(i.    The  wicked;  gather  the  vintage  of  the  poor. 

8.  They  ;  those  whom  they  have  robbed. 

9.  T/ipy;  the  freebooters,  or  robbers.  Phicl-the 
fatherless ;  seize  little  children  to  use  them  as 
slaves. 

II.  Trend  their  wiiie-presses ;  compel  the  poor 
to  tread  their  wine-pres.scs  without  compensation, 
or  HiifTcriiig  them  to  drink  of  the  wine. 

\'2.  Jjfiyt'th  init  folly  ;  doth  not  punish  them. 

K).  Rfhel  against  the  light ;  the  light  they 
have  ;  they  shun  the  light  of  day,  and  perform  their 
deeds  in  darkness. 

16.  Know  iiot  the  light;  carefully  avoid  it. 
616 


14  The  <=  murderer  rising  with  ^b-cIimJ; 
the  light  killeth  the  poor  and  needy,  and 
in  the  night  is  as  a  thief. 

15  'J'he  eye  also  of  the  adulterer  wait- 
eth  foi-  the  ''twilight,  saying.  No  eye  shall 
sec  me:  and  ^disguiseth  his  face. 

16  In  the  dark  they  dig  through  houses, 
u-hich  ,tliey  had  marked  for  themselves 
in  the  daytime:  '"they  know  not  the 
light. 

17  For  the  morning  is  to  them  even  as 
the  shadow  of  death:  if  one  know  them, 
they  are  in  the  "^ terrors  of  the  shadow  of 
death. 

18  lie  is  swift  as  the  waters;  their  por- 
tion is  cursed  in  the  earth  :  he  beholdeth 
not  the  way  of  the  vineyards. 

1 9  Drought  and  heat  liconsume  the  sirow- 
waters :  so  doth  the  grave  those  which 
have  sinned. 

20  The  womb  shall  forget  him:  the 
worm  shall  feed  sweetly  on  him  ;  he  shall 
be  no  sjiiore  remembered;  and  wicked- 
ness shall  be  broken  as  a  tree. 

21  He  evil  entreateth  the  barren  that 
beareth  not,  and  doeth  not  good  to  the 
widow. 

22  He  draweth  also  the  mighty  with  his 
power:  he  riseth  up,  *and  no  man  is  sure 
of  life. 

23  Thou<^h  it  be  given  him  to  be  in  safety, 
whereon  he  resteth;  yet  ''his  eyes  arc 
upon  their  ways. 

24  They  arc  exalted  for  a  'little  while, 
but  are  +gone  and  brought  low;  they  are 
taken  t  out  of  the  way  as  all  others,  and 
cut  otr  as  the  tops  of  the  ears  of  corn. 

25  And  if  it  be  not  so  now,  who  will 
make  me  a  liar,  and  make  my  speech 
nothing  worth? 


f  Paalm  73  :  18,  IH.  )|  Hcb.  vioUntlp  take,  f  PrOT.  10:7;  Isninb 
2fi:U.  *  Or,  he  trttsteth  not  \t\»nv.n  life,  b  Prov.  6:21-23.  ■  Psa. 
37:S5,3(f.     f  Heb.  »lo^     J  Heb.  <r/<w«(/ uji. 


18.  Svjift;  to  do  evil.  •  Beholdeth  vot  the 
u-ay  ;  the  way  of  industry  and  diligence  in  lawful 
business. 

19.  So  doth  the  grave ;  these  notoriously  wicked 
persons  die  and  are  buried  and  forgotten  like  others; 
there  are  no  judgments  here  in  the  course  of  provi- 
dence, to  distinguish  them  from  the  rest  of  man- 
kind. 

23.  77/,'!  eyes ;  the  eyes  of  God.  He  sees  all 
their  iniquities,  if  he  does  not  now  punish  them. 

24.  A.<s  all;  men  in  this  life,  whatever  be  their 
character,  are  in  many  respects  treated  alike ;  and 
you  cannot  from  their  present  condition  determine 
their  character.  This  was  the  doctrine  which  Job 
contended  was  taught  by  facts. 

2r>.    Who  iftll  make  me  a  liar?  disprove  the 
facts;  and  the  truth  which  I  have  maintained. 
rNSTRTCTroNS. 

2.  Though  God  sometimes  bears  long  with  atro- 
cious offenders,  and  continues  to  pour  blessings  upon 
them  to  the  end  of  life,  yet  he  marks  all  their  trans- 
gressions, and  will  in  due  time  treat  them  accord- 
ing to  their  works. 

13,  The  wicked  rebel  against  the  light  of  their 


Address  of  Bildad. 


JOB    XXVII. 


Job  rcplieth. 


CHAPTER  XXV. 


Bildad  showeth  that  man  cannot  be  justified   before 
God. 

THEN  answered  Bildad  the  Shuhite, 
and  said, 

2  Dominion^  and  fear  are  with  him  ;  he 
maketh  peace  in  his  high  places. 

3  Is  there  any  number  of  his  armies? 
and  upon  ''  whom  doth  not  his  light  arise? 

4  How  then  can  man  be  "^justified  with 
God?  or  how  can  he  be  ''clean  that  is 
born  of  a  woman  ? 

5  Behold  even  to  the  moon,  and  it  shin- 
eth  not :  yea,  the  stars  are  not  pure  in  his 
sight. 

6  How  much  less  man,  that  is  a  worm? 
and  the  son  of  man,  which  is  a  worm? 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

1  Job,  reproving  the  uncharitable  spirit  of  Bildad,  5 
acknowledgeth  the  power  of  God  to  be  infinite  and 
unsearchable. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  How  ^  hast  thou  helped  him  that  is 
without  power  ?  how  savest  thou  the  arm 
that  hath  no  strength? 

3  How  hast  thou  counselled  him  that 
hath  no  wisdom  ?  and  how  hast  thou 
plentifully  declared  the  thing  as  it  is  ? 

4  To  whom  hast  thou  uttered  words? 
and  whose  "^spirit  came  from  thee  ? 

.5  Dead  things  are  formed  from  under 
the  waters,  *and  the  inhabitants  thereof. 

G  Hell  s  is  naked  before  him,  and  de- 
struction hath  no  covering. 

7  He  stretcheth  ""out  the  north  over  the 
empty  place,  and  hangeth  the  earth  upon 
nothing. 

8  He  bindeth  'up   the   waters   in   his 


thick  clouds  ;  and  the  cloud  is  not  rent 
under  them. 

9  He  holdeth  back  the  face  of  his  throne, 
and  spreadeth  his  J  cloud  upon  it. 

10  He  hath  compassed  the  waters  with 
bounds,''  until  the  t  day  and  night  come 
to  an  end. 

1 1  The  pillars  of  heaven  '  tremble,  and 
are  astonished  at  his  reproof. 

12  He  '"  divideth  the  sea  with  his  power, 
and  by  his  understanding  he  smiteth 
through  ithe  "proud. 

13  By  his  Spirit  "he  hath  garnished  the 
heavens  ;  his  hand  hath  formed  the  crook- 
ed serpent. 

14  Lo,  these  are  p  parts  of  his  way.s;  but 
how  little  a  portion  is  heard  of  him?  but 
the  thunder  of  his  power  who  can  under- 
stand? 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1  Job  protestcth  his  sincerity.  8  The  hypocrite  is  with- 
out hope.  11  The  blessings  which  the  wicked  have 
are  turned  into  curses. 

MOREOVER  Job  ^  continued  his  par- 
able, and  said, 

2  As  God  liveth,  who  hath  taken  away 
my  judgment ;  and  the  Almighty,  who 
hath  llvexed  my  soul ; 

3  All  the  while  my  breath  is  in  me, 
and  the  *spirit  of  God  is  in  my  nostrils ; 

4  My  lips  shall  not  speak  wickedness, 
nor  my  tongue  utter  deceit. 

5  God  forbid  that  I  should  justify  you : 
till  I  die  I  will  not  remove  mine  i  integrity 
from  me. 

6  My  righteousness  I  hold  fast,  and  will 
not  let  it  go:  my  'heart  shall  not  re- 
proach me  tso  long  as  I  live. 


a  llan.  4  :  .'5, 34 ;  Jude  2.i.  t  Mat  5 :  4.5.  c  chapter  4:17,  etc. ; 
15:  H,  etc.;  Psa.  143:i,etc.;  Rom.  5:  1,21.  <lZech.l3:l;  I  Cor. 
6:11:  l.Io'.n,  1  :>);  Rev.  1  :5.  e  Isa.  40  :  14.  f  Keel.  12:7.  *  Or, 
with,  s  Fsa.  I3«:8,  II:  Prov.  1,5:11  ;  Heb.  4:  1:3.  hPs.l.  104:2. 
i  Gen.  1:6,7;   Prov.  30:4.      jPsa.97:2.      kProv.  8:2i».      f  Heb. 


own  minds,  as  well  as  the  light  of  day  and  the  light 
of  divine  truth  ;  they  seek  darkness  as  a  covering 
for  their  evil  deeds,  and  hasten  on  to  the  time  when 
they  will  sink  self-condemned  into  the  blackness  of 
darkness  for  ever. 

'24.  Though  the  difference  between  the  righteous 
and  the  wicked  may  not  be  seen  in  their  condition 
in  this  life,  the  time  is  at  hand  when  all  will  dis- 
cern between  thein  ;  and  the  difference  of  condition 
between  him  that  served  God  and  him  that  served 
him  not,  will  then  be  as  great  as  that  between 
heaven  and  hell. 

CHAPTER  .XXV. 
4.  Clean;  holy. 

IN.STRUCTIONS. 
4.  None  who  have  just  views  of  the  holiness  of 
G-od  and  the  sinfulness  of  men,  will  attempt  to  jus- 
tifv  themselves  in  liis  sight,  or  expect  acceptance 
and  salvation  except  through  his  rich  grace  in  Jesus 
Christ. 

CHAPTER^  XXVI. 
2.   Helped  hi  III  that  !.■<  ii'ithoiit  pnirfr;  spoken 
ironically,  implying  th,Tt  what  Bildad  had  said  was 
not  to  the  point,  and  of  no  avail. 


end  of  light  with  dm  knett.  1  Heb.  12:26.  m  Fxotl.  14:21:  Isa. 
.51:1.5.  X  Hvh.pyiile.  n  Pan.  4:. 37.  ■>  Psa.  a! :  8,  7.  P  I  Cor. 
l:i :  4, 12.  %  Heb.  added  to  take  up.  ||  Heb.  made  my  taul  bilter, 
Ruth  1  :  20.  '  Tliat  if,  the  breath  irhich  Godaave  him.  Gen  2:7. 
i(ch.2:3,9.  r  Actii  24:16;  IJoliil,  3:  19-21.    i  Heb.  from  mi)  day: 


9.  Holdeth  back;  covereth, or rendereth  invisible. 

13.  Garnished  the  heavens ;  with  sun,  moon, 
and  stars. 

14.  Parts  of  his  ways ;  the  ways  of  God  ;  only 
a  small  part  of  which  are  known  by  men. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

6.  All  things  are  naked  and  open  to  the  all-seeing 
eye  of  God  ;  and  the  kingdoms  of  nature,  provi- 
dence, and  grace,  are  entirely  under  liis  control. 

14.  What  we  know  or  can  know  of  the  ways  of 
God  is  but  little,  very  little,  compared  with  what 
remains  to  be  known,  and  which  will  be  unfolding 
with  greater  and  greater  clearness  and  glory  for 
ever. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

1.  Parable;  a  representation  from  which  moral 
instruction  may  be  drawn. 

2.  Taie?/  aifai/  mi/Jndgmeiit ;  refused  to  jus- 
tify him.  or  appear  to  do  so,  by  removing  his  ca'aiiv- 
ities. 

4.  Not  speaJr  u-ickediiess  ;  by  condemning  hinv- 
self  as  a  hypocrite,  or  approving  the  doctrine  of  his 
friends. 

G.  My  righteousness ;  his  integrity. 
647 


The  wicked  arc  accursed. 


JOB   XXVIII 


Of  human  knowledge. 


7  Let  mine  enemy  be   as   the   wicked,  j     22  For  GocZ  shall  east  upon  him,  *B.c:1i^': 
and  he  that  riseth  up  against  me  as  the  i  and  not  spare:  the  would  fain  flee  out 


unrighteous 

8  For  »what  ?.s  the  hope  of  the  hypo- 
crite, though  he  hath  gained,  when  God 
takcth  away  his  soul? 

9  Will  God  ''hear  his  cry  when  trouble 
cometh  upon  liim  ? 

10  Will  he  delight  himself  in  the  Al- 
mighty? will  he  •=  always  call  upon  God? 


of  his  hand. 

23  Men  shall  clap  their  hands  at  him. 
and  shall  hiss  him  out  of  his  place. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

1  There  is  a  knowledge  of  natural  things.     1'2  But  wis- 
dom is  an  excellent  gift  of  God. 

SURELY  there  is  a  tvcin  for  the  sil- 
ver, and  a  place  for  gold  where  they 
God:  that  which  is  with  the  Almighty  fine  zV. 
will  I  not  conceal.  '    2  Iron  is  taken  out  of  the  dearth,  and 

12  Behold,  all  ye  yourselves  have  seen  brass  is  molten  ovt  of  the  stone. 

i/,- why  then  are  ye  thus  altogether  vain?       3  He  setteth  an   end  to  darkness,  and 

13  This  is  the  portion  of  a  wicked  man  jsearcheth  out  all  perfection:  the  stones 
with  God,  and  the  heritage  of  oppress-  'of  darkness,  and  the  shadow  of  death. 

4  The  flood  breaketh  out  from  the  in- 
habitant ;  even  the  icaters  forgotten  of  the 
foot:  they  are  dried  up,  they  are  gone 
away  from  men. 

5  As  for  the  earth,  out  of  it  cometh 
bread  :  and  under  it  is  turned  up  as  it 
were  fire. 

6  The  stones  of  it  are  the  place  of  sap- 
phires :  and  it  hath  il  dust  of  gold. 

7  There  'is  a  path  which  no  fowl  kiiow- 
eth,  and  which  the  vulture's  eye  liath  not 
seen  : 

8  The  lion's  whelps  have  not  irodden  it, 
nor  the  fierce  lion  passed  by  it. 

9  He  putteth  forth  his  hand  upon  tlic 
rock;*  he  overturneth  the  mountains  Ly 
the  roots. 

10  He  Jcutteth  out  rivers  among  the 
rocks ;  and  his  eye  seelh  every  precious 
thing. 

11  He  ''bindeth  the  floods  from  t  over- 
flowing; and  the  thing  that  is  'hid  bring- 
eth  he  forth  to  light. 


ors,  lohich  they  shall  receive  of  the  Al 
mighty. 

14  If  ''his  children  be  multiplied,  it  is 
for  the  sword  :  and  his  offspring  shall 
not  be  satisfied  with  bread. 

15  Those  that  remain  of  him  shall  be 
buried  in  death  :  and  his  widows  shall 
not  *  weep. 

16  Though  he  heap  up  silver  as  the 
dust,  and  prepare  raiment  as  the  clay ; 

17  He  may  prepare  it,  ""but  the  just 
shall  put  it  on,  and  the  innocent  shall 
divide  the  silver. 

18  He  buildeth  his  house  as  a  moth, 
and  as  a  booth  that  the  keeper  maketh. 

19  The  srich  man  shall  lie  down,  but 
he  shall  not  be  gathered  :  he  openeth  his 
eyes,  and  he  is  not. 

20  Terrors  take  hold  on  him  as  waters, 
a  tempest  stealeth  him  away  in  the  night. 

21  The  east  wind  carrietli  him  away, 
and  he  departeth :  and  as  a  "^  storm  hurl- 
eth  him  out  of  his  place. 

•  Mat.  !6:'Jfi.  bProv.  1:28.  c  Mat.  13:21.  *  Or,  being  in. 
d  Dent.  28:  ■11;  2  Kings,  10:  7,8:  Hosea9:l3.  e  P.sairn  7S  :  M. 
fEcol.  2:28.     B  I.ukel6:22,  23.     hPga.  58:9.     f  Ueb.  injlecinf 


7.  As  the  xviched;  Job  by  no  means  approved 
of  the  wicked  ;  thougli  he  contended,  in  opposition 
to  his  friends,  that  they  were  sometimes  prosperous 
in  this  world. 

8.  Though  he  hath  gained;  the  reputation  of 
being  piou.s,  or  ever  so  much  worldly  good. 

II.  /  loill  teach  you  ;  teach  you  the  true  doc- 
trine concerning  the  wicked. 

1"J.  Seen  it ;  seen  illustrations  of  the  truth  in 
the  facts  of  divine  providence. 

13.  This  is  the  portion,  of  a  wicked  man  ;  ac- 
cording to  the  doctrine  of  .Job's  friends,  it  was  al- 
ways their  portion  in  this  life.  But  as  Job  had 
shown  in  previous  chapters,  facts  proved  that  this 
was  not  alw.ays  true.  It  was  sometimes  so.  and 
sometimes  not  so.  Of  course  his  calamities  did  not 
prove  him  to  be  a  hypocrite,  as  his  friends  and  as 
Satan  contended. 

'I'l.   God  .•ihall  cast  upon  him,  and  vot  spare ; 
visit  him  with  calaiiiities.     This  is  often  the  case 
in  this  world,  and  always  in  the  world  to  come. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 


he  would /Ite.  J  Or,  OTinr.  %  Or,  </«»<.  ]\  Or, geld ort.  i  <lmp. 
11:H.  '  ()r,y?i>i/.  jHab.3:9.  k  chapter  26 :  &  f  Heb.  weep- 
inn.     1  1  Cor.  4 :  6. 


but  the  want  of  it  will  deprive  one  of  rest  and 
peace.     1  John.  3:  20,  21. 

10.  Delight  in  tlie  Almighty  will  be  manifested 
by  habitual  communion  with  him  ;  while  neglect  of 
communion  with  God,  is  evidence  of  want  of  love 
to  him  and  to  his  ways. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 
1.    Vein;  mine.     Fitte;  retine,  purify. 

3.  Setteth.  a?/  end  to  darkness  ;  the  miner  with 
his  lamp  enlightens  the  dark  places  under  ground. 

4.  They  are  dried  np;  the  miner  is  careful  to 
keep  his  mine  dry. 

C).  Bread;  grain,  of  which  bread  is  made.  Firf; 
stones  resembling  fire,  or  combustible  fiery  sub- 
stances. 

6.  Sapphires ;  precious  stones. 

7.  A  path  ;  that  which  is  made  by  miners  deep 
under  ground. 

0.  The  rock;  he  cutteth  it  through,  undermines, 
breaks,  and  removes  it  in  search  of  gold  and  pre- 
cious stones. 

11.  From  overflowvg ;  weeping  or  dripping 
down,  Ko  as  to  annoy  him   in  working  liis  mine. 


.').  Conscious   integrity  will   give   confidence  ^ 

God,  and  support  the  soul  under  the  sorest  trials;  |  The  thing  that  is  liid ;  the  precious  treasure 


The  true  wisdom  is 


JOB   XXIX. 


the  fear  of  the  Lord. 


B.c!iKo?"  12  But  "where  shall  wisdom  be 
found  ?  and  where  is  the  place  of  under- 
standing ? 

13  Man  knoweth  not  the  '' price  there- 
of; neither  is  it  found  in  the  land  of  the 
living. 

14  The  depth  saith,  It  is  not  in  me  : 
:ind  the  sea  saith,  It  is  not  with  me. 

15  It*  cannot  bo  gotten  for  "^gold,  nei- 
ther shall  silver  be  weighed  for  the  price 
thereof. 

16  It  cannot  be  valued  with  the  gold  of 
Ophir,  with  the  precious  onyx,  or  the 
sapphire. 

1 7  The  gold  and  the  crystal  cannot  equal 
it :  and  the  exchange  of  it  shall  not  be 
for  tjewels  of  fine  gold. 

18  No  mention  shall  be  made  of  tcoral, 
or  of  pearls :  for  the  price  of  wisdom  is 
above  rubies. 

19  The  topaz  of  Ethiopia  shall  not 
equal  it,  neither  shall  it  be  valued  with 
pure  gold. 

20  Whence'^  then  cometh  wisdom?  and 
where  is  the  place  of  understanding? 

21  Seeing  it  is  hid  from  the  eyes  of  all 
living,  and  kept  close  from  the  fowls  of 
the  ^air. 

22  Destruction  and  death  say,  We  have 
heard  the  fame  thereof  with  our  ears. 

23  God  ^  understandeth  the  way  thereof, 
and  he  knoweth  the  place  thereof. 

24  For  "^he  looketh  to  the  ends  of  the 
earth,  and  seeth  under  the  whole  heaven  ; 

25  To  s  make  the  weight  for  the  winds ; 
and  he  weigheth  the  waters  by  meas- 
ure. 


a  Eccl.  7  :  24.  b  Prov.  3 :  13-15.  •  Heb.  Fine  gold  shall  not  he 
given  for  it.  c  Prov.  8:  U,  19;  16:lfi.  f  Or,  veiselt.  t  Or, 
Ramoth.  *  d  ver.  1*2 ;  James  1 :  6, 17.  %  Or,  heaven,  o  Prov.  2 : 6. 
r  Prov.  15:3.      gPsa.  135:7.      \\  Or,  number,     h  Deut  4  :  6;  Psa. 


12.  Wisdom ;  the  reasons  of  God's  dispensa- 
tions ;  or  the  wisdom  which  he  exercises  in  the 
government  of  the  world. 

13.  The  price  ;  value,  or  way  to  obtain  it. 

16.  Gold  of  Ophir;  the  most  valuable  kind. 
Onyx  ;  a  precious  gem. 

18.  Coral — rubies  ;  precious  stones. 

19.  Topaz  of  Ethiopia ;  a  most  precious  gem. 
2.5.    Weigheth  the  waters ;  accurately  adjusts 

their  measure  and  weight. 

28.  The  fear  of  the  Lord ;  that  which  leads 
men  to  be  governed  by  his  revealed  will,  is  the 
height  of  human  wisdom ;  it  will  give  them  un- 
derstanding of  all  which  they  need  to  know,  to  be 
great,  good,  and  happy. 

IXSTRUCTIOX.'^. 

1.  The  goodness  of  God  in  storing  the  e.irth  with 
;il!  needful  treasures,  which  may  be  obt.ained  by 
iiuinan  skill,  industry,  and  perseverance,  should  be 
devoutly  acknowledged  by  all,  and  lead  them  grate- 
fully to  adore  and  serve  him. 

9.  Should  men  seek  for  heavenly  wisdom  .as  sin- 
cerely, earnestly,  and  perseveringly  as  miners  do 
for  silver,  and  search  for  it  as  they  do  for  hidden 
treasures,  they  might  all  possess  that  fear  of  the 
Lord  which  is  true  wisdom,  and  that  knowledge  of 
God  and  of  his  ways  which  is  life  to  the  soul. 


26  When  he  made  a  decree  for  the  rain, 
and  a  way  for  the  lightning  of  the  thun- 
der ; 

27  Then  did  he  see  it,  and  II  declare  it; 
he  prepared  it,  yea,  and  searched  it  out. 

28  And  unto  man  he  said,  Behold  the 
fear""  of  the  Lord,  that  is  'wisdom;  and 
to  depart  from  evil  is  understanding. 

CHAPTER   XXIX. 

Job  beraoaneth  himself  of  his  former  prosperity  and 
honor. 

MOREOVER  Job  *continued  his  par- 
able, and  said, 

2  Oh  that  I  were  as  in.  months  past;,  as 
in  the  days  vhen  God  preserved  me  ; 

3  When  his  t candle  shined  upon  my 
head,  and  when  by  his  light  I  ■>  walked 
through  darkness  ; 

4  As  I  was  in  the  days  of  my  youth, 
when  the  ''  secret  of  God  was  upon  my 
tabernacle  ; 

5  When  the  Almighty  was  yet  with  me, 
when  my  children  u'cre  about  me ; 

6  When  '  I  washed  my  steps  with  but- 
ter, and  the  rock  poured  t  mc  out  rivers 
of  oil ; 

7  When  I  went  out  to  the  gate  through 
the  city,  when  I  prepared  my  seat  in  the 
street  ! 

8  The  young  men  saw  me,  and  hid  them- 
selves :  and  the  aged  arose,  and  stood  up. 

9  The  princes  refrained  talking,  and  laid 
their  hand  on  their  mouth. 

10  The*  nobles  held  their  peace,  and 
their  tongue  cleaved  to  the  roof  of  their 
mouth. 


Ill  :  10;  Prov.  1:7;  9:10;  EccI.12:l3.  ijamea3:l7.  'Heb. 
added  to  take  up.  t  Or,  lamp,  j  Psalm  23 :  4,  k  Psa.  26 :  14. 
1  Deut.  3.1 :24.  f  Heb.  uiiVA  mc.  5  Heb.  The  voice  of  Ihenoblet 
was  hid. 


13.  True  wisdom  is  not  to  be  found  in  searching 
the  recesses  of  the  earth,  or  ransacking  the  bowels 
of  nature,  nor  is  it  to  be  discovered  by  human  rea- 
sonings and  efforts ;  but  it  must  be  revealed  and 
communicated  by  the  Creator. 

23.  Application  for  wisdom  by  humble,  hearty 
prayer  should  daily  be  made  to  God ;  and  his  com- 
munications in  his  word,  and  by  his  Spirit  and  provi- 
dence, be  received  in  living  faith. 

28.  Heavenly  wisdom  if  it  prevails  will  lead  a, 
person,  so  far  as  he  understands  what  is  right,  to 
make  it  his  great  object  heartily  to  do  it  as  unto 
the  Lord ;  and  so  far  as  he  understands  what  is 
wrong,  to  avoid  it,  and  thus  strive  habitually  to 
perfect  holiness  in  the  fear  of  God. 

CHAPTER  XXLX. 
2.  ///.  mot/ths  past ;  in   the  time  of  his  pros- 
perity. 

6.  Butter  and — oil;  evidences  of  great  pros- 
perity and  abundance. 

7.  I  prepared  my  seat ;  as  a  magistrate  or 
judge. 

8.  Stood  up ;  as  a  token  of  respect. 

10.  And  their  tongue  cleaved  to  the  roof  of 
their  month;  they  were  overawed  and  held  their 
peace. 

649 


Job^s  former  honor  is 


JOB    XXX. 


turned  into  contempt 


1 1  When  tlic  ear  heard  me^  then  it 
blessed  *  me ;  ajid  when  the  eye  saw  me, 
it  gave  witness  to  me  : 

12  Because  I  "^ delivered  the  poor  that 
cried,  and  the  fatherless,  and  him  that 
had  none  to  help  him. 

13  The  blessing  of  him  that  was  ready 
to  perish  came  upon  me  :  and  I  caused 
the  widow's  heart  to  sing  for  joy. 

14  I  "^  put  on  righteousness,  and  it  clothed 
me  :  my  judgment  icas  as  a  robe  and  a 
diadem. 

15  I  was  ^eyes  to  the  blind,  and  feet 
was  I  to  the  lame. 

16  I  icas  a  father  to  the  poor:  and  the 
cause*"  which  I  knew  not  I  searched  out. 

17  And  I  brake  the  *jaws  of  the  wicked, 
and  t  plucked  the  spoil  out  of  his  teeth. 

18  Then  ''I  said,  I  shall  die  in  my  nest, 
and  I  shall  multiply  my  days  as  the  sand. 

19  My  root  was  +spread  out  by  the  wa- 
ters, and  the  dew  lay  all  night  upon  my 
branch. 

20  My  glory  was  ^  fresh  in  me,  and  my 
bow 8  was  llrenewed  in  my  hand. 

21  Unto  me  men  gave  ear,  and  waited, 
and  kept  silence  at  my  counsel. 

22  After  my  words  they  spake  not 
again  ;  and  my  speech  dropped  upon  them. 

23  And  they  waited  for  me  as  for  the 
rain ;  and  they  opened  their  mouth  wide 
as  for  the  latter  rain. 

24  //"I  laughed  on  them,  they  believed 
it  not;  and  the  light  of  my  countenance 
they  ca.'Jt  not  down. 

25  I  chose  out  their  way.  and  sat  chief, 
and  dwelt  as  a  king  in  the  army,  as  one 
that  comforteth  the  mourners. 


•  Luke4:ii:  11  :  37. 

b  Psa.  72:1-2:    Prov.  21 

13;    24:11,1-2. 

eTsJl.61  :  10;  F.pli.6:l4. 

d  Num.  10:31.      •  Pro* 

.  2H:7.     *  Heb. 

jfttr  teeth,  or ffriTuUft,     f 

\ic\>.  cast.     fPsa.  30:6. 

±  Heb.  opened. 

4  Hel>.  tuw.     f  Gen.  -li) 

■24.      II  Heb.  cliangrd. 

Heb.  o/ fewer 

11.  Gave  witness  to  me;  to  his  integrity  and 
usefulness. 

14.  It  clothed  me;  uprightness  -was  that  by 
■which  he  was  known.  It  was  liis  covering  and 
ornament. 

16.  I  searched  out;  he  inquired  into,  and  ex- 
annined  with  impartiality,  the  cause  of  the  stran- 
ger, as  well  as  that  of  his  acquaintance. 

17.  Brake  the  jatvs  ;  overcame  the  oppressors, 
and  delivered  the  oppressed. 

15.  T)ie  ill-  mij  nest ;  not  meet  with  reverses, 
but  live  long,  and  go  to  the  grave  it* peace. 

19.  My  root  n-as  spread  out;  lie  flourished 
like  a  tree  by  a  fountain  of  water. 

20.  My  boiv  was  renewed;  the  bow  is  an  em- 
blem of  strength,  and  a  means  of  defence.  The 
meaning  is,  he  was  kept  constanfly  strong. 

2"2.  They  gpake  not  again  ;  men  were  satisfied 
with  his  decisions. 

23.  They  n.-aited  for  me;  to  speak  and  settle 
their  didiculties.  *  j 

2-1.    They  Relieved  it  vot ;  it  did  not  change 
their  respect  for  him.  nor  his  influence  over  them. 
INSTRUCTION'S. 

2.  Prosperity  is  the  gift  of  God.     He  grants  as 
much  of  it  to  his  people,  and  continue.s  it  as  long, 
650 


1  Job's  honor  is  turned   into  extreme  contempt.     15 
His  prosperity  into  calamity. 

BUT  now  they  that  are  *younger  than  I 
have  me  in  derision,  whose  fathers  I 
would  have  disdained  to  have  ■set  with 
the  dogs  of  my  flock. 

2  Yea,  whereto  might  the  strength  of 
their  hands  profit  me.  in  whom  old  age 
was  perished  1 

3  For  want  and  famine  they  u-ere  t  soli- 
tary; fleeing  into  the  wilderness  Mn  for- 
mer time  desolate  and  waste: 

4  Who  cut  up  mallows  by  the  bushes, 
and  juniper-roots /o?-  their  meat. 

5  They  were  driven  forth  from  among 
tnenSihey  cried  after  them  as  after  a  thief.) 

6  To  dwell  in  the  clifls  of  the  valleys, 
m  leaves  of  the  earth,  and  in  the  rocks. 

7  Among  the  bushes  they  brayed ;  un- 
der the  nettles  they  were  gathered  to- 
gether. 

8  They  were  children  of  fools,  yea,  ''chil- 
dren of  llbase  men  :  they  were  viler  than 
the  earth. 

9  And  'now  am  I  their  song,  yea,  I  am 
their  i  byword. 

10  They  abhor  me,  they  flee  far  from 
me,  and  *spare  not  to  ''spit  in  my  face. 

11  Because  he  hath  loosed  my  cord, 
and  afllictcd  me,  they  have  also  let  loose 
the  bridle  before  me. 

12  Upon  my  right  hand  rise  the  youth  : 
they  push  away  my  feet,  and  they  raise  up 
against  me  the  ways  of  their  destruetinn. 

13  They  mar  my  path,  they  set  forward 
my  calamity,  they  have  no  helper. 

14  They  came  vpon  me  as  a  wide  break- 


Ihe  niglit.     %  Heb.  vetleinhht.     %  Heb.  lio'et. 
■  Psa.  6!1:12;  Lorn. 


dans,     t  Or. dark 

h  Pea.  41):  10-13.      !|  Hrh.  mm  of  no  name. 

3:14  ra.    j  chap.  17:  a    '  Heb.  withhold  not  spittle  fi 

f)0:6;   Mat.  2(i:67:  27  :  :!0. 


as  he  sees  best;  but  no  one  should  feel  that  it  will 
certainly  be  continued  to  the  end  of  life,  or  forget 
that  it  may  soon  and  suddenly  be  taken  away. 

18.  Confidence  in  the  continuance  of  peace  and 
prosperity  is  dangerous,  and  often  followed  by  dis- 
appointment and  sorrow.  If  the  Lord  will,  we  shall 
live;  and  we  slnll  be  in  this  condition  or  that,  in 
prosperity  or  adversity,  as  seemeth  good  in  his 
sight.     , 

(^HAriER  XXX. 

2.  Old  age  v/s  perished;  they  were  prema- 
turely old  and  feeble  on  account  of  their  poverty. 

3.  Fleeing  into  the  wilderness ;  they  were 
vagabonds,  shunning  the  society  of  their  fellow- 
men. 

4.  Malloivs ;  a  plant  like  lettuce,  sometimes 
used  as  a  salad. 

5.  They  ivere  driveti  forth ;  on  account  of  their 
crimes. 

7.  Brayed;  uttered  their  cries. 

11.  He;  God.  Loosed  my  cord;  taken  away 
my  strength,  so  that  I  cannot  defend  myself,  het 
loose  the  bridle  ;  cast  off  all  restraint  in  afflicting 
me. 

12.  Ways  of  their  de.ttrnctioii  ;  ways  adapted 
to  destroy  me. 


He  bemoaneth  his 


JOB  XXXI. 


■wretched  condition. 


B.o'S  in?  ill  of  waters:  in  the  desolation 
they  rolled  themselves  vpon  me. 

15  Terrors  are  turned  upon  me:  they 
pursue  my  *soul  as  the  wind:  and  my 
welfare  passeth  away  as  a  cloud. 

16  And  now  my  soul  is  poured  *out 
upon  me ;  the  days  of  affliction  have 
taken  hold  upon  me. 

1 7  My  bones  are  pierced  in  me  in  the 
night  season  :  and  my  sinews  take  no  rest. 

18  By  the  great  force  of  my  disease  is 
my  garment  changed :  it  bindeth  me 
about  as  the  collar  of  my  coat. 

19  He  hath  ''cast  me  into  the  mire,  and 
I  am  become  like  dust  and  ashes. 

20  I  cry  unto  thee,  and  thou  dost  not  hear 
me  :  I  stand  up,  and  thou  regardest  me  not. 

21  Thou  art  t  become  cruel  to  me  :  with 
thy  +  strong  hand  thou  opposest  thyself 
against  me. 

22  Thou  liftest  me  up  to  the  wind ; 
thou  causest  me  to  ride  upon  it,  and  dis- 
solvest  my  ^substance. 

23  For  I  know  that  thou  wilt  bring  me 
to  death,  and  to  the  house  "^  appointed  for 
all  living. 

24  Howbeit  he  will  not  stretch  out  his 
hand  to  the  li  grave,  though  they  cry  in 
his  destruction. 

25  Did  not  I  weep  for  him  that  was  *  in 
trouble  1  was  not  my  soul  grieved  for  the 
jioor  ? 

26  When  ''  I  looked  for  good,  then  evil 
came  unto  me :  and  when  I  waited  for 
light,  there  came  darkness. 

27  My  bowels  boiled,  and  rested  not : 
the  days  of  affliction  prevented  me. 


*  Heb.  principal  one.  a  Psa.  42  :  4.  b  ch:ip.  9  :  31.  f  Heb. 
turned  to  be.  \  Heb.  the  strength  oj  thy  hand.  %  Or.  luisdom. 
c  Gen.  S  :  19.     ||  Heb.  heap.      *  Heb.  hard  of  day.      d  .ler.  8  :  15. 


17.  My  bones  are  pierced;  expressive  of  the 
keenest  and  most  aggravated  pain. 

20.  Thee ;  CroJ.  Dost  not  hear ;  dost  not  re- 
move my  distress. 

22.  Disso/vest  my  substance  ;  as  with  the  fire 
of  his  indignation. 

24.  Not  stretch  out  his  hand;  in  the  grave  he 
hoped  to  have  rest. 

25.  D id  not  I  weep  ;  at  the  calamities  of  others, 
when  he  M-as  in  prosperity. 

26.  I  looked  fur  good ;  in  connection  with  his 
charitable  deeds. 

27.  Prevented ;  went  before,  came  upon  me. 
29.  Dragons ;  monsters  of  the  sea,  or  desert. 

Owls  ;  translated  by  some,  ostriches. 

IXSTRUCTIONS. 

1.  Great  prosperity  may  speedily  be  followed  by 
groat  afflictions.  None,  therefore,  should  be  unduly 
lifted  up  by  the  one,  or  cast  down  by  the  other. 
Both  are  under  the  control  of  G-od  ;  and  in  both,  the 
great  object  of  all  should  be  to  know  him. 

9.  To  be  the  song  of  the  drunkard  and  the  jest  of 
the  vilest  of  mankind,  has  often  been  the  lot  of  the 
virtuous ;  especially  of  those  who  have  been  active 
in  bringing  punishment  upon  the  vicious. 

17.  Bodily  diseases  are  often  more  distressing, 
and  the  pains  which  they  occasion  are  harder  to 
bear,  than  any  can  realize,  except  those  who  endure 


28  I  went  mourning  without  the  sun  : 
I  stood  up,  and  I  cried  in  the  congrega- 
tion. 

29  I  am  a  brother  to  dragons,  and  a 
companion  to  +owis. 

30  My  "skin  is  black  upon  me,  and  my 
bones  are  burned  w-ith  heat. 

31  My  harp  also  \?,turnedio  mourning, 
and  my  organ  into  the  voice  of  them  that 
weep. 

CHAPTER   XXXI. 

Job  maketh  a  solemn  protestation  of  his  integrity  in 
several  duties. 

I  MADE  a  covenant  with  mine  '^eyes; 
why   then   should    I   s  think   upon   a 
maid  % 

2  For  what  portion  of  God  is  there  from 
above?  and  ichat  inheritance  of  the  Al- 
mighty from  on  high? 

3  Is  not  destruction  to  the  wicked"? 
and  a  strange  punishment  to  the  workers 
of  iniquity? 

4  Doth  ''not  he  see  my  ways,  and  count 
all  my  steps? 

5  If  '  I  have  walked  with  vanity,  or  if 
my  foot  hath  hasted  to  deceit ; 

6  Let  +me  be  weighed  in  an  even  bal- 
ance, that  God  may  know  mine  integrity. 

7  If  my  step  hath  turned  out  of  the 
way,  and  my  J heart  walked  after  mine 
eyes,  and  if  any  blot  hath  cleaved  to 
my  hands ; 

8  Then  let  mc  sow,  and  let  another  eat; 
yea,  let  my  offspring  be  rooted  out. 

9  If  my  heart  have  been  deceived  by 
a  woman,  or  if  I  have  laid  wait  at  my 
neighbor's  door ; 


t  Or,nstriches.  e  Lam.  4:8;  .'i:IO.  f  Milt,  o  i  iS.  e  ProT.  6  : !». 
h  John  1:48:  Jer.32:19.  i  Psa.  44:20, -21.  t  Heb.  him  weigh 
me  in  halantes  of  Justice,    i  E7.ek.  14  :3-7. 


them ;  and  when  such  are  neglected  and  reviled  by 
those  who  ought  to  pity  and  relieve  tiieni,  the  evil 
is  greatly  increased. 

20.  ^\  hen  good  men  in  distress  cry  imto  God, 
though  he  hears  and  will  eventually  an.swer,  and  do 
exceeding  abundantly  above  all  that  they  ask,  yet 
he  may  not,  and  often  does  not,  at  once  relieve  them ; 
but  calls  them  to  let  patience  have  its  perfect  work, 
that  thus  they  may  be  perfect  and  entire,  wanting 
nothing. 

23.  The  nearness  and  certainty  of  death  should 
lead  all  to  be  habitually  prepared  for  it ;  and  though 
deeds  of  mercy  for  Christ's  sake  will  not  secure  un- 
interrupted prosperity  in  this  world,  not  even  the 
giving  of  a  cup  of  cold  water  to  his  disciples  will 
fail  of  an  abundant  reward  in  the  life  to  come. 

CHArTER  XXXI. 
2.  What  portion,  of  God ;  what  portion,  if  he 
transgressed,  could  he  expect  from  God  ? 

4.  lie  ;  God. 

5.  Hasted  to  deceit ;  to  execute  a  deceitful  or 
fraudulent  purpose. 

6.  Weigkea  in  an  even  balance  ;  righteously 
judged. 

7.  If  any  blot  hath  cleaved;  if  he  had  com- 
mitted any  crime. 

9.  Laid  wait;  to  commit  adultery  with  his 
neighbor's  wife. 

651 


Job  protesteth 


JOB    XXXI. 


his  iniegrity. 


10  Then  let  my  wife  grind  unto  another, 
and  let  others  bow  down  upon  her. 

1 1  For  this  IS  a  lieinous  crime ;  yea,  it 
IS  "an  iniquity  to  be  punished  by  the 
judges. 

12  For  it  is  a  fire  that  consumeth  to 
destruction,''  and  would  root  out  all  mine 
increase. 

13  If  I  did  despise  the  cause  of  my  man- 
servant or  of  my  maid-servant,  when  they 
contended  with  me; 

14  What  then  shall  I  do  when  God 
riseth  up?  and  when  he  visiteth,  what 
shall  I  answer  him? 

15  Did'^not  he  that  made  me  in  the 
womb  make  him?  and  *did  not  one  fash- 
ion us  in  the  womb  1 

16  If  I  have  withheld  the  poor  from 
iheir  desire,  or  have  caused  the  eyes  of 
the  widow  to  fail ; 

17  Or  have  eaten  my  morsel  myself 
alone,  and  the  fatherless  hath  not  eaten 
thereof; 

18  (For  from  my  youth  he  was  brought 
up  with  me,  as  icith  a  father,  and  I  have 
guided  ther  from  my  mother's  womb;) 

19  If  I  have  seen  any  perish  for  want 
of  clothing,  or  any  poor  without  covering ; 

20  If  his  loins  have  not  ''blessed  me, 
and  if  he  were  7iot  warmed  with  the 
fleece  of  my  sheep; 

21  If  I  have  lifted  up  my  hand  against 
the  fatherless,  when  I  saw  my  help  in  the 
gate: 

22  Then  let  mine  arm  fall  from  my  shoul- 
der-blade, and  mine  arm  be  broken  from 
the*  bone. 

213  For  "^  destruction /rom  God  was  a  ter- 
ror to  me,  and  by  reason  of  his  Hiighness 
1  could  not  endure. 


»  T,ev 

20:10. 

b  Mill 

3:5:  Heb 

13:4. 

c  Prov.  2:  :  5. 

*  Or, 

did  he  notfiishi 

m  ut  in 

one  womb? 

t  TIml 

is,  tht 

widow. 

d  Deut. 

•u-.n. 

%  Or,  Otf  channel  hone. 

e  Psa. 

ii'd 

20.      fP«a.  76:7. 

B   1  Tim 

ti:I7. 

ij  Hel) 

found. 

II  Heb. 

light. 

*  Heb 

bright. 

11.  runished  by  the  judges  ;  it  is  an  offence 
not  only  ajrainst  individuals,  but  .^gainRt  society, 
and  as  such  to  t>c  punished  by  the  maj^istrates. 

13.  If  I  did  drsptse  the  cause  of  my  man- 
servaiit  or — mttid-servaiU ;  if  he  had  not  been 
strictly  impartial  and  just  towards  them,  as  well  as 
towards  his  equals. 

11.  Riscth  up;  to  judgment. 

1.').  Make  hi  in ;  we  had  one  common  Creator, 
have  one  common-  nature,  and  are  brethren. 

16.  Their  desire ;  what  they  ouglit  to  desire 
and  might  reasonably  expect. 

18.  Her;  the  widow.  From  my  molher^s 
n-nmb  ;  from  his  earliest  years. 

21.  Saif  my  help  in.  the  gate-;  when  he  had 
power  to  oppress  them. 

23.  Coidd  iiot  endure ;  to  oppress  the  father- 
less ;  he  was  kept  from  it  by  the  fear  of  God. 

27.  Secretly  enticed ;  to  idolize  lii.s  wealth,  or 
worship  any  of  the  heavenly  bodies.  Kissed  my 
hand ;  a  form  of  idolatrous  worship. 

29.  Lifted  lip  myself;    been  elated,   and    re- 
joiced when  evil  came  upon  his  enemy. 
052 


24  If  el  have  made  gold  my  *  «:?SJ 
hope,  or  have  said  to  the  fine  gold,  Thou 
art  my  confidence: 

25  If  I  rejoiced  because  my  wealth  was 
great,  and  because  my  hand  had  ^  gotten 
much; 

26  If  I  beheld  the  II  sun  when  it  shined. 
or  the  moon  walking  *in  brightness  ; 

27  And  my  heart  hath  been  secretly 
enticed,  or  ^  my  mouth  hath  kissed  my 
hand : 

28  This  ''  also  iccre  an  iniquity  to  he  pun- 
ished by  the  judge  :  for  I  should  have 
denied  the  God  that  is  above. 

29  If  I  rejoiced  at  the  destruction  of  him 
that  hated  me,  or  lifted  up  myself  when 
evil  found  him ; 

30  Neither  have  I  suffered  my  t  mouth 
to  '  sin  by  wishing  a  curse  to  his  soul. 

31  If  the  men  of  my  tabernacle  said  not, 
Oh  that  we  had  of  his  flesh !  we  cannot 
be  satisfied. 

32  The  J  stranger  did  not  lodge  in  the 
street  :  but  I  opened  my  doors  to  the 
traveller.  5 

33  If  I  covered  my  transgressions  II  as 
Adam,''  by  hiding  mine  iniquity  in  my 
bosom  : 

34  Did  I  fear  a  great  '  multitude,  or  did 
the  contempt  of  families  terrify  me,  that  I 
kept  silence, «)!(/  went  not  out  of  the  door? 

35  Oh  that  one  would  hear  me  !  behold, 
my*  desire  is,  that  the  Almighty  would 
answer  me,  and  that  mine  adversary  had 
written  a  book. 

3G  Surely  I  would  take  it  upon  my 
shoulder,  and  bind  it  as  a  crown  to  me. 

37  I  would  declare  unto  him  the  num- 
ber of  my  steps ;  as  a  prince  would  I  go 
near  unto  him. 


f  Hel>.  my  hand  hath  kissed  mp 
palate,    i' Ercl.  .■> :  a     i  Is.i.  BR:  7  ;  Heb 
after  the  manner  of  men.     k  Gen.  3 
My  sign  is  tb:ft  the  Almighty  will  an- 


h  Deut.  17:2-7.  t  Heb- 
b.  I3:i.  %  Or,  Kfov.  11  Or, 
,12.     I  Exod.  23:2.     *  Or, 


31.  If  the  men,  of  my  tahervacle ;  if  any  of 
them  were  left  to  pine  in  want,  and  say,  0  that  we 
had  of  his  meat. 

33.  Hiding  mine  iniquitrj ;  from  men,  and 
trying  to  hide  it  from  God. 

'34.  That  I  kept  silevep  ;  when  he  should  have 
spoken.  Went  not  out ;  from  fear  of  the  contempt 
of  his  neighbors.  Some  have  supposed  the  mean- 
ing of  this  verse  to  be.  Let  me  be  confounded  before 
the  multitude,  let  the  contempt  of  families  follow 
me,  let  me  be  silent  and  not  go  abroad,  if  I  have 
covered  my  transgressions,  or  committed  any  of  the 
crimes  above-mentioned. 

.3").  Written  a  book;  wriltcn  out  the  charges 
against  him,  that  he  might  understand  and  answer 
them  ;  have  a  fair  trial,  and  be  acquitted. 

.36.  Take  it  upon,  my  shoulder;  sust.nin  his 
innocence,  and  in  sucji  a  manner  tliatall  might  see 
it.  He  would  even  wear  the  disproved  accusation 
;is  an  ornament. 

37.  As  a  prince  vonld  I  go  ;  with  confidence 
to  be  acquitted  and  approved ;  not  as  a  criminal  to 
be  condemned. 


Elihu  reproveth  Job 


JOB  XXXII. 


and  bis  three  friends. 


B.c.'^&M.'  38  If  my  land  cry  against  me,  or 
that  the  furrows  likewise  thereof  *eom- 
plain  ; 

39  If  I  have  eaten  the  tfruits  thereof 
without  money,  or  have  caused  +  the 
owners  thereof  to  lose  their  "life: 

40  Let  thistles  grow  instead  of  wheat, 
and  ^cockle  instead  of  barley.  The  words 
of  Job  are  ended. 

CHAPTER    XXXII. 

1  Elihu  is  angry  with  Job  and  his  three  friends.  6 
Because  wisdom  cometh  not  from  age,  he  excuseth 
the  boldness  of  his  youth.  11  He  reproveth  them  for 
not  satisfying  of  Job.     16  His  zeal  to  speak. 

1^0  these  three  men  ceased  II  to  answer 
KJ  Job,  because  he  was  righteous  in  his 
own  eyes. 

2  Then  was  kindled  the  wrath  of  Elihu 
the  son  of  Barachel  the  Buzite,  of  the 
kindred  of  Ram :  against  Job  was  his 
wrath  kindled,  because  he  justified  *him- 
self  rather  than  God. 

3  Also  against  his  three  friends  was  his 
wrath  kindled,  because  they  had  found 
no  answer,  and  yet  had  condemned  Job. 

4  Now  Elihu  had  twaited  till  Job  had 
spoken,  because  they  rvcre  Welder  than  he. 

5  When  Elihu  saw  that  there  was  no 
answer  in  the  mouth  of  these  three  men, 
then  his  wrath  was  kindled. 

6  And  Elihu  the  son  of  Barachel  the 


*  Heb.wcep.  j  Heb.  strength.  t  Or,  the  soul  n/ l/ie  oianers 
thereof  to  expire,  or  breathe  out.  a  1  Kings, 21  :  13.  \  Or.  noi- 
some tveeds.  li  Heb.  from  answering.  "  Heb.  his  soul,  f  Heb. 
expected  Job  in  words.       ^  Heh.  elder  for  days.       %  Heh.  few  of 


38.  If  my  land  cry  against  vie;  for  having 
■wTongfiiUy  obtained  it,  or  not  justly  rewarding  those 
who  have  cultivated  it. 

39.  Without  mo7iey  ;  without  fully  paying  for 
it.  Caused — to  lose  their  life ;  by  taking  away 
their  means  of  support. 

40.  Thistles — a«(^  cocZ/e;  noisome  weeds.  The 
words  of  Job ;  on  this  subject,  and  in  this  discus- 
sion with  his  friends,  are  ended. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  True  religion  leads  those  who  have  it  to  feel 
that  the  eye  of  G-od  is  upon  them,  and  strive  to 
regulate  their  appetites  and  pa.ssions.  and  all  their 
thoughts  and  feelings,  as  well  as  their  outward  con- 
duct, according  to  his  will. 

5.  Piety  towards  Grod  will  lead  to  justice,  im- 
partiality, and  kindness  towards  men  ;  to  honesty, 
chastity,  diligence,  sobriety,  and  all  those  virtues 
which  promote  the  welfare  of  individuals  and  of  the 
community. 

11.  Infidelity  to  the  marriage  covenant  is  a  great 
crime,  and  those  who  are  guilty  of  it  are  among  the 
basest  and  most  mischievous  of  men. 

13.  Servants  and  masters  have  the  same  heav- 
enly Parent,  and  are  brethren ;  and  they  are  bound 
to  treat  each  other  as  such,  doing,  each  to  the  other, 
as  they  ought  to  wish  that  the  other  should  do  to 
them. 

16.  True  religion  is  compassionate,  and  leads 
those  who  have  it  to  assist  the  widow  and  the  fa- 
therless, the  poor,  the  sick,  and  the  destitute,  and  in 
various  ways,  as  they  have  opportunity  and  ability, 
to  help  the  needy. 

21.  Piety  in  magistrates  \y\\\  lead  to  fidelity  in 
the  discharge  of  official  duties  ;  will  secure  the  weak 

42 


Buzite  answered  and  said,  I  am  H'oung, 
and  ye  are  A^ery  ''old:  wherefore  I  was 
afraid,  and  II  durst  not  show  you  mine 
opinion. 

7  I  said,  Days  should  speak,  and  mul- 
titude of  years  should  teach  wisdom. 

8  But  there  is  a  "^spirit  in  man:  and  the 
inspiration"*  of  tlie  Almighty  giveth  them 
understanding. 

9  Great  '"men  arc  not  always  wise:  nei- 
ther do  the  aged  understand  judgment. 

10  Therefore  I  said,  Hearken  to  me;  I 
also  will  show  mine  opinion. 

1 1  Behold,  I  waited  for  your  words  ;  I 
gave  ear  to  your  *  reasons,  whilst  ye 
searched  out  t  what  to  say. 

12  Yea,  I  attended  unto  you,  and  be- 
hold, there  was  none  of  you  that  convinc- 
ed Job,  or  that  answered  his  words : 

13  Lest  ye  should  say,  "^We  have  found 
out  wisdom  :  God  thrusteth  him  down, 
not  man. 

14  Now  he  hath  not  ^directed  his  words 
against  me:  neither  will  I  answer  him 
with  your  speeches. 

15  They  were  amazed,  they  answered! 
no  more:  they  Heft  off  speaking. 

16  When  I  had  waited,  (for  they  spake 
not.  but  stood  still,  and  answered  no  more.) 

17  J  said,  I  will  answer  also  my  part;. 
I  also  will  show  mine  opinion. 


days,     b  chap.  15:10. 

\\   iiPb.  feared.      cProv.  20:27.      d  Pmr 

■2:6;    Pan. -2:21.       • 

Mat.  11  :2->;   1  Cor.  1  :  2T.       *  Heb.  under 

standings,     f  Heb.  w 

,rds.     f.)er,  9:21.     XOt,  ordered.     %  Heb 

removed  speeches  fron 

I  themselves. 

and  helpless  against  the  encroachments  of  the  strong 
and  overbearing ;  and  will  afford  protection  to  the 
just  rights  of  all. 

24.  The  increase  of  riclies  increases  the  danger 
of  setting  the  heart  on  them ;  and  men  are  often 
secretly  idolaters,  without  publicly  bowing  down  to 
idols.  They  deny  to  (rod  the  homage  of  their  hearts, 
and  live  without  loving  or  obeying  him. 

32.  It  is  exceedingly  ditBcult  for  a  man  to  recount 
his  virtues  and  not  be  elated,  and  it  is  ordinarily  not 
best  to  attempt  it ;  yet  sometimes  it  is  proper,  and 
if  done  with  a  right  spirit,  may  be  useful ;  but  much 
grace  is  needful  to  prevent  being  so  lifted  up  with 
pride  as  to  fall  into  the  condemnation  of  the  devil. 

39.  To  withhold  a  just  reward  from  the  laborer, 
or  eat  the  fruit  of  his  toil  without  compensation,  is 
a  heinous  sin  ;  and  though  it  may  be  hidden  from 
men.  it  will  be  brought  to  light  by  God,  and  be 
visited  with  his  sore  displeasure. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

1.  Was  righteous  in.  his  otvn  eyes;  main- 
tained that  lie  was  no  hypocrite,  but  a  pious  and 
benevolent  man. 

8.  A  spirit  in  man  ;  when  enlightened  by  God 
to  discern  between  right  and  wrong,  and  that  true 
wisdom  comes  from  him. 

1.3.  Lest  ye  should  say  ;  they  had  not  been  per- 
mitted to  convince  Job  or  settle  the  controversy,  lest 
they  should  attribute  it  to  their  own  wisdom  and  be 
lifted  up  with  pride.  God  and  not  man  must  con- 
vince Job  of  his  errors. 

14.  With  your  speeches ;  in  the  manner  which 
they  atteinpted. 

15.  They;  Job's  three  friends. 

653 


God  callelh  man 


JOB   XXXIII. 


unto  repentance. 


18  For  I  am  full  of  *  matter;  the  spirit 
withint  me  constrainetli  me. 

19  Behold,  my  belly  is  as  wine  which 
hat!i+  no  vent:  it  is  ready  to  burst  like 
new  bottles. 

20  I  will  speak,  that  I  may  *  be  refresh- 
ed :  I  will  open  my  lips  and  answer. 

21  Let  mc  not,  I  pray  you,  accept  any 
man's  person  ;  neither  let  me  give  flatter- 
ing titles  unto  man. 

22  For  »I  know  not  to  give  flattering 
titles;  in  so  doing  my  '' Maker  would  soon 
take  mc  away. 

chaptp:r  XXXIII. 

1  Elihu  ofTereth  himself  instead  of  God,  -with  sincerity 
and  meekness,  to  reason  with  Job.  8  He  excnseth 
God  from  giving  man  an  account  of  liis  ways,  by  his 
greatness.  14  God  calleth  man  to  repentance  by 
visions,  19  by  afflictions,  23  and  by  his  ministry.  .31 
He  inciteth  Job  to  attention. 

"YTrHEREFORE,  Job,  I  pray  thee,  hear 
\  V    my  speeches,  and   hearken   to    all 
my  words. 

2  Behold,  now  I  have  opened  my  mouth, 
my  tongue  hath  spoken  in  my  II  mouth. 

3  IMy  "  words  shall  be  of  the  uprightness 
of  my  heart :  and  my  lips  shall  utter 
knowledge'*  clearly. 

4  The  Spirit  of  God  halhmade  me.  and  the 
breath  of  the  Almighty  hath  given  me  life. 

5  If  thou  canst  answer  me,  set  thy  words 
ill  order  before  mc,  stand  up. 

6  Behold,  I  am  according  to  thy  *wish 
ill  "^God's  stead:  I  also  am  t  formed  out 
of  the  clay. 

7  Behold,  ^my  terror  shall  not  make 
thee  afraid,  neither  shall  my  hand  be 
heavy  upon  thee. 


»  H?b. 

Dordl. 

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eh. 

of 

my  betty. 

t  Heb. 

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17; 

19.  Is  as  wine  which  hath  110  vent;  he  was 
so  full  of  the  subject,  that  he  could  not  refrain  from 
speaking. 

21.  Accept  any  man's  person;  use  any  par- 
tiality. 

22.  I  know  not;  it  was  not  his  character;  or 
habit. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  In  earnest  controversies,  an  impartial  by- 
stander may  often  see  much  to  disapprove  and  con- 
demn in  both  parties;  and  when  they  have  finished 
their  arfjimieiiLs,  he  may  to  advanta";e,  in  a  plain, 
kind,  and  friendly  manner,  point  out  tlieir  mistakes. 
But  it  is  generally  not  best  to  attempt  this,  till  the 
heat  of  the  controversy  is  over,  and  they  are  pre- 
pared to  receive  his  suggestions  with  attention  and 
candor. 

8.  All  true  wisdom  is  from  above,  and  comes 
down  from  the  Father  of  lights ;  and  he  sometimes 
imparts  more  of  it  to  the  young  than  to  the  aged,  and 
makes  those  who  are  taught  wiser  than  their  teachers. 

13.  Sometimes  the  errors  of  ;ncn  are  such  that 
none  but  God  can  convince  them,  or  lead  them  to 
embrace  the  tnith  ;  and  in  our  attempts  to  do  it  we 
should  look  up  to  liirn,  without.whose  influence  all 
human  efforts  will  fail. 

21.  Impartiality  in  the  treatment  of  disputants 
654 


8  Surely  thou  hast  spoken  in  tails', 
my  +  hearing,  and  I  have  heard  the  voice 
of  '^thy  words,  saying, 

9  I  am  clean  without  transgression.  I  am 
innocent;  neither  js //tere  iniquity  in  me. 

10  Behold,  he  findeth  occasions  against 
mc,  'he  counteth  me  for  his  enemy  ; 

11  He  ^putteth  my  feet  in  the  stocks, 
he  marketh  all  my  paths. 

12  Behold,  in  this  thou  art  not  just :  I 
will  answer  thee,  that  God  is  greatei 
than  man. 

13  Why  dost  thou  strive  ''against  him? 
for  he  ^giveth  not  'account  of  any  of  his 
matters. 

14  For  God  speaketh  once, yea,  ""twice, 
yet  nmn  perceiveth  it  not. 

15  In  a  dream,  in  a  vision  of  the  night, 
when  deep  sleep  fallelh  upon  men,  in 
slumberings  upon  the  bed; 

16  Then  he  Hopcneth  the  ears  of  men, 
and  sealeth  their  instruction, 

17  That  he  may  "withdraw  ma.n  from 
his  *purpose,  and  hide  "pride  from  man. 

18  He  keepeth  back  his  soul  from  the 
pit,  and  his  life  from  ^perishing  by  the 
sword. 

19  He  Pis  chastened  also  with  pain 
upon  his  bed,  and  the  multitude  of  his 
bones  with  strong  pain  : 

20  So  that  his  life  abhorreth  bread,  and 
his  soul  -dainty  meat. 

21  Ilis  flesh  is  consumed  away,  that  it 
cannot  be  seen  ;  and  his  bones  that  were 
not  seen  stick  out. 

22  Yea,  his  soul  draweth  near  unto  the 
grave,  and  his  life  to  the  destroyers. 


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is  essential  to  mutual  conviction  ;  and  a  deep  sense 
of  accountability  to  God,  before  whom  all  must 
shortly  appear,  should  ever  pervade  our  minds  when 
we  undertake  to  point  out  the  errors  and  correct  the 
mistakes  of  our  fellow-men. 

CHAPTER  XXXIIT. 
6.  In  God's  stead ;  he  would  speak  for  God.  and 
attempt  to. justify  him  in  his  dealings  with  Job. 

9.  lam  iinioceiit ;  Job  meant,  that  he  was  in- 
nocent of  the  crimes  with  which  his  friends  charged 
him:  but  I'^lihu  interpreted  what  he  had  said,  to 
mean  that  he  was  free  from  all  sin. 

10.  He;  God. 

11.  He  pittteth  my  feet  in  the  stocks ;  con- 
fined him  by  sickness. 

1"2.  Thouartnotjnst ;  in  thus  speaking  of  God 
as  if  he  were  unjust  and  cruel. 

11.   God  speaketh  ;  revealeth  his  will. 

IG.  Scalfth  their  instruction ;  impresses  in- 
struction upon  their  minds  and  hearts,  as  to  the 
consequences  of  virtue  and  vice. 

17.  His  purpose  ;  his  purpose  of  committing  in- 
iquity,     llide  pride  ;  make  him  humble. 

IS.  Ki'rpeth  hnch  his  soul  from  the  pit ;  by  vis- 
iting him  with  sickness,  and  in  various  ways  afflict- 
ing (lim.  not  for  his  destruction,  but  for  his  profit. 


God  omnipotent 


JOB   XXXIV 


cannot  be  unjust. 


R.  (•' illSI'     23  If  there  be  a  messengci-  with  ' 
him,  au  interpreter,  one  among  a  thou- 
sand, to  show  unto  man  his  uprightness  ; 

24  Then  he  is  gracious  unto  him,  and 
saith.  Deliver  him  from  going  down  to  the 
pit:  I  have  found  *a  ransom. 

25  His  flesh  shall  be  fresher  than  t  a 
child's  :  he  shall  return  to  the  days  of  his 
youth : 

26  He  shall  pray  unto  God,  and  he  will 
be  favorable  unto  him:  and  he  shall  see 
his  face  with  joy  ;  for  he  will  render  unto 
man  his  righteousness. 

27  Het  looketh  upon  men,  and  if  any 
say,  'I  have  sinned,  and  perverted  that 
which  ivas  right,  and  it  profited  me  not; 

28  He^  will  deliver  his  soul  from  going 
into  the  pit,  and  his  life  shall  see  the  light. 

29  Lo,  all  these  things  worketh  God 
oftentimes  H  with  man. 

30  Tobringback  his  soul  from  the''pit,to 
be  enlightened  with  the<=  light  of  the  living. 

31  Mark  well,  0  Job,  hearken  unto  mc  : 
hold  thy  peace,  and  I  will  speak. 

32  If  thou  hast  any  thing  to  say,  answer 
me :  speak,  for  I  desire  to  justify  thee. 

33  If  not,  hearken  unto  me:  hold  thy 
peace,  and  I  shall  teach  thee  wisdom. 

CHAPTER    XXXIV. 

1  KUhn  accuseth  Job  frr  charging  God  with  injustice. 
lU  God  omnipotent  cannot  be  unjnst.  31  IVIan  must 
humble  himself  unto  God.     34  Elihu  reproveth  Job. 

"TpURTHERMORE  Elihu  answered  and 
JD    said, 
2  Hear  my  words,  0  ye  wise  men;  and 


*  Or,  an  atonement.  f  Heb.  cItildUoud.  t  Or,  He  shall  look 
upon  men,  and  say,  I  have  sinned.  «  1  Jolin,  1:9.  %  Or,  He  hath 
deliuered  mi)  sou),  etc.,  and  my  life.     ||  Heb.  tu'ice  nnd  thrice. 


23.  One  among  a  thousand;  if  one  should 
show  him  the  uprightness,  or  righteousne.ss  of  God 
in  his  afflictions — that  they  are  desijjned  to  lead 
him  to  repentance,  and  thus  prepare  him  for  a  re- 
newal anil  increase  of  blessin<rs. 

24.  He  is  gracious;  God  will  be  gracious  to 
the  penitent,  and  deliver  him  from  death  through 
the  ransom  or  atonement  he  has  provided. 

•2-5.  Hisjlesh  shall  be  fresher  than  a  child's  ; 
he  shall  be  restored  to  perfect  health,  and  put  on 
again  the  freshness  and  vigor  of  youth. 

27.  If  any  saij,  I  have  sinned;  repent  of  and 
forsake  his  sins. 

28.  See  the  light ;  be  visitsd  with  prosperity. 
30.    To  bring  back  his  soul  from  the  pit ;  the 

general  doctrine  of  Elihu  was,  that  the  Lord  sends 
afflictions  to  bring  men  to  repentance,  and  thus  to 
save  them  from  death  and  fit  them  for  the  blessings 
of  his  grace. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

').  If  we  cannot  justify  ourselves  before  frail,  sin- 
ful men  like  ourselves,  much  less  can  we  before  the 
omniscient,  heart-searching,  rein-trying  God;  and 
we  should  not  attempt  it,  but  confess  and  forsake  our 
sins,  and  turn  heartily  to  liim,  that  we  m.ay  find  mercy. 

10.  Great  care  should  be  taken,  that  in  our  dis- 
tresses we  do  not  seem  to  reflect  upon  the  righteous- 
ness, wisdom,  or  goodness  of  God ;  or  attribute  to 
him,  even  in  thought  or  feeling,  any  thing  deroga- 
tory to  his  holy  and  perfect  character. 


give   ear  unto  me,   ye  that  have  know- 
ledge. 

3  For  the  ear  trieth  words,  as  the  *mouth 
taste  th  meat. 

4  Let  us  choose  to  us  judgment:  let  us 
know  among  ourselves  what  is  good. 

5  For  Job  hath  "'said,  I  am  righteous: 
and  God  hath  taken  away  my  judgment. 

6  Should  I  lie  against  my  right?  my 
wound  t  is  incurable  without  transgres- 
sion. 

7  What  man  is  like  Job,  who  drinketh 
up  scorning  like  water; 

8  Which  goeth  in  company  with  the 
workers  of  iniquity,  and  walketh  with 
wicked  men? 

9  For  he  hath  said.  It  profiteth  a  man 
nothing  Mhat  he  should  delight  himself 
with  God. 

10  Tlierefore  hearken  unto  me,  ye  men 
of  t  understanding  :  far  be  it  from  God, 
that  he  shoidddo  wickedness  ;  and  from  the 
Almighty,  that  he  should  commit  iniquity. 

11  For  the  ""work  of  a  man  shall  he 
render  unto  him,  and  cause  every  man  to 
find  according  to  his  ways. 

12  Yea,  surely  God  will  not  do  wick- 
edly, neither  will  the  Almighty  pervert 
judgment. 

13  Who  hath  given  him  a  charge  over 
the  earth?  or  who  hath  disposed  Hhe 
whole  world  ? 

14  If  he  set  his  heart  upon  I'man,  if  he 
gather  unto  himself  his  spirit  and  his 
breath ; 


b  Psa.  40:  I  :2;  Isa.  38 :  17.  < 
palate,  i  cli«ii.  i? :  2.  f  Heb. 
i  Heb.  heart.       I  Rev.  i-::  11 


I.  56:  13;  AcU  26:  18.  "^  Heb. 
re.  cliap.  6:1.  e  cbap.  <) :  22, 23. 
Heb.  all  of  it.      ||  Heb.  him. 

17.  God  addresses  men  in  a  great  variety  of  ways ; 
sometimes  in  mercies  and  sometimes  in  trials :  but 
his  object  is  to  humble  them  for  their  sins,  lead  them 
to  repentance,  and  thus  prepare  them  for  his  ever- 
lasting love. 

2-3.  The  great  and  effectual  teacher  as  to  the 
righteousness  of  God  in  all  his  dispensations,  and 
the  sinfulness  of  men,  is  the  Holy  Spirit;  and  if  a 
man  receives  his  teaching  and  obeys  it,  God  will  be 
gracious  to  him,  overrule  his  trials  for  his  ";ood.  and 
through  the  ransom  which  he  has  provided,  save 
him  with  an  everlasting  salvation. 

26.  The  humble  and  penitent  soul  has  access  to 
God  by  prayer  and  supplication,  and  he  receives 
gracious  answers  of  peace,  and  is  ripening,  under 
all  the  dispensations  of  Providence,  for  complete  de- 
liverance from  sin,  and  an  entrance  into  that  rest 
which  remaineth  for  the  people  of  God. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

2.   Ye  n'ise  men  ;  Job"s  three  friends. 
4.  Judgment  ;  that  which  is  right. 
.').   Taken  away   my  judgment ;   afflicts   me 
■without  cause. 

8.  Walketh  with  wicked  men  ;  pursues  the 
same  coiirse  of  argument  as  they  do  in  reasoning 
about  the  government  of  God. 

9.  Delight  himself  with  God  ;  be  a  pious  man. 
13.   Who  hath  given   him  a  charge?  He  is 

independent  and  reigns  of  right  over  all. 
655 


Man  should  humble 


JOB   XXXV 


himself  before  God. 


15  All  flesh  shall  perish  together,  and 
man  shall  turn  again  unto  dust. 

16  If  now  thou  hast  understanding,  hear 
this  :  hearken  to  the  voice  of  my  words. 

17  Shall  "even  he  that  hateth  right  "gov- 
ern? and  wilt  tliou  condemn  him  that  is 
most  just? 

18  7.5  it  ft  to  say  to  a  ''king,  Thou  art 
wicked?  and  to  princes,  I'e  are  ungodly? 

1 9  How  much  less  to  '^him  that  ''accepteth 
not  the  persons  of  princes,  nor  regardeth 
the  rich  more  than  the  poor?  for  they  all 
are  the  work  of  his  hands. 

20  In  a  moment  shall  they  die,  and  the 
people  shall  be  troubled  at  midnight,  and 
pass  away :  and  t  the  mighty  shall  be 
taken  away  without  hand. 

21  For  his  ^eyes  are  upon  the  ways  of 
man,  and  he  "^seeth  all  his  goings. 

22  There  is  no  ^  darkness,  nor  shadow 
of  death,  where  the  workers  of  iniquity 
may  '"hide  themselves. 

23  For  he  will  not  lay  upon  man  more 
than  'right;  that  he  should  tenter  into 
judgment  with  God. 

24  He  shall  break  in  pieces  mighty  men 
without  hiumber,  and  set  others  in  their 
stead. 

25  Therefore  he  knoweth  their  works, 
and  he  overturneth  them  in  the  night,  so 
that  they  are  Udestroyed. 

26  He  striketh  them  as  wicked  men  in 
the  *open  J  sight  of  others  ; 

27  Because  they  turned  back  t  from  i 
him,  and  ''would  not  consider  any  of  his 
ways :  I 

28  So  that  they  cause  the  cry  of  the ! 
poor  to  come  unto  him,  and  he  '  heareth  { 
the  cry  of  the  afflicted. 

29  When  ""he  giveth  quietness,  whoi 
then  can  make  trouble  ?  and  when  he 
hideth  °  his  face,  who  then  can  behold 

•  2Sam.23:3.  '  Heb. '<inrf.  bEiod.  W:28.  cHeb.  1'2:28. 
■•  1  Prt-  I  :  17.  t  Heb.  Ihci/  thall  take  away  the  mighty,  e  2  Chron.  | 
16:9.  f  Pi!a.l3!):2,  3.  It  Arnos  9:2.  .3  ;  Heb.  4: 13.  b  Rev.  fi:  15,  1«. 
1  laniali  42:3:  1  Cor.  10:13.  J  Heb.  90.  I  \ieh.  iearching  out. 
WHeh  cruthed.  '  Heb.  flare  0/ hehaldert.  / 1  Tim.  fi  :  24.  t  Heb. 
fTomafttr.     k  Prov.  1 :29..30.     I  Eiod.  22  :  27.     m  Rom.  8: 31 -.34. 


\^i.  All  Jlesh  .•shall  perish  ;  if  God  so  appoint; 
for  all  are  dependent  on  him. 

16.    Thoit  ;  Job. 

20.   Shall  thry  die;  if  God  wills  it. 

33.  Should  it  he  according  to  thy  mind?  God 
will  not  clian;jc  his  plans  to  meet  the  views  of  men. 
lie  will  recompense ;  treat  everj-  man  in  the  end 
aocordins  to  his  character.  Refttse.or — choose;  to 
sithmit  to.  and  obey  him. 

3'i.  JIis  n>is?''er.t  for  vicked  men;  because  he 
had  seemed  to  justify  them. 

37.  Mnltiplirth  his  vords  against  God;  in 
.veming  to  speak  of  him  as  if  he  were  unjust. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
2.  It  is  wise  to  speak  respectfully,  and  attempt  to 
conciliate  those  whom  we  would  convince  of  their 
errors  and  lead  to  embrace  the  truth. 

7,  Men  in  controversy  an-  apt  to  put  the  M-or.st 
construction  upon  the  lanpiage  of  their  opponents. 
656 


him?  whether  it  be  done  against    *B.c;?wi 
a  nation,  or  against  a  man  only  : 

30  That  the  hypocrite  reign  not,  lest 
the  "people  be  ensnared. 

31  Surely  it  is  meet  to  be  said  unto  God, 
IP  have  borne  chastisement,  I  will  not  of- 
fend any  more : 

32  That  u'hich  I  see  not  ^  teach  thou  me  : 
if  I  have  done  iniquity,  ■■  I  will  do  no  more. 

33  Should  it  be  +  according  to  thy  mind  '.' 
he  will  recompense  it,  whether  thou  re- 
fu.se,  or  whether  thou  clioose;  and  not  I  : 
therefore  speak  what  thou  knowest. 

34  Let  men  of  ^understanding  tell  me, 
and  let  a  wi.se  man  hearken  unto  me. 

35  Job  hath  spoken*"  without  knowledge, 
and  his  words  ^cere  without  wisdom. 

36  Myll  desire  is  that  Job  may  be  tried 
unto  the  end,  because  of  his  answers  for 
wicked  men. 

37  For  he  addeth  rebellion  unto  his  sin, 
he  clappeth  his  hands  among  us,  and  mul- 
tiplieth  his  words  against  God. 

CHAPTER.   XXXV. 

1  Comparison  is  not  to  be  made  with  God,  because  onr 
pood  or  evil  cannot  extend  unto  him.  9  Many  cry  in 
their  afflictions,  but  are  not  heard  for  want  of  faith 

ELIHU  spake  moreover,  and  said, 
2  Thinkest   thou   this  to  be  right, 
that  thou   *  saidst,    My  righteousness   is 
more  than  God's? 

3  For  thou  saidst,  What  "advantage  will 
it  be  unto  thee?  and,  What  profit  shall  I 
have,  *  if  I  be  cleansed  from  my  sin? 

4  I  will  tanswer  thee,  and  thy  compan- 
ions with  thee. 

5  Look  unto  the  heavens,  and  see  ;  and 
behold  the  clouds  which  are  higher  than 
thou. 

6  If  thou  sinnest,  what  doest  thou 
against  ^'him?  or  i/tliy  transgressions  be 
multiplied,  what  doest  thou  unto  him? 

'>Psa.l43:7.  o  1  Kinfis  12  :  28.  p  D.in.  9  :  7-14.  qPsa-.'K:* 
rKpli.  4:22.  i  Heh.f mm  with  thee  f  ^  Wch.  heail.  "chap. 
3l<:2.  II  Or,  My  father, let  Job  be  tried,  t  cliap.  9: 17,  34;  16: 12-17; 
27:2-l>.  u  chapter  31  :  2,  etc.  •  Or,  by  it  more  Man  6y  my  fin. 
f  Hob.  leturn  to  thee  woidt.     r  .Jer.  7  :  19. 


and  to  charge  them  with  what  they  do  not  admit, 
and  with  consequences  which  they  deny. 

13.  God  is  independent,  and  will  govern  the  world 
according  to  his  pleasure.  All  men  are  dependent 
on  him  for  life  and  its  enjoyments,  and  when  he  sees 
fit  they  instantly  die. 

20.  The  great  and  the  mighty  are  equally  de- 
pendent on  God  with  the  small  and  the  feeble,  and 
all  their  interests  are  equally  at  his  disposal. 

27.  Want  of  consideration  is  a  fruitful  reason  why 
men  often  turn  from  the  ways  of  the  Lord,  and  by 
oppression  and  cruelty  draw  down  his  judgments 
upon  themselves  and  their  fellow-men. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

■3.  Thou  saidst ;  .Tob  had  said  that  from  which 
Elihu  drew  the  conclusion  which  he  here  states. 

6.  What  doest  thou  against  him?  you  do  not 
so  mar  his  happiness  as  to  make  him  act  unreason- 
ably towards  you. 


God  is  jiist 


JOB   XXXVI. 


in  all  his  trays. 


B.c'ilSf'  7  If  *tliou  be  righteous,  what 
givest  thou  him  1  or  what  receiveth  he  of 
thy  hand? 

8  Thy  wickedness  may  hurt  a  man  as 
thou  art;  and  thy  righteousness mayprq^f 
the  sou  of  man. 

9  By  reason  of  the  multitude  of  oppres- 
sions they  make  the  oppressed  to  cry  :  they 
cry  out  by  reason  of  the  arm  of  the 
mighty. 

10  But  none  saith,  Where  is  God  my 
maker,  who  giveth  songs  in  the  night; 

1 1  Who  teacheth  us  more  than  the 
beasts  of  the  earth,  and  maketh  us  wiser 
than  the  fowls  of  heaven? 

12  There  they  cry,  but  none  giveth  an- 
swer, because  of  the  pride  of  evil  men. 

13  Surely  God  will '' not  hear  vanity, 
neither  will  the  Almighty  regard  it. 

14  Although  thou  sayest  thou  shalt  not 
see  him,  "^yct  judgment  is  before  him; 
therefore  trust  thou  in  him. 

15  But  now,  because  it  is  not  so,  *he 
hath  visited  in  his  anger ;  yet  the  know- 
eth  it  ""not  in  great  extremity  : 

16  Therefore  doth  Job  open  his  mouth 
in  vain;  he  multiplieth  words  without 
knowledge. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

1  p;iihu  showeth  how  God  is  just  in  his  ways.  16  How 
Job's  sins  hinder  God's  blessings.  24  God's  works 
are  to  be  magnified. 

ELIHU  also  proceeded,  and  said, 
2  Suffer  me  a  little,  and  I  will  show 
thee  that  1 1  have  yet  to  speak  on  God's 
behalf. 

3  I  will  fetch  my  knowledge  from  afar, 
and  will  ascribe  righteousness  to  my 
Maker. 


4  ^ipr  truly  my  words  shall  not  be  false  : 
he  that  is  perfect  in  knowledge  is  with 
thee. 

5  Behold,  God  is  mighty,  and  despiseth 
not  any:  he  "is  mighty  in  strength  and 
wisdom.^ 

G  He  preserveth  not  the  life  of  the  wick- 
ed :   but  giveth  right  to  the  II  poor. 

7  He  "^withdraweth  not  his  eyes  from 
the  righteous:  but  with  kings  are  they  on 
the  throne;  yea,  he  doth  establish  them 
for  ever,  and  they  are  exalted. 

8  And  6  if  they  be  bound  in  fetters,  and 
be  holden  in  cords  of  affliction  ; 

9  Then  he  showeth  them  their  work, 
and  their  transgressions  that  they  have 
exceeded. 

10  He  openeth  also  their  ear  to  disci- 
pline, and  commandeth  that  they  return 
from  iniquity. 

11  If  they  obey  and  serve  him,  they 
shall  spend  their  days  in  prosperity,  and 
their  years  in  pleasures. 

12  But  if  they  obey  not,  they  shall 
perish*  by  the  sword,  and  they  shall  die 
without  knowledge. 

13  But  the  hypocrites  in  heart  ''heap 
up  wrath :  they  cry  not  when  he  bindeth 
them. 

14  Theyt  die  in  'youth,  and  their  life 
is  among  the  nmclean. 

15  He  delivereth  the  ^  poor  in  his  afflic- 
tion, and  openeth  their  ears  in  oppres- 
sion. 

16  Even  so  would  he  have  removed 
thee  out  of  the  strait  i^ito  a  j  broad  place, 
where  there  is  no  straitness  ;  and  Hthat 
which  should  be  set  on  thy  ''table  should 
be  full  of  fatness. 

17  But  thou  hast  fulfilled  the  judgment 


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7.  What  givest  thou  ?  you  do  not  so  benefit  him 
as  to  purchase  his  love. 

9.  iheij ;  the  oppressors. 

10.  Giveth  songs  ;  giveth  joy  in  adversity. 

12.  They  cry ;  but  not  in  a  proper  manner,  on 
account  of  their  pride. 

13.  Not  hear  vanity  ;  vain,  empty,  formal,  hyp- 
ocritical prayers. 

1-1.  Jitdgmeut  is  before  him;  he  will  do  only 
what  is  right. 

15.  Because  it  is  not  so;  Elihn  says,  that  be- 
cause Job  did  not  so  trust  in  (rod,  his  afflictions  were 
continued,  lie  knoiceth  it  not ;  he  says,  Job  did 
n«"it  know  the  cause  of  his  calamities,  nor  did  he 
take  the  right  way  to  remove  them. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  Men  in  great  trials  should  be  careful  not  only 
that  they  do  not  say  what  is  not  true,  but  also  that 
they  do  not  so  express  themselves  as  shall  be  mis- 
understood and  do  mischief  to  their  fellow-men. 

6.  The  conduct  of  men  may  injure  or  benefit  them- 
selves, but  cannot  add  to  or  diminish  the  essential 
glory  of  God. 


t  Heb.  T/ijiV  <oii(  rfiVM.  i  Pan.  5.i :  2.3.  %  Ot ,  lodomiUt .  V>ta\- 
23:17.  \Or,affiictcd.  jrsa.31:S.  WMeXi.  tht  rett  of  thy  tablt. 
It  Psalm  23  :  5. 


10.  Many  continue  in  affliction,  because  they  do 
I  not  in  a  proper  manner  and  with  a  right  spirit  cry 

unto  G-od  for  relief. 

11.  Though  G-od  is  invisible,  yet  he  is  perfectly 
acquainted  with  the  wants  of  all  the  children  of 
men,  and  gives  thorn  the  most  abundant  reason  at 
all  times  to  trust  in  him. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

3.  From  afar  ;  without  and  beyond  the  range  of 
common  thought. 

4.  Perfect  in,  knoivledge  ;  this  Elilm  applies  to 
himself. 

9.  He  showeth  them  their  work;  this  Elihu 
states  as  the  object  of  affliction.  Exceeded ;  that 
their  transgressions  have  been  great. 

13.  They  cry  not ;  they  do  not  call  upon  G-od 
in  affliction. 

\!S.  Openeth  their  ears;  to  the  instructions 
which  his  dealings  are  suited  to  impart. 

17.  Fuljilled  the  judgment  of  the  wicked ; 
had  acted  as  they  do,  and  been  afflicted  accord- 
ingly. 

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God  is  terrible 


JOB    XXXVII. 


in  his  great  works 


of  the  wicked  :  judgment  and  justice 'take 
hold  on  thee. 

18  Because  there  is  wrath,  beware  lest 
he  take  thee  away  with  his  stroke:  then 
a  great  ransom  cannot  tdeliver  thee. 

19  Will  lie  esteem  thy  "riches?  no,  not 
gold,  nor  all  the  forces  of  strength. 

20  Desire  not  the  night,  wlien  people 
are  cut  off  in  their  place. 

21  Take  heed,  regard  not  iniquity:  for 
this  hast  thou  chosen  rather  than  afflic- 
tion. 

22  Behold,  God  ''exalteth  by  his  power : 
who  "^teacheth  like  him? 

23  Who  hath  enjoined  hinn  his  way?  or 
who  can  say,  Thou  hast  wrought  ini- 
quity? 

24  Remember  that  thou  '' magnify  his 
work,  which  men  behold. 

25  Every  man  may  see  it;  man  may 
behold  it  afar  off. 

26  Behold,  God  is  great,  and  wc  know 
him  not,  'neither  can  the  number  of  his 
years  be  searched  out. 

27  For  he  maketh  small  the  drops  of 
water:  they  pour  down  "^rain  according 
to  the  vapor  thereof; 

28  Which  the  clouds  do  drop  and  distil 
upon  man  abundantly. 

29  Also  can  any  understand  the  spread- 
ings  of  the  clouds,  oi  the  noise  of  his 
tabernacle  7 

30  Behold,  he  sspreadeth  his  light  upon 
it,  and  covercth  the  ^bottom  of  the  sea. 

31  For  by  them  ''judgeth  he  the  people; 
he  'giveth  meat  in  abundance. 

32  With  clouds  he  covereth  the  light ; 
and  commandeth  it  not  to  shine  by  the 
cloud  that  Cometh  betwixt. 

33  The  j  noise  thereof  showeth  con- 
cerning it,  the  cattle  also  concerning  Uhe 
vapor. 


'  Or.  ihould  uphold  lliee.  i  Heb.  turnt/iceniidc.  •l'rovll:4. 
k  Dun.  4  :  2.1.  32.  cPHa.94:I-2.  H  p«a.  1 1 1  :  "Z-*.  »P«n.  102:24. 
'  P«a.  147:8,9.  (  Luke  17:24.  J  Heb.  ioi./i.  k  Dent8:2,1.5. 
i  P.a.  136:Z1;  Acts  14:  17.  J  1  Kinjs,  IS  :41 ,  4r).  ^  Heb.  that 
which  gotth  up.  k  Dan.  10:7,8;  Mnt.  28:2-4;  Arta  16:2fi-29. 
II   Heb.  Hear  in  hearing.      '  Heb.  light       f  Heb.  wingt.      1  P»». 


20.  Tkeiught;  the  night  of  death. 

21.  This;  iniquity.  Elihu  here  charges  Job 
with  that  of  which  he  was  not  CTiilty. 

23.  Who  hath  enjoined  htm?  pointed  out  to 
God  wliat  he  sliould  do. 

30.  His  light;  lightning.  The  bottom  of  the 
s  a  ;  he  coveretii  with  water. 

31.  Judgeth  he  ;  he  executes  judgment. 

3-3.  The  cattle  also  ;  perceive  wlien  the  storm  is 
coming. 

INSTRUCTIOXS. 

2.  In  speaking  for  God,  men  should  be  careful  to 
declare  only  his  truth,  and  in  such  a  manner  as  shall 
honor  him  and  be  useful  to  their  fellow-men. 

10.  The  design  of  God  in  atllictions,  is  to  lead 
tiii.-n  to  forsake  their  sins  and  to  obey  him.  If  tliey 
do  this,  he  will  in  due  time  reward  their  trial's  and 
bestow  upon  them  the  riches  of  his  mercy;  if  thi-y 
do  not,  they  will  treasure  up  wrath  and  peri.sh  witli- 
out  hope. 

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CHAPTER  XXXVII.   V":?^: 

'   God  is  to  be  feared  because  of  his  great  works.     15 
His  wisdom  is  unsearchable  in  them. 

AT  this  also  my  heart  ''trembleth,  and 
is  moved  out  of  his  place. 

2  Hear  I'  attentively  the  noise  of  his 
voice,  and  the  sound  that  goeth  out  of 
his  mouth. 

3  He  directeth  it  under  the  whole  heav- 
en, and  his  *lightning  unto  the  tends  of 
the  earth. 

4  After  it  a  'voice  roareth  :  he  ""thun- 
dereth  with  the  voice  of  his  excellency : 
and  he  will  not  stay  them  when  his  voice 
is  heard. 

p  God  thundereth  marvellously  with  his 
voice;  great  things  doeth  °he,  which  we 
cannot  comprehend. 

6  For  he  saith  to  the  snow.  Be  thou  on 
the  earth;  ^likewise  to  the  small  rain, 
and  to  the  great  rain  of  his  strength. 

7  He  sealeth  up  the  hand  of  every  man  ; 
that  "all  men  may  know  his  work. 

8  Then  the  beasts  p  go  into  dens,  and 
remain  in  their  places. 

9  Out  of  the  ^  south  cometh  the  whirl- 
wind :   and  cold  out  of  the  H  north. 

10  By  the  breath  of  God  ''frost  is  given  : 
and  the  breadth  of  the  waters  is  strait- 
ened. 

1 1  Also  by  watering  he  wearieth  the 
thick  cloud :  he  scattereth  *his  bright 
cloud  : 

12  And  it  is  turned  round  about  by  his 
counsels:  that  fhey  may  ^do  whatsoever 
he  commandeth  them  upon  the  face  of  the 
world  in  the  earth. 

13  He  causeth  it  to  come,  whether  for 
tcorrection,'  or  forhisMand,or  for  "mercy. 

14  Hearken  unto  this,  O  Job:  stand 
still,  and  consider  the  wondrous  works 
of  God. 

68  :  :i;i.  m  p»a.  29  : 3.  n  Eco!.  3:11;  Roin.  H  :  33.  t  Heb.  and 
to  the  shineer  i>f  rain,  and  to  the  thotpert  of  tain  of  his  strength. 
oP»a.  KW:27.  |>  Pan.  104  :22.  ^  Heb.  c.humliir.  ||  Heb.  »«/- 
tering  vtmii>.  q  Psa.  147:  17,  18.  ■'  Heb.  the  cloud  of  hit  light. 
r  Pan.  148:8.  f  Heb.  a  iW.  •  I  Sam.  13:  18;  Ezra  10  :9.  t  1  Kings, 
18:4.i.     u  Joel  2:  23. 


18.  When  men  have  once  p.'kssed  the  boundaries 
of  probation,  they  are  unalterably  fixed  in  their  final 
unchaiiging  state. 

26.  The  character  and  ways  of  God  are  in  many 
respects  unsearchable,  past  finding  out.  It  is  our 
wisdom  and  duty  to  bow  submissively  before  him, 
feeling  that  though  clouds  and  darkness  are  round 
about  him,  justice  and  judgment,  righteousness  and 
truth  are  the  habitation  of  his  throne. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

2.   The  7ioise  of  his  voice  ;  the  thunder. 
7.  lie  sealeth  ii]>  the  hand ;  by  the  approach  of 
winter,  he  stops  the  laborer  in  his  work. 

10,  The  breadth  of  the  waters  is  straitened , 
by  being  frozen  up. 

11.  Jle  wearieth  the  thick  cloud;  exhausts  it, 
by  causing  it  to  pour  out  its  contents  of  rain  upon 
the  earth. 

13.  // ,•  the  rain,  or  storm. 


The  Lord  spcakelh 


JOB  XXXVIII 


out  of  the  whirlwind. 


B.ajsSt'  15  Dost  thou  know  when  God 
disposed  them,  and  caused  the  light  of  his 
cloud  to  shine  1 

16  Dost  thou  know  the  balancings  of 
the  clouds,  the  wondrous  works  of  him 
which  is  perfect  in  knowledge'? 

17  How  thy  garments  are  warm,  when 
he  quieteth  the  earth  by  the  south  ivind? 

,  18  Hast  thou  with  him  "spread  out  the 
sky,  which  is  strong,  and  as  a  molten 
looking-glass  1 

19  Teach  us  what  we  shall  say  unto 
him;  for  we  cannot  order  our  speech  by 
reason  of  darkness. 

20  Shall  it  be  told  him  that  I  speak  1  if 
a  man  speak,  surely  he  shall  be  swal- 
lowed up. 

21  And  now  men  see  not  the  bright  light 
which  is  in  the  clouds:  but  the  wind 
passeth,  and  cleanseth  them. 

22  Fair*  weather  cometh  out  of  the 
north:  with  God  is  terrible  majesty. 

23  Touching  the  Almighty,  ''  we  cannot 
find  him  out:  he  is  excellent  in  "^ power, 
and  in  ''judgment,  and  in  plenty  of  "jus- 
tice: he  will  not  "^ afflict. 

24  Men  do  therefore  £  fear  him  :  he  re- 
specteth  not  any  that  are  ^  wise  of  heart. 

CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 

1  God  challengeth  Job  to  answer.  4  God,  by  his 
mighty  works,  convinceth  Job  of  ignorance,  31  and 
of  imbecility. 

THEN  the  Lord  answered  Job  out  of 
the  whirlwind,  and  said, 

2  Who  is  this  that  darkeneth  counsel 
by  '  words  without  knowledge  ? 

3  Gird  up  now  thy  loins  like  a  man; 


«  Isa.  40:2:;  44:i4.  *  Heb.  GcW.  1>  ITim.  S:16.  c  Psalm 
K::  11;  66:  3.  iiPsa.  99:4.  elsa.  45:21.  fLain.  3:.T).  B  Mat. 
10:28.  b  Milt.  11:2.5;  1  Cor.  I  : -26.  i  chap.  34  :  3o ;  3.") :  16.  f  Heb. 
make  mt  know,    i  Prov.  8  :22-30.     f  Heb.  knowert.    ^  Heb.  sock. 


19.  Him;  God. 

20.  SwaUotved  up ;  overwhelmed  with  the  great- 
ness, majesty,  and  glory  of  G-od. 

23.  ite  ivill  not  afflict ;  improperly,  or  without 
good  reasons. 

24.  Wise  of  heart ;  He  receives  no  assistance 
from  the  most  intelligent;  but  forms  and  preserves 
his  own  plans,  without  asking  counsel  or  receiving 
aid  from  any  of  his  creatures. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

5.  All  the  operations  of  nature  are  under  the  con- 
trol of  G-od.  He  orders  the  seasons  and  all  things 
with  regard  to  them,  as  seemeth  good  in  his  sight ; 
as  is  best  suited  to  promote  his  glory  and  the  good 
of  those  who  trust  in  him. 

13.  Storms  are  sometimes  sent,  and  property  to  a 
great  amount  swept  away  or  destroyed,  for  the  cor- 
rertion  of  those  who  have  sought  it  as  their  chief 
good ;  to  show  them  the  uncertainty  of  earthly  tKings, 
and  lead  them  to  seek  durable  riches  and  righteous- 
ness, a  treasure  in  heaven  which  will  never  be  taken 
away. 

16.  As  men  by  doing  their  duty  may  enjoy  all 
the  benefits  of  the  seasons  without  being  able  to  e.v- 
plain  the  reasons  of  them,  so  the  believer  in  revela- 
tion may  have  all  its  benefits  without  being  able  to 


for  I  will  demand  of  thee,  and  tanswer 
thou  me. 

4  Where  J  wast  thou  when  I  laid  the 
foundations  of  the  earth"?  declare,  if  thou 
hast+  understanding. 

5  Who  hath  laid  the  measures  thereof, 
if  thou  knowcst  1  or  who  hath  stretched 
the  line  upon  it? 

6  Whereupon  are  the  ^foundations  there- 
of II  fastened?  or  who  laid  the  corner- 
stone thereof; 

7  When  the  ^  morning-stars  sang  togeth- 
er, and  all  the  sons  of  God  slionted  for  joy? 

8  Or  who  shut  up  the  sea  with  doors, 
when  it  brake  forth,  as  if  it  had  issued 
out  of  the  womb  ? 

9  When  I  made  the  cloud  the  garment 
thereof,  and  thick  darkness  a  swaddling- 
band  for  it, 

10  And  *  brake  up  for  it  my  decreed 
place,  and  set  bars  and  doors, 

1 1  And  said.  Hitherto  shalt  thou  come, 
but  no  further;  and  here  shall  t  thy 
proud  waves  be  'stayed? 

12  Hast  thou  commanded  the  morning 
since  thy  days  ;  and  caused  the  day-spring 
to  know  his  place  ; 

13  That  it  might  take  hold  of  the  tends 
of  the  earth,  that  the  wicked  might  be 
shaken  out  of  it  ? 

14  It  is  turned  as  clay  to  the  seal;  and 
they  stand  as  a  garment. 

1.5  And  from  the  wicked  their  light  is 
withholden,  and  the  high  '"arm  shall  be 
broken. 

16  Hast  thou  entered  into  the  springs 
of  the  sea  ?  or  hast  thou  walked  in  the 
search  of  the  depth  ? 

rts.  \\  HA-,,  made  In  link.  kHev.  2:28.  *  Heb.  eitablithed  mn 
decree  upon  it.  f  Heb.  the  pride  of  thy  waves.  I  Psalm  89  : 9. 
X  Heb.  wings,     m  Ps.t.  10:15. 


explain  its  mysteries,  or  understand  the  reasons  of 
divine  dispensations. 

20.  Suitable  views  of  God  will  always  inspire 
reverence  and  awe,  humility  and  holy  fear,  as  well 
as  affection,  confidence,  and  joy. 

CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 

2.  Wlio  is  this?  referring  to  Job. 

3.  Gird  up  vow  thy  loins  ;  summon  up  all  thy 
courage,  resolution,  and  wisdom. 

5.  Stretched  the  line  upon  it ;  formed  it  with 
perfect  regularity  and  exactness. 

7.  Sons  of  God;  heavenly  hosts. 

8.  Shut  up  the  sea;  set  bounds  to  it,  that  it 
cannot  pass  over. 

13.  Take  hold  of  the  ends  of  the  earth;  shine 
upon  every  part  of  it.  Might  he  shaken  out  of 
it ;  driven  away  by  the  light  from  their  deeds  of 
darkness. 

14.  It  is  turned;  the  -whole  earth  assumes  a 
fresh,  new  form  ;  like  the  wax  under  the  seal,  or  the 
body  with  a  new  n;arment. 

15.  Their  light  is  irithholden  ;  they  do  not 
cnjov  the  benefit  of  it.  The  high  arm  shall  be 
broken  ;  their  power  to  do  mischief  is  prevented  by 
the  approaching  light  of  day. 

659 


God  convinceth  Job 


JOB  xxxviir 


of  ignorance  and  jccakness. 


17  Have  the  "gates  of  death  been  open- 
ed unto  thee  "?  or  hast  tlioii  seen  the  doors 
of  the  shadow  of  death  ? 

18  Hast  thou  perceived  the  breadth  of 
tlie  earth?  declare  if  thou  knowest  it 
all. 

19  Where  is  the  way  where  light  dwcU- 
tih^  and  as  for  darkness,  where  is  the 
place  thereof, 

20  That  thou  shouldest  take  it  *to  the 
bound  thereof,  and  that  thou  shouldest 
know  the  paths  to  the  house  thereof? 

21  Knowest  thou  it,  because  thou  wast 
then  born?  or  because  the  number  of  thy 
days  is  great? 

22  Hast  thou  entered  into  the  treasures 
of  the  snow  ?  or  hast  thou  seen  the  treas- 
ures of  the  hail, 

23  Which  ''I  have  reserved  against  the 
time  of  trouble,  against  the  day  of  battle 
and  war? 

24  By  what  way  is  the  light  parted, 
ifhich  scattereth  the  east  wind  upon  the 
earth  ? 

25  Who  hath  divided  a  watercourse  for 
the  overflowing  of  waters,  or  a  way  for 
the  lightning  of  thunder; 

26  To  cause  it  to  "-'  rain  on  the  earth, 
where  no  man  is;  on  the  wilderness, 
wherein  there  is  no  man  : 

27  To  ''satisfy  the  desolate  and  waste 
iT'OioK/ ;  and  to  cause  the  bud  of  the  ten- 
der herb  to  spring  forth?  , 

28  Hath  the  rain  a  father?  or  who  hath 
begotten  the  drops  of  dew  ? 


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17.  The  gates  of  death;  the  passage  to  the  in- 
visible worlcl,  the  world  of  spirits. 

19.  Light — and — darkness;  could  Job  explain 
their  orifjin,  nature,  and  efTects? — things  which  ex- 
isted and  operated  long  before  he  was  born. 

28.  llath  the  rain,  a  father?  is  there  any  one 
but  God  who  produced  it. 

31.  Pleiades;  the  seven  stars.  Orion;  a  con- 
stellation of  stars  on  the  equinoxial. 

32.  Mazzaroth;  the  twelve  signs  of  the  zodiac. 
Arcturns  with  his  sons ;  a  constellation  of  stars 
now  called  the  G-reat  Bear,  and  revohnng  around 
the  North  stiir. 

33.  The  oriii  nances  of  heaven ;  the  laws  which 
govern  the  heavenly  bodies.  The  dominion  ;  the 
influence  they  have  upon  the  earth. 

37.  Stay  the  dottles  of  heaven  ;  stop  the  clouds 
from  pouring  down  rain. 

41.   C'ri/  unto  God;  the  raven  and  the  lion,  with 
the  multitudes  of  wild  animals,  are  provided  for  and 
sustained,  not  by  man,  but  by  God. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 

2.  When  men  undertake  to  sit  in  judOTient  on  the 
works  and  ways  of  God,  or  to  explain  the  reasons  of 
all  his  dealings,  they  generally  darken  their  own 
Miinds  and  the  minds  of  others  by  words  without 
knowledge. 

6.  The  works  and  ways  of  God  in  creating  and 
{joverning  the  world,  though  ordered  in  infinite  wis- 
dom and  goodness,  are  far  above  and  beyond  the 
C60 


29  Out  of  who.«e  womb  came  the  *b.c-imo. 
ice?  and  the  hoary  ^frost  of  heaven,  who 
hath  gendered  it  ? 

30  The  waters  are  hid  as  ivith  a  stone, 
and  the  face  of  the  deep  is  tfrozen. 

31  Canst  thou  bind  the  sweet  influen- 
ces of  ^Pleiades,  ''or  loose  the  bands  of 
Orion?* 

32  Canst  thou  bring  forth  !'  Mazzaroth- 
in  his  season  ?  or  canst  thou  *guide  A  re- 
turns with  his  sons  ? 

33  Knowest  thou  the  e  ordinances  of 
heaven  ?  canst  thou  set  the  dominion 
thereof  in  the  earth  ? 

34  Canst  thou  lift  up  thy  voice  to  the 
clouds,  that  abundance  of  waters  may 
cover  thee  ? 

35  Canst  thou  send  lightnings,  that 
they  may  go,  and  say  unto  thee,  tHere 
we  are  ? 

36  Who  hath  put  Avisdom  in  the  ''in- 
ward parts  ?  or  who  hath  given  under- 
standing to  the  heart? 

37  Who  can  number  the  clouds  in  wis- 
dom ?  or  who  can  -stay  the  bottles  of 
heaven, 

38  When  the  dust  ^groweth  into  hard- 
ness, and  the  clods  cleave  fast  together? 

39  Wilt  thou  hunt  the  prey  for  the  '  lion  ? 
or  fill  the  II  appetite  of  the  young  lions, 

40  When  they  couch  in  their  dens,  and 
abide  in  the  covert  to  lie  in  wait? 

41  Who  provideth  for  the  Graven  his 
food?  when  his  young  ones  cry  unto 
God,  they  wander  for  lack  of  meat. 


*  Heh.  guide  them,  t  Jer.  :11 :  M,  3fi.  i  Heh.  Behiild  tit.  h  p.,n. 
iil:^  t  Heb.  niKK /« /if  rfoion.  ^  Or,  it  turned  into  mii-e  ;  Hvh. 
is  poured,  i  Psalm  IIM  :  il.  \\  Ueh.  life,  j  I'sairn  147  :  y ;  Mai. 
6:2li. 


most  enlarged  and  exalted  conceptions  of  men,  and 
call  for  adoring  gratitude,  admiration,  and  praise. 

12.  The  regularity  of  day  and  night,  and  the  ben- 
efits they  impart  to  the  human  family,  are  constant 
evidences  of  the  goodness  of  God  ;  and  lay  men  un- 
der ever  new  obligations  to  acknowledge,  trust  in, 
and  obey  him. 

16.  The  greatness,  wisdom,  power,  and  goodness 
of  God  are  seen  in  the  sea,  in  the  inexhaustible  treas- 
ures it  contains,  and  in  the  facilities  it  affords  for 
the  intercourse,  health,  prosperity,  and  happiness  of 
man. 

22.  The  snow  and  the  hail,  the  storm  and  the 
tempest,  the  lightning,  thunder,  rain,  dew,  and  sun- 
shine— all  governed  by  exact  and  immutable  laws, 
which  no  man  can  control  or  evade — proclaim  the 
omnipotence,  and  show  forth  the  presence  of  an  all- 
surrounding  God. 

31.  The  nature,  number,  courses,  and  influences 
of  the  stars,  though  perfectly  knowii  to  Him  who 
calleth  them  all  by  their  names  and  employs  them 
to  accomplish  his  purposes,  can  be  but  very  imper- 
fectly comprehended  by  the  most  intelligent  and 
wisest  of  the  children  of  men. 

3().  All  the  knowledge  and  wisdom  which  men 
pos.sess,  above  the  beasts  of  the  field  or  the  fowls  of 
the  air,  come  from  God.  Let  not  the  wise  man 
glory  in  his  wisdoiil,  neither  let  the  mighty  man 
glory  in  his  might ;  let  not  the  rich  man  glory  in  his 
riches ;  but  let  him  that  glorieth,  glory  in  the  Lord. 


Wonde7ful  and  goodly 


JOB  XXXI. 


creatures  of  God. 


i:l\^*:    CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

1  Of  the  -wild  goats  and  hinds.  5  Of  the  wild  ass.  9 
The  unicorn.  13  The  peacock,  stork,  and  ostrich. 
19  The  horse.     26  The  hawk.     27  The  eagle. 

T^NOWEST  thou  the  time  when  the 
JV  wild  goats  of  the  rock  bring  forth? 
or  canst  thou  mark  when  the  *hiud.s  do 
ealve  ? 

2  Canst  thou  number  the  months  that 
they  fulfil?  or  knowest  t-hou  the  time 
when  they  bring  forth  ? 

3  They  bow  themselves,  they  bring  forth 
their  young  ones,  they  cast  out  their  sor- 
rows. 

4  Their  young  ones  are  in  good  liking, 
they  grow  up  with  corn  ;  they  go  forth, 
and  return  not  unto  them. 

5  Who  hath  sent  out  the  wild  ''  ass 
free  1  or  who  hath  loosed  the  bands  of 
the  wild  ass? 

6  Whose  '^  house  I  have  made  the  wil- 
derness, and  the  *barren  land  his  dwell- 
ings. 

7  He  scorneth  the  multitude  of  the  city, 
neither  regardeth  he  the  crying  of  the 
driver,  t 

8  The  range  of  the  mountains  is  his 
pasture,  and  he  searcheth  after  every 
green  thing. 

9  Will  the  •*  unicorn  be  willing  to  serve 
thee,  or  abide  by  thy  crib  ? 

10  Canst  thou  bind  the  unicorn  with 
his  band  in  the  furrow  ?  or  will  he  har- 
row the  valleys  after  thee  ? 

11  Wilt  thou  trust  him,  because  his 
strength  is  great?  or  wilt  thou  leave  thy 
labor  to  him  ? 

12  Wilt  thou  believe  him,  that  he  will 
bring  home  thy  seed,  and  gather  it  into 
thy  barn  ? 

13  Gavest  thou  the  goodly  wings  unto 
the  peacocks  ?  or  +wings  and  feathers 
unto  the  ostrich  ? 


•  Psa. -29:9.  b  .Irr.  J  : -24  ;  Hosea  8:  9.  c  chap.  24 :  ."i.  •  Heb. 
tall  places.  f  Heb.  exactor,  c\xnp  3:  18.  d  Deut  33  :  17;  Pna. 
92:  10.     t  Or,  Ihc  feathers  of  the  stork  and  ostrich.     «  I,»m.  4  :  3. 


CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

1.  Wild  goats  of  the  rod- — hinds  ;  those  that 
live  in  the  mountains,  far  away  from  the  abodes  of 
men. 

3.  They  bring  forth  their  young ;  dependent 
only  on  the  care  of  God. 

6.  House ;  dwelling-place. 

9.  Unicorn  ;  supposed  by  some  to  be  a  wild,  fu- 
rious kind  of  buffalo  ;  by  others  to  be  tlie  rhinoceros, 
an  immensely  strong  animal,  with  one  horn  a  little 
above  its  nose. 

16.  She  is  hardened  against  her  young; 
treats  her  young  as  if  she  had  no  natural  affection 
for  them. 

18.  She  lifteth  up  herself;  to  escape  her  pur- 
suers, running  by  the  help  of  her  wings  with  great 
swiftness. 

19.  Ha^t  thou  clothed  his  neck  with  thun- 
der ?  fitted  him  to  inspire  terror  as  he  goes  forth  to 
the  battle. 


14  Wliich  Icavelh  her  eggs  in  the  earth, 
and  warmeth  them  in  the  dust, 

15  And  forgetteth  that  the  foot  may 
crush  them,  or  that  the  wild  beast  may 
break  them. 

16  She  is  "hardened  again.st  her  young 
ones,  as  though  they  were  not  hers:  her 
labor  is  in  vain  without  fear ; 

17  Because  God  hath  deprived  her  of 
wisdom,  '^neither  hath  he  imparted  to  her 
understanding. 

18  What  time  she  lifteth  up  herself  on 
high,  she  scorneth  the  horse  and  his 
rider. 

19  Hast  thou  given  the  liorse  strength? 
hast  thou  clothed  his  neck  with  thunder? 

20  Canst  thou  make  him  afraid  as  a 
grasshopper  ?  the  glory  of  his  nostrils  is 
terrible.^ 

21  He"  pawcth  in  the  valley,  and  re- 
joiceth  in  liis  strength :  he  s  goeth  on  to 
meet  the  *armcd  men. 

22  He  moeketh  at  fear,  and  is  not  af- 
frighted; neither  turneth  he  back  from 
the  sword. 

23  The  quiver  rattleth  against  him,  the 
glittering  spear  and  the  shield. 

24  He  swalloweth  the  ground  with 
fierceness  and  rage:  neither  believcth  he 
that  it  is  the  sound  of  the  trumpet. 

25  He  saith  among  the  trumpets,  Ha, 
ha !  and  he  smelleth  the  battle  afar  off, 
the  thunder  of  the  captains,  and  the 
shouting. 

26  Doth  the  hawk  fly  by  thy  wisdom, 
and  stretch  her  wings  toward  the  south  ? 

27  Doth  the  eagle  mount  up  t  at  thy 
command,  and  make  her  nest  on  ''high  ? 

28  She  dwclleth  and  abideth  on  the 
rock,  upon  the  crag  of  the  rock,  and  the 
strong  place. 

29  From  thence  she  secketh  the  prey, 
and  her  eyes  behold  afar  off. 


f  cliap.  35  : 1 1      %  Heb.  terrors.     ||  Or,  His  feet  dig.     K  Jer.  8 :  6. 
•  Heb.  armor,     f  Heb.  lit/  thu  month,     h  Jer.  49  :  16  ;  Oba.  4. 


INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  Creatures  that  are  dependent  only  on  the  provi- 
dence of  God.  are  by  him  provided  for,  as  really  as 
those  wliose  wants  are  supplied  by  human  instru- 
mentality; while  in  both  he  equally  shows  his  wis- 
dom, power,  and  love. 

9.  It  is  not  enough  for  usefulness  to  liave  great 
strength,  or  superior  natural  qualities ;  there  must 
also  be  the  ability  and  the  disposition  rightly  to  use 
them. 

16.  To  all  classes  of  creatures  God  gives  just  the 
kind  and  degree  of  wisdom  which  they  need  to  ac- 
complish the  ends  for  wliich  he  made  them  ;  what 
■would  only  be  a  \iselcss  annovance  to  them,  he  has 
wisely  and  mercifully  withheld. 

19.  The  courage,  agility,  and  strength  of  the  horse, 
his  affection  and  docility,  his  readiness  to  l.^bo^.  his 
patience  «ven  under  hardship  and  abuse,  and  his 
subserviency  to  the  various  wants  of  men.  are  all 
evidences  of  the  goodness  of  God,  in  which  his  hand 
should  be  gratefully  recognized. 

COl 


Of  the  power  of  God. 


JOB    XLI 


Of  the  behemoth. 


30  Her  young  ones  also  snck  up  blood: 
and  "where  the  slain  are,  there  is  she. 

CHAPTER    XL. 

1  Job  humWeth  himself  to  God.  6  God  stirreth  him 
np  to  show  his  righteousness,  power,  and  wisdom, 
lo  Of  the  behemoth. 

MOREOVER  the  Loud  answered  Job, 
and  said, 

2  Shall  he  that  ''contcndeth  with  the 
Almighty  instruet  him  ?  he  that  reproveth 
God,  let  him  answer  it. 

3  If  Then  Job  answered  the  Loud,  and 
said, 

4  Behold,  I  am  ''vile;  what  shall  I  an- 
swer thee?  I  will  ''lay  iny  hand  upon  my 
mouth. 

5  Once  have  I  spoken  ;  but  I  will  not 
answer :  yea,  twiee  ;  but  I  will  proceed 
no  further. 

G  TiThen  *  answered  the  Loud  unto  Job 
out  of  the  whirlwind,  and  said, 

7  Gird  up  thy  loins  now  like  a  man  :  I 
will  demand  of  thee,  and  declare  thou 
unto  me. 

8  Wilt  thou  also  disannul  my  judg- 
ment? wilt  thou  condemn  me,  that  thou 
mayest  be  righteous  ? 

9  Hast  thou  an  arm  like  God  ?  or  canst 
thou  thunder  with  a  "^ voice  like  him? 

10  Deck  thyself  now  tvith  ^majesty  and 
excellency  ;  and  array  thyself  with  glory 
and  beauty. 

11  Cast  abroad  the  rage  of  thy  wrath: 
and  behold  every  one  that  is  proud,  and 
abase  him. 

1 2  Look  on  every  one  that  i.s  '■  proud, 
and  bring  him  low  ;  and  tread  down  the 
wicked  in  their  place. 

13  Hide  them  in  the  dust  together ;  and 
bind  their  faces  in  secret. 

14  Tiien  will  I  also  confess  unto  thee 
that  thine  own  right  hand  can  save  thee. 

1.5  Behold   now    *  behemoth,  which    I 


as  an  o.v. 

16  Lo  now,  his  strength  i.s  in  his  loins, 
and  his  force  is  in  the  navel  of  his  belly. 

17  He  tmoveth  his  tail  like  a  cedar: 
the  sinews  of  his  stones  are  wrapped  to- 
gether. 

18  His  bones  are  as  strong  pieces  of 
brass:  his  bones  are  like  bars  of  iron. 

19  He  is  the  chief  of  the  ways  of  God  : 
he  that  made  him  can  make  his  sword  to 
approach  v)ifo  him. 

20  Surely  the  mountains  bring  him  forth 
food,'  where  all  the  beasts  of  the  field 
play. 

21  He  lieth  under  the  shady  trees,  in 
the  covert  of  the  reed,  and  fens. 

22  The  shady  trees  cover  him  U'ith 
their  shadow  ;  the  willows  of  the  brook 
compass  him  about. 

23  Behold,  he  tdrinketh  up  a  river,  anJ 
hasteth  not:  he  trusteth  that  he  can  draw- 
up  Jordan  into  his  mouth. 

24  He^  taketh  it  with  his  eyes  :  his  nose 
pierceth  through  snares. 

CHAPTER   XLI. 

Of  God's  great  power  in  the  leviathan. 

CANST  thou  draw  out  "leviathan  iwith 
a  hook?   or  his  tongue  with  a  cord 
luhich  thou  *lettcst  down? 

2  Canst  thou  put  a  ''hook  into  his  nose  ? 
or  bore  his  jaw  through  with  a  thorn  ? 

3  Will  he  make  many  supplications 
unto  thee?  will  he  speak  soft  words  uulo 
thee  ? 

4  Will  he  make  a  covenant  with  thee? 
wilt  thou  take  him  for  a  servant  for 
ever  ? 

5  Wilt  thou  play  with  him  as  xi'ith  a 
bird?  or  wilt  thou  bind  him  for  thy 
maidens? 

6  Shall  the  companions  make  a  banquet 


•  M;it.24:28;   Luke  17:37.     h  rliap.  M  :  M! 

Isa.  27  :  4.    c  Kjra 

<):«;  chap.  .42  :  6  ;  P»a.  fil  :4;  Iiin.6:S;  M:6, 

Dan.  9 :  .I,  7 ;  Luke 

1(1:13.      d  clinpt«rS9:9;    Mirali7:lfi;    Zecll 

2:  13;  Kom.  3:  19. 

»  chap.  3R :  1 ,  Plc     f  Pal.  29  :  3, 4      K  Paa.  93 : 

1;  104:1.     h«xod. 

IH:lli  Prov.  1S:M:  I»a. '2:l'i:  Dan.  4  :  37. 

•  Or.  the  tttphunt. 

30.  The  most  rapacious  and  savage  of  the  feath- 
ered tribes,  who  teach  their  young  to  revel  in  blood, 
do  not  take  the  life  of  their  own  species ;  this  is  the 
sin  of  the  abused  understandings,  and  depraved 
hearts,  and  bloody  liands  of  men. 

CHAPTER  XL. 
•I.   hny  my  hand  iipo»  my  month;  be  silent. 
8.   Di.irniiiiil :  make  void,  or  reverse, 
l.'j.   Urhcmoth;  supposed  by  some  to  be  the  ele- 
ph.\nt ;  by  others,  the  nippopotainus. 

10.  The  chief ;  one  of  the  most  wonderful  beasts 
that  God  has  made. 

21.  He  taketh  it  vv'th  his  eyes;  or,  Can  one 
t.ike  him  in  his  sight,  or  pierce  his  nose  with  a 
lioolc  or  ring  ? 

INSTRUCTIONS. 
2.  Complaining  of  the  ways  of  God  is  finding  fault 
with  him,  as  if  we  were  wiser  than  he.  and  could  in- 
662 


a»  some  think,  f  <>r,  telltth  up.  "  P.ia.  104  :  H.  t  Hel>.  optni.. 
eth.  %  Or,  Will  any  /</<<•  Aim  in  hit  nioht,  or  liort  liis  nvst  with  a 
gin?  cliap.  41  :  1,2.  \\  That  i»,  a  tvlia'e.ora  •ekitlpml.  i  P8a. 
104:26:  isa.  27:1.     *   Hcb.  diuwnest.     k  Lsa.  37:29. 


struct  him  as  to  tho  best  way  of  governing  the  world ; 
and  all  must  one  day  answer  to  him  for  all  the  hard 
speeches  which  they  have  uttered  against  him. 

4.  Right  views  of  God  will  silence  objections  to 
his  providence,  and  lead  us  humbly  to  submit  to  all 
his  dispen.sations  ;  saying.  It  is  tlie  Lord ;  let  him  do 
as  scemeth  good  in  his  sight. 

9.  The  character,  works,  and  ways  of  God,  show 
that  he  alone  is  fitted  to  govern  the  world  ;  and  that 
all  creatures  are,  and  for  ever  must  be,  at  his  dis- 
posal. 

15.  The  greatest  and  most  formidable  of  creatures 
on  the  land  or  in  the  water,  are  dependent  on  God ; 
and  he  can  control  them  with  as  much  pa.se  as  he  does 
the  smallest  and  weakest,  and  dispose  of  them  at  his 
pleasure. 

CHAPTER  XLI. 

1 .  Leviathan ;  supposed  by  some  to  be  the 
whale,  by  others  the  crocodile. 


Of  God's  great  power 


JOB    XL II, 


in  the  leviathan. 


L  "istio''  of  him?  shall  they  part  hiin  among 
the  merchants  1 

7  Canst  thou  fill  his  skin  with  barbed 
irons?  or  his  head  with  fish-spears'? 

8  Lay  thy  hand  upon  him,  remember 
the  battle,  do  no  more. 

9  Behold,  the  hope  of  him  is  in  vain : 
shall  not  one  be  cast  down  even  at  the 
sight  of  him? 

10  None  is  so  fierce  that  dare  stir  him 
lip  ;  who  then  is  able  to  stand  before  me? 

11  Who  hath  *  prevented  me,  that  I 
should  repay  Aim?  ichat  soever  zs  under  the 
whole  heaven  is  ''mine. 

12  1  will  not  conceal  iiis  parts,  nor  his 
power,  nor  his  comely  proportion. 

13  Who  can  discover  the  face  of  his 
garment?  or  who  can  come  to  him  *\vith 
his  double  bridle  ? 

14  Who  can  open  the  doors  of  his  face? 
his  teeth  are  terrible  round  about. 

15  His  tscales  are  his  pride,  shut  up 
together  as  with  a  close  seal. 

16  One  is  so  near  to  another,  that  no 
air  can  come  between  them. 

17  They  are  joined  one  to  another,  they 
stick  together,  that  they  cannot  be  sun- 
dered. 

18  By  his  neesings  a  light  doth  shine, 
and  his  eyes  are  like  the  eyelids  of  the 
morning. 

19  Out  of  his  mouth  go  burning  lamps, 
(i,t(I  sparks  of  fire  leap  out. 

'20  Out  of  his  nostrils  goeth  smoke,  as 
o"/  of  a  seething  pot  or  caldron. 

21  His  breath  kindleth  coals,  and  a 
flame  goeth  out  of  his  mouth. 

22  In  his  neck  remaineth  strength,  and 
sorrow  hs  turned  into  joy  before  him. 

23  The  ^flakes  of  his  flesh  are  joined 
together:  they  are  firm  in  themselves; 
they  cannot  be  moved. 

24  His  heart  is  as  firm  as  a  stone ;  yea, 
as  hard  as  a  piece  of  the  nether  millstone. 


»  Kom.  U::i.i.  b  Exod.  19:5;  Dent.  10:14;  Vsx.  H:U  SO:  12; 
I  Cor.  1  n :  2fi,  IS.  *  Or,  luiMirt.  t  Heh.  strnng  pieces  of  thields. 
t  Heb.  rtjniceth.      ^  Heh./allings.      f,  Or,  hicastplate.      "^  Heb. 


8.  Remember  the  battle ;  think  of  the  conflict 
that  would  ensue  should  you  attempt  to  take  him, 
and  refrain  from  it. 

11.  Prevented  me;  gone  before  me  in  the  be- 
stowment  of  favors,  and  laid  me  under  obligation  to 
repay  them. 

13.  Discover  the  face  of  his  garment;  strip 
off  his  skin. 

14.  The  doors  of  his  face  ;  his  jaws. 
18.  Neesings ;  sneezing. 

22.  Sorrow  is  turned  into  joy  ;  this  some  have 
translated,  terror  danceth  before  him. 

23.  By  reasopi  of  breakings  they  purify  them- 
selves ;  they  lose  themselves  with  terror. 

26.  Habergeon  ;  a  covering  for  the  breast. 
32.  Hoary ;  white  or  grey. 
34.   The  children  of  pride  ;  the  most  strong  and 
courageous  of  the  animal  creation. 
INSTRUCTIONS. 
1.  The  principal  superiority  of  man  above  many 


25  When  he  raiseth  up  himself,  the 
mighty  are  afraid:  by  reason  of  break- 
ings they  purify  themselves. 

26  The  sword  of  him  that  layeth  at  him 
cannot  hold :  the  spear,  the  dart,  nor  the 
habergeon.il 

27  He  esteemeth  iron  as  straw,  and 
brass  as  rotten  wood. 

28  The  arrow  cannot  make  him  flee : 
sling-stones  are  turned  with  him  into 
stubble. 

29  Darts  are  counted  as  stubble :  he 
laugheth  at  the  shaking  of  a  spear. 

30  Sharp  *stones  are  under  him :  he 
spreadeth  sharp-pointed  things  upon  tlie 
mire. 

31  He  maketh  the  deep  1o  boil  like  a 
pot :  he  maketh  the  sea  like  a  pot  of 
ointment. 

32  He  maketh  a  path  to  sliinc  after  him  ; 
one  would  think  the  deep  to  be  hoary. 

33  Upon  earth  there  is  not  his  like,  who 
ist  made  without  fear. 

34  He  bcholdeth  all  high  things:  he  is 
a  king  over  all  the  children  of  pride. 

CHAPTER  XLII. 

1  Job  submitteth  himself  unto  God.  7  God,  preferring 
Job's  cause,  maketh  his  friends  submit  themselves, 
and  accepteth  him.  10  He  magiiifieth  and  ble.ssetli 
Job.     Ifi  Job's  age  and  death. 

THEN    Job    answered  the  Lord,   and 
said, 

2  I  know  that  'thou  canst  do  every 
thing,  and  that  no  thought  +can  be  witli- 
holden  from  thee. 

3  Who  ^  is  he  that  hideth  counsel  with- 
out knowledge?  therefore  have  I  uttered 
that  I  understood  not ;  things  too  *  won- 
derful for  me,  which  I  knew  not. 

4  Hear,  I  beseech  thee,  and  I  will 
speak:  "^I  will  demand  of  thee,  and  de- 
clare thou  unto  me. 

5  I  have  heard  of  thee  by  the  hearing 
of  the  ear  ;  but  now  mine  eye  seeth  thee  : 


pieces  i>/ potshi-ni.  f  Or,  behave  themielvet  wit/iout /ear,  c  Gen. 
18:14;  Isa.  4:i :  13  ;  M.it.  19  :  2(1.  f  Or,  of  thine  can  be  hindered. 
d  chap  :!«  :  -2,  .3.     '  Psa.  131 :  1 ;  139  :  «.     f  cliap.  40  :  T. 


of  the  beasts  consists  not  in  his  size  or  strength  of 
body,  but  in  the  faculties  and  powers  of  his  mind ; 
and  the  cultivation  and  improvement  of  these  should 
be  his  chief  concern. 

11.  None  can  devote  any  thing  to  God  which  he 
has  not  first  given  to  them,  or  lay  him  under  obliga- 
tions to  bestow  any  good  upon  them  ;  but  all  must 
depend  on  his  goodness,  mercy,  and  grace. 

2-5.  The  fear  of  man  which  is  impressed  upon 
most  of  the  animal  tribes,  and  which  adds  so  much 
to  his  safety  and  comfort,  is  a  striking  evidence  of 
tlie  goodness  of  God ;  and  lays  men  under  obliga- 
tions to  employ  the  influence  he  has  given  them  for 
the  good  of  all. 

CHArTER  XLII. 
5.  /  have  heard  of  thee  ;  he  had  bad  dark  and 
indistinct  views  of  God.     Now  mine  eye  seeth 
thee ;  his  views  of  God  were  more  clear  and  dis- 
tinct. 

603 


Job  humbleth  hinnclf. 


JOB    XLII. 


God  blcssitli  him. 


6  Wherefore  '  I  ablior  myself,  and  re- 
pent in  dust  and  ''ashes. 

7  ^  And  it  \\-as  so,  that  after  the  Loud 
had  spoken  these  words  unto  Job,  the 
Lord  said  to  Eliphaz  the  Temauite,  My 
wrath  is  kindled  against  thee,  and  against 
thy  two  friends:  for  ye  have  not  spoken 
of  me  "the  thing  that  is  right,  as  my  ser- 
vant Job  hath. 

8  Tlierefore  take  unto  you  now  ''seven 
bullocks  and  seven  rams,  and  go  to  my 
servant  Job,  and  offer  up  for  yourselves  a 
burnt-offering;  and  my  servant  Job  shall 
pray  *■  for  you  :  for  *him  will  I  accept : 
lest  I  deal  with  you  after  your  folly,  in 
that  ye  have  not  spoken  of  me  the  thing 
which  is  right,  like  my  servant  Job. 

9  So  Eliphaz  the  Temanitc  and  Bildad 
the  Shuhite  and  Zophar  the  Naamalhitc 
went,  and  did  according  as  the  Lord 
conmiandcd  them :  the  ""Lord  also  ac- 
cepted tJob. 

10  And  the  Lord  «  turned  the  captivity 
of  Job,  when  he  prayed  for  his  friends  : 
also  the  Loud  +gave  Job  twice  as  nnicli 
as  he  had  before. 

11  Then  came  there  unto  him  ''all  his 

•  Kira9:6;  cliaji.  H0:4;  Psa.  61  :  17;  Jer.  ill  :  !«;  .)Hiiies4  :  iu. 
b  Dan.  9:3:  Mat.  U  :  21.  c  Psa.  51  :  4.  d  Num.  i:i  :  1.  «  James 
.i:  16;  1  John,  fi:  Iti.  •  Heb.  Iiis  face,  or  ptrsun,  1  Sam.  55::t.'>; 
MaL  1:9.      <  Prov.  3 : 1 1 ,  H.      t  Heb.  tUc  face  of  Juh.      g  Gen. 


6.  Wherefore  I  abhor  myself ;  on  accountof  my 
sins. 

7.  As  my  servant  Job  hath  ;  his  doctrine  con- 
cerning God  and  his  providence  was  more  correct, 
;ind  more  honorable  to  him,  than  the  doctrine  of  his 
friends. 

10.  Titnied  the  captivity  of  Job;  removed  his 
calamities,  and  restored  his  prosperity. 

11.  Did  eat  bread  with  him;  a  token  of  re- 
stored kindness  and  friendship. 

INSTRUCTIONS. 

3.  Men  know  very  little  about  the  character  and 
ways  of  Grod,  except  as  he  reveals  them  ;  and  when 
they  attempt  to  go  beyond  his  revelation,  they  darken 
coimsel  by  words  without  knowledge. 

.5.  Closer  views  of  the  character  and  will  of  God. 
and  right  feelings  towards  him,  will  lead  men  to 
;ilihor  their  sins,  anil  heartily  to  tiini  from  them  to 


B.  c.  jsao. 

all  they  that  had  been  of  his  acquaint- 
ance before,  and  did  eat  bread  with  him 
in  his  house  :  and  they  bemoaned  him, 
and  comforted  him  over  all  the  evil  that 
the  Lord  had  brought  upon  him :  every 
man  also  gave  him  a  piece  of  money,  and 
every  one  an  ear-ring  of  gold. 

12  So  'the  Lord  blessed  the  latter  end 
of  Job  more  than  his  beginning :  for  he 
had  j  fourteen  thousand  sheep,  and  six 
thousand  camels,  and  a  thousand  yoke  of 
oxen,  and  a  thousand  she-asses. 

13  He  had  also  seven  sons  and  three 
daughters. 

1 4  And  he  called  the  name  of  the  first,  Je- 
mima ;  and  the  name  of  the  second,  Kezia  ; 
and  the  name  of  the  third,  Keren-liappuch. 

15  And  in  all  the  land  were  no  women 
found  .so  fair  as  the  daughters  of  Job  : 
and  their  father  gaA'c  them  inheritance 
among  their  brethren. 

16  After  this  lived  Job  a  hundred  and 
forty  years,  and  saw  his  sons,  and  his 
sons'  sons,  even  four  generations. 

17  So""  Job  died,  being  old  and  full  of 
days. 


id:  17;  Psa.  14:7;  12n :  I.  j  Heb  added  all  that  bail  bt-en  to 
Job  unto  the  double,  h  clia|i.  19: 13.  i  Deut.  8: 16  ;  chap.  8  :7  ; 
JainesS:Il.    j  chap. 1:3.     It  cliap.  o : '2<>. 


liim,  whose  favor  is  life,  and  whose  loving-kindness 
is  better  than  life. 

7.  The  Lord  will  in  due  time  vindicate  his  ser- 
vants from  the  aspersions  which  men  have  wrongfully 
cast  upon  them,  and  bring  forth  their  righteousness 
as  the  light,  and  their  integrity  as  the  noonday. 

10.  The  end  of  a  good  man  is  more  blessed  than 
his  beginning :  and  the  darkness  and  distress  of  the 
night  will  be  followed  by  the  light,  the  joy,  and  the 
glory  of  a  cloudless  and  eternal  day. 

1 3 .  Many  who  neglect  a  man,  or  stand  aloof  from 
him  in  adversity,  will  return  to  him  and  be  very 
friendly  and  kind  in  prosperity. 

16.  Let  a  man  be  patient  under  trials ;  if  reviled, 
not  revile  again ;  hold  fast  his  integrity,  commit 
himself  to  Him  that  judgeth  righteously,  and  justify 
God  in  all  his  ways,  and  his  end  will  oe  peace  and 
his  eternitv  blessed. 


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